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Lag judge's decision may party against whom the decision goes to appeal to a higher tribunal. But it obvious that this course is only upen to those who can bear a heavy financial strain. Had it not been that Messrs. Ullmann and Co. were fortunate enough
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Pay heavy costs. Happay they were
able to appeal to the highest tribunal in the Empire with the result stated. It is not our intention to go into the right or wrongs of the case. Our main point le that a striking illustration of the dis advantages attaching to the present constitution of the Full Court has
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The dollar to-day stands at 1/04, & fall. of one-sixteenth,
WEDNESDAY JULY 22, 1908.
OLYMPIC GAMES.
AN ALTERED BANK NOTE
$5 to $100,
The July winital scesiona wero resumed
the Chief Justice, Sir Francis Piggotty and
BRITAIN'S GREAT SUCCESS.
H. M. S. Astros laft Weibarwei get the Supreme tour, this morning, before yaling Record Established. teniay for Hongkong. She is due here on the 25th and leaves for Colembo on the 30th.
Shung Shan, the Vicorny of Fakios, has memorialised the Throne for permis- sion to retire, says a wire to the "Chinese Mail."
a jury, when Torg Nam and Ng Chun were charged with altering a bank note to 8100, on the India, Australia and China Bank, and with attempting to pass the same
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LONDON, July 21.
The Hon. Mr W. Rees Davies, K.C.,
The present position of the different Attorney General, prosecuted on behalf of the Crown, instructed by Mr F. B. L. countries whose representatives azo According to a Tokyn despatch, the Bowley, Crown Solicitor assisted by Mr taking part in the Olympic Claraes is. struction of Japasces abarines in P. II. Hett, of Mogra Bratton and Hett,
Great Britain, England is waking good progress. They and Mr M. Slade, instructed
United States.... will be sent to Japan in sectious during by Mr S. Dizon, assisted by Mr. D. V. Stevensou of Messrs Decor, Leoker and
Sweden the coming autumn,
Dascon, defended.
30 wing 9-wins igen. 5 wins
Norway and Germany ...... 2 wing
Canada, France and Belgium I win The most notable English wins were
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which deraands and commands respect. Indirectly His Majesty's Privy Council has given if out that the policy of appealing from Cesar to Cesar is bad in principle and practice. It might have been thought that this was a palpable that it was unnecessary to go to the Privy Council to have it stated. But the fact zemums that, although orer a year ago in these columns we pointed out the unsoundness of the present position, the Government has made no sign. The Government bas been thoroughly aware that u strong sense of dissatisfaction prevailed in regard to the appellate jurisdiction in this Colony but it took no stop to procure the services of a third judge We trust that the Government will
now awoken
A Shanghai natire payor comments His Lordship-I don't know what this upon the seizure of a Japanese vessel near case is about, except that its about a bank. Vladivostock by the Russiana, saying that note, and I don' think it would bo advis
Both learned counsel agreed to Elis Japanese flag and the case is on a parallel
100 kilometres cycle race in 161 minutes with the Tatsu Marú affair, Japan makes Lordship's suggestion..
The jury were sworn in as follows: 48 secs, a world's record, and by no protest. The Shanghal paper is 6-
Hammer, foreman, G. Beck, A. J. M. Thiesson, E, Humphreys, J. F. Miller, S. Voight, who won the five mile Hat race castle on the matter.
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Att: exchange says that the Sungei Ung Railway will be merged into the F... Hailways by the latter part of this month. The rails are to be taken up and replaced with heavier matarial, and the while lugth overhauled and sundry nasty curves eased. A number of the company's employees have been given the uption of joining the Glovernment Railway.
THE EMPEROR.
The Hon. Attorney General said that the two prisoners were in the dock upon a charyo of uttering a forged banknote co the Char- tered Bank of India, Australia and Chins, for the ben of $100. The prisoners were the cashier and runner respectively of a Chinese money changer at 118 Queen's Road Central, and the prosecutor was Yeung Po, the owner of several salt junks. The prosecutor arrived at Hongkong eu Shni has recovered gradually from hie
(Chinese uil's Berrice)
PERISO, July 21,
It is reported that. Emperor Kwong
THE HERO OF HOKOW.
For a long time, the Chinese residing Saturday May 23. He had never been at illness. in Java have been agitating for the sp-Hougknug before and on his arrival ke pointment of Consuls of their own nation went to see a friend of his, who was an ality there. The matter has been hanging assistant in a firm, which consisted of the on for some time, owing to the Netherlands master and one assistant. This assistant India Government not favouring the idea, The Batavia. Nieuwsblad now heats that, to official circles there it is understood that such Consuls w/B be appointed next year.
(Chinese Mail's Service)
PERING, July-21:
had sosisted the prosecutor in entering his junk at the Harbour Office, and the prosecutor then went on a royage to Canton and after discharging his cargo he returned to Hongkong, on the evening of June 23. Plaintiff had obtained a in Yunnan province, is dead. He re-
Pak Chin Chu, the Colonel of Kai-fa,
A Tokyo messagu reports that Bir. draft for 830 dollars at Canton on a money captured Holow from the rubels, and
to a sense of its duty to those it governa Sakata, Japanese Consul-General et Lun-changer's shop at Hongkong, which business the Throne has now ordered that ha
and bring to a speedy termination adon, has advised the authorities of the had only recently been started.
condition of things, which has endured all too long.
LOCAL AND GENERAL. Communications relating to news cherdd be The proprietors of the "Straits Times" addressed to THE EDITOR,
are being sued by the Chetty community of Singapore for $50,000 for sileged libel.
Corrispondente must forward their names and addresses with any commarinalios cd- dressed to the Editor, tot for publication but as evidence of good faik.
It is reported from Sapporo that on July 10 a disastrous fire ocurre in the
About
Fahibition of 1812 to send representatives 10 o'clock on the morning of Jun 25 shall be honoured and buried with the to London to visit the Anglo-Frendi Ex-prosecutor went to the firm where his friend honours of a Field Marshal. His two hibition, as be considers that valuable was employed, and they went together to angguations for the coming Japan Exhibithe money changer'e which is some tensons are to be promoted in rank. Ho tion may thus be obtained. Mr. Sakata utes' walk from this fra where his place will be filled by I▲ Tak Yung.
friend was cgaged. The prisoners were lughly eulogises the London show. The behind the counter and the friend of the Japanese Exhibition authorities are asid
prosecutor presented a draft for $700 to to be considering the proposal,
the first prisoner. The prosecutor, being a stranger to Hongkong, could only speak the Cantonese dialect arkl it was therefore my for him to have someone with him
A steamer left Galveston the other day for Northern parts carrying a cargo of
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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 1908;
A THIRD JUDGE.
Hokkaido, Japou. One hundred and fifty four houses were destroyed, but no people were injured.
his
behalf. His friend asked for bisk notes
THE PROPOSED BANK.
(Chinese Mau's Service)
PERING, July 1. Applications for shares in the
eventually to form attractions ab various and the second prisoner counted the notes proposed National Bank of China
using mangeries and circuses in the and handed the ross the counter. The Northern States Tho rattles, which are assistant counted the notes but he could having been in excess of the number of all young have been bred on the snake not read English words or figures and was shares available the Board of Posts and Mr V. A. Crear Hawking who recently farms for which Texas is noted, a boom gakled entirely by the Chiuso chancers. Communications has memorialised the savered his long connection with the Hong: being experienced in the trade this year As a matter of fact the note which had been kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, owing to the fact that the past winter, for altered was a 35 note and was altered to Thurons to Lave the capital, increased bas joined the Board of the Imperial Bank some reason or other, proved peculiarly represent $100, the figuros "300" appear by another 100,000 shares, making it. of Pervis. Mr Hawkins is at present in fatal to exhibition reptiles.
Ing quite plainly on the front of the note, Persis on an inspection tour,
Reports the Singapore Free Prass"
A case of death from rat bite is report
of July 15-A négro seaman, who gaveed from Surabaya. A mercantile era-
and on the back the gares 5 were $10,000,000 Tuels. perfectly cler The Chinese characters. showed the note to be a 100 note. After tiffin prosecuter whe handed a letter and belogram by his friend, and on the to purchase a cargo of salf, his original receipt of that telegram he proceeded intention haing to send the money away.
his name as John the Baptist, appeared ploye used Krijgsman was bitten by a botra Me Colman, third magistrate, yes-rat en cleaning out a godown early last terday, on n charge of miselnet nad saing month. He sucked the bleeding, sound criminal force in a house in Spring Street, which was on one finger, thought no more It was nanesanty to sh the notes
{LEOTER'S BRAVICK.}
THE QUEBEC TERCEN- TENARY.
Lozor, Jule 20.
The Quebec Teroentenary celebrations
His worship ordered John to pay fine of about it, and would not send for a doctor for Cantonese silver and that was that have practically begun. The entire city
85 for using criminal force.
Three weeks afterwards, when the wound reason for the oroods exchange of the
ed finger bession very painful, he sent for notes. His friend agtin acted for him and s en fete, and ablaze with decorations.
The appearance at the Coliseum of medical help. The cocfer did not see any went to No. 7 Bonbam Strand where ho Twelve thousand five hundred troops Les Tung F the only Chinaan who danger, but the wound grow worse, and a was accustomed to deal, and after discus have arrived from all parts of the can sing like a white men," is, says home few days afterwards, the patient went to sing the question of tho premium he Dominion, and British and French paper, something of a novelty. Mr Yi has the hospital on blood poisoning setting in. produced the note, when he was immediate-equadrons, also an American battleship, a resounding baritone voice, and he proved Lockjaw followed and he died soon after, ly told it was a forgery. He then went in are lying in the river,
the direct on of the money changers where The official guests include repro- he had received the note, and on the way his versatility by Ainging an English despite the administration of bollad, a German song, and an up to date Franco-British Exhibition ditty.
While a Hokien funend party were proceeding along Merchant Rose, Singa-
kerum.
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ho met his piaster. A conversation took tentatives of the families of Generals place with reference to the note and Montcalm and Wolfe, also other French his master went to a meuer changer's And British commandera. where he was censtomed to deal,
Night after night large audiences con- and where he ascertained that the tinue to patmnise the Victoria Cinemuto note was forgory. They then re-
Our constantly reiterated demand for the appointment of a third judge has received indirect support from no less a
pore on July 11, they were attacked by a graph where the pictures empare favour turned to 116 Queen's Road Central whore body than the Privy Council of the gang of Trochaws. Sticks and poles were ably with any shown in Hongkong. A the frat prisoner denied having given Empiro. Elsewhere will be found a freely used and there was a good deal of Pedicure for Love is az at amusing film the assistant & 816) note that morning report in regard to the well known trades use and excitement. The Teochews were and is well worth seeing, while Russive and the second prisoner cams from the driven off Mo arrests were made. The Honour, and Dreaming of his Mother in back of the shop and sau tlint the 8100 mark ease in which Mesara. Uliman deccased was the mother-in-law of on ex Law koops the audience in continual per note was given on the Hongkong and and Co. were the defendants. His detective constable and made no protest, riment. The Protty Girl Farmer, Juck, Shanghai Rank. A dispute took plats and
I'm on Fire, and many others, too numerous quarrel ensued, the employer of the Honour the Chief Justice found in remarks a humourns Straits paper.
to mention, make up an entertainment prisoners joining in the affray. A crowd favour of the plaintifs. Against this
Says a haine paper--The blood of the that would be hard to beat in Hongkong collected and a Chinese policoman arrived decision an appeal was made to the full rhinocoma is very highly esteemed by Miss Carmen is already a favourite with on the scene and eventually took the dances with perfect charm and grace of Police Station where he was searched on marmer. To-night and to-morrow, right & the structions of Inspector Ritchie.
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kinds of ailments. Whenover a party of hunters are successful in shooting a Phinoceros they sep leas aunierons than grand new and dramatic film entitled Thors 5000 in notes were found on him Copenlisgon on board the battleship which bore out the contention that he had Vérité escorted by the French equadron. they used to be the native beaters
obtained $700 in the morning. The pros was received by the King, Princes, secutor and the meetor of the firm shortly and diplomate with thom he proceeded carefully draw of the blood and bring it, to Rangoon aterod in hollow, bamboos. The
afterwards aired at the police station to the Royal palace
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when tho sistant was released: sad the First Aid doctor was contly isoners were then charged with altering- called to his telephone by a coloured the bank note. At the police court the The ex-King of Annan, Than Thai, women formerly in the service of his wife, prisoners had serened their rights and Berkeley, KC, and Mr Calthrop, who who was deposed some time go for Tu great agitation, the darkey adved the foul giran evidence, giving fat donis to appeared for the appellants, and of Mr cruelties of a rovelting kind Inflicted upon physicmn that her youngest child was in the charge. If the resistant had been the Slade, who had condicted the case from the women til his harem, is now reported bad way. What seems to be the troute? gully party it was inconceivable think ho the outset for the respondents, His to have been guilty of similar conduct stocked the doctor. Das, she dore awaller would have gone to the nonus
the villa ne Saigon where he has been led a whole bottle of ink." "I'll be cresti
there in a while to see for sail the Honour the Chief Justice dismissed the
kept in custody, According to the appeal with conts. Mr Justion Wise, Jondal, it
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anything for differed, and was of opinion that the appeal should be allowed with dosta, his decision, however, being over ruled by that of the Chief Justices
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CHOLER:
The hearing was adjourned.
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