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INTIMATION

A. S. WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED,

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841

ÆRATED

WATER

MANUFACTURERS.

SPECIALITIES:

DRY GINGER

ALE,

STONE

GINGER BEER,

unrest, and the necessity which arose a couple

THE HONGKONG DAILY PŘESS, TUESDAY, JULY drm, 1911.

The master of throo Chinese fishing boats

of months ago for the dispatch of a large were finek 225 each by Mr. Wood at the Mag- TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.

French expedition to the Sultan's capital basisiraby yesterday for dredging for coal in the

harbour, and the owners of two sampans, who olatřuofed the access to Observation Place wharf, -were back ordered to pay-a line of $5.

Moser, Jarding, Matheson & Co's, watchgiáo.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

GERMANY AND MOROCCO.

VIEWS ON THE BITUATION.

LONDON, July 3rd.

The Berlin semi-official urgan, Koelnischa

doubtless in German circles confirmed the belief that the French are there to stay, France, however, has given an assurance that as soon as peace and order is re-estab. A Shanghai contemporary learns that Com lished in the Sultan's dominions her troopswissioner Kernovaloff, of the Harbin Mari INTERESTING will be withdrawn, and in practically the tins Customs, has been appointed technical same terms Germany has informed Fruce cousillue to the aperis Treaty Hovision Cotamission. Mr. Kernoval eff is nowin Harbin, that she will withdraw her warship from and will join II. E. Lu Tsung-lalang toward Zeitung, states that the developments in Agadir immediately tanquillity is restored.the end of July.

Morocco are forced Germany to take Gnfortunately, the unrest in Morocco „toine'

A Buropran was charged before Mr. Hazola ad action. The situation has become chaotic to ba chronic, und Che dato when tranquillity will be restored cannot be predicted with at the Magistracy yesterday with salting And the Sultan's authority is gone The any approach to exactitude. It appears to While under tile induce of liquor be stack measure faken was not aimed at Morocco, bo quite beyond the power of the Sultan to the watchman, who was sitting in a chair, and and was not intended as a counter-stroke to establish a stablo government and maintain the latter gave him in charge. His Worship French and Spanish action. Dermany doos peace in his dominions, and his continued inpard a fine of $5.

not intend to establish herself permanently failure encourages the belief that foreign

It is reported that a Swglish steamship' intervention in the affairs of this unhappy Company will open a Far Eastern service next at Agadir, but the protection of her country inust in the long run spell 'n divis prear. Two stoners will be employed and the countryman cannot by withdrawn - till sion of the territory. But that is a policy principal freight from Sweden will be papse order has been restored. As Francs aud fraught with grave danger to the peace and material wood palp?) for paper mills. Tho of Europe, as we saw a few years ago company will receivò un annual sábsidy of Spain are creceding the Algesiras Aek in | establishing - stations in the intério: it when a Conference of the Powers, took place at. Algecimus. A writer in a recent To-day the citizens of the United States is explicable that Germany, in accordance English review, referring to the Pan-Ger.cubrate the Glorious Fourth." man demand for half of Morocco if tran-

Geuoral Anderson will hold the usual reception quillity cannot be restored and preserved at the Consulate between the hours of 1: aan. by the sultan said "If Germany could only and 1 pm, and prominent American Brus in bo given the whole of it, the worst tomies the Colony, in accord nce with established of Germany might be well content. Morocco custom, will be reveiving their friends, is a hornets' est. To conquer it and to hold it would make the German array of occupation a hostage in the hands of her rival. It would disorganise the German Military system and destroy the equlibrium of the Gerumin budget. Mericco is not white elephant, but a rogue deplant, and

woe to the Christian Power that fries to climb into the howdah." But this rather

£50,000 for tive yours.

DAILY PASS CICLUNIYA SERV (CM.)

THE TOKYO TRAMWAYŞ.

Torve, July sai The provisional contracs for the munici. palisation of the Tokyo Tramways has been signal.

The market is buoyant.

HEAVÝ RAINS IN JAPAN.

Toro, July 3rd.

The continuous rains throated in reuce of last year's flool disasters.

THE CHINA LOAN.

recur.

Torno, July 3rd, lapan and Russia have lolgal a protest

SUPREME COURT.

Monday, July 3rd.

IN APPELLATO JURISDICTION. [BSFORM THE FULL COURT.)

THE GREEN PEA ACTION.

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The Chief Justica (Sir Francis Piggott) and the Puisus Judge-(Mr. M. H. J. fumpsite) sat Mr. Justice an to hear an apposi from the judy noul of

action in which W. G. Humphreys & Co. wero plaintifs and P. Spilletri & Co defondants. The defend nts appealed against the judgment given for respondents on the following grounds amongst others, namely: That by the judgmibat it was erroneously found that the appelnuts by their letter of July 12th, 1910, contrated as prin sipals, and also that the judgment inid to int that the respondents' house in Loudon deals with Messrs. Ed. Buelion and Ls. Solrauwen of Bray- aela us principals under the said contract; list tho damages claimed by respondeats wore owing to the cancellation of the contrit, that such cancel- lation was not the set of the appellants, that wei- ther tho respondonis nor the, appellants werO consulted prior to shoh cancellation, tratif tho respondents and appollants had been consulted

that pous equal to sample whether of the 1910 op or But would

hvo boun nocopted by the ustivo customers of the respondents, to whom they resold the same as being a suflicient compliance with the respons dante' contest, and that the appellants did not refuse to deliver the peas in question.

Consul with the demand of her subjects, shout with the Powers against the conditions of auch cancellation would not haro takon jilor;

The return of visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the week earing the 2nd Juty, shows that of non-Chiness there were 369 to the Library and 186 to the Museum, and of Chinese 146 to the former and 4,051 to the utter. The library was, therefore, visited by 535 persons and the Museum by 4,237.

have sent the Panther to Agadir to protect

them.

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The Spanish Press generally approves of the German netion, which it regards as the logical outcome of the French Estion.

LATER.

It is officially reported at Madrid that 300 Gerinan troops have landed at Agadir. Germany's more in Morocco is the subject of temperate comment by the French Press,

the Chana loan.

[TREOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.j

THE STRIKE` DISTURBANCES AT

BRITISH FORTS.

LONDON, July 3rd.

A battalion of the South Staffordshire

regiment, stationed at Lichfield, has, bean ordered to hold itself in readinose to

Au Indian employed by the Hippodrome which considers that Germany has taken proceed to Hull or Liverpool..

Circus was charged toforo Mr. Uzeland at the

A resolution luy been adopted at meetings

Mr. Pollock said the appeal was an appeal from the decision of the Acting Pui-no Judge, | Mr. Hazeland, which was delivered on March 29th. There were several grinds on which they based their appeal, but the main ground way that it had been erroneously found timi the appellante contractel as principals and that the learned Acting Paisns Judgo had ounjoined with that ground was the gpind

strays beyond the point. The most that. Magistroy yesterday with assaulting a compa- the step in order to hold a strong position of the Hull strikers in favour of an failed to find that the respondents' house in on PY ERIS-Sparkling the Pan-Germanic associations are advocat the two mou the delmakat drew a life sud

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triot.. In a quarrel which occurred between in the discussion of the Morosean question. tabbed the complainant in the cheat and also Fears are expressed, however, that Germany': cut his bead. The case was aljonrood for a ↑ unfriendly action will not facilitato a ratis- wook.

factory ending of the Ciscussion, and the belief is expressed that Frause will send a protest to the Gorman Foreign Offiva.

ing is that Germany shall have half the Country. Though. Moracco is a country of 314,000 square miles, only about 76,000 aquare miles represent the " Tell" or fertilo regions of the mountains and coasts the rest is made up of 26,000 square miles of steppe-land, and 217,0.0 is represented by A.S. WATSON & CO., the Sahara. The population is variously estimated at from 4,560,000 to 8,000,00 It sequs absurd to argue that the greupations, that there was anything preying on intended; it will only be done should the

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A young Australian named Tom C. Miiler committed suicile by drinking poison in his run at the Grand Hote!. Shanghai, sometime during the early hours of June 29th. He was big, fins looking man of cheerful demeanour and never betrayed, by his appearances or

his mind. The first intimation of the affair was when his room

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LATER, The Kudnische Zeitung states that landing of troops in Morocco is at present

was entered at about nine protection of German lives and property o'clock, and the young

found require it lying Crossways

dead. A

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immediate rebra, to work on cerlain | dón dealt with 316-ses. Burlion and Schrafen

conditions.

Principals under the said coûtruel, The Chief Justico-Will you uxplain :

It is expected that this will lead to a point to me ? prompt settlement.

LATER.

At Liverpool the Savejr has öbiginol a crew, but the Carmasia, and the Empress of Britain with Sir Wilfrid Laurier and 200 Canadian Coronation troops who embarked on Saturday, are still ‹ernized.

Many strikers at Liverpool have further

LATEX,

Mr. Pollock-On the two letters the Acting Poinne Judgo hold that my clients ad contracted" so as to bind themselves as principals.

The Chief Justics--I want to go a slop. further back.

Mr. Polleok-The petits pris were being ordered by Humphrogs through Soletti from Brussele.

The Chief Justico-You contend that Barlion aud Schrauwen were principule ?

Mr. Pollock-Yos, they were disclosed as principals at the outset, and they word ja fact

principals.

tion of half of Morocco, or the whole of it, would cripple Germany absolutely; when wo see Great Britain holding Imilia with its vast population of three hundred millións, auto addres-ed to Mr. Charles E. Shopbord There is the case of Japan, too, holding and masanger of the Lo el, stating that things at the step in both the French and Spanish complicated the situation by refusing to drit with by Humphreya

| successfully governing Korea with its4wolve millions of inhabitente. The Moors are admittedly a inore warlike people than the Koreans, though not more so than many of the tribes of India. It seems to us useless to disguise the fact that if Germany made up her mind to take the southern half of Morocco she

i could hold the country without difficulty

gat hướn going right with deceased lay on the dresser. Ho expressol the hope that Mr Shepherd would not think ill of him, and aldod that there was money enough in his trunk to vary bim and that he wished the affair might be attended to quietly.

TYPHOON ALARMS.

A fresh breeze,

There is considerable speculation about.

papers.

The Spanish papers, referring to Great Britain's attitude, especially in view of the Anglo-French entente, and British qimmer- cial preponderance, believe that Britain's attitude will be a decisivo factor in the

situation.

The red typhoon signals which were hoisted provided the lowers acquiesed in the set of on Sunday morning were ropheed early yester

The German papers contend that the dess for otra copies of DAILY Pugggression. But the semi-oficial informa-day morning by the black signals, the cone and so-called British imporis into South Morocco

tion which comes from Germany disavows drum giving place to the cone. any-intention of this kind, and declares the somewhat gusty, blew during the greater partre mainly Gorman shipped via England. LATER. action taken to be neither alsaed at the of the night, and by the morning, aft ra period annexation of Moroccan territory or in- of ominous calm, the wind increased to force tended as a counter-stroke to action already and heary showere full. The pull craft had all taken by Franco and Spain. In short, it made for shelter, though is was noticeable that

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BIRTHS.

E. Meren, I. M. Customs, of a daughter,

On June 28th, ni Shanghai, the wife of W. S. FEATHERSTONHAUGH, of a son.

On Juss 27th, at Shinghei, the wife of amounts to this: that the Posters interested in the trade and couuero of Moroses are doing very much as Russia and Great On June 29th, at Shanghai, the wife of Capt. Britian did sque mouths ago in Persia, and it may be that thuir action will do more to unite the native factions in a common LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STRERT. EC desire to preserve the integrity of their

ALLOWSMITH, of a son,

(lomokong Ünrt26: 10a, Des Vor ROAD C

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, JULY 4TH, 1911.

country by maintaining law and order than all the efforts previously made to that ond. In the interests of the peace of Europe it will be hoped that this will speedily prove to be the case.

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around various atosmors up til the afteraven or two ceiling junks and barges hung

will exert his influence in favour of a just and pacific settlemont.

The Daily Chronicle states that when the partition of Moriceo oceurs Great Britain

allow Tangiors to fall into the minds of will have something to say, as she cannot The French mail steaner from Hous justead of another Great Powor, but Sir Edward Grey proceding to the wharf as usual rout to her buoy on seeing the signals, and the other steamors in the harbour made roady for the worst. The American ganbat Wamington left the barbour in the morning, and in the afternoon the river leathers sought shelter babind Stonecutters.

Several Peak residents on hearing a gun fire be the usual signal of the appreach of a typhoon. about 12,15.burried of tothe Peak, thinking it to

We have been unable to ascertain what gan was Brod. The proper warning is by means of explosive bombu.

The Tine is not inclined to take seriously what is possibly simply a little rattling of abres to meet the exigencies of domestic politics."

The comments of the English papers give no clue to the probable attitude of treat In cau well be imagined that public opinion At the meeting of the Sanitary Board this

Britain. While generally sympathetic to Before one o'clock the barometer was fairly in Franen has been “painfully surprised by afternoon the subject of Chinese interments in steady, and the prospects of a big storm did not France, some hold that the latter Power the news that the German Government has the Colonial Cemetery will be again considered appear very imminent. Later, however, those brought trouble upon herself, but most. ordered the gunboat Panther, at present, in is officially reported that Prince Higashi & disting drop, and as the weather condconsider that Germany is actuated less by Moroccan waters, to proceed to Agadir. Fushimi has been decorated by King George in South Morocco, and by the further news with the Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian "officially reported" at Madrid that Gerror (G.(V)0.)... ann troops have landed at Arzila. Agadif is one of the principal ports on the Southern ecastline, and Arzilla is a maport twenty fire milos S.S.W. of Tangiers, and within easy steaming distance of the Straits of

Mr. Percival 8. Heintz'emon will act as

tions becane worse preparations were made to withstand the it.rm that seerand inevitabla.

moment.

Before Me Word at the Magistars yesterdayphoon west of Baliutang Channel moving

oboy the Manifesto of the leaders calling upon them to resuino work to-day.

THE GREAT AIRSHIP RACE.

ARRIVAL AT HENDON,

Lovos, July 3rd: The weather being fine all the airship taking part in the European Circuit race which reached" Calais, crossed the Channel

safely.

(freat crowds were assembled at Dover and Shoreham, near Brighton, to watch the flight.

The crossing of the Channel was movent ful except for Train, the French aviator, who descended at Nowarven and collided with a wire fence, but sufferal nó injury,

In the carly hours of this morning the crowd at

Hendon grow to thousands. Vedrines (the first to urriyet received an ovation and was besinged by the enthusi- astic crowds. He said he felt very fit and hnd had a splendid passage.

The other participators in tho, race were also enthusiastically receiver as they arrived.

COMPLAINT AGAINST THE

SANITARY BOARD.

Members of the public are complaining of the nation of the Sanitary Board in using Observa- tion Place pier as a rubbish dump. It is one of

the few public landing places in the Eastern

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commercial considerations than by a desire The tar Ferry had the red tag flying to secure a port, on the Atlantic. They announcing that the launches might stop at any are divided in their views as to the pro-district, and Sanitary Department coolies are Chargé d'Affaires of the American Legation The warning sent yesterday morning from bability of the action leading to partition, alleged to be shipping iubbish from there to the during the absence of Mr. Calhounwho has left the Manila Observatory to the American more or less disguised.

great annoyance of the public who utilim that for America vai Siberia and London.

Consulate General was as follows:-Cylone or The German papers are relieved that the pier. The coolies may be acting on

Government has at length abandoned its Departmental order, or they may be acting on their own initiative unknowa to the Sanitary policy of observation and toleration They Authorities. Seeing that there are a fow declare that it is impossible to ignore the public landing places in the east of the city this cry of German merchants for protection, ou might be preserved from the burdens of though the nature of the danger threatening the Sanitary orolies. If the Ship Street depot One case of plague was reported yesterday, before Mr. Hazeland at the Magistrany pesterday them is not explained beyond rague refer too far for them to carry the garbagə, then Government, without any previous intineringing the total for the season up to 183 ou two counts of assault and one of damaging ences to the possibility of the disorder in a bamboo pier might be erected in the risinity The return for last week showed 10 cases and property. He entered shops at 36 and 37, Praya Northern Morocco eventually spreading

Gibraltar. So far, there is no confirmation In-pector Reidis of the Sanitary Department of the Madrid report, and for more charged two hankers with dumplug their stalls reasons than one we think it may be in stroots in the European part of the city. regarded as erroneous. The admitted fact is They were nach fined $2 that at the request of German firms having interests in South Morocco the German

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12 death. Two cares of small-por also were

notified last week.

tion to France, ordered a gunboat proceed to Agadir for the protection of German subjects carrying on business there

The Chambers of Commerce of Tokyo, The Government of France is evidently intensely annoyed, and in view of the fact Yokohama, Nagays, Kyoto, Osta, Kobe and that the Pan-Germanic organisations have Nagaki on Friday jointly deep toked formal invitations to fifty-two representative business been arocating the partitioning of Morocco, if the worst should come to theen of China to vivit Japan.

worst,

ส more alarming interpretation has been placed in France upon the action

Ist-Colonel Willoughby, military attache to the British Legation at Peking, sare a dinner

of the German Government than the actual in the Grand Hotel des Wagons Lits on June

facts would at present appear to warrant. Morocco has long been in a state of great

32nd to the Chinese Naval and Military officers

to celebrate the Coronstion,

W.N.W. or N.W.

A LAPSE OF MEMORY.

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A marine from H.M.B. Newcastle was charged

frightened fukis out by throwing stouls at them. East, and in one of the shops drove the

These offences occurred at 830 pm, sad the defradant toll bis Worship that he came aetiore at 1.30, and could not rummuber anything that occurred after 5 p.m.

His Worship, when the complainant bad given evidence, asked defendunt if he wished to ask him any questions. must have done something for me to hit him.

Defendant- Ask Lim what he did to me. He

His Worship imposed a fine of $5 on each obarge of assault, and ordered him to pay 37 compensation, in default 28 days' imprisonment.

south:

A CAMOENS CELEBRATION.

Lisbon celebrated on the 10th June with uruch circumstance the 331st anniversary of the death of Camoëns, which is henceforth to bo observed an anal holiday, The festivities began at dawn with a salate of 21 guns und lasted far into the small hours of next morning. The suppression of the various Church holidays has compelled the Republican Government to seek some substitutes, and the memory of the colobeat- ed author of The Lusiade" has been selected us providing one ebrious occasion of popular rejoicing.

of Observation Place,

The Chief Justica-Tho pegs wors not up to sample?

Mr. Pollock-Tary ware up to sample, bat the point on which the decision wonbugaḥust ne was that they were not now crop.

The Chlef Justice-Thon Humphroys saud 8&fietti?

Mr. Pollock-Y (£8. I don't think that it will be dispun that Humphrays know Sofiutti was * commission agent: Boffi ti was not to get any turnover on the ale of the goods, bat was to racsite coramission frône his principals, Burlion and Schrauwen in Brussels,

Counsel then dealt with the lotter written by Sofflotti & Co., in which they confirmed the contract for the sale to respondents of pess from Barlion and Schrunwen of Brasols, and also derit with the lotter in

ply by Humphrey,

that they made it clear that Humphrey's know

contending they were dealing with the princes in Berlin.

a vorbal variance. Solotti proposed to deliver The Chief Justice point out that there was through Burtion and Rebranden.

Mr. Pollock admitted, that the language language, but the same meaning was different. They were not main very exset was in-

torded.

his

Mr. Potter, in answer to their Lordships, said. Position was that the louarned Acting Pairns Bo quite right whid that the terms of a written document d not be variol by extrinsic evidence,

Mr. Pullook went on to argue that the correspondence shown that Humphreys adopter the attitude that Barlion and Schrauwon were

Put

the principals, terase it was obvious that Sofflotti

could not gant of the manufacture of the peas or the shipment.

Mr. Potter said that in a ceo which was an appeal from a Judge who had had evidence and decided 12 fact, unless the Court of Appeal was satisfied that he was wrong, the cases went so for us to say that even if there was + doubt at all in the matter, the Before going into the letters Connanl said there judgment in the Court below must stand, was a point which, he subuitted, actually the appellant out of court. The writ was issued by Moers. Humphreys & Co., ugniust Meears. Soffiotti & Co., claiming damages for breach of contract, That was goite a plsin iska, and there could be no donht in the mind of Mr. Soffietti when the writ

waterved

upon him. Plaintiffs were claiming damages rightly or wrongly against him rincipal. The paper was that plaintiffs' London frm lad only defence which had been put on written to his prizcipal cancelling the contrast. Alpellant said now that he was agent, but yet he counter-claimed for damages as principal. In dealing with the correspondence Mr. Pofter said an agent haul to stato clearly that he was not acting as principal, otherwise the party to the contract would

know for certain whether he had the real prin. cipal before him or not. He contended that the letter could not be held to

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BANKERS SIGNS.

Lombard-street, said the Globe just before the Siffet inoted as agent, but if it did ihm be Coronation, will look picturesque at the Corona-mitted there was no safety for contracting par tion with its bankers' signs, which will be hung ties where the contract was to be oblained as nearly as possible above the houses from merely from the wording of certain letters. which they used to depend. But most of the That was not the law. The presumption old banks have gone, swept away by the tide of was

against the joint-stook enterprise, and it must not b

said he was agent. There was nothing in Solletta assumed that the Adam and Fre sign, for letter to suggest that he was an agent, and the instance, which dates from 1560, marks the ago strongest point in that construction of the lotter of the Hongkong and Shanghai Hank, which was Sohetti's unqualified signature. Counsel was not founded until well on is the Vistorian then quoted cares to prove that an agent who age. The Blacks Spread Eagle above Barclay's, noted on behalf of a foreign principal was the Anchor and the Grasshopper over the Royal bimaalf liable. Egahanga, date from about the same period.

The hearing was adjourned.