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THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1909.

HARGAIM FOR WORK DONE S

THE ZEPPELIN AIRSHIP.

BERLIN DISAPPOINTED AT NON ARRIVAL.

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LONDON, June 2:

It appears that Berlin was hoared in connection with the expected arrival of the Zeppelin airabip,

Before Mr Justice Gompert the Supreme Court, this morning, Li Wo Shing, trading sa Wo Shing firm, and Dai Fook, trading as Toe Sang, for $299.49 being balance dus for work done and materials supplied in connection with the erection if granite stons work for s bound- aryab the side of Murray Road”

Mr B. Johnstone, of Memurs Dennys and Rowley, appeared for the plaintiff and Mr- P.B. Dixon defonded

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"Beside timber and matal, Haliban supplies pige in enormous quantities. They are specially fed for the export SCHEME FOR DREDGING AND CONERRY market and Ace shipped both noch

HARBOUR

and south-indeed-in-den am factu though possibly not generally known, that the Hongkong market is supplied almost exclusively with pork from Heibow," ka Now if it pays the P. and O. Steam in connection with Hainan, é most vagueNavigation Company to ship cargoes" of refrigorated pigs from Hankew to England "The Kaiser wired to Count Zeppelin

Mr Johnstone maid that the wall was the and cloudy atmosphere seems to prevail;

them aron batter to ship the mme ergo expressing his disappointment at his one enclosing the Naval Yard and his client not only as to its future possibilities, but should it not be possible for it to pay non-arrival, as the troops had been a subcontract who put in the granite as to the actual importance of the place from Echow, thus, aving at least's

work. The contract was to do the wall from from a commercial point of view!! In night on the return trip,

What is true of pigs applies also to parading to receive him on Whitsentide the south end at the cricket ground to the 1908 affinial returns show that the amount] Holiday Count Zeppelin replied that fire rails of the Victoria Recreation Club of trade passing through Follow along poultry and eggs, whilst as regards cattle he had never expressed his intention to Subsequently the wall was extended to the $11,000,000 in exports and imports, and stock, generally the country is capable visit Berlin and begged that an enquiry V.R.O promises and plaintif agrond if be made to ascertain the sender of the defendant would pay the extra epet as to massage to the Balloon Corps announce was near Chinese New Year <ing his arrival.

Count Zeppelin hopes to visit Berlin in six weeks' time.

CHINA AND HER TREATIES.

(Wah To Yui Po's Service.)

PRKING, Jane 5. The Prince Regent hae ordered the Board of Foreign Affairs to send him copies of the treaties between the diff erent foreign countries so that if these abould contain any features imposing a long-suffered grievance on China as a nation he may be able to take steps to secure desired amendments such clauses cancelled

both in quality and quantity, second to Roughly speaking, importa za from of raising and porting such seare #4,000,000 to $8,000,000 ports to someone in the East. thing over $8,000,000. Ng mean Agaros

which such trade has to be carried on.

This being so is it any wonder that

Mr Dison said that under the memoran-hen one considers the disadvantages under one of the leading shipping house dum the price was distinctly stipulated The money for that work had been paid Pinto Court. ་

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Mr Dennison, architect, gave, evidence in support of Counsel's opening statement Evidence was taken and his Lordship reserved his judgment.

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A CHARGE OF MAN- SLAUGHTER.

During an inquiry at the Magistracy to day the proceedings were adjourned and the principal witheas was placed in the dock

of Hongkong takes most lively intercet The Island of Hainan is 270 mlion southcho exploitation of the country of Hongkong, and Hoihow itself is on and. ir in its exploitation, then, the Po Cheong „River. At the prosont matter of natural sequence, in the moment all vessels trading with the is-anployment of every means for facilitating and have to anebor outside in the that exploitation." roadstand, some three miles from the Again, looking at the matter from an wharros. Not only that, but owing to the outside "bommercial point of viêm such, ma- fact that at high water there is not more that occupied by the Standard Oil Company, than a depth of Eft at the landing who import oil to something like 30 per stage whilst all low side mix inches is the cont of the present coraumption, even to maximum, no lighters are able to navigate them will it not mean 471 immense increase of profit if. though they may pay, my five the channel, and all cargo has to be cash pay tin more duty, they are at least discharged by means of sampane, avente cash in boat hire, and often as much

on a charge of mansiaughter. The Idquiry the being unworkable except at high or mom in not having to keep their goods

was being conducted by Mr J. H. Kemp

into the circumstances attending the death

wat, and only if the weather in more waiting hours, and even days, before being

or have of a Chinese boatman who was drowned in or long favourable, as, the boat being open, able to discharge cargo

GRAND COUNCILLORS

RESIGN.

PRINCE REGENT REQUESTS EXPLANATION.

(Wah Tu Fat Po's Service")

PEKING, Jone,

The Grand Councillors Prince Ching, Lu Chin Lin, Haun. Cha Nai, and Yung

the harbour on the 23rd May as the result ruugh weather and high winds entail con-

of a steam launch, colliding with his sampan.siderable legs by spoilage of cargo. At low The jury was composed of Mesita C. A. water the only means of communicating with Car; S. Boalton and P. H-J. C. Jonck. steamers lying at the anchorage outside the spit is by punt, the time taken to cover the heur

three miles averaging about two hours, whilst with full tide and a fair wind half an hour is amply sufficient.

The depth of water at the present anchorage in 21ft.

All these are but a few of the features that wous frappent dans in figure (strike you in the face) as you approach the Island, hommed in, as it is by a straggling d hedge of unknown posibilities and more than half concealed in the dense mists and fogs of ignorance, or more accurately speaking, want of knowledge.

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The evidence was to the affect that the decessed Chan Kus, his brother and sister, wore in a boat of Reclastion Street Yaumati, fuhing, when a storm launch

Is it any wonder that man who have coming from Hongkong run into them and

studied the East and its possibilities from capsized the beat Chan Kun, who wa at the bow rowing, was thrown into the

A to Z, look favourably on the opening up Water and was never seen again. The

of Hainan; the first step towards which is the The Old Man in the Corner, by Baroness ALEXANDER, FERGUSSON & CO., LD, GLASGOW stoam launch was continuing on its journ consideration which, withest impairing or above mentioned scheme for widening and when the woman called out, dare life to the two in the water and they were and it rotarned. A lifebuoy was thrown

deepering the Harbour of Huihow.

A Ching having tendered their resignations taken on board and afterwards put on shore.

As regards the possibilities of the Har. bour of Holow a scheme is now under

would in two years time give a minimum interfering with trade as it at presunt exista,

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The idea is this, to dredge from the broak

water on the Po Cheong River one and half miles above Holow down to the Custom, the width of chamal to be 100 ft.

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Un Tuesday last a woman named Chun When a Woman Woos, by Chas. Marriott.

The Three Brothers, by Eden Phillpotre. Yuk, residing at 27 Upper Lascal Road, A False Position by Mirs Baillie Reynolds reported to the police that a servant child The Love Story of St. Bal, by Burnard of hers, aged 11 years, was missing. Some Capes, little time afterwards a telephone mesange was received from Mr Shellins, of Peak

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again. The ovidenies of Dr Pearse, was that the cause of death was drowning- addition to the statements presented to His Worship informed the jurors that in him others had been laid before him and he had been going through these during the inquiry. He he seen them earlier bo would hare brought a charge of manslaughter and 10 ft. deep. against the coxswain of the steam sunch! To continue this dredging from the IC instead of holding an

What he pressed to do was to abandon the inquiry Customs to the sea, allowing a channel 300 and charge the guzawain with manslaugh. ft. wide, the depth being as in the higher The roughly estimated cost of this would be 8600,000. Should the Chinese Govern ment be willing to finance the work, well and good; otherwise s small extra tax was ass of bruises. The woman was The Hystory of the - Myrtles, by Edgar and it is an excellent manifolder.

formation

(Wuh T-Yet Po's Service." ! ter. He was sorry that he had brought roach of the channel, 10 ft.

PEKING, June the jurymen up but he had not the in-

tion before him until now. The natives of Anhui have been con

Abeordingly the inquiry was closed and tinually wiring to the Board of Foreign the onzawain, Ho Kau, was charged with maaslahter. When asked to plead he Affairs to hold ärm in not granting said that he did not know whether he continuation of the agreement with caused the death of this man or not. Sir John Lister Kaye respecting the Evidence was called and this case ad-

journed. copper mines concession.

A CROP OF THEFTS.

During the twenty-four hours ending Jane 2nd, the police were made acquaint od with quite a little batch of thefts...

BANDMANN OPERA COMPANY. Mr James F. Tounge, the principal advance manager for the Bandmann Opera Company, is in town. He snoounces that

Miss Nicholson, unplayed at the Cham the Company will open at the Theatre Royal on Thursday with Seymour, Hicks ber of Commerce, reports that at about and Ellalaine Terries' greatest success one o'clock she had stolen a gold ring, se "The Gay Gordons." The now Opera with one large and twelve small diamonds,

Road, stating that a Chinese girl had been found wandering near his heuse. Ser Beli went up and brought the child to the Police Station, And when asked why she had run away she said she had been severely beaten by har mistress. Ex amination showed that the child's body

would need to be imposed on all ex- sunt for, and Inspsetor Marison charged Sho wer hor with ill-trosting the child.. As regards suchet out on bail at $50 but when the case ports and imports. port dues they would be less than 5 WILS called before the Court the woman did per cent on the amounts lost by steamers not appear, and it has since been discover

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such trade should the difficulties at present Hickling and Lo Braton (Y.M.0.A.) best handicapping Hoihow ba, allowed to con- Hyndman and Yvanovitch 11/0, beat Leitio tinue to bar the way through want of and Guterres 10/1, beat Rota and Remedios energy and initiativo.

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Such a schone will also provide a abultor playing at home, they overcanie the Lusitano mix by 70 games to 18, eleven in times of storm or typhoon. At present there is absolutely no protection for the games remaining unplayed owing to failing years principal comedian with Mr George Capt. J. H. Brown, of the sa. Chena, cargo boats or other small craft in such light. Of the eight sota" played the Edwardes. Other mombers are George now lying at Taikoo Docks, reports that an emergency." One point must not be kurs only scared one. Hickling and Le Villiers Arnold, principal baritone with

left unnoticed in looking this matter Braton again proved themselves the strong- D'Oyle Carte; A. G. Frith, Alfred Thomas, on the night of May 30th someone stolo fairly in the face, and that is that eat pair, winning 30 out of a possible 33 Miss Mabel Gregory, Mins Kathleen Bick-from the deck of the ship four ewt of whilst Hoihow is the only existing games, while Edwards and Fowler also did CHEMYSTS & DRUGGISTS back, Mine Rous Fitzgerald, Miss Erminhito paint and five gallons of oil paint, port through which the trade of Hai-wall in registering 27 to 6. For the losers Edwards, Misa Anne Romaine, Miss Ella valued at 860, Hildros, and Miss Florence Besch. The

Dan passes, there ara one, if not two, Roz and Remedios did best, winning 12 31, Queen's Road Central,

*** HONGKONG. company will stage. "The Merry Widow," On Tuesday someone removed copper other parts in a position to make a bid for and losing 21. coros

The Prince of Pilsen," public lamp from the junction of Macdonnel A Waltz Dreams, etc. Plan of sosts is and Bowen Roads. now open at Messm: Moutric and Co..

The most serious robbery was one which took place on Tuesday at the residence of ITEMS AT THE COURTS. Mr J. Bribetis, Consal for Belgium, at

On the other hand this scheme, if carried Friwards and Fowler (Y.M.C.A.) beat 106 Gough Hill Road. While Mr and Mrs Two masters of licansed trading junks Briboats were absent from their house, out, will incontestably be but the initial Leitio and Gutortes 10/1, best Hyndman wore fined $10 each at the Maride Court between. 7 and 11.30 pm, thieves forced step towards enabling the port, through And Yvanovitch 9/2, best Roza and Rome

an entry and got to-day, for failing to exhibit the regulation and jewelry valued at $425. The stolen take a far greater work in the future.

her increased facilities for trade, to under. dios 8/3.

Olements and Hicks (Y.M.C.A.) beat property included $100 in Hongkong and lights

Shanghai Bank notes; one twenty-frano The most practical way of putting Leitio pad Guterres 1/2, lost to Rozs and Belgium note, valued 88; one plain gold through the present undertaking would Remedios 4/7.[/ chain with jade pendant, pear shaped, valued $60, one plaisr gold bracelet valued appear to be by placing the entire work $50; one gold finger ring, valued $15 two into the hands of a single contmetor, Japanese bracelets, one battery and one under consulting engineer. piala, valued #12 one lady's gold, watch, Semi-Hunter, English Lerar, valued $150

A boatman of a licensed passenger boat

was fined $25 at the Marine Court today,

for carrying five persons in excess of the number allowed...

away with noten

The possibilities of Heihow itself as

The case in which Drummer Collyer, of one gold brooch set with small pearls nadport, and indoed of the Island of Hainan in

the Bus Regisent, charged two natives with robbery with violoner was to-day withdrawn, the police having good reasons for disbelieving prosecutor's story that he bad been hound, gagged, and relieved of $10.

For having prepared opiamin file possession. Ohan Bui was ordered to pay a

greenstone in centre, valued $40.

CHINESE Y.ML CA.

general, it would be difficult to spook too highly.

The from of the country is rich in timber | whilst the bowels of the earth yield gold, copper and in. The latter, pans

The amual report of the Chiness out at from 60 to 90 per cent. To

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interesting reading Mr Hut Hongkong Observatory

31, 1008, given hosluhy account of the Haicans knowledge of the resources many branches of the association as will be of the Island and a sufficient capital to fine of $760, or undergo six months soon from the following facts and figures cover the first working expenses of the imprisonment, at the Magistracy to-day. 55 religious meetings attended by 2144 survey are necessary,

the 3rd at 1.10 p.-The batonska Bussell and Co., in Chius, for some reas There wars Eve previous convictions against nien; 60 enrolled in night school; One concealem has already been grant- has fallen moderately over Chien 100 and after loving that gresh American hottse defendant, who admitted that he got the enrolled in day school; 30 enrolled inad to some Chinese in Singapore. These Tengking raw opium from San Chun

ambulance claas, 18 of whom won certif men having trepongs: aquated with depression, which appears to be mov of the East settled in Formoes going into had appeared over the business on his own socount. In this he bad cation; 62 different man in Bible clames; the hidden wealth of the soil applied for ing a

ley, and pressure is low also been succesfol and, now, after a son 50 lecture attended by 205 men; 81319.00 this concession in order to develop the Yangtze

of half a century, he is regarding for a brief ubscribed by members, outside of member country; the drawback in their case is Premare is highest probably over Japan, visit to his home in Scotland. He carrion A cable from Tokyo published in the ship fees: $1240:00 arbscribed by friends that though they have obtained permission but the restirns from thenes are not yet in

of young men $8481.75 total expensen for New York Herald, which is never friendly the year, 87.2 per cent of expenses paid by to prospect and exploit certain parts of the hand.

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