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TUESDAY, JUNE $24, 1910, ***

CHINESE NEWSPAPER

FINED.

THE ENEMY'S. SHIPS.

THE ANGEL OF PEACE GOES HOME.

COMPLAINTS OF SHIRE OUT.

"I aan told (writes the London Fung Chung Hing, publisher of respondent of the Journal of the Kung We Fo. 130 Des Vauwhich was sent out fren Faris on Commerce) that the memorandum Food. made his appearance bufore Magistrate Tad this morning the subject of the disposal or the enemy tonnage. charged with publishing certainement articles cadoulted to incite people which has been acquired since the to crime, in Chin. How. Mr. Hai-lustion of bostilities, is not at fax, Secretary for Chinese Aliis, prosecuted and Mr. 31. R. Lo, of Ms. Lo art Lo, appeared for the

(From the Spanish.) Ave Maria Purissima!" "Conceived without sin..

there?"

THE CHINA MAIL.

Who's

"Open, Peter; I've come home." Peter opened the portals of glory, and started back in affright at the renasuring From that mumour-miserable figure which met his eyes any informant says, British It preserved some remains of per shipowners une expected to week ennial youth and celestial beauty. lace in the statement that the But it carried an arm in a sting it ulloution of the vessels for manage had a broken leg, several wounds Trandations of the wise men has been determined according disfigured its visage, and while one sterilere ainst the to the utility of the respective Cywing was raimed the other had lost acetted. The articks in question was to the effect that the Nanyang Terents to bring the vessels into half its feathers. buwo to. is a tire concern know edy use, and in the use of pas- senger tonnage, according to relative

de fetus.

UNUSUAL CLAIM BY WINE ALLEGED OFFICIAL 'DIS-

IMPORTERS

AGAINST INSURANCE CO.

In the King's Bench Division, be fore Mr. Justice Ballhache, Mr. Guis sepi Sequi (trading as G. Sequl and Co. of Neptune street, London Docks, sued the Licences and General Insurance Co., Ltd., in regard to a policy of unusual character which they said defendants agreed to take out for them. Defendants denied liability..

COURTESY.

Mr. N. Chandrasekhara Iyer moved His Lordship on May 20 in the Madras High Court, for an order directing the Deputy Registrar of the High Court immediately to issue a cheque for Rs. 2,000 in his favour, payment of which was already order-}| ed by the High Court.

The learned. Vakil urged that he wrote to the Deputy Registrar atat- ing that he had personally presented- Mr. F. D. Mackinnon, K.C., and an application as early as the 22nd Mr. C. F. Lowenthal (instructed by April last to Mr. Courtenay, the Re Ward, Bowie and Co.) were for plain gistrar of the High Court, for, the tiffs: Mr. D. M. Hogs, K.C., and Mr. issue of the cheque, and that as the A. Nelson (instructed by A. Tsaid application appeared to have been Greenop and Co) were for defen mislaid by the High Court office, he dants.

was compelled to make a fresh appli- "Don't you know me, Peter ?"

In this case plaintiffs, wine im cation to the Deputy Registrar, who to have dispensed vinrities to the head. If that wally sums up the

"The voice is not unfamiliar, but porters, claimed a declaration that was the officer authorised during the the defendants validly contracted vacation to issue cheques. The De extent of over $1,000,000. Certaines of our shipping plenipoten your appearance, frankly I don't. - - depmvri aristocrats in China had neities then we should have more

I am the emissary sent in Novem-with the plaintiffs to insure them for puty Registrar declined to order pay- tempted to damage the company and are allottext to us tha upparber last to put an end to the ferocious $2,000 against the risk of H. M.ment, stating that he did not believe enrick Rogers. The articles saidently is the car. The Bised Store struggle of the human race, and 1 Government, within six months from that an application was made to Mr. that such aristocratic truitas of the Government has got the lion's share bave returned to give an account of May 28. 1918, removing all re: Courtenay as alleged. ountry suk? i extirpated, to the passenger tonnage.

strictions limiting the quantity of my mission." I suppose

"I understand, I understand. You wine on which duty might be paid, China's advantage.

toey require is to return their troops,

ao that it would be sold duty paid, Mr. Lo sail that the weiger in but when the British lines carried so are, then, the Angel of Peace?"

and to issue and deliver to the question, was the British Americanį nunny troops to Eumpe--the majority

plaintiffs & policy of Insurance Toluca Cn. There was no intention | of tian-Gundy they can be entrust-

against the risk. on defendant's part to rese a dise to carry them back, and have the turbance. He had taken the offen vessels placed under their charge sive pangamphs Breg a Bluntoù vous | The Gaited States belowe tlie "waz temporary and had inserted than in had no passenger tonnage worth

"The very people who during the war were sighing for my angelic his paper thinking it would be of speaking of, The Brink owners interest to his readers,

had, and sadly lot is in the sub-and pacific advent." to hupsing a fine of $150 Mr. marine currpsien. If the quality of "Come in, Angel of Peace, come Inds remarked that de underrey is not to be strained these in and sit down. And take whatever steel there were certain mitigating owne hould have the captured you want to repair your damages

cum-tates in the entse teh would tonango tulokted to them."

inlet a heavier time.

i

"Just se Peter, just." "But you've come back in a pitiable plight! Who has put you into that condition?"

before proceeding to give an account of your blessed business to Them Above."

"But do tell me what has happened. That arm in a sling, for example?"

"That was given me by the Russian Bolsheviks - in the name" Peace."

of

"Yes; I got those splinters from the Germans also in the name Peace."

of

The United States is reeving the Hop's whare for mangement. The president of the Compagnie Generide Thinsatlantique is quite happy at the prospect of securing three of the best passenger steamer THE CHINESE LANGUAGE. den of the test type of Vissels | 12,00ktow curgo, enzriers.

are in this country being cleaned up conditional, and everhauled prepa

ey to being delivered to the huzi" in verament Poringal gets a fow sips wherewith to form the anchus of bec Merebant Marine, but no etateanest in runde so far as Great Britain is concerned, except the very Under the aspas of the Sints Paris acties to which I have Chinese Literary Association, writesreferred. The arrangements of man.

correspondent, the Hon. Dr. Linment, which are temporinily being Turks, the Greeks the Jugo-Slavs,

DR. LIM BOON KENG ON ITS „COMMERCIAL IMPORTANCE.

"And that mapo the world of clapperclawings which I see on your angelical countenance ?"

Tributes to the definite Peace bestowed upon me after their own fashion, by the Hungarians, the Foles, the Rumanians, the Bulgarians, the

The learned Vakil painted-out that. this was an insult offered to him by the Deputy Registrar and that the members of the profession, who had at least as much regard for truth as the officers of the High Court, could not put up with such indignities at the hands of public servants.

His Lordship in the end directed

GERMAN SHIPS PLACED UNDER FRENCH FLAG.

Mr. Mackinnon, opening the case for the platiffs, stated that this was a claim on a somewhat singular con-

At this stage. His Lordship, after a tract of insurance. At the time of consultation with the Deputy Registrar, making the contract in question cerwho, was present in Court told the tain restrictions upon the delivery Vakil that he could assure him that wine from ship's side or warehouse for no insult was intended and suggested home consumption on the payment that the matter might be dropped. of duty, and on the quantity that might be so delivered, had been im the immediate issue of the cheque. posed and were subsisting under and by virtue of orders made by the Food Controller under the Defence of the Realm Regulations. The effective part of the insurance undertaken by the insurance company through Mr. Henry J. Fisher, of H.J. and M. L The Hamburg-American Fisher, marine insurance brokers, of "Batavia," built in Hamburg in London Wall, was this: "To pay to 1899; and having a tonnage of 11.464 Messrs. G. Sequi and Co., Neptune street, Londer Docks, wine shippers, Toss tons, recently arrived at Brest the sum of £2,000 if within six manned by a German crew and months of today's date the Govern conveying a number of French pri- ment remove all restrictions limiting soners. It is stated that this vessel is to be assigned to the Compagnie the quantity of wine

Generale Translatiantique. which duty may be paid so that it may be gold duty paid." Mr. Hogg, on behalf of the defence.

On

liner

Word comes from Cherbourg that the North German Lloyd steamer

Scharnhorst," of 8,338 gross tons,

-Boon Keng delivered a very interest: made, in no way affect the ultimate I have forgotten the others."Submitted that even if the contract and constructed in 1904, is to be

ing, instructive, Huminating and disposition of the vessels by the. wane parte test profound lecture of terms of peace. That may be tom-charge given to you by Them The t'onadal huguture of this forting, but the hope is expressed above?" Chinesio Langgenge on June 13, that the ultimate disposition will be "I have fulfilled it punctiliously, the Brill Hall of the Anglines angel on a basis much more en-I have been in Paris arm in arm with

·Subool The bulk was parked with erbe to the claims of British ship-President Wilson." 20 mbetur numbering from 400 toping than the arrangements of teu- "And then?”

300.

pony margement,"

"Oh, things did not go badly at

settling their terms, and in the name speeches, many speeches But in

of Peace, they gave me a smack in the "Well, they have left you one that

The

allocated to the Chargeurs Reunis. It is expected that both the "Scharn- horst" and the "Batavia" will soon be ready for active service under the French flag.

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THE ANDERSON "Then what has come of the stated, there was here no loss within

the meaning of the policy. wording of the risk was an insurance for a payment of £2,000 if within six months after May 28 the Govern ment removed all restrictions limiting the quantity of wine on which duty might be paid, so that it might be sold duty paid. A further point was, hat it was not the only protection, that it did not merely mean what he because, if it was going to be said should suggest it meant and it did not merely, refer to the quantity of wine on which duty could be paid but referred to the quantity of wine which could be got, then the import ation restriction was just as much a limitation of the quantity of wine on which duty might be paid, so as to make it duty paid. In fact his cliente did not know what the re strictions were, and were told the idea was to cover the removal of restrictions to put the matter back on pre-war basis. :-

eye.".

The Rev. Geh Hood Keng, the I understand that the tonnage 141 chairman, introduced the lecturer to be pooled, but on wint basis arst Music, Bowers, champagne, and said thatalis devar ded not re-baye not been able to elit. The quire a lemony jamaination as be question of pooling of effective tomo." Bras widely known in Singapore. He age was under consideration a year of threat one of the best among ago by representativer ranked us public speakers and he public':utter Britain, United States, France, and acer almays cried weight. In biely, but no definite headway was is sound." opinion tulle was better fitted or made owing to the confisting claims pray of late shock on things Chinese hot Grivat Britain and the United Herald, Ehun the wanted doctor.

Sentes, who heal the tonnage, on one The Lecturer, a introductory hand, and France und Italy, on the remarks, said that the subject was other, who wanted the former to not a very attetive one to many yield up name bonsaige than they people, but he should think it to be were inclined to part with. In the interesting one as the audience intervening tire an opportunity has consisted mid-dy of young Straits been afforded for the question to be Chinese Hotel and explained discussed by the Home Governments the word Commer and pointed of euch of the wountries, and I wn out that language played a very insured that when the question of portant part in conaneree. He look-tinute disposition of taunage comes ed up the Englisch Engage us up for settlement at the Peace Con- zha kugnge of vinerve as English ference there wil be no difficulty in was spoken at every port of import-efinitely deciding how and under what conditions the tonnage is to be

Sunder

The lecturer considered, Chinese as divided." se of the easiest languages to learn although

many people thought that was a very difficult on". He said that the begumer would find difficulty in the tone und the Ffferent variations, but accord- ing to him there could be cusily over-

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MERCHANT SEAMEN'S

DEPUTATION.

The London correspondent of the Journal of Commerce writes:

Consistently with the United States new policy, a pioneer com

any is being formed to finance foreign enterprises with American funds, says a New York message of recent date. It is to be known as the Foreign Bond and Share Cor- poration, with a subscribed capital of $3,000,000. Leading banking interests here, in New York, headed by the Guaranty Trust Company, have joined hands in the corporation, and the new concern will be on the lines of the investment trust corporations which have been in vogue in Europe His Lordship. This is not the cart for many years. The corporation of insurance one ought to encourage.not only intends to back public and You have made a bet, and if you private enterprises abroad with its have lost you ought to pay. It is own money, but will take the stock not the sort of transaction which the of such foreign concerns in Europe, court ought to be called on to deal Central and South America, and the Far East, and sell it to all classes of with at all.

Evidence was called for the defence. Investors in the United States. Mr. Justice Bailhache, after going Leading bankers realise that into the details of the case" at great not only the United States, newly length, held that no misrepresenta- found fiaancial position but the tion had been made to the defendants, mere problem of exchange necessi and accordingly gave judgment for tates the taking of foreign securities the plaintiffs for the sum of £2,000 by the American public. If Ameri

ca's exports of merchandise to Europe are to continue in anything ties must be taken in payment. The

In connection with the deputation of seafarers to the Shipping Control ler, already referred to, I find it was a very comprehensive affair, all bran- ches being represented, including the two principal officers' societies. The deputation was introduced by Mr. J. Havelock Wilson, M.P. I gather that the object, of the deputation was. to represent to the Controller the neces and costs.

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future of America's föreign com merce, it is declared, depends upon a broad appreciation of this factor.

sity for the formation of an industrial Stay of execution was granted on Come. The Chinese grammar was A very fine and suring looking council on the lines of the Whitby notice of appeal being set down with-like the present volume your seturi simple. Writing was another difli- culty but the now sign of writing had German liner arrived in the Mersey Report, for the regulation of all mat-in 14 days, and money paid into aldy bear introduced. Chinese recently. This is the "Cap Pooters in connection with the great court in joint names. writers were noted for their tersenenko," one of the bitest additions to body of seafarers. This council, it is and this was the essence of good the Hamburg-South America Line. suggested, should be composed of Chinese writing. The advantages of The Cap Polonio," which is a 101-4 shipowners and employes, repre learning Chinese were great and built vessel, is a triple-stew steamer segratives, following many as it was spoken by over three of 19.400 gross tons.

She has a

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the lines' NORWEGIAN SHIPPING less of the present Nation. ál Maritime Board, which, it anillions of people. One with some kogh of 685, 72ft 2in. hewan, and is claimed, has worked so satis- intelligence el read and write depth of 395, Tian, and was built factorily for both sides concerned. I Norwegian shipping enterprise on Chinese fairly well after four years at Hamburg. Besides having understand Sir Joseph Maclay was the Tyne continues, and an important of study, acid he would be able to cargo-carrying expacity she has very sympathetically inclined towards the purchase has just been effected by

ke himself understood at over fine and extensive passenger Recom Chim and clsewhere. He then deal: modation, occupying about two-thira deputation, stating that he felt Messrs. Sigval Bergesen and Co. assured the shipowners would look of Stavanger, who have taken over with the attitude of the Japanese of the ship section of the vessel favourably on the suggestion. From the Liverpool steamer "Montaux WANTED ELECTRICAL ENGINEER, graduated abroad towards the Chines and the great With her three large funnels the further inquiries made I am in a Point, built in 1899 on the Tyne, with practical experience, wishes to enomic expansion which would sel has a very striking appearance, position to say that the Seafarer's She is 4,822 tons gross register. soon come and he said that the time and will make a welcome addition to Council is un fait acompli, and such The "Montauk Point" was interned enter engineering business. Reference- was near at hand when the Chinese the mercantile fleeus of the Allies. a combination of all interests is not in Germany, and has been repaired. Box 1129, e/o "CHOTA Maiz.” would stay and work in China. He The." Cup Polonio" was the finest only likely to result in the particular She will be renamed the "Snefond." emphasised the fact that what the and largest veswel owned by the benefit to the seafarers themselves, It is stated that another boat Japanese could do in China, the Chi. Hamburg-South American Lize, she but also to the employers. I under named the "Lothian" has been, or nese could do equally well. He then being 605 tons larger and 46ft. longer stand that their objects are to use is about to be, bought by the above denit with the causes that made the thun the Cap Trafalgar," which progres of Chins slow, and in en was sunk by the Cunard liner "every endeavous to work in absolute firm. She has also been detained in No. 141, Praya East Fronting

harmony with their employers, but Hamburg with a damaged sterni. elus on nade a strong appeal to these munia" in a naval engagement off there is evidently a strong determina. She is 4,959 tons gross, owned by the Harbour. Apply to E HING & Co.

26, Wing Woo Street, Central. presers to regard the study of Chi- the South American Coust in the tion to do away with the old system Messrs. Warrack and Co., Leith meses a very esential study from early part of the war, both vessels of sweating to which they allege they vurious points of view. In order to being fisted out as aimed merchant have been subjected, up to a very recent date. I hear that another appreciate Chinese classics and ideals Cruisers ome ought to know and read Chinese.

It is understood that the Cup meeting of the Council is to be held

It was the earnest desire of the lec- Polonic" has been placed under the during this year." ture that some of the Struita Chi-management of the Union: Castle nose would go back to Chine when Lane and will probably be employed in the company's South Africa

the right time came."

I sing the meeting the chair-service.

nur sd bhab he was sure that overy. one present, enjoyed the lecture im-

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