Please ada up the accounts of coste, which were paid to your firm down to the 17th July ?
$xx,575
Now, will you deduct from that Sison paid Inta Court as security for coste ?-$7,075.
Will you look at the portfolio of 17th July? How much do your coits come to up to that date-17th July-Profits costs $5,316.
Will you tell how much was due to Counsel for fees up to 17th July?—52,500.
Wasn't it $1,675?-No.
So that makes 57,816 in all-amonat dua to Messrs. Hastings and Hastings for costs?— Yes.
That would leave the Kwong Hing Cheung firm 5741 due to Hestiogs and Hastings-Yes,
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know Mr. Dixon attended a Police Court case. on the atst February."
Hare Mr. Potter applied for the recall of Mr. Hastings in the box.
Mr. Hastings (in the box), said that Mr. Kent's duty is when be ices any entry in the cash book of money paid, on account of costs to enter it in the portfolio on the left-hand side in red ink. Thus by reference to the portfolio, you see at once a record of what was done in the care and the costs paid Thess portfolios are finally kept in the office for years. So that in case they had. 1o.efer a year or two after. wards, to what had been done in the case, it would at once be found there. In this case, Mr. Kent's duty was to autor the $30 paid in
Fatshan Incident.
VICEROY CHANG JEN CHUN'S
FRIENDLY ATTITUDE.
MESSRS, JOHN SWIRE & SONS UNIVERSITY' GIFT APPRECIATED.
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
MACÃO BOUNDARY QUESTION,
ARRIVAL OF PORTUGUESE COMMISSIONER,
aith inst.”
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CHINA LIGHT & POWER CO, LD:
CANTON PROPERTY SALE. [From Our Own, Correspondent,]!! Late in the evening yesterday there arrived in the Colony by the English mail steamer
Canton, ajid June. Aye, General Joachim Machado, spacial
With reference to the reported en purchase Commissioner appointed by the Portuguese ofthe Centon Electric Light Worki by Chiuras Government to settle the vexed question of the officials from the China Light and Power Com- delimitation of the boundary of Macao with the pany, Ld, of Hongkong, it is learnt that on the
Demetrio Cipatti, Portuguese Consul at Havre, Tantai Li visited the works to make an inspec Chinaia Commissioner, H.E. Ko Yi-him. 29th insist the Salt Commissioner, Ting Nat. Gaporal Machado is accompanied by Senberg, the Tactal for the. Development of formerly Consul for Portugal in Capton, sod
Native Industries, Chang Mong Tsing, and Ister in South Africa, during the stirring times
tion of the buildings and machinery preparatory of the Republic, at both of which places ha día-
to the handing over of same by the vendors. himself and honour to his country. As secret
So far it is not known when the agreement for ary to General Machado, Capt. Narton is a
sale and purchase will be signed and the irias. member of the suite...
'action actually completed.
At this stage the jury's verdict, and the the portfolio. When be turaed, to the portfolio to be indicted as a misdemeanour. Although kok that 'H.E the Viceroy is in thorough charged his anersus duties with distinction to
·tion of trespass in the Kwong Hing c. 101. for the item, he found none, and he was there.
Chief Justice's decision on the technical
Reuter, Brockelmann case, including dates,
· Re, was gens into..
After this, Me. Polter questioned Mr. Dixon at length on the question of the amount paid to him by Wong Hui Teog and others in the matter of costs. This took some time and needed certain books and documents being consulied. Is it true that you offered $ro,800 to Wong to close the whole affair?-It is not true. There was only 510,300 in the client's account.
So he is quite wrong about that?-Absolute- 1y.
Wong Hai Tong said to the Court that you offered him $10,800 in full payment and that ba rafased it, in the absence of a detailed ac caust --That is absolutely ustrae,
At this stage the case was adjourned until to merrow morning.
MR. HASTINGS RECALLED.
COUNSEL'S ADDRESS,
24th inst.
fare quite justified in potting a note in Mr. Dixon's diary to that effect.
The Chief Justice said he falled to see how & clerk could interfere with a solicitor's person. el diary. Mr. Hastings replied that the diary was not of a personal onture but that it, belong. ad to the office
it true that at the interview of the 26th March, Mr. Dixon admitied having taken pra- keats from cl este ?—it is not true." There was Do mantles made of presents at that interview whatever.
Did you know that on four occasions Mr. Dixon accepted presents-$100, $100, $50 and sco? I did not know anything about it until i heard him say so in the witness-box.
In your opinion, do you consider this proper conduct?-No.
hes you arrived in the Colony in October, 1508, what were your relations with Me. Dixon? -Most friendly relations.
Mr. Calthrop objected on the ground that the question was already raised in the examination-
in-chief
The Chief Justice over-ruled the objection, So the relations between you and wr. Dixon bruiry. were most friendly?-Right up to the and Fe
Canton, 18th June Viceroy Chang jen Chun by way of pecuniary Judging from what has been done by H.E. co-operation and the manifesto issued to his subordinates id connection with the Hong. Infer
University scheme it is but natural to sympathy with the scheme. His Excellency has been deeply touched with the handsome donation offered by Messes. John Fire & Sons towa ds the founding of the institution, and Has therefore issued a proclamation to the public, parily in reference to the generosity of the influential British Arm and partly to the Fulshan incident. The following is a free Vanslation of the proclamation issued by the Viceroy
lngthepresention four occasions. Mr. Hastings, WAS DEVER CrOST-oxamined about it. Itwasurid, eatly brought forward as an after-thought. The mason the question was brought forward was an evident attempt to explain away the damn ing admissions by Mr. Dixon. Mr. Dixon was compalled, to admit in cross-examination that it was eliher parjury against Mr. Hastings which he was suggesting or nothing. Counsel referied in strong terms to the, general babit of receiving presents and said it was a pranicious habit. A special Act (Prevention of Comption Act) was in existence which made it an offence for a person to receive presents under similar conditions as in the present case without the knowledge of bis employer, and made bin liable Mr. Dixon considered it of essential Import xace to clear his character, although he was firmly resolved to secura bis substantial rights, yet he was willing to forego those rights, he was willing to put down in black and white and enter into an agreement with the man who was charged with a criminal offence # be "was only allowed to
remalo in Hongkong. Counsel submitted that such was not the conduct of an innocent man. At the second interview, Mr. Dixon had ad- mitted that Mr. Hastloge bad taxed him with. "The well-known British firm of Mesir. making admissions, when the words: "What Bu'terfield and Swire has successfully main do you mean by admitting these things and then instructing a firm of solicitors to deny
merload in China for a number of years a service it were used by Mr. Eastinge, to which Mr. of steamers plying between the different treaty Dixon replied: "I mustdeny it, or go under
ports for the transportation of passengers and altogether! What was the use of taxing a mas reference to the alleged murder, of a Chinese cargo to the satisfaction of all concerned. With with having made an admission whenthere was no third person present if the charges were noting to Messrs. Butterfeld and Swire, which bas passenger on board the Fasalan, a versel belong facts. Those words could not be a misconcep greatly stertited the public mind, I have on tion. They could not be misconstrued. They could only have been used in an admission that suade the people to remain quiet and to forbid several occasions issued proclamations to per money had been taken from the office. There them from creating disturbances. In compliance could be no room for mistake. Their Lordships with my instructions the people have patronised the truth. Why should the suggestion about whatever has been experienced in the cours would have to decide which man was telling the steamer Fatahan as usual and no trouble Mr. Dixon's going to Canada have been made? of the last few months. But lest there might There could only be one answer-that Mr. Di- be some ignorant people who might attempt Counsel introduced Hung Kam Ning in his the unfortunate incident I now inform you, the xoa had made admissions at the interviewto stir up the public feeling in connection with arguments and sald that the man was present public, that Messrs. Butterfield, and wire as at all the interviews with Wong Hai Tong, representative British merchants in China, could contradict besides Mr. Dixon that there our people and are charitably laclined to He was the only person in the world who have won popularity in all their dealings with
Wing Kwong was very important, This man offer of £40,000 towards the endowment funds were so loans made. The evidence of Tam
wards us, as can be teen from their munificent admitted that Hung had told him that the
of the proposed Hongkong University, which charges brought against Mr. Dixon was true. admitted that if he were to appear in the British firm has, since the unfortunate oc- Is to be established principally for the benefit Hung himself was implicated in the case.. Ho
of the Chinese. It is further reported that this witness-box, he would tell the truth. That curence on board the Fatihan, given in was the reason why so affidavit had been filed, One further point which Consol
structions to their employés on board their pressed forward
versels to accord better treatment to the evidenca Mr. Dixon gave in the examination the Chinese passenger on board the Fasthan
was the accounts put in and Mr. Dixon's present mode of living. Then the tight spirit. The alleged murderer of passengers, which act should be appreciated in-chief was absolutely misleading The ex- planation given by Mr. Dixon ante bis expenses the Portuguese Consul to deal with the case Is a Portuguese, and therefore it is the duty of Mr Calthrop then continued with his address. was an estimate. of the bare necessities of life, and not the British Consul nor the British firm Mr. Poker-As to the items of too, £60 My.-Dixon, two-were-distinct charges of emup to $375 a month. In 1906, although Mr.
He said that of the charges brought against and even then the bare necessities of life came of Messrs. Butterfield and Swire. There should and 70, did you write home and ask for bezzlement. When a question grase before a Dixon did not want money for investment concerned ara now once again warned that they be no misunderstanding in the matter. Thosa You mean during 1903 and 1906, you re-mitted a criminal offence, when the charge Dixon's own showingh-ba wrote-to-his public against the Fatskas but patronise her tribunal whether a person has or has not com- as for current expenses (this war on Mr. should by so meses stir up the feelings of the Did you have any idea of investment ?-No. cambeat upon the tribunal to decide the case
brought is noe.of criminal nature, it is in uncle for separate amounts. The inference as before. Offenders against this proclamation You had no object ?-No particular object.
was irresistible that Mr. Dixon found it ne will be saverely punished.”~- Did you get the money from your father-exactly as in a criminal case before a jury
cessary in order to pay bis way and keep No, a relation.
The charge should be proved beyond reason. up his establishments to get remittances from able doubt. The burden of proof was on Messrs
hame, Reference was made by Cunnel to Hastings and Hastings. They must prove that the evidence produced by Metus. Hastings is exactly the same way as in a criminal case. 1 and Hastings. It had been suggested by Mr. doubt that Mr. Dixon is guilty of the charges Wan Hi should have been under what was must be clearly proved beyond all reasonable Calibrop that it appeated talher strange why alleged against him. That was the reason why armed Police supervision. The reason for before the case came before the Court, he was
this step was because they themselves could strongly of opinion that it should have been fried by a jury, thus relieving their Lord.
not find Wan Hi, It was therefore only natural ships of a serious responsibility, Counsel, Mr. Dixon were criminal charges, and could to seekoutside aid. The charges brought against refered to the man Wan Hi and said that therefore be tried either in a Criminal Courtor in The Police had a perfect right to go to Wan Hi and ask him about the matter
Thara" was a moderate attendance at the Supreme Court this morning when the case was resumed in which Mr. Clive Fletcher Dixon, solicitor, is called upon to show cause why he statement that he had not been invited by you What do you say with regard to Mr. Dixon's should not be disbarred from the Rolls. The toy sur house?- invited him to dinner with a attendance gradually increased until just before puniber of other guests on Christmas Day, I the tiffin hour there was quite a number of interested spectors. Their Lordships Sirin Deep Water Bay. The friendly relations also invited him on the 2nd January to a picnic Francis Piggott and the Puisne fudge took had always been well maintained. I never bad their seats on the Bench shartly after 10.30 any diep ite with him. I trusted him implicitly. Mr. Calthrop-As a matter of fact, be only dined there once? -Yes.
o'c'ock.
Mr. Dixon again went into the box.
Mr. Calihrop-What sum did you receive besides your salary 7-Interest in cash on the mortgage.
What other sums did you receive in loin cash? During five or six month in 1908, I re ceived sume amounting to from S140 to $160,
Have you your banking, account?-Ye. I have a cortified account from 1st January, 1908, to the present time. 55,000 was transferred from current account to deposit account on 26th June, 1935. The balance on current account on 31st December, 1997, was $2,198,28.
thom ?—Yes.
quired the money?—No.
A very near relation ?—Yes.
Do you object to telling me who this 'relation was? No, my uncle.
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Then you had no object for the money, and yet you wrote asking for it ?-1 often get remit tances from my uncle, sometimes without request. You j
just now told me you wrote home asking for the money. Do you wish to go tack on your Mr. Kent, the cashier in Mestre, Hastings and Hastings, was called into the box and examined by the Chief Justice,
word?—No.
Mr. Calthrop then rose and was about Mr. Hastings was at this stage excused.
fustice suggested whether it would not be Bet- to commence his address, when the Chief
fer for Mr. Pater to address the Court first. Mr. Potter replied that he was placed in a ing, but it had been suggested that he was peculiar position. He would be perfectly will guilty of perjury and criminal conspiracy-very seri us charges.
a considerable time under Police supervision Wan Hi was consider In answer to the Chief Justice, witness said rather strange that be should have been ed to bsof excellent character and it was ho was in the habit of making entries in the watched by the Police. One naturally wonder diary without being told by Mr. Hastings ored (Counsel did not know whether he wat Mr. Dixon, He did not report that he had tight in aluding to the matter) how it was done an because he did not think it was that, the Police were actively assisting Mr. necessary. He made on entry on the 8th John Hastings. Counsel cited authorities at of January. He got particulare of the entry length and want very closely into the various partly from the rough cash book and partly from the interpreter, who gave him to understandstill continuing his address when the Court incidents connected with the case. He was that 550 was the agreed costa with regaid to a Police. Court case.
role for tig,
Mr. Fotter Is it your duty when you see any costs paid on account to ester it in the port falio? Yes
In red ink?—Yes. Did you want to do this in this instance ?— Yes.
What did you find?—I found no portfolio. Then what you do?-1 consulted the diary but found no entry.
Isn't it the duty of a clerk to de this ?--You, And because thure was no entry in the diaty of Mr. Dixon's amount there could be no port." folio?-Yes.
And you therefore entered it in the diary sa that some other clerk would enter it in the portfolio —Yes;
If Mr Dixon had entered the item in the diary, would you not have found the portfolio?
-Yes.
And then you would have had no reason to
go to the diary at all?—No,
in fact, didn't Mr. Dixon hand you the $30
personally?—You
continued his address, which lasted for a cou
After the tiffin adjournment, Mr. Caltrop siderable time. Further hearing was adjourned
i il to-morrow.
MR. POTTER'S ADDRESS.
PROGENDINGS ADJOURNED BINE DIE,
25th inst. Great interest was evinced when the case was resumed at the Supreme Court this morn ing in which Mr. Clive Fletcher Dixon, soli. cilor, is called upon to show cause why he should not be disbarred from the Rolls. There was a somewhat larger allendance than usual, which was doubtless accounted for by the fact that the case is reaching the concluding stage Piggott) and the Puisne Judge took their seat Their Lordships the Chief Justice (Sir Francis
that Court.
The evidence in that case was that on the
оде от
PLAGUE IN MACAO,'
A VALUABLE SPECIFIC.
GERMAN TROOPS IN 'N CHINA..
speaks for itself been addressed to our Tientsin contemporaries, The following excellent letter, which has
As soon as the signal went up at the fagstaff Portugal, put out lo a special launch which bad on the Peak, Senhor J. J. Leiria, Consul for
son, chief manager of the Hongkong and bees kindly put at his disposal by Mr. W. Wil Whampoa Deck Co., Ld. It was noticed that the launch was flying the Portuguesa national colours. With Mr. Leiria was Capt. Ferrelts Marques who had come over from Macao as representative of H.E. Sanhor Rocadas, Governor of that Colony, to welcome the Portuguese Commissioner. Following in the Government tender Victoria with Cept, F. H. wake of the Consular launch, was the Hongkong
Lagard on board. The Portuguese Consul M.Taylor, A.D.C. to H.E. Sir Frederick and Capt. Teyler boarded the Aaye as she aide-de-camp was the bearer of a letter from entered Sulphur Channel. The Governor's His Excellency to the Portuguete Commis siaper walcoming His Excellency to Hongkong and extending an invitation to Government House,
17
COTTON SPINNING IN JAPAN.
PROTECTION NOT WANTED, The Osaka Mainichi quotes the following as the views of Mt. Muto, managing director of questions relating to the spinning spdustry in the Xanegafuchi Spinning Company, on various Japan-
THE QUESTION OF PROTECTION,
tionists in Japan as the time for the revision of controversy between Free-traders and Protec
There are signs of growing activity in the
of the public may be attracted to the standard the Customs tariff approaches. The majority
quires no protection. If an increased duty is of the Protectionists, but cotton Jaru re
advance is the price of yarn in Japan, which imposed on cotton yarn, the result will be au
increasing the price of manufactured articles in, turn, will cause difficulty to consumers by and the demand for these articles will coun- Kowloon, a large number of Portuguese ro industry by imposing heavy duties tends to As the Aaye made her way to the wharf atquently dwindle. The protection el tinde and sidents gathered at Blake Pier after 5 pm. to check the industrial development of the coup..
report that General Machado landed in the terials and machines produced in Japan han await the landing of the distinguished visitors
try. For instance, the day. imposed on ma who, however, disembarked at Kowloon. The chinery and iran for the protection of ma
and suite did not assume any official status higher prices for their machinery and iron, uniform of a general is incorrect, as the Envoy forced the majority of manufacturers to pay. upon disembarkation,
solely in the interests of a few manufac turers of machinery. The evil of this system is most pronounced in the case of iron. Duly is imposed on iron in order to protect one iron foundry-the Imperial Iron Foundry-and all the shipbuilders and manufacturers of machin- ery in japan are hampered in their business on To-day was spent in sight-seeing under dis: this account. The imposition of a duty on tice advantageous conditions of the inclemency of has satisfied the farmers, but it has brought
ceremonial cail on His Excellency the Gov- facts are admitted by everybody. I am most. Legislative Council ibis afternoon, the usual world has been thrown into confusion. These the weather. Owing to the meeting of the about an advance in wages, and the industrial
ernor has been deferred until tomorrow. In strongly opposed to the protection of trade by vitations have been issued to a diauer at Gov-tariffs, and certainly do not wish to bave such guase Commissioner. ernment House to-morrow to meet the Portu- protection applied to cotton yarn,
A suite of appartments had been engaged for the Portuguese gentlemen at the Hongkong Hotel where they will reside during their stay in Hongkong. In the evening Consul Lairie dined with the visitors. There was no official reception.
Sir Henry Berkeley, K.C., Mr. J. P. Brage, Thosa invited are--Colonel. Darling, Hon. Mas. Leiris, Hon. Mr. A. M. Thontion, Mrs. Comm. J. Leiris, Contol for Portugal, and and the Misses Loureiro, Mr. and Mrs. Browne, Dr. and Mrs. J. Bell, Mr. B. Tanner, Hon Mr, 4 W. and Mrs. Browin, Dy. Insp. General and Mrs. Tait, Lt. Comdr. Bridgeman, Captain St, Clair, Captain and Miss Armstrong, Capt., Mrs. and Miss Sayar, Mr. J. H. de Reus, Consul- General for the Netherlands, Mr. C. E. Antos, Mr. R. D. Atkinson, Rev. and Mrs. Howlit, Mr., Mrs, Webb, Mr. J. Paterson, Mr. A.G. Gordon, C. R. Lentmann, Mr. W. J. Daniel, Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. Scott Haratos, Dr. Black, Mr. Eidos Potter, Mr. E. Owen and Mr. H. G. Caltrop.
ENCOURAGEMENT OF EXPORT AND
“REIMBURSEMENT"OF÷DUTY;==
be imposed on raw-cotton-and-that-the-duty- "1 is suggested by some that a duty should should be reimbursed upon cotton yara export- ed. The ground for this view may be tha desire to obtain an additional revenue on the one hand and to encourage the export of cation yarafon the other; but the result of an imposi tion of duty on raw cotton will be merely to force up the price of cotton yam, and inflict further hardship upon the lower classes, with of such measures for the encouragement of whom yarn is much in demand. The operation industry is always attended by evils, and as is. well knows, political corruption is one of the avily created by each measures- The Dai Nippon Sugar Compapy scandal originated in a measure for the encouragement of industry, Such measures may be adopted by business. man themselves, but the Grate should hold aloof from them.
the programme of the Conference between the At this stage nothing defalte can be learnt of representatives of Portugal and China, although it is safe to say that before the Donference be paid to Macao by the Portuguese Commis. begins its sittings a visit will decessarily laner when the subject will be debated with
THE SPINNING' industry," Governor. Roçadas preparatory to the formal companies for the first half of this year seems The result of the working of the spinning meeting with the Chinese Envoy. We under- Macao on Saturday by the gunboat Petria and on account of the advance in the price of raw will probably return early next week, stand that General Machado will proceed to panies may have fast a large part of their proft to bave been satisfactory. Some of the com-
Machado was the recipient of complimentary is the busiest time for coton-rpinners, as the cotton, but probably none have actually lost on In the course of the day to-day, General their business. The second half of the year
guess community in Hongkong. visits by the leading members of the Porta-row coiton season is then entered upon which
OFFICIAL COMPLIMENTARY VIBITS...
25th it.. General Joachim Machado, the Portuguere Cinattl and Secretary Norton made an official Delimitation Commissioner, with Senhor
call on the Governor to-day. They were ac companied by Senhor J. J. Leiria, Consul. for Portugal. From Government House the party proceeded to Headquarter House and then on board II.M.S.Tamar, in the afternoon,on a visit to Commodore Lyon. The usual complimentary salute was fired by the receiving ship, H.M.F. M.S. Vasco da Gama telurning the salute.
when a number of guests has been invited to entertained to dinner at Government House This evening the distinguished visitors will be
ance with Imperial command the East Asiatic
SirPermit me to inform you that in accord.meet General Machado and suite, Detachment, including, the Peking Legation guard of 150 mea is going back to Germany to be disbanded.
OPIUM SEIZURE.
FARMER'S LADELS ALLEGED TO HAVE
requites prompt action on the part of the spin- ners, who must exercise strict discretion and care la managing_thair, business. The finan- cial position in Japan has now reached its turning-point. There are signs of ap. poaching difficulty in the export of yarn in the coming half-year, and the spinning, business in the second half of this year will doubtless be rather interesting. I do not believe, however, that trade will be less favourable in the coming half-year than in the present and those engaged in the spinning lp. dustry should be able to see still more satis factory results at the end of the year.
this year and as usual the incidence of the Plague in Macko has been somewhat bad disease has somewhat a high percentage of mortality among the Chiasse commualty. It well-known that for the past six years Mr. He of Hongkong, has been distributing widely a Kom Tong, the benevolent Chloene gentleman specific of carbolic acid preparation for the treatment of plague in its incipient stage. The 8th January, he went to Messrs. Hastings and Sun-ui, Gaston and all the West River dis
preparation has found its way into Tungkan, Hastings' office and agreed to pay 550 for &tricts, and during seasons of epidemic Mr. Ho Palice Court case. Where was any motive for Kam Tong has been literally. besieged with Warr Hi to come and perjuie himsell? The applications for supplies of the antidote. The considerable length. In concluding a some when Mi. He Kom Toug forwarded some four question of the accounts was gone through at what lengthy address, Counsel said that it was hundred bottles to Mr. Fun Pak choy and the latest application was from Macao last month
whether in fact the confessions alleged Mr. Sio-Tang, An acknowledgment of the value necessary for their Lordships to consider well-known merchant, in the Portuguese colony, Mr. Hastings was perjuring himself. There of the Bheung Po over the signature of Mr. Pun against Mr. Dixon were feally made or whathai of the specific appears in last Saturday's issue possible room for mistake. It must was no room for mistake. There could be uPak.choy who states that of the patients is the The other. It must be apparent to their Lord Chinese mashed hospital at Macao who elected ships that the whole question was either a pure less than forty became completely recevered. to be treated with the carbolic preparation no invection or real facts. The conversation which passed between Mr. Hastings and
It is interesting to note that, sa liberal bas Mr been the gratuitous distribution of the me. Dixon at the last interviaw way related. dicine, that it has cost Mr. Ho Kom Tong so Counsel reiterated that their Lordships should less than ten thousand dollars to meet the ap. decide which man was telling the truth, plications for the preparation which appears to As to the question, of the confessions, the be gaining in popularity with the Chinese Court would have to decide whether in fact they were made or not, for these confessions coolics and others of his class. were evidence put forward by Messrs. Hastings and Hastings. Couns then proceeded to argue on the question of there being po, third person present. The reason why this was not along was to endeavour to prevent publicity dann was because Mr. Hastings' attitude all but for the sake of the defendant, Mr. if at all possible, not for his own sake on the Bench shortly before eleven o'clock.
Mr. Potter opened the proceedings with Hastings had no desire to incriminate de his address, He said that it was his fendent but to simply put the matter before So you know something about the matter? duty to address the Court in support of him. He had no desire whatever to punish de- the application brought by Messrs. Hastings fendant. Nobody was more surprised than Mr. Calthrap-You jusi told us that you and Hastings. What Counsel had said yester. Mr. Hastings when the denial came. The only entered the amount on the 8th of January-day, be repeated to-day. The result of the case question bad been whether Mr. Hastings was was important to Mr. Hastings as it was to discreet or not. There was no question of a That was the day on which the work was defcudant. Defendant had taken upon himself third person. Probably if the thing were to dous ?--Yes
to charge Mr. Hastings with perjury and crimi- happen over again, he would have a third per Are these portfolios written up from the oal conspiracy. He had taken upon himself to san. Tarning to any possible motive which diary -Yes.
Are the items entered on the same day there a man who had lived in the Colony for could have induced Mr. Hastings to get rid | sociability they have been given as a feeling of by daaling in Iliels'aplum,. The house 10n of raw silk lo Chips, and considerable
twenty two years, who had had an honourable mitted that Mr. Dixon was a most valuable of Mr. Dixon, Mr. Hastings had always ad- work is dood?-Sometimes two days afterwards. career, and who was now leaving the Colony, permit
„Dank you make the uniries in the poltiollo - kapsforever, with serious criminal offences, The from the rough cash book some days after you Court would be compelled to decide between
man. The most be could say was that be was not so indispensible now. Mr. Hastings receive the money?-Sometimes the same day, the two me. There could be so mistake por About to leave the Colony and his brother Mr. sometimes the next.
sible and Counsel submitted that there was no
George Hastings was to take over supreme middle course left. The motive suggested by
control of the firm and the latter expected at the Mr. Dixon for the proceedings taken against help that was in Mr. Dixon's power. Mr. Dixon bim was that in this way Mr. Hastings would
uld had been forlied to diapers and picnics, so ba enabled to save his salary, That was
there could be no question that there were the only motive which was alleged against any unfriendly relations until the sed February, Mr. Hastings for thus seeking to ruin the it was only then that Mr. Hastings had any idea In the Recus d'Bygiene, Dr. Malognon, who that Mr. Dixon had hesitated, and hesi and faithful servant. There never were any man, Their Lordships must have noticed that Mr. Dixon had been anything but a good has dwelt foug in China, gives some curions detalls of the food of the Chinese. Thle is tated for a long time, in bringing the charges unfriendly relations. In support of this con- what he says of the "Sons of Heaven" and of perjury and criminal conspiracy against Mr. tention, Counsel stated that Mr. Hastings had the way they eat eggs The Chinese are great Hastings. There could be no perjury and given Mr. Dixon a voluntary vise in salary, had exters of aggs, which they take hard-boiled, criminal conspiracy without a mative. There given him oun per cent, partnership, and One finds them in all the roadside pisces for was no admission by Mr Dixon's Counsel complied shortly afterwards with Mr. Dizon's refreshment. The Celestials have
that effect. Mr. Digon's line of desire to be paid on a fixed dollar basis and lont "Eggs of hundred years. The ogge defence was a total denial of the evidence had fually given a verbal promise to grant are not always a century in age, but one s given by every witness. Counsel called their Mr. Dixon a partnership in accordance with a able to get them of many years' standing, Lordships' attention to what Mr. Dixon had
wish expressed by the faller,
ENGINEER COMPANY, The Celestiala bava a preference for the egg said in reference to the jettar of the 27th March
of the dock or geosa. They are placed with Aspoons aboot for the members of the H. K. written by Mr. Hastings: to his brother, Mr.
aromatic herbs in siaked, lime for a period
V. R. Rifle Clab will be held on King's Park George Hastings. Although Mr. Dixon admitted that Mr. Hastings could never have put the
more or less long, the minimum time of treat. Range on Sunday, the 27th instant, at 3.30 letter in the evidence, yet much was made of the
mont being five or six wosks. Under the la. | p.m. Ammonition can be purchased on the
Range. A good attendance is anticipated. fuence of time the yoke liquides and takes a letter as having deliberately attempted to per-
dark green colour. The white coagulatas and Any members of the Enginear Unit desirous Jeto Mr Dixon, Why should that letter be a
becomes green. The product of the eggs which of Joining the Ride Club will please send in mixture of frath and lics? It was an eminent they leave Tientsin, North China, for ladis mices himself quickly, the Chinese eat an hors bronner, Vacuum Oil Ca, Subscriptioni 15 per has a strong odour, from which a stranger bathair names to the Secretary, Mr. G. D. New. ly_fair__letter_and could not have been next relief season. The and Camerons, being an indictment to any man. Corpsel earnestly a
in India. The battalion which succeeds lobafer,
Yes.
You.
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You told you got the entries partly from the rough cash book and panly from the inter- preter?—Yes.
You say you want to Tain and he gave you information about the $50?—Yes.
Why didn't you sater this in the diary?-He said it might be more.
Ten't the object of the portfolio to make up the bill of costs?—Yes.
But if it is agreed costs, then the portfolio is not necessary? It is uacessary.
charge
If it is necessary, why do you not always deliver the-bill of conist-Sometimes, when there is a lump sum agreed upon with a to Chinese client, there is no necessity to make up the bill of costa.
In that case, there is no necessity to enter it in the portfolio?-Yen.
If there is a rough cash book, what is the ase of the porfoliol-To keep it for referance, *Tura to the 2011 February. Do you see a Bote with reference to a case of Mr. Dixon at the Police Court 1 -Yes, an assault case.
I know,
Mr. Calibrop at the conclusion of Mr. Potter's address rose to make a few remarks, The Court was then adjourned sims dia.
BANGALORE is the station to which the and Battalion Cameras Highlanders will to when
BEEN FORGED.
EXPORT OF VARM.'
appears to be due to an increase in the pur. of yarn during the first half of this year. This "Great activity has been shown in the export
chasing power of the Chinese. In speculating on the condition of the expert trade in the com- ing. half-year, it is essential to consider what changes are likely to take place in the purchas. ing power of the people in Chins. In the foreign of Capt. Dinkelmane departs after being rellev The Legation Guard in Peking to command
trade of China exports usually exceed imports ad by the Marine Delachment on the 10th inst.
in the second half year, as in the case of Japan. in the charge of the aforesaid officer.
A very successful rald, in which a quantity of The price of silver during the coming half-year illicit opium was seized, was engineered by a
will probably not, rise any higher than is the opportunity of expressing its most hearty last Friday. It was suspected for someone fall below the amount for the second half of The East Amatic Detachment takes this number of excisamen at 7. Un Weng Lane, second half of last year, and so it is only ris: thanks for the many demonstrations of friendly that the occupiers of this dwelling made a living fast year. The same period is the export se
sonable to expact that exports from China will
that bave subsisted must come to at and overal boxes of the drug wars discovered up. ganuine regret that the mutual good relations visited yesterday morning, the result being that ing to this parting-Yours, &c.
der bad. When the boxes were closely ex VON BARYUS,
amined it came to the notice of the exciseman Detachment.
Lt. Col. and Commander, Eau Asiatic that the labels on them, although closely re-
Tiestalo, June 9,
sembling those of the Opium Farmer, ware forgeries. Three mea were arrested, and were charged in the Police Cours later with being in possession of the opium, and secondly with Applying a felso trade-mark to the boxes mlib laicat to defraud The accused pleaded not guilty, and the hearing was adjourned till next
CHINESE EGGS,.
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wock
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VOLUNTEER CORPS ORDERS.
IGNALLING CLASS.
blanday, 28th, and Wednesday, the 30th in
At Volunteer. Headquarter: at 4.30 p.m. on
staat.
ion? I don't aware costs, paid on that occa.
Turaid the 25th February-Costs Sasi... Why didn't you make the entry on the arst eceived the Bas, he made the entry himself most careful consideration of their Lordships, them in North China, the rat Royal Inniskill and I did not think it necessary to make it Counsel referred to certala admissions which ing Fasiliers, is one of the smartest and most A COOLIE who stole from No. 35, Ko Shing again.
were made by Mr. Dixon in the course of the distinguished in the service. The bones of the Strast a box containing $335.20 in money and You just now sild that the portfolio was a case. The first admission was an important") feniskillingers lie le four out of the Eve con- some articles of clothier worth about St was true record of the proceedings. Why didn't one-it must bava struck their Lordships as tinents, and the berours on its regimental given four months, band labour in the Police you enter it in the portfolie then?—I did not, being imporlagi-the admission of recaiv Coloure embrace a voli di glosy hard to beat, ve! Count Just Tuesday.
February in the portfolio ?-When Mr. Dixon | submitted that the letter should racaive the viously rely now corps, ware paver praw i d'oeuvre, and it is" sild, to have the taste of fannum-go pjomie
.:
COMMANDER Fitzmaurice Acton has been ap kong, for duty. Commander Acton has served pointed to the Tamar, receiving ship at Hang,
joined in July, 1887, as cadat. He was pro- In the fleet for a matter of a year, having moted lieutenant la 1896 and commander in the fans of last yanzeigt
sums of money am absorbed. In this businkas. In addition to this the construction of tallways. in the faterior will cause the distribution of large amount of funds. In consequence the purchasing power of the Chinesa in the interior will certainly not fall off, even if it does not in Grease. The inflow of a large amount of money Into Chias will increase, the demand. for silver, which will in tam be forced up, thus encouraging the export of yarn to Chies, For this reason I am optimistic in regard to the ox- port of yarn during the coming half-year, Whether my conjecture will or will not be realised remains to be seen.
KAMEGÁFUCHI 'FINANCE, "The Kanogafuchi Company has decided to rajan a lord of Y3,000,000 by means of deben- loan bave not yet been decided on. When tale cufar, but the temps and other details of the
Jean in raised, the present loan obtained from France will be repaid. The
ls not la company prasaing need of money, but requires à reserva fund. It is difficult for businessmen to borrow money from bankers at a time of monetary stringency, and basiness-men are not infre quietly involved in difficulties on such occa sions. The company wants to have a reserva- a provision paidat such a possible danger." “Japan Chronicle,
In view of the walcóma extended by Japan so Prince Tsal Chen, as: Ambassador to return bis appointment as Associats fraaident of the thanks, the Government intends to recommend
to invest blm with special authority to settle Waiwapu after his return from Japan, in order the Chientao, Pratas Island and other pending. questions between China and the Jaland'empiráty
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