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or in estiunteet 20,000,000 tuels, Any:
A bitch in the plans for a through tramway-
satisfactory schieme to prevent these disasters servico butwe two settlements in Shanghai TELEGRAMS.
has occurred, the French Company insisting upon separate tickets and separate conductora.
On Saturday morning a man engaged in a carpenter's shop in Sasra Street uttempted to commit suicide by outting his throat with a chopper. He was taken to hospital; whoro kein recovering,
must entail enormous expenditure, though the sun total probably would appear small
A Portagnose named F. A. Rodrignos com if the damage caused by these frequently recurring disasters could be calculated, say.mitted suicide on Sunday by jumping from the for a period of twenty years, a
, and compared top 1oor of 33, Mosque Jauction into the court- with it. Through the efforts of missionarios pard. The body was removed to the mortuary. large Funds have frequently been raised from foreign sources for the relief of the people in districts stricken by famine in consequence of these calamities, and it is probably the frequent recurrence of those appeals which suggested to the executive of ths Red Cross Society in the United States the advisability of sending out an engineer to study the problem and report what in his WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS, opinion should be done to avert these catastrophes. We presume the intention is.
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At the Marino Magistruto's Court yesterday, Commander Beckwith, R.N., fined the owners of twolte Chinese boats $10 apiers for being in the Causeway Bay Refuge without the per- mission of the Harbour Mastor."
TaROCO REUTER'S AGENCY.]
THE BLACK PERIL IN SOUTH AFRICA.
SUPREME COURT.
Monday, September 4th.
IN ORIGINAL, JURISDICTION
“Baroka Hus HONOOR ME. H. J. GOMPERTZ (PUISNE JUDGE),
Civil Procedure that it was open to the plain- tiff in a notion to bring about the arrost of a As fondant upon the allegation that the defendant. was about to leiro thjurisdiction of the Court and that by reason thereof the ervention of any judgmont given was likely to be delayed, The sapincus for, sonneity was taken out by Mr. Holmes, as solicitor for the plaintiff ja that action, auf was supported by an affidavit- Glel by a man named Chan Chun, Tai Chi Chin ACTION FOR FALSE IMPRISONMENT. was lodged in gaol under warrant, and rerasined Lai Chi Chin brought action against Tang
here for the night. He was a mim of weak Wong Shi to recover the mum of $70,000, health, and this lodglug in gani seriously aftest- damages for wrongful arrest and false imprisoned him. He End some valvular disme of the inent on the 25th February, 1908.
heart, and the arrest provod a very serious matter to him, as he was very much excited at being so apprehended and lodged in the common guol. Mr. Gardiner, who was then in the firm of Messrs. Bention & Hett, would speak to Mr. Lai Chi Chin's condition, and his oratiomont and weakness generally. After midnight, when
LONDON, September 4th." Reuters correspondent at Salisbury telegraphs thut Lord Gladstono in a speech dealing with the Black Peril said that what- ever might be the difference of opinion The case was heard before his Honour the regarding the merits of the reprieve of Puisus Julge and a special jury, composed of Messrs. J. W. Bolles (foreman), C. C. H. Aumtali, there could be only one principle. Schräter, H. W. Bird, F. Graham, H.-P. namely the inviolable sanctity · of white | White, A. Denison and A, Bryor,
to make a present of the Engineer's Report lands in Hongkong, informs us that from the Roman accompanied by strict justice and Mr. Hiud of Mosera, Bration & Hett), a sum of over $5,000 was put up, the plaintiff
to the Chinese Government and to urge that the problem be dealt with on the lines recommended therein. We are not, however, so hopeful of the outcome as the American Rod Cross Society China is somewhat sensitive upon the subject of her national dignity, and we have had ou doubts as to whether this form of foreign clarity is appreciated Government circles. These doubts are strengthened by the perusal of an article in a Peking contemporary which is credited wth being the mouthpiece of the Chinese Government. The engineer, a Mr. C. D. Jameson, in severaly criticised for an
Mr. de Rons, Consul-General for the Nether 2nd inst, the sitary measures adopted by the Netherlands Indian Government agaiunt Hong köng un account of plague have been withdrawn.
airplay to the subjeut mery, He pointed out the unpleasantly numerous criminal onacs in which, whites and blacks were
A big find of oplum was made at San Francisco | concerned and suggested reform of the last month when 300 ting of the drug were
Jury system. soised at the dock from which the Manchuria. mailed. The opium waa" planted "in the water, but inspectors discovered the Hos and secured the tins...
The return of visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the week ending the 3rd Sep- tember, 1911, shows that of non-Chine Chore wore 380 to the Library and 194 to the Museum, and of Chinese 164 to the former and 2,470 to
544 persons and the Mam by 2,564.
WHISKY article he wrote for the Ouffok just before the latter. The Library was, therefore, used by
BLEND OF THE FINEST PURE
MALT SCOTCH WHISKIES.
of
leaving for China: In this article, it is stated, he showed; that he entertained a very poor opinion of China as a nation, and wrote of theuitor hopelessness of remissance." That China has preserved its entity, more or less, for ages, while other nations of more
Tha
It is reported that the Whongps Wharf and Godown Company at Shanghai has been acquired. by a group of Japanese business men. price paid for the property is said to amount to' over six hundred and fifty thousand tels-ú'
For over 30 Years WATSON'S vitality, strength and knowledge have lived sam considerably higher than was offered by
and diod, is attributable, he wrote, not to any another shipping firm for the same property. "E" as ruaintained the re-special characteristics either on the part of
The marriage of Mr. R. Macpherson, account. putation
the FINEST the people or the Government, but simply ant, Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and SCOTCH WHISKY in the to location. environment and clinato-Chins, Kobe, Japan, 200 pt Rov. E. Macpherson. nothing else. The Chinese critic traverses D.D., senior minister of Elgin, Scotland, and FAR EAST.
this view with some warmth and aftirins Mies Lilian Mauros, second daughter of the that China's nationality has been preserved late Rev. M. S. Mures, of St. John's Vicarage, so bing simply because her civilisation Little Huiton, Manchester, will take place at demanded respect, and her prowess and wealth were awe-inspiring." Whatever may A. S. WATSON & CO., be thought of China's civilisation now, it is
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A piracy took place near Mira Bay at mid- night on September 1st. A junk had anchored
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undertaken to forward the book for His Majesty's acceptanco.
PLAGUE STATISTICS.
GERMAN SOCIALISTS AND WAR
Losos, September 4th, Berlin telegrams report that the Socialist coting held on August 31st passed off most orderly and a resolution condemning incitement to war was carriol.
CHOLERA IN RUSSIA
MINOR..
Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C., iustruoted by
appeared for the plaintiff, nul dofondant was represented by Mr. Eldon Patter, who was in stenoted by Mr. P. W. Gobling (of Messes. Goldring, Barlow & Morroll),
The statement of clair set out that on the 26th February, 1908, the defondant caused. to, bo issued .oût of tho Registry of the Supreme Couff a writ of summon addressed to the plaintiff in action 39 of 1909 wherein the dofondant claimed from the plaintiff payment of $5,265.69. On the samo day it was ordered that a warrant 'do issue to the bailiff onjoining him to bring the plaintiff before the Court in order that he might show cause why in should not gica security for his appearance to answer any jadgwont that might be given against him, and it was farther ordored that the bailiff he authorised to AND ASIA release the plaintiff upon payment to the bailiff of $5,255.68 together with $25452 for easts. It was further orderail in default of such payment that the bailiff should retain the plaintiff anti: the further order of the Court. On the same day a farther warrant reciting the said warrant, and that the plaintiff bad failed to give good and sufficient bail for his appeaine, was addressed by the Deputy Registrar to the
LONDON, September 4th,
- Telegrams from Coustanople show that cholera is spreading in the provinces.
There were 166 cases with 58 deaths at Mosastir on Thursday and 100 deaths at
Kossovo,
that the population of the villages in the reighbourhood has been almost wiped out hy cholera.
THE LABOUR TROUBLES.
from
the bailiff And ta defaia bim
When the warrant TDA issued the
was released from gaol, Counsel would also allow that the plaintiff had been damaged in
eradit anil reputatiou by these proceedings. It appeared incidentally, in the course. of the alavits Red, how very gross a mis-statement it was to any that Lai Chi Chiu intended to abscond. He bad au appeal ass coming on in the following morning and he hail put y me less than $30,000 Bá in which he and his wife wors ta giro evidence,
security. I was öbrious thorefore that a man was not going to run away from a claim of $5,000 ud forfeit $30,000 which lio had put up as accurity in another wailer. It was cloar upon the face of the papers before the Court that the defendant in this action, who was the plaintif in the previous ono, lud very grossly abused the process of the Court with reference to the arrest of Lai-Chi as ad absconding defen- dant, and that the latter was entitled to vary heavy damages. Cement would be able to show, not only from Chinese medical Grideres, but Tai Chi Chin on various dates shortly after his from the testimony of Dr. Stounena, who attended release from gaol, that the plaintiff's heart was
such that being dragged in this way to Victoria in a very bad way, and that his position was
Goal was enlanlated to cause him considerablo
fact be submitted that entitled to very heavy damigos. Ret ́apert
Saporintendent of Victoria Gool anthorising the Superintendent to receive the plaisties pret has fully to hit this plantine wass
Advices from Chorum, Asia Minor, state until Thursday, February 27th, at 10 a. from this, they were also able to call evidence to plaintiff had not been arrested, and had not show that in cons?quesne of reports of his arrest been arred or had notice of the order of war getting up te Wuchow and Canton, the plain- rant, and bal no opportunity of showing tiff was notified by a firm in Washow and by cause why he should not give security. The two fiems in Canton-all three drms, of position bailiff arrested the plaintiff at 5.30 on the after. and standing-that he must retire from his noon of February 26th, but illegally and in breach partnership in those firms because of the damage of the terms of the warrant he did not bring to his credit and reputation canset by the plaintiff before the Court forthwith, but his arrest. It would also be shown with handed him over to the Superintendent of regal to his own business in Hongkong, the 'Victoria Gaol, and caused him there to ho Wa Kee firm that after his arrest and in conse imprisoned under the authority given in the gnonce of his arrest, people were very shy of further warrant. The defendant malicioualy doing what they had dono bofore, namaly, giving procured the farther warrant to be issued by the credit upon bis signature and upon the faith of Registrar, and the plaintiff to be falsely his credit and reputation without security being imprisoped. abilo the Registrar had no put up. Before his arrost bis reputation was jurisdiction to issue this further warrant. The high, but afterwards his signature ilone was not defendant maliciously and without reasonable sufficient separity for people to act upon. There and probable cause procured the order and was also another head of damages, and that was warrent mentioned to be made and issued and for expeases incurred in connection with the the plaintiff to be arrested thereunder by plaintiff's release from custody, means of a false declaration made by After evidence had been opened, a question Chan Chan, a man in the sorriso of the of estoppel was raised. The jury wore dismissed defendant and the agent of the defendant for before tiffin until this morning and argument procuring the arrest and imprisonment of the was heard on the point, upon which his Lordship plaintiff, The declaration was false in that it will give his docision. stated that the plaintiff had been latoly residing with his family at 37, Caine Road, that the
LovnoN, September dih. In view of the troubled situation in the Labour world unusual interest attaches to the Trades Union Congress which opens at Newcastle to-day. 524 delegates are expected to attend the Congress.
THE MOROCCAŃ SITUATION.
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LONDON, September 4th. -- "The Paris Matín déclares that the Spanish communique has in no wise modified the impression of the unfriendliness of the Spanish action, and certain circles are so exasperated as to urge the repudiation of the 1904 Treaty and the resumption of full liberty of action with reference to Spain.
plain her prowess and wealth have long since ceased to te "awe-inspiring." What is master and we were asleep four men came alongside in a fishing boat and boarded the junk. particularly offensive to the crities in Mr. The robbers were armed, one having a revolver JAMENOX's article is that be further shows and the others kaivos. They drove the crow his unfriendly regard for China by decry-down below, put on the hatoh, and then ran ing in a vigorous manner the rulers of sacked the craft. They socured 150 in monog China and predicta trouble which will cause and made off. - Japan to annex the authority of Peking,"
A copy of the Coronation number of the for as to England, France or Germany, Yellers Drogon (Queen's College Magazino) has of them can afford to try been specially printed on experior paper and force in the Far East with Japan, and bound in crimson leather for the gracious ELD for America, its people would not acceptance of His Majesty the King. The -allow-a-war with Japan to save China." book bas boon made crown folio size in order. These being the declared views of the that it may include two photographs showing engineer who has been retained by the Red the students celebrating the Coronation by an Cross Society of America for the philan-east. His Excellency the Governor has kindly thropic purpose of showing the Chinese Government how these foods may be averted, it can be readily understood that he is unlikely to be very cordially received in Chinese official circles. "IF the Red Cross Society, soads an agent who is no friend to China and who thinks his work is only to temporarily ralievo China for the ulti-Total mate benefit of Japan, we fail to see the geu- rusity of the plan" says our Peking contempor- ary,To say the least philanthropists should delegate a man whose mind is sympathetic with the object of the philanthropy. That object cannot be successfully achieved when the worker ontertains no hope for the coun. The cruiser Bedford sauk off Quelpart I-land try for whose benefit it le undertaken, and on August 20th last year. The suukon rock on
which the cruiser ran is situated very near the it is doubly difficult when the people with shore of the Island, and the water is also vary inquire into their grievances. whom he has to deal do not entertain a sbalow. Accordingly, says the Scout Press, al liking for him. This dislike, we fear, rust ebb tide the hull of the ship is partly exposed. necessarily remais if Mr. JAMESON works aboro water and is clearly to be seen from the
coast of Queipert
facing the rock, The ship with contempt for our oficials and utterly directed to the south-east. The British authorities the rock and her bow Brmly secured no hope for our country except to be the investigated various means for refloating bor,
Comments but concluded that refloating was impossible, Pray of Japanese expansion."
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There were two cases of plague in the Colony The complete return for the year shows last week, both Chinese. One case proved fatal,
Other
...
cases from European Chinese Asiaties POSTAL EMPLOYEES' GRIEVANCES. January 1st Total deathe from
January lat
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"THE BEDFORD.”
PROGRESS OF THE SALVAGE WORK.
the ship was sold by tender, to a certain Suzuki,
Daily Press. far to confirm the opinion that Mr. JARE, bought up by the Beitias Navy at 5
HONGKONG, SEPTEMBER 5TH, 1911.
per
Losos, September 4th. At a meeting of the National Joint Committed of the Postal and Telegraph employees, representing 80,000, it was decided to demand that the Postmaster General appoint a Select Committee to
ANOTHER AVIATOR KILLED.
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INDIA AND CHINESE MARKETS.
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plajutis family had left Crine Roud that morn- ing and bad gons to Canton ; that the declarant
Now that the trade in opium is formed in Lad been informed by Tang Cho, a partner of China, says the Calcutta Englishers. India the plaintiff, that the plaintiff was leaving the merchants may well consider if it is not possible Colony for Canton that night, and that the to enter the other markets in the Celestial En declarant verily believed that the plaintiff was pire. Some bold the view that the money saved leaving the Colony to avoid payment of the be devoted to the purchase of other lixaries, and by Chinamos on giving up the opium habit will defendant's claim. The false statements were and necessities of life. According to them, there false to this knowledge of the defendant and is a
sa prospect of an increase in the piece goods Chan Chun, or were made recklessly without trade in cotton goods, they hold, can
and a importa
a considerable portion of the caring whether the same were false or true, scared by Indian merchants. On monst
to be appear to much and Chan Chan and the defendant could have thoughts there does pot ensily ascertained that the statements were chance of Indian mills capturing the Chinoso false. On February 28th, on the application of markets. As a matter of fact, China threatens to develop nio a formidable competitor with the plaintiff to the Chief Justice in Chambers, fadia in the raw cotton market. The area
wed ordered that the warrant for bithorts giren ap to the cultivation
poppy will soon be but free, and the Chinese are already the plaintiff be discharged, and the SQ.TOL
engaged in considering ways and means for ieto Court of $5.500 paid
OD Feb-
finding a substitute for poppy. It is extremely ruary 28th as security for appearance to probable the whole of the disengaged arco answer any judgment that might be obtained fertile land will ba pinced under rice and cotton. against him he paid out to his solicitors. By opium, but her trade in raw cotton aud If that were done, not only would India Jese on reason of the arrest and imprisonment the Anaufactured goods would ales receive a set- plaintiff had been severely injured in his health back. Either China might manufacture the raw and in his credit, and had suffered heavy material produced in the country herself, or sall it to Japan. As it is, Japan in a serious rival to India in the cotton industry.
it
LONDON, September 4th,
·Telograme from Chartres, near Paris, like these, in a newspaper which is regarded Japanese contractor, for Yen 34,160. Shella reported that the aviator Marron while as an organ of the Chinese Government, go salvaged in perfect coalition were also to be dying foll, and his clothes becoming ignited
Pron sox's schome will be accepted with thank round. Salvage work was commenced in May he received injuries to which he succuinbed. pecuniury loss and much physical suffering.
last, when the breaking-up of the ship began. The work has strenuously been prosecuted, aud-pigeon-holed.
with
sid the of three diving bella, laquel and son sixty hands. Up to date, about 1500-3 and 6 inch shells have been salvaged, but probably because they were not in perfect condition the British authorities would not give more than 2
Jen
The English Mail of the 5th Auguft was delivered in London on the 2nd September.
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LAWN BOWLS.
The Police played their last league matcli' on
In the statement of defence it was set forth that the further warrant was issued in pursuenes of an order, of the Chief Justice made in Cham- bora on February 26th, and was in accordance with the practice of the Supreme Court in this
Four cases of smallpox, two of plagas, one of originally for each instowl of 5 van aturday when they boat Taikoo sé Quarry Bay Colony. In the alternative, if the Registrar
The disastrous foods which have been experienced this summer in some of the central provinces of China caused the Red Cross Society of the United States to sead enteric fever and one of puerperal ferer. were out an engineer of high repute to report to notified in the Colony last weak. the executive of the Society upon the cause"
arca of
THE KING'S ENTRY INTO DELĖI.
KING'S GATE UNLOCKED AFTER 51 YEARS.
When His Majesty alights at the railway had no jurisdiction to issue the further station which is being specially constructed for warrant as alleged in the statement of the occasion near the fort, he will mount a borse and the King's gate will be opened. A peculiar Matches. W. L. D. Pts, clai, wud which allegation was denied, the significance is attached to this gate., Daly the defendant, or anyone on his behalf, did not King of Delhi was permitted to pass through request the Registrar to issue the further war- he went to the Jamas Masjid to worship. rant. Chau Chup and the defendant believed fort through this gate to the great mosque. Not A cloth used to be laid from the inside of the the statement contained in the declaration of even the King's sons were allowed to pass figure in
was the cause of great disby a majority of 36 points. appointment to Suzuki, and he has for the The table now standa: present given up the work of savaging shells and is bacily engaged in taliing out brass ware. It is said that the metal taken out during the three months from May to July lest amounts to 31,006 kramme of brass, veload. at 16,150 yen and 45,000 kwa mine of iron, valued at. Yen 6,750. Sandry articles will be salvaged before Commander Beckwith, RN at the later, the estimated value of which, excepting Marine Magistrate's Court yesterday with being shells, greatly exceeds Yen. 30,
of these enlamities liat devastate large A hawker who was participating in a gambling tracts of country, whereby almost annually gamo on board the ss Manchuria was charged thousands of people are brought to the verge of starvation. What is intended to be done when the engineer's recommendations are obtained we do not know. Everybody knows the cause of these looda. What is
According to an American Consular report, the Chinese incomprehensible is that
prices have more than doubled in Japan in the Government should have su persistently last twenty years, while the purchasing value neglected to obtain the advice of competent of the currency has perceptibly declined. Tak engineers, and to act upon it, for the losses ing the average rate of prices in January, 1887, annually incurred by these floods is at 100, and value of the currency at the same enormous. In the province of Anhui alone time at 100, the rate of prices in 1910 would be the damage caused to the rice crop this sum-1228 and the value of currency 43.
abore.
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DISPOSAL OF OPIUM OFFICERS IN INDIA.
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the former made on February 26th to be true, through these portals, only ad in solemn
in
and the defendant denied that he had not reason towing white robes, his head on board without permission. After hearing | plate the salvage- work, it is estimated that at
able and probable cause for taking the proceed. respect as he issued from the snored portal the evidence his Worship imposed a fue of $50. the presant rate it will read at least four years
with measured
stockinged feet, and step ings mentioned in the statement of claim. He roached the Musjid where thousands stood more. As to the condition of articles stored in the sunken vessel, a correspondent of
also denied that he acted with malice
ting his presence to commence prayer. It the Mokyo Shimpo, on whose article the
In reply to a question in the Council meeting Mr. Pollock, in opening, informed the Courtold that the last time this gate was opened is statement La tasted canned lobster taken from the rat Allahabad with regard to the disposal of and jury that simultaneously with the taking frigerator of the ship and found that it was in plied that lists of officials in the Optim out of the writ of summons in action 37 of 1908
officers of Opium Department, Mr. perfect condition, though the pager covering Department wilt vous under reduction owing the pressat defendant, who was then the plain had rotted. He further sistes that according auction in area under poppy are being tif, made an application to the Court for the the vessel are generally well preserved, copcially prepared. Endeavours will be made to give arrest of the defendant in that action as an ab. cotton fabrics, though silken fabrics have become employ agent in other departments to as many scanding defendant. It was laid down in 566, possible, and others will receive compensation thin and weak probably an account of the genera gratuities or pensions under Civil Service rales. 567 and the following sections of our Code of tion of some kind of gas,
to divers, textile fabrlor in the store rooms of
during the Ramzan-Id in 1857, when the King of Dolli worshipped publicly. The gate has been studiously closed ever since, and it redounds to the credit of Sir John Hewett to mark the King. Emperor's entry into the city the Moguls through so sacred and historical a portal. Que dan well imagine what a scene Sir John has in his mind's eye and what an impression will result,
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