TELEGRAMS.
COAL CRISIS.
LORDS PASS BILL.
[Service to the "Telegraph,"
Bombay Mar. 29, 7.20 ́a.m. Tho-Lorde have passed tho.ro. maining stages of the Coal Bill.
TALE OF A PONY.
Railway Company'whij Law Sult
Mr. Justice Goinpertz in the Summary Cour! this morning gavo judgment in the cuso in which Mr. Harold West, Taipo, claimed the sum of $100 from the management of the Kowloon SPEECH BY ASQUITHI. Canton Railway, being the value Mr. Asquith, addressing the of a pony alleged to have beca House of Commons, dwelt upon the wisdom of Parliament in not destroyed by the negligence of fettering the discretion of the the defendants or their servants. joint boards by imposing specific Mr. P. W. Goldring was for the igurce. He emphasised that the refusal to insert figures in the Act must be taken to express no opi- nion by Parliament that the Egures put forward are unreason able.
CRYPTIO UTTERANCÈ. He pointed out that the move moat as far as a large majority of the minora was consornod was
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 1912.
St. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL ORGAN.
Complete, for Easter.
According to the case for the applicants, in 1906 the respon- dent was in love with a girl, nged soventeen yoare, who lived with her another in Cebu, though he The organ in St. John's was a married man, and prevailed Cathedral has now reached com- upon the girl to throw in her lot plotion thanks to the personal with him. He hired a room and ondenvours of the organist, Mr. they both went to live there, Denman Fuller, who in 1000 The courts in the Philippine initiated a movement to collect Islands found that the girl was $10,000 necessary to make those under 18 years of age and that the additions to the organ which respondentabducted her for inmo would make it complete in the ral purposes. He was sentenced to fullest sense of the word. The imprisonment for four years and work does not extend over the two-months, together with the
50 cents whole of the time since 1909, for acessory penalties provided by
50 per tin of there was a twelve mouths inter-law, and was also further ordered plaintiff, and Mr. P. M. Hodgson, on leave, so that the whole sum the sum of 1,000 pesos. The ro
val during which Mr. Faller was pay to the mother of the girl plain or gold tipped, Assistant Crown Solicitor, de-necessary was raised in about pondent appealed from the de- two years by concerts and vision, but in the higher court the fended.
conviction was uphold, though. The additions which arrived the sentence was reduced to a on Monday by the P. O. 8.e. lesser number of years. Mean- of the Public Works Dapartment, Namur consist of a sixteen-foot while the mon had become a was the owner of two ponios double trumpet stop put on to fugitive from justice. which fom April 1911 he was in the swell, and a 10-ft. motal opon Mr. Hind said his objections these are being put in by Mr. court under the treaties betweon diapason on the pedal organ, and were as to the jurisdiction of the Fuller. The new pipos will form the United States and Eagland, the front to the south transept the extradition set and the or- und will completo that side of the dinances which applied the act organ as vieweil from the nave. Hongkong. There were no The work of instalment will bo obligations to extradite a person completed. by Easter Sunday.'.
from Hongkong to the Philippine
His Lordship said: The subscription. plaintiff, who is a survey officer
a disinterested one, but the in the habit of turning out to graze torests of the community were on a piece of unoccupied Crown daily increasingly strong. The and adjoining his quarters in a country had shown an unexpect Government bungalow at Taipo. ed wealth of resource in meeting on unexampled crisis.-Reuter. It appears that a predocessor of the plaintiff's grazed his pony on the same land since 1905 and
CHINA IN TRANSITION
FINANCIAL AID.
cattle belonging to local Chineso
also pastura thero from time to time. The plaintiff had never nsk-
PERCIVAL S. HILL
Tobacco. Co,
WINFRED
VIRGINIA CIGARETTES
THE CHEAPEST VIRGINIA
CIGARETTE COMPARED
WITH THE
OFFERED
QUALITY
OBTAINABLE FROM
KRUSE & CO.
funds or from any part of the GARNER QUELCH & CO. ASAHI
United Kingdom to the Philip pine Islands at the present inoment. His further objection was that abduction was no crime
olear
WINE MERCHANTS.
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ed or claimed permission to us Fature President of the American in. English law when the party Bombay, Mar. 20, 7.20 a im.'
this pasture and ho paid nothing
consented. The Timos" correspondent in respect of it. His ponies
Mr. Hodgson, guod that at 81, Petersburg states that wore put on the ground unscen
With the exception of the re-under the Extradition Act 1870, Hussin favours the Belgian loan, fed and unationded. There is no tiring President of the American section 25, there was but objects to the Four Nations statutory obligation on the Rail Tobacco Co. perhaps no man lins authority for the jurisdiction of loon on the ground that financial way to fenes, and in fact only played a more important part in the court in the matter. aid to the young Republic must me 15 per cent, or loss of the
the tobacco trado progress during not involve an inermaso on the line is protected by fencing: the past decade or so than Per- military burdens of the Powers There is a fence on the north cival S. Hill, who now assumes whoso dominions are cotermin-west side of the line where it the leadership of the America
djsins the gase land, and this It is hell in St. Petersburg fence has a gate in it made Tobacco Co. Mr. Hill was born requisition from the authorities world wide reputation.
in Philadelphia something over that whatever syndicate many con- formerly for the convenience of clude the loan those Powers the ocoupant of one of the Rail-19 years ago. In 1804 he enter The case was remanded, bail
ed the tobacco business by se-boing refused. must have have a controlling, way. bungalow. The gate is if not an oxclusive, voice in uow used by the inhabitants of curing an interest in the Black- woll's Durham Tobacco Co. and the transaction. This will be casily attainable by joint agree-
Supply the highest quality Wines, Spirits, Cigars Mr. Bullock, chief clork in the and Cigarattas obtainavie, consistent with price. All Coloniul Secretary's office, gave svidence of the receipt of the Wines and Spirits bottled in Europe by Shippers of
ous with China.
mont.
green "man,
at Manila.
BILLIARDS.
Soldiers' Club Billiard
Tournament.
Taipo Shan village as a short cut becoming one of its officers. How to the railway station. Apparent-fr. Hill, then regarded by the ly on December 28 the pony tobacco trade as a The arguments are to be com-jumped through this gate as the wok hold of Bull Durham a brand municated to London and Paris train was passing and galloped of comparatively little importance, after the conclusion of the pro-along the line inside the fence and made it the best known and sent exchange of views.-Router, until it reached a bridge over
Two more games were played perhaps the largest of all smoking the river. There the fencing baces, is still fresh in the on Wednesday evening between ended and the pony' foll down a
tho R. A. Staff and the H. K. steop bank and was killed. The memory of the trade.
When ho had raised the Black- Volanteore, resulting in the lat plaintiff stated that the gate waswell's Bull Durham Co. from a ter increasing their lead to 342 usual y left opon, that is to say
relatively small proposition to
points. Mister Gunner Brawn and after the date of the accident. Before that dalo he had not in the industry, the Union To the former winning by 15, His} one of the most important factors Pte. Phillips were the first pair, noticed whether it was kept openb ceo Co. bought out the busi-highest breaks wero 19, 18, 15, ness, Mr. Hill going with the14, 12, 11, 10 and 20, illips
FRANCE AND SPAIN,
NO PROGRESS.
[Service to the "Telegraph."] Bombay, Mar. 20, 7.20 a.m. The negotiations regarding or not. Marocco between France and Spin show no progross whatever
-Router.
TRIPOLI WAR,
NAVAL ACTIVITY.
DEATH OF MR. C, L. GORHAM.
BEER SAPPORO BEER
10 BE OBTAINED
M.ALL WINE DEALER
Note our Price $12.00 per case non- taining 4 dosen quarts or 6 dosen [2] "pluts.
JUST LANDED..
[70
Hagkjag, lõik Taxiory, 1912.
H. K. Voluntoura.
Pte. Hamilton...árnens trot
203
Mr. Barlow
250
Cir. Sgt.-Rodgers
250
Pto. Bishop
250
Pte. Phillips
235
Mr. McLennon .....................
26)
Ex S.S. "EMPIRE.
AUSTRALIAN FROZEN :-
210
221
BEEF
4 GUELLEMEN
1,875
MUTTON
LAMB
BUTTER
HAM
RABBITS
HARES
BACON
KIDNEYS, ETC.
Captain Lammert Capt. Bullock
DON'T FORGET.
Friday, March 29,
The Mousme," Bandmann
The case for the plaintiff rests, Union Co, as an officer and stock-making 12 (twieo), 21 (twice), 13/Opera Co., Theatre Royal, 9.15. think, on the allegation that holder. During the ensuing year (twice), 17, 16 and 14.
Bijou Theatre, 0.15. there was a'dnty on the defendants the Union Tobacco Co. was
Paper, Construction and Build- (1) to keep the gate closed and acquired by the American To-
The second game was of shorting of Lighthouses; Mr. J. G. (2) to continue the fencing by abacco Co. and James B. Duko duration, McLennon boating Cap- Grant, Engineer's and Shipbuild- return fence at the bridge, which always keon in his appreciation tain Guthrie, RA by 114, com
er's Institute, 0 p.m. would have prevented his peny of extraordinary merit, made Mr. piling breaks of 20, 24 (twice) from fulling over, and that having Hill his right-hand man, Mr. 22, 21, 19 failed in this duty they are liable Hill become secretary of the
and 10, Captain
to him for their negligence. I
om of opinion that both these American Tobacco Co., later Guthrie mude 10; 11 and 10.
Vice-president, and a director, Scores:~~-
R. A. Stáll..
H. K. Volunteers.
250
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CONTENTS.
[Service to the "Telegraph."] Bombay, Mar. 29, 7.20 n.m. Reuter's St. Petersburg corres contentions fail. In the first and eventually one of its most pondent saya that a telegram place, the plaintiff lias failed to substantial pillars. The trade Mr. Gr. Brown from Russian sources in Rome show that he has any right to will recall how he was made pre-Capt. Guthrie zim foreshadow, immediate notion on graze his pony on this land. the part of the Italing fleet on Ife had, I think, no more right and how successfully ho resuscit. Pta. Phillips
sident of the American Cigar Co. than a mere trespasser, but evenated that institution. Two years McLennonsen European and Asiatic ahoras.
if I can call him a licensee that! gives him no right as against the go, upon the death of Gustave. The concluding games of the friends at Home, with photograph Book, the loan of the cigar busi-round between the B. A. Staff of Sir Frederick and Lady Lugard. Company. There is nothing to
how that the Company have ose in Cuba, Mr. Hill took up and the Hongkong Volunteers in control of this inud or that the the duties of that pioneer, in the Soldiers Club Billiard Tourna
fition to the heavy load of resment were played on Thursday management could prevent ani-
Pages. Death has inflicted another loss mals from straying there if they
ponsibilities which ho was already on the Colony, this time in the so desire. I should think that bearing. There could have been even wo very interesting and Day by Day.........
evon games being vitne sel. by Passengers Lists 5-6 person of Mr. C. L. Gorham. us unoccupied Crown land this no hesitancy when the momen""
good number of spectators. Hotel Lists CHEMI On Thursday a message from pasture would be under the con- take the chair vacated by James next round by beating the It. A. Commercial
arrived for selecting a man to The Volunteers qualified for tlie Steniors................ 8- D 0-7 Bin Francisco announce that rol of the Public Works Dopart B. Duke. Mr. Hill, by his train Staff by 278 points, Captain Telegrams 14-23
བབ་དཔས བས ་་࿄ མ་ར
.....10-13 Mr. Gorham had passed awayment. Again, it appeara that the The deceased gan teman was gate has been as a rule open since ing, his record and bis natural Lammort and Akter Gunner The Courts............24-26 onnected with the business and at any rate December 28. It the place. He career will con- latter won the game by 34 points, Can'on and Coast Porte...30-31
qualifications was the man for Fuller were the first pair. The Sport social life of the Colony for over seems very probible that it was tinue to be watched with interest making breaks of 10, 18, 13, 17 Kulangeu Municipal thirty yours. As a young men opon before that date. At any ho was employed as freight olcark rate there is no evidence that it by the tobacco world,
1- 4
1046) 427-20
(twice) and 12, Captain Lammert Council..........31 making 17, 11, 14 and 13. The Loading Articles.......32-37 Notes and Comments......38-30 Directors and Their Lia-
on the Pacific steamers, afterwards was oven closed or that any re- joiningthe shipping stoff of Messrs. prosentation to that effect was AN EXTRADITION CASE. «ccond game was between Regi
Journalist In' Court,
mental Sargeant Major Curler, R.A., and Corp? Bullock, H. K. Volunteers. It was seen from
the commencement that both were cuoists of no mean ability, "both putting up a first clare game. Sergt. Major: Cutler won by 20.
bilition, Duties and Power*........... ..40–41 America's "Great Educa-
tionalist...... ...41-42 Alleged Gun Running ... 42 The Japaness Business
Man 42
Russell & Co. When the Pacific over made to the plaintiff. Fur- Mail Company opened up in the thermore there are, it appears, Colony Mr. Gorhami joined their unfenced portions of the line staff ne second chief." Eventually accossible to any animals straying: This afternoon Mr. E. A. Irving Mr. Gorham took up the business on the grazing ground. If the continued the hearing of the cas of Chinese Paseonger Broker plaintiff made no investigation of which concerned the applica Decen od who had been suffering the locality, but left his ponies tion for the extradition of Vicente from ill health for a number to wander on land front which at Botto,n journalist from Manila, who his highest breaks being 14, 30, of years, male it a pracany time either through an open is wanted in the Philippines to 23, 17 (twice) and 20, his oppon: The Volunteer Corps ........... 42–43 tio to leave Hongkong during gate or by reaching the line undergo a term of imprisoninant ont compiling 13, 15, 20, 11 and Sir Frederick Lugard......43 the hot weather, and need to where it was unfenced they could for abduction. Sotto was found 12. Full Boores — make a trip over to his home in get into trouble, I think he oan-guilty of the charge in the Philip
It. A Stoff, Amerion. Mr. Gorham loft the not lay the responsibility of this pine courts, but appealed to a Master Gunner, Malg Colony for America Inst June action upon the Company. If higher court, being released on Major Kirke ................. and his protracted alay was soome that quite recently another bail pending the decision. Tue 10: 8. M. (L. G3) Gillman sufficient to prove to his friends pony of the plaintif's has some pritouer is alleged to live del Captain Brierley that bis health and not improved, how strayed on to the line and the country before the cass came Master Gunner Brown.
Deceased when most unserome has varied the monotony of life on on appeal.
Captain Gothria ing man and disliked publicity at Taipo Shan by entering along Mr. J. M. Hodgson pured Mister Gunner Fall r
Now of his death has hoon the platforin (Laughter), My support the application and Mr. R. 8. H. Cutler T-ceived with sincere regret by judgment must be for the defen- WB Hind appared for the A large number of friends,
raspondent.
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