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TXCREDAY, January 19:-

ary Club.

THE CHINA MAIL.

CASHIER CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT.

Ball $20,000.

Before Mr E R. Hallifax, s the Mngis-

BANKRUPTS DISCHARGE.

REFUSED.

Possible Criminal Proceedings.

At the Bankruptay. Court this snoring, before the Chief Justice (Sir F. Piggott),

of

W. B. find applied for the discharge! a debtor aamud Leung Pak-leung. Hu said the Official Receiver had filed a very longthy report in the case, and although

TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1911.

[COPTRIGET.]

SINGAPORE'S TAXATION

PROBLEM

AS URANCE OF COMPEN SATION WANTED.

(Fipm

From Our Own Correspondent.). SINGAPORE, January 17

[COPTRIGHT.] KOREAN BANK IN CREASES CAPITAL

(Independent News Agency's Service to the China Mail.).

Tokyo, January 17, Largely to accomodate the new Chosen Peers, the Korean Bank has decided to increase ita capital to three times the prosent figure (3,000,000 Yen).

Rule will come soon, and the reault will be that, if the Irish are turned ent of Westminster, the Unionists will have "a" majority" and" ought to keep it. The Liberals will try and prevent this by keeping the Irish tracy, this morning Alexander George in the House of Commons to main-Ravenhill, accountant, riding at No. tain a rajority, but surely this absurdson Hill Road, was clured with that arrangement will not be allowed. If, en divers dates between July 20 and December 31, 1910, being the unployed we do not legislate for Ireland the by the Canadian Pacific Railway Co. (Mr Hind) rdmitted some of the Inets tested against the proposed Income Tax Irish should not legislate for us. But cashier, did feloniously embezzle curtain contained in this report tu did not admit or any other taxation until it in assured there are signs that it is to be sums of money amounting to about thors. The best thing to do would be to that the Imperial Government will com on the invernments of the Feers, which devolution all round-Home Rule 8,600.82, the monies of the company,

Mr H. J. Gedge appeared to prosecuted the crus to a special day as he pensats the Colony to an extent equival-are to be paid in bonds recently granted.

ent to the loss of revenue which has them by the Emperor of Japan, for Ireland and Grand Committees for and Mr Reader Harris defended. Wales, and Scotland, and England.

Defendant was remanded, buil being counsel come in.

His Lordship. I don't quito soo how been suffered owing to the restrictive Imperial action in regard to the opium Seeing how things are going I hope allowed in the sum of 320,000.

traffic. it will end in Home Rule all round and

SHIP.

at the Marine Court this morning, Captain Defors Commander Basil Taylor, RN,

F. Sembill, master of the 3.8. Borace, was charged with unlawfully carrying dangerous goods under a false description on board his ship on December 17.

wishel to call in couns.

+

Mr Hind said the Official Roceiver was now applying to his Lordship to order the

ereditors in the ostate. It was therefore i advisable that the man should havo an

counsel. opportunity of being represented bỳ |

Hi Lordship-On the report of the

Official Rocoirer I have to consider whether there is a prima facie case. I do not decide whather he in gailty or not.

an Imperial Senate for Imporial affairs DANGEROUS GOODS ON BOARD prosecution of the doktor and one of the -with the Peers represented in the Imperial Senate by election of a certain number of themselves, the remainder being elected by the local Parliaments; but the qualification for a Senator should be that he should have served the State in some capacity at home or abond. The Senate should have power of two vetos of any bill passed by less than a two-thirds majority in the local Parliament. pussed three times by local Parlia- ment, there should be a Referendum, which should settle it."

Sorgeant Taylor stated that at 4 p.m. on the 17th ulto, as the vessel was leaving he

went down into one of the holds and found drum of gasolone and 35 cases of kerosene pil. The Chinese passengers had froo no Icess to those dangerous goods and their

luggage was in the vicinity. Their inats! were spread out on top of the tins of kerosena. He called the attention of the master to the fact and the captain had the That is a throughly practical gasolené remoted and further said he would solution of a knotty problem putromore the kerosena. As the ship was forward by an Overseas man who can under way witness had to leave before they view the course of politics in the

.

ware removed. .

Mr Hind replied that if counsel appeared they might be able to point out certain facts and reasons which might induce his Lordship to think it indrisable to order a prosecution.

His Lordship-The only question before. is whether there is a prima facie case. Counsel cannot assist me in that.

Mr Hind said counsel might be able to point out the legal effect of the facts on which the Oficial Receiver relied and thus

elow there was no prima facie cano.

...

The Deputy Official Receiver (Mr A. G. M. Fletcher) saw no reason why the case should be adjourned. Counsel could ap pear in the Police Court on behalf of both

mun.

3r F. Lenfesty produced the ship's old country from the outside. Un-clearance in which the cargo was described

ng "General" fortunately it will not be such im Defendant said that on the day ho want - 9p..-Lecture at Union Church Liter partial thinkers who will decide the to clear the dangerous goods were on board.

question. The decision rests with the and no order for shipping any had been

Mr. Hind cutlined the history of the FRIDAY, January 20:---

electors of the United Kingdom, and received. On previous trips he had generally case, and asserted that for three years the carried some, embarking it at the danger facts alleged in the report had been in the aggregate, wisdom which they ous goods' anchorage, east of Kellet Island. display when called upon to face a The Chinese passengers were allowed Forsion of the Official Receiver. 1 grayo constitutional crisis does not to take shelter wherever there was room

! Lady Lugard's 'A Home.' SATURDAY, January 21-

for Australia.

Sir Henry & Lady May and family Jaare Royal HR. Yacht Club's Regatta and

Smoking, Concert. Moxpat, January 23-

Queen's College Prize Distribution. THURSDAY, January 20;-

The China Mail.

ing an optimistic opinion as to the kind of auswer that they will give. A narrow parochialis dominates the

was now very late to rely on intricate facts

justify the student of history in form-for them and some of then went into the relating to business transactions taking compartment in which kerosene was place so long ago, and three years ago the generally stored. As the passengers ware debtor might have been able to produce being mustered a lighter came alongside facta rubutting those on which the Official with the dangerous goods, and the mate Receiver now relied. The Official Recolver boisted the red fing. It was never intended was now inaking free charges against the that the passengers should be carried in the the debtor and one against a creditor. same compartiment as the oil. He was aware that he ought to have reported the matter.

5.15—Y.M.C.A. Annual Meeting. 8 p.m. Dramatic Entertainment at St minds of the inmutable many into

Joseph's College.

whose hands the destinies of a mighty Empire have been placed, and they are more likely to bring it to wreck than to devise far-reaching schemes which shall conduce to its further HONGBONG, TUESDAY, JANUART 17, 1911 development and prospective con-

HOME RULE ALL ROUND.

tinuance.

As we have come to a parting of the ways it does not seem inopportune WITH Mr ASQUITH back in the to quote a passage from the writing suddle pledged to giving Ireland of JOBS STUART BLACKIE, written

hismindae totho intention of the Ordinance,

His Lordship said the debtor had maneuvred in such a way that if he escaped

The Chamber of Commerce has pro-

NEWFOUNDLAND

AMERICA.

AND

RECIPROCITY OVERTURES

REJECTED.

(Bouter's Servics to the China Mail)

The increase will be made cousequent

CAPITAL IN JAPAN.

BIG INCREASE IN INVEST- MENTS.

(Independent Neite Agency's. „Service' to the China Mail.)

TOKTO, January 17, According to the Intést investigations

Yen

last year has sean an enormous increase LONDON, January, 17.. of aggregate capital invested in various. The Morning Post's Washington enterprises throughout Japan. correspondent says that the Fremlor of The increa amounts to Newfoundland has flatly rejected the 480,000,000. reciprocity overtures from America, desaing that they involve a sacrifice of British interests and would not be profitable to Newfoundland. BRITAIN'S SUPER-DREAD-

NOUGHTS.

KEELS OF TWO LAID,

(Reuter's Service to the China Maü.)

LONDON, January 17, The keels of the British super-Dread noughts King George and Centurion were laid to-day at Portsmouth and Davonport, respectively,

THE RUSSIA-GERMAN AGREEMENT.

TURKEY FEARFUL.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail:)

LONDON, January 16.

In view of the continued uneasiness

RUSSIA AND CHINESE LABOUR.

DEBARRED IN GOVERNMENT WORKS.

(Independent News Agency's Service to the China Mail)

Tokyo, January 17.

The Russian Government has issued an order prohibiting the employment of of Chinese labourers in the Government

works in the Amur and Coast Provinces.

DEBTOR REMANDED IN CUSTODY.

Criminal Charge Pending.

The case of Lai Fau-sang again came bofore the Chief Justice (Sir F. Piggott) at the Bankruptcy Cour- to-day,

Debtor was examined by bir A. G. M.

Fletcher (the Deputy Official Recaivar), and stated that he was assistant manager

Who is "Ah Ling He is a broker, friend of mine.

at Contantinople, the German Ambos-in the Tin Sing Printer's Shop. Asked gador, has further assured Turkey that if he carried on any other business, he said the Bankruptcy Ordinance he would be the Russo-German understanding is sometimes he would sell things on behalf of Hie Worship said there was no doubt in very clever. He thought there was a concerned exclusively with railway others, including a man named Ab Ling, and continued that the import of the prima facie case, and although there might construction and railway junctions in word "General" as applied to cargo was bo point of law involved in it that could be Persia. The Ambassador described generally accepted to be applied to cargo properly argued before the Criminal Court the alleged, negotiations in regard to to look for this nut but I have heca un- which might be stored together and certainly, Asked to explain the three years' delay, did not include dangurous goods. At nearly every other post in the world the master the Deputy Official Receiver said the Mesopotamia as foolish inventions. leaving, but here that formality was dis- tripping: Ha was informed that he would had to provide a copy of his manifest before dificulty had been to get these people pensed with at leastly provide for a

5 of section 15, never succeed but had tried his best because though it did not

of dangerous goods carried, *pecite report

he was convinced that this was a mont

MOUTRIE & CO., LD Home Rule, men's thoughts are again it is true forty-four years ago, but implied that such was necessary, otherwise fraudulent case.

Hongkong, April 16, 1907.

WM. POWELL.

how was the Harbour know that His Lordship-The case has not been such goods are being carried? He therefore sloop? considered that the charge of attempting to carry dangerous goods under a false description had been proved. A fine of 8250 was imposed.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

We are again reluctantly compelled to

SUPPRESSING THE SENATE.

(Wah Tae Yot Po'a Service.)

PEKING, January 16. The Doputy Official Receiver-Oli, no; |

The members of the Senate intended I have been collecting evidence. 1 have been attacking him in Canton. I understand having an extraordinary meeting in the he has. $100,000 worth of property there," first moon of the new year, but the Mr Hind-My friend informed me that proposal has been negatived by the the nuatter had been lost sight of altogether. Grand Council.

The Deputy Official Receiver said that was before his time. He had been waiting for an opportunity, and now that the application for discharg was gade he had the opportunity.

"Where is ho?-You have directed me

successful so far.

You deny that you are Ah Ling your. self 1—I am not Ah Ling.

Have you ever done business in the name of Ah Ling ?—No,

Beplying to further questioné hojede mitted that he had signed as acknow ledgment on paper with Ah Ling'a name on it. The Chce Hang Firm paid debtor $140 for paper which was to have been delivered to them by Ah Ling. By a document puced he promised to pay the money back if he could not get the paper, and ho had done so,

turning with rather feverish intensity extremely applicable to the present to the interminable Irish question situation :-"For "iny part, I have Unquestionably, things have changed not the slightest doubt, if the present very considerably in Ireland since the democratic movements be allowed to day when GLADSTONE disrupted the go on without any counterpoise, and Liberal purty by his dramatic in-a decided front of reaction be not troduction of a Home Rulo bill, for shown both by the sensible, part of much water has flowed beneath the the public and the Government, that hold over till to-morrow a number of letters bridges since then. But, on the whole, the history of this country is already from correspondents, the conservative element in English wound up. The dictatorial power of society still seriously questions the the masses being once established by wisdom of giving Ireland a free and their pledged deputies in the House unfettered hand in her own internnt of Commons, the House of Lords will 31st Dec, amounted to 27,939.12 tons and ceedings should be taken. He (his Lord- Children's Department management. Again, it must not be either be formally, abolised by the the sales during the period, to 22,831.83ship) did not direct proceedings but gave Yuan Shih-Kai should be called to doposed to knowing debtor as Ah Ling

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stroke of some violent collision, or forgotten that however much wo "bled" the Emerald Isle in the far become, like the Senate in relation to off unhappy days, the case has been Augustus Caesar, a mere court to very considerably altered during the register the arbitrary decrees of the Commons. The Established Churches past thirty years. Ireland has, in pro-

will then be overthrown, and all the postion to her population and her needa, drawn more money from the institutions by which England achiev

We are informed that the total output

of the Chinese Engineering and Mining Company's three mines for the week ending

In connection with the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders Mr Nicolay will read a paper, on The Technical Education and Advancement of Marine Engineers," in the Institution Rooms, on Friday, 20th January, at 9 p.m-

Imperial Exchequer since the Acte rettes trampled under foot this afternoon a resolation, proposed by

of Union was passed than have any Our national character, shorn of those

His Lordship expressed the opinion that

there was a case to go before the Attorney

General who could decide whether pro-

YUAN SHIH-KAI WANTED.

(Wah Tas Yat Po's Service.)

PEKING, January 10.. Prince Ching has suggested that II.B.

Mr Hupedon, employed by Mosers. Jardine, Matheson and Company, garota evidence. He stated that he know the debtor, and although he did not know his maine he knew that he used to buy paper for the Cheo Sing shop in the name of Ah Ling, broker.

The master of the Choo Sing Firm also

the law officers leave to take proceedings if Peking to confer in the matter of the Witsas gavo debtor $140 with which to they thought fit.

fused.

The application for discharge was represent situation in Manchuria, but the buy paper, but he did not deliver the paper

Prince Regent has advised that the step and the money had never boon paid back

On the application of the Deputy Official" bo not yet taken,

H.E. Chao Erb Shin, Viceroy of Receiver, the debtor was rumanded in custody, pending a criminal charge being Szechuan, having been formerly in brought against hin..

EXTORTIONATE INTEREST:

Borrowed. $700; Paid $800; $950 Still Dug.

office in Manchatis, has been sent for to consult in the situation.

BEGIN TREATMENT AT ONCE, TIAVE you a weak throat? If so, you

A REMEDY FOR GROUP THAT ́IS ABSOLUTELY SAFE. “ CYROUP is the most prevalent during the dry cold weather of the ly cannot be too careful. You cannot winter months. Parents of young children begin treatment too early. Each cold should by prepared for it. All that is makes you more liable to another and the needed is a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Inst is niways the hardest to care. If you Remedy. Many mothers are never without will take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy at it in their homes. It is not only a safe For sales by all Chemists and Storo for coughs, colds and croup. For mile by.

all Chemists and Storeksepors, the outset you will be saved much trouble, and harmless medicine, but the boot in use

At the meeting of the Sanitary Board

In the Bankruptcy Court this morning,. Mr A. Shelton Hooper and esconded by of the other partners, and her in virtues and graces which have their Mr Lau Chu Pok, was unanimously carried, before the Chief Justice (Sir F. Piggot), debtedness to England at the present root in aristocracy, will be degraded placing or record the services rendered by the public examination was concluded of a

Sir Henry May to the Colony in the cause Chinese woman named Ng Lai Yung. moment stands at an enormous figure into the American type. The tyranous of acitation more particularly during the Debtor, answering Mr A. G. M. Fletcher Does anybody imagine that she will reign of an unlimited democracy plague season of 1894,

(Deputy Official Receiver), aid her bank uver be able to repay her debts to will then commence, and last for a

There were 88 fires in Yokohama Lust ruptcy was entirely due to borrowing Children's Jerseys England if she cuts the connection generationora century, as circumstance

or five years ago and gavo eight promissory keepers. damaging 12. Eight of these fires were which now binds her to the English may determine. We shall then have ear, destroying 684 houses and badly money. She began harrowing some four the usual dissension and breaking up, ane to incendiarism. The cause of eighteenotes to Bagwan Singh amounting to 2000. Treasury? Why, it has been cal-

A is unknown. "The rest wore all accidente. How much cash have you rocdived from in which all democracies end. culated that she would not be able

military despotism will be established, The amount of damage is put at F,785,287, these notes 8570. to continue the Old Age Persims, the glory of Great Britain will be wasty two persons were injured, while Wm. Powell, Ld., now so lavishly bestowed upon her

one life was lost. Citizens pay about poor and peasantry if she has to rely gone, and the historian of

Y.40,000 per annum for fre-protection. century not perhaps far distant will

This amount increases pencly as the

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entirely upon her own resources have to record that this great nation,ity extends. Nevertheless, Home Rule is steadily notwithstanding the boasted virtue of approaching for her, and the future must decide whether it will be for her Christianity and Representative Go- vernment, fell, like Greece and Rome, weal or woe

writes:The elections are on,

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

General Booth, the head of the Salvation

by two great disintegrating agencies Army, is now completely blind.

the excess of luxury and the abuse of liberty,"

PLAGUE IN SHA' GĦAL

At first you paid 72 per cent. per year. for a short time and then you paid $6 per

Som is not that wo

And in a period of about two years you have paid about 8800 interest 7-Yea

Bis Lordship-What is she !..

The Deputy Official Receiver-She AR

PORTS.

All our Ports are guaranteed to be the product of Pure Grapes ONLY, grown in the vineyards of the famous Bouro District near Oporto, Portugal.

Our Invalid, Dry Imperial No. 2 Royal Teway, and ever cheaper Brands cannot be beaten jp Price or Quality,

poor woman, my Lord--7 10

His Lordship What is her occupation ? The Depaty Official Roceiver-Nothing. His Lordship. Where does she got secu? the The Deputy Oficial Receiver-She had s Falconer and Co. jewellers, Hongkong, son, and who doce & little needlework, and was married to Miss Elizabeth Gracie at the she has managed to scrape together this Port Invalid and other Good Ports should be matured in Woo Poyal Hotel, Inverkeithing, on January .money. (To the debtor) and you now

i owe about $950 7

Me John Cruickshank, of Mesura.

A prominent resident of Ceylon, who happened to be in England in the early part of December, sends the Ceylon Observer a very illuminating Tetter on the subject, from which we make the following excerptsrrespondence relatira to plague pre- Mombers of the community who hare Dobtor Yes.

vention in Shanghai was submitted at the not already signél the Audrees to Sir The Deputy Official Teceiver mul he mosting of the Sanitary Board ibis after Henry Mayes runninded that the signature thought it hardly necessary to continue the the excitement outside the papers | nom, at man is dying out before it is half over. Sir Peflbum Warren, HI, B. M's Consul scat will be collected on Thursday, the examination. He would not ask tie a

Fulication because he was defending this Gurgral at Shanghai, write endlosing copy

woman in a case which Bagwan Singh was The ordinary man is not polling in of the latter from the Municipal Council

W many cases, as he is digusted at and thanking His Excellency the Car His Excellency the Governor has kindly impng gainst her in the Summary ernor for forwarding a copy of the price consented to present the prizes at Queen's Court. If he could get judgment, for the the state of affairs--a useless clection, date for the provention and mitigation things da they were, and the Irish of plagos: in: Borging, together with College am Monday next and to unveil a sennit he would ask for this proseslings tij iple lucture in English and Chinese on number of portraits which have been prescinded. Otherwise he should ask for masters of the situation-trade spoilt the me subjacent for the ducatish entail to the institution. The proceetings adjudication.

of the masses by distribution and by street} Icctures,

and a lot of money wested. Home

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