Intimations.
A. S. WATSON
Co.,
LD
-ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
WINE AND SPIRIT
MERCHANTS.
WATSON'S
E
VERY OLD LIQULUR SCOTCH
THE
incronso of Tle, 30,083.07, as com pared with the preceding your. The not profit for the year, aftor appropriating the sum of Ths. 1,005.71, promiam received on: sule of debentures, amounted to
compared with 1009, of Tis.
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY APRIL 6
SUPREME COURT.
IN BANKRUPTCY JURISDIC
"TION."
a
His Lordship (To Mr. Sinde)- Do you agree that this is the practice of the Court?
BILLIARDS.
1911
LOG BOOK.
POLICE COURT.
Quito a large number of people. Another story anont the Japan-
Chan Tat was charged this ascombled at the Soldiers' Clth eso wireless operator, Pursor morning, (n) with obtaining a re- last night to witness a contest for Billy Chapman, who looks after gistered lottor by fraud from the of the Chung Wa Sing firm, 267 Post Office yesterday, (b), forgery of the Chung. We Sing fur
Mr. Slado This practice at It's not compulsory to proceed by the "highost break" prize bo- the passengers on the liner Chiye of a cheque of £65 the property home is to proceed by motion. motion. The older and I funcy, tween Corporal Coury, KO.Y.II., Maru, has ind his duties. In the better method was to live, an and Private Lashbrooke, Arnis crossed, the role of dilitor being A splendid added to the many parts he has
isane directed in bankruptoy or. Ordunnco Corps:
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Inspector Collott prosecuted. the gano was only one of 250 up--Speaking of parts and roles, and the defendant in Queen's Itond P. Ú. 290 stated that ha arrest→ Geary's best broaks were 17,15,18 pursor must be able to assume Central, the mon having been & 39, whilst Lashbrooke made several different conversational 25,24, & 31. Gory finished first costumes, according to the time, No. 15. He searched the defon- pointed out to him by postman. appropriation of the profits for Fictohor, Deputy Official Receiver, the man is not his own pirusool- mud 'was an vagy, winnor, ne wo the place and who's who. These dant in the presence of the post-
surmised in last night's issue.
of profit and loss account, after crediting the account with Tls. 4.709.95, carried forward after
include the frozen words for tho
His Lordship the Chief Justice, Sir Francis Piggott, prosided at &T. 250,557.07, an incredo, as his morning Bankruptcy Court
|18,497.47. The balance at crodit AN ABSCONDING DEBTOR; { to bring an notion, which moms struggle was the result, although to play on a transpacific voyage.:|
Ro Ohui Hok Chai, trading as that the case is presented to the the flop Tai firm,
Court in an infinitely better man This was an application to ngr. An affidavit is frequently roseind a loceiving Order., Mr. isleading. The phraseology of stated that at the lust sitting of ogy but that of the porsan framing 109, and deducting the sum of the Bankruptcy Court an appli-it. Tls. 3,960.77, bónus paid to theention for a Receiving Order was foreign staff, and the amount of opposed on the ground that there Tls. 72,000.00, for interim divid- wero no assets. Mr. Barlow came which on July 28th last monits to Tls, assignment of hair
jas worth $20,000 more 179,305.55. A full 13 per cent. than what it was mortgaged for, was paid on the your's working. He had made due inquiries of the This is the first good news of Hongkong Bank und was informed Shanghai we have hind for a long that debtor, hnd nothing to da
with the property.
WHISKY 4 Blend of the Finest Pure Malt Whiskios distilled
Ecotland
GENUINE AGE
AND
his Lordship said he only brought After some further discussion, forward the question of hostility never coine before the Court pre- viously. He wished to make sure of the matter.
for £65.
eud at the rate of 6 per cont., paid | forward and said there was an bócause those profoodings hat committee tlut prémoted a sories passenger, Chapman is a master Office, in the Chinoso depart-
time. The profit or otherwise of a gas company is not a very clour inilication of the condition of
In the course of debtor's
Chú Ta Lam
His Lordship-It's not his ? Mr. Flotchor-lo was concreditors. corned in cortain transactions
with regard to it, but the property is not his. He has absconded and has not conse forward in any way
to assist us,
His. Lordship The order is rescinded.
A PUBLICAN'S AFFAIRS.
Ro R. II. Whittaker, hearing of petition.
Mr G. T. Lloyd, being invited man who overlooks his bar chits, man o found a chop, onvelop, and that lost your he had the visitor in quarantino and the to present the cue to the winner, the exuberant greetings for the two Chinese letters and a choquo pleasure of being chairman of a encouraging tip for the seasick
Postman No. 15 said he was. nour the window of the Post- of competitions in order to find in his lino-but let's hear the out who really was the amateur wireless chatter.
mont, distributing lotters. The champion billiard player in long: Billy drops his radiant smile, lettors for the Chung Wa Sing dofendant, como and”inkod for oxamination by Mr. Shade, he was. Teen made for similar contests success in cooling the tempers of ped the paper, and signed it. kong. Overtufas had already which ho usos with remarkable firm. He produced a cliop, chop nikuwa in the latter said again this year, it had not disgruntled passougoro, und trus After doing so ho gave him up to the present little been pitate when he edits the wireless tho lottore gate the ho would settle with all the done in this direction. The only bulletins prepared by the am defondant before calling for reason he could give for being bitious Japanese operator on the letters for the Chung Wa Sing Witness-Half believing, lif, chairman of such committee was big turbinor. An doubting (Laughtor).
idea of firm. that he had never played billiards Chapman's daily labours in this Mr. Slado-Did you give up in his life and knew nothing of the direction may be gleaned from Chung Wa Sing firm, stated that Wong Lai Kow, managor of the hope that Cha Fa Lani would game. However, he would be the following "copy," which is the defendant was one of his come to an arrangement? vory pleased to see the prosent sample of what he had to translate relatives. He was employed in Witness-Not until my pre-amateur champion pitted against on the last trip over the merry the firm, left on the 20th of March, mises' wore seized. Then I had Corporal Geary, and on behalf of
Mr. Slade-Your promises were would be only too pleased to put Kahuku wireless-house tras un-employed in the firm he used to no hope.
and was no longer employed in the "Hongkong Telegraph" ho
night-before-last tho the firm. Whou defondant was soized on an execution in respect up a small trophy for competition: able to sond news to this boat it go and collect lotters from the of a judgment?
He hoped Corporal Goary would Witness Yos,
is so as his machine was hot and Post Offico. score many successes with the cue, the current weak, being drived which was then handed to liim for so long a period of com- amid applause..
trade, but we venturo to think that it has a cortain amount of significance, and, at any rate, the intiniost bit of silver on a dark cloud is welcome. We know from past experiences that Shanghai has romarkable recuperative powers, and hope to hear of other Shanghai conceràs in torms equally rosy. The thought will obtrude itself, however, that the extra consumption of gas which petitioner be appointed special
until I'vo ha manager mado such very large profits pospportunity of going into his Bible was the result of burning the affairs. He is a publican and it midnight jet over rubber market is mivisable that the business RUMOURED MONARCHICAL ing the next fortnight.
FINE MELLOW FLAVOUR.
Robert Porter & Co.'s BULL DOG
BRAND
GUINNESS'
STOUT
in PINTS and SPLITS."
À. §. WATSON & CO., LD.
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. Họngkong, 7th July, 1910/ __{28,
problenis, - Lot us hope not, but
that it means activity in the offices and hongs, and the first sign of incronsol prosperity and financial
stability.
HONGKONG DAY
BY DAY.
The Zafiro has left Manila and is expected 4 arrive Friday daylight.
The German tùnil of this 8th March waysiolivered in London on April th
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Mr. Goldring appeared for the petitioner and said he believed that the petition was not opposed.
Mr.
Flowchor-1 ask that
should continue.
011
In an affidavit filed by poti- tioner, the latter stated that his liabilities amounted $11,400 or, thereabouts, of which $3,000 or
PORTUGAL LIKES RE-
· PUBLIC PLANS.
PLOTTING ABSURD,
CANARD.
London, March 4.-In spite of the violent quarrel in Portugal
4-
ocean:
The
We understand that an offort munication with much boats. will be made to bring off the "The Chiyo Maru wireless matel at the Soldiers' Chib dur-station complotoly. to grent extension succeeded Wednesday Mr. O. Bond was the referee. in communication with Japan and the Pacific Const to much credit The last of a series of games thereto. played between members of the Engineers and Shipbuildors
-
Table Bluff, American naval station in Cal., called up this
Committed for tripl.
Olian Nun was sontonced to throó weeks' hard labour und- three hours' stocks for stealing a quantity of clothing from No. 225, Queen's Road Wost..
Chung Chak, shop coolie, of No. 3 Stanley Street, was charged with the theft of an office chair valued at $4, the property
thereabouts is security on a bill of botwoon the two factions of Instituto and the Phonix Club|boat and required our position Messrs. W. R. Loxley & Co. ·
salo of $1,000 or thereabouts for
Discharged.
Socialists, handed respectively by took place last night, when an hearing our many fust sparks and Sonhor Costa and Senhor interesting exhibition of the game was advised some information arroars of rent ind wages. The assois amounted to $8,000 or Camacho, leading members of Was given by Mr. A. Rodger after cleared up work with those
provisional government, aguiast Mr. A. Ritchio. All the Ochiishi wireless station in Japan alias So Wai Chau, n contractor's
The chirgo against So Pui,, thoreabouts, which could be easily the roalised. He believed that a public business is being conduct previous games were limited to at mid-night. The lengths being dividend of 20 per cent, could be ed in Lisbon, according to the 250 points up, but by private 2350 miles to Ochiishi and 2472 coolie for the theft of a tin of French oil from the Kowloon raised and, paid to the ordinary latest advices from that city, arrangembut it was decided miles to Table Bluff."
add 100 points to the final. From
Docks, was again board. After creditors, in the event of a Ro-with a notablo degren of regard
Chiof Quarantino Officer Bhonring the ovidonee for the de- the very start, the running of the ceiving Order being made., to the roul welfare of the young balle was decidedly unfortunate Trottor was considerably sur fonco the Magistrale passed son-
The petition was granted.
republic.
Stories of plottings for the re-for Ir. Ritchie, and this fact, no prised the other day after the Britence of ten days imprisonment BUSINESS ON THE
storation of the Braganzas find 1698 that his opponent's complete tish steamer Harold Dollar, which with hard labour and throo hours' JARBOUR,
Atocks, *. their way into the yellow mastery of the game,-rosulted in traffics to and from the Orient, Ra J. C. Logan and Company, journals of Paris and Madrid, is sustaining a sovero dofont, Mr. had been fumigated, to find that Dr. N. II. Ho lectures-to-night application to appoint applicant but the monarchical olement is Ritchie's scora standing at 254 there were very few rats on board. The object of this proper le to publish | au sho. Chinese Y.M.C.A. on the special manger.
altogether too weak and disor-only at the conclusion of thegame,
This was explained by n strange. correct information, to serve the truth "Nanyang Industrial Exposing Order was made at the last of thint character.
Mr. Fletelor said that a Reccir-ganized for a formidable attempt which lasted one and a half hours, looking animal which the officers The result of last night's game of the steamor brought forward tion.'
It is likely
leaves the Phonix Club 270 points | from the quarters of the Chinese sitting of the Court. Applicant long to remain so. was engaged in commission Although strikes have been fro to the good, the total scores, being crow.. The animal, which looks like a gront squirrel, was picked were considerable book debts the Lisbon populace continuos business on the harbour, Thoro quent during the last four months as followal
Phoenix Club: 1,138.
up at one of the many ports called which were hoped to be realised onthusiastic in its support of the
Engineers' Instituto: 868. at by the Harold Dollar on the without difficulty.
now regime, and the educated Captain Brown was in charge of coast of Asia. Onco established Application granted,
classes are putting forth special the proceedings, the game boing on board as ship's mascot the ACOMMODORE'S- offorts to prepare the illiterate for looked aftos by Mr. Jolm Andrews. stranger began to show some class
DISCRETION:~~/ the elections to the national na Altogether, a very pleasant even as a rat dispatcher." sembly next month, under aning was spent by those present. oloctoral reform act woll adapted to meet the unique demands of the situation."
and print the news without fear or favour.
A billiard tournament is being Cable Address: Telegraphatter part of April at the Chinese arranged to take place during the
Hongkong.
Y.M.C.A.
Telephone No. 1. A. B.C., 5th edition
Western Union.
THE
Hongkong Telegraph
Thousands have gone over, the railway this wook, owing to tho Flomb festival, in the New Terri-
tory.
te Hyder Brothers, application under Section 40 of Bankruptcy Ordinance, 1891.
Bum
'A lecture will be given at the Chinese Y.M.C.A., on the 13th, by Mr. Fletcher said that Mr. Alfred II. Crook, on Dublin the inval authorities agreed University This is the first of a to pay the of 820 series on the great Universition of each out of the salaries of each of the world.
the men. The Commodoro asked for an ordor of the Court. The brothers received salaries of $100 rach.
HOMOKONO, THURSDAY, AṛBu §, 1911: The following details loft the Command for England on 4th instant,por... 8.8. Persons" :-- R.G.A.-1 gunner, invalid. RES1 sappor, invalid. 1st KO.Y.L.I.-3 aton and 1 boy,
SHANGHAPS FINANCE.
invalids,
28
March
The request was assented to by the Court..
ALLEGED FRAUDULENT
PREFERENCE.
more competent or officient.
VOLUNTEER NEWS. The following is the result of
TOKIO NEWSPAPER'S EXTRAORDINARY DIATRIBE.
MISSIONARIES ADVISED TO GO HOME.
and E. Frohlich prosecuto vagabond found in No. 1 College Gardens. Caso romanded Saturday.
THE POET'S corner.
ROOM FOR THE WHITE MAN FOR'ARD?
London, Ist March-At the
Navy League dinner last night, Admiral Sir-E-I-Fremantle said... Ding-Dong, as the officers call Great Britain should emulate the pot, wiped out all the rats on | Australia and Maoriland, and board during the voyage home secure British seamen for British across the Pacific. The rat killor ships, oven at the cost of fewer sleeps in the little josshouse for- ships and some restraint of trade. ward, presided over by ono Al Cable, Kin, who, in addition to being kooper of the temple and lighter of the punks, shovels coal-into tho furnaces of the steamer.
..
The battleship "Kurama" and
From th-Thames to Madagascar,
Au from Glasgow to Ong
Kong
We're relyin' on thi' Lascar
For to shove th' ships along. will 'andle.conls or cargo, E will polish brass or plates, From Colombo to Otago
Ano wants no White Man's
ratos.
Is
thoro room for th' While Man
for'ard?
Forth smell of the nig is ornd-
lathoreroom for in Art of Ouk?
E ain't no good when there's
An' 'e isn't a decent bloke.
troublo,
For 'o ain't got any horvo Will yor send im Yoo, at th
double,
Such popular disturbances as occur from tiuo to time are due the main to the considerable increase in the cost of living that followed the establishment of the republic and to a rise of wagos ...consequent on the strikes and the
The "Yomiari-has-beer more thorough manner in which pleased to publish a brief contri- the customs are now collected.
Bulion by a fairly well-known the cruiser Tone," commissioned At present the prospect is that writer named Takutaro Kimura to reprosont the Japanese Navy During the past year news from
the existing Cabinet will be able in which he advises the American at the Coronation ceremony of If. Shanghai has not been of a
to hold office until the permanent missionaries in Japan to go home. M. King Gourgo, were to leave Ro Kwong Sang, action by government replaces the provi- Mr. Kimura (we learn from the leaving Yokosuka on the 1st inst. nature to impress the rooipients. The Chinese Chamber of Com-and Company.
Official Receiver against Molchers Rional in April. The Portuguese Japan Herald) says: "The for England. with the financial soundness of morce wore to entertain HE
moderates, though not satisfied | attitude of the United States to- the Model Settlement. The itens, Chao Chung-fan, his auito, and Official llocsivor, instructed by philosophor cabinet" that took humanity and insolonce which are ski was on the jath to lay down Mr. Potter appeared for the with it, profer it greatly to the wards Japan shows increasing in- The Mitsu Bishi Yard at Naga indeed, make up a dolorous talo, the oflicers of the bruiser Hai Mr. E. D. Wilkinson, of Messrs. over nffairs from King Mannel's to be least expected from a race the keøl 'bf à 6,000-ton stoainer | We hear of mad speculation in Shen at dinner at the Chinesa Wilkinson and Crist, and Mr. M. advisers and do not believe a of people liabitually given to talk ordered by the Nippon Yusen rubber, lending important moin Hall Penang, on W. Sinde, instructed by Messrs. temporary successor would be of humanity and religion. In Kaisha. The steamer is expected
Doncon, Looker and Doacon, ap- bers of the community into the
peated for Melchors & Company.
stead of considering their own to be completed by the end of clutol of the law.. Banka ́fail;
Cholera is rife in Honolulu, and Mr. Potter said that his Lord-
arrogance the American people March next year. and fail for large sums. Credit the authorities have adopted vory ship would remember that on the
despateli missionaries to Japan Troo fishermen, bolonging to is disorganised and tradont” astringent measures. The crows last occasion le did not read
whose object is to inculcato, Koyasa, near Kanagawa, havo standstill. The papers of the and passengers of vessels, inclu Wong Yuk Cho's letter, the man
manity and religion to Japanese boon arrested by the Yokohama Nothing can be more inconsistent Harbour Polico for having stolon refused permission to land. A latter was a partner in the debtor which took place on the first inst.→→→ bowailings over these and largo, number of deaths have firm: That was an application to
sionaries staying in Japan, I hope early Y300, from the ML.M. other sorrows somewhat similar. occurred, but all are native set aside certain payments made
1. No. 4. Company. you will promptly go home to Roamer "Peilo," the C.P.R.
So 'e never needs no push 2, No. 3. Company. The Model Settlement dloos Hawaiians.
to Melchors on the ground of
your native land and remind your stomer" Empress of China and When th' friends of is good bosses Infantry Company.
own people of their lack of the P. & O. steamer "Ceylon" in not at the moment appear to
fraudulent proference. The Court)
Starts to give 'is bossen 'ell; The Olinaman is an inveterato would romomber that on the lust,
The fifth and final shoot of the manity, and of their impoliteness. Yokohama harbour at various E just jabbers to 'is josses be a model of financial stability.gambilor, and since the Cavern- occasion he had rand no affidavits monthly competitions takes placo Christian doctrines were known dates between November 12th An' goes 'onoward like a shell,
comes mont has stopped most of his other on account of those concerned at King's Park Range on Sunday in Japan, long before you camo last and January 22nd. The Is the Shanghai Gas-Company, little games he lins to take to the being away-from-Hongkong.-- nfternoon, April 9th, at 2.15 p.. here to teach them. Japan doos stolon articles have been recover- for ard!
Private H. W Petley, of the not need you, but your countryed by the authorities and will Is there room for an 'Art of Oak! -Limited, appropriately enough, ponion for his flutter. The His Lordship I'm rather
and with its report for 1010 cheers number of Chinese-owned ponios puzzled about this question of Infantry Company, is granted stands in great need of you. The shortly be returned to the owners. Me in-kit ain't intoh, causo it's
leave of absonco for a year. tho waning Apirila on 'Change. It China says a contributor to "Town
increases each year in Cochin affidavits.
Hooner you go home and ouro Mr. Potter-This is the practice
your people of their moral de The funeral took place at the An' me family plato's in soak
borrowed, is certainly an inspiriting die and Country," Sydney. These of the Court. Au affidavit in
base-gradation and irreligious prociivi-Yokohama General Cemetery cument, and the directors have pigtailed sports speak little or no sworn and served on the other
ties, the hotter it will bo for all the 25th ult. of the late Caplan The Admiral asys, tlist yor, need every reason to congratulate french, yet they are nevertheless side and if they wish to cross
N. Mathieson, of the NY:K, service, whose death from tuber the shareholders on the satisfac- conversant with every rule of the oxamine the man he'll ho pro- tory result of the year's working lay an objection at once should
racing club, and are prepared to ducod, a The profit on working account tho semblance of an occasion pro-in support of the motion?
His Lordship Is this affidavit amounted to Tla, 270,905.50, an sent itself,
Mr. Potter Yes,
Forn rool Whito Naval Reserve?, When lead flies th'nig's a starter
For the bunkers or the bush,
Doighbouring port are full of ding the s.s. Mongolia, have been being out of the Colony. The tho Blake shield competition than this. Yo; American mis-pós and other fittings, valued at Tor 's ain't no bleedio'martyr;-
Into this dark scono
T
The Waseda University ball toam (Japan) loft for Anorica on the 28th ult.
Itientated in the "Blooul Press" that the temporary military de tachment in Kores will be partially relieved this month.**
concerned.
όχι
The annival Straits and F.M.S.Feulosis of the throat occurred at gold championship meeting will the General Hospital on the 22nd
there room for th' white an
Which I'm willin' to bet is true,
sign on'ji ver'll pay an
be held this year, at Penang daring Leading members of the N.YK. An III fight later on for your l the Easter holidays"
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mere prese