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SUPREME COURT,

Wednesday, 20th May.

IN Summary JURISDICTIÓN,

BEFORE MR. H. H. J. GoMPENTZ (Peisha Juber).

THE VEBANDAI CABE.

The hearing was resumed of the action in which Alexander

Rotas, George Maidonis, and George Thamtsacopulos, 'traders, occupying premises at the old Post Office, sued Li Hing, trader, of 152, Queen's Road, fox $1,000 for damages for breach of contract whereby defendant agreed to erect a verandah on the pre- mises occupied by the plaintiffs.

Mr. Eldon Potter, instructed by Mr. Grist, of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, appeared for the plaintiffs, and Hon. Mr. c. G. Alabaster, instructed by Mr. J. H. Gardiner, appeared for the defendant,

Defendant was cross-examined by Mr. Potter:

Part of the alterations which you con- templated was the erection of a veritadah

It was added to the plan.

the

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ALLEGED THEFT OF CHITS,

CONSTABLE AND TWO CIVILIANS CHARGED.

Belors Mr--E. A. Irving at the Magistracy yesterday, Constable Edward Pardon, Michael Richard; and Robert Jackson were conjointly charged with the theft of a cigar box containing a num ber of chits, and with behaving in a dis orderly manner at 44, Lyndhurst Terrace, on May 14th.

Mr. Irving' advised the constable' tó plead not guilty to all charges.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 30TMm, 1912.

PARIS LETTER,

have been cut to pieces. Another account says that the mechanism, was at fault. ISPECIALLY WRITTEN FOR THE HONGKONG that the apparently dying man. WAS DO

His succourers were astonished to find“

DAILY PRESS."}

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PARIS, May 3rd.

A NEW TERROR FOR AVIATORS.

THE SHIPPING CONFERENCE AND RATES.

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ACTION OF THE #LUE PUNNEL LINE.

The Japan Gazette of the 16th inst. contains the following:-

The proposal of the Shipping Con ference, which includes lines trading be tween the Far East and the West, via

other than Védrines, the hold and audaei- Dus pet of the French nation. Though Fanconscious from the fall of 800 feet, ho Necessity is the mother of invention." was not dead; he was carefully lifted into The idea of training cagles to destroy the train for Paris, where he received aerial craft is distinctly original. The every possible care. At the Lariboisiere Suz, to increase the freight rates by 10 French, as the pioneers of aviation, have hospital adjoining the Gare du Nord operative from yesterday, the 15th instant, per cent, whieli was to have become added a new terror for aviators in war railway station, the surgeons thoroughly has been deferred. The reason for this time.

Far more effective, in every sense examined him, and decided to at once action in unknown, but it is believed of the word, than special guns, are eagles, operate on him. He underwent the de-calls that some hitch has occurred in the negotiations between the shipping "Several officers of the military aviation licate operation of trepanning with suc- companies at Hongkong. Mr. King, Assistant Superintendent of

corps де Nice. L'Armée Moderne cess; it was not until yesterday that the Palice, who conducted the prosecution,

tells tis, have trained Hix eagles doctors pronounced him out of danger said the facts were, briefly, that at about to destroy aeroplanes or

dirigible which gratifying news spread like wild- 1.30 u.m.

on the 14th inst, the three balloons, defendants, who were under the influence the latter may be travelling.

matter at what height fire. He is actually progressing favour of drink at the time, went into the serbirds in question are first accustomed Fedrines never had sucli a narrow escape The ably, and will soon be himself again, vants' quarters and asked for a drink. to the noise of the propellors and gun in his life. The Minister of War decided They had a whisky and sudu. The goolie shots, after which tempting bait on model to cunfer on Jules Védrines the Cross of who served them then left the room, and halloons are placed, when the eagles are the Legion of Honour, shortly after the No. 1 boy went to his taught to rush furiously at the machines narked, he succeeded in reaching the dut

As already re- dleak, in which he kept a cigar box cor and tear them up as they would tear up skiets of Paris, before the accident hap taining chits, He found that the box

their prey. For a long time French mili- paed. When over Epinay, just outsitie

And as such would be shown to tenants' stable. by Mr. Hazeland (--Yes.

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Yesterday the local office of Messrs. Ocean Steamship Company, Ltd., and the Butterfield and Swiro, agents of the China Mutual Steamship Co., Ltd. (Blue Funnel Line), received instructions from

only the Suez Conference, but also the London to withdraw from the Con ference. This withdrawal affects not Pacific Conference, as is evidenced by the following circular sent out last even- ing all shippers in Yokohama: ---

NOTICE TO SILIPPERS.

Notice is hereby given that from this date any Shippers or Exporters forward- Coast Ports or Overland points in the ing cargo of any description to Pacific" United States and Canada by the Oceán Steamship Company, Limited, and Chinn Mutual Steam Navigation Company, Liraited validate claim to participate in the De- (Blac Funnel Line) will in- ferred Rebates payable by the under-

The Bark Line, Limited. Canadian Pacific Railway Co's

Royal Mail Steamship Line- Great Northern Steamship Company. Nippon Yusen Kaisha. Osaka Shosen Kaisha

bad gone. He reported the loss to onetary authorities have been trying to dis-Paris, he described a great circle above of the coolies, who said the Europeans

enver something that could be relied upon the railway line, and then began a had gone, one of them wearing his hat. for wrecking flying machines. It was part of the plan ?~ Yes,

Another coolic stated that he saw one of of the special gans invented for the pur-

In spite volplane" with the intention of landing Therefore

you contemplated the defendants carrying the cigar box.

on some open country near the railway, pose, it is generally considered imposAs he approached the earth, however, he verandah as part of the alterations?—

Mr. Irving Was the first defendant sible to fight ngainst acroplanes, or even found that he could not land without It was an addition.

arrested under the Police Ordinance of dirigible balloons, which have only to fouling sous telegraph, wires, and he en-signed, You contemplated it as part of the 1800 Is he a special constable ? alteration—Yes.

take the precaution of getting out of deavoured to start his engine in order to Mr.. King-Yes, he is a special com-

range. Eagles constitute the latest re-ascend. Before he could do so, how- formidable adversary; they can reach as ever, the acroplane dived suddenly and Mr. Irving The first thing you have high, or even higher, than the air craft the left wing struck a telegraph pole. to do is to prove that he is a constable,

can possibly rise. "There is no Védrines was, thrown violently on the in order to charge him under Ordinances aeroplane," saya l'Armée Moderne, "and railway line below, his head coming in the plans to a number of people--not and 12 of 1900. If he is a special con above all no dirigible, which can with contact with the rails, just as the Paris only to the plaintiffs, but to a number stable appointed under the Peace Pre-stand such an attack, fiven the rapidity express was in sight. The frantic way- of other people ?--Yes.

servation Ordinance, which is no longer of an eagle's fight, and the strength of ing of flags and shouting attracted the You agree with Mr. Hazelatid, I supin force, he ceases to be a constable. îts brak and claws, thère can be no doubt; attention of the engine-driver, who suc poor, that a verandah would be of con- Mr. King-The special constables were

thot a company of properly-traine.ceeded in bringing the engine to a stand-of the Pacific Conference. It is, therefore, siderable value to the bottom floor of the ¿sworn in again for a further period. eagles could 'andibilate, in a few instants, still a few yards from where Védrines old Post Office 7---Yes.

Mr. Irving Is. be an ordinary con- the most powerfully-equipped aerial was lying unconscious. stable?

fleet." True, the eagles run the chance of

You imagined that, the verandah would I built for $800 or 2000 --- Yes.

You know that Mr. Hazeland showed

You know you would be more fikely to get tenants for a lower floor if there

were a verandah --Nu

If there was a verandah there would

Mr. King-He is a police officer. com- ing under the Police Ordinance.

Evidene was then called

The No. 1 boy of the house said he was

were served with three whiskies and sodas,

you charge more, or fes, rent for the Lusy at the time the defendants called, so lower floor than if there WALA. no verandah -The same price.

he instructed a coolic to serve them. They What rents Are you getting at present The men had been drinking when they for the upper fuors 1-1 fint one portion for $80, one for 855, one for $15, and on tral defendant was not in uniform. Wit caine in. The third was the worst. The

for $75.

ness returned to his room a few minutes after and found that defendants had gone. The key to the desk was in the hole but was not turned. He asked his No. 3 boy if he had seen his box, and the boy replied that I had seen three Europeans with it.

Amethere any other tenants-There are some rooms which are not occupied.

So your total rent for the top floor for the parts occupied is $9257--Yes!

How much is vacant on the top floor? -Three rooms. How much

rent are you getting from the buttom floor 1-For one portion $360, another 8878, another $120.80, another $48, and another $40.

Then roughly you are getting five times but that does not matter. In estinating your rents' you naturally took into consideration those sums spent in alterations-Yon.

You took into considération 2800, the price of the verandah, as well as the alterations, in arriving at your rent!-- Yes.

afterwards You found

that the vérandah would in fact cost more than $800 or $900?—Yes.

Counsel afterwards addressed the Court, and his Løyrdship, reserved judg-

sent.

LAUNCH OF A GERMAN BATTLESHIP.

Mr. King-Did you know these men ? have seen the first defendant twice, and the second a good many times, but I have not seen the third before.

Witness, replying to a further ques tion, said he saw the three defendants himself and noticed that the first do- fendant had the box under his arm.

Mr. King-Are you certain it was your box 7-Yes.

Mr. King-How? Witness-I asked him for it back, and told him there were chits inside. He gave the box to the third defendant. The

being shot or otherwise killed by aviators; but a sudden rush of birds cannot all be

lestroyed at once.

LABOUR DAY.

- THE MOTOR-CAR BANDITS.

Pacific Mail Steamship Company. Toyo Kisen Kaisha Yokohama, May 15th, 1912.

We learn that as far as the Companies rapture, the Blue Funeral hitherto acting in Japan are concerned there has been no

in conjunction with the other members

surmised that some rupture has occurred in Hongkong; but on this it is at present impossible to make any statement. We

further incidation. facts as presented at this time, and avait content ourselves with merely stating the

RUBBER COMPANIES.

The report of the Malaysia Rubber

Company for 1911 states that the year under review saw the beginning of tap- ping on the estate, and the erection and establishment of the factory. The estimat the amount actually harvested was 22.861- બેંકો output for the year was 12,000lb., but lb. The manager's estimated output (of · rubber for the present year is 90,000lb., but it is pointed out that the fulfilment of the forecast will depend upon the success of efforts to secure an adequate supply of labour. Out of an available balance of £2,183. the directors recommend à dividend at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum, fess tax.

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Bonnot, the Phantom Chauffeur," as this Last Sanday saw the end of the bandit criminal has been described. Only a few days previously he had killed detec tive inspector Jouin, who had tried to To the great surprise of everyone here arrest him, and wounded two more "Labour Day" passed off quietly; the detectives. After this deed, he escaped imid, tearing trouble last Wednesday, short distance away and owned by a cer out of a window, to a garage situated a left Paris the previous day, for the coun-tain Dubois, also a great villain. The try, with the intention of returning as police, having traced him to this place, soon as order was restored. Fortunately besieged it, and shots were freely exchang nothing serious happened either in the diers, police, and other armed citizens. ed between the two criminals, the sol capital or the Provinces. On the con While this firing, was going on, a daring trary, for the first time the Paris labour lieutenant, under cover of a cart ladet leaders decided to let children take part with straw, placed three dynamite car- in the Labour Day meetings, and most tridges under the garage, lighted the Hfuse, and made good his escape with the of the preparatory schools in the working, rest of those with him. Soon the whole cinss quarters of the city were empty. place blew up, and firing consed. Neither Pretty memento cards and other souvenirs Bounot nor Dubois committed suicide, were distributed to school-children in as at first reported, but were killed by the afternoon at the headquarters of the Three more of the Anarchists or motor- the bullets from the attacking party.

The net profits of the Sungei Salak Confédération Générale due Travail. car bandits are being hunted for; they Rubber Company for 1911 amounted to Four thousand Paris automobile chauf-, are all well armed, but any day may come 14,308, to which has to be added £1,139 feurs observed the 1st May by leaving the news of their being besieged and killed brought forward, making a total of their vehicles in the garage. To strangers, they will light to the bitter end-and they dividend of 15 per cent. on £65,000, free

in turu. As was the case with Bonnot, 18,437. It is proposed to pay a final FINEST QUALITY in Paris one of the most noticeable fex- are reported lo-bave quite an arsena) of tax, making 20 per cent. for the year, tures of the day was the predominaner of behind them. Bonnot is to be avenged, to place £1,500 to reserve fund, and to

carry forward £1,162. The crop secured.. lilies of the valley. In the streets almost sa Anarchists, who swear to blow up everybody oue met wore this beautiful one of the rich quarters of the French amounted to 118,1001, as against an

capital.

Paris has for several months estimate of 76,00ih,, showing að increase scented little blossom. Contrary to what past been terrorised by bandite of the as compared with the previous season of was at first supposed, the wreeking of Bonnot type; such Archists must at all 70,5801h. The estimated erup for 1912 is

Thin the Paris | 227,000lb. second ruan saill, Never mind, 1 will get the Paris express or English boat train cost be exterminated.

which left the Gare du Nord for Calais police has promised to do, in spite of all- them. to give it back to you,” I have

consequences, The Press, by devoting The first annual report of the Sungei at 9.50 a.m.-last Wednesday was not the soactr space to these villains, Sayong Rubber Company, which covers never had the box buck, as the third work of Socialists or the outcome of is doing more bara than. good, the period ended December 31st, states man took it away. Two days after, the sabotage, but was due to the breaking of and impeding the police. Bandits that the cost of the estates down to the first two defendants came to my room

read the papers. and know what end of the year was 211,554. The direc one of the points. The train, which was the police intend to do in attempting to tors propose to increase the planted area and told me that the man who took the travelling at the rate of 60 miles an hour, capture them, so make good their escape from 540 to 150 acres, and to provide the cigar box-away-had-torn the chits up. was passing through St. Denis, a few before the police have time to get near additional capital required it is necessary Witness said he identified the third man

miles outside Paris, when the dining-car who are still at large, are greater ter: £35,000 and to issue further capital to!

them. The three comrades of Bounot, to increase the capital from £25,000 to CLOCKS at the gaol among five other Europeans, attached to the train jumped the points rorists than their leader, who was riddled the extent of £10,000, which will raise the

Mr. Irring-Have you to make good 200 yards from the station.. The shock through with bullets last Sunday,

total capital issued from £19,000 to any money on this box?

split the train into three portions, In view of the frequent outrages hy

£99,000. KING OF SAKONY PRESENT.

Witurss-I am afraid I may have to Happily no one was killed, though several French bandits, a document submitted to BERLIN, April 28th.

were more or less severely injured from tion of prisons is of a disquieting nature. the palier authorities by the administra make compensation.

The report of the Kampong Kuantan The German battleship Frantz Argir.

Rubber Company for 1911 states that the Witness added that he actually saw shock and broken glass. The wounded During three months, according to this crop estimate of 70,00. was not realized was launched from the Schichan yards at

the first defendant with the cigar bux were at once entrained for Paris along return, 26 convicts succeeded in owing to the severity and long continu- Danzig yesterday and named König Albert. A speech was made by the King under his coat. The reason why he did with the other passengers, and a freshescaping from prison. Le Guials says ance of the drought, the actual crop ob- that many of these have been condemned tained being 12,945lb. The crop for the of Saxony and the launching ceremony, not cali for 298istunga was that he start made for England with as many to death, but upon whom the Presidential current year is estimated at 125,000lb. was performed by his sister, Princess

as were able to travel. The accident was elements has been exercised, although The expenditure during the year on the Mathilde of Saxony. Among those pre- thought defendant was joking, As a

These erection of this factory and the develop- rot wore the German Crown Prince and matter of fact, the second defendant said at first described as alarming and they crited their sentence. Crown Princess, Grand Admiral ven he was joking.

Labour Day-outrage, owing to some of escaped convicts may well be members of tuent of that portion of the estate which Tirpitz, Secretary of State for the Im- Constable Parden, in defence, detailed the rails being "purposely" removed, the Paris bandits who acted under the is not yet in bearing was $5.851, bring- orders of Bounot. As to the causes of the ing up the total cost to date to £34,004. perial Navy, and numerous military and his movements on the night in question, The police believed it to be the diabolical escape the Genfor suggests relaxation of From this total the directors have written civil officials, including representatives of Saxon regiments and societies,

and stated that ho defendant work of Anarchists, until it was after-surveillance, the existence of agencies off £0,081, being the balance of the pre- which provide funds for the gaolmium account on new shares after first wards found out that the rails were breakers, and the discouragement, which writing off the preliminary expenses, and loose at that particular spot and had those prison officials who wish to do their the debit balance at December 31st, 1910, given way.

duty receive from their superiors, who, thus reducing the total cost of the estate in turn, fear Press attacks.

to £27,024, or less than £28 per nore. The balance standing to the credit of profit was still deeper on this occasion, when the affair, and Jackson deposed that lie

and loss account was £3,968, and the direc- the ship was a battleship representing remembered nothing after leaving Pardon Védrines had a most miraculous escape He might of the German Empire and

tors recommend a dividend of 10 per cent, from death last Monday morning, as he at about 8 p.m.

less tax, payable on May 14th. bearing witness to the tireless zeal for the Empire's prosperity and defense which Mr. Irving--1 do not think there is started on a flight from Douai. in the

There is growing complaint concern-

The seventh report of the Sandyeroit characterized the Emperor. It was sufficient evidence to convict them of North of France, to Madrid, for the ing the growth of drinking habits among Rabber Co., Ltd., states that the net profit larceny. The second and third de Poumery Cup-a feat which the famous coolies on the rubber plantations of for the period ended 31st January last fendants are discharged, as there is aviator intended accomplishing in 24 Malayia. How acute is the trouble may after making due provision for deprecia- be gathered from the following which we tion, and allocating to revenue a liberal nothing against them. Parden is dis-hours The weather was anything but intul from Grenier's Rubber Fewa:- charged on the first count, but is fined 250 or a month on the second. I may

his favour; after waiting nearly an hour We have drawn attention more than proportion of general and weeding ex- penditure, amounts to $152,763.97, to say that I do not think there was any

and finding the wind did not abate, he once in these columns to the increase of which has to be added the balance of rashly decided to make a start. Climbing country which is most noticeable in any emunt, making a total of 8155,950.18 avail drunkenness among Tamil coolies in this $3,198.21 brought forward from last ac owner of the box..

into his 100 h.p. Duperdussion mono- planting centre in these ports. We were able at 31st January, 1912, less interim plane, at 6.15 a.m., he rose magnificently, recently in Klang on a Sunday and we

dividends absorbing $72,000 already THE PLAGUE EPIDEMIC.

and set his course towards Paris, where saw what id in that town, becoming paid. The directors recommend:That he arrived oxactly an hour later, having female, dressed up in bright array, mono- spectacle--coolies, male ond

a final dividend of 40 per cent be There were 199 cases of plague reported covered 123 iniles. Thus, he realised polising most of the rikshas in town and declared, making 100 per cent, for the year launch of the Oldenbury from the same in the Colony for the week ended prophecy which he made in January last riding about in them from liquor shop to and absorbing $48,000; that the sum of yard. The other two battleships of this programms are the Kaiserin, launched May 28th. Of these 197 were. Chinese, that he would attain a speed of 190-miles liquor shop and getting more impudent, 7,079.70 be placed to a sinking fund for November 11, 1911, and the Prins Regent 1 Indian and 1 Malay. The deaths num- an hour before the end of the year. The more rowdy and more quarrelsome as the the redemption of debentures; that the sum of $15,000 be transferred to reserve; Luitpold, launched February 17th, 1912. bernd 168. In the City of Victoria the circuuistances of the mishap were drama-day wore on. We could hardly believe that the sum of $3,000 be set aside to em

ear eyes-ar who had seen them in their It is understood that these vessels will number of cases reported was 121, the | tic. A sudden gust of wind threw the Indian villages-that these were identical ployees' bonus fund; that the balance of be of similar dimensions and carry similar armament to the Friedrich der remaining 75 being in other districts airman to the ground, and he fell in Groser. The Kanty Albert is the 13th The total number of cases since January front of the locomotive of the Paris German battleship of the Dreadnought 1st is now 1,059, and the number of deaths bound, train, which managed to pull up Lype to be put afloat.

Baw

In bis speech the King of Saxony re- Richard entry the cigar box out of No. called the honour which had been his six

44 and proceed to tear up the chits con- years ago when be had been asked to make a speech at the launch of a steamer tained in it. of the morcantile marion, His emotion

especially gratifying to him that the Emperor had wished to connect the House of Saxony with "5 one of the most remark able features of his life's work" and to name a ship of the Imperial Navy after a Saxon King who had been a leading

Empire.

Richard said he had no recollection of

spirit at the time of the founding of the intention to ultimately deprive the

Tho König Albert belongs to the pro- gramme of 1910. She was ordered from the firm of Schichau, of Danzig, in the spring of that year, and laid down in the following July, shortly after the

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THE ACCIDENT TO M. VEDRINES. The world's most famous airman--Jules

THE DRINK HABIT ON RUBBER.

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Es. 10d. for scrap in the preceding year. only just in time, otherwise he would influence of the liquors sold in the shops."

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