SPECIAL CABLES,
TROUBLE IN CHANGSH.A
STOCKS OF AMMUNITION SET A FIRE.
Shanghai, July 9th.
Last evening stocks of ammunition at Changsha, were set fire and destroyed; incendiariem is suspected.
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A bomb also exploded at a hotel, killing three people.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1913.'
THE TALATI CASE.
Judgments of the Court of
Appeal.....
This morning the judgments
of the Fall Court of Appeal, con- sisting of Sir Havilland de Sausmarez, president; the Chief Justice, Sir William Rees Davies, K.C., and Mr. Justice Kemp, Puisao Judge, wore read in the
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action on March 18 be set aside, and that judgment be entered for the appellant with costs, and for an order that the respondent pay to the appellant, the casts of and incidentul to, this appeal.
the agreement whereby in consi-ing his right to repudiate the deration of the plaintiff with contract, was wholly consistent Mr F. C. Jenkin, instructed by drawing the action the defendant throughout with his regarding Mr W. B. Hind, of Mesare Brut- would transfer to the plaintiff 140 the contract as being in full force though many re-volunteer time ton and Ilett, appeared for the permite lo import Persian opium ao far as the appeal should be after time. The population of appellaut, an Mosers E. Hinto China and the payment of dismissed.
$12,000 Baigan is some 25,000 of whom Sharp, K.C., and Mt M. W. Slade 8,000 are Europeaus, chiefly K.C., instructed by Mr W. E. L
erous merchants.
A Trip to Annam and Cambodia, officials, although there are Shenton, of Mesera Deacon. Look-
as Told Themselves.
(Continued From Yesterday,
Chapter II. Baigon.
er, Deacon and Harston, for the respondent.
The President's Judgment.
or TIA
.
The Paiane Judge' held that be "Moving Heaven and Earth" was not prepared to say that in Afte: the signing of the agree-|
the negotiation Apest acted in ment it appeared to have any way contrary to plaintiff's
interests in a any way. Three miles from Saigon is
been acted upon by everyone. Certain fals made it pretty clear Од July 24. the action Cholon, a Chinese town of some
withdrawn and, on Jaly to the plaintiff that the right to 120,000 inhabitants which bus been built round, the rice
In the course of a very lengthy 29 the sum of $12,000 was paid the permits was not in full force milla chiefly owned by wealthy
10 Apcar for which he accounted at the time the document wa The depth of the river must be Chinese. The Chinese do a large judgment, the President said that to the plaintiff, From that time up signed. At all events, they were very great to allow of largecruiesre basiness with the natives by he did not think that there was io December 30 the agreement quite enugh to put him upon an such as H.M.B. "Minatour" and taking the paddy from them and much difficulty in the facts or in was treated by all parties sa sub enquiry and he had na doubt that mail boats like the "Paal Locat"in payment returning a portion of | to pass up and down the river at milled and polistire rice. Chinese the position of the parties; theirting. On December 30 the from a very early date he knew all stages of the tide and season, are not allowed to grow paddy only points which were difficult warning. By that time it had the signing of the agreement. The small boats here are some for salo, to prevent them from to decide, arose from the recital what like Venetian gondolas and competing with the natives, but in an agreement of July 22, 1911, are propelled by two men rowing are allowed to will rice and engage between the plaintiff and the de- fendant and Messra Kadoorie standing up facing the way in in the shipping trades and alao which the boat is going, one at shop-kooping, and have been very
The differenc the bow, the other at the stern. suorcesfal. It seems a doubtful and Gourgey.
the parties had We went ashore in one of these policy of the French not to allow between
from arisen and having passed our baggage the Chinese to grow paddy, as through the Oustoms, we next there are millions of acres of rice procured a long two wheeled cart ground now under forest, or un-tion of Persian opium into China, on which our luggage was slow cultivated, that would produce A firm of three Talatis, ofment revoked: The plaintiff bad ed and walked up to the Hotel ries or other tropical commercial which the defendant was one, Continental, keeping near the producte. Every Chinese pays a cart, both to fud the way and poll tax of $15 per aunum. The carried on business under the M. P. al as we had been warned native population is Annamite fim-name of P.F. Talati.
to loge sight of it who do little more than what Talati, the defendant, was our of they are obliged to in order them, and he managed the firm's
their few wante. to satisfy
not
or we might never see it again. The town of Saigon is well laid out in the French style with wide streate lived with fress mostly tamarind, and specious boule, vards, the principal one Rue Ca- tonat having numerous cafes and known as the Paris of the East, or smart shops. In fact this town is La Perle de l'extreme Orient, and does not belie its name. The Hotel Continental where we stayed is a fiue building and is both an hotel and the obief cafe of the Alongside of it is the Opera House. This house was built and is maintained by the Municipality who supply dur ing the winter months, an opera, tragedy and a comedy co/npany. The director who
*esstas supplies the
receives 125,000 francs a month and to ensures good company he also gets the receipts. There are numerous other fine buildings, including the Town Hall, and Law Courts, as wall as the residence of the Gov. ernor
towo.
General of Indo-Chine whose headquarters are in Saigon. The last named faces a fine boulevard and is surrounded by
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writ was issued without any that prohibition took place before WILLIAM POWELL, Ltd. become evident that the sword He also concurred in the judg would fall on January 1; that the ment of his learned brothers, that permits were as good as dead rad the appeal should be dismissed the agreement with the defendant with costs.
On the application of Mr Sharp. the worth nothing beyond $12,000 which had alread the Chief Justice certified for two ady been paid. Doring all this counsel.. time, Apear and the others were moving heaven and earth to get
the order of the Chinese Govern-
prossare
the Chinese Government that]
they would revoke, modify or defer the prohibition of July 17. His Lordship held in fact that the permits were not in full force at the time of signing the agree
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By the a's. Shenyo Maru on left Hongkong and was in com- and presumably with Apcar, and leaves for Shanghai, Mr. and Mrs. munication with the defendant Saturday. Mr. Barton Holmes he know what was going on. I Malini
family; M-, was not necessary to enumerate Webb (Mesars. Arnold. Karberg all the steps taken, for he had no and Co.,) and Mrs. Webb, for New besitation in coming to the con-York; Mrs. W. G. Humphries, In one Kampong in which I stay- business in Hongkong. They elusion that the intention of the for San Francisco, and Mr. A. ad I found that they grow their exported Persian opium from parties was to keep the agree-Ramssy, for Peking. own tobacco, tea and rice and Hongkong to China, The Chinese meat alive in the hope of betelnats. The time takes to Government took steps to stop ecob diplomatic produce these necessaries of life! irrigation was required and the China, and decided to reduce the must bave been very little, as no the importation of opium into being brought to bзar apen tea and tobacco appeared to have importation suuually until it to fight their own way against finished at the end of 1916. In the wild growths of the land. The old man and his family with order to do this, in 1908 it issued whom I stayed did nothing all permits to known exporters in
if he had known of the sotion of day except preparing and chew- Hongkong, and permits were ment and the plaintiff said that AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN ing beteennts, smoking cigarettes issued to the defendant as P. F. the Chinese Government in can- or sleep. Every one of the family Talati. The permits would be colling the right to import opina. he would have sefuted to sign. bad their cigeratie papers and
FROM NEW YORK.. tobacco, down to the smallest child, issued by the Imperial Maritime He must admit that he was not who could not have been more Custome, who would be qualified sure that he would have done so than 6 or 7 years old. The to decide who were the old im, but the fact remains that there THE Blessi
the part
"KANSAS,” country is very thinly populated.
porters by the receipt from them of was a covenant on (To ba Continued to-morrow,)
Custom duties for opium prior to of the defendant aa to the title to
the subject matter of the covenant, Captain B. Linklater, having srijed 1908. The defendant, who had and the rights which be covenant- from the above Port, Consignees, of done this business in the past, was ed to be in full force were so no Cargo are hereby informed that their the person they recognised, and longer. There appeared to have goods are being landed at their risk Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company.i when the firm of P.F. Talati bé been a mutasi mistake, in that into the Godowns of the Hongkong and come bankrapt they in fact con- either party knew of the action Limited, Kowloon, and stored at Con-
of the Chinese Government when signees' risk and expense. tinned to recognise the defendant, the agreement was signed, bat All broken, chafed, and damaged Last evening the A. and Bho now managed the business in the plaintiff had further to prove goods, are to be left in the godowns, well wooded private grounds Companies of the D.C.L.I met in Hongkong carried on by Framji that the mistake was a fundament where they will be examined on covering some 30 acres. The the Ordinance Camber in a
All shims, must be presented within to go on relying on the with- residence of the Governor of D.C.LI. Company League water Talati. A great deal was made of al error. The plaintiff was ready THURSDAY, 17th it, at 10 am
the relations of the defendant withdrawal of the order or the poss-fifteen days of the steamer's arrival Annam stands in still another polo match..
the Customs, with the defunct firm ible resumption of the issue here, aller which date they cannot be boulevard near to which are the
B. Team:-Johnstone; Colmer
No claims will be admitted after the Government Offices and the re-
been called throughout out the That being so, the subsequent Goods have left the Godowns, and all sidence of the Commander-in- and Newcombe; Carier, Clifford, and with Framji, or as he had of permite at a later date, recognized. Chief of Indo-Chine. At the top Wood and New comto.
A, team-Orawley; Piokering case, F.P. Talati, but it was not, events were regulated by plause Goods remaining undelivered after the of the Rue Catonat, in which the
vided in the event of the Chinese Hotel Continental is situated, is and Allen; Challenger, Catmore, he thought, necessary to follow six of the agreement which pro- 17th inst., will be subject to rent
the reasoning which led the learn-Government putting a atop to the a square, in the centre of which is Shale and Mosley. the Cathedral, a fine Gothic In the first half, Ward opened led judge to the same conclusion building of very imposing sp the scoring, Cutmore retaliating which he had reached because importation of opium into China, by pearance. On one side of this a little later, but, being left much he had no doubt that as long onji Talati shall from the happen- quare in the new Post Office to himself, Ward, by an indivi-as the Customs were satisfied ing of such event by thereafter Hongkong, 10th July, 1918, and at one corner the Officers dual effort, raised the score to that they were giving the per-fried and discharged from farther mits to the old importera or their carrying out the terms of the This is protected 2-1 in B Coy's favour, tho -road by க From the restart Ward opened reprsentatives they did
such importation on January 11912 HONGKONG GYMKHANA hedge, between which and the with another easy goal. Outmore, bother themselves about the agreement." A stop was put to
sc nomy
and the plaintiff was therefore not the Whet bu. ding is an op'n gravel court laying unmarked, converted a internal where during the fine weather the good chance, to which Clifford firm.
Time Bounded of July 22 recited that the defend entitled to damages. He was of the opinion that the appeal failed and offie us dine, and a military band quickly replied. plays Further along this boule with the aeros:-B Company, 4 ant had the right to a certain num- should be dismissed.
ber of permits, it seemed to him
The Chief Justice, who read "THE Third Gymkhana Moot- vard are the barracks of both the goals; A Company, 2 goals.
unnecessary to enquire into the the judgment, Paid: My learned ing of the SEASON will be intentions of the Custome. The brother has asked me to express held at HAPPY VALLEY on plaintiff recovered judgment for his opinion that the appellant's Saturday, the 12th July 1913, the sum of over three lakhs of
The Charge of Admission will! Mr. Jenkin, and that he is con- be $1.00 for others than Members military and civil, except in the The East Asiatic Company's rupees in the Bombay Court case was done full justice to by commencing at 3.15 p.m. esse of some of the higher ap Daily Report for Jaly 4. says against the defendant firm offident that every paint was fully of the Hong kong Jockey Club.
Soldiers and Sailors in uniform Half Price. point menta, isonly two years, with The market in London yesterday P.F. Talati. On this be sued the dealt with by him. the result, that few officers speak was dull. The closing prices defendant in Hongkong, the writ
being served on April 28, 1911.
The Committee invite the GANDE, PRICE & CO., LTD! Ladies of Hongkong to be present. the native language. They have were:-
His Lordabip ...8/9
REGINALD F. O. MASTER,
6, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong. Hon. Becy, and Treasurer. Hongkong, 9th July, 1918.
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Chief Justice, after no to deal with the negoti-lengthily reviewing the evidence, Baid that the conduct of the ation which led
to up
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