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INTIMATIONS

S. MOUTRIE

& CO., LTD..

ESTABLISHED 1875,

BABY GRANDS

BY

RACHELS,

PLEYEL,

KEMMLER

AND

ROSENKRANZ.

FOR LIGHTNESS OF TOUCH, Qual-

DURA- ITY OF TONE, AND BILITY, THESE PIANOS ARE

UNRIVALLED.

FOR

A

A GUARANTEE

TEST

PERIOD OF Two YEARS

GIVEX WITH EACH INSTRU

MENT. INSPECTION Invited.

SOLE AGENTS:

S. MOUTRIE & CO., LTD..

York Building, Chater Road,

Hongkong, 30th July, 1905.

1.39

LADIES AND GENTS' BOOTS AND SHOEN,

EASTMAN KODAKS, CAMERAS

AND

PHOTOGRAPHIC GOODS.

A

PRICES MODERATE,

TACK &

Hongkong, 18th January, 1907.

TO LET

TO LET.

(EITHER IN WHOLE OR IN Part).

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 25TH, 1907.

THE "GROVE," having 20 Rooms, with THE

detached Out-House and Kitchens, situated in Robinson Road, Kowloon,

E. M. HAZELAND,

35, Queen's Road Central,

or to WING-ON, Contractor,

34, D'Aguilar Street.

Hongkong, 19th July, 1906,

196

TO LET.

BRITISH LOW REPORT, DEC. 218r.

plaintiffs was sa ordinary peaceful commercial could also be couferether the vessel itself

010

correct

Decated.

for war!

ordinary maroantile royage. The result is that in my opinion, the appeal should be dismissed with cost and the cross-appeal should be allowed with costs, but only to the extent I have indicated. The figures were apparently agreed in the Court halow, and I presume thore will be no difficulty in agrosing to them now.

Lord Justine Farwell delivered judgment to |

Mr. Hamilton said he had to make an applica tion for the protection of the shipowners. The ease hind boon fought on behalf of the plaintif by the Nosten's and Firemen's Union. The shipowners on paying the money which they were u adjad god par would require

to

sesinan to contione after the outbreak of wurity. He anked that the defendants might

1on the appeal is whether the seamon were bound to proceed with the contraband cargo to (Continued from page 3.)

Sasoko, a place within the limits stated in the Mr. 8. T. EPAS, K.C., and Mr. Neilson (Mr agreement. It is not alleged that there is any Morgan Morgan with them, for the plaintiffs, illegality in a contract to every contraband to contended that this was not an ordinary com- belligerent port. But it appears trom morsial voyage, and they relied on Burton c. dosaments pablished in the London Gazette on Pinkerton.

It was not necessary for the March 18th, 1904,

a date prior to the agrooment, plaintiffs to show

the sama effect. to show that the voyaga was illegal.] that the Russiao Government declared neutral Well vontilated, with Electric Lights and quite apart from illegality, it was possible to rossels able to confisestion if carrying cou- the character of a voyage by incrassing traband of war to an enemy's port. It is not Belle completed installed.

Armstrong. M Mitchell, and in my opinion necessary to

to consider whether, Apply to

Hero additional risks were insposed on according to international law as generally the sailors so as to altor the nature of the understood, the contraband cargo alone ought ходада The voyage undertaken

by the

the to be confiscated, or

It is

is suficient to 3 proper discharge, and they desired to voyage-tiz, one for

for carrying coal to a neutral | say that the Russian Government assertoi, and ba protested against the ponsibility of 洋口。 port

The voyago on which they were were prepared to enfores, the latter view. Now of the plaintiffs hereafter saying that the called upon to proceed was que for carrying it has been kell that

that a similar agreement noti

notion had been conducted without their contraband of war to a port within the territory signori before the cutbreak of did not bind a of a belligerent Power which was in togt a

War be allowed to pay the money ista Court, and | 07

Daval base. The law laid down in "Burton a voyage in terms falling within the language that such payment should be a discharge of the v. Pinkerton." Lloyd v. Sheen" and "Sibery of the agreement, but involving the risk of judgment. The money sold then bapail ont to

Connelly" was

The plaintifa, capture and detention. if und of loss of life-those seamen who satisfied the mastor that they therefore, were justified in their refusal t "Burton v. Pinkertoa (L, R., Ex. 340) worn entitled to

to it. Haug-kong to procasd fortker on the "O'Neil Armstrong., Mitebell

Mers. T. Eraus asil thera was no reason why and voyage; and

καιτίου (199), 2. B., 418. This conclusion was the money should not be paid in the usual way was interrupted

any anitness reached partly on the ground that the wor was

nolisitor, He was a solicitor of the plaintiff. or inability en their own part, which

a new element not in the contemplation of rears' standing, and ho bad the writter Morehast Shipping Act, but from the character but mainly, I think, on the ground that, as was provided for by section

158 of the either party when the agreement was signed, authority of each of the seamon to bring

action. i was prepared to get the written of the voyage having been altered, they were matter of opastruction, the agreement was to

was to authority of e ench to rassive this money. It was ntitled to claim wages down to the date of the serve only on a commercinise arunatile voyage tene that the plaintiff caus had been fought by

เล date of the completion of the voyage, and farther involving perils of the sea, including piraticala anion, the same thing was tras of the defend-

| for continuing wages down to tinal settlement. attacks, but not With regard

it was clearly peculiar risks afvolving the scist and oats 40, which had boon conducted by the to the conviction, it

by a

Shipping Poderation. bolligerent feat. TO LET OR FOR SALE, NEW HOUSE & MOUNT KALLETT, Fireening could and constaté narinipal Pro. the latter ground reous to be equally sound

not estoppel in although the agreement may be Room, on Rural Building Lot No. 117.

civil proceedings, because the proceedings were aul with notice of the outbreak of war. The Apply to

not between the same parties, the Crown Bailors in the present case knew that coat LINSTEAD & DAVIS, 3rd Floor, Alexandra Building".

being necessarily a party to criminal

mal pro-wax contraband hat they did not kan, utii coodings Castrique. Imrie" (L.R.,

· 102

were informed at Hongkong that the they Hongkong, 2nd November, 1906.

414 per Mr. Justice Blackburn,

Petrie been told that the coal was intexleh not for - Nuttall"

BX.. 19: 25 LJ. Er., 2001, Japan, but for a Russian port then blockaded Taylor pa Eridanus, $1,60 Land Justion by the Japanese, and that they were required Coxons Hardy referred to "Justion. Gosling to run the blockade. I I think they would

DAN LENWOOD" Cave Road, sultabla

for a Boarding House or Club. No, 3, CAMERON VILLAS, PEAS. No. 7, DES VEUX VILLAS, PEAK. No. 4. CONDUIT ROAD No. 73; WYNDHAM STR

STREET. BEACONSFIELD ARCADE, Fine Shops Ofces and Dwolling Rooms.

No. 15, QUEENS ROAD CENTRAL Top Floor, (over Caldbeck MacGregor).

No. 174, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, Rooms on Front Part. Tap Floor, (over Achee),

TERRACE DELILIOS

HOUSES, ROBINSON ROAD.

TO LET ON LEASE.

FROM 1ST JANUARY, 1907.

..

inasmuch

not

GA their

from

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*

·Gibson M'Carty" (Hardw. 311!cal was to be taken to Japan. If they had

7

NROAD

TOS. 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14, HOLLYWO08 farther authority on the saino been entitled to say that the bargain made at

Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 SUN WAI LANE, Apply to

ARBATOON V. APCAR & CO.,

45, Wyndham Strest.

Hongkong, 24th October, 1906.

TO LET.

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ta

Mr. Hamilton said he bal ust cast the slight estimputation on the plaintiffs' walietor, but there seemed to be a risk that the solicitor himself zaight be led into some mistake as to who was solitied to receive this rooney

Lord Instics Farwoll stid ko thought that if the solicitor was misled and thrigh Holzo mistake received the money upon a wrong authority, he would be liable to refnad it.

Mr. Hamilton-Very well.

SILVER.

from Hongkong crated Polis The soyage 45 to try and discover the sana, as well as the

DAVENBHILL WEST No. 3, PARK varied from tha summons, for the summons did ! «bich was ar ordinary irkt and probably Darrow limits, viz., between 6911 and 5

Apply to-

DEACON, LOOKER & DEACON. Hongkong, 5th December, 1906.

(104

estopped by the conviction from maintaining ing to Froceed within their rights in rolus.

No.

TO LET.

TO. 2 MACDONNELL ROAD.

Apply to-

COMPRADORE'S DEPARTMENT, Nippon Yasen Kaisha. Hongkong, 3rd June, 1995.

on

Aot

tas

197

TO LET.

0.0..

39

No

TO. 27, SEYMORE ROAD.

28. Das Ver ROAD CENTRAL.

RATTAN

KWONG TẢI LON.

FURNITURE, BAMBOO BLINDS,

TIENTSIN CARPETS, JAPANESE AND SHANGHAI SUN BLINDS,

MATTING-of-all-Colours and -

JAPARE Goods of all Descriptions. No. 16, QUEEN'S 'ROAD CENTRAL, HuyoKara,

218$

AVID CORSAR & SONS

DMERCHANT NAVY

$295

NAVY BOILED

LONG FLAX

RELIANCE GROWN- TARPAULING

4 Now Houses in KENNEDY ROAD, near Wan Chai.

No. 18, MCDONNELL ROAD, TANG YUEN,"

No. 90 & 91 GODOWN PRAYA EAST.

Apply to--

BAM WANG CO., LTD.,

81, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, 13th November, 1966. [103-

TO LET.

FULLY FURNISHED-from April 15th.

LTEDENA, BARKER ROAD, the PEAK. Seven Rooms with ample Bath and Dry

LS VAN BUREN. Care of Nippon Yusen Kaisha. Hongkong, 3rd January, 1907,

198

CANVAS Rooms. Apply to-

ARNHOLF KABBEÉG & CO..

Rola Agente.

TO LET

TO LET.

THE PREMISES known as No. 199, WANCHAL ROAD, now occupied by Mesara, Macdonald & Co.'s Engineering Works.

Possession, 1st February, 1907. Apply to--

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT AND AGENCY CO, LTD. Hongkong, 5th January, 1907.

[£55

TO LET.

`MMEDIATELY, the Cupacions Premises

TO BE LET, FORNIERO.

ROM THE 2ND WEEK IN APRIL NEXT.

"TAN MOR" PRAK ROAD. Sir Good Roome, 3 Bath Rooms, Drying and Store Reams, Grass Tennis Court. Moderate rental to good tenant.

No. 6, EAST AVENUE, Kowloon Four Rowed House. Possession from 1st February

Apply to-

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE CO., LD.

1117 Hongkong, 18th December, 1906.

TO LET.

STREET, at present occupied by Hasers.0.1, WEST END TERRACE, Shamoen, Harris Keeney Co., Ltd.

GILMAN & CO; 280

Apply to Hongkong, 23rd January, 1907.

TO LET.

FOUR-ROOMED HOUSES at Praya

Enst, near East Point. Apply to

Canton. Apply to

HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY CO., LD. Hongkong, 11th Dember, 1900.

TO LET.

[91

2ND FLOOR No. 12, QUEEN'S ROAD

CENTRAL GREENCROFT, GARDEN

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO. Hongkong, 3rd January, 1907. *197

ROAD,

Kowloon.

Apply to

TO LET.

LEIGH & ORANGE,

1, Des Your Rosi

Hongkong, 1st June, 1906.

TO LET.

94

Iofue a Second Floor.

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS Small-

Apply

Hongkong, 4th January, 1907.

SECRETARY, A-S. Watson & Co., Ed. [150

TO LET.

POSSESSION FROM 1ST MARCH NEXT,

YELLBURN, No. 81 the PEAK.

Apply to-

W

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.

York Buildings

254 Hongkong, 22nd January, 1907.

TO LET.

TO.6. LYF'EMOON VILLÁS, Kowloon,

No

FFICES in King's Building and York

BØILDING.

"RANFURLY," CONDUIT ROAD

A HOUSE in Wond NRI CHONG ROAD. GODOWNS in FRATA EAST.

A

Road

HOUSE in CLIFTON GARDENS, Coadait

A HOUSE in RIPON Teenach.

FLATS in-MoRNTON TERRACE: Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY CO., LTN Hongkong, 1st March, 1900.

101

TO LET

OND FLOOR of No. 6, ICE HOUSE

Possession from 1st March next, Firo STREET; Centrally situated and within Rooms and Tenois Court. Rent 8125 per easy reach of the principal Banks and business month including taxes.

hentes. Apply on the premises toa- Apply to

TATA & CO. Hongkong, 24th December, 1906.

"LYEEMOON"

Gare of Daily Pross" Offos. Hongkong, 21st January, 1902.

ros.

____TO_LET......

241

1 and 3, ORM8BY VILLAS

NRANDILLE ROAD, Kowloon.

Apply to

TO LET,

105

HOUSE KNUTSFORD TERRACE

KOWLOON.

S

were

AL

tive

the

to

Further, no evidence of the conviction Cardiff did not as matter of construction ex- had boon given be the defendouts ou tend to such an adventure. And although

It will Kare been noticed that the daily flue- whom the burden fax to prove it.

it. The ba of the plain file that one bid on con dager of crying a cargo of contraband nations in the price of sites are quel lace statement

to Japan W18 sentenord did not dispense with the necessity the danger of running a blockade, it soeurs to violent than they used to by, and it is interest- of properly proving the conviction. Tlu poter The entry

me that the fant in the log did not amount to anything more from

to be an ordinary cum-

reason for the substantial recovery which chas a statement which might have been given invrcial vegage, such as alone was contemplated has occurred during the last three years. With on oath by a witness appearing in the witness by the agreement. Ti stilors ought to have this object it is necessary to recall some mucient box, and the conviction recorded in the log been told what was the destination of the cargo, history. For forty years prior to 1ST the

commercial

cargo, baric of the metal moved between comparatively not charge conspiraes, and the

1tat fare they signed no, anverai

in one summons would bare demanded and obtained higher per ounce. From 1973, when the demonetisa persons were charged in did not necessarily make it a charge of coc. wages for the increased risk. In

In my opinion tion of silver was announced by Germany, pirney

The plaintiffs, therefore, were not they FARK

Eus the price steadily declined, with a partial beyond Hongkong. This is and temporary recovery towards the the action. On the cross-appeal counsel relied the taken by

view

the Divisional Court in of 1979 and the bigioning of 1890, on the section 134 (c) of

of the Murobant Shippi

Shipping Sibery. Connelly 22 The Times Law Re suspension of sales by the Garmin Gocerament, showing that the plaintifa

which soutifled ports, 174; 94 L.T. 105)—a case which cannot

withdrawn was reokond to have to continuing wages down to final settlement

at, he distinguished from the present case, It Ερ to then over £52,009,90 of its silver and they

claimed further in respect of the food was argued that the proceedings at Hoag. coinaga. In ITN, too, an attempt had and maintenance which the

plaintiffs would

which resulted in a sentence of in Long.

been made in U nited States to arrest have received if they had remained on board prisonment for ten weeks, operated 33 Bland Act, which authorised the Ternary

a further decline by the passing of the ship till the

completion of the voyage.

estoppal They

und procluded the sailors from now. algo submitted that the plaintiffs were entitled contending that their coud act at Hongkong was buy $4,00 000 of silver a month for mintage to general damages for breach of the

agreement,

ent, lawful. But it was pointed out that there could purposes; but the closing of the French miste ou the anthority of The Justitis" (12 P.D., e no estoppel, the criminal proceedings at to the white metal in 1879, and its over-increas

The grounds o which they a asked for

ing production, rendered the Americau action Hongkong not being between the came

Came partive enol damages were the treatment of the 191

13 the present civil proceedings in this weneed. antii iu 1989 the pri had got down

of little effect, and the shrinkage soon recom plaintifs at Hongkong in being banderiled and and the santantion was

abandoned marched through the streste, the refusal of the Hamilton in his reply. It follows that, in my to 121 per ounes, In the following year a captain to make a statement in the log sa to opinion. Me. Sastics Lawrance was right in thosh warrasmie in the United States, and

conduct, character, and qualificatious, na

ges, the Sharman Act was passed, which not only required by sections 129 and 240 cao, as holding that the sailors warn entitled to wages, the Sha

the in which, terz include

an allowance for compelled the Tr

Treasury to parchazo 4,500,000oz Merchant Shipping Act, and the fact that maintenanes. He gars was only down to the of siirar a month, but also provided that through the con of the captain they had date the sailors arrived in England. The 2,000,0 dos should be coined into dollars every beon sont home sa distressed seamou.

cross-appeal claims to a later date and I month. This artifcial legislation, as could har Mr. Herilton

think the sailorsages to a le kan time to consider, date of the order of this to wages up to the been foreseen, stimulated-more than

Your There has not erer, and after a a momentary deliar judgment to-day. dismissing the boon suy such “dral settlement * as ·

regaired the cross-sppeal.

by section 134 of the Merchant Shipping Act. Band:

Master of the Bolis. Lare opportunity of reading the judgest bad an 1994, and I can was no suficient resion for in 1893, osupled with an importese coinsge stopping at any date short the judgment of

cont, followed by a panic in the United States, learned brathren in this case, and I entirely this Court The cross-appeal also claims which was only allayed by the repeal of the agree with them.

general damages. In substance the damages

Shoranu Aut

Subseq asal events, including the adoption of Lord Justice Cozene-Hardy read the follow are based upon what took pluss at Hong. ing_judgment:-The respondents on

this kong

But it is not competat for us to

gold

standard by Japan, the Straits Settle. Appeal are seamen who agreed in writing hold that the imprisonment was nalawal, or meats and Siam, and more recently the closing to serve on a vessel on a voyage of not exceeding

can be of the wicts in Marias, all tended to lower the prosecation can be ng that say case of malicious pro three years' duration to any ports within establi-bed. It

of silver, may may so, I regret that

the extreme point of depression the limits of 75 degrees north and 60 degrees we cannot award damages for their sufferings being reached in Novamor, 1902, when the south latitude, commencing at Glasgow pro: st Hongkong which was put upon their dis. then there has been an improving tendency, dis It is said, however, that the quotation touched 21-11-161 per ounce. Sizes cneding thence to Hongkong va Barry is charge papers at Hongkong by the magistrate to a variety of casos,

and lettter (or) any other port

within the above limits,

to reference trading in nas rotation, and to end at such port who thus recorded the master's report has made latar on. But it may be wall here to in the United Kingdom or Continent of Europe seriously prejudiced ther and rendered it show the world's output of Hilver for the last na might be required by the master. At the difficult to proeurs fresh employment. Bat fifteen years, as compiled by the Director of date of the agreement, which was signed at it was in the discretion of the master, under the United States Miut Cardiff by the respondents, war

war had beari

240 (4) aud section 129 of the Marchant section declared between Russia and Japan. The cargo Shipping Act, 1804, either to giva or to refuse with which the reasel was loaded was a cargo of to give what is equivalent to a character coals. To the knowledge of the seamen coals discharged saman. By writing "D." were, according to the statements of both he stated that he declined, and, in the absence belligerents, contraband. The seamen did not of malice. I do unt think any claim for know that the ultimate destination of the ship, damages can be based on the master's refusal owners, was Japan. to give a character. Our attention was directed arrangement

The Court,plied...

with tho

A

8-entitled

to 541 the ired fall was resumed The last stra

Was the closing of the Indian mints

of

hat value

first learned this at Hongkong, and when to many sections of the Merchant Bhipping Ast, told by the master, who had not heard it kim: 1894, in addition to the three to which bare self till then, that the vessel was going to referred. Bat I do not consider it necessary Sasebo, which innoval base in Japan, they to allude to them, except to say that the statu derlined to proceed further on the voyage. They tory requirements contained in vations 115 were taken before the local marine superintend 114 with

and

with respect to agreements with enf, who acts as port magistrate, and were seamen (which I assume to have been observed sentancad to prison for ten weeks. They were in the present case) do not seem to me to Sually sent back from Hongkong as disfressed have any bearing upon the true construction seamen to this country, and they brought this and effect of this agreement. In other action claiming wages until final sottlemont, words they do not prevent the seamen from and also general damages. The main question asserting that they controled only for an

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THE HONGKONG LAND INVESŤ

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Tal incl. all ther producers

F 11.

1898

1800

49,500,0

iski

56,727,000

白

17,000 ano

271000.. 1,099,UAN 137,9415.0 Sijbojana ..., 15,439,000 152.1110,000 44,371,000.. 90,501,500 180.100,000 19,073,10). 187 752,600 43.001,000.. AGW000 .... 150,180,000

19,239,000. 167,181,000 10. 164.053,000 10,401,000 173,209,000

12,087,000..167,224,080

EXIT 53,8 53,903

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68,738,000 18:00 54.74 IZM 19004, 57.847,09 ... 17,439,09 .. 19,340,000., 172.880,000 1903, 56,214,000 .. 57650,000 .. DOZNAK, 173,011,000 1909.55,300,000 1,177,000 800,000 F2 713,600 70300,000.. 9,483,000.. 107,5938,000 14. 1004., 17780,600 .. 67,28,000 .... 14,590,00) .. 102,494,000 1943. 56,101,600 54,058,000.. 124,161.000 157,344,000

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nearly exhausted. Again teade activity has increased the demand for in India, which country has currency, especially in taken nearly £15,000,000 of silver this

Teer, D against less than £3,000,000 in 1905. It may he added that its low price has greatly

atly stimulat ed the use of silver for articles of commerce, and with the surplus stooke of the metal more or less used with apparent

ay, apparently an actual contraction

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in the outpat, and with the increased production of gold, by which the value of com

commodities mensured in most parts of the world, a further preciation in silverabore the current price of per ounce does not soom at all improbable. In the westius, the knowledge that the accumulations of the mal by foreign Governments have been practically worked off has rendered the market mora soaptible to ovan moderate purchases, and it explains tho spart that took place last month, we as much as 600,000 ounces was purchased by the United States in ons wesk-Daily Telegraph.

MARUNO-UCHI, TOKIO.

Cable Address, " IWASAKI" whleb applies to all Brand': Office ABC 5th EL, Western Union Codes anod,

All Letters Addreas-di MANAGER MITSUBISHI Co.,

with

name of place under BRANCH OFFICES :--- NAGASAKI, MOJI, KOBY, KAPATIÓ SHANGHAI, HONGKONG Læ

BANKOW.

AGENCIES-

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YOKOHAMA': M. ABADA, Esq. CHINKIANG: Mossra, GRARING & Co. MANILA: MESTA, MADON DRAY & CO. SOLE PROPRIETORS of Takaskin, Oohi. Shinzew, Namazata and Kami-Yamada Collieries, and also Hojo Colliery, which will shortly be ready to produce on a large scale the to Rusin Goal

The Heal and branch Offices and tha Agencies of the Company will receive any order for Coals produced from the above Collieries, T. MATSUKI, Manager, Hongkong.

No. 2, Pedder Street.