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forgory was signing the name of a man already head. He would ask his Worship to study cure fully the writing on the instrument of transfer. and he thought his Worship would so that it was written in a peculiar way. It looked rathor # sort of cramped hand.

His Worship-His brother said it looked like his brother's,

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PF

POLICE COURT.

Monday, 7th January,

BEFORE MR. HAZELASD.

SLEEPING ON HONGKONG CLUR PREMISES

Two coolies were charged with sleeping on the premises of the Hongkong Club on Sanday night. They said they got permission from one of the club sorvants, a Sikh.

A steward at the Hongkong Club said he found the two men asleep on the club Praise at two o'clock in the morning. They had no right thoro, but witness could not say whether or not they had been aduitted by one of the club servants.

The magistrate quid he was quite convinced that the defondants land been admitted by one of the club servants, and dismissed the ease.

HOW TO CARRY A PIG

A bontman was brought up on a charge of wanton cruelty to jiga, which he was carrying ao cargo. He plendol not guilty.

P.C. 113 deposed that at half-past soren on Sunday morning he was on duty at the harbour

SUNDAY BOWDIIBM,

Edward Jameson, a Norwegian, was charged with disorderly conduct in the public streets on P. C. Baker said he saw the defendant in a Sunday. He pleaded not guilty. rickshaw going towards Wanchai. He had a live chicken in his hand, which he held by the then giving a great shout. He emitinued his legs, and swung round his head, every now and noise in spite of an order from the constable to be quiet.

A fine of $5 or 14 days was imposed.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 81, 1901

FOOTBABL

Owing to certain unforeseen obstacles, the team from the U.S.S. Albany was unable to most the Hongkong Club, as arrangel, at Happy Valley yesterday afternoon. A match, however, was played hatween the clab and a Royal Artillory team, when the following were the sides:-

Hongkong Goal Woodgates backs Pinckney and Russell; half-backs Kew, Bonner, and Howard; forwards-Lowe, Vonder Pfordten, Tullock, Noble, and Claplain.

RA.Goal-Hoghen: backs-Smith and MoMurray: Half-bucks-Brown, Grifiths, and Stowait; forwards-Leach, Perigo, Mulvey

Hutcheson, and Kobertson.

THE RUSSIAN NAVY. According to the Russian Naval Budget for 1901, four large ironclads will be built at St. Petersburg, Tz, the Boroding, the Orel, the Emperor Alexander III, and the Prince Sur

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INSURANCES TORTH BRITISH AND MERCAN

TILE INSURANCE COMPANY. TOTAL FUNDS AT 91ST DECEMBER, 1800

£14,409,089.

AUTHORISED CAPITAL... £3,000,000 0 SUBHURIRED CAPITAL.... 2,750,000 0 PAID-UP CAPITAL ....................... 687,500 0 0 TI. FIRE FUNDS......

2,791,183 33

of 13,510 tons each; also an ironclail for coast defence of the type of the Admiral Apruzine, 5,000 tons; a cruiser for the Pacific, 3,000 tons; T a coal transport, 7,300 tons: another small Im- aerial vocht and two large torpedo-bonts 60ft. long for escorting the Tear's yachts.

At Nikolaiad, on the Black Sea, there will be constructed ons ärst-class cruisor, 0,250 tons, and six torpedo vessels of 35ir tous cach at torpedo-boats to be sent in pieces to Port Ar- thur. All these vessels are expected to be ready Suvastopol another cruiser, 6,250 tons, and 12 in 1942, which, in all probability, considering the slowness of Russian Duval work in general, wilt not be the caso. In addition, 4,500,000 roubles are to be added to the credit for gans

and armour.

The Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are pro Current Ratos pored to ACCEPT &ISKS at FIRE at

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO..

Agents.

[1872

Hongkong, 22nd June, 1900, SALAMANDER FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.

The club kicked off, and from the start it was apparent that they had it all their own way, The soldiers were too fond of skying the ball. and showed very little combination. The for- wards, although fed well by the dafeneas, very

The armament of the vesseln rarely managed to get past Russell and Pine!" ury, and as a consequenes the lives and full referred to will consist of nine guns of 12 40in., bucks had to work like niggers to keep their two guns of 8.45ius, il quick-firing guns of Gin,THE Undersigned, having been uppointed nire quick-firing guns of 120mm, 86 quick-AGENTS for the above Company, nio goal from falling. In this, to a certain ex- tout, they were successful, as the Score firing guns of 75mm, 105 guus of 47mm., prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE

not tell so heavily guns of 87mm, and ton guns of 2iv. of at Current Ratos.

HOTZ, S'JACOB & CO. Aboat 20,000,000

[1023 Hongkong, 2nd April, 1900. the finiss did

UN INSURANCE OFFICE, LONDON given heenuse Woodgates as beyond and 10,500,000 for provisions for sailors on

while holding the ball-sc- board.

The Russian fleet in the Pacific this year will

FOUNDED 1710. to paces cecued, in the second half, in recording the The club

consist of the Peresarict, the Retrioun, built

The Undorsigned having been appointed in America, the romaboy, Askold, Bogatar and

AGENTS for the abovo Comunny, are pre- only sont scored by the soldiers players generally were in scal form, and very outside right pat in some telling work, and ironclads, eleren ernisers of the first class, threpared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at few places were give or thrown away. Lowe. Beine, the second class cruiser Novik, seven twice ones in the first and again in the second of the second class, seren gunboats, four torpedo Current Rates. that the latter was ouabled on each occasion to

flotilla will be eight mouths in navigation "ami half-gave Noble such accurately judged pusses cruisers; and ten torpedo at samors. The torpedo place the hall between the pasts. The club's four months in the armed reserve There are new men. Von der Pforten, playing inside eight torpedo vessia at Port Arthur besides with peacties should prove a decidedly entualle right to Lowe, unde a very good show, and those with the squadron of the Pacific. acquisition.

On

The game, which at half-time stood at 1-0 in favour of the club, ended in a win for the ground eleven by two goals to one. Onoremarkable feature of the game-remak able because the play of neither town could ha

men-Stewart and the BA.. side, two cou-eatled rough--was the number of men who received hurts, more or less severe. Hutcheson, the latter from an unfortauate collision with Kew-ware laid on the grass, and the result of the collison that sant Hutcheson Hutcheson had to be carried off the field, while Stewart took Hogben's place in goal Kew, as to the pavilion, was taken to the Naval Hospital injury was dressed, and the unfortunate player afterwards conveyed home.

Another man from the same ship was charged with riotous conduct in Queen's Road East on the same day, and further, with assaulting Sex duty. geaut Moswayed whilst in the execution of his

work of construction.

to transfer the slures to his own name. They had heard from Mr. Archibald Harpor how after the death of his brother he assumed the duties of his executor. Was it not perfectly possible and consistent with his evidenco that he autho rised Carmichael to transfer these shares into his name? Archibald Harpor simply saki he know nothing about the transfer. That was u first new writing of that sort he could not friend interjected, why did not he ask hin Mr. Pollock, continuing, said that when a the only question he was asked. His learned It was through that in all probability he had of a andden jump to the conclusion that it was a forgery. I would naturally at one think hon got at by Hurley. He thought it pro- that his brother had written it. But his Wor. table that Harley had threatened him-had- shi would remember fin sonuction with that made him afraid to speak the truth. It was ask the question, but for his point that when the ship's articles were shown not for him to him the witness was, its tiu Chinese-said, learned. Friend, if he wanted to provo Car ah-tenths sure that those articles were sigus michael's guilt. The only person who could by his brother; and if his Worship would really explain these matters was Mr. Car conjure the signature on the articles with the michael himself, and his mouth was shut-he signature on the instrument of transfer he could not say what really took place. Therein would get to the ecelsion that they were cate the devilish ingenuity of Hurley, Harley he thought he could show most plainly that and he accordingly made this charge against him. obviously written by a different land. Further, know there was only one man who could speak, obit flapper could not have signed that instru- If his Worship would look at the signataro to 19:11t of transfer, becams of the provisions of the transfer and cosapare 16 with the writing of Che Stamp Ordinance in this colony, Section Archibald Harper, he thought he would be struck with the very marked resemblance. He had 4 of Ordinanes 20 of 1895 Abstitutol & new section for section 10 of the Stamp Ordinance no right to say they were identicnt, but those

He would draw his two signatures might very well have been at Kennedytown, and saw the defendant and against them as it might otherwise Lave the Baranofsky system:

the oars and fail. The men were throwing the riously in existence Worship's special attention to the fact that al-written by the same hand. In dealing with another man lifting pigs out of their bost by dona. Brown, from a penalty kick at gouroubles are allotted for oxpenses of navigation though under that section certain documents the three points raised by Br. Follock, animals ashore just like so many bales of goods Mr. Heys, who appeared for the defendant, might be stamped niter eeution where the Mr. Slado contended that there was not a clextor of stanip duty was satisfied that the tittle of evidence to show that Carmichael said that lifting a pig by the tail was the pro-

per way, and the case was adjourned till Thar vision or neglect to stamp or to stamp sui signol the transfer in John Harper's me ciently did not urim from any intention to evade or that he got it signed in gonge on un'day to permit of this contention being vexiled. payment of stamp duty or otherwise to defraud," and added that the moro writing of a man's it was most expressly provided that, anungstue was not in itself forgery. Forgery meant other things, transfers of shares should no le false writing with intent to defraud. The intent stand until the numbers of the shares and to dofrond was the essential part of the crime. the consideration money were onterol, It was a thing which must be proved up to the might they if executed within the colony le hilt, or else thore was no crime of forgery. It stamp siter execution. Therefore his Wor-devolved upon the prosecution to prove intent to ship saw that, that brought matters down dafraud. How did they attempt to satisfy this to a very fine point. They knew that there They attempted to satisfy it in the first placo by was an instrument of transfer bearing date calling Ritchie, who swore that he paid for October 16th, 1897. Therefore it came to the shares in December, 1898, and that from this, that some time on the 16th October, December, 1898, to October, 1899, ho kept

A young sonsn from the American trans- 17, that transfer of shares must have been pressing Carmichael, who kept excusing himself executed. He had already submitted to his from transferring these shares, and that thereby Worship that whether the defendant signed Carmichael showed an obvious futention to port Garonne was fined $3 for disorderly the trussfor or not it was signed by someone etsin the shares for his own use. Ho subduct in Queen's Howl Central on Sunday whilst who was not John Harper, and he thought his mitted that the evidence of Ritchie had drunk. Worship would see that that must be so. His most hopelessly broken down. IIe submitted Worship would remember that in answer to his that the figures 1999 had been altered to learned friend Mr. Archibald Harper, the 1896 simply for the purposes of that case for brother of John Harper, told them that in the purpose of trying to get a sommittinent 1595 his brother, John Harper, and the defum- against an innocent man, dant were groat friends. People could not be. great friends without being able to identify On another when they mot, and he subait ted that it was abundantly clear that Mr.altered to 8. Carmichael must have known, whether he or someone des execnterl the transfer in the name of John Harper, that it was not Juha Harper who executed that transfer. Fur to his Worship would see that he himself purported by that transfer to have witnessed Le signataro. Therefore, he woukl see that the transfer was made out by somebody. An in mint in this connection was that the defen other important point for his Worship to bear dant vous present, as appeared from Mr. Potts's ovidence and from the minute book, on the 27th April, 1866, at a board meeting of directors of Carmichael and Company when it was decided to issue farther scrip in the name of Jola Harper in the place of the stripi lest in the Cotterthun. Therefore a Jury would he bound to ful that the defendant himself signed that" John Harper" or that somebody! His Worship, after recapitulating the six counts, said that before the defendant coald else signed it, and that he know that the some- hody else who signed it was not John Harper, possibly be convicted nuder any one of these six What was the that these shares were being wrongfully and in to defraud should be proved.

meaning of the words "intent to defraud?" properly transferred to his own name. Tad not been suggested in the course of the He did not know that he could give a better

to cheat cross-examination that the defendant gave any weaning than that expressed by Chief Baron value for these shares. It had not been sug Pollock, "to defrand means gested that he had any claim upon these slams person out of something." The story of the I

had not been suggested that he had any proscention was that top shares were sold by right to have these shares transferred te lus Archibald Harper to Bitchie on the 22nd usmo, and yet he was a party to this sinstra December, 1898. After the purchase of the ment of transfer of 16th October, 1897, by shares Ritokie was constantly pressing that they which those shares were transferred to his should be transferred and that it was not until nama. Touching the question as to whether the 27th October, 1899, that the shares were there was any intent to defraud, he submitted transferred. To support this allegation Ritchie was put into the box and he swore absolutely that this was proper case to send before a jury for them to say whether, nudor all the that he had purchased these shares on the 22nd circumstances, there was an intent to defrau, December 1898, He had examined the figures, Mr. Pollock proceeded to quote several cases in and he had no doubt that 1898 had been altered support of his contentions, and in conclusion from 1899. The figace was simply altered with said that it ought to be laid before a jury for the object of tramping up this allegation of in- business whether there was intent to defraudant was not guilty and ordered his discharge, Mr. Slade made an application under section on the part of the defendant or not.

Mr. Blade, in his address for the deferes, said 832 of Ordinance 14 of 1845, which provides they had heard a great many reasons advanced by for amends being awarded for frivolous in Mr. Pollock in his most strenuous endeavour to formation, asking that Hurley should be ordered pernado his Worship to sand Mr. Carmichael to pay the coste, but for trial before a jury and thus gratify the poisonons spite of Hurley It was perfectly obrions how this prosocution had originated and how it had been carried out-it was simply owing to the spite of Hurley. Hurley swore. the information, but he had not the courage to go into the witness-box, and he bad Mr. Carmichael arrested on the very day when the

His Worship said he had examined the figures through a watchmaker's glass, and he could see distinetly that there was a 9 which had been

Mr. Slade, continuing, said it was perfectly obvious that the money for the shares was paid in 1899, and yet Mr. Ritchie went into the box and stuck to it through thick and thin that the money was paid in 1898. Ritchie apparently had no interest; apparently he was a free and independent witness brought there by force by subpoena, yet le, beyond a shadow reference to the date in which he paid the of dubt, must have most deliberately lied in monoy, Mr. Slado proceeded to ridicule the idea of a man in Mr. Carmichael's position attempt. sig fraud of this kind for the sake of $100 worth of shares in a company in which he hell nine-tenths of the shurus, and in conclusion submitted that the case was not one to be sent before a jury, and asked his Worship to dia- charge the defendunt.

SIEMSSEN & CO.,

Agents.

[52 Hongkong, 16th May. 1892. AACHEN AND MUNICH FIRE IN- SURANCE CO.

OF AIX-LA-CHAPELL

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E Undersigned, having been appointe AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FILE at Current Katos.

REUTER, BRÖCKELMANN & CO

Agente.

14 Hongkong, 21st April, 1897 THE WESTERN ASSURANCE COM- PANY OF TORONTO, CANADA, INCORPORATED 1851. CAPITAL...

£110,000.

Defendant-Well, I had only two glasses, sir. suffering from a fractured auklo. There the 70 kilometres, was completed and opened to AGENTS for the above Company, are.

CALENDARS, ETC.

His Worship-Are you guilty P His Worship-No, no, you must pleud gulity or not guilty.

Defaudant-Well, I'll say guilty. I don't Sergeant MeSwayou declareda that he found remember anything about it.

Wo received from the P. & O. Company a When urrested, het table of their outward and homeward tim for 1001. It is very prettily and artisti the defendant kicking up a great row in front of the Travellers Hotal, uined a blow at the sergeant which the latter just missed by ducking. The defendant then

8,000 tons registered, and four excellent views dropped on the ground, and let out with his cally got up, the design depicting in colours The test of the Company, a list of which is causing a nasty wound. Altogether, two in- of Egypt, India, China, Japan and Australia. feet, catching his captor on the mouth and the largest boat of their fest, the Fersiu, of spectors, a sergeant, and a bluejacket were re-

His Worship-In passing a leaient sentence, also given in the above, is at present composed of 58 steamers, representing a total tonnage of quired to take him to the station.

313,392 tona. I am only taking into consideration the fact that you were drunk. Fifteen dollars or one

The fine was paid month's hard labour.

REBELLIOUS INDIAN CONSTAHLE,

The local manager of the Union Asenrance Co., Ld., has forwarded to as a very useful Anglo Chinese date block, printed locally,

RE-ORGANISATION OF THE

AMERICAN ARMY..

THE Undersigned, having been appointed prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Ratos.

WM. MEYERINK & CO.,

Agouts.

1512 Hongkong. 18th May, 1900. TRANSATLANTIC FIRE INSUR

NAGARA-RAJASIMA RAILWAY.

The Bangkok-Korat railway was completed and handed over to the Siam Government just The first survey of the route for the line was made in March, 1888, and two years afterwards n railway department was before Christmas

The first sod was established for the administration of the fu. March, 1892. The works then went on until turned by His Majesty, the King of Siam.

between Bangkok and Ayuthin, a distance of on the 6th March, 1597, the portion of the line.

by His Majesty. traffic with befiting ceremony by Hi

Geng The line was openeil to koi, a distance of 125 kilometres from Bang. kok, on the 1st of November, 1897, thence to Mnoklek on the 3rd of March, 1898, and ultimately on the 25th May, 1899, to Pak Chong, a distance of 180 kilometres from Bangkok. The Kina is now ready for traf.TANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG

distance the highest part of the line is between lie throughout its entire extent of

inctres above sea-level. The part of the line kilometre 168 and kilometre 169 where it is 435 kilometres from Bangkok to Kerat. In this

towards the Korat end is not so elevated, being on an average of 227 metres above sea-level. The most serious diffinities encountered in the work of construction have been between Hinlap and Along Phai, where both the physical nature as well as the malarious climate of the country had to be combated. The rolling-stock of the railway at present consists of 19 locomotives. 38 passenger cars and 211 freight cars. There are on the line 3 first class; 4 second class and penditure on the construction has been 17,585,000 metre. This figure appears not to be in excess other Eastern countries. ticals or an average of 66,360 ticals per kilo- of the average cost of railway construction in

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The defendant zanat have known at that mo.county it was absolutely necessary that an intender, his superior officer, whilst the latter was Some little time ago a discussion arose among 20 third class stations and 11 sidings. The ex-

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A Sikh constable stationed at Shatin Police Station was charged with a rather serious geant Leander, and (2) assaulting Sergeant offence-(1) using abusive language to Ser in the execution of his duty. He lended of guilty, und was defended by Mr. E. J. Grist Mr. F. H. May prosecuted.

In a

Tho Undersigned, having been appointed pared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at

STEMSSEN & CO., AGENTS for the above Company, are pre-

Agents.

[24 Current Rates

Hongkong, 16th November, 1872.

HENIX FIRE OFFICE. Pe

The Undersigned aro now prepared to of INSURANCE GRANT POLICIES against FIRE at Ourrent Rates.

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.,

Agents for the Phoenix Fire Oßce. Hongkong, 17th August, 1887.

TORTH GERMAN FIRE INSUR-

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NANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG.

Rates.

"L'UNION" FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, L. (Established 1828).

12t

GENERAL AGENT for the above. Undersigned, having been appointed

the military authorities at Washington as to the Probably nothing beyond a few suggestions need of re-urganising the United States Army.

The Undersigned AGENTS of the above The King of Siam at the inauguration P. S. Leander deposed that he was in large thrown out by the various heads of Depart of Shatin Police Station, and that defendeatments came out of the deliberations, extending

SIEMSSEN & CO. was one of those under his charge. On the as they did over several days. The subject 28th of December, at 11.30a.m., witness however, has not been allowed to linger, for cerempuy said it was one of the most important Company are PREPARED a fer

some of her incst promising provinces.

Hongkong, 29th May, 1895. the defendant interfering with cooltes who had it has again been pat on the tapis, and events in his reign that the capital of his king-Class Foreign and Chinese Risks at Current brought provisions from the Water Police sundry, reports and recommendations are again dem was finally placed in direct communication

Three times witness Lien is that of General Miles, the Lieut.-Gen. had no right there. Station. The defendant was not on duty, and called for. The first report to receive atten. with one of the oldest cities of Siam and with ordered the defendant to go away, and on the commanding, which has just been published. few hours, the steam engine which was now third time he swore at Bergerut Leander in It deals exhaustively with the need for a general waiting for them would hurry away through English and Hindustani, and than caught him reorganization, and refers somewhat decisively this new part of the line where, a short time by the shoulder and attempted to throw him to the steps considered necessary to deal effec-agn, travellers and tradesmen were slowly and Sargeant Leander grappled, and both fell to tively with the Fillipines, General Miles painfully proceeding through a forest whose very

& most expensive less dangerous would be honesforth the inter-HE tance, and P. C. Cook and two Chinose detec service of the volunteers to one year in the pastilential vapours. How much cheaper and

Philippinos makes this

course between the inhabitants of Korat, the ground. The European called for assis points out that the practical limitation of the name called forth ideas of barning heat and

ing the defendant, who was then conveyed to

he side-room Later, by Captain Superin. and adding enormously to the cost of or-

reserve force for the relief of the soldiers would become to settle, to cultivate the soil or ttendent May's ordera, he was conveyed to ganization. He also points out the need of places, how much easier and more profitable it bare Bo far served part of the line. He gave a thought of regret Hongkong.

who serve in the tropics, declaring that to follow any trade in the neighbourhood of any the regiments that Rhould be relieved. Gen. Miles renews the room-e construction of this most arduous section of more than two years at unhealthy stations to so many human lives which were lost during

of the price paid for this useful work. mendation that the permanent force of the army the line, nad which were the dearest part should be one man for each 1,000 of population of the United States. In supplying any increase officers be made with a due regard for the of the army he urges that appointments of principle of seniority and that each casa, he of the grmy, as was done in the reorganization of the civil war. He subita a draft of a bin embodying his vises and recommendations ou army reorganization.

them to say as commercial men and men of tent to defraud. He considered that the defen- tives hurried up and lent's hand in haadenfracties, necessitating double transfer of troops Ayuthia, Bangkok and of all the intermediate Company, is prepared to ACCEPT RISKS

His Worship could not ses his way to accede to the request, observing that it would be for Carmichael to prove malice,

HONGKONG CHESS CLUB.

In answer to Mr. May, witness explained that by interfering with the provisions he meant that the defendant was pulling the European food and despatches about.

He regretted also that several of the zealous gently at work from the beginning were not engineers and other officials whom he saw dili. there to see the crowning of their labour. He them, and in particular of the late Director General, the eminent, conscientions and ener getic Mr. Bethge.

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Head Office.

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meeting was to have been held at which Mr. onp presented by MA H. E. Pollock has been from P. C. Cook, his Worship said that both passed upon by a board of the highest officers entertained a grateful remembrance of each of and Stone against White Ants, Decoy, Fungus

The first round of the club handicap for the Harley did not want Mr. Carmichael to be, brawn as followe present. That was why and how this prosecution

Grant v. Hendley, de Jesus v. Discombe started, and one could well see why Mr. Hurley Dannenberg. Sergeant, Pollock v. de Sousa, WAN RO anxions that his Worship should com

Tate v.. Burrell, Reid v. Dastur, C. E Ellis mit the case for trial, because he knew per. Moses. O'German v. Ellis. fectly well the exceedingly uncomfortable con- The match between England and the World sequences which he would have to suffer if the will take place on Thursday, not to-morrow, as CASO were not sent for trial. There was an

we previously announced, Ordinance--14 of 1845-dealing with malicions prosecutions, the offender being liable to impri Bonment. The only solitary fact around which Mr. Pollock's eloquence had turned was that in 1897, on the date of the stamp of the trans-

WATER RETURN.

fer deed in question, John Harper was. dead. LEVEL AND STORAGE OF WATER IN RESEE

As a matter of fact the death of John Harper

had not been proved, bat assuming for one moment that his Worship was satisfied that John Harper was dead, from that foot grow the whole of Mr. Follock's eloquence. Mr. Pollock in his apparent auxiety to souro this man's commitment appeared entirely to have forgotten the beneficial presumption of English law which ran in favour of every prisoner

guilty of that he should not be presumed to be anything until it had been proved against him, and Mr Pollock had utterly failed to prova John Harper did not himself sign that transfor deed before las died in the presence of Carmichael out of the colony. That was a perfectly simple explanation of how that transfer deed came into existence. When the seript was lost with the Catterthun the easiest way of letting John Harper's representative hava the benefit of the shares was to transfer them into his own name and then transfer them out again when they

that

VOTER ON THE 1ST JANUARY..

LEVEL.

1901. 1900. below overflow, below overflow. Tytam. 12 ft. 9 in. 14 ft. 2 in. 4 ft. 10 im. Pokfulam

9 ft. 8 in. Wongnuicheong 45 ft. 3 in. 19 ft. in. STORAGE GALLONS.

1900. 285,190,000

Pytam... Pokfalam..... 44,960,000 Wanganicheong Empty

1901. 275,260,000 55.400,000 10,160,000

By Mr. Grist-The disturbance did not occur in the kitchen, but outside the police station, He did not soise hold of defendant until molest ed by the latter, and in the struggle the defen dant's coat was toru.

After corroborative evidence had been heard couate of the charge had been proved to his satisfaction. As to the assault, it was renders the more serious by the fact that Shatin was practically an isolated station, and trouble there might have serions results. On the first charge he would fine the defendant $10 or 14 days hard labour, the sentences to be consecutive. imprisonment, and on the second three weeks'

MARINE MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Monday, 7th January. BEFORE HON. BASIL TAYLOR.

RECENT COLLISION IN THE HARJOUR

An enquiry was held into the circumstanear attending the collision on the ad fat. between the Guiding Stur ferry launch Pang Lok, msster) and No. & dock launch (Chan Ying Pa, master).

Gan Miles calla attention to the fact that nader the law the volunteers in the Philippines mist, he withdrawn and discharged before July 1st next, wherefore, he wys, it will be necessary to login their return home almost immediately,

He hoped that the railway line, for which they were so largely indebted to the activity would have the same effect on the developmont and industry of foreign engineers and officials, of the activity and industry of his people as railways have had in other countries. He also hoped that more frequent intercourse between them will strengthen their love for each other and for their country, and thus encourage their King to hasten the extension of railways to other parts of Siam.

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The report deals at some length on want it that the force has been so much reduced that torms "the inefficiency of the Army," and says at the present time there are not ong fourth enough troops to properly care for and men the fortifications which have been erected on the sea-cost atau expenditure of nearly $55,000,000 In addition to the artillery defitienty, the pre sent home fores is not sufficient to occupy the interior garrisons properly or to protect life and property on the Western frontier,

Our future King can certainly claim to be ono and what is still more serious, the govern ment is left without troops to relieve those of the most many-sided mon in the United King who have bad loo much topical service dom, says a writer in the New Penny Magazine, Touching upon the Chinese campaign, Gen Thre are few subjects with which he is not files compares the American contingent in the familar, and he seems equally interested both in Peking expedition favourably with those of social science and in sport. Though probably other nationalities. Gen. Miles mentions the gal news to most people, His Royal Highness in- Inntry

of Col. E. 8. Liecum and Capt. Reilly,herits his intense love of outdoor life from his fother. The late Frines Consort was devoted to Chan Ying Fu, examined, said that on the killed in China, and of Major Jesus bl. Lee,

deerstalking, and it was owing to the fact that evening of the 2nd inst. he was coming from

he was unable to pursue this form of sport in the Kaiserin Augusta, off Tein 1st Tsui, to the Empress of China. When close to the

Bagland that led to the Queen's decision to have. Y Messageries Maritimes bar, ke saw the Guid

a home in the Highlands. When the Prince of sidered old enough to bear the fatigue of a day's LARGE ing Star on the port bow, coming from Fedder's

Wales and the Duke of Edinburgh were con door-stalking, they used to accompany their Wharf. Ho kept straight on, and the Guiding

father on his expeditions in the bountiful moun- Star rap into him, striking him on the When a collision appear port quarter.

Fer steamer Aragoniu, sailed on the 25th tain passes round about Balmoral Castle. In ed likely, he blew his siren, but the

boxes feathers, cases human hair, 50 cases used to follow the hounds; and the Prinse of on, without even easing her engines. Consumption. 101,016,000 109,494,000 gallons Guiding Star took no notios, and came straight December For Havre-1 case sundries, 5 those days many members of the royal family Estimates popu

The master of the Guiding Stor declared staranisced, 76 essor Chineware, 248 bales canes. Wales began going out with the Queen's Imok. lation.

203,600

that he was steering at the time of the collision. For Havro and or Marselilos:-32 b'ale gost-hounds in Windsor forest when twelve years old.

SILKS, and Consumption per Ordinance.

16 16.8 gallons When he saw No. C dock launch on his star akdas. For Havre and or Hamburg 4 cases When an undergraduate at Christ Church, JEWELRY,

CLOTHS. Miz Pollock The Stamp

head per day. MINBlade, continuing, said Me: Pollock had

astern, but was unable to avert a collision.niry50 cases staranised, 102 rolls mate. For Macclesfield's pack, and he was then considered IVORYWARE,

GENERAL EXPORTERS. Forgotten that a document was often brought CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN KOWLOON PEN-board how, he eased his engines sad weat preserves, 5 cases Chinaware, 2 cases huzaan Oxford, the Prince hanted regularly with Lord | CURIOS, JADESTONEWARE, CARVED

INSULA DUBING THE MONTH OF

The finding of the court was that the Havre and/or Hamburg and/or London 25 a very plucky rider; and after his marriage, into the colony and was stamped alter execu-

DECEMBER

1900,

Guiding Star should have kept clear, but did cases bristles, 29 cases camphor. For Ham-when living at Sandringham, both he and the 1899, tion. One had heard of many documents

We beg to inform the Ladies and Gentlemen the Stamp Office as

8,273,000 9,953,000 gallons not give way sufficiently sorb. The master of barg2 cases pictures, 2 maks suy, 4 casou tes, Princess enjoyed nothing so much as going being presented

No. & dock launeb, seeing that the Guiding 10 cases ssential oil, 17 cases human hair, 100 across opantry in the most approved style. But.

never cared so much for hunting as fer shooting of this Colony that we commenced Business on having just been brought into the colony, Consumption.....

Star was apparently taking no steps to avoid casos camphor. 155 cases orackers, 225 cases it is up open scoret that His Royal Highness 28,800

staraniseed, 230 bales feathers, 394 bales canas. 27,000 whares they might have been in the colony for Estimated popa-

Jation

a collision: should have taken the lattiative. years, and a stamp was put on as a matter of

11.1 gallons The certificate of Pang Lok, the master of For Amsterdam 10 pkg, tea, 150 casks pre- and deer stalking, and although the hounds the 11th April, 1900, and we solicit their kind 9.87 The brother esme, there and said, Consumption per Yes, I think that is John Harper's signature head per day...^^

months, while Chan Ying Fu, the master of pkgs. ennes, For Copenhagen 360 casce devoted most of his attention to making the So far as any evidence went, that was John The Government Analyst reports that the the Uplding Star was suspended for two serves. For Antwerp-5 bales ootton, often meet at Sandringham, the Prince has

point of view. the deck launch, was admonished to be more cassia For London 10 cases bristles. For estate a thoroughly good ane from the shooting

Liston case China were. Harper's signature. There was another way water is of excellent quality.

careful in future. how this thing might have econd that Mr. Carmichael had the authority of John Harper

course.

Total 330,150,000 340,920,000 CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN THE CITY OF VICTORIA AND HILL DISTRICT DURING THE MONTH OF DECEMBER.

1899.

1800.

R. D. ORESBY

Water Authority.

EXPORT CARGO.

COAL MERCHANTS has always on hand STOCKS EVERY DESCRIP-

TION OF COAL... Addróns-Care of Messrs. KONG SANG & CO.

No. 144, DES YEUX BOÄÐ.

WING CHEONG.

Dealers in PEARLS. DIAMONDS

patronage.

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