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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1908.

DECLINING BRITISH

TRADE.

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LONDON, December 8. The imports into Grost Britain during November bave 'decreased by £7,337,650, while the decrease în ex- ports amounts to 40,714,701.

THE INVASION OF~-

ENGLAND.

FOG INCIDENT DENIED.

Language Said to Have Boon

Misrepresented.

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vin Bombay.)

LONDON, December 8. Mr Reginald McKenna, M.P., First Lord of the Admiralty, speaking in the House of Commons, stated that Rear-Admiral Frank Finnis, of the Home fieet, who was reported to have said while speaking at Dover that during the last manoeuvres he conveyed.

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SHANGHAI LIBEL CASE.

LOCAL PAPERS AFFECTED.

(From Our Own Correspondent).· SHANUMAI, December 9. The action for alleged libel by Mr E. T. Bethel against North China Daily commenced at Shanghai, to-day, News before Deputy Judge Bourns and a jury,

Mr E. T. Bethel stated that the China | Nail, South China Morning Post and the Hanghong Telegraph reproduced the telegram which is alleged to contain the Libel.

[Note: Immediately we became aware that the telegram which we roproduced from the oth Chini Daly Neza was inaccurate we unreservedly apologised for having reproduced the same.-ED. C. &.]

CLAIM AGAINST A COM-

PRADORE..

CHARGE AGAINST A

JOURNALIST.

THE

CHINA

MEMBER OF THE TRIAD SOCIETY.

This morning the arrest was effected, at A charge of belog : member of an the office of the Query, of Alfred W. Halluclawful society, to wit the Tried Society, & repocter, on a chargo of forgery and was to-day preferred against So Kam Tong embezzlement at Manila. He was brought a servant at 69 Caine Road, before Mi before Mr J. H. Kemp at the Magistracy J. R. Wood, at the blagistravy. today, and after being formally charged, the case was romanded until Wed, the 16th

inst.

The evidence showed that Borgh Watt

visited the house yesterday evening in reference to an alleged larceny, and while thote be observed a locked drawer of which TWO OFFICIALS DISMISSED. y defendant had the key. On it using opened defendant hurriedly assstched out a parcel, (From Our Guen Correspondent) which on investigation was found to contain

Triad Society literature, CANTON, December B. Two officials, whose names are not given, have been dismissed for breaking the mourning rules by shaving off their beards a few days ago.

CORRESPODENCE.

HONGKONG-200th CENTURY,

(To the Editor of the “China Mati."} SIN,Asam about to place un record an important historical incident I must be Before Sir Francis Piggott, Chief Justice, absolutely correct an to my facts. Yester at the Supreme Court, this morning, anday at 5-42 p.m. I left the Hongkong Chuh. interesting case was heard whoo Mosare. The correctness of this can be attested by

that well-known and popular member of H 5. J. David and Cp., sued Chan Ut Chin MaServices, X-X, F. N., who passed the for alleged damagos under a compradores time of day with me. Bgreement.

A counter claim was put in by defun- dant for the roturn of his security of

855,000 and interest.

Hon. Mr H. E. Pollock, K.C., appeared for the plaintiff, instructed by Mir A. G. Jackson of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master, and Sir Henry Berkeley, K.C., defended, instructed by Mir J. Scot Harston, of Messrs. Ewans and Harston.

The plaintifik claimed that as part of the

Mr. Mok Li Chi, after a perusal of the books, stated that they contained writings of the Society, representations af thọ Trind soal, and thymen indicating secret signs,

Defendant, who stated that he know nothing about the contents of the books, which were left to him by a friend to keep for a few days, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment.

MASONIC..

At a regular maeting of the United Service Lodge (No. 1841 E. C) held last night, Wor. Bro. Jopes was installed an Wor. Master for the ensuing year by Wor.. Bro, T. F. Hough, D.D.G.M., susistol by his Grand Lodge Officers.

The usual banquet was held after the

ceremony, about 140 members sitting down, and a very pleacant evening was spent with music and singing.

Wor. Bro. J. N Jones invested his Officers as follows

I proceeded in a south-westerly direction towards Queen's Buildings wher, at 5-43 p.m., I observed a hard-working, honest coolin intent on trying to light the street lang nearest the statue of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, The b.b.e. bad climbed part way up the lang past and was des

I. P. M. Wor. Bro. E. C. 1. Lewis perately maintaining fis position with his toes and the crook of his arm. He had a&. W. Bro. W. Wolfe; J. W. Ero. O, F. long bamboo and Lox which contained Frost: Treasurer, Wor, Bro. H. G. Baker: matches, now nearly empty, as was clearly Secretary, War. Bro. W. H. Woolley shown by the little heap of kindling woods, D. Bro. H. J. Knight J. D. Bro. 0.A. on the road beneath him.

Atsins; Chaplain, Bro, T. W. Martin; The typhoon was rapidly approaching Organist, Bro. J. C. Fendlebury; D. of C.

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a force representing 70,000 mon to the consideration of their employing defendant the Colony and I greatly feared it would Bro. W. R. Sutton; Asst. D. of α. Bro. J.

as compradore the defendant agreed to pay be upon us before that lamp could be. Adrams, L. G. Bro. G. $. Hill; Steward, ob, Ho! So Here's for A Morry Scottish coast unccoon by the British them say deficiency in the price of goods lighted. The procedure was as follows: Bro. W. J. Lowington; Azst, Steward, Bro. Fleet, owing to the prevalence of for which, while he was compradore, should be The 1.h.c. struck a match and hurriedly (T. G. Gough; Tyler, Bro. J. Vanstone.

sold, or agreed to be sold, by them to any endeavoured to stick it on the end of his bamboo and insert it under the glass lamp Chinees, with or without the consens so as to reach the gas jet. I struck a match koowledge of the defendant. The plaintif on my own account, lighted a cigaretta and had incurred lasses in relation to, or arising awaited developments. Each match as out of contracts entered into with Chinese, struck by the h.b.a. was promptly blown out and the defondant's liabilitiosas com- by the aforesaid typhoon.I don't know wh the .b., said, ---I havo not been hero pradoze amounted to $648,316.67 and that long enough to master his dialect. At last was admitted by the defendant in his with a somewhat more than usually violent declaration made in support of a petition ex letive he hurled away his bamboo, and

had ng command during the last manoeuvres and further there was no such incident.

Beat-Admiral Frank Finnie explaing that the words he used on that

occasion were misrepresented.

Mr MeKonna is taking further steps to discover the precise language cred.

{AKOTKE'R SERVICE.] AUSTRIA AND TURKEY.

LONDON, December 7.

Advices from Constantinople state that the boycott of Austrian goods has extended to the whole of the Empire, exospt Smyrns

RE OPENING OF LIEUTENA?T WOODS' CASE.

LONDON, December 7,

jo bankruptcy..

A long legal argument followed sato who ought to begin on account of defendant having maite an admission in the bank raptey proceedings that he owed a certain sum to plaintiffs and subsequently plasded that the admission was wrong, although at the time he believed it to be correct.

His Lordship held that the plaintiff ought to open the ease.

In the statement of defence defentant

(From Our Own Correspondet.)

CANTON, Decsiber A. Two Yandhu officials who wore found

To Give -

smoking opicm without a license have been degraded and severely punished. The CHRISTMAS

scaling up the lamp-post succeeded in gett ing a lighted match to the gas jet. I threw local authorities have received orders to away the stump of my burned-nat cigarette make investigation among the oficiala and and continued on my way...but I to degrade those who are found to smoke won't trespass more on your space. Those opinn still.

è them who want morale in this tale can make t up for themselves. Yours,

A CHIEL WITH A NOTEBOOK. [Bote: We regret we are unable to reproduce the charming pen and ink ill ustrations which adorn this letter.--an. Q.M.]

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denied that he ever agreed to pay to the

AND STEAMSHIP, plaintiff any deficiency in the price of goods, Joss, profit, commission or any losses. sustained by the plaintiff alleged in a

Sequel in Supreme Court.

the kindness of the committes and mem portion of the claim. Defendant said ho

Yun Wan sued the Indo China Steam bera of the Hongkong Cricket Club, the was not liable to pay the claim or any park Navigation Co., Ltd., before Mr Justice match will be played on the Club ground. thereof and doniod that the plaintifs losses Compertz, at the Supreme Court, this The band of the Buffs will render a selection FINE CANDY amounted to 9648,836.67 or to any sum afternoon, for $1,000, being damages sus nearly as large, and that he, as compradore tained by the plaintiff by reason of of music during the afternoon from 3.30 to was not liable to pay it, or any part of it and lision between the 8. Loong Sang and 6.20 p.m., and the Officers of the flagship The Sweetest Present of all' The oase of Lieutenant Woods has

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Mr Otto Kong Sing appeared for the the ground to all their friends in the

Colony,

Come here and get served on Mr Haldane, General Lyttel-agreements in the early part of august damages. Messrs Hastings and Hastings

ROWNTREE'S ∞ɛ CADBURY'S ton, and others, then members of the 1906 and the early part of September 1906 had written to him stating they were

SPECIAL HOLIDAY STOCK IN BAIETI Army Council, on the ground that they to give time to the Chinese concerned willing to assume for the purposes of that case, that the collision was due to negli

GET Boxi exceeded their powera in requiring the for taking delivery of the goods the

For the three competitions which are in officer's resiguation. An enquiry was plaintiffs had contracted to sull He Plaintif was called in support of his progress in correction with the Kowloon held in Chelsen barracks on the 19th was liable to pay no' more than claim, and gavo svidence as to the death Bowling Club the semi-final draws have FOR

rseulted as follows-President's prize- November, 1907, to investigato com the difference between the price at which of his wife.

Mr J. Bastings, who defended, erose D. McIntyre v. D. McCraig, W. J. Graw- plaints made by Licytenant Woods off the said goods were contracted to be sold, examined plaintif as to his marriage ford v: J. M. Henderson. Vice-President's and the market prica, and tho murist price Plaintiff said he had never seen his wife, the 2nd Grenadier Guards, regarding at the dates on which delivery of the said who was a widow, before he married her prize-A. Ramsay v. R. H. Bartar, Capt. alleger unjust treatment in certain goods should have taken, and . reports of the War Ullice.

Kable to pay anything in the case of goods Anold women acted an go-between and he Ramsay . J. M. Henderson, W. J. Craw

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gensa.

paid $50). There was no wedding chair and she walked into plaintiff's house,

Was there any document exchanged be tween you and the parents of this woman. naked Mr Hastings "No," arewered the plaintiff.

Did you live with this woman until the

All the time! Yes.

which the plaintifs had not in band at the due date for the delivery thereof. Goods imported by the plaintiffs to meet their contracts were destroyed or damaged by the typhoon of 18th Sept., 1900, and in LONDON, December 7.

ether storms, and the plaintiffs had retime of her death? Yes. The sitastion in the Near East is coived monies in respect of such destroyed regarded as discouraging; the boyuutt or damaged goods, and not credited some is unabated and the tension between to defendant nor had, they brought into Austria and Turkey is increasing. account in their claim against the de- Austria and Turkey are unquestionably tendant certain rooms received by them preparing for emergencies. Italy's under agreements of compromise, with

purchasers. enteate with Russia, which, though-an

The counter claim atated that defendant unwritten one, is said to constitute

repeated the allegations contained in the

Where did you live. We lived in Tai Wo Street for two months and in another streat after that.

How do you know she was a widow She said so,

You took no means to enquire? Yes. Of whom did you enquire? From the go-between.

Would you be surprised to hear your wife had a husband in the country at the time you married her? No she had no

a definits agreement to mutually support statement of defence ander and in parhusband.

their respective interests in the Balkans, stance of the agreement the defendant Do you know mao has put in a petition

is hailed with satisfaction in St. Peters-deposited with the plaintiff $55,000 as to the Registrar General for compensation burg and with ill-concealed distusy in

Vienna.

WOMEN FINED FOR GAMBLING,

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

Canton, Decomber 8.

A few days ago some women were found gambling in a Fantan house in Fang Yuen street, Saikway, and were at once arrested The Fantan hicuse has been confiscated and yesterday the women were brought before the magistrate; one was fined $2,000, and the others $50 each.

BACHELORS DANCE.

(From Our Own Correspondans.)

BRAMEEN, December 8.

It is the custom here for the British Bachelors to give a dance in the dub -theatre every season, generally on New

Year's eve

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security for the due performance by the defendant of his obligations under the agreement and that those obligations had been performed.

The reply to the defense and counter claimed stated that plaintiffs agreements as compradore with the plaintiffs and his obligations were defined in two agreements dated January 30, 1902 and a further agreement on April 27, 1905, and that tho defendant was lisble to pay the plaintifs claim in that action. Plaintiffs further contended that the losses amounted to

648,816.67.

Referring to the counterclaim plaintiffs steled that 855,00 was deposited by defendant with the plaintiffs where they romaiu, as security for the duc par formanes of his obligations, which defen dant had not fulfilled.

Evidence was called and the case was adjourned.

THE ROYAL SANITARY BINSTITUTE.

At an examination in Sanitary Solence as applied to Buildings and Puble Works, held in Hongkong on May 25th and 27tA, 1908, one candidate pressated himself, and

a Certificate was granted to Samuel R. Boyd.

At an examination for Inspectors of Nuancas, bold in Hongkong on May 25th As and 27th, 1908, two candidates presented VITH the dry, mid weather of the themselves. The following were certified, early winter months, parents of as regards their Sanitary Knowledge, com. orpapy children should be on the alert for petens to discharge the duties of Inspector ominate rymptoms. Thare is no case for of Nuisances under the Pablo Bealth Art, szxjcky when Chamberlain's Cough Remedy 1876-Frederick Ernest Beach And is kept in the house. If thin madielne la Robert, Hudson,

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for the death of his wife who was the woman in question? I don't know.

Did you ever go to Messa Wilkinson and Grist's Office to ask them to make a claim for your wife ? · I don't know.

Did you ever go to any lawyer, excaps Mr Otto Kong. Sing, to make a clairs for your wife 1 No.

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OFFICERS' CHAMPIONSHIPS. Featherweighte-Final-Sub-Lioutenacit J. A. Shuter, R.N., beat Lieutenant H

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Lightweights-Lieutenant P. Nawoomba, heat geon E. L. Atkinson, R.M. Middleweights-Liontenant R. B. Camp bell. 1st Gordon Highlanders beat Lieut, K. Hart RN,

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You did not instruct Mears Wilkinson and Crist to write that lotter No.

You failed to identify the body when asked to do by the policet. No: Inover Buy any body.

You went to the mortuary yourself Yes.

In the course of further cross-examination plaintif said his wife carned from 40 to 50 canta per day.

Re-examined by Mr Ottó Kong Sing. Is

it the custom amongst Chinese not to see their wives before they are married? I did not so mine. (Laughter.)

Farther evidence was called The case was adjourned.

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