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SUPREME COURT

Thursday, 11th April,

"\IN BUMMARY JUHISDICTIO *, *

BEFORE HIS Honour & GWIDE

This was an motion damages for maltedona pro

appeared for the plainer sentou tuis defendi

The plaint

omplay, and Youldi plained that sh 1941 ant (described in the maliciously, and probable cause,

of larceny, from the

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ght to recover

feeling between the parties, which the plaintiff hall admitted had been in existence for many years He (r. Heeee) submitted the notion should be dismissed.)

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, APRIL 12tä. 1901

NEW FOREIGN OFFICE PUBLI.

CATION ON CHINA.

He Lordship in delivering judgment remarke od that the pleadings in the action had been ordered, and were filed in the usual way. He had referred at the opening by counsel to the defect in them, nad he hoped that in future any pleading filed in that court would be drafted sright, for it was evident that those in the prerande as follows --- sent proceedings were far from being so. sole question in his Lordship's mind was, Was Grist) the man robbed In his Lordship's opinion he pre was not robbed at all, and, he thought, the whole thing was a fabrication. He knew that men like the parties in the action were apt to do what was stated to have been done in that in stance. They had a row, and then, on the spur of the moment, they went to the police and And charged each other. There would be judgment

for the plaintif for $100, with costs.

Othe sted at

morning of the 201 uary, when he was rekesed on bail. On turrendering, the next day the charge was heard by. Mr. Kemp and dismissed. By reason of the rrest and im prisonment. Ee (the plaintif) alleged that he had sudared damage to his credit and repul affos, and besides hul suffered special dumuge to the amount of 850, being the corts of his solicitors (Messrs. Wilkinson, and Criat) Incarred in respect of the petion. He (the plaintiff) prayed that the defendant might be ordered, to pay to the plaintiff the sum of 2600, and by

of damages

POLICE COURT.

Thursday, 11th April.

BEPOKE MR. HAZELAND.

"trook"

AN UNLUCKY FIIM. Mesura Droz & Company, watchmakers, 10. Queen's Road Central, would appear to be the especial mark of every law-breaker in the colony Teloe within three months bave they bees burgled, and the success of the thiares on both occasions in getting away with a good deal of plunder seems to have inspired every in the colony with a spirit of emulation. Ou Wednesday afternoon u Chinuman of the coolie class entered the shop and asked to show Home watches. A trayful was submitted for his inspection by Mr. Drez, who, after the ratohes

been over coolle in the not of er overal times, detected the He immediately arrested the would be thief and handed him over to the castely of Indian con stable 576, who took him to the station. The watch was valued at $9.50.

His Worship passed seltenes of one mouth's hard labour.

--THE-USED OF-A-TURDAN-

GERMAN VIEW OF THE RUS- SIANISATION OF MANCHURIA.

The Ostastalische Eloyd of the Sth inst deals with the question of Russia and Janchuria. Our contemporary soya

TRADE

MARK.

HOCKS & MOSELLES.

Under the leading of “ Chins, No. 2, 1901g: the Foreign Office inned at the beginning of March despatch received in the previous

At the opening of spring in each your large month from His Majesty's Ambassador innanbers of Chinese coolies leave the provinOSE St. Petersburg reporting the Busso-Chiness of Chibli and Shantong for Vladivostock and 1hs Agreement as to Moncharia. The despatch Amur territory, Port Arthur, and Manchuria, where they find remunerative employment in the construction of railways, harbours and for LAUBENHEIKLE tifleations. For the most part they return with GEAACHER. the setting in of winter, bringing their savings,

NIERSTEINER which from a Chinese point of view are not in considerable. Last year many of the coolies HecnRXIMER tronbles in June to fare Russing territory and LIEBFRAUMILOH were compelled owing to the outbreak of the tro Manchuria early. Thus there arrived in Che GEISERRTIKEL KOJACKENBERG 25.00 foo in August, from Vladivostock aleno, Bestly 15,000 Chiness.

Sir C. Scott to the Marquis of Lansdowne, (Received February 11.)

Bt. Potomburg, February 6, 1991.

My Lord,

I have the bonour to report that I found on opportunity to-day, whilst avoiding any al pearunes of asking explanation of Russia's proceedings in Manchuris, to ascertain from Count Lamsdorff what might be stated na the actual facts with regard to the alleged Agees ment between Russia and Chins as to Southern Manchuria in case interpellations were address. ed to His Majesty's Government in Parliament on this rabjoof.

Count Lamsdorff gave me the true version of what had taken place very readily.

He said that as far as he had read the allegu. tions in the Press which would probably give rise to questions in l'arliament, they had aseert that Russia bad concluded, or was engaged Convention or in concluding with China, permanent arrangement which would give Russia new rights, and a virtual Protoctorate in Southern MaucharÉA.

The unsafe conditions prevailing in the Amur territory, where the Chinese saeza to be regarded almost as outlaws, have now put a complete stop to the emigration to Vladivos teek; and so far not a single steamer carrying coolien has left Chefoe for that Port. after

their experiences of last year it is unlikely that Chinese in any number will in the near future go to Vladivostock and the Augur territory. On the other hand more coolies than ever before have this year directed their steps towards Port Arthur and Manchuria. It is a favourable indication of the development of this territory that, notwithstanding this beary increase, the demand for labourers is stil native and annot by a long way be satisfied.

This was quite untrue, and the only ground for the rumon must have been the fact that the Russian military authorities who had been engage in the temporary occupation and paciis Beation of that province had been directed, when reinstating the Chinese authorities in with the loen their former posta, to arrange civil anthorities the terms of a modus vivendi between them for the duration of the simultane ous presence of Russian sal binese authorities in Southern Manchuria, the object being to prevent the recurrence of disturbances in the vicinity of the Russian frontier and to protect Arthur.

of the Russian frontier and to protect

That Russia will ever allosé Manchuria, which to-day practically in her hands, to be again anatched from her is not to be supposed. It will certainly not be possible, even for a giant like Russia, to swallow such a territory at one mouthful. The precise must rather to a very slow one. The ostensible sovereignty of China will therefore donbtiess be maintained until the Russian Government officials san the machinery of the Chiness organization. In this way the friction unavoidably connected with every change will be reduced to a mini- mura and the transfer to Russian possession will over largo districte be surely felt.

defendant admitted that he caused the arrest of the pinchfit but that he had sufficient reasonable and probable cause. At this imagis terial hearing, however, the plaintiff was bound over lua pormonal bond of $30, to keep the peace for six months, and had not, it was sub mitted, suffered any special or other damage.

Upon case-oping the presedings. His to remark upon the siste of the pledge. He had nothing to why siste of the loading a potong but did not think the answer had been drawn pro perly, or that it was a good pleading. In the claim it was stubed that there: fiad been larcotty from the person, and in much as the answer stated that the platatia was bound over to keep the peace, he (Hi Lordship) thought the pinin- tiff ahould have applied to have struck ont that paragraph from the answer as being irrelevant If they were going to have pleadings in those casos let them have then property or not at all Mr Robinson for the plaintiff said that on 18th February his client was paying arist to some of the non-commissioned officers of the Siege Train at Kowloon, and was seated in one of the tents when the defondant came along Knowing one or two of the men in the tent the defladen told them that he would not go

go near them as the plaintif was a bad man. The latter took umbrage at the assertion, thero was the uggal rough and tumble artist

alled by the of the head, and the defendant was held by hair the beard during the scrimmage, and in the conrse of which it was alleged that the plaintiff had robbed the defendant. The plaintill was, however, eventutily taken inte ricksha cortie was found to have no license, guarantee in any acquisition of territory or of receive the taxes as their ralers. This intuition

a tent by one of the sergeant major who thought it was not it for that sort of thing to go on outside the camp The defendant was alanlarly treated by another non-commissioned officer, and eventually sold to leave the camp, He did so, and a short time afterwards returned, and gave the plaintiff luto custody on a charge the of stealing $115 from his person during scrimmage. No money was, however, found apon his parson, and he was defended by Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist at the police court and discharged.

Counsel in support of his contention that his client was arrested without reasonable and

probable cause, cited the case of Taylor

85 where Willans. Barnewall. He it was laid down that slight evidence of the defendants knowledge of the insufficiency-of the charge, was all that was required. The de- fendant had to prove a negative, and the

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se his would ofte was that of Busst v, (Fibbons, reported in the Lam Journal Reports, 1801 (Neo Series) v.30, where the defendant in an action for maliciously, and without reasonable

or probable cause, procaring the plaintiff to be apprehended charge of felony, could not rely on cir camstances of mere auspicion as evidence of reasonable or probable cause for a defence to the action, and he was not justified in making the charge, Baron Polidok made that clear, and in decharging the split in this cited-action sail that the ride was obtained on the ground that the learned judge who tried the case was wrong in telling the jury there was no reasonable probable cause to justify

arging

the plaintiff the defendant with felons

fearned udre bad stated that he did not

whother any satisfactory definition 0.

ble or probable cansy could be found and it would be very difficult in giving a definition spplicable to all the various cases in which question might arles, which, pend on korir own circum of course, bust stantes

cited case there were oes which might have allow ed the defendant so make enquiries about the plaints

they amounted to nothing like

eri reasonable or probable causa, if given lu dence on the prosecution of the plaintiff ther mat in the slightest degree to have con- daond to a verdlet of guilty. He (counsel) submitted that upon the evidence which he would eddape

entitled to a judgment, he was with ouste

The plaintiff van sworn, and generally bore out the statement of counsel in his examination- in-chief. In cres-iation he said he lind only been six mouths in his present position Prior to that he was he Lai-chi kok, where he spent sixteen month Before taking up that position, however, he had been thirteen years in employ at the reservoir, und prior to dhat even he was in the polipe for five years. He left the polica because as find completed his agreement. He was purer charged with felony, but he was placed before his Lordship. (MY Wise) when that gentleman was on Magisterial Benal.

Air. Robinson asked the reason for that line of cross-examination.

the

taking

Mr. Hesse--To break down his credit of

coursa It is only a question of reputation,

His Lordship I know all about it. I re, member the man vozy wall, and it is well that it is brought out in this way,

That a tarkan has uses other than as an article of beadgear was amply demonstrated in Wanchai No.2) Police Station zu Wednesday evening Hearing a noise of squabbling out. sile the station, Inspector Collott went out and found an Indian groom from the remount depet and a gloksha coolle pulling one another about the radway. They were arrested, and in the charge-room the coolie necused the groom fusing to pay his ricksha fare. The latter was searched, and skilfully concealed in his turbas was found the leather apron belonging to the ricksha. The apron weighed between two and three pounds, but the groom nevertheless pro. tested that he had not the slightest knowledge of its presence in his turban.

of re

He was charged with the larceny of the apron and sentenced to 14 days hard labour. The and was and $5 for unlawfully plying for hire. long

Mr.CA DMalbourne produced the pro- credings of the police court in the prevention, which were admitted in the anal way

Farther evidence was tendered in emppart of addressed the Court. He-manitted that in an the painting, and at the close Mr. Reece aotion for malitions prosecution the onus uros ang malice, or that the urrest was made without Teasonable or probable cause, was upon the plain tiff. In the present case that had not been dons, and the plaines had not made out his He marprised that evidence which had been tändered for the defence in the

police court had not been produce in that court proof was fully laid down in Roseed, The outs of This depadtions of the lower part had been put in, and from that his bordship would ese exsetly what took place when, use charge was heard. It would be noted that there had been entity of

HIGHWAY KOBBERY.

Two stone-carriers were brought up on rammed charged with the roblary with violence of Wong Kin, a married woman, at Fo Pang Valley, Kowloon, on the 5th inst.

They pleaded guilty and were committed for trial at the Criminal Sessions.

BEFORE MR. KEMP.

THEFT F20M THE DOCK COMPANY. A coolie denied stealing a piece of brass, value 85, the property of the Hongkong and What Pos Dock Company, on the luth fast

A walehman with the Company said he found the brass strapped to the defendant's thigh

beneath his dress.

Sentence was passed of one month's hard labour.

ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB.

Some of the details of the proposed mode atreeli had been sent for consideration to St Potersburg, but us Convention or arrangement with the Central Government of China or of a permanent character had been concladed with. regard to Manchuria, nog had the Emperor any intention of departing in any way from the assurances which he had publicly given that Manchuria would be entirely restored to its former condition in the Chinese Empiro as

on a circumstangi Binitiod of it Russia was in the same position with regard to fixing a final date for exeunting Manchuria as the Allies found themselves with regard to the evacuation of Peking and the Province of Pechili.

With just appreciation of the situation the Russians are making a beginning with the collection of the taxes and customs duties. These are in future to be collected in Manchuria by Russd Chinese officials of European nation- ality. From the 1st of April of this year, the Imperial Chinese Maritime Customs kas placed at the disposal of the Russian Government a namber of European officials who will be dis tributed amongst the larger towns of Mancharia for the election of the foland" duties, etc. Those officials receive the same

salaries

as batore from the Chinese Customs, and are paid in addition by the Russian Government a supplementary sum of from 30 to 300 Tls. When it came to the final and complete per month. As these officials will wear Rassian vaenation of Manchuris the Russian Govern uniform, they will naturally be regarded by the meat would be obligat to abstain from the Can-resident population not as Chiness, but as Rus- tral Government of Chinn an effective gaarau sian officials; and. Lis system will, better than tee against the recurrence of the recent, attack any other, prepare the people for the inevitable on her froutier and the destruction of her rail-change of ownership. For, like all other Asia way. Int had no intention of seeking this ties, the Chinese consider those who collect and an actual or virtual Protectorate over Mar-has not so far len shaker in China itself, a churia, the object being to simply guarantee the foreign. Customs collect duties only on the faithful obervance fu the future by Chins goods brought in by ships of foreign build. of the terms of the Agreement, with which she Foreign goods imported in native bottoms collection in China of Inland tures and duties, had been unable to fulfil during the disturbance,are ander the control of native offlaids, The

The terms of this guarantee wight possibly form the subjnet of conversation hare betweent Count Lamsdorf and the Chinese Minister, or be left for discussion at Peking.

by European officials, even if the proceeds were turned over to the Chinese Government, would be impossible for the reason that the resident population would consider this as equivalent to renunciation by their Emperor of the supreme power. This, however, merely places the Russian setion in so much the more glaring &

Meanylile it might le conddently stated that any arrangements which may have given rise to the allegations in the Press wore purely of the temporary character of a modus rivendi light. between the Russian military authorities and

The Russianization of Münchuria s

the local civil authorities in Southern Stan-menced with thie mensare, and its official churia, that no Convention un arrangement incorporation in the Russian State can only be

a question of time. had been conduled with the Central Govern tion of the former international status of that ment of China in contemplation of any alters. province, which would be restored to China 4 when all the temporary measures taken by the Euasian military authorities would conse, and everything at Newchwang and elsewhere be re- placed in its former position.-I have, &e,

(Signed) CHARLES S. SCOTT. The following note is appended to the de-

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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

A very interesting point about Eassia's per sistent endeavour to get China to sign the new Manchurian Convention is that it has provoked Russian officials in China to acknowledge the existence of tro Cassini Convention, which was NOTR-His Majesty's Ambassador, in s for so long both officially and semi-oficially de- telegram dated February 27th. 1901, states nied. If we do not got this new convention that Count Lamedorff has no objection to the signed," say the Russiaus, "we lose all we gain publication of this despotch as an accurated by the Cassini Couration of 1894. We THE SECOND ORDINARY YEARLY were plentifully ridiculed for our exedulity when T MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in wo pablished the secret treaty between Russia the above Company will be held at the Offices and China in 1896, bat Russians themselves of the Company. No. 4. Queen's Buildings, TO. now own that we only stated facts, and wa MORROW (SATURDAY), the 13th day of any add that the further statement we made April, et 12 o'clock (Noon), to receive a five years ago that that secret treaty was Statement of Accounts to the 1st December equivalent to a traitorous sale of Manchuria to 1800, and the Report of the Manager and Russia was absolutely true, and the traitor is Consulting Committee, and to Elect a Cou still at work trying to persuade the Emperor tosulting Committes and Anditor. put the seal to the bargain by ratifying the new Manchurian Convention. It is satisfactory to know that Li Hong ly discredited, the Viceroy at Nanking being preferred to him so the medium for communica ilon with the Emperor, and there is every reason to believe that Li will not much longer hare any influence on the politics of China. It was an insult to the Great German Chancellor ever to call Li the Bismarck of China.-.-C. Daily News

A Calentia telegram of the 27th ult. ays:- The Viceroy of India, in his speech on the Badget last evening, in closing the meeting of the Legislative Council, reviewing his wi ministration, placed as of the first importance the formation of the new Frontier Province and the substitution of the policy of Frontier Garrisons, drawn from the people themselves, fer large forts and isolated ports which involved considerable expense. The next improvement in the Administration was that of preventing the frequent removal of oficere The Viceroy referring to the interminable writing which was necessary as a tyramy of the pen most to be feared, described the steps taken to reduce this drawback.

He regarded the change in the currency system as most successful. The 16-penny rupee

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On Sunday, the 11th Clab Race will take would have been readily accepted if it had exist, ed at the beginning of the time of the adoption of the gold standard. which must gradually scoolerate this flow of enpital into India.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. tire to 25000 miles of Talisays in

The T. K. K. steamer America Mare, with muile, ko, left Shanghai for this port on the

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The T. K. K. steamer Hongkang Mara, with malls, de, left San Francisco for this port vis Honstulu, Yokohama, Laland Sea, Kobe, Naga aki and Shanghai on the 9th inst

The N. Y. K. steamer Sankt Maru (Euro- pean Line) laft Kobe via Moji for this port on the 10th last, and is expected to arrive here on the 17th inst ́

The CP. R. steamer Empress of China arrived at Kobe at 7 p.m. on Tassday, the 9th fox Yokohama, where she was due to arrive at inst, and left again at noon on Wednesday

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It is officially notified that the following changes are to be made in the uniform of fag the abore Company will be held at the Re- LARGE

gistered Offices of the Company 38 and 40. officers, as regards the collar and calf of the Queen's Foul Central, on TUESDAY, the full-dress coat-Collar-Instead of gold lace, oakleaf pattern embroidery in gold or white 16th April at Nous, for the purpose of receiv cloth; piping at top as before. Collar to being the Report of the General Managers, in, high instead of 24in., with corners slightly to other with a Statement of Accoasts for the rounded.

Cuffs-Instead of the gold and year ending 31st December, 1900.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company rows of in. distinction sakleaf embroidery in round the cuff, with will be CLOSED from the it to the lith India had already been gratined. He dealt store the eu, according to rank-viz, admiral April, both days inclusive, langth with the recent question that the asso. ciation of railways had been the cause of the Famine, and proved conclusively the zoverse.

Regarding the reduction of cable charges between India and Europe, he held the opinion

lin. piping above the embroidery. The lower that no reform worth having would be less than upper sleeve. The embroidered cuff is to have THE GREAT EASTERN AND CALE-P

5 per ostt. reduction. They had succeeded row of distinction lace is to be placed is, above in paraReding the Companies to agree to su.

NORDINARY GENERAL MEETING immediate reduction to half-a-crown par word, the top edge of the piping. Five years will be

of the above-named Company, will be he'd at and a farther reduction to two shillings when allowed before the alterations become com

pulsory. Lowever, Biate then,

the Offices of the General Agents, No. 14. Des the traffic justified it. the arrangement had been suspended owing to

Vanx Hood, Hongkong, on THURSDAY, the the clauses in connection with the telegraphis

18th day of April, at Noor, when the sub- conveniences requiring the assent to the change

Per Impozial German Mail steamer Stuttgart, joined Resolution, which was passed at the WE Hare OPENED & MACHINERY Extraordinary General Meeting of the Com- whose territories the wires were laid. This he sailed on the 3rd April For Suez-3 hoxes Bar old ary the Bed laying of 1900, om to Furnish Prices, &o on STEAM ENGINES, of rate of certain Foreign Powers through described as an intolerable position. Great silk. For Trieste 150 bales rattanshaving. he submitted for confirmation us a Special PUMPS, LATHES DRILL PRESSES.

GAS and OIL ENGINES, BOILER Britain must find a way by which she would be For Genoa-182 bales raw silk. 10 cases wasen- mistress of the principal lines of communication. tial oil. For New York: 55 cases erential

PLANERS, PNEUMATIC TOOLS, WOOD That the Company be wound up voluntarily WORKING MACHINERY, HOISTING

aid that MAX-BENNEOKE, the Business

MACHINERY BAW MILES, MACHI Ho thought one shilling ner word was what oil Fer Antwarp-62 reils mating. For Amsterdam Rotterdam-25 pigs, rattanfurni

*Manager of the Company in Now Bonth ture, 5 cases blackwoodware. For Bremen:Waire, be and he is hereby appointed

HARDWARE, &o. Liquidator for the purpose of such

Made in America (U.S.A.) 202 rolls matting, 4 cases curios, 2 cases China ink. For Hamburg-100 boxes palmleaffans,

winding up."

Prices quoted fo.b. New York, or off. 38 bales feathers, 27olle matting, 74 boxon

Hongkong blackwoodware. 9 boxes human hair, 3 beses bambooware 5 boxes Chins ink, 4 hores. festhere. For Manchester51 hales waste

The P. M. steamer Clino, with mails-do, which left here on the 12th alt for San Fran disco vin Shanghai, Nagasaki, Lobe, Inland Sex Yokohams and Honeielu, arrived at horsey should work for. destination on the 8th inst

The P. & O, ateamer Tenten left Bombay for this port on the 10th inst

The C.P.R.steamer India arrived at Nage ski atz san, on the 11th inst, and left again at 4 pm, same day for Shanghel, where she is due to arrive at 7 am, on Saturday, the 13th inst

The recent Census returns, tie said, were not gratifying. Still, the average incomes had in creased, the land under cultivation had increas ed 23 million aures in 20 years, and the evidences of industrial development were bright spots st a time when they were contending with avid lent recrudescence of Plague and the terrible ilesolation of Famine,

silk.

EXPORT CARGO..

Resolition.

By Order of the Board of Directors.

LUTGENS, EINSTMANN & CO.,

General Agents. Hongkong, 8th April, 1901.

[906

[780

DEPARTMENT, and are prepared

NIST'S SMALL TOOLS, BUILDERS.

REUTER, BROCKELMANN & CO.,

Hongkong.

[125 Hongkong, 3rd December, 1900.