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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY MARCH 7 1911
point blank that no human being could subsist five days without any sort of nutrient. There is no uso in talking about it; it is, ho said, a physiological impossibility. But hundreds of people have done it, &and though Mr. Sinclair offorod
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Hongsong, 7th July, 1910.
NOTICE.
A concort will bo lield to-morrow evening at the Soldiers' and Sail- ora'llomo,
Mr. W. A. Orám, inspector of thellongkong bank, is in Manila on a business trip.
A mcoting of the Legislative Council will bo hold on Thurs
y noxt at 2.30 pm.
The gondemon who representcal Hongkongat the Manila Carnival Rabi. returned this morning by the
Since his fetinn from homò.
M, Denman Fuller gives his first organ recital this evening, at 5.30, at St. John's Cathedral."
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his critic the addresses of these he went away unconvinced. Yo, like many others roguriling this "fasting enre as a ridiculous fad,”
Mr. Frank Hill, Bureau of Cus: this sano physician profosses the toms, Manila, las arrived by the religion which through nonglys.s.lubi on holiday leave, 2,000 years has recommended "fasting and prayor" as the noth- od of thesoul's achievement; and ho will go to church during tho Lenten season and listen re- verently to accounts of forty days fast in the wilderness. As a matter of fact, the fasting cure is as old as the hills You may road of it in, the books of the Yogis and Theosophists, who were fasting in prorious incarnations. Those who believe in the eurt declare that the great thing about the fasting is that it sets a new standard of health. We are accustomed to worrying along somehow, but after a fast one discovers one's own possibilities, and for the futuro makes every offort to retain the virginial Stoneh which a week's fast produces It-is, of course, necessary that very great and drastic change be made in the general, mode of
The flower-market just now is delightfully rich in luxuriant bloms, and Flower Street itself is well woria visit from rosiduals.
Our readers are reminded that the Kowloon Land Co.'s necting takes plnen to-morrow at noon, and that the Engineers Institute meeting is fixed for 9 p.m.
A concert will be given by the "Sally wage" to-morrow night at the Soldiers' and Sailors' Houie for the benefit of the popular anger, Mr. G. Conn.
life. 'Akenbol, tobacco, and similar luxuries are taboo, and in this con- nection, perhaps, it is sle to say that the ordinary man will nover adopt the fasting cure in its on- tiroty. That ainer it his been so clearly proved to be elligarions in diseases ranging from nervous indigestion to loco for ataxia we would do well to reconsider our means in the light of this dis-
&covery. Less food, loss often, might give us the health which
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The annual meeting of the Hengkong Church Missionary Association will be held in Su Paul's Colloge on Thuesday next 3.15 pm-the Bishop of Victoria prosiding.
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Thugli tho kindness of Captain F. B. Kiddle, of HMS. Astraen, the patrol leaders and exporals of the Shanghai Boy Soats were allowed to pay a visit to the cruiser last week,
SUPREME COURT.
The Chief Justice in the course of a long written julgment said that considerable delay had arisen in bringing on the case, owing in great measure to the pressure of businessin Court; and, quite apart from the interests of the parties, he
PARTY WALL DISPUTE. ACTION IN SUPREME
COURT.
LOG BOOK.
The Fronch gunboat Docidre, arrived in Shanghai on Muroh
N.G.L. Luotzow arrived at
to-inorrow.
facilities for excouting the work and thereupon the Building AN APPEAL CASE.
Authority intervened and palled the wall down. Ir her letters at the defendant actually had This morning, judgment was
In the Original Jurisdiction of called upon the plaintiffs to gon 2nd: dolivorod by the Fulf, Court "(Sir Francis T. Piggott, Chief Justice, the Supreme Court this morning with the building. The dofon- bofore the Chief Justice, Sir dant allowed them to build tho and His Honour . A. Hazeland, Francis Figgott asuit was called wall but doniod liability to pay daylight with 114 bags of mails. Paisno Judge) in the partnership in which Wong Sai Ying and any of the cost of this. The Sho loaves for Europe at noon appöal case, Ng Tek Tong Chun Sing, 56 Bonham Strand, plaintiffs had furnished particu Wong Chuon, in which the ap-sund Wong Tsung Koo, 26 Lower Jars to the defondant of the propor
Lettors to friouls in China'toll, pellant sought a reversion of the Lascar Row, for a sum of $1,580 cost of the erection of the wall, judgmont of the Chiof Justice of damages. Mr. Eldon Potter (in- as required in section 245,
structed by Mr. Leo d'Almada) though this was doniod by, the reports the "Contral China Post," date October 25, 1000.
appeared for the plaintiff, and defondant. Tho defendant hor of Captain Lavorio, for many Mr. Moreus Sinde appoaredMe. Marcus Slade (instructed by self had nos satisfied sections yours with Messrs. Jardine, for the appoliant (instructed by Mr. E. Davidson) for the defenco, 215 and 217 by reason of hor Matheson & Co., Ltd., also of
The plaintiffs are owners of the failure to declare her dissatisfne- Mr. C. E. II. Benvis); the re- spondent was represented by Mr. buildings situatod on marine lot tion with the account as youdored. Captain Smith, for long in the Eldon Potter (instructed by Mr. No. 77 in Wing Lok Street and Thero was one other dofenco. caploy of Messrs. Buttorfiold & L. H. Noydham).
the defendant is owner of the in- The defendant said that prior to Swire. Both these old skippers joining lot No. 70. The claim is August 30 the plaintiff had been have rotired from thp active duties for half the cost of reimilding the carrying out curtain building of life. Tito formor says that he party wall between the buildings. oporations and it was those build has had time to think over mattorg In the statement of claim it was ro-ing oporations that injured that and has aurivod at the conclusion latod that the party wall was pulled party wall. The defondant stato that, having aullicit money for down by the Building Authority that the plaintiff had carried out his little wants, there is nothing and re-created by the plaintiffs at these operations so negligently in China that would induce him did not regret it because the ques-a cost of $3101 and a notice in and unskilfully that the wail
to roturn, while the latter, who is tion involved was one of greatest writing of the particulars and ox-sufforol damage. Of course the living in Birkenhead, writos that importance and must affect, vory ponses of the work was served on onus of proving the defence was
io is enjoying life and has the Bane opinion about returning to.. inay Chineso partnerships in the the defendant's agent under upon the defendant, who also had Colony. Other cases also in which section 245 of the Public Health to prove that during the time China as has Captain Laverie.
tho question
plaintiffs The latter is living at 8 Oriel kiidrod questions had been in and Building Ordinanco, 1903, in volved hind been before the Court and the discussions in them had materially assisted him in coming to a conclusion in this case. On a foriner ocension he had expressed demand having been made for himself as being of opinion payment under section 247 of the that until the amount was as-Ordinance and dofondant having certained a deceased partner's failed to comply therewith. assots were to bo treated as invest- In the statement of defence, tho t-in the now firmi, oarning their defendant said that in or about sharo of profits, which must-in-the month of August, 1907, the chut the bearing of their share of plaintiffs wrongly deprived her of: losses so long as the not profits the support of her house by pal- did not fall below 8 per cent, of ling down their adjoining build- the amount so invested. The ings without sufficiently support- plaintiff's case by which ho sought ing or securing her house, where- to rocover the share of the deceas- by the walls of her house were el partior as a loan must fall and cracked, weakened, displaced and the appeal on the point of law otherwise damaged and injured.
The defondant claimed a sum must be dismissed wish costs.
of $6,037 is compensation for damages alleged to have boon done to her building as a result of the operations carried out by the plaintifis,
The Puisno Judge-1 agree. Mr. Potter-I think that dis poses of the whole case, your „Lordship,
* Mr. Slade-No. The report of the Registrar is that there was $10,000 bolonging to the docens
the defendant served no notice were in fact carrying on opor-Road, Liverpool, and seems to be
on tho premises in upon the plaintiffs of dissatisfications tion therewith as required by question. If the defendant failed thoroughly delighted with a re- section 210 of the Ordinance, a to satisfy the Court on the various turn to residence in England,
points the defouce of the defend- ant must fall to the ground und the counter-claim as well would
Tail.
Evidenco was then called, tho first witnesses being Messrs. A Bryer and A. H. Ough.
HONGKONG LOSES AT POLO.
While coming up the coast from Hongkong the Indo China steamer Wingsang sighted the Chinese steamer kiungching flying signals of distrous about twenty-five miles south of Matsu Island. On run- ning alongside it was ascertained that the Kingching hud broken her shaft in the storn tube and was lying to both anchors. Dark- ness was closing in at the time and there was a considerable spa A fast cloan game of polo which running, but Captain Lishman of decided the International chain- the Wingsang cilored to tow hor pionship of the Far East was wou to Slughai. The offer was re- on March 1 at the Manila Pólo quosted to be towed to a more
fused, at the Kiangching re- '. Club by the All-Army team of sheltered anchorage under Matsu, the Philippines boating the Hong there toawait tugs from Shanghai, long four by a score of 7 1-2 to As the sea and darkness rendered. minus 1-4. Eight goals were the risk of such slight services too shot by the All-Army players, great the Wingsang came on tu for the plaintiffs, stated that the from which a half point was sub- Shanghai, where the plight of the
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Mr. Potter, in oponing the caso
Is been weakened by our mode, auce on the course. They are ed left in the firm and thero las claim was for half the cost of tractod for fouls mudo by Liou-stoainer was reported to her
of modern life. At any rate, the oxperiment, to those not in good health, is worth trying, since the results of fasting, as exemplified
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The gymkhana meetings this samson will probably soo soveral new jockeys ako their appear meded, and we hear that some blood" is excellent. of the new
That Thomas Cook and Son, the Tuplating the inauguration of an offico in Manila was the news brought there by many passengers and tourists arriving from Hong kang,
**All comunications Intended for publication in the cures trade, are undoubicit great British tourist firm, is co-has decided that it is not a loan. and Bailling Ordinanco of 1903,
"The HONGKONG TELEGRAPH “skoul! bė addressed to The Echtor, 47, Des Voeux Road, and should be accompanied by the Welter's Name and Aduses,
·Ordinary, diuising
cnmmunication bald
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The Editor will so umteriske ia be repatrile for
my rejected £15, nor in Icture any Colitritation,
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HONGKONG DAY BY DAY.,
Mr. F. J. Gill, acting chiof officer, Onsung, has gone second Captain Hards, of the Sung- officer, samo ship. king, is awaiting orders.
con no account of that at all.. building the party wall between tonants Moyers and Margolis. A owners.
Mr. A. G. Smith, awaiting The Chief Justico-The action the plaintiffs' and the defondant's safety by Commander Lambe of
the British team scored the quar-orders, las gone chief oflicor, is merely for an account.
premises, which they wereontitled! Mr. Slade-But your Lordship to recover under the PublicHealth
tor point against them.
Unsang. Features, of the game were the
vory strong view in the matter.
The Chief Justice- hold a section 211. The party walls playing of Mr. Jolinstone as back had become dangerous and the and Commander Lambo, number Mr. SladeThis a partnership Building Authority served a notice ono, for llongkong, and the able firm. There is a tremendous requiring the wall-to-be taken a shooting of Lieutonunts Mar muuber of debts and this may down; but as a matter of fact the Hotts and Meyer for the winners.Light and Loading."
Lieutenant Neill played a very mean absoluto ruin to somebody wall was pulled down by the with goueral cargo, has arrived the Kowloon Customs, gave confusion into the laws of the cost charged to the plaintiffs and foot that was injúrod reconitly by message to the "Asali" that the The Blue Funnel s.s. Deucalions |· Mr. A. 11. Harris, Commissioner is throwing the, most fearful Building Authority and half the plucky game with a wounded. We learn from a Vladivostok Hissian Government hus issueç a gun-shot. lecture last night at the YMCA Colony
half to defendant. The plaintifs. The visiting players were groat-instructions to the Siberian Toons" on Chinese History."
The Chief Justice-That is the case was simple and would notty handicapped in their riding by authorities ordering them to pro- Mrs. P. S. Watts, wife of Lieut-Thore was a good attendance and fault of the Ordinance. It is take vory long, but unfortunately unfamiliarity with the pontos, hibit foreign vessels from engag Commablor Watts U.S.N., and Harris's address was much shockingly bad.
the defendant's case would not and, although they failed to ing in the coasting trade along the The daily issue is delivered free when the adress is daughter are travelling on the joyed.
Mr. Slado Tho mattor is one be quite so short. On August score, they put up a vory strong Siberian littoral, and to absolutely Korea to San Francisco.
of the utmost importance to 30th, 1007, a "dangerous struc- offence, the men from across the prohibit Chinese and Korean tha Chinese business com- turo notice was served both on Mr.J. fawood, who was former-before the meeting of the Legislamunity. It applies to European the plaintiffs and on the defend-China Sea riding off with much boats from plying their trade in y in the Imporial Maritime Council on Thursday after-fins as well. Money is frequent ant with regard to the party wall skill. Singis hypies, Dally, sui-dents. Weekly, sir Customs, is on his way horth to mon is an ordinance to prohibitly left in a partnership by old in question and this notice affect of Captain Briorloy as number Captain Hughes took the flaco join II.B.M. Consulate at Chefoo. the use of dynamite or other ex-partners because it would mean ed other walls in the buildings three for Hongkong. Mr. Larder
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One of the measures to como
Siberian walers.
A concort in aid of the Seamen's Plusives for the purpose of catch-. | ruin to the firmif it was taken out. on the two lots. That notice did not play in the form shown in avidenced by the fact that during
The object of this paper to publish
Mission was to bo giron in the correct information, "to serve the truth Astor House Hall, Shaghai, and print the news without fear or yosterday by the concert party of favour.
H.M.S. Astraen,"
THE
Mr. W. W. Payne, manager of Tho-Pacific Import and Export Lambor Co., who arrived from
Seattle on the ss. Korea,
Eng
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The Chief Justice-1 want just
to say, so far as I am prepared to hold that in the circumstancos the family are partners.
The Chinwangtao Obsorvór," a weekly paper which has recon-
Mr. Potter That has been my ly been started at that port, states that considerable anxiety is felt incase from the beginning.. regard to Captain E. J. Bullor of the S.S. Ousang. It is foured he fell over the breakwater into the
Hongkong Telegraph Manila on the Rubi, leaves for harbour.
Al the annual ilinner of the HONGKONG, TUESDAY, Mancu 7, 1911 Oldham Chamber of Commerco Mr. Valentino Chirol, Foreign Editor of "The Times," spoke of the progress made by Japan.
FAST AND GROW STRONG.
the
having been sorved upon the plaintiffs by the Building A thority the next stop they took was to serve upon the defendant a notice of their intention to rebuild the party wall. In subsequent letters they admitted-having ro-
Mr. SladeAre all the bone cries under the will partners?ceived this notice: Thoro is a wilt here.
Mr. Slade-We received a letter but it was not a notice fit all with
the first game against the Civil Government four, which was won by the latter team 10.40 3-
Line-up.-Hongkong. Comir. Lambe, .N., No. 1, Mr. C. Law der, No. 2, Mr. Hughos, No. 3, Mr. J. Johnstone, Back..
F. A. No. 2, Lt. Meyer, 14th Cay, All-Army. Lt. Murgotts, 1 No. 2, Lt. Neill, 13th Cav., No.
Back.
Goals by Neill, 3 by Moyer,
The Chief Justice-I am quite clear that all the beneficiaries are in the moaning of the Ordinance.3, Lt. Armstrong, 13th Cav., partners. The appeal is just on Mr. Poltor-After a consider- this point.
able time the party wall was pull- Fed down and we rebuilt it.
Mr. Slado-We gave permission2 by Armstrong, 1; by fargetts, to you to do that at your own expense on condition that you paid us all the damages caused
Mr. Slade-It may be that the Caso will go on or will not go on. The Chief Justice-The appeal will havo to proceed if au account
is desirable.
to us.
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BILLIARDS.
SOLDIERS' CLUB TOURNAMENT.
The members of the Legion of Frontiersmen in Hongkong met dinner last night at the Grand Hotel, Colonel R. Bate, F., F.R.G.S., being in the chair. The dinor was a quiet one, and during it the objects of the Le-. Accompanying Mrs. W. H.gion, and the forination of
1. sub-
Mr. Slade-It is really an ap- Forbes, wife of the Governor-it hero, wore discussed.
poal from a sununous in climbers. Mr. Potter went on to say that It is characteristic of the resi-General of the Philippines-on'
Mr. Potter-The whole action eventually the wall was rebuilt dent in the Far East, particularly her way hono, are Miss E. Green, The Yokohamn office of tlio C. throughout has been to recover and now-they claimed half of tho where the hoat is tropical, that ho Miss E Emerson and Miss M. C.P. It, is in receipt of a wireless this money asa dobt. Mr. Kemp cost. The defence raised in the
The second and third gamos is a too Iren user of the good Mackay.
message from the R.M.S. "Tan has taken an account and he found first place was that the defendant between the A.0.C. and the pross of China," advising all well that there were no profita in fact, had not been served with notice KOYLI sorgnants took place things of life. Both henting Among the distinguished and that the Commander expects at the time of the man's death. of intention to rebuild. and drinking,
Far Eastern Americans who have arrived on to arrive at Yokohamu on Thurs Thoro was $10,000 capital.
matter of fact, the plant ff had last night at the Soldiers' Club. resident, as a rule," does himself" the Rubi is Mr. Barrett, treasurer day, the 9th March) at 7.00 a.m.
Mr. Slade-About the costs of served the defendant with a no- Tho K.O.Y.L.I. men were not 'too well, and therefore, a word or of the Philippino Islands,
Ac-Thio mossage was sent on Saturday, the cause in the Court below, your, tice of intention to rebuild, as in forms, end put up a poor two on Mr. Upton Sinclair's new companied by Mrs, Barrett, he is the 4th instant, when the vessel
Lordship?
would be proved in evidence, show. Both games resulted in on his way to San Francisco.
was 1400milos distant from Japan. fasting oure will not be amiss.
The Chief Justice-1 cannot Assuming thatthey had not sorvad five of the Army Ordinance deal with that now.
this notice, His Lordship would Corps tem. Mr. Sinclair, of course, is termed
Tho first was between Capt. The Court then adjourned.' find that this wall being a dan- faldist and crazy crank, but he
gerous structure, and a "dan- Nicholson and Sergeant Watkins, claims that fasting is the foc of
The guns which were made to gerous structure" notied having and when the former finished his sickness, and his articles are, ed. To-day was no exception, longes which have been flying theurdor of the Japanese Govorn- been served, t'is particular work 250 the lattor was only 100.
was taken out of the province of The next game was botwoon therofore, to be taken seriously. It is tho Festival of Excited In-about Manila sporting circles for mout are to be despatched to Mr. Sinclair points out that it is a soets, excited because they were the past two weeks, Itoy Kenny, Yokohama and Kure from Now- scetion 239 of the Ordinance and Staff-Sergeant Sergeant and Ser- strange reflection upon the alert to awake to-day from their winter the middleweight, stated lust enstlo by the N.Y.K. stoamer came under another section. Itwas geant Jackson. The former won ness and open-mindedness of the loop. The gods have been unweek that he was prepared to Tenpaizan Maru, which was built the Building Authority which by 72 points. The best break of medical fraternity that not one in kind to them, however, and rain fight any man in the Philippinas at Sunderland, and completed a finally pulled down the wall, the evening was compiled by
and lowering clouds have damped at any weight, at any timo or low months ago. The Kinkazan Neither the plaintiffs nor the Sorgoaut Jackson (22), two hundred doctors support him their ardour. The weather in place. Konny in ospecially anx- Maru, the Takuczan Maru and one defendant pulled it down. The Two other games will be played Quito recently a well-known and unseasonable and unhealthy for ious for a match with Kearns, the more vessel are to start for Japan plaintiffs were willing to do it, tonight; the first to commence
MoKinloy heavy-weight,
within a few months,
but the defendant gave them no at 7:30 p.m. Euccessful physician sleglared! all
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It is usually the fate of festival day marking changes in the climate to prosent conditions the
BOXING.
oxact reverse of what was expect Replying to the numerous chal-
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sharp
dustry is again getting under way, That the Clyde shipbuilding in- aftor the recent lock-out, is
25,000 tons gross, were launched, January 14 vessois, aggregating
A dock now being built at the Sascho Naval Yard will, it is said, be the largest in the Far East It will be 280 foot longer than
feot longer than that at Yokosuka, the large dock nt Kure and 220 while it will be wider than the former by 21 feet and tlio latter by 10 icot. Tho now dock is be- ing constructed to meet the needs of the future in view of the gon- erat tendency to increase the size of warships. In all respects, it is stated, the new dock at Sasolo. will be larger than the No. 3 dock of the Mitsu Bishi Yard at Naga-` saki, which now enjoys the ro putation of being the largest in the Far East. The: now dock is expected to be completed in August next.
S. M. S. Jaguar loft Hankow on 25th ult. for Tsingtau.
The latest oficial information concerning Japaneso business enterprises in Canada shows that there are 2,722 businesses estab
in whichisomo 33-4 million dollars lished in Canada by Japauoso, are invested.
A Poking message to the "Osaka Mainichi "says that in the present Sino-Russian quee sidents in Tokyo show sympathy and German residents with China, with Russin, and the American
tion the British and French re-.