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The City Hall is a momment to the liberality of the greus tuling fivus of the Colony past must present,

THE CHINA MAIL.

NEWS OF THE DAY,

Today's quotation for Pun-rubber, as and-in-its-time-has-alone-excellcat per Mesars Vernon and Smyth is ba, 11d.

service. But who is there living in

The Buve A. B. Thornhill, M.Ag will

am Sunday next

HONGKONG LADIES RIFLE ASSOCIATION,

FRIDAY, APRIL 1911

plaintiff himself, and if he had wiebod ho could have seen them every moment of the day It might be that he was Bush an ignorant mum that he could not understand them, but he, (air Fotter) must say plaintiff did hot display such appalling ignorance when he was in the witness box. at gun if that was so it did not justify

him in sesuming tho pruition which, to my

Annual Meeting. The 1011 Blesting of the Hongkong the Colony to-day but will ucku preach the parade servico in the Cathedrst Ladies Rifle Association opened at the ledge that it no longer serves the

rongo on Wednesday and continues until needs of the conmmity. The theatre

It is settled that Inelisu troops at the to-morrow (Saturday) afternoon, when Mrs the least of it was widinding, unmoly, is draughty, miserably furnished and inadequately provided with even the Contiun will oncamp at Hampton Court Anderson, wife of Major General Anderson, will present the prizor, The attendance at comisionest necessities, while its demistic properties are shocking. The upper halis used for dancing and

on the site used in 1902.

It is understood that Mr Lloyd George's next Budget movided for the payment of

a

that he was debarred from seeing the accounts and that he did not know how

Corner.] ANGLO-JAPANESE COM- MERCIAL TREATY.

CONTENTS OF THE MEASURE,

(Independent Nets Agency's Servire to the Chins Mail.)

Torvo, April 7. The text of the Auglo-Japanese

the mango so far has been most satisfactory, the business was going on and that he commercial treaty was published yestor- and the membra of the fair sex have shown ratio solely on Howell's word ami that!

surprising proficiency in handling the that word ans nutrico and frudulent. It day, Among the articles provision

would have made the business pay consider is made for the following cases: concerts, no longer enfier for the embers of Parliament at the rate of £400 | rifle. The secròtarial dution are this yearing that he had to pay three per cunt Cotten textiles (faunola and figured commission on the business when up to fabrics axcluded), woollen, clothe the time he took it over it had been (mousseinina velvat excluded); pis.iron

Whether it was tiz, electro-plated wäre, paints, etc.- running at a loss.

011

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Thu 8.8. Zalita from Manila brought Bursa Grat cines ago, 11 Chiuose bin, Chinoso: Recoil, 18 Chinese and Filipinos deck.

An expedition of eight British officers and 300 nien, with machine guns, is moving

against a refractory tribe in the Sapari Hills, in the northern territories of the Cold Cond. It is a dificult and rocky

country, and the uperations are expected to last two nintha

eyer-increasing demands of a growing community. Besides, the coalition of the fabric after all these years in anch0 a climate as that of Hongkong must be a cause of considerable uneasiness to those who wish to use the place for the purpose of a big assembly. This Government is not in a position today to build a theatre, neither do we think there is much prospect of a public company being started for

The London County Council has given such a purpose. The returns

authority for the opening of a cinemato capital expended on such a project in graph exhibition on Sunday on condition the Far East are all too problematical that a portion of the proceeds be given to to attract investment. Altogether the Lowton hospital funds. Sover then, taking

these things into clergymen are protesting ngit the consideration, we are greatly inclined Council e action. to support the suggestion that the

Judge Herbert D. Gate, of the Court Coronation Committee should up of First 1stance, Manila, has recently proach the trustees of the City Hall passed sentence in some opium smuggling to discover by what means the cases, sending the convicted men to gol turpetiods ranging from sighteen months to Colony could, with their cooperation, 30 dnes. The opiam was alleged to haro be put into possession of an up-to-been smuggled on a Hongkong steamer. date theatre al assembly rooms The trustees might either be bought out, or if for sentimental reasons the big firms interested decline that proposition, then perhaps they coult 104 HK. Corinthian Yacht Clubs be induced to allow the public to cooperate with them in a suitable schente. We see no reason why such Non-Entries close for H.K. V project could not be realised, for performancent Bandmannpera the site of the City Hall was origin

ally pretically a free gift from the Crown. The trustees do their best for the benefit of the community 9.15pm. Handel's Memish" at St. indertheexisting circumstances, but at present we believe the place hardly pays the cost of upkeep and therefore

Ladies' Rifle Association Meeting,

Day.

1 p.m.-V. X. C. Athletic Sports, “

v. Chib Germania.. 7.45p.m.-Kowloon Cricket Club Dinter H.K. Carinthian Yacht Club's moking Concert

3 pan-Bowling Match, Hongkong Club

General Momornada." SUNDAY. April 9 :-

coming Cruise.

PERFECTION OF TOUCH MONDAY, April 10

AND

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The R.1.M.B. Dufferin is duq to arrive at Hongkong on 11th instant with H.E.S.D., R.G.A. The venue will be

3,30 p.m.-H., Gyukha Club's First no funds are forthcoming for im-20th Baluchistan lafantry and No Co, H.K. A. A. A. Broks Cross-natryprovements. All the more reason

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1 p.m.--Lusitano Club Athletic Sports TUESDAY, April 18:--

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TERDAY, April 26:--

NoonMeeting of the Hongkong Electric

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in the hands of Miss M. Lqureiro, who has the as-istamos of an enthusiastic committer. We hope to print to-morrow the results of the competitions,

THE HONGKONG BUTCHERY

DASE.

Address by Counsel for the Dofeneo.

not paying bing of whether for some other reasons it was now clear that It is agreed in this treaty that Yueng gave the business up early in England shall continue her existing Nanuary 1807 and he thought it was proved free customs on habutai silk and nine.

bayong all possible doubt that the business other Japanese articles; was closed in January 1597, not because of

Both parties are free to notify their. The false End fraudulent representations

intentions to amend the tronty, il av made by Mir Howell in bed Yucas desirous, after it leben la operation

for one year but not

Cheung would not carry it on any longer. As a matter of fact it was ahuitted by

until

Before the Chief Justice Sir Francis plaintiff and he was forced to adult it and after due notification has Piggott, at the Supreme Court this morn. As he had submitted at the beginning passed between them of the proposed ing the case a continued "In which of the case if the business was closed amendment and if either party are Johns Tatam, runner of the King Edward on January 4, as plaintiff said it was, unwilling to sign the notes they are

and if plaintiff owed Mr Hovel free to abandon the trosty Hotel, saod Fredemek Howell, chief bailla of 814,000 odd or any sum, then it of the Supreme Court, for an account of [seemed_to_hip: alsolutely irrelevant.

C. E. H. Besvis.

His Lordship said ho did not think the Statute of Limitations applied to that case and the plaintiff was not stopped. The point was a somewhat complicated one and in the ovent of judgment going against defendant an appost abuld be taken on that

poiaf.

Mr Gultores was again recalled and point roe in connection with the accounts for February, 1898.

EFFECT OF REDUCED DUTIES.

Liines Wiped Out.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mar.)

LONDON, April 7 London exporters interviewed on

the receipts and disbursements of the to that case whether Mfr Howell was in Hongkong Butchery and for such further terested in the Hongkong Butchers Ca

He saboutted that 19-was-absolutely: une and oflior relief as may by just, jotta

Mr M. W. Stado, K., was for pinistifi,miterial, Plaintiff's case on the pleadings instructed by Mr J. J. Gardiner, and Mr was that his own business was heror closed, Eldon Potter defended, instructed by Mr that it was never sold, that there was not a real sale, but that in some way or another it was carried on ander the new name' of the Hongkong Patohery Co. He sith the subject of the newly concluded mitted that that must fail nor because of Anglo-Japanese commercial treats, plaintiff's own admissions that he while admitting that the reduced. failed to see what the Hongkong Butchery Japanese duties are much better than Co. bad to do with that case and that the general tariff provided, my that on the closing of the. Butchery Co will have no effect on the lower there was a debit balunce again classes of cotton textilce and woollen aHowever he had chosen to say tint Dir

Howell, was the Hongkong Batchery (o, goods, which will still be most serioua- and if it was really phustiff is corn basines y affected. In regard to some classes. he asks for no account Printis did not of these goods it is probable that not say whether it was the whole necoint, or another plese will be shipped after tho portion of it he wanted; no, he said thing 17th of July. The thicker qualities of and if he recovered it must be on the caso. that it is his sole bus an that he was sheet iron are badly hit while the gal entitled to the prouts of the business up vanized iron trade will very likely be to that day. Plaintiff and wld then killed. with a scrixus face at any into he did not know whitether he was serious in his innermost conscience, that Messa Howell and Watkins was going to curry On the business for him and on his behalf. He expected that Mr Howell Mr Potter, in opening the case for the would continue to firanes the business and dafonce, said that it was significant that that he could travel to Amerien or to any that caso should have been brought after a other part of the world' and come back lapse of fourteen gain, or come into court, after any lapse of time and again walk into he should say, after fourteen years. pazt his own. He did not give any reason why Reuters correspondent at Con altogether from the question of legal bar he expected Mr Howel or Mr Watkins tostantinople telegraphs that the Turk- by reason of any statuts the court was, as do that but that was the pastion he ish relief force has entered Sagar,

Mr Potter said that he could not let it

at that his client was guilty of fraud.

Mr Slede-I suggest that the crois examination of Me Gatteres be pastponed until after wo hare na opportunity of zoing into the accounta

His Lordship (to Mr Potter) Tust hold must ask you to open your case, that the cross-examination is finished and I

Mr Potter -Very well, my lord. but r wish to recall Mx Tatam,

THE TROUBLE IN

ARABIA

RELIEF OF SANAA.

"(Reuter's Berries to the China Mut.) -

LONDON, April 7,

therefore, if the public, are willing to put up the money and shoulder the responsibility, that advantage should be taken of the present Among the passengers leaving by the opportunity. At any rate the sug-Empresa of Chins to-morrow are air an Mrs E. G. Barrett, Messrs H. D. Sharpin, gestion is worthy of consideration. A. Murray, P. Sinirock. II. S. Hogge, and knowing what we do of the N Sutton, H. U. Jeffries, A, W. Grant, fine public spirit of such a fira as H. Skott, J. Johnston, A. W, Walkinshar, rule, suspicious of a case of that kind | adopted. It was not a reasonably-pothich has been dioeciy besieged by the Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Co.-P. Weil, W. Iranside, C. Rogers and

J. Owen Hughes,

7.45 p.m.-Volunteer Corps Dinner at who are low through the chances

and accidents of time, the principal The Daily Express states hundreds of MONDAY, April 24 - 1.

Soun, H.K. Schools' Athletic Sparte.parties concerned, we believe-any fam erurie at Mid-Rhondda in families belonging to the 12,000 ininers such project, as we have sketchedles, are on the vergo of starvation, and above would, we are sure, receive women and children often funt in the courtcons and considerate treatment streets owing to hunger. The colliers are at their hands.

each receiving 10s, a week from the Miners Federation, but the latter's funds are rapidly dwindling away. The tradesmen ara on the verge of rain, and they refuse to give further credit to the strikers,"

WEDNESDAY, April 26 -

Noon-Union Tace. Society of Canton

Afecting.

12.30 pm-Chian Traders Inser Cu

Meeting [FRIDAY,April 23:

Stockbrokers Association's Settling Dis

for April:

SATURDAY, April 29 :—

Coranation Contingent departe.

pl.--Eatrics close for Lawn Bowls Open Singles Championship,

The China Mail.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The population of India was found by the recent census to bo 315,000,000.

hi fact

PRESIDENT TAFT URGES

EARLY ACTION.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

LONDON, April 5

which was brought after a long lapse of for a plaintif to adopt. He will satisfy time and more especially was the court his lordship that as a sitter of fact Mr Bedouine since the 17th of January. suspicious of much a case when that Towell had nothing to do with the Hongkong. thee, was so old, founded on Butchery Co., and never had a share in it

THE RECIPROCITY though they had been told by his lanned thing the one of the business was serious allegations of fraud because, and the it was antrao na was alloged

BILL. friend, Bir Slade, that case was not founded

pretended one and that on fraud he did not think that position was defendant retaincil for himself the whole orn large share of the business. He did maintainable when one read the plaintiff's plending. The case was freed from be not wish to weary hair lordship but, Mr ginning to end and it was a case of fraud Howell was a government servant and it which he submitted had failed utterly, was a wurious matter when a man cam He mbmitted that not one jot of the into court and alleged a gross caso of charge of fraud parferred by plaintiff and fraud against him. His Lordship must been supported by cogout evidence. Even have been struck with the light-hearted President Taft in a Message to A Washingtou telegram to this Calle that morning it had been proved, heway in whith the frand was alleged, Congress urges early setion in regard news says that Sopretary Chousall, A per- thought conclusively, that any representa Mantor somed to imagine that because to the Reciprocity Bill

The President states that while the has sent us a couple of excellent photo route to Germany. He has with him tiona mado by Mr Howell with regard to he was prepared to say, "Oh, I think I graphs of the presentation of the King's the personal valuables of President Diezo, bad" position of the business, hata been defrauded," that it was proved. subject was under discussion he be so far from being fraudent and

There was no proof before his lordship not came convinced that the people of with instructions to deposit them in a

true, Honly of imudulent actor of any act the United States would welcome the Berlin bank. The vinbles are understood untrue was absolutely to include" juwela, securities, bonds, and did not think his Lordship could which was not transparently honest, measure, and the expectation has We have received a cupy of the list of any personal rules of the venerable have any doubt at all now that at the Every allegation of fraud broke down been fully confirmed. Flighthouses, light-vessels, buoys and ben-president. Chousall's trip is regarded as and of the first four months trading of the utterly when paintin was submitted to cons on the cost and rivers of China, the forerunner of President Diaz's ab- Hongkong Butchery, there was a heavy loss fross-examination. He would call - Mr and that without taking into account one. Howell and a number of other witnessce It is issued by the Imperial Maritinie dication nad light from the country. A Customs, and includes numerous coloured

4.

A Fong, the well-known photographer,sonal attache of President Diaz, is now

incdal to Chief Detective Inspector Напко

HosaKoNG, FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 1911.

A PERMANENT MEMORIAL plans:

Prior to stiling for Australia to collect funds, Mr W. A, Redmond stated that the Irish party had already approved of the lines of the Government's Home Rale Bill and had very confidence in Mr Asquith And his colleagu

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cent of the money which had been advanced who would satisfy his Lordsip that the THEN A medicine must be given to A serious disturbance lias occurred at by Mr Hawell. That was proved by the claim was wholly unfounded and he young children it should be pleasant

satisfied with defendant's story which entitled defendant to judgment, e

Defendant was then called-and the cast

was adjourned.

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recent shooting of two strikers at Setubal, were such as to show that the business memorial of the approaching Coron

The tramwayinon refused to join, and the could not have been successful at the end. SMART PUGGARREES.ation are now renching us from many

mois altacired the mrs. They were charged of January, 1800, because at that time quarters and were we to commence

by the Republican Guards, and there were they had the plaintif admitting that he Prices Moderate.

many arrests, including the Union lenders, negotiated and arranged with Tren Choong printing then our space would be

Publid sympathy is against the strikers. to take the business over and negotiation filled almost to the exclusion of other Cernuation Day, June 22, will be a The newspapers did not appear in Lisbon on and arranging what commission he was matter. A good many people we general bank holiday at home. The day of Biarch 20th owing to a strikeof compositors to get out of the business. It was absurd find are in favour of pacing a clock my progress, June 23, will be a bank Thirtesni pensons were arrested at. Lumego to suppose that plaintiff, if the pudivers on the new Post Office, but still in London only. The Prince on auspicion of inciting an Infantry Regi, was really solvent, would have willingly

Consort will represent Queen Wirdusinment against the Ropublis.

banded it over to a empradors if larger nuinber suggest that the time at the Coronation. The Prince Consort has come when the cominiinity should { will head a special mission.

The small British community athe could have made infinitely more by keep Sankakan ate laying thenmulves out to log it himself. Finintiff's case as presented really tackle the question of the

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The Bustem Extension Austmaha, celebrate the Commation in regnl aty in, was, he did not know whether it was still vision of a modern theatre nad and China Tulegraph Company, Ltd, and Here is their progamme assembly rooms. In these most of coni's Wireless Telegraph Company, sential public conveniences the Colony Ltd., narco the opting of a wireless islamentably lacking, and is indeed fur telegraph station at Kodling-CockChab Race Meeting hips companies behind even such a emparatively from us at: not. These fahady, which

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He did not know whether it was theatrical in other entertainments,cation with the Australian liners up to a June 22nd, Thurly-ColONATION DAY intenda of nut but Elint was the imprta.

parlins of 2008 to 250 nantien) willes: concerts and public balls. We reu

Moming. --Corypation Servicu 7.30 Lsion fuit on his mind. Now they had it ture to think that had the money

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