10
$150,000 CASE.
Mr. Sharp Repites to Sir. Francis
Piggott's Arguments.
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The Mongolia with the American mail adue to arrive here on Saturday the 175 insu, between 6 to 8 am.
held that the MoRac's case was regarded as the leading ca88 on the situation of property whore it bad been al.
The Davanba, with the English Mail, leged there had been a de facto let Singapore on Sunday, 11th inst, at Government. That case made it e a.m. and is due to arrive here This packet quite clear that his friend had to to-morrow, at 6 Am.
brings the parcel malls closed put his case as high as he (Mr. Londen for despatch by the all-gen route, Sharp) had said. He had to show on the 10th us and for despatch ever within the meaning of Interna-land on the 17th ult tional Law a de facto Independent | State. Mr. Sharp then called at- tention to the interruption of ris Siberia of Saturday the 27th ult, fe due Sir Francis and said that whilst he was stating his case he (Mr. Sharp) did not speak for two days and that now he was stating his caSS. Continuing, Mr. Sharp said that possession was obtained bat not dominion. He could take Mr. Master's watch
be that. would possession (laughter). The rebels had got possession. hat they had When the not got dominion.
MAILS DUE. possession changed it was obtain English, Devanha, 16th inst. ed by more rebels and public Siberian, Egypt, 16th Inst
He could declare American, Mongolia, 17th Inst. plunderers. himself King (langhter), but that would onlp be the first step. I MAILS CLOSE TO-MORROW. would be a microbo, a germ Swatow, Amoy and Foochow For HAI-
laughter) & scintilla of Indepen dence-it would be a microbe independence and he did not
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Sir William Rees Davies (Chief Justice), and Mr. Justice Gompertz (Paisne Judge) sitting in Appellate Jurisdiction, in the Supreme Court, to-day continued the hearing of a motion in ад sation be tween Lung Ohi-kwong, Gov- ernor-General of the Province of Kwangtung and Woo Ming pan, Commissioner of Finance for the Province of Kwangtung and the Republic of China, against Chung Sau-nomy and the Russo Aslatio Bank, in a claim for the return of $150,000, the property of the Goverment of the Province of Kwangtung, which sura was had, and received, by Chung Sau-nam for the purpose of being remitted forthwith to Nanking, but which defendant has not so remitted and has misappropriated to his own use the said sara, or portion thereof, now being deposited in the defendant bank. In the al- ternative, plaintifte olaire from the defendanta. $150,000 as liquidated damages. The mo think it would go very much fur-Japan va Yokohama---Per EURYALUS tion is that the action be dismie ther. (Laughter). ned as frivolous, vexations and suThe Chief Justice: Mr. Potter Sandakan-Per HINBANG, 17th last.,
Left London Dea. 26 Doo. 27
Shanghai Jan. 10. Jan. 12.
TAN, 16th Jan.. 10 a.m.
SATURDAY, 17th Jan.
abuse of the process of the Court. Mr. Sharp, K.O., Mr. Eldon Potter and Mr. F.C. Jenkin, op- peared for the plaintiffs in the action, and Sir Francis Piggott nad Mr. Alabaster for the de--the legitmate Government had fendants in the action. The
the right to all money and trea- Holicitors were:-Mr. R. F. C.
sure the property of the Gavard- Master (Messrs. Johnson, Stokes ment at the outbreak. Of course and Master) for the plaintiff in during the long three years of the action, and Mr. Hind, (Mr. the war the rebels would have! G. K. Hall Brutton) for the accumulated certain monies of defendants,
their own from revenue, that was different. But the treasure seized at the outbreak of hostilities reverted to the legitimate Govern- ment at the conclusion of the war.
has become rather affected with Bataviar microbes (laughter).
Mr. Sharp said that after the straits Confederate War in America it was held that the United States
Mr. Sharp in the course of his reply to the arguments of Sir Francia Piggott said that it would have to be proved that the consequences of the declaration of Independence were sach as to make the seizures of properly actual and effective, to divest the possession from the old Govern- ment and to rest it in the rebel government.
Sir Francis Piggott: A comme after effective (laughter).
Mr. Sharp: I know that. The Paiene Judge said that it seemed to him that some sort of de facto government was set up, He thought that in McRae's case the learned judge said he would take that "onse on all fours with the rising in India. In that case it appeared to
the that
Property of the Government was divested, and invested in the mutineers.
him
Sir Francia Piggott: It is necessary to make my argument complete-embryonic if your like, but aetaal.
The judgment of Chancellor James still stood.
The hearing was again ad- journed.
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January 14.
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LARCENY CHARGE.
which three The Саве in Chinese, two of whom were lukongs, stand charged with larceny from an old man on the hill behind Tai Hang Village, was continued before Mr. F. A. Hazeland at the Police Court walow & Bhanghai-Per CHOYGANG, 15th inst. Mr Gregov.
this afternoon.
Mr. Norrington (Mr. G. K. Hall Bratton) prosecuted and Mr. Otto Kong Sing defended.
crowd. and
to
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& Salgon-Por KAIFONG, 18th Jan., 9 a.m.
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The firet defendant, lukong,
evidence Halphong, Pakhot gave. that while he was in the neigh bourhood, all he did was to dis perss a crowd of gamblers. It was just after that that the com-Swatow, Amoy and Foochow -Per HAI- Mr. Sharp: Effective in their plainant accused him of the Straits & India via Jaloutta possession. The defendant, con- theft. He was Assaulted by tinued Mr. Sharp, had got to put the
Philippine 20UNGEIANG, had
20th inet., 3 p.m. his case as high as that whether
Shanghai and North Oains-PerLIANG- in the subtle language which hie
CHOW, 20th inst., 3 p. friend had used or not and he hoped he would not think he said it dishonestly when he said he did not understand him. He could not understand degree of success of the Indepen- dent Government. He had got to put his case as high as that or he (Mr. Sharp) was content to go no father than what had been
referred to as the leading case, and which afterwards, Sir Francis seemed to look прод ле по authority at all,
Sir FrancisNo, no; just
the reverse.
glad
Mr. Sharp said he was indeed that Sir Francis up-
blow his whistle; he got. away from his assailants and as he did so he fell into the sea.
The case was proceeding as we went to press.
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T. F. Claxton, Director. Hongkong, Observatory, "Jan. 15th.
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2 Temperaturo, in the shade, in degrees Fahrenheit.
3 Humidity, la peroentage of saturation," the Humidity of air saturated with mols- being 100.
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