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Lying in a cargo bost off

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Mr M. W. Slade (Itatructed by My R. & Harding) was for plaintifs, while Sir Henry Berkaley, K., and Mr Duncan MaNeill, of Shanghai, (Instructed by Mr Holboron, from the.ofiles of Makers Deacon, Looker and Descon) were for defendants.

The managing partner of tip Kwùng

Cheung firm, Cancom, and

In the plaintiff fema, was question ÉDJUMS, MONCI in relation to a further 200 packages of the clệ whics, were, shipped "long with those. Tu respect of which the aubļos, was taken, and which were said t

ve been sold from the whac, immediately an being landed. He said he did not know the name of the man who bought theas packages, as he did not ask The pur- oliner took delivery on July 27th from the wharfat which the steamer was alongde

It is at once ipparant these reports that the was performed by the R Broat, D.D., president (oblef of the United Statan Sir Smith G.0.M.G, (chiaf commission Great Britain), and H. (chlet Commissioner for

one of the prominent in a lusser des

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man defen. the prosecution acted in concart

LEGISLATIVE: COUNCIL.

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The chief items on the agenda: for he | thất morrową - meeting of the Legislative Council ADR

ants, Wore, committed for

Resolution: under Section & be the Eiquor trial

"reading of

the

mimetros, baken by the vaLİDAY Powerin andenvouring,bas suppress opiate A Statistier of epiunt production and smokers Maintenance of a Harbour of Refure, upon Samundo dos authorisni tõus Constructions anNË.

• NTLAWAYS DO correspondents, we would are also given. * Chinese reports deal with and over certain portions of the Best Bar state that the swimming Exce scross the historien, statistion), International and frontage at Taikoktaut Mongkokist, and Propristors of the China Mark, Eta, is the oplum question exhaustively, from and Foreshore situated upon the Harbour | harbour for the Cups presented by the domestic points of view, but the clearest samati, Kowloon, in this Colony and most useful statement was supplied by Chainings to amend the Malician Damage from the Police Par at Re loon to the Second reading of the Bill entitied Abers of local club or not. The course is open to all comes, whether they are meta-

Mr Branyate, who represented the Govam-Ordinanes, 1960. ment of India. The American and Nether-

reading of the Bill entitled An V.R.Cdling stope.

The on wax transhipped into carga hon's lasda delegates InTS. vainable details to amend the Eating Ordino,

and was quite fe from the typhooning the use of the drag in their coun- How did this particular lot. escape tries, and with revenge statistics from There was no typhoon on the 27th of July: why was this oil in danger?

Did those 200 baskuts stay alongside Butterbeld's what after the 7th Delivery had been taken place on the 7th

Did the off stay there? After delivery on the 27th I do not know what happened

to.it

There was only one bill of lading for both this lot of 200 packages and the Jot of 360, was not that so - Yes. 4.

And these 200 baskets, could not be taken away until all the formalities of the Customs had been gone through 7-Alter

Hongkong the Commission had good interin upon which to bese ita labours. Reo focenes is made to the Exes that Germany prohibited the cultivation of poppy in Kinochao over sines her occupation of, that territory and that the British at Weihaiwei and the Japaness in Forum have done likewise, Throughout Indie it appears, with the exception of Burns, the site of opium prepared for smoking is forbidden.

Sir Alexander Hose (British Commercial

the examination, was held on the 27th day Attaché) gave a clover criticism of the

could deliver the oil

The examination on the 27th took plaes at the same time for the 200 baskets as for the 3507-I did not see it myself; my feki

Iooked after this business.

Isn't it a fact that a considerable quantity of oil shipped to Canton is sold direct from the lighters No.

If there had been no typhom would not the 350 baskets lost have been sold before they were landed even if the purchaser came and asked for them? Yes,

And if the purchase brought his own have train your lialiter would you

Kon

transhipped them 7-Yes. Further evidence was called.

~Water Polo,

Second reading of the Bill entitled As Ordinance to amend the Tramway Ordin In the Hongkong Water Polo Shield

1009, Second reading of the Bill entitled A Competition yesterday the 57th Co. R.GA.

An Onlinance to amend the Liquor Licences at the 86th Co. by & goals to nil, while Ordinance, 1893, and the Liquor Licanoss the UX.. orename the Bufis by 5 goals the Liquor Licences Ariendment Order Extension Ordinance, 1908, and to repeal to one

anco, 1903,

1893.

Interpart Aquatics.

Second reading of the Bill antitled Ar Ordinance to amend the Doga Ordinance, rue to their prindy traditions and Second reading of the Bill entitled Antbir love of true sport, the house of Unlinanoo to set apart certain Crown Land Jardine Matheson and Co., Ltd, we learn professing the Christian Religion. other timt the members of the swinging team to to be used as a burial ground for persons from the Shanghas Mercury, have arrangod

than-members. of the Roman Catholic represant Shanghai in the Hongkong Gala Church.

THE LATE CAPT. BAINBRIDGE.

Second reading of the Bill entitled Aurate in fact, the song atjauno roduced. Ordinance to relieve the Governorm-rate, in fact the return journey will be Council of certain ministerial duties sraged for at a single fare. Not only have the agents of the Indo-Chins 8. N. O given these very considerate terms, but undeavours to also being made to baro a rotura steamer to fit in with thé conclusion of the gala, And thanks to these argements all difficulty with regard to the Shanghai team's participating in the In the mesatime event has been met. plans are being considered whereby the members of the team will spend a week end up country where the long distance. events can be done justice to.

Chinese report. Eo spoke sympathetically of China's efforts to eradicate the opium ovil and, after lamenting the mossace of statistics, urged that something ought to be done to "obviate the difficulty and

The Isto Capt. Wm. Bainbridge, whose possible controversy that might creur f death at Dulwich at July werecunded ou towards the end of 1910, the Chinese Wednesday evening, first made acquaint Government should still be anable rasaco with Hongkong harbour fifty-two years

gress had been affected." demonstrate with any provision What proago. In those days it was considered highly The Chinese dangerous to land on the desolate Kowloon delegates thereupon undertook to bring side. The port was crowded with sailing the matter prominently before the Chinese vessels, clippers and coasters, extending in fovernment,

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In addre sing the Court for the defense Mr MeNeill argued that the words in

The president was naked to spply to the May, when Capt. Bainbridge passed cluding risk of craft" meant no more than Senior Consul at Shanghai for data zegard through on what proved to be his last trips while the cargo was being taken ashore by the simplest, quickest and most directing opium in the International Settlement, there was but one sailing ship anchored off method. Procooding, counsel aid a point bus though a request to this affect was Bont Stonecutters, and Kowloon prefented, the stole as to the meaning of Port of Canto Air Siffurt, Consul General for Belgiums, appearance of a busy hive of industry. The

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best years of his life Capt. Bainbridge pute that Messrs Butterfield and Swize's no reply was received. wharf was in Canton. He should my that At a later sussion it became obvious that served in the Royal Indian Marine and Hanau was Canton, and therefore the ship the Chiuose dalegates were under some may were the stories he had to tell of had arrived at her destination what she usaggrebendon in regard to the Angio-adventures up the Persian Gulf and along reached Mears Batterield and Swire's

HOUR the const of the peninsula of Hindustan. Chinese agreement for reducing the impert At the close of the Japan-China war, in 1864, wharf nt Honan Daling with the te tion of delay, Mr MeNeill said if the com- of opium from India. Finally the matter he joins the Nippon Yusen Kaishin, being signor bad taken the

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A telegram received" in London from Weihaiwai relats to a notable achievemen The House of Tatrique, by Paroy White. in gunnery by EME. King Alfred, the

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Philip Loveluck, by Charles Owen. lighters, on to dry land on one side reduce the exports from. India by 5,10 Japanese war when the vessel was requisi-

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by Lady Mr Tang Kuo-an moved that a con- that bu lost not one of the man or

Where Billowa Rail, by Allen Raine. Nothing mittes consisting of fire delegate benhorses, guns or packages of war material

Other Things than Love, by Handasyde. had been shown which could justify the oil pointed to consider and report on the entrusted to his care. For his services A private batter received from Weihaiwej being kept adat for such a long time medical aspects of the opium question, in during this trying time he was decorated dated August 16 states that on the night QUALIFIED ENGLISH CHEMYSTS The only reason which would explain It was that there was no bona fide desire to cluding the best methods of auring the by, the Emperor of Japan; he also wore a of August 16 one of the boiler tubes horst and the oil at all into the special godowns, opium habit without recourse to the drug decoration conferred on him by the Go-on board MS. Otter, torpido bot The bona fide wish of the consignee, he or any of its derivatives." After consider virument of India. A courtly represents destroyer, and as a result two men had submitted, was to keep the ci stored in the able discussion à resolution was adopted tive of the splendid sators of the olden died and another was lying in a precarious Eghter until it was sold.. That was why which waived the proposal of joint action times, his charm of mannar set off by a condition. It is the custom for the torpedo» ; the defendants spoke of the matter of de- Lay 我吧 terminating tho contmet. It coull and referred the matter to the represen not conceivably be right that under an tatives of all countries concerned fur auch interested motive the

consignee should prolong the risk in that way to the action as might be thought bast. disadvantage of the insurer.

AMERICAN BEBOÏUTIONS. Lorship was satisfied that the of enuld Eight motions were brought forward by have been landed at some time during the American delegation, but the first

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fine presence up to the very last. Capt. destroyers to leave their moorings about 9 Bainbridge made hosts of friends among P.m. and to go outside for night-fring the travelling public, and when he was about three times a week, and on this con gisen the command of the fine new linersion ataam was being got up when the Biyamki Maru it was felt that his eminent accident occurred. The steam from the CHEMYSTS & DRUGGISTS services in the big Japanese shipping com explosion as seen from the shore. The

those four or five days, not into special three were withdrawn. The next was pany had been fittingly recognised. Befanerals took place at 8 a.m. un the 18th 31. Queen's Road godo necessarily but into godowns Eaere even some slight low might be designed to secure international co-oper- delighted in giving lantern lectures, and instant, WHAT HAFFINED ON BOARD. D

incurred by leakago, then he submitted ation for the prevention of smuggling, his descriptive account of the Russo-

He submitted that Landing effects,

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that defendance should be given a verdict. This was adopted and became Resolution Japanese War, illustrated as it was by the Otter disclose a story of great bravery as the delay was altogether unnecessary. IV of the Commission. The most import photographs taken by himself, was in ex on the part of a second-cinas: petty, officer

that the riskant of the American resolutions was the cellent taste and capitally phrased. It of the torpedo-boat" destroyer was terminated by the netaal delivery eighth Be it resolved that in the dust bave given enjoyment to hundreds of tunately, we have no means of obtaining the consignment so that the consignee's opinion of the International Opium Com-people besides motting a very considerabile this man's name, but a sailor from one of

bis orn coolies took the oil and weighed it, mission every nation which prohibits the sum for various charities in which the the incident as it was given to him. When Majesty'a ships at Weihalwei recounted loaded it is lighters and delivered it part to a parcbuser, weighing of cargo not production of opium and ita derivatives warm-hearted captain was interested. He tho tube berat below there were about half- being an incident of transit.

in that country, except for medical uses, leaves a widow and family to mourn his should be free to prohibit the importation loss. One of his nephews, Capt. F. H. into its territories of opium or its deriva. Fegen, is in command of the. N.Y.E. tives, except for medical purposes." The steamer Mike Maru. -- importance of this resolution became ap "parent when Dr Tanney (Chinese Secretary

The case was adjourned until cosaoraw

when it will probably bà concluded.

OFFICER'S HEROISM. Loses Life in Saving Drowning Workman.

“BROTHER WHO DIED 180. YEARS AGO.”

correspondent writes: Not long since,

dozed men in the stoka.hold and vicinity:

The

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of the American Legation at Peking),. who introduced it, said: The existing treaties prevent China from exercising ber I had occasion to refer to the service of my who were below and got out alive owe The following proceedings laro been issued by the Myaare Government-The tight nen Kovereign rower to act for family under the British, which envers the their lives to the bravery of this man. A government of His Highness the Maharajs the protection of her own people. The long period of about 200 years in Northern the men were got to the deck alive, bat one have received with profound sorrow the consciousness of this limitation neta as India and the Straits without a single break was so badly, scalded that he died shortly powe of the death of Capt, Bornárd E. Davey, R., officiating chief engineer,

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