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THE $70,000 CLAIM.
Points of Law Argued. Before his Honour the Puisne
A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd. aring of persons who contributed to a Fund that was designed Morrell, was for the defendant.
Hong Kong, 24th August, 1910.
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DAY BY DAY,
A Chinese washed $75 at the Magistracy this morning for bring- ing letters into llongkong, without iving passed them through the
ALLEGED ILLEGAL CIR- CULATION OF MAÇÃO NOTES.
emit it to Macao ?--I either romit The Magistrate;--And you it, or credit it to Macao.
And your appointment was unnounced in the. "China” Mail?” It has become an axiom in enlightened communities that the
and other local papere?--Yos. majority should rule. Sometimes, however, the diplomaoy of 's
Do you remember lusp. Hanson. few may defent the desires of the many had steps in conséquence are Judge, Mr. Justice Gompertz, and Well Known Gentleman in Court, coming to see you after you had taken that cannot bo justified by judgment, nor be excused by ex-
the agonoy I don't remember. pediency. About the time that we go to press a mooting is to be held special fary at the Suprome
'To-day's Evidence.
I suggest to you Insp. Hanson in the City Hall for the purpose of deciding what shall be done with Court this morning, tho case was
naked you what sort of business the surplus of the Coronation Celebrations fund. The question resumo in which Laj Chi Chin, At the Magistracy this after you did, and you said you were has been discussed it great longtha and from almost every point of merchant, of No. Arbuthnot which Mr. A. V. Apcar was bank in Portugal. Do you re- nron the case was continued, in prepared to issue drafts on any view, and no purpose would be served in reopening the question of the respective merits of the suggestions put forward; OI import Road, sued Tang Wong. Sin, & charged with circulating notes member thant? No. ance, however, is the question of the moans adopted to arrive at a married woumn residing at No rurable to bearer on demand, Do you remember any other decision. Let us hope that, in connection with a Fund that owed its 22, Salt Fiali Stroet, to recover the without the permission of the detectivo calling on you?--I havo genesis to a wave of noble emotion, of patriotism in the British sum of $70.000 for damages for Secretary of" State for the lund several people calling on me subjects and of gracious and friendly sympathy on the alloged wrongful arrest and false Colonies.
to issue drafts. part of other nationals, a decision will be arrived at which imprisonment on the 28th Feb- Mr. F.B.I., Bowley appoured to
Mr. Hazoland-You don't re- will be satisfactory to alt subscribers, whether present or ruary, 1908, Hon. Mr. II. E prosecute on behalf of the Crown, member any police officer calling absent at the meeting in question. Whatever decision l'ollock, K.U., instructed by Mr. and Mr. Reador Harris defendled to see you?—No. is arrived at by the meeting this afternoon it will, we sin- W. B. Hind, of Messrs. Bintton At the last hearing it transpir- Mr. Bowley:-If an application corely trust, be the expression of the desires of the majority and and Helt appeared for the plain-fed that the defondant was a for-ig made to you for a draft, on not the outcome of an investigation into weight of metal. The tiff and Mr. Eldon Potter, instructs chont and commission agent in Portugal, do you refer the ap- nethods that are perfectly appropriate at a meeting of sharehollurs od by Mr. P. W. Coldring, of Hongkong who carried on busi-pligation to Macao-Yes, in a limited liability company would be singularly out of place at a lossis: Gohiring, Barlow and pess under the style of Arrutoon And on receipt of a reply from V. Apear and Co. at 14 Dos Vieux Macao do you issue the draft ?---- to express loyalty and osteom for the British Sovereign.
The jury was composed as Road. On August 23 a Chinese No. follows:-Messrs. J. W. Bolles detective went to the defendant's What do you do?-If I receive (foreman), C. C. H. Seliroter, H.office, and, producing a Hong-draft from Mano I send the W, Bird, F. Grnham, H. P. White,kong Bank note, asked the clerk draft to the applicant, and he, A. Denison and A. Bryor, to give him one hundred Macao sends une the money.
On resumption of Court this bank notes. Tho.olerk, without morning, the services of the jury a word, went to the mager's were still not required, as Counsel office and returned with the proceeded to argue the points of notes asked
landing law which had been raised on the them over · to the detective. previous day.
The following day Ins. Watt Bijou Scenic Theatre,
Mr. Pollock The writ for went to the defendant's office and What do you mean 7-Thoro is A good bill of fure is being pro- the plaintiff's committal was not changed a five dollar bill for a travelling list the name of vided at the above. A skotchen made by the Chief. Justice but M-cau notes. He asked to see the thollongkong and Shanghai Bank. titled Slumbering Simpkins" by the Registrar, who had no manngar and during the converan Continuing witness said that by Miss May. Maxwell and Mr.authority.
tion that ensued he saw the clerk | lettors of credit issued by his Bob Stephenson is screamingly funny and excites roars of other point,"
Mr. Potter That's quite an÷who had attended to him rolling bank were cashed by the Hong- laughter. Mr. Griffith's 'vocal
up bundles of notes by the sido kong and Shanghai Bank, “m His Lordship You haven't of the manager's chair. numbers are woll received. Samo touched upon that point. good pictures ara nightly thrown
You remember receiving letter Before evidence was called Mr. from the Colonial Socrotary in Mr. Pollock-I was going to Harris raised a point of law, na to October, 1907, calling attention to mention it. I wanted to give an whether the Magistrate had power the Ict that the circulation of opportunity to my friend. to deal with the case. He pointed Macao notes was illegal?—Yes.
Mr. Potter-I was waiting for out that the prosecution did not my friend to mention the point.say that the defendant was guiltyy 17-Yes.
His Lordship-You haven't f anything, but merely said that touched upon the point at all-what he had done was unlawful. Mr. Pullock-Wo pleado it. The Magistrate decided that We, amongst the other At this point, it was agreed to the mattor should be argued after A robbery is reported from the Colonial topresentatives, had notify the jury that their services the hearing of the evidenco. And to remit the notes to
Mr. Hazoland remarked this | Mao10 ?--You.. first floor at 476 Des Voeux Road, the honour to be received in would not be requiral for some wheneo a watch and chain to special audience by Their Majors, as the argument on the afternoon that lie was rather How often do you remit the gether with money has beputos the King and Queen. The points of law was likely to drag on against Mr. Harris on the point bank notes to Mread ?--I cannot stolen. The value of the missing
consideration and courtesy recoiy at some length.
he had raised.
By the timos, but once a fortniglit od by me, as Dalegate, from all. Mr. Pollock intimated that ho property is about $230,
Mr. Bowley I am quite pre-at lonnt. the departments of His Majesty's would have to attend the criminal porod to convince your Worship. When did you make the last Government concerned could not bankruptcy case to-morrow morn- The Magistrate-I think I am remittance?-Last Saturday. have boon groater."
ing Perlaps the Chief Justice against you Mr. Harris on that After the cominoncement of this A Case of Smuggling... would allow the case to stand point, I am of the opinion that case? Yes, A Malay quartermaster on the lover,
this is a misdemeanour at -com-
No person utterly miserablo over did u groat work.
A Washington telegramı datód August 30 states that the 10th 1.5. Infantry has been ordered to Panama.
"My wife," said the Mormon
to the visitor who had just arrived at Utah; adding, proudly," She is, I may truthfully renk, one
a thousand."
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A hitch has occurred in the.... negotiations between the French and British tramway companies In connection with the proposed through running of trains.
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Langkats.
Garrison Orders.
post office.
on the screen,
Hongkong's Coronatiun Delegate.
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The following extruot from a letter dated 3rd August from Mr. Houry. Keswick to the Colonial Secretary has been supplied by Radio Colonial, Socratury's Ollice":
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His Lordship Cutupthecase?
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Mr. Bowley:Are you the solō gent of the bank in Hong- kong ?-To my knowledge, no.
And the reply was written by
Your instructions from the Portuguesa Bank-ure to cash-any Puringuoso notes presented to
ou Yes,
They are kept in your room? We have two safes in my rooni,
Who keeps the keys of those
Mr. Bowley: It is an indict-fe?-The sofos bave two keys.
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Who keeps the keys?I koop one and iny, assistant, Mr. Asger,
cops the other.
The safe in which you keepyour bank notes, is close to your desk? Yos, about saven or eight feat
If you are in the room no one in go to the safe without you accing him No.
Major-General Frederick D. Grant has presented a report to the war department on the matter of post exchanges. The General .. Teanuppeared before:Mr. Huze- His Lordship-I don't think lemon law, punishable by lict- strongly recommends that the land this morning on a charge of will, as he is going away, soon, ment.
rungement of those institutions living fifty taols of opium in his
· Mr. Potter-I'll be going away
In any case the Orixinal (able misdemeanour. bo put in the hands of civilians possession. A Chinese detectivo too. An article in "The Times, passes múst favourable comment upon the new Japanese Cabinot formed by the Marquis Saionji instead of being run by officers was on board the vessel, making Sessions must come on in the Mr. Lazolan: Yox..
and enlisted mon.
the usual search of the Chinese fordinary way.
Mr Bowley: I would ask you Approval by The Times, given editorially, is deserving of the**
passengers, when he noticed that Mr. Pollock said they would to deal with the case suiimarily. altention due to the opinion of shrewd students of world politics,
Highwayman's Poor Haul.
So if anybody wants the bank the trousered legs of the quarter- like to hear his Lordship's opinión The Magistrato The maxi-ntos, the safe must be opened by after making duo allowance for the favourable impressions usually Yesterday, while an unemploy-j
mum fine is 8100.
you: self or by Mr. Anger?—Yes. induced by the distant view. But it is to be assumed that this ed aok was walking from Yasier were more than usually on the point of law.
His Lordship-Do you reilly bulky. A user investigation
The defendant in the box suid certificate of merit so graciously given to the successor of Princo ma-ti-to Chin Tsa Tsut, he was showed that the nue develop want it?
that besides being a merchant Katsura and his colleagues is nevessarily based upon a telegram, set upon by four mon They ment was due to the fact that the Mr. PollockI think so. It would not be guesswork of a peuliarly reckless character to throw pepper into his eyes, forced fifty taels of opium were tied round
and importor, he was agent for Mr. Potter submitted that his the Bunco Nacionale Ultramarino, | away. afirm that in all probability that telegram had its point of de-him to the ground, and got away his legs. The case was put back friend's line of action was against which had its head office in parture in Tokyo. The Tokyo correspondent of "The Times" with 85.70:
in order to obtain an interpreter. the rule of proceduro. Counsel Lisbon and an Agency at Macao. is attained unique distinction among the accomplished corps of
Subsequently the man was fined added: "My friend should have He was appointed by the agent nowe collectors which represents the great London journal in the world's capitals. No other correspondent, it may terday in Langkats; the Shang-
A sharp drop was recorded-yes- $500.
coufinoil himself to the pleadings at Macao, and his duty was to Have you instru-ted your be asserted with confidence, has been so signally successful hai market opened with sellers at
Fabians in Japan, by which I would have abided on collect Macao notes brought to assistant not to hund over Purta- in conveying orroneous impressions, in supplying information that, 87 and closed with sellers at 85 well known writers on social sub law. It is opon for my friend to or in Hongkong money. He then don't think I have.
Mr. and Mrs, Sidney Wobb, the the question both of fact and of him, and pay for them by cheque guese bunk a tes to anybody ?... while basically true, is cloaked in a disguise which mystifies and is and buyers at 80. The drop was jects, have arrived in Japan on a prove bis case in whichever way returned the notes to Macao You-wrote the Colonial leads that intangible entity." the muan in the street, When desperate caused by the receipt of news that visit. They are joint authors of he pleases, but he can't say: 1 Every day he had to inform the Secretary that you would not cir- expedients are called for this gentlemen us even put his faith in a the output was 7,339 tons; which large number of books dealing proceed no further. He doesn't Macan agency of the rate of exculate the unten ?--Yes. bald'statement of what is not. For example thore is the assertion that,
was disappointing. in regard to the Japanese Tariff that came into operation in July (as
with social subjects, their latest want to call any more witnesses. change.
How is it that we find you. originally passed By the Diet) the framers "took the utmost care to
work boing cutitled "The Trevon-That is what he practically pro-
Have you any authority to circulating them I never consider British interests. The revised rates are in some instaticos Lut. D. W. D. Kim, Intion of Destitution." The "Japan poses to do. If I know that the accopt deposits? No.
thaight that exchanging wos Have you any authority to pay circulating." lower than the old; in no case is there a conspicuons increase." The Spector of Army Schools, pro- Chronicle" states that the partner-case was going to drag on at this
Witness said that when lie fact was, it will be remembered, that British interests were especially reeded to Singapore, por P. O. ship of these two Fabinis in longth, I would have opposon it elieques on the bank ?--No.
Have you over done sithor?hinded Macan bank notes over heavily penalized and that the revised rates in many instances show. Arcadia" on 2nd instant, for authorship is one of the most re-at once. We are going a long
his counter, he considered lio was od increases ranging from fifty to four hundred per cent. The storm the purpose of holding the half-markable in literary history, for way in meeting the other side. No.
My friend,can't--
Have you ever received Macan doing a favour, as he had look- of indignation that swept over Great Britain, echoes of which were yourly inspection of Army Schools wheir husband and wife take to soon heard at Tokyo, led, of course, to a material alteration of this at that station. His address ap politics and sociology, it is solidom
notes from the bank in Macao?ed on, the person as going to
Macho. tariff in which," the utmost care "had been taken o consider Brit- to 23rd September, will be---that they agree so thoroughly as ish interests." It is worth while to turn back a few pages of the Lout. Roid, Tanglin, Singapore.
to publish. works in joint names
Have you an appointment in The case was proceeding as
we went to press. history of ovents in order to appraise, with accuracy the value of Love of absence, on private showing such complete identity
writing?-No. the testimonial that has been given to the Saionji Cabinet. affaire, to the United Kingdom of viow.
As matter of fact the personnel of
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FI Japanese nas boon gruntod to Major W. M. Manufacturers. Life Insurance Co Cabinet mattars little or nothing. It is true that there Pyno, E., 27th September, 1911, We have received the twenty-to may be a greater feeling of confidence inspired by the elevation of to 20th January, 1912, Major fourth annual report of the above a non-service man to the position of Prime Minister. But the Mar-F. T.S.Taylor, A.S.O., and Revd.company. The report shows that quis Saionji is shrewdly believed to be a political weakling who lina W. II Foster-Pegg, Chaplain to during the year the insurances
You have heard of the two It will be interesting to many to transactions when foreign bank-learn that an Encyclopedia of been chosen nominally to guide the destinies of the country through the Forces, from 14th September issued and revived amounted to scas that threaten to be troubled. When all credit is given to Japan to 29th October, 1911, inclusive. £2,019,605 14s. 7d. Of these, services of the jury were again office. Did you know anything number of loading Orientalists In the course of the day, the notos were obtained at your Islam. is being prepared by i for her magnificent spirit of patriotic self-sacrifico, shown not only The RG.A. will furnish the £1,325,000 2, 5d. were issued inquisitioned an ovidoneo was about them ?-No. on the stark field of battle, but also, and as courageously, in the Subaltern Officer for duty during Canada, being the largest Cana being taken when we went to humbler spheres of national life, it must be admitted that she has the present week, vice 126th,dian business in the history of
Mr. Bowley: Are you the only Th, Houtama. It is a dictionary under the supervision of Dr. M. partner in Arraton V. A pear and of the geography, ethnography, before hor conditions which will try her to the utmost. The pride Baluchistan Infantry,
Co? and prestige of the position of a great Power can only be purchased A Dash for Freedom. at a heavy price and Japan's resources are still limited. Korea will Yesterday, after he had bean
and biography of the Mahomedan Drfondant: Need I auswer that people. In the recent number be a drain for some time to come, un auginented naval building pro-sentenced to six months hard
question ?``
which contains the letter D. is an gramme is necessary and grout domestic undertakings, such as the labour and four hours' stocks for 78. 2d. an increase over 1900 of E. S. Kadoorie & Co. that they
IT's Worship"}
-Yes,
exc3'lent article on Pir Ball by Defendant: I am the only Professor Hilayet Husain of the broadening of the gauge of the state railways, require immediate returning from, banishment, a 20,224 168. Ed., while the total have received the following quota partner, attention. So complex is the position that it is scarcely to be Chinose was waiting to be taken income amounted to £625,200 tions from London by wire this When did you commonce busi-Badr has been described as thic Presidency Collego, Calcutta, Pir wondered at that Princo Katsura has decided to retire into semi-away, in the room adjoining the 15 d., an increase of £36,095 morning:
noes? About 20 yours ago. private life and to leave the Marquis Saionji to solve the probleme Magistracy, when he took off one 15. Od. The income from pre-
founder of Chittagong. His holp that confront the Island Empire. But, as we have suggested, the of his shoes and hit his custodian miama and interest exceeded the
And you were appointe I agent is invoked by all the sailors at of this bank in September 1907? fishermen when starting on n change of ministry means less than it does in other countries. Be-over the head with it. He then income from the same sources in
-You hind all the picturesque make-believe of representative government ran off and succeeded in getting 1909 by £45,032 88, 7d.
ermiso. Ho is held in groat esterni, in Japan stands the august body that really dictates the policy of outside the precincts of the court,
You were then carrying on in Bengal und Belier. He died the nation the enre or Elder Statesman at whose head is Prince Running into Wyndham Street,
Business at 45 Wyndham Street, in A. D). 1440.. Yamagata. The personnel of the new Cabinet inny please "The hotly pursued by the police, he pop country without a national Great Britain is the only Euro- Times, which looks through the tinted glasson supplied by its Tokyo olimbed up into the balcony of a repertory tliestre. correspondent, but until Japan obtains the substance instead of the house, The inmates gave the The Newfoundlander is an shadow of popular government the personality of the members of the alath, and the runway was to have the best physique of all Cabinet will matter, but little,
handed beak to the police. the English-speaking people.
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the Company. The insurinco ip. force at December 31st, 1910, wes 12,400,174 128. Od. The net premium income was £408.250
Mr. Potter Jos. Mr. Pollock-I would like your Lordship to consider the point of estoppal. Surely, it is un import- ant point.
Mr. Putter This isnot the time raise the question.
Mr. Pullock-It is the time.. then dealt with.
The question of estoppal was
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