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Straits, and it would be interesting to have some information on that point. The topic of the speech of especial interest to Hongkong is that relating to the proposed establishment of a wireless telegraph station. hore. We regret to note that the Chairman was not able to add very much to what he told the shareholders of the Eastern Extension Company last November. Sir Jóns then said that, by an arrangement with the

LONDON, June 12th. British Government, the Company was establishing a wireless telegraph installa Prince Cheng and suits have left tion at their Keeling-Cocos station and Moscow en route for London, where wore contemplating installations at they will represent the Emperor of Singapore and Hongkong, but details in China at the Coronation. connection with the licences for these in stallations had not at that time been defin- itely arranged with the British Government;

More than six months bave passed since

that statement was made, and the details do not appear to be settled yet. It was montioned by the Chairman at the share-

MAGNIFICENT ASSEMBLAGE OF WARSHIPS,

LONDON, June 12th.

The Japanese warships "Kurna

SUPREME COURT.

Monday, June 12th.

IN APPELLATE JURISDICTION.

[BAPORE THE FULL COURT.]

·APPELL AGAINST A DECISION OF THE

`CHIEF 'JOSTION.

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.

BEFORE HIA HONOUR SIR FRANCIS PIGGOTT (CHIEF JUSTICE).

“ALLEGED, PDKÁCH OF COVENANT. The hearing of the action was continued in which Frederick Beichmann of the Grand Hotel sued Mrs. Mary Urchmann for damages for breach of covenant and sought for an injunction restraining her from oarrying on the business The Fall Court (boir Honours Sir Francis of a hotel keeper at the Station Hotel, Kowloon, Mr. Eldon Potter, instructed by Mr. J. H. Piggott, Chief Justles, and Mr. Justice Gon ports, Paisns Judge) Reliv red its decision on Gardiner, appeared for the plaintiff, and tho the appeal in the action between Harrison Mid Hon. Mr. H. C. Pollock, K.C., instructed by wood (respondent) and the Robinson Piano Co. Mr. M. Read Harris (of Messrs. Wilkinson Mr. Potter, in continuing his address, referred (appellants) on a question of eccurity & Grist) represented the defendant,

Hon. Mr. H. E. Follook, K.C, instructed by his Lordship to the decision he arrived at in Mr. Hind (of Messrs. Bratton & Hett), appeared for the appellants, and the respondent was re presented by the Hoà. Mr. C. G. Alabaster, who was instrusted by Mr. Lewis (of Messrs. John sen, Stokes & Master),

The Chief Justice, in the course of his judgment, said there was something almost grotesque about this case, so large's net of pro

the action between-the-T-n-Marine Insurance. Co. and Wong Chuen Cho, sad dealt with the

argument in that case...

His Lordship and there was nothing to pre. vent the husband of the defondant from carry

on this hotel; there was nothing to prevent the wife from living in the hotel; and there

in the hotel.

LOCAL SPORT,

LAWN TENNIS LEAGUE,

C.C.C. . Y.M.C.A., played on Saturday and resulted as per zoores :---

Hickling and Joseland bont Tappin and J. Braga 9-2⠀⠀

Hickling and Joseland best Lammert. And Rosa 10-1.

Hickling and Joseland beat Bass and E. Braga 9-2.

Storey and Williams bent Tappin and J. Braga 6-5.

Storey and Williams best Lammert seit Rose

7.4.

Storey and Williams beat Basa and E. Braga

7-4.

Viresh and Vireosh beat Tappin and J. Brags 6-5.

Vivosch and Virenal beat Basa and E. Braga 6-3.

Vivensh and Viveash lost to Emmmert and Row 3-8.

Totals: Y.M.C.A., 65; C.C.C., 34,

holders' meeting in London last month and "Tone," under Vice-Admiral gedure having woven itself round the question www nothing to prevent the wife from kelping THE OPIUM CAMPAIGN IN YUNNAN- that the public service of wireless telegrams at Keeling Cocos was oponed "the negotiations with the British Govern ment for extending the wireless service to

at the beginning

of March, but

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othor suitable stations are still proceeding, and ought soon to be satisfactorily settled." In Hongkong it is the general opinion that the negotiations ought to have been settled long ago. What has been the cause of all the delay is not stated. Apparently the blame rents with the Government in London rather than with the Eastern Extension Telegraph Co., for if this Company showed

any reluctance to provide the installation it is well known that there would be no difficulty in finding other British firms who would be glad of the opportunity: We can only trust that the Colony may not have much longer to wait for the news that negotiations have been settled and that the installation will be put in hand forthwith,

The Chinese oruiser Haichi reached Gibraltar on May 27th, and arrived at Plymouth on Jaro 4th.

Sunday's plague return showed seven cases. and Monday's three, bringing thetotal for the year to 114.

Mr. B. W. Noel, who has boen for many years in Kobe, has joined the firm of Nool, Murray & Co., Shanghai.

of

Shimamura, have arrived at Portland, where a magnificent assemblage Warships is gathered prior to the

Naval Review.

FRANCE AND SPAIN IN MOROCCO.

LONDON, June 12th. A Tangier message states that the Spanish occupied Alcazar on Saturday and were well received.

in dispute between the parties. The defendant

Mr Potter and an injunction restraining the

A correspondent of the N-C. Daily News, being in England, the plaintiff brought an sation there. The defendunt returned to Hong-defendant would be of the greatest practical writing from Chaoting, says

A few years ago, in the spring time the plains song, where he carried on business, and the to the plaintif. The defendant had. 25 years plaintiff came out to Hongkong and commenced experience. She was the lady who was running and aplands were white with the beautiful poppy another netian hore. He immediately got the hotel and doing the damage, and not the flower, and when one looked down from some caught in the trammels of two principles godown keeper. It was admitted in this osse that on to & long stretch of poppyland in dower, it The defondant was a person of great experience was like looking on a big fall of snow which somehow bad missed the hills and clung to the of prosedure, for he hal brought two concurring suite which made him ab. in hotel matters, and it was proved that she had plains. Now all is obanged, and lastend of the a large business connection amongst the German dazzing white one seas long stretches of the jest to certain orders, aud

goldan

fowars, mustard

The sight is just as

Many of the farmers are still hoping that in of a hotel by her she was in fact negotiating

again." In the with regard to the Station Hotel, as was preved by Mr. Rattonjes, as far back as 1906, She Weiving corner of Kwaichow, where thees still be found. In a journey of a fortnight we notes are at present being written, opium can came neress a number of Belde in full bloom. The officials-are largely at the morey

he WAS

a plaintiff normally resident out of the jurisdio, community. And within six months of the salo | antiful and much more comforting.

The French newspapers continue the liveliest protests against the actioned on the appeal was an important one-igned at the 18th November, which was used

of Spain and even foreshadow a tem porary rupture in diplomatic relations,

A MOORISH PROTEST.

LATER.

A Madrid telegram states that the Moorish Government has protested

aman

The

time the opium will come back aga

of the

against the Spanish occupation of he lost, when he started a notion, abnormal. He submitted that "in conjunction with been rooted up. At last the offoints of

Alcazar.

THE SITUATION IN ALBANIAZ

THE INFLUENCE OF FOREIGN

OPINION ON TURKEY,

LONDON, June 12th,

A Constantinople dispatch states

costs should not be included. His Lordship disallowed in this as the costs of some pro- tracted negotiations for the settlement of the sotion. Now, the coste entailed by a commis tion were abnormal. The party applying had

At Weining. I was told that the rising in faroar of opium at Pientan between Woining and Auslimon, was at an end, and that flie opium which was the cause of the trouble had all Kweichow have taken up the campaigh is earnest and are doing what should have been done two year ago. Possibly the fact that Sir Alexander Hosie is due there vory soon may have something to do with their stern measures. For the sake of the people there should be a recognized uniform poling which is easily under. stood. To act in each a way as to lead the people to believe that the proclamations against poppy-growing are on a par with many other "face" proclamations is to sow the seat of grest trouble which may result in the loss of any lives.

tion. Being only temporarily resident here he must giro security for costs now the defendant wanted a commission to examine witnesses in England, and he there on applied for thn was then contemplating taking that hotel when security to be increased. The first question was completed. With referenon to the letter

by the defendant to construe the covenant in the runners and these are 43-venisi na usual. It patones of Whether the security for costs ought to be dred, there was one portion of that letter upon must be alated, however, that the increased by the costs of the commission, which which Me. Pollock Bad not laid emphasis. He pinm are fount in plages off the main roads ass rule and they are not numerous. They raised the whole prasties with regard to the submitted that this le fer, as a matter of fact, are, however, dangerous, for they keep alive is costa of commissions to examine witnesses really helped plaintiff in proving his case. the hearts of the farmers a hope that before long abroad. Security for

costs covered nor portion of the latter on which he relied to some the old days once more..

sans change in official régiûte will bring back

usually costa mally and

of the no.

extent read, Bat it is only intended to prevent tion. That was to say, the costs which

you from ofther obtaining A licenos kuw he was liable to pay if yourself, or in conjunction with others,

others" could only mean that if the defendant took part in a licensed business in the way they bad prored liar to be taking part, she was in fast breaking her agreement. It was the inter- tion of the parties that Mrs. Tachman should to finance the commission. He misht, or hehe debarred from taking a prominent part in might not get the costs allowed ultimately, but the management of a business such as this, would depend on oircumstances. Prima because it was well known to all the parties that faces, they were costs in the cause, which meant if she did take a prominent part she would that it was possible they might be disallowed attract many customers. on the application of the other party, and this followed from the nature of the application and the party applied at his own risk. It deference to Mr. Potter's very strenuone arga. roomed to his Lordship that it would entirely ment, he proposed not to give judgment that destroy the safeguard which having to find the day, bat to write a judgment, and if he found expanses of the commission did undoubtedly it necessary to alter his opinion he might do so. afford, and would open the door to abases if the He weald let the parties know Mr. Fotter's defendant could get his commission and immo-argument was extremely forceful and strenuous, creass his security by this amount, Thorofare consideration than he had already given it. the Chief Justice thought that these costs The hearing of the osse was adjourned. should not be included in the security. But where the plaintiff joined and agreed BATHING ACCIDENT IN HONGKONG.as beforehand that the costs should be costs

His Lordship thought a caso of suspiciou was not sufficient, and although he did

We have been informed by the Am riosa Consulate General that a telegram wasr ocalved that though foreign criticism of the A special esse for the order had to be made out, intend to give judgment on those lines, in

from Manila at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon to the following effect: Typhoon or cyclone Enst of the Ladrones or Marianna Islands, direction unknown.

A wireless message from the R.MS. Empress of India, sent at 10.00 pm, Sunday, 11th June

Government policy regarding Albania was at the outset resented as "foreign intervention" it has produced a strong impression and the Turkish news

THE STRAITS SHIPPING RING.

PEACE TERMS MADE IN LONDON.

SECRET REBATES ABANDONED.

A special London telegram to the Straits Times dat d the 3rd iast, says:

"Sir John Anderson, Governor of the Straits Settlements, in conference with shipowners

when the roseol was 1,000 miles distant from Papers are moderating their language/diately afterwards compel the plaintiff to in- and his Lordship thought it required more representing the Shipping Ring, has success.

Japas, advises all well and that the Commander now

inconsideration of any

rea-

expects to reach Yokohama at 6.00 am.. Thurs-sonable demands from the Albanians. day, the 15th instant.

At the Magistracy yesterday a man was fined 825 for throwing a brick as Idi n. The Indian had gone to the assistance of a policeman, who, having made an arrest, was being made the subject of a very hostile demonstration by a crowd which throw stones at him. When the Indian went to his aid he was strack on the log by a brick.

[FROM THE N. C. DALLY NEW"?

ITALIAN NATIONALITY.

TURVIVORS OF THE ENGLISH LEGION.

LONDON, June 6, Telegrams from Rome state that nine survivors of Garibaldi's English Legion For stealing & quantity of rice which was were a prominent feature at the inaugura LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STEWET, EO/ Probably worth about ten cents a coolie, was tion of the monument to Victor Em. he should have made the

manuel II. They carried the Union Jack, the only foreign flag present, and were heartily cheered.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, JUNE 13TH, 1973.

yesterday at the Magistracy autenced by Mr J. R. Wood to seven days' imprisonment. What doubtless weighed with his Worship in dealing with the defendant so exemplarily was the fact that the man had a specially constructed pocket in his jacket in which he stowed the rice.

same order.

GOOD RESQUE WORK,

fully negotiated a settlement,

of

It entaila the ending, at December 31, 1911, of the special agreement with the big mor ohants under which they recoire what is known the "cret rebate," but all rebates in respect ergoes shipped meanwhile will be paid, whether the shipper continues to

the support Conference or not.

Thereafter, the agreement entered into will be subject to Irisuuial revision, but at the end years rebates on cargo shipped dating the triennial period will be paid similar- ly to those during the current year, so that shippers will not loss even if they leave the Conference.

of

даров

three

The Straits Freights and Steamships Ordi- will, in consequence of this agreement, be pealed. It is understood unofficially that the Confer once will pay a lamp sam to the big merchants compensation for their low of the necrot

in the cause, then the conditions ander. which the order was made had changed.

Bowrington Canal was the scene of a bathing, and they fell into the general principle that they had become conta in the case with accident on Sunday morning, when some on certainty, and therefore in this respost hi Chinese boys had stripped and were disporting Lordship's order was wrong. With regard to themselves in the water. It is doubtful if any the other point, so strongly did he think that of them could swim, but all went well until two the equity of the case would be satisfet of them got out of their depth and sank. In- by making the shares the security, that mediately the alarm was raised. An employed in this Neval Yard named Lam Kas promptly But if a brother Judge thought it not equitumped into the water and pellet out one of the A. Course, traffio superintendent of the tramway,

As for as we can judge, from the message of our his Lordship could not insist that it was who were within hearing of the cries of alarm, special correspondent, says the Straits Times. able; if it did not appeal to him as equitable, bors, and in the meanwhile Dr. F. Kew and Mr. equitable, and therefore he must acquieses in

ratisfactory. The "serrat rebate,” a special and King Victor Emmanuel III. inspected other scarity being given, although he tuli hurried to the banks of the Canal, where they the agreement arrived at should prove quite commenced to work on the insensible boy. A peculiarly objectionable feature of the Straits them, salated the fling and shook hands thought it was. The costs of the appeal must few minutes later Folies Bergesat Gerrard come Homeward Conference, disappears at the and

be costs in the cause. The Court was not

on the scene and together they laboured to set of the current year. prepared to decide that in no case sould security

The second portion of the message is not so clear, but the interpretation we place upon it is (1) The compact entered into hy Sir John Anderson and the shipowners will be subject to triennial revision,

with them.

Alan

ADDITIONAL SUBSCRIPTIONS,

Keith

Registrar.

saw their efforts rewarded with stooms. The Mr. Justies Gomperts ssid he agreed with boy was restored to consciousness, and proved to the judgment of the learned Chief Justics. Hebe Ettle the worse for his misadventure. 520desired, however, to express no opinion at pre. While this work was proceeding a youth named

20

10

sent as to whether the defendant, who had A. R. Samy jumped info the water and swam 10 applied for a commission, could properly ask and dived until he caught sight of the missing 10 that the plaintiff's security should be increased boy. He was brought to the surface, but was

beyond human aid.

10

10

so sa to cover its costa. The point did not

5

sotaally come up for decision in this case, but

sit evened to his Lordship that the an horitie

might possibly support sach sa application for further security being made,

g

THE DERBY RUNNERS,

There were as many as 23 ranners in the Derby. A privata wire to Singapore gives the following list:-

A shop coolie was yesterday commended by SIR JOHN WOLFB BARRY, K.O.B., in his Mr. Wood at the Magistracy for his plucky speach St the half-yearly meeting of the conduct in going to the assistance of a woman CORONATION CELEBRATION FUND other than money or bond be acepted by the up respiration for almost an hour before they shareholders of the Eastern Extension, Aus. who was attacked by a man attempting to rob tralasia and China Telegraph Co., Limited her of her bangles. The affair took place on

Connaught Road, and when the woman called R. Hancock... held in London last month, referred to two out, the shop coolie saw the man twisting the Committee of Sikh Temple or three matters of more than passing woman's arm behind bar and trying to pull off I. C. Dos Remedios & Co.

Rev. F. T. Johnson ... interest to residents in the Far East. These her bangles. He tackled the assailant, and was Ramos & Ramos Cinematograph Co. ware (1) the increasing cost of living in the himself attacked by the robber, who used a knife J. A. Young Far East, particularly in the Straits Settle-Though severaly cut on the arm the coolis. Klinck

8. G. MacNider ments, where the directors, after careful did not relinquish his hold and kept a grip of 11. F. Campbell investigation, have found it necessary to bie man until a policeman took him in custody. Alfred Temperly substantially increase the remuneration of The defendant was sentenced to six weeks for A. L. Shields the staff (to the extent of 28,000 per the attempted robbery and six weeks hard annum in that region in order to fairly labour for resisting legal arreel.

H.Taylo meet the new conditions" which have

C. M.

Alport T.M.C.A. BUILDINGS FOR CHINA. F. M. Gatteries. arisen in the last few years; (2) to the

Fung Shia Wa Mr. H. H. Hussey, of the firm of Shatack & Chan Tat Shan advance of £500,000 at 5 per cent. which the Eastern Extension and tho Hussey, architects, Chiongo, is on a visit to A friend

Wong Kwok Wing Great Northern Telegraph Companies the Far East in connection with the erection of You Sun Lai recently made to assist the Chinese Govern- X.M.C.A. buildings in China, Japan, Bad the Foon I ment in their endeavours to reorganise, Philippines. It is stated that Hongkong is to Chen Wing To

Кнай improve and develop their telegraph and have a new building both for European and Leng

Chin se branches; and Peking, Shanghai, Foo Chu Chung Feng

Par Mon Hing.... telephone services; (3) to wireless telegraph show and a number of other centres were also Wong Teo Ting projects in the Far East; and (4) to the

Clisa Shin Tsin... planning now balllings. projected Imperial service of new tele-

At Canton a sum of $26,000 has been raised Chan Keng Woo grams to newspapers in the Far East. As in order to secure a gift from America of three Ho Tip

Farg Ki Chak regards the first subject, we need only re- mark on the statement that this increase in

times that amount

The Foochow Association was offered (gold)

Cho

Kai

the cost of living in the Straite Settlements $45,000, for buildings upon condition that An Australian news item. A Chinaman is of racant date-"in the last few years," (Mex) $45,000, for suitable loss be guaranteed named John Francis Watson was sentenced the Chairman says. It leads one to wonder locally by Jane lat. On the evening of June at the Northam Polios Court to foar montar

opium. whether there is any relation between this let a telegram was sent to, New York stating imprisonment for the unlawful possession of that the people of Foochow bad guaranteed the The opiam was discovered in a cavity in his rise in the cost of living and the adoption satira sam of (Alex) 845,000.

wooden leg.

1. Mr. J. B. Joel's Sunstar, 13/8, by Bundridge-Doris,

2 Lord Darby's Stefaat, 100/8, by Chaucer

Mr. Pollook-I take it the judgment of the Court is that we are entitled to security for the fall amonst, and that the shares are not to be takon as security. With regard to the costs of this application, your Lordship ordered the-Be Sure, sorts to be costs in the cause. Might I tentare to apply to the Court that the taxed costs of this present application ought to be included in the amount of security to be put up?

The Chief Justice--I think it is inevitable. Mr. Alabaster-As your Lordship knows, the plaintiff in this case complied with an order of Court and then went home to England to at tend the commission. I ask for time to comply with this order.

Mr. Pollock-Reasonable time must be given to communicate,

The Chief Justine-Yo, I think the solicitors had better agree to that.

Mr. Pollock-I would move formally that judgment be drawn up sccordingly.、

The Chief Justice Yas, but the time is to b agreed upon.

3 Capt. Forster's Royal Tender, 25/1, by Persimmon-Tender and True.

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as follows--

(2) The Conference will continue the system of deferred rebates, hat will not have the right to withhold them in the event of an exportes breaking away, and ship- ping by a-hon-Conference steamer, The latter inb-pretation is subject to ooFTGG- tion on additional information. There does not seem to be much purpose in a deferred rebate which has no decisive, binding effect on the shipper, but it is possible that qualifying clanson have been inserted in the agreement to meet this objection.

A CHINESE HONEYMOON,

We referred recently to a story told of an English girl, married to a Chinese student in London, who had companied her husband out Also rat, Phryxus, Eton Boy, Cellist, Pietri. to the far western capital, only to find that he Adam Bede, Bachelor's Hope, King William, had already been married before he left for Sobieski, Royal Eagle, Long Boat, Sydmonton, England. The Peking and Tientsin Times Maac, Banoockburn, All Gold, Atmah, Kal now states that a report on the oase has been D'or, Zazzal, Bridge-of Allan, Colt by Ayrshire received from Acting Viceroy Wang Jen-wen of Chelys, Duke of Lancaster, Romeo, Normint, Ssschnen. From this report it in gathered that Allan Melton, Liveson and Shetland.

the British Cousal at Chengt endeavoured to persuade the girl to return to England because RUMOURED GOLD FIND IN PERAK she was not legally married nader English law,

or indeed, it would appear, onder Chiness. Not

ing the Consul's exhortations, the

An Ipoh telegram to the Singapore Free

elhor determination to stay, and the Press sys

states that on the request of the British Aramour is current that Mr. Foo Choon Consul, he himself ordered he girl to go back to the well-known Perak tis mine owner and England. Not even for the Viceroy of Sza- capitalist, basstrack it rich" on his gold

chuan, however, would shis move, and his Excellency has accordingly telegraphed to the bearing land tu Batang Padang district,

Gold found in big lamps, says the report. Waiwapa for instructions Bat what, shart of Foo Choo Choon is now in Singapore

sending down a regiment of soldiers, can even The gold found round Batang Padang is 50 Peking effect in such a case? far all alluvial,