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THE POLITICAL MAZE IN CHINA.

[380) TH political situation in China is daily becoming more complicate.. Within the past day two have had news that the, Now Partia- ment about to assemble in l'cking. to-day we publish an official statement Communications, relating to newe should that the Old Parliament is about to Helded to Tax EDITOR.

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law and order in China in the existing politient and military elrenn stances, it is difficult for any, one to discover unless these various factions can be brought to a round table Conference, and persuaded by "a dispassionate review of the facts of the situation to seek a basis of compromise,

NEWS OF THE DAY.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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SUPREME COURT.

"A COLLISION AT HAVRE.

INTERESTING SHIPPING CLAIM

In the Supreme Court, this morning, befors Sir William Rees Davies, F.C. Chief Justice, a motion to set aside a writ of summons was heard in a case is which The Eakside Steamship Company Limited, owners of the s. Campelilor sued the Mexico Steamship Company owners of the Manko Cily for £7,201. 0. 9. for damages caused by collision which took place between the two visuals whilat the s.o. Competiton was mooted alongside a quay at Havre; France, on February, 13th 1916.

The defendants held that by virtue of the provision of Section 8 of the Maritime Conventions Act. 1911, the

ship was a King's abip. Mr. Gedga [ had, said se în an affidavit and had said the ship was in and out of English porta and no attempt was made to arrest her; but a King's ship, she could not be arrested in England, yet the defendants in Hongkong were to be hald liable for a collision between two King's ships at Havre

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7.

KIDNAPPING A "BOY,

COLLAPSE OF RICE GODOWN.

MAGISTERIAE ENQUIRY.

Jo Mr. Wolfe's Court this morning Chiness. was charged with kidnapping his parents living in Staunton Street. a 13-year old boy from the custody of

Mr. E. Dr. C. Wolfe, in his capas“ cily as Coroner, this afternoon bekl Defendant said that he met the little an inquest into the death of their boy, one lay in the streets and asked Chinese umie who were burial in. His Lordship; She was taken over and him what he was doleg. The lad replied the wreckage of a rice godown in manned by naval officers

Mr. Porter sail be did not know, that he had some trouble in a shop De Vox Rand on July 21st last. He did not care whether she had, on where be was employed and har

The following jury were empanel board the same officers as when she left away from his home, and asked Hongkong: the ship, st the time of defendant, to help him by taking him :--Mesa, T. M. Roes, E. M the collision was under orders of the under his care. Defendant took him the Bogha and C. Potzek

$ his Lordship ever heard of a King's ship to Shananipo. Admiralty and was a King's ship. Had

Mr. W. B. Hind appeared for the being run by private owners? Ho (Mr. Sergeant Spear said the little boy China Hong Fing Co. and the tenants Foltar) had not.

was brought to Hongkong by his of the Yip Fling Hong Continuing Mr Potter said the ship mother two years ago and they lived at e. Mackarkane; the medical offi- was being towed into Havre and was on Admiralty work. The only man Staunton Strost. On July Slat sheeen in clurge of the Victoria Mor-- who was responsible was the officer received information to the effect that a tuary, gave evidence of his post. who was navigating her and he was man had her son with him and bad mortem examination of two Chinese the person directly responsible for any tried to sell him at Shamsipa Shemale identified to him by Inspector Two fatal Chinese cases of plague action is not maintainable, and they negligence. In such cases the Admiraly informed the police and had defendant Ancientkl. The condition in which

therefore sak that the writ of summons liability. He did not think the Govarrestad.

Linvairably stepped in and took the

There was a further rise in exchange to-day, the demand rate opening at 3. 41d.

and one Japanese case of enteric fever were notified in the Colony yesterday.

The next meeting of the General

Military Servico Tribunal will take place next Monday afternoon.

Mr. and Mrs Duncan who left Hongkong early in June for England, via America, reached London on the nl instant.

One hundred and Bity Chinese sulents who are shortly to sail for the Luited States are to be entertained by Mr. Juleans Arnold at Shanghai te day. The students include nine 'garis.

CHINESE AFFAIRS.

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be set aside.

[ernment would deny liability.

The led related a remarkable story the found the holies were such that His Lordship: I cannot understand to the Felice. He said that he had they must have been crushed by ́a why a claim was not made some time been kidnapped when quite a little huge weight falling on theng In

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Mr. H. E Pollock; KC., instructed by Mr. E. J. Gedge of Messrs Johnson, Stokes and Master, appeared on betali Mr. Potter agreed, and proceeded child and taken to Pingehow, where euch case many ribs were bloken. of the plaintif, and Mr. Eldon Fotter, to argue further that a Kings ship he was sold to a man, who later on M, Wright; of the Public Works Clarkstructed by Mr. C. F. Wilkinson of could not be arrested and that as a took him to Canton. Es lived there Department, said on July 21st at Mesra, Wickinson and Grist, appeared requisitioned ship doing Admiralty for a few weeks when a disastrous fire pit. I writ, to 247. Des Virus

work, the owners could not be held broke out which burat biamanter's house, head, a two-storeyed building, th on behalf of the defendants.

liable in any way. The owner's only Mr. Porter said that His Lordship province in the matter. was to draw the sad his master had died through injuries, plan of which was submitted in 18447 would see that the Maritime Convention money from the Government in payment received. Another man had him and the building was not completed det is extended to this Colony sad to for the use of the ship.

brought to Hongkong, where he secured in 1902. all the British Dominions, with certain took up was that the defendants in this the harsh treatment, he ran away from, by the support in the centre failing.

Mr. Pollock said that the position he him employment in a shop. Owing to glow.

It was built a - The collapse was, vansed provisor. Sectios of the Conventio case were virtually estopped from taking provides that no action shall be up the position which they now sought the shop, and met defendan, with strained the west quarter and maintainable in a claim" in respect of to take up, which was that they were whom he had been living since. pushed the southern portion of thes any damage unless proceedings therein show his Lordship that there was the criad and then told the Police he was brick walls, there were steel exten

under no liability at all. He would When the lad saw his mother, he glown." The town was built of are taken within two years from the clearest admission on the part of the

sns, and the steel griders supported tate of the damage so caused. The defendants and it appeared that they taught to tell this stroy-

Strong wooden joists. The risÉ WIN section really comes within the Statutory were not acting on their own account.

Supported by the walls. He found Limitations Act but there is a proviso but also with the assent of certain in

that a very large number of age. surance companies. There was the clearest whereby the Court may, in specific possible admission, in writing, that, the

were piled up in the first floor. The effenmstances, extend the time: therefore | Marico City wax, liable to pay damages

ice being stored on the top. Judg collapse was caused by too muel the only course open to him was to ask

ing by the number of sacks, h their Lordship to strike out the action.

thought the weight on the girders The first point he wished to make, was

was untenable. technical point and if that point was

The Coroner: How would a mec- good is meant that the plaintiffs had no

laut who wishes to store know what lena aiandi in the Hongkong Court at

is a reusomble weight-The only at the present time. He felt bound to hability for the collision itself, the required by the Public Works Depart. thing he coukl do would be to take

Fexpert opinion. defendants accepted that liability in ament. At the hearing of the case he

The Cormer: How could a tan clearland defnite a way as, he submitted plealed guilty on behalf of his chent, resonably judge? A nefchaut would amount to an stoppel os them, but he menforned that it was his client's would naturally store us rach as be made without prejudice. and it was an admission of liability architect, who, when be found that the gun in the godown. The only point materials were not as required by thei

i to get expert opinion.

That is, you would not be prev

(The Chinese Moi!" Service,

CHINA AND THE SIBERIA'

QUESTION.

Paxis, August 6. Yesterday the Cabinet Conference was devoted to à discussion and the problem of a military expedition to Siberia,

than sufficient members have amiyed to form a quorum. While the North and South have been boy getting their Parliamentary quorums, the

THE TUCHUNS "CONFERENCE. Tochums, or Military Governor, of the Northern provinces have been

PEKING, August 6. The Conference of Techung at meeting in Conference at Tientsin Tientsin is still unable to agree upon with view to enforcing their the proposals before the Conference own views of the policy which and all are in abeyance. shall prevail in the present national crisis, and also a to who shall have the direction of affairs in the prinsipal offices of State. The

· A REQUEST BY LUNG CHAI KWONG.

Prxis August €. General Lung Clini Kwong has

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make that point because he thought it had some merit. The point was that application by the other side should have been made before the expiration of the two years provided by the Act, but whether the point was a good one or a bid one he could not help thinking that the people who ought to have made the application in the first instance were the plaintiffs.

Mr. Follock said he did not think his friend ought to take that preliminary objection, because originally, Messrs. place another warship at his dispotul at Wilkinson and Grist wers acting, in a Eukow for the transport of bis newens, for the other parties in this Altmations and addition to Advertise political currents which have yet troops Southward.

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SERIOUS FOOD SITUATION IN

WESTERN SIBERIA,

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VLADIVOSTOCK, Aug. 15.

and the other subject on which the Tuchons are apparently » agreed

THE PARLIAMENT AT CANTON.

BOTH HOUSES OBTAIN A QUORUM.

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The Intelligence Bureau at Caritan communicates the following:

The National Assembly reports that both Houses have now obtained a legal

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The case was remanded,

PENALTY REDUCED. Before Mr. J. R. Wood this morning for the collision with the Competitor. The Mr. W. B. Hind appeared to ask for question in dispute between the parties was how much damage was done. The reduction of the fine inflicted on a wimissions were of the clearest possible Chinese contractor, who was found kind of actual liability for the collision.guilty sometime ago, for,baving built There was considerable discrepancy be pillars in a house in Belcher was teen the parties as to the proper with materials measure of damages, but as to the

Mr. Pollock then dealt with the correspondence which passed between the parties, in support of his argument." The bearing was adjourned until

to morrow.

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THE MAGISTRACY.

LABOENY FROM KOWLOON GODOWNS..

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P. W. D., informed the P. W. D. cfit,pared to say that the tenant wankf Under the circumstances Mr. Flind be guilty of gross negligence-that thought that the fine was rather heavy, he did not care whether in accident and aaked His Worship to reduce the might happen-Oh, no. penalty of $200.0

Cross-examine by Mr. Hind. Mr. Wright, of the P.W.D., sail that Mr. Wright said the building was in en information received he sent 31r.ucea condition as not to cause the Sara, an overseer, to visit the building juired to be attended to The owner or terunt to ussume that it aud found that the bricks they used extensions were not safe. were quite inferior in quality. The Jau tik Wan, the secretary of

A Chinese pleaded guilty to stealing pillars were

matter to Mecars. Johnson, Stokes and a quantity of iron and steel from the Inspection. down after the the China Hong Ling Insurance Com-

Master and there was no suggestion that they ought to are made, an application for an extension of time.

Mry Potter said that would not be his argument: he only felt that the other side ought to have made the application He did not intend to mention it again, The point be desired to make was that his Lordship had no jurisdiction in that Court to extend the time.

Kowloon godowns,

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Inspector Gordon stated that defend. $150. ant was arrested in Nathan Road,

a

£500,000 WILL ROMANCE.

pany, "said his company pureliased His Worship reduced the fine to these premises in June, 1014, from Chau Yan and they had been used

godown ever since they were. purchased. They were let to Yik ́· Hing Ho our monthly tenaney.

Mr. Hind Have you at any time had renson to suspect that the pres Mr. Justice Astbury decided in the mises were not strong enough for High Court of Justice that the misternal) the storing of "goods?—No. descendants of Nancy Robinson, a Wigan The Coroner: Did you lay flown brewer's daughter. are, entitled to the any rule as to how much should be. fortune of nearly £500,000 made by the stored in the godown-No. Fluid brewer,

ļ down no rufes as to how much world.

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Kowloon, with the iron in his possession. The man admitted that he had taken it from the godowne and pointed out the place to the Police. There was large quantity of iron in the godowns, which was awaiting transhipment, and the iron was very expensive. Defend

destitute and out of work.

It was said by the next of kin on the be stored... Mr. Wolfe sontenged defendant to paternal side, 28 or "30 persons in than one month's hard labour."

is that FING Kwox CHANG must quorum. The Senate which requires Mr. Potter proceeded to argue theant told the witness that he was

upon

well in line with

ST. GEORGE'S SOCIETY OF

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Mr. Wolfe fined defendant $5.

THEFT OF CLOTHING.

at six months;"

three months after.

138 Members to constitute a quorum point and the interpretation of Section vasate the position of President of has now registered and, in attendance, of the Convention.

As far as you were concerned” the Republic. What public grounda 142. The House requires 299 mambers

seventh degree of relationship, that were you satisfied that the building exist for this opposition we have and now has 3:30. Twenty more M. ti did not take proceedings in England

Mr. Potter then said that the pinin

Sancy was born before her parents mar was strong enough to be packed to DUMPING RUBBISH.

[ried," and they "relied on a statement in its utmost capacity? I take it that nowhere sest stated. Possibly the have telegrapher from Shanghai that (if they could have taken proceedings).

a lease dated December, 1700, granted there was no ceiling-As there had responsibility for the long continu- they have booked page on the Korra That prejudiced the defendants and put with dumping rubbish in Ashley brewer's father, which fixed Nancy's no reason to suspect that there was?

An old Chinese woman was charged by the twelfth Earl of Derby to the been no accident before this, we had.. ance of the civil war is cast Hạru anch are clue to arrive in Canton them in a position that it was practically

Terrace... the, shoulders of

anything wrong with the premises. the within a few days. The Members of impossible for them to get any evidence

Inspector Gordon said that defendant

On the maternal side, there were M. Wright, requlled, said that, President, though in point of fact the National Assembly aim to obtains to the collision. His Lordship would the President appears to have kept two-thirds of the total membership for ship were resident in Hongkong: The opposite other people's premises in degree, who said that Nancy was born in nothing to make the owner or tenant;

continually dumping Tubbish right or nine relatives in the sixth apart from the extensione, there was appreciate the fact that the owners of this

conclude that it was unsafe. 1791, and that the lease was wrong. the policy both Houses.

collision took place at Havre.

Ashley Terrace, evidently with the The

The judge remarked that if the year) Mr. Hind: What would make uny The food situation in eastern in this matter, which the Conference The main objects of the present defendants' ship, was

a requistioned intention of saving herself from being of Naneya birth was 1796, she was bom tenant know that the extension was giarts of West Siberiu is a serious of Northern Tuchung bas now Brasion of the National Assembly are to abip, and was taken out of their hands. prosecuted by the authorities. Inspector ten months before the marriage of her not heavy enough --From the size factor in the military position. The defined, while at the same time, in pass the permanent Constitution and They were here at one side of the Gordon added that batter-olaus Portu-paruta; it it was 1791, har Eirth was of the extension and their proportion importation of large supplies" is view of the disagreements which révise the laws governing the election world and there was a collision at the guese lived in the Terrace.

the extensions were unsafe. They essential in order to relieve the bare existed. among the Northern of the Members for both Houses

werd 2 feet long by 8 inches by other side of the world. It was entirely

6 inches, in square girders. fanine-stricken Irkutsk and Yanese military leaders themselves, he bas

out of the defendants' power to get

Would that not be taken into „Districts.

wisely sought by all possible menNE

witnesses as they were servants of the

motive by the P.W.D.? The pl to discover, whether a basis for al

Admiralty, But in the case of A dirty-looking Chinese was charged A GERM OF LEAGUE OF NATIONS would not be passed under the pre- reasonable compromise could not le

requisitioned ship the rule was that she before Air. E. D. C. Wolle with stealing found, These efforts proving wasne-

| is to be treated as a King's Ship and the pair of trousers from another Chinese. cessful, the PRESIDENT 'concluded The following remittances have been crew of a King's Ship are not the servants Inspector Macdonald stated they A perm of the fangue of Nations idea nance came into force in 1003- My that the prospect of a restoration

made to London, through the local of the defendants, and the latter's case defendant was arrested in Fokfulamin discernible in the original concinin predecessor, I do not think, had any Five hundred Bolsheviks are now of peace lay only in the suppres of the funds raised as a result of last could not exercise his discretion to When seked from where he got them, Jinai fiichelieu, its founder, seems to Wright's evidence shows that the War Charities Committee, on account was so prejudiced that his Lordship Road with the trousers in his possession. the election of nine new members. Cf. The Coroner (to M Hind): Mr.

of the French Academy now considering power

in Blanchuria station. The Chinese son of the Southern movement St. George's Day celebrations and War extend the time. Another point was defendant replied that they had been have, intended it as se first step toward girders were weak and the collapse Ar not resisting but cooperation which the North regards as sedition. Boad Drawing: between the various pro-Ally forces Whoever succeeds him will be Prisoners of War Fund... £ 1,800 plaintiffs could have brought an action in the country. Inspector Macdonald | Aenderny.. wherein the leading author, question is how much was stocked- required by the Northern Tuchun King George's Fund for Sailors 6,000 in England or could have successfully added that, in his opinion, the trousers artists and savants of wil nations should and how it was stocked. What evi 5,500 brenght an action in England, against were too good for defendant, who was gather together to give judgment en the dence to you wish to call as to the

the defendants, and he did not think only only a coolie.

Had the idea beru realized the cutablish Yong Pakuo, manager of Seng the plaintiffs cquid bring an action, and Defendant roiterated the statementment of a similar court for the testing But, u rice, shop, said he rented the succeed, in Hongkong. Therefore, if he 1,500

of social and international: questions could prove that the plaintifs could act made by him to Inspector Macdonald.. succeed in such action, his Lordship | Hu Worship fined defendant #10, might well have followed. would not, of course,, extend the time, with the alternative of ten days hard and if his Lordsbip refused to extend 1,200

the time, obviously, there was no CLUES 1,000 1,000 for action. It was the plaintia's own case that at the time of the collidos, the 1,000

BÓLSHEVIKS IN MANCHURIA

STATION.

likely.

HARDIN, Aug. 5.

JAPANESE INTERVENTION IN "

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FRENCH PRESS SYMPATHETIC,

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to carry out that policy. Who British Red Cross Fund

Bitish Red Cross Fund (For PRESLOST FANG's successor is to

Two Ambulances) ................. be in atill apparently not settled. A Drifters of the Dover Patrol... selection made at one meeting of the Montenegrin Red Cross Fund Conference is disputed and over-ruled St. Dunstan's Hostel for Blind-

at another sitting, while we read French Red Cros Fund

ed Soldiers and Saitors... t Tuchuas" not present at the Y.M.C.A. Huts meetings of the conference having Officer Families Fund nominees of their owa" for the

RF.C. Hospital Presidency and Vice-Presidency, and Lord Rober's Memorial Dr. Barnardo's Homes. The French Press comments sym-announcing an intention to oppose pathetically on the Japanese declara- by every means any other selection. Blue Cross Fund

shop tito intervene in Siberia as full Yet China has a

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sent conditions. I certainly would hot puss them. The Building Ordi-

that it was doubtful whether the sent him by his father, who was residing the establishment of a great European wis caused by avonstocking, The

Labour:

ARE YOU GOING ON A JOURNEY? HAMEERLAINTS Colic, Cholera and

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buck, portion of the first floor, whet collapsed. About 4,000 bags of rice. was stored there at the time. It was, not full then On the 21st July about 1,000 bags were taken out from the godown for delivery. He could not say how many ocolies were em- ployed. Then 300 bags were hrought in and, these were stored "in".

KINDLING THE HOLY FIRE

On May there took place in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre af Jerusalem the annual coremony!

· 1,000 SUPPLIED BY ALL CHEMISTS VEDiarrhoes Remedy should be packed / kindling of the Holy Fire heard the separate place. The, colinpe In Turkish daya it was the netom to purred after the 300 big er. £31,300 P Jain's Colio and Diarrhoes, Remedy journey, Chapyoyut, water, diet and quare of keep the peace be about 5 months ago

DHYSICIANS prescribed Chamber in your hand luggage when going on provide guard of not leading800 stacked. The 4000 bags were stared

the minst clear and precise terms lends no sanction to selection by a yet, but it is hoped that a further 2000 preparation they can compound. It can secured on board the train or steamship of this occasion there no guard

because it relieves cramps in the stomach temperature all tend to produce boweltween the Greeks and Armenians, The jury found that the wo Final accounts cannot be made up and intestinal pains, quicker than any trouble and this medicine cannot be disorders almost invariably gogorred. Chines met their deaths as a result De principles which prompt the Entente & incedures regarding Bubope there be for the restoration Sop

clique of Military's Chieftains. What will be available for distribution in dus, will keep for years and no home, is vehience If you bave it handy or any kind other than the ordfrist roolis

be bought from any chemist A bottle It may save much esflaring and incons

of misadventure and that there was no difinal negligence on the complete without its For sale by all by all Chemists and Storekeeper any sign of distur Chemists and Storaksepers.

of linyzone.

Lof diguity!

ty, and within the compact of orls which governs these

It says that the declaration sums up appointments in a way, which

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