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SEA POWER IN THE PACIFIC.
We are informed that on Satur- were heard on the West River at Canton. The noise seemed to come from the Chinoso Bund,
Expeditious
Insido a miniato, 'Mr. Irring lad tried and sentenced a man charged at the Police Court, this morning with being in possession of quantity of spurious coins. The Rontetico was three months hard labour.
Motor Accident.
by motor car 13, of the Exile A rickshaw was collided with Garage, near Murray Barracks, yesterday, and damaged to the extent of $5.50. A Japanes woman in the rickshaw was not seriously burt.
'Very Likely.
At the Police Court, this morn
ing, a man charged with stoaling a piece of estton yara valued
An Indian who had refused to
a
MONDAY, JUNE
Naval News. H.M.S. Minotaur has arrived in Wei-hai-war.
Obstruction. Three men worn fined $5 or in default fourteen days' each at the Police Court, to-day for causing abstractor,
Returned for Repairs.
1012.
A SPECIAL DEFENCE.
'Is the New Action Identical
with the Old One
same. It was impossible for him NOTES AND to make any admissions in the
Baso. He could not admit that
COMMENT?
the notion which was brought by Laper Station Raided. the plaintiff in this case was the A correspondent resident in same action as was brought to-day. Fatalan kindly sends us some in This morning in the Puiano His Lordship must go on the re-teresting information regarding Judge's Court, before Mr. Justice cords of the court itself, and then the stato of affairs in that district Gompertz, Wo Fat & Co. ued they were merely stopped by the le informs us that a leper Fuk Shok-sun, the Hop lee Firin, records of the court which pro-station outside Sheklung was and the Hop Shun Firm to recover vented him from saying that the raided the other day by some the sum of $1000 being money defendants owed them money un-twenty pirates who left it dospoil- due on account for work done and der a guarantee.
od. The European in clurge had material supplied to portions of Continuing, Mr. Lewis said that to find his way to the Shamsen Marine Lot No, 230 by the plain the parties in the present action in his pyjamas. What makes the tiffs, at the repiest of the defen were not in the eyes of the law affair more grimly significant is the parties in the other action. The fact that, stationed only a His Lordship-But the ques-mile and a half frons Shicklang, is tion is, how long are you going to boily of Chinese troops, which keep shooting at the men-?
The s.s. Bossie Dollar, of the Robert Dollar Line, loft the llar bour on Saturday but, shon ehe got as far as the Nine-Ping her high pressure oglinder burat, necessitating her return to Hong-ants. į kong for repairs.
Mr. Lewis of Messrs. Johnson Naval Apportment.. Stokes and Mastornppeared for the The list of Naval appointments plaintiffs, and Mr. D'Almada for May 31 contains the follow-Unstro, for the défanco, ing:-
Libus.-N. D. Aroludule, to the Rosario (T) in command and for command of Hongkong Submarine
lotitla..
Indian Coolle's for F M..
The Previous Case
Mr. Loo D'Almada Ind a special defence to make at the outset. He lil given notice to his friend of his special defence in the action, and that defence was a plea of rca jinticulu. It was necessary in the first case that he should relate
Mr. Lewis-When the other intulmonts become due.
mado no effort to protect the loper. station or the European, or to paniel the pirates who had thus His Lordehip intiinated that he hampered a work of suoli im- was not prepared to give a ruling portance. on the point right nway and pro- posed that the evidence should Good News and li be taken in the onsD.
Tlie some correspondentinforms Mr. Lewis, in points said that that the anti-foreign feoling which This course was adopted and us that Fanling is now quiet, and the facts concerning the previous Lung engaged a contractor, was recently so prominent, line
2216 immigrants arrived at Penang from Madras and Neg;
caso bolure is Lordship, in patum by the B. I ale¿mer "Tara." The conlins for Penang wore sent deciding as to whether the present to Pulau Jerajak for quarantine action was indeutical with the and the rest conveyed to Portformer action. Action 710.1912 Swottonlum.
was commenced by the plaintiffs A Boy's Strange Story.
on April 26 against the same A school boy roporte to the defendants for whom ho was police that, when roturing from appearing in the action today. In school on the 22nd inst, ou one of that action Mr. Gardiner appeared the upper roads, he was naked by for the plaintiffs. The endorso- three men if he would like to go ment of the writ in that action looking for hirds nests. He said was "The plaintiffs' claim is for ho would, and they took him up | $1,000 against the defendants as he said, blow smoke into his face done and material supplied. In the hill side. One of the men, sureties for the price of work and he became unconcious; when he woke up he found two jacko's missing and coventy cents in
money.
The marine COURT.
thon Kin Leung Firm, to carry out
ded down
the
and that certain building, work on the lot inimbitants are now friendly to in question. at a price of $4700 information that floods in that foreigners. Less cheerful in his. subsidiary coin.
His Lordship:-One of famous Li brothers..
Mr. Lewis:-Yes My Lord.
Power to Remove the
Contractors.
the district have done enormous damago to the rico fields. The water lies ten feet doop over wide area, and, with the orops ruinad, dhe inhabitants of tho villages from Shamsul to Sam Continuing, Mr. Lowis said hun have nothing to which to look that the architect for the work forward. Their one means of was Mr. Brotherton Harker, who honest existence is gone for the the parties. This contract was prophesies that acts of piracy. drew up the contract signed by soon, he points out, and he the course of those proceedings, very wide and gave the architect are certain to bo indulge in. Mr. Gardiner supplied him with considerable powers of supervi-The outlook is far from promis
copy of what he then alleged to ston. The work had to be done ing
a
+
be a guarantee signed by the to his satisfaction and within the Proportional Representation. An Absconding Coolle.
defendant with regard to the time stipulated, and he had In view of the Home Govern- - The Canton Trouble.
The provisions amongst the allogad work supplied and labour power to remove the contractors mont's scheme of electoral reform The "N. China Daily News". 161 remarks, concerning the unrest in coolios on one of the Dutch is done. When the case was heard and employ other men if the which has just been announced, BUCKLEY-May 22, at Westminister, C. B. Buckley, of Canton, that Chinese merchants land near Singapore have run on May 17, Mr. Gardiner, appear work was not proceeding to his it is interesting to note that the Singapore, aged 68,
402 are unanimous in predicting an out, owing to the coolie who was ing in court, consented to the satisfaction. The work did not aivoontes of proportional repre KHOO-At her residoneo, No. 5, Tong Watt Road, Singapore outbreak and, for some time pasi, deputed to take the provision- judgment for the defence with proceed to his satisfaction and sentation are still strongly pusli- og Friday, June 14, at 6.25 p., Kho Aun Neo, widow of the late largo mimbera have boun loving there, and who was given $190 coats, and at his request. His he informed the Kin Loung firming their movement in England. for the purpose by his employer, Lordship granted him foave, upon that they must got some others An interesting experiment is Mr. Yoo Hood Yew and mother of Mosara, Yan Hock Kéc, You Ilonk the city for Hongkong.
Lim Tan Soon, of 22, China, notice loing given, to apply for to go in with him to get the being carried out in Cornwall, Chui, and Yoo Hack Hoe.
[463
European in Trouble. - BHCTHS.
A European sailor who i Road, having absconded with love to bring a fresh action, work done and at the same time where a model election on these
The loss was not That, he, Mr. D. Almada, said, they would have to got a guar-lines is being arranged by Lodgy PAGE-On June 15th, at Branksimo, Stevens Road, Singapore,dronk not wisely but too well on the money. to Mr. & Mrs. Riolurd Pago, a son.
4591 Sunday, was charged at the Police severed until Friday, when the led the litigation botween ihantee that the work would be Courtney of Penwith, whe hast CARAPIET-On June 15, at the Pavilion, Oxley Miso, Singa Court this morning with being head mandor came over to Sing parties and the plaintiff thore done within the time contracted. long been at the heat of the pore, to Mr. and Mes, John J. Carapist, a daughter.
1480 drunk and incapable. As he bad apore and complained of a short-n, wont to Mr. Lowie who The Kin Leung firm brought the movement. In all, sixteen can- issued the present notiou against defendants, who were rico-meridates are set out as having beon in custody since yesterday | age of provisions.
the enmo defondants, and the chants, to guaranted the fulfil-boen supposed to be nominated, afternoon he was dismissed with
Organ. Recital. : endorsement in that action is ment of the contract. The now and they represent all shades of A caution.
Au after-dinner organ-rocital that "the plaintiffs claim from contractors who were engaged politionl opinion. Among their will be given in St. John's the defondants $1,000, bring to help the Kin Leung wore no number, incidentally, are Sir Cathedral on Wednesday evening money due for work done and better than the othere, and the A. T. Quiller Couch and Mr. by Mr. Denman Fallor, the vocal goods supplied etc." Mr. Lewin work did not proceed at all Silas Hocking. Voting papers are items being rendered by the had supplied him with particulare satisfactorily.
to be distributed to electors, enol ten cents, said "I did not steal choir. The programme includes in the present action and, in Eventually the plaintiffs came in, of Thom has one vote. The voting Policeman ran after man who Wager's Overture to Die Meister- these particulare, le recited sending a tender for the com.is done by the elector placing the Biolo. Could not catch him, so caught me." (laughtor). He was "Meditation, Batiste. The the plaintiff employed the de called at Mr Harker's office, they the candidate ho likes best, a two singer: To the Spring," Grieg: that, by a contract in writing, pletion of the work. When they figure one against the name of sentenced to fourteen days..
choir will render Mendelssohn's fendant to carry out certain work were referred to the first defen-against the one he likes second A Costly. Rickshaw Ride.
"Hear my Prayer," the soloist for $2,225. The document ondant. They called upon him and. best sud so on. Out of the six- pay a rickshaw coolin his hire and for which will be Master T. which his friend was relying was with some of the other partnera, teen names seven are supposed to who was so indiscreet as forcibly Martin. The Litin anthem, the the identical document on which called again upon Me Harkor and be olected forn singlocousti usnoy - It is worth while barking back a week or two and recalling to resent the interference of words of which are by Mr. Mr. Gardiner and sued the de- there arranged the price to be paid comprising the whole county. It that on the same day there was launched for the Japanese Navy the Chinese constable, was ordered Clementi, and the music by Mr. fondant in Action 716. On those for the work. Li Po Lung was will be interesting to see how the biggest battle cruiser that has yet been built, and for the United to pay $6 or in default fourloon Fullor, will also be sung, facts, Mr. D'Almada urgod that not present at the time, and it del election works out, for at This itom, which was specially His Lordship was ontitled, to was not until a large amount of present there are ven con- Statos navy, its biggest battleship. This was no more than the days by Mr. E. A. Irving, at the written for this opening of the exercise the inherent jurisdiction work had been done that the plain ituoncies in the county, out of merest coincidence, of course, but it was a most arresting coincidence. Police Court to-day.
Hongkong University, "will be of the court, and either, stay the tiffs learnt that the real landlord which five are represented by The double event brings prominently into view this manner in which
A Motley Crowd." There were no lesa tim thirty rondored by a quartetto and action, or dimniss it on the ground of the premises was Li Po Lung, Liberals and two by Unionists. the uations aro-oxpailing their san-Power, Obviously this general
of res judicata. At the hearing Subsequently Mr Harker issued expansion is of the utmost importance to the British Empire. A prisoners, huddled together in the chorus.
of the oilor action Mr. Gardiner a certificate for $1000 the sam increase of Crime In Japan, nittedly Japan is Britain's ally and America hor friend, but, with dock in Mr. E. A. Irving's Court,
might have amended the writ. for which they were now claim According to investigations political developments impending in the Far East, it in well to
this morning. It is only when
His Lordship What did Mr. ing. That certificate was given made by the Judicial Department, recognise that these are developments in which son-power in the one understands that the dock is
Gardiner say to that? Pacific may play an important part.
upon the defendants and it was a remarkable increase is notice- A nation which is contont to
barely twenty foot long and six.
Consented to Judgment. then that they repudiated able in the number of crimes of
late.' necept things as they are is bound to succumb to the nations which feet wide, that one can proporly
Mr. D'Alminda :-Mr. Gardiner liability.
During the past year regards things as they may be. In national life, possibilities are realise the sight of thirty coolies
packed together in that spaco.
said he was not prepared in ad- Mr. Brotherton Jarker, in the 65,036 ordinary criminal casovant often of greater importance than actualitios.
The toll of Pipe-
duce any evidence on the part of witness box, gavo evidence bear- 43,999 casos of violation of spe... This morning the Assistant the plaintiffs and he consented to ing out Mr Lewis' statement.
cial laws were disposed of. The Five men were charged before it follows naturally that her chief point of danger lies near home. Mr. Melbourne, at the Police Harbour Master, Mr. C. Jones, judgment. As a matter of fact 1
number of people implicated: Judgment was reserved. Nevertheless ber interests in the Pacific are immense. The future Court, to-day, with being in un hold an enquiry into the circum-showed him that the guarantee
in the oriminal cases WES of Canada, Australia and New Zealand may depend-must, at least, lawful assembly for the purpose stances attending the negligence was not given to the plaintiff bat
110,677, while the number con- be greatly influenced--by the mastory of the Pacific. Con Britain
cerned in the violation of speciali claim that mastery to-day? It is extremely doubtful whether she of opium smoking. Ono man in the performance of duty, of Loto some one else,
laws was 52,454. The number of can claim sea-supremacy in the Pacific without bringing into neute was fined $6.72 or in default Man, coxswain of the 5.1. Alba-
offenders against the Police He danger hor soa-supremacy in home waters. Owing to the stonly ten days, the second $1.00 or tross on June 18.
gulations who were punished by Mr. T. Robertson, superinton-action 7 and great development of the German navy, she has been compelled days, the fifth $2 or fiva days dent engineer of the Kowloon
five days, the third $2 or five.
Mr. D'Alınada :—Upon notice,
At the Poliss Court, this morn-the police was 403,341, This to call her warships home, thus leaving the outer marches of the whilst the fourth was discharged. Wharf and Calown Co., said that being given to mo.
ing, a man was charged with information would have been Empire imperfectly guarded. In the Pacific she need to be
the Albatross was sent to tow His LordshipWe must take being in the unlawful possession more helpful if the indicial de- supremo as a son-Power at any given moment; but now alte has Messra, Ramos and Ramos pre-lighters to Laichikok. On arrival it that, subject to the onsts of the of three automatic pistols and six partment had justified its title abandoned that claim, and she would find it difficult with horsented a very fine programme at there the N.D.L. 8.8. Kohaichang|caso, this is an application for hundred rounds of ammunition and attempted to offer some ren“ commitments in home waters and the Mediterraneau to establish the Victoira Theatre on Saturday. was lying alongside the Btandard leave to bring a fresh action. According to this evidence of son for this surprising incrence, that supremacy at all. To establial that suprenney would inean The feature of this week's pictures Oil piar, breasted off about six Mr. D'Almada :-Without pre-] Chinese revenue officer, the do. There must be so rething under- the dividing-up of the British flents, and it is just such a crisis, is a two part film, The Evil feet by two warps attached to judico to my plen of ver judicata, fendant was about to hoards lying such a current af oruine, and involving us in such a necessity, that would be seized by any RO-Fascination." This picture is an hauling off buoys. The launch
Mr. Lewis submitted that his sampan from the gangway of the meto figures are of little usp Power anximus to elmllenge our strength in home waters. With excellent one, well got up, and through some misfortune fouled friend's lea could not hold good as Siberia when he witness) de- except that something bo dis- Japan as our ally, and the United States as our friend, such a crisis worth seeing. Fred Grabum and the ropes and to get clear it had to in this particular ense. Her judi- nined him.fendant we covered. could not arise. But it must never be forgotten that, at no lletant Nollis Daut in a one-uct comedy be out, with the result that the cat was only a technical term carrying a bag-and-this-aromsel date, there may be great changes in the Far East.
To weaken the central point of defence is to jeopardise the kept the house in roere of laugh-steamer, coming into contact with which did not mean anything; it the suspicions of the officer. He
tor during their performance, whole Empire. The Dominions have recognised this, and it says
the wharf had one plate dented. merely referred to astoppel by a look the man back on board, the much for the loyalty of Australia and New Zealand that they have
It was aftowards discovered that matter of record. The question Siberia and Borohed in before The China Squadron will have Lo Man was not on board, having now arose, whether his client the Chief Officer. He found the offered to help. What is wanted now is co-operation throughout the to pull up a bit if it intends to delegated his duties of master to in the eneo was estopped from Arms and ammunition in the Empira. Imperial defence must be organised and the Dominions must be given a voice in Britain's councils. The now Trime carry off the blue riband of the one of the sailors who, while he asking His Lordship for ju 'gment bag.
Dafendant said the arma and Minister of Canada has put tho mattor clearly and torsoly thus:-
navy gunnery, says the Naval oor was certificate; had received no for work dous and labour appli-
ed by them at the request of the ammunition belonged to a friend "If Canada and the other Dominions are to take part, as nations in respondent of the "L. & C.. Ex-permission from the witness,
pross." From all quarters come Defendant said he had been nick defendant, because, on a former lle could not call the friend as this Empire, in defence of the Empire as a whole, shall it be that reports of good shooting by the the previous day but turned up occasion, they brought an action witness, we, contributing to the defence of the whole Empire, shall have ships in home waters, and whilst for duty on the day of the acol against the same defendants for Afr. Irving said that since the Glelow alias Flerbrok Widg On” absolutely no voico whatever in the conditions of peace and war there lack official confirmation dent when he worked from 9 s.m. money, which they then alleged arms and ammunion were found Tai firm. Chan Cho U trading. throughout the Empire? I do not think that would to a tolerable they generally indicate an ad- until 3 pm,
to ba das fromthe defendants on him, and hecould not find the as Chan Shao-k condition. I do not think that the people of Canada would for one vanes in the art of getting on the La Man won found guilty of a security Now, the first friend, ho wound here. It co moment sulimit to such a condition. flare is a difficult problem target. The shooting of the Or- negligence and his licenco was point of allows whether with the consequences. He would Co. Saldu admittedly, but it is a problem which must be faced. Britain canon a big 13.5 guns will be hard suspended for two month. not always muddle through in the old happy-go-lucky way.
That British interests are greatest in Europe is undoubted, and
Victoria Theatre.
China Squadron Gunnery.
to best
Launch Master's Negligence.
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Supreme Court.
Original Jurisdiction.
June 25, before the Chlef Jus Geo-Molidoen voronation Garage Summary Court. is the
Poforo Mr. Justice Gomperiz. Tuceluy Inr). Offer v. Mar
and in this one, were one and
the course of action, in tlustoase fine him $200 or, in the alter-by Thur
the native, three months, hard labour, Cameron