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HONGKONG BENEVOLENT “
SOCIETY.
ANNUAL MEETING
The annual meeting of the Hongkong Lád.c: Benevolent Society took place at the Okty Holi last Tuesday evening." The Hon. Mr. E. Osborne presided, being supported by Lady May (president of the Society) and Mrs. G. 2. Edkins (hop.secretary).
MT. Osborne read a letter from the Bishop of Victoria expressing his regret at not being The Chairman then sald-Lady May, Ladies
and Gopilemes,~This assemblage, of those "who are interested in the work of the Hoogkong
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Benevolent Society, happening as it does at the dawn of a New Year, when the world of com- marce is accustomed to review the operations of the past, iwelve cionths, assumes in some respects the characteristics of joint stock sufer- prise, in that we are here to-day as shareholders of that great undertaking called Charity, not in the limited sense of almigiving, but Chatity in its broadest, grandest conception, the bro. thashood of man, We are bare then tolday for the purpose of considering our profits, of canvassing for patronage, and of calling up further capital, by which to achieve still greater results in that vast sphere of activity, "wherein the forces of good and the forces of evil cogage. In conseless competition for the mastery and control of mao, › So, in the› accustomed phra- seology of commerce I will, with your permis alon, take the report and accounts as read and I hope through the courtesy of the Press to draw public attention to the Society's work. First let me say that this Society is no flummery of Charity busy-bodying itself over impossible measures of harmful infuence. It is a society of ladies who, in quiet, unassuming garb, are endeavouring to help those who endeavour to
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SUN A WAN'S EXIRADITION." O B D paze 93 was relied upon. That if a casa which had regard to an extradition treaty between the United Kingdom and the Nether, Besides the cassi Immediately dealt with by INTERESTING JUDGMENTS BY FULL COURT: lands and provided inter alia that the respective
4 ¥ the Ladies Committee others have been helped
diplomatic agents of both countries should Balore Fall Court, consisting of on behalf of the Society by Rev. G. E. Thomp Ross Davies, K.C. Acting Chief Justice, and
deliver up to each other reciprocally any son, Chaplain to the Missions to Beamed., Thi
„persuns accused or
or convicted of any of the ox- Mr. Justice Gompertz, Fuisns Judge, the case tradition crimes committed within the farindle assal donation of $15 a month has been sent to Mr. Thompson, from the fands of the Society.
was resumed law Wednesday morning la which tion of the requiring party, who should be found and his petoras show twenty-three men helped
pod Mr. Blade moved for rula nisl to be directed within the territories of the other party. The the Captain Superintendent of Policeward subjecte? was defined in the treaty as by this means. The arrangement relieves the ladies of the most difficult feature of the work, to show cause why Son A Wao, prin including not only naturalined citizens of the and they wish to thank Mr. Thompson for Mr. County alan banco foreigners es accordier whole hearted co-operation, as well as the charged. Mr. Slade, lustructed by Me to the laws of either of the contracting parties gentiamen of the Reference Commities whose Attorney-Caberal, assisted by Me: O. G. Al- are assimilated to subjects. It was contended
Kong represented the prisoner. help is of great value.
-in that care that the prisoner being a naturalis. abaster, instructed by Mr. F. B. L. Bowley.ed subject of the U. 5. A. was not amenable to peared for the Craws and Sir Henry Ber-of the argument, Mr. Baron Pollock remarked from the Crown Soliciter's office, ap- the treaty and should be renditad.. In the course kelay, C., instructed by Mr. H. L. Dennys, Crown Solicitor, represented the Chinese the subject of the country in which he commits Must not a man be taken prima facie to be Government. It will be remembered that at the offance at the time of so committing it, and the last sitting of the Full Count is con
does it not lie on him to shew the contrary, nection with the above malter, the polat was
Doas it follow that because a man is a natural raised whether the Chines Governor once, uented by Counsel, had the right of audience, and their Lordships at the time held that they kad before them a direct precedent for the Chi case. Government being represented in Court, and without in any way endeavouring to criticise or set aside the decisión of the learned Chief Justice in the case stated they were disposed to hear Sir Henry on behalf of the Chinese Government and to consider the point raised by Mr. Blade and give more fully their sons for the courts they had decided to adopt in a judgment which would subse quently be delivered.
the work of the Society,
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Thanks are also due to the managers of the steamship companies who have granted radac ad passages in special cases, and to the way kind supporters of the Society who, unable from various reasons, to offer their personal services, do what is still more important and by subscrip tions and donations generously enable the faw the work of the Society, potuity, to carry
Dasion the past year the following Indias have served on the Committes-Lady May (President), Mrs. Badeley, Min Bock, Mrs. Becker, Mrs. Bunbury, Men. Edkins, "Mrs Gresson, Mrs. R. Hancock, Mru: “Hastings, Mrs. Hickling, Miss Innes, Mrs. Lauder, Mrs. Pinckney, Mis. Hiạbb, Min. ↑ C. Thomson, Mrs. Taroor.
KAWASAKI DOCKYARD.
COMPANY,
HALF-YEARLY MEETING.
The balf-yearly general meeting of the Kaway, saki Dackyard Company last month adopted the report and accoudts for last balf-year, which recommended e dividend at the rate of 8 per
that
THE CHIEF JUSTICE'S JUDGMENT." The Chief Justice, in delivering his judgment, uid A rule siil for a writ of habeas corpus was granted in this case and this is a motion to make the rule absolute Mr. Slade, on baball
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(1) That there is no proof that the prisoner is a subject of Chias i
(a) That no foreign warrant or its equivalent was produced before the Magistrate."
belp themselves; to rehabilitate those who cant., per annum as for the preceding parlod, of the prisočer, bases the application on two i maybe through inherent weakness of character, maybe through the devilry of others, or it may be through theer unadulterated misfortune, find themselves stranded, helpless and alone, upon an alien shore. There is here in the Society no baven for the criminal, the drunkard, or the wastrel products of an age in which Society with disordered appetite for change is for ever shuffingits arrangeinents and is pleased to tarm it progress. Progress indesd; there is no progress, so long as pauperism stalks the land.
The meating also approved a proposal to add to the business of the company the manufacture f iron and other metal work and to make an addition accordingly to the company's articles of association, The net profit of the com- pay for, the period under review amounted to 345,859, which was distributed as follows:
* Y35,000 10,000
10,000
Reserve...
Special reserve ......... Reserva for depreciation of buildings
and machinery...
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK CO
Fa Ming, who had been committed to Victoria Goal ez a fugitive criminal under section, to of the Chiaves Extradition Ordinance, 1856, khoáld not be discharged from custed và bưng vuk two grounds on which Mr. Siddi bared” hin
THE NETHERTON, LITIGATION. argument that the fugitive criminal should be discharged The fr
first words fugitive critical an dasond by section a Lord Macksonia no action was tried which is was shortly, that theAs the Edinburgh Court of Sessions, Balora of the Ordiennes are limited to subiect China and that there was no evidence before reported as follows the Magistrate to show that the prisoner was a In this action the Hongkong and Whampoa subject of China, I will dest first with this point, Dock Co. (Limited), Victoria, Hongkong, and it was cociended for the Crown That it not at all uscemary for the Crown to prove ping Co. (Limited) 70 Wellington Street, definitely the nationality of the prisoner. (2) The corner pan mam orners of the Glasgow, "for £2,500 in name of damages, That at any rate this is unnecessary where the steamship Natherion, which in February 1907 prisoner himself does not set up that be is before the Magistrate abundant prima facie into Singapore in a damaged condition. Nago not a Chinese subject, (9) And that there was was seriously damaged by fire, and was towed evidence that prisoner was a Chinese subject. tiations took place with the pursuers for Now as to the first point we were referred to supait of the vessel and ultimately a contract Biron and Chalmers on Extradition page 16 was entered into ander which the paramete and to the care of. R. Gang, Q. 206,000 dollars, equivalent to about 10,600, agreed to execute “the repaira at the price of There is no doubt of the correctness of sad subject of the United States he may not propositing that under the Imperi Acid vessel was to be delivered at the port of repair by for this purpose be a subject of the Nether
Criminal
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the owners.. The purinarı mada *State, who bascommitted an offence in a
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And in bio judgment he said som
forsige country and then fled to the British 'for carrying out" the contract, but en óth May Two points are made on behalf of the dominions to R. v. Gauz it way, however, 1907 they received a telegram stating that the prisoner which are of importance as in argued for the prisoner that as the demand for position was changed with regard to the Walker volving a matter of principle affecting the extradition must under article XI of the Tranty, and that she was to be sold au she then lay liberty of the subject. The first of them is between Great Britain and the State applying for account of the underwriters. The sum aned this: it is said that the prisoner le not for rendition, be made by the diplomatic agent for was said to have been the loss incurred by the subject to the extradition law an oxlatlog | of his (the criminal's) country the intention was pursuers through tha dafenders having iniind to between this country and the Netherlands, clearly manifested that the subject of a third carry out their contract. In their defence the by reason of his not being a subject of the Government, not a party to the Treaty, was not defenders said that the contract was anbject to Netherlands. It is said that the evidence to be sutrandared. The Court saswered that
the condition that the ship was reasonably capabu befute the magistrate showed him to be a' any person committing a colme within the of being repaired within a reasonabla time, and Datu alised subject of the United States, jurisdiction of a country was pro tanto a sub- they maintained that this condition not bating and this evidence was also supplemented.ject of that country which became for tha
besa parised any contract fall and they wore by an affidavit stating that not only bar
entitled to absolvitor. By interlocator, dated the prisoner been onturalised in the Unit-
ruik June roof, Lord Mackenzie repelled car, ed States, but that also there is no ressih
talo of the defenders' plass and allowed the' to believe that be was born in the Nether
parties a proof upon the question of damage, lands-on the contrary, it says that he has
and that interlocutor was adhered to by reason to believe that he was born to a
Inner House. All the evidence was taken on city in Hungary. Therefore it is contend-
commission at Hongkong. ed that the Extradition Treaty between this country and the Netherlands dosa no' apply, and that the prisoner cannot be given up to the Government of the Netherlands. This matter, no doubt, depends unt only an the English Statute but also on the terms of the treaty but before alluding to the treaty I would say that the leading prin
nationality as applied to crime committed within any particular country is this. Whatever rights, civil or otherwise, a man may have which may be affected by his domlelle, it is and must be perfectly clear by the law of all cations that each person who is within the jurisdiction of the par- ticular country in which he commits à 'crime is subject to that jurisdiction; olber- wise the criminal law could not be ad- ministered according to any civilised method.
Lord Mackenzie. "after debate, decerned in favour of the pursuers for 61,848 with interest and expenses. · His Lordship sald that figures bad been produced to show that the average profit made by the pursuers on their contracte. was about 15 par cent, but as the contract in question was quoted as a very keen prica, he did not think he was doing them any injustice by allowing what practically worked out, at
Counsel for the Porsoor-Mr. Graham Stewart, C., and the Hon. William Watson. Agents-Scott Moncrieff and Traill, Wis.
Counsel for the Defendars—Mr. Macmillan: Agents—J. & J, Ross, W. 5.
There to their way are one and all deserving of Dividend at rate of 8% per annum 156,000' placed on the term differs; for in the Imperial ciple, which underlies all questione of) of China accused" section 2 of the local about 9 per cent. on the contract price.
reconstructive treatment and no doubt when men, who assume the role of goveraing men, shall have learnt to barmonize their differences In the interests of public weal; when the school
teacher shall cease to
the Infant plaster mind with smatterings of knowledge and desm It adocation; when the same attention shall be given to the development of character 43 now is given to the physical culture of the body; whan, controllers" of industry ara able to realise that overproduction bringe wa employment, distress and misery; when the profits of industry shall be more equitably ap portioned to the workers; and above all when the workers themselves shall bava bean talight the vales of thrift and self-reliance; thee indeed Society's house will be so ordered that the drunkard and the drons will disappear and we shall no longer dishonour civilization by taint. ing it with heaps of refuse humanity, unfitted to live, unready to die Meanwhile, until this millennium, the Hoogkong Benevolent Society, as with kindred associations scat tered throughout the world, is helping to stem the side of misery; for. during the twenty-one years of its existence, a large num ber of parsons, and I may here say that with a view to prevent fraud and imposition, the features of every case ars very carefully scrutinised, a large number of persons have been assisted in one way or another; and if. you will refer to the Society's reports will find mention of the widow unprovided for; the will." Ing worker broken by sickness and suffering: the out-of-work victim of commercial depron- sion; and above all, you will find the friend- lese orphan child. To such it is the self-appoint- ed task of these ladies to carry encouragement and aid to help the wank-hearted and to raise up them that have fallen by the way, Trafy this is noble work, worthy of our praise, and I feel sura that Hongkong, ever rondy to succour the unfortunate, will this year respond to Society's appeal for funds, in measure more liberal and In manuer more cheerful, than ever, before. I now beg to propose that the report and accounts for roog, as presented, ba adopted.
Rev. C. H. Hickling seconded: Motion unasimously adopted,
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Bonutes to officials... Carried forward
Total
·INGH
E0,000 24,850
¥345,859
HONGKONG BANK DINNER,
The third annual dinner of the Hongkong and Shangbai Banking Corporation was bald last month at the Trocadero Restaurant, Lon. don, when a very pleasant evening was spent by the company of some 150 guests and mem bers of the London and Far Eastern staff. Mr. C. S. Addia (joint-manager in London) prosi dod, supported by, among others, Sir Robert Hart, O.CMG, Count Mulso, G.V., Sir Thor. Sutherland, G.C.M.O., Sir James L. Mackay, 0 C.M.G., Sir Thos. Jackson, Bart., and Mr. A, M. Townsend. The usual toasts, including that of the Bank and the Staff, were drunk with great enthusiasm, and an interesting programme of music by Miss, Marjorie Hayward and Miss Bernadette · Rawstran greatly added to tha pleasure of the evening. The speeches con- tained a very optimistic sole regarding the future of the Back.
THE FORMOSAN. BUGAR
INDUSTRY.
PROSPECTS OF MEETING WHOLE DEMAND IN JAPAN..
Sugar
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The proceedings are governed by the Chi-. pese. Extradition Ordigance,, 1889 (Ordinance of 1889), Tha. term fugitive criminal" is common both to The Imporial Statute---- The Extradition Act, 1870-and to the local Ordinance referred to, but the interpretation
Act nationality is irrelevant in ordinary cases, whereas in the local Ordinance the fugitivo ・・ criminal must be a "subject of China," Sec- tion à of the Chinese Extradition Ordinance de- fines
Fugitive Oriminal" as follows:-Fugi- tive Criminal means any subject of China' accused of an extradition crime committed within the jurisdiction of Calan or on board Chivern ship on the high seas, whe ip'or is sus- pected of being in Hongkong or on board a British ship there," "And the same expression, is used in the Treaty of Tientsin Article
XXI.
China, shall take refuge in Hongkong or on reads as follows:-"If criminals, subjects of board the British ships there, they shall, upon das requisition by the Chiness authorities, be searched for, and, op proof of their gullt, be delivered up. It is clear, therefore, that it must be proved in the proceedings that the person accused is a subject of China and I agree with the leatoed Chief Justice, Sir Fmacis Piggott, in the caso cited (re Woog Ka Cheong 1. H.K.L.A. 13) that "there
must be some direct evidence before the Magis trate of nationality. In that case the 'learned Chief Justice said ;----
It must appear in some way or other from the proceedings that the prisoner, Is subject of Chios, for otherwise the requirements of the law would not be com plied with. It must be shewas it cannot be assumed. Neither Chinese name; nor the wearing of Chinese dress would be sufficient, for the prisoner may have been As a result of the strenuons afforts of the
born in Hongkong and so a British subject, Formosan Government to encouraga the
and a troublesome question as to the con- industry, ways the Arshi, the production of sequence of double nationality in respect sugar in the Island is rapidly increasing, all of extradition reight perhaps arise. There the sugar compaulas in Formosa baving under. must therefore be some direct evidenca taked an extension of their mills. The Nlitaka before the Magistrate of nationality." Sugar Company, promoted by Mr. Okura, of The question, themefore, which we have to Tokyo, and others, is now constructing its first decida is : Was there any direct evidence be mill, with machinery to crush 1,000 tons of fore the Magistrate that the accused was a sugar cane per day. This mill is expected to subject of China? In my opinion there wax be completed by January 1011, when the con- not. It was contended by the Crown and by struction of the second and subsequently the Sir Henry Berkeley on behalf of the Chizers third mills, will be taken in band. Mr. Rin Government: (1) that it is not necessary for Hongen, wealthy Formosas, bas started the the Crown to prove the fact when it is not construction of a mill capable of crushing challenged by the prisoner and that it lies on sa tone of cane per day, to be complied next him to show the contrary, and (2) alter mively, |álternatively, year.. The Takasage Sagar Company has that there is abondaal crima facio: commenced the copstraction of a mill to crush show that the prisoner is a subject of Chips. 1,000 tons of cane per day. This mill is alto In regard to the evidence we were referred to to be completed next year, lo the present the charge sheet and to the nxder of His Ex- season (from November to April), it is estimat cellency the Governor upon which the Magis ed, the Toys Sugar Company will produce trate's warrant issued in which the accused was 160,000 bags, the Meiji Sugar Company 300,000 described as "Sun A Wan late of the Wai Chow bags, the Taiwan Sagar Company 700,000 Prefecture is the Empire of Obina," and further
It will be seen that in that case the words bags, the Shloko Sugar Company 85,000 bags, to the police evidence that the prisoner was ar- used in the treaty "any person, to adopt Mr. the Enstika Sugar Company 170,000 bags, the rested and brought before the Court by virtue of Baron Pollock's language, were most gaseral Dai Nippon Company's mil 250,000 bage the warrant. As to this I do not think it can be words," and the word "Bubject" included 1,765,000 bags in all, equalling 170,000,000 contended with any show of authority that the not only naturalized citizens but also anch kis of molasses and about 100,000,000 kia facts alleged in the order or warrant (these foreigners as according to the laws of The production of sugar documents and in the form prescribed by the either of the contracting parties are assimil: in Formoss has now risen to about ore Ordinance) is evidence of auch lacis any `more half the demand in Japan. If-the-pro-than-that the allegations in an indicate criminal in the focal Ordinance is expressly ated to subjects, whereas the term "fugitive jected extemalody of works of new milis are evidence of the facts alleged. Then what is the limited to subjects of China. And the remarks carried out, the prodaction may increase ta other evidenca relied upon? Sul Fok sayı he
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purposes of the Act bis country which could || demand die extradition unless treaty arrange- ments provided to the contrary. Now the de cision of the Courtia that caso referred specially to and obviously turned directly on the very general language of the defuition is the Extra dition Act. That Act was passed to give effect to the provisions of Treaties made or to be made-with the British Government by Foreign Paware. The subject of Chinese Extradition in this Colony is of course governed by the Chinese Extradition Act, 1889, which was passed to give affect to Article XXI of the Treaty of Tiontain. in the local Ordinance the term "fugitive criminal is defoed as meaning "any subject The difference be tween the language of Ordinance and section 16 of the Imperial Act is very significant, and it seems to me clear that section 2 of the Ordinance constitutes its condition precedent to the jurisdiction of the Magistrate to commit, that the prisoner should be proved to be actually of Cbivore nationality. This being so, the burden of proof must of course be on the Crown to establish that fact by affirmative evidence. It le not for the prinoser to raise the point and by not doing an In commemoration of a quarter of a century he is not debarred from taking the objection of publication the India Rubber Journal hus The Attorney-General has pointed out
now. We were referred to the judgment of issued a special souvenir number, which reach to us the very general language of the first
Sir Francis Piggott in Wong Ka Cheong's ad as by the mail. It is full of meat and and third articles of the treaty. The first
Case 1, H.K.LR, at page 14. The learned pictures, deals with the manufacturing side article man thus:-It is agreed that ber
Chief Justice having reviewed the evidenca is chledy, but devotes a good deal of space to the Britannic Majesty and his Majesty the King that case concludes: "Lastly, and moatmaterial. planting side. Among the illustrations of men, of the Netherlands shall, on requisition made in the fact that the prisoner did not tender any we bare Sir Frank Sweltenham, Sir W. H in their name by their respectiva diplomatic evidence to show that he was not a Chinese sub- Treacher, Mr. F. W. Barker, and a sheet of agents, deliver up to each other reciproject" But, this must be read together with the portraits of Planters in Malays and Java, cally any persons who, being accused or words immediately following:") think there was gives, in some cases alightly idealised, portraits convicted of any of the crimes thereinafter a good prima facin case of Chinese nationality of John Turner, Malcolm Cumming, Noel specified committed within the jurisdiction before the Magistrate—and the prisoner did Bingley, Franchi Pears, F. M, Porcher, R. W. of the requiring party, shall be found not rebut this in any way." Now in the case
Harrison, H. M. Darby, F. G. Harvey and within the territories of the other party,
before us I fully agres with my learned brother S. Gibson, Authors knows to this part of Here it is according to all ordinary rules
that there is not even a prima facie case of the world have contributed articles. Mr. that one would expect to find any limits Chinese nationality set up. There was there H. K. Rutherford writes on the Coat of Pro- tion with respect to the character or status
fore nothing for the prisoner to rebut. I think duction of Pars Rubber in the F, M, S ; the of the persons who are to be given up. the objection to the commitment is a good one Hon'ble joha Tamer discauses the cultivation Not only are the most general words used
and that the rals must be mada absolute.
of catch crops, and rather recommends tapioca ...vi..any persons," but the article goes on becomes then unnecessary to expressly decide, Ms. H. N. Ridley writes on the risk of the and refers to their being parsons accozed the second point—whether there must ba an Rübber Industry in the East; a strong point. or convicted of crime committed within accusation in China-and if so whather such
being that as we have had everything" to the jurisdiction of the requiring party, an accusation has bena proved. But I will.
learn and invent, there are vary few mustorn clearly showing that the dedeltion of the merely say very briefly that if section
in which development research and experiment persons to be delivered up is any person strued in the ordinary and natural sense it does, aught not to be continued 1.Mr. Stanley, Arden who commits one of the specified Crimes not appear to make a formal accusation In
is strong on the necessity of plant sanitation in within such jurisdiction. Then when we China a condition precederit to an application considering rubber as an investment, polasing come to the third article of the treaty there here. No doubt, if it were proved that no
out that a reserve ought to be made, or capital is an express definition of what is moant by accusation had bees laid in China, that would writion down, bechase the day may come the word "subject.” It is to include not be a material fact for the consideration of the when diseans kas attained such a hold on an only naturalised citizens of the country Magistrate. But avon If an accusation in
estate that it will only pay to abandon it; but niso such foreigners as according Chins be necessary under the Ordinance it Mr. Malcolm Comming writes of twenty years. to the laws of either of the contracting
seems to me that the requirements of the ago and now, an interesting bit of reminiscence, parties, are assimilated to subjects as well Statale are sufficiently met by proof that are with a shilling a pound cost price concluding; as such foreigners who, being domiciled port accusing the prisoner of the crime was Mr. Ed O Bryce discesser questions of Plant- is the country and having married a made to the Disulet Magistrate. The onlying policy; and Mr Francis Pears keeps up his citizen thereof have one or more children other question to be considered is the position reputation for the block by, giving bis concio- by that marriage born there. The first part of a Foreign Government when Extradition slons in this form.—* - tends to show that the person who is assimil-proceedings are pending bafors, the Court:
‚ 1. That there is no necassity to fear" whits. ated to a subject must be so in respect to whether in fact the Foreign Government can
ante; there are other pests more dangerous, an the subject matter with which the treaty is claim to participate by Counsel, Sir Francie
2. That
i the orthodox S4 to: 37 per acre for dealing, viz., the criminal law. It is clear Piggott in his very laaraad and very careful clearing after a burn off of virgin fangle not that a person who commits a crime within Judgment, delivered on May 29th, 1905, in nearly sufficient. By sponding $40 to 350 much a particular teritory, for all purposes con- Wong Ka Cheong's case....3 money and worry will be saved ter plaat nacted with that crime, is regarded as se
intimated that a Foreign Government, had no and the odds are that much better yišids similited to a subject,"
locus standi in Extradition proceedings. The
ba obtained when the area comes into bearing. learned Chief Justice had not before him in
5. That it is not advisable to rely on the that caus a precedent which was produced to Government for technical and scientific infor us: the case of Leung Ah Fo, beard by the mation; much better get it first hand yourself Full Coon of Hoogkong: Rustell C, J. and
4. That an acre of mbber on suitable soil, Leach E in 1887 when Mr. Francia; Q C., sp. properly planted and cared for, should at saven peared for the Chinese Government. Nor was years of age yield 400 lb. dry rubber per acro there cited to him Castionl'a casa 1891, Q.B 5. That grass should be avoided like poison. Divisional Court. It is noticeable that the orburnt for planting it is only inviting disaster, 147 in which the English Solicitor-General ap As for sowing Crotalaria, broadcast OS E DEW peared for-the-Swiss-Government-before-the-clearing with just suficient timber heaped and and needs of each case.
Thirty-eight of the applicants have received
der nisi in that casa called upon both the 6. That text books on rubber planting shenlé and lodging, situations, or passages to places sugar in this country, within the next year or the District Magistrate) that he had known tion that the prisoner was a naturalised subject Switzerland to show cause. Whether or not the 7. That it should be made criminal to allow where they bad relatives or a promise of work two. In addition to this, about 100,000,000 kin of the prisoner previously on the 8th or 9th moon Four wars helped to leave the colony in the engar is produced in Luchu, Oshims, and other of the same year (Le, 1908) that he had been of the U.B.A. and was not a person who was to learned Chief Justice would have modified the any dead Para trees or even branches to re mere hope of thair doing better elsewhere, places in Japan. There can be no doubt, there coming and going in A1 Pl village frequently be regarded as assimilated to a subject, and I do opiniohe expressed, in Wanz Ka Cheong's case main about any plantation,
not think the remarks can have any direct bear had these important procedanti baun Brought
& That it is not advisable to economies. Twelve received no help from the Society, fors, continues the journal, that in a few years, (, when the alleged robbery took place). In
to his notice it is not worth while now to cOD-
panse in plant sanitation, specially in the tape but it is often those cases which are not helped when the now Customs tariff comes lato force, cross-azemination, he said that he had never regard to the express and specific words
sider. The Attorney-General for the Orawn raised | ping arund: Thu tizes yield profit, and which occupy the most time and thought
Government the demand for sugar in Japan can all be sup- spoken to him, that he was in the marketed in our Ordinance Nor do I think the contention put forward in the argument of Bir The fact that the number of applicants is. plied by the home production without locklog place, coming and going nearly every day, that Henry Berkeley that the word "subject used represented and we determined on this occa gousually large this year is due to the greater abroad for a. supply. The Formosan Govern be beard people talking, bence he know his
the local Ordinance bringing seas to the more of the Society for munt, deaming it necessary to regulate the supe name as Sun A Wan and that he did not jurisdiction of nine goes to being felt with we would hear Sir Henry Berkeley. In the
inlt Caves to the notice of the Committee, ply dad demand, has decided not to grant Buy hear them call him "a reformar. As to the reasoning of the judgment which I have event of the question belog salsed again we rough the courtesy
of the City Hall ities a room in that building bar / Buthar. † more charters for the formation of now sugar this, Mr. Alabaster, suggests that the whole | cited can be sustained. In regard to Wong Kil #bould require a fuller argument on the point of good tapping.
been lent to companies in the island.
object of the cross-examination was to estab- the Benevolent Society, and members have
la this com
connection It
may be noted that in lick the prisoner's association with the Re Cheong's case siready referred to the evidence that was possible on this occasion. basa at liberty to send applicants there, The the Formosan Budget for next year is included form party and that this creates a prima arrangement has worked most satisfactorily, an estimate of about 1,810,000 for a bounty to facia presumption that the Reform party and has been the means of bringing several be grasted to producers of crude sugar, we are subjects of China. Havlog regard, bow cases to the notice of the Committes which ther for refining or not. It is propound that ever, to the necessity, as I have stated, of otherwise would have received desultory help crude sugar produced in Formoss which is im- direct evidence, I do not think that such an from those applied to and have been speedily ported into Japan Proper and used in
ball receive a bounty of $1.00 Caning Implication, even if wall-founded, can be fost sight of. By the new plau co person want-
avail. Then Chan Chan sintes that be Ing a friend is without the chance of gain amount received as reimbursement of Customs had koows the prisoner since 1903, that he was log ons if in the least-deserving, and wa duty Do crude angar imported from abroad and engaged to take trees to his inaster, that he saw All know that it is possible, is the East, refined in Japan. The quantity of Formosan him to 1904 and once again in 1905 and he for persons to be temporarily friendless sugar to receive ibis bounty will be limited to farther stated that in 190g was the first time he without the cause being of accenity gay graze 250,000 bage. The total production of sugar la saw him and that he heard in the county at fault of their own. At first it was feared that Formosa for next year, says the doinicht, he was a robber and a thinl. Another witness the room might be an encouragement to is estimated, at about 1,700,000 bags. Of Ho Lin, said he did not know what part beachcombers and unsuitable people to trouble this quality not more than 1,000,000 bags of the country the prisoner came from, the Society, but this has not proved the case, will be used for direct consumption, in and by the word "country" we are asked
I think germans to the polat at issue, Having | TROUBLE has broken out at Atimonan, Taya- All who have come have bean saat by raspon addition to $50,000 bags for refining. The to imply it is Chios, which is probably obelins, sible partoss and no inconvenience has arisen. two items taken together that do not exceed but the fact in Iasif does not, establish his regard to the conclusion at which i bars arived bas province, betwans the Filipinos and Gal-
on the first contention put forward in behalf of Regarding those helped the rules of the | $500,000 bags leaving a surplus in the supply Chiness, nationality, as there are numerous a nisoner it becomes unnecessary to decide / nose and káv ́avenmud the nature of a small |
compacias Chiness in China, Hongkong and the Naw Bociety prevent much being said publicly, I bỹ about 400,000 bags. The mean Gov. Territories who: are British subjects, I him the other poldt as to the omduction of thP TECs war. Reports received from that place
Atimonan theaglitrale hare, but apakking generally adopt midnight, on the night of December Fill merchants it instated that "s eromant asking that the limit in the quantity referred to all the avidence upon which the foreign warrant or its equivalent before the art mags. In message from one of the increased to 400,000 bage in order to prevent am clearly of opinion that there was no
decline in the price of the surplus sugar, but direct evidence before the Magistrate of nation as to the intention of the legislatore in expressly store in the place. The message does not last Tuesday before Mr. E. R.. Halle (Flat
discrimlasting between the requirements of the the loancial condition of the Formonality. But than it is contended itian not Imperial Act and those required in the local state whether or not any goods were stolen but Magistrate) in which Ebrahim Moom in charged Government will not allow of the granting o of necessary to prove the prisoner's
nailons
will follow. Thorstars at pressat forty-sapley-Ordinance, Mr. P. B. Le Bowley, the application and the limit has been retained ality when it is aut challenged, by him Ordinason tu osy opinion the role must be tabletter console befecte about the milk cartel milaged: oneness under the Bike And nine Chinese residents in Atimonan and there Crows Solicitory appeared for the prosecution at 450,000 bags, as stated. The Formosan and, further, that they once is pleasd suthorities, who four overproduction, are cose the prisoner to show he is not a enklace of Joba'S DECISIONS are miss Chiasse stores located in the town: This Mr. OE Hapearing of a sidering measures for rallet, but so far without Chinegund that if theen te pelose Shelby viodes The Falsir Todge said he thinks was The exact amount of damage that war, doon atkinson and Galet,ad for the defendants and result. It is thought that a way may be found of Chibam nationality it is for the prisoner; motion to make absolute ante migrants the fine lant mated but the disorder: Ibero Further evidence waving been called to axport the sugar abroad, but this is not show that ha la xet of Chisels atossity are 1*200 CN8%Terion Callag upon the 'lared to be serraly cheal and that an aerly | nagnusant regarded as toeyan apan Chronicle, 149, huppert of this conipation, of Bag: SA CAME
On the motion of the Chumbo a hearty vote of thanks was accorded to Mrs. Edkins, the kon, secretary.'
The usual motion banking the Chairman for proalding was proposed, seconded and carried.
The meeting then ended.
THE REPORT,
The report is as follows:- The ladies of the committee beg to submit the following report of the year's work, and the statement of accounts for 1909.
During the year fifty applications bava been made to the Society. Rach appli cant has been interviewed by some member of Ladies' Committee, and careful consi-
deration has been given to the circumstances
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of brown sugar,
assistance either with clothes, temporary board |-300,000,000 kic, equal to the whole demand of reported the robbery to the Kwai Sin Unt of Mr. Baron Pollack both in the argument and Police Magistrate and the Consal-General for only be regarded as kletorical works."
Fifteen were women, four of whom are now ia Formosa baye applied to the Barolog & living satisfactorily in the Colony
seven, happily, pattled elsewhere,have continand
ها
the
adduced in support of the prisoner's nationality was obviously, as appears in the judgment, very different to the avidence in this case, and the learned Chief Justice found that there was good prima facie case of Chinese nationality established before the Magistrate which in my judgment is not the case here, and he com mented on the fact that it was not rabutted by the prisoner. A rebuttal by the prior is the present case baving regard to the con traction I place on the evidence would bays been unnecessary. We were referred by Mr, Alabaster to certain general principles in Taylor on Evidence but having regard to the express words of the Ordinance which require la my judgment direct evidence of proof they are not
9. That an sees of mbber with go trees in likka.
ly to provs more valuable than one with 300%
10. touching, wood is a sign of bad tape - ping, yet the reverse la sot necatiarily a' sign 31. That it is not advisable to let latak coma: a'contact with anything but glased surfaces, such an glass, enamelled war, or glazed pottery, 13: That in tapping it is most important to hava organisation and a system whereby thor
·are fewast loop-holes for coollas to do what= they should not
of
Mr. Slade applied for costs against-tha | in Chinese Government.
Sir Henry submitted that no costs could be given against the Chinese Government. It was only a questión between the panty and the Crowd.
Mr. Blade contended that if any party inter vend in a case of that kind, he was under the
Jurisdiction of the Court.
The Poiss Judge (To Mr. Blade-Have you any authority for that?
Mr. Blade Your Lordship is wiking me the question off-hised
Farther consideration of the question was dafarrad,
a
* 15. That a good average tapper is capable o cutting 1,300 feet as a daily tabe
that no opportunity should be lost to facrass our knowledge, mora particularly in regard to the Intex producing functions of Heves, so that every tras on the estate may be a good milker, The Quarter Gentury No. of the India Rubber Journalin a very intaresting: compilation--and businesslike, for proof of which, aso the many pages of advertisements-Bégapors Bras Breski
Lastly, That there is still mach to learn and
MOOJA'S CASE.
BARS COMMITTED TOR: TRIALASE
commipéádénce with the secretary, the fangarimposied into Japan with a bounty be | Crown and the Chinese Government, eély Ang | the argumant of the learned Attorney Genarai inaltbroka open the doors of every’Chinuas - The case was continued at the Magistracy:
showing thepreciation of the kindness they received from the Society two have still to woww that the interest taken in them was not exieplaced hilo have been lost sight of from the clone they left the Colony, as was fully aapuced when tew hsip was given
* of the man sexisted, seven have reported themselves after obtaining work, and of these, * Ekran, have been well spoken of by their ame plovare. There has not been time to hear from
made absolute;j