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Losnos, September 4th. The Daily Mail publishes an interview with Prince von Buelow in which the latter repudiated the idea that Germany thinks of competing with England for the mastery of the seas; the rivalry was merely a commer. The Prince declared that the interests of Germany in Persia and the Bagdul railway were purely commercial and that the King and the Kaiser, at their recent meeting, did not discuss any acule political questions, there being so such existing between Great Britain and ar say. The meeting inarked an auspicion stage on the road to eliminating a unisomier, standing.
indifference to the financial situation in South Africa after the peace; the Directorate of Supplies was characterised by "inexcusable carelessness and extraordinary ineptitude"; and the Pay Department was deplorably unintelligent a sentiment that WATER the man in the street expresses much more
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Taxity which perhaps only the class feeling saved from being called by another name ammuting in one case to a bronch of “the spirit and letter of the WE SPECIALLY RECOMMEND OUR KInd's Regulatious"-and the antion an unnecessary million pounds. The commis LATEST PRODUCTION.
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KITCHENER, whose example to the British officers generally almost indines us hero-worship, selected Major ARMSTRONG as Financial Adviser to prevent waste and Major ARMSTRosa found |iculties put in his path, and askel to have his position regularized. The Com. mission reports that if his request had WE ALSO STROSULY RECOMMEND receised attention, there would probably
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SUPREME COURT. Thursday, September öth,
IN BANKRUPTCY. BEFORE SE Francis Punat (CHIES JUSTICE).
RECEIVING ORDER RESCINDED.
ite the Kwan Yuan Hop Kea ex parte the debtors.
This was an application for the rescinding of a receiving order.
Mr. E. J. Grist (of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist) appeared in support of the application, and Mr. H. urathonse (of Messrs. Dennys and
Bowley) appeared for the debtors.
Mr. Griet said this was a creditors' applies.
tion, but seemed to be made resily in conjonction with the debtors They all wel together and
application was that the receiving order made on agreed to the matter being compromised. The July 26th be rescinded.
His Lordship granted the application.
CHUNG SHUN KOO'S EXAMINATION. The public examination of Chung Sloan Koo, which was previously adjourned to enable the lebtor to prepare his statement of affairs, again came on for hearing.
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Mr. G. H. Wakeman, official receiver, produced the accounts fled by the debtor. said they were a mass of figures out of which be could make nothing.
His Lordship-Put the debler in the box and question him.
Mr. Wakemann-I have had him at my office for about a week, but can make nothing out of him.'
His Lordship-What were the accounts
operation with the evolutionaries, has he was to hilo? been discovered in Odessa. officers have been arrested.
RACE.
LONDON, September 4th.
Mr. Wakurau-Proper accounts under section 16. The papers before the Court are simply a lot of unintelligible figuras written. on both sides of the pages.
Mr. F. B. Descon (of Mears Deacon, Looker and Deacon) who appeared for one of the principal croditors, said that before the examination was continued he would like to
Au immense interest is being taken in a
draw the Court's attention to the fact that his race hotwem Cambridge and Harvard, from Lordship adjourned the examination originally Putney to Mortlake, to one off on the thin order that the debtor's statement of aŭsire Both crews have done splendid might be filed. Mr. Deason then pressođ his
or Cambridge.
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Rear Admiral Login (net "Commodore ") who takes command of the Resorve,
The French Mail of the 7th August wasM delivered in London on the 5th inst,
Sir Westby Perceval, K.C.M.G., har hasn' elected chairman of the board of directors of the Anglo-Japane, Bask,
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The Times of August 10th contains a full and therefore very long summary of the report of the Royal Commission on War Stores in South Africs, the effect of which was briefly telegraphed to us a month ago. When we take into acount the (to us) evident fact that all concerned have tried to put the best possible completion on all The evideon, there remains little room for satisfaction that Lord Justice FiewELL End his colleagues have decided that the British officer is more fool than knave,At best.it is a serdiet, on the graver issue, of "nint
found Commission proven"; the satisfactory evidence of actual corruption on the part of the officers carrying His MAJESTY's Commission-with the damping exemption of three or four reprehensible ases only affecting officers in very subordinate positions and involving trifling sus". We cannot see that the comparative insignificance of these commissioned officers, the pettiness of their peculations, timinishes the shame that will be felt by their honest brothers in arms; but at least
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The following telegram was received from
Hongkong has been withdrawn from list of infected ports.”
Quarantine and all other sanitary measures against arrivals from Hongkong have been raised in the different ports of Ludo-China, Cochin-Chins, Annam, and Tonkiu.
The 87th Compasy, R.G.A., defeated the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club in the Water Polo comp stition by five goals to two,
The minutes of the last meeting of the Kulangga (Atoy) Munisipal Council appus r on page 5, with the programme for Saturday's Gymkhana, the Water Return, and other matter of general interest.
The 8500 (£190) bead fax on Chinese immi. grants, which is operative at Victoria, British Columbia, is causing scarcity of anskilled labour. The salmon sauners are petitioning for a reduced head tax in order to permit Chiness to enter the provinca.
The British Charge d'Affairs in Peking has requested the Wai Wa-pu to order Viceroy Tsen of Caaton to stop work on the Kowloon Canton Railway, "For" he says, "we should be informed of its management, before you commence work." We (Carlon Daily News), don't understand why the British Minister should interfere with the working of the Canton section of the line.
POLICE COURT,
Thursday, September 4th...
BEFORE MR. F. A. HAZELAND (SECOND POLICE MAGISTRATE)
ay m, an ap
PALICE STORY DINKELAEVED,
A Portugueses, was charged with assaulting two Indian policemon.
Folies Constable 41 said that on Wednesday night about 11 o'clock, while he was standing in Chine Load, defendant cama to bim and
up an ofensivo Punjabi expression to hi Then he demanded his number and afterwards caught witness by the tunic ani tore it.
need
He lot tha That comes to $900 a month? It comes to the planting of certain free.
contrast to several sub-contractors, including more, but I have not put it down.
What is the item Expenses of travelling, the Tang Shong Company, to do portions of the work. The plaintiff, as a sub-contractor, I then
| $11,01 0 P”—Travelling in Shanghai.
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bought the Astor House properly. At that claimed the amount for which be sand.
time I was a rich was.
Mr. Dixon objected to plaintiff suing by How do you make out $11,000-With the himself, Chung Pak-yes, his partner, who The plaintiff cost of my family it comes to that amount. sublet the work bad absconded. There was $600 for passage money for eixalons could not maintain the notion. He had either to join his co-contractor with him, or people.
make him a defondant.
That is 8600; how do you make out $11,000! -There is the cost of boarding, a marriage in Shanghai and presents to friends.
What in this Paid into the National Bank $14,01hove is more than 540,000 paid into the bark.
Mr. Wakeman-Here is hie deposit book, my
Lord, but it is perfectly helpless.
His Lordship (referring to the book) credit side in 19 was $38,040.
Mr. Wakeman Yes, my Lord, but I don't know where the $40,000 comes in.
His Lordship-I have seen enough of the debtor to know he does unt hump accounts, but trusts to his memory.
Debtor-I bura got a very good memory. Mr. Deacon-As soon as he is questioned about his accounts be gives statements that do not at all coincide with tho tigares your Lordship has before you.
His Lordship-They coincide to this extent: that he had apparently a very large basinoas because his cradit in 1914 wax 988,000. He had a very large sum of money passing through his hands, but he did not koop accounts,
Debtor Mr. Deacon knows I do not keep
weounts.
His Lordalip-1 cannot comm't him for contempt, but I don't know what I can do with him. is not there a clause in the Bankruptcy Ordiasuce about people who have not kapt proper accounts?
Mr. Wakeman-Yes, my Lord. Debtor-I have got no pactaera. Mr. Deason-inst as well for them. His Lordship What are his liabilities? Mr. Wakeman $143,305, and his assets are $65,650. All the properties are mortgaged, and the question is whether they can be realised on. Ilis Lordship-I think the best thing for the areditors would be to hare somebody to
administer the estate and put it into order.
321 Deacon-They can have a appointed.
trustee
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His Lordship-What powers have I got? Mr. Wakeman Under section 18, but the offer must come from the debtor himself,
His Lordship--I mean for the appointment of somebody to manage the uslate.
Mr. Wakeman-That could be done only for a short time until the debtor was adjudicated bankrupt.
His Lordship --Why don't you refer to tas Code instead of the White Book Mr. Dixon-This in Lindley.
His Lordship-That won't do. We have got a law of our own.
*200 that Mr. Barlow It appears to now this man is trading by himself; he is no
firm must have counsod when he absconded.
gera firm. His partner's int reat in the
His Lordship Has there book a disvelation of partnership
Mr. Barlow-The other man by abscending has certainly dissolved the partnership.
His Lordship-It seems to me quite possible that the plaintiff night have sued the firm Ran It is clear now the other man must be added as plaiatih.
Mr. Barlow-This contract was not entered into by these two men aus firm.
is Lordship-But the plaintiff said this man was a parter in the contract.
Mr. Barlow-Supposing they were partodre. in the contract, the partnership is now ceased.
His Lordship It has not. Where is the dissolution? You cannot sne on this contract, you magi sae on something else.
Mr. Barlow--Ou, the absconding of the other partner there was a renewal of the contrast.
This Lordsbip--That is the paint. Did they
renew
Mr. Barlow - Flere his boen a payment since.
Hi Lordship-That is not evidence of a renewal.
Mr. Barlow accepted judgment against the undefendod defendants.
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A great commotion prevailed in the vicinity of the Magistracy yesterday morning. Chinaman, who had been sentenced to three ment imprisonment and six hours in the
Lordship to limit the time for filing accou ata to soven days, and after that time it was only with great difficulty that the Onoirl Receiver go the debtor to file the
Mars of
His Lordship-It is quite clear the man is stocks for burglary, was placed in the uniting figures before the Court, Mr. Deacon, wÍAİL
of his client, Lod
tried not capable of managing his own affairs, and it room to wait his decoration with the board the assistance to unravel them without Brail, and he would be to the interest of himself and all the that would indicate bis offence. As the Indian submitted that under the circumstances it was
creditors that somehody should be appolated to constable in charge did not appear particularly vigilant, the prisoner decided that the a farce to go on with the public examination. take clarge. Then I shoald, imagine in
opportunity to regain his freedom should not It was the debtor's duty to file a proper state. couple of years the estate would be all right.
Mr. Waketano If your Lordship would be mined. Taking advantage of the Indian ment of accounts, and he ought to have done so in the first instance. He informed the Court make som terms and have the property looking the other way, the Chiasman bolted through his open passage at the side, darte down the stops at the rear, and ran down that his would do so within a week, and the invested in a trustee. result of that undertaking war the mass of
Pottinger Street. No sooner had he escaped wholly unintelligible-figures before the Court
then the alarm was giron. Whistles were Mr. Deacon asked his Lordship to deal with
blown and all the members of the force were Ou the debtor undar sub-section 3 of section 16 for
the alert. Meanwhile Polica Sargeant Fox had set out in pursuit, and though prisoner had a start of about 20 yards the officer sprinted so well down the street that, given a clear course, would soon hava brought him up to the runaway. But this way the trouble. The crowd gathered quickly and whether intentionally or unintentionally many people got in the way. Several of these were bowled over as they obstructed the officer in his rush down hill. The prisoner turand in to Wellington Street, but Bergeant Fox son had him in sight again. Hindoubtedly the last of keeping to the open street unde bis capture comparatively easy. At any rate the officer kept up the pace and at last captured his man in Cochrane Street, not far from the Central Market. He was lod back to the station looking much worse after his adventure, and was finally
sir bonrs in the stocks. adorned with the board and taken off to park
making a farce of the bankruptcy proceedings, His Lordship-1 cannot very well without hearing what he has got to say. He must be put in the box to explain and be questioned.
Mr. Wakeman I don't honestly think that the man is not trying to do his best.
His Lordship The impression left on my mind is that he has done his boat, but I don't think he is quila "all there" himself, since I havo had bim in the witness bor two or three times.
Mr. Wakeman His behaviour is very extra. ordinary, indeed, my Lord. When he came to me the other day I told him the accounts were not complate, and he mid he would fuish them. Two days after that, as he did not appear sent for him and asked him about the accounts Then be told me I said I did not require any. thing further.
Poline Constable 72% corrshorated. Defondant denied that he touched the com plainant. His story was that he was no companying two ladies home when complainant stood out from a group of four ladian cop. stables, and said "You are too muchee drank." Defendant saw the ladies home and, on retaru-
demanded to know why the ing
complainant andrewsed him in the way he did. He got satisfaction and entered the house. In a little while he came out again. By this time there were only two enstables, 72 and 744, and Lordship endeavoured to solve the mystery of
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and asked
asked their numbers. They would not tell him but at last he got them. He entered the house and camo
out again with the numbers on a piece of paper, intending Police tulion. They followed to go to the whom he was going, but he told them to go Street he came on other Indian constables, one away. At the junction of Caine Road and Pat of whom asked what was the matter. He said he had been insalted by one of the policemen and the 'der
man toki bim not to mind as is WAS "only a new mo." However, they insisted his going to the Station.
His Worship I am ineliaad to believe the story told by defendent. I ant not quite sure there was an assault. This mun will be dis. changed."
ONE REASON FOR THE HIGH
DOLLAR.
ARBEICA DEJUMES PURCHASE OF SILVER.
Debtor was then put in the box, and his
the soengute.
His Lordship-1 sa, Hr. Wakeman, he bas put a sum of $49,300 on one side, appareatly to make a sort of balauco. What is that amount
Mr. Wakeman-Re casnot explain what it is. His Lordship (to debtor Take your rents received for 1903. You hare got $41,000: IN months at $2 300 a month". What does that moan!
Dabtor-That is what I have received for rent from my properly,
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Where is your account for that?--I lost it a long time ago, but made up the amount from
the counterfoils.
Where are your counterfoils ?They have been vaten up by the ants.
Were they eaten up before you made the
accounts-No.
How do you kucw you received $2,500 a mouth -Foreach flat I received so much, then
His Lordship Is it possible for the deflor to make the offer that his estate should be put in the hands of a managing trustso ?
Mr. Wakeman-Yo
His Lordship-What is wanted first is that somebody should look into his affairs and report. I cannot help thinking that there may be a great deal in his property.
Mr. Wakeman--Fndoubtedly he has a large Groperty at Kowloon, but there is a large amount of interest to be paid and the mortgagees are putting the property up for sale to recover
it.
His Lordship (to debtor-Will you soosunt to somebody being appointed to look into your if the report is favourable that somebody should affairs to make a report to the creditors, and; manage your estate for two years
Debtor-Not for so long. If my creditors
His Lordship--But you cannot manage your give me time I can pay all of them in full.
on affairs.
His Lordship (to the Official Recvivor) - He is quite willing that somebody should report on his affairs to the creditors. The matter can be then reported to the Court and if the ditor declines to appoint a trusten it can be mentioned. In my mind the setzte omuld be made solvent in two years.
Mr. Dancon suggested that his client, Mr. Ho Tang, should be appointed to enquire into debtor's affairs. He was an able man and would rat through the work quickly.
Debtor objected to Mr. Ho Tang. He would,
agreo to Mr. Chan Hon-king being appointed.
His Lordship-Why shouldn't Mr. Chan
A Tires message, dated Washington, August I totalled the amount. Tonght to have received Hon-king and Mr. Ho Targ together look into
9tb, says:
more.
His Lordship-Ie that saything near the amaunt?
Mr. Wakeman--I don't know. He tells.met
it is only an estimate.
His Lordship--Have yon got a list of his properties?
Mr. Wakeman-He has been dealing in
His Lordship (to debtor)-You have made How do you
The Washington, Coke, while admitting that no question exiąte of the legal right of Americau
It is announced at the Treasury Department officers to arrest seal-poachers and kill them, if that the purchase of silver bulliou for subsidiary Purchases will be they rasist, say that to possess the right does calange will be restimet, not mean that it should be used extremely made every Wednesday, beginning on the 15th "Our fishermen," says the Globe, "have been inst. Abont 100,000 oz. of silver will be required purchases since November 1, 1893, whion the suspected of occasionally transgres jug Candian weekly. They will be the first Goverment Should we purchasing clauss of the Sherman Act was and Newfoundland regulations. have liked it if a party, pushing their enterprise repealed.
It is understood that, anticipating that its too far, had been suddenly met by a slower of reappearance 28 a purchasor might temporarily property, baying and selling, and I don't know lead Is it not probable that if the abus were disturb the market to an undue extent, tho what he has got. on the other foot Americs would be ringing Treasury Department has already abbaited control of considerable amounts for future with denunciation ?"
delivery so as to be in 1a position to drop out of expenses of business. $2,500. the market for several mouths if desirable. It calcalate that-It is more, wy Lord. Repaira will be the policy of the Department, while for the mouth of August $1,400-- keeping a reasonable amount in bend, so to
That is not expenses of business: that is if we have to endure such a blot on the
distribute its purchases throughout the year This I,G.M. stemmer Guzizena, carrying the that its demands will be naiform and not an
exponses connected with property -Yos, melancholy We may derive service,
German Mails with dates from Berlin of the element of uncertainty in the market. The property. from the Nutisfaction
reflection, that 14th August, left Singapore on Thursday, the 6th inst., at 8 am, and may be expected here
What do you mean by expenses of business - Treasury
ity Repairs or to accept such part of dishonesty is not a class affair: there were
an or about Monday, the 10th inst., at 10 am. tender es may suit its convenience.
The str. Borneo lett Sandakan on Wednesday, fanddition to that, the British Vico-Consolat No, it means your office expenses-I have pon-comus, of unimpeachable probity, as
the
5th inst., p. น may
be expected hers on
Bogotu, the Board of Trade Journal announces called it business expense well as honest gentlemon. During periods
or about Monday, the 10th inst., p.m.
has forwarded a translation of a Presidential
What is "Expenses of my family $15,000" The C.P.I. str. Empress of India arrived at
deorce authorising the Colombiau fiscal agent in T I spend about 3900 a month on their upkeep. of dislocation or abnormal pressure such as must occur in war time, it is obvious that Kobe at 6.30p.m. on Wednesday, the yoke Lendon to contract for the purchase of bars of I have two children and four coolies. There is
and laft again at 8.30 p.m, same day for Yoko-
pure silver to the valus of $20,000 (£4,000) per i so muck for house rent and so much for ou opportunities to "squeeze" the nation must hams, where she was due to arrive at 59 pm month for currency purposes.
tributious to charity, be more common, and the templation all on Thursday, the 6th inst
LATEST STEANER MOVEMENTS.
reject Dt reserves the right"to"
Lis affairs?
Mr. Deneou-I am afraid there is rather un iripause. My client says the property could not be maunged now as things are too far gone.
Hi Lordship--Well, things inust take their It is an are closing the examination now, so I will adjourn it for a wook.
course.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
BEFORE ME A. G. WISE (PUISNE JUDGE).
A SUB-CONTRACTOR'S CLAIM. Lam Tuk-yes sued the Tung Shang Co., Chung Yu-yes and others to recover the sum of $579,30, balmuen das for work done.
Mr. F. C. Barlow (of Messrs. Geldring and Barlow) appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. C. F. Dixon (of Mr. John Hastings' office) for the first and second defendanta.
The other two defendants who appeared admitted the claims against them and judgment was entered for plaintiff.
Mr. Barlow said the defendant Tung Yu-yes obtained a contract from the Government for
MACAO.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
September 6th. THE PROPOSED LISBON-MACAO LINE. We would be glad to know if there is anything real behind the talked-of arrangement between the Government and the NY.K. I personally am unable to see where the Japanese steamship company can hope to gain anything from gach
contract with the Portuguéss GoveramenÉ. There is no Portuguese trade worth mentioning. Portugal senda very few goods to the colonies, and imperis little more. As for passengers, there are not enough between the Portuguese colories to warrant a special service, and the odd ones who do go back and forward would probably still patronisa the mail steamers. local authorities evidently think the trade of Macao is dead, otherwise they would hardly allow our harbour to silt up as it is. A rogular line to Macao would be a farce unless the harbour were dredged or a railway run out to the place where ships must perforce anchor.
SENHOR ABREU NUNES,
The
It is now positively known that Senhor Abren Nunes, the director of Public Works, bag ten- dered his resignation. This means a loss to this city, as during the term of ten years which this gentleman has been directing the Public Works Department, he has effected a good many improvements, the most important of which are the appropriation of the Volong reconstruction of the B. Tourenço Church, the property, the Avenida Vasco da Gama, the Dock D. Carles," and the roclamations near the Heungshan wharf. Some of these works are, I am sorry to say, very much neglected, and the Guvernment should see to their care, lest they go to rains, and public funds and Senhor Nanies's trouble be wasted.
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