THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY JUNE 18 10IO
In Rubber Land.
BILL OF HXCHANGE DI
HONOUREDN
TRE PLANTER'S LIFE.
(Special to the "Hongking Telograpi,”
In these days when pablic Interest so mach focussed upon all things portaining to
A COMPRADORE'S LIABILITY;·· CHIEF JUSTICE AGREES WITH COUNSELIN
TUKORETICALLYTUVUSIAS MA
with won 14th inst, a
STAK COMPRADORE 401ION.
„DECINION BY THE CHIEF JUSTICE,VE
In the Supreme Court this morning, the Chief Justice, Sir Francis riggott, delivered judgment
THB WATER SERVICE.
DISCOLOURATION: DUE TO LANDSLIP, The Colonial Becratary informs us that the maddy Colour of the Tytam water is due partly to the fact that the reservoir was to low whos the recent heavy rain occurred and principally
NEW
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ERECTION OF TÁBLATS,
THE French Mall of the delivered in Londonat
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THE - German Mail (of the 18th, 5 May 17th inst. delivered in London on the 16th lust, Preparatory to the opspicy ceremony to MS. B. Eeason is appointed. morrow of the Seamen's Instituto, handsome stant Polica Superintendent at Panang, brass tablets have oten erected in the ball of the feature
Before the Chief Justice, Sir Francii Pigroit, 'in the case in which Yap Bok Ling:compradore to; a landslip which:blocked the clear rwator - the Institution and on the stairway; chronicling. THE Slogspors Portognese Mission Lacarpata+
· rubber, anyone who has had experirace of life in the Supreme Court this morning, Yap. Hok i 'to the Yokohama Specia: Bank, of Kobe, Japavi l'channel; from whsch-it is unnał to draw, water the names of the donor; Six: Hormasjas Ntion BIR has received-ifls-Majesty's approvals en the rubber, folds..of the Federated Malay'] Ling, ennipiadore to the Yokobama" Boscla sued Chim Tung Sang of No, 4/Seyinoŭl Road | after beavy rain. till the reservoir cleara, The Mody, and of B.E. Sir Henry? May swho+10to: DAUDEN TANSAR States finds himself.besieged with it qu rits re] Dank, of Kube, Japan, sued Châu Tung Sâmp? and No/8; Shelley Street, to recover the equiq water, in perfectly good and sound and its declare the bullding open
garding the life that the planter leads, To be gin with, it should a once be made clear that the planter i Malaya niye bolter working conditions than are the lot of planters in the Amazing or as the Congo. In those areas the white planter has to face the terrible scourge of malaria in its most deadly form. In Malaya unfortunately, malarial fever a very present cril (as the Prayer Back snys) but it does not prevail in the viraleat farm that makes the rubber grower's lifs a burden in those other regions named. This is in any, a man who looks after himself and does not disdain the advice of those best qualified to judge, to take three or five grales of quinine a day, will seldom offer ill consequences from malaria, "Nearly all the esiste bungalows in Malaya are
MOSQUITO-PROOF
colant need cadis so alarmatala
BASTERN EXTENSION.:
IMPROVED RESULTE ON YEARS WORKING.
SIR CHEN YUNG.
SHADOWED BY DETECTIVES.
country bora, a general reputation for buister the firni, without a special guarantor as security, quantioned be sald he was not''an activa | one And all, so, that each soda, of us y passive Ill-feeling evinced itself;
after the style of the Customs pat-stations in Obina. The use of mosquito-cots, also, is de rigeur. As a rule, one would have to go upon long day's match to discover a mora helty and healthful lot than the plan ers of Malaya, At one time the upland planters in the Malay ousness and high life, unsurpassed even by that of the old timers af Caylon or of British North Borneo. la past years it was merely lucident in every day lite for a party of planters to descend upon Penex or any other con Vaniaal township and piirt 18e place red No one made objection. The invader ware the best of good fellows who for months had been hedged away,
IN THE JUNGLE
and were only down from the w 15 for a spell to spend their last quartet's earnings, renew old friendshipi, and hienk op hotel birs... But A | change has some over the scens nowadays, The planter in therestrenuous days has to lea l a more rigid life and his dissipations are 'confined to # cocktail the "Spotted Dog Kuala Lumpur or the sporting of a dress sult in the F. MS. Hotel at fob 1፡
According to recept newspapers from the Malay States, the Government are using the services of many of their officials who are for. saking the cold shares of public service for the Kupciar region of robber-planting. This move ment may lead to the mixconcaption—and, jo some cases has done so that for the work of rabber planter on particular specific knowledgi is required. This is not and Most of the men who have deserted Government service. for the rubber fields have a knowledge, at second band, at any rate, of the conditions obtaining on the estates; whilst they are one and all versed in the bialay language which is the lingua-frames in the Peninsula for Chinese, Tamils, fuvanese, Malays, and Europeans alike. Without those qualifications, one beed hardly expect to find profitable employment on the rubber fields. So farns ibe
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of the planter is concerned, it can hardly be described as arduous and yet it is ertainly exacting. As a rule, the mudager of an estala shares in the mess with his assistants and looks after their welfare. That this is no light responsibility may. easly imagined when one considers that most of the assistant are youths of good family at Home, coming almost straight from school to associate will men very much their seniors in paint of age, and transferred from the rigidity of Home lifs the enervating social atmosphere of Malaye here the moito at Free and easy" is accepts ed as a maxim for the guidance of one's daily life.
But whatever reputation the planters of year past may have borne, those of the present day sre a hard-working, capable set of men, fully alive to the importance of the interests which they represest, nod desirous only of acting fər "the best on behalf of their principals. On the
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CORRESPONDENCE.
(We do not necessppily endorse the opinions expresied
by Correspondants in this column. J.
STREET DUST NUISANCE~-
*TO THE EDITOR of the ? Hosokong Teleoxare.";
of Nu, 4 Seymour Road, and No. 8, Shelley valent to Honkkorg dolars of You 62,000 Street, to recover the equivalent lo Hongkong together with interest on the sum at the rate of 6 per cent per auoam from the taib September dollars of Yeo 60,000, together with interest on the aum at the rate of 6 per cent, per annum 5905, to payment or judgment, Mr. M. W from the roth September, 1935, to payment or Slade, KC, instructed by Mr. R. J. Gris of
AN ENCOURAGING OUTLOOK.GADA judgment. Mr. M. W. Slads, K., instructed by Messis. Wilkinson and Grist, appeared for the air. E. J. Grist, of Meters Walkinson and Grist, plaintiff and Mr. Eldho Poter, instructed by
The ordinary general meeting of the Eastern Mr M. Hodgson, of Messrs. Ewear and appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. Eldon Panel Hatston, was for the defendant.
Extension, Australasia and China "Telegraph During the "visit to Hongkong of His insteacted by Mr. P. M. Hodgson, of Mesin the course of Ble judgment, bis Lord Company, Limited, was bold recently under the Excellency Sir Chen Tuur, Chinese Minister Ewons' and Harsion, was for the defendant.
win. Since said the facts were very simple, ship, said that that was an action on a foreign presidency of Sir J. Wolfs Barry, K.C.B. designate to Berlin, his personal safety from Plaintiff was and is compradore to the Yako:
if (mo, Bicating and Land attack; wa8 Amater that cavited, no and of beme Specie Bank in Kobs and by his compra which he himself had advanced. If he the spice convening the meating and the uneasiness amongst the authorities here Sin Chen himself was not apprehostive of any. dora agreement, he was able to the Bank for might say so, he believed still more in Mr. auditors' report kee
The chairman said ; · Ladies and gentlemen, personal violence, but the Police were unwill. the non-payment of all bills of exchange, Inter Potter's views after having heard him, but he
could not alter his yiow ovsa after having beard we meet to-day under the shadow of granting to take soy chances, and during His Ex- alia, of which Chinese were parties. There was a firm doing business in Kobe and Hongkong substantial evidence. If be rejected piziatiff's national bereavement and disaster in the death cellency's sojourn in the Colony his movements called the Isip Tung Fung Bren. From the year story he should do so on a mere conjeclure of King Edward, who was a monarch revered ware, shadowed by sumarons Chinese detec was and appreciated the whole and, tives. Apparently it was feared that an 1523 the firm did business with, the Bank the Baving made thres different sistemomis, Al- may ray, by ovary civilised nation-a quemarch attempt might be made on the ministers ile business was put through without the plaintiff as though protest was not a salemu procedure, whose wise judgment and profound political by smisracies of the faction in Canton who compradore requiring any special guarantee or set it was a formal procedure, and defendant wisdom, combined with a personal interest and bars been so bitterly invective in their attacks security whatsoever. He was satisfied with the ought to have given to the Court the full facts sympathy with the highest and lowest of his upon Six Chan's administration of the Canton standing of the firm. In 1,05, however, be re-
of the circumstances. Defendant said he was subjects, were most remarkable. His high | Hankow Railway. Fortunately, nothing but fased as compradors to continue business with
not connected with the firm and on being qualities were and are highly appreciated Accordingly, the Hip Tang Fang firm in Kobe partner in the firm and then said that death to be not only a public disaster, but obtained from ons of its partners, the defendant, he had cancelled the guarapied. That Court also a deep personal lors. I feel sure that the
written, guaranice which was directed baik
had held that compradores were sureties to meeting will wish to record its soose of loss, to the Bakand the plaintiff by same. The Europead firms in respect of their Chincio its sympathy and condolenco with the King guarantco was obtained some time in May, 190s, customers. The details were different in and the Royal Family, and its attachment and but no business was done on it until August, differant cases but the broad principle of the loyally to the Crown, and, therefore, I wish to 1905. On April, 1905, the Hip Tung Fung firm system was the same in all instances, namely move for the acceptance of this meeting: wasted to do business with the Bank bat the that the compradore was liable to the firm in That the shareholders of the Eastern Exten Back declined to do business owing to the fluc- the event of non-payment by any of the firm's sloo, Australasia and Chion Telegraph Com tuations in exchange. Asthe firm was in want Chinuse' traders. If he adopted Mr. Potter's "pany, in general meeting assembled, bumbly of a considerable amount of mosty, the plain reasoning, he would be destroying the com- beg leave to express to His Majesty the King tiff out of his own money advanced to the firm pradora system as it was at present existent, their profound grief at the death of his illustri 60,000 you. In September, a billfür 60,000 you
He therefore entered judgment for the plaintiff pus and palversally beloved father King Ed.
ward Vit, and to offer their personal sympathy | was drawn by the Hip Tung Fung firm on thair Hongkung branch and payable at the
with His Majesty and the Royal Family in Hongkong branch of the Yokohama Specie
their bereavement. The shareholders further asked to be allowed to express their profound Bank 13 days after sight. The Bank bought
and defifal attachment to the Crows and their the bill and paid $9,000 you, un bunt aich
heartfelt conse of loyalty to Bis Majesty, bean bought at discount, The amount which was paid out of the Bank was paid over to the
(Hoar, bear).... plaintiff towards, the indebtedness of the tip Tung Fung firm under promissory notes The bill in due course came down to Hongkong and was accep ́ed by the 'Hip. Tung Fung firm in Mongkong kui when it was presented for accept- ance, the dead int refused to accept it, saying he knew nothing about it. It was duly presented for paymeot and dishonoured by non-payment. The matter was referred back to Kobe. The Bank came dowo on the compradore, who had to pay the amount and interest, which amounted to 700 yen. When he paid the bill, it was codersed over to him by the Bank, HỊ, DOW, 200d upon the guarantee and upon the bill. The plaintif bad sued the defendant in the Japancac Cuurt at Kobe and had obtained judgment against him.
Mr. Putter said that the action was an action on the judgment of the Japanese Court jit was not an action on too guarantee. judgment,..
Mr. Slade-We don'i rely on the Japanese
Mr. Poster-We didn't know that before, Mr. Slade.
Mr. Slade vid the reison be did not rely on
the Japen.se judgment was because it was a foreign Judgment, In a sense they could sue up it bus the debt would have to be proved over agnio, If any objection were taken, he would apply for leave to send the writ
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"Mr. Pustu-1 object to il now. Your Lordship appreciates the difficult position I'm in. My friend in now trying to fight out the case on its mer.ts.
His Lordship-You had sufficient notice? Mr Potter-10, my Lord. The statement of claim is purely explanatory. It is to assist your Lordship by giving you a history of the case.
"His Lordship—The law is so hopelessly vague
with costs.
Mr. Slade asked for judgment to be entered for the plaintiff with interest at the rate of 6 per cent, per annum.
Mr. Potter opposed
interest bring awarded the plaintiff, as the plaintiff, if he was auiog on goarastos, could make the defendant liable only for what be guaranteed. At any rate he asked for a stay of execution for a fortnight.
His Lordship Is the defendant resident here?
Mr. Potter-Yes, my Lord.
tires to Bangkok. * Mr. Slade-Whenever a storm ailses, be re-
His Lordship Do. What grouad at you making the application ?
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Mr. Potter-Oo a paint, of liw, ask at least for a short time to consider the case The point of law is not only important hat it has never been decided before.
His Lordship—You must give some reason for the stay batog granted. "A stay of execu tion-is not a maitar of course)
Mr. Potter No. Perhaps your Lordship will give me leave to apply,
His Lordship—I can't do that.
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For snatching a
a gold anropică fram á Öhlinson woman, a native was on Monday awarded months' hard labour and fo
| four kuum" stocks IT in reported that walight accident deram : to the steamer Kwong 2 win while being hanlid
up on the slip at the Quarry Bay Docks
COMMANDER and Mrs. Basil: Taylor and party were amongst the spectators at the Dragon Festival celebrations last Saturday at Cheang Chow,
THERE was acother advance. In the p
|pelca of Para rubber on Saturday. The cablad quotation from London is 10s 3d per lb. against os. 85. yesterday, pedig ge THE name of Dr. L. E. Mitchell, B., McDiy C hat been added to the Register of radici Practitioners.entitled to practise medicine In the Colony
TIRES months hard labour and four, hos
stocks was awarded a nativa, ing the Polios Court on Monday for stealing, aygold watch and chain and appendage
FOR stowing away on the a.x.' Katsang with In- tent to obtain a passage, a Chinamın "WKSID „Tuesday foed $100 or three months' hard. |labout. - L. &e Taylor prosecuted. A
Tax American sea, Union has been moved froma Dear Sir-1s there any among the longer berth outs de Kowloon Dock down to Tal- koo Dock, where she is to undergo uvarkağl sufferring residents in Hongkong who has pot
and be lengthened some go fast, bocu subjected to the inconveniences, it not the positive danger, of street d..st in Hoogkost? THE Xum Sang, which arrived from Singapore The practice of sweeping, the principal this morning, lost her, starboard anchor And thoroughfares in the City to the xenoyance of some 15: fathons of chain while proceeding to residents during the tiffis bour has formed the the anchorage, myi the Straits Edo, of June 4 subject of loud and persistert complaint so long in the columns of the local Press, that one Two Chinese were charged in the Police Court wearies to bring it to public notice again. But last Saturday for being in pomission of 13 tasla if the guardians of public health are not above of opium at Tsimitsu-isul.” The men wäre dies accepting a suggestion froman bumble rcribe charged and the opium was ordered to be con- It will serve some useful purpose if they learn:|| fiscated. that the Health Department of the Tokyo Cily City Office has made a trial of a new material] A FIFE bonke out in the early hours of last for the prevention of street dust, "The new Saturday in a house in Shanghai-Strest: The material is calcium chloride, "scot by the house, which, was nied as a grocer's shop, was American Trading Company, of Yçkobama, completely burnt out.. "The damage is estimat- for a trial was sprinkled in a lane near the ed al $4,000, Teikoku-ja theatre, Yaraka-cho, Kojimachi Licavy rain bas-since-fallen twice, but the powder is not entirely washed away. Calcium chloride is a combination of chiotine and calcium contained in lima. It is originally in the form of cakes of white colour, but a company of Norwich, England; sells it in the form of a powder, and the American Trading Company, of Yokohama, in its sole agent there. As for the virtues of calcium chlorida.. it is stated, that when, it in sprinkled on the alreef, it not only prevents be rise of dust by absorbing the water front the ground and the moisture of the air, but it kills the germs of disease in the air. It is, therefore, anod for the health of the citizens. Bet the difficulty is that its cost is very high. At present the expen dilure for sprinkling water lo Yokohama is 7.8 sen per tsubo for one year, but celcium chloride will cost 8 sea per tsub for ona time only, without taking into account the expenses mood- ed for the sprinkling of it. And the effect of calcium chlorida will last only for one month, though the company says it will contious, for three months,
THREE Chinese were charged in the Palica. Court on Tuesday with stealing money and property to the vatus of $gas on board the ma. Lalang po the high ssav from passengers. The case was remandað. ... Aw
As a small boy' was walking along the roadway on Sunday, be felt a tug að his pocket and the next moment his watch and chain, had gone. On Monday the thief was given six months" hard labour and four hours stocks. THIS being the fifth day of the fifth Chiness moon, the Dragon Boat Festival was celebrat- fed with the customary enthusiasm by the bost community in the Colony. As usual the snake- boat races at Aberdeen attracted thousands off spectators.
The Marquess of Tweeddale, X.X., seconded: the resolution, which was carried unanimously by the meeting, upstanding..
"The chairman, continuing, said: "Tamning to the accounts which we have to presont, I will remark that when I last had the plea sure of addressing you I menti ́ned that the Lordship-Ha was in Peking, wasn't tie? commercial depression which had pie Mr. Potter-He went to Peking, but he's availed in the Far East for some con- siderable time, and had adversely affected Daturalised British subject.
our traffic receipt, appeared to be at last passing away. The Improved report and ccounts "now before the meeting show that the views i thën expressed were justified, and am very happy to say the present outlook appears to be still encouraging. Dealing with the revenue; you will find that the figures for the past six months show that the gross receipts amounted in round numbers to £5,000, against 6307,000 for the corres ponding period of agoß, showing an increase of £8,000. The actual result, however, is better than the comparative figures indicate, seeing that L15,000 of exceptional revenus is connection with the Tasmanian cables was; in- cluded in the accounts for 19-6 which does not appear in the present accounts; consequently, if this exceptional revenue were left out of the comparison, the receipts would show an increme for the half-year of roundly 23,000, The working and other expenses amounted in round numbers to £143,000 against £151,000 for the corresponding period of 1908, It is just possibin that the alleged impover showing a decrease of £8,000, which inished condition of the Colonial porse might principally due to the expouses attending the prevent the general neo in Hongkong of the maintenance of our cables having been con saw material. But if it possesses all the siderably less during the past six months than virtues claimed for it, might not small in the same period of the previous year, the quantity be obtained and tried is the most results are as follows:-Gross receipts amosos frequented, business part of the City? Des 1908, or an increase of 69,000. The expenditure posth section of Ice i use Road could usefully of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock So.
population.Yours, elc.,
· Mr. Poiter-My friend, in evidently afraid that defendant will run away, I'm willing to give security;
Mr. Stude-We are willing to take his wife's security.
His Lordship said he could not see his way to granting Mr. Potter's application,
1. Mr. Potier-Aryour Lordship pisa101.
-MONEY-LOAN ASSOCIATION
CASE.
JUDGMENT DELIVERED,
171b lost.
In the Summary Court this morning, Mr.
ACCORDING to the Stratie. Esko, Di. Gooh Lead Tuck, of the Army Medical (Ontlagu, Tientsin; and a former Queen's Scholar of the Penang Free School, who is vishing Singapore, in'jalming the staff of the Hongkong Unirenliy. MESSRS, Warner, Barnes and Company, baya given notice of appeal to the court of first instance, from the decision of the Deputy Collector of Custome Imposing a fios of 500 upon the master of the steamship: Rubi, fox having unmanifested cargo aboard:
on the subject that I'll not attempt to settle it. Justice Hazeland, Acting Puisne Judge, das led to £606,030 far 1900, against £5920 o, for Vocox Road and Fodder's Street and the lowes | 17 speaks much for the smartness of the staff.
Sis. Potter-My friend cannot add on a slivered judgment in the case io which Chow ed up with rubber in bearing, the task of the doing if he tries to fight out the case on its to recover the sum of $105, for et instalments for 1958, showing a decreano of 1,000. Thus, great benefit and comfort of the businesswhan wa'state that the Comprey's launch K-3- comparatively few estates which are fully plant ard distice! cause of action, which he'll be Cham sued a young women'named Yuei Bam amounted to £137,oco for 1909, against 319 coo be treated with the calcium chloride to the
Counsel proceeded to cite authorities in sap Por of bis conication.
planter is lightsome. He fequires to-supervis merils. the process of topping, of weed eradica dos, and of preparing the staple for the market. The round of his estate is easily made. by pony-tide, and in a general way a double daily visit suffices. Bat in the case of estate undergoing the process of clearing, the work is strenuous in the extreme, requiring constan attention and direction.
had adopted the wrong procedure and, was His Lordship said that the plaintiff's Counsel entitled to apply for an amendment.
dua in respect of a 5; Money Loan Association, of which plaintiff is a promoter and defendant member. Mr. E. Davidson, of Messrs. Hast- and Mr. D. V. Sicavenson, of Messrs, Deacon, fogs and Hastings, appeared for the plaintiff
Looker and Deacon, was for the defendant. Mr. Potter-They have not deviated from the · Die Lordship in giving judgment said that be usual procedure. What they are asking for is was qui e satisfied with plaintiff's story and The planter has to study the temper and dist isn't as if they had tande a slip in the writ
to substitutood cause of action for adother, entered judgment for the plaintiff with costs position of the field labourers who work goder and now ask to correct that slip,
Mr. Stevenson said that, having regard to him, to act as mediator in their 'constantly
the position of the defendant he asked for an His Lordship-But you have consented to | order that the amount t` paid in instalments. the pleadings?
It was a rather large amount.
Mr. Davidson-¡ don't mind agreeing to instalments, but I don't know what defendant's position is.
RECURRIKO D'SPUTES..
and quarrels aud to further the interests of his Mr. Potter The mere fact of Coudel con shareholders in every way possible. The pl:a. seating to pleadings does not debar him from ter's assistants, by the way, usually come under ¦ applying for louve to amend. It would be most | the category of "creepers." The derivation of } unfair on the defendant. We have not asked His Lordship-Plaintiff may probably know, the term is vague, but its intent is obvious is them for a s'atement of claim. It is not neces- Defendant is a woman and probably she makes
An order was made for instalments of $25 mooth,
the light of our proverb obout a child baving 10 | sary when they already have a specially endors. I'a lot of mocey, creep before learning to walk; "Creepers" "are ed writ. Such a thing is unheard of at home bui youths who come out from Homsos a nominal. salary to acquire acquaintance withrubber-plant», *Ing methods and in many cases to become ultima toly fall-fledged planters, if not estate-owpert The work of the assistents on an estate entails' constant vigilance and frequent visits
out here, my flized says it is necessary to file a statement of claim when one'is asikad for but we have not asked for one. What my friend has done is entirely wrong
His Lordship-Then you've gone wrong with him. You should have pointed out the irregul
to thosaparts of the plantation where operations arity,
out a misiske commited by the other side and thus enable them to come into the Court in a stronger position?".
Hi LordshipBut you should not let him go entirely wrong.
ara: in: activa: progress. The number of Mr. Potter-Surely, my Lord, we are not call- labourers on each section of the fi la bas to bed apoa to do that. We are.nal forced to point talled morning and afternoon, and the result 'of tha'day's working has to be carefully entered up.each evening. "Apsit from the creepers the sasistente caro 'good salaričs, aod as a rol the life of a robber plantoris distinctly desirable. One drawback is the lack of social intercourt, Men on an up-country estate hava few oppor tunities for visiting neighbouring townships; but the monotony of existence is pleasantly brokes often times by the exchange of visits to cer. tigoous plantation mosies The Malayas planters Bro deservedly noted for their hote pitality and not even the verlent stranger would be allowed to "go empty away" from a planter's bangalow.
JAPANESE COMMERCIAL-
FLUB1.
·His Lordship—What do you want me to do? Mr. Potter-I want your Lordship to say that this action is brought solely on the japan- .ese judgment,
His Lordship-Really, Mr. Potter, it's too fate in the day to ask me to do that,
Mr. Potter-The only possible way of bring ing the case on a new cause of action would be to emend the statement of claim, which your Lordship will not de.
His Lordship-I'm not inclford to alter my VIGW.
Mr. Polter➡ Perbaps so, my Lord Later, Mr. Potter asked for leave to add on an additional defence res judicata,
His Lordship That'll strengthen Mr. Slade all the more, d
Mr. Palter I'm willing to take the risk. After some time, Mr, Potter said he would not press the point and did not make for at amendment, pera
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SKAMEN'S INSTITUTE.
PROGRAMME OF PROCEEDINGS,
The programme of proceedings at the open tag of the Seamen's Institute on 18th inst, at p., is as follows; most
Reception of His Excellency the Officer Ad. ministering the Government by Sir H, N. Mody and committee.
Prayer by Rev. A. P-Craftor.
Opening speech: The Bishop of Victoria. Presentation of instiinte to the Colony: Sir H. N: Mody, 2
Speech by H.E; the Officer Administering the Government,
Changes in THE CHINA
SQUADRON,
ACCIDENT TO POLICE LAUNCH
BEACHED AT TIIMSHATBUL -
(94)
16 h ist.
in spite of the depression in the Arst ball of
STREET SWEEPER. $99, the net result of the past year's working
Hongkong, 17th June, igis, finde was 11,000 better than in 1958. The net profit after adding nearly 50,000 brought forward for the hell year was, roundly, Liz,co, and from the previous, hall-years, there remained an available balance of £211,000. The usual quanerly joerim dividends of as, 6d. per shere were paid daring the past year, and it is now proposed to distributa a final divideod for the yer of lice amouni, making a total dividend of 5 par cent. It is also proposed to pay a bozus distribution for the year 1909 of 7 per cent..on of 41. par share, or a per cent, making a total the share capital. The usual additions have been made during the past year to the main tecnoce of ships, insurance and depreciation fonds, and alior applying 50,000 of the ravanus balance to the general reserve fund, the sum of than in the corresponding period of 1908, when £26,000 is carried forward, or £8,000 more
£18,000 was carried forward. I now move the adoption of the report and accounts and the declaration of the dividends set out therein; ·
The Marquess of Tweeddale seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously
The relizing directors (the Marquess of
Tweeddele, K.T., and Sir John Wolle Barry. 4K.C.D) were re-elected, and the fallring
auditors re-appointed
a bearty vote of thanks to the chairman, direc ora and staff of the company terminated the proceedings.
This morning about eight o'clock Police Launch No. 5, in charge of Lance Sergeant Pier at Tsimshatsui when the strong tide rung: Edwards, was being swung alongside the Police ning carrind her against the corner of the whart, knocking a hole in her starboard side amidships near the engine-room The launch fapidly began to fill with water and bad to he beached. Shofles on the East side of the Pier with her decks awash.
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
THE Sagga Rubber Co. has declared a dividend of 58, per share, qui
which foundered in the-harbour at Kowloom. just Friday night and was raised on Saturday, was plying in the barbour on Wednesday (nin asw coat of paint,
ANOTHER band concen in the Botanic Ga dens is being arranged for on Saturday week, on which occasion the entry-fan will be reduced in so cents.. The takinge si last Saturday's can- cert were baraly sufficient to pay expanses and depends upon the attendance at the forthcom
concert whether or not there will be a con-
RETURN of visitors to the City Hall, Library
of these entertalamente,
and Museum for the week; onding, the sath Jane, 19102-
Library MussTEMS Nos-Obinesernány 372/8140
1365 2,054:
$498,2,394.
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··A· SHARP shock of earthquake was falt, at Manila on 7th last. at 8.40 pan with principal movemspis from north to south, the centre of. the seismic disturbance being, so far as the ́observatory was able to determine, sither in TERRE was an imported case of plague from Nueva Eciju, or along the Batangas coast. Canton on Mondaydedine
Observatory reports show that the shock was pot severe, at any place in the Philppians and THE English Mail of the rath, May was deli- that while sharp it was of but short duration, vered in London as with inst,
A Cats of plague occurred at Shab ki-wan on Thursday. The patient is a ChinaMID. A CHINAMAN was fined $500 at the MagistracT on Thursday for unlawfully selling opium. PETROLIUK has been discovered on the Duff Development Company's concession in Kelan
M. J. B. Younge, advance agent of the Bandmann Opera Campany, arrived from Shanghai on Tuesday by the P.&O.es. Bornes, Tux estimate of the Indian opium revenue to the end of May was Rs 11,550,000) the amount actually realised has been Rs 22, 57,8jo, almost double the estimate. H pornologiedinge
the vertical movements lasting only two seconds and the horizontal but one. Ift, Is beliarad that the effect of the shock was felt, from the south of Mindoro to Pangasinan, az CROWN-SERGEANT God last Saturday rested four. Chinese near the Past for behaving inva, disorderly manner. Sergeant told the men about, throw or times to depart in peace, as they were obstr ing the roadway, and each time the recalcitrant came back bowling at one andbergs in C evident intention of buying, stampe, althou there was still some time, for the Post Offey open, the bowling and hooting bolag. in apparently to secure, first places later appeared before, Mr. R. Wood romanded, bail being allowed in Kine sum Se cache:
RUBBER STOCKS.
NO.EXCESSIVĖ SUPPLIES TO JUSTIFY LOWER PRICES, "LEGA An article on the sabber position which ap. pears in the Times Commercial Supplemant gives figures in support of its view that there has been no material change in the actual statistical position of rabber. Ramour e le circulation of secret supplies held in stock at As much comment has been made locally Liverpool, but, says our contemporary, it is upon the withdrawal of all the British battle difficult to put much faith in these in view of ships from the China Squadron, it is interesting the extraordinary tempting prices prevailing to note that this class of vernet in about to read there is nothing in the import figures to appear on the China cost. In the course of suggest it. The gross imparts of robber lato "the next two or three months, H.M.S. Swulff- the United Kingdom last your showed an fad
aure and Triumphare due to arrive in Hongkong, creste over 1968 and 1997, but the not imports, A NATIVE was fined $7 at the Magistracy on NATHAN Road, Kowloon, was the scade loti These battleshipk are prosently attached to the after deduction of re-exports, were, while great. Wednesday for being in ushwful possession of disturbance shortly after five o'clock on Im Mediterrancou Force and aral being relieved ter than in 1908 small than in 2007, as shown a bag of betel-auts; a quantity of rice-sweepings dat alteranos, is which rowdy nhưn by the Agamemnon and the Lord Nelum, which is the following, table ten c
and two bags of meal... are belog refitted in England,
TOWNDREY | chiefy.participated. It appe 1908,20 1967: Tonk Tons" Toza,) A BARBER WAO WAs charged at the Magistracy 19,896, 17,995 17,451 another barber with a chopper at No. 1: Hong
Hing Lane was awarded three months. hard combats, in the
'roporting to of 5,107 10828 15.918 labour
killed. A similar comparison for the three months háspe ended March 31 giyes ibe: following resulta.- THE output of the Chinese Engineering
Land: Mining"Company's. "week""ending 4th June, 19to masounted, to tons and the sales during the periodi
Ali is now, some year ago, since a Bri
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courses and thhế battleship'; wang, teens, in Hongkong. Grow impoILE 5,005701753.39.16 on Tuesday :" with "entring and mondding. Legzdeyizóna: Thù f.
The latest official return shows that the infl number of japanera vessels in servico, at the | and of April waw: 8,510, viz, 1,865 stenment, representing a total louange of 1,208,489 tout j 4.859 sailing vessels, of 386,5% tous; and 1,995 koka-baas (junks), of 679,556 koku. As com pared with the corresponding period of last year, fils Gardship—Yes, I think that is the wisest thasa figuras show an increase of 40 steamezi, af 44.591 tons. Daring the your two stesmas Mr. Slade It's as we I for my friend that he waters Formerly we had the Glory, The Re-exported between 2,000 tons and s.com tons each, does not press for the amendment, because if Alblas, the "Cantarion, the Ocean and asks and one between 300 and 500 tons were sold he asked for per judicase would have the Burger-all of which were recalled to Net-imports or broken up. The addition comprised asked for judgment and would have got St. Dome waters, towards the conclusion of the zwedly bico stammers from 20 ta sos ton, fire Mr. Porter—I don't know about that Russo-Japanese, ware Now" appareatly, the between 100 and 300 tons, three between geo His Lordship—I agree with you regarding | British Government are beginning, to mention mad 00 tops, three between 1,000, and 3,000 what you have been argning theoretically, the necessity for upholding the pras tons, three between 3,000 and 4,000 tons, fre: Mr. Foster= It's satisfactory to hear that your Flag in Esstern sous by meani bitrean foop and 7 and long, and ops betwem Lordship'egrees with me theoretically but) 1 of the latest type of war 9,000 and 10,000, 1005. The sailingvallen, would have been more! pleased
Lord, and the Triumph were
fecreased by 2 464, representing a total toonage ship agreed with me practically. It's comfort, while they were
1993. Of vessel between 20 and 300 toll bat it's cold comfort)." In other words" your (der of as
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