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INTIMATION.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 12cm, 1906.

["DAILY FEESB" RXCLUSIVE SERVICE.]

| the beginning. The general mistrust of the In the House of Commone on June 14th TELEGRAMS.]

Crown Agents, to which wo referred, would Sir E. Gros, replying to Sir E. Bassoon, To within the koowledge of the Colonial said: No written reply has yet been received from the Chinos Government to tus rapresenta Office, and it was, as a matter of fact, tions which have been made to them with regard evinced in almost every line of the inter-to the Ashwoi mining contract, the continued gation. No salesman of modern calibro | validity of which is disputed by the Chineze

A. S. WATSON & CO., pull think of giving a plain "Yes" to

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ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

authorities. The offerts of His Majesty's Legation hava niready been directed to obtain ing pormission for the promoters of the schemo to commance operations, but so far wilton: saccear. Those offerts are being contiused, and I'am mustle to make any further statement

St Paul's, well as the Abbey, "in kes us We," in Mr. Kipling's phrase, and no mors popriate part of the national Catho do this the Wellington Chupel could have been selected as the shrine for the Order of St. Michnel and

such a question; he would fear the rak of seeming to consent to the implication of the questions. We know that the popular dislike of Crown Agent work in the Crown WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS: Colonies is not shared by oficialdom, audou the subject, at prosent.

Grown Colonies are ruled by officialdom. | La sieb a matter the comprising public is not allowed any effectual voice. Thus, while our correspoxiens repogames that it is possibly a moot point. “ whether it is in the best interests of the Colony that this work should be undertaken by the Crown Agents and put by the Colony's เก oficials", it can only be said to be acade

The question bus been mically moot. DEVONSHIRE CIDER. décided, not only by the Colonial Office, bat by the focal Goverson. As the answer told us, all the steps taken to the full concurrence of the GOVERNOR of

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BRITISH FLEET TO VISIT

RUSSIA.

Losnos, July 11th. Seven battleships and six cruisers visit the Baltic on the 21st inst. and proceed to Cronstadt in August.

BRITISH ARMY REDUCTIONS.

SUPREME COURT.

Wodnesday, 11th July.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

BEFORE MR. A. G. Wise (PUISNE

ALLEGED WRONGFUL AUREST.

capital, and ask that the partnership sgren- ment be ennealled.

Hía Lordship-Yes, and borrowe 8150. It is the most curions business transaction I have. beard of.

Mr. Gardiner We had security though. The defendant doposited forniture to the extent of $150.

Mr. Dron--That is for the fest $156. Mr. Gardiner-No.

His Lordship Vory well, why do you sao? Why don't you sell it by auction and then

The Shing Wo firm sued Tai Yak ming to recover the sum of 808,80, balance due for goods sold and delivered.

Mr. F. X. d'Abada » Castro appeared forolnim tio balance ? the plaintiff and Mr. C. F. Dixon (of Mr. Mr. Gardiner Why should I when I have John Hastings' office) for the defendant. my romedy bare?

Mr. Dixon said he consented to judgment

Defendant was called, and acknowledged for the amount entorsed on the writ, but wished receiving the second $150, which was to pay the ta go on with the cass for the purposes of making wages of two employees. The money wax paid his Lordatip to nward sin unges to the deflaut with authority of the plaintiff. for wrongful arrest by the plaintiff. Mr. Dixou His Lordship gave judgment for defendant

Loxpos, July 11th. Mr. Haldane proposes reductions St. Georga-the Order of the Empire. It is in the army and the abolition offered his Lurdskip to section 571 of the and ex curious to reall how this Order has developed brigadier generals. Military opinion

into what it in from its original function as a

Code.

His Lordship (after reading it)-'That refere

commoration of our protectorate of the in India is opposed to his proposals.o not more than $1,080, sh

Mr. Dixon 1 don't wani

Lord.

Ionian Islands-which have no more to do with

$1,000, my

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the British Empire now thau Normandy or ROJDESTVENSKY ACQUIFTED.rested by an application supported by Heligoland. It must have been inspiration that transformeil the Order and gave it Its' now” Imparial signiflcune in days before the Expire eng reslised as it is in this generation. The Sovereign of the Oaler is now iǹ King whos title proclaims bir ruber of all the Britains

over the seas; the Graul Master an Beir Apparent who has mude an Ruprecedented nod historic tour of thous other Britains; and the impressive ceremony in which they took part was a fitting act of consecration. To-merrow we hops to publish a description of the evout.

3npressions of the all-day-and all-night wait ontside Drury Lane Theater for the Ellen Turry Jubiles celebration varied, asilerably on the moving of June 19th, am ug the enger crowd

at the pit and gallery doors. Many declared

that they had fanul it quite exhilarating, and rtainly they looked remarkably frush and

E haze just received a shipwal of Hongkong". The capability or otherwise WE

of the local alliciulu, se complite the coas APPLE BRAND CIDEK Bottled by

straction of this section of the line, was Ms. ROBERT PORTER & COMPANY

never in question at all. The authorities never expected or invited them to da mora I'roprietora uf famons BULL DOG

tup they have done; possibly the Grown Agents would Have been too strong for RANDS of STOUT and ALE

the authorities if they had.

In any むむ there "hus been no change of It is highly recommended by many medical policy ", which may be taken to mean, în addition to its obvious meaning, that account of its beneficial action in

there never will be any change in the policy of putting everything into the hands of the Crown Agents, until those who enthusiastic, after their wait of twenty-four mistrust them do something more than hours or more. This, however, was not the grumble. At present, it is not easy to genuinous verdict. A very unpleasant e1- what more they can do. The Crown Ageut question would presumably have to be made as election cry, like "Chinese slavery", und as most of the people who cbject to the Crown Agents methods are 'outside the aleaoral area, there is poor prospect of that, Reprosonlatious and petitious got up locally are often ignored or otherwise snabbed. Men u ay euine and men way go but the Crown Agent system goes on for

cactain silonis, particularly in complaints e

a gonty origin or teudency. Bither by itself or Mizal with SODA or GINGER BEER it makes a most wholesome, palatable and refreshing Summer Beverage.

PER CASE OF DOZ. PINTS

PER DOZ.... $4.99

$3000

"A. S. WATSON & CO..erer. At preaput the diafranchised residents

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of Crown Colonies seen to have no course open but to “pria und bear it”. Supposing Mr. WINSTON CHereum had said simply. "yes" to those questions, what could have been done? Nothing Mach indignation might have been expressed, but the authorities are by now inured to Colonial indignation.

If there is any room for satisfaction at all, in this matter, it must be found in the assurance that, we gave at the te, that the worst implication of the questions is not warmuted; that in short there has been no slighting of our local government or its officials.

LONDON, July 110k Admiral Rojdestvensky tried court-raartial has been acquitted.

NATAL

LONDON, July 11th. The situation in Natal is quicter.

TROUBLED RUSSIA.

THE LATE SIR HALLIDAY MACARTNEY.

The death of Sir Halliday Macartory has let loosen foot of stories about this adventurous

a declaration, made by one, Chau Tak-fun, accountant in the plaintiff die. In paragraph Soofentan, One of the small band of foreigners 3 of that declaration he stated that he saw the who helped to quell the Tai ing Rebellica, be hydefendant at 187, Hollywood Road, second floor, served China faithfully and well, serording to personally demanded payment of the anusthis lights, for a very long period. Never did due, and informed defendant that if the rouat

any man, not even Sir, Robert Hart, so wore not paid his cdster would suo him, thoroughly attach himself to the loud of bis Whereupon the defendant said would adoption, never a may more thoroughly identity immediately are the Colony. The defendant himself with Chinese no ions of right and would give riduce and say be never had wrong. His most daring exploit in thn tulds of interview with Chan. Tak-fan in Hollywool diplomacy was his attempt to retain possession Rost, and his evidence would be corroborated of the kidnapped Sun Yat-son, the Chiness by his wife, who would say it was perfectly reformer, in London in October, 1896. tras the Chan Tak-fat had called upon her husband, but that the defendant was not in.

His Lordship-Is the agent for her husband & sccountant defendant would run away.

Mr. Dixon Yes, bat. she did not toll the

His Lordship. Your remedy is to prosecute him in the Police Court for perjury,

Mr. Dixon-Surely, my, Lord, I have my remedy with you?

LONDON, July 17th. The disuffection in the Russian army is spreading.

AUSTRALIAN MAIL

CONTRACT.

LONDON, July 11th.

A new Australian mail contract

perience indeed," said one, owing to the loafer Laking op positions and selling them. This is the worst wait I have ever had." Another added,

should not like to do it again, but this is the has been signed. It stipulates that event of a lifetime, and for that reason, it is just white labour only is to be employed, Forth while." Somo places for the gallery were. sold, at eight o'clock this morning, by the loofer, for two shillings, but the price tariel à good deal. One man who had waited twenty hours at the very threshold of the pit door, got pulp ten shillings for his position; while other places as far back that it made it doubtful whether the parchaser would get-in, were sold

for more.

Ubriously, it would be a great advantage to us iu war time if our ships had not to put back to their bass for supplies. A deal of coal wald be used in the trips to and from part, and, more important still, whilst a ship, was getting her stores replenished, she would be away from the fighting live. Thanks to the ingannity of Engineer-Commander Metcalio, we now possess a workable method of coaling ships at so Experimente recently made show that it is abso possible to furnish them with ammunition at:l work can be done satisfactorily, we must possess other stores in the same way. But before this proper auxiliaries. In days to come it is manly ertain that specially-constructed colliers and store vessels will be regarded as an essential part of the equipment of our fleet. How far

Mr. W. S. Dupré has joined the Hongkong this day is off it is impossible to say. The great Volunteer Troop.

gaid of thas increasing the sea-keeping power of our fleets would certainly justify the cost of

The commercial treaty hat woon Franes and building the auxiliaries required. It would in Spain is being denounced in France,

It is reported that June 14th was the third enkiest June day since 1871 in immon.

According to a telegram to L'Echo de Chine, Esterhazy has confessed to being the author of the borderean on which Captain Dreyfox was condemned.

The Hongkong Volunteers are to have a Church porade shortly and members are notified that their arms and equipment can be drawn from the armoury any week day.

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A marine on board the British cruiser Astraa was drowned at. Shargbai at the beginning of the month. He was returning to the ship about 'midnight and fell into the water.

The questions asked in Parliament hast month, concerning the construction of the British section of the Kowloon-Canton Railway, and Mr. WINSTON Churchile's the subject of a answers thereto, are special communication from our Tooden correspondent, which we publish elsewhere, It appears that the Member who at his suggestion put the questions was Mr. H, C, LEA, representing East St. Pancras, and not as we wrongly sasumed at the time, Mr. A. H. LEE. Mr. LEA, it will be seen, is a new member, but by no means a noneutity. He appears to take a keen interest in all Colonial and Emperial matters, which is as might be expected from a mau with the broadening experiences indicated by our correspondent. The interest of the questions, which appeared in full in our telegraphic column on June 15th, does not, however, dopend upon the man who asked them. They were questions that were Being asked locally, and no satisfactory auswer socined to be obtainable except by approaching the fountainhead. It will be A commission has been appointed by the noticed that to those interested in London | Canadian Government, pays the respondent Mr. WINSTON CHURCHILL'S reply has failed of the Jorning Post. to examine the school to give entire satisfaction. The form which gangraphies of the Dominion. It is alleged that the teachings they set forth of the begin-

The new Harbour Office will be occupied on Saturday. Although the workmen haw, not quite finished their work, the officials will be glad to find themselves housed in more em- modions premises.

was

Wo inadvertently omitted to mention the me of his Lordship Bishop Pozzoni, who also invited to, and was present. at,

Monday's luncheon in hunnur of R. I. H.

Prince Texi Ta

the questions took left a loophole for the ning of the world aro contrary to the account UNDER-SECRETARY to give a perfectly bona giren by the Scriptures. fide reply, and yet to avoid the main

The German Emperor's pilot. Nordhus stated purport of the questions. As we pointed but at the time, the questions as put that he had been ordered to meet the Emperor carried an implication which the Colonialt Kopervik, near Bergen, on July 4.

Majesty will probably arrive thers on August Office could bonestly repudiate. It was 10, and go north to Tromso. The rumours of impossible to deny that the Crown Agents an expected meeting between the Emperor and were involved, as they had been, or were King Haakon, therefore, appear to be wall. intended to be, directly interested from founded.

His

the sad be cheaper to build them than to pur chase and convert merelant vossules. Already the Admiralty has had some experiance of this sort which has not been encouraging.

THE GOVERNMENT COMMISSION,

CHINAMAN COMMITTED FOR CONTENT.

We are authorised to publish the fact that at the sitting of the Government Commission yesterday afternoon a Chine witness named Sham Loi was committed to prison for times

mouths for contempt.

WEATHER REPORT.

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report:-

On the 11th at 11.45.-The barometer has risen over N. Chins, and fallon elsewhere, parti- calarly over Japan.

The depression; lying over N. China yesterday, has reached the W. part of the Sea of Japan this morning. Formos Channel and odorato S.W. winds Fresh S.W. winds are indicated in the over the N. part of the China Sea

Forceant: Moderate S. W. winds; fair.

REUTERS SERVICE.)

THE UNREST IN EGYPT.

LONDON, July 9th,

The correspondent of the Daily Mail at Alexandria states that orders have been

sent to Malta al Gibraltar to keep troops ineadiness for a possible despatch to Egypt at a moaient's notice. A considerable per- unent increase of the British garrison is likely to take place as soon as possible.

THE PROPOSED REDUCTION IN

THE BRITISH ARMY.

LONDON, July 9th. The Morning Pust and the Daily Tele

for reducing the army and cannot believe graph are alarmed at Mr. Haldane's schemes

that the country will acquiesce. The latter expecially phasizes the present Mahome- dan-unrest, and concludes that if the present Parliament cannot be checked in its appalling tendencies to folly and blindness, England may yet fød her doom prepared.

FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE COMPANY.

coun-

His Lordship-You must bring a fresh action, It is no good calling defondant, and defondant's

wife in this. I have got to try an issue.

Mr. Dixon-Inly consented to judgment on the understanding

Here is China for you; yan are now in China," he said to Sun, no ho locked him into a room in the Classe legation in Portland Place and, if it had not been for the good offices of his friend Dr. Cantlie, Sun would have been smuggled out of England and shipped off le China, for decapitation. Bus box told in bis little book bow he sscaped. Twelve days olupaed. before Lord Salisbury, tired of Chinese shaf ling, ordered Sir Halliday peremplarily to

release is prisoner.

Considering the andacious asture of Ban's capture, the marvel is that his captors did not- take the law into their own hands and put a His Lordship--Well, let na try the nation. Mr. Dixou Woll, my Lord, shu I bo porary end to Suu's wanderings. Perhaps

the astute Scotsman prevented the perpetration. mitted to call ovideues to prove that these

of a capitel offonos. allegations are untrue?

His Lordship-Certainly not. Yolt can bring another netion or you can prosecute.

Mr. Dixon--I understood from your Lordship when I ap, lied in chambers that 1 might bring this action to recover damages.

His Lordship-In the course of the action if I find in favour of you, und find that the plaintifs claim is false, knowingly and basely false, then I can give you damage.

Mr. Dixon-But we admit the debt.

His Lordship-Well, you can now take out a writ for false imprisonment, or prosecute on the

widavit.

Mr. Dizon-Well, my Lord, I consent to judgment.

His Lordship-You can take any action you like on another writ.

Judgment was for the plaintiff

AN INVOLVED BUSINESS TRANSACTION. Yu Chat-sing v. Tonag Yau-kai was a claim to mearer 3152.48 due for money tent and

interest thereon,

Mr. J. H. Garliner (of Mr. D. D. Thonsop's office) appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. . P. Dizon (of Mr. John Keatings' office) represented the defendast.

Mr. Gardiner said two write were issued by the plaintiff, in which he claimed two amounts of $150 from the defendant. One amount bad seen repaid, but the defendant gave an acknow. ledginout for the second and stored some furni. ture with the plaintiff as there was some talk of their entering into business together. That

furniture was still with the plaintiff although defendant was notifiel to remove it.

Plaisti gavo oridence to the effect that the (amount was still due, and produced au soknow.

ledgment.

Mr. Gardiner Has the defendant paid you this $150?

Plaintif—Yon, yourself, told me ho bad wut. Mr. Dixon said bin defence was that the

It cannot have been known to the present-day foreigner in China that Sir Halliday Macartney carried in his face the marks of one of the many accidents that had bafall him in his adven turous career. He was ou the point of leating

Chius for a holiday when a tray of sporting powder explodel bofore his face. No surgeon. ocullet could be found at the fronty port, so (the story goes) Macsigney, who had closed his epes instinctively to the Ham, which burned bis eyelids, doggedly refuses to open them again until he reached a London operating rou The eyelide, raw with the fire, had grown together when the surgeon came to opon them and give him bugs of saving his eyesight.

He once told General Gordon, another racon- tear says, that his ambition was to acquire at Paking some such influence on that possent by Verbiest and the other French missionaries in the 17th and 18th centuries". Li Hung. chang (whom he defended against Gordon's anger) is reported to have said, "If Macartney says he will do a thing, you must eat off his head if you want to present him. There is no other way."

The remains of the late Sir Halliday Mscort- ney wore buried at Dandronnan Abbey. The Wreaths included one from the Chiasse Logation in London, “with sincere regrets at the loss of an old and valued friend". Among the pall. bearers were Sir Halliday's three young sour, Sir James Crichton-Browns, Lient-Colonn Crichton-Browne, Mr. John Gordon Naira, of

Boulger, author of “The Life of Gordon ":

SHIPPING RINGS.

GOVERN MRNT INQUIRY INTO THE

OPERATION.

Owing to the Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, like so many others, not being in arrangement never went through and the the Bank of England, and Mr. Demetrius position to arrive at the amount of liability it bas incurred through the terrible calamity at' San Francisco, it has decided to protect the policyholders by forming a tew pany known as the Firemen's Fund I- surance Corporation: This W&8 organised on May 16, 1906. The capital of the new Corporation is $1,000,000, with a surplus of $1000.000: making, when fully paid in, in, $2,000,000 in new faids. The necessary amonut to enable it to do business was at once paid in, and the lau:anco Commissioner of the State of California has licensed the new Corporation to transact an insurance business The new Corporation has, by resolution and by general Beinsuranc+ Agreement, amaumed and guaranteed all standing liability of the old Company ander policies, certifientes or gresients of insurance or of reinsurance in Existence at 12 o'clock araq of April 18, 1965, policies which were at that time involved Icept

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a les clim, or invelted in or affected y the San Francisco conflagation. The new Corporation has also, by rosolution and ontract, assomed all liability that the old Company may no

now have or

the or may assume in uture, uler policies, certi@pates or agree geots of insurance issuel ¿nd commenting fter 12 o'cinek noon of April 18, 1906, hether such

policies are involved a loss laim or not, exe

pling any such policies as be involved in the San Francisco con sgration of April 18 to April 21, 1906, Sach policyholders have unstained loss

Maz previous to 12 o'clock noon of April 15, 1996

old Fireman's Fund policies, will have their the

second $150 was not borrowed, but was due to defendant ou the dissolation of the partnership Mr. Dixon (to plaintiff)-Why did you dis- solve partnership

Plaintiff -Beenage defondant could not supply his share of the capital.

His Lordship-How much did the defendant

Plaintif He didn't find anything.

His Lordship-Well, there is an end of it. If this man couldn't find a cash, why should the plaintiff lend him $150 when he is worthless

Mr. Gardiner-I think I will explain that to your Lordship.

Hir Lordship-I hope you will,

Mr. Gardiner --I will just ask him now. (To plaintiff)-When the defendant entered into the contract what was he to find, cash or mcurity? Plaintiff-He was to find title deeds with

The Tribune understands that the question of shipping rings sud their operations is engaging the attention of the Government, and that papers on the subject are likely to be presented to Parliament very soon.

buted to the South african freight trouble, This important development is directly attri

which has been the subject of abortivo_com- ferences both in England and in South Africa. Shippers at home and in the Colonies have been complaining for a long time of the bigb

the rebate system,

and the unfair freights, incidence is

ir many cases of the tariffs of the ring shipping companies in whose hands the trade between England and South Africs is for the most part concentrated. It is possible, it has been claimed, to get goods conveyed from America and Germany to South Africa wore cheaply than from England.

of

defense of their position the companies Lure

that the rates consistently maintained compare favourably with any other route, that the freights are low considering the serviço a which is provided, and that the rebate system is legitimate trade arrangement which operates

simon xttled promptly and equitably briew to depositing them with the bank in the farourably to the customers of the companies,

shape of security.

The Colonial Governments in South Africa His Lordship-The defendant is supposed to are on the side of the discontented shippers, Love taken a $40,000 share in this business.

and have tried without success so far to get Mr. Gardiner Yea, and for that share he conference held in London Sir Donald Carrie

subutantial

in the rates. Since the reductions in

come in?

ld Company in the usual way. All josses curring under such policies after April 15th Lill be settled by the new Corporation All policies issued and commencing subeyneat to 12 o'clock noon of April 18, 1996, and all policies which may he issued in the future by was to deposit deeds. the old Company have the full guarantee of the new Corporation, whether such policies aro involved in a loss or not, and the new Corpora- tion obligates itself to see that the losses under such policies are paid, the only exception to the was to pay bis fokis in the Wa Kos firm, ju favour votredia the San Francisco confiagration claims, after going in with a partner for a $40,000 share guarantee being such polici-a as way be in- His Lordship-No man can be such a fool,

to adjust and settle. which claims the old Company alons undertakes, in a business, and finding that he cannot get a

The local agents are Messrs. Shewan, Tomes & Co.

His Lordship-Well, where does the 150 has put forward a proposal on behalf of the

companies

for a slight reduction, but the alters- tion has not come into effect, and the Colonial Mr. Gardiner ---That was not for security, it Governments, moreover, do not regard the con-

cession as efficient to

of better term rage the agitation referred to las decided to take up the question, The Imperial Government having been again and in all probability the inquiry which is likely to be instituted will cover not only the operations and affects upon trade of the South Mr. Gardiner-The defendant goes to the African shipping ring, but of British shipping plaintiff, says be is not in a position to furnish ( ringa is general.

osat out of him, to lend him $150.