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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE BIET, 1910.

The return of visitors to the City Hall Libraz

1910, how that of non-Chinese here wrote 396,

notoriety misuse their gifts and their and Mossums for the week ending the 19th June, TELEGRAMS.)

to the Library and 157 to the Museum, and of Chinese 177 to the former and 2,341 to the latter. The Library was, therefore, used by 675 persons and the Museum by 2,498,

The sympathy of the many friends of the Hon.

Mr. W. Reas Duvies, Attorney-General, will be extended to him on learning the said news of the loss of his wife, Mrs, Davies has been in indif forent health for some time, but the and was not expected so soon, and the and intelligetice, which reached the Hon. Mr. Davies yesterday, enmensa shook,

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THE PRUSSIAN FRANCHISE

BILL.

SUPREME COURT,

Monday, June 20th.

IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION,

Mr. Stads-The statement made to Sergeant Appleton is this

Mr. Potter That is what I object to

His Lordship-I don't quita, gather your point.

Mr. Potter My friend Is now afrived at

BEFORE HIS HONOUR SIR FEANDIS PIGGOTT the stage of the alleged statements made by the

(CHIEF JUSTICE).

MAK LARCENY BY TRICK.

Chas King Wa was indicted on the charge of stealing 3504.40 by a trick. Prisoner plented

prisoner to Bergeant Appleton. Those state- ments may be successfully objected to when Bergeant Appleton goes into the box, and that

atatements that way.

so I say the Crown should not open

opportunities and produce incalculable harm which munkes one doubt the pleasing Bentiment of the poet when he declared that the good men do lives after them, the evil dies with them. Jealousy sown between na &. CO. tions dies hard and may be the means of bringing about the direst results, the effects of which will be felt long afterwards, and the scaremonger who seeks to foment differences and disputes between nations and races is not only an enemy to his own country, but to the cause of peace, and therefore to the progress of the world. His A Chinese resident of West Point appeared is an offence not lightly to be condoned, before Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magistracy, yesterday on a charge of aruelly treating his At the same time distinction must be drawn step daughter. His wife bore testimony to the between the pank-maker and the man with cruelty with which the defendant treated both Herr von Arnim-Kriewon (Minister of charged with obtaining a sum of $504.40 by triend that where on the face of the depositions

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On June 15th, at 14, Sans Souvi Terrace Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. KENNETH 0. MACKENZIE, & Bon

DEATH.

On June 16th, at the Isolation Iospital, Shanghi, Mim DOLLY KELDIE, aged 19 years, DONGKONG OFFIEM: 10A, DES VEUT BOAD C. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET. EC

mission The world still stands in need

her and the child, and his Worship sentenced

labour.

CABINET RESIGNATIONS.

LONDON, June 19th. The Frussian Ministers Count Moltke (Minister of the Interior) and

His LordshipYou might include the whole of the evidence.

not guilty, and the following jury was empanelled-W. King (foreman), C. E. Tynam E. H. Thill, M. A Figueredo, P. J. West, A

Mr. Fotter-No, an alloged admission is quito P. Storrie and S. H. Michael.⠀⠀

different thing. I have seen a Crown Pross- Mr. M. W. Slade, E.C., instructed by Mrcator saying, "If this is going to be objected to

H. L. Dennys, sen., from the office of the Crown Solicitor, prosecuted, and prisoner was not defended.

M. Slade, in opening, mid the prisoner was

I will not open it now," pa

His Lordship Tho point is absolutely now

to mo.. I will hear the Attorney-General.

Mr. Blade-I absolutely agree with my

of regeneration, it still needs awakening, him to one month's' imprisonment with hard Agriculture) have resigned in con- moans of a trick. The person defrauded was a there is any possibility of an oxception being

and the apostle who brings the new light and the revivfying faith will probably meet with little encouragement in propagation of the new gospel or the old gospel in a new form. The panic-maker is at bottom selfish. He is a scelter after notoriety. He is concerned more with the publicity which he will gain than of the message he wishes to give. On the other hand, the man with a

mission is willing to sacrifice himself to the cause he has at heart. Take, for instance, LORD ROBEETE, GENERAL BADEN POWELL and ROBEST BLATCHFORD. These three men hare not faltered in their proclamation of Britain's military unpreparedness, and at the expense of official betterment or popularity they have decided to speak the truth that is in them. None of these men can be regarded as scaremongers, but if the New York Times is to be believed the Biour REVEREND JOSEPH HENDRICK, brother of

Apropos Bir Heary May's remark about the topsy-turvydom of things in, China, a confirma» tion of his statement was forthcoming at the Criminal Besdong yesterday. A witness wAS asked, "How old is your ofloe boy?" and he at what age will that office boy reach manhood's replied," Forty." The question presents itself, estate?

A boatman appeared before Mr. J. B. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday charged with stealing four towels from the steamer Arratoon

The change was proved, and the defendant was sent to gool for one month, A woman who was charged with receiving one of these towels was also convicted, and his Worship sent her to prison for seven days.

A Chiness whe was arrested in Wellington Street appeareil before Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday on a charge of being in unlawful possession of a jacket and a pair of truisers. As the defendant could not satisfac

sequence of the failure of the Franchise small trader, who had a stall where he made taken to a statement which has beèsi mule by feather dusters. On April 29th a man named the prisoner, that the custom, I was going to Clan Tat So, whom prosecutor knew by name

Bill.

THE KAISER'S HEALTH.

LONDON, Jane 19th. The Kaiser is progressing satisfac torily.

LONDON, June 20th. The Kaiserin has gone to Hamburg to attend the races, proving that the Kaiser's condition is not alarming.

MILITARY PROGRESS.

LONDON, June 19th. From Berlin it is announced that

the army, Germany is increasing the number of technical effectives in the

open it.

Bat

and by sight, went to the prosecutor and asked a friendly custom, is not to If he wanted to change any money. He told There is no obligation at to open it, but him he would get very good exchange by the ordinary way is not to do so. changing Hongkong money into Chinese bank where the evidence directly states that the notes, and suggested that he should get it sergeant read the diary over and cantioned the possible grounds for not opening it, and making done. Prosecutor counted his money and Prisoner there is a definite statement. I see no

the case clear not, an

odd With that he had 8500

bis posket, accompanied by a foki and the man Chan Tat. So, he went to the

in the afternoon. Prosecutor followed Chan

you

His Lordship-I must leave It entirely to

Mr. Potter To out the thing short, I may

Toya Kisen Kaisha some time about five o'clock

Mr. Slado-If I thought there was the slight- defendant. There was some conversation sa to est possiblity of any unfairness being deno, the mto of exchange, and finally it was settled I would not think of opening it. Proceeding, Yat So in the office, and there they saw the say I am entirely in my friend's hands.

that prosecutor was to receive 3565 in Chinese Mr. Slade said he wanted to put the case clearly bank notes for the money he had taken with before the jury before coming to the evidente. him. He seemed to have demurred about Sergeant Appleton arrested the defendant handing over his money without receiving the on warrant, real the warrant over to him and bank notes, but defendant said, "That is all can go and draw the money, and sent his Fretences. The sergeant showed the signature servant boy with prosecutor. Defendant on the warrant, and the defendant, who had pleaded not guilty, first said, "I know nothing right, I will give you a bill with which you charged him with having obtained a ring by false

handed it over to the servant boy, and prozen for it? I got it for him. Later, he asked the tor went with him to a house in Des Youtz Road. When they got to the foot of the stairs sergeant H the matter could not be settled the boy said, “Wait a minute, I will go and without going into Court, and the latter replied, get the money. But there was a back staircase; No." The important part of that was "Has not Reed paid for it? I got it for him." and neither boy nor money was seen again. Counsel would call Mr. Roed, and he would tell Predator then wont banks to the Japanese the jury that he never authorised the defendant then went and searched the Canton boats, get a ring for him, or to use his name for the

the. Bisor HERDEIOK of the Philippine torily account for those articles being in his especially the railway, telegraph and then wrote out something on a slip of paper bout it." He then said, "Has not Read paid

Islands, szeme to fall under the definition He visited Japan on his way home from the Philippines, and consequently felt constrain. ed on reaching America to speak with some degree of authority. He is reported in these total words: “Buddhism in Japan is a

fake. The only religion those people have is war, with a capital W. They are very anxious to get the Philippines, and it is my honest opinion that if they thought they pull set of with it they would fight for to impress it firmly upon the American. mind that the Japanese are t treacherous people. I know it to be a fact that even when the American Fleet was anchored in their own waters they were all ready to cut the wires between the United States and the Philippines and seize the islands, but were

Possession his Worship ordered him to pay a of $10 or go to prison for seven days.

fine

To-day being the feast of Bt. Louis de Grau- rags, the patron saint of the youth, there will one hundred boys and giris at the Cathedral be the first Communion administered to over of the Immaculate Conception at 7 o'clock in

the morning. His Lordship Bishop Pozzoni will be the officiating pruiste, assisted by the very Rev. Fr. Da Maria and the Rev. Fathers Spada and André Leung.

We learn from the Harbour Master Cont mauder Basil Taylor, R.N., that he has arranged to signal the Siberian mail, on being sighted, from Wagian, The first steamer to be signalled in this way was the Chenan, which arrived in port on Sunday afternoon. The signal, which is made from the Peak Signal Station and

International Code, which is hoisted like other

airship branches.

THE CRETAN PROBLEM.

LONDON, June 19th.

A Russian communique on the subject of Crete informally suggests

office and found that it was shut up.

He

Chinese him Tha

an immediate reversion to the old and gave information to the police. Finally, system of military contingents and the prophetonerand in instalment of a provisional régime under the protanting Powera.

THE PRINCE OF WALES.

LONDON, June 20th.

It is reported that the King will confer the titles of Prince of

Chinese employed in the Toyo Kisen Kaisha office said they knew nothing about the defend

2 at the Police Gourt, and said he did not know anything 50 the onse. It was for the jury to decide whether they believed the prosecutor's story, or whether they believed this a case of mistaken identity.

On the evidence the jury returned a unanimous diet of guilty, and secured was contenced to two years' imprisonment with hard labour,

to

purpose of obtaining a ring.

Evidence, similar to that given at the Pelice

Court, followed, and the case for the prosecution

closed.

Defendant was then called to the witness stand. He said he was formerly employed at the Public Works Department, and at the time of his arrest he was staying at the Queen's Hotel. Defendant was a civil engineer, was engaged to a local lady, and intended to go to Canada. Witness want to the Queen's Hotel about the 14th or 15th of last month, His fiancee's mother was staying at the hotel at the time. She had been in the Asylam, and do

restrained from so doing by their almost repeated at Blackhead Hill, is letter Y of the Wales and Earl of Chester on the EUROPEAN HURTNYOR CHARGED WITH FALSE fendant went there to watch her,

bankrupt condition. About the only avail- able assets the Japs have are their warships The United States will have to take precautions to retain possession of the islands"

mail signals at the masthead. If the mail is carried by a regular mail steamer the Y flag is holsted under the usual mail sigual. If an out. sido steamer is carrying the Siberian mail the flag Y alone is used. In either case, the usual distance signal in hoisted undernestu

WEDDING IN HONGKONG

Ordinarily the statement should have received little attention, but as it seems part of an extensive design to change the friendly sentimente which always existed between

A wedding of mach interest to the Iccal America and Japan, it cannot be strongly American Community was solemnised yesterday condemned. It is not the utterance of at St. John's Cathedral when Miss Buth Kraft, man of peace. It is little short of doughter of Mr. and Mrs, William D. Kraft, of New York City, was married to Mr. Fran els criminal, and is certainly not worthy of a Edward McHugh, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Christian. It is to be hoped that the state MoHugh, of Cleveland, Ohio,

The bride was given away by her faller ment will be denied by the rev. gentleman to whom it is attributed, or that the inac- She was attired in a dress of white applique over white satin with trimming of daches-lace curacies with which it bristles will be ex-

belonging to her grand mother, with lnce and posed To say that the Japanese were talle soil, and carried a bouquet of white lilies ready to cut the wires, isolate the American Miss Holen Bolles, her ridesmaid, were a dress fleet u Japanese

watera and seize the of white orandle and inca over blue silk, and Philippines, but were restrained from doing carried a bouquet of pink roses. Mr. George V. so by their impoverished condition, is absurd Hayes was beat zoan and the Rey: W. S. Payne the ceremony, Mr. W. White on the face of it, and shows that the speaker conducted

presiding at the organ. or the newspaper were too anxious to

A reception was subsequently hekl at the THE manufacture of scares is an occupation prove the mala fides of Japan. The people residence of the bride's parents and afterwards that has found favour with many people and the Press who make such attempts to the couple left for Macso where the honey from time immemorial. In early days create suspicion and mistrust are not the moon is to be spent devastations and disasters were foretold by friends of their country, and we hope that those who seemed to take a gloomy delight the sober, sensible judgment of the people in making their fellow creatures miserable, of all countries will rise superior to such and the end of the world has been predicted occasions. with a persistent frequency and dismal foreboding that frightened people in all

The Bayly

Press.

HONGKONG, JUNE 21ST, 1910.

The opening of the new club-house of the

centurics, while only recently we have Hongkong Corinthian Yacht Club takes place fearned of the grave anxiety, not to 583 on Saturday afternoon. terror, with which many people in different lands regarded the proximity of Halley's Such alarios are, how Comet to the earth.

The health return for Hongkong showed that last week five cases of communicable disease had

The bride's travelling costume was of light. blue silk with white lace cost with pinture hat

to match,

WEATHER REPORT.

the following report

The Hongkong Observatory yesterdayisual On the 20th at 11:55 san-The baromefor has fallen quickly in E. Japan owing to the depression which is moving. Dastwards over the N.E part of the Sea of Japan.

Duke of Cornwall on the occasion of his birthday on June 26th.

[FROM TEN **M-0, DAILY NEWS,""]

CHINA'S FARLIAMENT.

ANOTHER MEMORIAL PRESENTED.

PEXING, June 16th. A memorial praying for the early Ostablishment of Parliament was presented this morning. The delegates, who numbered 150, represented seven bodies, namely, the Provincial Assemblies, the literati, Chan bers of Commerce, the gentry, the con- stitutional societies, the Chiness oversen and the Bannermen.

THE CHANGSHA BIOTS.

CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION.

PEETENCES.

John Grant, an ex-engineer in the Public Works Department, was indicted on a shag of obtaining goods by false pretences. Accused pleaded not guilty, and his case was considered by the same jurors who sat In the previous sase, Mr. M. W. Blade, KC, instructed by Mr. H. L. Dennye, senr, from the office of the Crown Solicitor, prosecuted, and accused was defended by Mr. Eldon Potter, instructed by Mr. J. H. Gardiner.

"She did not

like being watched, and witness stayed at the hotel under the name of John Smith because he did not want her to know he was staying

there.

Is it true that on 28th May you went to the prosecutor's shop and got from him a ring?— It is not true,

Have you ever been in that shop in your

by Mr. Continuing, defendant stated that on the Mr. Slade informed the Court and jury night of his arrest he got back to the hotel that the defendant was charged with eb. botwoon 8.30 and 9 p.m. A datcotive entered

and Sergeant Appleton said, "I have got a taining a ring by false pretences. According shortly afterwards and said, “John Grant, I to the evidence that would be given for believe." Defendant suswered in the affirmative, the prosecuto, defendant went to jewellery shop of Wang Lang Hing, 1, Pottinger mat for your arrost Witness asked, Bireet, and after looking at various articles of ewellery, selected a gold and diamond ring, and thing about

the

What

for pr

and he Fak **Some-

ring that has been wishing to obtain credit, when naked who he was, bought in the name of Mr. Reed of the Public he said his name was Rood, and that he Works Department," The detective then. CHINA'S NEW COINAGE.

was employed at the Public Works Department, warned him and witness said, “Reed is at PESING, June 16th. He wrote in the order book kept in the shop for Taipo. If he took the ring be will pay for it Samples of the new coins, the dollar, foreign oustomers as his name and address, "E.B. Can the matter he squared up?" The Sorgt One ring valued 885-that was the agreed price then read the charges, and witness acked' the fifty cent, twenty-five cent and ten cent, Beed, surveyor, Public Works Department said. "No, I will road the charges to you." He pieces have been minted. They are plain-to be exchanged for a chain if wished, 975. Sergeant if he would accompany him as far es and unattractive The nickel and copper guaranteed 18 carat. That referred to a further the Hongkong Hotel so that he would telephone coins have not yet been minted.

arrangement he had made that he was to be at to Bead The Sergeant said that everyone. Liberty to return the ring and get a chain knew him and that it would be better to go which the jeweller guaranteed to be 18 carat, to the station, as there was a telephone direct at the price of $75. Defendant said he would to Taipo there. When defendant got to the pay the same day : he took the ring away, did station he was not allowed to use the telephone. PERING, June 16th. not return and did not pay. The jeweller made Up till the time of his arrest he openly The British and Japanese claims in coninquiries and found out that his name was not walked the streets of Hongkong, nection with the Changsha riots are identical Reed, although thero was a Mr. Reed in the and sympathetically couched. The claims Public Works Department. The defendant had been employed in the Public Works Depart will probably be settled in Changsha

ment, but he left in April last; and the obtaining of the ring took place on May 28th, when he COUNTY CRICKET.

no longer employed in that Department. The jury would have to be satisfed before they could convict that the fact defendant gare the P. W. D. as his address or his coenpation was an inducerent to the jeweller to part

This closed the case for the defence. with his ring. If they wine satisfied that the

Mr. Potter-Bafore my friend addresses the fact of hie showing that he had a perjury I have an objection to take: that is, that manent occupation in the Colony was a cAUSG

LONDON, June 16th. The following are the results of the cricket matches played on June 13, 14 and

The barometer has rizen alightly in N. Chins, | 15 :~ and fallen a little at the stations around the

Chins Boa

High pressure still extenda Westwards from

Middlesex defeated Somersetshire a at Lords by an innings and 152 runs Surrey

Hi Lordship-Were you on intimate farmis

Have you kept up those forms For Since I laft with Mr. Read ?--Yes, ›

I have seen very little of him.

How did you know he was at Taipo 1-Other surveyore in the same department told me.

Why were you interested in obtaining that information --I never asked for it, but when I met the other arroyo they mentioned the

the beans towards the 8; const of China! defeated Worcestershire at the Oral by not necessary the only cause--but an actively there is no case to be left to the jury on the

runs, Warwickshire beat Houcestershire at contributing use of the jeweller letting him question of

His Lordship-Before you take that point what in the evidence you were going to object to?

Moderate S.E. winds may be expected in the Forms Channel and over the northern ghors of the Chins Sea Spoon

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10a.m. to day, 0.00 inches.

ever, disappearing before the advance of been notified-two of plague, both fatal, two of knowledge, and their place is being taken by enteric fever, both fatal, and one of diphtheria. scares of more modern origin, organised by All the victims were Chinese. types of men and women which have developed

A fatal nooident on the Kowloon Canton by reason of the peculiar conditions which

Bailway took place on Esturday near Taipo, make them possible. The chief scaremongers While s aonstruction engine was engaged in are undoubtedly drawn from three classes. shunting three ballast tracks and drawing four

amely, preachers, politicans and Press. No othere which osrried about ten or twelve coolies, The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon

to-day is as follow

S.E vinde, mors powerful classes in shaping the an obstruction on the rail was encountered, with destinies of a country, or indend of the world, the result that the first two trucks were Hongkong & Neighbourhood light

derate, fairy exist to-day than preachers, politicians telescopod. The men on the latter trucks tak

S.E. winds, moderate. and Press, and the enormous influences that jag fright jumped off and one falling between Formess Channel ... ... ... the truck and the engine was instantaneously South coat of China between

Bame as No. 1 they wield are as a rule wisely directed, killed when the engine moved and another was Hongkong and Lamooks. but there are men belonging to each class severely injured. Whether the obstruction was Bouth coast of China between-

Samas No. who from an honest but mistaken apprecia placed by design on the mil or not is not known Hongkong and Hainan,...

Gloucester by 110 runs Nottinghamshire take away the ring without paying for it, and beat Leicestershire at Nottingham by eight was anaking him to obtain this ring without wickets; Lancashire beat Hampshire at payment, Counsel thought that the jury should Manchester by 176 runs, and Kent beat find the defendant guilty of the charges which were Isid sgainst him. After he had boon Sussex at Timbridge by 164 runs.

cautioned, after his arrest

I cannot tell til the sergeant or is in the box, whether or HOW TO RE Eritru- Keep your Com- plexion, Mrs. Ellen's Creme Churmante, Lait gives ov Charmant and Special Skin Tonio sud Fondre not I want to succesfully object to his state Charmant ill able you to do it. Her monte, and it is customary for Counsel for the Specialities for the Skin are the study of prosecution not to open statements which may Instume. A. 8. Watson & Co., Ltd., Bole Agents be successfully objected to hereafter, [467

Mr. Potter I had thought, from the form of the proof I had received from the defendant that the Sergeant had put certain questions.

Ilis Lordship--Take your point. MP Potter I take the point that this can must fail becauso, in fact, first, there is no eridanos to prove that these guards were obtained by means of any of the fae pretince alleged in the indictment. There are two counts: first, that he did pretend he was a surveyor, and