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on liquor was first suggested, the prodic-
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Motor cars and similar vehicles no forbilien on Kennedy Road, and a cbaffeur in the employ of .4. Marican, who took his car as far along that road as the German Club, was ordered ly Mr. Hallifax at the Magistracy yesterday to pay
flue of $5.
Mr. H.D. C. Jones, the manager of the Toko-
tion, we mean, that it was the thin and of the wedge," Wo see now how strong in the temptation to the Government to drive that wedge home, because instead of yielding six lakhs of dollars best year the gross revenue from the liquor duties amounted to no more than $443,900. Tho lion. Mr. Ewert bad pr dicted a million dollars, and, in seeking now to justify the prediction, the hon, member said ho could not bring himself to believe that there is any other excuse for the enorious diference between the estimated and the actual has branch of the Hongkong and Shanghai amount than that there must be wholesale gone homo vid. Siberia on leave. On anuggling. By whom, the hon. mumber Tokyo, where he received the Third Order of the ove of his departure Mr. Jones visited did not venture to suggest; he said he the Sacred Treasure, bestowed by His Majesty did not know how it was carried on
the Emperor of Japan la consideration of the and could not therefore attempt to explain Imperial goodwill. We recollect that during the discus. ion in the committee stage on the criginal proposals the Government were assured by members of Council familiar with shipping affairs, that there was not the least likeli hood of smuggling, so far us foreign wines and spirits were concerned, as all liquor imported into the Colony must ap pear on the ship's manifest, and, moreover, io reputable foreign importer would risk the penalties and disgrace of making the
A squad of police eroouted a gambling war- Street on Thursday night. rant on the first floor of No. 8, Possession The appearance
of police on the premises occasioned the dus tomary alarm, and a Chinese, who was alleged to be the keeper of a gambling game, jumped out of a window. He fell on big heat in a hospital with a fractured skull, and died a few yard at the back of the house, was removed to hours afterwards.
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PEKING, March 17th.
SUPREME COURT,
Thursday, 16th March.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. BEFORE Mr. F. A. HAZELAND (ACTING POIGNE JUDGE).
A SLANDER ACTION.
Wong Tar Kia, described as a gentleman, aned Chiu Mui Mui, spinster, for $1,000 damages for slander. The statement of claim, set forth
that the plaintif suffered damage throngh the With a view to gaining Dr. Grey's which meant, "You think you are very respont- defendant falsoly and maliciously speaking words assistance and to profit by his experi.able, but in the middle of the night you broke ence in connection with plague, China into your mother's room and stole a trank of has requested that he should be ap-
clothing." pointed to act as assistant British delegate at the forthcoming Com
mission.
REUTER'S SERVICE TO THE "HONGKONG
DAILY PRESS."]
ANGLO-JAPANESE TREATY.
NEGOTIATIONS.
London, March 17th. Speaking in the House of
against the plaintiff and his wife for the rotarn There was a counter-claim by defendant arst, defendant for the use of the second defond- of certain articles of jewellery lont by her to the
auf which had been converted to their own use- by the defendants. Falling the return of the artlules she claimed for their value, $465.90.
Mr. Davidson, of Messrs. Hastings Hastings, appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Roader Harris, of Messrs Wilkinson & Grist, appeared for the defendant,
&
Mr. Davidson stated that the plaintiff ocoupled the house at 32, Elgin Stroot, which he rented from his father-in-law, who lived in the adjoing house. Sometime during last summer the defendant took a room in the plaintiff's
His Lordship- What about Instalments? Plaintiff-I will give him three months if he promises to pay.
Bir. Gardiner-He caunot do it in thres months
His Lordship-What are you prepared to pay? Mr. Gardiner$15 a month, Plaintiff-He gots a salary of $250.
It
purely depends on the commission he can get.
Mr. Gardiner-Nothin of the sort Hia salary is $85 a month and Le is paying the
whole of that in satisfaction of Indian loans.
His Lordship entered judgment for $105, payment to be made in monthly instalments of $15.
A SPECIAL DEFENCE. H. S. Malkin and J. €. Logan for $612.50. Mr. He for defondant. Mr. P. W. Goldring appeared for plaintiff, sud
Mr. Goldring I presume my friend consente to judgment?
Mr. Ho-No, I don't. Mr. Goldring-I have seen the dofeudsat, and he admits the amount.
Mr. Hc-I inteal to dla a notice of sproiał defence. Will your Lordship adjonra the case P Mr. Goldring That is very peliar, because I met him with Mr. D'Almada menntly and they merely asked me to wait a little longer. I have a letter to that effect.
His Lordship What is the nature of the
Botion?
Mr Goldring It is simply a promissory noto
attempt, H.E. THE GOVERNOR, could not, season in Hongkong on the 31st ult. This mons, Sir Edward Grey, Se om-home and the defendant and the plaintiff case, my Lord. I have letters admitting the
The now Bandmann Opera Co. open their and did not allow the suggestion of the hon. Company ineindes overal ladies and gentleman State for Foreign Affairs, member representing the Chamber of Com-well known to London plaggoers and is ad- merce to pass unanswered, and it may be mittedly the strongest combination Mr. Bond-
of became intimate. Their relations were us intimate sa they could be, and they went about
was aware of the visaid Fapan together and spent a good deal of money. Last
Aroun
Mr. Ho-My instructions are to file a special defence. of Great September the defendant, partly owing to defendant in which he says he is sorry he ins Mr. Goldring-Here is the latter from the
gell for the community to ponder over the mann has ever brought to the East, An Britain respecting the reference of gambling debts and partly owing to general not paid the amonat, that he is now cutting HIS EXCELLENCY pointed out advertisement on page 4 shows that the repor-inter-nation disputes to arbitration extravagance, found herself hard pressed for down expenses and that he hopes to be able to
toire includes the latest London musical but it was quite undesirable at this successos. The plan will be open at Montrie's from next Wednesday.
stage to inform the House of any thing which may have passed betweenony realised was not sufficient to moet hier the two Governments.
The Hou. Treasurer of the ABce Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals bags to noknowledge with thanks the following donations to the funds of the Hospitals:--
H. Skott, Esq.. A. Ross Cô
Bratlour & Hett
Deaton. Looker & Deacon
reply. how impossible it really is to effectively protect the revenue with such a small Customs staff. Therein lies the danger of raising revenue by the taxation of imports. l'epresentations of this kind offer a strong temptation to Government to encroach still further upon the freedom of the port, and to add to the embarrassment of trade in general and the liquor trade in particular. We are glad therefore to note that His Ex- ORLLENOr does not think there is at present any very great amount of smuggling going on, and though therafare certain directions in which the Government believes there is a call for greater vigilance, we hope that this will not materially add to the hampering of trade concerning which complaints ared the editorship of the North-China Daily Mr. H. I. Montagun Roll, who has relinquish already too numerous to be good for the News which he has held for nearly five years,
was presented with a large silver howl and
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optimistic estimates of the revenue from liquor duties formed eighteen months ago wore based on quantities imported rather than on quantities consumed, concerning which there were previously no statistics. If a lesser quantity is coming into the port now, may it not be accounted for by a divor- sion of trade to other port? It would be interesting to learn authoritatively whot. her. this has been the case or not. Hongkong's position as an emporium,
China Export Import Bank Co. Cawasics, Palanjéo & Co.
S. J. David & Co.
British Ataerican Tobacco Co,
Brailey & Co.
F. Blackhead & Co.
Hon. A. W. Brewin W. J.Tutelor, Esq
RUSSIA AND CHINA.
BRITISH COUNSEL,
may soon
Mr. Ho-It is a case of accounts, my Lord. The case was aljourned.
UNSATISFACTORY WORK,
Horze Repository, for $10 for work done.
On Cheong sued D. Kennedy, manager of the
Plaintiff stated that he was engaged to paint thras carriages, and when he had done ong he was cut " 83, and so he would not proceed with the others, fearing that he might be "ont" on them also
overal articles of jewellery on her behalf. This money, and she asked the plaintiff. to pawa was done by a servant of the plaintiff, but the "needs, and on the 22nd September the defendnut borrowed a pair of bangles from a lady. These wore lent on the underetarding that they would be returned in a day or two, and accordingly she pressed for their return some- time later, so much so that the defendant said she had no money, but she would pawn her clothes and redeem the bangles. Subsequently the bangles were roturned to their owner, and in the latter part of September for some reason-- he did not know whether the relations between the plaintif and the defondant had began to LONDON, March 18th.
cool off-the defendant commenced bringing. urges China to strange men to visit her in her room in plain-spoiled the cart. those Russian domands which China the plaintiff and his wife that it was very improp- accept promptly and unequivocally tiff's house. The plaintiff's fuher-in-law was
has not the means to seriously con-er to allow such things to go on in their house.
a man of good position, and he pointed out to improperly done and non-suited plaintiff, test, and to negotiate carnestly with He made investigation and gave the defondant
Ho Wai, tiilor, Brod Miss B. Ratkin for $21 regard to the others,
WHAT IS JAPAN'S ATTITUDE ?:
25
10
10
The
Times"
of Chinese workmanship, by some of his gamer. one friends in the Settlement. The presentation took place in the editorial office of the North China Daily News, and although all the donors
Defendant explained that be engaged the plaintiff to varnish a yellow dog-eart, the con- tract being for $10. Instead of varnishing it he
red it all over with chop Chinese paint and put a little varnish on the top. He had His Lordship kald that the work was
and
•
A TAYLOR'S CLAIM.
Mis A. Goldstein, for $26. Mr. C. Wilson
appeared for the plaintiff, while defendants up- peared in person.
The first defendant complained that the work was not properly done.
owed more than "about $16,." The plaintiff had not properly "fixed" the dress.
The second defendant donied that she
Mr. WillsonWill your Lordship inspect the dries?
notice to quit on the 4th October. At the The Times" points out the
expiry of that notice the defendent did not quit were unable to attend, there were prosant Sie consequences of a refusal for China out a summons and get her ejected. Naturally grave the promises, and the father-in-law had to take Havilland de Saumarez and Mr. FSA and all the other Powers interested in this made bar very angry, and when she went Bourue (Judge und Assistant Judge of H. M.the Far East. It scouts the idea that sitting room in the plaintiff's house and had a Supreme Court), Messrs A. P. Wilder ... Japan has not been a stranger to the quarrel with the plaintiff, in the course of which to the house in the evening she went into the Consul-General), H. F. Merrill (Commissioner of Customs), F. Twyman (H. M. Vica Coneul), supposed Russian designs, and that she demanded her jewellery back, and when E. R. Hunter (Manager of the Hongkong and she has sought her own interests in he told her that it had bean pawned for fendant)-If the plaintiff goes to your place His Lordaliip-Oh, no. (Laughter.). (To de- Shanghai Bank). W. A. C. Platt, T. B., Jernig supporting them, and says Japan real-he quarrel continued, and in the course of it sha her boseft she said, "Never mind." However,
will you show him what is wanted P Defendant-Yes, that will do. Bathurst Walker, A. W. Burkill, E. C. Penros
made use of the slander complained of in the raid he would try to come to some settlement.
Both case were adjourned, and Mr Wilson Lieut-Colonel Barnes, and Captain Schelbos, (representing the German Consulate). The staff of the paper also made a presentation to Mr. Bell. Mr. O M, Green, who has been for me time assistant editor, is Mr. Bell's
a distributing centre of trade, must be J. N. Jameson, G. Lanning, E. 8. Little, all too clearly the calamity of a
constantly borne in mind
when we
are dealing with questions of this kind. Whon six lakhs were inserted in the Estimates as the revenue to be expected from. the liquor duties in the first year, it was a pure guess, for there were no means open to the Government of ascertaining the amount of liquor actually consumed in the Colony, HONGKONG OFFICE: 10A, DEB Vœur ROAD CWe do not see, therefore, how it can be LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET. EC alleged that "wholesale smuggling" has
Codas: "AB.O. 5th Ed. Ticher.
P. O. Boz., 84. Telephone No. 13.
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HONGKONG, MARCH 18TH, 1971.
WHILE we can appreciate the reasons given by the Government for rushing through the Council on Thursday its resolution increas-
been carried on, unless evidence can be furnished in support of an imputation which many have apparently read as being intended to apply to European and Chinese importers alike. It is possible, of course, that some amount of smuggling is carried on, but we do not hesitate to say that it is better that it should be so than that the Government should provide itself with
a thoroughly efficient Customs ger-
SUCCESNOT.
LOCAL SPORT.
FIXTURE AT A GLANCE.
LEAGUE CRICKET. KO.Y.LI. a Kowloon,
Happy Velloy. Craigongower 5. Civil Service,
C.C.C. ground, 2 p.m. HK.C.C. ARE,
Club ground, 2 pm. Remnants RG.A,
ises
Far Eastern crisis which such action would entail.
THE PLAGUE IN THE NORTH,
APPEAL FOR FINANCIAL HELT.
Our Peking correspondent some days ago telegraphed that the Peking Daily Ners had appealed to the whole world for financial help. We bare now received the issue of our contem porary in which the appeal was published and we quote from it the following
Happy Valley. Teams. Craigengewor:--L. E. Lammert, H. H.to
presses of the plaintiff, his father-in-law and
two servants:
Mr. Harris said they denied that the words complained of were over used by the defendant.
The plaintiff's father-in-law was examined and gave evidence in support of the plaintiff
Cažo.
Cross-examined, he said that he knew nothing against his son-in-law. At the time he was staying out all night with the defendant plaintiff was licing with his wife,
What is his business ?-He does nothing. What is his incomo ? After all expouses are met they have 826 between them as pooket
THE SHANGHAI AND HONGKEW
WHARF CO., LTD.
The soul meeting of the Shanghai and at the office of the General Agents, Mews, Hongkor Wharf Co., Ltd., was held last work
there were also present: Messrs. A. McLeod, H. Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd. Mr. David Landsle (Chairman of Directora) presided, and AJ Macray, and E. C. Richards (directors), J. M. Young, Farnes Moss, D. M. Gabiny, P. A. Chambers and A. E-Mackay (Seoratary.
The notice convening the mosting having been read, the Chairman spoke as follows: been in your hands for some days and with your Gentlemen-The Report and Accounts have permission I will take them as read. There was They gat 815 a month for the rent of the back Working Account showing a falling off of Tla What is his total income?-843 a month.noimprovementin the Company's businessduring the year under review, the balance at credit of 10,000
money.
room..
Other evidence was heard. Plaintiff, in cross-oxamination, sald ha visited the Happy Retreat with defendant, who always applied the money. He would perhaps pay for tho rieshts and the tea
There is, however, one point iu connection with the anti-plague work which has apparently esenped the attention of meat people, and that is the grave disturbances which the plague has already created and will croats in the economic and industrial condition
of Manchuria Practically the entire trade and basines in the Three Eastern Provinces have come
standstillin the past manications and to some extent of steamer ang and wheat and other agricultural produce has been upset on account of the plague pre- remain idle and many handred thousands of Radow, Hongkong Hotel runner, for 8115 cantions. The farmers have been compelled to
S. Greenfield brought action against have been thrown out of occupation.
fow
sing the taxation on intoxicating liquorice." which would mean the ham. Tayler, A. Carvalho, J. V. Brada, D. L. months on account of the stopping of com consumed in the Colony, we deem it a matter for great regret that the unofficial /pering of the trade of the port to a Braga, W. H. Viveash, J. D. Norio, P. Carrie, traffic. The enormous business in beane, kaoli
degree fatal to its continued prosperity R. Pestorji and R. Bass,
H.K.C.C.. "A"-R. Hancock, H. Hancock, H. D. Sharpin, T. E. Pearce, 8. S. Moore, Rev.
It is by no means unlikely that before the
The hearing was adjourned.
Friday, 17th March.
A BORROWER'S DIFFICULTIES.
G.
as compared with that of the previous year. We have already paid an interim divid Loss Account is Tls 144,151.48. As you will end, and the balance now at credit of Profit and see from the report, your Directors recommend ed that Tis, 20,000 be transferred from
sation of Dividends account so that Equali
the strongest resistance, because it is Fear is out the Government will be looking. W. Payne, A. R. Lowe, G. Hastings, A. A.
about for a new source of revenue, and we Clarton, Hon. Dr. J. M. Atkinson md P. The important correspondence published in our money lent and $15 interest. Mr. Gardiner fany's Wharves and Godowns are in good
& very
delivered in London on the 16 h inst.
The French mail of the 14th February was
Yesterday was St. Patrick's Bay and the shamrock was in evidence ny a buttonhole,
members were not entirely unanimous in offering this method of raising revenue
obvious from the debate that bad precedent has been established can only trust that the temptation to turn Sprang as this motion
the excise staff on to other imports will was upon the to try t Council, it is perhaps not very surprising that the discussion on the subject failed 'to bring out all that might be said against it. We miss on this occasion the eloquent warnings of Mr. MURELY STEWART against a measure which so seriously infringes that freedom of the port to which this Colony so inuch of its prosperity and, owes
strange fo
remark, this important point was not touched upon by any unofficial member who spoke during the debate, except in a very indirect way, and unfortunately, in ons instance, in such a way a, unwittingly no doubt, to give the Govern The China Critic congratulates Sir Robt. E, mant an excellent excuse for making the Bredon, KC.M.G, on his acceptance of the Customs examinations more cuerous. But office of foreign adviser to the Yuchuanpu before dealing with this point we desire to
Mr. Sherwood Eddy, M.A., will give an address in the City Hall on Sunday night on
A Man's Religion."
A Chinese was find $15 by Mr. Hallifax at the Magistror yesterday for keeping an eating- hones without a licence in Wing Wo Etreet.
rented the Government and the public Bank's Kuala Lumpur branch, had the Mr. Keddie, of the Hongkong and Shanghai generally of the prediction made some misfortune to break his leg recently in a motor- eighteen months ago, when an import tax car sccident.
In
HONGKONG CRICKET LELOGE.
people isens of yesterday's date from Changchan gives that have already overtaken and will overwhelm but a faint idea of the suffering and destitution our people in the next few months.
appeared for defendant..
of Tis. 4 per share may be paid and the Tls. 20,000 placed to the credit of Repairs Account. We regret the necessity for drawing upon the Equalisation of Dividends Funde, but consider it justifiable in order to admit of the payment of a final dividend, which will bring our dividend for the year up to 7 per cent. The and we hope that the provision of Tis. 20,000 for repairs will be sufficient. As to future prospects, I am afraid there are no Mr. Gardiner said he admitted owing 895.
of a large quantity of cargo coming forward His Lordship-Are you prepared to take $95?ally increased our earnings. We hope, however, for storage, which in past years bas so materi- Plaintiff Yos, air, if he pays it at once. to continue to obtain our fair share of the Mr. Gardiner-Ten't do that. He admits
of the port, Messra. Holt'a steamers will shortly cease to make use of our Wharres, month he took out a summons against the hangents with the agents of other Hues to
Plaintif said defendant owed him $105. Last
glad to say we have been able to make defendant, who then asked him to give him which will to a considerable way towards a larger number of their steamers, month in which to pay Defendant then gave replacing the Blue Fannel. If any shareholder him a farther note agreeing to pay 260 on accounts 1 shall be happy to afford it to the
desires any information with March 1st and 265 on the 1st of April. On March best of my ability.
regard to the
wow well
1st he paid $20 and maid he would pay the rest ton of the Chairman, esconded by Mr. A.
Thors were no questions, and, on the
The Viceroy of Menchuria is seriously wor-
R.F. and Departmentals :--Major Taylor, Capt. Addison, Capt. Bell, Lieut. Williams, Rev. Foster Pegg, Corpl. Taverner, Corp Campion, Sap, Sturdy, Corp. aman, Pte. Crow sad Pte.ried as to what to do with the thousands of coolies Riley.
now gathered in Mukden, who can neither turn to their homes in Shantung and elsewhere 595 and asks for payment by instalments: nor resume work in Manchuris. It is wisted The following is the league table up to that HE. Bai Ling has proposed to the
Throne to make a loan of Tis. 3,000,000, from the Tuchi Pu for the purpose of works and industrial organikations to give the f starting public coolles work. Bat single-handed the Viceroy will encounter enormeta diloulties in achieving
onda
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It seems to us an appeal may very
port and accounts were adopted
be isened to the people of our Empire as well as in a day or so, as he had lost all his salary at McLeod, the rsport and of the world to come forward at the precent the Races. Plaintiff had not since mean him. crisis and lend a helping hand. In our opinion,
as presented.
Mr. Barnes Moss proposed that Marne, A NoLeod, C. W. Wrightson, H. A. J. Mary
the industrial economie suffering that will be in respect of the 8115 mentioned on the EC. Richards and the senior representative of Me Gardiner said plaintif could only claim 4166.
fall Manchuria is still more serious than that 35.71 30-
Lappening
Kainpei, and it is only on account writ, of which 920 had been paid. But Mesars, Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., be in of the fact that one hears so little of it that the if defendant had agreed to pay this re-elected directors for the current year. Mr. 13.33
sympathy of the world has not been attracted additional sum he supposed he must do J. M. Young seconded, and it was carried. Only let some sort of organization be formed
On the motion of Mr. D. M. Gubbay, reconded
for the recept and distribution of funds, and to, though the most ho could do would be to by Mr. J. M. Young, Messrs. G. E. Wingrove only at the information be published to the pay by instalments. He was only receiving a and H. WG Hayter were re-elected auditors. world through the correspondents in Peking, salary of 885 a month. and it is sure that a ready response will come from a sympathetic public, who in works of
The Chairman announced that there was no Plaintif He said he would have paid on shareholders for ther attendance, and said farther business to transact. He thanked the
charity know of no dividing line of country March 1st if he hadn't lost his salary at the dividend warrants would be ready, next day.
The meeting then termiusted.
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