CLAIM FOR MONEY REMITTED.
-- CASE DIRÁÐISSED.
In the Court of Summary Juriediction, last Wednesday afternoon, Mr. Iustice Gompertz, the Palane Judge, presiding, Tang Kwang Tsu, of 182, Queen's Road Central, ued Tang Kien Lung, partner of the Kwong Wali Lung shop; and the Kwong Wah Lung shop to recover the som of ·F551.zb, being $530 received by the defendants for the und the plain. tiff and $31.20 interest theroon for nine. months at 3 per cent. Mr. Otto Kong Sing appeared for the plaintiff, while Mr. Jackson respresented the defendants.
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The facts of the case, as briefly outlined by Mr. Kong Sing, were that an the 15th Novem ber, 1907, the defendants received a letter containing $520. from plaintiff's father, who resides at California, with instructions pay the same to his son (plaintiff in the case) "Some time elapsed before plaintif bed any knowledge of the monay sent to the defendant
firm as his behalf. Fastly, plaintiff wrote a letter to his father. Counsel were letter of demand 'to the safendants, who wrote back that the money, had already heen paid to the person for whom it was intended.
The plaintiff, called by Mr. Kong Sing, spoke to having received a letter from bis father at California. He proceeded to to the defondant firm's shop with his mother to demand the money, when he was told there was none for him. He wrote to his father say. ing he did not receive the money and the latter wrote a second latter. Witness did not receive any money from the defendants,
Cross-examined by Mr. fackson, plaintiff caused a constëipation by saying he was twenty- one years of age, when everynne present could not fail to see that he was hardly on of his teens, Yau Foo, who was refered in "Uncle in the letter, was no relative of his but it was his habit to address him by the aran cular term.
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His Lordship, said that there was no proof that the mossy bad been seat to the plaintiff. Mr. Otto Kong Sing replied that he would ap ply for a second plaintiff (Yan-Fon) to be added. Mr. Jackson objected He submitted that bis friend could not join plaintiff with another man who had on connection with the case. Os the other hand, the other side was at perfect liberty to take out a fresh writ, and bring out a different action altogether.,
The case was dismissed with costa,
SHIPBUILDING IN JAPAN,
DEPRESSION IN THE INDUSTRY,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY NOVEMBER 13 1908.
A MISSIONARY'S LIFE.
Was
dated three or four years after her founder- Ling. She was not abandoned at the end of the voyage as provided for in the Statute. -The-cisim-of-damages-against-the-chief mate of the steamer, was of`noj valos, be being already exonerated from Hability by vir tue of prescription. Even it the abandonment was valid, the appellant company was guilty of delinquency in delaying the abandonment, and must be held liable in.
damages.
of
Chronicle.
ATH OF," VOLCANO."
MARSHALLa
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PASSING AWAY OF A PICTURESQUE FIGURE,
was not the case.
Mr. Marshall's death occurred in bia home, Avenue Road, which, with the quaint humour that characterized all his writings, and most of
"Poverty, his actions; be bad christened Delight He had just sat down to taks his fi, when he leaned back in his chair, complaining of feeling weak, and tab only occupants of the quarters, who were Chinese, realising that his condition was serious, report ed the occurrence to the Biosa Station close by. whereupon ssp. Mackinton and Constable Ray hurried to the house, but even then the man to all appearances had passed beyond human aid. However, it was decided to re move his body to the General Hospital, but Dr. Krieg, after making an examination, pro nounced life extinct. The deceased was a American citizen. By the passing away of "Vahano" Marshall, the world in general, and Shanghai particularly, has lost a citizen, whose genius injournalistic work wasola unique order. An omnivorous reader, he had at his command a host of facts which he marshalled with tolling effect whenever he wrote with an object in view-which he nearly always had. His atira was so keen, bis phraseology sa vivid, and his style so caustic that many an eruption " oc-
THE PEKING HANKOW
RAILWAY
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*POSTAL DIFFICULTIES.
SHOULD BANGKOK-HONGKONG MAILS DE
such manner as the Governor-in-Council might direct, ilt was hoped in that manner the monoy might serve a more useful purpose than at pra-
· REDEMPTION 'LOAN CONTRACT,
sent. The interests of creditors and of claimants to such dividends were amply safeguarded, for The Peking correspondent of the London the Bill provided that any claimant, who bed Times wired the following message on the 8th proved to the satisfaction of the Offcial. As ult. The Peking-Haskow Railway Redempiguet, should be paid by the Accountant. tion Loan Contract, the texts of which wste Genaral. Such were the three amendments initialled on Monday, was signed this afternoon which it was the object of the amandleg Bill to by Sir Walter Hilller, the agent of the Hong- introduce.
ryant kong and Shanghai Back M. CaseDRVO, Mr. Evani secondad the motion, and the formerly: Obarge d'Affairer of the French Ordinance was read a first time. Legation, and at present agent of the Banque Indo-Chine; and Cheng-a, the President of the Ministry of Communications.
Negotiations have been proceeding for some time past, the object being to take advantage
-BENT VIA SINGAPORE? of Ahicle Five of the original contract with
The other day, a correspondent wrote to the the Belgian Societedes Eteder, signed on Juna 16, 1908, to redeem the bonds at par, and thus erable China to enjoy the undivided profit, which Siam Observer, bewailing in somewhat mourn is very considerable, instead of, as hitherto, ful terms the non-existence of a mail service having to pay 20 per cent. net profits to between Bangkok and Hongkong. He cited the unreliability of the exisiting postal prrange the bondholders. The delay hầu bean dua to the unwillingness of the Chisene Gavera- ments between the two parts, and the serious ment to insert a clease in the contract specify-delay: that were caused log that (ba loan would be applied to the redemption of the Peking-Hinbkow: Rail- tion. The contract, which is sanctioned by an Imperial Edict, provides for a loan of five million sterling, with interest at 5 par cent.. reduced after 15 years to di per cent. The whole loan is to be issued at once, and is redeemable in 30 years by to annual instal- ments, beginning in the ith year. The service will be paid from the revenues of the various productive works under the control of the Ministry of communications. • The security is the Imperial Chloese Government's goarantee, plus certain revenues specified 10 total an abnual value of 4.250,000 Kuping taels £765,500) of the provinces of Che-kiang,, Kiangsu, Hupei, and Chi-li.
way,
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tem of cultivating the soil, under the control, of Mr. Tong Yan Hang, a graduated student, who returned to China about a month ago.
PAK KAP PÍU LOTTERY, It will be recalled that, when H.E. Shum Chun Hsun was Viceroy in Canton, he used his best efforts to suppress the avil of the Fak Kap Plu lottery in the Kwanglung province ultimately be succeeded in putting a stop to it Recently this evil form of gambling began to revivo, and it is reported that it is secretly carried on in four different places in the district of Trang Shing. The Canton authorities hare been informed of the existence of pak-kap- pin. In that district.
9th November.. THE KING'S BIRTHDAY, In honour of the anniversary of the birth of : H.M. King Edward VII, the members of the British community here observed to-day as a public holiday. The British Consul was "at home" to a number of guests, both foreign and H.E. the Viceroy, Chang Jen-chus, Chinese. and the Tartar-General, King Funk, roiled on the British Consul at 9 o'clock in the morning to offer, their congratulations. All steamers Our Bangkok contemporary, while expresin the harbour are dressed for the occasion.
Sports.will be sing sympathy with their correspondent,
beld at the Recreation Ground, on the Shameen, under the auspices of Consul Bangkok and Hongkong, would be greatly General Fox. The programme is quite a work facilitating the delivery of this correspon of art from a typographical point of view and...
was gǝ1 up by Messrs. Noronha & Co., the dence if they rent it via Singapore. There
a sumber of steamers constantly passing local printers. It should form an interesting between Bangkok and Singapore, and four souvenir to bome friends from participants in great mail lines make the Singapore-Hong the day's rejoicings, kong run. If letters were invariably sent via Sngapore, except those which would catch the regular direct German boats, letters would sat take three wasks to cover the distance between the British Colony in the North and Bangkok. This has happened frequently in the past, because letters are posted on tramp steamers which wait for cargo at outside pons: Thera may be some obstacia in carrying out the idea. of sending via Singapore, but we commend the idea for what it is worth to the Postal Authori
CANTON DAY BY DAY,
ANTI-JAPANESE BOYCOTT,
[From Our Own Correspondent]
Of the proceeds of the issue, So-per-cent, will be applied in Europa for the "redemption of certain Chinese railway leaps, by this being tier, knowing that they are always willing and understood the redemption of the Peking-Has-anxious to serve the public to the best of their kow itailway, and the balance will be applied ability. in China to productive works, the nature whereof is unspecified, under the control of the Ministry of Communications. The Eng lish and French banks. participate equally, this being the first Anglo-French loan contract signed in China.
na. Its signature will give great antisfaction throughout the Far East,. The relations between the two banks and the two
been most intimate, loyal, and friendly,
ions throughout the negotiations have The present condition of the rallway which will now be redeemed is very unsatisfactory, the line having been rug mercilessly to make the largest profit possible, without regard to repairs." It is estimated that at least one milling sterling will be needed for works of restoration.
Canton, 6th November. In view of the riotous outbreak in Hongkong. and on learning that some of the rioters had left the Colony and would probably be coming over to Canton, the Canton Self-Government Society yesterday issued circulars conveniög a meeting for to-day at a p.m. for the purpose of taking precautions to prevant the movament originated by boycott agitators from reaching this city and leading to disturbances hero...
A WARNING. The Canton Salt-Government Society has issued another circular urging the populace to remain perfectly paclic to the instigations of anti-Japanese Agitators. The circular wards the people not to give way to any riotous out- break so as to prevent any differences between China and Japas.
A DISTINGUISHED VIBITOR.
H. E Liang Tua-le, one of the special com- missioners to welcome the American Float at
Amay, who is a native of the Shuntak district is now on one month's leave of absence and
arrived here on the 8th instant by the rayenda - steamer. Ping Ching of the Amoy Customs en roula la ikat district to pay a home visit, On landing here H.E. Liang called on H. E. the Viceroy who returned the call the samo day. H. E. Liang whilst in Cratoo took his temporary residence on a flower boat, and left this morning for his home.
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A RAILWAY DISTURBANCE,: On the 7th instant, the railway labourers in Ching Yuen district, on the 6th section of the Caulos-Hankow Railway, through some un known cause in connection with one LI Ching Chus, a member of the staff of the railway com pany, went on, strike. In short time a large- number of people collected there, all book on assaulting Li Fortunately, through the good services of the local gentry, in co-operation with the railway engineer, the crowd was at last dispersed and the trouble setiled. The cholies abortly after resumed their work again. PAMINE IN THE NORTH.
PROTRACTED "LITIGATION." The suit in which Mrs. Appenzeller and her four children claim from the Osaka Shosen Kaisha damager amounting to Y80,850 for the loss of husband and father, in addition to 6,000 for each plaintiff as solatium of their bereavement, is still dragging along in the Courts. As will be remembered the cast has
Mr. Kakisaki applied for an adjournment in been proceeding for over three years through order to give him time to be fully prepared on appeat after appoat, the bearing being open-
peu the question now at issue, which would govere ed on September 18th, 2005, in the Osak
or failure of this case. Chiho Saibausho. It may be well to recall Mr. Yamamoto agreed to the application the fects of the case. The Rev H. G.. Appen. zeller, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., a
and the proceedings were adjourned till the missionary working in Kores, for the loss
In adjourning the proceedings the Court of whom the compensation is claimed, was a
announced that both sides should, come fully passenger on board the O, S, K. steamer Kumagawa muru, which tank in a collision with pared in order that the case should be settled and not be sent back again. Japan the isogarea mors, also belonging to the Osaka Shoten Kaitha, off Chemulpo, June 11th, 1992, the the reverend gentleman being among
An action was brought by his drowned. family against the Osaka Shoseo Kaitha failer, as mentioned: Counsel for plaintifis claiming damages for the loss of husband and
due to begligence on the part of the caplain
By a most curious coincidence the death of orged (bat the death of the missionary William H. Marshall, much batter known, half though admittedly, such' was its intan» suggests that the postal officials both at the Kinagara-maraw who was a servant of the world over as "Volcano," occurred yester day morning on the very day, when he was the Osaka Shosen, Kaisba. Judgment was
announced to take a trip in the newly con given for plaintiffs in the Osaka Chiho Salban- the facis of the case, the Court awarded com sho on March 13th, 1906. On consideration of structed airship belonging to Captain Price, in Chang Su-ho's garden, says the China penuntion to the extent of Y8,coo for each pinin Gorette of zad.instant, indeed, when the Gist ff. The Osaka Shosen Kaisha appealed to news of his death was circulated yesterday the Osaka Appeal. Count, from this decision, shortly after tiffin, it was rumoured that his In making the appeal the Osaka Sbosen Kaishin death was due to a mishap in the airship, but subsequent developments proved that such admitted all the facts adduced by plaintiffs, and the justice of the claim, but said they were pre- pred to abandon the Kumagawa-maru
fying at the bottom of the sea off Chemulpo, tu plain tiff, and thus free themselves from liability, cording to Article 144 of the Commercial Code, which saya"Ashipowner can free himselffrom liability for acts taking place within the limits of legal authority, or for damage to other persons caused by the acta of the master or bother masiner in the performance of their duties, by landoning to a creditor at the end of the voy ake the ship, the freight, nad all claims for danges or commission which have accrued to him in relation to the ship; unless he himself is in fault." The Appeal Court endorsed this view, and, quasting the judgment of the lower Court, on July 19th, 106, ordered the Osaka Shosen Kaista to abandon the wrecked steamer te plaintiff, and to surrender to them all rights to any insurance money for the foundered vessel. From this decision plain- tiffe carried the case to the Supreme Court; which pheld the appeal, add on Morch 6th 1907. quashed the decision, sending the case hack to the Usaka Appeal Court for re-trial As a result of the 'rairial the Osaka Is common with the dulness prevailing in
Appeal Court dismissed the appeal (of the the canying trade all the world over the ship- building industry in all countries seems to be
Osaka Shosen Kaisba), and upheld the decision 1b a similar stále of inactivity remarks the fit of the Oraka Chile Baibansho, awarding Y8,oncurred after the publication of his articles, and to each plaii. Ia giving reasons for its eso briquet of "Volcano" suited his character SAimpo, Shipbuilders are suffering from a pau- city of orders, which is reflected in the disjudgment, the Appeal Court pointed out that amazingly well--peculiarly so in his younger the Osaka Shosen Kaisha admitted the death years. Born in Northern New York of Cana missal of engineers and workmen and in dit ni the husband and father of the respondents dian stock, he entered the Journalistic field putes as to the lowering of wages. Expecially (the family of the deceased) in the circum while still a boy, working his way through the la England, which is a shipbuilding centre, instances mentioned, and that it recognised Southern States westward until he reached San the effect being felt keenly. Work in the ship building years on the Clyde, the Tyne, the the claim for damages, so that the decision-Francisco, where for many years he held the Thames, and elsewhere is partially suspended, of the Chiho Saibansho awarding 18,000. position as "star" reporter on one of the dailies and thousands of workmen are out of employs to each plaintiff was just. To considering of the Golden City, Travelling across the cek. ment, la this country the state of affairs is the question of the legality or otherwise Pacific, in-Hawaii-io-Manila, and in Shang-Mr-Maxwell-introduced the Bankrupt sot much better. The first-class builders such of the abandonment of the steamer, &c., bai, he used his per energetically and some e Ordinance Amendment Bill. as the Mitsu Bishi and the Kawasaki, have made with the object of freeing the appellants times, almost injudiciously. But, as he ripened psised that the object of the mastifte was to still work on hand which will keep them going the Osaka Shosen Kaisha) Imm the liability into approaching old age, Mr. Marshall's style feel three separate and distinct amendments during the year, but practically no new orders claimed, the Court found that the gate became a little less caustic, but what i lost la to the existing Ordinance. The first of these was necessitated by the recent alterations in bave been received since last year. Jo such mats, which the appellants offered to abandon acidity it made up in humour and wit Soft- circumstances, it is feared that when the work in favour of the respondents in this case, sarkened somewhat by the knocks of adversity, and the constitution of the Courts. The Comits of on which they are engaged is finished they will in June 19oz, was abandoned in April 1906, in periods of convalescence being made the Requests, whose jurisdiction was confined to find themselves in a serious plight,... With re-
and then was transferred or abandoned in object of solicitude from many hands, he came causes where sume not exceeding Stod were to realize that life after all was not a bitter as February 19py to the respondents' to free the
in dispute, were now a thing of the part, and gard to the smaller builders, many of them ore
be sometimes tried to papest and his writings their places had been taken by the District fo an uneaviable position already. These company of liability. Thus same years elapsed
between the foundering of the steamer and her of recent spars bad a mellowness which they Courts, which had jurisdiction in cases involv people invested a large amount of mobey in
actual Abandonment by the owners. At the jacked in former years. Ils contributions to the ing sums up to $50. All the causes, known as the extension of works in anticipation of a great boom in the industry. Some of them, time the pppellants offered to abandon the local press stand out as gems among much small causes, in the Supreme Court, were now however, bave gone to the wall in consequence
Anagawa-mark, she must have beca already mediocre writing, and had his genius been tried by the Districts Courts. Under section of the prevailing economic situation and the useless, and the steamer could not be in the directed by the mind of some friend of his with 4 of the Bankruptcy Ordinance a debtor condition" at the end of the voyage" contem- the power to direct "Volcano" there is not committed an act of bankruptcy if execution dolness of the maritime trade:
plated by the Article in the Commercial Code the least doubt that Mr. Marshall would have issued against him had been levied by stizure of his property. under process, in ao action or cited. The proposed abandonment was, there become one of the world's great writers.
in any civil proceeding in the Supreme Court. fore, of no avail in freeing the appellant company from its liability in this case. This judgment was
To that the amending Ordinance added the delivered on February 22nd, 1908. Again the
When it became known about the clubs and Osaka Bhosen Kaisha appealed to the Supreme Court, which, on July 1st, 1908, again quashed hotels yesterday afternoon that Volcano" the decision of the Appeal Court, and sent the Marshall bad travelled the lonesome trail a case back to the Osaka Appeal Court to be re feeling of sincere grief spread among the tried. In quashing the decision of the Appeal friends of the dead man, and his friends in Shanghai were legion. He was filty-five year Court, the Supreme Court pointed out that oc-
The second aspect in which the amending casionally some time elapse before a steamer old, but his heart was that of a school-boy, and makes her next vayage alter completing one
he was wont' to'remark, it beat for the good Ordinance affected the law was with regard voyage, and it is a natural order of things that of humanity." He was a man of the strongest to the bankruptcy of persons who did pot. same change should take place in the condi- convictions, and what is so lacking nowadays, actually reside in the Colony. Under section Regarding the future of the industry, there no occasion for pessimistic forebodings. There tion of the steamer in the interim. It is he had the moral backbone to declare his con-6 (1) (d) of the Ordinance a creditor was apt can be no doubt that the present conditios of plain from the note to clause of Article victions, and this feature of his character often entitled to present a bankrupicy petition the carrying trade will have the effect of re- 544 of the Commercial Code, which is cited, caused him to get into trouble, but it was in against a debtor saless the debtor, of, if he was a member of a firm, bis partner or one of moving the surplus tonnage from the field and that the owner of a vessel, in the event-possible to break the old man's spirit. He was
of changes taking place in the condition horn in the State of New York, but drifted to his partners, was domiciled the Colony, or, accelerating a rivival in the freight market.
of the vessel at the end, of a voyage hy de California about 20 years ago, and was identified had with a year before the date of the presen The total tonnage of ships under construction
fault or deliberate aci, causet free himself In England at the end of June last was 800,000, showing
(a deċicaso of 450,000 tons as compared 1 from liability by abandoning to a creditor the cisco for a number of years; and finally went to { a dwelling hanse in the Colony, or the debtor the Chat Pin Station knocked down and killed ample of the Japanese. boycott agitators in with the corresponding period of last year. The Alsip, freight, &c, but the owner can properly total tonnage of ships built in the world during free himself from liability by such abandon the last threeyears was from 2,300,000 to 1,700,ment, if a change takes place in the condition 000 tons annually, but the figure for this year is of the ship without blame to him or through estimated to fall short of 2,000,000 tons. The the working of natural laws. In deciding that falling-off is tonnage of new ships, together the appellants (the owners of the steamer) could with the revival in the economic situation which not free themselves from liability by abandon- has already begun to manifest itself, points to ing the ship to respondents when the condition the probability öf improvement in the ship of the vessel has undergone a change and the ping trade when the prosperity of shipbuilding ship become aseless at the end of the voyage, will follow as a natural outcome. It is to bo
even though the change is due to the working hoped, concludes the Tokio journal, that the of natural laws, the Appeal Court was impra. authorities will afford proper assistance or properly applying Article 544 of the Commercial tection to the shipbuilders pending the advent Code, and in this respect the decision was
invalid, and should be quashed." of bester times,
Shipbuilding must not be regarded in the light of ordinary industry, continues the Jifi, for not only does it require a large initial capital, but it is an indispensable resource on which the country can fall back in case of emergency. For this reason it is right for the country to afford some sort of assistance: to shipbuilders at a time of difficulty like at pres sent. As one mears to this end it is advisable that the Government should entrust the repairs of warships to private builders as far as pos. sible. to England a similar measure is said To be in contemplation to relieve the distress of the unemployed.
CHINESE IN RANGOON.
A CLAN FIGHT;
For some time past there has been bad feel. ing between seven of the Chinese societies of Rangoon, and frequent rows bave taken place with more or less serions - injuries to the com-.
On Thursday, the sand ultimo, the case came on for retrial is the Osaka Appeal Court before Judge Fashimi and four Associate. Judges.
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Mestra. Kakisaki and Sonagawa appeared for-the-Osaka-Shosao Kaisha and Mess Masujima and Yamamoto for Mrs. Appenzeller and her children.
Mr. Kakisaki prayed that the appeal be dis missed and that respondents be ordered to bear the costs.
Mr. Masujima prayed that the appeal be
the
· AN APPRECIATION BY AN AMERICAN "
JOURNALIST.
NEW BANKRUPTCY LAW IN SINGAPORE,
AMENDMENTS NECESSARY AFTER LAPSE OF TEN YEARS.
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INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE WAIWUPU The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Peking on being advised of the riot in Hongkong sent a telegraphic despatch to Canton to inquire any similar occurrence had taken place in this city. In the message the Canton, authorities Hi Excellency the Governor, Sir John An- were instructed to take precautionary steps in dorsan, K.C.M.G., presided over a meeting of anticipation of emergencies, and at the same the Straite Settlements. Legislative Council,time to prevent the holding of any boycott meeting in the city. In reply, the Canton authorities have wired the Waiwapu informing that Ministry that Canton is quiet and so far no disturbance of any kind whatsoever bad occurred. In the meantime, the Police author ities have been instructed by the high author ities to take extra care in securing efficient patrols throughout the city.
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words, or District Court where the judgment, including costs, is for an amount exceeding $100. The constitution of the Districts Courts 59 of the Ordinance, a section deallag with also made it necessary to substitute, in section mall bankruptcies, the words, District Court in lieu of the words, Count of Requests."
A joint telegram from H.E. Chang Chib-tung and H.E. Lu Chuan Lia has been received.by the Viceroy stating that famine is prevailing in the prefectures of Tientsin, Ho Kan and Sok Ping, and that the sufferers are in urgent need of assistance. Viceroy: Chang is asked in the telegram to solicit subscriptions in Canton for the relief of the tofortunate people-in-the Northern province.
Toth Mover ber, VICEROY'S TRIP.. Yesterday afternoon the new cruiser. "Klang Ta left for Whampoa with H.E. Viceroy Obeng JAPANESE CONSUL'S REPRESENTATIONS. Jen Chan on board and retuned to port late lo The Japanese Coarul at Canton forwarded the evening. H.E, Chang comfortably enjoyed a despatch to H. E. the Viceroy Chang Jan the pleasant trip and he highly admired the Chuo, intimating bisintentionto call on His Ex-speed of this new vessel. cellency at 4 pm.to-day. Owing to exigencies of business, the Viceroy was not able to receive | The notoriana robber chief Luk· Lan Ching:
AFTER A BRIGAND.
the Consul to-day his Excellency caused a bas long been wauted by the authorities, but- reply to be sent to the Consul stating that be his arrest could not be affected even after 'sirénuous efforts had been directed by a qum- would be pleased to receive him to-morrow. It is learnt that the purport of the Japanese Con- ber of military officers and the Admiral Li
Chun himself. This morning through in-- sale propored visit to the Viceroy is in cos. section with the riot in Hongkong and to formation received the Brigadier-General of acquaint His Excellency with the facts of the Kwangchow accompanied by Colonal Lu Chus- disturbances, in the hope that Viceroy Changal and men proceeded to Namboi dimrict on so expedition in connection with an attempt to apprebend the robber. It is generally hoped. that this time the Brigadier-General will" ba successful.
might exercise special vigilance to prevent any similar disorder in the city of Canton.
PROPOSED.PUrchase of STEAMER. -- The Canton Government Paper Factory and the Cement Works have jointly applied to the Viceroy for authority to purchase a steamer to abip coal from Japan to Caston for the sole ure of the above industrial establishments,
THE TARTAR GENERAL,
Pending the arrival of the newly appointed Canton Tartar General, Tsang Ki, from Peking, Tartar General H.E. King Fung will hand over charge temporarily to Senior Lieutenant Tartar General Fa on the 11th instant and not the 7th instant as at first stated.
'RAILWAY ACCIDENT,"
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At p.m. on the 4th instant à trafo bosind
A WISE INJUNCTION,
with journalism in Sacramento and San Frantation of the petition, ordinarily resided, or had for Fatsbau from Canton when, approaching Honolulu, where he worked on the local dailies for a while before he started a weekly paper called the Voleur and it was from this publication that he got the nickname that was so dear to him. From Hocolulu he went to Manila, and started another weekly called the Volcano, but it had a very short life, owing to certain red-hot editorials, and Marshall was arrested for libel and assessed a nominal fine. He remained in Manila for nearly a year after bis trial, and wrote for all of the daily papers. In 1912 he came to Shanghai wib a Mr. Bond, and it was their intention to start a week ly paper here to be known as the Eragon However, before their plans for the new publication were perfected, Mr. Bond became editor of the old Shanghai Daily Frest, and Marshall took over the editorship of the Shang hol Timer. His career on the Timer was very stormy, and the higher the waves of trouble dashed against him the happier he was. It will be recalled that he resigned from the Times rather than make an apology to John Goodnow, the American Consul General. Since he left the Times hahasbeen engaged in various newspaper pursuits in Shanghai, his last billet being editor
or his firm had, within the same period, had a place of business in the Colony,,
a man of advanced age, who was then crossing "A person who resided outside of the Colony the rails.
7th-November.. of-was carrying on business outside of the Colony by an agent was exempt from the pro 'visions of the Bankruptcy Ordinance. That, With a view of preventing any outbreak of however, was felt to be a hardship, and the disturbances in Canton by the anti-Japanese amending Bill, which followed closely a similar boycott agitators similar to those in Hongkong, Ordinance passed in Hoogkong-No. 6, of the Canton Self-Government Society, aller to provided that the word debtor should general meeting yesterday, issued a circular loclude any person, whether a British appealing to the people to keep the peace and subject or not, who was domiciled in the not to emulate the example of the riotous Colony, or who had recently resided in agitatags in Hongkong, the Colony, or who carried on business in the Colony. The modifications to which be referred were two. The first was merely verbal; the second made the Bill differ from the Hongkong law by the omission, at the end of clause c, of section 4 (1) of the words, "aud possessed assets therein. If they were to leave in the Bill those words appearing in the Hong- kong Ordinance the result would be that a per- son agalust whom a sheriff had returned pulls book, or no assets, would be proved not
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* AGAINST FLOODá. The Central Relief Committee bar resolved to appropriate a sum of $300,000 from the relief funds for the reconstruction of the em- bankments in the three districts of You Ping, Hol Ping and Sun Hing, which were badly damaged by the recent disastrous floods.
AN OPIUM-SMOKING OFFICIAL.
Expectant magistrato Pang Chung Sun of the Government Sand, Field Bureau, who had
RAILWAY INSPECTION.
OPIUM SMOKING. "The CastonTM Anti-Opium "Association has drawn up regulations for the prohibition of opium smoking on board passenger junks trad- Ing between Canton and inland places, 71 is stipulated in these regulations that the master of every passenger junk shail-be held re sponsible for the suppression of pium smok ing on board bis varsel. A pensity of Sto will be imposed on any offender for the first ime and double the amount for the second.
PEACE, PERFECT PEACE. Besides insuing circolars to appost the public to maintain peace and not to ensulate the ex- Hongkong, the Canton Self-Government Society has forwarded a memorial to the Taotsi of Constabulary asking him to exercise his bear efforis to secure an efficient patrol thoughout the city in anticipation of emergencs,
KOREAN VISITS VICEROY.
On the sth instant a Korean official by name Chuen Ping Fun, who is now travelling for experieper, arrived here and he called on the Viceroy H. E. Chang on the following day, The visitor is most desirous of visiting the different institutions and works in the city..
DRAMA) COINAGE AGAIN,
Years
For the purpose of bringing aboutá uniform. ity of coinage in China, the Imperial govern ment has issued decres that obe tuel and balf tael silver coins are to be misted and issued for circulation throughtout the whole of the empire. The Tuchibru (Ministry, wi of Finance) has consequently telegraphed to the Canion authorities calling for a rolera of 20 ceeding years sed non Calon in the pra to possess assets in the Colony and, thereforer to enable him in-rid-himself-of-abe-opium of dollars and subsidiary coins imported sud been granted a few months' leave of absence and also a return of the number would be a debtor within the definition of the making babit, bas been found to be still exported to sed from Canton-in-the-last-for- of the Bund. At the time of his death he was Ordinance. The object of the Bill was to make addicted to the drug by the Provincial Treasurer,
This morning on a curious,case Viceroy. "batants. But these have always been prompt. I dismissed, and quoted the facis mentioned in arranging for the first isson of a weekly to be it clear that persons who traded in the Colony Pang has consequently; been removed from Chang Jen Chun personally presided at the
ly quailed by the police. Yesterday at about the first judgment of the Osaka Chiho Saibasabo. called the Dragon. Then "Volcano" Marshall whether they left Singapore or not, were sub office.
no warmer-hearted, 'more compscionable man
the proviairns of the Ordinance. 12.10 p.m. another quarrel took place in Dalawarding Y8oco to each plaintiff.
Count to try six prisoners, who were charg. 'housie Street, woar 24th 'Street, the opposing Mr. Yamamoto said that in order to expedite even lived. He was generous to a fault, and The third respect in which the amending'
This morning, at 8 o'clock, Tartar General ed for the guilt of manslaughter. The ph patlas being members, it is said, of the Cheng
the proceedings he would not dispute the made a friend of every man with whom he Ordinance differed from the present Bill was King Feng, in company with Sir Chen Tung soners in question have undergone trial before Talk society of Latter Street and the Ho Bin amount of damages and the ground of, claim came in contact. He possessed many eccentri. with reference to the unclaimed dividends in Liang Ching, proctided to take a trip on the the Provincial Judge several times, but the society of 24th Street. During the melee, in as already settled.
cities of a harmless sort, which only went to bankruptcy. Under section 4 of the Civil Law Canton-fiapkow fallway for the purpose of letter has not been able to pass sexieses on which sticks, stones and bottles are said to Mr. Sugagawa, said the "quention at issue. ward making his friends love him the more Ordinance, of 1878, which followed section of making a tour of inspection of those sections
themPARATION His end was as he would have had it-silent, the Imperial Judicature Act, of 1875, anclaimed which have besa completed and are opened for. have been used freely, a Chicamais named Ti, in this case at the 'prezent. Jaacture was said to be a member of the former organisa the question whether the abandonment painless and without warning. May he rest in dividends in bankruptcy, rested in the Crown, traffic, ie, starting from Wongaha to as far as tion was slashed with a dab on the hip and to the respondents family of the peace.
after five years, were disposed of as the Go-the district of Ching Yuen mile, both wonens being serious. He and deceased) of the fleamer, etc to frço
verpor-in-Council directed. The Committes another man Tan Zain, who had been severely the Daska Sbosen Kaisha from liability
appointed to prepare the Courts and Civil besten, were taken to the hospital by the Latter was lawful or unlawful.
Counsel urged
Procedure Ordinance, passed last year, agreed Etreet police who later in the afternoon arrested that the abandonment was lawful, nod that
lo section a, sub-sections of their repon -'a'man named Git Ma as the one who used the the appellant company had already abandoned Mr. Bellaire asked the First Lord of the the section applored to have been amplified
dah." He was sent to the town lockup, under a to the respondents Y1,522, the amount of freight Admiralty last mouth whether the Board had respectively by section 151 of the Bank strong guard During the afternoon and even which the Kumapasua-mars had obtained on yet ascertained what rank and numbers of Ordinance. That section provided for all ing the Western Division was visited by Mr. her last voyage, and the claim of damages officers, together with the numbers of seamen anclaimed dividends being paid into a fond Gadsden, the officiating Commissioner of Police, against the chief mate of the steamer for im and stokers, were on board H.M.S. WAffing known as the Bankruptcy Estate Account and discussion was held by him with Mr. proper navigation, together with the vessel and at the time she was blown ashore at Hongkong and made on further provision, with the re- Finals, D.B.P., Mr. Pascock, Obiness Adviser, gear, and had nothing further to abandon what position she occupied at mocher and sult that the unclaimed dividends remained The appellast company, was tot bound to pay what at the complement of the vessel in full earlier few was the batter, so the amending Bin
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there for ever. It was, thought that the Y8,000 to each plaintiff in addition. A commission.
2. Yamamoto maintained that the aban. Mr. McKeosa: One lenterant and one provided that unclaimed dividends and other donment of the ship, &c, to plaintifs could not ensincer lieutenant were on board, together unclaimed moneys should, after five years, be open, in the outskins, of the Exstern wate of tham khomcars, Crew and armament aka be regarded as freeing the defendants from with three-fifths of the fall crow The Waiting unsferred to coooo-be kept by the the city, an agricultural institution to instruct as to supply her coat but the petitionand his lability," The Kumagawa moru, vai abeu ! was at the time at Chung-kernega for exercises, | Accountant-General, and, "be disposed of in' || the farmure in the best up-to-date foreign 178«. required to pay the officers and make
and inspector Brown of the Latter Street Guard.
>This, resulted in special Chinese constables being worn is to aid the luggle and regular police, patrols in keeping order. Up to late
koum yesterday everything was quint: (Ran
II.M.S. “WHITING."
_QUESTION_IN_PARLIAMENT.
·REQUIRED,
The gentry of Hoi Yin, whem a daring robin bery took place›about a fortnight nga and in [whichTMnine" persons-in-all were kidnapped by- FREE VICEROY CHAng's clemency.
the robbers, "bas now requested. Admiral 13: Most of the officials who had been found Chen to detail gunboat to cruise in the guilty of various malpractices etc. and had been locality of the said place no me to accord Cathered by HE. Shum Chun Haun, when be the fahabitants theroan, adecoste proteklom was Viceroy in Canton, have since been rein in reply the Admiral stated that, at pra- stated through the recommendation of H.E sent no gunboat can be spared and the Viceroy Chang Joo Chun. It is now reported therefore recommended the petfiozen dngages that H.E. Obnog is again about to recommend Instead, for the purpose, the 243 Fung) a hired another hatch of officials degraded by Shum steam launch which is now cruisings in the for reinstatement into offices
water ways of the Wast River and which wil The Tactil a charge of the Development cruisers are all randy for service. The Adelin
ASCHOOL FOR FARMER be withdrawn, when the four hw, shallo of Native Industries Bares y proposes to promised to equip the launch.lt saked by
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