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INTIMATION

S. WATSON

LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS THURSDAY, AUGUST 5тa, 1909.

value of imports from Hongkong into Chino. returned at Th. 150,252,300, and the exports from China to Hongkong at Tle. 92,107,903-giving a total of Tis. 242,360,268, oz, roughly, about £30,000,000 sterling. We are able to make a com.

CO.parison with the direct foreign trade

of Shanghai by consulting another table in this facicule of the Customs Reports. We fnd the value of the direct foreign trade of Shanghai in 1908 was just apon 908 million taels, or sixty-one millions in excess of the value of Hongkong's trade with China. We note also that the return CHEMISTS for Shanghai showed a decline of about twenty-one million taels compared with But whether the figures for 1907. Shanghai is really a bigger emporium of trade than Hongkong cannot be de. tormined by the figures we have quoted from the Reports of the Imperial Hongkong is the Maritime Customs. distributing centre for other countries besides China, and we have to bear this in wind in forming an approximate idea of the value of the trade of the port. When

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we meo that the trade with Obina alone exceeds £90,000,000 annually, the comput-

Last night the first of a series of promenade TELEGRAMS. place in the brilliantly illuminated compound of concerts arranged by the Catholic Union took the R. C. Cathedral. The band of the Buffs went through a programme of selections which delighted the large number in attendance.ed

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Society of Arts are Tastal Jeme Tien Yow, Ph. B. (Yale, T.S.A.), Assoo. 31. Inst. €. E.. Imperial Peking Kalgen Bailway, Paking, and A NEW BISHOP FOR JAPAN, Mr. Herbert Edward Pollard, Public Works Department, Shanghai Municipal Council, Shanghai.

The steather Tjipants, of the Dutch Java China-Japan liue, has mot with misfortune island of Banka, the other day, and sprang & She struck on a reef near Muntok, a part in the leak. Much water entered into the tank and into bold No. 1 The water was kept down by continual pumping mutil the vessel arrived at Batavis on July 22

Mr. C. J. Roberts, manager of the Bangkok branch of the Standard Oil Co. of New York, was discharged by lie Pouang Magistrato connection with the allegation of ombezzlement, his Worship holding that the warrant was unduly authenticated. He refused an applica. of confirmatory documents frem Bangkok. to for a further detention pending the piziva! News received of the Ward Co., who are now

LONDON, August 4th. The Archbishop of Canterbury has appointed the Rev. Walter Andrews to the Bishopric of Hokkaido.

SUPREME COURT. Wednesday, 4th August.

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. BEFORE THE FULL COURT.

V. ARNHOLD, HONGKONG MILIANG COMPANY KABRERO & co.

The Chief Justion (Bir F. Piggott) and his Gomperts) sat to hear an action at the instance, Honour the Paisas Judge (Mr. H. H. J. of the Hongkong Milling Company, of which Mr. H. Foroy Smith is liquidator, against Moore, Arnhold, Karberg & Co., plaintiffs claim ing a sum of $100,000 for damages for alleged breach of warranty by the defendants under

Looker, and Deason,

1 liquidation, and consequently had becomeand were still unable to manufacture any ice whatever, insomnish as such manufacture of ico was to be ponducted as an accessory to the milling of flour and was to be carried on with power derived from the flour milling plast and machinery,

Mr. Slade having read the pleadings,

Sir Henry Berkeley opened the case at length. He said that the failure to supply machinery w that manufactured by the Hongkong Ice capable of turning out ice of the same quality Company was the cause of action. The lea manufactured by this plant was inferior both in clearness and quality.

Mr. MoNeil-Do you produce the ice? Sir Henry Berkeley-I will produce the

an agreement dated 23rd March, 1907. Sirsilont testimony of the blocks of ice themselves. (The vacancy has been created by the resignation of Bishop Fyson. The new Bishop Henry Berkeley, KC, and Mr. M. Slade, Proceeding, be described the circumstances does not appear to have been selected from instructed by Mr. John Hastings, appeared for which led up to the agreement. Negotiations missionaries working in Japan. The only plaintiffs, defendants being represented by Mr. were conducted by Mr. A. H. Rennis, on behalf can trace in the Far East is the Boy Wstructed by Mr. Deacon, of Mesars, Deacon, behalf of Messrs. Arnhold, Karberg and Com- pany. Mr. Beanie unhappily was dead, but Mr. Andrews, who is stationed at Sinta-sion, Church of England missionary of that name we MoNeill, of Shanghai, and Mr. Alabater, in-of the Milling Company, and Mr. Arndt, on

Chungking.

The statement of claim set forth that under Chard, a partner, would be called. The Milling the agreement mentioned the defendants agreed Company possessed at Junk Bay a large to sell and the plaintiffs to buy an ice plant with supply of water which was necessary for a finnufacturing capacity of 24 tone per day for milling operations, and it occurred to the the price of 95,550 marks, German currency, active mind of Mr. Hennie that this water and the defendants agreed for that sum to deliver might be utilised to great advantage in the the plant at the company's premises and to making of ice if he could obtain a good market for it. He approached Messrs. Jardine, Mothe- erect and complete the same with all proper accessories. Under the agreement the defenson and Company, the Managers of the Hong- plant would kong Ice Company, and in October, 1907, an dants guaranteed that

which ears. Jardline, Matheson agreed to the Ice Company. The Hongkong Ice Com- pany was an old established Company and its gandard of ice had been, maintained for

AMERICAN SQUADRON TO VISIT THE EAST,

LONDON, August 4th. The Washington correspondent of "The Times" cables that a squadron

the

refreshing and invigorating to the system ation that the tolal trade of the port is performing to crowded houses in Australia, consisting of eight armoured cruisers, manufacture ice of the same clearness and agreement was signed between the partners by worth about twice that sum is probably not places as the most prominent item the marriage commanded by Rear-Admiral Sibree, quality as tho ice being than manufactured by purchase ice of the quality manufactured by

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A PORTUGUESE Correspondent writes to us lamenting that the Government of Macao should be wasting the money allocated for harbour improvements in sending officials to Shanghai to inspect and to purchaso work of such "toy dredgers" for

enggested in correspondent's letter that the work would be much better and much sooner done if it were put out to contruct instead of being done departmentally. Our Mano corres posdent said the same thing a couple of months ago. There has been a great deal of trumpetting over the allocation of a sum of $180,000 for dredging the harbour at Macuo-a work which, if it is to be done properly, will cost, perhaps, a few millions. CARBOLIC ACID We have already pointed out that $180,000 only exceeds by ten thousand dollars the cost of the dredger "St. Enoch," which the

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Correspondents must forward their names and addresses with communications addressed to the Failer, not for publication but as evidence of good faith.

All letters for publication should be written on ane site of paper only.

of Mr. H. D. Garrick, Ukuwela catata, Matale, early last month, in Perth, Western Australia, to Miss Rose Musgrove, who will return to Ceylon, and settle down there when the present tour finishes, which will be about March or April

next

will leave San Francisco on September 5th and call at Admiralty Island and

Manila.

Then the squadron will be divided

THE OSAKA LOAN,

at

supplied the plant, but did not manufacture ice the Hongkong Lee Company. The defendants of the clearness and quality warranted. It

years.

then Counsel

dealt with tho

allegation made by defendants that they were 8 they relied on the written correspondence, and read letters to show that the stipulatious inserted in the agreement were known to. not aware of certain terms in the agreement,

defendants before the agreement was signed. possession practically a wook before it was Moreover, the agreement had been in defendant's signed. Counsel remarked that some 2,000 pounds worth of the ice made by the plant was deposited in the cold storage rooms of the Hongkong Ice Company, where it still was and could be seen.

stond it produced an inferior quality of ion. By an agreement, of which the defendants were aware, made between the plaintif ocmpany and company agreed to sell and Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co, to buy for a period of six years all The Now South Wales Commercial Commis-into two, and Hongkong, Woosung, Mosers. Juriline, Matheson & Co., the plaintiff pioner in the East, Mr. J. E. Sattor. has Kobe and Yokohama will be visited.

mirplus ice manufactureil by the plaintiff com- informed the fommonwealth Government that

The ships will reassemble Canada has just appointed a commerical re-

required for their own consumption, such surplus presentative to stimulato her trade with Japau, Yokohama in January and return to pany over and above auch quantity as might be not to exceed 6,300 tons per annum, at the price and another to perform the same kind of work San Francisco.

of fire-eighths of a cent per pound, which price in Chian. Mr. Suttor says that although

would have given lurge profits to the plaintiff company over and above the ocsts of manu Canada is in a position to supply many products

facture, and by this agreement the plaintiff the latter State should, nevertheless, if specially similar to those modneed in New South Wales. alert, hare, nothing to fear from Canadian

Jardine, Matheson and Co., should be in quality, company agreed that the ice to be so soll to. competition.

purity and clearness equal to the ice then being made by the Hongkong Ice Company. Owing to the breach of the warranty by the defendants the plaintiffs had been unable to perform their

Co., and had lost the profits which they would contract with Messrs. Jardins, Matheson and have made thereby and had suffered other heavy domages, The plaintiffe claimed a damages think, the cost of the plant, together with the expenses incurred in erecting an ice factory and store, less the estimated value of the ice-making plant

LONDON, August 4th. Owing to the disastrous fire at Osaka, Loan Bonds are quoted at 2

Mrs. Mason, of No. 6. Hanoi Road, Kowloon, accept a fars. Complainant informed Mr. J. discount, Proseded against a riesha coolie for refusing to R. Wood at the Magistracy that when she landed from the ferry she baited the defendant who was on the ricska stand. Ha declined, to take her, however, and still refused affor he had been offered the legal fare. Defendant toll the Court that he was willing to take the indy when he got his money. His Worship imposed

a

fine of X5, the alternative being fourteen days imprisonment.

THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT'S SUCCESSOR.

LONDON, August 4th. General Forestier Walker has been appointed High Commissioner of the Mediterranean, and retains the Gibral

hand for dredging the site of the new typhoon shelter at Mongkoktsui. That is all that need be said to show that, with so paltry & vote for such as undertaking, nothing but a little tinkering at the job is

The annual report of the Rosso-Chinese Bruk to be expected. Possibly when the present

states that business during last year was stilltar command. negotiations with China for the delimit unfavourably affected by the crisis in the Far ation of the boundaries of the Colony are East, which occurred as the result of the war. and settled to Portugal's while the closing of the free port in Wladivos concluded

com-tock led to a commercial crisis in the Far East. satisfaction, appropriations more.

the importance of The gross profits of the bank amonated to with mensurate the undertaking may be anticipated. 3,761,000 roubles (£1,850,000), as compared with 4,154,000 zoubles (£2,050,000) in the preceding to be regretted that It is greatly

roubles (£800,000). The dividend is 71⁄2 roubles

M. ISVOLSKY INTERVIEWED.

LONDON, August 4th.. M. Isvolsky, the Russian Foreign Minister, interviewed by a representa-

They also claimed for loss of profits "

Defendants in their amended statement of defonce said their attention was not drawn as the time the agreement was signed to the inclusion in the agreement of any terms different to those contained in the written correspondence. They signed the agreement in the honest mistaken belief that the agreement

contained in effect no terms other than those which were contained in the written correspon denge. There was a duty cast upon the plain-

No anonymously signed communications that Governor ROCADAS who bas worked Pear, while the net profits amounted to 1,616,000tive of the "Daily Telegraph" at tiffe to draw the attention of the defendants to

have already appeared in other papers will be

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so hard to get this improvement scheme in train should be at this juncture trans

ferred to another field of activity. All who are acquainted with His Excellency's work during the short time he has been in Macro cordially congratuiste him on his promotion, but they cannot but view his departure from Macao at the present time with keen regret as it may not improbably entsil further delay in the actual com mencement of operations until at least, his successor has had time to to study the

situation.

The Siberian Mail of July 13th was de- livered in London on the 3rd inst.

Only two cases of plague in the Colony were reported for the whole of last week.

Engineer-Lieut. J. P. Leahy has been pro- moted to the rank of Engineer-Commander with seniority of July Ist,

Mr. W. H. Martin, manager of the Raub Australian Gold Mine, has resigned and is going home. The now manger is expected this week.

HONGKONG, AUGUST 5TH 1909. Hosarong being a free port, no reliable statistics can be furnished regarding the value of the trade of the port, nor is it possible to furnish reliable information of the tonnage of imports and exports. The Harbour Master, in his annual reports, does his best to supply the latter informs- tion, but he plainly states at the outset that "there are no reliable statistics of either imports or exports except as regards certain items of cargo dealt with in the Colony, of

The steamer Kalomo, on which a serious are which either from their nature and the occurred at Singapore just before Christmas, circumstances under which they are necessitating the submersion of the ship, has

from the

that been refloated and docked. fact imported, or

to be At the Magistracy yesterday Mr. J. B. Wood they are required by law specially reported, substantially accurate sentenced a native to seven days imprisonment The Harbour and four hours' stocks for stealing a bundle of returns can be given." Master calculates that imports during bamboo poles valued at one dollar. the your 1908 showed a decrease in tonnage. For stealing a box owned by the master of of 44 per cent, as compared with the figures ballast boat at Mongkoks on Tuesday Mr. F. A. for 1907; the exporte a decrease of 10.7 Hazeland at the Magistracy yesterday sentenced coolie to six weeks' imprisonment with hard per cent. while transit cargo declined 0.7 per cent. With these figures in mind it labour and six hours' stocks. struck us is noteworthy, when glancing 4hrough the Abetenct of Statistice just published by the Chinees Imperial Maritime Customs, to find that in 1908 the total value of the trade between Hongkong and China had only been exceeded once in the

Among the delegates paled to represent past eight years, namely, in 1907, when the

their respective Colonies in cotton during the total trade was nearly 253 million. Haiwan passage of the South Africa Union Bill we taels, while last year it was roughly ten note the name of Mr. A. Browne (member of million toels less, and was still more than ten the Legislative Connell of the Orange River million taels in excess of the highest figures Colony), brother of Mr. Frank Brown, for any previous year back to 1901. The Government Analyst of Hongkong.

Sir John Lyster Kaye, the Tung-kuan-ahon mine concessionaire, the Peking Daily Newss ya, agrees to give up the concession upon a payment, by the gentry, of £100,000 as con nation. £50,000 las boon offered, which

Sir John has refused to scoopt.

per gold share, and 6 roubles copecks per zilver Cowes, said the growing Anglo-Rus share, which takes 697,200 rombles (£348,600). sian friendship was one of the most The Chinese Government receive 266,000 roubles

extra-European peace. (£133,800) in payment of interest at 4 per esat. powerful guarantees of European and

THE LATE DR. LALCACA'S HEROISM.

The largest novel pratilishing house in England or America is that of which Mr. Long is the presiding spirit, and the growth of the firm, which has bean built up within comparatively

LONDON, August 4th. business. At the present time Mr. John Long recent years, belongs to the romances of moderni is preparing plans for extending his world-wide

Mr. Buchanan, Under Secretary of connection, and in order to cope with the in- creased work Mr. Long has made arrangements State for India, replying to Mr. Keir by which he will be joined in the management-Hardie, M.P., said the Government is worth (formerly of Hongkong) and Mr. Forace considering some recognition of the Charles Hexter, the latter gentleman Laving heroism of Dr. Cowas Lalcaca, late acted for many years as Mr. Long's manager of Shangbai, in endeavouring to save For family and personal reasons the business has been converted into a limited ability the life of Sir Curzon Wyllie. chief director and chief proprietor. company, but Mr. Long will continue to be ita

of the business by Mr. Harold Theraton Batter

NOVEL ADVT.

Mr. MoNsill-Is it rotting away?

Sir Henry Berkeley-My friend suggests it is rotting in the cellars of the Ice Company. It is not in cellars, but in the cold storage. Ice only rots when it is brought into contact with air, The Chief Justice-I have never heard the

Moan

melting! word "rot" applied to ice. Does it

Bir Henry Berkeley-Well, not exactly, I

Mr. Slade It is the effect on ice of water which may be of shout the same temperature as the ice, which esta into the ics and makes it

more liable to melt when exposed to air.. Tee melts much faster in water than in air.

Bir Henry Berkeley then went on to state that plaintiffs had nothing to do with whether the machinery could or could not turn out for. What they had to establish was the fact that a warranty was made that this particular ice could be turned eat. If the machinery could not

produce the ice which the defendants warranted that it could produce, then defendants must stand the consequences.

The Chief Justice thought the letters showed knowledge by defendants of the contract, which which was in itself sufficient.

Mr. MoNeill Not a knowledge of the there was a contract-a Inowledge that contract.

Mr. Alabaster then applied that the special had inserted in the agreements. term or terms. He did so on the ground that the plaintiffs had the fact that the plaintiffs or their solicitors damage paragraphs in the statement of claim.

to prove, and that was that the defendants which had not been mentioned during the not said that they would prove what they ought estopped by their conduct and breach of the knew that the contract with Mesra. Jardine, dnty from setting up or relying on any terms Matheson and Co. contained a warranty preliminary negotiations. The plaintifs were

not contained in the written correspondence. as to the clearness and quality of the ice. Certain Defendants asserted that the warranty as to the letters read by Sir Henry Berkely might clearness and quality of the ice of which the show that defendants know that ice had been plaintiffs complained, was not included in the sold to Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Co, but written correspondence. Defoxdants declared they clearly did not know that it was a term of that the plant had not been taken over by the the Jardine, Matheson and Co. contract that servants of the plaintiff company in full working the ice should be of a particular quality and Mr. Blade said that if a party made a contrast order as agreed. As a matter of fact it had not clearness, Alternatively, if, which the defendants denied, with a inan and informed him that it was for contract which the been taken over at all by the plaintiff company. the plant had been taken over in full working the purpose of fulfilling order by the plaintiffs no attempt had been made first had made, and in consequence of the second by the plaintiffs or their servants between the party failing to carry out the contract whereby taking over and the date of the writ to maunfee- the first parly was unable to carry out his ture ice with the plant. The defendanta did not contract, then he was liable for all losses and admit that the ice plant failed to manufacture damage resulting. ice of the standard manufactured by the Hong- kong Les Company. They alleged that no fair or complete trial had been made of the plant, The following extract from a letter in s

Spare the rod and spoil the child, is a maxim and that owing to the action of the plaintiffs of Shanghai paper in reference to the Navy which not even the experience and authority of League should possess an interest for the Com-Solomon is able to commend powerfully to this their servants the defendants were not permitted. mittes of the Hongkong. Branch of the Navy tender-hearted age. We grow soft. But there to run the plant for a full week as required by Leegne The present is pre-eminently ibh are still some of the oil faith left to show the agreement, and any inability on the part of plaintiffs to perform their contract with Messrs. advertisement:-

Jarding, Matheson and to. was not owing to any occasion when Britain requires the support of how things should be done, very association formed for the furtherance of the interests of her Navy. Let the Com-

breach by the defendants of their alleged war mittee of the Shanghai Branch of the League

ranty, but had boon owing to the wrongful infuse some energy into the work it is cousti-

notion of Messrs. Jardins, Malboson and Co. in

On the 4th at 12:10 p.m.-Except over the. plant. Defenduats averred that such inability Leccoon and the Bonins, whore a slight fall tated to perform. Let it beat up members

refusing to accept the ice manufactured by the (if any) had, owing to the fact that the plaintiff's has taken place, the barometer has risen to give lectures or read papers, let it hold

had put it out of their power to eard the generally, particularly over N. Chins and W. private mestings of the Longue to discuss enrrent local anral topics and communicate

THE NEW FRENCH MINISTRY,

large profits referred to, by reason of the Japan.

The depression noted yesterday as lying to or about March 18th, 1908, the Eastward of the Loochoos, has moved slowly The full Cabinet is given in telegrams to the fact that on

the plaintiff company had agreed in writing to Westwards and is now situated to the West of recommendations to the General ommittee at

execute and deliver to the Chartered Bank of the Group.

The high pressure is lying to the N.E. of home, and issue an annual report of much

India Australia and China a mortgage of the Briand, correspondence on lines similar to those of the French papers of the Far East aa below China Association, and I ventero to predict Premier and Minister of the Interior-M. that in the payment of annual subscriptions Minister of Justice-M. Barthond.

the China Ses in the South. premises where the plant was then being Japan in the North, and over the 8 part of erected, and by reason of the fact that in Moderate W. and 8.W. winds may be expected the Honorary Secretary and Tromerer will find Misinter of Foreign Affairs-M. Pichon.

Minister of Finance-M, Cochery Minister of Public Instraction-M. Domergue. no laggards."

Public Works and Posts and Telepruance of the agreemont the plaintiff com- in the Formosa Channel and the N... part of thes Minister of 3

pany and its official liquidator on or about July China.

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending gropha M. Millorand.

9th, 1908, had assigned by way offmortgaga the

at 10a.m. to-day, 0.02 inches. premises, together with all erecut thereto

*The forceset for the 24 hours ending at noon belonging. There were still large sums due to

-to-day in as follows: the Bank by the plaintiffs wilor the mortgage, und the Bark were now engaged in negotiations with a view to the sale of the plant. The defendants also stated that such inability (if South coast of China between Hongkong and Lamocks. any) had been owing to the fact that the South coast of China between plaintife had in consequence of the complete failure of their flour milling business gone into

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It was noticed yesterday that there was quite Minister of Commerce M. Jean Dupay. removed from her moorings and taken to the Minister of of the Colonies. Troulot. Kowloon Docks to undergo a necessary overhaul. Minister of Labour M. Viviani, Sho will be in dock, it is expected, for five days. Minister of Marine-admiral Boné de Lapey It is woveral years since she dorked before.

Minister of War-General Brun.

blank in the harbour. The Tamar had been Minister of Agriculture-M. Ruan,

An interesting feature of her removal was funt she was followed by a shoal of fish families which had lived near her and enjoyed the fare Pamar to Hunghom, where the shutting of the which came overboard. The fish followed the lock gates left them as easy eatch for those

on the lookout

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UNDER-SECRETARIES OF STATE,

Wer-M. Sarraut. Marine M. Chorron, Finace M. Renonit.

af. Dujardin.

The Court rejected the application. Mr. Blade, who followed, read several letters which were put in, and the hearing was

adjourned,

WEATHER KEPORT

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issnek the following report:

Hongkong & Neighbourhood(")

Formosa Channel

Hongkong and Haman,

W. and S.W. winds, fresh.

Same as No. 1

Same as No. L () W. and B.W. winds, moderate; fair,