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the absence of Dr. Ho Kat, Hor A floweit was spokesman guez Haʻiravdnied the Budget as commenting upon each subject which seem AS WATSON & CO., ingly called for remark. Here we canoply re view his criticism upon the principal questions affecting the public welfare to-day First with regard to the Imperial contribution on account of the loss in opium revenue, Mr. Hewelt pointed out that the sum standa né only a little over one lakh of dollars.". If this
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Six months' hard labour and
awarded a calive at the Magistra is all that is to be received, wo join with himidorning for anuching an ext-pick" fing expressing our strongest possible protest
blesse woman,
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ASSAULT, ON BUROFRAN LADY.
ICIUS BIRTHDAY.
CELLBEATION IN HJNOXONG"
#ha Chinato la Hongt celebrated the aAZİVİTİŞ facing in the sa
thecityars
have never before of the birth of Con
#they are doing 5-day m ́st of it a Chistia shops in sadto basices and even the stalla Lunes are observing il a day,gdenes hoogs and ten soms privats residences the yellow dragon i igre displayed from -verandahs and other conspicuous places in honour of the great ago. The boys of Qaten's Collage bare been granted a holiday.
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KOWLOON, INCIDENTZA Before Mr. P. Wood, Second Police Mag istrate, in the Police Court this mortiag Istoba Singh, an Indian soldier belonging to ose cr the naive, regiments stationed in the Colony, up on a charge of sistait on a lady at Kowloon on Wednesday last, Inspector Langley prosecuted while defendast
rakented, gi The facts of the case are that while Mrs. L'ex- abiral was walking
along Nathan Road, Kow This loop, at about eight o'clock on the right in
PARTICOLARS AGAIN question, she was approached by the defend- ant, who, without any warding. Brack the com.understand that a m:vatment was started
REGARDING CLAIM IN÷BUMMARY ACTION by certain Chinese business establishments,
Before Mr. Justice Hesland, Acting Jaians was carrying a whip and with the ald of that weapon, the diali a few welled rected slashes of Commerce to move (te Government to pro- Judge, ie the Sammary Const bit moralewe scross, the man's back. Mr. Wilden, a Realtempt has proved abortive, though in the recover the sum of Sios. Mr.
claim to day as Bank holiday. Hot the the Kim Saing 6 m sond Quan Shan to yopus Officer, and Mr. 1aner, in the employ of a local Journal, happened to te upon its opinion of some people the endeavor to secum the listing of Confucius' blithday or the schedule time in going to the victim's help, and this morning appeared as witnesses in the case, t
time is fotore, T Defendant was awarded one mouth's hard FROMISSORY NOTE HISPU 18. uke long to beit. labour on the charge of assault, while a fue of 55 was impored for disorderly conduct.
against so parsimonious an act on the part Texation a la of the stem launch Bill plainant on the chest, The Jailer at the time though the foreign honge, to ght the Chamber
of the Imperial Government. Tis not in mortals to command success, nor is it within dictate to the Imperial Government Eut
the powers of our local Government to
which was to have taken place to-day, want postponed to Monday, 3rd October, owing to
the bad weather.
wo wcfc-giren the distinct assurance by the Komicon Rallway, has resigned his post, the sc030 of the incident at the time and lost oe of Bink or public holidays, will su-ceed dome i the defendant An
Secretary of State for the Colonier that our Goances would not be allowed to suffer through the loss of revenue caused by clos. log of the oplum divans. In fact it was pub licly stated that the loss would be more than covered by the Imperial contribution. Yet here we find the Colony's righteous demand put off with a single lakh whereas the apparent deficit represents nearly two and a quarter lakhs. We were forced, against our will, to carry out a policy dictated to us from Home, a policy which we believe has result
As H.E. Wol Hab, manager of the Canton
to act in bis place. Yach'usopu bas appoloted Caso Ching-hus
CAMBRIDGE University proposes to take over the copyright of the great Encyclos@lis Britsasics, and to issue the ith edition com plate in 18 volumes at the end of the year... THE total output of the Chineta Engineering and Mining Company's three mines for the week ending 17.8 Suptember 3910, ambusted to 10,851.48 tors and the sales, during the period, to 21,545 78 (0x8.
aos prais
M. Chavez, the aviator who flew acres the Alpy, is in hospital. In the accident at Doms ed in harm to the Colony, rather than lodossola, when slighting, he broke both legs good. This lakh of dolines canot be con is condition is hopeful, M. Chaves, will oldered in any way as a fitting redemption of receive the priss of £3,000, though he did not the promise made us. In common Justice reach Miten. to the ratepayers, the Home Government are bound to make the whole, or nearly the whole, deficit good. Another matter to which the hoo. member for the Chamber of Commerce alluded was the fact that several leading business firms had appealed against harshness of treatment in the administra. tion of the new liquor excise laws When the new import on spirituous liquors was first made law, Sir Frederick Lugard assured the Council and the
In the course of a promissory note case before the Fusno Judge, id the Summary Court this morning, Mr. Hind stated that the lite of defence set up by them was that defendants chops had been it,leg and mamped on the documents without their koqwledge,
THREE Coxswaics of privala steam lanaches were charged by lasp:ctor Langlay in the Police Court this morning for refusing to mop when ordered to do so by the Poles. Two of the defendzats were fised $10 and Sic, respective
DOG community that every facility would be 15, white the remaining one was discharged.
BULL DOG
BRAND
GUINNESS'
in PINTS and SPLITS.
ALLEGHT ISSUE OF WRIT WITHOUT AUTHORITY. INTERESTIVO PROMISSORY NOTE CASE AT
THE SUMMARY COUST
Judge, to the Summary Court this morologi Before Mr. Justice Hannisad, Acting Pulise Br. W. B. Hind, of Messrs. Brution and Helt, mentioned the case which came on during the week, in which Alla Dad sued Al'a' Ditta to recover the sum cf 5300 odd, amount due under a promissory note. Mr. Hind slated that the
had been lined without the plaintiff's herty by Mr. Gardiner, and under those circumstances, should be ordered to pay coste in connection with the matter. The plain:lif way in Court and would say that ha - gave no authority to Mr. Gardiner to isine the writ
Mr. Gardiner should like to sea the plain tiff-
"
The Clerk of the Couri at this point called cut the plotiff's name, whereupon an Indian, rosp.from his seat in the well <f the Count
Mr. Gardiner-Thai's not Alla Dad. Proceeding, Mr. Gardiner said that's man
In another colume of túls issue appears a 14: who gave his name as Aili Dal came to see part of an sssanit en.a European lady in Kow-him, and gave him- instructions to issue the loon by an Indian soldier. With reference to writ the alleged strango behaviour of India?f'to wards white women, which has been reported recently, we are informed that so far no reports have been received by the Police at Taim-tra- tsal.
given to bona fide trader to carry on their business with Yas little difficulty as possible and that the provisions of the new Ordinance would not be made to bear STOUT hard on the community at large. Perhaps it in because the Excise Department is yet young and inexperienced, or that like a new broom it is sweeping clean; but indubitably there have ben several cases of harth treat-THE como Japabese aprumo military made ment of which traders have rightly com-wavies, to be held in the vicinity of Okayama in November, will extend over Bits Pitchu, Mimasaka and Izumo provinces. The area of operations, is to be much smaller than during the suuma magurovris held in the North-East last year, but the country is hilly and the opera ijous will be much more difficult.
A. S. WATSON & CO., plained, Sir Henry May said it was a matter
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of getting in revenue and that a certain amount of strictness had to be observed; but we would point out to His Ixcellency that there is a great deal, of difference. between
His Lordship (To Mr. Hind)-You better produce Alla Dad.
Mr. Hind-Very welk, your Wonbip. The case was adjzorned for a wok,
"THONGRONG CRICKET CLUB.
ANNUAL MEETING,
Club was held in the Club-house yesterday. The annual meeting ofthe Hoogkong Cricke,
Mr. F. Multisad presided, and it cle was a large attendance of members. On the prepossi of the chairman, reconded by Mr. Fird, the re
(as strictness" and "barshness." The former Recent Invenigeltone by the police author. Poit and accounts wero adopted.". -*•·
41) scommento flóas interided for publiontion la
"T HONGKONG TRLEGRAPH should be addlramed to The Editor, 1, Ice Tone Hoad, and sbd be accompanied by the Writer's Name and
Address.
Ordinary business communication shoald be addressed
to The Manager.
The Editor will not undertake to be responsible for Many rujucíad M8, nge to ratam sny Contribution
may be necessary, but it is the latter that is complained of and it is altogether unjustifiable in the workings of a Government Department, not checked in time, harshness way well develop into tyranny. In the matter of the Law Courts and the Post Office, a definite, state ment as to their probable date of completion was vouchsafed by the Director of Public Works, who expressed the hope that that would be the last occasion on which our SUBSCRIPTION,RATES (IN ADVANCE) friends" would come up for criticism at the DailT-368 per adnum.
Council. Three years ago he had stated WEEKLY $1 per annum. The mains per quarter and per maniem, prop.stions",
that he expected the Law Couris to be com Bubscriptions for any parlad less than one month pleted in 1910 and the Post Office in 1911, will be charged na for a full month...
He had no reason to alter that statement as The dally ions is delivered free when the address is regards the Post Office but he feared the accealbis to mesenger. Fank erbscribers can have. Laws Courts would not be completed by the thair coples delivered at their releases without end of the year; but he thought he might additional $1.50 per quarter is charged for postage.
itius is Tokyo show that there are in the capital no less than 31 newspapers 439 mag zines, 73 miscelanecus publications, and 17 news agencies, a total of 18 varices channels of information. The citizens of Tokyo seem to be well served in the watter of publicity. A CHENGTH telegram says that the opium prohibitiod ia very strictly enforced in province. The time in which the export of opium was to case is up, but the Chamber of Commerce has obtained the Viceroy's sanction to extend the period by thray months. Those who have opium in stock are required to report
to the Opium Tax Office.
**ichuan
and the election of officers résulted as follows:
Mr. F. Maitland was re-elec ed Chairman, Capisla G. E. Garrett, 2.0.4. Dr. J' M Arkigion, Messr. R. Hancock, W. C. D Tarner, T. E. Pearce, H, R. Makin and C. A. Carr.
The extraordinary, general meeting was then proceeded with, and the following resolutions were,passed:
That Bye-Law 15 shall read-From 1st October, foto, all new playing combira not being efficers,ct H.M.'s Navy or Army stall pay an entrance fee of $soco. All new military playing members shall pay an entrance fee of Sig.no and sll, new naval playing members tationed in the Colony shall alto pay au da trance fee.
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(*.B.—This resolution does not affect the
QUESTIO OF ADJOURNMENT DISCUSSED. Before Mr. Justice Herreland, Acting Palsos Judge, in the Sammy Court this morning, the cu10 was agaia meationed in which 3. A. Aboody, described as a commiss on agent, sned-R. F. Daly, of the Owl Grill Rooms, to over the sum of $833-35, Amount Bald to he doa under three promissory notes,
Uinemitograph, bad 'bacn' away, but was back Mr Gardiner staled that Mr. Ramos, of the that morning, but he doubted whether he could Mr, Hind-I ask that the plaiztid should be see him and asked for an aliramtat, non-suited. The care cannot be adjourned to suit the plaintiff The plaintiff has already concluded his cia and now applies to bring orward fresh evidence. The adf sariment was allowed-
Mr. Gardiner-It was allowed to get M. Ramos bare. I have no control over Mr. on his law if he'll look it op ( unghier), Ramos' m vaments. My friend is even Wrong
Mr. Rind-T think I'm perfectly right. His Lordship We won't dispute tha After further discussion an adjsurament was grabled, f
| THE INTKAFORT KIPLB MATCA
Practice bas commenced for the stlecilon of the team to reprerent, Stagspore in the annual- faterpont rifle match with Hongkong, Shanghai and Penang, At Balestier range last week eight men firing at 100, 500 and 600 ya'da mada ito exerl cut average of 91. The two best were Bishop· Ferguson Davis and Sergt. Tan Chow Kim, with 95 each,he practice wil be con joued regularly every Tuesday and Friday morning. -Straits Times.
JAPANESE JUDICIAL ADVISER
ON CHINA,
The following is put of a statement recently, mada by Er. A. Okada, Judiciai Adviser to Empire --
Paking Government, writes the Celestial
mada
of Messrs. Almada rad imiib, appeared for the plaintiffs and Mr. JH. Gardient reprezen:od.
Gardiner ankal fara dits to be fired for the hearing of the action. The case Koold not
Hii Lordabip-You better take a whole day..
CAND MAY Böish in ball
Mr. Almada-My friend will probably cons Beat to judgment (Laughter), –
My Gardiner wast particulars of the claim.
|_ Mr. Almada—I shall giva,myfriend partia culars of iba clalm,
Me Gardiner And discovery. Mr. Almadi-Certainty. The calo was 6xed for the 56th of Oct-bar,
SHANGHAI JUNE SETTLEMENT.
BEQUEL IN MIXED COURT, The case of Messrs. Wingrove and Barrett, stock-brokers, against Wai Sun Ki Loh, whịch was commenced in the Mixed Court on Friday was continued on 25th inst," befors. Mr. Bun Assistant Magistrate, and C F. Giraten, British – Assessor. In th's action a sum of Ela 35,405.37, s sued for in respect of the purchase of you Semamba shares and 1,520 Englo-Java shares, which the plaintiffs, bought noder Instruction. from defendant. The defence was that the plaintiffs being merely agents of the defendant posible for defendant's debt and therefore fa this transaction they could not be held an
hid not title to see him, and farther that thla
wax a gimbing transaction. Mr. G. H. Wright appeared for the plaintifs and Mr. J. O.E. Douglas for the defendant, pok
Oa Friday the plaintiffs gava eviden.o.. Wright mated that the broker who signed " for H. R. Bayd was cale) and in Roswer to Me the concerned” was responsible for the con- tract. When two brokers algaed thus, there was au loviolable contract between them. Principale ware dever disclosed, and evan it they were dis losed it would make no diffe.ence to the liability of the broksia. Winess and often refused to siga a contract for the con. cerned." Once a contract was made with a ather broker it was a bargnia and could not be broken...
Cross-examined -When a broker signed "for
Aura admitted liability. || know if anybody else was. All the brokers the concerned” he was ltable, but he did not
MY, Douglas-Would you kaewingly, enter folo a contract when you were satifid that sku man was simply gamoing in differences on the
make
could nos say, breiuse I could mot possibly tell what he was doing, would you enter into a contract such as that fa
Mr. Douglas-Supposing you could tell, if I was satisfied he coull cury it out.
drafted, bad by Commission for the Study of "The Chinese Constitusion is now bring Constitution), Politics, boogh hampered touching the form of government the work of with sundry difficulties in deciding matars compilation is, on the whole making fairly good progress, and, fidging from the data at command, will be randy by the time appoiblad by the Impecial rescript for pro- mulgation and compilation. Some Chinese elements are agitation" for the scvance ment of the date of promtigation whilst others for the postponement shireof. The coalition of a onion, being of a vacious nature brooks no Mr Daugia-And you yourself did practical. tt fog of levity, in its tie.im:n”, à dshould fy na forward business for Jane?-Not vary best abide by the Imperial decres as reguida,
doing in April last?—I think a good may of Mr. Douglat-What'd you think people were them were simply gambling,
status of a naval subscriber under Bye Law 23.) the date of publication...the pentirners for Witseas also said that with Augo-jiva
That Bye Law 16 shil! road-The trually promulgation are under Imperial admonly times these par valus they would not ba's
any -axtra charge. “On coples' went by, pout an】 safely predict that both would be completed Partment. What Mt. Wei, Yuk d.d, say was f·zabiciipilon for playing members shall be $.otion to take'silquce and o'cé', and are liable to vary prómlilag isvestment forthe flist your.
The postage on the weekly fee to any part of the
world is 50 cents per quater....
Bingle Copies. Dally, sec cents. Weekly, twenty
Ava egots (for cab only). ;.
BIRTH,
Da September 18, 1910, at Chrfoo, the wife of
Alan Wilson, Chinese Service, of a daughter.
DEATH.
Correa.
The Hongkong Telegraph
In our report of the Bidget debate at the Legislative Counci)la yesterday's Issue, Hòa, Mr. Wei Yuk was erroneously mads to appear to give credit to the Chinesa Detective Dr. that the Chinese detectires especially required more supervision and locking in energy by Colony from time to time that go undetected, cause of the many crimes committed in the
Te commission lately appointed by the Board suppression in the provinces hu made in of Flannce to investigate the result of opiam
by the middle of next year. It is certainly better to have something definite than to be always groping about for Information which can ever be found or to be put off with evasive answers. Hon. Mr. E. Osborne made reference to a subject of outstanding importance and said the Government were
eradicato, comparatively little progress has to be congratulated upon "having proceed, ie which, apart from Chibli and bangs bil, where the opium ev.l: bas been entirely been made, and in some provicces, notably Yundan, Chinesa Turkestan and Shensi, even the cultivation of the poppy has not ben wholly stopped. A
BOXING,
A
in
severe pinalty for any transgression. It would. J. Barrett, was recal d for purposes of bidla at the preted page to speak of the bless examination. He stated that before do
titutional Government or otherwise, - Tum bese as capable of ar foying the barefi: ut Cond
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business with the defendant ho bad krumn
as one of the Loh, brothers whons, fathar
reparted to have felt a 1.t of mousy. Wit had never been told by Kio D. ako defend int was a wa'thy mao
and for non-playing membaixo payable advance on the in October in each year. Any secutive months shall be exempled from one members abient from the Colony for ti cons
sar's subscription.
That By-Law at iball stadi-Officers of Refering to the Pant Code, the fri strate, Hengkung may, on being proposed, seconded 1cted to the critical peranat of legal
M. Navy not permanently stationed in
was out in the summer of 19-8, and wis se
payment of one half the annual subscription further revision and has received Impeof the and Circumstantial tid and balloted for in accordance with Rule is, the country. The second cist which was perfokor.cups witness did not isk a consti become "Naval Subscribers" of the Club on pared in February last year has gone through ko'were gambling, but from for playing members ($10,00) without extrance sanction for operatice from the 6th year of fee. Moje Him alarg that 19, 1914. Droides, the Criminal map was gambling," Ho
Or at their op lor, on payment in advance: and Civil Proceedings, the Commercial Code a contract moless bu kuep of S] for erch meath or part of each mon'b, etc., ale now at different stages of piepnisties, Taku dp shaten/
The usual voter of thanks terminated that but will come into fo co about the sametina T- meeting.
the Petal Code:
The Chirela, Government, with plausitis reasons maken light of the so called Revolu tionary movemaals supposed by outsiders id have considerable latest strength and a tre
The Committee's report for the season to As the time of the bixing bout draws neizz- 9'ỡ statex thịt there was a deficit of $130.70, additional interest is bring" avinced in the which has been deducted from the f.rtive contest between Bill Lewis and Young Kenny account, the latter now starding a $1.246.37 Both man have beep traicing bard for some The committee again exprons regret that the weeks past but are now t peting off and edgagfonds do not allow if the redemption of $1,500 (as it does so closely the trade ing only ip-light-wake Zuck mio bay a big deben cres, according to the died. The opt nothing but upheavals di the more t
bas baen a lot of money taid, following of admirer, and needless to say there or concert held on the grounds in September brought in a set sum of $547.07, and the com milice extend their cordial thanks 10 Me
On September 18. gio, at Yokobama. F. G.ed with the typhoon refuge in spite of the frowns of those who, first clamouring for construction, later on, with faded memories of 1906, did their best to belittle and des- troy the echeme.” It is the earnest bope of those who are able to forsee the far-reaching
•HONGKONG, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1910. ·
benefits of this refuge that work may be pushed to completion within contract time" -CRITICISMS ON THE BUDOKT. of five years, four of which have still to elapse. Official assurances were given, At the Legislative Council meeting yester we are glad to say, that no possible day, the unofficial members had a good deal effort would be spared in pushing for of criticisms to offer upon the Budget Bill ward to completion this most important when it come on for second reading. His work, affecting Excellency the Governor's explanatory state of the Colony. The unofficial members, too, ment anent the Estimates had been made had a good deal of comment to make upon at the previous meeting of Council and the state of crime in the Colony, and criti- ample time had elapsed since then to per clum to offer an regards the efficiency or imit of members making themselves fully otherwise of our Police Force. His Excel- Requainted with the Goverment's proposals tency in reply to some of these observations for the forthcoming year; therefore the un- said "The state of crime, I may say, has officials cams fully charged with facts, figures; engaged the serious attention of the Captain and suggestions bearing on the matters Superlatendent of Police and the Govern under review. On the whole, the debate meat. It is not to be denied that there has was an interesting one. Some new light been an increase of crime and our best efforts was thrown upon various subjects which are being directed to preventing crime have been exercising the public mind very and bringing the record down With largely of late. In certain directions, govern that we suppose, we shall have to rent con. mental policy was more clearly defined. fent at present, but it is to be hoped, In But on the whole, wo do not think that the Exlow/ growing public uocarisen in this
be affected by all that matter and lost greater evil prevail, that the
ment will see to it that t
DISPUTE BETWEEN REITAURANT PARTNERJA
might, hava
Mr. Dəp;lis- Would you tract if you koszt M'a'm'all gamblers in this
-Mc Danglas➡➡Rspeci
Contioning [e-Jaras atil He bad son
mindous flowing Many p pulas outbreaks taking placa tiom time to time in Saus China where of hava bras ascribed to them, but are ually. Augle-javal at Thues olemas of the Cestitate classen.
me few, Revolutionists. These
A QUESTION OF WITHDRAWAL. | Gdorge Grimble,, who argaalsed the concert, wh
and to the ladies at d peoṭlemen who assisted.. years. The developm In the Interport msichen Haugkong did munition has tr, min vaty well, and play on the while was of a good in larid platorer Average. Mr. Aμ¤ E. Elborough buids the Judge, in the Sommary Court this mersing, Bagcall, the bowling analysis with 27
Before Mr. Justice Horsland, Acling Papas batllej
what: averages with 41.53 and Lt. H. G. Mr. Gardiner mentioned the cats in which wickets for #53 run, 02 14.85 subs, for anch
spread the
R. F. Daly, of the Ow! Gall Rome, sund, Hicket.
wel are Newbold for an account to be taken of the The following individual scores of 100 or partnership-in respect of the business of the over wata mada firms Mr. Gardiner stated that as believed the other side was willing to withdraw
Ma Cardi received this
Mr. Hind
is thoroughly uipped to meet the util Me Hind is
ose polat to omise by letter has been
must Kaud over.
* to withdraw
some worn for an investment,
This concluded the plain
by
Eces
In opening: bis cars®
Court would hesitate
| cllest pn'eus it could be
a correlativa flubility on
to meet the Habilúy,by „mint"tipon ihtipealt.
most countries coul del ts of his adBelgek
Jbroker was)