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SUPREME COURT.
Friday, November 22nd.
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.
BEFORE ME A, G. WISE (ACTING CHIEY
JUSTICE.)
In the matter of Ta Kai-shing alias In Chan, and in the matter of the Chinese Extradition Ordinance, 1800.
"THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23rd 1:07.
BIQUEL TO A PIRACY. The case concluded in which Ip Trung-nin claimed from Kwong Two-king the delivery up of junk now lying at Shankiwan, or in the alternative, $1000 damages. Bowley (of Messrs. Dennys and Bowley) appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. E. J. Grist (of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist) for the defendant.
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INDO-JAPANESE TRADÉ.
of this contention the cases of in re Bonvier (42 |L.J., Q.B. 17) and of Alion Woodall (16 Cox. C.C. 478) were quoted. This paint was not rais
On Nov. 4th Count Okums, Viscount Kyoura ed before the Magistrate and I will deal with it
(ex. Minister for Agriculture and Commerce), Mr. P. B. L. Baron Shibusawa, Mr. Kondo, President of the when I deal with the whole asse. The last point
Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Mr. Hayakawa, of the raised was that the evidence was such as to prove
Mitani Bank and a aumbor of leading business within the meaning of section 4 subsection 1 of
man, gave a reception at the Nobles Clab, the Chinese Extradition Ordinance that the
Tokyo, to Mr. Morita, Director of the Com- mercial and Industrial Bureau in the Depart requisition for the surrender of the fugitive
Mr. Grist, in opening the defonos, informed ment of Agriculture and Commerce, who was in fact meds with a view to punish him for
touri
r in India. After a brief, ddress of we come an offence of a political nature. The argument the Court that his client had purchased thecently returned to Japan from a commercial His Lordship delivered his decision in the to support this was as follons:-The alleged junk in open market. Everything was done by Baron Shibusawa, Mr. Morits spoke at ones wherein Sir Henry Berkeley, K.C., in-robbory took place on April 17th and the re- that could be done in order to give the public longth on the national customs and manners,
samples showing numerand
of merchandise structed by Mr. Otto Kong Siug-applied for quisition was not made until June 24th. That is and anyone who might have an interest in and the condition of trade and industry of India, writ of habeas corpus, tho granting of which admitted. The acoussi, however, stated in his the junk fall antice-that-be-intended-to-hich he had brought with bìm from that. The speech lasted for over two hours. May 1907 some riot or rising purchase it. His friend's bread statement of country.
Count Okuma, who was the next speaker, evidone that took plice st o place called Wongkong in the Yanping district, in consequence of the
doit at length upon the bright preepeots of trade between Japan and Indis, and urged that every opportunity should be taken to extend scarcity of rice, and that the object of
Japan's trade with Tadis. The Count pointed out thet as the British Government had adopted the rising was to compol the local man- daring to take some remedial steps, and that
the policy of free trade in India, Japanese iner- chants should go to that country prepared to battles were fought and the town captured and
utilise to the full the privilege of free com- potition accorded by Great Britain, For this рцурове, be explaiced, it was necessary to open himself took a prominent part in siab rising and
staamabiji services between Japan and India, that inconsequence a reward of $1, 0') was offered for his capture on June 20, and it is suggested
thas following the example of Austria, whiels war doing large business with India by means that this charge is the outcome of such offer.
of a steamship service. Count Okuma is not reported
saying anything further about the "oppression of Indians.
was oppored by the Allornos-General who was instructed by Mr. G. E. Morrill, from the office of the Crown Solicitor.
His Lordship said-Tho Chinese Government applied for the extradition of one In Kai Shing alias Tu Chau, (horelasiter referred to as the sceased) on a charge of armed robbery within the jurisdiction of China. Ja dus ecurso be proclamations issued, was brought before the Magistrate, and after hearing the evidence, the Magistrate committed she accused to prison under the provisions of Ordinance seven of 1889, section 10 (Chinos Extradition Ordinance). On September 16 on an application for that purpose made to this Court a rale nisi, was granted. On November 15 the case came before the Court when the Attorney. General appeared to support the decision of the Magistrate, and Sir Henry Berkeley the rale By arrangement Sir Henry Eerkeley proceeded with bis argument which he divided into three pointe. The first of these was
He further states that be
The evidence of this is bia owa statement, and the translations of some documents which, in my opinion, ought never to have been admitted as evidence at the Folic Court. From this evidence and from the fact that a considerablo time elapsed between April-17, the date of the alleged robbery, and Jun 24, the date of the requisition, it was sought to draw the conslision that the requisition was originally intended to be
the law, that wherever a man came, norosa
his property he should seize it, was not strictly speaking correst. ...
His Lordship--Thera is an exception, but the broad principle is quite true,
Mr. Grist-The broad principle is that he is entitled to get it back after the thief has been prosecuted and convicted.
ia Lordship-That is the exception; the broad principle in the other way.
Judgment was reserved.
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The following editorial article, appearing in the Piking and Tunisin Ames, "indicates that. the Japanese Buddhist missionaries in China, liko iber Christina fellow-workers, are tak- ing up an altitude antagonistia to Chinese officialdom which can only lead to trouble Booner or later, if persisted in. The story is thus told by our contemporary
In reference to the foreign trade of India, the Tokyo Nishi-Nachd romarks that the total vains of Indian imports for last year amounted to
To Changich district of Fukien a man named 1080,280,000, and of exports to Y1, 60,270,000 The value of imports from Japsa represented Ching reized his neighbour's wife and properly, Y8,475,480, and of exports to Japan Y65 680,195,
and the woman's husband appealed to the local Japan coming after Great Britain, Belgium, magistrate for the restitution of his property Germany, Austria, the United States, and Jays and the paulshment of the man for infringement in the list of imports, and after Grest Britain, of his conjugal rights. The magistrate accord- exports. The Tokyo paper appends the follow-bound to de, but as soon as Chizg heard of thie ing figures showing the value of the principal--he weat-to-a-Japanese mosk in the district and lines of imports and exports from and to India
that this evidence before the Magistrate did for the extradition of the accused in reference going abɔot with purses, silver bags, and other Germany and the United States in the list of ingly issued a warrant of arrest, as he was
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“I don't mean Mrs. S—-in particular, bat women-folk in general. They will persist in to the rising in May, and that such rising valuables about them; arran god in such a way constituted a political offence, and that these to tompt any poor, hungry wretch that may armed robbery was an afterthought. There is happen to see the case with which they way be no further evidence on this subject. It should
Ob, that's all nonsense. If-" be noted, however, that the accused in bla "It's no nomaanse at all. If I am the skipper evidence stated the rising was to make the of a ship which is run into by another vessel mandarins obey the existing law in Chiss, and entirely in the wrong, it will go almost equally
bard with me in court if it is proved that that if they had done so there would have didn't do all that was possible to avoid the bean po rising. So it is clear eren, if his accident. What do your lady friends do to story was true, that the rising was not avoid being robbed? Nothing at all. The against the central government. On this other day I saw a lady on the Nabkin koad with jewelled witob pinned on outside her particular point in re Castioni (1891, QB.D., dress by a gold pia. Nothing could have been Val, 149) was quoted, and on the point inossier than for me to have anatoked the whole general in re Mentior (1894, 2Q.B., 415) and in thing (I don't mean the lady too) and re Arton (1896, I Q.B, 18) were referred to. disappeared.", These are the points that were taken and I will
not raise a strong or probable presumption of the guilt of the soused within the massing of Ordinance 3 of 1800, section 76 (Magistrates Ordinance). The material words of that section are-If in the opinion of the Magistrate such evidence is sufficient to put the accused upon his trial for an indictable" iferes, or if the evidence given raises a strong or probable presumption of the guilt of the accused then the Magistrate shall by his warrant commit bim to prison." The words of section 10 of the
Extradition Crdinatico are:-"If at the bearing before the Magistrate suck evidence is produced as would, subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, justify the committal of the fugitive criminal for trial at the Bupreme Court, if the crime of which he is. now deal with them. As to the first one I am accused and been committed in the solong, shof opinion that on the evidence before him the Biagistrate shall commit him to Victoria Gaolts swait the further order of the Governor, bat otherwise shall order him to be discharged." In considering this point it will be peo9tuary to review the evidence shortly. There were two ́witnesses to support the charge and they clearly identified the accused in the gaol as having been one of a band of semed robbers who at about 1.30 8.m. on April 17 on tored a house in Hayan village, in the Yanping district, province of Kwang tung, Chins, robbed the occupants and killed the master of the house. A point was made that the charge on which extradition had been
But you don't mean to say, I suppose, that soch highway robbery is any the less condema. able on that account?"
I'll put your word condemnable into. is. stronger form, if you like, and call it. damnable. But I'm not going so far as to say that the ladies are not to blame
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Ching. The magistrate stated that although Speedily Cured by Warm
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Ching might have joined the mission he was still a Chinate subject and as such must be dealt with. for his offence. The Japanese: then promised to deliver Cbing up for trial, but requested to be present at the bearing. This the magistrate agreed to, and a chair and table were provided for the Japanese in a corner of the Court when the case came on.
then went to the in 19-2 sud 1906, from which the tendency of eurolled himself as a member of his mission.
he Japanese monk the trade between Japan and India can be magistrate and demurrel to the arrest of inferred:→→
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435,307 -463, 02 251,801 119768 145,403 21,874 119,761- Deaides the abore, lamps, glassware, raw silk, porcelain, umbrella fittings, and medicine were imported, eneb toa value under Y100,000,
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Ching, relying on the interforenes and protection of the Japan te, talked with great assorenes to the magistrate and put a bold face on the matter, dipating with him over all pointe, and atlet the magistrate was enraged that he ordered him to be bambooed. The Japscese then said that, as he was pre-sat in Court, the magistrate had no right to beat Ching.
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He was trying the case equally with the And Gentle Anointings Of
magistrate, and they had not yet come to any decision about the osse. The magistrate angril moved to leave the Court, but the monk objected, mying that as he had not left the Court the magistrato could not do so either.
Magistrate would have been justified in com mitzing for trial supposing the offence charged. had been committed in this colony. It was "I don't see how!" essentially a
"Well, I'll show you. caso for a jury even after
In the first placo, evidence for the defence had been pro remember, all these silver bags, jewelled watches, and to o, are but means of display."
The magistrate then ordered the runners to diced, as a probable presumption bad bon
Now display in itself is more or less contempt
give Ching, four hundred blows and left the raised, see Magistrates Ordinance, section 76, ible, and when it offers a premiam on crime it
Court. The monk went home, vowing Te above referred to and the case of Cor. v. is almost as much to be condemned as the
Actual mansay it is belioved
bageance against the magistrate and the case was Coleridge, above cited. With reference to the highway robbery itasif. Let the Indias tako
commenced at the Gaian locks of the Isthmian Luen taken up by the Japaners Consul there, point as to antecedent proof of engagement the might soon be devised a means of preventing counsel of their gentleman friends and there
and the Assistant Director of the Foreign Canal within eighteen months,
socording to a Barean. The Japanese Consul is stated to have paste of in re Beasier and ro Alice Woodall, petty thiev s and anctohors from reaping the
statement made in the canal record, copies of Cinmunicated with the Governor to the effect which were much relied on, are not on all fours harvest which is so abundantly placed before
received at Washington. that the Japanese monk was assaulted by the with this case. In those cases the question them at present.
magistrate's runners and that his gold watch turned upon legal provision only, which must.
and chain were stolon, and further asked that almost necessarily have been satecedent. They
the magistrate be dismissed. The magistrate, had nothing to do with the question of
the site of the dam. Preparatory to the on the other band, appealed to the Provinsis Judge about the unreasonable condret of the arrangement or engagement, which was not
installation of the pipe line dredges by which Japanese, and spacial deputies were sent by both decidei, Ses the remarks of Lord Colo. brooch when it is not she who has to pay for more rapid work on the dam will be possible the sides to investigate the whole affair and a) ho stated he did not know that dialect. On the ridge in re Alice Woodall xt page 497 where
chanel and delus de 1 deverted from its main other hand two witnoses were called who be says; I do not go into the question condemned the robber most emphatically. By country to be convartsd into the great Gatun-the-report of its own representɛtive. The declared that the sconsud had arrived in of arrangement (that is the came as engagement bell book, and candle I cursed him. May
applied for should have been murder, but I am only dealing with the facts One of the witnesses also appears from the depositions to have used three words in the Mandarin dialect, whereas in his evidente
before me.
The
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Why hasn't it been done before then, if as on my, it is easy!
"Why? Because vanity is too strong. Do you think a womsa. is going to lessen her outward show by as much as one paltry ring or loses: Not she ad gone so far, I joined in,
she!"!
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which have been Railroad treetles are being erected scross the line that will mark the inside and outside boundaries of the big dam at Gatọn sad from one of these dirt trains are dumping dirt spon
Chagres River has been
The Panama Canal cost the American Government $84,449,000 up to December 31, 1906, according to a statement of the audited expenditures. just published. be bulk of this expenditure was the 850,000,000 to the French company and the Panamu Government for Canal property, right of way, and franchiser,
administration there
lake has been completed and the finished reports the fate of the jackdaw be his. Bal show that the ares will be 171 square miles. could not shat, my eyes to the commonas are the other side, I ventured to express hope that for the time being ladies would aid the polios by every means in their power (they want it), to prevent these daily robberies They can do it in the way suggested, by carrying no valuables whatsoever except in receptacles not easily got at. There may needed a little self-dental, but the only alterna tive is to risk loss, for it is evidently impossible for dies to go abent with a body guard avery day--Shanghai Mercury,
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lengi by discussion took place, each side halieving Japanese Consul is said to have declared that unless the Governor accepted his version of the affair he would take the mattor to Peking. The fuel conclusion of the Youn Shihkai kas telegraphed to the directore diepale was that it was decided
that of the Chinese railway companies at Soochow Ching had been pasished enough under the and Hangshow advising them to perfuade the circulares, though he was gulty of the natires to send their representatives up to
person,
1,-so that over the magistrine was advised to apologise to differences may be cleared up and no lojury efforce charged, and in order to amneth things Paking to see the Government in the monk for having managed the case badly." done to the mutually good relations of Great
Britain and China.
After the settlement of the dispute the
The Tientsin paper comments as follows: "If the Japanese Buddhists now swarming inte the country are to be recognised as 'misiones corporation will probably proceed to negotiate" and commit all manner of offences and illegalities with the Chinese authorities about the Pakow. as missionaries the complications and abuse Haingang and Honan-Yangtzekiang liner, as will be endless and the whole name of anthe loan for the construction of the Tientsin.. honourable body of workers grossly maligned. Chekiang trank line by Britisk And German time LKO and The matter is one which should be strongly capital was Rettled some
work of constraction will be begun taken up and thrashed out in Peking ber ause the
Great Britain will build the thore is very prospect of grave difoalties next year.
south section in Kinngeu and Germany the north portion in Chibli and Shantung; these two nections being apportioned according to the reapuctive spheres of influence" in China of the two countries, though the line will be handed over to China section by section upon its completion end be administered by the Chinese without the interference of the. British- and German capitalists.
Hongkong previously to April 17 and only left in our ordinance) because that may come here. in May. The case of Reg. v. Spilsbary (79 after although it has not come at present." L. T. 11) as to strong or probable presumption Therefore those cases are no enthority on the of guilt was quoted, and also the CRSO construction of the word engagement in our of Rez r. Zossenhein (29 Times L.R. 121) as Ordinance. I have therefore to construs to the duty of the Magistra's to boar ovideuse section 4, subsection 3, to the best of my ability, as to the defence. In this case however, the As I entirely agree with the opinion expressed Magistrate did hear all the evidence that was by the learned Chief Justice in Wong Ka produced for the defence and after referring to
Cheong's case I do not think there is any
81,124,996; government and sanitation, Cox v. Coleridge (i Baru. and Cress. 37) as to necessity for resorting the poist
and construction and engineering, $9,729,454. Other expenses incnded $12,133,83 a strong or probable or even conflicting case of question of engagement is for the Governor
under the bead of plant, which facades rolling guilt, he came to the conclusion that the evidence who surrenders. As to the political offence
stocks, machinery and second main track on the raised a strong presumption of the guilt of the question I do not consider that there is any
Isthmus, buildings, Zone waterworks, eto. accused. The next point raised was that there evidenes in support of it worthy of credence,
A plan by which Europese taborers on the was av eridence that the Chinoso Government and I may sum up my view of the law so far
Isthmus of Panama- may bring their families CHINESE CONCERN COLLABEB,
to that place is under consideration by the had given the engagement required by section 4
Tang Ting-tai, one of the leading Chinese as this case, groom as follows:-I do not think
merchants in Yokohama, suspended payment on
Canal Commission. It contemplates the erec arising otherwise." subsections of the Chinese Extradition Or-
any court of justice will imputs unfairness or
November 6th. It appears that since October tion of cheap houses on small tracts of lands, dinance, and that in the absence of such dishonest conduct (for that is what it would 23ed Tong, who is dealing in marine products the work along the canal. The colonization of establishing `settlements in close proximity to gagement there was no jurisdiction to com
amount to in this sse) to any power with and other goods, has been unable to pay to
these people, it is believed, will give a steady - mit or detain the fugitive. The words of the
which Great Britain has entered into treaty Japanese merchants, to whom he owes about yen
and permanent supply of the best labor available obligations ca the practically unsupported 40,000. Ho also has an overdraft of about yen for the oanal work, and will result in clearing criminal shall not in any case be surrendered
statement of the accused himself. Otherwise 0,009 at the Yokohams Jitsugyo Bank
and improving a good portion of the land belong sue her of about yan 30,000 at the Soda Bank. unless an engagement be given by the Chinese
it seems to ma there would be an end Having been hard pressed by both banks for ing to the Commission on the Canal Zone, Government that he skull not, untị, be kas to extradition as the socused would only repay wont of the above debis, 'T'ung offered them been restored or had an opportunity of re
have to sy: They really want me for
his property as a mortgage, consisting of the roll in July, 1907, the death rate was $5 turning to Her Majesty's dominions, be detained
a political offence and not for the offence a lot of ground measuring 540 taubo and baild. Por thousand, as against 67 per thousand in
inge covering 400 teabo. In consideration of July, 1908. ar bied in China for say offence committed
charged." In the cases of Castioni and
the fact Tung owos farther property in China before his surrender other than the extradition
Meunier the question turned on whether the and that his credit in his native place has not erims on which the surrender is demanded. “* offenses for which extradition was applied for been made between Tung and his creditors, to bear badly affected as yet, an agreement has It may be as well here to site the correspont
wor political offences or not. Here so far as the effact that the latter shall grant him a term ing provisions of 33 and 34, Vio., Cap. 52,
the case before us is concerned that is not go
of grace for payment. The chief caure of bia As to the American case quoted it was held by failers is said to be the fall of run the Eastern market. The anfortments Chinese and since then has been carrying on business
merchants of this port are also experiencing no email dificulty at the present moment.-Japan Advertiser.
subsection are as follows: A fugitive
section 3 subsection 3, as the cases quoted
position refer to thom. They are
and the facts are different. For these reasons
and
:
From the total force of canal employees on
ENTERPRISE IN HANKOW.
A wail, which has permeated Hankow for more days than on readily be counted, will, our readers will be glad to learn, be within a couple of years stopped. We refer to the Hotel accommodation at this port, and it is with a
BAILWAY LOANS.
The Peking Correspondent of the D, C. Naily Newe writes on November 10th-
Ningpo railway
THE DEATH OF MORENGA.
In response to a memorial from the Waiwapa, Panctioning the proposed loan of £1,500,0 0 for un Imperial Rescript was issued on October 25 the construction of the Sonckow-Haagchow. from the British and Chizoso
Home papers supply the following details of corporation.
According to its ter s the concession for the the death of the rebel chief Moronga, who was construction of this railway was one of the five killed in the action at Witpan between his railway concessions granted to the corporation followers and the British force auder the With ten Hottentots Morenga gave the by the Chinese Government in 1598, the other command of Major Elliott
Canton-Kowloon line. 3.-Pukow-Hanyang troopers the tip on the German line. The four linos are:-1,Tientsin-Cheklang line. 2.
in support of the above last mentioned pro- the Attorney-General that there was no felony merchant came to Yokohama about 40 years feeling of intense satisfaction that we are able line. 4.--Honan-Yangtzekiang line, through troopers discovered the spoors, whereupon fugitive oriminal shaft not be surrendered to a thick the rule should be discharged with with success. It is stated that other Chinese to sanonnoe definitely that Hankow within the hausi. I am informed that the loan will be Major Elliott, with elity men, pursued him.
foreign state unless provision is made by the
law of that state or by arrangement that the fugitive oriminal shall not, until he has been restored or had an opportunity of returning to Her Majesty's dominions, be detained or
Costa.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION,
tried-in that foreign state for any offence BEFORE MR. H. H. J. GOMPELTZ (ACTING
committed prior to his surrender other than the extradition crime proved by the lots
POISNE JUDGE).
LI CHI-CHIN AGAIN.
Ф which the Furrender is granted," Another notion was added to the many
The
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WEATHER REPORT. -
On the 22nd at 11.55 am.-The barometer has fallon moderately on the E. and N.E-scasts of Chins, owing to a depression which has passed from the continent to the Yellow Sas high pressure ares les now over the Sea of up, and the barometer has risen rapidly in E.Japan.
The monsoon is likely to fresher in the Ses during the next 24 hours Formoss Channel and the N. part of the Chins
the mouth of the Yangtze.
The difference is that the loal Ordinancə- antatitutes engagement" for "provision or brenght against the Tak Li Lung firm. arrangement" and omits the words "proved by now claimant was Pus Kwong, and he sought the facts." It was argued before me on behalf to recover from Li Chi-chin, as a partner in the of the accused that the proof of the engagement d'Almada e-Castro appeared for the plaint. firm mentioned, the sum of $238.40. Mr. F. was a condition precedent to commit al ori and Mr. J. I. Gardiner for the defendant. detention. On the other hand it was contended Asin former cases execution was stayed at 10 am. to-day, 0,20-inches. that the question of engagement referred to the pending appeal. Governor alone, and had nothing to do with the
MALICIOUS PROSÉCUTION. Magistrate or with this Court at this stage. It
Judgment was delivered in the cise in which
above mentioned time will have a really modern up-to-date hotel of its own.
made under the following conditions:-
1-Lean of £1,500,000 at five per sent interest per annum.
2.-Loan will be guaranteed by the Provincial Governments of Kinngen and Chakiang propor tionately instead of by the line in question.
over a waterless treat of country for forty-eight Loara, xt the end of which he found Morenga balding a position on a kopje.
Morenga opened fire at a thousand yards, and fonght for two hours. Inspector Mandera with twelve troopers, faally rushed the kopje under cover of the main body's fire.
3The chief engineer shall be an English
Corporal Henwood was killed at ten yards' man, to be engaged by Chins herself, on the condition that he must be recognized by the distance, and the man who shot him way immediately killed by one of the corporal's The line will be built and controlled by come they found Morenga riddled with bullets, comradea. When the troopers captured the eorporation.
Mr. G. J. Blekary, the wellknown share broker of Shanghai, who has been in Hankow for the past week has been suconeful in parchas. ing lot 13 on the band in the British Concession for this purpose, and on his return to Shanghai for which port he left last evening, he will immediately commence work on the new enter prise. With Mr. Shekury's well-known ex perience of hotel construction, it is needless to
kopje ey say that we shall have a really up-to-date hotel the Chinese.
5.The corporation agrees to conclude a A German officer accompanied the selama, and with all modern conveniences and that visitors to our port will at last bave a place where special agresmont with the Chinese Government was under fire during the attack. He loudly they can stay in comfort. Our reasons for concerning the lean and construction of the line, praises the column's achievement, particularly the above statement can not be doubted when whick are to be dealt with separately and not the concluding charge, we are able to affirm that Mr. Shekury was in the manner fixed by the regulations of the
Later reports state that Merenga and his son and unde, together with his chief secretary and
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending lely instrumetal in starting the Palace Hotel-Shaughai Nanking railway boss shelf be two followers, were killed. The British casualties
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon to-day is as follows:-
N.E. winle,
was admitted that the latter view bag boon Chan Bam sought to recover from La Kam Hongkong & Neighbourhood 2 fresh plondy, the Hankow public will readily invest the be added to the capital over and above, the disturbances are now finally at an end.
specifically held to be the correct one by the the sum of $300 for malicions prosecution. present learned Chief Justice of this Colony His Lordship decided that the plaintiff had in the case of Wong Ka Cheong Hongkong made out her case, and gave judgment for L.B., Vol. 1, P.1) but I was asked if I had any 350 and costs,. 'Mr. E. J. Grist, was plaintiff's doubts on the subject to reserve the point for solicitor, and Mr. Crowther Smith appeared. the consideration of the Fall Court, In support for the defendant.
Fermosa Channel... Beath count of China between
Hongkong and Lamocks.) Bouth coast of China between --Hongkong and Hairan..
6.- The
The natives of two in Shanghai, and the success of this soncern is
living monument to his energy in his capacity permitted to purchase the shares under similar were Corporal Honwood, of the Cape Mounted
conditions as foreigners.
Police, killed, and Private Gilbee wounded. of Managing Director,
7.The funds which have already been spent This is regarded as a most orefitable achieve The necessities of such a hotel being.con- stracted in Hankow are too numerous and for the construction of those sections of this mant, as the country is most favourable for obrions to need mention, and we are certain that line hy the people of these two provinces are to native tactics. It is considered that the border Marenga was known as the Hottentot De money required to start their-share-of-the-£1,500,000
-Interest
terest will be paid out of the net pro- Wet and had for a long time proved a source ball rolling.
of great trouble to the Germans in Damaraland. To show that Mr. Shekury does not intend fit of the line in future.
Although the natives of the two provinces He surrendered to the British in Cape Colony to let the grass grow under his feet, we may Same as No. 1. mention that he has already obtained a license are still protesting against the loan, it is some time ago, but got away again later, and from the B. M. C. to conduct a hotel on the believed that the dispute may be settled satis had since been pursued by both British and Bar No. 1 site purchased-Hanko Daily News.
factorily in the not distant future for H. E. German troops..
misty N.E. winds, mo- derato,to streng.
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