THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY,
MAY 8, 1917.
APER FOR MANILA
sing Pilipino Scheme,
rstand that a new will be started in sontha, time, under the of Senor Mannel President of the Filipino
A ̃TIMBER DEAL.
Forestry Department and the
Cutting of Trees.
In the Summary Court this morning, the hearing was con tinned of the case in which Ip Wah Ling, of 48; Wong Nei Cheong village, sued Chan Chang, large capital has been put of 4, Bridge Street, Pokialam, for some of the wealthiest of $87.10 for damages for brosch of and the venture should contract to deliver wood. The ry great success. The defendant contracted with the be published in Eng-plaintiff on February 13 and 20 Spanish. It will be to sell to bim a quantity of dead Lilipinor, but the com- timber at Wanchai Gap and Deep Ande will be in the hands Water Bay for the price of $20 VEE. O. Wintarr, who wse and $17, which was paid for by recently barinom manger of plaintiff. The wood was collect- haila Cablenewn American. ed by the rlaintiff at considerable Winters is passing through trouble, 24 persons being employ- ong to-day on his way to ed for seven days. Defendant forth, on a business trip. was not entitled to sell the wood, for plaintiff was prevented from removing them by the Forestry Department
SHANGHAI SHARE REPORT.
Note of Enquiry.
25
Comers. A. D. Anderson and
their Weekly Share (Shanghai, April 28.)
Mr. E. Davidson sguin appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. F. X }D'Almeda, defended.
The case was adjourned at the! previous bearing for the attend- anos of Mr. W.J. Tatcher, the Saperintendent of the Forestry Department.
Evidence was now given by Mr. Tutcher, who said that when trees were to be cut down he had a report made to him by a forester, Thils príves remain very much and the contractor was always same so at the end of last told which trees were to be cat. and the number of tranz-They were afterwards measured fous has not materially in-and reported on. In consequence! ssed, there would seem to be of an inspection made of the note of enquiry in the tone of trees in this case by himself and the market and a general die Mr. Green he sent for the parties position to hold or increase, concerned. The defendant stated To-day's opening rate for T/T on that the people who had been London was 36); the dollar rate cutting the trees at Deep Water bing 72.0875.
Bay were not employed by him Debentures.-- These become but by the Head Forester. He -mors and more listless: the further said that plaintiff had not Municipal Loan is moving, paid him any money for the trees. bowbeit somewhat slowly, but Plaintiff said he had paid $37 for other counters are not in evidence, the trees, and had received a Banks.Hongkong and Shang- ticket from defendant with a chop hain did not come to business but on it, entitling him to remove the are obtainable here at $665, the trees at Wanchai Gap. Defendant Hongkongéquivalent being $710. asid he had given the ticket to the Cathays are offering at 6 for the Head Forester and not to the ordinary, but 5.15 is being refus-plaintiff. Defendant had no right ed for the preference.
to give a permit. There was no Marine Insurance. North right until the trees had been Chinas declare sa interim of paid for, and at the time, they had 15 per cent. (against 1214 per cent. not been paid for.
Dafendant swore that he had year ago) se payable on 5th) prox. Unions: A few abares wont never received any money from mouth at Hongkong $915 complaint fi, and had never sold him the dividend paid yesterday and any trees,
Bis Lordship found that the quote $860 ex. nominal. Yongtess's were ́privately sold at contract was a valid one and said
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he would fix the messure of damages in Chambers.
Shipping-lado-Obinan: After payment of the perfunctory lividend of 3 per cent, on the eförence issus for the past six he, the Directors recommend [of 40 per cent, making 50
per cent, for the year on the dë
ferred, a traïnfer to Baderwriting Account of 450,000, to Reserve
CHUNG LING SOO:
Though the audience was not of $100,000 and Repairs and very large at the performance Banewals of £30,000, leaving given by Chung Ling Boo sad 48,400 to ostry forward. The his versatile artiste last night, at meeting is to take place on 9th the Theatre Royal, it was no less prox. Tag and Lighters offer a very enthusiastic and extremely 16 and 50 for ordinary and pre-well-pleased with the splendid presented. The rance, respectively. Kochians: programme The requisite consent to the first half of the programme transfer has, we understand, not was taken up by the sexistanta, who kept interest from fegging yet been obtained.
with their excellent singing, Book and Engineerings:- Shanghais have changed hands dancing and jokes. In the second in soms numbers at 90; the sale half, Chung Ling Soo mystified of the Pootung property is still those present with his wonderful in view, though not yet conclud tricks, and there is no doubt that ed, but business is brisk in the daring his stay of two more days, parda, sa it is with the New larger audiences will be attracted Engineerings. Sales were made to see his wonderful performances. A change of programme will at 12 and 113 with bayers at the be submitted by Chang Ling:
latter figure.
Soo and vandeville - company Cotton Milla --Quite à number at the Thestre Royal to-night. of bargains were affected under Kany new illacions will be pre- this beading with prices inclining sented end's complete change of upward in sympathy with those vandeville programme will also of yarn. Oriental:-The meeting be introduced. Attention is called in called for 1st May, and is to be to the benefi performance on followed by an Extraordinary Thursday night in aid of the Meting, at which resolutions as Kwong Wa Hospital. Special to the reconstruction of the Com prices are arranged from' to-night] pany will be proposed.
to the end of the season.
Lawa Tenals Championship.
TRAMWAY RETURNS.
The following is the approxi mate sistement of the Hongkong Tramway Company's trafic receipts for the week ending May 5, 1917-
Beceipts Beceipts for for week. 18 WOLLE This Year:... $12,393 $236,780 16,775 238,059 Last Year:... Incresas: Decrease
4,382 1,279
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
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1917, ..
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A Large Quantity of Wines & Liqueurs as follows:-
25 cases Guinness' Stout. (qts
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30 cases Rcbt. Porter's Lager Beer (qts, & pts).
∙107 cases Z.H.B. Dutch Beer
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20 cases V. V. Vermouth.
Claret-Medoc.
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3 cases Burgundy-Beaune, 10 do Sauterne-Chat. Yquem, 30 do California Wines,
On view from Saturday, the 12th inst.
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