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POLICE COURT.

Friday, 29th September.

BEFORE MR. F. A. HAZAND (FIRST POLICE

MAGISTRATE).

A NECESSARY PROSECUTION. Four chair coolies were convicted of per sistently soliciting patronago after they had been warned to desist, and were fined ouch.

REFUSING DUTY.

Eight of the crew of the sailing ship L'amberners were charged with refusing duty. The defendants pleaded guilty, bat stated that the chief oficer was a new man on board, They were not notified of his appointment, and when he ordered them to work they refused. His Worship dismissed the charge on 'mon promising to return to their work.

A ROWDY RESTAURANT.

the

Constable Downie charged the proprietor of a restaurant at No. 126 Queen's Road with Leeping a disorderly house, whereby the peace, and tranquillity of the neighbourhood was ⚫divinebed.

A proxious conviction was recorded against the defendout, and his Wership, in indicting a tiae of 850, remarked that if any more such eyes came before him he would inflict a penalty of $100.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRE:8, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30rn, 1905.

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Inspector Langley-If it was a British captain, your Worship, he would have to appear. I don't see why we should wait on this man. is an unreasonable request altogether.

His Worship (to the socond ellieer)-I will adjourn the case if you will undertake to have

SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

THE CURRENCY SCHEME.

The Imif yearly meeting of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce was held on Sept. 29 at

experience of the country, we consider that the risk of its failure owing to the possible eneplolon and opposition, on the part of the general native population, is so great that on the evidence given we cannot recommend its adoption."

will observe Sir David Darbour's com

mittee was airald that the netu issue proposed

the captain bere to-morrow morning at 11 the Exchange, Mr. W. H. Shelford proedig would not be readily accepted. I think

o'clock.

The Second Ocer-Lloyd's surveyor will then be on boned.

His Worship-Then I must issne u wacrout which will probably menu that the ship will have to remanfu in port over Sunday.

The Second Officer-If you take the before 9 o'clock perhaps he could come.

His Worship--I don't sit so early. I will take it at ten if you like,

The Second Officer-It is a lot of trouble, His Worship.-A lot of frouble must be undergone by people who break the law by dumping rabbish in the barbour. If you cannot give me your assurance that the captain will be here to-morrow I will iseno a warmut.

The Second Officer-The police had no right to board our ship without a permit.

Hie Worship—Oh yes they bad. It is their anty, and is laid down in the merchgat shipping I will adjourn the summers until 10 aut. o'clock tomorrow.

THE KOWLOON FRACAS

The bearing of the ebarge of killing Yau Knin at the Reclamation Works, Kowloon, on Beron MR. G. N. ORME (SECOND POLICE the 21st September, preferred against four

MAGISTRATE).

coolies, was resumed, Mr. Hott agaiu appearing

FRACTIOUS FEMALES.

Mrs, E. Mill proceeded against Mrs. Course,

for defendants,

An Indian policeman deposed that he wa,

am

The Chairman address the meeting as

1. safe in saying that in that conclusion a follows:-

This principal question which has lately considerable number of persons here, quatifled

to fad je,

We have had recently Lo not agree. occupied the minds of as all hus undoubtedly heto de Tary interesting memorandum by boon that of carrency.

The rate of exchange with gold standard Mr. Huttenbach, the main purport of which is countries, with whom the bulk of our business in support of this Chamber's original sugges advanced so tion, and some such plan may yet be the one to is now conducted, han aflato continuously that trade has generally been adopt in order to soeure stability. seriously inconvenienced-for the time at ang rate. Such flustrations have always had this offent, and it was with a view to obtaining stability and getting rid of these fluctuations that after much discussion and deliberation the present currency scheme was embarked upon. You are all familiar with the scheme. We reached a year ago the second stage in the scheme which is thus described by Sir David Rarbour

50. When the currency is so largely com posed of the new dellars as to justify the measure, the Mexican and British dollars should be finally demonetizel and the Struts Settlements would then be in the position in which Iulia was when the change of standard

the was undertakes in that country, with, however. very important advantage that there would not be an enormous proportion of the new esius either bearded or citmitating in forein countries which might, be bring thrown into circulation, indefinitely delay the establishmont of the gold standard.

2.

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The position just now is that we are all committed to a certain policy-whether for good or ill remains to be seen. It is a policy that essentially demands patience, and I daremy ostail some sacrifice. But it is successful in its issue the gain will repay us. To call that policy in question now, abandon it and to change horses in midstream prudent. At present it appears to us that there will not, in the opinion of your committee, is no alternative but to wait patiently and

We

sou nothing to gain watch crents. barassing Government at the present time. We have, however, found it necessary to approach Government with respect to the state of the subsidiary crinage, as to which reveral com- planta have been--received by us coinage has in the past been issued freely in accordance with demand as it arose, and it has evidently been widely distributed in the outports and in China. When one exchange buck and have in consequence been in excess of! went ap these coins ancurally found their waY our requirements. It has been represented to us that natives have passed these ou European houses in payment of their debts and, though not legal tender over 4. many parsons appear. to have ten content to get payment of their have not been able to get rid debts in this form for fear they did not get it iu BBS, and they

ou snmmone, for assaulting hor at Yaumati co / attracted to the scene by hearing a great noise value of the dollar had reached whiaterer vaine of the coíes again,

10th instant

the 10th instant. The defendant took out a cress summons against the plaintiff for asing abusira language and creating a disturbate, whereby a breach of the peace might have been occasioned. Ex Mille, married wo D, of Ne, 130 Station Street, Taumati, stated that she called at defendant's homes

to to try got some money belonging to her husband, which the defondant's busband had. She entered the house in a good temper, but the defendant was in a bad temper and strack her on the back. Sho had not neked for the money, when delen. dant said I will not pay yon: get out of my hause," and she pushed her down the stairs. Witness went down stairs, but told defendant she would summons her, as she had been treated like a dog. Sho went forth with and took out a

Hammond.

His Worship-You don't know for a fact whether the defondant's husband owed your husband this money?

Wiluess-No.

His Worship What is the amount owing? Witross-$2.

His Worship (to defendant)-Do you wish to ask any questions?

Defendant-I would like to ask her, your Worship, if she will kiss the biblo and say I abues her as soon as she entered my house.

Witness-I went to her house at ten o'clock in the morning and my husband wrote s

letter.

His Worship Yo, yes. I know all that: but I want to know who started the abusing.

Witares--The defendant began to atnes me. Dafondant-Did you not walk up without kocking?

Witaoss--No; I knocked on the stuireasa se I went up, and heard yon say, "Come in."

His Worship-And you went up and went in. What happoned then

and entering the matshed found deceased in dying condition. With the assistance of three of the defendants his carried him to the Police Station but. Yau Kum expired on the way.

Cross-examitel-He found the first throo The first and defendants in the matshed. second attempted to run away but not the third, Wong Yau, a conlis employed at the Roo'n- mation Works, spoko to hearing a noise while in his matched, and going to that occupied by defendants saw the third defendant kick the deessel, who was standing up just outside the matshed. He walked away and saw no non. The first and second defendants might have been shero, but he could not recognise them.

DO was

fourth

Tin Mo, another coolie, also recognised tha third defendant as taking part in the offres.

The evidence having been concluded, Mr. Hot! argued that there evidence against the third and defendants, and, submitting that there was no presumption of guilt, against the fear defend- ants, asked his Worship to discharge them.

His Worship held there was sufficient prin facie evidence to warrant him in deciding that the defendantsshould go before the higher court. Prisoners were accordingly committed for trial, Mr. Hott. reserving his defence. Bail was allowed in the vases of the third and fourth defendants; $500 each.

THE GOD 'SPORT.'"

The following latter, which appeared in the London Standard of the 31st of July, show that the Hon Mr. Showas was not slone in his denunciation of stort as a god-

6. After the Straits Settlements had arrived at this stage, the procedure might be exactly the same as it was in the case of India, after suficient Straits de lars had been coined to meet the requirements of business in the Colony and the adjoining Siates, the evinage of dollars would ceses nutil the exchange in relation to the sovereign might be decided on by the Government as the futuro value of the Straits Government would issno the new dollars Straits dollar. After this stage is reached the in exchange for gold, and at the fixed rate,"

which it is The ultimate rate of

exchange desired to establish has not yet been doelred

it

must, from that of the Indian Government, and in that respect the scheme materially differs however, he recognized that the difBoulties in the considerable, and the conditions vary from those way of Government declaring a rate liave been prevailing when the Indian mints were closed to free coinage of rupees. Instead of a felling market. Exchange has naturally advanced silver market we have had a steadily rising with it. Tes 2 rata which many people hopad to see established was reached some time ego. of carretey Laving taken place indeed it bes without as far as I can ascertain any contraction. not had time to take place such as in required to bring the value of our dollur up to a sufici high lovel above silver parity to enable u antly rots to be safely declared. The demand rate of is only about 3 par cent. exchange on London ist, link, exceeded fi per cont. during the last six months, and it has been often a good deal lower. When we talked of a 2-delter our exchange had sunk to 1/8 and erou lower and there seemed no end to the fall But we are now well over 21. It is not to be arpested that Government would fix a rate below silver-tlist is to say coin dollars at a luss. If a rate is to be fixed now that will be a safe Barbour's idens and the Indian plan, to be a rate rate it will have, in order to follow Sir David considerably higher than that at present ruling. On the other hand if we wait we may possibly rate a safe one and one we shall be glad to secure. see a deobus in silver which will make the 2/ But in any case the scheme is to fix the rate by contraction of currency. Has that contraction taken place yet? I doauf it. If it had we should arely be more than 3 per cent. above silver, Now coalraction means difficulties of all sorts in our business. In adopting the scheme wo had to face this certainty and we have to face it It is not to be supposed that a mere still. stroke of the pen is going to give us stability of exebunge. It is obriens that the change pro hardship before it becomes successful. It would, therefore, be, inexcusable to complain of such things occurring now. It can only be tho sadus In India, I think, judgment of the scheme. they had to wait three years before they ulti- mately attained their object, and it was a some difficulty which caused period of many to foretail disaster-bat so far disaster has not come.

This

There is, however, no doubt that same incou- venienca has been cansod to the trade of the coins, and your Committee considered it was only right to ask Gorarnmout, whe had made Colony by the excessive circulation of thes a large profit in coining them, to undertake Su for the the expense of calling them in. recall of a small quantity monthly through the only steps taken by Government have been the Opium Farm and the stoppage of further issues. A suggestion made by them to raise the legal tender from $4 to $84 did not appear to y calculated to afford relief.

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“SUGAR KING'S

SUICIDE.

EFFECT ON MARHETS OF THE WORLI

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Paris, August, 28th. The suicide of M. Ernest Cronier, speculator in sugar, whose losses ars estimated in millions, caused a panic on the Bourse to-day, the effects of which will be seriously folt in all the sugar markets of Europe. The tragedy has crash, which has demoralised a market not yet recovered from the effects of M. Jalazot's recent precipitated nothing less than & great financial fall. There are few firms who will come scathisas out of the disaster. Since last May, M. Cronier,

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House of Commons, 11th Aug., 1905. The Right Hon. Alfred Lyttelton, P., KC, M.P., Colonial Ofles, Downing Street, S.W.

attention to Dear Sir,-beg to call

When the Bourse oponed, the news of his death spread like lightning. There was an immediate panie atong holders of the Great Say Com- pany's shares, which were quoted on Saturday auctoart cutting from the London Daily Chron-at-36, tutory delayed with selling orders, and icie, which contains a signed article by The Tei Shau, making a number of important state. ments relative to the employment of Chinese labour in the South African mines.

I shall be glad if you will kindly give me information upon the following points:-

(Whether it is corruet that the second batch of Chinese arriving at Darban from Tientsin were informed that they had to perform work other than that for which they were engaged, and whether it is correct that the third bateh did

China not see the terms of contract before they left

(2) Whether it is correct that the extions have been cut down to the very lowest limit, and the coolies are unable to satisfy their appetite without buying extra food.

(3) Whether it is correct that a coolis has to drill two feet, before he is entitled to a day's pay, and whether a notice has been issued to this effect: "Coolies who do not drill two feet, and who, in the miner's opinion, could have dens more, will not be paid for the day."

£38, fell in ten minutes to £23. The market one of the wildest downward wovensuta ever witnessed on tho Bourse began. The volume of business was so great. and the excitement so in- tense, that the brokers were overwhelmed. Meny collapsed. Large operators interested in sugar matters tried to stem the 'des downward msh, but they were powerless, and the market. was at the merey of the sellers. People wers willing to sell at any price, owing to the ru mours that the Great Say was beavily involved with M. Crosier, and it was only by a powerful ffort on the part-of-those-interested in the that the market was rallied. It is believed that the crash is only a pruliadsary to &long series of failures and disasters, the like of which have not been seen in the commercial world for many years. M. Cronier was known all over Europe as the king of the sugar market. ffis credit was enormous, and he played a very large part in the Brassels Sugar Convention three and a half years ago. His practice was to buy up the best drop as soon as it was gown. Take his friend, M. Jalazot, M. Cronier

Sir,it is, to be hoped that the letter i Posed must cause inconvenience and possibly lust, there were 204 labourers suffering from for political as well as speculative reasons he

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"Sportsman" and your welcoms leader thereous will mark the commencement of a vigorous for Witness-She opened the conversation by reaction against the present inbocile craze saying "I am not going to pay you the games. If Freo Trado is ritining our industries protongation of them that should afeof our

mchay."

His Worship And did you get angry? Witness-No; but she did, and pushed me out, at the same time giving me a knock on the shoulder.

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There is, however, one point in which I think In India our situation differs from the India. the export trads exceeded the import trade very considerably, so that a demand for rupeo ultimately was safely counted on

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The defendant was then put in the witness bex, while complainant stood by the dock for the bearing of the cross-summons.

Emily Course said that Mrs. Mills enterad ( lowered the whole standard of style to a level imports exceeded exports, so that the demand he failed to obtain E50 which was due to him as!

Ehe was very

her house without knocking. angry, and asked for payment of 32 which she

Witres waid witness's husband owed hers. replied that he knew nothing about it De- fondant then said.If you do not pay it I hope your children will got sick. Yon cus keep it and boy mediciao for your two sous Witness told her to I-are the house as she had just come out of hospital, and did not feel very well. Dofendant then left. abusing her all the way downstairs,

mau.

it is no lost true that sport is sapping our national character. Whatever of good way originally have been associated with that much- used word, it now stands for idletess, triviality, neglect of public duties, and went of public spirit. It has created a false stat dard of man- hood, so that the heroism of war and everyday life are accounted less than the breaking of record or the compiling of runs. It has vulgarised our language with its jargon and has Buitable to its own cradities. And, finally, it aspires to set up a code of conduct, the highest attainment of which is to be "a good sports

Great is truth, but how nearly as great is fallacy. Ever since the lake of Wellington said, or did not say, that the battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton we have had the argument served up that sport tended to harden the nerve and strengthen the moral fibre of our people. Especially have we been told that fox-hunting and horse-racing sured that one breed of horses and our race of fearless riders would be a unique asset over other nations less sporting. .., less manly than ourselves, in Defendant--Did you call we "bahny"? Witness- No. I used the best of langasgo time of war. In short, it is claimed that our best fighting material is rescuited from that part of the uation given up to sport. These escaciated for their claio bave only to absurdity to be apparent. During the South war this country was the last place from which horses wore supplied, and our Imperial Yeomanry were, in the vast majority of case, neither able to ride nor sabsequently to take care of their horses. As for superior nerva and pluck congonderul by the sporting spirit, the 250 regrettable incidents" of the war are only too humiliating a confession that, whatever the virtues of sport, it has not added to the tighting fame of England.

towards you.

jons!

His Worship Any other qn. Defendant--Sho is a very had tempered

woman.

His Worship-Dil you say you hoped hor children would be ill?

Defendant-No, your Worship. I said my

child was ill.

His Worship-1 order yon both to sign a bond to keep the peaco for the future.

DUMPING RUBHISH AND ASSAULT:

Lavec Sergeant. Wills of the Water Police summoned Captain Sisco of the French steamer Bourbon for damping rubbish in the harbour, azd azeaulting him on board the steamer.

The captain did not appear, but sent his second officer with a power of attorney to

represent him.

In the name of common sense and of our

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for dollers and the contraction we want are not so clearly foreshadowel. If there be no dom and and un contraction then we may expect the present scheme to fall and our position as a emporium for the collection of peds and produes will receive a sorora shock, "Buch cou siderations have, I think, been present to many people before now. The Sub-Committee of this Chamber in its report of 6th November. 1897, advocated the adoption of an indepopelent gold standard. It is thus reforted to by Sir David Barbour's committee:-

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5. There are various methods which might be adopted for the establishment of an independent gold standard in the Straits Sattle. ments. The first which we wish to mention is that of which the Irading idea originated with a Bub-Committee of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce, and sexplained in its report of 6th November, 1997, Under that proposed the Straits Government would obtain a supply of notes of szuull denominations, especially of one dollar notes. This supply would require to be amply sufficient to cover the whole number of Mexican and British dollars circulating in the area of the Colony and the Malay Slates in which it is proposed to establish the gold standard. The object of obtaining these notes would be temporarily to substitute them for the Mexican and British dollars as the currency

salary.

(4) Whether it is correct that, on March 31 was a member of the Chamber of Deputies, and beri-beri and waiting to be sent away.

(5) Whether, if a colio is found to be drilling used to buy the entire crop in the district he short of the lot for a low days is the month represented in the Chamber. This year his Ho relied early in the season On or to be abeant frem work, he is prosented and speculations were on a far vaster scale than

usaal. food or sentenced to imprisonment by the anticipations of a crop much larger than the In spite of the knowledge that the sjambok.

he would be hard hit, ha kopt or buying and magistrates, and sometimes receives outs with sotual yield.

(6) Whether it is correct that several caves of buying, while every one was selling. Up to last suicide hare occurred among the labourers.

1) Whether it is correct that Tse Tai shan, Tuesday ho believed that he could make headway against the continuous fall fa prices. Then he "ball" tactics, and turned his stopped his " up resigning, was asked to sign stating that he was satisfied with the treatment energies to attempting to gst the £4,000,000 the labourers were receiving, and that in con- worth of paper which he had put on the market sequence of his refusal to sign such statement, diseouutod. But the failure of Jalazot, who fail. od a month agafor £600,000, had already ambar- rassed the market, and M. Crenior saw that On Wednesday he Thanking you in anticipation of your reply, disaster was imminent.

came up to Paris with his wife from his conatry RICHARD BELL

soat. He Icolted ill and worried, but he weat Downing-streut, August 14, 1995.

to his office early every morning, often Dear Sir, Mr. Lyttelton desires me to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the remaining until vory late at night, Ou Satur- day he hardly replied when spokon to. His 11th inst., enclosing a copy of a letter address: ó

valet raw line for the last on Saturday night. to the Daily Chronicle by Mr. The Tai Shan On entering the bedroom yesterday morning the man found his master in his night shirt on (or, as ho sigus himselt, Thomas A. See), and printed by that paper with antaterent that is the floor. A bullet wound in the head, and a wan had resigned a position on the East Rand resolver by his side, showed how the end had Mines worth £600 your "because of his

The greatest reticenco was main aided disapproval of the manner in which his follows to the use of M. Cronier's death, which was given as being due to cardiac failure. enuntrymen have been treated."

Mr. Lyttelton desires me to send you the Eeen the closest friends of the family were on April 3 last, to Mr. G. W. Higgins, almost to force his way in. On Saturday night following extract frora a letter written by this refused admission, and a polico commissary had the the managing director of the East Rand M. Crosier wrote three letter-one to his son,

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"I am prepared for every emergency. The another to his physician, and the third to

magistrate of the quarter in which he lived AUTOMATIO MAUSER Chinese Cosamenities are paying me 400 for He informed each of them of his determination, expenses and £600 for coup-usation for giving and asked them to call at his house on Sunday. M. Cronier, who, in up my billet on the East Rand. I have taken They cams, only to hear the news that he had advantage of a good thing, and if you think it already taken his life.

esteemed in financial cirolen, where he the matter, I am willing to consider your offer, early life, was a civil servant, was greatly worth your whils to stop me from speaking ou

In accepting your offer, I sever myself from looked upon as a multi-millionaire.

entertained for the stability of the Great Bay all connexions with my countrymen hare, and sixty five years of age. The greatest fears aro shall be branded for ever a traitor.

I hope you will not take this matter in the Company, in which basiness be was the prime

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I shall leave here in a couple of days for

WE PARLANE, Manager. so-called sportsuun is in no way superior to his considered the details of the measures by which less advertised countryman as a fighting man.

a meeting of the directors of the Bank excepted to receive and deliver perishable goods.

T65 Hongkong, 18th November, 1901. of France to be called to-day to consider what In its wider nspect the influence of the this could be carried out, but sa, for reasons Part Elizabeth. If you care to negotiate, Europe. The belief that it is involved causeď / be Open st 10 A.M. And 4 PM. daily, Sunday, Mr. Lyttelton thinks that allegations resting

DR. NEWELL WILSON, aporting spirit can only be described as given below, we do not see var way to recom- kindly write to me, care of Posta Hestante,

6toppage of the company's operations would bring deplorable. The courtant contemplation of the ending the plan wa has not thought it Fort Elizabeth." trivial shows its results is a weakened sense of necessary to include them in this Report.

56. If the procedure above indicated could on the authority of the author of those prestops might be taken to save the situation. The

DENTIST. the seriousness and of the dignity of life. be atnessfully followed, the question of intro-posals are not worth investigation by yourself widespread distress in its train. It is also stated Without much exaggeration, it may be called a ducing a gold standard into the Strails or by him. Mr. Lyttelton desires me to add that a well-known bank is heavily involved in Settlements would be solved in the speediest that be is always ready to make such investiga-31. Crozier's lessos, owing to the fact that one of its directors was one of the specalstor's believed to be his hacker antional softening of the brain.

Sir, the heart of the nation may be sound

Yours faithfully,

closest friends, and was Government support. On the impome any cost

BERNARD HOLEAND.

on many occasions. Official investigations are whether the general the question enough, but if we are to keep our pizes in the way, and solved in a form which would not tion into slatemonts which have any crediblo

to be made in this matter.. How far-reaching sun-nay, if we use not to disappear altogether

Richard Bell, Esj., M.P.

the effects of M. Cronier's failure may be cannot in a cataclysm of foreign invasion, insurrection, population would quietly secept notas for goin and the famine which will inevitably follow this throughout the country is one in regard

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estimated. He is known to have been false god of sport must be overthrown, and that which we feel great doubt. From what is soon. The most sporting thing we can do to use known of India we have no hesitation in saying in Singapore. The Free Prees there complame their own phraseology) is to adopt conscription, that no such plan could bave been or could be "So far we have felt that the difficulties involved with Hamburg brokers to the extent The second officer of the vessel, through an and make our country, our homes, and our adopted in that country, and although the pro- attendant upon awaking the cold apathy of the of nearly a million pounds. It is believed in interpreter, informed his Worship that the families secure against the danger which is close posal was inade by a Sub-Committee of the Singapore Scot to a spirit of recognition of his finial vircles that it will tako years to bring General Post Office and opposite to the side captain was very basy on board with Lloyd's at hand. Otherwise, truly those whom the gods Bisgapore Chamber of Commerce, and is sup- patriotic duties were almost insuperable. No back the suger market, crippled as it was by entrance to the Hongkong Hotel),

wish to destroy they first mako mad.

ported by other persons who have practical reminder has affected, no taunt distarbed him." the Jaluant failure, to its old position.-Express. Hongkong, July 6th, 1905. surveyor, and con'd not conveniently get away.

His Worship said this officer could not appear as defendunt, as the captain was charged with assault.

Inspector Langley informed his Worship that about four tons of rabbish had been emptied into the harbour from this veszel,

His Worship-And the captain is respon. sible for the doings aboard hin ship.

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