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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 2xD, 1911.
The Just set of the ferals match betwe
explanation of the surprising intelligence the European and Chinese YMCA. we played TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.
on Thursday afternoon and resulted in a win for the latter. The score was 52 to 47 in faveur of the Chinese YMCA.
given in Mr. W. L. CARTER's letter in our columns a few days ago is obviously called for. Since it stands confessed that the Government does not need all the accom.
The dog stories are by no means ended. "An- modation which has been provided at such other was related yesterday, In this case it was P.C. Bond's dog who added to bis laurela in In heavy cost to the rates, the spare rooms
ought, of course, to bo let until new needs ssisting the cause of law and order. The con- of the Government arise. Hore a question stable discovered & Chinese fo the early hours of arises as to the method of letting this yesterday morning lifting a piece of wood and accommodation. We have heard the opinion a metal flauge which were stored against the expressed that the rule or regulation of wall of a house. He gave chase and the man the Colonial Service under which tenders as pursued through Chancery Lane into are now being publicly invited for the old auen's Road, where the dog with remarkable Post Office building in Queen's Read intelligence seized the runaway by the trousers and held him until the constable came along The man was sentenced to three weeks' impris applies in the present case also, but no advertisements have been published invit-opment with bard labour. ing offers for the offices available on the
top door of the new building. To advertise for tenders would certainly be a novel way of letting offices, but whether or not the failure to do so infringes a rule of the Service we are unable to say. We have nothing whatever to say ngainst the Aieri- can Consulate or against any other institution, or Grm, foreign or British. trying to lease offices in what the estate agents would probably describe as "this
very desirable situation." but it surely is
expected of the Government that in granting leases it should have some regard, not only
An interesting case was mentioned before Mr. Hazeland at the Magistracy yesterday. on the previous day a cargo-boat owner and one of the crew appeared before Mr. Wood in answer to a charge of stealing rice from the ein. Fook Sang. There being no appearance for the prosecution, the cargo-boat owner was discharg ed. Later, Mr. Looker came into Court and Anding the case dismissed had the defendant ro arrested. Yesterday he appeared before Mr. Bazeland and claimed that he had a right to have the case heard before a Magistrate Mr.
Willson, who appeared for, the first defendant, and that as she had been discharged no prose. cution could it against her. His Worship
to the amount of the rental applicants may decided to hear the case to-day and red boil at be inclined to pay, but also to their coa-250, half the amount at what it had been fixed templated use of the premises. American before. citizens have the patriotic sentiment as strongly as any other people. They would
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a government building in Manila than
GINGER BEER, the British residents of Hongkong are able
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to view the parallel circumstances here. It is purely a matter of patriotic sentiment, and the surprising thing is that the Colonial
Government should have paid so litto regard
to this aspect of the matter, if indeed it has not been heretofore entirely overlooked
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HONGKONG, JUNE 2ND, 1911.
No case of plague was reported in the Colony during the 24 hours earled at noon yesterday.
Mfr. Horace Rumbold is acting as Charge d'Affaires at Tokyo during the absence of Bir Claude MacDonald,
H.1.8. Woodlark, one of the guubosts on the Yangtse, was sent to Changsha recontly when news of trouble at that port was reported.
On Sunday next (Whit Sunday) the Lord Bishop of Victoria will presch at St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon. at the evening service (6 p.)
At tun Magistracy yesterday a Chinese who was discovered by Inspector McEwan killing pigs in a house at Yaumati at 3.30 in the morn ing was fined $50.
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Hongkong, 1st June, 1911. SIE, From the letter addressed to you by Mr. Carter and from what one reads in your
evening contemporarice it appears that the top
floor of the new General Post Office is to be let to the highest biddor.
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SUPREME COURT.-
Thursday, June 1st.
IN BANKEUTTCY. Baron His Hoorn Sia FRANCIS PIGGOTT
(Cxier Justton).
RECEIVING ORDER OPPOSED, Re the Yee Tai firm,
Mr. J.-B. Gardiner, who represented the petitioning creditors, applied for a receiving urder. Ho stated that when the matter pro- Įriously came defore the Court his Lordship wished further proof as to the not of bank
ruptcy.
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INTERPORT CRICKET.
SHANGHAI'S EASY VICTORY.
SHANGHAL, June 1st.. LONDON, June 1st.
The second day's cricket opened Replying to questions in the House with Shanghai still at the wicket, of Commons to-day, Sir Edward Grey Brand and Rasmussen continuing their said that negotiations were proceeding innings. The former carried his rely on is the absconding of the partners of the between Great Britain and other score from 24 to 32 before he was Powers with Japan with regard to caught by Dashwood, while the latter the settlement of perpetual leases. was given out leg before after he had restraint and realised 3600 or $707. There are He said it was not anticipated that brought his figure from 31 to 45. the position of leaseholders would be The next bastman, Jackson, went out in any way affected in the event of for 3. Shanghai had thus brought | the negotiations not being concluded their overnight score of 146 to 175 by the 17th August.
UNIVERSAL ARBITRATION.
LONDON, June 1st, It is telegraphed from Washington that Germany's willingness to ge gotiate a general Arbitration Treaty with the United States has given rise to an expectation that other Powers will be willing to negotiate similar treaties. It is probable that the con- summation of the treaties with Great Britain and France will be postponed until iwnter.
THE DERBY.
LONDON, May 31st.
The betting was 13 to 8 against
We have His Excellenoy's assurances that things are really booming in the Colony, and it seems as if the Gorerament want to have a share in the spoils of the boom. Not only are they competing against local enterprise by Sanster, 100 to 8 against Stedlust, mending their own Railway rolling stock, 25 to 1 against Royal Tender. Sun- but they now contemplate entering star won by two lengths, and four Estates and Agency business,
desirable lengths separated the second and as a start are going to run
modern flats with baths h. and e, and every third. convenience.”
the
and
New the 'words" every convenience" za hare employed need some looking into. Besides the Post Office there are sundry other Govercment departments to be housed in the building. Is it not a fact that highly confidential papers are passed from Department to Department daily? Go into any Government off you like to interview a responsible official, and yen will sa his desk is covered with what, I think; are called C. B. O's." The odds are that these documents are not housed in a desk, and whst if the official goes to a Council or other meeting during the day?
Government secrots all the word over seem to have an innate distaste for the life of seclz- A Chinese student reports to the police hav.sion which their owners would choose them to ing lost his portasuteau while on board the 8.a.lead. Is it not then putting a premium on Sui Tui The portmantes and its contents "leaks" to house strangers in a portion of this new building which can only be reached by were valued at $250,
passing all the floors occupied by our own Government Departments ?
A Northern contemporary remarks on the coincidence that the Champions at Hongkong.! Shanghai, Tientsin, and Hankow this year have been won by grins.
The two Chinese who were charged with stealing a large quantity of goods, from a godowa in Wing We Street and removing them with the assistance of coolies to another godown were yesterday committed for trial."
Captain Pybus, who retired from the service. of the O. P. B. Co, was a passenger by the Empress of India which arrived yesterday. Ah King has been building a yacht for Captain Pybus, who arrived just in time to witness the launching of the new craft.
The Government;will retort, "When we want money from you, you' grumble; and when ere want to make money for you, you grumble too." This may be so, but I doubt if any Briton will grumble at the loss of a little ront in this present case, especially if such rent involves the display of Dags other than British on a Govern- ment Building in a British Colony-Yours faithfully,
BRITON.
THE CORONATION DECORATIONS.
Now that the public are more generally
in the way of decorating their houses and offices beginning to think of what is required of them for the Coronation, it is important that it should to clearly understood that sil the Corona- There is a ramour, says a Peking dispatch tion Celebrations Committee ask is that every to the Nishi Nichi, that Sir John Jordan
Any departure British Minister at Peking, will be appointed house overlooking the harbour should be Arabassador in Japan in succession to Bir decorated with red lanterns.
scheme. The publio have so generously satworil- Chaude Macdonald. The rumour is, however, from this rule would mar the affoot of the denied by the British Legation as groundless.
ed to the Celebrations Fund that no elaborate
The victory was received with tremendous cheering.
The King and Queen were present, and the crowd was a record one.
His Lordship--What is the not of bankruptcy Mr. Gardiner-There are two. The one. I
debtor firm.
His Lordship-What are the sesota? Mr. Gardiner The firm has been sold ander
also book debta.
His Lordship--And the liabilities!
Mr. Gardinor-About $8,000 or 81 0,300. Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher (Oficial Receiver) said ho thought this was hardly a case for a receiving
order. The partner and ran away and left before they were dismissed. Hong-goods of little value, and there was not enough
in the firm to pay Mr. Gardiner's costs. kong commenced their second innings
His Lordship adjourned the application.
PARTNERS ABSCONDED. with 119 against them, but they could only make 93, which allowed Shanghai to win by an innings.
Scores:
SHANGHAI-19T INNINGS.
R. Brand, c Dashwood, b Taverner ... O. D. Rasmussen, lbw, Taverner... W. H. Jackson, e Dempsey, b Taverner A. T. Haynes, not out...
22
Be the Wing Yuen Bauk.
Mr. Hinde (of Mosers. Brutton & Ilett), who appeared for the petitioning creditors, stat ed that all the partners and employees of the. bank had absconded. He had no idea what” the assets would consist of, and as for as he under.. stood they would be very dificult to trace. Ho asked for a receiving order against the bank 3so that when the partners were discovered they
would he brought in.
32
45
2
Extras
Total
175
HONGKONG-2ND INNINGL.
A O. E. Elborough, c McEuen,
Billings
b
His Lordship-I must know something about the ussats and liabilities.
Mr. Fletcher thought a receiving order ought not to be made in this case. One morning these partners went round to inrious banks, collected all the money they could, and left the
13 Colony in the afternoon, leaving mut suficient 23 behind to pay the bailiff's feas.
A. A. Claxton, McEuen
G. A. Cooke, b McEuen
5
Rev S. W. Payne, e McEuen,
Billings
The case was adjourned for a work, LECEIVING ORDER MAD ́E.
5
Be the Yau Loong Hing Koe fir
Lieut. Thorp, b McEuen
1
1
22
& Grist) applied for a receiving order. The
4
F. Sutton, lbw, b McEuen
Corp! Dempsey, ibw, b Jackson
W. Waterhouse, b Brand A. P. Dashwood, b MeEuan F. J. de Rome, b Brand Corp. Taverner, not out
Total...
BOWLING ANALYSIS.
Mr. M. Beador Harris (of Meaza. Wilkinson
acts of bankruptcy were that the managing
9 parts had absconded from the Colony and
2 that the firm had delivered to the stitioning
0 creditor & notice of suspension of mymont.
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Extras 8 The affidavit of assets on the Sle showed the stock-in-trade to be worth $13,000 and the book debts 83,500. The liabilities were $27,000.
The application was granted.
In the second innings McEuen took five wickets for 32, Brand two for six, Billings two for 25, Jackson
The Premiers and delegates attend-one for two. ing the Imperial Conference were also present.
¿
ADJUDICATED BANKRUPI
R. R. H. Whittaker.
Mr. Fletcher applied that the deltor be ad- judicated bankrupt. There were no us tots. Very. little money was realised in the sale o! the hotel, and this was practically all used in the payment of rent. A mesting of creditors Ead taken
was come to.
Debtor was Rs F. J. Barratto.
For Hongkong Dempsey secured five wickets for 94. Taverner three place, but not bankrupt. The betting was unprecedented for 33, and Payne one for 20.
character
FRIENDLY MATCH. (due presumably to the of the race)..
open
GERMAN-JAPANESE TREATY.
LONDON, May 31st. The Reichstag has passed the third reading of the Bill authorising a Commercial Arrangement with Japan.
AFFAIRS IN MOROCCO.
LONDON, May 31st. A message from Tangier states that Colonel Gourand's column, assisted by General Darbiez from Fez, reached Fez on the 26th ult. after heavy fighting.
KAISER AND TSAR.
LONDON, May 31st, The Kaiser meets the Tsar at the Finnish Skerries in June.
{FROM THE "N. C. DAILY NEWS"]-
THE IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.
London, May 27,
Debtor, he was examined by thei Oficial
Receiver, said he was a clork and sarbet $185 a month. For the last five years hi siary. Averaged $120. His liabilities, about $8,000, were practically all for money borrewal,
The oxamination was closed, and deb or was
A friendly match followed. Hong-adjudicated bankrupt. kong totalled 117, to which Claxton contributed 36 and Payne 28. Shang- hai's score stood at 27 without the on business as a curio dealer in Macso he was
loss of a wicket.
ACCIDENT NEAR THE RACE COURSE.
PONT KILLED.
Yesterday morning Hartwood, on being taken out by Mr. MeCullegh for a training gallor, refused to go on to the Race Course, and bolled sat into the road. It dashed along for some little distance and went fall tilt into a lamp-post in the centre of the road opposite the Golf Club. The pony dropped dead, having sustained a broken neck and concussion of the brain. Its rider sustained a broken arm.
CHINA'S CONDITION..
COUNT OKUMA'S DIAGNOSIS.
BROBITING ORDER RESCINDED. Ec A. H, Tavares, The public examination of this debtor was Debtor stated that prior toes zying continued.
mest dealer in Timer. When he went to i scuo he had over 1,000 livres and made $30,000 or $40,000.
Mr. Flotchor-Aletter from the Acting Co. lonial Secretary of Macso says you were a private in the police.I was in the police for over a year. And the letter goes on to say that you were dismissed from the police and lived for a long time afterwards without occupation or means
of
subsistence I was not dismissed. I resigned. Do you know Lieut.-Colonel da Santos No. He says he knows you well. You marved under him--I don't know him.
it a fact you used to ask for ains on the Macas Steamers wharf ? -No.
Did you ever hear of a wealthy loper who went from California to Macro No.
Did you ever stay with Chau Shiu Tip? No. You deny that a wealthy leper went to his house while you were there and disappeared --- I have never heard of such a thing. Will you please tell me who invented these yarns?
The Macao Government say you suddenly besame very rich and spent money lavishly, but that it is imposible to find the origin of your sadden wealth-When in Macao enjoying my riches the Government never questiqued me
You say the
In a recent speech. Count Okuma faccording 1. Macao. in antreport of the Government of
to a translation by the Japan Herald) made the following statement:-
Torning to the situation as viewed by. China the Count went on to say that in his opinion four kinds of poison which have debilitated the national strength of China. The four poisons are:
there are
(1)
Opium
(2) Christianity"
(3) Confucian doctrines; and (4) Conservatism.
It is all lies."
Bir. Fletcher said this was a osse in which the shtor osme forward and asked for a receiving debtor order. The creditors were against his being adjudicated bankrupt and gave him a month to show whether any of his casets were good He had completely failed to show this, and Mr. Fletcher asked that the resolving order be ressin vi
The order was revinded.
THE prospect of the Stars and Stripes floating over the new Post Office building is not one which is contemplated by the British-residents in the Colony with satis- faction. Is it for this that the Government added to the original designs of the Post Office a fourth stores at a cost estimated at: the time at $75,000? Whether, incidentally, the additional storey was actually built for that money we do not know, but in view of the great increase upon the estimates a whole, there is room for doubt,
The heavy repairing work on the Japanese or expensive decorations by individual firma or Be that as it may, it has come se a great surprise to the public to learn battleship Tange (formerly the Russian bat-residents is necessary, is hoped that the
An official report issued last night shows that the Government has contemplated tleship Poltava), has been completed and the wish of the Committee to the houses overlook- letting any part of this building, and we trial cruise will shortly take place. The ing the harbour decorated and illuminated with
Count Okama was, however, gratified to ob imagine the Unofficial Members of Council displacement of the ship is 11,000 tons; abered lanterns only will be respected. An excep that the proposal made by Mr. I. V. Har will lose no time in obtaining from the carries four 12 inch and twelve 6 inch gans. tion will be made only at Morrison Hill, court, Colonial Secretary, for an Advisory serve that these four poisons are showing a and possibly at a corresponding point on the Committee to confer with the Secretary of tendency of gradual eradication from the Chi- opposite shore. Here the lights will be white State between the Conferences, was for the nese system. That is to say, opium-eating has.
tianity is being expelled by the strong will of The Wai Les firm sued Ku Chung Ming to The gunboat Fushimi, which is navigating with the object of onhancing the effect of the appointment of an Advisory Standing Com-heen prohibited by law the poison of Chris ECHO OF THE ABERDEEN STREET COLLAISE to the building. Presumably this import the upper waters of the River Tangteze, arrived red lights from that point onwards to the mittes of the Imperial Conference, to include individual Chinese; while se regards the invote recover $374.89, for work and isbour done and vitality there is to be cbserved salutary tan. Mr. Ho appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. F. Ë ant alteration in the plans had to receive at Chungking on the 20th alt. having successfully western entrance of the harbour. If the general the sanction of the Secretary of State, for navigated the rapids and gained the honour of public enter into the epirit of the scheme in the Secretary of State and the Under Secre-rate conservatism which has sapped China's materials supplici.
being diffused in the Empire. The old
of contractors against defendant for work the Colonial Office showed some little reluc- being the first Japanese warship to accomplish the manner desired, the view of the decoration taries, with High Commissioners or other deney of the rays of western civilisation L. Bowley, defended.
to consider matters of common interest.
done and inaterials supplied. The parties enteral of the country are noble, berole and great: and tance to sanction the rather heavy expendi- the difficult journey. The officers and men by day as well as the illumination by alght representatives (of the oversea Dominions), Chinese characters as depicted in the history. Ho said that this was a case brought by a Sr Wilfrid Laurier, Prime Minister of the Count had no doubt that, if the Chiness of into a contract for pulling down and rebuild- tare contemplated by the original plane were enthusiastically welcomed by the Japanese should be delightfully effective.
CORONATION CELEBRATION FUND. Canada, Mr. Andrew Fisher, Prime Minister to-day be properly educated in the methods of ing two walls at No. 15, Aberdeen Street, on modern civilisation, the restoration of their November 4 of last year. The wells constituted Therefore it is fair to presume that a case residents.-Nagasaki Prees.
of the Australian Commonwealth. Mr. lost prestige would not be diffent task As
that put a stop to the work, and the collapse also had to be made out that this additions'
François Stephamis Malan, Minister of president of the Peace Society in Japan Coral Party wall. The next house collapsed and $500 Education for United Bouth Africa, and Sir Okums prays with all fervour for the pacific made the rebuilding of three walls necessary, so and healthy growth of China which has so in that if three walls were built it became a new Edward Morris, Prime Minister of New-portant a bearing upon the peace of the world. building under the Ordinance. This made the The speaker concluded by referring to the old plaas void, and plaintiff now thed for the 25 foundland, are opposed to the scheme on
the ground that it would serve no good works of the Dojinkel in China and calling value of the work done previous to the collapse. apon his audience to promote the cause of the Society,
Government a statement of the considera- tions which induced them to add this storey
not
for
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An armed robbery or board a trading junk
ADDITIONAL BUBSCRIPTIONS. accommodation was needed for Government was reported to the police yesterday. While
and
The Great Northern Telegraph Co. the this particular junk was in Fatimun Pass a Departments, purpose of accommodating private firma boat was rowed alongside in which were seated The Mercantile Bank of India or foreign Consulates. Certainly there four men armed with- daggers. They boarded Geo, Banker
Rev. C. Bone would have been popular outery the junk, drove the crew below, and ransacked Dr. G. W. McKenn
W. H. Gaakall against the additional expenditure had it the craft, taking away with them clothing and H. B. L. Dowbiggin been known that the fourth storey was not
other articles to the vaine of $11.
250
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purpose.
IN SUMMART JURISDICTION.
BEFORE HIS Honors Mr. H. H. J. GOEPERTZ (PUISNE JUDGE),
"Mr.
Evidence was called.
His Lordship reserved his decision.
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