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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY MARCH 1 1011
Sir John Jackson arrived in Penang on Feb. 20th.
About 100 little ones from a
officials that China ever had, was compelled to vacnto the presidency of the Yuchuanpu because this
ane elique made it impossible local orphanage made a trip oa for him to carry out the reforms the railway yesterday, which he deemed, and which are, A. S. WATSON & necessity to the development of
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General Geil, commanding the troops in Indo-China, resched Marseilles on 30th ult. The state of his health, it is stato, gives rise to much: anxiety.
A change of programme is an- suncod at the Bijou Scenic Theatro to-night.
The St. David's day dinnor takos place to-night at the Hong- Kong Hotel, undor the presidoney of Mr. Owen Hughes.
The Station Hotel, Kowloon, salate-General, from the Manila is to be opened to-night. The observatory: Manila, March 1, hotel las 20 bedrooms, and is 8.45.a.m. Cyclone or typhoon
lines; almost stationary.
south.
The wife and two children of Stuff-Sergt. Evens, R.E., arrived to Stand from England, por s.s. "Palawan" on 27th alt.
SUPREME COURT.
Mossra. Jardino Matheson to-
Mr. Alabaster than called Mr.." morrow will charge, at the Marino
C. E. H. Beavis, who stated that Court, the mastors of tho launelios
At the Supreme Court this lo was a solicitor and conducted Kwong On and Kwong Fat with morning, before the Chief Jus. the caso on botulf of the plaintiff, unlawfully obstructing the free
for his firm. He was in custody interesting Chinoso access of other vessels to thoirtico, an
family case involving a large was lost. The lottor of guarantee
of the original document which wharf.
amount, was heard. The phin-was originally in the hands of tho The following telegram was tiffs, the Li lo llung Bank, Imperial Bank of China, which received at the American Con-sued the Yik ang Bank and was no longer in oxistance, Prior seven other Chinese signatories to the trial of this caso the usual of a letter of guarantes securing notico to admit was served. It the sum of $82,212,40 being as to was usual to servo such notices. $80,541 the amount paid by the On the notice being served a plaintiff to the Emporiul Bank and solicitur called and tho copios s to the balance thereof expenses were compared and only one ar Speaking in Manchestor on the incurred by dus plaintiff in rais-two clerical errors of no import- question of the opium trallic, Mr.ing the said amount on mortgage ance were found. The solicitor T. C. Taylor, M.P., said there was as surety for the defendants un- on the other sido then said that abundant ovidenco as to the dor a contenot in writing dated there would be no objection to incorily of the desire of the 20th May 1904, whereby the plain-the copy of the girantec boing Chinese Government to stop the tiff and tho defendants guarantood useil. Witness had therefore production of the drug in China. tho repayment to the said Im-made no further search for the perial Bunk ali sums to the extent original copy. To the bost of his of $150,000 as might become knowledge the original was not due to the said Bank.
now in existenico. Mr. Alabaster appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Potter appeared for three of the defendants.
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The silver market was vory quiet early in February, owing A. Chinose accountant reports principally to the New Year holi to the Police that somebody enter days in China. Tho closing of his house at No. 120, Holly-quotations are lower on the wook wood Itoad, und stolo jowollery, to tone of the market at the close clothing and money to the value being quietly steady. About of $240..
60,0001. had been sent to Shanghai while nearly 50,0001, was to go to Calcutta on 4th ult.
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Furthor argugient ensued on the production of the original copy of the letter of guarantoo.
LAUNCH OF A BLUE
China's internal resources. Both thoke highly efficient statesmen were in office at a time when China was hot confronted with The Admiralty have given por pressing diplonintie dilleulties. mission for the appointment of under the management of Mr. Leo.near or over the Western Care- Thoy thou endoavoured to exercise | Major H. C. Evaus, It.M.LI,, as
The B. S. gunboat Wilmington, their knowledge of what is need-sior intelligence officer at long-
kong being extended until Sop-Comdr. W. A. Edgar, loft this ful and were in consequence tombor next.
morning for a week's practice opposed, and finally defeated, by the ultra-conservative section of Mr. J. B. Sattor, Commissioner the government. Now that in this East in the Government of China finds herself in conflict New South Wales, arrived to-day with her most powerful neighby tho P. and .. " Marmoin buirs, these same discouraged Heproceeds to Japan and hopes to get back to Australia about June ollicials aro · askod to step next.
3 more into the braneḥ,, We hupe, but we do got anticipate,
Mr. Alabaster said that tho that Tong Shao-yior Liang Tung
case was concisely this. These you will bo eager to place thom
wore brothors suoing each other, / solvos again in the false positions
FUNNEL LINER. plaintiff, suoing his brother and We are asked to state that the
This mother-sho might ben con- which they were forced sorecently
Shortly before high water on to "vaente. Conitomporary with
Daring the last low days then described as
cabine but the male defendants 31st of Jumary, Mossas. Work- 4 "carpenter Yuan Shih Kai, they are, like weather in Canton his boon ox- on the Flora," charged at the
wero 'the sons of the lato Len man, Clark and Co., Limited, him, men of great ability and ceedingly cold, and consequently Police Court, was not one of the
Sing. Ono of the sons amod Belfast, launched from their North individuality, who recognise they boggars have lost their shy's company at all. He was
Li Pok contracted a number of Yant the stoner Nolous, built, lives through exposure. On the a dockyard labouror.
debts at the timo, when he was to the order of Messrs. Alfred faults of which China is the heir. 25th inst, two corpses were picked
manager of the Tap Hoong Bank Holt and Co., Liverpool, this be They are feared by the hide-bound | up on iho Buud,
Mr. John Smith, who is leaving
and pressure was brought to boar conservatives of the Forbidden
today on the SS. Aymeric for
on the various members of the the 28th vessel constructed by them for Messrs. Holt and. City, who, at the mine time, lavo
By the homeward. M. *M. mail Manila, hus secured at Mangarin,
family to pay his debts, and Company's Bluo Tunnel Line. Leon forced to realised that such steames Decanten "there passer Mindore, P.L., some land on which
eventually a letter of guarantee The new vessot is a duplicato was signed in which the members of the steamers Persous and through Singapore, from Safgou toho will start a rubber plantation men are the only hope of China. Marseilles, en route to, Paris, His Stods have boon securod at
of the family guaranteed to pay Theseus, which wore built by Neither Tong, nor Liang Ting- Excellency M. Klobukowski, the Colombo.
The outbreak of plague in the all such dobts up to $115,000. Messrs. Workman, Clark and Co., Far East has caused a considor Plaintiff had under this guar about three years ago, and is in yen are friends to foroigners in-Governor-General of French Indo-
Chinu.
Station Tayo has been granted able demand for disinfectants, antea, paid the sum of $80,000. tended for service to the Far as-much as they are stromuoUS
to the undermentioned oflicers: especially for carbolic acid, and They now claimed from the co- East. Tho Neleus is 457 foot in supporters of China for the
The trade figures of Singapore Lieut. F. W. Thicknesse, almost any price is paid for this signatories of the guarantee for
length, with a gross tonnago of Chinuso." Intromsolves the bust for the last quarter of 1910showed R.C.A., Capt. C. A. Chaytor, article, says a Hamburg corres-contribution. In their defence about 6,790, and has been come example of what modern eda-a_total_rahte of imports of 1,10,- K.O.Y.L.I., 2nd Liout, K. Lam-pondent. By every steamer lear-all of them said that there was structed on the fore and aft do for China, 168,102 compared with 19,606, bort, B. K.O.Y.L.L., Liout, N. Jing for the Fur East largo quanti-sibsonont agrooment in which girder principle, which ensures tios of carbolic acid and other they all agreed to waive any right unobstructed cargo space in tho [130 in 1909. The export figures Williams, A.SC. they fully realise that the great in the same period wora 19,582,-
disinfectants are shipped.
of contribution which they night olds and 'twoon decks, thus nation which they have helped to 450 against Í.8,100,776.
have against oach other under the facilitating the stowage of the direct is capable of being a law
guarantoo, but two of thom said It is announced that Herr von | morning with Dr. and Mrs. R..
in addition to that defence that largest class of goods. anto itself, and of a development Dernburg, formerly Gorman Min- Cope, for Anping, and Mr.
they had a sot-off. That then placed the burden of proof on the which thopust idealistic prophesy ister for the Colonies, in joining Roberts, for Amoy She has has not yut pictured... It is im-the board of the Allgemeine 800 tons of gonoral cargo for
defendant. Now they asked for possible not 16 feøl sympathy with Electricitals Gesellschaft, will Auping.
The ss. Onsing, of the Indo-judgment on the point whether China in her prosent difficulties; dovole his attention specially to
elsetrical undertakings in China. The 5. S. Aymeric, of the Bank China Steam Navigation Con- were liable to contribution. By the principle of equity the At these same, force retrogres and Japan, ·
Une, left this afternoon for Manili.py (Mes Jardine, Mathesm),
sm should be divided equally sivo Peking to regnisu the
The European, passengers were arrited from the north today amongst all the guarantors. Ono has written to the Canton Viceroy, merits, the value, and the neol His Highness the Maharaja of Mr. and Mrs. John Smith, mud under the command of the chief of the guarantors, the Hip Loong drawing His Excellency's atton- "The TONGKUNG: TELEGRAPHI" sould be for, Catch men as Tong Slo-yi, Jammu and Kashmir, President Mr. Oldliam. Sho also carries officer, Captain Boiler being mis-bank, might be disrogarded as tion to the question of a right of shall be acc.manied by the Writer's Name and Liang Tung-yen and their groat of the Kshatriya Upkarn Mahus 1,100 tons of general cargo, and sing siners Fie nel left Ching they were insolvent and could not property. It appears that work
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The Oka Shoson Kaisha steamer, Choshun Marn, left this
abha, has issued an appeal to the 17,00 feet of fumber. Rajput community, in which his
An onquiry into the death of Highmoss suggests the establish- mont of a Rajput colloge as a
the thred on who altempted to memorial to the late Kingstape by jumping through the
window while the Polico wero Emperor.
making a gambling raid in No. 65 Caine Road, was held this Othor appointments recontly de at the Admiralty are those forenoon before Mr. E. It. Hallifax The daily laws in delivered free when the address is 119d of their nationality, am-of Lieutenants H. T. Bennett and the following, jury-Messrs. accessible to cheesenger, l'eat subscribers can have bitious for its recognition and N., J. H. Nankivell and L. P.P. H. Kinek, A. H. Ribeiro
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Capt. P: P. (2) dolinston, 8th Rajputs, will officiato as Double Company Commander in addition to his other duties as Double Com- puny Officer, vice Major T. W. Lightfoot, proceeded on furlough,
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A large naval draft was sent from the Nore depot on 1st ult,
At the King Edward Hotel the Japanese Vico-Consul, Mr. Jagi; entertained the apprentices on the Japanese training cruiser Tagaru. Several of the local Japanese business men were also the private dining room. To present. Dinner was served in night they will be the guests of MT. Takamichi, president of tho Nippon Club.
for the Far East, to recommission three destroyers and relieve half
1. MS. Moumouth left. this crews of the river guboats afternoon for Singapore, calling at Saigon, and Colombo. At
lund on..
the 10th of last month,
The King luas been graciously pleased to appoint, Edward The forlore Chaimers Worner, E., to bo His Majesty's Consul for the Consular district of Foochow, to reside at Foochow; Harold Fro- derick King, Esq., to ho His Majesty's Consul for the Con- sular district of Kinking, to reside at Kinking.
MISSING CAPTAIN.
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Considerable anxiety is being felt as to the whereabouts of Captain Baller, who is one of the company's most trusted servants
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THE CANTON BUND.
A RIGHT OF PROPERTY.
Crux "TELEGRAPS" CORRESPONDENT.
Canton, March 1. - The Fronch Consul at Sliumocn
pay up. It would be noticed that is progressing on the 7th section their answer they denied that of the Band, which touches the they had raised certain mortgage French Concession or property. for the purpose of carrying out
Tho Consul asks the Viceroy that family agreement. The to tako stops to prevent the question the Court had to decide French property from being made THE HAMBURG- was whother the alleged family use of; or, if it be unavoidablo
arrangement waived the right of to pay compensation. AMERICAN LINE.
contribution to the guarantee or On the receipt of the com- The report of the Hamburg-whether those people who had munication from the Consul, His American Line for 1910 shows a pleaded a set off had proved it. Excellency the Viceroy instructed The onus of proof was therefore the Canton Diplomatic Commis net profit, after paying intorost on the preference capital, of on the defondant. By the family simmer to hold an inquiry in con- 11,800,000 as compared with arrangement the right under the junction with the Bund Works. 11,185,000 in 1909. A dividend provious guarantee was waived Department, and to consider the of 8 per cent. has been declared, and if not waived whether the two matter carefully preparatory to as compared with 6 per cent. in defendants who had set up a sot-giving the French Consul a reply. 1909. The sum of 11,300,000 is off land prevod their set-offs. It was for the defondants, who had assigned to writing-down and re- added to the fund for meeting either the waiver or the set-off. serve; of this sum L50,000 is so pleaded, to respectively prove
competition and 1,200,000 'to |
According to the "Tageblatt," Mr. Potter said that the burden terimany is preparing an import special writing-down of cargo- of proof was doubtless on him, but aut campaign to break boat plant. The liquid assets of to cut proceedings as much as Anglo-American monopoly of the line on the last day of 1010 possible, he had admitted every education in China. amounted to 12,475,000, as com- thing. He had admitted as much A group of capitalists, headed parod with L1,700,000, in 1910. as he could but still there were by Dr. Krupp von Bohlen-Hal- some points still incumbent on the bich, the titular chief of the plaintiff to prove. The question Krupp works, and a number of POLICE COURT. was what the defendants had to the leading banks, have under- contribute. That was not a matter taken to raise between L75,000 for the Registrar. It was a connnil L100,000 for the purpose of Sanitary Inspector O'Halloran tribution for a liquidated amount.
GERMANS IN CHINA.
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engineering schools, one of which
Hongkong Telegraph the Society of Arts en Motor Moorhen, Teal, Robin, Sandpiper, Singapore the cruiser, will await
In a paper recently read before Transport at Home and in the and Woodeock. The mon emthe arrival of the three submarines Colonies, Mr. Homco M. Wyatt barked in the cruiser Crescent at HONGKONG, WED., Magen 1, 1911 stanced as a fine example of Portsmouth for Hoogkung. The of the C. Class, which left Eng- progress the nuter omnibus ser-Crescent embarked now crews under convey of the cruiser Dinna. vica of the Foderated Malay States from the Western ports for four From Singapore to Hongkong the prosecuted, a number of house Unless it was proved they could founding in China three great INTO THE BREACH.
i. destroyers, and new half-crews
for tho arimod shallow-draught opinouth will take cliargo of the tenants for not removing curtain not know what was the amount will have the proportions of a The extraordinarily fine colloc-sloumors Kinsha, Nightingale, sulanarines. Capt. L. E Power cubicles after receiving Sanitary they had to contribute. In many university. Dr. Krupp von Bollen- Board notices." Fined $4 each. cases it would be eminently desir Halbach has started the subscrip- We publish this oveuing the
tion of Japanese and Chineso Snipe, Widgeon, and Woodlark. is in command.
able for the defondant to bogintion list with 15,000. Their interesting information that two drawings and colour prints at the
Fifteen men were arrested in because he lind the last word object is to substitute German of the most progressive mandarins Manchester City Art Gallery, The following appointments have The t.b.d.'s Tenzor, Snapper, No. 5, Ng Shing Lane, last night they found Counsel striving for methods and Gorman influence in China have been recalled to kindly lont by Mr. John Hilditch, been made at the Admiralty and Dasher wero on 20th ult. for gambling. They appeared the last word.
for the British and American Poking, and, to paraphrase Shake has been visited during the short Lieutenant.-R. J. R. Scott, to paid off at Sheerness. Thoir this morning to answer the
Mr. Alabaster said that the ori- methods and influence now pres speare, we may say in this connec-period that it has beeh opon by the "Rosario," additional to Feb. crows were to embark in the chargo, twa with keeping an the zinal guarantee had been lost but dominating in China.
about 40,000 people.
21, and on recommissioning, un Crescent, cruiser, on Jan. 31, for remainder for gambling. The ho had asked his friend to produco tion, "And now the age of China
dated. Surgeon.-D.II.C.Civon, passage to Hongkong to recom-keepers were fined $50 each or
The "Tageblatt" points out a copy. Tsy rul admitted it on that almost all the Chinese vico- is alarmed," Poking's appeal |ˆ
to the "Tamar," auditional for mission threo t,b.d.'s on the China five wooks on I the remainder the pleadings. Dr. Chiu, of Peking, lectured the "Rosario," to date Feb. 21, Station for further sorvico. In for such it is-to Tong Shao-yi-and
Mr. Potter said that they consulting engineora. Hence- roys employ English or American recently to hundreds of scholars and to the "Itosario," Liang Tung-yon to resume office of the higher Drosden schools on
on com- all, seven destroyers aro to be re-
anly admitted signing A Chinose was sentenced to
aguar forth Gerinans will aspire to these missioning, undated. Assistant commissioned for service on the is symptomatic of China at the the subject of China's Reform and Paymasters.-N. Cunningham, to China Station, the crews for the four days' hard, labour for being relieve the plaintiff from the onus The underlying idea of the entire
but this ashtag
did not influential and lucrativo positions. prosent moment. It indicates the Roligion. He regarded the re- the "Felorus," for voyage out, to other four boing furnished from in unlawful possession of oppositions to what has been ligion of Buddha as having bo-date Feb. 16; and to the Merlin," "the Portsmouth and Devonport quantity of wond. He was far evidence. The plaintiff alleged dustrial progress in China at the of putting the guarantos in project is to promote German in- conic a misfortune for China. in charge, on recommissioning, depots. The programme of thor nontenced to one year onl
undated; H. A. Mitchell, to the movements of the Crescent, which four hours' stocks for return'n? proposed to put in a copy, can
that the original was lost and expenso of the British and Ameri- "Pelorns, for voyage liome, un-loft Portsmouth on Feb. 3, has from banishment. dated; A. F. Strickland and W. been modified, Hongkong will ho
Counsel's copy differed from. J. A. Brown, to the "Edgar," for finally left on April 21, the vessel A Chinese was committed for voyage out, Feb. 21, and to the roaching Portsmouth with the re- trial at the next soasions for steal- "Sonlari" and "Fantome," re-loved crews on Juno 10, instead ing a child in Yaumuti. spoctively in charge on recom- of the 28th. The cruiser will call
Two Chinese presamen were missioning, undated; G. V. M. nt Plymouth, Gibraltar, Malta, Hamer, to the "Rosario," in Port Said, Aden, Colombo, Sing charged with house breaking at chargo, on commissioning, un-apore, Hongkong, Woosung, and No. 10 Kiu San Lano on the 23rd! dated,
of February return, by the saine route,
termed Chinesa progress, and, nt the same time, the recognition
A Liverpool message says that in government circles of the power tho trade in Chinese pigs is now -of the same movenient. Liang, re-firmly established in England, contly president of the Waiwapi, and in one week a cargo arrived at was forced to resign his post by Liverpool from Hankow of 5,141 the reactionary. tactics of the carcases, along with lard, hides, Manchu olique, and Tong Shao- and produce, all of which has been put into consumption. Last year yi, one of the most progressive, over 24,000 frozen Chinese pigs Highly-educated and patriolio pigs were brought to Liverpool.
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that of the plaintiff. The da Mr. W. D. Barnes arrived in fondant only admitted signing Kuala Lumpur on the 10th ult. the original. Counsel suggested, from Singapore. He goes back that his friend should put tho to Kuala Lipis, says the" Malay plaintiff in the box and provo Mail," and will leave very aliortly his case.
for Hongkong to take up his A lengthy discussion ensued
new appointment as Colonial on the points raised,
Soorotary,