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STABLISHED A.D. 1841,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 1st, 1909.

We understand that Mr. C. Marolant, the ↑ man who was recently extradited to Manila on a charge of amberalement, has been discharged

prosecutor in the Philippines to end that he intends to proceed against his

damages,

recover

Fown digents Office acts for all the Colonies | Apart from these recommendations the onl twenty-four in number, not possessing other suggestion we need notice is one that a small bursan should be established in the responsible government, for the eleven British Protectorates and for Zanzibar, and Department through which officials Bêr ves as the goanral agency in Great other persone connected with the Colonies It visiting England could get into better touch Britain for all these countries. purchases and sends out the materials with the Crows Agents and. obiala An Interesting case was heard in the Supreme Court yesterday when argument was heard as to benefit their good CO.and goods of all kinds which are the

the Robinson Piano Company (plaintiffs) and required by the Colonial Governments Lastly, the Committee recommend that whether curtain letters which passed between Madame Flint (defendant) constituted an agros- from the United Kingdom or Europe, it information regarding the revenue Kud 1 issues their public loans, keeps the registers expenditure of the Crown Agents cement to take a lease of certain premises. The of their stock, pays the interest and in vests and the salaries paid, should be published defence was the as the contract was not con- the sinking funds, and transacts all kinds of annually, and, of course, communicated to eluded there was no agreement. miscellaneons Épancial business including the Colonial Governments. They further the payment of salaries to Colonial Officials suggest that Parliament should be given s on Itave, and the payment of pensions where better opportunity than exists at present the recipients live in the United Kingdom for reviewing the operations of the Office or Europe. Moreover, it actes the channel These are all very modest but eminently of communication between Colonial Govern reasonable recommendations, and their ments and their Consulting Engineers in the adoption would certainly tend to give the United Kingdom. The Crown Agents, three Colonies a confidence in the system which în pumber, are selonted by the Secretary of is now generally lacking, State for the Colonies, and hold office during the pleasure of the Crown. Their

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

WATSON'S

E

VERY OLD LIQUEUE SCOTCH

fixed by the Secretary, salaries are State while those of the Staff number- ing about 225 persons, have beef left to the

WHISKY decretion of the Crown Agents, though

OF

TLAND

BENUINE AGE

AND

FINE MELLOW FLAVOUR.

maximum lamp sums are allocated, and a A BLEND OF THE FINEST PURE maximum rate of malary in 1ted by the brengenave to be Omer showing the MALT, WHISKIES, BIKFILLETA Crows

actusk salaries paid to the established offi era, This, s is mummy étour readers know, is not the fin tin that they the Crown Agente Dlife does it work has been inquired into. There was a Local Committes of Inquiry into the stores Department in Ceylon in 1878; and a similar committee în Hongkong in 1902, and the result in each case according to Sir E. BLAKE, the Senior Crown the work of the office was found to be well done, and that there was practically RAINIER BEER thing requiring alteration. Consequently when Loud LGIN acceded to the demand for an inter-departmental committee to.

PER DOZEN

$10.5

WHOLESOME AND INVIGORATING,

« UNDOUBTEDLY THE BEST BEEB BREWED IN AMERICA."

A case of plague was notified yesterday S having been discovered in a boat, lying at Wing Lok Street Whark.

Socisty in the Philippines is discussing the dance halls which are said to be menaces to

virtue.

TELEGRAMS.

[Protected by the Telegraphic Message:

Copyright. Ordinance, 1894.]

[RKUTER'S SERVIOR TO THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRE83,"

AUSTRALIA'S OFFER OF A DREADNOUGHT.

LONDON, March 30th. The Premiere of New South Wales and Victoria are offering the Imperial

It must have occasioned no little surprizn

borane public on Tuesday that Mr. Government one Dreadnought G.A. Woodcock, the secretary to the Sanitary behalf of the States of Australia. Board, but at present acting as Deputy Registrar

on

SUPREME COURT,

Wednesday, March 31st.

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION,

BEFORE HIS HONOUR SIR FRANCIS PIOGOTT (CHIEF JUSTICE),

ROBINSON PIANO CO. V. MADAME PLANT Argument was heard in the notion brought by the Robinson Plano Company against Madame Flint, milliner and dressmaker of 174 Queen's Boad Central, on the point of law as to whether certain letters constituted an agreement. The | statement of claim was to the offset that by an agroment which was contained in correspondezes

which passed between the parties the plaintiff agreed to let to the defendant and the defen- dant agreed to taka from the plaintiffs the eastern portion of the store at 10 Des

of the Supreme Court, was not to go back to his A "FAR EAST DREADNOUGHT." Voeux Hand antral for four years and two

old position. The verament letter announcing the change did not indicate what other office

of

IN THE RAR EAST.

LONDON, March 30th. British residents in Siam eable that

mouths, commencing 1 February 1909, at a rent 350 per month.

The defendant hod refused to carry one agreement.

The defence denied the existence of any agreement to the shop, and farther that there were other conditions to the intended

agreement besides those expressed in the letters to-and the matter was only in a state of negotiation.

The Hon Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C., instructed by Mr Hett, of Messrs Brutton and Hett appeared for the plaintiffs, and Sir Henry Berkeley, K.C., instructed by Mr Steavenson, from the office of Messrs Deacon, Looker and Deacon, appeared for the defendants.

he would be transferred elsewhere. From the Mr. Woodcock was to fill It merely stated SUGGESTED GIFT BY BUITISH RESIDENTS proceedings at the meeting of the Sanitary Board it was app ont that the action of the Government did tot moot with the approval of the members, as was indiented in Mr. Lan Cha Pak's minute and Mr. Shelton Hooper's brief they are desirous of contributing landatory reference. Mr. Woodcock as Secretary wards a Far East Dreadnought, Lan Chu Pak and He was courtesy and con-

JAPAN AND MANCHURIA, sideration personified, and there is no doubt that the Sanitary Board was certainly all that Mr. he helped to ole many misunderstandinge, and Hin scripteral language "to make the rough plates smooth. His removal from the place which knew him so long will be a distinct loss to the Banitary Board, a low which will be keenly felt by all those whose business brought | Commone to-day whether the Govern-on 29th December last in which she stated that them in contact with him, and it is questionable if Mr. Woodcock will ever be so well suited as in the office from which he has thus been trans forreal.

the

For using a fishing bost other than for purposes of fishing, Commander Basil R. Taylor, R.N., yesterday fined a fisherman 13 at the Marine Magistrate's Court.

It is reported that Mr. K. Danly has accepted the position of headmaster of Queen's College, rondered vacant by the retiremental Dr. G. H Bateson Wright, and that Mr. G. A. Woodoock will succeed Mr. Dealy as second

master.

A special cablegram to the Colleges American says:--It is mid that Oscar Braun,

RACE PONY ATTACKED BY A ¿BULL-DOG.

LONDON, March 30th. The Earl of Winterton, M.P. for Horsham, asked in the House of

Mr. Pollock, after reading the statement of“

claim, referred to the special ease. Eta gnoted a letter written by defendantto Mr. WV.Bobinson

for thron years with option to extend the same

she was willing to take a lease of the promises for another year. If she found it convenient at a rental of $350 a month inclusive of

ment was prepared to support China in the steps she proposes for the settlement of the disputed questions in Manchuria.

Sir Edward Gray replied that he have to give an undertaking that the noise by his gramophones would have to be discon.

taxes, the term to commence on 1st February, 1909. She also wrote that plaintiff would

Agent was that former Secretary of Commerce and Laboras. A few days ago while a mafoo was exercising did not see on what ground the inued as it would be an annoyance to her in

stated for the Tokyo ambassadorship, be that the objection of Baron Takahira, the Je ambassador, was responsible for the withdrawal of the plan.

Mr Tiefenbacher's well-known race pony Government could intervene. Maryland on Robinson Road, a bull dog, which

"The Times" correspondent was following two Europeans, attacked the pony, biting his of foreleg very badly. The Peking cables that Japan has pony freed italt from the grip of the dog, od the Waiwupu that she pulled away from the mafoo, and bolted along

her business. His Lordship would one from at that letter that there was an agreement to take the eastern portion of the promises. Plaintiff inform-replied on the 30th December in which he wrote

cannot

that he could not lease the premises for a shorter

| condust" an inquiry into the organisation of before Mr. F. A. Haseland at the Matritener the road. It has eventually caught near rassent to the album period than four years but he would be willing

and

The case in which ye untives were charged the Office before any prima facie case for with stealing telugraph instrumenta frytshla inquiry had been made out, the Crown station at Hanghom concluded day Agents naturally protested, and declared that Four of the accused were found gu sentenced to ́sis montha'imprisonmwirte "some person or persons who have a person took, while the fifth m”, WAS grievance against the Crown Agents are discharged. Pakonst always at the bottom of syftations The Secretary of Stat, how-

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

A meeting of the Hongkong Council is called for Thursday. The Sauriness includes a Revolution under the Bating Ordin

five new bike of a Bi Public

A. S.WATSON MASIH ever, did not feel that he contour the in Hongkong was considered by the 1. dances 1201, he orders of the day by OVARI

LIMITED,

HONDRONG DIBE

ONLY temmunion relating to the now tumn should be added to THE EDITOR. Compendenta mu forward their names and na beseer with communications addressed to the

Edile not for publication but as evidence of good faith,

A bill to allow asses, to practise as lastera

demand, and the idgalry has been held with Parliamentary Delasting, Scelety on 1 doda

Mr. B. A. Lowry moved the resolation which abish on the one hand inuigh be

was supported by Mears McPherson, Cubber, to thrCrown Agents, and on th 84 Emberley and Burnett, while Mr. Trokest aud Fery satisfactory to the Loignies wherOlph Brown opposed it..tation, however,

lowing only that on was carried.

to be well done, and free from the uspicion of corruption, but that the Com- mitteo has recognised that the agitation entirely #gainst the Office has not been est rely unjustified. The most, fruitful canse of

has been prosecutedža

by Mr. Johns in respect of the alleg went of the Merchandise Marks Act of

Autocar and Drumhead first charge res found proved and

All letters for publication should be written on discontent the Committee reports, has been posed, while the other two:

one side of paper only.

No anonymously signed communications that have already appeared in other papers will be

inerrted.

Orders for extra topic of DAILY PRESS should be sent before 11 am, on day of

the existence of the rule laid down in the Colonial Regulations that the product or manufacture of the United Kingdom or of Europe, which are required by the Govern After that hour the supply is ment of a Crown Colony should be obtained through the Crowa Agonte Office. This Telegraphic Address: PRES Code: "A.B.C. 5th Ed. Lieb

rule the Committee considers to be to the general advantage of the Crown Colonies HONGLONG OFFICE: 101, DEB Veer Roan Cathe Committee recommend that where MÖNDÜR OFFICE: 131, FLEST STEZET..ÉC

ANISA apply for Cash..

P. O. Box 34. Telephone 12.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, APRIL 197 1909.

disin kood:

According to the Gablenews/

Chise labour into Pallippine Pudra Paterno's bill for the imp received the support of the memo widiyal council of Arsyat, Pamp is one of the last to-Yorgund to the the author of the hill for the

of his measure. The bill does nor favour.

£10

were

Bhich

the

to allow her to sublet. Everything, continued Hague Mr. Fallook, showed that the propoml was

agrethe only thing outstanding was the question of width of the premises and the question of the torm. Counsel, in conclusion. said there was a metrandum signed by the defendant agreeing to take the eastern portion. Loriblip-Is it an action for specie

datages?

H PollocYes, my Lord.

Babington's ease, we the police are now being submitted to

Arbitration Tribünal. looking for the owner of the bull dog.

BUSSIAN DUMA AND THE NAVAL PROGRAMME.

LONDON, March 31st. A dispatchi states that the Duma has rejected the and Buildings Ordinance, 1903. credit for new battlestifps,

MR. BALFOUR ON DREAD-

·NOUGHTS AND TARIFF.

on March 81st, M Balfour addressing a gathering of seven thousand Conservatives of Henry submitted there had been no con- falington claimed the had felled agreement. At the most there was a

party

treaty from which the parties could withdraw. forced the Government to recognise Before proceeding he wished to take the preli

and will be moved instände

31 OF HERZTon to annul the

Firat

Bill entitled an Ordinance to send the Life Insurance Companies Ordinanes, Bill entitled an 1907. First

1899 First titled an Ordinance to smead

THE PHILIPPINE POLL TAX.

VISTA TO ME EXEMPT

Shoud fax imposed upon tourists Philippines, Kings Febre 21, 1907,

bolished cling Collector McCoy the March 25ted aufmmigration circular under thesfons which the payment of that tax leynd upon all allens entering the Philippinesl be guaranteed by the vessels upon which they arrive.

In the fogare, travellers or tourists arriving in the Island is transit to another foreign port, or with the fatention of leaving within arty days after rival, will not be considered as aliens within the meaning of the act of congrome prescribing the tax and will be exempt from the Files actual payme of the same, upon the steamship the agents filling suitable bond to guarsated such them payment in cases where the tourist overstava the limit of asty days. The privileges of the uge circular to extend to all travellers hald This fing return tray tickets with stop-over privileges, who depart feats the Islands within sixty days,

Quite an imposing little ceremony, tooker on the 19th ult, near Karenko, North Formosa when 525 male and 525 female surrendered themselves into the hand Japanese. Fledges were exacted that they would induce others of patriots to give themselves ny condition the eptives were return to their old villago

The report of the kina Muinal Stele on Company states that, including brought forward, the profit for the sear ended Dec. 31 last amounts to £119,312. After allow ing £61,870 for depreciation of steminers, and paying directors' fees, do, there is a balance £41,039.

139. It is proposed to pay dividends of per cent, on the ordinary shares

res, and to cr ordinary B £14,262

ever in any Colony firms exist able to pro- duce the articles required or to carry out suy needed works and the Colony feels able to arrange for their adequate inspection such Erme should be given opportunities of TWELVE months ago or more the Imperial tendering on the same conditions as home vernment appointed a Committee to in- firms. An announcement that this recom- quire into "the conditions of tenure, the scale mendation had been adopted would be of payment of salaries and pensions, and welcomed in every Colony. It is a com- hoar for arrangements in the office of the monly accepted nation that whatever is Crown Agents for the Colonies are in obtained through the Crown Agents coste accord, or can be brought into barmony the Government very much more than if it "with the principles governing the Civil had been obtained without their assistance; Service." In order la suable the Committee but in glancing through the portly volume to decide whether onades vers requited, or of evidence we do not notice that this was not, it became necessary for them toave a conclusively established by evidence. Sir general survey of what work is done and HENCY BLAKE, who said his exp rience how it is done. Evidence was given before with Crowa Agents had haen "perfectly the committee by witnesses possessing either satisfactory," made an indirect referencs to pecial colonial experience or a particular the subject of cost when he said tha; the kuopledge of transactions in the Crown fact of there being a large reserve.arls.

a certain amount of ing from commissions made it evident added to the P65 1000 the insular government Agents, and altho is vidence, appers to be outside, the that the Crown Agents were charging paid for it in 1903, While the building is not proper subject of the enquiry, this, as the too much commission. "I think it would witually dangerous at the present time it has Committee Baye, is not on the whole to be be received with great gratitude, b been found that more than ordinary expenditure regretted. The Cominitted says the general the Crown Colonies," SIR HENRY said, by the construction division of the Burcan of effect of this evidence been to show that if you were able to announce that having Pabllo Works will be required to make it safe

while there is, in the Colonies in many regard to the volume of business you find for future occupancy. quarters, a certain imaging of discontent- with the men of the grown

it

is due rather to want of toneh boot them and the Colonial Govermente, to some want of elasticity of the part of officials claiming to accupy a quasi-independent

Little more than a casus! ins

building at Manila has Bosir neon worm-eaten condition

that several thousand rests will

to prove e to be

PRESIDENT TAFT ON HIS PREDECESSOR.

Mr. Taftg neked to give hina estimate

p== Amma #iltele puzzled about this specific agreement. It seems to me it is a care where damages would get it because you hare the premises and of course can let them. I think the general principle of specifio perfor mauce in that if it is a matter which can be expressed in damages you must take your damages.

Mr. Pollock-It is for the Court to say,

the naval duties to the Empire, minary objection that the plaintiffs had no-right to bring the present action. The plaintiffs were Alluding to the offers of Dreadnoughts Robinson Plans Company, but the corres made by the Colonies Mr. Balfour urged that the Mother Country should reciprocate by meeting the views of the Coloines with regard to tariffs.

THE CHUNG NGOI BAN FO

BITION OF LOTTERIES,

ponden defendant had was with Mr. William Vangban Robinson. If there were an agree ment it was with Mr. Robinson personally or

him as agent for the Robinson Piano Com- pany on the former the Hobinson Piano Com. pany could not bring an action against the defen dant. In the seclud case if he noted as agent the plaintiffs could not succed, unless they alleged in the statement of cle that he had the suthority not only to enter into negotiations but so to procure a parchasar, and sign a binding contract with that purchaser. The statement of air did not contain any such lotestions. There was no buding contrast, the letters the on the lettucense on contract, if any, wis made with Mr. William Vangha Robinson. It did not follow that a general maunger had the powers which Mr. Bobinson sssumed. It did not follow that he could bind his company in this way. -

PERING, March 31st. It is the intention of the Govern ment to prohibit the running of teries within twelve months.

FOREIGN ENGINEERS NOT WANTED

PERING, March 31st.

of President Exosevelt, on the eve of the latter's Tit Liang, President of the Board farewell to Wile House replied se fellows

a

His Lordship How can you negotinta with

man in apertain capacity and then say he has

"It is die it for me, with the depth of of Military Affairs, has disapproved not that capacity? affection I test for Theodore Roosevelt, to give of the appointment of Foreign En

judicial ostinate, but I verily believe that when

describe his adefaistration, and the influence he

erians, tumily-five or fifty years hence, shall gineers to superintend the construce exerted nichil magistrate, he will be accorded tion of naval decks in China.

and Washington.

in pisos ded as we now regard Lin. kod W gton, as having been providen- tially raised daring a great, crisis in the country's history, only less important than the Revolution and the Civil War."

WEATHER REPORT.

The Honglong Observatory pastamisy issued On the 31st at 1155 au-The barometer the following report

CANTON HANKOW RAILWAY MANAGEMENT.

PEKING, March 31**** Owing to complaints which have been made concerning the manage ment of the Canton-Hankow Railway, Grand 2 ecretary Chan Chih-tung has despatched an officer named Ko Ling Wai to Canton to make investigation

Admiral Lá Chun and Provincial Treasurer Wu have been asked assist him in his labours.

has risen moderately is. E. Japan, and faller A depression is advancing towards N. China over China, particularly in the North. from the Westward, and the highest pressure ihat the Crown Agent is able to do his In three cases which came before Mr. F. A. is now shown yer the N.E. part of the Sea of Fresh to moderate N.B. and E. winds may business for a smaller percentage." Bar Hazeland at the agistracy yesterday the Japa that announcement does not find a place in defendants were sentenced to six hours in the be expected in the Formosa Channel and the the Report. The Committee, however, stocks as well as to terms of imprisonment. In N. part of the China Sex

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending reports that the present arrangements for one case a native hd was found guilty of

returning from banishment was sent to jail for at 10 am to-day, 0.00 ches

In the House shipping appear to them to be not only six months. In another school boy was The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon funduly expensive," but that they must convicted for snatching a box of cigarettes from today is as follows:

N.E.&E. winds, March 3rd the position, or to personal considerations, but ot

in reply to a questio lead to delay and reduplication of work and stall holder at 77, Queen'e Bosd Fast and

Hongkong

& Neighbourhood.fresh tomed ts; ...

of Orientals in British Pols to a failure in the work of the office which.

fair, cloudy.

PBS 38,358. Of these appears to be on the whole well done, and they therefore recommend that the ship committed to prison for six weeks. In the

Hindus and 15,848 Japanese C to be clear from all suspicion of corruption." ping work hitherto performed, for the third case an unemployed cook want to prison Formioes Channel Same as No. 1,

subjects. Only 55 Orien So little is generally known with regard to Crown Agents of mesura, J. and A. B, throws for stealing jewellery. and South coast of China between same ago. and Japanese 7,442

Lame as Nord Columbia in the month of

the Crown Aponte Office that ticulars may be found interesting,

few par

Hongkong and Lamooks. id in fue be carried out clothing to the value of 2115 from a house in South coast of Chins between Hongkong and Hainsn........ Department of the Crown Agents, Shanghai Street, Taumati.

Sir Henry-We are not doing that; we say

if there was a contract it was not made with Robinson Piano Company but with Mr.

Robinson. It is not contract which the Court oan order the specific performance thereof or give damages for the G of the contract.

His LordshipYou not contend that the manager cinly not witer into lease on behalf of the company, It may be that the lease when signed will signed by the sex of the company. Bir Henry is an agreement to take a His Lordship It is a ment to take the

premises the tennis to restored in a lease.

Sir Henry These letters are only negotia tions between the parse for bontract to be

drawn up.

When Sir Henry refered to defendant's re- gramaphone

for anda th respect to the

His Lordship remarked. She expected a good deal if she expected the graphones would not. make a noise (lanes &

Bir Henry The whole probability, is that this would not have been given.

Counsel proceeded to gue that there was no final contest bee the draft seas to be prepared be the solicitors, sd If there was

ORIENTALS IN BRITISH COLE BIA ding contrast there was no breach.

Commons

#279;

His Lordship L they know how lease aro be drawn up if this is not a binding agree-

Nobo would be bound at

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