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INTIMATION

THE HONGKONG DAILY PREE), WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 157H, 1908,

Our paragraph on the stranding of stoner TELEGRAMS.

up the West River was wrong sẽ to the name. We are now informed that it was not the Suinn, hat the Sans. She was reflosted, at high tidion Monday, and continued her voyage to Wuchow.

[ricshn and chair cools, and mush previous worry in making them observe the reguln. tion against loitering in front of busy. premises doubtless contributed to the error of judgment attributed to the lukong whose

Yesterday morning Ab Excellensy the S. WATSON & CO. conduct is described in to-day's - Artiolo

Governor of Maono and Madama Continholeft headed" Lukongs and chair coolies."

for the Portuguese Colony by the gunst have no information beyond that appearing Rio Lime." Captain Mitchell-Taylor, in type, and it may be that Mr. HAZELANDA.D.C, Consul Romano and Commandidor

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saw them off,

By kind permission of Lt. Col. Priss and Offloare the band of the 129 Dake of Can- nought's Own Baluchis will play the following Programme of music, at the King Edward Hotel, during dinner, on Thursday (wooher permitting).

March...... “El Capit sa "................................... Spaze

"Flotte Bursalie,

Suppe Overtare Serenade "Andalous,”......... Eilenlerg Selection........... “Lancia ₫ Levomermoor," Deukatti Vale The Merry Widow....... F. Jobur La Tarantelle de Helphegor Selection The New Ala din," Two Step.lorinda,”

["DAILY PRESS 19 EXCLUSIVE SERVICE] GERMAN SOCIALISTS.

LONDON, January 14th.. One hundred people were arrested and many injured during a Socialist demonstration at Berlin. The So- cialists have decided-upon a general strike.

COTTON.

LONDON, January 14th, Negotiations in connection with the Abort Lancashire cotton dispute bave failed, ingard a general lockout is now believed

to be inevitable,

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LUKONGS AND CHAIR COOLIES.

AN ALLEGED ASSAULT.

THIRD TEST MATCH..

LONDON, January 14th. Australia's score in the second

At the Magistracy yesterday befors Mr. F Ay Haseland · Lakong 160 sammoned to private chair ocolies, employed by Minnings stands at 37 for the loss of Ormiston of the Mercantile Bank, for set. The complainant, in the course of his side.co, soyen wickets, Hill, not out, being informed the Court at the frst defendant execution of his duty. Then he blow a police struck him with a bamboo pole while is the 100, and Hartigan, not out, 105 runs.

SUPREME COURT.

Tuesday, January 14th.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION,

Baron His HoNova Mr. A. WRI (Pumna `JusGB).

MONEY LOAN, ASSOCIATION CASE.. Action was brought by Mr. C. F. Diwon (of

Mr. GoldringIs the expense falls on the other side. The expense of proving the fact miet fall on thom,

Hi Lordship-If you win you will get your corts. · I had better adjourn the matter for six montbe. You will have to make your application for a commission in the ordinary WAY.

Mr. Gallsing-I will apply in Chamberm

PUGILISM.

Metern. Hastings and Hastings) as truetes, of the bankrupt eatste of Kwok Pui-ohi, to recov#E alleged to be due by them to the bankrapt exhibition witnessed by a large attendance at from the Tai On Chan firm the sum of $600,"

estate in respect of money lose amociation.

Hle Lordship (to Mr. Davidson-I would Bike to know what locus stand your fient has This money is not due to the estate!

As mentioned briedy in last imme, the boxing

Mr, Davidson (of Messrs. Hastings and Hast. the City Hall on Monday evening was as ex- ings) appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. P. W. citing as any of the tournaments that kaya Goldring (of Mears Goldring and Barlowly, bown seen in Hongkong. There were for the defendants.

no_clean knock-out, this being nocounted for by the even matching of the contmatants. Most of the preliminaries were fights worth seeing, but the star erent of the evening, betweek Perkins and Williams, was a disappointment, the Navel man b Iding up his hands after a minute's boxing, this being sufficient time for Perkins to satisfy him of his inferiority. The first fight of the evening, between

Mr. Davidson-I submit it is.

His Lordabip-An ontside creditor cannot him this loan nasociation money. It has nothing to do with the general creditors.

Mr. Davidson- submit osch member of the Association made a roparate contract with the promoter, and I sabault this money is part of the bankrupt's 'estate.

His Lordship-Tox mean to say an outside creditor for goods sold and delivered is entitled

to share, in it.

Mr. Davidson-Yas, my Lord.

He Lordship--Well, you certainly cannot

COYNE AND ACRUTER was perhaps the prettiest and gamet of the bonte, Coyne is from the Navalyard, and Schuter from H. H. S. King Alfred," Soyne - had a big advantage in the opening rounds, bis welldirected blows taking effect, while Sohuter, who by the way is a herd paucher, wasted much energy on Cayad's goird. In the third round

spasidered much mot. The story is that a private chair-coolie who had just put down his mistress at a shopdoor, and was waiting: for her return, was violently and porsist ently assulted by a Chinese policeman, and, with his partner, was (as it appears) aubsequently summoned by that offer- for assault ! On the evidenco, His Worship discharged the defendants. Possibly if the coolie had taken outa summons against the lukong, His Worship might have punished the latter; but our point is this. Ought he in the circumstanes to wait for such a preliminary, seing that the offender is a public servant in his own department, WHISKY whose conduct, according to the evidence, was most improper. It is highly importan! to the public that the men charged with the duty of maintaing the order of dar Streets should not themselves be disorderly, and we regret to record our enviction that the force seems in this respect to be getting out of hand. The Chinese policemen have not rid themselves yet of their typically Chinese ideas of procedure; and it is our experience that a lowelass Chipaman in any sort of uniform in the most contemptible creature the Empire produces. It seems to be thoroughly delising to him to be "clothed in a little brief nuthority.” Our observation of the la lion polier does not compel much greater respect for them, &ad it may be remembered that not-long ago we published a complint of what sormed exceedingly inconsiderate and unnecessarily

Me. 8. Kingsbury said he was tinding gear provocative conduct by a European police- Kruse and Co's premises shortly after you on |man. This was a ces somewhat similar to Monday. He saw the chair stop before that. the one mentioned in Monlay's issue, also establishment, and a lady step ont. Next bo tried by Mr. HAZHAND, who mulated annoticed at the obair was placed in the unfortunata risha olis in the (to him) large aud of three dollars for having failed to avoid with his wheel the obstructive foot of and her latong. One cannot help won-The first defendant bad a pole in his band at dering how a poleman's foot, in spite of its size, came to be thus run over. The worst congestion of traffic ever seen in Jaw; the coolie ran away, but the lukong Public Hall at a Cinematograh perform due as losses sustained by, the plaintifs book. True, there was much air panching,

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whistle for assistance, and arrestol the chair

coolies.

Inspector Coll-it stated that while in Fødder Strest at about 12.43 p.m. on Monday be bard the sound of police whistles in the direction of Messre, Kruse and Co. On proveeding in thst

direstiön he saw the defendants chair in the

alde channel. The second defendant was sand ing in the shafts, while the complainant way holding the other coolio by the queue. Sergeant Deveney also attended when he heard the

whistles.

gatler; that a lakong had hold of the first defendant by the queue, and that he seemed to be using unnecessary fores in twisting and turning it. He also threatened the clie

the time, but did not attempt to touch the Jukong. The latter struck the defendant on the

chased him, and after securing him, struck him two or three times more."

After further evidence for the defene te

#rst defendant entered the witness box. Pastated that without saying a word the lakong walked up to him and struck him right and left on the fac. Defendsut pst up his hands to ward off the slaps, and now he was accused of assaulting the lukong. "How dare I", he said in conclusion, strike a man belonging to the Police force"

His Worship discharged the defendiak.

THE Y.M.C.A, “PARLIAMENT."

The Y. M. C. A. Literary and Dobting

Hongkong scarcely mould satisfy us that re could not, had he wished, have wiskdrawn it in time, and had we been sitting by Mr. HazeĻAND'a side, wo should have enquirol closely into the probability of contributory negligence. Here me a policeman walking or standing on the greet, and there was s ricaha approaching him. Always providing he was not wrapt in dreams and one may often observe a rapt expression on the con- stabular countenan-we picture bim look. Ling "through" theadvancing vehicle, with that lordly, supercibus air that seems to say: What is a more ricsba, co-lie drawo, that a gentleman waring the King's uni. Society hold their second sitting "In Parlis. ment on Monday, when an interesting and form need deviate a hair's-breadth from his

successful evening was spent. Several new stately path? Was he, perchance and members were enrolled last week and the here the local Zeight acts as prompler interest in the Benisty is increasing The one of those who gard even a riesha usession opened by nestions, the Opposition "objectively unreal"? If so, imagine the applying to the Government for elucidatin on swift and painful decovery when his poor several points, but nolius was asked for and replies deferrel. Mr. R. C. Barlow then Corns were compreed, his startled yelp, gave notice of his intention to bring bis objurgations, and the lead anjele feeling forward a Bill to tanmel

the berbaur with which he musthave hurried the shame to facilitate communications and trafic between strickan coalie before MF. HAZELAND, to the Island and the Mainland, The Bill for Ho Jakong OFFICE : 10s. Das Vœux ROAD Cget bis three dollan compensation. Come improving the defonces of the Colony by local Lovenox OFFICE: 131. Flæer Bremer, M.C.Lo think of it, our question “Is this justice"? | meane was brought forward for the Boond holds good either wi Three dollars weretion Beaches, opened the debate and was folkwed Reading. Mr. S..H, Sation, from the Opposi- The Dry

not enough if the coolie was to blame by Mr. J. II. Barrington who promotaged There was the question of "raoral and in-strongly against the compulsory measures pro- tellectual" damage, as well as of mere used. Mr. Fuller defended the Bill. Mr. J. blacking. We certainly do not favour a C. Pendlebury considered the Bill had been squad of pidgeon-teed policemen; the pro- loosely drafted and lacked practicability and per way to walk is with the toes turned forethought. Mesers. Barlow and A. outwards a little, hatat three dollars a time, Nairn also apo sin opposition, the utter we fear the lukonga sill go in for spoiling result in the Colony dispansing with the services asserting that the adoption of the Bill wight the proper way by exaggerating it, unless of a limited number of the existing garnison, His Worship saves the situation by letting and suggested that the loss of their patroage them understand that it is not to be a fixed would be seriously fot. Mr. B. Frost tariff.

pointed out the necessity for bringing compal sion to bear on tho porsons covered by the Bill and was followed by the Leader of the Opposi The English ini? olhe 14th December was tion, Mr. S. Kingebury, who claimed the moral delivered in London on the 11 inst.

At the Hongkong Hotel January 14th. 1909, 2. L. Woodin, aged 18 years (inte of the P. and . Company's service). The funeral will pro lab'y pass the Monument at 5 30 to-day, but an "Express" will be fested during the day.

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HONGKONG, JANUARY 15TH, 1908

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FIRE IN A THEATRE.

LONDON, January 14th. A fire occurred in a theatre Bayertown, Pennsylvania, one hundred people being killed.

[REUTER'S SERVICE.]

CANADIAN IMMIGRATION.

deliver it to them. It is in his bande to dis- tribute among members. They pay subscrip- tions sach month, and he takes the disbonut as profit. It le not part of the general estate in fact, it is not the property of the bankrupt at all,

of this sort in to beset the promoter. When His Lordship-The object of au aociation

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Behuter showed signs of fatigue, and had Coyas worked bis left with the same energy su his right, the chancer are that the fight would have boon brought to a speedy end. Behater rallied the fight procended, lost alt hin symptoms of distress, and in the ninth round Mr Davidson I submit the general erektors gave Coyne considerable purishment, sending atare entitled to share.

him to bis nens three times in rasression. Eroti then the Navalgard wan,, although groggy," refused to give in, and goazd ed himself notil the roading of the. gong gare bim a brief respite. He came up

tie fresher in the last round, and micceeded in carrying it through, but it is possible that Schuter would have sent him to the boards had he. bsen capable of delivering a blow. As ît was, he was so much fatiguéd as his opponent, and the referee's vordins, "a draw," was the popular one. Both men showed admirable temper, and sack in turn gure examples of forbearance of the right old English sort.

LONDON, January 12th. The anti-Japanese immigration regula tions mentioned in the telegram of the 7th just., (No. 5954), will be enforced in British Columbia immédiately,

DISASTER IN A MUSIC HALL,

LONDON, January 12th. A disaster occurred in the Barnsley

ance, where dumber of children, of the

obtain better seats and 16 were crushed to average age of 6, rushed down the stairs to

death, many being injured.

THE UNITED STATES FLEET OF BATTLESHIPS.

LONDON, January 12th. The United States fleet of battleships has arrived at Rio de Janeiro,

GERMANY.

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or woman gets into difioultias, he or she starts a loan association. The trustes is moting for the general creditois, bai the only people who .asn. share la this meney are the aubsoribers to the assola. tion. I think it has nothing to do with the trustee in bankruptor,

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Mr. Davidson-I submit the mitee is en- titled to us unless the defendant shows the he is a trustee. I submit the onus is on him to do that.

His Lordship-I am not going to desible that point just now. I will adjourn the esse until Friday.

GINGER AND CUSTOM

Dang Chee, Son and Co., prosceded against the You Loong firm for an amount alleged to be

COLLINS V. ANDERSON, "Lottie" Collins of the E.G.A., and Fred- Anderson of the 3rd Middlesex Regiment were the next to take the ring. Both were big men, both were hard hitters, and both satonished the andience with the amount of panisiment they

connection with a contract made by the defendat many of the hefty driva and swings ante to supply 200 casks of ginger. Mr. P. W. omad billets, but both men paid more appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. K. D. sixth round, Anderson being declared the Goldring (of Messra. Goldring and Binow) attention to defence than to attack, and in the Atkinson (of Messrs. Deacon, Lecker and winner on points, the audience memed far from

Duscon), for the defendants,

satisfied,

Mr. Goldring said there had been dealings between the two firme for a considerable time

THOMA! AND MARRIOTE with respect to ginger of certain brands. The This was an eight rennd contest for the question that would arise in this case was featherweight championship of the Colony, whether the goods were inferior and not and a willing eight rounds it proved, Marriott cccording to sample. Hie client conteaded finding a worthy opponent in the

Amare little that the custom among the Chinese in Hong. maa from the " King Alfred,"

Thomas opened keng was to accept the report of a qualified the first round with a rush in, but a light from LONDON, January 12th,

surveyor in London on this point, aud tu maska | Marriott "fapped his claret" and steadied him.. The Social Democrats beld eight meetings deductions where it was reported that the goods Several give and take reinds followed, but in Berlin yesterday, at which the reprevere inferior in quantity or quality. In the Marriott's activity saved him a deal of panish- sentatives of 14 of the suburbs were in event of his Lordship deciding that these sur-ment, while Thomas, whose guard was broken favour of the extension of the Prussian Teyor's repor's were not acceptable he must ask on many reasons, had to stand some exceed. franchise on the same principle as the him that it would be a very serious thing if Aght was Marriott's, and the referee awarded for a commission to England. It seemed to ingly bard hitting. In science and skill, the Reichstag. After the meetings 30,000 men export firms had to send home to asses of this aim a win. Both men deserved the complimente in tan columns attempted to march to the sort. Hesabmitted that it was abolutely clear they received. ales and the Unter den Linden, to which that the ginger was of interior quality, all access was barred by the police who broke up the processions with great difficulty; and at one point bloed was shed

THE SHAUKIWAN BURGLAR.

POLICE SERGEANT'S CONDUCT RECOGNISED,

struggle between Lance Sergeant Fowler and

Some weeks ago an account of a desperate

Chiness burglar at Shauki wan was published in these columns, and it was then reported that is would probably be some weeks before the barglar would be sufficiently well to faos the Court, Yesterday he was placed before Mr. H. H. J. Gempertz' at the Magistracy on three charges Sergeant Fowler while in the execution of of lurglary, and on a charge of sulting his duty. His Worship, on the evidence, found the charges proved and sentenced the prisoner to six months' imprisonment on each. of the charges of burglary, the sentences to ran Concurrent; and on the charge of assault, the prisoner was sentenced to another six months' imprisonment, the sentence to be concedative, defeat of the Government on several counts. His Worship then strongly commended Lanes Captain Brown failed to see that any material Sergeant Fowler for sticking to his prisoner objections had been brought forward by ia spite of the injuria inflicted upon him, and the Opposition. Mr. 8. E. Moore also spoke said he would we that a report of the policeman's for, and Meters. E Ayris and W. T. Edvards conduct was forwarded to the Government. against, the Bill. Mr. R. A: Lowry closed the debate opd appealed to the House to suppet so essential a measure. The motion was put the

Government, then introduced a Bill to promote better commercial relations with China. This passed the First. Bending and the Honge adjourned for the week.

It is in the nature of things that good work should go apparently unnoticed, and occasional slips, or alleged slips, be spe Gially noted. His Worship Mr. HAZELAND make an excellent magistrate, and the general public can have a very inadequate idea of the arduous nature of his daily task hearing hundreds of tedious cases mainly concerned with the petty side of human nature, its bud temper, careless Inpises from- The straight path, and general meanness towards its fellows. If HOMER could nod at times, the best of magistrates may.surely overlook the importance of some not patent ly direct issue of one of the many cases owing in his daily list. The duty of a siisor is rarely pleasant, and it is only the natural hatred of injustice, and concern for ny have to be an itest. This explains the House and was carried without a division. The subject to audit, the Directors of the Hongkong

understand that the late Mr. E. L.

Woodin (formerly in the service of the P. & O.) had many friends in this Colony, to which he returned on'y a'oute week ago. He was staying at the Hongbay Hotel, and as he was found dead in his bed resterday morning, there nucertainty of the futral notice elsewhere. public safety, that prompts this dragging intoffight of two local police court cases.

The Hongkong Civil Service List for 1908, We can admit at once that our journalistic with its budget of as ful information, has reached us. This wod, which is in its fourth confrère CADOUCHene of Truth would have is e; contains the usul historical and statistical difficulty in filling his famous pillory if his abstract compiled at the Colonial Secretary's Bold were restricted to the courts of this office, and now brought up to the end of 1906, Colony, but the very rarity of error only Everything that's Cir Bervant wants to know makes it appear the more striking. As appears in this well-edited book, which is weo regards the polic› side of the question, we

a useful guide in many matters for public men,

bibliographie list of Hongkong, which is their lot is not a happy one when dealing perhaps necessarily implete, bat we cannot with such perseveringly irritating people as understand the princips of selection,

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

The M.M, str. Oceanten with the next Froch Mail, lei Singapore on Tuesday the 14th-mst at 11.30am. for this port via Saigon.

The Chergears Réunis str. Multe is expated the 20th inst.

BANK DIVIDEND.

His Lordship—I should like to hear some evidence on the other side as to surveyors reports. I sot on them every day of my life and I don't see why I should go back on myself.

Mr. Atkinson-Thin report is addressąd to

CHILDS Y, NEWMANN. "Taft' Childs of the "Hing Alfred," who on this occasion was pitted against as opponent somewhere near his own level, showed to mush granter advantage than he did in his recent "ght with "Billy" Bellow. He was a better man than Newmann of the Middlesex Regiment, trat few rounds were in favour of Childs, and aal in tozsequence purished him severely. The

by the sailor, however, who in the next few then Newman, rushing in, let his opponent feel the strength of bis arm. He was outclassed

somebody entirely unknown to us. It is dated months after the ginger arrived in England,

Tang Chee said he was up till December 31st managing partner of the plaintif firm. He.. for the purchase of 200 parks of ginger. The entered into a contract with the defendants

ginger as consigned to London. The con signess complained about the quality of the rounds attacked his face with visible effects. ginger, and on receipt of these complaints he right cut in the fifth round sent Newmann spoke to the defendant firm. They replied-sixth round he was unable to ward off any ot to the boards, but the gong saved him. In the Got a report from London about " W s wrsis home, and ressired the report produced from his arm's ageāts,

Mr. Atkinson objected to the report going in as evidense. It was not addressed, to any of the parties in the action.

In reply to bis Lordship wi'n said the report was sent to his firm's agents in London,

Mr. Atkinson said the ginger was despatched in September, and it must have arrived in London in lus ordinary couree of events early November, and the report was dated six months after that

His Lordship will tell you at once that this report, as it stands, is not evidence.

Mr. Atkinson-I might also state that this report is a report by the plaintiffs' farveyors,

Mr. Goldring contended that it was the We are officially authorised to state that, custom in Hongkong to accept these reports.

Mr, Atkinsou-I submit it cannot be the and Shanghai Banking Corporation will custom unless it is agreed to. recommend at the forthcoming mesting a His Lordship-If they say the stuff is dividend of £2 per share of the old issue a ferior they must prove it, and one of the best pro rața dividend, or £1 10s. per share of the waya la to get expert proof. new issue; add to the Silver Reserve Fund Mr. Goldring said he had asked the other sido $500,000 and carry forward about $2,000,000, to admit afcertain document, and they would not In addition to the above the amount reseived a premium on the new shares has bras dealt with as follows: To the purchase of Dangols of sufficient nominal value to increase at 12 the Sterling Reserve Fund by £500,000 which fund

consent. He was now forced to send is commis, sian home, and the whole expense, he contended, would fall on the other side. His Lordship-If he loses.

Mr. Atkinson said the report was only the

the nine left leads which Childs placed on his jaw, and after he had received an ther sixteen Lght, eating that Newmann's right arm was in the seventh round the referee stapped the hart, and that it would be cruelty to let him

continue.

WILLIAMS AND PELTINKL. Taft" Willisme of the " King Alfred," lat.

The star event of the evening was between

and "Polly" Perkins of the Middlesex Regi- met, 11st. lib. The former's challenge must bave been a bluff. Williams was supposed to be a "dark horse," and as rumoue said that Perkins would get all he wanted," those present anticipated an exciting fight, But they were sorely disappointed, “Taft" Ïed of with a right swing, the force of the blow, which missed its mark, making him spin on his own'skie, so say, and leaving him dizzy. Parkins rushed in and rained heary blows on the sailor as he followed him round the ring, eventually keeping up his practics in a corner until Williams pat up his hands and Intimate that he had enough. The fight lasted barely a minute.

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CHALLENGES.

Seaman Gurter same forward with a challenge to fight Marriott ten or twenty rounds for the bantam weight championship of the Colony, and àa M. C. announced that either Marriott or Coyne, would accept his challenge for from $200

were other challenges, more like idle bola** than business.

should also hasten to remind ourselves that Its lensi excellent future to our mind is is here & O. str. Asix arrived in San Fran- ! will then stand at £1,500,000,-8. To the trans- evidence of one set of surveyors, but it was to $600 aside, and the best purse offered, Thors

The O.

isoo on the 9th inst.

The Boston str. Kumerio sailed from Toko- bama for Kobe on 12th inst.

fer to the Silver Reserve Fund of the balance of $1,250,000.

absolutely necessary to have evidence on both siden