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SUPREME COURT.

Wednesday, 26th October.

IN APPELLATE JURISDICTION.

BEFORE THEIR HONOURS SIR HENRY S. BERKELEY (CHIEF JUSTICE) AND T. Be

COMDE SMITH (PUISNE JUDGE).

TANG TUZ. U. V. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL. A motion at the instance of Tung Tz U in the case of Tang Tsz Ungainst the Attorney, General came under consideration. The appoi. lant claims land in the New Territories, cluim C. A. Survoy district No. 4.

Mr. M. W. Slade of counsel appeared for the appellant. The Attorney General and Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C., represented the Crown.

Mr. Slade mored that the houring of the uppost be adjourned sine die so as to enable the appellant to properly prepare his ense for trial and also to enable the appellant to make az application to the Court for leave to adduce ovidence in reply to that filed by the respondent. The Attorney-General said he would not oppose the motion on the first ground, but he objected to an adjournment being granted for the purpose of udducing further evidence.

The Chief Justice said another application would have to be made for permission to bring

forward further evidence.

The Attorney-General remarked that if thers wore any further evidence this case would not come on for another twelve months.

plication. We feel also there must be some

ENGLISH ENGINEER'S EXPERI

ENCE IN THE FAR EAST.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27TH, 1904.

THE JAPANESE IN FORMOSA.

been introduced into Fermess; while the method of dealing with opium smokers The narrative of the colonization of Formoss might possibly afford instruction to many of Mr. William Raine, Inte chief engineer of the by the Japanese would afford fresh evidence, if those amongst ourselves who are in difficulties with regard to the control of habitual drunkards steamship Tiberius, of Hambarg, last month any such evidence were needed, of the romark

In Japan itself opium smoking is an offence arrived at his home at Sosham Harbour, after sable sagavity and administrative power of our trying experience of Vladivostock. The vossal, allies, and of their firm grasp of the conditions against the law, and is severely punished; but which had a carrying capacity of 7,000 tons, essential to success in all the varied forms of it was found existing as an habitual practice in was a new ship built on the Tyne and engined modern enterprise which they undertake. Be Formosa, and the question arose how it could on the Wour, Mr. Raine being the guarantee fore the Japanese occupation, Formosa had be checked and ultimately extinguished. In engineer of the Sunderland firm. The vessel been the despair of successive Governments and this, as in other matters, the principle of avoid- of successive countries, and it is said to have ing direct conflict with established custome was left the Tyne last November for New York. Thence she proceedeti again over the Atlantin been not unwillingly relinquished by China in adhered to. The sale of opium was.readored a a practically worthless possession. Government monopoly, and smokera wera com-' and through the Mediterranean and Snoz Canal 1895 as to the Far East with a general cargo. She Inhabited by a savage population appar atly of pelled to register themselves and to obtain licences discharged the last of it at Yokohaman, after Malay stock, it was discovered by Spaniards and in order to parchas: No licence whatever is which she went to Nowcastle, New South Wales, Portuguese in the sixteenth century, and by given to any Japanese, and none to any native and loaded a full carge of coal for Tsingtan, to them some endeavours at rettlements appear to who cannot show that he was addicted to the which Mr. Bains, who was the only English. have been made and abandoned, to be followed, practico before the Japanese occupation; while a century later, by others on the part of doctors and schoolmasters aroinst: uetod to teach mon on board, and the crew, who were Germaans, believed they were going. The ship, though the Dutch, who maintained their footing for the hainful nature of the drug. In 1900, among loaded at Newcastle, was bankored at Sydney, nearly forty years, and were then expelled by a population of three millions, there were 169,064 She left the last-named part on May 14, but by the adherents of the fallen Ming dynasty, who opium smokers, and this number in eighteen May 29 land was sighted, to the great surprise sought refuge in the island when they were mouths had fallon to 152,044. There was, of driven out of Chim, and who established an in-course, a corresponding reduction in the opium of the ship's company. The land was Ghum, one of the Ladrones, and here fresh orders were dependent kingdora, under the government of a rovenue; but the Japanese financial authorities recaived to take the ship to Olga Bay, a lender whose name was Europeanized as Cozinga

are content to seek for compensation in direc Siberiau port, north of Vladivostook, Olga In 1682 the Chinese rettlers returned to their tions not injurious to the people. It is, perhaps, to be feared that the tendency of somo amongst Bay was reached in due course, but instead of natural allegiance, and the country remained ourselves to drink the country out of debt has discharging, the crew worn again surprised to nominally a Chinese possesion until it was find that the ship was still further ordered to ceded to Japan, together with the neighbouring Chancellors of the Exchequer.

not been similarly discouraged by English

Pescadores Islands, by the peace of Shinonoseki. When the head-quarters of the Russian The intelligence of the session was distasteful Pacific lost was reached on Juno 16, the

to some of the Chinese inhabitants, and, with

Vladivostock.

russel was just starting, the engines scarcely

to the Powers; but its inevitable collapse was

the "Provisional Government" forgot to pay, and by the flight of the chief officials,

It is impossible not to feel some fear lest the progress which we have described, and which

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LONDON, 23rd September. Under this caption. the Tier correspondent wrote: Lasurones business of coal steamers for Russia is chiefly confined to those moving up from Eastern ports, and rates are 25 and 30 guineas per cent. Reinsnrunces have boen placed at 55 guineas per cent. (to pay or receive

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The Chief Justice-We feel the application | Tibéríus stopped a mile and a-half out, and the help of scme emissaries from Peking. arly challenges comparison with the best as under the original policy) on some of the i for postponement on, the ground of sfording received a signal telling her not to enter as it was grotesque attempt was made to resist it, and to colonizing work done by our own people, may be non-contraband cargo of the sunken steamer the appellant farther time for digesting and dangerous. The captain thought it prudent to establish an independent republic, A so-called to some extent arrested by the war in which our night Commander--traraway cars for Tekyo. HAVE YOU TRIED considering this case is not an unusual one.get aren a little farther away, and gave Provi tonal Government issued proclamations allies are engaged, and which must necessarily The appeal at St. Petersburg of the owners of We are therefore prepared to grant that sp-orders for the ship's head to be turned. The and postage stamps, and notified its existence | entail so heavy a drain upon their resources as the hall will, of course. be supported by the to diminish the amount of money available for British Government, but the cargo was Ameri finality as to the evidence that is to be offered having moved, when a terrific explosion occurred. hastened by the mutiny of the soldiers whom the development of Formosa. The situation of eun owned.

the island, however, as well as the value and character of its chief products, should render it a field of unich promise for the investment of foreign capital, and we trust that the Japanese, who are as deeply pledged as ourselves to the policy of the open door, will not hesitate to avail themselves of, or even to invite and welcome, any

render desirable. Separated from the Chinese mainland only by the Fokien, Strait of less than

to this Court. Therefore what we propose to de, subject to anything we may her from the bur, is to adjourn the hearing of this appeal aud to limit the appellunt to one month to make any application ho may be advised to make with respect to obtaining permission to produce further evidence,

within one month the appeal shall come on at the oil of that period. Ho must make it with

The water rose in a volume to a heiskt of about 60 feet, and then descended on the ship. while a portion of the mine, rivets from the hull and coal from the hold wore thrown on the dock' from the outsile. Bonte, were ordsased out and signade for assistance at vace hoisted. A pinnace from tire Floot then came out, and the Tiberius,

was ordered, if she could possibly be kept afloat, to follow in the wake of the Russian craft into

who in the meanwhile had secured for them- selves whatever public money they could Jag hands upon. Before these occurrences, the island had for two hundred years been inhabited by a fringe of Chinese around

untable robbers a cannibals in the interior, both srotions of the population in

The Russian auxiliary cruisers seem to have rot weary of stopping and shadowing harmless Mediterranesa colliers. The British steamer Kirkwall, with coal from Cardiff for Con- stantinople has at last left Vigo, where she was being watched by the Don.

and to order that if he does not make application which was settling down grudnally by the head, the most accessible parts of its coasts, and by assistance of this kind which circumstances may plete list of the foreign steamers which the

It is now possible to give a practically com-

Russians have so far turned into auxiliary cruisers and transports. Purchases have been

in a month, because if the proposition be grant- the linrbour. She was, therefore, rat full speed tairing the pleasant fiction that shipwrecked a hundred miles in width. and lying but lift, made in addition to those given below, but these ed the Crown may desire or require permission ahead for the harbour. She had than threa feet sailors were hostile invaders of the country, and north of Hongkong, the situation is such as to steamers have not yet rereuled their identity

for still furflier replying affidavits,

The Attornay-General-It would be certain, The Chief Justico. It is possiblo; and they would require a month. Our urder would con- tziu a declaration to the affect that no further adjournment would be made and no further application for the production of evidence would be entertained.

The Attorney-General thought such an order would be unfair to the Crown. He maintained that under all the rules of evidence the avidance in this case was now closed, and he very much questioned - and was prepared to argue the point whether the other to allow the appunto call further evidence.

After further discussion,

The Court made the following order-Ad- journ the hearing of the appeal till Monday, 28th November, with liberty to the appellant to give notice of motion to be served on the respondent for leave to adduce further evidence; auch motion to be made on or before Thursday: 24th November."

The Chief Justics sa'd the effect of this would be that if the appeilaut applied for leave to or before 24th alues further evidence on November, and if the leave was granted, there would necessarily be a further postponement of the rating of the appeal, but, on the other hand, if they were prepared to go on with the hearing it would proceed on the 28th.

The Court ordered the costs to be costs of the

спине.

TOLICE COURT. Wednesday, 28th October. BEFORE MR. II. H. J. GOMPERTI (ACTING FIRST MAGISTRATE).

IMPEDING NAVIGATION,

Twenty-two men were charged with impeding

of water in the engine-room, and the main deck was only six inches above water. On passing the Vladivostock Squadron, the cruisers Russia, Gromovoj, and Rurik had their bouts out, and the Russian sailors cheered. The Tiberius was run full speed on the beach, and no lives were lost. She was struck by the mine on the fore starboard quarter, and subsequent inspection showed that the hole torn in the hull was 30 fest long by 18 feet high, and six feet below thie water-line. The portion of the wine which came on deck had part of the brass cap attached. and the Fussinn officers pronounced it to be agiaitals ŝaryGovernusy pa chased both ship and cargo, the crew proceeding from Vladivostock, on July 20, to Hamburg by train, via the Trans-Siberian Railway, Moscow, and St. Petersburg, a journey which took 2 daye, the distance covered boing about 8,500 miles. At Vladivostock there were three other German steamers which had taken nos from England to the Russian warships.

PRINCESS LOUISE OF COBURG. The Paris correspondent of the Times ro- Before leaving for Vienna en route for Italy ported on September 15th as follows on Friday evening Countess Lonyay sent off a

partting them to death without mercy. In 1842 be particularly attractive to British capitalists, forty-th es survivors of the wreck of a British and many of the products of the island, however brig were murdered in this manner,, and much they might be increased in amount, would although, by the treaty of Tientsia in 1860, fed an nufailing market in China. The coal certain ports were opened to Europeau com-

of Kelang, which is close to the treaty pori merce, nothing was dons to subdue the savages of Tamsui, is largely consumed by steamers of the interior, by whom. in 1872, the crew of a engaged in local navigation, and it has for shipwrecked Japanese vessel were put to death,

some years been worked by Englisli methods, For this outrage Japan insisted upon redress which were brought into operation under the from the Chinese Government, and war was pre-superintenderee of an English enginem For vented only by the interposition of the English | mosa is the principal soures of camphor, which Minister, Sir Thomas Wade, who, when the is yielded by a tree indigenous to its forests, Japanese Enroy was on the point of leasinghezzi responsibility that the Chinese Govern should accedo to the terms deampded by island yields rice so abundantly as to have involved compensation beon called the granary of China, and it has & Japan, which

£170,000) to (about

considerable export trade in sugar, tea, indigo, 500,000 tsels

and and other products, a trade which is certain to the families of the murdered men,

be greatly increased in tho senr future and to create wants-hich can only be supplied by imports. The climate is by no means un favour

of

the purchase of certain Japanese property on the island. Some attempt at the preservation of order seems after this to have been made by China, a short line of railway and a few roads wore constructed or projected, and a telegraph was laid between the original treaty port of Taiwan and Takow, but there was no endeavour te subdue the savages who inhabited the centrul

and mountainous portions of the country, and who every now and then came down from their telegram to her brother-in-law, Prince Philip fastnesses for the purposes of plander, much of Coburg, of which the following version hus after the fashion of Highland enterans in the boor published by several Faris newspapers, and sixteenth century. The general result was that an island half the size of Ireland, of the beauty also, it sooms, by the Petit Bleu of Brussels:-

"Philip of Coburg, Vienna-I have seen and picturesqueness indicated by its name, of Loaiso. She is uo more mud than you are.extraordinary fertility, and of considerable was practically abandoned Revolted and indignant at your injustice lo- mineral wealth, wards an innocent woman, I shall do everything everywhere but around it coast margin to a I possibly can to restore her honour, of which scanty population unacquainted with oven the

rudiments of civilization. you have deprived ber.

"PRINCESS STEPHANIE."

The Tinc correspondent has described the A representative of the Temps called on change which has been wrought in less than masters of the

were

coneerhard, in

able to Baropratis, the thermometer seldom rising above 82 degrees, und not falling below 57. while the whole of the western sil is sheltered by a range of mountains. It is a. matter for sincere congratulation that so fair u

country should be reclaimed from the barkarisza under which it has so long languished, and still more so that its reclamation should be at the hands of a people who have displayed, in 20 remarkable a manner, their genius for govern ment and their appreciation of the benefits of an extended commerce.-- Timca,

THE SALE OF THE GERMAN" AUXI- LIARY CRUISERS" TO RUSSIA.

under Russian ownership:--

SECOND-CLASS AUXILIARY CRUISERS. Don Hub-Amer. First Bismarck Ural...N.D.L..... ...Kaiserin Maria Theresa Terek... Hemb-Amer. Colambia Kuban N.D.L... Augusto Victoria

SECOND-CLASS TUANSPORTS,

Hamb.-Amer. Kelgin French str... Franche-Comte

Irtish

Anadyr.. Argun (also callet Alexei Trapani; Gecman str... Hejis

Mr. Balfour stated before the shipping. deputation that a British steamer had loen to the Russians for war service, and this the France

is a new vessel built by Vickers, of Barrow, under the name of Vichera-town. She was sold to a M. Boal, who insured her in Paris as a French steamer. Fifteen days afterwards the insurance was cancelled and the Prasiche-Comic sailed direct to the Baltic. It will be observed that the sale to Russia was the act of the

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The British steamer Crusader is reported to have been captured by the Japanese in the Tangarn Straits and taken as a prize to Hako- date. She was ou a voyage from Portland, Oregon, to Shanghai, and the cargo was insu for that voyage, with leave to call at Japan for coal.

PIANOS $425.00

GUARANTEED FOR CLIMATE.

Surprise is expressed that she should MASTER

have been so far north as the Tangara Straits The hall was insured against war risks in Novem er last with a warranty of no contra- band, but this warranty was cancelled in March in return for an additional premium, The A Times.correspondent signing himself » Crusader is 4,210 tons, owned by Messrs. An outbreak of beri-beri which occurrel settles very conclusively the status of the Smales, f Whitby, German ships sold to Russia, about which there

PIANO

PLAYERS $385 AND $500

navigation. They were launch and ca› go-bost Princess Louise yesterday to inquire whether ten years by the wise, firm, and akilful has been much argument. at Hone. He says:Among the Chinese coolies first shipped from PLAYING ALL THE NOTES OF THE

mon arrested after the Kwong Tuh accident. The case was remanded.

AN INCORRIGIBLE BEACHCOMBER.

P. Doyle, a beachcomber with 17 previous convictions, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment for stealing $30 worth of clothes, from the chief officer of the s., Hohao:

THEYT FROM THE 6.8. KOREA,"

A. Chinoso painter was sentenced to six months' imprisonment and six hours stocks for stealing a gold watch and seal, valued at $510, from the captain of the ss. Korea.

BEFORE Mr. J. H. KEMP (ACTING

SECOND MAGISTHATE).

BRIDEDY.

A ricksha conlie, who failed to take out a Beence was convicted of offering u bribe of 80 cents to at Indian constable. He was fined $5 or, in default, one week's imprisonment ou tle, first charge, and was sentenced to two weeks' imprisonment on the second.

AESINTING A CRIMINAL.

Your Berlin Correspondent, with his usual Hongkong to South Africa has led to additional faire-s, hus given publicity to the endeavoura precautions being taken against disease in these the telegram was unthentic. The Princess said alministration of the new that it was, only that the translation was country, and by the happy admistura of modera

German liners sold to Russia, and now patrol (and tire extinguishing) machine has bem sent

to Hongkong for port su. perhaps a little free. The original was no doubt tion with severity which they have displayed. of the National Zeilung to prove that the colie shipments. A large Clayton disinfecting ling the seas as Russian second-class cruisers, Cranley and Swanley, engaged in coolie work, in German. In reply to the question as to Almost without the knowledge of Europe, or

cannot properly be described as having been

ars already equipped with this sulphur-dioxide whether Countess Loayay was ontrusted with a at least without exciting either observation or mission on her behalf the Princess said

subdued, driven from their fastnesses, and

compelled to submit themselves to the require- were made and projected, mining and agricul- ments of the orderly government, pafronds

The steamers

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in the same sense as our own line-s borne on them, and I understand that other coolie BECHSTEIN,

British Admiralty list are described as British suxiliary cruisors.

"No, she is going to Italy by way of Austria comment, the necessary steps for comphote auxiliary cruisers of the Imperial German navy and will interrupt her journey at Vionnu. She military occupation were tako, the suvages were will there certainly be received by the Emperor, with whom she will talk over may difference with Frince Philip of Cohurg. I expect a letter from her telling me about this interview, and giving me, if needs be, news from Vienna about the negotiations now pending. The two meetings I have hath with my sister wore of a profoundly affectionate character. Nothing has been more agreeable to me since my arrival in Francs than this rapprochement.”

SHIPPING NOTES.

STEAMER MOVEMENT:.

The C.N. steamer Taiyurn left Kutchi-atza on the 22nd Oct., p.m., and is das here this afternoon.

ture

were promoted, life and property were rendered securo, post offices, telegraphs, tela. phones, and eron savings banks have been not only introduced, but carried into the Best remote pris of the country, excellent schools every district, have been established in

town, and hospitals in every considerable

hospitals" in smaller places. In order to

steamers are to be fitted shortly. As a firs oxtinguisher the Clayton system is rapidly securing the favour of shipowners. Some .7 The explanations given by the National steamers and 20 sailing ships have been or a19 Among the leading slip Zeitung cau hardly hold water. In the latter being equipped-most of them arranged within

the past two years. owners who have adopted the system are the which you did me the honour to publish on

New Zealand Shipping Company, Ilarris and September 19, and which appears to have eliciteal Your German contemporary's rejoinder, I took. it is true, as my authority, not a German publi-Dixon, Manchester Liners, Nautilus S8. Co., cation, but Brassey's "Naval Annual for 1904 Union of New Zealand, Pacific Mail $.S. Co., Now, however, I have before me the German

Great Northern S.S. Ce, Societe Generale do Tesohenbuch der Kriegesfotten" for 1904,

Freitas of Hamburg, the North-German Lloyd and A. Sewoll & Co.

WEATHER REPORT.

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued On the 26th at 11.25 nm. The barometer has the following report risen alightly to Central China and fallen over the Pacific, but the changes of pressure are not important.

with what we may perhaps call "coltag edited by un'officer of the German Davy, whiel, Transport. E. F. and, W. Roberts, A. C. de supply these hospitals with doctors, a medical gives on the very saing page (p, 164), and pre- The O. & O. steamer Dorie, with wails, &c, school on European principles, to which cisely under the same honding, a list of German A Chincao carge-boat woman was charged which left houon Sept. 27th for San Francisco students from China are admitted, has been set and British erasers available ne auxiliary many of the accessories of advanced civilization indication is given of any differenes whatever with refusing to obey the policy. A criminalva Shanghai, &c., arrived at her destination non foot; and, indoed, all the essentials and cruisers (voraussichtliche Hilfskreuzer. No seeing a policeman, dropped a box of gambling the 24th Oct.

are being brought to the doors of the inhabetwean the states of the German skips borns accessories, and jumped on the defendant's cargo

bitante. Japanese money has been laviality on that list and that of the British ships burne oxpended for the development of the great on our Admiralty list. The German list con boat. The woman pulled off and refused to retorn when the policeman called her; the

natural resources of the country, and the public tains the names of all the four ships I mention

description of their presumable armaments. fugitive jumped overburd and escaped.

in 1898, reached nearly thirteen millio yen The defendant was fued-$25, or, in definit,

venue, which fell short of three million yen ad 83 having been sold to Russia, together with (£1,300,000 în-1999. Not-loss noteworthy than In these circumstances I can but leave the one month's imprisonment.

London, &c. left Singapore on the 26th Oct., at other indications of progress is the cars takon National Zeitung to settle the question with 6 .m., and is due here on the 31st Olot., Pby the authorities of the public health. To the German Narai Annual. I noad only observe i before there was any reason to expect that the The Germans.s. Petrarck arrived here yester construction, drainage, and water supply of that the Goran Naval Annual was published probable that the sanitary authorities of a good to any controversy, whilst the assertions of the day, with 400 tops of rice for Messrs. Bander, habitations have all recoived attention, and it is abus of these German liners would give rise Wielor & Co.

The Norwegian ss. Oscar II. from Moji, many English provincial towns might learn National Zeilung are in the nature of au ex brought 3,800 tons of coal here for the M. H.K. aseful lessons from the reforma which have post facto apologý.

PHILIPPINES WEATHER REPORT.

The American CoDaul-General has com

municated to us the following telegram from

Maui'a

25th October, 3.30 p.m. Depression east of Mindano moring pro Lably northward.

The steamer Gregory Apear, from Calcutta, left ingapore for this port yesterday morning.

“The Stiru Line steamer on muutkshire, from

MISCELLANEOUS.

High pressure continues over north and con- tral Chips, and an area of low pressure is in- dicaled in the Pacific, eastward of the Southern Philippines.

Moderate to fresh monsoon prevails over the

Forecast-Moderate to freah N.E. winds,.

mess Channel. greater part of the China Sea and in the For

fine,

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