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It is reported that the Chinoso captain of the sailing ship concerned in the recent gun-running incident at Amoy has been sentonoid to J- Prisonment for life. Theries and ammunition

seized have been confiscated,

The police raided a house at 27 Elgin Hirest Wednesday and arrested eight gamblors.

The latter resisted arrest and a lakong had a narrow escape from being thrown over the verandah. The defendants were each the $5;

TELEGRAMS.

DAILT FEESS

EXCLUSIVE SERVICE.] OBITUARY:

LONDON, August 25th. The death is announced of Sir Eyre Massey Shaw, K.C.B., who was formerly Chief Constable and Chief

SUPREME COURT

Thursday, August 27th,

IN ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION. BEFORE SIR FRANCIS PIGGOTT (CHIBY) JUSTIOB), WITH COMMANDEE R. M. FEN-

FOLD, R.N, AND CAPTAIN Resson

NAUTICAL ASBESKONI).

INTERESTING BAIVADE CLAIM.'

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intercept the scurse of the life-boat sud prevent ber from reaching the " Akashi Maru,” and auch crift only desisted from the attempt boosuse it was fired upon by these shoard the "Yoohow,** The China Navigation Co, my that the total atcunt of treasure which came into their hands amounted to 8,633.86 Hongkong carronsy, of which $21,449,34 and no mere was gained by plaintiffe as their property. The China Navigation Co., thought they had a hen ca Aum alaimed by the plaintiffs and that they were the

reward for the salvage services rendered. The

desire, has been manifested to end the rain was given af the Magistracy yesterday subsequently, for thirty years, Chief tension and restore friendly trade relations when a Chiraman employed at the Naval Yard of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, between the two peoples. There is only too was brought before Mr Wood on a charge of much reason to fear indeed that the boycott stealing rivet heads. As is known, the employees. London. movemont has the Viceroy's entire sym-defendant knowing this had put almost a pound

are searched on leaving the works, and the Sir George Barclay Bruce, the well- pathy, and that nothing is likely to be done of these heads in his mouth. However, the trick known engineer, is also dead. Sir either by moral suasion or by force to break was discovered. He pleaded guilty and was George began his career as a civil the tyranny which the guilde exercise in sentenced to que month's imprisonment.

engineer under Robert Stephenson restraint of trade. The Chinese Government. The story of a goat and a P.W.D. coolie wes and at one time occupied the position at the present time appears to be exerting told at the Felles. Court yesterday. The coole of Chief Engineer of the Madras

self to supprom various political organisa- was engaged repairing the wires on the Shau tions which have proved themselves to be number of goats ware grazing. Use of the

kiwan Road and near where he was working Railway. embarrassing to the local governing animals evidently thought the coolie's maya. nuthorities, and the Government might well monte boded ill to it, sud taking advantage of take into consideration the dangerous the man's head being lowered, it rushed at him tendency of the trade guilds to outer the

and batted him so sovercly on the head that sphere of political setion. What is thee was sent ruiling into the road, When difference, so far as Japau is concerned, necessitated his removal to the hospital whither picked up it was found that his injuries between the present situation and that of he was accordingly conveyed. half a century ago when restraint of trade- was deemed by Foreign Powers, sufficient exeme for war? It would be ille to plead that to-day it not the Government who are enforcing restrictive measures, but the The Government merchants themselves.

Another instansa of the "irjoki that are of the Fire Brigade, Belfast; and terfield and Swire and the China Navigation defendants, the Chine Navigation Co., by way of

JAPANESE IMMIGRATION INTO AMERICA.

AN OFFICIAL CONTRADICTION.

[REUTER'S SEXVIOR.]

Torro August 27th. The Japanese Government has Christmas Island, is the Indian Ocean, will, the telegraphed through Reuter's Agency Sir John Murray, who is on his way to visit authorised a denial of the statement. London correspondent of the Scolaman says, be that Japan has practically refused to joined there by Dr. C. W. Andrews of the assent to the American proposals to Geological Department of the British Museum. Dr. Andrews, it may be remembered, visited negociate a new Immigration Treaty cannot entirely frea itself from responsibility

Christmas Island ten years ago, and at the The statement is officially declared and blame while it allows these guilds to place for over a year for the purpose of making

Instance of Sir John Murray he stayed on the to be without foundation. exercise a tyranny in restraint of trade and an exhaustive exploration of the fauna and fors gives no sign of its disapprobation of such of an oceanic island not up to that time inhabited proceedings. Tho neglect of the authorities by man. Bisos then Christmas Island has been go intervene with the object of atopping the opened up by the working of its guano deposits- and there is now a population, chiefly Chinees boycott can only be viewed as lending it

göölié, of about 1,000 persons. Patlis, have been encouragement, and the Japanese Govern-out through the island, which is estimated to ment would, it seems to us, be amply over £ly square miles. Sir Joba Murray, All braude of Manila Cigars kept in stooks justified in making the prolongation of the who is the author of numerous papers on boycott the subject of a strong diplomatic subjects connected with geography, oceno. protest at Peking. We are aet specially recently been making a short stay in graphy, marine biology, and limnology has concerned for the power at which, the

Hongkong, boycott is almed. The weapon the Chiuose. are using has been directed belorengainst the

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THE HONGKONG "OPIUM DENS"

STATEMENT IN PARLIAMENT.

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THE AMERICAN FLEET AT SYDNEY.

LONDON, August 25th. At Sydney; a review of 13,000 Common- wealth military and naval forces, together with detachments from the British and

Co. La, their claim being for $10,833 alternative defence to lay bien Co., by way of Chun Tak Loong and 06. aned Mesars, Bat. entitled to retain such eum as a reasonable

held by defendants as payment for services into Court the sum of 82,144,93, and said that

rendered in connection with the sixanding of the 8.2.Akashi Mara,"

sum was sufficient to satisfy the plaintiffs' claim

Mr. Binde said this action came before the

Mr. M. W. Slade, Instruoted by Mr. J. Scott Harston (of Messrs. Ewens and Faraton) Court in a somewhat unusual manner. It was represented by Sir Heary Berkeley, Cot by the calver, but by the opor of the appeared for the plaintiff, the defendants being action to assess salvage services, brong ht, instructed by Mr. H. J. Gadge (of Mass.perty which was esived. The defendants Johnson, Stokes and Master).

bad adopted a decidedly unusual cours that the plaintiffs were merchants carrying on

It was mentioned in the statement of plaim their own hands and assessing the value of their -OF- practice by taking the Jaw into business at 26, De Vox Road Wes, and the defendants, Monars, Batter Bald and Swire, wore the agents in Hongkong, for the defendant Company. The "Akashi Mart" left Amoy on

services at half the value of the treasure salved: a koping it, instead of doing what is usually doar, applying to the Court to assess the valu of their services and to fix this award to whish

a voyage to Hongkong having on board, stored they were entilled. When analysed, the allega in the treasure room, tresauce in the form of tions of fact in the pleadings did not diffe coins to the value of $26,050 consigned to the materially, except in the degree of violence and plaintiffs, together with treasure to the value of the amount of danger which was met with by of mails and other packages, the contents of experience to the Court that calvors always 38,141,12 consigued to other persons, ten bags the salvers. It was a matter of common

truck the outer part of the Nerth Merops which were naknawn to the plaintifs. At thought they had done most remarkably wells 8.25 am. on September 30th, 1996, the shipers when they had done only well, and the Shoal, and remained fast. At that time be enhanced by the weather being made to fact that possibly the reward would ing with about fores ive the wind was from the north east, and blow appear worse than it perhaps was, sometimes swell on the port bom of the "Akashi it was only bad. In this case they were depen There was heavy tarded to make them think it was very bad when Mara," and the tide was about high water. dext to a large extent on the logs of the Shortly after striking,siguals for assistance "Yochow."

The logs wore welttan approxi- ware made to the as, Lochow" "belonging to ately at the time of the occurrence of the the defendauts, the China Navigation Co. d. rents, and they were perfectly content to take which was close by on a voyage from Amoy to the allegations in those legs which, he thought? Hongkong. The lifeboats of the Akashi would be found to differ vary widely from the Maru" wore launched and 53 steerage and seven allegations of witnesses who would now speak. fret class passengers and the captain, officers of their recollections of weather nearly two and crew of the Akashi Maru," 129 in numears ago. His Lordabip would see from the ber, were safely carried to the "Yochow." statement of ofsim that they did not work in of the "Akashi Marn, and assisted during There was a heavy swell and a moderate breeze. Tho litabats were manned by the crew Bay was to minimise the services rendered, and there undoubtedly was considerable merit

A

American warskips in the harbour, has been one or more trips by an officer and some of the in the action of the erow of the lifeboat who

the visit of the American fleet, and in the held in the Centennial Park in honour of

presence of H. E. the Rt. Hon. Lord Northcote, Governor-Gener Australia, and Admiral Sperry commandag

J. B battleship fleet.

LOUAL SPORT,

LAWN BOWLS.

On her actuath and

last trip the "Akashi Marn's" lifeboat safely and of to this ship as she lay upon the raif men on the "Yochow."

offpera and the contents of the treasure room of very hard pull against the wind and tide, sad carried to the "Yoshow" the captain and and rescued people from hor, They had a the "Akashi Maru," all with the exception of cessarily when laying alongside the ship they one bag of mails which was lost on being lower had to be careful that they were not thrown In the Honsa of Commons on the 29th ult.

ed into the lifeboat, The Tochow" proceeded He did not wish to minimise the value of against the side and the boat stove in. the losses that ensue, it may at some futura

COLONEL SHELT, Under Secretary of State

on her voyage to Hongkong, and tus nino bags the rew's services, but & claim of $14,000 timo ba levelled against the trade of other for the Colonies, replying to Mr. Lyttleton,

of mails from the Akashi Maru" mars Powers. The Chinese Government has the said with reference to the complaint that the

delivered to the Post Offce, and six boxes and which did not belong to them was rather a stiff for rowing a quarter of a mile in a lifsboat' power to end the boycott, and its neglect to.

Government had taken action with regard

ten packages and one brown paper parcel were to the closing of the opina deas without.

As interesting match, the result of a challenge delivered to Butterfeld & Saire. The plaintiffs of the "Akashi Maru" until the "Yoshow" abarge. The time occupied from the striking do so can only be regarded in diplomatic consulting the authorities of Hongkong, al between members of the Civil Service Club and abortly afterwards found that one box of silver had got her author up and was stay parlance, na distinctly unfriendly act.

though they did their boat to ascertain tho

the Police Recreation Club (barring the regular ocios containing $4,384 had not been received by voyage was only about seven hotare. The ship views of the people, it was quite impossible to Club Bkipe), was decided on the Civil ServiesTM the defendants, Butterfield and Swire, making herself, bis Lordship would be satisfled, was Lieut. Col. H. D. Stropole, Army Accounts get anything like a ressoned opinion from the ground on Wednesday, evening. The C. B. C. Correspondents must forward their names and ad Department, has been appointed Chief Pay Inhabitants of Hongkong. He restarted what

Club were represented by C. Bond, (skip), A, M possession of the defendants $29,807,1%, of which amount of room, came round in a wide cirosle noser in the slightest dangar. She had any master at Hongkong, and embarka abonthe bad said in a previone discussion, that it was

Thornhill, A. Blowey and P. R. Adams and the 821,666 was the property of the plaintiffs. The with her tow behind, and had her head to the September 15th.

Walt and G. Ogg. The C. 8. C. Club man

unknown to the plaintifie, delivered to the she anchored. Counsel submitted that all the opium dens in Hongkong. That remained the

Chinase Imperial Maritins Customs the value

riak rua. in this matter was

-run by the tho "Akashi Marn," leaving treasure to the value of $29,566 in their banda; sud the only people who did anything very material

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the policy of the Government to clves the Police by W.. Withers (skip). F. McHardy, J. defcudants, Butterfield and Swire, at some date wind and son under the les of this shoal, where

Wednesday afternoon & coolin was entombed Policy of the Government; and as regarded that Blaxted off with howds of 3-5-4, and were leading of 8241.12, part of the treasure received from me who rowed off in the boat. They were

As the result of a landslip at Taumati on and was no severely crashed that he died shortly after he had been extricated,

The Chipesu Government has decided to establish an Imperial University in the Capital at a cost of two million taele and to provide au. sinus! appropriation of 200,000 tools A deputation has boon wang to Japan to study the Japaness university

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THE news from Canton during the past few days plaiuly shows that he relaxation of the hoscott of Japanese goods is yet countenanced" by the Cantonese Goilds. Evidently a very el system of espionage is mamtained to eirsure the strict observance of the orders of the guilda in the matter. When a member of a guild is proved to have denit in Japanese goods he is apparently mulcted in heavy penalties. It may be accepted as evidence of the power exercised

system..

The oruiser Crescent, Captain C. F. Hender. Bos, was to leave Portsmouth on August 6th for

polloy itself the right har. gentleman would forgive him if he quoted words of his. The right hon. gentleman aid on a former occasion. I congratulate the Government and the Under-Secretary on having taken steps which are entirely reasonable in the oiraumstances." (Hear, hear.) ``

improving matters until the fond saw them ran on the seventh bead by 22 to 0 and went on. ont easy winners after playing fifteen Leads by

A remarkable win of 30 points to three.

IMPORTANT NAVAL APPOINT MENTS.

defendants claimed to be entitled to retain one

or very meriterious, and he did not wish half of this amount, namely, 314,783

to decry their merit in the slightest remuneration for the salvage services rendered..

degree, The total amonat of the treasure On the 12th December, 1906, the defendants led was 339,933.86 and out of that the

hands treasure to the value of $14,783 of the defendants had claimed to be entitled to the treasure held by them, leaving in their belonging to other people. From the beginning delivered to the respective owners one half of plaintiffs owned 821,499.34, leaving $3,334.53

which treasure to the

value of 810,833 have the total amount saived, that was to say belonged to the plaintifs. The plaintiff $14,16.93, Taking $350 as a fair day's pay, it claimed (1) That the award due to the defendant worked out that they were demanding siz wacke company for salvags services rendered to the pay for seven bears work, rather a handsome In the early part of be angersed by this honourable Court; (2) That December, 1906, the defendants returned the the defendante be.ordered to deliver to the whole of the treasure to the various owners plaintiff the $10,833 in their possession, lesa

on receiving a deposit of fifty per cent of the anch sum as may be awarded for salvage value. Salvage rewards ought to be liberal so services in respect thereof; (3). Or that in lisus to encourage people to render salvage as datasges the sum of $10,635 teas, such am render B liberal sam in the instance,

the Far East with relief crews for tho vessels given. The ordinary stops were now being the Allantio Fleet, will succeed Fir Hoary plaintiffsin miving the plaintiffs said tonsure coale of remuneration:

recommissioning at Hongkong and Shanghai

for further service on the China Station. Now taken, and the Government would not through ships' companies for sloop Ulio and the Cadmisation the advice they had recently obtained, and would obtain, from the Governor. Ha are coming out in the Cresent

believed he would be able to satisfy the House

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"Death was due to injuries received by falling that the bast public opinion in Hoogkong, and in the Mediterranean.ave to be appointed theroof the defendants do pay to the plaintiffs services, and he would ask his 'Lordship to

into the dry dock." Snob was the verdict returned by a jury who sat at the Magistracy yesterday to inquire, into the circumstances attending the death of an Indian watchman who was found dead in a dry dock at Quarry Bay, Mr. Kemp, sitting as coroner, adapted the

fogary.

A burglary at

by those guilds that we hear of no open Diamond Palace" in Queen's Road Central this "Lucios Scientifià defiance of their orders in the matter, was reported to the police yesterday. The thieves

but what I said was that every person of Benge Henry B. Jackson, now Controller of the Nav

Mr. LITTLETON.-Lagrood with that polisyon, and will take eest oon: Rear-Admiral Bir The following appointments have been decided prosumed that the ordinary steps had been will go afloat in command of the Third (Medi taken that would make the policy palatable.

terraneao) Cruiser Squadron; Kear-Admiral W. COLONEL SABLY said the ordinary ups B. Fisher will hoist his fiag as second in com could not be taken for reasons that he had man of the Atlantic Fleet; Rear-Admiral Bir John R. Jellicos, who is now Bear-Admiral in Jeckeca asa Lord of the admiralty and Con- troller of the Nary; Captain Ernest 0. the First Lord of the Admiralty he is at Troubridge will become Private Secretary to present Chief of the Staff to Sir Charles Drury. to replace Admiral Bir Gerard Noel as. Com

Before long officers will mander-in-Chief at the Noro, Admiral Sir Charles Drury as Commander-in-Chief in the Mediterraneon, and Vise-Admiral the Hon, Bir A. G. Caizon Howe as Commander-in-Chief of the Atlantic Flest. Ramone has been busy with there appointments, and defloite statements Mlle. Marthe Robert, aged twenty, of decision has as yet been come to with regard to bave been confidently put forward. But no Neachatel, who holds all the Swiss recorde in them and the matter remaine very uncertain. speel intends to make an attempt to swim Adair to command the First Cruiser Squadron avimming both for long distance and

With the appointment of Rear Admiral C.H. arose the Channel this summer...

for Bear-Admiral Adair is at present in Last year with her older sister Cecile she South Afriss, another summand falls vacant, in saccession to Bir Peray Scott, who goes to

Squadron,

the opinion of the Governor himself, coincided with the policy of the Gorerament as to the measures they proposed to take.

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-SWISS GIRL TO SWIM THE CHANNEL.

WEATHER REPORT,

THE FLYING OF THE UNION JACK.

as may be awarded as aforesaid; (4) $1,000 making the amount in some sort of pro- damages for the wrongful detention of the portion to the services rendered. A salvago asid 810,833,-

service was a signal service, and was not ontimated by so much for this and that except undir vory extraordinary and exceptional. circumstances. He did not sue on what possible principle of justice the defendants could be titled to hang on to the money in the way they bad, neither did he see how they should gain, any advantage from it,

In the statement of defence the defendante Messrs. Butterfield and Swire, said they had no interest whatsoever in the subject matter of this action. In all matters and things connected with the claim they had noted merely as the

Navigation Co. asy that on the voyage of the gents of the defendants, the China Navigation Co. Ld, and in no other capacity. The China

Akashi Maru", and at the time of the salvage geacrally goes to the owners?

His Lordship-What proportion of salvage services, the "Akashi Mara" was carrying a

Mr. Elade-It depends entirely upon the large number of passengers, and also treasure circumstances of the There is no fixed belonging to the plaintiffs and others, and that proportion at all. What goes to the owner is Is solely by the exertions of those on board have run, the passengers and treasure were saved from always in proportion to the risk, the ownerg

care.

Evidence was called, and the case adjourned. CHOLERA ON THE ARRATOON

APCAR"

and of extremely few cases of clandestined evidently effeted an entrance through soreated a sensation in Paris by swimming, dealings in the banned articles of trade; nor broken fanlight above the book four, and through Paris in the amateur race organizad do we hear of offenders who have been listed undisturbed a fairly large booty. I by the "Sports" journal, and finishing ahead and of the Second (Atlantic) Cruiser

pulated refusing. to pay the penalties the included some of the meat valuable articles in of a number of the best male swimmers. guild juflicts for tupatriotic behaviour." shoek, artificial diamonds set in gold, etc., and No doubt the ostracism which a refusal though the amount stolen has not yet been calculated it in tolerably certain to resol cluse would entail would prove far more ex-

apon four figures. No elas has been obtained the following report:

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued pensive. It is curious to acte, however, whereby the thieves can be trased.

Earl Howe in the House of Lords asked bis Majesty's Government, with a view to remoy. that while the guilds are re-affirming their

On the 27th at 11.5 m. The typhooning say possible doubt that may exist on the the Yochow The wind was blowing with s which was situated to the E. of Bhanghai subject, whether it is a fact that the full Union farce of six and upwards, and while the At the Magistracy yesterday afternoon Mr. yesterday, has-recurved to the N.E. and is now Jack way be down on land by every citizen in Akashi Morn" was in danger of being intention to ensure a strict enforcement of Kemp heard a charge preferred against two for Korea. the boycott, the Viceroy of Canton is pleased "coolie snatchers" by Sargt. Earner with derately at all stations, except at those on the

the Empire as well as en Government offices and completely lost, together with all those on The barometer has tison considerably to mo- public buildings. to accept from the Government of Japan obtaining money from a boarding bedes keeper N.B. coast of China sad in Japan.

The Earl of Crowe said many of them know

board, the salvago services were rendered. It Lot duly a monetary contribution but a large by means of false prefsuces. It appeared that

that there had existed in the public mind as being observed by those on the "Toshow yesterday's mail, we learn that three cases of From the Jajon paperi which arrived by Pressure is still high over the Pacific to the curions notion as to what flag might be and that these consigament of goods of Japanese manu- they brought seven coolies to the boarding

E. of Japan. It is low apparently, to the what fag might not be flown. At one time it fennching lifa-boots, those on the Yoshoptar on the 17th inst, when she arrived off the on the" Akhi Mare" were holers were discovered on board the Artation facture towards the relief of the suffers himse and coached the under promise of Southward of the Bonin islands.

cented to be believed that the Royal Standard waited until such bosts, rowing with the wind Yokohama bronswater, the victims "being a by flood in the riverine districts of the resting money to declare that they were in the Formoss Channel and along the Northern however, was not the case. The Royal Standard and tide, kan slongside; and then all the Chinese, and two Indian pansengers. The

Moderate NE and E-winda may.bo expected could be flown anywhere and by anybody province of hwangtung – The continuance the mar to say the same thing on gig Old Hongkong infalt for the hours ending not properly be sown without his Majesty's the passenger certain of the brew of the once taken to the Nagahama Gusrantias

willing to go to Singapore. Thoy slao taught shores of the Obins Bon.

was the personal flag the Rovereign and could ecoupants of fuck boats, consisting of certain of steamer together with her passengers, was at of the boycott for so many months bas the Registrar-General and explains 10 out to-day, ( 0,10 inches.

permission, which was only granted when either Akashi Mary, wore safely hauled up on to station for disinfection and detention there for undoubtedly been a avere blow to Japanese the subsequent examination they could withdraw The forecast for the 24 Logre ending at noon

the King or Quest was present. That state of the Yoshow." The second journey to the dve days. One offiis India patients succumbed. trade and commerce. Its effect on Japanese this statement. In the meantime the "coolic today is as follows:-

did not apply to the Union Jack. E. winds, mo- nak should be regarded as the nationalak Barn was even more dithioul and

it undoubtedly

might be flown on dangerous than the first, by reason of the force

to the malady during the day N.E, winds,

of the wind and sea. The number of poreons The Earl of Meath said he was South cast of Chins between Same as No L. this matter, on when there had been little addition to the captain, afficere and crow to his Majesty's Government for clearing up South coast of Okins between Same No 1 country where the nion Jack had been pulled a large craft, manned by Chinese, attempted to .......... Hongkong and Lamecks.

doubt. Soms instaroos were known in this During the second journey of the sail life-boat Hongkong and Hainan...

down by the polios.

The

hipping has been especially marked, and natchers" would receive money from the Hongkong & Neighbourhood. derate, showery land by all his Majesty's enbject.ch obliged rescued from the “Akashi Maru," was 133 in

boarding house kooper and this they would share most of the Japanese steamship companies with the coolies. As ranged the coollow on ngaged in the China coast and river trade the second examination refused to go to have been obliged to go in for drastic econo-Singapore, and as the result of inquiries being mics... How long is this state of affairs to be made the conspirators were arrested, *,

Formosa Channel...

moderate.

the 28rd inst., states that the outbreak originated A telegram to the NO Daily News, datad

among the Lascara and spread from them has been detained for fire days, dating from anong the passengers and crew. The vessel the 22nd, for renewed disinfection.