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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 201918.

SHIPPING

P. & O. S. N. CO.

ROYAL MAIL SERVICE

UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT

TO

MR. ISAAC'S LIBEL ACTION.

THE CHINA MAIL.

The action for alleged libel brought by Mr. Godfrey Isaacs, managing director of the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company (Ed.), against Sir Charles Hobhouse, M.P., formerly Post master-General, was resumed on July

before Mr. Justice Darling and special jury in the King's Bench Division. Mr. Isaacs complained of

WAR PROFITS IN KOBE,

SOME INTERESTING. PIGURES.

It will be rememberel, says the Japan Chronicle, that in the stasion of the Diet a Bill was passed imposing a war profta tax of 15 percent lovied on profits arceeding 13,000 a year considered to be due to the war. In August luat the tax authorition held special conferences to

MARSEILLES AND LONDON, lutter written by Sir Charles after a consider the assessment of war profits

TAKING PASSIizes and Cando ro

STRAITS, COLOMBO, INDIA, AUSTRALASIA, EGYPT, Ja,

Steamers to. Calomba

Leare

Hongkong Noon

Connecting Mail Steamer from Colombo,

Dro

1. Marseilles

Due London

When Passengers change Steamers at COLOMBO

made by individuals, investigations into the earnings of juridical persons having not yet been completed.

speech made in the House of Commons with reference to the Marconi Company's contract for wiggless telegraph stations in the so-called Imperial wirelass chain.: Mr. Leslie Scott, A.C., P., in the course of his closing speech for. the plaintiff, and it was a very grave case. And there bad been probably a little too much levity at times in its conduct. It we not for him (counsel) to say whether one side or the other was. Sir company managed by him) Rinoant to

aliar or a

Accommodation in the connecting Staarast. from COLOMBO is definitely reserved in whether Sir Charles Hobhouse was a

Hongkong at the time of Booking.

On the Australian Route Ticketa Interchangeable with Orient Line.

SAILINGS DIRECT TO

SHANGHAI, MOJI, KOBE AND

* S. 6.

YOKOHAMA.

Leave Hongkong About

Passagara may travel by Railway in Japan batween Porta of Call free of charge.

Non- INTERMEDIATE STEAMERS

Transhipment), IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE MAIL, STEAMERS, -----WILL-LEAVE-DIRECT FOR...

MARSEILLES AND LONDON, Calling at SINGAPORE, FORT SWETTENHAM, PENANG, COLOMLO AND PORT SAID.

JARRYING 1ST AND 2ND SALOON PASSENGERS AT REDUCED RATES.

STEAMERS.

FROPOSED SAILINGS 7.

Lenva

Leave H'rose". S'YCRE

about

aber)

Due t M'anitzes.

if calling anuat

Due LONDON About

THE INTERMEDIATE SERVICE IS TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED.

WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS,

All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge and each Berth Furnished" with an Electric Beading Lamp.

Owing to the War in Europe Steamers and Sailing dates are Hable to be cancelled or altered without notice.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,..

Consignees are reminded of the necessity to apply to the Company's Agents regarding arrival of consignments expected of which they have received documents or advice.

Any darzugod packages must be left in the Godewan for examination by the Congres and the Company's Surveyors, Messrs Godard and Douglas, at 1016.m. on Mondays and Thursdays. All claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival hert, after which date they cannot be recognised. No Claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.

For Further Information, Fazango Fares, Freights/Bandbooks, Dates of Sallings atc., apply to.

P. L. KNIGHT.

Acting Superintendent.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

(JAPAN

MAIL 8.S. 00)

SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION,

DESTINATION'

Shanghai, Kobe

Yokohama

STEANER DISPLACEMENT

&

* ghidzuoka Maro,

Nagasaki, Kobe &f+Aki Maru,

Yokohama

Shanghai, Moji &f

Kobe

Tango Maru,

SHWANWu,

BAILING DATES

•

19,520 tons MON, 14th Oct, 11 am 12,300 tons SAT, 19th Oct., 11 am 13,760 tons

London or Liverpool via S'pore, Colombo, Delagoa Bay & Cape Town Melbourne via Manila Zamboanga, Thursday Is Townsville, Brisbace, & Sydney

8,600 tons SAT, 28th Sept.

New York via Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama, San Francisco & Panama Canal

Bombay via Singapore, Malacca,

& Colombo

Calcutta via Singapore, Penang &

Rangoon

Omitting Shanghai and/or Moji

FOR DATES OF SAILING APPLY AT THE COMPANY'S OFFICE.

*Wireless Telegraphy,

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VIA

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Next sailing from Hongkong; Katari Marn, SUNDAY, 20th Oct, Opitting Manila Eastbound,

at 11 am.

For further information apply to-

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B. MORI, Manger

blackmailer. That was for the) John Simon had said the issue was

liar. That was rely a secondary issue. The first issnew: Has Sir Charles Hubbouse proved that Mr. Isaacs is a far? Sir Charles Hobhouse had said that Mr. Isaacs was a slanderous and malicious, liar, and be had set out to prove the truth of that arcusation. The issue was which of these two men was telling the truth.

After the Judge hat summed up, the jury retired, and after ar absence of just over an hour, fount for the de fendant, for whom his Lordship entered judgment, with, costs. A stay was granted,

Sir Charles Hobhouse subsequently wrote to the papers.

Though exact figuren are not yet available, it is understood that in Kabe those liable to pay the war profits tax number 628, including 50 foreigners. The list is headed by Mr. Katsuda Ginjiro, whose personal war profits as assessed by the tax authorities (other than the profits made by the shipping

537,000, followed by 3r Yamamoto tiroichi, an iron and stool merchant, with Yao1,00, and Mr. Nakashima Yasungarke with Y182,000

Among foreigners.. the largest mount of war-profits, amounting to about Y20,00, is astcased to Mr. O. Abdula followed by Mr. S. E. Giles and Mr. P. Mahomed with about Y11,000 and Y10,000 respectively. War profits of love, 17,000 are assessed for Masars..0.| Crowther, D. Cox, J. M. MacDonald, and G. H. Whymark, and of over 14,000 for Mesare. P. H. Mackay, E. F. Dorso, and P. Fraser.

In Osaka the persons liable to pay war-profits tax paber 1,800.

The largest assessment is £1,800,000 for Baron Sumitomo, the next being

1,000,000 for Mr. Kishiante Kichizage mon, a steel and iron merchant. Izst your the income of Baron Sumitomo was: Assessed at Y1,050,000, while, the assess ment for Mr. Kishimoto, was no more

Mr. Iwata Sesabaro,

cotton yarn merchant, whose war profits are put at 10300

Now that the trini of the action brought against me for libel has ended; in a verdict in my favour, and my vera- city 1

is adfirmed, may be allowed to of the ungenerons and unfounded

many quarters during the hearing. against my friend, Sir John Simon, who acted as my leading counscht 35 far from being eager to get leave from the front to earn money, by so. cepting a lucrative brief, Sir John was extremely unwilling to suspend his service at the front for the purpose of appearing in Court, and wrote to me from France (where I understand he is returning thaiest at once) that he could only do so if leave, to which be would shortly be entitled, could be arranged to coincide with the trial. Moreover, ho stipulated from the first that if he thus enabled to undertake the defence of an old friens and Cabinet colleague (which

was the only could induce him to appear) he would ground which not dream of receiving any fes whatever for his services. Mr. Godfrey. Isaacs, ever who has been ordered to pay my cost, of course benefits pro ania by this condition.

dispose made and published in so than 1269,000. The third on the list is

WAS

THE LATE SULTAN OF TURKEY.

The war-praits tax for this year is to: be paid in four instalments, in Septem ber, November. January and March.

21,800 FOR A BREAKFAST.

Daily Record quoted by the Central A Winnipeg cuble to the Canadian

kindness to a stranger who knocked News, says: As a result of showing

"down, and out" the family of the late their door 17 years ago, when he was Mr. John BeBegg, of this city, has been notified that the person, Fefriended, John Henderson, has died and left them | £1,800. The family recall that the man knocked at their door when they were at breakfast and they invited him to take a meal with them. Later Fender- son went into business in New Jersey and prospered.

LIBEL ACTION AGAINST LORD 'CURZON.

The late Sultan of Turkey, if he is really late" this time, was not so much married a man as Westerners imagine all Ottoman potentates to be, says a Home Journal. On succeeding to the Sword of Osman nine years ago Reshad had dat two wives both as studions and highly educated as himself. Former Sultans he deemed it necessary On behalf of a Catholic priest writ to secure their throne by depriving for libel has been served upon Lord stemselves of all probable heirs. In

Curzon. The alleged libel appeared in a Turkey it is from the monarch's bre letter to the English Press some weeks thren that the successor is chosen. ago on the subject of the Irish clergy Mohammed III had 19 brothers waiting and their opposition to couscription. for his crown, and took the precaution of removing all their heads before the symbol of authority left his own.

A 222,000 CALF. '

The distinction of being the highest- priced calf in the world belongs to a seven months old Holstein bull, Champion Sylvia Johanna which was sold by.auc sinashing figure of 100,000 dollars tion at Milwaukee, Wis., for the record-

(£22,000),

This calf was bred at Brookville, On- tario, and was owned by Mr. A. C. Hardy, son-in-law of the late Senator G. T. Ful- ford and the cousin-in-law of Mr. Frank EXFulford, Headingley Castle, Leeds.

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*

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Hongkong, March 23, 1918.

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Hongkong, May 7, 1917.

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Ekong, 18th August 192.

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