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Copyright Ordinance, 1894.] [TWOS THỦ “CHƯNG NGÓI SAK Po THE BOARD OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

PEKING, April 4th.

LOCAL SPORT.

INTERPORT POLO.

VICTORY FOR MANILA,

The Manila polo team, which arrived hers on Saturday to play the riturn match with Hong- kong, played the first match with the locat representatives on the Polo Ground at Causeway Bay last evening, in presence of a large gather ing which included H.E. the Governor and Lady Lugard, Prinos Leichenstein, HE. the

others. The game ended in a win for the visitors by five goals to three.

The teams were:- Hongkong ---- Captain

SUPREME COURT.

Tuesday, April 4th.

IN APPELLATH JURISDICTION, BEYORE THE FULL COURT.

Mr. M. W. Blade, K.C., instructed by Mr. J. H. Garliner, appeared for the plaintiff, and defendant was represented by Mr. Eldon Potter, who was instructed by Mr. C. E. H. Boavis (of Messrs. Wilkinson & Grist),

His Lordship said it wowed to kim that this LEATR TO APPIAL GRANTED.

caso resolved itself in one point of great Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C., mered for importanos, and that cross-examination such as leave to appeal against the decision of Mr. Mr. Potter started yesterday, und would prob- Justice Hazeland in the Summary Jurisdictionably contame, would not influenes the Court nation between W. G. Humphreys a Cavory much in coming to a decision on that General Officer Commanding the Troops ant plaintiffs (respondents), and P. Sofiotti & Co, point. It was quite clear what the plaintif's defendants (appellants). In the ammory case was, but, the point which it seemed to his, action it was adjudged that judgment be given Lordship had to be decided was whether Howell for respondents and eosis on the following was connected with the Butchery Co. That grounds amongst others, namely, that by the decided, he thought the oase eculd be settled said judgment it was erroneously found that in a couple of hears.

Mr. Slate-Thero are two points really. His Lordship-That is the important point. to show that Howell was connected with it. Mr. Slade said he had evidence to put forward Then there was the other point, which was that the acconut which was given in 1999 and 1904 did not disclose the true facts with regard to the original Butchery.

Lambe, [Captain

only for the sense ofsatisfaction is may give, butalso in order to inspire hope and faith in the future. The generous tributes paid by the speakers at the dinner to the valuable work which the Chamber has done for the community during its fifty years' existance have been well earned and will be widely on- dorsed by all who are personally acquainted with that work, or who have been made familiar with it by perusal of the admirably. cóncise brochure which the Hon. Mr.

The Board of Foreign Affairs has HAWETT has recently published. To care fully peruse and condense, as Mr. HawETT recommended that Lord Li Ching has done, the voluminous records of an Fong, late Chinese Minister to London Hughes, Mr. Johnstone and Captain Brierley. activo body like the Hongkong Chamber of His Excellency Wu Ting Fang, ex-Mr. B. Bowditch, and Mr. P. Macdonell. Commerce, covering the whole period of its | American Ambassador, and His existence, is a task which few men would Excellency Li Chie Kiu, Vice- care to voluntarily undertake, even though President of the National Assembly, they may have more ampie leisure than the manifold private and public activities be appointed advisers to the Board. of the Chairman can possibly provide. A LOAN SECURITY QUESTION.

· DIMITRINO & CO. Seroforo we regard this compilation, which is certainly one of permanent interest and

PEKING, April 4th, value, as one more striking testimony of his

The representatives of the Financial willing service in the public interest, and,

CIGAR

MERCHANTS TOBACCONISTS.

AND

We have been appointed

SOLE AGENTS for

Celebrated

Manila-Captain Mitchell, Lient; Margatis-

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to prove satisfactorily that he was not connected Ifis Lordship-Supposing Mr. Howell were in any way with the Butchery Co.? Then there is not very much of the case left.

Mr. Slado-Thero is not so very much, bat accounts.

the appellants by their letter of 12th July, 1910, contracted as principals, and also that the said. judgment failed to find :-(1), That the respond- Captain Egg acted se umpire, Lieute, Sullivan ents' house in London dealt with Mesara. E. T. and Bradley as goal julgus, and Mr. Aston

Burlion and Le Sohrawes of Brussels, as timekeeper.

principals under the said contract; (2), That In the first chukka Hongkong opened the damages claimed by the respondents were strongly, and Hughes from a pass from owing to the cancellation of the contract; followed almost immediately afterwards by enact of the defondants; (4), That either Brierley secured the first goal, which was (3), That much cancellation was not the

other through Johnstone. Hongkong, 2; the respondents nor the appellants were con Manila, nil,

aulted prior to sach cancellation; (5) That The second chakka was more stabbornly if the respondents and appellants had been. incidentally, of his indefatigability and cap. groups interested in the Hankow. I contested, and the visitors had possession of the eo consulted snch cancellation would not have still thero is a substantial point on the previous

ball most of the time, but they word not allowed taken place; (6), That pois equal to sample, Leity for work. We may test assured that the Szechnen railway loan have represent to soors, though they had two geod tries, whether of the 1910 crop or not, would have work which the members of the Chambered to the Board of Communications Lambe had two attempts but ho sant the ball been accepted by the native customers of the have done in the past is earnest of that that they deem the present securitywide, and the ball sounded without any addition respondents to whom they resold the saine which they shall do" in the future. We inadequate, and have asked for it to be having been made to the score. Hongkong, 2;s being a suficient, compliance with the are not among the who regard the Colony supplemented.

respondents' contracts with them; (7), That the as having reached the zenith of its prosperity

respondents did not refuse to deliver the peas

question. 34.80 per box of 100, ten years ago, and as now entering upon a state of decline. Times are changing' and the conditions of trade are changing with them, but notwithstanding the indisputablo fact that there appear at the present time many disquieting signs which countenance the gloomy foreboding of the "sons of Imlah" a comprehensive survey of the

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DISTURB-

ANTI - CHINESE

ANCES AT BIRKENHEAD.

LONDON, April 4th. Anti-Chinese disturbances have occurred at Birkenhead in consequ- ence of alleged insults by Chinese to white women.

A mob of 3,000 persons on Sunday

the

windows of night smashed

and stoned and Chinese.

houses

Manila, nil,

The third chakka saw the home team very eggressive, and Lambe lifted the ball almost from midfield to the goal, but it struck the post was returned before Hongkong could improve on the opportunity. Shortly after wards the first goal for the visitors was obtained through Bowditch. Hongkong rođe hard an de

and

in

His Lordship-I am not quite. clear what that point is.

Mr. Blads-The point is that the account delivered, which is the only semennt that the plaintiff ever got from the defendant, does net cover

His Lordship Of course there is that point. Mr. Potter said it seemed to him that whether

fine run by Johnstone looked like an addition to / grounds, and asked the direction of the Court. Butobory was not closed in January, 1907, and

the

tion made en parte for leave to appeal from the Mr. Howell was connected or not connect

Mr. Pollock stated that this was an applica

judgment of Mr. Justion Hazeland delivered oned with the present Hongkong Batchory March 29th. The appellants had filed notice of was immaterial unless the plaintiff could motion, and in it they had sat out certain prove that the business of the Hongkong unless the plaintiff could prove that some of his money or property was carried on into the second butchery, und was still there. ouse. First of all, the plaintiff started off by Lordship would see the foundation of the whale saying that, the defendant falsely and frauda- lonily represented to him that the business.

upon a point of practice as to whether it was score, but he failed. Hongkong, 2:

necesary, in simply filing a motion for leave to Manila, I.

The fourth chukka opened with a succession de parie, to set out those grounds. Their of bad misses on the part of both teams, bat Lai Chi Chia sese, and in that case it was sail Lordships had the matter before them in the Jobustone made a good recovery and driving that leave to appeal must be obtained on an ex parte application, when the facts and leave was granted notion of motion must reasons for the appeal will be sot out. If was in a bad way.. then be served on the opposite party setting out briefly the grounds of the motion. There was a little ambiguity thore as to what was

well sout the ball between the uprights. The Americans renowod the attack and a fine com

bined run ended in Bowditch sending a long shot into goal, but it strack the post sud rolled patside. Hongkong, 3: Manila, 1.

In the fifth chukka it was obvious that the

jot the ranks of the pessimists. Cariously assaulted the police, who dispersed faster riding of the Manih men gave them mesat by the facts and reasons being set out in

E decided advantage. Briorley got the ball, bat Reamed to be unable to do

ARBITRAything with it, and though Johnstone rode well he could not do much against the com- bination of the visitors who obtained another point. Hongkong, 3; Manila, 2.

TION TREATY.

enough, little was said of the future them with batons. in the speeches at Monday's banquet. except in the admirable speech delivered ANGLO-AMERICAN by His Excellency THE GOVERNOR who said that, in the spirit of the speeches delivered by the Chairman of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, both this year and last, he prosperity in the Colony, and His Excelloney

indicated that it remained for the Chamber to lead the way in the development of our industries and to find fresh avenues of industrial enterprise to replace those which the changing times may alter or diminish. To this we have only to add that the

encouragement of the Government is a

factor of primary importance in these developments, and we are confident that it will never be found wanting. There are already on the other side of the barbour many indications of industrial development on a comparatively small scale, it is true— but they nevertheless give promise that the

On March 30th, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. hopes centred in the New Territory bacom. FRED. C. MABEE; a daughter,

MARRIAGE.

On March 31st, at Shanghai, LEO MICHAEL FRENCH BETTAGE, of Shanghai, to EDITH HELEN MÇILBAITH, of Shanghai.

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The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, APRIL 5TH, 1911.

ing one day a thriving industrial centre aro likely in large measure to be fulfilled.

The Sanitary Board visit to the Orienta Brewery takes place to-day.

A rehoolboy was yesterday at the Magistracy fined $25 for being in possession of detonators.

B.S.H. Prince Liechtenstein is the guest of His Excellency the Governor at Government House.

Tan Jubilee anniversary of an important institution like the Hongkong General]

For having in his possession for use a false Chamber of Commerce is an event in the key the master of a word shop was at the Magis annals of the Colony that wild not well be tracy yesterday ordered to pay a fine of $25. allowed to pass without special recognition, For cutting and wounding a compatriot with and the banquet held on Monday was a an are at Aplichsa a Chinese was yesterday of the occasion. committed to prison for three months' hard

celebration worthy

It is sometimes said that the public dinner is An ossentially British in-

labour.

H. E. the Governor will present the King's

LONDON, April 4th.

The sixth and last chukka saw the Americans

three goals in quick accession, and the game players wero outridden, and the visitors scored onded in a win for the visitors by 5 goals to

three.

11 As Widerstood that the Anglo American Arbitration Treaty will not provide automatic machinery for arbitration. Each dispute as it ariser will be referred to arbitration by special agreement to be negotiated in accordance with the main Treaty, THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE requiring in each case ratification by

the Senate as now,

[FROM SOUTHERN NEWSPAPERS] THE GRAND NATIONAL.

LONDON, March 45th. The mace for the Grand National resulted as follows:

Glenside Rathnally Shady Girl

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Wonly twenty lengths, three lengths be tween second and third.!

Betting, 20 to Ingainst Glenside.8 to 1 against Rathnally, 88 to 1 against Shady

Girl.

Twenty-six ran, but only four finished. Caubeer, when leading the second time round, refused, and brought down Rathnally, but the jockey of the latter remounted and came in second,

COMPANY MEETING.

CO., LTD.

the original motion.

The Chief Justice-We meant that definito grounds-slicnld-be-set out, so that we could see that they were sufficient.

Mr. Pollock-It is a bitlo inconvenient when you have to apply to the Court within a week.

The Chief Justice-You are not limited to

grounds.

isamaksuty otware but a weat to be satisfied that there are sufficient

Mr. Follock-This application is founded, first of all, upon the contention made by the appellants that bis Lordship the Paisno Judge erroneously found that appellants by their letter of July, 1910, contracted as principals..

The Chief Justice-I don't know what the case is about.

Mr. Pollock said the notice of motion stated An extordinary general meeting of sharehold

as a ground for appeal that the Paisne Fudge failed to find certain facts which from the ers in the Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.,appellants' point of view it seemed desirable was hold at the office of the Company, Messra Jardine, Matheson & Co., at noon yesterday, when certain resolutions which were previously passed were submitted for confirmation. Hon.

Sir Paul Chatar, Mrs. H. P. White, C. S. Mr. H. Keswick presided, others present being Gubbay (directors). L. N. Leefe (secratory), A. Denison, J. M. E. Machado, Ho Fook, E. C. Einmet, D. J. Donne sid C. Pemberton

The Secretary read the notice convening the meeting.

His

Co., I mean the Company which started-in- His Lordship-When I say the Butchering

mediately after the finial of the Butabery...

Mr. Polter-Our position is that we have

nothing to do with it, but assuming for the sako of argument that Mr. Howell owns the present Butchery Co., that does not give the plaintiff way right against him If it is clear

that the business was wound up in January 1907.

His Lordship-Supposing it is established that Mr. Howell was connected with the very different features. Dubahmwy is that him, then the ore aITUNES Mr. Potter-I do not see how it can assume different features unless the plaintiff can satisfy your Lordship that falsaaccounts were deliverul, and that the business was not wound ep in Jsauary, 1937.

Hie Lordship-I don't want you to argue now, Mr. Potter--Your Lordship will remember that I have been half an hour cross-examining; while it tock two and a half hours to get through the evidence in oblat..

to have rather an extensive cross-examination.

His Lordship-It seems to me you are going

Mr. Potter-There has been to withdrawal

that he should have found. Certain questions iants in the Court below to his Lordship, but that we swiadled the man out of money. I were submitted by the solicitor for the sppel.of the statement regarding false accounts si

in those questions aome of the present questions were not induded shall be only too willing to cut the care sbort in any shape or form your Lordship can suggest His Lordship-Direct yourself to the main point-

Mr. Potter-That Mr. Howoll had no con nection with the subsegnont business?

His Lordship-What is the case about? Mr. Pollock referred the Court to a letter written by Mossza. Soffietti & Co. to Messra. and submitted that it was quite clear on the W. G. Humphreys & Co. on July 12th, 1910, Pase of that later that not only was the fast dicolored that there was a principal, bal the names of the

principala

The CHAIRMAN said Gentlemen,This mesting is called for the purpose of confirming resolutions, embodying danges in the Articles of and their place of residence, Association of the Company, which

No questions were asked.

were passed

appeared that the

were

given, It clearly people who wire

at an extraordinary general meeting held on going to supply the peas were Messrs. March 10th last. If you have any questions to Barlion and Schrauwen of Brassels," That was ask before the resolutions are put I shall be glad clearly disclosed on the face of the letter of July to answer them,

12th, from Soffetti & Co. to Humphreys & Mr. WHITE moved that the rosoliztione passin which the foreign prinsipal was not disclosed Co. This was not like various ensen referred to ed by an extraordinary meeting held on March or not named. In this cuss the foreign prin [FROM THE “FAC. DAILY NEWS.[]

10th be hereby confirmed, The resolutions cipal was actually named by the document, COMPULSORY MILITARY SERVICE. General Managers, and ratified and confirmed Seffetti & Co.

dealt with the commission to be paid to the which was the document relied upon as binding LONDON, March 30th. all payments heretofore made by the Company A book by Field Marshal Earl Roberts to the branch offices of the General Managers Puisne Judge hold P

The Chief Justice-What did the learned entitled, "Fallacies and Farts," has been shewhere than at Hongkong.

Mr. DENISON seconded, and the notion was

stitution, and we bare a din recollection of modal to Chief Detective Inspector Hanson at published, in which. Lord Robertà con-eriod unanimously,

a parade at the Central Police Station this

Rudolf Olsson, who was recently before the yesterday fined $2 or seven days for being drunk Magistrate on a large of being drink, was

and disorderly on the Fraya East.

seeing the statement enshrined somewhere afterasos, in the pages of a literary humorist that if the City of London were laid in ruins by an earthquake and there were but two survivors their first thoughts on meet- ing would be to celebrate their salvation by a dinner! We doubt, however, whether it ever was correct to regard the public dinner as "apeculiarly British "way of celebrating an event certainly it is not the case to day,

Shepherd, master mariner, that he lost between The police have been informed by Edgar the Stag Hotel and the Sailors! Home his pocket-book containing his master's certificate, pawn ticket fora gold watch, and 812 in money.

a

troverts the argumenta against compulsory The CHAIRMAN-That is all the business, service contained in General Si Tangentlemen. Thank you for your attendance. Hamilton's book and Viscount Haliane's introduction to that work.

Lord Roberts insists that a fortnight's the theft of sandalwood belonging to Mr. H. Three of the four defondante charged with training yearly for the Territorials would A. Biebs were convicted at the Magistray and cipline required in modern wir. not give, in fifty years, the stability of die discharged. The defendants, who are boat irreducible minimum, he contends, is from har esch and to be ergorod in the stocks for The people, were sentenced to three months hard four to six-months' continuous training as a four hours, the female defendant being exempted climax to years of cadet training. "It was from this exposure..

for it is the accepted means of exchanging A big blaze was witnessed at Bonham Strand because we had no military porer with on Monday night when a fire originated in which to follow up Trafalgar that we were gutted the tonements at 131 and 133 in that bamboo shop and destroyed the stock and almost burdened with the expenses of ten more thoroughfare. The stock was valued at $7,000 years of war," affirms Lord Roberts.

Mr. Pollock ssid the learned judge hold that the words in the letter from Barlion and Sebrauwen of Brussels were merely descrip tive of the place from which the peas were to

come.

The Chief Justice-And he gave judgment for the plaintiffs!

4

The St. George's Society of Shanghai con-ordinary way.

templates colebrating St. George's Day by a dianer on Bunday, April 23rd. This is the first dianer of the society and the favitations are to elated for this year are:-President, Sir Havil- be limited to British subjects. The office-bearers

His Lordship-With the Batshering Co. examination of the plaintiff at all.

Mr. Potter-On that point thoro wAS ZU OTON-

His Lordship You now grasp the point?. Mr. Potter-I have grasped the point all

from January 15th, 1907, up to the present day, along, but there is still a further point; assum. ing Mr. Howell was the owner of the business how does that give the plaintiff any right against him?

argue that

Ilis Lordship-You can afterwards.

Court, I muss pat some questions to the plain- Mr. Potter-As long as frend is before the tiff on it. I regret it, but my friend has chosen not to withdraw.

evidence up to date seems to support it.

Mr. Blade-No, I certainly do not. The

the

allegations of fraud. Mr. Potter-I regret it, but I cannot ignore

when the Court rose.

Eridonce was resumed, sul had not eluded

be

CORONATION CELEBRATION AT

FOOCHOW

submit with all deference to the learned judge Werner, the community assembled at the Club. Mr. Pollock-Yes, but we would venture to At the invitation of H. B. M.'s. Consul, Mr. that the words go very much farther than that, recently to discuss plans for a suitable celebra- alone to grant an appeal.

The Chief Justice-There is enough on that Committees ware appointed for the carrying tion of the Coronation in June. Varions The Prisne go-I think leave to appeal Service, Gymkhana, Musical Conversazione and out of a fall programme, comprising a Religous ought to be granted

firework display, in addition to which there will The Court granted leave to appeal in the anys the Echo, that the Navy will be represented a reception by the Consul. It is to be hoped, in the festivities, 65, should this be the case, the increase in numbers would make for greater pleasure for all concerned. In any casa community way be well assured that the British Coneal can be confidently relied upon to make the occasion ench es will live in the mom-

men will be specially busy and many ladies and ories of those participating, alt is unfortunate that the date falls at a time when the business. children absent at Kuliang Bat, as Coronation Days are not of common occurrence, perhaps the men will drop their teas and the Indies be willing to face the heat for one day at least, and make the celebration one worthy of the annala of the port.

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. BEFORE HIS HONOUR SIE FRANCIS PIGGOTT (CHIJF JUSTICE).

congratulations in nearly every country East as well as West, upon both public and private occasions--and

very excellent means it affords. The toast list

A review of Compulsory Servise" by the At the Magistrany yesterday a coolie Spectator begins In this book Sr Ian is the necessary complement of the dinner, and when the anniversaries of

employed to deliver

Hamilton, Istely Adjutant-General, and Mr. land de Saumares; Vice-President, Mr. G. Tatem sued Frederick Howell, chief bailiff nowrapers

TATEN P. HOWELL, was Haldane slate the case against compulsory convicted public institutions are thus celebrated the brown leather shoes from the home at 3, Obser- furnished to the Secretary of State for War by P.Wood, E. R. Brighton, F. W. White, E. 24th September, 1905, of the receipts and

of stealing a pair of

The action was continued in which John men's service,"

A second editon contained notes Wingrove; committes, Mears. II. Browet, A. of the Supreme Court for an account sine opportunity is presented not only of recogatory Villas, Kowloon. He was sentenced to Admiral Sir Arthur Wilson, First Sea Lord, Murah, E F. Bateman, T. H. W. Aldridge, B. disbursements of the defendant in reapest of nising in the most cordial manner the imprisonment for three weeks and to be exposed which showed that an invasion of Englani by E. Hunter, E. N. Trueman and J. E. Den- the plaintiff's business of a batober and com public services of the institution and the in the atooks for four hours.

force of seventy thousand men was impossible.

Fan, with the two office-bearers already named pradere carried on under the style of the

Hongkong Butchery, and for a receiver.

BD.]