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provisions of section 304 of the Penal Code. Such is the decision and a curious one it is, It is added that an appeal has been taken out by the prosecution so that the cane in still sus judice and we are debarred from commenting upon it. But we await with
the penal code with obtaining ticala 43 26 from Mr. Crosby, who is in the British consular service, by fraud. The facts are interealog enough to warrant their being quoted in the written judgment. The de- fendant was sent down to Lakon Lampang
anxioly the outcome for whatever the re- Mr. Crosby was at that time British Vice-ult one way or another. It will mean much Consul there and the defendant came to for the continuance of business morality. him for asstance, At that time he was ill When we saw that the prosecution had and without means. He was sent to the given notice, of appeal, we looked to hospital, and before he was discharged a see whether any grounds were given in subscription was got up among the British order that the application should be firms to send the accused down to Bang granted but none were submitted and the kok. It is not very clear what the actual defendant who, as his counsel said, “had been amount of that subscription was, but Mr. declared not guilty and was now an innocent Crosby has told us that at the time the man" should be released on bis own re defendant was ready to go to Bangkok cognisances. To that the Court agreed and MANUFACTURERS: the amount required fell short by about there the matter rests for the moment. But Tcs. 50. Defendant however at that time what a happy land Siam must be and how had, a small sum of money in the Hong- useful the handy cheque in that delectable' | kong and Shanghai Bank, Tcs, 43 2ũ, and had | country,
in his possession a letter stating that fact bear- ing the date the azad of June, He had shown this to Mr. Crosby on a previous occasion and
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Mr. Crosby has told us that he told defend. ant that if he gave him a cheque for his balance in Bangkok he (Mr. Crosby) would send him down forthwith. He very fairly kaya that he relied upon the leiter from the 1longkong Bank. The cheque was filled in, for the amount of Tcs. 43.36 by Mr. Crosby's clerk and taken to the defendant, who was at that time in hospital. The defendant signed the cheque and it was given to Mr. Crosby It seems clear that Mr. Crosby, lu accepting
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British cru'nex Bedford arrived in port yesterday: M. W. P. Kar, H. M. Commercial Attaché for the Legation in Peking, arrived from Shanghai to-day.
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GOVERNMENT 'CEMENT FACTORY,
[From Our Own Correspondent,]
PROSECUTIONS BY THÊ MEDICAL OFFICER-OF HEALTH.
DAIRY PEOPLE CHARGED WITH BELLING
ADULTERATED MILK
Before Mr E R. H∙llifax,. First, Police Chotos, atat December..
Magistrate, at the Poli,a Court this morning, Yesterday morning H. E Viceroy Yuan Mr. Francis Clark, Medical Officer of Health, visited the Canton Government Cement and charged the mae'er of a dairy at No. 40, Coch Brick Factory and inspected the works. The raus Street, with selling milk not of the nature daily output of this factory is about three demanded by the purchaser on the 6th Decem hundred casks of muck. The preber last, Mr. W. B. Hinds, of Messrs. Bruston thousand places of red brick. The products of and Heti, appeared for the defendant. this Government Factory find a ready sale in markets outside Canton but it is insignificant in the city itsell
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A fortnight ago a consignment of over hundred ponies, which were bought by the Cantou authorities from Kalgan, for the use of the newly trained provincial troops, arrived by the su. Slawi. Another batch of two hundred 01ies m ra will arrive here in a few days by the steamer Hut,
VISITING TOURISTS. HE Vicaray Yuan is reported to have re- ceived a communication from the American
inspector Koight, "of the Sanitary Hourd,
stated that he went to defendan's shop on the 6th inst, and bought some milk for He divided the which he paid- tên cents.
milk into three parts and handed the sample
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Poking, 21st December, The Ministry of Posts and Com munications has deputed another official in the person of Lung Kin-
to the Govtrament Analyst for analysis,'
Sanitary Department diposed to accompanying affairs of the Chaton-Hankow Rail- A Chiness interpreter in the employ of the cheong to Canton to investigate the respector Knight to defendant's shop, where he saw the inspector purchase some milk, for way. which be paid ten cents in Hongkong currency. He saw the inspector divide the milk into three parts.
Mr. Hinds (To witness)–How did he divide.
Coal-General at Cantos informing. bim that the milk? Did be fill ons battle and then
on jhò zzed instant the fargo number of 6:o odd tourists in all will come up from Hongkong by river steamers to pay a visit to the city. In con- sideration of the narrow condition of the streets, be Viceroy in reply asked the American Consul General that it would be best to have them LIEUTENANT R. R. Reioman has been tourists divided into several partier, each not appointed gunnery officer of the Tamar att exceed fifty persons in number, and to ad- Hongkong. -
vise the visitors to do the sight in the city by turos in order to avoid congestion of the traffic. by the Viceroy la give adequate protection"to. The Police authorities have been instructed
thess tourists by issuing proclamations to warn Police are also required by the Viceroy to sub. mit to him a report daily on the movement of the foreign visitors during their sojourn here.
PRINCE EUNINORI, Chief Priest of the Im perial Shinto Shrines at iso, japan, died on December 8.
another and so forth?
Witness--I don't know.
At this point, his Worship requested the Court interpreter to put a series of questions by Mr. Hinds to the witness, at the latter did not appear to grasp the meaning of Mr. Hinds"
questions.
la answer to further questions by Mr. Hinds, witness stated that the ins, ector first half-filled one batile, then santher and then the third and did not re-all the bottles.
Mr. Frank Browne, Government Analyst,
Lung has already started from Poking.
LUK CHIN-LUM.
SEEKS RESIGNATION FROM THE
GRAND COUNCIL.?
[By courtesy of the " Shoung Po."]
Peking, 21st December: Grand Councillor Luk Chin-lum is getting more denf day by day and is determined to tender his resigna-
the cheque,relied upop, the letter from the if is believed that the sir, Konu Maru, a vessel the people not to create any disturbance. The stated that on the 6th inst. he received a sam tion.
·Bank and defendant's statement that at that time, qiz, the date on which the cheque was signed, he had that money in the Bank. Evidence has been called which shows that this representation was 10 fact true and that REFRESHING. the defendant actually had the balance at the
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Bank. He left Lamping about the rath or 13th of September and proceeded to Bang. kok. No money was actually handed to him before he left but he was given a further sum for expenses at Paknampho. On arriving in Bangkok he went to the Back and drew out the whole of his balance on the 22nd Sep tember. The Bank of course were bound to pay him, as the money was still in their when Mr. Crosby's cheque was prescated in bands. The consequence of this was that
the course of the post two or three hours later on the same day, it was returned unpaid.
of 2,876 100s, which left Meroran for Yokkar chi'oa November 18, has been lost with her crew of forty men.
THE P. and O. S. N. Co.'s wail calendar for be coming year is of the usual artistic kind containing schedules of the Outward and Homeward Mails for 19:0
VILLAGE HOBBERY..
On the 18th instant an armed robbery was
committed in the Chip Gao village, in the vicinity of Fatsban. The robbers, about a hundred in bomber, entered the village and THE return hockey match between Queen's russcked five bouses. They were not satisfied College boys and the Hoogkong Ladies' Hockey. With carrying away their foot but carried away Club will be played at to a.m. on Monday, 27tbaho two villagers wah them. Before the inst., at Causeway Bay.
sabbers were able to decamp the village militia parsund them and even.ually suc ceeded to recovering one of the kidnap. pad men while the other was nowhere to be found. During the relee between the two parties, three of the village, militia were seriously wounded.
ple of milk marked 40, Cochrane Street which he analysed. It was castomary to take len grammes for the determination. He took ex actly les grammes.
'Mr. Binds (To witness)-How did you gel
grammes exactly? It is a very difficult
operation.
His Worship (To Mr. Hinds) -Mr. Hinds, you must remember Mr. Browne is the Gov eroment Analyst and as expert.
Mr. Hinds-Yes, your Worabip, but to get difficult operation even for experts, tep grammes of anything on to a scale is a very
Mr. Browae-No, it is not difficult at all."
The defendant also west into the box and stated that he was not in the habit of skimming the milk be sold to his customers and the mila be sold on the 6th December was good milk.
The Medical Officer of Health at this stage announced that a costain section in the Ordin.
AFTER "the 'recent heavy soow in Manchuria the price of beans rose considerably and this has caused the failure with great loss of a Chi-
SIXTEEN mes appeared before Mr. E. R.
ese firm, dealing in this product.
Hallifax at the Magistracy this morning for gambling. The ringleader was fined Sico and been forwarded to the Viceroy, decouncing the ace sathorised a further analysis of the milk,
'These are the facts as detailed in the pre-ins est $1, A sum of money found on the liminary message of the judgment and what premises was confiscated the Court setout to find was whether or not the acting of the defendant in drawing out his money at a time when he knew that he had
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to be for his full balance to Mr. Crosby, was sufficient to bring him within the sections of the Penal Code.. Section 304, the judgment states, defines the offence of cheating and Section 306 prescribes the punishment which shall he given if cheating is committed under
THE five Chinese who were yesterday charged at the Criminal Sessions yesterday with the alirged-murder-of-a-compatties at the Collon
Mills some time ago were this morning found. "not guilty" and acquitted.
THE Gazette announces, under date Foreign Office, Sept. 15, the King has been graciously. pleased to appoint Arthur Robari Peel, Esq. to be His Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of bis Majesty the King of Siam, and also to to His Majesty's Consul-eneral within the Domicicns of the King of Siam..
A CHIESE dispatch says that a suggestion has the advent of coasthurional reforms China been made to the Ministry of Finance that with should follow the example of foreign countries and reduce the taxes on maveable propanties, wh le taxes on real property should be increas- The Ministry has taken the recommend. alive into consideration.
MAGISTRATE DENOUNCED,
A joint petition signed by fifty-two men has
present Namhoi Magistrate. The Viceroy kos handed the original petition, to the magistrate
asking him to make an explanatory statement to the charges brought against him.
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THE MANILA CÁRNIVAL.
CARRANGEMENTS FOR LAND PARADE.
The Manila Zimes of 16th inst, saysFins arrangements are being made for the carnival parades to take place in this chy dusing caroí- val week. At a meeting of the land parade
which, he understood, the Government Analyst was ready to undertake..
rection actually referred to a further analysis
Mr Hinds simted that he did not think the
but he was willing to agice to the suggestion.
Tho-onve-wan-adjourned till corn_as_Friday
next.
*WOMAN IN THE DOCK:
-The same charge as that, which bas 'ofready
been outlined above was then preferred agains!
`n women 'The defendant in this instance was not represented by a solicitor,
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&h December he received from lespect.r The Government Analyst stated that on the Knight a sample of milk marked 56, Stanley Street, which be analysed. Winess then pro
Worship.
The case was adjourned titi noon op Friday.
THE WEATHER,
• The following report is from Mr. F. G. Figg Din ctor of the Hongkong Observatory:-
THE NAVAL COMMIS-
· SIONERS.
RECEPTION IN PARIS..
[By courtesy of the Shaung Po."]
Paking, 21st December. Prince Shun, the Naval Commis- gioner, has reported by wire his arrival in Paris where he was us- corded a cordial reception and was
banquetted by the President of the Republic,
THE REGENT AND THE PRESS
READING OF NEWSPAPERS
ADVOCATED..
"[ Py courtesy of the" "Shang 1,8%)
Peking, 21st Dec£mber, The Prince Regent has remarked to the Grand Councillors that the reading of newspapers, conduces to the setting up of the official system
committee of which F. Wilton Springer is chair. man, held last night, it was decided that the first parade would be a military can in which the ceeded to give the results of bis analysis to his upon a sound basis. Army, Navy and Marine Corps in there islands painted Grand Marshall and will select his ow would participate. General Carter has back ap aids. Mark L. Scott and George W. Hay werd, who are a sub-commitive on soutes, have made a selection of a course of about six miles which will be submitted at Once lo General Carter for bis consideration. The military parade will take place on THE trial of former directors and auditors of the the first day of the Carnival and on Dai Nippon Soger Refinery Company, whose the following days a civic parade and an au. alleged misapplication of the funds of the Comtomobila patade will take place. Alljustional. pany caused a great scandal some months ago. ities will be represented in the civic parade. has been concluded. Sentences of imprison: The Chinese are showing much interart in the mest ranging from ten months to four years affair and have sent over to Amoy to have top of the sentences was suspended.. bave been passed. In many instances txeen a Chinese dragon constructed which will be one of the features of the procession. There will IT will be remembered that in the Spring the also be a troop of Chinese actors and dancers. Ministry of Finance issued circular orders to
circumstances specified therein. It follows that in order to convict under by section 306, the essentials of cheating' as defined by section 304 must be fulfilled. Now under that section there must be either (a) the assention of a falsehood or (b) the conceal ment of some circumstance which it was the duty of defendant to reveal, at the time of the commission of the offence, in additioned. to dishonesty. There is no evidence that a falsehood was told in fact the whole of the evidence goes to show that the représenta tion upon which Mr. Crosby acted was true. There is no doubt that he really relied upon the letter from the Bank. Now if defendant had in fact drawn out the amount mentioned in that letter before the time he gave the cheque to Mr. Crosby and yet concealed that fact and allowed Mr Crosby to rely upon it; the offence would have been complete. Or, The postage on the woskly Imus to any part of the
world is 30 omnis per quarter.
if the defendant, in order to induce Mr. Bingle Coptes, Tally; ten cents. Weekly, twenty. Crosby to accept the cheque and so send
Ave cents (for cash only).
lim down to Bangkok had made any state ment which was to his knowledge false at the On Decmber 16, 1909, at Ningpo, to Dr, and time he made it, there could be no doubt, Mr. A. F. Cole, a son.
But a promise to do something in the future, even if the dishonest inter ion exists at the time the promise is made would not come within this section, and in this case there is
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The mice per quarter and per mensem, proportional Subscriptions for any period law than one month will be charged ua for a full month. The dally lens is delivered free when the addrom i
accesible to mannenger: Peak antecribers can bass thal'' copia delivered as their residenoem without any extra charge. On coplce sent by post as additional $1.80.per quarter is charged for postage
BIRTH..
MARRIAGE.
Da November 24, 1909, at Holy Trinity Church, Sloase Street, W. Gordon Dingwall Maln, of Shanghai, son of Dr. Duncan Main,
of Woodcote, Chislehurst, Kent),
The Hongkong Celegraph
the different provinces, asking Viceroys and, Governors to deliberate on the question of in- crease of duties and likin abolition. As aane of the provincial governments has presented a report on the s'ject, the Ministry has given fresh orders, urging that the matter be reported upon this year.
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TYPHOON WARNING.
The following telegram was received at the American Consulate General from the Manila Observatory at 7p.m. yesterday
December 21st, 4 p.m. Cyclope or typhoon E of northern Visayas or south-eastern Luzon, recurving northeństward,
On the sand at 1205 p.-The barometer is steady over' the Philippises, the "low" area apparently remaining almost stationary to the E of the S. part of the Archipelago,
The hrom le bas fall: n quickly in N.E
Japan, the Northern depression having reached the Pacific to the Sou b of Hokkaide
Preisara has increased in 5.W, Japin and
given way ever China. Another depression pears to be approaching Manchuris from the Westward.
The highest pressure is shown over'S. China Strong monson may be expected over the China Sea
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at to a.m. to-day, cap inches,
FORECAST.
FOREIGN LOANS.
DETERMINATION TO PAY OFF.
[By courtesy of the “ Shaung Po"]
Peking; 21st December, The Prince Regent has decided to take steps to pay off the foreign loans. His Highness appears to take much interest in the memorial on the sub- ject presented by Tang Shau-chuen.
FORBIGN ». JAPANESE· CHMENT.
TEST TO IMPROVE THE JAPANESE,
The Department of Agrica.ture and Com. merce has amended the official “regulations N.E.relating to the testing of cement. The Osake
1-Hongkong and Neighbourhood, winds, fresh to moderate; fine.
2-Formoss Channel, samo as No. 1.
Aftîniché, translated by the Jopan Chronicla, xa- 3-South Coast of China between Hongkong marks that Japanese cement monfactareishavs and Lamocks, Home as No. 1.
been turning out large quantities of coment A. CHINESE Contemporary says that Grand, Councillor Lu Ch'uso-lin bas proposed that as
4-South coast of China between Hongkong paitly on accost of competition in price among the suppression of native opium is almost AMETING for children was held this after.
and Hainen, simb as No. 2...
the manufacturers themanives and partly by the. 1, 2, of Hangchow, Chins, to Florence, no definite evidence that there was such a completely carried out, the British Minister largely attended. The Right Rev. Bishop log-recently commanded the cruiser Kent on the credit. Captious builders are begippioz,to noon at St. Paul's College, and was fairly SAYS a mail paper:-Captain De Horsey, who Japanese coment has lost its reputation and pressure of building contractor, · As a result youngest daughter of the late Clement Alexan- promite at all. The giving of a cheque is a should be cupulted as to the question, of ham, D.D., Secretary of the Church Missionary Chink Station, is now the senior captain of the dar Middleton, Bencher of Gray's Inà (one tima representation that it will be paid on pre-cartailment of the period for the importation Society, guve an address, which was followed fret, and next for" promotion to fist rank prefer imported comaat even though they pay
sentation, and if a dishonest intention is of foreigà opium. Prince Ching, however, wild interest by the children."
more for it. For the celluloid factory at Aboahi, present too, might support a charge of is inclined to defer taking any action until
Captain de Hersey, who comes of a naval now being built by the Mitsu Bishi, it was inv cheating, if at the time it was made more definite information has been gained on
UNDER date Salgon, 11th inst, Messrs. We brilliant services during the South African War, in compliance with an application made by In. family, was specially promoted captain for bla tended to use imported cement exclusively, bat/ the subject. it could be proved that defendant
G. Hale & Co. write Old crop is almost ex including the action of Magersfontein and the knew when he gave it that it would not be
basted, scarcely 3/4000 tons being now left capture of Pictoris. Irior to that he had eare to use the Japanese product as well. However paness cement manufacturers the factory agreed HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1909 paid, It cannot be said in this case that the
for which holders demand exorbitant prices ed much credit by his suppression of pirates in when tested about 40 per cent of the Japanese 788 USE OF CHRQUBS IN SIAM evidence supports this view. There is ample ground yesterday afternoon. The Craigen- Prospects of the naw crop are, exceedingly the zorthern parts of Bomeo and the neigh cement supplied proved useless. Capitalists likel favourable, and the out-turn is expe.ted to be a bouring islands and waters whilst serving with the Mitsu Bishi and others, who hayo means evidence that defendant acted dishpoesly in A very curious case which has just been drawing out the money from the Bank, well
the most favoured districts bus already made very fair average, Early grain from some ni 1bs China Squadron..
of texting the coment will accept only good decided in the International Court of Bang-knowing at the time that he would prevent
its appearence in small gusalities, but will come kok appears in the newspapers of Siam's the cheque he had previously given being
in more freely during the next month. Overtures to learn that the new Commander-in-Chief of
MANY here and in Horgkang will be pleased quality, and if building contractors continus
use bad cement for the purpose of making capital and it is certain that the facts and paid. And from his own admission it is
from Europe have, so far, reunited in the settle the Chips, Station, lo succession to Vice-Ad.. padaly large profun out of their contracts, the the decision Handed down by the bench will clear that he 'formed this intention at all
mest of som: 50.000 tona, chiefly for Frauce, miral Sir Hedworth Lambton, is Vice-Admiral Japanese cement industry will in time be ruin.. attract attention. The Court consisted of events in the course of his journey down. It
for Feb 4pril shipment. These sales are mors: Alfred Leigh Winsiger C.V.O., who, until the cd. Some of the manufacturers desired that the two Siamese judges and a British judge, is bat certain that he had any dishonest laten. THE following is taken from the Manila Times or less of a covering nature and have been recent reaganisation at the Admiralty came official regulations relating to the testing of and the judgment we learn was based on the tion at the moment that he signed the cheq the "Rubi, which anised yesterday from pailly meet their freight engagement, which; Winsloe, this officer came out to the China exercised to prevent the maanfactors af bad of the 16th inst.:- One of the Chinese passengers affected in order to allow speculative seliers to into effect was the Fourth Sea Lord. As Capt coment be amended, and strict measures be oplaton of the last mentioned, he whole que. His subsequent conduct is all to his Hongkong and, Amoy, tried to smuggleĝip are considered to be very heavy, Java buyers, Salon in command of H. M. S. Sparian, consol. In compliance with bis desire the point revolves around the question: What discredit, and it is impossible to believe his goods but was detected by the examinarea adjegjelleving our market of some 10.000 tons, that croiser and her sister ship, the dools, Department of Agriculture and Commerce bas is cheating ? Is it cheating to sign a cheque story of sending a letter from Raheng to the passenger and baggega 'divisioniran for Feb/March shipment, now relase to follow having been despatched together to join the amended the regulation. By this amendment receiving for it its face value and afterwards cancel the cheque. Even if he lind done so, torded over to the uncent service' for artist the small rise in prices, baring, seemingly, Admiral's flag at Hongkong at a time of some) a'definition of the quantity of Portland comes t withdraw the money from the Bank before it would not have materially altered the and prosecution, The Chloo in queuton bid overreached their purchases with Bormah political stress. The ciniars ran through the is clearly set forth, and the sain the choque could be pressated? That position, and in acquiting him of the and other Chinese stuff sangly hidden in Rice prices, in order to counter balance the Singapore Stralis ons Sunday morning without which is not equal to the standard neemt to us to have been the root of the charge brought against him, it can only be the slaves of his clothes and in other ways effects of the daily rising exchange and the calling at Singapore, Capt. Winston Atore bidden, Thayrevision of las
Concealed in the articles which he brought in a - genarak want of demand, have eased down con- tims Senior Naval Officer at Singapore, and is brown dishonest ceme matter which the Court had to decide. The said that it is done because the facts of this bos. The total Value of the merchandise was viderably since our last novices, and our market still wall remembered her Singapore Free state of panic. It is ball defendant pas charged under two sections of case do not bring it strictly within the about P100
new clove with a decidedly downward tundency. Press
THE BO.C. played the "Craigengowers at a frinedly game if football on the Military gowers opened the scoring by an easy goal, who took things pretty easy till the end, which was anon alier doubled by the "3 yr,” leading by one. The game was cut short owing to the fading light., Most probably next year the Junior Leagus will buvo a new term added to it, en
contractors will be the most