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to defeat or delay his creditors. The Feti tion followed closely the warding of Ordin. ance No. 20 of 1891, section 4 d, and û more flagrant act of bankruptcy na defined in this section, if true, it would be difficult to con- ceive. But at this stage of the proceedings Mr. Rasce appeared for four of the Debitor partners and filed a Notice of Motion that the Creditor's Petition be dismissed on the ground that his Cliouts are Chinese subjects,

domiciled and resident in China, out of the Jurisdiction of the Hongkong Court, and

In the 24 hours preceding, not yesterday there were reported dight fresh cases of plague and nine deatha

Feeling almost overcome by the best, a China man at Cheung Chan on Tuesday procured some herbs with the object of masking himself a orcling drink. He made a decoction and found out when it was too late that he handle a mistake, having got hold of some poisonous s. He died before assistance could reach

bim

One of the boy gardeners in the employ of the Botanical and Afforestation department was

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The English Mail of the 9th June was de- vored in London on the 9th inst

Thu German gunboat Iltis was due at Shanghai on the 7th inst. and preparations wors being made to give her a suitable reception.

M. Delcassé, French Minister for Foreign Tu Amperor of Japan has conferred upan Affairs, the Grand Cross of the Order of the Rising Sun

the Daily Telegraph to have decided not to seek Sir William Vernon Harcourt is reported by

re-election to the House of Commons, owing to

danced age and failing health.

News was received at Shanghai on the 6th by Messrs. Butterfeld and Swire of the death from fever in hospital at Chefoo of Mr. L. J. Hughes, master of the Chian Navigation Co.'s stemor Tungchow.

At Tientsin, on the 1st inst., Mr. C. W. Camp tell. Consul of Wuchow, who accompanied and slightly wounded in the left foot, the bullet Admiral Seymour relief expedition, was sniped,

passing through.

notice.

TELEGRAMS.

DAILY PRESS" SERVICE.

THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT]

SHANGHAI, 11th July, 10.34 p.m.

NO AUTHENTIC NEWS.. There is no authentic news to hand about Peking. Nowchwang is expecting to be at tacked by the Chinese.

LONDON, 10th July, 7.50 p.in.

JAPAN IMPOSES NO CONDITIONS FOR AID IN CHINA. Mr. Brodrick has announced in the House of Commons that Japan imposed no condi- tions in undertaking to despateli a force to Peking

LONDON, 10th July, 7.50 p.m.

SURBENDER OF TRANSVAAL OFFICIALS.

A. S. WATSON & CO., for the Court of Bankruptcy had no

jurisdiction over them. One of the absentee charged at the Magistracy yesterday with steal. partners on affidavit wont further and de-ing 50 feet of hemp rope, and a marine hawker clared that none of the four partners refer to whom it was sold was charged with receiving red to had within a year next preceding the stolen property. The former was sentenced to presentation of the Petition by Mr. A two months hard labour and the latter was noil An WEE ordinarily resided in Hongkong, and 825 or six weeks. that none of them had within four months

The other week three men attacked a party before that date committed any set of bank-in a sampan in Kowloon Bay and so battered ruptcy. The Notice of Motion was duly one of the occupauts-an old man--that he bas heard and Mr. REECE quoted numerous cases unt been able to leave the Hospital yet. One mun was caught, and was discovered to be a on the question of service out of the Juris- diction and relied strongly on the cases In 15 severely dealt with, being sentenced to twelve

man who had been banished. He was according re Savers Er-parle Blain, In re Peareon, months hard labour for returning from harish Es-parte Pearson (1892) and In re A. B. went and six months for being concerned in the and Co. (1900) to establish the non-respon-attack on the sampam. The other two mẹn sibility and freedom from process of his have now been arrested and wore brought up at Amoy have passed a resolution to apply, in It is reported that the foreign residents of Chinese Clients.

the Magistracy yesterday. One of the occase of emergency to the Japanese authorities THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA. It is not our intention to wade through. Pents of the sampau came across one of the tire for protection.. Troops from the Formosan.

af Hung Hom. She informed a Chinese con- all the intricacies of the Bankruptcy Law stable and the man was arrested. Subsequently, garrison are ready to start at a moment's involved in these cases, wherein it was ruled in consequence of a statement made by him, the that no foreigner resident without the juris-other man was secured. diction of the English Courts could be declared a bankrupt according to the English law, although he might have prep. y upon British soil. His Lordship the Chief Justice in his learned judgment briefly summarized the effects of these decisions in the following words:-"The effect of these decisions is "that a foreigner who is resident out of the. "jurisdiction of the English Courts cannot be "made a bankrupt unless he has committed "an act of bankruptcy in England; that "the word 'a debtor' in the Act must be taken to meau a debtor properly subject "to the English Bankruptcy Laws; that "section 6 of the Act does not come into **operation unless the debtor is within section "4; and that if the case is within section 4 "it must also be brought within section 6." When for sections 4 and 6 of the English Bankruptcy Act we read sections 4 and 6 of the Bankruptcy Ordinance No. 20 of 1891. with some slight modifications on section d. of our local ordinauce, we have a clear exposition of the local bankruptcy law with respect to foreigners as it stands at present. We cannot help but discern in His Lord- ship's judgment that he is forced by the decisions in the above eases to certain cou

The U. S. transport Logan left Nagasaki Towards the latter end of last week man harbour on the afternoon of the 3rd inst. for of being a member of a Triad Society. Hows at Nagasaki from Hongkong, and taking in coal named Lai Sam was lodged in gaol on a charge Tak. On the 4th the craiser Brooklyn arrived remanded until yesterday, when, however, head stores prepared to lease on or about the 8th,ports that the Transvaal Secretary of Star,

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HONGKONG, July 12th, 1900 -- The decision of Sir JOHN WOREEL CARRINO TON, Kt., the Chief Justice of this Colony, in Bankruptcy Jurisdiction In re Kung King Shing Kee ex-parte Albert Ah Wee, is most rumentous in ita results. For a long time the public of Hongkong and merchants in

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was dead and buried. At the enquiry. Dr. Thomsen said the deceased was admitted to the Hospital at nine o'clock on Monday morning. He was very much emaciated and suffering from a long-standing rengh and expectorating blooil. He diagnosed chronic tubercular disease- of the lungs, and the man was rotained in Hos. pital. He seemed to improve during the day, but at hair past five on Tuesday morning the hospital warder found him in a dying condition,

and he died a few minutes later. On making a post mortem examination the doctor found ex- tensive taberenar disenan involving both langs The cause of death was pulmonary tuberculosis, A verdict to the effect tant death was the result of natural causes was returned.

Another U. S. first-class cruiser, the Culgon, 7,000 tons, is said to be coming to Nagasaki From the States via Tokohama.

With reference to tho. report of the 6th in- stant that Consul General Warren at Shanghai had confirmed the ramour of the Peking massa ere, our contemporary the China Mail published last night the following telegram, dated Shang- hai, June 11-Editor Ching Mul, Hongkong. -Your issue of July sixth not true that I con- fined news as therein stated.

I bare no authentic news regarding British in Foting. Please publish this immediately. WARREN, Consul-General.

The officer commanding at Heilbron r.

the Attorney, and other Boer officials have

surrendered to the British.

REUTER'S SERVICE.

LONDON, 9th July.

DEPARTURE OF THE GERMAN SQUADRON FOR CHINA. The Emperor of Germany went on board the agship of the squadron sailing for Chins af Kiel and delivered a farewell address to the officers and men.

death of the seven persons who lost their lives Voluntour Corps held on Tuesday evening, Sir

Mr. Hazeland Las held an enquiry touching the

At a meeting of Kowloon members of the THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA. through the land-slip at West Point last week, John Carrington (Commardant) presiding, the

General Brabant hus occupied Dornberg, when several houses in New Street collapsed advisibility of baring drille on the Peninsula group of kopies near Winburg, from which the and the inmates were buried in the debris and arranging for suitable premises as a darot Boers have been frequently harassing our con- Evidence identification was given and Dr was considered. Lieutenants Sayer and Skin- voye Thomson, who made the post mortem examina. tieze depared that suffocation was the use of Corporals Ritchie and Bursthouse and Privates nor, Sergeants Sraythe Butter and Grahamo, death in each case-Isidore Xavier said:fam Stewart and Emmett were appointed a com assistant engineer in the Public Works departmittee to.draw up a detailed scheme and cir ment. I went down to see the accident on the qulate it for further consideration. morning of the 2nd inst. at 9.30. I found that

clusions and we surmite that it is the acumen of the lawyer combatting with the man of sound commonsense, for In re A. B. & Co.

a great mass of decomposed granite with Sir JOHN W. Charioton quites the judg-boulders and earth weighing about 500 tons had

Prepartions are being made at Macas for a ment on the appeal of Lindley. Master of detached itself from an almost perpendicular special dinner and a grand Ball to be given at the Rolls" I will not say what view I bank of $0 feet in height at the back of Nos. the "Clab Uniao" for the reception of the new **might have been inclined to take if it were 4. 6, and 8. New Street. It mashed the main date to be duly notified hereafter. It is hoped Governor H.E, Senhor Horta e Cesta at a "not for the previous decisions of this Court back wall and strained the whols of the houses that both dinner and ball will be a great saz. "which are binding upon us. But having opposite to such an extent that all the party and cess, as Mr. Carlos d'Assumpçao, the President "regard for these decisions I think this ap-front walls are cracked and remain a danger to of the Chab, is energetically directing all the

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THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

unsuccessful, and returned on the 20th of June, fortunately just in time for the important battle at Tientsin.

The Chinese are showing a determination and resource with which they have not pre- vlously been credited. They almost overcame. the defenderA.

ADMIRAL BEYMOUR'S RETURN, Directly Tientsin was relieved preparations were made to aid Admíml Seymour. On the morning of the 25th June 1,000 mixed troops, under a Russian colonel, marched to Haikus ton miles north of Tientsin, where Adminul Sey- mour occupied the Arsenal. This Arsenal was at onco destroyed. It was found to contain millions of cartridges, thousands of arms, and Admiral Seymour entered Tientsin again. He even surgical bandages Next morning (26th) had lost 60 killed. The number of wounded was 210, who were suffering greatly. They had to be carried on: improvised stretchers, made of rifes and sticks. Altogether there are 500 wounded in the hospitals of Tientsin now. The Queen's Jubilee Hospital, being in an exposed position in the Extra Concession, is useless.

PETYANG ARSENAL TAKEN.

ant Peiyang Arsenal, three miles from Tientsin. A force of English, Russians, French, Italians and Germans, to the umber of about 3,000. were concerned in the attack which lasted fire hoars. The magazine was finally destroyed. The Chinese are now unable to obtain ammuni- tion, except from Nanking, Shanghai and Foo- chow. In this action about 70 were wounded. and twelve killed, principally Russians,

THE POSITION.

On the 27th it was decided to take the import-

The present position is that the native city is half barat, while the French Settlement has inf- fered most during the bourbardment, owing to

Chinese, and in consequence it was deemed its exposed position. In the district wear the Railway Station the inhabitants are principally necessary, as a measure of safety, to bump the

houses.

The river, which is the source of the European water supply, is filled with corpsen · Then bas been no rain, and there are no erops. There is every prospect of pestilence and famine.

THE POSITION AT PEKING.

The N-C. Daily News Tientsin: correspon dent on the 29th reports the arrival of a native gourier from Peking, who here the following' letter, addressed to the officer commanding any European troops

"Besieged in British Legation. Sitantion des porate. Make haste. Sunday. 4 p.m.

"R. HART." The last two words are doubly underlined the two preceding words underlined once. and are, followed by notes of exclamation, and When questioned by Captain Wingate, the Intelligence Officer, the courier said the mos

sage referred to last Sunday (24th June),

He went on to say that five or six days before his departure the German Minister and the German Interpreter, as thoy were proceeding to the Tsungli Tamen, were attacked by Chinese soldiers The Minister received four wounds,

MORE TROOPS FOR THE NORTH.. Another troopship-the Palam cotta-urrived from Calcutta yesterday with the right wing of but managed to reach the yemen. There, he the 7th Bengal Infuuty (360 rank and file) sudas subsequently found dead by the German details. She left for the north at about six troops sent to the rescue. The Interpreter was o'clock in the evening.

wounded.

north on Saturday,

Colonel Bertie will probably leave for the

dered to China. Sho is a 2nd class cruiser of The Arethusa, from the Pacific, has been or 4,300 tons displacement, launched in 1832, has eight 3 pr., six muzzle-loaders, two light guns, and four torpedo tults. Her speed is 156

kuots.

JAPANEHE STEAMERS CHARTERED.

close ou 20 steamers for transport purposes. The Japanese Government have chartered Among these is the Hingshui Maru, which left Hongkong for Japan on Tuesday,

IN THE BRITISH LEGATION.

All the civilians were inside the British Lega- Provisions, however, wore scarce, and ammuni tion, the women and children being uvhart.

tira extremely so. One British officer and six

men were wounded, end five soldiers killed, while

one man killed of each nationality, and several wounded.

THE GATES OF THE CITY.

"peat must fail." In re d. B. & Co. is still the public at large. We hare servod, notioneringgements for the occasion, with the aid of deck armour of 13 in., ten 6 in. Q.F. gun the Italians, Datch, French, and Enssians lost undisposed of and will shortly be heard shored up. Above this banks and about 30 for the other members of the Committee. It is also appeal before the House of Lords. Let from te edge is the building of the Chiasse said that a grand Ball will take place at Govern. us hope that the House of Lords will take Chamber of Commerce.

ment House on the arrival of the Governor. Ou examination commonsense view of the position of I found that about half the rain sator foreigners trading in Britain and submit from the roof of the Chinese Chamber Mr. Consul Wilkinson in his report on the them to the same jurisdiction as British subjects are forced to obey. But while per haps there may be some difference of opin- ion as to the advisability of altering the Bankruptcy Law with respect to foreigners trading in England, insomuch as, com pared with the general body of the po- pulation, they are comparatively few and even if they intended to defraud their English creditors the amount of mischief

of Commerce building and the compound comes down the face of this hank This no doubt caused the slip, the water funding its way between the mass of decomposed granite Hazeland will make his report to the Attorney and the earth.-The enquiry was closed. Mr.

Generai.

The Hongkong Volunteer Corps has enstain ed a serious loss by the death of Bergeant Major Watling, who has her connected with the Corpe since 1893. Mr. Watling had not been wall for

ment and relief of Tintain. The news is

trade of Ningpo for 1899 gives the gross value of the trade for the year at Hk. T. 16,385.432 imports reaching Hk. Tis. 12,051,083, and ex- ports Hk. Tls. 4814,851. The total trade falis

NEWS. FROM THE NORTH, while importe are the highest on record Indant sends a Chefes details of the bombard short of that of two years only, 1895 and 1896,

The N-G. Daily News Tientsin correspon. other words the toss to Ningpo consequout on the opening of Hangelow us a treaty port (October 1, 1896) has already almost been made considerably delayed by having to travel by the good! Of the total value of £1,707.238 for roundabout route. The first letter in our con- imports to Ningpo during the year, British temporary's issue of the 7th inst, is dated

Provisions were scarce, buildings ruined, the possessions claim £56,642, other foreign countries Tientsin, 28th June, and reports that Tientsin had all the appearance of a besieged town. improvised hospitals full of sick and wounded, and there were no native servants. Saiping was constantly going on.

particular have been under the impressica Pothing of the fact that in the cases above malarial ferer. Quite recently he was a patient Possessions," explains Mr. Wilkinson, mean,

THE FIGHTING.-

tions were unburnt. Nearly all the houses in Only the English, French and German Legs- the Chinese city had been destroyed. The inner gate of the Imperial city had been captured by Boxers. The central gate of the Tartur city

by Chinese also with guns, was held by German, with two guns captured from the Chinese. The other gate was occupied

It was reported that there were 20,000 troopis under Tung Fu-hing between Feking and Tientsin, also 10.000 men under Chen Tad-lin.

PRINCE CHING.

peror. Primos Ching, with two or three thou sand troops, was fighting the Boxers, who wished to capture him. Strangely enough it was re- ported that his rival, Prince Tuan, was helping

The Empress Dowager had fed to the Bumi mer Palace, and there was no news of the Em

him.

ANOTHER ACCOUNT.

The Shanghus Mercury, correspondent con firms the item about Prines Ching. Writing on the Salt inst, he says

sadors from the attacks of the Imperial troops

the foreigners involved belonged to ing on business in this Colony and whether highly civilized states, and doubtless, if the ing about the city. On Sunday, however, be carried were chiefy, if not entirely, sugar resident hore or not were liable, on an act of English Bankruptcy Law was found insuffi-

was removed to the Government Civil Hospital sugar produced for the most part around bankruptey being committed by theth and cient to protect English creditors, other An neato attack of pneumonis supervened, and Swatow, but gaining by manipulation in Hong- as defined in section 4 of the Bankruptcy chinery, although elaborate could be put in early yesterday morning be died. He was 35 years kong the privileges of a foreign article." The Ordiutuce No. 20 of 1891. to suffer the motion; yet we maintain that in a Colony of age and leaves a widow and four children other foreign countries were Formosa (sugar), 17th to 23rd. The relieving force of 300 Bri The bombardment lasted six days, from June pilory of the Bankruptcy Court and if need like Hongkong, a near and accessible to the Before coming to Hongkong Mr. Watling was and Japan (coal). "Chinese ports" practically tish and 1,700 Russians fought tasir way from be the severe penalties that may be inflicted frontiers of China-at the best a semi-civi- in the Royal Bassez Regiment, with which he saw therein; just as any other ordinary subject lized and Asiatic state, the Bankruptcy and came to Hongkong ay a clerk in the Army has increased both in quantity and valne since American relief force which had started, with a view to saving the lives of the Ambas

meas Shanghai, which supplies the great bull the point at which the railway was interrupted. service in India. He purchased his discharge of Ningpo's imports. The imports of sugar Taren miles from Tientsin they met the Prince Ching was exerting all his influenes of Her Majesty the Queen. But in this res-

Law of England as applied to foreigners or Service Corpe. In May, 1893, the deceased 1998; brown shows 178,319 eats, against 300 strong, three days previously. They were put it appears that the general mercantile too close a similarity of the same, is unsuited joined the Volunteer Corps as a gunner in the 136,307, white 42,083 against 37,230, and refined in the digest straits, but now uniting the and Boxers. Three attempts upon them had community are greatly mistaken, for a to the requirements of this Colony or for Field Battery, being promoted to the rank of 124,722 against 104,644. Medicines geniain at forces, the combined troope moceeded in reaal already been repulsed with heary losses. Sunie Chinaman non-resident, in the Colony al- the well-being of its commercial credit. corporal a few days later. On 25th November though carrying on business here is above The European Merchants of Hongkong lie was mado Sergeant, and on 6th October in increases. Rico has fallen to a third of the numbered 12,000, of whom the majority were

high figure; tobacco, oil, and wax show fairing Tientsin. The Chinese attacking forces of the Imperial troops view the attacks spou the Legations with indifference. The sympathy and beyond our Bankruptcy law and is al form a very small minority among an alier the following year was promoted to Battery quantity imported in 1893-a good sign; for General Nieh's foreign dilled men from Lutal, of the merchant classes in Peking was geuerally lowed to defeat and hinder his creditors at and Asiatic population. They must be pro- Quartermaster Sergeant. On 1st January, 1995, Ningpo has only to import largely in bad years. who saw ivell arred with Mausers and artillery, with the beseiged, who they were surreptitiously his owa sweet will. `·

tected as trustful creditors by every means he was created Corns Quartermaster. Sergeant Cotton place goods in 1899 only fell a little short This artillery was posted at a fort in the native supplying with ample provisions. The internal The case of the Hung Hing Shing Kec cz- at the disposal of the Hongkong Govern and on the reorganization of the Corps was saade of the record year, 1896. English, Indian, and city at Tientsin, which had been built unknown affairs of, the Palace were very much distur parts Albert Ale Wee is destined to he por-neut, and, as Sir Jonu W. CARRINGTON has Bergeant Major. His remains were interred at Japanese yaras all advanced Woollens reached to the foreign attaches and commanded the bed Prince Ching had requested his own de ductive of further results, either by the al-shown in his recent judgment that the of Valley yesterday afternoon in the presence the highest figure since 1892, though still of no forsign settlements. This fart contained a big capitation rather than that the lives of the teration of the now existing law or by Bankruptcy Law is weak, it is imperatively Corps, the Commandent (Lieut. Col. Sir J.W. meat, though the opening of Hang chow has beat the "Fapress Dowager, and three stantly warning the Empresas Dowager of the of a large number of members of the Volunteer trent valus. Exports showed a steady improve gun, called by the Europeans during the bo Ministers should be sacrificed, and was con- further complications on the leaned judg-necessary at the earliest conceivable date to Currington, K., C. M. G.), the second in com- made a great difference to Ningpo. The transit smaller guns. vient delivered herein. The facts of the case strengthen the position of honest and indus mand (Major A Chapman), and the Acting trade inland continues to increase. In shipping fired about 500 shots, and no house, vecapod

The Empress Dowager ultimate result of allowing them to be harmed. appear to be as follów :-

trious creditors like Mr. ALBERT A WEE by Adjutant Lieut. A Stewart) being among thom the British merchant feet numbered 1:0 sten damage. Only three civilians were killed,

PRINCE TUAN ODDURATE. Prince Tuan has assumed all responsibility improved legislation, and so strengthen present. The band of the R. W. F. was also in mera, of 214,320 tons. Japan had six vessels however. One day there was continuous and says that he will desolite Tientsin al commercial credit by bringing within the attendance. The Ear. G. J. Williams was the and Germany oue, Chinese shipping continues hombardment for twelve hours, and the recapture the Taku forts The Emprese Do- the Court for a Receiving Order of the scope of the Bankruptcy Law of this Colony officiating minister. Three volleys were fired to gain on British, bat with the actual working women and children were sheltered in the wager had been compelled to return to her Estate of the Debtor. Firm, alleging that those Chinamen, partners in existing Chinese over the grave, the firing party containing rope and extension of the Inland waters concession Gordon Hall and the collars of the neighbors Palace. She, with Prince Ching, had become within four months before the presentation firms of Hongkong but resident beyond its sentatives of all the different units in the corps affairs will change. The attempts to opening houses. The lardest fighting took place at alarmed at the want of success attending their of his petition each of the eight partners of jurisdiction, who are prepared to take every appropriate address at the Volunteer Headquar-natives, and the Ningpo-Hangchow Shanghai engaged, 500 were wounded and killed on the and induce the Imperial stroops to fire on the After the funeral the Commandant delivered as mines lusse been successfully resisted by the the Railway Station, where, of 2,000 Russians attempts to combat Prince Tann's influence, the debtor firm had departed from his share in the profits of local firms, but when tera touching on the deceased's good qualities, railway is still in the air. The chief local im- 18th of June. A force of 500 Russians went Boxers. The provincial Chinese acknowledge dwelling house or otherwise absented him their firm is in difficulties decline to assume and expressing the opinion that it would be difprovement is the opening of a band on the to the relief of 200 of their comrades, who were self, or had begun to keep house with intent any of its responsibilities.

a state of war and accept the position ficult to fill his place.

south-east face of the settlement.

a few miles out on the railway. They were with characteristic indifference. Prince Tuan

On the 28th Mareli, 1900, the petition

ing creditor ALBERT A WEE petitioned