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ADRIANOPLE BURNING.
LONDON, 4th September.
A terrible fire at Adrianople has in the Orient. Popular opinion in the destroyed seven thousand houses. status, md echoes of it here in the East, * Adrianople was the ancient capital of indicate that time Musos doctrine, imprising Turkey, and has still, next Constantinople, it was at the time, is no longer the biggest population. It is in the contra ef big enough for big America. The the raw silk industry. Munnos doctrine created
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The English feet at Danzig was given a most cordial reception,
CHOLERA IN PRUSSIA.
Loxos, 4th September. The cholera is reported to be spreading in Prussia.
same sort of amazement in Europe | CHANNEL FLEET AT DANZIG, that was caused by the entry of the Japanese to the comity of nutions. America, in conservative eyes, was scarcely a nation until then. America was a politi cal Utopia, in theory at least, although nay thought of 'is as a Utopia that had, falien short of its ideals, as it undo abtedly has done. The Mexnow doctrine ought. academically to have been vogardal as a deetrine of defence, not deti unos 1st limits beyond which the Republic would oot he offensive or aggressive, but within which it would insist upon the following out of its destiny at all costs. This is the logical intention of it: its interpretations are as Saxumpetons ainusst as are partiva in Amerisog and it would ill become us to declare for any onein particular when even the Joctors disngren. It is clear to us, however, not- The steamers Choysang and Empress withstanding President Roosevelt's able | of Japan arrived tor-lag***** attempts to make it square with his big stick "idens, that the America of to-day in not in sympathy with the dreams of its Founders. The France of yesterday would
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PRANCE AND MORÚCCO.
LONDON, 2nd September.. M. Tailandier is handy the Sultan of
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FRANCE AND THE ANGLO- JAPANESE ALLIANCE.
LONDON, 2nd September.
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SUPREME COURT.
Monday, 4th September.
IN ORIGINAL JURISDLOTJÓN.
BEFORE SIE F. T. PIGGOTT (Chief) JUSTICE).
AHLOWITZ AND CO., THE SUN SHING FIRM The plaintiffs, who are merchante in this Colony, claḥmad from the defendant firm, carry, ing on basi oss at Yuo Woo Strest, Canton, the sum of 324,273 as damages for the breach by the defendants of their conditions covering the sale of certain cases at fire crackers sold by the | defendants to the plaintiffs from Augest, 1900
to March, 01.
Mr. II. E. Pollak, K.C., instructed by Me. J. Hays of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes al Maator) represented the plaintiffs, and Mr. H.. Caltrops instructed by Me. H. W. Looker (of Musзrs. Doocou, Looker and Deacon) appeared for the defendants.
NG TEW V. CHU KWAL
This case was adjourned from Friday in order that further witaosses might be subpomed, The claim was for $1,40) for trespass to the goods of the plaintif
Mr. R. Harding (of Mesars, Ewens, Hurston and Harding) appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Barlow (of Mr. H. K. Holmes' office) repressatod tte defendant.
Yeang Chik Chan said he was the landlord of the ground door of 142 Queen's Road East. Ho distrained on that floor through his agent for three months rout. Ho ressived $74, and his signatue was attached to the receipt produced. He received the rent for the seond and third monts,
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Why did be tell you to distrain two days after he had racsired the money Either. you're lying or he is. Whoisit Lying, what about
Young Chik Chan was recalled.
His Henour-Your rentsolfoctor enys that on that letter you ordered him to dietrain: and you had sievod a receipt two days before. How is that? Which do you say is the lie, tim letter or the raceipt -Both are correct.
You say you know nothing about the distraint. The rent collector says you told him about it. He knows all about it. I know unthing.
Who is lying, then? Is he? He says you told him on that letter to distrain: --I did not.
Ilis Houour-- You gavan receipt on the Sth I told him to distrain on the Jul May, but not May-You.
on the leftar dato 10th May.
months pay wodafterwards?--It was only one He then wes to ask you to take two
months payneat, and I distrained to get a month's payment niter that,
Ne, gan did not. You s'rained for three ? Yes.
votnra one month's rent.
The rent collecter, Lo. Sui, was agrio put in the witness box.
Hiss Honour-Did your master tell yon to distrain on that lottur -No. He told me on the 6th.
His Honour hera intimated that he did not
The statement of claim set forth that the plaintiffs and anjfered dumugo by the broïch of |
And you did is after he had paid I was to intend to procemi with the case. He had the-
int collector, the landlord and the defendant the contrast between thora and the defendants and the kalazes back to him. for the sale and delivery of certain fire
This nun wrols you on the 1065 May asking called before him. The rent-collector b crackers. The sail goods were purchased by on the 12th you distrained. What does it all labour for giving false testimony. Before dis you to hold over alter he had paid you on tho Bih, coinmitted to gaol for two months with hard the plaintiffa from the defendants on various dates and wore delivered in due course after distraining for, three months I was to
mean 2-972 was only given man as a guarantos, missing the other two he told them they al
bad narrowly escaped going to wal: The shipped by the plaintiffs to Amerion in fulfil
whole thing was a made up job, and pro notion ment of certain orders. On being, opened the
would be non-suited without costs, His Honour unid goods were found to be not according to
remarking in conclusion that he thought Chu the contract, being of such inferior quality as
Kwai was lucky not to have to join the rout to reader them wholly unmorelantable, and
collector.. much focus, or a large quantity thereof, remained in the hands of the plaintiffs, being aloible The plaintiff's claimed Mex. 84,278.02. also interest on this mount at the current stearanteed for two, and I was to distrain for
three, and give him one mouths money back. and such further, or, vthur relief as the Court
might decree,
In the statement of defence the defendants denied that they had broken any contract. Prior to delivory the plaintiffs examined tru suid goods and agreed to accept them. They made no complaint as to the quality until the end of 1901. When the goods were delivered to the plaintiffs they were in good order and condition, of the description and quality ordered by the plaintiffs, and they were merchantable
as fice crackers,
Mr. Pollock stated that this action for
Mr. Harding-Did you or a matter of fact ener masivo tls $72 for which you signed a
cuipt --Yes,
Was it arrangod løtween you and the defen. dant that you were to distrain for three months rout and pay hit the inlance back P-No. In
His Honour-Did you return him the one month's money ?--I did not see him,
What have you done with the money for the thiril month the?--You must ask the-agent shout that
Mr. Harling Did you actually require it or did your agent recivo it?--I received it and handed it to my agent.
it not the agent's duty to bend money to you ?--- What did you haud it to the agent for? Is fe is in charge of my affairs and I leave every- thing in his hands,
When did yougo into the shop and Took the door On the bit May
Why did you go in on that das ---Because he owed me three months reat, and had not a large stock of goods there,
daunges was brought in respect of the defendants' breach of centruct in souscotion with this supply of corlain firs crackers so the plaintiffs. The defendant Grm, which had been | doing business for sometime in Canton, dealt in
On what day of the mouth was the plaintiff's and sold fire crackers for export, and had for rent payable ?-You must wok theagent that. some years past donc business with the plaintif
Whe put it into your bend to look this shop firm. He believed that certain of the business, saying that your aget knows all about the previously carried on, before the cousignments matter? You must ask the agentabout that alao, | which formed the subject matter of this setius,
Is it not a fact that you heard somehody say was of a satisfactory clucaster, but bo would he was taking the goods out of the shop-No. prove to his Lordship, that the consigument in
How did you manage to get a guarantos in of the crackers would not explode; others which absconded, as you know? did, mado vary inferior reports. Toy word not up to the weight mentioned in the contract, uni were of an unmerchantableobameter. The writ
mentalists. But if we were doomed to read the American magazines (from which necessity a kindly providence absolves us) The French press finds the renewed we should feel constrained to protest at the Anglo-Japanese alliance more reassuring
little brown brother" style of disconthun disturbing, in view of the ententeanestion was very unsatisfactory indeed. Some respect of the man's rout. he already having
We may discern redeeming human traits in Jos TROTTER, but nothing will reconeile ns to his hymn-book.
A considerable variety of mail news appears on page 5 to-day.
A-telugema says bbat China is paying Japan the cost of the war, în setara for the recovery of Menchuria
Last week there were only five plague case, four fatal, and there have been none since that 200 was recorded. Other diseases are repre-
10. Bar, 22. Telephone No, 12 HONGKONG OFFICE: 10A, DES VEUX ROAD Clealed by four cases of eaterie. LONDON UFFION: 131, FINET STREET, E:C.
The Daily Press.
Hozanone, SAPTEMBER Sra. 1905.
The Stockholms Tilking states that on Satur day morning, (July 2 during mine practic in Sandlin Roats, near Helsingfors, a boat struck a submarine mine. The band was blaven to pieces, and seron men were killed, while eigat woje more or less severely injured.
cordiale.
THE CRUISE OF THE BRITISH CHANNEL SQUADRON.
LONDON, 2nd Soptember. The Channel squad rou has met with a most cordial reception at Danzig. A grant programme of sports was arranged; two thousand men lauded. The Kaiser in reply ton telegram from Admical Wilson, said "it gives me great satisfaction to hear that you are pleased at meeting your brother officers of the German Beet.
of summons was isaued on the 11th March, 1902, about 3 years ago, and the stazoment of claim was filed in April, 1902. After the statement of claim was filed the defendants applied to the Court for particulars in connection with the claim. They were not satisfied with the farther particulara furnished and certain correspondence. took place between the solicitors of each party.
reference to the quality of the crackers, a great deal of the evidence had been taken in New York on commission, and that evidence wonky ndoabtedly show the court that the crackers irers of a very inferior quality indeed: it`also·
point in connection with ous of the defancis showed that there might be a very important
--that externally they were in Bosutiful
before the statement of defence was filed. With
THE ALLANTON" CASE.
Nannetti (Dublin, College-green) asked th
In the House of Commons on July 31st Mr. Under-Secretary for Foreign Alluirs whether Majasty's Government to the Russian Govern-condition. any chairs had been put forward by his
His Honour-The thing as resolved itself iuto this. I am going to send one of them to gas it possibly ouu. Tlay are lying all round.
Mr. Barlow examined the witness.. How long did you owe a man washing this Lop? Ono right
Why did you send him away --Dooouse the rant of the shop was guaranteed.
When did you personally go into the shop. On the night of the 4th
Was it well stocked-There was not enough
there to pay the rent.
How much was the rent P-SIGS.
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POLICE COURT.
Monday, 4th September BEFORE MR. F. A. HAZELAND (FIRST
POLICE MAGISTRATE).
A DESERTEK. John Clark, firentan of the s Ballenhall charged with deserting from that vessel, was fined $5 or one months' imprisonment. Failing to pay, ho woat to gaol,
RIOTOUS SEAMEN.
F. T. Davis, the master of the Albestos, wat consisted of being drank and disorderly, doing damage to Government property and assaulting a Chinaman. He was dined in a1 $15 with $3.48 for competion,
Manuel Jose, a Portugumo sensu, was tinel $2 for being drunk and incapable.
A STOWAWAT. Edward Stark was brought up in custody to-day charged with having travelled on the s.. Tean from Manila to Hongkong without having paid his passage! The facts showed that he had stowed away. He was remanded to the House of Detention peading his case being brought before the German Consul
GAMBLERS.
Bloren Chinese flere, charged with gambling at West Point, wore convicted and facil; the Arst St each and the remainder $2 each.
THE EXTRADITION, CASE.
Li-Pok· Hi, for whose extradition application had been made by the Chinese Governgent was again brought up on romand. The evidence huving been concluded, prisoner was asked what bo bad to say and in reply said he wished to ga _to_Caaton as soon as possible.
Cool for fifteen days, to await the farther The magistrate committed prisoner to Victoria
orders of the Governor before boing extradited.
At about how much would you price the Barone MR. G. N. ONE-(SECOND POLICE goods? --$70.
His Honour Not $100-No. If they had been worth that much I would not have required
a Kaurantoe.
Lo San, rent collector, was next called. II. As his Lordship would readily said Ng Yew was the tenant of the shop in
ment, demanding compensation for the salors understand, something more than that was question. Witness had collected rents from
MAGISTRATE),
ROBBING A BATLON,
Three coolics wore brought up charged with robbing a Swedish seamau named Jacobsen.. The facts, as outlined by Inspector Collett, Stay Hotel to go down to a wamped, and was were that complainant got iut o n rieslia at the
At the offices of the Public Works Depart which vesel was wrongly captured by the required of crackers: it was required that, thophim, but forgot when he received the last pay taken by the driver to Slick-Tong Tsui, another
Boturu of visitors to the City Hall Bealing room for the week ealing the 3rd September,
It is ten years since Mr. OLNEY, at that men yosterday the letting of Crown Land Ist time the United States Secretary of State, No. 45, adjoining Shaskiwon Lots Nos. wrote his famous dispatch to the Au-302 and 196, was put up for pablie auction sala, Lussador in London re-affirming the doctrine. There was only one bidder for the lot, Mr. Li Fook, contractor, to whom it was knocked down of Hands off the American Continent"
for $475, being $20 above the upset price. caunelated in 1823 by President Musnon. Mr. ONEY, it will be remembered, dil a great den more in that despatch than merely to re-affirm the MUKHOE doctrine; he expatiated on it as the embodiment and expression of an inevitable opposition between America and Europe, and we ra- call it now because the visit. which Mr. TAPT, the Secretary of State for War, has just paid to the Philippine Islands, and the
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Non-Chinose: Chinesa...
Total..
Reading-room.
261
$5
206
123
and firemen of the British steamer állandón,
Russian naval authorition whether Le aware that soras of the crow of the Alanton whilst these vessels were being chased by were kept prisoners on the Russian warships Japanese ernisers; whether he was taking any steps to secure for foreign smunen ampiyon on British ships the sam
whether he couldtion as British state the position of the negotiations at the present theo; and whether his Majesty's Gor-rament intended to press for a settlement of the claims of the
soomeu
crew of the Albinton:
should explode with a reasonably lond report. The inspection on which the deface laid great of the goods, which were stacked in a godown. stress was by no means a thorough inspection
True, the plaintiffs did let off a few of the
crackers, but to a great extout they rolled ou the housty and integrity of the vendors with whom they had had previous dealings of u
thatitwaşim possibb for plaintiffs to examine the
ment. His elder brother colectal the rent of
is shop.
His Monour. Did you distrais on him this year - Yes. brother collects the rent of this shop When What do you mean by saying your elder
ever I am busy I send him there.
Where is your rent book ?--At the shop, What, you a rent colloster, and come to
satisfactory character. Mr. Pollock submitted Chart to give evidence about rent, and have not Earl Pergy (Kensington, S.).-Complaints crackers to see if there were any lafont. defects/brought your book ?--I don't usually koop an
have been made on behalf of the sailors and in their chemical composition. The defendants firemen on board the Allanton for bedeltips sustained by them during their detention, but admitted that the plaintiffs made a complaint no specific claims for compensation lave (as yet to them about the quality of the crackers, but heon forwarded to us. Their statement makes
account.
A rout collector and do not keep an account? Yes. I do.
Where is the book?—I forgot to bring it. Does the landlord keep an account?—Yes. Where are las books ?--At the shop.
shop:-I don't know. The business did not
When did you loat collect the sent of this.
comments of the American press on the and the first to announce klan tidings of peace a-serting gauerally the position of foreigners tion of crackors, and whether they explodent go throngh my bands.
The Daily Press was the first malium in Hongkong to announce the Butbreak of war,
Ebject, show how completely his words This creditable record was kindly pointed out have ben staltified and his political poraries; and as we are not addicted to blowing“
to us by one of our esteemed evening contem. philosophy discarded by the very nation, our own trumpet, we hope this brief reference whole views be claimed to be expressing in may be regarded as excumble, that remirkable pronouncement. As originally stated, and as more recently re-stated by President ROOSEVELT. the doctrine is one to which Eagland at least takes no exception, but Mr. OLNEY, when bo drdared to England at the time of the Venezuelan frontier trouble "that distance "and three thousand miles of interven. Fing ocean make any permanent political * union between a Buropean and an
CHINESE COOLIES IN BRITISH NORTH BORNEO.
In the House of Commons on August 2nd Lord Percy, in reply to Mr. Wair, said that ao far as the British North Borneo Co. were aware, un pledge had ever beau asked for fir, or given to the Chinese Government with regard to the logging of coolies in British North Borneo.
Mr. Woir: Thea are wo to understand these
tinual flogging ?
no reference to the Bussian warships to which alleged that they made it rather late. The chased by Japanese ernisers. some of the crew had been rantterre being question his Lordship had to decide was As wgards the whether the defendants supplied the plaintify third paragraph of the question, no steps for with crackers rensonally answering the descrip ou board british chips are fu
in the opinion of his Majesty's Government, necefsary, as nach cass mast depend on its special circunstances.
Mr. Nazustti asked what was the reason for the great delay that had taken place.
Earl Percy zaid they were still railing
with a ronzanably loud noise. If not, Mr.
entitled to the damages they claimed. Pallock submitted that the plaintiffs were
The evidence taken in America on commission
for further information, as they bad-only got the was then road, Iceul evidence was heard, and preliminary statements. They had not made the case for the plaintiff's concluded. ̧ any statement to the Russian Government pond- ing the father statement of the case of the
Scanon.
THE CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY.
Washington, Aug. 3,
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
BEFORE MR, A. G. Wise (Poisse JUDGE,
SIM WONG LAND INVESTMENT, LOAN AND AGERON, CO, LD, V. WONG MING PO. The plaintiff company, enrrylog on business The State Department has issued the fol- towing, oficial statement with reference to the at No.1 Queen's Road Central, claimed from Canton and Haukow Railway--China promised the defendant of No. 118 Queen's Rọai the United States Just September that British Central the sum of $231.12, being balance das and American capital should have the preference on account of monoy leat between the 20th railroad. The State Departmentisnow informed with French and British capitalists to constract the line to Szochnau. It is understood that Great Britain proposes to approach Chius for a mother country.
the proposed Concession for the construction It is now, since the Tarr party has paid any information to justify inquiry I will moksline. Under the original Chinese promise to the Tnited States American capitalists hare the it. its visit, abundantly clear that three
Mr. Weir: Do you want me to go goat to ticipation, must be made in the agreement.-- right to participate, and provision for such par- thousand miles of intervening ocean" countN. Borneo? (Laughter).
"American state uunatural and inexpo. / poor unfortunate Chinese ore subject to conf"foreign capital, was necessary to build the December and 31st January last.
"dient" was practically giving notice to the British Empire to disband, and to the Colonies of every European Power to sever themselves from the
Lord Porcy: I have no information on the thst China has now entered into an agreement Mr. R. F. C. Master (of Mesars. Johnson, sulujout.
Air. Weir: Will you enquire ? Lord Fercy: If the hon. mem. can give me
Tika
Stokes and Master,) appeared for the plaintiffs. The defendant was absent and unrepresented,
The soretary of the plaintiff company stated that defendant owed the amount claimed on account of money lent.
Did you ever collect any rent from this. place?--I did, but I cannot sparify the last
occasion.
You had botter gat nour it at once. Your master says you know all about the matter- I did not say I did not know anything about it. Then tell me what you know at once. When did you last collect the rent for this shop -I don't remember,
Do you think it was any time in the 4th moon (May)?—I did wat then roroive any, but the landlord did, from the man who günranfiei. What did you distrain for ?-Recanso the plaintiff oved three months runt.
No he didnt-I distrained bomanae I was told to do so in a letter from Chu Kwai.
This feltor was produced, but did not bear ¿witness's name on the envelope.]
His Horsur-That is out your name ?No. It is my master's.
And your master told you to distrain on that latter dated 19th May Yos.
Very well, your master had received pay ment two days before. Who is lying now His Honour gave judgment for the amount If he received the money he would know about claimed with costs.
"it; I wouldn't..
coolia pushing 'hahiud, while another rigsha followed. At Kennedy Town the driver pri down the shafts, and all the four coolies
the others searched him. attacked the seaman, two holding him while A inkung arrivati on the song and threa of the four e olies were arrested. The ricsha puler was soutenced to six weske' imprisonment, and the other two men
to one months' imprisonment each, the further punishment of the stocks being added in ench
*#30,
HONGKỌNG VOLUNTEER RESERVE
ASSOCIATION.
The principal ecores in the 200 yards Pool competition on Saturdey were as follows :---
F. Fishor
02 + 4 C. B. II. Beavis. W. T. Edwards A. Mackenzie I. G. Gow J. Perkes J. Hutchings
14
62
2
..163
13
+ 20
J. II. Pidgaon
60
W. H. T. Davis
50
C. Collier
51
www
$
A. G. Nowington.....
6%%%
10
P. L. Miller ... J. Mc. Innes..
57
*
Dr. W. B. A. Moure
64
E. W. Dawson
A. Brown
51
W. Dobbs
10
E. J. Philpotis
WEATHER REPORT.
The Hougkung Observatory yesterday issued the following report
On the 4th at 11.55 am.
The barometer has risen on the China coast, and fallen in the Philippines.
Pressure is normal over the E and S. coasts. of China, and slightly in defect over Iazon and adjacent Buas
Hoderate to fresa N.E. and E. winds may Le expected in the Formosa Channel and the N. part of the China Sen.
Forscist: Moderate to fresh E. winds Lebowery.
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