SUPREME COURT..
1 IN ORIGINAL JURISDIC- TION.
In the Supreme Court Tuesday morning, before the Chief Justice, the case of Pang Chun Fong Pang Chung Voi und Pang Yu Cheo camo on for houring
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YACHTING.
THE
HONGKONG
·LOG BOOK.
ROYAL HONGKONG, YACHT | THE CHINO-SIAM S. N, CO.
CLUB.
TELEGRAPH
ALLEGED FRAUD.
FRIDAY
At the Police Court, on Wed- On the 28th, the enso in which mosday, before Mr. J. R. Wood, Playa Entsada, Lamang Riddhi, Polico Magistrate, Lam Pak Loung On Saturday races were sailed Lung Chit Channong,and and Lam Wo were brought up, by yachts of the handicap and one Lang Phinit petitioned the Civil
at the instanco of Mr. G. M. Flot- design classes for cops prescutul Chino-Sism Steam Navigation chor, Deputy.
Court, Bangkok, to. wind up thp
Official Receiver, by Hon. Mr.Henry Keswick, CofC was down for hearing. The charged with (1) that the said modere of the Club. The weather, manse alleged for the petition was Lam Pak within two months of while for some days had been un-that the Company had not carried an unsatisfied judgment, removed settled, was somewhat uninviting out certain provisions in accord-a part of his property, i.o. a sunt when the race started. A strong charter.
Lance with the towns of their of $10,500 with intent to defraud his creditors, the Yoo Shun estorly wind, with nasty squalls and threatening rain, were its plaintills, and, at the same time, Lam Puk knowing that a false The case was withdrawn by the flan Kee (2) also that the said principal features, and it was another action in which the Com-debt had hoen proved by Jie evident that the qualities of the sund the Chino-Siamese above mentioned Lam Won, boats and their gear, as well ra
Bank for Tes. 5,000 dannges for under the bankruptcy of him, ho the capabilities of their helms was also withdrawn as part of the of one'inonth to inform the trustes wrongfully dishonouring cherre said Lam Pak, failed for a period men, were going to be well sine settlement. tasted. The course was: Stone- Letter's Island port), North the defendants as surviving Fairway buoy (port), and home.
Mr. Marcus Slade (instrutod by Mr. Bowley), appe wred for the Thuatiff; Mr. Eldoa Poltor, in stracted by Mr. Almada, apj o tred for the first defendant; Sir Henry Barkeley, instructed by Mr.. Wil- son appeared for the second defendant.
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Plaintiff's claim was as re-
siduary legates under the will dated the 10th day of January, 1801, of Pang Ying Yoi, docoaso. 1. To avo necounts taken of
executors,
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The irregularities mentioned in the first petition wore alleged to was first formed. Recently a new have occurred whan the Company
Mr. S. Brighouse appeared for the petitioners and Mr, A. E. Baguley for the Company..
2. To have the adininistered A fairly oven start was made beboard of directors was appointed. personal ostuto of the decunsod nd-fore the wind and the ran down ministered and the portion of such required very careful stoering estato consisting of immovable property assigned to the plaintiff. 3-To have a receiver and
manager appointed of the interests of the said deconsed in the A Tai Shop No. 29 Iling Lung Street, Vietris, Hongkong..
4.-To have further and other relief, and costs.
Mr. Slade, in opening his case, handed to the court a gononlogien tree of the family of the deceased and entered upon an explanation
when Stonecutters Ishind was clearod, and sails trimmed for the reach to the north fairway boy,
Dine, Iris, Colleen, Rolla and Kathleen were close together with Ayesha, Ada, and Dorothea bring ing up the rear. The beat up the harbor was a strontons one, the squalls increasing in force and frequency as the boats made their way custward. Qf Taim-tsa-tsui the Ada, sporting her large jib, could not faço the music and retir
The fiorinan stoainer Hilary
arrived in Nagasaki recently from Kola and was transferred to the Fukagawa-Ungu Kaisha, of Saga. She is of 1,276 tons net, and was built in 1889.
and Indrapura, both woll-known
The British steamers ludiran
thorcof.
(3). And also that the said Lam Pak, after a receiving order has asseis available for his unsecured been malo against him, had not creditors, and for the bankruptcy and administration, amounting together to 25 per cent on the unsecured debts proved in the said bankruptcy. ^. Wo aided and abetted the said (4) For-that the said Lam Lam Pak on differont dates at Victoris in removing a portion of the property of the said Lam, that is to say the sum of $19,500, with Keo, creditors of the said Lam intout to defraud the Yoo Shan Hon
Pak.
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MARCH 17 1911
DISSOLUTION OF WELL- KNOWN CHINESE
CONCERN.
SILIPS TO BE AUCTIONED.
ports.
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HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
ITS HISTORY OF STEADY ENDEAVOUR RELATED BY HON. MR. E. A: HEWETT.
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tive of the Chambor on the Logis lativo Council.
at Poking, and, as we dopo to
determination has not lessoned show in a futuro article on this most interesting little book, that with the honourable years that are passed over the Chamber's
hond.
NEWS FROM THE NORTH.
Harbour ditos, the lighting of the harbour, the opening of the Wost Rivor, the establishment of - a quarantino station, the aboli- Wo understand that steps are
tion of the system of allowing in progress to wind up tho woll..
subsulizoil steamore, the business of Mossrs. Wee Bin and known and long long-established
statusal men-of-war when in har.
Co., of 106 Market St., as it at pre-the rouler of the Hou, Mr. E.-A. China const, economy in the ad- bour, tho old blockade of the port, The first thought that strikes the Government survey of the sent exists, says tho "Straits Howott's brief, terse, but graphic ministration of the Colony," and Times." The firm havo been for history of the Hongkong Generale aldoumout of the proposed many years large steamship, pro- Chamber
convention between the Clincso of Commorro, just and were also the proprietors of Colony have done without that would greatly increase the tole- porty and rice-still owners, and blisko, is: What would the runt anil the Eastern Telegraph Co., which it was felt the Contral Engine Works which, body? It is a history of fifty it is stated, havy boun disposed of years of steady, publi-spirited pli rufos, wore among souie of to Mr. J. Hamilton, the manager. and commonsenso endeavour in the activities of the Chambor pany is in process of forming to A private limited liability com- the interests, of our trade, and not
down to the your 1800, Con- only our trade, but foreign trade spicuous in all its work was the absoluto determination to opposo a corn. take over tliis ongineering con
and influenco in all parts of
weak-kneod policy here, at homid," China; a history of unwavering
the Straits and China, mostly in the supioness and ignoranco vessels plying between Rangoon, attitudeof British officials, against The firm's steamships are largo opposition to the laissez fairo
the coolie carrying trade. Some of the homo authorities and of thom, the long Moh, Hong against the retrogressive and Wan 1, Hong Bes and Glenfal obstructive policy of Chinese lech, will be sold by auction on mandarinom. To the Chamber the 28th inst., or will be disposed belongsthecredit for alust every sols, running between Singaporo, Hongkong from the year 1861, of privately. Several smaller ves-progresivo clungo in the life of Sourabaya and the Molucets, will when it was founded, to the pro- also be sold. The Bau Poh Canent dur. Its history, proves it to and the Nam Yong, it is said; have been an unrelenting Too to
A certain native engineer of fiave been sold to Mr. Chow indifference in oficial circlos, lupo, in the Itankow arsenal, firm Hoap Eng Moh,
of Tolok Downing street, and too much two guns of the latest pattern Chong Hinng, of the shipping whether here, at Peking orain bought from Germany last year these waters, of about 8,000
Ayer Strout. They will be taken credit cannot be given it for the capably of discharging * 1,000 (5) And also that the said Lum over some time this mouth and way in which, bylettors, petitions, cartridges per home. After a tons deadweight capacity cach," of same, at the conclusion of which ed her to moorings. The Dorothea Sante Samuel and Co Ltd., ortor in bankruptcy wilfully and between tie, Straits, uni Jusu has upheld the name of the time, to his own satisfaction, ho
have been sold through Messrs. Wo, at Victoria, being crodi will be placed on their usual run, aik public pronounecinents, it¦ Counsel began to read the value did the sun, and the Iris, which Kobe, and will be shortly trans with intent to defraud made minous ploadings in the caso, at appeared to fall away in the ferred to the Japanese flag.
Colony, vividly explained its made a muler of guis insolf · falso doelaration to the effect that the end of which Counsel sahi that rough water; also gavo uf. The
the dobior, Lam Pak, was justly be sold by auction and their rico
The fun's other property will situation, and ameliorated its lifo. of type similar to those he had it was not denied that the defend-contost was thus left to Dione, The result of the withdrawal of and truly indebted to him in the mill at havelock Road, which is is, it is too long for do led men-friction with the foreign chief Shortas Mr. Hewall's "History" entered from abroad. Owing to ant executor lad not applied Kathleen, Colicon, Rolla, Ayesha. the petition for the compulsory sum of $15,569.91. the income of the estate according Diens elected 15-keep near the winding up of the Ching-Siam
at present her to other firm, will tion in those columns, but a short engineer, the native inventor was to the will, nor that he had refused Kowloon shore and lost ground. Steam Navigation Co., has been solicitor, prosecuted, and said itast. A large attendance is anti-Chamber during this fifty years of his efforts further, he has now Mr. H. L. Dennys, Sur., Crown also be auctioned on the 28th account of the activities of the compelled to rosign. To carry and neglected to ronder accounts, by so doing. She howover finish the re-chartering of the steamers that as sufficient money had been cipated at the sale of the steamers, its existence will sorve to show succeeded in manufacturing guns The first defendant. did not od first. The Kathleen carried Childar, Haldis, Halvard and paid over to the Official Receiver but it is believed that the part- bow inostimably valuable it hus capable of discharging 10,000 deny alt these allegations. away her jib halyards when off, Drufar for a period of twelve to satisfy the Official Receiver; nors will bid for the stoamers with been to lengkang,.
The second defendant admitted the Oil Company's pier. Notwith-
:: eatridges per hour. Ho las that he had carried on the busi-standing this the rice between ships, received for the previons of the estate, the Chief Justice purchases on the usual run. The discussed the currency question, bya mber of Chinese merchants months at $100 more than the and-ncet in full all the creditore the intention of placing their As early as 1862' the Ciminler | been offered the sum of Ths. 6,000 noss of A Tai Co. since 1885, her and Colleen was most exciting twolve months, says the "Bangal authorised the Official Re-firm of Hoap Eng Moh, which and two years later the establish for the sale of his rights to them. while the allegation was that be When approaching the finishing kok Daily Mail." Negotiations coiver to withdraw all furthat bought the Ban Pol Guan and ment of a mint. From time to The capabilities of the guns have had done so since the death of the line Kathleen was leading by a are proceeding for the re-charter proceedings. Counsel thought, the Nam Yong, is well-kuwa to time until the present day the boon tested and found to be satis- tostator. He further denied that short distance, Int Colleen ing of the stcumor Thordis also. right to mention to his Worship belong to Mayor Qoi Tiong flam, samo question has been discussed, factory. plaintiff was entitled to one-third caught her up and passed share in the shop but liitted her just as the gun fired. The Seang Company, a Chinese the Chief Justice authorised those of these two steamers, the gontlo resolution proposing the
that on the 17th January, 1911 of Sanarang. With the addition but it was in 1878 that the first 1wo-ninth. Now the position of
A peculiar sickness is raging There was only one second be firm of Hangoon, who own the proceedings against both the de-man referred, to will control establishment of a suit--the first in Peking at tho prosent moment. the case was this, that the executor, tween them. Colleen thus won) "Glenogle' who was sued as such, had ad the cup, after a well sailed rare, Bee," raming in the coolie trade Ordinance 7 of 1891. At the years ago, it will be remembered, ese was duly carried. The Goved by the rod colour in the faces,
and the "Soang fendants, under section 82 of large shipping business. Some mint had been sold to the Japan-The symptoms can only be detect mitted that he had not, rendered For the one-design class the betwoon Rangoon, Penang, Singa-Hame time the Chief Justice told the Tan Kim Tian line of steaternment howover unfortunately the victims. A large number any account and has refused-and-course was Trovas Rock buoy paro, and China ports, has just the Official Receiver, that it was passed into his hands, and Fatter-did not adopt the proposal and of the Imperial Guards are laid neglected to do so.
port), north fairway buoy (port), acquired from the Bibby lino un not for him to formulate the ly the Edoudalo, also belonging what, as we now know, would havo up with this complaint. The Counsel on the other side then and the boats again proved that other steamer which has been charges in any way, but that he to Singapore, was bought by line proved a very profitable, ander-discaso is known as the “red began to argue the legal points in although they are somewhat wet named the "Soang Choon,"
ina heavy sea they are good sea !·
should consult either the Attorney He will now have four steamors taking and a great boon to trade monkoy" disease. We understand (says a Bang The charges had boon framed by Moluccas run and two large ves boats, and made good time in tho
General or the Crown Solicitor on the Java run, two, on the was thas lost to the Colony. At IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION, long bout back aver the foul tide, kok paper) the s.s. Prominent is the latter.
this renting it was stated that the At the Summary Jurisdiction Haleyon and Ailsa were away not re-chartered by Messrs, Joo
sels on tho Jaya, Singapore and it was closos by Sir Richard Court Thosday morning here Mr. first, with Alannah skee behind, Seng. Ifer charter expires with The Official Receiver was pre-China run. Justice Hazeland, the ease of and on the run and reach to this voyage. The ship has been authorized to withdraw the charge, sent in Court, but he had boon Humphries v. Soffietti come for Trocas Itock by they kept close chartered by the China Merchants' as the satisfied section of the further hearing.
exter, Haley lealing by Co. of Shanghai and on her voyage creditors had boon satisfied, and Mr. Harris having close his little more than a length. At thither she will call at Singapore flicient money was forthcoming caso for the plaintiff,
the fairway lay the order was for a cargo of wood to her port of to satisfy all the other creditors. Mr. Goldring, for the defence, the saune, but Alannah had fallen destination. contonded that the agent for a back a little. After rounding the
Ilis Worship then formally dis disclosed principal, oven if that | bung the thres Mundover to Stone- The end of February began with churgod the defendants. principal was a foreigner, was not cutters, and it was soon evident a little more activity in the Bing- fiable in law. It was clear from that Haleyon was better balanced kok shipping trade. Freights to the contract and the circumstances with her singlo reof, the others Hongkong increased and threo. arising out of the case and the having two, and was able to point How steaners arrived on charter
Edward James Buller, of Messrs.
were barkod at by some Chineso The annual meeting hold on for a voyago each to carry cargoes correspondence connected_there- || higher. Alannah, however; was
The British steamer Carnar Jardine Mathoson's 8.8. On Sang. March 14, 1883, was memorablogs and a fight ensued. Tho with that his clients were not the sailing-fastor, and off Kowloon Hongkong. They are principals, but simply the agents Point she was level with Haley-British ss. Hopsang which has Inlands Soa. A Marugame dis Chinwangtao Harbour some days the Chaiman (The Hon. Mr. F. B. Chinese dogs, but missed his thevonshire his gone ashore in the Ifis dead body was recovered from for the very able speech made by European opened fire at the for the Brussels fint and therefore on, although under her lez. een chaitored by Messrs. the patch to the "Asali" says that ago. not responsible for any breach of Ailsa mantinie had fallen away
aim, and the bullet struck a small Siam Forest Co., the Nor. 8.s. Ulv |
Johnson) in which he pointed out whilst on her way from Nagasaki in contract. After quoting several to leeward and was out of it. chartered by Messrs. Kol Mah Yokohama via Kobe, the stemmer gentleman took placo Taosday in present unofficial members of stale of oxcitement the Chinese "The funeral of the unfortunate the areak position held by the Chinese boy in the hond. In a authorities on the point, Counsel Une lug leg from Stonecutters Walt & Co., receiving $28 cents stranded off the Yoshima light, the cemetery at Shanhaikunn, the Legislative Council, who threatened to kill the foreigners, called the attention of the Court brought the lenders over to the for picul and the Nor, R.S. Loyal Yoshima-mura, Naka-Tado dis whither the body was brought boing specially to the letters of the 8th Hongkong ashore, near A which received $25 cents per trict, Kagawa prefecture, in the from the Mining Company's port. Governor represented no one in Tho hay was taken to the hospital nominated by the and the police had to interfere. and Dth July whereby plaintiffs King's, aiul by keeping closer in picul.
Inland Sea, at 2.0 am on the 6th) had endeavoured to fix the re-out of the tidy and in the
It will be remembored that particular. He urged the notes in a dying condition. The boy's sponsibility on the defomlant. smoother water Haleyou went!
just. It appears that the steering Captain Buller was reported sity for representative members, father, à Thotai of the place, re- It was true that the defendants ahead, eventually winning by
gear went out of onder and the missing from his ship at being on the Council. He also ported the matter to the Viceroy, steamer was carried around Chinwango about a fortnight gave a forecast of the needs, in It is reported that the Viceroy has signed the contract withom any over two minutes. Bonite and
the current. The steamer ago, and it was even then coming yours, of the Colony write to the Consul responsible qualification, still their position Daphne also started, but the FOREIGNERS AT KUNG YAK. lying with her bow high set of earl that he had failon into the among other matters urging the for the offender to have him was quite clear. Counsel would former was over the line too Iny particular strass on the memo scon, and did not recross pro- THE "TELEOLAFU" CORRESPONDENT And the after-part of the vessel in the dark. The frozen state of tage of the city of Victoria so that
Her keul was damage water when returning to his ship reclamation of the whole sea-from-, severely punished. of goods purchased, which had porly, so that she could not have
Canton, March 14,
was filled with water to a depth of the harbour precluded a thorough inter alia a suitable tram service been put into Court, signed by won anyhow, whilst the latter,
The commercial community 7 feot. The damage was tompor search, and it was not until the ice could be maintained. Messrs. Humphries. In the mom carrying a whole mainsail, gave and the people of Sun-ning district arily repaired with cement, and disappeared that the body was it was explicitly said that the up soon after the start.
have petitioned the Canton Vice- tho water is now boing puinped recovered."
Severo criticisms woro passod on the administration of the late goods were bought by tho
After the races, the prizes, a roy against the opening of Kung out. plaintiff from the
Captain Buller was in the cmn-Governor (Sir J. P. Hennessey) Brussels handsome silver cup in each class, Yak, which is not a treaty port, to firm, and on the invoico it was were presented by the Commo- foreign trade, as has been done fecture has sent a telegram to the, for something like twenty-three very misleading speech recently, Korean at Gensan, whilst leaving The Governor of Kagawa pre-ploy of Messrs. Jardine Matheson and reference was made to the 0, 1,540 tons, owned by a clearly stated that the goods wore dore, Hon. Mr. 11. Koswick, who by certain merchants, who have Kure Port Admiralty asking that years, serving on various vessels made by him at Nottingham, n Moji on the morning of the 4th to be paid for in London. Counsel received three hearty cheers at the induced steamers flying foreign a warship bo sont to the assistance of their extensivo floot. He was speech which the Chamber of instant with a cargo of coal, got concluded by urging, that there close of the ceremony..
flags to ply botwoon Macao and of the strandod steamer. Tho was no possibility of any business
Kang Yak
a general favourite and a capablo | Commerce in the interests of the out of control and was carried hy police stoam-launch "Yashima- and trustworthy officer. Deep Colony folt forced to reply to in the curront against the bows of being done in the Colony if
The petitioners are afraid that mara
which wont to the scone sympathy will he felt with his order to remove the erroneous im the British steaner "Bondoran," agents were held liable in this
the running of foreign stomers of the accident, returned to Maru- widow in hor sudden and tragic pressions which such a speech, which was lying at anchor. Ono A meeting of the accusing followed by the smuggling of tity of cement, went back to the
into a non-tronty port will be game and, after shipping aquan- bereavement. Somo ovidenco was tonderod,
conting from such a source, must of the "Shunsho's" muste broko at the conclusion of which hie Board was held on Wednesday at arms and ammunition into the steamer. Assistance was expect
create in the minds of the people and foll on to the Captain's cabin, Honour reserved judgment. the Council Chamber, the Hon. interior, besides other morchianod to arrive from Kobo on the 7th illicit opium aro being prosecuted
Two inoro cases of possession of at Domo.
while the vessel had a large holo On January 2, 1884, a speciul 4 feet by 2 foot stove in the side, Mr. W. Brewin presiding. Tho dise taxable by the Customs. The "China Critic" under-other members present were
by the local polico, says the moeting was hold to elect a mom-, and had to be bouched to provent The petition is now under tho According to latest reports, the "Perak Pioneer." This form of bor of the Chamber ne their hor from shaking. About 3 foot. stands that many immediate Mossra, A. Sholton Hoopor, A. consideration of His Excellency "Carnarvonshire" was expected crime seems to the very frequent, representative on the Logislative of the bow of the "Bandoran" was Changes are to take place in the McKonzie, Hon. Mr. A. M. Thom- the Viceroy.
to be floated at high-tido, and will and is quite a commentary on the Council, Her Majesty having on stove in, but the vessel made no 1.M.C. Commissioner Hillier is to son; Hon. Mr. E. Osborno, and T.
proceed to Kobe under her own gront moral idon of the purification the recommendation of the Guy- water. be transferred to another post, F. Hough, with the acting seero-Thore arrived in Singapore, on steam. but his successor is not yet made tary, Mr. H. R. II. Craig.
of the Chinese by reducing his fernor (Sir, Goorgo Bowen) been the 6th, the steam-trawler Gwalia,
allowance of opiun. Restriction | pleased to grant this privilege to known; Mr. Wright, the harbour- An application was considered formerly of London, but now the IMS. Britomart was to leave by legislation of a national failing tho Chamber of Commerce. The master, goes to Chefoo, and an old of transferring the Hongkong property of Japaneso owners, to lankow, on the 6th for Shanghai has garely proved officacious and only name submitted to the meet friend Capt. Strangman goes back Hotel licence from A, F. Davies to whom she has been sold. Sho is on route to Hongkong, where she already the increased price and ing was that of Mr. Jackson (now to Tientsin. Many other junior, J. H, Taggart
a craft of 110 tons, and is on her will be installed with wireless restricted output is leading to Sir Thomas Jackson, Bart.) who phanges are notified,
The application was granted. way to Kobo.
tolography,
inercased illicit trading. thus became the first representa
the case.
manner.
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LICENSING BOARD.
A NON-TREATY PORT. PROTEST AGAINST
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BRITISH STEAMER IN DISTRESS.
water.
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instant,
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Macdonnell "in diametrical
CAPTAIN E. J. BULLER.at it was closed by an error of position to tho wishos of the Banks and Merdants of Hongkong," and BODY RECOVERED IN HAR
BOUR AT CHINWANGTÃO.
His many friends will hear with deep regret that no furthor hopo can be entertained in connection with the disappearance of Captain
Atthe anal moeting in Feb. 1880 the Chairman referred to shipping for removing the Woo- the necessity in the interest of
sung 3hr at tho entrineo of the Shanghirivor-a question which even now is not quite satisfactorily.
"disposed of.
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It is reported that the Peking Government intends to send a de- party to nagotinto a big loan from
Provinces, Theobject of this loan four foreign countries for tho do velopment of the Three Eastern
is to get the countries interested come forward, and thus pro- vem China froin losing Man- churia.
A few days ago, an European school master and a lady wont out shooting in Hupeh, with some Inds., On the way the hounds
COLLISION AT MOJI.
We learn from a Shimonoseki dispatch that the steamer "Shyn-
said to be a son of the late Lord Dr. Willoughby, fifty years old, Willoughby de Erosby, was burned to death at the Kanagawa Instituto Asylum, Yokohama, on the Oth,
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