LIABILITY OF FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES,
·PERTINENT VIEWS OF CHIEF JUSTICE.
19th fast.
la charging the jury in the arsen case, tried at the Supreme Court this morning, the Chief Jusice said that there was involved in that | case something mere imporinét than what the prisoner at the Bat was alleged to have done, It had transpired in th's enes that an applica, llon for a policy for $1,100 was passed and ac- cepted by the fosurancs Comp toy without any investigation whatever. The property, was | subsequently removed from Stonecutter's fauc to Queen's Road Essi, 1-kawise without any tavastigation. That was a strious state
vely of affairs. Insurance Companies had a public daty to perform. Wabout due regard to public afely they could not allow Chinese to take oat policies ou imagfuary goods. That was oza of The clases of fires, A smali premium was pald, the Insurance effected, and very short- İy for a fira cecisad. In be present case, had it not been for the Chinese watchman who detected the inciplest fire, ibera, would donb.lass have been a great confligration in Qitan's Ren ! East. He con aldered it of great importance that Insurance Companies should see that no fictiticus policles were taken out He did not wish to alarm them, but if the fire had spread to other houses, they were liable and ran the risk of being brought to Court for damage to ne'gh: | bouring property. If the jury agreed with him he would ask them for an expression of their opision, so that it might he placed pa the record of that Court.
The foreman of the jury (M, Lanning) said that they fully endorsed his Lordship's re marks on the way the Insurance Company concerned iuel the policy in question, which they considered meat unbusinesal.ke.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY JANUARY 20 1011
HONGKONG"ÉVAL YACHT.
CLOB
PROGRAMME OF LVENES IN TO-MORROW'S KEGVITA:
VALUES AT AUCTION BRIDGE.
NEARLY LVERY PLAYER OVER E'TIMATES THE WORTH OF EVEN THREE OR FOUR
AGES AN ILLUSTRATION.
RENT COLLBGTOR CHARGED'.
WITH EMBEZZLEMENT.
A FURTHER REMAND..
The following is a full programme of the
Leung Ho Chaca, a redt collector; who was "oveats in the regatta arranged for tomorrow Valsing the bands properly in making the charged by Mr. Chan Chan Nam with em-
by the Hoogkong Royal Yachi Glub,
vatiogs declarations at auction stems to be the bizzing $4,33 43 and also forging thies ra- 2,90 p.m.Inter Club and Service or Professimorum which most begiators find dif- ceipts, was agaid brought up before. Mr. sional Fours.-Open to crews representing any culty in crossing, fa the first place, pearly E. R. Hallifax at the Magistracy this whining. j-properly cofințituled clubs, service, profession of
CYCry one dec.csilmates the value of tures, or Mr. W. E. L. Stenton, rằm the firm of any combination which may be approved of by
syen faur, aces in oas baad in making the de-Messrs. Decor, Lasker and Deaces, prase- the Rowing Committee, Distance 1 miles. Elaration Lt auction. Every bridge player kocws cured. The defendant was durepresented Cops presented by F. B. Vanhall, E14.
well that if he picks up a band with three aces
Defendant pleaded guilty to the first charge, and "cot guilty to the se ond.
His Worship remanded the casto Thursday afternoon.
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2.30 p.m.-Jualors-Opta to menbors and must declare nextumps. This Le does, be- subscribers of the R.H.K.Y.C. who bave ot
cause the three aces will court hus thirty in 'the honor 10910, and, under bridge rules, his rewed in a senior race. Distance of a mile Cups presented by G. /. Tomas, Esq.
make is periectly ratonal. In auction, how 3.03 p.m.Sailing Race for Que Desigver, if the trump esclatar falls to ous trick Clais, (Preparatory qua ut 2.55pm)
balow bis contract, the non-dealers score fifty poate in the hunt clung, so, aven if the declarant held thiny.aces, it would hardly pay to risk the loss of tilty points for the sake of gaining thuty,
315 p.m.-Salling Kaya for Handicap Class. (Preparatory gue al 3.0; p.m.)
305 p.m.-Whale Boats (Naval Cibs) Distanca one mils
310 p.m-later-Club Fairs Open to galią representing the Caston Rowing Club, Corb thian Yacht Club, Victoria Kecreation Club and Yacht Club, Victarin Recreatise Club and Royal Hongkong Yacht Club, Distance of a mile. Cups presented by H. Wennery Esq. 4 cop m.-Tho' "Ewa" Thillenge Cupiter Hong Fours-Opes to crew draw catirely from the staff of any firm or goverament de patiment in the Dolosy (each competitor must bo a member or subscriber of R.H,K.V.C.), Distance ona mile. Cups praiented by the Hon. Mr. J. easy Keswick (ormmidora.)
4.15 p.mix Oated Giga (Military Crews)-Distance obe mile.
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Second bidder doubles. Third and
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WISDOM WHILE YOU WAIT.
Mr. William Poel-Don't decaiya yourselves and think a thing is disagreeabls because it
violates your ideas of the conventional.
·Bara. "Mildred Easton-The woman who arrives is the woman who knows she has arrived.
Sir Oliver Lodge, The element of anobbery is largely dying out; people are now takes much more for what they are worth.
Archdeacon Bus.It is a sound principla when a ward containing two will serve ite ́mover to tiso a word of sight or nion syllabier
samo perpac
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no.mal state of life.
Dr. Whitaker.-Motion, not rest, is the Mr. W. W. Asquith.-To's girl leaving great deal mire than "What am I going to school "What am I going to be?" meass a
Lu caury the illustration,still funker suppose that the dealer picks up this hand: Ace, 3, 4.2 of beanspace, & of clubs race, 7,4 of diamond Ace 3 of spidos. Tue dealer says one nu fourth bidder bith styNa, and the dealer is Iramp.
felt to play a doubled no-trump. He sees a hundred aces in his hand and dies not feel a bat worded evartharesult, being an expeilaaced bridge player. Second band opens with the quoon of clubs, and donimy lays down this hrad Heat 20, 9, 7, 3; clubs, 6, 5; dia- aloads, 8, z; spides, que, 5, 4, 2. TAG takes his four ir ces with his lout cas, but that dea et feels a ba anx.ous now. Eventually ho is all. Second hand ho.dihoans, .ng, queen,de?" to shat sustis ellectually stopped. Clap, king, queco, i cr, 10.74. 50, afer the ace is go, After this event there may be one or more takes five club tricks. Diminds, quaen, races for scratch ciews."
jck, io, und spades, so, s. Fourth hand bas In the evening, at 9.15, there will be a smokucas, jack, 8, 6; clubs 3,2; dumonds, king, concert at the City mall(St. Andrew's Hali) 98, 6, and spider, king, java, 5, 7. So that under Club auspices.
twatch band caà give very iff:cust axgistruce in diamonds and spades to his partner.
·After second hand's clubs are gubo ho loads bo of spidar, and when be gets in again, leads the 9, which bits the queen a dummy's baud. Tec douler takes tour.incks, bay.ng contracted to take seven, so beingibran daubli ucks shot in his contract, the nuo dealers are credited with three hundred pɔicts in the honour columns, which is offie: by one busdred points
4.45 1.m:-Senior Fours, - Open to members and subscribers of the R.,K.Y.C. Distance one mile.
His Lordship said that Insurance Compan'e who have issued policies of this nature, without. lovestigating the goods insured, should forthing with do so,
LARCENY REPORTS.
MONEY-CHANGER DUIED.
10th !pat
A Chidosa woman has reported to the Police that between 6 and .. yesterday someone entered house No. 54, Queen's Road East, and stole a bex contaming articles and money to the value of $319.
Another report states that on the night of the 17th fast, someone caterid the Cotton Mills at
CHINESE NAVAL ACTIVITY.
PLACE OF IMPORTANCI NEAR MACAO:
(From Our Owes Corraipont:m!]
Dr. Charasse.It is the man who is not quite sure whether he is right or wrong who is prono to become intolerant add a bi, ct.
slut ana mechanically complete, bat should Sir Aston WebWork should not only be
be beautiful
Dr. Walter Sichert.-Everyone who cares very much for art bas tlways protested whe labels were applied trit,
Archbishop of York-baracter can make circumstances, but clicumstances caunst make character.
INTERESTING BILLIARD MATCH
ROBERTI V. TAYLOR:"
THE SHANGHAI SENSATION,
DE FANDANT. COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. In H.D.M.'s Folice Court. Shangbal, on the f4b, the care against Mr. M. J. Craig was concluded, the defendant being committed for tril before the Supreme Court.
John Roberts and Alec Tavlor met it Rangton on the 4th inst, before a large audience, which included the Lieutenant Governor, The conditions were 10 op, Taylor receiving 335 polata ster
hecharge was as follows :-For that you on Roberts for the is ball of the game the 10th March, rain, did coaspira with ota pracileslly monepotised the table. He played William Flits and on divers other dates he splendid billiards and caught his opponent te wees the last mentioned day and the 16th May, 79. Taylor up to this point con'd never cet ole, unlawfully, fraudulently, and deceitfally, really golog, a 39 being His best. With te did amongst yourselves conspire, combias, *cores of Robens 597, Taylor $79 the game confederate and agree together, and with divers. gestianines kept the ball: utdr admirable complainant (the Crown Advocate) by divers anderweet a startling charge. Taylor at his o her perrous whose names are coipown to the control usill.bo bat aased a magnificou filse preteptes, unlawfully and subtle ways and break of 140 when he broke down at a compara-meaus, stratagems and devices to obale and tively any loser, 10 player did not coafino dequire to yourselves and from the Sink In- himself to any particular department of the despaers Rubber Concessions, Ltd., dive:a billards. The effort was received with great said company and to cheat and defraud the game but gave a splendid display of all round large sums of money and certificates of the enthusiasm by the spectaters who applauded said company there f
vociferously.
Mr. S H. McKean appeared to prosoca'o and quickly seguired the lead only to be dis E. Docglas watched the care on behalf of the Rebaita west of er be leader immediately while Mr. R, N. Mac'and defende !. Mr. J..0, possessed. by Taylor who ran up a beautiful Siak Indrapoera Rubber Concessions, Ltd. 113 al which 65 were m de off the red. It was
Eric Alfred Leggat, called by Mr. McKean, a pretty treak, the cucit showing wende lul
raid be was a British subject and superintend Judgment in the orgth of his atraker, 'est in the service of the Essura and Exten. floteris filled to go cut at his next visit ratitoa Telegraph Co. at Stanghal. He had became anyone's game with the naike read. | examined the company's register of to graphic ing Tayler gro Robens 9:6. Safety tactics
names and found it to contato the name followed in which Taylor get somewhat the "Cipigeo" which was the telegraphic name for best of matters and carried bis scera to 972. Craig and Co. The original of the telegram of Roberts who seemed well set next innings had the 1th May, was in London. Every month the misfortune to miscue after making 13the originals of telegrams we asani to Londes. eat, the final scores Leing Taylor 1,0:0, Raberis telegram? leaving Tayler sö opalog from which be rin
Mr. McKean-Have you a record of that
919.
The best treaks of the evening werá:-
Witness-Yes, the pufora ed reserd (pro. duced). This is a slip which we pass through Taylor: 1.0, 113. 9 and 49. Roberts: 139. 14.30 automatic instrument which forwards the
message to Hongkong, 19 81, 7B
BNEMILI ON ALL SIDES,
The "Eastern Times" comments on the numerous' devunslations, Lesped on the National Assembly thus: The National Assembly has become today a universi target against which denunciatory missiles have bro Kov, A. Carlyle,-Peepshould not be discharged from all sides. It is heartily bate misled by more phrases, eve they are by the G and Councilors, repeatedly de spoken by penos who think themselves adu-nounced by the officials, ridiculed and curtosu- ed by the Press ord satirically smiled upon by foreigners. There should be no winder, sherifer, that so many members should have lost heart and absented themselves. The Goverement has generally regarded the House with the stmost contempt, and has withheld
ed to the Assembly for discuísirn,
cated,
M. McKen-Is there anything on the slip to Indicate who sent that message ?-No.
Mr. McKean-Can you give me the number, words and the date ?There are 53 words is dedith May and is sambered 1957.
Mr. McKain-Have you got your records of telegrams test out on that date 2-1 bave an abstract
Mr. McKe n-Does that show all the tele geams that wart or on the 11th P-Yes, from Shingbai, accepted at cur effice.
Mr. McKs.n-Un that day were there any telegrams other tänu this telegram of 53 word? −N6.
East Point and stole.3,600 brass tubes value place referred to is importan', as suggested by wants it is the first_thing_to_legro its storfangkok, chiefly those who have goza (here maar questions whings should wave been hidd- The number of the telegram which spported
at $1,449.
Canton, Januty.19. A gentlema of the engsbas dist ict his pained Admi al L Chua tha Was ance, and should be die Chinese unval Gay in Chinshan, is test to Macarig impun protection, The admiral minutes, that the A money changer of No. 61, zeen's Road four gach 3s to stay there is turo, and another the positioner. His Excellency has now set Central-reported yesterday that on the 13th to cruise po manently in these waters. The fost., a cer ain party came up to him and asked aval rection extended to the place is for $700, and was handed back in return to:quate, and the restlosers need so: now International Bank chaques. Later on in the day, the money-changer went to the back to
any sex.ely as to the safety of the cash the cheques, but had them dishonoured.
place.
THE GERMAN CROWN PIRACE.
ARRANGEME-TŠ AT PEKING.
A DANGEROUS CARGO,
Tite 5,5, 'JAPAN" THREATENED WITH SERIOUS FIRE.
19th-inst
There was serious danger of an ombresk of fire this afterboen on board the ss.fm, one of the pen boats, while she was lying at her berth opposite the Harbour Ufice.
The vessel had on board 60 tons of ju e, packed in ose of the holds. This ataire temperature of 136 degrees, and spontaneous
combustion was threatened.
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which the dealer geis su his bosour columa for Is to races in oai band. This is an extreme example of what my happen alauction to a declaralien mude cu uz suppиoj acçs,
Le.raing to properly appraise the incktaking value of the hand sance point of anclips, and
e fieit bridge au horities will not hesitate to all the most difficult to apply. Some of print in their text books that all sound bridge dealet, but this should be qual find somewhat no trompers Bio good 1. ro. no limp by the at auction as the above exampe iliasirater, It is much safer at auctioa bridge to say "ona to temp" w.tout au ace in the hand pro vided that every suit is protected (and that does pot mean guarded only) then it is to any cao
THE CHINESE 14 BANGKOK.
During the past few minish the Chione in
their own county as to reforms, with the result busy circulating among themselves news from Irom Hongkong and Chinesa poris, have been
that numbers of these prop e buta'divested number have adopted European costume. themselves of their queue ard At the Cantonese temple next to the Fathana paried with this appendage when they have Horn Cinematograph, tree hundred Castonese carried from their childhood days.
ENGLISH FOOTBALL,
a great
LEAGUE RESULTS,
results are as follows:
London, Fecember 17-To-day's foaball
TATA147
THE LEIGUZ-DIVISION Ì, Everton
Liverpool............ Notts Forest
I Middlesborough... I Bristol City
Olham Athletic... 2 Sheffield Wednesday Newcastle United... Tottenham Hotspur & Manchester City... 1 Bradford City......... I Manchester United o THE LEAGUE-DIV.SION 2. Birmingham. I West Bromwich
Albion ... Stockport Couay o
Wolverhampton
Wanderers......0 Blackpool nuddersfield Towa Clapton Ocea Barastey..............I
ump on Aces alone. La ine band above illus. trated the dealer might have sad two spades, Ia view of the German Crann Prince's visit and then if his partner had sufficent assisting to Peking April arxuths Wai-wa-pu basicagth to male ani tramper go through the memorialized the Throne to app int Princes declaration would boys come from him. No Teal Faun, Tsai Tao, Pu Lan ani Tsai Cheo, trump must never be declared with a light band Duze Chien Chang, the Governor of Shenting when it is weak in the black suits, and in a band H.E. Sun Pao-chi, the Minister of War, Gener above average strength both black sa ts most be al Yen Chung, the Jun or Vice Presiden: of the at least protected, aid the hard must be worth Board of Civil Appointment, H.E. Yu Shine not less than three licks. amei, Deputy Commander of the Impel do trump' may be declared by the dealer whip Occasionally "OAD Guards Llaug Feb, Colanet of the 6th Army be has both black suis well set up midus pro Corpa Wu Lu Ching, Coascitices of the Waltuction to either red suit, but it is far better in For a time great arxitty wax fet, and offi-u-pu, Shil Shao-chi, Wang Ysben. Yen such cis2 10 ne the ao tump invitation by cers sed crew alike worked strenuously to Wei Ching and Ea Ku, Director of the Mug either saying "wo ́spades" or "one club" clear the bold of the dangerous substance.
Chi Kuan of the Board of decation Yes Fu The brigade were alarmed,and a number of Ting Shin Yasa, of the Board of War and
A bid of one but by the dealer should fitem:m.proceeded on the last to the vess
promiss his peer that his hand will, ba Wang Shap-hugg of the Ministry of the in- worth four incks, at least, with hearts as Hose war put-ou:board in readiness for any terior for the purpose of welcoming and enter trump. He should not offer beatis doloss emergency, but by 4 p.m. all danger had faluing the augus: guest,
ho wishes bis declaravga to stand, as his part-Obil cl........ passed.
Dit will not advance from that suit to a no nump. A sound Lear declaration may be made from a bibi which either contains a set upbeat suit or one that can be easily estab- ished, or it may be made from á holding of six cards to the jack, tea, provided that ose suit berumped, and that another. Outside.co and king is held.. Gsaerally two hearts aro not bid by the dealer unless he wishes to indi Coventry City....... The chief merit of this declara iso is to shut Queen's Park cate that his hand is good to hear salosa. Miliwali ....... decided weakness among, meat players in the ost a cat nu trump or two diamond bid.' A beginning is the ability to ds inguish be Luton 3
Kargers Flyrdouth instance, bezinnen bio bide For Portsmouth .......
The agents are Mastri, Sassoon.
POLICE 'RAID.
19th Inst,
Sergt. Baker and a pity of Police iden rald last night at No. 21. Living Street and arrested eight mea for playing Neau Pai They were brought bef to the Magistrate this morning. A fan of $10 was imposed on the kosper. The rost were fire1 $4 each
A YOUTHFUL AGGRESSOR“
CHINESE LAD ATTACKED WITH A CHOPPER.
19th it st
A youthful cake Lowker aged 11, was charged at the Maxistracy this morbing before Mr J. R Wood with cutting and wounding anothe youth. It appears that the complainant wear to the defendant's stall and paid two cash for a cake, and having demolished "the delicacy, - walked away. The hawker for some reason or other is alleged to have rusbed after him with a chopper.. A quirrel rose batween the two parties and as a result, the defendant used the cho: per on the complainan, inflicting a slight wound on his forehead.
His Worship remanded. the defendunt in -Folice custody all to-morrow morning,
JESUITS EXPELLED FROM MACAU.
JOINING MIS.IONS IN INDIA.
Cochio, Dec. 1.-Some Jesuit priests, ex pelled from Macao, have arrived at Aleppey. I am teld that there are cleven of them includ- ing an Englishman bialčas a few lay bro bers, Some of these Jesuit Fathers will be sent on other misticns in India, such as Mangalore, Mylapore and Calcutta. It is understood that Another bite his expected from Portugal,- Dom bay Gazelle Compendent.
SMALL-POX ON BRITISH STEAMER,
ENGLISH OFFICER ATTACKED.
Au English officer and a Chiness member of the crew of the British steamer deliller, in Kobs, were fouail to be sufferng from small- por on the staval of the vessel st Kobs fem Yokohama on the 8th instant. They wCTO AC cordingly admitted to the quarantine hospital a: Wada Point. The Achilles will resume her voya, after disif.ction operationa.lave boon carried out.
---HOCKEY.----
HONGKONG HOCKEY CLUB Dr. Y.M.C.A.
171b inst.
An intuesting hockey match was played on the hockey ground at Happy Valley yesterday werG aliera on between the above seams. The teams vary evenly matched and one hed little to choose between them. The game was of a fast and exciting enture and resulted in h drawiwo all.
LETTER ON SILK,
RECEIVED BY THE KING FROM THE EXFAROR OF CHINA.
... 2
Derby County....... Gainsborough Trinitya Lincoln City... Leeds City Leicester Fosso...... Hud 3 Boy
LEAGUE-DIVISION 1 New Bempton Southead sites se
-SOUTHERN
3
Wastora...........! Southampton......... 1 West Ham.cano Q Lepton... Bighton and Huva Nonhampion
Albion
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Exeter City
3
5 Norwich City ........ ́à RUGDY
a having learned that a Brentford............ bd of ces club by the deal is RDO Crystal Palace... trump feviation is quite Ikely, to take it as such coming from bra partner, who is cacond Bristol Rovers. bidder, and who simply says "ore clubs Swindes order to ave.bid one spade, and at the samo
* time to indicate his suit. This is surely batter than passing when the information that can bep to win a trick 15 10 easily given: Similarly a player may call "two cliba" over "oan Necampton22 Glasgow Unity...... 6 hears" from the dealer, Always after the dealer Cardiff 16 Edinburgh Uany... hes sald one to rimp any farther calls must of necessity be forced and should be so dia tinguished."
Bristol
Old Merchant
THE VICEROY'S CUP.
For this eton when a focr.h biddar, for instance, is thinking whether he will increase his parine's bid, which bas been over bid by
HOW THE RACE WAS WON. the dealer's partner, he must take into con sideration what has been the saturs and quality Englis in stepresentative, Kuan, the rider of Calcatto, Decembar 28,-Iolorviewed by the The King received in audience at Backing.abeid too fast. A fexced bid ordinarily should
fthe bid preceding his partner's before he goes the winner of the Viceroy's Cup, yesterday said ham Palace, Loudan, on December 16, Lord mean no more than a bid of ond in that suit as he had great confidence in May Fowl and was
•LI Obing Fong, the rainng Chinese Minister an op og fram the dealer would, For in- -ja' de kaste to get to the frout,
at the Court of St. James's, and his Excellency L: Yuk lis, the now Minister,
Lord Lt presented his initers of recall, and bis Excellency his credat als and a letter to the King from the "Emperor of Chipa, which was beautifully worked on silk in the Chinese pative colors, and bore the autograph signa- ture of the Kmpttor.
stance, it the second holder says "two clubs over one spade" tra' is equal to a bid to show merely that clubs are his suit. He must indi- cate his black suit if he has one, tkea and there, for that i1 bir foal chance to do so, if the dealer having said two no trumps and s:cond bidder fiada bimself strong in diamonds his naging two diamonds does not mean that he sees the odd trick in his own had, but only
· AWAKUNING CHINA.. that he must show what sui. he can protect of
A Do tu up make. Secent band will also at What was once mae generally described ways bid red if he bas great red wirength, and thas it is now the Chiocas paril" has been this in preference always to a dumbliui no- substituted for "the Chinese awakening; and, trumpez He miy, however, bid no tramps The allver market has been fairly steady the direction of the Westeralsation of its
certainly, the progress of the Celestiil Empire with any band above the average, provided he daring the week, says the . C. Express legislative organisation is accost bewildering the suit which has been offered by the dealer.
has a protecci(001 merely guarded) tosour in of the 23rd ult. The forse has been the con- tlauance of the demand for China. At times its civil servants are perambulating the world At the present moment sunto thee hundred of this has been important, and would undoubted.
78E SILVER MARKET,
in teach of the most up-to-date informátign
WRESTLING.
As a matter of fact, when the tapes rose bo saw that his way was blocked and for a moment he thou,ht Seddon, Lawn Saud and Vaviner would not allow him to catch them up. impossible for Alay Fowl to go to the front.
Past the Club stand Coat-of-arms made it
The race was young, Kuhu said, and hode cided to fall back and wait for an o, daing at
BARTERING WIVES,
Curious coloms still prevail with retard to muajin some parts of Uganda the cus tom is to offer six needles and a pack of Ird a fico ozen. The Tarinis of Torkesta give the rabber for a wife. Some of the Kafers sacri weight of the prospectiva wfs in tudier. In Kamskatcha tha price varies from one to ten reindoor; some savagesrequire certala amonot of labrur. Among the aborigines it is asid the current rals fo⋅ a wife is a bɔx of matches, which prompts a. Pāris contemporary to spe culite whether one of the French Gaverameet boxes would be accepted..
OPIUM DIVAN RAIDED,
BIG CAFIURZ BY THE POLICE.
14 h inst, Detective-"ergennt Watt dad a pany of Police raided an oplum divan st No. 17o Qep's Road East last night and arrested forty-four men. They were brought before Mr. JR. Wood at the Police Dou.t This morning. One of the defendants was charged with keep ing the divan and the inmaiadar for smoking.
charged the defondantr.
Evidrace was called and his Worship die:
PLAQUE IN MANCHURIA.
REPORTS FROM RUSSIA.
London Jan. 16.—According to Idispatcher from St. Petersburg 150 deaths from plague are accorring dally is the Chizese city of Harbin, Scones Bra Decurring which recall the Middle Ages. Corpies, hilf-devoured by dogs, ale thrown into the River Amur, thus spreading Infection,- N. G. D, Neros
KULANGSU IN 1910.
MUNICIPAL COUNCIL'S REPORT FOR
LAST YEARL,
The Kalangin Municipal Council has issued its report for iba your unding Dec. 31, 1919, and a busy ans the report proves it to bava beno,
Public improveravala weta numerous. More than 80 feet of new brick roads ware laid, 2,119 et of hammered cement drains were complet, ed. foto refuse bias were erected, and generally a great deal of repaiting work on roads, dealer, buids and latrines was made in improving the drainage of alleys and courts in the villages, while a stare and cemented donga, gós feet long, ranging from the E. P. Mission Girls' Schost to the sin opposite the Mixed Court, not only adds materially to the drainage chime of the island, but also co- verts the path which farmerly jao io this direc. tion in a fairly broad road. Convict labour was employed, and the work cost only $o, as against $1,000, the lowest teader from confr.c
Most important work wa also carried cu
tors.
Steps were taken by the Influential Chinese the one and a hill me, Kuba saw an oppor to organise a "be slib soclety," and such a salty and in a trica May Fori was on the rails body would receive the herzly support of the coming on the saside. At the eighth furlong Cour cil, who would be prepared to provide post Lawn Sand was leaving Stdien, Vaviser with properly accredited sanitary cosies for and Prince Rupert bebrød, Kako set May bouns 10 house inspections and who would aino undertake all amitary repairs within their
going and before ibs seves furlong post was riched he had joined company with the saders. Even thes Kuba was out sulified, but when he drew level with the leader at the six furlong post he felt more confident of victory,
province.
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Witne's identified a receipt issued by his company. The message was received over the counter, and the name which appea ed at the foot of the telegram was altered on the receipt. on the receipt was 194', and the messago wan aombered 1961, Witoest had looked up the record nad No. 1947 wis a different message altogether thero bein caly seven words and ad fferent sender. Witness would say that the discrepancy was due to a clerical error. The ceipt had bres produced to the company be fore, for the purpose of obtaining a copy of its telegram, which was supplied.
This cirsed the cão for the Crown, and Mr. Maced, intimated that the defence of the accused was releted,
His Worship then framed the following charge h ch he rrad over to tho delodau For that you, H. J. Craig, between the 16th Merch and 6 May, igio, unlawfully did con spre, combine, confederate and agico, together with one Willam Put, by divers falte pie tences fuliely and fraudulently to acquire and bain to younef and in peiseance thereof unlawfully did obtain divers large sums of money add certificates for shares the property of the Siak Indrapora Rubber Coscassions, -Led, with latent to cheat und deinus tão said
company of the same,
Delendan', biving been cautioned in the uual matner, stid-1 dapat deslip to say any- thing at present.' I do not desire to call any. witnestra,
His Worship Then I commit you to taka your trial bef are the Supreme Court on a day of which due notice wili ba gives to you before a judge ard Jaiy,
Mr. Macleod I apply forroleate on bill and suggest, if I may da so, four sureties of $5,000 each-doubla the amout of security fixed by your Worship before. 1 think the Crown has no objection.
Hi: Worship-Do you agree to that, Mr, McKean.
Mr. McKean—Yes.
His Worship Very well. The saretlen of course to be approved by the Conit.
We understand the sureties are 'Messrs. W. A. C. Flat, W. S. Jackson, J. A. Wattfa, and W. G Pide.
NEWS FROM THE NORTH,
[Special y Tranil tid fy the Hongkong.
Zolograps.).
FERMENT AMONG STUDENT CLABL
Great indignation bas been arsused among the students of vuins schools by the Issue of an Imperial Edict ordering the Parlia mentiry delegates from various provinces to quit Peking Creniars have been sent out aug citing the suspension of schools through out the Empire and the burning of all tho schools at the sime idle. The Misistry of Ed cation at 93cê communicated with the
Ministry of Cvil Appointments, the Ministry of the Interior and the Commander of the Gande stationed at the gas of Pekinz resting them to take prompt and adequate precautions to suppress any possib'e uprising. Ea b member of the Grand Council was ac companied by several policemen as bodyguards. every jime he entered or let the Palace.
The Ministries of Education and Civil Ad. ministraties have sent deputies to Tientsin to investigate this trouble among thriludean, A large number of cfficials, including the Com- missioner of Adaca ion, the Directors of Schools and Colleges, have been accaand is connection with the matter. The Police facial of Chibli bas beco severely reprimanded, and has now asked for
leave of abience to repair his necestral tomb. Serious disturbances broke out among the students of various schools and co leges in Tien
12, hat they have now been suppresasd. The guards which were stationed in this disturbed area bave boda withdrawO,.
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The usual trouble was experienced during the yerr with the water supply, but the Council sank six new wells & cailed in the services of a Formino artesian well expert who reported May Fowl ran gamely and never gave Kube favourably outbd project. Mr. Noda of Tamsui any trouble. Nearer hums May Fowirespond. was commisioned to risk the well and if it
REORGANIZING THE HAYY.- of speculators in India met the demand freely, electric tramways, police-conit, procedure, gri-Ho is the beavy walght who managed to bit whale field bent, said Kahn. 1o the distacce.uacit will take up the question of sinking a sion to make as appropriation of a certa'n Foy Kendy is well known to Hongkong.od to every call. At the two foiloag i had the proves a success, it is possible that some iniure press Darager Yu Long to grant him parmis The Prince Regent bas reqeeted the Em.
May Fowl stayed off a bold challenge from larger ons and by constructing reservoirs and amount of money from the privy persa of the Black Buck and won comfortably,
laying malun sopply water to each individual fato Empress Dawrger for the funds farthe house on the island, charging, of c-use, a reorganization of the Navy. The request was regular water fa‘e.
on such subjects as prison reform, s nitation,
ty bava lo 1 to better prices had not the group considerable amounts having changed bands. callure, etc. The spirit of untest is leaving man- The Ohlan demand is now qaletaz, and with the darin and loyal courts, and workmen are
Bill Lewis. Christmas holidays at hand there has been a dbposition on the pit of buyers to wait, but at
bringlog their secret societies into harmony with On the 16th be meets Catton, the Philippice the lower level there is no pressure to sell and
trade unico ideals, says Lisyd's Newe, And chemplos, lu a wrestling mych. By the terms the market is steady
now comes the loformation that os and after of the sciicles, Carison is to throw Kenny twice the Chinese New Year's Day, Jan, 30, the Em. within an hour or lose the match, peror will confer upon his statesmen the right io create a constitutional Cabinet. Taat, of couse, is a long way from a populer franchise; but when it is borna in mind that only a for years ago China was seething with rebellion over the introduction of a railway from Tit
·BOKING.
A wire was xecelvad, from Zamboanga oa. Sunday to the effect that the cditions mads by Hil Lewis for meeting McIivarne, the big coloured fighter; on the sath or 13th of Feb, in the Philippinos, had been accepted.
Lewis will love by the, first boot available after his fight with Sunton on the, alih at the Which is advancing at the greater speed? Bag City Hall
2000, and that the Boxer revolt brought the very throbe to the verge of destruction, wo may well rub our eyes and compare progress lo the Far East with what is transpizlog hero,
THE GENERAL ELECTION.
Au araly is of the Gratiotards of the genera Election shows that the position is as follows:
iberals....2*2 Labuuritis amisábbuscant coponiterima '41- Nationalia omenan 76 It dependent Natosali 8' Calaisia tetnertavissamsung 3J4°
PLAGUE IN MANCHORÍA,
AN UNFORTUNATE VOLUATEER.
Both the Courcil and the Chinese deputy for rofected by the Empress Dowager. Foreign Affairs, took steps to put an end to the Indiscriminate quarrying on the lstand.” It is M. JEAN RODES, who recantly left for the Far destroying the latter's appearatice and also | Kast under the auspices of the French Groge some famors and bistoric racks,, nnd an rapsica! Becicly and generously alded by bo Peklog, Jas.12-The outbreak of plages in October 1, the Cour cil prohibited, by pablic Freech Colonial Office, to castique his stues Manchuria k fil regarded as most serious..
natice, quarrying on the island, A French doctor from Tientalo, Dr. Messy, The health of the freige community was who volunteered his services at Harbin, has good daring the year, only aiz deaths occurrios, contracted the plague.
Das being from malignant malance, one from The Chinese propias establishing an exam!-plazus and one from smail-pox. gation stition at Shanbaikuzu.—~N, C, D.
H.
of the reform movement in China which bo began in 1907-8. He will, of ecure, amargit other things, narrow'y examine the work og of the new provincial coan.it. Etrog by way of Yunnan, how a to descend into Tong-King
The neghbanting soil:ment is to be con- and that ce proceed to the provinces of Kwangs gratulated generally on the guar under review. / gad Kwangtung ang can southern perio