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THE CHINA MAIL.

ORDINANCE,

Whan Duty is Payable.

of the resolution was with regard to future Imports:

Mr Justice Gomperta... 25.

The Chief Justice-I think we must call on the Attorney General.

is built, and then pulled to pieces CLAIM UNDER THE LIQUORS and is vir They said that the effect again. One is constrained to asked if the work of native contractors engaged to erect Government build- ings is not subject to constant inspection by the P. D. officials. If so, surely the use of inferior" concrete could detected long before the roof was completed We believe this dis- covery" was mentioned quite half

ordinance was

was the clear

[COFFEIGHT

TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1911.

[COPTAGETT

THE HOME STRIKES.

PEARS OF BIG, COMPLICATIONS. Beuter's Servien to the China Mail)

Loroos, August 7..

granted.

MEN'S TERMS CONCEDED.

NEW JAPANESE LINE

MOJI TO DALCUTTA:

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

Tasyo, August & decided to establish a new steamshty The Nippon Tusen Kaisha hay

service, from Moji to Calcutta, taking in Hongkong, Singapore, Fenang and Bangoon.

Mrabeater aald that there were no An interesting an under the Liquors liquor duties in fores in the Colony before Ordinance came before the Chief Justics, the date of the ordinance and when the deaidedly Sir Francis Piggott, and Mr Justice intention of the Legislature that any liquors.

It puod have been perts, sitting as Full Court, at the imported fore the Colony before the data

-- A. mama "meeting of 14,000 strikers Supreme Court this morning, the parties of the ordinance was free, and that any being Meats H. Price and Co., Ltd., ordinance was to pay the rate of duty Sunday, at which Sir Albert Rolitt's

imported after the date of the

was held at Trafalgar Square on plaintiffs, and the Hon. Attorney General ruling at the time of payment of the duty award was announced. The increase of defendant, the claim being for $1,650.38 The duty which was demanded was the pay and overtime desired by the men

Hon. Mr H. E. Pollock, K.C., appeared duty in fores at the time when it was for plaintifs, instructed by Mr R. F. Cabis Hatirely for the convenienes Master and Hon. Mr G. D. Alabaster, to pet liquor into boad, in

the trade, the trader was, allowed general ating Attorney General, defended, in Ring's warehouse or a specially licensed Solicitor. structed by Mr F. B. L. Bowley, Crown warehouse which he had hired. They The men, however, will not resume had certain privileges and at the work until the demands of the lightar sama time certain risks, the privileges being that they could export liquor from men and qthers are conceded. bond without paying duty. Another The news was received with the pavilege was that they did not lose interest greatest enthusiasm by the excutive of the London Carmen's Trade Union, who on the duty but could take out small stocks

decided to order a strike owing to the musters delay in dealing with the demands of the Union. Twenty-five (Beuter's Service to the China Mus.) thousand man are affected.

Lascon, August 3

SITUATION NOT IMPROVED,

LATER.

the tension, but the situation is other Sir Albert Rollitt's award has relieved

wise nimproved.

a year ago in the Legislative Council, when it was stated that it bad occasioned a delay of about two months We are now wondering if the roof has yet been finally com- The statement of claim set out that pleted and, if so, when the Market under the provisions of sub-section 7 of section 3 of the liquors ordinance, 1909, will be ready for completion. Orain duties, which were ash out in the time, but the disadvantage was that neither of these points do we find bsection, were made payable upon they ran the risk of the duty being increase any information in the report of certain kinds of intoxicating liquors thereined at any time by the Legislature while it the DIRECTOR of PUBLIC WORKS Pied which, under the ordinance of a band. In a common ne But perhaps in

that if leng notice of the intention to Im- September 1909, should be imported,. SUPERFINE QUALITY. AN IDEAL SOAP FOR SENSI- falsification of his past hopes in of Hongkong. It we also sancted by by the tender rushing in his goods at the view of the distilled, made or prepared in the Colony object of the Legislature would be defeated pose duties on certain goods were given the TIVE SKINS.

connection with the Law Courts and the sub-section that should be ald rate and it had been clearly laid down the Post Office, the Hon. Mrawful for the Legislative Council the rate of duty on liquors by resolution that the Legislative Council could change at any time by resolution, to altor which only tonk half an hour or so. It was CHATHAM has decided to henceforth and amend all or any of such duties. the intention of the mover and seconder refrain from speculations into the fut- By resolution of the Legislative Council

Mr Pallook I must object if my friend ure where Government buildings are passed on March 16, 1911, the duties in going to refer to anything that took place in the Legislative Council as there are concerned. Be that as it may, it is referred to were altered and increased. abondant authorities that that cannot be high time the contractor was spurred prior to March 10, 1911, plaintiffs import-be impossible

Subsequently to September 17, 1909 and considered by the Court.

Continuing Mr Alabaster said it would on a little and the public provideded large quantities of intoxicating liquors were allowed to pay different rates on frame estimates if people

badly in need. with a convenience of which it stands and placed the same in the King's or liquors They could not have two scales

licaused warehouse in

and it would be impossible for the of the Import and Exports Department, in accordance with the ordinance. On when a removal permit was applied for, to Various dates since the passing of the enquire the exact date that every particular resolution plaintifly took delivery from the knew that no duty had been paid otherwise been impeded,

lot of liquor reached the Colony. They warehouse certain of such intoxicating the goods would not be in bond. When a liquors. Before plaintiffs took inch de permit was applied for the Superintendent livery the Superintendent of Imports and per duty had been paid.

was compelled to refuse it unless the pro Exports wrongfully demanded from plain- tifs and insisted on payment of datics on such liquors in accordance with the scalo

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General Memoranda.

THURSDAY, August 10:-

10.65 a.m.-Fall Moca.

3.30 p.m.--Legislative Council Meeting.

SATURDAY, August 19:-

12.30 p.m-Hongkong Hotel Co. Half-

Yearly Meeting.

FRIDAY, August 18:-

NEWS OF THE DAY.

To-day's quotation for Para rabber, par Mears Vernon and Smyth, is 49, 71d. Alterations are now being carried out to the old Post Office buildings.

The price of ice in Engkong has been reduced from 1 cents to i cont per 1b..

Singapore way to have two August

Emperor of Austria's Birthday (1830). - holidays: Saturday 5th and Monday 7th. 10a.m.-Sessions comatents.

The body of a Chinese male, aged about 42, was found in Bowrington Cand yesterday.

The China Mail

HONG KONG, TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1911.

KOWLOON MARKET,

Tite Law Courts and the Post Office scandals are thread-bare subjects which the public has now grown tired of discussing. But there is another rause of reproach which, if it Lasloomed less conspicuously in the

Some capital photographs of the recent foods in Hongkong reach us from Mee Cheung.

The Hongkong Ice Company has Interim Dividend of two

declared on dollars per share.

The police found a Chinaman in Queen's Road in a very sick state. He reaching the institution. was removed to hospital, but died before

Governor-General Oshima has been ordered by the Emperor of Japan to go on

set out in the rescation.

the Colony

of such liquors plaintifs were compelled

on

staf

The Chief Justice There would be a difficulty but not so great as you make out. The Superintendent's books would show the Legislative Council tried to grapple with it goods and the question is how has the The whole question is whether the goods are imported until after they have left the Warchoten.

It is expected that sixty thousand people will be idle to-morrow.

The lighter-men and coal porters confer to-morrow under the auspices of and their respective employers will the Board of Trade,

Prices of food in London are rising. "The Medway porta are affected, and

The service will commence in Septem ber, and four steamers of about 3,000 tons each will be engaged.

LINER'S NASTY EXPERIENCE

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liner Columbia collided with an iceebrg A New York message says the Anchor

off Cape Race, Newfoundland.

ice fell on the decks.

Her bows were stove in and tons of

The liner had the narrowest escape, but managed to reach New York unassisted in four days.

THE POPE'S HEALTH

A RELAPES.

shipment of Government stores has Renter's Service to the China Mail)

RAILWAY STRIKE SPREADING.

LONDON, Aug. 7. The strike of railway porters st and other places, Lancashire is spreading to Manchester

persons are out.

Twelve thousand

KAILWAYMEN'S DEMANDS. LONDON, August 8.

Plaintitis claimed that the duty properly payable by thein in respect of such ligouza an imported should be in accordance with, the scale set out in sub-section 1 of construction he put on it was not an unfair Proceeding Mr Alabaster said that the sub section 8 of the liquors ordinance, one to the trade and it was the same that of 1909. In order to obtain possession was in force in England

A strike has broken out among the After the in adjournment Hon Mr Pollock contended that the ordinance unly Lancashire railwaymen, who are de to pay, and had paid under protest, duty contemplated two things-import and ex-manding a 64 hours week and an such liquor, the excess of duty port Directly liquors arrived in the har advance of two shillings in wages. payable in respect of such liquor being export was defined as taking them away by bour limita they were imported by sea and 81,850.38. Plaintiffs claimed that amount ses or land. Why should plaintiffs payrce Railways are involved

The strike is spreading rapidly, and and costs.

higher daty, simply because they put the mediate use for them, to other people who liquors into their godown having no im might have resived liquor by the same steamer who cleared earlier

It simply farmon to the other dealers in liquors is due to carmen and other workers now amounted to this that there was a pre- simply because of the accident of having coming out. Consequently, although the The seriousness of the strike position

cleared their liquors earlier and prior to

Defendants denied that the requirements of paragraph 136 of the Code of Civil Procedure had been complied with by plaintiffs. It was provided by the liquor ordinance that the duty upon intoxicating Liquors imported by ses after the 17th forthwith remored into the King's or. September 1308, and in the case of liquors

a tour to Europe and America for the the removal by them from such warehousa

S. MOUTRIE & Co., Ld. public eye, is bidding fair to become aspection of the military systems of these

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almost as notorious as these other countries. We refer to the new market in course

of construction adjacent to the Water. Haiching reports that while she was A Chinese female passenger on the Police Station at Kowloon. This standing on the deck some person picked building, which is estimated to cost her pocket and stole a purse containing a sum of $86,000, has been in process

S13 in money.

Messrs &. S. Watson and Ca. hare

licensed warehouse to be payable before unless such foroyal should be for export

THE SITUATION.

LATER.

* Losnow, August 5. A message from Bome Bags His Holiness the Pope has had a slight relapse. He is "enfisting from a cold, and gouty pains.

The doctors have ordered Holiness to remain la bis room.

DACCA CONSPIRACY CATE.

NATIVE FINDINGS OVER-RULED.

Reuters Service to the China Mail)

LONDON, August 8.

At the Calcatta Sessions the Judge, disagreeing with the finding of the native assessors that the accused persons in the Dacca conspiracy case were not guilty and that the Government evid

He sentenced three of the socused to eco was unreliable, held that the conspiracy had been sufficiently proved.

the resolution of the Legislative Council. demands of 20,000 dockers have been transportation for life and the others to Their Lordships reserved their decision. conceded, they refuse to work until the various terms of imprisonment. Fire

TYPHOON WARNING.

Manila, August 7, 6.10 p.m. Cyclone or typhoon W. of the northern Ladrone or Mariana Islande, direction unknown.

or into any King's or licensed warehouse. The telegram quoted below was received Defendants did not admit that plaintiffs by the American Consulate General, Hong formed to from the King's warehouse. 8 p.m. hast night... had taken delivery of the liquor rokong, from the Manila Observatory at The liquor was removed by plaintif from

their own licensed warehouse. under rumoval permita by, the Super intendent af Imports and Exports upon to such superintendent to issue such per

liquors had been imported by sea after had been paid thereon prior to the demand #ptember 17, 1909 and, no duty whatever of the Superintendant of Imports and Baports and the said demand necessarily been placed on sick list.

demands of all workers are satisfied.

London is thus more seriously Transport Workers Federation threatens hampered than hitherto, while the

to bring out 100,000 workers unless a speedy settlement is effected.

THE KING.

Manila, August 8th, 10.20.m.-Cyclone (Router's Service to the China Mail.) between the Mariana Islands and the Lco-

LONDON, Aug. 5. choos, moving W. or W.N.W.

His Majesty the King returns to London to day. DE

of erection for a longer period of time removed their Aerated Water Factory to the receipt of requisitions sent by plaintiffs or typhoon. Pacific Ocean about halfway. than we care to contemplate. Month North Point. A Central Depot bas been after month residents of Kowloon opened in Connaught Road Central, op-mits on payment of duty. All the said have been wearily waiting for some posite the stone wharf, indication of the likely date of its The master of the licensed steam opening, and although from outward launch Tak Les was fined $15 by Cou- mander C. W. Beckwith, R.N., at the DEPARTMENT. appearances the structure seems to Marina Court this morning, for disobeying

be well-nigh completed, no-one ap-the orders of the Harbor Master. pears to have any idea, as to when

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SOCIAL AND. PERSONAL

Major i E. B. Dykes, R.G.A., has

Lieut. Fortblanque, R.E., arrives per

bled at St. John's Cathedral for the organ King's or licensed warehouse. Defendants

'Last night & large congregation assem- of the liquor was not for export or into any p. and 0.5.6. Sicita, about the 10th inst. recital given by Mr Dannan Fuller. Pres-admitted that the amount of duty which ur en our space compels us to hold our plaintiffs were properly liable to pay after the passing of the resolution amounted to 81,678.43.

the notice over until to-morrow.

Mr Pollock said that plaintiffs had been

Lieut. Collins, R.G... has been pasted to 87th Co., R.G.A., and will embark about October 4th.

T..I H. Prince and Princess Hignahi

GERMAN DEMANDS.

OPINION IN PARIS AND BERLIN.”

(Beuter's Service to the China. Mail.)

LONDON, August 7. Telegrams from "Paris and Berlin agree that Germany's demands are now practically limited to, the hinterland of the Cameroons and the French Congo. ly felt, especially in such timce as last being available to take mails for Canada Owing to the Empress of China not

ANGLOPHOBIA. week, when the obtaining of supplies ate, on ser due date under contract viz. in the habit for some time past of import Fashimi, who represented Japan at the that the attitude of British statesmen

LONDON, August 7. of meat and vegetables from Hong-at is p.m. on Saturday the 12th inst.,ing liquors into this Colony by see for the Coronation of King George, are returning over Morocco haa aguin excited anti- The Berlin Lokalanesiyer declares kong was quite impossible owing to these mails will in consequence be forward. parposes of their business. These liquors by the Haro-Maru dus here abast 15th English feeling in Germany, the isolation in which Kowloon found and will be closed at this office at the time visions of ordinance 27 of 1909. After the

ed on the previous day by P.M. s. Kores In question were imported under the pro- imat, itself. Yet the authorities appear to indicated for that ship.

liquoza were imported by plaintiffs into the Jung Chang, grand-niece of Li-Hang The New York Tribune says--Miss Yu The recent typhoon gave Macacites a Colony and before they had removed them Chang, was to get on June 14 the degroo Chamberlain's Colic, Chulats and Diarrhoes pretty anxious time. On Friday evening from their warehouse, which was a licens of Bachelor of Arts from Wells College, Remedy. This zemedy las no superior for N ordinary case of Diarrhoea ean, as a A rule, be cared by single dose of last the barometer dropped to 20.40 anded warehouse, there was passed a resolution Auroiu, NY. Miss Chang is nineteen bowel complaints. For de try a Cheuntats the wind blow furiously all night. On by the Legislative Council of this Colony, years old, and has completed her college and Storekeepera.- Saturday afternoon the wind was over that any liquors imported after the course in four and one-half years, the first lapsed. but no other damage has yet should pay increased duty, which their partory work, and in perfecting herself in stronger, Two Chinese tenements col date of the passing of the resolution, ball-your being spent in taking some pre-

reported...st

Lordships would find in the Government Gazette of March 17, 1911.

Boys and Girls. Le absolutely unconcerned in the

($1.50, $2.50, $3.50.

matter, so the raising of the building has been bungled pretty much us the erection of most Government structures in Hongkong have been.

First there was a delay in the arrival from Home of certain iron- work, which hung up operations for considerable tinic. Then for u. time seemingly all went along emoothly Wm Powell, Ld. De the port of the DIRECTOR of

[ VERY PRETTY DESIGN,

Then

English, though she had a slight knowledge country. After her graduation she will go of the language before coming to this

to New York to study social work, and in The Paisne Judge Nub paid until re Bhanghai to work among her own poc_de.

November she will return to ber home in

been paid?

The Chief Justice-The duties and not Mr Pollack No.

A report has been nude to the police Street, who says that he was approached by by a Chinese contractor residing in Ship man who wanted an estimate for effecting sundry repairs in a kitchen and was invited to Inspect the premises which were in Canton Road, Bricon. No sooner was moval

gument.

PUBLIC WOaks for 1910-states that he in the house then three men entered. Mr Pollock No, I will come to that in i

the entire building was nearly com- bound and gagged him, and relieved him of

money VICTORIA THEATRE. pleted by the close of the year.

and jewellery to the value of $120, 'n post illuminating para which for some time past has been running The Norwegian sterner Prominent, graph It transpired, however, under charter to the China Merchants upon the removal of the easing for that Company. The old complement of E. N. Co. has just been purchased by officers and engineers has been paid off and

DES VŒŒUX ROAD CENTRAL..

(5152.1 to 8,40 PA AND

comes

Continuing Mr Pollock said there Wh the Colony and the question was with question of liquors made or distilled in regard to liquors imported by ses.

0.15 . to 11.1 .. the construction of the concrete roof, will be sent home, the C. M. 9. N. Ca

that much of the material which land putting in their own mon. The the Legislative Council. It applied to of the illfated stenmor Meddoo which was under the Chinese flag will take the place. raba few months ago.

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Mr Justice Gomperty-It all depends on Bir Follock-Ton and the powers of the word imported.

liquors imported into the Colony after the passing of the ordinance and it was couded that as regards the sum d'imed It was paid under protest Their Lordships relate thing man you will in bed, to easider the brun contruction of preciate the promptness with which ordinanco 27 of 1909 and the effect of the Chamberlain's Cold, Cholers and Diarrhoes resolutiut of the Legislative Council. remedy acts. A sexero attack of diarrho

The Chief JusticeIt is clear on the

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THE STEEL TRUST.

MR ROOSEVELT'S ADMISSIONS

(Reuter's Service to the China Mailj

LONDON, August 7.

that ex-President Roosevelt, voluntarily A message from Washington states"

testifying before a Congressional in vestigation committee into the methods of the Steel Trust, accepted entire responsibility for the mach-criticised sale of the Tennesee Coal and Iron Company. to the Steel Corporation, decinring that the deal stopped the panic of 1907. He added that whatever he did in the matter was absolutely wise and right.

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IRISH SOCIALISTS,

THE KING INSULTED: (Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

speakers insulted the King

LONDON, August 7. The police broke up a Socialist meet- ing in Dablin yesterday at which the

Two women were arrested.

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