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recommend itself to the Government of the Colony. An accredited agent of the Chinese Government, or of the Kwangtung Pro vincial Government, would, to all intenta and purposes, be a glorified Chinese Consul, so that the latest proposal is practically the old one under a now guise. It is not sup posed to aim at consular representation. but merely to establish facilities for consul- CO., tation between accredited agents of tho &
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LONDON, September 8th.
SUPREME COURT,
Thursday, September 8th.
In Original JURISDICTION.
the car plaintiff had a lien on it, but there could bone lion for a great number of reasons. It was absolutely settled law that there could be no lion where the property had not boon taken law fully. He had pleaded that defendant was an expectant, not necessarily an heir-at-law, but
His Lordship-His father is dead, and accord- ing to Chinese law, unless you prove the contrary, he was in foot the owner of his shore.
Mr. AlabasterNot during his mother's life. Plaintiff, said he was the son of a rich father, and that he attempted to get payment out of the mother.
Buroa His HONOUR SIR FEARCIS PIGGOTT an exportant. *
(CHIEF JUSTICE).
A DEAF AND, DUMB DEFENDANT, The action was continued botwoon S. A Marissa, proprietor of the Dragon Cyclo Co., and Chu Fat Ngek, in which the plaintiff sought to recover $7,971.65, part of which was due for goods sold and delivered; 8500 of which was the
July, 1908; and the remaindor for interest at the rate of eight per cent per annum.
by the Hongkong Government in any patent successor for Lord Li Ching-fang, the An official reply from Washington Purchase price of a harna seld to defendant in
Chinese Minister to the Court of St. James, the Waiwapa bas asked the theone to here Lord Li Chang-fung continued in his present position for the time being,
The ss. Nubia arrived here yesterday with board. They will proceed Home with this steamer which leaves Hongkong to morrow. The ea. Empress of India brought down Captain Fitaborhart, several of the officers, 110 men and five Chinese,
the crew of the wapoked cruiser Bedford on
A large number of books, periodicals, ma gazines and illustrated papers are required for the use of the troops leaving here next month in the s.8. Bohilla for Home. Any such litera fare will be gratefully received by the Acting Captain (Rev. A. B. Thornhill) either at St.
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The Chinese at Shanghai have discovered still another way, of evading Municipal taxation, a house owner being convicted of baying let s hoge as a godown for several months, although the house bore a "To Let" sign. He was yesterday ordered by the Mixed Court Magis- trate to pay the arrears of taxes, as well as the taxes to the end of the present year.
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Boring is a sport able to be misunderstood in Japan. We extract the following paragraph from the Japan Gazette:-A series of boxing matches were held an Honours Rund on the
jackets from the U.8.8. Charleston and Rathbon afternoon of the 25th Angust between blue. in port. These were mistaken by Japanese passers-by for a fracas. The matter having boet rspotted to the Kagesho. Pohoo Station, some ten policemen were sent to the sea. As the result of examination the alleged fracas turned out to be a boxing tournament, but the semblage of blasjackets was dispersed by the police socording to thoroughfare regulations.”
COMEDY IN HONGKONG, The Warwick Major Comedy Company followed their opening success with another triumph last night in the production of that most mirth-provoking play "Are you a Mason?" The two married men who explained" to their wives many absancas by the fact that they had been attending the Freemasons' ladge meeting provide most of the fun. Mr. Robert Stephenson, as Amos Bloodgood, had all the briskuess needssary for the breezy father-in-law, and Mr. G. F. Story did well as the son-in-law, while Miss Minnia Rayner essayed the part of Mrs. Caroline Bleodgood very satisfactorily
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them the expressed opinion of an electorate their opinions would possess. more weight and their utterances would have a greater vaino. It is a subject that has been indood, Misa Mande Stewart Drewry and Miss discussed before in Hongkong, and the Nins Osborne filled their respective parts difficulties are recognised. So far the chief with grave and charm, the latter showing obstacle seems to be the electorate. Should the possession of exceptional vocal gifts. it be property owners, shopkeepers and Mr. Kenneth Brampton as George Fisher mas- fokis, or should it be recognised heads of queded with access as a young girl, creating no end of fun, and Mr. Jess Sweet was very
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states that a new consular circular, or rather a modification of the old one, is in preparation in deference to the protests of the British textile exporters, who complain of the possibility of American manufacturers appropriating trade secrets.
THE ALLEGED SPY..
LONDON, September 8th. The name of the German subaltern arrested while sketching the fortifica tions at Portsmouth is Helm.
Defendant, in his counterenu, asked that an socount be taken of all deslings and transactions botween the plaintiff and dafendant, and the mounts charged the defendant by the plaintiff in such dealings and transactions; and of all monis paid by defendant to plaintif and had and received by plaintiff on behalf of the defondant; and that the plaintiff be ordered to pay to the defendant sob sum of money, if any, as shall be found to be due to the defon dant. Defendant also asked for return of a "Bléhard Brosior" motor ear; damages for the conversion of same; further or other relief; and costs.
Mr. M. W Slodo, K.C., instructed by Mr C. E. H. Beavis (of Messrs." Wilkinson &
!!
His Lordship-Why do you barp on expenta- tions P
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Mr. Alabastor-Because that in a word. used in great many ca309. This man has general expectations on his mother's death.
His Lordship--Valess you show mo to the contrary, this man came into the rights to his property after his father's death.
Mr. Alabaster-That does not prevent other.
members of his family being extremely rich, and it does not prevent him from having ex. peotations from them. The man is dont and e dumb, and practically illiterate. Such people come within the same principles of equity as expontant heirs in the correct sense of the word, His LonshipIf a man who is the owner. of property chooses to make bargains you may all reckless, why is he to be provento by. principles of equity?
Mr. Alabaster referred his Lordship to a
He has been remanded to Win-was opened by the oil and daftitat nombor of ass in expport of his osatuation. chester Guol.
He denies being a spy, and says he was sketching only for bis own in- formation.
DEATH OF HOLMAN-HUNT.
LONDON, September 8th. The death is announced of Mr. William Holman-Hunt, O.M., D.C.L., the well-known painter, and one of the three founders of the Pre-Raphaelite
Movement.
BRITISH TRADE RETURNS.
LARGE INCREASES.
LONDON, September 8th. The increase in imports in August
August last year?) amounts (as compared with the returns £3,619,413, and in the exports £0,524,183.
to
for
represented C. E. Alabaster, instructed by Mr. Hinds (of Messrs. Bratton & Hett).
Mr. Alabaster, in opening the dofonse, re- ferred to the Daimler motor car ordered by defendant and seized by Marican. Plaintiff had told the Court that Mr. Knox was travelling in Europe, and even if the defendant had tendered $2/00, plaintiff coull not possibly, without dommitting another trespass, have returned the CAR The car now belonged to Mr. Knox
it
fr. Slade-Your case is that it does not. Mr. AlabasterThe car is ours. You took from us and sold it to Mr. Kuox. It is the most extraordinary pleso of high-handed action that I have ever heard of.
Mr. Slado-Your sotion was low-handed because you did not pay,
Mr: Alabaster-We are not going to pay you, We are entitled to the return of our car whether we pay $2,000 or not. Those can be no defence to our claim for that car. We are entitled to have it now, and they won't give it to us.
Mr. Blade-You never asked for it.
His Lordship-The only possible way you can bring those cases in is by contending that he did not understand what he was doing.
Mr. Alabaster-I have proved that I am one of the casses who require to have iny contract reciowel. I libre proved that my client was deaf and dumb from birth, and I hava also proved that being a young man only recently some of age he has suddenly, in the space of one year, developed an enormously extraordinary passion for motor ears. He bought a car in 1907 and paid for it, and in 1908 to bought four. The fact that the man is deaf and dumb sutitled him to protection, and entitles him to have his tranmotions reviewed by the Court,
His Lordship-I want you to deal with the evidenss of his intelligence.
Mr. Alabaster-I am ant pleading iusnuity, my Lord, but he did not and could not have understood all these transactions."
His Lordship-It seems to me the evidenca is pretty strong that he did naderstund. That is the point you have to deal with
Mr. Alabaster-I submit that he did not and
Mr Alabaster We have demanded it in our could not. In the first place, plaintiff has called-
counterclaim, and they ought to have sout it at noither of the interpreters, and it is for him to
once. We are entitled to very henry, damages
to
a
for the conversion of that ear. No question of
lan an come in whatever.
The latter is represented principally- by ships, icon, stool and cotton wool,
THE ST. LEGER.
LONDON, September 7th. The St. Leger was-run to-day at Doncaster with the following result
Swynford Bronzino Lemberg
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prove that these contracts were made.
His Lordship The evidence of Mr. Smith and Mr. Dennys seems to be fairly strong on
His Lordship-The damages wouldn't be that point anything.
Mr. Alabaster-Why not?
His Lordship-Because it was seized for rent. Mr. Alabaster-It didn't justify a total stranger paying off a distress of a very small amount and keeping the whole of the property distrained to the value of $7,000,
His Lordship-What would have been the position of affairs supposing the plaintiff had not
seized the car?. It would have been seized by the landlord for rent, patup to auction for what it would fateb, and the balance-
Mr. Alabaster-The balance, after paying' 321 odd, would have been returned to the defendant.
His Lordship-Of which he would then hare bean liable to pay $2,000 to Musso. That is the
The betting was 9 to 4 against Swynford 20 to 1 against Bronzino, position of affairs. and 5 to 4 on Lemberg.
THE INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION.
THE NEWFOUNDLAND FISHERIES
DISPUTE:
LONDON, September 7th. The President of the Arbitration
A FEW days ago we made some coming firms. It sooms to us that a broad and a happy in the role of the Yorkshireman, while Tribunal sitting at The Hague to the same time satisfactory basis for the Mr. Reginald Rivington had a fine theatrical suffrage is provided by the street committees get-up as Hamilton Travers. Mr. Ronald settle the Newfoundland Fisheries which had developed in Haiphong regard-brought into existence to deal with the Garland ably filled the part of Ernest Merrison, Dispute between the United States ing Chinese official representation in Indo-dumping evil. These committees, elected Miss Sweetie Dale was very funny as the cook China: The French have always resisted by the residents of the various areas of Lottie, and Misses Mand Gouldazd G. Coles and Great Britain has delivered his the demand of Chius to be officially re-streets,, might be constituted, with the were equal to the demands made upon them in award on the seven points submitted presented in that territory, but have dispensary committees and Tung Wal minor roles. Miss Georgia Corfass did not have to the judgment of the Tribunal. Two
a place in the vast, but alio contributed several granted a measure of representation to the Hospital committee, the electorate to vote musical numbers and was received with the of the most important are decided in Chinese on the Municipal Council of for representatives to the two bodies men.ordiality usually extended to her. The fares, favour of Great Britain, who thus Haiphong in much the same way as their tioned. In this way the Chinese community on the whole was admirably prosented and obtains the power to make laws for interests are looked after in Hongkong by would have a more direct voice in adminis thoroughly amused the indience,
regulating the fisheries without sub- Chinese members on both the Sanitarytrative affairs which concern them, and even Board and the Legislative Council. Not sat-if they did not change the present persvane!
THE WRECK OF THE "BEDFORD."nitting them to the approval of the
United States, isfied with that, a personage calling himself of their representation they would benefit. the "Official Representative of the Delegate by the greater interest manifested in local for Foreign Affairs in Yuuma" has government.
"REFLOATING CONSIDERED IMPOSSIBLE.
The latest nows from Japan regarding the wreck of H. M. S. Bedford is that the ship has listed five degrees to starboard. At high tide her upper deck is abmergel. Huge 20035 aray penetrating into the engine-room, and in coh- sequence thore is no fear of the cruiser hecking the
PERSIAN REFORMS.
LONDON, September 7th. From Teheran it is reported that Mejliss had decided almost
Mr. Alabaster--Marican had a claim against us for $2,000, but that does not justify him soizing some of our property and satisfying the claim out of it.
His Lordship-I confess I don't see that your damage is very much.
Mr. Alabaster-He seized our car for a debt which anybody, before the metaal distress took ̈place, might have paid off for us, and we would have kept the car. Mariasnicommitted a trespass in taking the car, for he had no instrastions to go and see the condition of that ear.
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Mr. Alabaster said it had not been proved in the best way each a thing could have been proved, by calling somebody who understood bis jangutge, although it was admitted that there wore two persons in existenco who did. That was the only way the assent of a deaf and dumb man would be properly proved.
The hearing was again adjourned,
RETIREMENT OF A SHANGHAI MERCHANT.
Among the passengers who left Shanghai for. Europe on the N.D.L. Goeten was Mr. O. Meuser, one of the oldest German residents in China, who is roturning to Germany to settle down with his family after a long and motive association with Shanghai Mr. Measer, the N.-0. Daily News paya; first came to Chins in 1873 to join the firm of Hesse & Co., of Canton. After a few years in South Chins he came North, to enter the firm of Adamson, Bell & Co., in whose service be rose to a leading position. He re- tired in the late 'nínolies, when the firm was incorporated with Dodwell & Co., and became a partner in the well known frm of Rohde & Co. He identified himself in many ways with the social, sporting and administrative aspects of Settlement life. In his younger days Mr. Mouser was an enthusiastic rowing man. corred
in namorous German fours, and on several occasions was a member of a wianing
Among thes
Germin
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school-au
1-au interest which never dagg
His Lordship-On the other hand, he was in orew la the man community he will long: the position of having guaranteed $2,000 on the boronenbered, both for, his inforest in the oar. I cannot help thinking that a jury would find that he was quite justified in protecting of from its foundation in April,
Munisipal Council, upon which he himself. He guaranteed the defendant's pro present day and for his long connection with the missory note for $2,000 in favour of the car and
Mr. Alabaster-So he begged it. he found the car going to track and rain.
His Lordship-It was belt a month without being looked after. He took it to relieve himself the liability which he had incurred by guars
of
anteeing the owner of the car.
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Ger. member first in the nineties, and uninter
raptedly since 1901. He was Vice.Chairman several terms of office, but it was chiefly of the Public Works Committee as a member that his services were most vainable. Mr. Mou- sor's principal recreation was a long walk
a princi
to pocount by visiting and he turned his walks the sites of public and improvement, so to give advice from his Mr. Alabaster-He levies his own execution that he was always when cession arose. will leave & gap in the communi- without obtaiping judgment
His Lordship-I still think your damages forty which it will be hard to fill, though none senversion would not be more than a farthing. will grudge him his well-earned, rest. Numer- Mr. Alabastor-A Jocument has just been put was friends, including members of the Council into my bands which it I had had before I and of the Council's staff, were present on the
jetty to bid him forewell. should like to have put to Marican.
His Lordship-I'm afraid I cannot allow that
If you want it in make a definite application afterwards.
claimed to officially represent China in Several cases of kidnapping of Chinese boys French territory, and, as stated before, the in the Colony hava boon reported to the police matter has been referred to Peking. Since
It is reported that the Russian troops at the subject was mentioned by us, we have Vladivostok, which are now carrying on a heard it urged that it would be advisable and
Bories of Bying experiments by aeroplanes, over. beneficial were the Chinese Government to propose to undertake an serial woyage as far perienced in re-flosing the cruiser. The bodies unanimously to employ American the faste. In law I am entitled to damages....
have a recognised agent in Hongkong. as Harbin, The problems which frequently arise in
the commercial sphere would thereby be rendered more easy of solution, and it is
Great diffeally will, however, be ex
of those who were drowned in the engine-room financial advisers instead of French as have not been recovered. Attempts have been previously agreed. made to recover the bodios, but this bas so far
A typhoon warning received at the Ameri-been impassible owing to the high seas and the can Comalate-General, Hongkong, from the consequent
ent mation of the cruises. Manila Observatory at 1200 pm. yesterday Another report says
own
Hind
TIFFING AN MP
Au amusing incident occurred in the Lobby Mr. Alabaster Your Lordship is looking at at Westminster Inst month. A well-known Scottish Liboral member saw a small company
nominal.
their
he
contended that better and more intimnute reported a depression in the northern part articles taken off that the guns and other LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. | could lesy their own exocation.
of the China Ses, advancing westward,
His Lordship-The damages would be af Japanese visitors in the central hall. They appeared to be very forlorn. No member looked
Way. and they had no ticket Cam Mr. Alabaster-If nominal damages were
said, be of
ber could. They ardently given for such a trespass everybody would know was assured that assistance to you?!! He desirel to see their allies at work in Parliament that without the expanse of going to law they and to see where they smoked and gossiped. The member at one took them in charge, and Bedford have been trans-
His Lordship-Test is another matter. That for a good hear the company had the best of times. Then they all returned to the central ferred to the Japanese warship Ideumi The
The P. & O.. 8. N. Co.'s str. Palawan is I axa pazzled about. work-of re-floating the cruises in now conected to arrive at Colombo on" tlie 14th inst.,
hall. Nothing remained but to say Mr. Alabaster said the plaintiff ought to have. There was shaking of hunda and fruch fraterna "Glen-almost impossible,
Daly one man an engine-room artificer, at noon. escaped from the flooded stokehold. He was The Silk ex per C.P.E. Co.'s dr. Empress of gone to law and got judyment, and got the car expressions, for the friendly guide is 's creat carried to the top of the compartment by the Japan, which left here on the 6th ult, arrived under an execution. Instead of that he comma in the prosaction of international good will. mitted a tortuons act. He laried his own exson- Finally one of the visitors approso, ed him and gave expression once again to the sense of water and managed to grasp a grating, after in New York on the 4th instant wards, scrambling to a hatchway and asfety: The P.M. str. Siberia, which left here on the tion, seized the var, and the defendant was entitl-their indebtedness. He did more. As he shook Era af the victims, an scifiaer-sngineer and a 6th ult, arrived at Ban Francisco on the 4th
ed to damages. It wankuggested that having got hands he left a forin in the good man's palm!- inst,
relations between the respective Govern ments would be fostered. The ideal The leasehold property known as without doubt a laudable one, but ex thorne," Kimberley Road, Kowloos, was yester- perience suggests that the difference be day offered for sale by auction by Mr. G. P. tween the ideal and the actual would be too Lammert at the sale room in Duddell Street, pronounced to afford the slightest reason The bidding wont op to $18,500, at which for hope that such a scheme could ever figure it was bought in.
chief stokor, were married.
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