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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16тm, 1909.

that port. He was charged before the Con-

AL. BL. Andrew's, Kowloon, to-morrow,

enlar Court, and after a full investigation, Hospital Sunday will be shearved on behalf of TELEGRAMS.

was acquitted. The Chinese agitators were dissatisfied, and while they clamoured for a ro-trial of the case in the Supreme Court at Shanghai, they engineered a boycott of CO. British steamers trading with the port, in order to compel acquiescence in their demand. While the Government at Peking issued telegraphic instructions of the most per emptory character to the high officials all along Yangtuze to stop the boycott, the British Crown Advocate was sent from Shanghai to Kiukiang to consider whetho, there were any circumstances warranting a re-trial of the cuse, and he came to the non- clusion that there were not. The British Minister thereupon Brought renewed pre- sire to bear on the Chinese-Government to suppress the boycott, and the Chinese authorities have maintained that they have dene their utmost to do so. They, however, expressed the opinion that it would be difficult to settle the matter satisfactorily so long as Inspector MEARS remains at Kiuking. The British Minister is reported to have refused a request for the removal of WHISKY the Inspector, but wo notice that a telegram

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people and the People's League at Shanghai, staring that it is understood" that the British Minister at Peking has decided that the British Consul at Kiukiang and Inspe- tor MEARS shall be sent away from the port." The latter, the telegram says, escapes -scot-red-white a fatal wrong has been done

to “our people.and the telegram : urges. unity and firmness, on the part of the Chinese people to insist on the punishment of the inspector. We have seen no confirma- tion of the statement that the police in pector is to be removed; but holiday leave for Consul WERNER was arranged before this troublo arose," and, it is possibly true that the Consul is leaving the port. How- ever small may be the modicum of truth in GUINNESS STOUT the telegram sent from Kinking, it scars

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to have had more effect than the official proclamatious in raising the boycott, for the latest news is that the boycott is less effective than it has been. We CO..observe that some of the papers at Hotas, apparently unaware of the efforts made by the British Legation to get the boycott suppressed, have been regarding the incident as evidence of "British impotence in China.””. "It is instructive," says the Globe, “ to com- pare our impotence in this matter with the sharp action of the Japanese over a similar measure in regard to the Anteng-Mukden railway." The only instructive thing about the comparison is that it shows both Powers to be equally impotent. Japanese "aharp action" produced proclamations threaten- All letters for publications should be written on ing punishment of the ringleaders and ans side of paper only.

No anonymously signed communications that participants in the boycott; the British have already appeared in other papers will be authorities resorted to similar action with incerted:

Orders for extra copies of DAILY PEESS like results. But the boycott in neither should be sent before 11 am. on day of case ceased. The Globe says, "a contury of publication. After that hour the supply is experience should have assured the Foreign limited. Only supply for Cash.

Telegraphic Address: Pass. Codis: 4.8.0. 5th Ed. Lieber,

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. ONLY communications relating to the news column should be addressed to THE EDITOR.

Correspondents must forward their names and adtreeass with communications addressed to the Editor, not for publication but as evidence of

good faith

P. O. Box, 34 Telephone No. 12.

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Office that other materials besides butter must be used in Far Eastern diplomacy, Yet it still perfers to rely on a method fore doomed to impotent failure." We should like to know the method which wasures instant success.

The French mail of the 14th-September was delivered in London on the 14th inst.

On the 14th instant, at 9 Humphrey's Avenge, Kowloon, to Mr. and Mrs. 8, F. KICKETTS, 8 daughter

1813 At Crapside," Barker Road, on the 16th inat., the wife of C. GORDON MACKIE, of a daughter.

MARRIAGE.

Beachhouse" On the 11th October, 1909, xt Kalangan, Amoy, China, ANTONIO MAR to DOLORES, daughter of Mr. and Mm, JVÀN

At the Supreme Court yesterday the case of MENGARINI, I. M. Customs

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Kruse and Co. against Logan and Co., claiming HONGKONG OFFICE: 104, DES Vaux ROAD C$25.70, was withdrawn. *= LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET. EC

The Daily Press.

Capain T. W. Garlick, formerly of the Northern Pacific Company's steamer Tremont, is now in command of the G. N. S. Minnesota.

In Union Church to-morrow the special offertories will he devoted to Hospital Charities, The preacher, morning and evening, will be the Rev. C. H. Hickling.

the Alice Memorial Affiliated Hospitals. The

prescher at the morning service will be the Lord Bishop of the Diocese.

Inspector Gourlay yesterday prosecuted 4 shopkeeper for having nine tins of kerorens

stored in an attle and denying the fact to the Inspector. The Magistrato ordered the shop- kuuper, to pay a fine of $50 and to forfeit the kercsene, ve

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RUSSIAN TRADE INTERESIS:

IN MANCHURIA,

A lady residing at 9, Castle Rösl informe-tið. police that on Thursday evening she left her SPEECH BY THE FINANCE MINISTER, handbag in the hall. It contained a hundred. dollar note, and when she went to find her bag she discovered that both had gone. One of the servants is suspected -

When the case of On Hing Tai against W. D. Radburn, clairing $56.92, was called at

lie had been informed that the defendant was in the Supreme Court yesterday, his Lordship said hospital with a broken arm and the cass was adjourned for fortnight.

LONDON, October 15th. M. Kokovtzoff, the Russian Finance Minister, speaking at the Moscow Bourse, dwelt upon the improvement of Russia's finances, and said that the Budget difficulties in other coun- tries were far greater than in Russia.

that An armed robbery took place in the early

The Minister went ou to say hours of yesterday morning at Wong Nai Whis visit to the Far East was connected between Yasmati and Kowloon City., Eight men armed with revolvers and choppers entered principally with the East China rail- the house of a gardener and, after threatening way. The policy of the Government the inmates, broko open two boxes containing in relation to the railway, was quite S10 and took away other articles which brought clear. Formerly the railway was a politice-commercial enterprise, but

the total value of their ítanl up to $94.

One of the demi-mondeine used Mary

LOCAL SPORT,

LEAGUE FOOTBALL."

Nural Yard v. Kowloon, Naval Ground,

Referee, Sgt. Edwards, Buffa. R.GA. v. HK.F.C., Club Ground.

- Referee, Sgt. Walh, Buffe Buffer. R.E. Military Ground.

Referee, Graner Marsh, R.G.A. All the matches are timed for 4.30 p.m. - Buffs Black, Ralor And Bartlett, Dare, Wron and Tarpsett; Fitzpatrick and Drew Taylor; Browstor and Barker.

HB-MeGrogos; Morrish and Lamb: Cally, McCrory and Jackson; Parslow and Meansy Taylor; Le Grove and Oremoud.

BGA-Beazley Oxley and Watsor; Walker over and Hewitt, Cramp and Ansell, Watts; Bellis and Nash.

Hongkong F.C.-J. Clark, E. F. Aucott, H. W. Killy, H. E. O. Garrett, W. Weston, F. G. Carroll, F. C. Chapman, R. Barlow, W. Manning, A. W. Whitmarsh and J. D.

Danby,

Kowloon-Kow; Allen and Van Ginkel;

Brown; Morris and Hedley. Foulkes, Storrie and Lapsley, Mood and Wilkie,

Naval Yard-Howell; J. C. Joughin and Coombes; Thomas, Pascon and Haines; Crowley

and Wilcook; Taylor; Mears and Dalziel

LEAGUE CRICKET.

Kowloon v. R.G.A. at Happy Valley. Kowloon will be represented by J. P. Roth Loin was brought up at the Magistracy now only commercial problems, re-son, J. H. Mead. D. J. Mackenzie, F. Sutton, yesterday with disobeying a banishment order. mained. He instanced the introduc. W. L. Wanser, W. T. Elson, F. O. Day, T. the French Mail for Saigon and the case was It was stated that she had booked a passage by tion of Russian wares into North Choo, A. Gregory, W. F. Brewer, E. H. Pond, remanded till the day after the sailing of the nor French mail in order to give her an opportunity to leave. If she failed to do so the punishment was one year's imprisonment.

Manchuria, the conveyance of ChineseTM raw products to Russia, and Chinese wares to Vladrostock.

M. Kokovtzeff subsequently ed for Siberia.

The death is aunounced in the Home papere of the Rev. John Searth, honorary canon of Rochester. In early life the deceased was engaged in business in China-from 1847 to 1859-and held an appointment as Belgian.. Consul in China. He was the author of a Look entitled Twelve Toara in China." Mr. Searth took holy orders after his retura to England from China, ILs died at the age of 83...

OTHER CRICKET.

TEAM.

NAVAL TARD C. C. Y. C. 8. C. CA

The following ao, the respective teams for the abovo match to be player the Civil start-Service Ground at 2.15 p.m. Naval Yard C. C. -Brook, Bacon, Blake, Fiol, Adams, Carter, Treadgold, Elliott, Beer, Lethbridge and Pile. Civil Service "A" Team Thornhill, Dawson Ellis, Gaet, Gipson, Doveney, Lamble, Davey, Hudson, Mackay, and Adams."

THE NORTH BORNEO CỔ.

LONDON, October 15th. Mr. Cowie has been elected Chair man of the British North Borneo Co.

RIOTOUS SCENES IN PARIS.

LONDON, October 15th. - The Socialist demonstrations in Paris

The N.-C. Daily Newe says that according to the report of down-river steamers arriving in Shanghai within the week and the boycott at Kicking has been considerably relaxed, and may in some respects be described as finished, Steamers belonging to Messrs. Jardine, Mathe- son and Co. report small shipments from to protest against the execution of a Kiskiang; and while it would to rash to make Spanish anarchist at Barcelona led any definite statement, it is hoped that a for at midnight to riotous scenes which dars should see a normal resumption of

are described as unequalled since the days of the Commune.

business.

SUPREME COURT,

Friday, 15th October,

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

BEFORE HIS Horour Ma. H. H. J. -GOMPERTZ (PUISNE JUDGE),

A BOY AND HIS, MASTER,

silent, for $30 for wages duo.

A house-boy sued his master, a German re

On the case being called, his Lordship asked defendant if he owed the money, and he replied that he did not think so.

His Lordship-Do you owe him anything? different times he has stolen money from mora Defendant dismissed him because at master.

The plaintif said he had been five months in the employ of defendant as boy at $15 per month, but on the morning of the 1st October defendant accused him of stealing thirty cents and dismissed him, driving him out of the house sal- giving him five minutes to clear out. ~

Defendant stated that his companion and he, laring, suspected plaintiff of stealing money. counted 81.70 one night and placed it in one of his pockets. Next morning before they went to' the bath it was intact, Witness watched the room while his companion went to his bath. The boy entered the room and after he left they found that 35 cents were missing,

Defendant's messmate gave.corroborative evidends..

Barricades were erected in the Boulevard Courcelles, lamp-posts were pulled up and the gas mains lighted. Attacks were also made on the Banks, but these proved ineffective.

The cavalry and police eventually charged the mob and dispersed them, One policeman was killed and eight persons were injured,

LATER.

GENERAL STRIKE IN ITALY.

general strike for twenty-four hours The Labour Federation has decreed

throughout Italy as a protest against the execution of the Anarchiat Ferrèr.

RIOTS IN MANY PLACES. There was serious rioting yesterday at Florence, Milan, Naples, Trieste, Lyons and elsewhere. Many people were injured.

MR. CRANE'S RESIGNATION.

LONDON, October 15th. President Taft has accepted the resignation of Mr. Crane as Minister

Cros-exemixed--Is it not a fact that you are very careless and have dropped money to Peking. in the lavatory and I picked it up?-Ones he did that. He has takeń money at other times,"

His Lordship Did you make a note of the

money on this occasion Yes..

When ?-Before I went into the bath. You did not call the bey and ask for an explanation Na

Defondant, recalled, said he saw the boy enter his friend's poem. He was watching for him.

Hur Lordship hold there was good reason for plaintiff boing dismissed, bat gave judgment for plaintiff for $15, being wages for Septeraber.

TYPHOON WARNING FROM MANILA |

CRAIGENGOWER CRICKET CLUB,

The match between members representing Hongkong Boys and The Rost will be played on Saturday on the Craigengewer ground at 2 ra

HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB,

Mr. Paarco's, will be played this afternoon, com- A match between Mr. Turner's Team and

mending at 1.45 p.m.

Mr. Turner'a Team :--W. C. D. Turner, A. A. Claxton, R. E. H. Oliver, C. E, Shields, R. O. Hutchison, E. Irving, W. E. L. Shenton, A. H. Young, O. V. Lanning, C. H. Carroll, B.N., and Capt. I. II, C. Baird (EnEs).

Mr. Pearce's Team:-T. E. Pearce, R. E, O Bird, W. Waterhouso, W. N. Edwards, E. C. Oliver, R.N., E. A. Fowler, A. R. Satherls nl, A. P. Scott, Lients, H. W. Green, J. Innes, and D. K. Anderson (Buffs).

ROWING.

THE ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB,

A club race for pair cars will be held this" afternoon, the first heat being rowed at 3.0 p.m. The course will be from the Belle View Hotel

to the Club House, about half a milo. The following crews have entered :—

st. lbs. 9 10

Bow, K. 8. Morrison Stroke, Capt. E. Barker....

10 12

Cox, G. A. Coldwell :

8. 7

Bow, S. P. Warbrook Stroke, A. B. Pollock Cox, W. McCulloch Bow, E. J. Gil

11 61 11 4

Stroke, H. L O. Garrett Cox, C. Bwäin

10:5 11 0.

Bow, T', H. G. Brayfield.....

11 7

Stroke, W. North

11 7

9 2+

10 0

12 0 10

Cor, A. M. Marshall Bow, E. Gastos....... Stroke, E. W. Carpenter Cox, R. H. Beazley...

HONGKONG FOOTBALL SECOND

· DIVISION.:^

THE BUTLER WRIGHT

CASE.

THIRD DAY'S TRIAL.

ACCUSED GIVES EVIDENCE,

The trial of Mr. W. Butler Wright, Chief - Accountant of the Imperial Chinese action of the Canton-Kowloon Railway, on charges of larceny of the mina of $13,000, $5,000 and 84,0C0 money of and belonging to H. I. Majesty the Emperor of China, was continued before Mr. Justice Lindsay Smith and a jury in the Supreme Court of China and Korea at Canton yesterday..

The jurors were:-J. C. H. L, Smith, RT. Mathison, W. II. Hill, H. Dent, and C. H. Reid,

Mr. Hiram P. Wilkinson, Crown Advocate, of Shanghai, instructed by Mr. H. W. Looker appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. J. C. E. of Messrs. Deacon, Lockor and Deacon) Douglas represented the defendant.

Mr. E..A. M. Williams was further examined. In reply to the Crown Advocate he said the Hongkong currency account in the Inter national Hank at Canton TBS fed by anfors from the construction account in. Hongkong. The local currency account was

fod from the construction account and the Hongkong currency account. Accused's private account showed only one salary entry for $200 odl. It also showed entries for the amounts concerning the charge. The rail-

way cash book was produced, and witness sull he did not find any statement therein showing whether items of cash-ontored as paid were paid in Hongkong or in Canton-dollars: The only mesis he had of discovering this was by endea youring to trace each payment to the pas book. The sach book as it stood was incorrect. Mr. Wright shoukl have debited bingolf with the difference in exchange in order to bring it down to one standard currency.

In cross-examination witness said he had vet previously had any experience of Government audit. He was of opinion that the railway onsh book was of no use for an audit. He had ignored it.

It's not been touched by you Playo referred to it, if you call that touching.

Do you remember in the lower Court prefer ring a charge against the defendant of having

not charge him, stelon $21,000 odd profits on exchange?--I dia

j

I mean to say you gave evidence concerning it.. What is the total amount of the loss on exchange -$27,836.43 to June.

How much did you flud Mr. Wright had tredited exchange $22,038.09.

A cheque may be drawn on the Hongkong construction account for paythout of amounts, some in Hongkong and some in local currency ?

Take No.

AJS "Ao7" form. Certain amounts are paid in local currency and certain amounts in Hongkong curraney. Mr. Wright would draw cheques for the amounts, irrespective of the currency, ou the construction account, and transfer the total to the Hongkong currency account in the International Bank.

In stealing profits on exchange the money. would have to come out of the bank first ?-- Yes.

And to do that your have either not to vonch for the money or to improperly vonch for it? You must not vouch for it at all.

Did you get so far in your audit as to as certain whether the accounts of the railway were kept in Hongkong or Canton dollars ?— The accounts were kept in Hongkong dollars,

And the railway eash book as in Hongkong dollars -No. Canton dollars are treated 'as

·Hongkong dollars there.

And if the cash book had been kept in the

way you suggest the balanca would have to be kept in two currencies P-No, the balance would

be in Hongkong dollara,

This closed the case for the Crown,

William Butler Wright was first called for the defonce. He stated that he hail boon a qualified passed accountant on the government

A meeting of representatives of the second India railways from 1875 to 1887. Then he division was held in the Y.M.C.A. Rooms JEE-

was deputed auditor for the Mahratta rallway terday evening, Sapper T. Heigh, R. E., presid from 1887 to 1899. From 1901, after two years ing. The minutes of previous meetings were leave spent at Home, until 1907, witness was chief read by Mr. A. Ellis, Hoa. Sepretary and the accountant and dopaty general manager of the following fixtures were approved for Saturday, Nigerina railway. He had had 34 years' experi- 23rd inst.-Lusitano v. 63 Coy. B.G.Ance of railway accounts. When he loft the Coy.Buffer. Malem; B. Coy. Buts v. 87 Coy. Indian service he was receiving a salary of 1,000 R.G.A.; 38 Cay B.G.A. v. B.O.C. A committee consisting of the Chairman, Hon. Sexy, Sgt. rupees a month, and in West Africa his salary was £1,100 with £100. daty allowance. Wit The weight of public opinion is in Ingram, Buffs, Mr. Robeiro, Lusitano, and Grunnoss was 55 years of age, and had a wife and six ner Marsh, R.G.A was appolated, to meet children in England. He was appointed chief sympathy with Mr. Crane, and de-weekly, commencing Tuesday 16th inst, at 5.30 accountant of the Canton-Kewloon railway

p.m., to make the necessary arrangements for under

agreement put in. Witnes friares. This has to be done owing to lack of÷ suitable grounds, as Causeway Bay ground has and Feking looking into railway systems there. spent a couple of months in Shanghai

not yet boon allotted.... Judging by the anthu |siastic way in which the members of the second division are taking this matter up, their first season proming to be a successful one, the only drawback now being a scarcity of grounds.

scribes his resignation as a humiliating sacrifice to Japan.

THE BRITISH "CONTINGENT DREADNOUGHTS."

LONDON, October 15th. The Admiralty has invited tenders

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS

American Consulate-General, Hongkong, from which are to be laid down in January. Bhanch in ye the 15th inet, and is

The telegram quoted below was received at the for the four contingent Dreadnoughts

HONGKONG, OCTOBER 16TH 1909.

News of the boycott of the British shipping companies on the Yangtsze river, naturally

The Governor of Kwangai recently reported: figures very prominently in the latest Lon- to the Throne that Dr Sun Yat-son, the lon newspapers to hand. It has provoked revolutionary leader, had arrived in Hongkong, strong editorial comment in newspapers. We have been umble to confirm the statement which are usually kept well informed on The total output of the Chinese Engineering affairs in China, and the subject has been and Mining Company's three mines for the week, brought to the notion of Parliament. ending 2nd October amounted to 25,529.58 tous Strong political bias sem to have led sore and the sales during the period to 24,191.82 of the papers to greater lengths in condemn. tous. ing the "compliant attitude" of the Foreign

The managers of the Shanghai tramway. Office, than the actual facts warrant. Evi. in a letter to the Press, mentions, that the loss dently the British Minister at Peking sustained by exchange of subsidary coinage by has been bringing the utmost pressure to the Shanghai tramways is $10,000 per month bear on the provincial authorities, through more than the Singapore loss the Chinese Government, to suppress the A native soldier belonging to the 13th Rej- boycott, and although three proclamations pats appeared before Mr. Hazelaad at the have been issued by the Shanghai Thotai Magistracy yesterday va a charge of stealing a threatening with condign punishments "the pair of boots from a shop in East Street, The

HARMSTONS CIRCUS. NAGA case was remanded. unlawful-ébaracters" who keep the boycott

Another matinee will be held this afternoon alive, there has beer little evidence of a It is understood that the Chiness. Goveżn- weakening of the movement until this week: ment is sending a Chinese postal delegate to and the programme arranged should draw It was initiated more than a month ago by the Tibet to arrange the preliminaries for the rows to this popular place of amusement, establishment of a postal service to the Tibetan This performance is specially intended for Chinese Chamber of Commerce at Kiukiang trade marts and possibly to Lhassa. It is hidron, who will be admitted at half price, and arose out of the alleged matelaughter of derstood that the new service will have the The Sunday evening performances having been a Chinna by the British police inspector at sympathetic co-operation of the Indian postal wall appreciated will be continued to-morrow,

gommencing at 9.15 p.m.

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administration.

the Manila Observatory at 1.30 p.m. yesterday.

Cyclone or typhoon Picifc. Oceans uboat. halfway between the Mariana Islands and the Loochoos, filling up.

Cyclone or typhoon E. of the Visayas Islands moving W. or W.N.W"

The N.Y.K. str. Mzyaszki Moru (Edropsan

expented here on the 18th instant, at 6 a.m.-

The N.Y.K. str. Hirano Maru (European

Then he returned to Canton, made a report und Egested certain changes which seemed desir office consisted of the managing director, with able to him from his experience; The head

whom was associated the engineer-in-chief and thechiefaccountant. Witness was told in Loudon

that he was to come to China in charge of the account with equal anthority, status and respon had beenan official estrangement between himself sibily with the engineer-in-chief. Latterly there"

and Mr. Grove. They did not agree on different points, one of which was with reference to what

KING EDWARD'S MESSAGE TO on the part of the Cor-

ROMAN CATHOLICS.

expected here on the 20th.

The M.M. str. Petho is excud hem on the poration and the bank to meet a contractusl- 21st ustank good will leave ton Okirwantau on obligation: that was, a matter of a transfer of the 22nd instant at daylight,

£500,000 at the telegraphic trasfer rate of The NYK str. Nikko Mari (Australian Line) left Thursday Island for this portage on August 29th last year, Witness Manila on the 14th inst, and is expected here held very strongly that the Corporation and the Bank were bound to transfer that amount at The N.Y.K. str. Moyori Maru (Bombay Line) loft Bombay for this port via Colombo the TT rate of the day ander the terms of tha contract, because It was & and Singapore on the 8th inst, and is expected here on the 29th inst.

favourable rata. All previous. transfers The Swedish str. Canton loft Port Said on had been made at the TT rate. In

A Ronfer's telegram from Boine on the 23rdult. said: The Pope was extremely pleased to-day by the reception of a telegram from Quebes giving him the text of the messages exchanged between Monsignor Sbaretti Apostolic Delegate to Canada, and King Edward on the occasion of on the 25th inst. the Plenary Council of the Canadian Catholic Church. The Pope was especially satisfied at the reaffirmation by the King of the religious free dora granted to all British subjects throughout the Empire. It is reported that he said that such an attitude on the part of the Ruler of the greatest Power in the world contrasted strikingly with that of other countries from which better might have been expected.

the 14th instant, and may be expected horn on August this year witness was distinctly played or about the 10th prox.

The C.P.R. str. Monteagle arrived at Vän-out, and feeling extremely unwell, consulted couver on the 14th instant, at noon..

two doctors. Both, suggested and one urged