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INTIMATION

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how many British

master

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27TH, 1908. mariners | Mafor-ffeneral and Lady Carew arrived in TELEGRAMS.

have sat for the examination in the last four years and obtained certificates of com- patency, but certainly many more than are now trying to esen a livelihood here as pilots. The Chinese pilot has not been CO.. displaced because the pilot regulations embodied in the Merchant Shipping Act have not, by the local Ordinance, bees made applicable to the port. This does not seem to have been generally understood. British master mariners who have obtained certifi cates of competency as pilote in these waters. have learnt to their cost that the pilot The following Wives, battled in Europe, have regulations laid down in the Merchant been specially selected and procured from Shipping Act may with impunity be dis the celebrated frm of Mesans, GEO, G. SANDEMAN, SONG & Co., L., ofegarded here, and so long as that is the London, Oporto and Xeres:-

ES ABLISHED A.D. 1841.

SHERRY:

Per Dos. Per Bottle,

$14.00

LIGHT DRY,...

SOLERA

20.00

VERY PALE DRY

20.00

FULL GOLDEN

PALE DRY NUTTY

LINEST

OLD

BROWN

GOOD FINA

81.30

1.70

1.70 2.05

24.00, 26.00 2.25 36 00 3.05

MADEIRA:

Par Doa Per Bottle. $15.00 $1.55 2.60 30.00

PORT:

DOURO

INVALID

ESTRELLA

Per Dos, Per Bottle,

$1.40 1.75

$16.00 20.00

OLD TAWNY,

20,00

1.75.

VERY

TAWNY OLDEST

AND

FINEST

26.00 2.25 2.50 29-00

.3.80 45,03

$2.00 440

We are Sole Agents in Hongkong for O G. SANDEMAN, SONS & Co, In.

case, we ate informed, it is a bad speculation for a British master mariner to tarn pilot in Hongkong..

When we refer to Hansard to learn what wern the reasons given forenacting the Pilots' Ordinance, we find that the ATTORNEY- GENERAL stated that what the Government wanted to do was to see that no one should offer bis services as a pilot who

was not reasonably considered to be capable of performing the duties of a pilot. In one sense," said the ATTORNET GENERAL, it may be said that a place like this does not require pilots; the navigation. is open, and there is no need to have pilotste bring ships in and out of Hongkong, But apparently the Harbour is so extremely crowded and the difficulties of finding berths Ao considerable, that the Government. has been approached by the shipping community and asked to provide some safeguard that persons who offer themselves for pilots within the waters of the Colony shall know what to do." That application resulted in the Pilots Ordinance being fintroduced and passed. The Arronnex-GENERAL further explained that: There is no compulsion for anyone to take a pilot, nor will taking a pilot exempt the ship that takes him from any consequences that may occur from collision or otherwise. Government accepte absolutely no responsibility in the matter, " A maximum scale of pilotage fees, was

A.S. WATSON & CO. drawn up and published, and for the rest

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ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS, Hongkong, 6th October, 1908.

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MARRIAGE.

Un 28th October, 1908, at St. John's Cathedral, Hongkong, HENRY COUPLE PATRICK, M.B. C. second son of Dr. WILLIAM PATEICK of Glasgow Scotland, to IDA ANNIE GARVIN, eldest daughter Of THOMAR GARVIN, Inspector-General of the Polica Forry Sta of New South Wales, Australia, 185

HONGKONG OFFICE:10A, Dus Veur ROAD U LONDON OPPION: 131, FLSET STRMET, BO

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, OCTOBER 27TH, 1908,

the Colony yesterday from Japan by the French mail steamer "Caledonian.**

A circular issued with to-day's Daily Press notifies the public that Dr. Lamb, the American vocalist, has decided to remain in Hongkong until the 3rd proximo,

By kind permission of Major E. B.J. Chitty and Offers of the 105th Mahentta (Light Infantry) the Band of the Ragimont will plas at the Oriental Hotel 3; Queen's Road Contral daring dinner on 8lat inat, (Saturday),

The Hon. Treasurer of the Aliso Memorial and Afiliated Hospitals begs to acknowledge, with thanks, the following donations to the funds of the Hospitals

Hospital Suaday, Union Church... 8105.85

100 St. Stephen's College...

H. E. Lia Ching Chang, Minister to Holland and Cemuiarioner to the Hague Conferens, has again wired to the Government arging them to tabalato all contracts and agreements with which they are in disputs before the date

set for the next conference.

A. Chinese woman who went to collect 14 owing her by another native female residing at Kennedy Street, Yaumati, was thrown down was charged before Mr. J. H. Wood at the stairs and ctherwise maltreated. The offender Magistracy yesterday with messull, and his Worship imposed a fine of $2 and further ordered the defendant to pay $2 componentien,

Two fitters appeared before Mr. Kemp at the Magistracy yesterday on a obarge of altering

the water service at 253, Queen's Road Exet without permission of the Water Authority; and the tenant of the house was charged with procuring their services. The latter defendant fined $5, and each of the Bitters was

[DAILY PRESS " SKOLUSIVE SERVICE]" BRITISHI SCHOONER SEIZED AT VENEZUELA.

LONDON, October 26th,

SUPREME COURT.

Monday, 26th October: IN APPELLATH JURISDICTION. BEFORE THE FULL COVER,

· LANDLORD AND TEKANT The Chief Justice (Sir F. Piggott), and the Asting Paine Judge (Mr. H. H, J. Gomperts)

It is reported that a British schoot to hear a motion moved by Bur Henry Haraton, on behalf of the Humphreye Estate. ner has been seized by the Venezuelan Berkeley, C., Instructed by Moses Ewens and Government, and that the passengers and Finance Company, for leave to set asides judgment of the Paisno Judge in the nation "P. W. Goldring against the appellants" in and crew have been imprisoned.

which kis Lordship fonad for the plaintiff. The INDIGNANT AUSTRALIANS.

notion was one in which the plaintiff claimed for damages from the defendants for damage dono to his property while he was a tenant of the Aus-defendant. Mr. Goldring appeared in person.

LONDON, October 20th. There is a strong feeling in tralia against England's advice (re- garding the Australian Navy ?).

THE

NEAR EASTERN". SITUATION.

LONDON, October 26th. Negotiations in connection with

further advanced. Turkey and the Balkan States are no

THE COTTON CRISIS.

LONDON, October 28th. There is no prospect at present of a settlement of the Lancashire cotton trouble.

(REUTES'S BERTICE.]

fined $5.

THE EUROPEAN SITUATION, Mrs. Lee of Kowloon City charged a farmer

LONDON, October 24th. Complainant's cuttin, it was with assault,

The Vienna press denounces Great Britain stated, strayed on defendant's land; and the armer proceeded to chase them off with a bama being responsible for the rupture of boo pole. Complainant approached to prevent defendant from hitting them, and the letter negociations between Turkey and Austria, struck Mr. Leo with the polo, Me, Kemp im and declares that Austria, supported by posed a fine of $5, in default, fourteen days Germany, will only attend the conference recognizing the annexation of Bomia and imprisonment,

Herzegovina as an accomplished fact.

The South British Ingaranoa Company Limited bas had a successful year according to the report just issued. The net revenue for the year amounted to £147 293-16 11,

was a surplus of £44,439-6. 41. whick added to the balance from 1907, made a total of £63,539 11. 118. A dividend of 1 64 por. share for the half year ended 31st August making the total distribution for the year 9 par share was recommended leaving £19,616 11 in hogar sér. 5. G. Newall;

and after all liabilities had been met there

A local

the Government said to the Shipping "For all community "Go as you please. we know, the Shipping Firms are not dissatisfied with what has been done. Some sense of security is given by the knowledge that the Chinese pilot ponend

Yesterday was a busy day at the merine certificate of competency, and the Chine pilot romains" cork of the walk." The Magistrates Court. The Hon. Basil Taylor, British pilot remains only an object of Harbour Master, had before him are boat отдог from Aberdeen whom he fined sympathy. Taare is little or no occupatio n

$5 each for having failed to exhibit the required lights between sunset and apparently for qualified British pilote in the waters of this British Colony. Hongkong uuriss, and two from Hongkong with remains unique in that respect. Represent whom he dealt similarly for like offences. The master of the launch Yang Tat" was fined ations, we understand, have been made to the Government on the subject without $30 for unlawfully blowing his steam whistle, the success The Government does not see. master of the Wong Loi" was fined 825 for any means by which it could interfere, failing to observe the rules of the road, and "Bo long as shipping firms consideran Aberdeen fisherman was fined $30 for that the Chinese plots are competent Government: cannot force them to employ Europeans in preference to Chinese." On this it may be pointed out that it is the Government, not the shipping firms, who, in the first place, considers the Chinese pilots competent, and the shipping com.. panies take the certi cate issued to the pilots as the Government warrant for

attempting to frustrate the ends of justice by gooda reasonably suspected of being stolen. dinking in the waters of Aberdean Harbour

A NEW SOLICITOR.

At the Supreme Court yesterday before the

Chief Justice (Bir F. Piggott) Sir Henry Berkeley moved that Mr. Leonardo d'Almada

• Castro be admitted to practise a solicitor.

His Lordship replied-We hear you have

it. The Government cannot entirely free passed a very excellent examination. We have, itself from responsibility in the matter.very much pleasure fa admitting you. As however, the Government is not prepared to put the Pilot Service of the Colony on the same footing as at other ports-whore, for instance, the pilots are all under the

THE CHINESE ENGINEERING AND MINING COMPANY LIMITED.

Fifty chests of artillery cartridges, partly destined for Servia have been confiscated at Linz, Upper Austria,

DEGREES FOR WOMEN,

LONDON, October 24th. Lord Curzon's Oxford reform scheme includes the opening of degrees for women on the same basis as men.

CORRESPONDENCE.

SEBARD LOCATS [TO THE BELTOR OF THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."] S-It may please those interested in Education to learn that application has been made to Oxford to Include a paper on the Confucian Analects() for Preliminary, Junior and Senior Chinese candidates at the July Examinations in 1909.-Faithfully Yours,

T. K. DEALY. Hon. Secretary Oxford Locals.

26th October, 1909.

FIRE AT MACÃO.

THE GOTHËNOR DIEFGIING THE FIRE

BRIGADE..

The appellants asked that the judgment should be set aside because (1) the Acting Patane Judge boid that the defendants had been guilty of negligence whereby the damage suffered by the plaintiff was caused; (2) he held that the landlords had means. of knowing the atate of the roof and the guitars whereas the evidence shows there was no means of getting on to the roof; (3) be held that the negligenca

His Lordship-How long will the farther cross-examination take?

Mr. Morrell-Only about ten minutes. My friend won't be prejudiced in any way, sa bo' had not re-examined,

His Lordship-In the ordinary way, the more fact of the case being adjourned in no reason for disallowing the plaintiff to ba, re- called:

Mr. Mortell-My friend appears to object to my endeavour to get at the frath of the matter.

Mr. Dixon-No, I'm not.. I'm objecting to the line on which the cross-examination is being conducted,

His Lordship said he would allow plaintiff to be recalled to be cross-sxamined as to motual relations.

1.

Mr. Morrell-T will show that ho has com milled prejury already,

Plaintiff was re-pallod, and the cross-E

-examina tion proceeded. -

Will you swear on the Koran that all you're' told me hitherto is tras P-Were you to give me your firm as a gift, I wouldn't swear on the Koran. Nobody would, even for $10,000.

How long have you known the defendant P Since about August 1st this year.

Who paid your passage from India when you came here? I don't know,

His Worship directed witness to answer, Plaintiff said his father sent him with Cassina Mahomed to learn business,

And why did you leave him P--I liked to. As a matter of fact, he liked you to? It's untrag, you're telling lies too.

I'm telling lies too, You admit that you're telling lies then ?-No.

And from there you went to Hadjee and Co as a partner —I want to know what is youy object in asking theme questions Fo

Plaintiff was ordered by this Court to answer and replied-Yes, I went as a pariner.

And that partnership was dissolved in fortnight P-You, of course. I saw he was losing.

damage was caused by the reason that either (a) the pipes had become choked by gradual of the defendants arose from the feo's that the

sceration of matter extending over a long period of time or (b) the obstraction was the effeat of the storm of July 28th, 1909, whereby inspection would have revealed the condition of pipes or gutters whereas there was no Farther that videos that the damage was caused by either of the above reasonR.

wrong the decision was

in law that (1) ho held ao notice was necessary (2) o the facts found by the jalge the plaintiff himself was negligent in not giving notios to the defendants of the dampness of the ceiling seen by him; (3) the pipes and gutters on the roof are part and parcel of the flat lot to the plaintiff by the defendants; (4) the oant in the agreement only extends to structural defects Sir Henry addressed the court and asked for of the roof and walls and not to choked pipes, 19576 to appeal. The case was one of wida reaching importance to this Colony and the general principles be submitted then and would press upon the Court later was that the Paisne Judge was wrong in holding that the possession and control of the roof of the erandah and the roof covering the fat did not pass to the tenant under the louse, He would submit that every. thing which was necessary to the enjoyment of the thing damised, the flat, passes with theThere are half-a-dozen Baohus in Manio. I

don't know which you mean. damise:

The Chief Jastice That would sprly to the third and fourth flita?

Bir Henry-Yes, in succession, but in this particular case it applies to the fit andor the roof. I am prepared to admit that it will have to extended ta

beuge You remember the onse in which it was not demised,

Bir Henry-That was between third parties Mr. Goldring-I appear in person. There

You saw that in a fortnight, did you?-Xes. I was always helping him to make up the books.

Then you went to 0. C. Moous, did you not! Yes, O. C, Moors is related to me, and he said you come to my shop and learn the business, and when you want to go back to Bombay you can go-"

Do you still want to say D. C. Moosa is your cousin ?-Yes, I still say he is my cousin, and if he denies it, that means he has a grudge against me, I can prove he is giving you all information.

Do you know a man in Macao named Bachu?

The one yea pay in instalment to P-I don't

him any instalment. pay

How do you pay him P-I object to answer the question. It might affect my business.

Mr. Dizon objected, He did not see what questions relating to witness's financial position

(kan indo with the sata,

Mr. Dixon's objection was noted.

As a matter of fact, the shop belongs to the mán to whom you pay the money --I pay the

in only one point. I submit the appellants-are-money, but the shop is mins, out of time,

In re-examination Mr. Dizon said-It has

The Chief Justice What is the practice here been suggested that you are not solvent; is this with regard to appearing in person ?

Mr. Goldring-I don't know, my lord.

to appear in person ?

The Chief Justica-Do you need special leave

Mr. Goldring-No, you osa always appear in person.

Sir Henry-I think Mr. Goldring has the right to appear.

(produced) the book in which you have entered amounts due by customers to whom goods are supplied on credit ?-Yes.

How much have you in outstanding deɓts ? About $8,000..

And most of them are good accounts P-Yes. It has also been suggested that you made a -present of these articles to the defendant; la this the day book showing the credit sales sach day P-Yes,

Mr. Goldring then quoted the section to the effect that if a person was dissatisfied with a

You stated at the last hearing that you had judgment of the Painne Judge he might within reven days apply to the Fall Court for leave to ever supplied any articles to Miss Ter appeal, No application was made to the Full Giga-Yes, but when I afterwards looked up Court for leave within the specified time and the my books I found that I had supplied some notice was barely flod in time. The Court had this month. already decided the point that application must be actually made to the Full Conet within

A large cracker factors, known as the Tung- Cheong, the principal factory of the kind in Macao, was destroyed by fire last week. There was a large quantity of crackers on the premises ready for export, and the blaze illuminated the whole city. His Excelletoy the Gover soven days.

the spot 00

after the slarm had been raised, and in the absence of the Superintendent of the Fire Brigade directed the operations of the Brigade, Two men are reported to have perished in the

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WKEN the Hongkong Pilots' Ordinance of 1904 was enacted a number of British master mariners trading in these waters imagined that it would result in bringing

The annual general meeting of the share-tro and another was badly injured. The house the Colony of Hongkong inte line in this immediate direction of the Harbour Master holders of the Chinese Engineering and Mining belonged to Mr. Herbert Dent.

matler with all the other parts in the Far

or Pilot Board and each licensed pilot is Company, Limited, will be held in Lundes, on

employed in turn-the European pilots only

hope of success in the endeavour to earn a livelihood at Hongkong lies in an appeal to the patriotism of the shipping firms. Until there is any very pronounced preference shown on the part of the shipping firms for European pilots, British sexmen who may be aspiring to become pilots would be well advised to give Hongkong the go-bye. It is a hard thing to say that in British Colonial Waters the British pilot is not wanted, but the fact has been proved in Hongkong, by many during the past four years, and aspiring British pilots should heed the teachings of experience.

East. It is a singular fact that in no other port in the Far East (excepting Japan) is an Asiatic pilot entrusted with a foreign vessel,alling ship or steamer. Swatow, Amoy, Foochew, Ningpo, Shanghai, Kino- chow, Tientsin, Newchwang, Saigon, Hang kok, Singapore, Penang are all, we under stand, staffed by white. pilote; as also are the Indian ports of Calcutts, Bombay and Karachi. Hongkong had occupied a unique position among them all in that it did not, up to the passing of the Pilots Ordinance of 1904, possess a single white pilot. When that Ordinance was passed requiring all peraons practising as pilots in these waters to Batisfy a Board of Examiners of their competency, many British master marinera, as we have said, imagined their chance had come for employment as pilots. Imagination

tried them further than the circumstances, are to run these new staralang justified. They obtained the impression that Amoy for the accommodation of those desiring 'a properly constituted pilot service," such to visit Amoy while the American Fleet is there.

The steamer leaves at mood on Thursday. as the Ordinance contemplated, meant a cer- vice amenable to all the pilot regulations The return of visitors to the City Hall Library laid down in the Merchant Shipping Act. If and Musanm for the week ending the 25th Optoboz, 1908 shows that of non-Chinese there that were so the Chinese pilot, OTHELLO Foro 334 to the Library and 251 to the Museum like, would have lost his occupation, and and of Chinese 198 to the former and 2,016 to the room for the competent British mariner latter. The Library was, therefore, used by would have been found. We do not know 527 persons and the Maseum by 2,266.

Thero was not a single case of communicable disease in the Colony last work.

It will be seen from an announcement in our advertising columns that the Douglas Steamship

the 28th October 1908, when the Director'

report and accounts for the financial year ending February 29th 1908, will be submitted.

EXTRACT FROM DIESCTÓRS' KRFORT, The net result of the year's transactions shows balance to the credit of profit and loss account of £184,414, made up as follows :-- Not profi, after providing for

all charges In China Add balance brought forward

from last year........ ...£ 4,566

London...

9,389 Gross receipta in

Total Dedust expenditure in Europe,

Salaries, stores, etc...£6,50 Debentures, interest

24,583 10,000.

Debentures, redemption

Directors! Loon

Legal expenses

RAILROADS ADVANCE RATES.

Chicago, September 24th, Advances in commodity rates to the Pacific dcast have been decided upon by trans continental railroads as the next step in the Efforts have general freight advance program. been made to keep the plan secret, but it is said the traffic will be filed with the interstate com

£223,286 merce commission about election time, so that

they may be effective soon after December 1.

The increase on most commodities from Chicago to the coast will probably amount to about 5 cents per 100 pounds. In the see of Iron it is said the rate will be advanced from 75 senta to 80 cents. No class rates are to be affected.

8,529

£231,816

The Chief Justice-The Fall Court may extend the time.

Mr. GoldringThat in so

Sir Henry-When was the judgment-given The Registrar On the 29th September. Bir Henry-There is no question of time, The judgment was delivered in vacation.

The Court fixed the appeal to be heard next Monday.

IN BOMM BY JURISDICTION. BEFORE ME, H. H. J. GOMPERTZ. (AQTIRE PUIsne Judan).

PREBENTS OR PURCHASES?

The hearing continued of the esso in which

S. E. Allana sued Miss M. Hayden, of No, 12, Wyndham Street, to recover $274.56 for goods sold.

Mr. C. F. Dixon (of Messrs. Hastings and Hastings) appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr G. E. Morrell (of Messrs Goldring, Barlow

Rate advances are being worked out wherever and Morrell) for the defendant,

Mr. Morrell asked permission to recall plain- it is believed increases are essential, but it is 3,013 the purpose of the railroads to make public tiff, to further cross-examins,

none of the details of the ohanges until after 3,500 47,401 the election to prevent agitation against the advances during the ormpsign...

Leaving a not balance of

£184,414 Which the Directora recommend should be appropriated as follows:-

...

75,000

In placing to reserve for- deprecis- tion (making a total reserve, of £175,000)

£25,000 paying that alvidas of 170 per share paid (fres of tar) payable 2nd November 1909 Making & dividend of 15 per cent for the year with the interim dividend. of 1/6 per share paid on lạt

2175,000 May 1908 Directors' percentage on profits in accordance with Articles of As50 ciation

FOR

And carrying forward

C

CHARITY BOM NCE

Mr on objected. It was most unfair for Mr.orrell to have three or four days to think over questions ho might have asked, and then to some with a furibor volley of cross- examination such as plainti! was subjected to on the last occasion, He further submitted that. defendant's solicitor should not be allowed to

Mr. Morrell naked that the exhibits be handed

to hi

.

Mr. Dixon--I don't see why my friend sho ild have a roving-commission through our books.

He gave me notice to produce the books, and when I produced them he never asked for them. I objected to him having two innings, and now he wouls a third. He set up a remarkable

defence an 1 seeks to prove that my client is of a

most dissolute character, and in a most insolvent condition. I produce his books to show that ha is solvent.

His Lordship-I think untitled to inspection.

Mr. Morrell ia

Mr. Diron-I don't think it fair that he should go through them, We don't mind him looking at the defendant's account, but he wants to look at the other accounts,

Mr. Morrell was handed a book, and pressed.

ed to cross-examine the plaintiff with regard to entries therein.

Do you keep all our books in English P-No, In my own language.

Let me have a look at the cash book P-It's in my own language, and you cannot read it, You're simply here to laugh in Court

Mr. Morrell suggested that the interpreter might read it.

The interpreter said he could not,

Mr. Morroll-Oh, nobody can read it. That is what you meant when you said you had come to laugh at the Court about it, is 11 P-Mary people, batter than you can read it

What language is it in P-Guzarati. The opening of the King Edward VII

Mr. Morrell informed his Lordship that it Secondary fiskeel at Lytham, Lanessbire, lant month marks the latest phase in the development res vies et le bar ha il Tat you would be impossible be say whether this book of the Lytham Charities which have a simply a case of goods sold and delivered. It was genuine or not unless they called an export" romantic history.

the defendant chose to say the things were Failing translation, the Court could not assept Two centuries ago £5 war bequeathed for the education of the poor children of Lytham. The given her, that was no reason for putting the the books.

Mr. Dizon said he could bring score of fand grow to nearly £500, which the turetees plaintiff through a cross-examination as to the

witnessed could, r read the books. They, invested in land which now forms the centre of whale of his career. Blackpool

His Lordship-Are you objecting to what were not sat on them, but produced them The Corporation of Blackpool has paid nearly has already taken place?...

because it had been suggested that the goods 5,485

E100,000 for the freehold rights of small sections 3.929

were presents. There was no Guzerati teman- of the Charites estate, and it is confidently asserted that the Charities ultimately will be

later in the Colony, and in anobter osse £184,414 worth £500,000.

certain documents had to be sent to India for trandation.

Mr. Dixon-I object to the right to farther ross-examine the plaintiff, after my friend stating that he had finished.