LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
A meeting of the Legislative Council was held in the Council Chamber yesterday afternoon, Presents-His Excellency-the Governor, Sir Frederick-Lugard, K.GM.G. Colonel Darling, Hon. Mr. F. II. May, C.M...(Colonial Secretary), Hon. Sir Henry Berkalay (Attorney-General), Hon. Mr. A. M. Thomson (Colonial Treasurer), Hon Mr. P. N. H. Jones, (Director of Public Works), Hon. Mr. F. J. Badeley," (Captain Superintendent of Police), Hon. Mr. A. W. Browin (Registrar General), Hon. Dr. Ho Kal, ...+ M.B., G.M.G., Hon. Mr. E. A. Hewett, Hon. Mr.
Wel Yuk, C.M.o. Hon. Mr. W. J. Grosson, Hon. Me E. Osborne, Hon. Mr. Murray "Stewart, and Mr. O. Clementi (Clerk of
Councils).
MINUTES.
The minutes of the last meating were read and confirmed.
NEW MEMBER.
Hop. Mr. Murray Stewart took his sont on the Council on his election as representative of the Justices of the Ponco, vise Mr. H, E. Follock, X.C., absent on leave.
PAPER.
The Colonial Secretary laid on the table the rsport of the Registrar of the Supreme Court for 1908.
FINANCE.
The Colonial Secretary isid on the table the report of the Finance Committee (No. 3).'
FINANCIAL MINUTES.
The Colonial Secretary laid on the table financia? Minutes Nos, ar to. 25. I WAD agreed that they be referred to the Finance Committee.
-PUBLIC SERVICE.
The Attorney Gouaral moved the first read- ing of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to trans.... for to certain officers of the Public Servica castain duties at present performed by other officers.
The Colonial Secretary seconded, Agreed.
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The purpose of this measure is from the departments of the Governor, the Colonial Secretary and the Registrar General certain duties in connection' with licensing and registration which are more appropriately per formed by the Police and Sanitary Depart
ments.
PATENTS ORDINANCE.
The Altomey General moved the first read Ing of a Bill entitled Ap. Ordinance to amend the Patents Ordinance. 1892.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Bill was read a first time.
The objects and reasons of the Bill, among others, are:-.
Under the English Act :—
(a.) The Board of Trado if satisfied that the reasonable requirements of the public with respect to a patented invention have not been complied with may refer the matter to the Court, who may grant a compulsory licence or revoke iba patent-rection 25. (4.) The Comptroller may revoke patents
on certain grounds-section 16, (c.) Patents worked outside the United
Kingdom may be revoked-section 17. In Hongkong all revocations, except in the rare cases in, which the registered owner may desire to have his own Lettern Palest revoked, should be the subject of petition to the Court.
As Hoogkoog is not, large place there sooms no necessity to empower the Court to grant compaliory licences, nor is such necessity likely to arise.
Patents may be revoked in England for vari ous causes bons of which, it is possible, would hold good in this Colony, and it would therefore be manifestly unfalé to Levoke patents solely on the ground that they have been revoked in England.
The new sub-section gives the Cost power to revoke a patent on proof being given that circumstances exist in this 'Colony is regard. to an invention similar to those which led to the revocation of a patent Logland.
Bectlas 8. Proposed sectione 12 and 13. If an invention is used and published without the protection of Letters Patent, whether with or without the consent of the faventor, the iovan- tor ipsen his right to claim Letters Patent.
It happens from time to time--there was a care racecily that a man brings an lavention ready for sale in the Hongkong market and ap piles for Laiters Patent here. Owing to some in- formality the matter has to be referred to England for further documents, and the owner can in the meantime pat his goods in the market only at his own risk.
These sections are founded on section 4 of the English Act with modifications, rendered necessary by the local circumstances.
Section 12 allows provisional protection in a CLIO, 4g, when the papers are not in order.
Section 13 extends provisional protection to an inventor who makes an invention in the Colony and is exposed to the risk of having his favention discovered and copied, and so of losing his rights, during the period necessary for him to apply for and obtain Letters Patent In England and thereafter in Hongkong.
PREPARED OPIUM.
The Attorney-General moved the frat read. ing of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend The Prepared Opium Ordinance 1891. The Colonial Secretary seconded.. Agreed,
The purpose of the measure is to carry leto effect the instructions of the Secretary of State for the Colonies with regard to the restrictions to be placed, from the date of the expiry of the lease of the existing Farm, upon the consump tion of opium in the Colony,
Opium divans are abolished (section so), the selling of prepared opium to women and child. ren is prohibited (section 5), and restrictions are placed upon the exportation of prepared opiam from the Colony (sections 3 and 7). Ex- tended powers are also given to the Govern ment to supervise the conduct of the Farm (sactions 11 and 1g).
SUPPLY BILL
The Colonial Secretary moved the third read lag of the Bill entitled Aa Ordinance to au- thorize the Appropriation of a Supplementary Sum of Five hundred and twelve thousand two hundred Dollars and thirty-four Cepts, to de- fray the Charges of the Year 1908.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY JUNE 11.
FINANCE COMMITTEE,
A meeting of the Flaanco 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 :—-
TYPHOON DAMAOR,
A sum of three thousand seven hundred dollars in aid of the vole, Public Works Re- corrent, Miscellaneous, typhoon and rainstorm damages
VOLUNTEER RESERVE ASSOCIATION... A sum of five hundred dollars in aid of the vote, Military Expenditure, Voluateeri, Other Charges, grant to the Hongkong Volunteer ROOTS Association for salary, of, secretary doring 1908.
HOSPITALS.
THE JAPAN SUGAR REPINING. COMPANY
GENERAL, MEETING,
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mons concerned. In abswar to the eth question. Teway expiniond that Y500,000 was charged to Mr. Kord, Kiayamon, a director, st) a debt, Presumably this money was advanced for pur chasing the shares in the Oriental Sugar Com pany. The shares so purchased bad bean de- Atin general meeting of the Japan Sugar posited with the company by Mr. Fokugawa Refining Company, held on the 31st ultima at undera deposited account and used as security. the Nihombashi Club, 795 shareholders were for the tax. Lately they had been replaced pratent of represented" by proxies, holding, with cash by ME Fakugawa, In reply to the 68,300 shares. Mr. Fujirams, president of the 6th question. It was explained that the former company, occupied the chair.. In presenting || board of directors subscribed to the company's the report and accounts for the last half-year, | debentures to the amount of V200,000 with a Mr. Fujiyama said that the losses of the Daiti, view to encouraging the market, but only Tokyo, and Osaka milis totalled Y3,100,000 in X$1,300 was alloited. Thare debantures were round Sgures. From this sum was deducted pledged to the Fujimoto Bank as security for the profit from the Formotan, mil, amounting loan. By the partial settlement of the "mutual 10 about Ye
Y500,000, leaving a det loss of roughly deposits," the amount of the tax outstanding Y2,600,000. This figure comprised 'the Ionsas în artear was reduced by about ¥350,000. The for the two preceding periods. Those accounts, wawots to this dri, second and third questions A sum of six hundred and fifty, dollars in aid added the Chairman, were mada
Up from the
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It was stated that saliable of the vote, Medical Departments; B-Hos books, The accounts for the readjustment mousales to arrive at a settlement of the matter pitals and Asylums; other charges,'for the fol-
were to be drawn up independently,
were now under investigation." Mr. Takada Matahisa, a shareholder repre towing items:- Civil Hospital, incidental expenses......Sgcounting the interests of the Miters Bish!, put Victoria Hospital for Women and Children,
the following questions in writing, copies of medicines and surgical appliances, which were distributed among the tham
holders Total,
(1) The company is said to have advanced Y1,000,000 at a sominal Interest to the directors on the security of the shares of the company held by them and to evade legal penalties they have established special sys: | tem of debit and credit under the name of asukal (mutual deposits). This action on the part of the directors is a distinct violation of Article 1st of the Commercial Code, which provides that "A company cannot acquire its question will be discussed later on. But it is own shares or take them in pledged. This necessary at the presant moment to a certain the following matters —
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HONORARIUM TO CROWN SOLICITOR. A sum of five hundred dollars in aid of the vote, Miscellaneous Services, fee to Crown Boll: citor for compilation of existing regulations and Orders in Council.
ALBANY FILTER DEDS, A sum of insteen thousand nine hundred and seventeen dollars, in aid of the vote, Pablic Works, Extraordinary, water works, Albany
Filter beds, raconstruction and extension.
This was all the businest,
MORE PUBLICITY NEEDED.
TSANG KINO'S application TO RESCIND.
Application was made before Sir Francis Piggott (Chief Justice) yesterday forenoop, in the Bankruptcy Jusisdiction Court, by Mr.. A. Halborow, of Messrs. Deacao, Looker and Deacon, on behalf of Tuang King, the well- knows contractor, for permission to rescind the Receiving Order recently granted bim.
The Chief Justice inquired on what ground the rescission was applied for,
Mr. Holborow stated that all the creditors had consented to the Order being rescinded.
The Chief Justice—All ?
Mr. Holbarow said that there ware only two creditors who did not give their consent. They were only owed about $300 each, but they could not be found to get their consent. It was be lieved that they had closed up their business and left the Colony. The debtor's estate was s large one; and Mr. Montagu Ede would look after it.
The Chief Justice said that all the busineıı had been arranged amicably all the way through.
The Official Receiver. An application of this sort, my Lord, should be given the greatest publicity in order to give other creditore the time to come in,
The Chief Justice-But-the-time-bar expired: Mr. Holborow observed that notices had been inserted in the papers and the creditors nn'ified.
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The Official Receiver reiterated that great publicity should be given.
The Official Receiver-It may happen that the creditors might not appear.
Mr. Holbarow stated that debtor was one of the best known men in the Colony, Apart from that, if all the property was given to trustee, and if any more creditors camo, lo debtor could be put in bankruptcy again.
The Chief Justice-The Official Receiver says there might be more.
Mr. Holboro-There are no more,
The Chief Justice-What object would there being in publishing the notice
Mr. Holbarow No object could be gained
by it.
The Chief Justice-But the Official Receiver wants the maiter given mora publicity, and I think he is right.
Mr. Holbolow-That has been done.
It was foally agreed that the matter should be advertised in one Edglish and one Chinese newspaper for fifteen days, and the application would be granted if ac further objection was made.
The Colonial Tronsurer seconded. The Bill was read ́a-third time and pastad,
THE PROPOSED NEW PEAK TRAMWAY, ́- The last item on the Orders of the Day wàN an item to the effect that the Attorney General would move that the Council go lata committee | on the Bill'antitled An Ordinance for authoriz. ing the consimetiön of a tramway within the Colony of Hongkong.
The Attorney-Genera! (Sir Héury Barkeley) sajd 1. This is really a private Bill introduced by a private member who is no longer, a member of this Council. The question is whether we :shall go on with"lj or not?
"BERCOLES" IN COLLISION.
·STRIKES A JUNK~NG Berious damigÉ.
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(a) We learn that the company has taken its own shares in pledge and advanced money under the name of "Azukeai," · "If so, how was it managed?
(8) Are the shares of other companies taken in pledge in the same way?
(c) In the date of repayment of the money so advanced, settled? Is an ar rangement made that additional security be gives in the event of the market vaine of the shares taken in pledge declining? The details of the contract of such a loan
should be famished.
(d) What is the rate of interest charged
on the money so advanced?
(c) At what rate on each, share is the money advanced?
Particulars of the shares taken in pledge should be given.
What was the total amount advanced on the company's and other shares? Has any portion of the monny advanced boen recovered? If any, state the amoúst. Who are the debtors? Give their names.
(p) Il the date of recovery of the money advanced was fixed, can it be recovered on such date; and if no date for recovery was
́fixed, is the company entitled to recover it at any time? What are the views of the company on this question?
(1) We learn that a secret contract was signed in connection with the purchase of the Dairi Sugar mill in addition to the terms ap: proved by the shareholders and that the secres contract has been carried out la part. If this true, the contract is invalid, it being signed without the authority of the shareholders, and the company is not bound to abide by it. It is detalls of the matter necessary for the shareholders to learn the
tremely disadvantageous to the company, is (2) We learn that a secret contract, ex- in existence between the company and the Suzuki Shoten, besides the contract approved by the shareholders. If this is so, give the particulars of the contract,
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(8) What is the method and date of redemp tion of the Y4,003,000 debeatures of the com. paay issued to the Suzuki Shoton in payment for the Dairi Sugar mill, and of the Y3,000,oco: issued to the general public, as entered in "the ledger of the debentures?
(c) The debentures to the amount of Y500,000 which were redeemed in accordance with the accret contract with the Suzuki Shot should have been destroyed. We leara, how- ever, that there condemned debentures have beer pledged to the Fujimoto Bank or sold to the bank at a discount." Is there any truth in this?
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(d) If the above allegation in true, in what minner has the transaction been entered in the books?
() If this transaction has really been effect. ed, the action of the directors of the company is fraudulent in that they have deceived a third party with invalid debentures, the company not being bound to pay money obtained by such means. What are the views of the board of directors on this question?
(3) The balance sheet of the company for gave the amount of tax remaining in arrear at
1900.
THE ENGLISIT IN CHINA
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is that these diapuise were the cause of that was, De. Welli Willams," "in, his Middle Kingdom golog apilar as to debit the “Oplum Being an Account of the Intercoumo" "War," but it is known that other forcon wors at and Relations between England and China | work to bring on that struggle, and the present: from the year 1600 to the year 1843, and 4 |author... is „frank enough to say that the Summary of later developments. By Jamos griavadcos "under which the marchants had Bromley Eames, MA. & GL, Professor of laboured in tinding at Capton were of long Law at the Imperial Tiantsin University | standing, and wars of such a, palure that they 1898 to 1900, Legal Adviser, to the Tien- would probably, in courte of time, have led to tsin Provincial Government 1901. London: hostilifies even if the question of the oplum Sir Iane Pitman and Sons, Ltd," 1909. |"traffic had never arisen'at sll,”. Our reader 203, netajat
* will find in Chapter XII. of this book a very 1843-embraces many far-off, and perhaps for from 1830 onwards in the mailer of drug smug The period treated by the writer-tooo'to. - full and fair account of the difficulties that arose goften, events, but, thele, recapitulation in soglieg into Canton. With the actual smuggling Cessary for the due understanding of the pre- foreigners were, of course, not concerned, their to order to explain the beginnings of the sure ware large importations Into Danion itself, the sent position of China gud the Western Powers, interest in the drug ceasing at Listing but there vay, the author has been compelled to go economic evil in connection with which was in lightly into maters antecedent to the date these days more important, that the physical given on his title page, and to summarise the one. There seems no doubt that Foking ba proceedings of the Portuguese in Ningpo and lased in the evit national effects of the drugr
behind.
.in Mr. Kasugawa, a mharaholder, asserted that Macao. Their first settlement at the former and the local authorities were ant the accounts of the company before the meat: rattlement of Europeans in Chine, and at the amusing to these modern days id tead of the place was in 1517, this being actually the first their denunciation of the traffic. It is almost Ing were false, if they were approved by the meeting the company would be deprived of the later place in 1535. They were permitted to way in which venerated names in the China how Jardine was alluded to as the "fron-bead- to claims for reparation arising out of the remaid at Macao, always subject to well defined trade were bandied about in official despatches, unlawful: actions of the late directors Helimits of space, on payment of a moderate moved that the accounts be adopted condi- ground rent tax which commenced in 1581 ed old rat," or how Dept, Jardine, and others were mentioned as the. " barbarian traders a tionally, A. tumultuous discussion felicwed and lasted till 1849 After this fatter date, a this suggestion, and eventually Mr. Moriya till 1887, when by treaty Chisa confirmed the may be. set the fact that so far back as 2533 free occupation, with andefined rights, existed and the depraved foreigners. Against which Koncenke, one of the shareholders, and a bar. sister, explained that even if the accounts were perpetual occupation and government of Macao Several persons were brought to trial in Yoh the unanimously approved by the manting the thus became Portuguese territory, having a more recent efforts of the late Li Husg-chang
and its dependencies
cles by Portugal. Macan for growing, the poppy, to say balbing of the company would not be deprived of the right to claim for reparation against the late direc status aitogether different from that of a in this respect. It is not necessary to say more on the subject here, but the complexity of the tors. He therefore moved that the account be concession, or settlement at one of the treaty directors enforced the rights and pressed the frontier, as our readers are aware, is one. Rive
The subject of delimitation of the case is well illustrated by the facts and figures adopted on condition that the present board of POTER. claims of the company to the utmost in order that is very much to the fore at the present to roggsure thoshareholders. The motion being moment. The enterprise of the Dutch in fit ananimonsly carried the accounts were adept ting out an expedition to Java in 1595, stimulat ed, and the minting rose at 5 p.m.-Japaned the English to despatch three vassals to Chronicis, palaidine a
IMPROPERLY KEPT BOOKS,
'D. R. CAPTAIN AND HIS FIRM'S BOOKI
D. R. Captain, late of Mesars. Jeejeebboy and Company, was called to task in the Bank ruptcy Court, yesterday, for the improper way in which his account books were kept. The debtor had been adjudged bankrupt some time ago, but later applied for his discharge. His application was considered at the last sitting of the Court, and debtor was ordered to produce all books in order to show where his money
want to.
they were not at all considered satisfactory, as Some books were banded in, but will be seen from the following dialogus.
The Official Receiver I called for your book some days ago, but you have not sent all. What has become of them?
Debtor-i want all I haya.
You could not, because you know they are not properly kept? Isn't that 67-1 sent
Auswer the question.-Yes. You could not give a full account of your trade during the last three years?—No. accounts, because your books were not properly Ja not the reason that you could not file'your kept? I do not know what accounts you want, Answer the question. Isn't it becadis your books were not kept properly Ye
The Official Receiver asked the Chief Justice to close the public examination, as debtor was asking for his discharge,
The Chief Justice-Yes. And you can take what steps you want in the discharge.
The Official Receiver-Yes.
PAILURE OF A CINNAMON
DEALER.
FUBLIC EXAMINATION REVEALS HUGE LIABILITIES,
The public examination of acinnamon dealer, who bad failed, was held in the Bankruptcy Justice. The examination, which was conducted Jurisdiction Court, yesterday, before the Chief by the Oficial Receiver (Mr. Wakeman) showed that debtor's liabilities were very large.
Chan Yui Shan, the debtor, said that lately be had been trading as a cinnamon merchant, at Bo, Das Vœux Road West,
Mr. Wakeman-How long have you been there?-8ince June, 1908.
What was your way of trading -Both cash and credit'
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China in the following year; but as these vessels never reached their destination, and never re- turned, their effect na Eastern trade was neg- ligible. A later Durgh expedition in 1598 again simulated British merchants to farther efforts in trading with the Far East, a petition being presented to the Crown asking for exclusive Privileges in this direction, and resulting in the charter which incorporated the East India Com China lested till 1831, when the monopoly of pany.
The connection of the Company with the Company at Canton was abolished by Act of Parliament. The Company had found that it had also to reckon with the determined op iis monopoly could not always be enforced, and
position of the Portuguese and the Dutch, the fatter having the monopoly of the reads between Holland and the East A British expedition to Chins, originated by Sir William Courteenes in 1634, sot sail in 1630, with the object of ascer taining the possibilities of establishing trade with Chino, but after coming into collision with the Chinese both at Macao and Cadton,. its
business prospects were foiled by the afferts of the Portuguese. The venture was, however, ultimately amalgamated with the East India Company, which had not lost sight of its desired connection with China; but it was not until the ❘ year 1716 that the "privileger" obtained at Oaz- top enabled it to pursue the trade with profit. The author devotes some space to an account of the position of the foreigners at Canton at the time when the East India Company's monopoly there was abolished. Their life can hardly be described as cheerful, secing that their peregrinations were confined-after the fashion of the Dutch in Nagasaki in olden days-to a small strip of land in a filthy suburb, that their wives were allowed no pearer than Macao, and that na foreigner was permitted to enter the city itself.
Chinese Traders consisted of the Hong mer- chants and shopmen, the former holding their position under Government licence, and being nominally guaranteed by a fund to which im 'perial officials bad access, and which, there- merchant occupied an official position at the fore, as a security, was illusory. The Hong recognised intermediaries between all foreign- from the former to the latter had to be couched ers and the Chinese officials, and petitions, in terms that would be employed by the io ferior toward a superior, the use of the Chinese on the cover of the petition. What trouble supplicatory character is being a sine qua nan arose from this latter condition.will be seen later on. The local Chinese Government wat vested so far as trade was concerned in the Heppo, whose underlings were open to cor option of every kind. It was to this state of affairs and to these surroundings that Lord Napier, the Chief Suparintendent of Trade. arrived from England on July 25, 1834 officially unannounced. He was designated by the Chiness as the "barbarian oya." From the time of his arrival he was engaged in -one long disputa with the provincial authorities, first as to his right to be in China at all, and recondly as to whether he was to be treated by 'the authorities on terms of equality. He an- variance in tone and tenour to Chinese ideas, and found difficulty aven in delivering bis letter to the Viceroy, which was absolutely refused, "Grout j17-English Nation." A deadlock
awing to its bearing the supened, and ou
Wasn't it your way of going upto Annam and getting the ciopemon to sall here?--Yes
The Chief Justice-Is this the-man in the Tocen! Case ?
Mr. Wakeman-Yes. (To debtor)-When you first came here how much money did you have Between $5,000 and $6,000.
A collision, fortunately of pot a serious char- the first-half of 1900 18,328-and the profit | ed Oban Mow-No, I want security for a man. Inounced his arrival in a despatch titlerly at
acter and attended with little damage, took place in the harbour last Wednesday aftercoon be. tween the steam-launch Hirrules, belonging to the Military authorities, and a cargo boat (No. $78). The accident happened at about four o'clock while both vessels were ander way, and going in opposite directions. When the col lision seemed imminent the Hercules coxswain did everything to avert it, and but for his quick bandling of the telegraph the funk would have been destroyed. Instead the launch hit the junk a glancing blow, doing about $ço damage. The damage was above water line, and the junk was able to continus her journey without any dapger.
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A CONTRACTOR'S DIFFICULTIES.
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at Y951,165, and on this statement, dividend was paid. But in reality, the profit made was only a few thousand yen, and the amount of tax in arrear was Y6,378,348, thus resulting in à loss of about Y850,000. The board of direc rors, however, drew up false account and false- ly represented that a profit of Y953,365 had been made. This action constitutes a fran- dulent offence, and the directors concemed must jointly accept responsibility for any loss to the company is conséquence. What course do the board of directors intend taking to settle this matter?
(4) We learn that in April or May, 1908, when Messrs. Isomuta and Akiyama, managing directors of the company,contested seats in the Diet, the company devoted a considerable
sum of money out of its funds towards the election - EXTRAORDINARY STATEMENTS MADE IN expenses of these two candidates. If so, what amount of money was so spent, and under what head is the expenditure entered in the books?
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Didn't you tell me you borrowed $10,000 be fore you came here ?—That was last year.
Did you borrow any money from à man nam- Did you get the Si0,000? -I waul security for that amount
Did you repay it ?—I did Why? Because I went security, Where did you get the money to repay borrowed it from one Chan Tau
Have you repaid Chao Tau?—Yes, between Joly and August, 1908.
When you first came here from Andam with cinnamon where did you get the money to buy
What I made over there.. What was the value of the first consignment of cinnamon you brought bars 1-56,000.
But you just told me you had no money and had to borrow?
The Chief justice-You will probably and that he collected the cinsimon from various dealers and paid them afterward. He won't tell you that, but ask him, little money of his own
The debtor, in huswar, said that be had a Mr. Wakeman Did you pay for the improp before you came here ?—Yes.
for All Yer How much prefit did you make on that? Over $1,000
What was the next thing you did?--I return ed to Anaam,
What did you do there 7-Look for cinnamon, And did you borrow more money?—No Did you borrow money in Hongkong
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We have no space to follow the book in the account of the war of 1842, and of its sub sequent consequences. It is ancient history now, and it has been thrown into the back- ground by subsequent difarences, and later apologies. On the missionary question the author holds strong views, expressed freely, The whole principle of forcing religions emis saries on an unwilling people is, he says, "so repugnant to common sense, so contrary to the great examples in imitation of which the modern missionary movement is supposed to have been established, that no intelligant Englishmen cas
langar shall his Government be required to want any farther reason for insisting that no lend its sanction to such a proceeding.* At this we may leave it for the consideratios of our readers, Mr. Eames's book is one that « will be welcome to all connected with the Far East. He marchalis bis facts well, has the 'gift of condensation, while bis actual experience in China enables him to grasp the relative valua of facts of history as bearing on what is yet to bo-L. & C. Expres
MANY CLAIMANTS.
A CASE WHERE A BANK REFUSED TO PAY.
reth inst. An interesting fight will be put up some time week after next between three més, all of whom are claiming a cartalo sum of money left in the will of a woman, who died some time ago. The interploadercame on formally before Mr. Justica Gompertz, in the Supreme Court, this morning, This money, which takes the form of a draft, deposited with the Hongkong and Shanghal Banking Corporation, and three men, Choi Tai Poo, Chan Choy Shi, and Choy Wong, Shi, ars seeking to get the cash. The result was that the Bank made application, for relief against the claims of these three men to the money,
Mr. F. X. d'Almada e Castra appeared for one of the claimants. Mr. E. 1. Davidson for another. Mr. d'Almada applied for an adjourn. meat on the ground that his client bad for, gotten certain important documente in the interior.
Mr. Justice Gomperts-What part of the in- terlar?--San-wui.
Has your client left yai 2-Ha leaves to night, How do they get to Sunswul?-By steamer to Kongmoon and then by boat to San-wol. but it was granted by the Court, costs of the M Davidson objected to the adjournment, day to go to Mr. Davidson
"VOLUNTEER CORPS ORDERS,
SIGNALLING CLABS.
At Headquarters at 5.37 pmi" on Monday, the 14th, and Wednesday, the 16th inst.
JOINED.
Mr. J. I.. 8. Kenuedy joined the Corps on the 7th June, 1909, assigned Corps No. 1,089 and posted to No, s Company.
RESIGNED. Gunder K. R. Dennys in permitted to rosiga. on leaving the Colony with effect from the 4th Inst.. *Gunner D. Jephion is permitted to resign on leaving the Colony with effect from the 4th inst, Gucner J. Pecho ir permitted to resign with effect from the 5th inst..
Gonner J. Kirby is permitted to resign os leaving the Colony with offöct from the 5th inst. Private. Osborne is permitted to rašiga with effect from the 7th iopst,
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CORRESPONDENCE.
Sept. a the Viceroy completely suspended the trade with British subjects. Unfortunataly at
VÁ STRUCK OFF. and though he had now obtained a complate this functure Lord Napier's health began to fail,
Guster F.-H. H. Stevens is akzuck off the grip of the situation, he was not able to push strength of the Corps with effect from the 27th mauer any further, and after a brief struggle May. with his least, he succumbed to it at Macan 90 Oct. 11, 1834, being buried at that place with foil military honours. His despatch to Lord Palmerston of the previous August 14 shows that his desire was to effect & saltlement
[If the correspondent who sent us a latter, "same terms that every Chinaman, Pagas, dress, asking for certain information regarding of the residential question in Chins on the bearing neither name, nom de puerta, not ad- Jurk, or Christian, sits down in England" Hew Item which recently appeared in our pleaded for promptitude and vigour in dealing identify him we shall be pleased to do our best columns will glyo us information sufficiant to *with the Chinese—measures which, be contend.
ad, bad always been attended with complete to satisfy bim.--EdA. W.R.T.] success, A period of temporary qular now
sasued, pending the arrival of instructions from POLICEMAN A. K. Taylor,charged a coolie in England, but it was broken in upon by the ar- the Police Court, las: Thursday, fer returning rival from England of the first steam vessel in from banishment before the expiration of fre tanded for use in Chinese waters, Appropriate years. The accused, Ip fu, alias Chung Lin, y named the Jardins, she was ofered for in-, who was found guilty, was deported in Decem
spection to the Chiners officials, whose can-
ber last, after serving a long term in prison,
A building contractor, who had had many (5) - We learn that in June or July ovar contracts with the Talkoo Docks, such as
500,000 was expended out of the company's building slipways and cutting down hills, and fund to pay for the shares in the Oriental whose business had gradually, fallen, mada Sugar Company, of Formosa, purchased by some extraordinary statements in the Bank Messrs. Fukugawa and Ito Moshichi, directors ruptcy Court, yesterday forenoon, when he came of the Company. If the abares were purchased up to be publicly examined by the Official Re-on account of the two directors, why was the ceiver, Mr. Wakeman,
company's money used to buy these shares? he had been a building contractor, He bad a
The debtor, Wong Yen, told the Court that | If the shares were purchased for the company, what was the price paid for each share, how contract with the Talkoo Docks, starting work many shares were purchased, and what has be in 1901. He had no partners in his Business, come of them? When he got this contract his capital, was (6) When the company's debentures were about $1,000-his own money. Besides the issued to the amgent of 17,000,000, of which | somebody. Taikoo Docks contract he had no other busi-Y4,000,000 were allotted to the Surski Shoten
as the price of the Dairi Sogar mill, it was tot 336,000. Mr. Wakeman--Row much profit did yon | ported" by the' board of directors that the Was that for money borrowed or credit of to re-open communications with the Viceroy "Manslaughter against sama parson or partons
balance of ¥3,000,000 was fully subscribed, clunamos-Both We learn thai as a matter of fact the balance, was not fully subscribed. In this case, how Was the balance of the debentures remaining unsubscribed disposed off
(7) What is the amount of the tax now standing in arrears?
21038.
make out of the Taikoo contract?-Between $20,000 and $30,000.
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Did you buy a shop in Queen's Road)-Yor, What did you pay for it,)—$18,500, And what has become of that property Sald by pobile auction.
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sterolion and alarm at this novelty in shipping He returned to the Colody some days ago, but resulted in the little craft being ineffectually was oply recognised on Wednesday, A 180) bombarded, and subsequently gleefully inspectate of six months' hard tébour and six hottes And did you falch it back to Ancam ?—No. Then what did you do with iL-1 repaided by the Chinese Admiral. Capt. Elliott now stocks was passed.
comerypon the scape. Originally a subordi- AT a Coroner's inquiry, which was held at iban What is the amount of your liabilities? moted by Lord Palmerston to be its chief, being the death of a four-year-old boat girl named Lo nate member of the Commission, he WAN PID Magistracy, last Wednesday alternoon, touching warned by the Foreign Secretary on no account Kass Tal, the jury returned a verdict of through the Hong merchants, and also to refrain from giving to his written communications with the Chipass Government the name of Petitions. dent paid no band, his very sext common To these warnings, the new Chief Superician With cation to the Viceroy belog superscribed the character Pin and being prasanted through merchants. Thus ware Lord Napier's the Hong contentions made of none effect, and opportu. nity was given to the Viceroy to still farther humiliate the Superintendent,
unknown." The girl was sleep with her morning of May 15, la Shanel-wan bay, when. perant on board a tabing, junk early on the
overturning it, and drowning the girl. The a faunch, still unknown, collided with the boat, fansch, which carried go. lights, did not stop to
render assistance; "/
The debtor had no property in Aunsat. He had gone in the Colony,
What do you do for a living now?-1 am walling for you to settle this business and will look around. (Laughter). By you --No. By the mortgages.
The Chief Justice Did you give any address And did you get anything from kim?—No. 1 The statement concluded with the assertion of your basinsin you carried on here, at the had to pay him 1800 extra for his expenres.
that the shareholders had many other questions recent casa nyalost you?—No. 1. was doing
CHINESE revolutionists in Borma bava recently Have you had any contracts lately?-No. to pat, but would state them at some opportuns Vary, very small business,
been purchasing arms, and have sent two of The debtor, continuing,
···The public wrapalpatipp closed.
their followers, Chẹn Ching-hur'atid Chou Tsal, the for bading, faid that latterly his time, after obtaining answays to the questiome
bulians wall bad and cross soon in cotton" Mr. folly ama, has president, and Mr. Yubia, The bond albiont cooms to have some voted to the opism question, and we ask our tiralaing the standard of rebellion in the A special, and very important chapter a da to Hongkong to gain information with a viaw away, a kill. He borrowed some Si0,000 on an auditor, answered the questions alternately, attaction now for, the thief. Some time list readers reference to it for full details of the Kwangtung province, Cheo is a cashierad which he lived. Dabtor bad mada an offer to Regarding the 4th question, it was axplaived | Wednesday Dight a member of the fraternity tends as it originated, and of fis affect on our Magistrata who some fakrs ago was sentenced wis creditors, who advised him to withdraw that the total amount paid out towards the astered the box, paar the Fire Brigade Blation, relations with the Chinese Empire. The drug to death for having butchered several thoug from bankruptcy and continue kis business as alaction expenses of Mains. Hemera and Akti- and innaked the receiver. "There is no question has a special bearing on the evists narrated and men on the, pretence of their: baing - beretofore His creditors bad consented toyunan X59,000. Half of Ahlasanm dwas that the rogus attempted to get inside the cache: in the book under review for disputes regard-rebels, in order to court reward, and afterwards zivaotad dn à vols of the board of directON, BUT BOE, BAT me thilasamiche police are looking for|ing its importation" "Into Canton were followed" | "fuckaated/In'ficking, his biceps and Joining The Council adjourned till Thursday, the receive 5'a on every $100 per schum.
This closed the axamination.
the sameining Whif was deviled to the two pass-titjesdiver who will sansive the nielen poon pas, 1 by, ika" war al 1940. The general impression „iko savoĵutionaries~~ 2, CIPERMISS
Bft. Gresson: I beg to move that the further
Bill
teaideration of this fall be postpone coscored
by the oppstruction of the line have had time to
-- be considered.
Mr. Stewart seconded.
1996 Agnel
-ADJOURNMENT.
over $3,000 cutting
the
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