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THE BUTLER WRIGHT CASE, -

TRIAL AT CANTON.

-YESTERDAY'S FEOCEEDINGS.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14TH, 1909.

International Bank at Canton, but that account and called the construction account, which is was closed, and had nothing whatever to defed by the proceeds of the loan from Home with the case. When that account was legod, Continuing, the Cron Advocate said there after consultation it was decided that money were in the bank at Canton the two socconta transferred from time to time from the Hong which had to do with the rallway, and a third The trial of William Butler Wright, latekong construction account should be put into account which was Mr. Butler Wright's private chief accountant of the Chinese section of the pcal accounts at the Canton branch of the account. The three particular transactions Canton-Kowloon Railway, wai commenced yester International" Bank. As Canton dollars were which formed the basis of this indictment were day in the British Court, Shameen, His Honour not the same as Hongkong dollars, and as some the payments from the local railway Hongkong Mr. Lindsay Smith, Assistant Judge of H.B.M.'s of the payments at Canton would be for salaries, currency account to Mr. Butler Wright's private

and us Supreme Court for China, presiding.

some other payments would be account of 55,000 on the 14th September, or for com $30,000 on 30th December, and $4,000 on 4th for work and labour done,

locally, the account inFebruary. Evidence guld be called to prove tracts made

Hongkong that the payments out of the chief accountant's Canton waS Fontenoy account and a Canton carrosey sount in the International Bank were made account. There was therefore a large socount on cheques drawn on him in the usual way Then in Hongkong composed entirely of the proceeds as chief accountant of the railway, of the loan devoted to construction. From that these amounts were paid into the credit account sums were transferred to a local account of his private account. Just before these: at the International Bank, Canton. The direc payments in to Mr. Butler Wright's private tor-general in Canton, His Excellency Wei account, the jurors would hear what the

Mr. H. P. Wilkinson, Crown Advocate, np. peared for the prosocation, being instructed by Mr. H. W. Looker (of Mesars. Deacon, Looker and Deacon, Hongkong). Mc. J. C. E. Dong- las (of Messrs. Home and Douglas, Shanghai) defended.

The following jurors were called:—J. C. II. I. Smith, R. T. Matheson, W. H. Hill, H. Dest, and C. H. Reid. None of the jurors were challenged..

for the aconsed.

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divided into 3

Have you from time to time asked Mr. Wright | applied for a warrant au engineer in chief of the authorise a payment of $5,000 to him for to buy drafts on Londea for you for about £30 railway. He knew Mr. E C. Wills, but did not on behalf of the milway. or £40 Yes,

And you have subsequently reimbursed work done

Neither did he authorise a payment of him?—Yes.

$10,000 to a man called, Tal Lee, or $5,000 to a naval officer. Witness did not require or auth. criss any payment back to the construction sccount.

Ton have private expenses to meet in Eng. land, have you not?--Yes.

And if you did not pay him on the day you asked him to buy the drafts, bo would have to pay the money himself Yes, but I always paid the money into the International Bank on the same day. I don't want to get something for nothing.

Mr. E. C. Wills, recalled, in reply to Mr Douglas, said that he received a letter from Mr. Butler Wright dated 20th August in which the accused stated that he wanted to get away Was not a cheque for 7,000 for the pur- for a holiday next month, as the heat was

At this stage the Court rose until this class of laual put in the International Bank-telling on him more than he cared to admit.

May it not have gone into the International

morning.

No.

Bank

The Crown Advocate-I'object Where is the cheque, what is the amount, and what was it

raw for?

His Lordship (to Mr. Douglas)-You had

Before the Crown Advocate opened his caso, railway: These accounts were opened. merely transfers of monies-from the railway to aunt into the construction account in the Hong ber. The Commone will get rid of the Budget

Mr. Donglus obtained permission from the Court for the accused to take a seat

Mr. Wilkinson informed the Court and jurors that the indictmont which had been read sot out three separate misdemeanours which the Crown said the defendent committed Stripped of legal | language the charge was that Mr. Butler Wright, being entrusted with the care, as chief accountant of the railway, of certain mozies, used on three different occasions within the

Mr.

HOME AND CHINA AFFAIRS,

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

London, September 22nd THE POLITICAL SITUATION. Mr. Hiram P. Wilkinson, Crown Advocate Hon, could not always be at the office, and it was credit of that private account was. Then it botter not ask any more questions about that

All the big guns of all the political parties of Shanghai, instructed by Mr. H. W. Looker arrangel that the firs Canton accounts were to would be proved that shortly after these pay cheque unless you can produce it. (of Messrs. Descon, Looker and Deacon) probe operated on by Mr. Butler Wright. That was, ments in, payments out were made to persons soonted, and Mr. J. C. E. Douglas apposred schoque was drawn by him, but not by him as Mr. entirely unconnected with the railway, and the previously safe in your evidence that it are booming away and the country so far as enabled to be met by these would be improper for Mr. Batler Wright to politics over affects it is praying for more Butler Wright, but an chief accountant of the payments were

transfer money in the Hongkong currency acquist. The talk is all of an election in Novem-

A A man might make

kong and Shanghai Rank?-Certainly, for convenience of payment. The accounts were his own account. kept, and soomed to have been properly mistake ADOS, . but he was unlikely

In re-examination witness said he had heard kept, up to about the end of September, 1908. to do it trico unless he was doing it for of no objection by the Hongkong and Shanghai Butler Wright Bank to the transferring of lump sums from a acconut with which the jurors would be deliberate purpose. more particularly concerned was an account privato pass book was sent to him- between the

Mr. H. 8. Chow, secretary to the last witness, known as "A 07," which was intended to show time of the first of these payments into it and the constraction account to Cantos.

was called: all the sums payable by the chief accountant, the second, therefore he was quite well aware of on the authority of the chief engineer, and the the money drawn from the railway account other account was one furnished from time to which had gone into his private account.

to His of the defences might be that Mr. Wright, time by the chiof Excolloner Wei. Has for transmission to the having large privata means and having to do Board of Revenue and other Boards at Peking with large amounts of money, intended to When the oooonnt A-07" was first began it make payments that day, and not having fands was kept very well. It only showed the amounts to provide for the amount, borrowed money expended, and it also showed the numbers and froud the railway. If he did that, the first thing amounts of cheques making up the monthly total. would be to pay the amounts back again, and It appeared that from September, 1908, that ac- 810.000 ont of the second of the amounts, count got into error and it was impossible to find 813,000 was used for a loan on silk which ont from it what the detailed cheques were in was paid back to him, but the accused to the railway making out the total of the monthly payments.did not pay it back Early this year Mr. Grove, the chief engineer, account. On June 29th, after the suggested naturally-wished to know what relation the total unit, the sccused did, as far as they could expenditure on construction of the railway understand, make an attempt to pay back the money. The jurors would haar from the

so

space of six months, part of those monics for his owo use and boneft. The charge was that, having command of those monies as chief accountant of the railway, he transforród them to & private account of his own which he bad as a private individual, and that by doing he converted that money to bis own use. In this case the Crown would, on the question of intention, and so as to make any defence which might be raised that these trans. fere were accidental or innocent, show that those transfers were made for the purpose of meeting certain payments which he intended to make on his own private account. As the charge wa framed it was a charge of a form of larceny

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next month, and then, according to the propliats, the Lords will throw it out and there will be a general election. I doubt it myself. Lord Lansdowne is too astute a party manager not to see that such an event would suit the Liberals” book very well. No, my own irresponsible grande in that there will be no appeal to the Mr. H. W. Looker, after apologising to His country till the Spring. But all eldes are Lordship for not appearing in official raiment, preparing for eventualities, none the less. proceeded to examine the witness. He said the hear the Conservatives have candidates in the accounts produced were the originals, and on field or ready for it in every constituency in the them were details showing how the money kingdom, whereas the Liberak have a hundred drawn from the construction account was ex seats not yet allotted. But the Government pended. The sccounts for the third quarter of whips say all that is to be remedied, and every September were supplied by the defendant, day they are interviewing prospective san but did not show any payment of $5,000 to dilates. There is a report that just as the E. C. Wilks on account of the railway. Neither Conservative Free Traders and the ardent was any payment of 21,000 to Tai Lee shown Tariff Reformers have united for the joint on the accounts in his possession. The details attack on the Budget, so the Liberals and the for the first quarter of this year did not show Labour men are arranging a compromise to any payment on account of the railway to E. Cavoid three-carmored contests in the coming- Wilks, Tei Lee, or any naval officer. The sight. It will be agical which will favour the details were made ont entirely in Hongkong Labour men, and they hope to get no less than money market. Wilness was not supplied with of Commons. The any vouchers.

Crom-examined by Mr. Douglas, witness said the statements were given in considerable detail, and the compilation of them would take con- aiderable time. He had not been supplied with the June account for this year. When witness doubted any item on a statement ho naked for inspection of the Toucher in the chief account ent's office, and was shown it.

created by a statrite" of the present King; the Home transmitted to Hongkong, as the idea of representative of the firm which formerly currency, which was the more valuable in the sightÿ members through for the next House

stealing it. The Crown submitted in this case

were to

ware

acted as agents for the Hongkong and Shanghai Bauk in Canton that the accused transferred back to the construction account cartsin sums of money, one in cash, and two in cheques, but the dancing was such that even if that was a belated attempt to pay back it did not succeed. Why," asked the Crown Advocate, should anyone pay back to the construction secount in Hongkong, which was fed from home? Why should the money not

Mr. D. C. Wilks, consulting engineer, said have been paid back to the railway in Canton P":

His Excellency Wei Han, manager of the that as Wilks and Jack he had had mary deal Chinese section of the Canton-Kowloon railings with the railway. He had met defendant way, deposed to the railway being constructed on many occasions, and had had private dealings by loan. Witness told the Court of the terms with him. The railway business witness did of the loan agreement, and of the various with Mr. Wright was in correction with the railway accounts. He had hoard the name of Brm. On September 14th witness received a Mr. Wilks, a Hongkong engineer, but he did cheque for $5,000 from defendant. All railway not know whether that gentleman had had noconats in connection with the firm hal be anything to do with the railway con

traction, neither was he aware that British naval officer was attached to the railway

prosecution if any Witness said he wished a money was found missing from the railway accounts.

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how some of the greatest men of this time of the Budget being suspended and Parliament Lord Rosebery, Lord Charles Beresford, Lord dissolvod, the merchants will do a good place of Milner, and Lard Curzon, for example-retire business if all goes as they export. But I have to their respective caves for long periods and my doubts about their scheme. Very likely in only emerge periodically to stir up the dust. such a situation the Inland Revenue authorities They are none of them doing sustained political would run the risk of illegally enforcing the The excuse in payment of a sum equal to the duty before al- effort. This is a bad sign, each case for the pubis use, at any rate-is lowing the top out of bond, trusting to a later bank of health, but it does not explain it all, I Act of Indemnity to relieve them from all am afraid. America suffers from the fact that responsibility for the illegality. the best men in the country won't go into He wouldbe bold man who would prophey the politics. It is bad for England to follow mit. result of the next election, any way. I think á mafe tip would be to "put a bit both waye." I am assured that the Budget is popular in the rural districts and that the Dukes have overdone their protests in the way of stopping public subscriptions with the Budget as an excuse; but, on the other hand, those who have been up and down the country helping the Budget Protest League assure me that their meetings have boun extremely suoceerful. The latter report may be most accurate, for it is a fact that the organisa Hon formed by Sir Henry Norman to support the Budget meant to stop ite activities this wook, but it has been compelled to continue its propaganda for another month at least.

In any case, the merchants contend they would have a claim against the Inland Revenue for income tax and tea duty collected without the authority of Parliament. It would be a tedious process, doubtlese; but it is estimated that the ten marchants could claim something like two millions sterling from the Government if the Budget failed, while all the extra sixpences a gallon on spirits and the potrol duty paid in the interval could be applied for.

BUFFS EXHIBITION OF WORK.

The 2nd Battalion of the Buffe are to be

complimented on the innovation, so far as military life in Hongkong is concerned, which they introduced yesterday when a two days' exhibition of work was opened in the Royal Engineers Theatre. This encouragement of the artistic temperament is certainly to he A FORTHCOMING MARRIAGE,

Landed, and the results, surprising as to merit, Das of the members who will have to fight mast afford the promoters every satisfaction hard will be Mr. H. C. Brodio, Liberal repro-as justifying the experiment made sentative of Reigate, and a successful Colonial but he would be wise to hurry up his marframes, fancy and plain-knitting, crochet work, merchant. He won a hard contest last time water colour painting, models, ornamental picture ringe, with the youngest daughter of Sir wel work, photography, baking, making op concern Robert Hart, before the next fight comes blouses, and collections of butterflies.

Botual on, so that he may have s new champion to principal features of the exhibition were the oil details of the construction of the line. Prior charm the electors, Miss Babel Hart is, in paintings and military sketches, the former som to the arrival of the accused in Canton witness fact, very popular among ber friends, and she petition being won by Private Taylor and the kept the accounts. There was then started a will be a great help to her husband. The

There were exhibits of fret work, oil painting,

The

first year of Edward VII. It did not create an audit was in the air. Some time in June this any new offence, so to speak, but it created question arose between the chief engineer and technicalities, and decisions which had oe the chief accountant, and the official demand for curred in doubtful cases made it very difficult an audit was made-on-August 6th, 1909. Mr Butler Wright then wrote and stated that to state whether a person who dealt with money

owing to some arrears on the part of the not his own was ambezzling it or was simply district engineers he had not got his accounts. that this was the proper statute under which to ready for sadit up to Jane, but that proceed, but if the facts before the jury proved he would have them ready on the last day of some other offence he would submit to His August. On September 1st, those accounts, Lordship that under an-Order-in-Council the apparently, were not ready, but Mr. Butler accused could be, found guilty of that offence. Wright applied for sick leave. Now, if the Mr. accused had folt that he was overworked he The case was a perfectly clear one.

of monies might have taken the sub-necountant into his Butler Wright hud control

and asked for his assistance of the

OA railway, and three separate confidence occasions ho ¡transferred part of those monies in getting the secounts ready for audit. for his own use and benefit. Dealing with the Either the accounts at the end of June then ready for anyone to see or history of the case, the Crown Advocato said that

not have the Canton-Kowloon Railway was an Imperial they were not. They might Government concern, and was to be built with been ready for two reason; one, a criminal The sub-

And this was a share transaction P-I was. the proceeds of a loan. The British and Chinese reason, and one, an innocont reason,

- Mr. Frank Grove, engineer in charge of the Corporation entered into an agreement with the accountant would be called and would state thant

Canton-Kowloon Railway, Imperial Chinese seo. Waiwupu under sanction of Imperial rescript the first he knew of the chief accountant going The by which they were empowered to raise money away was from an outside source.

Cross-examined by Mr. Douglas, witness said ton, said he began actual work on the line on at Home by the Botation of Chinese Government aceased applied for leave, and went away before bonds. One particular point about the agresit was formally granted on a doctor's certificate the construction account was drawn on by the August 12th, 1907. He was responsible for the mont was that the proceeds of this loan that he was suffering from overwork. There joint signatures of himself and the actased correctness of the amounts paid out of the rail not remember whether away fonds for constructional purposes. A be used for the construction was not any specific disease, and no immediate He could

was opened at the case, as chief accountant, had the control of of the railway. It was provided that breakdown, and if he had wished to assist the construction account there should be a British chief engineer railway in making up the accounts be might at International Bank, Canton, to be drawn upon the accountant's department, but bad to and & British chief accountant, and it was also least have postponed his departure until he got by himself and Mr. Grove. Apart from loai receive authority from witness before mak provided that there should be a representative his leave ader agreement. On defen-payments, the cash payments of the railway were ing paymenta in connection with construction Grovo's znewsiness fairly large, and cash payments were made work. For ordinary payments, accused. would of the Imperial Government. Of course the dant's departure Mr. local representative of the Imperial Govern regarding the accounts become a suspicion, and entirely by the chief accountant. Witness had require a voucher initialled by witness. -H.E. ent was the Viceroy, but it was arranged that eventually proceedings were taken and the just as much confidence in Mr. Butler Wright Wei Hau had also the authority to authorise the Viceroy should appoint as director-general defendant arrested. There would be evidence as he had in Mr. Grove, Strictly speaking the accused to make payments. The only pay

Chinese official, and that this official should on the question of intention to show that. Mr the keeping of money in other banks than

were puity paymenta with regard to bead office hare associated with him the British chief Butler Wright-made disposition of certain prats the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank was nut in ments necused could make without authority engineer and the British chief accountant, of his property before he went away. The accordance with the agreement. A The head office was under the direction of

H. E. Wei Hin, who did not The Central Government of China agreed Crown Advocate stated that he now came to money had also been paid into a local Chinese bank, but if that bank was to fail witness would

himself in any way to the wish to have Imperial railway, the three Botnal payments out

The cross-examination of His Excellency that the funds for it should be raised in railway accounts into the accused's private be responsible for that money.

пе of account, and for which Mr. Butler Wright Wai Han was continued after the liffin adjoura- certain way, and that the those funds should be guided, he might say stood charged. Accused's private account was

ment. Withers said there was some corres

The judges were Lient Colonel Bayard, checked, by the British chief accountant. The kept it

the International Bank, and in that nondance between him and the British and local construction account, but witness could announcement of the engagemont this week has latter by Private Gardner.

AUSTRALIA'S HIGH COMMISSIONER, next point was that the payments of the British bank there were three accounts with which he thins Corporation with regera to patting ot-remember whether he drew cheques, on his brought shoals of congratulations to on both. Majors Cobbe, Eaton ad Findlay, Linuts. Collison-Morley Wedd, Gould, Stainforth chief engineer and the British chief accountant had something to do.

100,000 tsels in a Chinese bank, and the Corpora signature, or whether he and Wei Han signed

construction account ra Anatralia's preparations to make the office were agreed to, and contracts were entered into sub-divisions of the railway account-the ion informed that such a

proceeding jointly. That When the bonds were issued to the public at Hongkong and Canton enrgency accounts on

would be contrary to the agreement. Sometime ultimately closed. It came within the province of High Commissioner in England a big Bandmaster Hewett, Sergeant Dremmer Dixon, Home the question areas to how they were to which he could operate by signing his mengo accured put before witness people who of witness to keep himself informed from time to and dignified position have attracted the and Mrs. Bayard, Mrs. Eaton and Mrs. Stain-

would lend the Chinoze Government time as to the amount of money expended on attention of other countries besides our own. money at lower interest and less guarantee. construction account so that he could compare It marks another step in the development

Do you remember a memorandan Mr. Butler the cost with his estimates. The suggestion for of our Imperial branches, and shows that to 6 pm. Well worth a visit. Wright wrote to you with reference to the an padit this year emanstel originally from Australia means to maintain her place of transfer of funds from Lauden to the Hong witness. He first suggested it confidentially importance in the British-Commonwealth-of- to the agents of the Corporation, and it was Free States. Whoever bs may be the names The official of Lord Northcote, Sir J. Forrest and Mr kong and Shanghai Bank F-Yee.

eventually decided to hold one. audit was first mentioned to socused in August G. H Reid have been mentiped-the new Act 8th, but on June 26th witness wrote to now before the Commonwealth Government will defendant asking for bank balances. These enable him to occupy & position equal, from the he did not gety, and he did not get a diplomatic and social point of view, to that of as he required the American Ambassader and for superior to completed summary such until a few days before the defendant left the that of the Chinese Minister. His salary is to office. These returns dealt with a bygone be £3,000 a year, with an additional maximum period, but they were of use to him. Witness allowance of £2,000 for the maintenance of an should look upon the repayment of any sum to official residence, and such sums for travelling the construction account as requiring an explan expense me the Minister for External Affairs ation, and as extraordinary. Wilaces had no may allow him. Evidently the Commonwealth objection to the defendant being away when the statesmen intend Australia to igure far more to day is as follows necounts were being audited, becanso the auditor in London than ever before.

THE TEA DUTY, 41 said it would make no difference, to the andit. When Mr. Power hauded witness defendant's I am informed that certain Mark Lane tes private pass book he tras surprised at some of merchants hope to scoop in a big bag of shekels the items he saw in it. There was, ousif the Budget falls through. As the tea duty. for $500 and one for $13,000, After is me of the few tares that must have the auth-South coast of China between seeing these items aitness visited the Interorisation of Parliament, every year, whether national Bank and made inquiries. As a result the duty is sitared or not, some of the merchants be interviewed the British Consul General, doolaro they are arranging for the importation wired the British and China Corporation, and of an unmanal quantity of Chins and Indian a conversation with H. E. Wei Han after he had benefitting by a Parliamentary crisis. As they ventually applied for a warrant. Witrices had tes in Dasember and January, in the hope of

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be dealt with, and it was settled that siter keep- ing a certain amount at Home to meet interest while the railway was under construction, and for the purchase of materials, the balance of the proceeds was to be remitted to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank at Hong- kong, there to be placed to a special account called the Kowloon-Canton railway construction account. When the funds frere placed to that special account they were available to and coald be drawn on by the office of the railway in Canton. The work in conection with the railway was being done in Canton, so it became necessary to make some arrangement for transferring from time to time and as necessity arose sums from the Hongkong construc. tion account te soms local accomta, where the money could be dealt with in' payment of land necessary for the railway, wages and salaries, and in payment of work done for the railway. The idea was that the chief accountant should pay accounts, which were certified by the

of the

There wera.

as chief Bocountant of the railway.

Mr. Douglas-I think it would assist every body and avoid confusion if the accounts were called one, two and, three, Internation Bank, and not called railway accounts at all, If not, he would trouble the Crown Advocate to call them each time by their full names.

The Crown Advocate-It is part of my all Ballor friend's defence that they are Wright's counts, but we intend to prove that two are railway sccounta, and one is Butler Wright's private account.

His Lordship-I think the Crown Advocate had better call them what he likes just now. Mr. Douglas-I don't want him to call them names they have not got. There is an account called the construction account.

The Crown Advocate-In Hongkong. His Lordship Tell me what you propose to call them,

The Crown Advocate-One W. Butler

wright, E., Chief Accountant, Canton-Kow

...

His Lordship-Are you going to produce this memorandum?

Mr. Douglas-I have a copy of it. The Crown Advocate object unless it has something to do with the evidence.

His Lordship (to Mr. Dongles)-I don't see how you cu pat a copy in. It might not be correct copy

Mr. Douglas-I will hava terefer to the negotiations.

His Lordship-You can refer to the negotin tions, but you cannot go into details.

Mr. Douglas (to witness) Will you give us your recollection of what transpired F

Witness stated that when the exclisage was favourable he wanted to transter £500,000 from

chief ongineer, having, of course, such accounts loon Railway, Hongkong currency account, London to the Hongkong sccount" at that no payments should be made except for The other is W. Butler Wright,

as were immediately in his own department, and

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telegraphic transfer rate.

the

And you were refused permission to transfer

that sum Yes

Chief Accountant, Canton-Kowloon Railway, railway purposes. Moreover, the idea was tast payments could not be made unless there was locul small currency account, Now what 17 His Lordship--By whom?

Witness The Hongkong and Shangbal' Something to show why they were made propose to do is to call those two accounts the When it becarse Decessary to have money in local railway accounts, Hongkong currency and Bank

When did you learn that proceedings had Canton # temporary arrangement was Canton currency. Further, there is the original

at the account, which is entirely kept in Hongkong, been instituted against Mr. Butler Wright account opened

After September 3rd.

made aud

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with the

forth.

The exhibition is open to-day from 330 p.m.

WEATHER REPORT.

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report: --

On the 13th at 11.55 am-The barometer It has fallou at the Japanese statione has risen over Chins, particularly on the E. and in Vladivostok.

A depression lies over the N. part of the Sea of Japan, and the highest pressure is shown over China to the North of the Yangtze.

casst.

Fresh monsoon may be experted in the. Formoss Channel and the N. part of the Chins Be

noon

N.E.rinde, moderate; fine.

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am to-day, 0.00 inches.

The forecast for the 24 hours endings al

Hongkong & Neighbourhood Formosa Channel South coast of Chius between ?

Hongkong and Lamocks. Hongkong and Hainan,..

N.E. winds, fresh.

Same as No. 1.

Same as No. 2.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS

The T.K.K. str. Hongkong Maru from South arrive here on the 16th-instant morning, American Ports, and Japan Forte, is dao to