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We regret to have to report the death of Mr. wandering bands of rowdies, on the look- out for plunder, not by the regular inhabi-G. A. Bonshinet, editor of our contemporary tunts, so that those who have committed | L Avenir de Tonkin, which occurred in hospital the offence are not often those who suffer at Hand on the let lust. the punishment. The demand is impolitie,

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 11TH, 1901

TELEGRAMS.

"DAILY PRESS 2 SERVICE.

THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

Losnow, 9th January, 5 p.m. '

THE SHANHAIKWAN BAILWAY.

Berlin despatches tend to confirm the report that Count von Walderase has de- clined to accept the Russian proposals to hand over the North China Railway before England consents to this.

GENERAL NEWS.

LONDON, 9th January, 5 p.m.

SUPREME COURT.

Thuruby, 104k Jennaer,

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION,

BEFORE HIS HONOUR SIR JORY CARBING

TON, C.M.G. (CHIEF JUSTION).

LI-WUN QUTHE WING YUNG TAI FIRM, The plaintiff, in his petition said he was the owner of No. 19, Jervois Street, and resided in the Shung Chan village in the Sun Hing dis- triat of the Kwangtang Province. The defon- dante carried on business at No. 19, Jervois, Street. On or shout the 12th March, 1998, the plaintiff let to the defendants the house No. 19, Jervois Street, at a rental of 885 per Chinese mouth at monthly_tenancy-

The defendants took possession of the house

ax tenants until the 15th ontinued March, 1900, when the tepanoy was deter- mined by a notice to quit duly given to the defendants on the 18th February, 1900. Tho defendants had disregarded the said notice and still retained possession of the house. The plaintiff therefore humbly prayed : *(I) that the defendants be ordered to deliver to the plaintiff possession of the hones No 19, Jervois street (2) that the defendants be ordered to pay to the plaintiff the sum of $500 as insins profits from The new Treasury Loan has been half the 15th day of March, 1900; (5) that the plains tiff may have such farther and other relief as million oversubscribed.

to this honourable court seems most.”

THE NEW LOAN.

PRESIDENT MCKINLEY ILL.

President McKinley is down with in- fluenza

BEUTER'S SERVICE.

LONDON, 8th January.

THE CHINA CRISIS. The Daily Mail states that the Cuited States have proposed to the Powers that the negotia tions at Peking be transferred to Washington.

It is intimated that the Board of Directors rad for any contingency. Even the p- FRESH RUSSIAN REINFORCEMENTS

of greater uge than most bands in the of the flongkong Land Investment and Agency Co., Ld, lase decided, abject to audit, to pay a final dividend at the rate of 12 per cent, por annum on the paid-up capital of 85,000,000, in addition to the interim dividend already paid which was at the rate of 12 por cont. per annuai on the paid up capital of 32,500,090, and to plan $500,000 to the Equalisation of Dividend Fund. carrying forward a balance of $40,151.01 to now Profit and Loss Account.

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In their answer the defendants contended thut the plaintiff was merely the owner of the equity of redemption of the property known as 19, Jervois Street. The defendants denied taking possession of the house, No. 19, Jervois Street, on or about the 12th March, 1899, but ulmitted receiving en or about the 15th Fob, 1900, from the plaintiff's solicitor, a notice calling upon them to quit and deliver ap possession of the premises on the 15th March following. The defendants said they entered into possession of 19, Jervois Street, op or about the 18th Oct., 1895, under or by virtue of a lease or agreement for lense for a term of 30 years. The rent made payable by the defen month and addition one half-dollar shoe money dants under the lease was $72 per Chinese per Chinese month. The defendants duly paul

the

monthly rent of 872 and one half-dollar for shoe money from the 18th Oct., 1895, to the 11th March, 1899. and the plaintiff duly accepted the same. In or about the month of January, 1899. will suit ou the 19th instant, in addition to what the defendants having mistuid the lease inform has been despatched overland

that 40,000 men to ro-inforce the Russian army

THE DEFENCE OF CAPE COLONY, Tho theory that America was first peopled

General Brabant is at Capetown, organising from China and Japan," or that the American Indians are descendants of the crews of junks the defence force which is mobilising at Pignot blown across the Pacific, received a curious berg. This approach of the Boers, who are 150 illustration in Kobe recently, says a local paper, miles from Capetown, has stimulated the recruit One of the horse-keepers attached to the horsesing of the town guard to an extraordinary disebarked at Kobe from one of the Americas extent. transports for a rast, prarious to resuming the

ago to Manila, was a full blood North Amer- the Japanese that while ungago on his duties Japanese by-standers would often come up and speak to him in the language. fully believing that he was one of themselves. So often did this occur that the Indian became quite angry at being continually addressed in a language he did not understand, and the officers had ut last to guard him from inquisitive persons, lest there should be trouble.

ican Indian. So like was be in appearance to

:

According to a contemporary, the Russians have evolved what may be regarded as monster destroyer of destroyers. She is being built by Bchishan, at Elbing, and unlike her

MURDER AT YAUMATI

ATTACHED WITH A CHOPPER.

At eleven o'clock on Wednesday night a man named Loang Hing, a partner in a marine store at No. 17, Station Street, South Yarmati, was sent to the Government Civil Hospital suffering from wounds in the neck, head, face, and arms. He died at 1.45 yesterday morning. Two arrests have boon zaude.

It would appear that the wounds were caused by a chopper. but the circumstances under which they were infiicted do not appear as yet to have transpired. Be" far as can be ascertained, however, the murdereil man, ty- parently from motives of revenge, was enticed

amounted to a statement of intention when the defendants accepted this increase of rent.

Mr. Robinson asked leave to amend this sms- wer by adding the words "under protest" after the words wrongfully and before demand of 885 per Chinese su, the

Mr. Blade did not object and the words wara

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added further argument,

After some

The Chief Justice said the point taken by Mr. Slade went to the root of the whole case and was a point of sque nicety. He did not think he ought to decide it off hand. thought he ought to take some time to conskler.

He

The hearing was accordingly adjourned until Wednesday neat, when his Lordship will give his decision on the point.

POLICE COURT.

Thursday, 10th January

BEFORE ME, HAZELAND.

-DRAGGING A MAN BY HIR QUEUE, Bohemia Khan, a trumpeter in the H. K. §. Bath, R.A, pleaded guilty to assaulting an as- sistant in the Wanchal market on the 9th inst

The complainant in oridance stated that the defendant came into the market and picked up most of the complainant's stook-intrude rege tables, which is was walking off with when the stall-holder asked him to pay for the goods. He turned round and caught the defendant by the quone, and after dealing him a few kicks and blows, dragged him, still by the queue, quite a street's length. A toustable wit Dessed the incident and arrested the defendant. He was sentenced to thres works' hard labour.

BARESACED THEFT.

To Tak, tailor, Stanley Street, was no- cused of stealing a roll of ciloloth, value 87, the property of a compradors, on the 9th inst. Ke denied the charge.

An accountant in the compradors's store declared that the defondant coolly picko ap the oilcloth from the door, and made off with it. making very rapid progress, and he was pur Its weight, however, prucented him from sued by the secountant and easily entered.

Another witness gave similar evidence, after which the defendant said that both witnesse wore drunk, and had tramped up this charge against him.

He was sentenced to six week's hard labour. GAMBLING BAID ed the plaintiff and asked him to furnish them. with a copy, bat the plaintiff declared that he Sergeant Murison and party of police on had lost his copy, and on or about the 12th Wednesday raided a house on the ground floor March, 1899, required the defendants to pay at 17, Elgin Street. When the sergeant enter- their rent for the said premises at the rated there was a great uproar in the house, and of $85 per Chinese month or in the alter- a uniber of men manage to seaps. Nineteen native to give up posession. The defen-all chair-bearers were, however, arrested, dauts fearing lest uador the circumstances they and taken to the lockup. At the moment of might be unable successfully to resist a suit for the raid they wore all gumbling, and on a table the recovery of the promises paid the wrongfal were cards, counters, and somo nunney, demand of 385 por Chiness month on the 9th April, and contiuned to pay at such wrongful rate until the 30th Jan, 1900, sines which, date they had tondered and offered to pay the rent reserved by the lease, but the plaintiff had Tiositively refused to accept the same.

Mr. M. W. Slude (instructed by Mesars.

Wilkinson and Grist) appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. E. Robinson (instracted by Mr. H. K. Holmes) for the defendants.

His Worship fine each $3, with the alter- native of 14 days' haril lalonr. All implements were ordered to be confiscated. The Anes were paid.

HOW TO CARRY A FIG. Kwok San, the boatman who was charged on the Sth inst, with cruelty to animals, that he lifted pigs he was carrying as cargo by the oike and tail, and whose case was rehanded to por mit of the verification of the cutoution of Mr. J. Hays, who appeared in bis defence, that that was the props way to lift a pig, was again

Mr. Hays wout into the witness-box and sword that in Lincolnshire he had frequently, soon pigs lifted in the nanuer described,

The defendat was discharged..

Mr. Slude eubmitted that on the pleadings, which he read, he was entitled to julginent us regarded ejectmont on the admissious con-placed in the dock. taited in the defendants' answer, The defen dante set out that in 1895 à lease for 30 years was granted, which, however, the plaintiff absolutely denied. The defendante admitted on their pleadings that from the 11th Maroli onwards they paid rent not at the rate reserved in the alleged lease, but at an increased

of rent took place not at the end of a year but

rate, namely, 35, in lieu of $78. That increase

going steamers, etc., 87; foreign river-steamers, Prey, will have good sea-keeping qualities, outside his house and not upon in the manner during an odd month, during the currency of

the alleged 30 years leuss. He submitted that in law that could only have one interpretation, a surrenderin law of the 30. yours lease, if there was and that this operated as

BEFORE MR. KEMP.

THEFT OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY, A Hanghom coolie ploaded not charge of stialing two Blankets and gnity to proof sheet, value, the property of the Crown, on the 9th ist, at Kowloon,

already appeared in other papiers will be insertel.

Ordees for nitra cofáze of Dair PR should bi sont before. If aan, one day of publicatum. After that war the sapply is timited. Only supplied for steuners and 6 sailing rossels wore froas Hong. a displacement of about 3,000 tons, and a sunsad was discovered some time later by &..oue, and was a fresh domise of the tenancypital at howloon, stated that he saw the defen.

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Telegraphic Address Press A:B.C. Code. 10. Box, 33. Telephone No. 12.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, Dss VEUS ROAD CL

344; foreign sailing vessels, 6: Chinese-owned Temuls of foreign type, ocean-going steamers

40 river steamers. 53. Of the rossele, 87 kong, and of the remaining steamers various ports contributed as follows:-Macao 1. Hongay 5. Shanghai &1, North coast ports 18, Yangtze porta 6. West River ports 291, and Inland

waters all.

Last night before another fully packed hanks LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C. Pollard's Lilipation Opera Co. reported the -Geiske, and again their offorts met with a great HONGKONG, Jau 1th, 1961

success, the house being most enthusiastic. The principle parts are all admirably filled; we were two sisters, Miss Ivy nnd Miss Daphno particularly struck with the natural acting of

the recent disturbances.

An employer in the service of the Field Hos

described. He was left for dond in the road, but, reviving somewhat, summoned sufficient strength to crawl to the door of his dwelling where he

This man apprised the police of the affair, who, at a monthly rent of $85. His friend agreed tant come out of one of the tents with thệ on their arrival, did all they could for the with him that on the facts, as stated in the stolen articles in his arms. Witness gave the unfortunate man, and then had him conveyed pleadings the plaintiff was entitled to take to the Government Civil Hospital, whore, as already stated, he died soon after being ad mitted. One of the two man arrested in con- nection with the crime is the fixurdered man's

besides guns and protection. The Noski, for this is the name of this latest disturber of the existing order of things naval, will have of 25 knots. In a seaway she will be able to travel even botter than a flotilla of destroyers, each a tenth her size, and more than pr. portionately fragile and liable to overstrain er worse. She will also have a turtle-back deck of two inches of Krupp armour rising from below her water-line, and completely protecting har vitale from injury by any light gun fire.foki. While a destroyer carries only a few twelve and thres pounders, this Russian ship has six 4.7's, weapons of fame, besides eight thro is fitted with no less than six torpedo tubes, pounders and a couple of Maxims, and she

CRICKET.

Truit, who as Reginald Fairfax and Tommy all of them shove water, for no foreignor hastain, and Officers, the band of H..S. Barfleur Stanley really seemed to more life-like under-water fittings of a roully satisfactory officers of H.M.S. Turtle than we have sean or type. Sho will be able to discharge ahead or The following will represent the Club

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We recorded yesterday the report, conveyed in a Ilavas telegram from Paris at the he- ginning of the year, that a French gunhat was taking steps on the West River to pro- text the Roman Catholic converts and to collect the inderanity due to the victims of long. In our notice yesterday wust te Now it must be mention the capital performance of biiss Agnes recognised that the French gubboats have Turner, a very young lady who gave an excellent done sonic excellent service on the waterways exhibition in the role of Juliette Diamant, the which run through Kwangtung province French maid. We should like also to add a into the sea at Canton. Thanks to French word of praise for the orchestra, who are a energy in co-operating with the Chinese great improvement on the serutch selection authorities, mach injury was warded off which some companies think sufficient to e- company them. Mr. Pollard brings his own from the life and property of peaceable con musicians, and a very capable lot they are verts from the anti-Christian ruffians who Tonight will be seen the first performance of attempted to take advantage of the weaken the Belle of New York, a novelty to Hongkong, ing of the fuperial forces in the south to in spite of its world-wide fame. It is sure of a plunder their compatriots. Owing to the very warm welcome. indequey of the British fleet on the China

asteru, and or har broadsides, from four fubber thus rendering her the most powerful offensive vessel with this weapon afloat. Even the Elswick constructors have never given even a man-of-war, twice or three times the size, more than five tubes.

The Hongkong Cricket Club will play the

kind permission of the Admiral and the Cap Navy to-day, the 11th instant, starting 2 pm and continuing on Saturday at 11 am. By

will play on the ground on Saturday afternoon. T. Sercombe Smithi, Capt. Ainslie, Lt. Hig- gon. E.W.F.. A. G. Ward, Lient. Krickenbeek, A. Mackenzie, Major Dyson, A.P.D., F. Mait land, Liost. Lurah, Major Ratcliffe, and P. A. Cox.

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.

FIELD BATTERY.

The second competition for the new class prizes took place at the Association Range, Kowloon, last Sunday, 6th inst. The following are the three best scores in such class

Gr. D. Baldwin Set. W. Stewart Lt. Mossop

Gr. T. Fisher ...

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300. 400, 500. Net yds. yde. yds. Total

30 34

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26 26

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86

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Gr. A. E. Chunnett. Gr. A. A. Alres

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18 31

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Gr. Alwaham ... 20 Gr. Duncan

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31 31

31 82

21 15

Gr. H. Sutton...

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The following remarks in the Docomber num- ber of the Contemporary Review on the new director of Russian foreign policy, Count Lamsdorf, are of interest. The article in which they occur is signed Russian Publi eist." Count Lamsdorff, says the writer, is Izardly the right man for the position, "His Inuly expertionco was gained in the offices of the The launch Kwai Lum arrived in Manila various Ministries; Secondly, he had never station Britain was powerless to do any from Hongkong on the 31st it. Captain Cob-been abroad, and had no training for the Count Lumsdorf caces thing in a region where her interests are ban was in command of her, and made the diplomatic service. very great. France, who for all her preten-passage after four previous attempts to get nothing for society. Ho, doubtless, gained the sious to influence in the Kwang provinces to sea in the small craft had failed. A sorand goodwill and esteem of his chiefs and colleagues has very little real interest in them, stepped launch, the Wa Hing. arrived in Manila Boy by his extraordinary capacity for work and hie in and did some very necessary work in last week from Hongkong with Captain Rob-industry; but in diplomatic orales he was a strengthening the hands of the party of law bins in charge. She is a 30-ton boat, about 75 persona incognita, and nobody ever made the

HONGKONG CHESS CLUB. or 80 feet long, and powerfully engined. Thore slightest pretence of seeing in him a person of and order. Recognising this fact fully, we

are still a few re of these launches to be importance. The uncertainty of his future

A match was played yesterday evening at the are all the more sorry to hear of a repetition brought over from Hongkong, says a Manila position doubtless forced Count Lamsdorff, tó

the between two representing England and of the mischievous action of the Comite in paper, and when they have all been listributed adopt at the outset & very reserved attitude; the Rest of the World. The following was the Swatow neighbourhood, which is what is about the different outports, the U. B. Govern- and some of the older Ministers tried to turn score:-

P. W. Sergeant implied by the Havas telegram. The pro- ment will have a launch system which will be this circumstance to their advantage by push- tection of converts, when their lives and entirely initiative as well as unique. Every ing their influence at the Court. So much iH. E. Pollock property are threatened, 18 a laudable action, port of consequence will have its own designated evident from the telegram of General Gredekoff Lt. Col. The O'Gorman 1 M. J. Dannenborg 0 and perhaps a necessary oue also if the Chi-launch for Customs and Harbour Master's work. and the proclamation of General Gribsky. AF. G. Hendley nese Government is unable to protect its At the same time the transportation of troops soon sa Count Lausdorff began, so to speak, to own subjects.

But the demand for iu. and supplies, in time of need, or in fact at any feel is foot, he put them down, pretty firmly. demnities at this stage of the proceeding moment when necessary, may be easily accom

plished. The excellent work of the Signal Russia's foreign policy, thereby creating what is unjust and impolitic, and moreover

Corps, udds the paper, has provided ample ac appeared to be a now departure. In reality, constitutos a breach of faith with the commodation for constant communication be however, this new departure was only the old allies of France in the Chinese question tween the various ports, so that should any policy of Count Lamsdorff's predecessor, to It is unjust, because the incidence of the expected attack be made upon a certain garrison, cripple the influence of the military party. To penalty is on the wrong people, in a vast a launch would always be ready at a moment's a certain extent this affords an explanation of majority of cases. It is generally found notice to carry re-enforcements to the desired the Easty withdrawal of the Russian troops

from Peking." that the work of destruction is done by point.

and brought to the front his own idea about

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pos-alarm, and the thief was acrested.

Corroborative evidence was given, Defendaut, who told evry to the olfact that he was decoyed into the tent by the witness and then given in clargo, was seateacul te three week's hard labour,

Mr. Robinson said the facts were undoubtedly as they appeared upon the pleadings. There was no getting over that, If the defendants failed to prove their lease the plaintiff was entitled to judgment. To recapitulate the

THE ALLEGED chert or facts very briefly, there was, as the do This case again came on for hearing today fendants alleged, a lease of these premises both defendants, Chau Chua, servant, and Mak granted to them for 30 years. During the car-Wing, money changer, 117, Quem's Road Con rency of that period-in fact about five years tral, answering to their bail. after it began the defendante, lost or mislaid The complainant is a private in the Hong their lease, and were perhaps foolish enough kong Regiment. On the afternoon of the 2016, and to ask him for a duplicate. He, as exchanging silver loot from Tientsin for money to notify the lessor that they had lost it December, accompanied by a fow friends, he was they alleged, took advantage of that circum at the second isfendant's shop. This money stance practically to deny the existence of the amounting in all to 347, he says he wrapped. lease and to raise the rent and to treat the in a white cotton handkerchief and placed in tenner ne a monthly one only. They were his waistonat pocket. A susand or two after. not in a position at the moment of being able wards he missed the money, and, glancing or to prove the lease, and, rather than go ont, raid the crowd of Chinamen, who were watching him the money under protest, under darasa.

The Chief Justice-You do not say in terms you paid under protest; you say so in effect.

Mr. Robinson, continuing wil they sal so in effect, but the point raised his friend was that in law that operated us

surrender

making the exchange, he saw the first nedenf but running-not, however, away from the scene, but right up to the counter of the money-changers shop In his and he hold white cotton handkerchief, which the witnessere for the prosecution assorted he handed over of the old lease, and it was on that point that to Mok Wing, the second defendant, who his friend's argument signally failed. Mr. immediately shook out the contents of the Blade argued that the necessary implication handkerchief and handed it back to the first from the conceding of the demand was that defendant. The complainant then arrested they agreed to surrender, but that was contrary, the latter, and handed him over to the police he submitted to the plain fact, because it To test the truth of the statement that the was not the only implication. There re-second defendant received the money in the mained the other implication that they were handkeronief, and sheck it out, the police not in a position to resist the demand, and there-searched the shop, but found no tracs cỉ thể fors were obliged to sousede it, bat without any missing property. The complainant positively agreement to surrender the lease and without swore at the handkerchief produced in court acceptance of a row contract. That was the marked exhibit a) was his, and the one i point Mr. Slade argued that by operation of which he carried the mossy, law it must be taken that they accepted a new First defendant, on the other hand, contended contract and concelled the old one. The defen- just us positively that the handkerchief was his dants argued that the facts set out in their had been used for carry in ux-tong me, answer showed that they acted inder duress There was a stain on the landkerchief which and not by way of contruct.

seetoed to bear pat this statement.

Mr. Stade submitted that a verbal demise in regard to a monthly tenancy was a perfectly good demise, and the mere fact of occupancy of tonnnoy and payment of monthly rout in law of a monthly taal omise of such promises at tenaney,

With a view to definitely settling the point, the handkerchief was sent to Mr. Thomas J. Wild, Government Analyst, rom whom the following reply has been received - -

Government Laboratory,

• Decembar, 31st, 1900. The Chief Justice Supposing I were with SIE, I have the honour to raport us follows yon and hold that on the pleadings you were with regard to exhibit A-a white cotton entitled to judgment, what would become of the handkerchief handed to me on December. Eith by P.C.93, JE. Gibson (1) one large and alleged lease, supposing the lease existed?

Mr. Slado-It is quashed.

other smaller stains were present on te hand The Chief Justica-That would be the effect. kerchief. Those, after examination by microa Oof your contention.

copical, spectroscopical, and chemical test Mr. Blade said his contention was that the lease proved to be blood stains. () I could detec had been surrendered for a monthly tenancy no raetallis substance on the handkerchie England thus won by 5 games to nit. Mr which was in existence up to the 15th March and such as might be caused by coins having been T. H. Reld also played and won his game, but which had been put an end to by a valid notice to wrapped therein I have the honour to be,

THOMAS J. WILD, done under durges this was not pleaded. In their his opponent was found to be have been wrong. quit. In reference to the argument that this was sir, your obedient servant,

Ag, Gor, Analyst. felly included in the "Rest

The Hon. Bec. informs us that Mr. F. W. Answer the defendants did not set up a set of

report bearing out the statement of that Sergeant has succeeded in winning the Club'e fact which amounted to dares in law, and even

Tefendant that he used the hand, archief) y an ex-tongue, and, mortuves no evi- Championship Cup from Mr. H. E. Polock these facts did amount to duress and be

debe having been adduced that parad connect QC, who has been the holder for four months submitted that they did not-it could only make past, defeating his opponent, by two games the losse a voidable one, and that on the face of

Bither defendant with the theft, both were dis to love. Mr. Sergeant, as the holder of the the pleadings had been forfeited for nearly a Cup, is now liable to be challenged in a year. The facts set up in the answer only