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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY 17TH, 1909.

| having determined amongst themselves that,exhibited when one or other of the Power TELEGRAMS.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS offending installation.

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It was quite true that in Europe the Powers had decided to hold the installation of wireless telegraphy entirely in their own Lande; but this had been done in a formal manner by common consent, and this new

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TOKYO, July 16th. The strike situation in Hawaii is unchanged.

JAPAN AND KOREA.

SUPREME COURT,

Friday, July 16th.

IN SUMMARY-JURISDICTION

BEFORE HIS HoNoor Me, H.H. J. (PUISNE JUDGE).

AN ARGENT DEFENDANT. The case was called on in which Mr. P. W.

Goldring claimed from Mr. E. G. Jordan $1,000

for rent,

Plaintiff appeared in person, and defendant was repressated by Mr. Davidson of Messra, Hastings and Hastings).

Mr. Goldring informed the Court that the defendant had left the Colony,

the law of the country where the transaction in to take place." It is suggested by the learned author that probably this exception doce not apply to any contrast mindo with a view to the vielation of the revenus laws of a country not forming part of the British Dominions. But this suggestion need not be considered here as it in porfootiy oloar that the laws of the United States with regard to the immigration Chinese are not in any sense revenue laws. Now, the contrust being to land persoas in a country where the laws of that country forbid them to be lauded, it reetos clear that the case falls wi- thin Mr. Dicoy's third exception, and that this is an invalid contract in Hongkong. That is to

spy that the law cannot be invoked to enforce it, nor, on the other hand, could damages be

Mr. Davidson unid he did not know that belaimed in our courts for a breach of it. Simi

had.

Mr. Goldring-He has. Everybody know it. I have waited for months. My friend

In view of future developments, they had concerned made suggestions that China determined to place wireless telegraphy herself should meet the requirements of under the auspices of the governments of the commerce. Crucial instances of this de various States, who bad decided, each within liberate action we have shown in postal its own sphere, to make it a State monopoly, facilities and coinage. China had; for want the Chinese Government, in view of its of any conception of any right being & CO. possible importance within the near future, involved, compelled her own merchants to

was desirous of coming to some common establish throughout, the empire a service JAPANESE STRIKE IN HAWAII. understanding with the other Powers, the of private post-offices; she certainly bad no first that was heard of the affair by the ground for complaint that the foreigner for Foreign Legations at Peking was a perem. the very same reason found it necessary to tory demand from the Waiwapu that do what her own subjects had done for they should at once order the removal of the countless generations. Even worse was the case of the coinage; owing to the incapacity. and dishonesty of successive governmente, the people had found it a matter of actual necessity to take into their own hands the regulation of the currency, and the govern ment stamp on a piece of money, so far from being a guarantee of purity and value, came actualy to be the atamp of adulter. ation and false weight. It was thus through her own misconduct, and not through any encroachment on the part of any foreign Power or Powers, that long before the advent of the foreigner the Government attestation of the value or purity of any circulating money had become so hateful in STEAMER IN COLLISION WITH instructions from him. the land, that to avoid worse consequences, the Government had perforos to withdraw (except in the case of the humble cash, whose weight confined its use to the pelty retail trade of the village), from any in- terference with the circulating medium of the country, which fell into the more trust

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principle of international law, though pro- ceeding on old and well understood general principles, was after all but a few months old, and though the Powers were quite willing to extend to China the general principle, the particular instance was an exceptional one, and fo the meanwhile much was to be said in its favour. It had been erected within the Foreign Settlementa at Shanghai; and although no one was going to plead that these were other than Chinese soil, and as such were amenable to China's sovereign rights not expressly alienated, there were other things to be taken into consideration. The installation had already been found of considerable benefit to ships

liners were already fitted with apparatos,

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TOKYO, July 18th. The Press approves of the new arrangement in Korea, remarking that it is a step further in a protectorate regime, and also towards the abolition of ex-territoriality.

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SUBMARINES.

ONE SUBMARINE LOST: ELEVEN MEN MISSING.

LONDON, July 16th.

If is officially announced that an

cannot have instructions, because the defendant has left the Colony,

Mr. Davidson-My friend told me a few days go that the defendant had left, but I do not know that ho han

His Lordship-I will fix the case for to-morrow morning (to-day). If the man is found to be in the Colony, I can then fix another day.

Mr. Davidson-I cannot say whether he is here. He was in hospital, but since his discharge it has not been necessary for me to take any

His Lertship-You know this case was in to-day's list, and you come here without instruo tions. I must take the case to-morrow,

Mr. Davidson-For all I know his absence may be temporary.

Bis Lordship-If he was leaving the Colony he should have communicated with his solicitor. I can fix a day for the hearing later if I can be

week.

Mr. Davidson-It is for my friend to souvines you that he had left. are lost.

Mr. Goldring-I can obtain any number of Submarine C. 17 was damaged,affidavite to that effect. but the crew saved.

using the port. Many of the trans-Pacific worthy hands of the private banks. We unknown steamer sank submarine satisfied to-morrow, that he will be here next and both they and the British feet, at least, are quite prepared to hail as one of the 111 off Lowestoft, and that the crew } Burest signs of promise China's determin had been able to communicate at longation to fulfil her long neglected duties: distances. China on her side had not made but this does not blind as to the fact that any proposal. to great on her owe account, either at Shanghai or elsewhere, any instal. the loudest in the cry of "Lost Sovereign lation of her own, so that the plea of inter. Bights" is the very section who by ill- ference could not under existing circum-faith and dishonesty brought China Into In view of the great its recent helpless condition and who stances he raised, importance of the trade of Shanghai, and for their own ends would willingly so the very large proportion carried in foreign restored the worst aluses of the reign of a ships, the Governments were certainly entitled to require that China should either instal a system of her own, or should grant a licence for the continuance of the present system till sha stara ini a position to under-

KIA KING or a Hein-Fund.

Mr. M. Noma, former Japanese Cousul in Hongkong, has been appointed Consular second

Igation Bpcretary in Bangkok. "Inspector Genelay prosecuted five Chinose shopkeepers for baring is thate posomion for so unjust weights and measures. They wore each fined $50.

A. S. WATSON & CO.. take the service herself. On the other hand seeing that there has been no attempt at evading any arrangements of China made beforehand, it is no hardship on Chins that

installation Yesterday was a remarkably light day at the when taking over the existing [29

she should be naked to pay à fair remunera-Magistracy. Only two cases came before the tion for the expenses undergone

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It is indicative in this as in other cases where China has been putting forward her own claims under the plea that she is only

seeking to recover her "lost sovereign

rights"

"that her advisom have forgotten that in all these cases she has duties as well as rights. In no one case, as we have shown, has any right once exercised by China been called in question. Though repeatedly sug gested by the Fowers she had, as in the case of her post offices, never established an imperial service, but has left such service as existed to be carried out by private individuals, the innovation of the rights HONGKONG OFFICE: 10, DES VOX ROAD Chere and elsewhere has been entirely on her LOEDON OFFICE: 131, FLMET STERËT. EC

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The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, JULY 17TH 1009.

One of the most curious instances of the awakening sensitiveness of the obstruc tionists in China as to what they parade as

Magistrates in themorning and in the afternoon some remand cases were dealt with.

The Soul Prest says: "It is burned from

Quelpart that about 3,000 inhabitants of that island have been attacked by smallpox and died

this year."

A reception takes place on the Japanese fagahip Olowa this afternoon, whan Com- mandar Teragak will be at home to hie guests.

The assets and liabilities of Holliday, Wise and Co., in the Philippines have been taken over by Messrs. Wise and Co., Ltd, and Mr. R. E Humphreys and Mr. L. Dyson have been anthorised to sign for the firm.

The decrease in the exports from Nagasaki to Hong kong in 1908 was as much as £71,435, and the British Consul in his annual report remarks that "denbtless the boycott in South Chinasia. accountable for a large proportion of this,"

What promises to be a prosperous brand of local commerce is engaging the activities of Chinwang tao. This is the export of slaughtered cattle to Vladivostok. The old Australian vessel Hannamet has been fitted up as a refrigerating ship. The cattle are killed on board before the boat leave,

Mr. Sternberg, the proprietor of the picture postcard shop in Queen's Road, prosecuted an employee for stealing views of Hongkong. Doubtless it was their cominareial value rather than their beauty which led him into temptation: At any rate he was caught with a quantity secreted round his waist. Mr. Hazeland sentenced him to fourteen days' imprisonment.

His Lordship-This is not a fresh case, and Later information states that the the plaintiff does not consent to an adjournment If Mr. Davidson had not appeared I would have "Eddystone" got among aaskod plaintiff to prove the case, and then given steamer" flotilla of submarines at midnight. judgment. If defendant's solicitor says the she collided with and sank submarine defendant is here I will give him a day, if not, I C. 11. Lients. Broodie, and Watkins and three seamen were saved, but eleven are missing.

will fix the hesring for to-morrow. His Lord. ship-informed. Mr. Davidson that if he found defendant was in the Colony he could give notice to Mr. Goldring.

AN EMIGRATION CASE..

Submarine C. 17 was damaged by

Judgment was delivered in the notion brought colliding with C. 16 when trying to by Tam Inon against Tam Han and Hip Ring *****promissory 1. kelance of money due on a

LATER

Mr. F. X. d'Almada Castro (of Messrs.

The captain of the "Eddystone," interviewed, said that a dense fog prevailed at the time and he was unaware of the presence of warships until was blinded by their searchlight blinded

H. M. the King and the Prince Wales have sent messages sympathy.

of

of

SHOOTING AT BISLEY.

LONDON, July 16th, Canada has won the Mackinnon Cup.at Bisley with a score of 1,616.

The Transvaal came second with a score of 1,514.

SEIZURE OF A JAPANESE WHALING SCHOONER.

Almada and Smith) represented the plaintiff, and Mr. Davidson (of Monsies. Hastings ind His Lordship said-I can state the facts of Hastings) appeared for the defondant.

money lent. The plaintiff gave in evidence

larly, although one party has performed his part, he cannot sue to recover the consideration

agreed to be paid. There is no obligation which the law will recognise, and no consideration to found ability; no consideration therfore for the instramentsued on. I must give judgment for the first defendant with costs.

A SOLDIER'S SUICIDE.

Yesterday morning a private at Murray Barracks committed suicide by shooting hishself with a rifle. About ten minutes to six Private James Hadeley, of D. Company, the Buffs, after having had a wash came along to the wost gate of the Barracks, where the guard were postail. and picking up a rifle placed it to his mouth sid pulled the trigger. Death was of course instantaneous, the bullet coming out at the back of his head. Deceased, who was 34 years of age· and a native of Wimbledon, is believed to have brooded over family troubles at home. He was unmarried.

THE PRATAS.

The Japanese cruiser Akashi at present in Hongkong, will, we understand, proceed in a day or two to the Prates. Mr. Segawe, the Japanese Consul at Canton, and Mr. Nishizawa, the owner of the guano works in the islands, will accompany them for the purpose of making

a valuation of the works there and complet-

arrangements for the Japanese intereste being taken over by the Chinese.

WATER POLO,

BUFFS V, 83ED CO. B.GA.

The match between the Buffe and the 83rd Co. B.GA, in the Water Polo Shield Competi tion, which was unavoidably postponed on Wednesday, takes place at the V.R.C. enclosure at five o'clock this afternoon

THE ANTITUDE, A Amy

A FRENCH VIEW.

The Courrier d Haiphong in the course of Baarole on the Anglo-Biamose Treaty says:- conceptions, ter know how much the great and the anducitles rigus tesigns, the delays politicians are cost us, and will chartsighted fatme. Here is a Treaty which has just been signed between Siam and England, which is a

pendant to the one we obtained from Biam in

this case very shortly as follows: The plaintiff suas to recover $651, being Inlance due on a promissory nota for 8751 which purports to have been given by the lefendant in respect of transaction. The defence is, inter alia, that very circumstantial details of the alleged loan there was no money loat but that the instrument was given to secure the payment of a balance pore. The passage which would have freed it oning in respect of contracts to take two Chiness-the cutting of the isthmus of Kra, which has so long been asked for will now never be into the United States of America. It accomplished or, if it is, it will be British.

the Far East a grave economic defest.

"For its relations with the West, Saigon is 1907, and which constitutes for our empire in remain tributary to Sings- henceforth bound

is urged that this was an agreement for

"The railway which England is to have built the performance of an act which involved the to Bangkok, means for that country a double violation of the law of a friendly State, and doonomie victory. It will be a victory both n, since the lins is pointed to the Againet was therefore an illegal, or at any rate an Mekong valley, and against the Germans, since invalid contract, unenforceable at law and in the port of Bangkok will be deemed to medioc respect of which no liability could serue. Irity, if not to rain. This investment of British capital is calculated to soeure for Singapore may may at once that I do not accept the plain and Rangoon the trade of Siam and the Mekong tiff's story, and that I do beliers that of the de- valley.

"By the side of that what are the trifling fendant, at any rate with respect to the alleged consideration. I must then consider the ade. advantages gained by us in our Trosty with Biam Shall we be able to conjure sway this. quacy of this defonos. The Court las, of course, now peril se manifestly directed against us! The no judical knowledge of the law of a foreign situation is clear. If our railway does not reach LONDON, July 16th.

country, Bat evidence was given by the gentle-Laos before that of Siam, we shall doubtless It is reported from Seward, Alaska, man performing the duties of Consul General romain the political masters of the Mekong but of the United States in this Colony, which sate shall never draw any economic proât from ft. The moment has come boldly to lay down carry out the isfied me that under the statutes dealing with on railway in Sisa itself, and to that an American revenue cutter has

has long been orident. We must construct seized the Japanese whaling schooner immigration into the United States of America, Barthélemy proposal, the mesomity for which Taki" while engaged in sealing near Chinese, with the exception of member of sex.this railway on the right bank of the Mekong the Privyloff Islands, a group of vol-conatry. Breach of the law is punishable with and we must do so at once. We hope there will

canic origin in the Bebring sen be longing to Alaska.

THE SHAH IN THE RUSSIAN LEGATION....

LONDON, July 18th.

It is reported from Tehoren that the Shah has taken refuge in the Russian Legation..

tain special classes, are, forbidden to enter the

fine and imprisonment. Now on the ovidence I

be no need to insist father on its pressing importance in order to obtain immediately from our politicians the indispensable millions.

PRESIDENT TAFT AND THE

SOUTHERN NEGROES.

own side. Notoriously the first steps taken by Sir ROBERT HART towards the establish ment of the Imperial Post Office were met at Poking with jealous dislike, and when Sir BOBERT HABT proposed to divert soms of the Customs revenue to the purpose of im proving the new service, a refusal couched in none too polite terms was the reply. It was not, in hot, till, making use of such “Lost Sovereign Rights," is afforded by the funds as he had under his own control, he tale of a wireless electric apparatus recently succeeded in making both ends meet that

find that the men in respect of whom these installed at the Palace Hotel in Shanghai the sligthest consideration was shown to his

agreements were entered into were not mambere That the Chinese have here the letter of new bantling; and then the first symptom

of any excepted class, that they could only enter international law on their side only adds to of appreciation of the service that he had

the United States in breach of the provisions of Immigration Law, and that it was fully un-

"The feeling between the white race and the the absurdity of the position in which they conferred on it was an intrigue headed by

derstood by all parties to the agreement that coloured race in the South is growing better each present themselves before the eyes of the the new Chief of Ways and Communications

this was the case. I am led to this conclusion year," declared President Taft at Washington World. The Palace Hotel at Shanghai is since dismissed for gross peculation to

by, inter alia, the language of the documents on June 18th before handing diplomas to nearly 200 gradustes of the two local soloured high new building, not yet entirely completed, get possession of the new department. The

which were put in, and by the very high price, schools and the coloured Normal School. "I do and is an edifice of considerable pretensions, new attempt at nipping in the bud the

An Organ Recital is to be given at St.

mat. They do not attaining the greatest height permissible recent departure in the way of the introdue

Pater's Church to-morrow evening, the pro

$1,050 a head to be paid for passage money for not care if there are extremists who differ frome men who were not going first class. Are then me," ocntinued the President.

eficient, so under local regulations, and having at that tion of wireless telegraphy, is quite on a par

gramma.being as follows:

these contracts either illegal or invalid by the represent the real white feeling in the South.

Ass negro labourer becomes more law of this Colony New the contracts were does the industrial progress of the South move height a roof garden. Practically it over-with other recent proceedings of the reaction- Organ Solo Prelude and Fugue No. 1” ...... looks the entire of the Foreign Settlements, ary party, whose main object in recovering

entered into in Hongkong. Payment was to be on In the endeavour, self-restraint and industry, Tenor Solo......"Comfort Ye" ("Messiah) ......... Handel

made partly in the Colony and partly in America. of the race itself lies its hope of success. I do and has a very extensive outlook over the these imaginary "lost" rights is to open up

Bev. A P. Crofton, BA,

fatars are as nothing compared with those which approaches from the sea. Under the airoum- for themselves, as in the case of the Tele

Organ Solo... "Gratid Oddertoire in D" Batiele

The performance of the contract bythe plaintiff not minimise your hardens. but those of the stances when the exterior of the building graph Administration appropriated by Soprano Solo..." And Be shall feed his looks

(Messiah) Handel

took place in America when the emigrants were you have already overcome.” was approaching completion, and its com- SHENG KUNGPAo, what they conceive to be

Bennett centavos and an average cost of 5.3 contaros

our low to forbid Chinese landing inAmerios or LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. manding aspect became crident, it struck fine fat billets, and by no means to advance organ Solo..... "Andante Trauqizillo" Sterndale

landed there. There is, of course, nothing in

The Rev. A. Dallas Ennis, C. F.,will be the P Fassenger,

The total rerentis from transportation anywhere else. It seems quite clear therefore, the management that one of the towers could the interests of the State. The cry is.

than transportation to Hongkong. Are they then invalid. Now, the with advantage to the port and abipping be doubtless a plausible one and bad it any preacher at the evening service, which commences amounted to P991,668.31 and the revenue from that these contracts are not illegal by the law of

oparation other nilised for the instalment of a wireless foundation in actual fact, or were there any

F68,946.96, or a total of operating revenue law on the subject is enunciated by Mr. Dicey, The N.Y.K. str. Inaba Maru (Enroponu amounting to P1.060,615.27,

The total 1 operating expense including taxes Conflict of Laos, page 555, rale 184, as follows: Line) left Bingapore ou the 16th inst., and is The N.Y.K. tz. Mayori Maru (Bombay him the Senior Naval Oficer expressed his

amounted to 1569,398.78, giving a percentage of "The essential validity of a contract is, subject expected here on the 21st inst. operating expenses to gross operating revenue to theexceptions hereinafter mentioned, governed OP A

on the 14th approval and offered to give what assistance

of 53.7. These figures do not include the indirectly by the proper law of the contract, Line) loft Tuticorin for this port via Singapore lay in his power, and the principal Consular

The Ben Line str. Bencleuch from Antwerp A-cable from London to the San Francis operation of the Manila suburban line to Ho-1 will assume that the proper law here is the 28th, and is expected here on the

Kinky and Pasig. officials at once saw the bezefit of the aug-

Surburban line statistics law of Hongkong. Mr. Diony next gives Chronicle states that the Foreign Offee-iu

The Manila

follows: revenue from operation

for this port. gertion. It never seems to have occurred complaints.

As a fact, as we have shown, in nearly forwarding to the Admiralty the American in-

abore. The third exception is as follows

The C.P.R. str. Empress of Japan left Van- to any of these that the Chinese Government

P.71,254.30 showing a percentage would fail to see the advantage in its own every instance, the assumption of services vitation to participate in the naval review to be P158,432.55: total operating expenses and certain exceptions to the general rula formplated / and London, left Singapore on the 15th instant the rebuilding of the city after the fire of 1905, of operating expenses to gross operat. A contrast, whether lawful by its proper conver for Hongkong on the 14th instant a.m. The C.P.B. str. Monteagle arrived Amoy at interest of the installation, while all were usually in Europe preoccupied by the State hold at Ban Francisee next Dotober to celebrate taxes prepared if required that the system should itself has proceeded from the entire absence expressed the hepe that it would be found posing revenne amounting to 45.5 A total of law or not, is in general invalid insofar Tis the ureal ports of call.

Instead of with Chies of any organisation whatever able to send at least a small fleet. It is 2,087,786 passengers was carried, the receipta es (1) the performance of it is unlawful by 9 am yesterday, and left again at 2 p.m. same be worked under licence.

be brought from the Chins station, the time expense per passenger being 3.4 centavos forms part of a transaction which is unlawful by to-day. printing out that, according to recent inter- that could be utilised for the purpose; and expected, consequently, that several ships will per passenger boing 7.5 sentaros and the average the law of lex loci colutionis); or (2) the contruct 23 Jacinday, had aft again at 2 p.m. sau national arrangements the European Powers beyond and above this, the revulsion being too short to dispatch a cruiser squadron Cobleness.

at 6.30 p.m.

Mendelssohn

telegraphic station. When spoken of to ovidence. of rights once enjoyed having by THE SAN FRANCISCO CELEBRATION

persuasion or compulsion been appropriated by foreign Powers, we should be the last to raise our voice against China's reasonable

BRITISH WARSKIPS FROM THE CHINA **

STATION EXPECTED.

ELECTRIC TRAM PROFITS IN MANILA.

The Manila Electric Railroad and Inght Company, during the past fiscal year, carried 10,701,859 jassengers at an average rate of 2.9

are as

"

The NY.K. st. Kawachi Maru (European Lius) left Shanghai on the 16th inst., and is expected here on the 19th inst