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told, that the number of Japanese and Korean settlers having suddenly increased, the detachment of gendarmes already in the district had become unable to discharge the duties devolving on it, and, in the second place, the ordinary reliefs had to be sent. The explanation seems very naive, and it view of the secrecy which voils Japanese military movements generally, it is not sur- prising that it tends rather to confirm than to dissipate the impression created by the reports of an unusual movement of troops in Manchuria. The reports from Russian sources we have sean make reference to traina. loaded with artillery and muni- tions of war daily arriving at Mukden, where, it was recently reported by the Russian newspaper correspondents, there Bra now 22,000 Japanese. We must take the intervention of the Russian Government to be referrable either to a firm
Should this railway be built, whether by China or Japan, and connection be made with Chongjin on the coast of Korea, it is pointed out that the port would quiakly develop into an important shipping contre," the terminus of a route that would be far more convenient than Vladivostock for travellers and goods from Japau, sa well ás other parts of Asia. Taking all thesa matters into consideration, we can under stand the anxiety of Russia, and her very natural wish to have matters settled to her satisfaction.
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Brevet-Major H. Findlay, East Kent Regi- ment, has been appointed Superintendent of the Datention Barracks at Hongkong.
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THE FINAL TEST MATCH.
ENGLAND V. AUSTRALIA.
LONDON, August 11th. The English team resumed play in the Fifth Test Match at the Oval to-day and closed their first innings for 352 (Sharp 105 in 170 minutes, which included 11 fours). (Australia in the first innings compiled 325.)
Bardsley and Gregory then went in
SUPREME COURT,
Wednesday, 11th August.
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION-
BEFORE THE FÜLL COURT, HONGKONG MILLING COMPANY V. ARNHOLD,
pal
KARDREG & Co.
same day in which they asked that the engrossment should be sent to Mr. Arndt for approval and signature. The inference of frand was unwarranted.
The Chief Justice did not understand that that was the inference.
Sir Henry Berkeley said that was what the words implied, and it was a serious impatation. The suggestion his friend was making, whether The notion was resumed in which the Hong intentional or not, was that Mr. Davidson sent kong Milling Company, of which Mr. Hor took the agreement to Messrs. Arnhold, Kar- Paroy Smith is liquidator, claimed $100,000 berg and Co. to get it signed lion Mr. Aradt, from Arahel, Karberg and Co. for damages, the only one who knew its terms, was absent. for alleged failure to supply an ico-making The Court did not think that was £1. Mae plant according to stated requiremente. Sir Nell's suggestion. Henry Berkeley, K., and Mr. M. W. Slade, instructed by Mr. John Hastings, appeared for plaintiffs, defendants being represented by Mr. MacNeil, from Bhanghai, and B. G. C. Alabastor, instructed by Mr. H. W. Looker, of Messrs. Deacon, Looker and Denson.·
The Chief Justion, before Mr. MacNo con tinued his address, referred to the visit of the Court to the Ice Works on the previous day
convenient, and it might save discussion, if both parties were agreed as to what they observed, because one side might have observed certain things, the other side different things, and the Court different things again, In these circumstances be thought there should be some agreement,
Mr. MacNeil, proceeding, stated that sccard- ing to his statement of facts, Messrs. Arnhold, Karterg and Co: sold the plant to Mr. Ronnie, who knew it to be a ma ice plant, and who had previously arranged with Mesare. Jading,
Matheson and
with ice equal in clearness, purity and quality Company to supply them to the ice of the Hongkong Ics Co. clients entered into the contract in the
His
A Peking telegram states that England and for the Australians, and at the close of He said it seemed to him that it would be very belief that it contained no more than what was America have proposed that the second Opium the day's play made 33 and 35 respec- tively, neither being out. The wicket Conference be held at The Hague.
was perfect and a crowd of 25,000 witnessed the match.
Scores:-
The Bandmann Merry Maids Co, arrive by
the Sardinia, and give a performance of "A Waltz Dream". this evening at the Theatre Royal.
Mr. H. K. Muller, residing of the Club belief in the progress of warlike prepara silver cigarette case, which he bought only a Germania, reports to the polics that a square tions, orto an eagerness to earn the gratitudefow days, had been taken from a drawer in his of the Chinese Government by seeking to
dressing table. efectcompromises which shall be satisfactory to China (and incidentally to Bassia), and so pave the way for future favours. In the present state of public knowledge as regards
the actual facts of the situation, it is im- possible for the mere spectator to say which
a three strengths containing 5% 10% and 20% of the two motives govern Russia's action
but the evidence afforded by the Japanese press recently of a wide-spread belief tu Japan that a confict in which China would strike the first blow is imminent, is certainly some justification for believing that the Russian Government has become very seriously alarmed and apprehensive of an outbreak of war. At the same time, Russia's intervention can hardly be regarded as wholly unselfish, for Russia's interest in CARBOLIC ACID many, if not all, of the questions pending | between China and Japan coincides with the claims of China rather than with those of
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A. S. WATSON & CO.. Japan. Take the Japanese railway projects, for instance. These would seriously affect the trade of Vladivostock and the traffic of the Siberian railway. One is the line from Antung to Mukden, and the other one from Chonjin, on the coast of Korea, to Kirin, via Chientao. We explained a few days ago the position in regard to the former. At present, it is merely a light railway Correspondents must forward their names and built by the Japanese during the war for ad dresses with communications addressed to the purely, military purposes, and when the war Editor, not for publication but as evidenes of was over China granted to Japan a conces- good faith
·NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. ONLY communications relating to the new
column should be addressed to Tas EDITOR:
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We are asked to draw attention to the adver-
tisement in another column offering for sale the only availablo plot of freehold land at Bangkok
suitable for rice or saw mills, docks, shipping
offices and godowns,
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furphy, informs the police that between 10 ?he second floor of the s.s. Haiyang, Mr. H.
o'clocks and 10-15 on Tuesday morning cemobody
stole from an nulocked drawer in his cabin $67. As the boy is abseat, suspicion falls on him.
The hearing of the charges preferred against Mrs. Meyer, of the Colonial Hotal, and two compradores of selling brandy not of the nature demanded, which should have come up for hearing at the Magistracy yesterday, was adjourned till the 18th inst.
The police have been informed by Mr. Shar. man, storekeeper, residing at 7 Cook Street, Hanghom, that on the 21st July, while his boy was removing his effects from Kowloon Docks to the address given, the boy absconded with a bugle, with silver mouthpiece, value unknown, the property of the ongkong Volunteer Corps.
The Yalu Biver district has recently suffered much from floods. The old town of Anting has been almost submerged. The Japanese residing in the old town are rendering assistance, and the Red Cross Hospital and the Sino-Japanese Charitable Union are doing everything in their power to succour the Chinese sufferers. The new town has not been injured thus far.
A soolie was charged at the Magistracy yes-
brown sugar, which he told the Magistrate had been given him by his master. The master appeared and told his Worship that the sugar, was beatings"out of a quantity of sugur bags which he had given to him. The defendant was accordingly discharged.........
All letters for publication should be written on aion for thle milway for a period of eighteen.terday with having in his possession 66 lbs. of ene side of paper only.
No
armly signed communications that year, when it would revect by purchase to appeared in other popers will be China. The agreement gave Japan the Orders for extra copies of DAILY FRE right to improve the line and make it fit should be sent before 11 am. on day of for commercial purposes. Japau's inter- publication. After that hour the supply is pretation of this provision is that she may, Jemited. Only supply for Cash.
If she deems it necessary, reconstruct the line to standard gange, and this she resolved to do at anestimated cost of twenty-three million yen. Chines for nearly three years has been
Telegraphio Adareas; Paces. Coulds A.B.C, 5th Ed. Lieber,
P. O. Box, 84. Telephone No. 12.
BIRTH.
On the 11th August. Sheerness, the wife of Liguf CRSON Hore, Royal Garrison Artiliory, objecting to reconstruction, and her per of ad lighter.
At St. Paul's Church, Carlisle, oa the 10th | to
an open rapture, Japan last weak
Mr. R. H. Crofton, ohisf clerk in the
Spooner MacLaren. Rhodes
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ENGLAND.
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The bowling analysis gives Cotter Six wickets for 95; Armstrong, one for 93; and Hopkins two for 51.
AUSTRALIA.
Bardsley, not out Gregory, not out Extras
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(REUTER'S GERVICE TO THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."
THE KING.
LONDON, August 11th. H. M. the King has started for Marienbad,
THE CRETAN QUESTION.
LONDON, August 11th. The prospects of a peaceful settle ment of the Cretan Question are improving.
There is a strong feeling at Con- Colonial Secretariat, on Monday gave his stantinople that the Government has messenger boy ton dollars with which to pay been acting under strong pressure private bill. The messenger gave it to a coolie and told him to pay the bill. Instead he spent from the Committee of Union and the money. He was arrested and brought Progress, which is stated to be
Mr. Slade was willing to do anything to assist their Lordships, but thought the thing was what their Lordships observed.
The Chief Justico We shall correct it afterwards, but I would sooner see what you want us to include, because there were two er three things I observed which perhaps the Paine Judge did not, and perhaps you did not.
Mr. Slade-What form would it tako?
The Chief Justice said he meant certain facts as on the cutting down the centre of a block of the Milling Company's ico certain things were observed, such as, that the needles did not come out in a bunch as they appeared to at first, but that there were four main groups. Thore were what he called the major needles, and in between there were minor needles. That was an import ant fact.
Mr. Slade asked if each party would stave the facts they observed independently.
The Chief Justice thought so, as there were about only half a dozen facts.
The Puisas Judge said it soonod to him that it would be a good thing if both sides stated shortly what inforces they had drawn.
already contained in an implied contract in the and Mr. Fennie. Further, his clients were not correspondence which existed between them. fairly treated with regard to the matter of the erection of their plant so as to put it in a condition of being able to carry out the satisfactory production of ice required. They irers hampered in the completion and erection, and therefore found difficulty and delay in reaching the point at which they could begin to test the powers of the plant with u view to finally turning it over in complete working order. He further stated that the inspection was an inspection mede at a time when the plant had not been taken over in completo working order by the plain- tiffs, and therefore was inconclusive for the purposes of showing any breach of warranty on the part of the defendant. He would further state as a fact that defendants were prevented. by the wrongful action of the plaintiffs, from svou carrying out the week's test run as provided for by the contract. Defendants felt like some saimal that had been trapped, and not fairly They were in a position they felt they ought not to be in. They believed they had honestly~ carried out the contract they had honestly made, and believed this present claim was attempt to insist on their doing something they were never meant to do, and which the plaintiffs never intended them to do. Mr. Rennie, in giving a warranty to Mosers. Jardine
Mr. MacNeil Anggested that they should be Matheson and, ust have known what handed in writing.
The Chief Justice said there were four main groups of needles from the centre to the core. Then a cloudy effect was given to the Ise Company's ice owing to sir streaks. These air streaks went right through the blocks.
The Chief Justice said the matter had important bearing on the question put to Mr. Haxton as to the relative brilliancy of the two ices.
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Mr. Slade said he would make another examination, as the patches of land he saw next the plate certainly did not extend through the
block,
Mr. MacNeil, continuing his address, ssid there was no evidozo on which their Lordship's could fairly act as to the kind of ice being made in the year 1907 by the Hongkong los Co., although Mr. Harton mid he took up the existing system, and carried it on se it had been carried on before. He suggested that the warranty as entered into between Mesara. Jardine, Matheson and Co. and Mr. Benule was not that kind of serious thing which the warranty in this case was alleged to be This warranty was treated as an absolutely definite and binding agreement to supply ice Hongkong Ice Co., whereas the warranty the same in certain respects as that of the between Mr. Rennie and the Les Company was of no such serious kind. He further suggeste
he was about, and be had dɔne such things with regard to the defendants that if loss fall it should be borne by Mr. Rennie, and not by the defendants. The conduct of Mr. Ronnie stop- ped him from mying defendants were responsible for any loss which might have arisen through defendants acting as he allowed them to act.
Reverting to the ice, Mr. MacNeil con- tended that the word purity did not mean transparency. The Milling Company's ice was what he should call sparkling, as it was brilliantly crystallined. Clearness did not renn. muddy or dull, but the point was, what clearness He could not say the ice of the Ico Company was not transparent, neither could he he asked for clear ice. It seemed to him more say that when one asked for transparent ice likely that what was wanted was that quality of brilliancy which the Milling Company's ice had
meant.
The Chief Justice-It struck me that if a larly wanted an ornamental ice block for her table, and had one of the Milling Company's blocks, all hor guests would say how pretty it.
Wax.
It is
Mr. MacNeil-I don't think I need say any more. The Milling Company's product is brilliant ice, and is therefore clear. more brilliant than the ice of the Ice Company. The Chief Justice-While on that point, what
does quality cover? dimensions of the block. It might cover the
Mr. McNeil--I don't think the word quality
MAHRLIGE. [1002 aistence against all right or reason has led net. by the Rev. W.E. Strickland, Vicar, assisted intimating her intention to proceed with day and sentenced to two months' imprisonment encouraging demonstrations hostile that when Messrs. Keswick and Ronnie entered was intended to cover solidity. Messrs. Jardine,
iy the Rev Canon Loftle, and the Bev. By lism Dixon, uncle of the brid, GERALD BRUCE ST. PIERES BUNBURY, eldest son of Major and Mrs. Bunbury, Bedford, and Frances Mary Olivia only daughter of Mr. and Mira. Dixos, Blackwell
Lodge, Cumberland.--(By cable),
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her plane without further delay. It really does seem absurd to suggest that ordinary repairs to a Decauville railway formed the subject of special negotiation in Peking HONGKONG OFFICE: 10A, DES VEUT ROAD C aftera great war, and we cannot but conclude LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET. EC that what Japani asked for and obtained from Chins was the right to convert the temporary track into a permanent line which should form part of the Manoharian and Korean milway systems. We cannot
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, August 13th 1909.
fathom the reason underlying the Chinese ob- THE announcement made in REUTER'S
jeation. The only explanations we have seen telegrama yesterday that Russia was media- ting both at Peking and at Tokyo to secure Ruggested are (1) that the conversion of the a peaceful settlemont of the difficulties which line would strengthen Japan's position strate. have led to an open rupture between China gically; and (2) that as China has reserved
Dear
before Mr. Haagland at the Magistracy yester
and six hours in the stocks.
Tong on Today night. About ten o'clock four men, one armed with a chopper and the others carrying torches; entered the dwelling house of a widow, and while one man pressed her to the ground the others tied, her two daughters together. Then they turned their attention to the contents of the house, and took away several articles of clothing and bangles to the value of
narmed robbery took place near Kowloon
$23.
An inquiry took place at the Marine Court yesterday before Lleut. Beckwith, Acting Harbour-Master, into the circumstances of the collision between the steam launches Les To and Lee Yee, which took place off West Point
in the lease the right to parchase the line at on the 26th July, whereby the latter launch was
to Greece and in favour of war.
THE BRITISH BUDGET,
LONDON, August 11th.
In the course of a debate on the
Budget the Government intimated that it will omit Clause 12 of the Finance Bill providing for the taxation
stitute an alternative clause later.
This is believed to mean a tax où royalties.
into it they did not care whether it was carried Matheson and Co. wanted clearness and purity, ont or not. The refusal of Messrs. Jardine, and Mr. Hannig said he would give it. When Matheson, and Co. to allow Mr. Rennie to he drew up the agreement he gave them clear- inspect the kind of ice they made showed nas, purity and quality. that they did not particularly care whether Mr. Rennie was able to perform his part of the agreement. For a very considerable time before he entered into the contract with
Bu Lordship asked whether quality in the eyes of Messrs. Jardino, Matheson and Co, did not mean absolutely identical ice blocks, etc.
Mr. MacNeil said he thought all along that
Mess Amhold, Karberg and Co., Mr. Jardines were going to take the ius if it was running an ice plant along with his mill. As to his mind that the fact the Milling Company far back as 1905 he had been making inquirios was no longer a going concern must have
Rennie had been considering the possibility of marketable, and it was an irresistible conclusion,
Mr. MacNeil had not concluded his address. when the Court rose.
of ungotten minerals and will sub-with regard to different systems of weighed with them in their ten years' contract. making, and some considerable time before the contract with Arabold, Karberg and Co. he had been inquiring from the defendant firm as to different systems of ice making. It appeared also, from correspondence, recently produced, that Mr. Hennie was not only in communication with Arnhold, Karborg and Co.
ears, Jardine, Matheson and Co. he either but also with other firms regarding ice plants. When Mr. Ronnis signed the contract with
LATER.
The House of Commons has adopt.
land.
THE ALPS CROSSED IN A
BALLOON...
and Japan, suggests that St. Petersburg the end of eighteen years, it is to her interest funk The Court found that the collision was Las become considerably alarmed by the reports from the For East which have both these considerations weigh with Cain a, the Lee To in altoring his pourse and in giving the Finance Bill taxing undeveloped to prevent costly improvements. Possibly caused by the wrongful not of the corawain ofed by 223 votes to 119 Clause 10 of been appearing in the newspapers of
5 wrong signal. The Court ordered that his and it is not improbable that her attitude the Rossman capital lately. These have has been stiffened by a little Informal
certificate be suspended for six months and that spoken of
the massing of Chinese
he then undergo a further examination. the troops
neighborhood encouragement from the Russian Minister
with the object of defending the interests of LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.- of Chiertao, and counter movements
the Siberian railway. by Japanese troops Indicating the
The Glen Line dr. Glenstrae left Singapore imminence of a conflict. In Japan, too,
The new railway project, which seems to on the 10th instant, and news of the movement of Chinese troops in be coming more prominently into notice, is hero on the 15th instant.ted to arrive North-East-Manchuria has created someone which would give more convenient amount of anxiety, but a semi-official utter access to Kirin and Mukdeu than the angs in one of the papers has explained the reports as referrable to a very simple cause. Chia, it is stated, atations her forces along the frontier between Chiantao and Korea in the ratio of ten men por mile, but during the very hot ass she recalls these cut posts to cooler positions. This mancare Chong with Kiria, via Chientsu. No it is added, presents the appearance of mus settlement of the question was reacbad, lakhs of rupees, is understood to have been sing forces, and may possibly be intended to however, and latterly the Chinese have nearly all willed to philanthropic objects.
Antung railway. Some time ago there was some talk of a compromise in regard to Chienbao, on the basis of Japan conceding China's claim to jurisdiction on condition that the Chinese Government agreed to the building by Japan of a railway come cting
LONDON, August 11th. The P. & O. str. Palma left Singapore for
The Italian aeronaut, Captain this port on the 10th instant at 1.30 pm, and Spelterini, and three passengers have is due kere on the 15th instant at shoat 10 am.
The M.M. st. Australies with the French crossed the Alps in a balloon from Mail of the 18th alt, and mails from London of the 17th ult., jeft Singapore on the 11th Chamonix. inst. at 3 p.m., and may be expected to arrive here on the 17th inst. afternoon, and will leave for Shanghai and Japan on or about the 18th
inst
The death took place in Bombay, on the 21st ult of Mr. Nabroji Meneokji Wadia, CIE, whom estate, estimated at one crore seventy-fire
deliberately told them that he would do some thing which he thought he could not do, or hé told them with his eyes open that he would do s thing he could do.
Mr.-MaoNeil, after dealing with the corres- pondence which passed between the parties, referred to the formal agreement which Mr.
THE OSAKA FIRE.
LOSSES OF THE INSURANCE OFFICES.
The losses of the fire-insurance offices are of course not yet accurately ascertained, but the destroyed by the fire is roughly as follows:-- total amount of property insured in the area
Nippon Fire Tokio Fire... Melji Fire
Y2,000,000 2,000,000
1,000,000
Yokohama Fire... Kyodo Fire Kobe Marine and Fire Osaka Fire...
700,000
900,000
600,200
300,000
Total
¥7,500,000
The loss of each company is estimated as
Davidson personally presented for signature, follows:-
engressment was taken round when Mr. Arndt He asked their Lordships to noto that. the
was away.
:
Mr. Blade-atis a suggestion of frand! Sir Henry Berkeley said the suggestion was They reached a maximum height that advantage was taken of Mr. Arndt's absence of 17,000 feet.
Indian crop telegrams for the week ending 10th July report that the rainfall was general everywhere in the country. The sowings of autumn crope continue and agricultural pros- peats are good and have been improved.
to try to get the agreement signed. If that was not so, the point raised was- irrelevant.
Mr. MacNeil said the suggestion was that the agreement was submitted, not for approval, but for signature.
Sir Henry Berkeley draw the Court's attention to the letter sent by plaintiff's solicitors on the
fire
Nippon Fire Toldo Fire...
Meiji Fire
Yokohams Fire
Kyodo Fire
Osaka Fire...
Kobe Marine and Fire
Y1,300,000
1,000,000 700,000
300,000
400,000-
400,000 150,000
The Hakodate fire raged 22 hours and the houses destroyed numbered 12.000, The present.
Osaks raged for 25 hours and did con- siderably more damage, so that the loss of the insurance offices must be much larger.
[The figures given above are taken from the Japan Chronicle of the Zad inst., but later telegraphic information has placed the lexres at a very much higher figure.
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