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SUPREME COURT.

Tuesday, July 9th.

IN BUMMARY Jurienturion. BEFORE MR. H. H. J. GOMPEKUZ (PUISNE JUDOR).

A DISPUTED SIGNATUREK.

Young Iu Tong: alias Yeung Kam

or

CANTON.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

July 8th.

COMPULSORY EDUCATION.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 10T, 1912.

A movement has been started by the Commission of Education to try and nuke education compulsory for all boys between the age of 7 and 13 years. A

PARIS LETTER.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

PARIS, Juno 14th. Just now the French capital looks its loveliest and is crowded to excess. What perhaps strikes visitors more prominently than anything else are the bumber of barrows laden with choice flowers. This

tow

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| porta, „The authorities are coping brave- ly with the situation, and wherever possible are replacing the strikers by qailors. This unexpected decision has caused several more men to join the atrikers. M. Delcassé, Minister of Marine, offered to permit the company owning the vessel La France the Trans atlantic liner on which the strike began to embark naval seamen now ashare, drafts from the crows of warships in

THE ALLEGED TORTURE OF

KOREAN PRISONEUS.

THE PLÓT TO ASSASSINATE THE

GOVERNOR-GENERAL,

The telegram from our Tokyo corres- pondent yesterday, regarding the nature of the evidence given in the conspiracy to the following story which has been circulating in the American Press:

trial at Seoul lends 'additional interest

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men whose trend of life, so far from turning toward conspiracy, is peculiarly the Tolstoyan attitude of non-resistance. One of the chief prisoners, who has been detained in prison for many months with- out charges being made against him, is Yun Chi Ho, formerly a cabinet minis ter under the old Korean Kingdom. He

is President of a Methodist College ut Cong Do, and is said to be the most sionary school were arrested and the eminent Korean now living. In Syen Chun all the Korean teachers of a mis-

Mr. L. R. Needham, from the office of innovation, which has only been in vogue denying oneself a small luxury, it is Brest, and threatens to extend to other Missions kept quiet in the belief that Japanese are said to put forth the ex

Messrs. Ewens & Harston, appeared for The plaintiff, and Mr. Russ, of Messrs. Goldring. Barlow & Morreit, appeared

for the defendant.

for about half a century in our

en country, and it is only natural that many people should resent the Government taking this step. It is said that some people have been sending their children Mr. Huss said it might save time ifto Macao to escape this and that others he intimated that they admitted every thing except that the signature was that of the deceased. They simply said it was Mr. Needham-If my friend is raising the question of fraud it is a special defence, and I should have formal notice of it.

of

THE SECRET OF FLIGHT,

A LONDON DIALOGUE.

A

Woon, trader, of 9, Lee Yuen Street, house to house inquiry is boing made by is not altogether surprising when one but could not, allow the company to have The Presbyterian Board of Foreign school had to close. A church in North claimed from Young Kwok Bhi, adminis- the police for the purpose of estimating recalls the Parisian's muxim:-"We can

Missions accuses the Japanese authorities Kurea saw all of its officers arrested and tratix of the estate of Yeung Kam Man. the number of boys of school age and tho do without vegetables, but we must have commission. Altaost all the crews of the native converts to Christianity on fals who were also thrown into prison.

in Koren of arrosting and torturing imprisoned. It then elected new officers. décensod, $600, alleged to be due on a/number at prosent attending schools of flowers." The latter are worn by every- Compagnie Transatlantique have now charges of conspiring to murder Governor third set was treated in the saine way, promissory note made by Yuen Kan Man ay kind. This is a step that one cannot one; the humblest will not hesitate to ceased work, including the mon employed General Teranichi. Nolan R. Best, editor and since then the church has been get and dated September 18th, 1910, ip admiring, but it looks a little too spend a

flowers. By in the tug service at Havro. The ship paper, said yesterday (Jung 5th) that

of The Continent, a Presbyterian news.ting along without officers."

Altogether it is alleged that about 6,000 previous. China is hardly ready for this econonising, in other the alternative 3500 for money lent.

words by que ping strike is now general at Havre and the outrages have been going on persons, practically all Christians, have

for more than a year, but that the Boardbeen arrested on the charge of conspiracy marder Count Terauchi, and the possible to purchase a small bouquet which is ever carried with the greatest ports, notably Calais. The strikers who it could adjust the trouble and got justice travagant claim that 100,000 in all are pride by both sexes. Just as thors is &

are so far peaceful do not number more for the prisoners. Efforts in this direc fashion in clothes, so there is a mode in

than 2,000 at present.

The sailing of on haring failed, it was determined to implicated in the plot.

make the story public. flowers in Paris. There are years when Atlantic liner, has been cancelled, and arrested more than six thousand native La France, France's largest and newest It is charged that the Japanese have certain flowers and certain colours of

Korean Christians and locked them up have refused to obey what they call the flowers attain exorbitant prices. Why?

numbers of wealthy Americans are strand in the military prison at Seoul. Tortur- arbitrary action of the Educational Com-Simply because they are à la mode.

ed at Here; the same remark applies ing was resorted to extort confessions Mr. Best missioner. One good result, however, in First come the flowers imported from to Bordeaux. Passengers are being sent from some of the prisoners.

said that advices have reached the Board that boys of school age who are found abroad, which are always dear, because to Cherbourg, where they can embark on

of Missions from entirely trustworthy leafing about the streets are being taken they are rare and frequently difficult to

source; to the effect that the ingenuity in charge and sent to an institution cultivate. Then there are the newly-dis

of the Japanese has been taxed to devise! where they will be maintained and covered flowers, exotic plants which have

methods for torlaring the prisoners with out inflicting permanent physical de- | educated at public expense. The idea of never been seen before; and then there

formities or leaving scars. compulsory education la a splendid one. but-Canton-at-nny rate is not able yet to appreciate half the benefits which would accrne from it, and, therefore, it cannot possibly succeed for a long time. Another point is that it will resolve itself, into a question of money sooner or later, the present and that spells failure at time.

a forgery.

Mr. Russ-No, I am not raising fraud →just forgery-

His Lordabi-You don't say this action was fraudulently brought with the knowledge of that, do you?

Mr. Ruse hesitated to answer. His Lordship then indicated that Mr. Needham night open his case,

Mr. Needham, having opened, called the plaintiff, and during his cridence his Lordship interrapted with the sugges- tion that Mr. Russ should give notice of his defonce.

MORE TROOPS FROM THE NORTH.

On Friday night the Hsin Kung arrived in the river from Nanking with 400

British OF German linera, France's

principal ports are affected by the strike which began last Saturday; with firmness it can quickly be brought to an end.

PARIS SCHOOL CHILDREN.

are the flowers in the fashionable coloura

uch as the children of Paris would of the season. Those who possess forge- fortunes are, in Paris, abonné, that Bladly accept the invitation and return means they subscribe all the year round the visit the London children paid them to one of the leading florists. In return, a few weeks, they find this a very difficult subscribers are supplied with Bowers and matter. The first difficulty is the French table decorations. Even in winter Pari-parent, the Paris Municipal authority sans of all classes must have flowers and constituting the secund. The English plants of some kind, the money which children's visit was possible because the they spend in this way alone being English parent trusts the school teacher, tre the and is quite willing to leave his child positively astonishing. drawing-roomc in Paris that are not in the teacher's hands. Not so in France,

mistress of the house finds at certain seasons that natural flowers are too dear, she compromises by filling her pots and graceful vases with beautiful artificial

Few

more arrests,

Liz--Wot makes 'em go up in the air, then things?

Alf-Wy, the blinkin' hinjin, yer silly

kid.

Liz-Well, ain't moters got hinjingl All-Corse they 'as, but they ain't goi

wings, ave "om?

Liz-Then it's the wings as makes 'em go up, ain't it !

All-Paytly, Well it's like this. They runs along the grand a bit, an' then the wind gits under the wings, and-hup they go! Scot

TzWannerful, ain't it? Alf-Jest abaht.

Liz-An ow do they come duha, then,

Alf

Alf-W'y stop the hinjin, o' corse. Liz-But 'ow can they git the wind aht from under the wings?

One method of torture resorted to, Mr. Best said, was to hold red-hot irons near enough to the cuticle to cause the keonest pain, but not hear enough to sear it. Daily treatment of this sort sometimes served to break down the strongest set of that nerves and produce confession" seemed to satisfy the authorities and led to

Another favourite The

prisoners has method of torturing Der the chin so as to fores the sufferer by the placing of painted sticks

to stand on the tips of his toes.

Count Terauchi, according to Mr. Best, denied that any prisoners were tortured, but this denial is taken to mean onlyyer?

any punishment that breaks the skin, has been observed. This code also allows the Japanese, it was said, to jiujitsu a pri- soner to the extent of straining his shinews, braising his muscles and other wiw inflicting poignant pain..

Mr.. Buss-We d't know whether it Cantonese soldiers, three hundred horses rendered gay by flowers, and if the where the teacher is an official who gives that the Japanese code, which prevents:

ia fraud or not until we hear the evidence.

and a large amount of ammunition. Owing to some dispute or misunderstand- Ilis Lordship-1 think you shoulding the cargo and horses were not dis- always give notice of a defence of this enhasked until late on Sunday. Another Hort, because there are no pleadings and China Merchant steamer is due today no interrogatrices. In this case, if your

ar

to-morrow

with another batch of saldiers, the last to return from the

flowers.. These are often so good an imitation that fox can tell the difference; especially when, to make resemblance

defence is correct, it must be fraud and ↑ North. The men who came down on the more coinplete, the manufactured flowers carried out.

they are prepared to meet the case.

Mr. Russ-We went round to their office with magnifying glasses to examine the documents, so they must have known

what our defence was.

Mr. Needham said he would not press for an adjournment.

His Lordship said that if Mr. Need- ham found later that he was prejudiced in bis case he would have to grant an adjournmexit.

& QUESTION OF QUARANTEE.

Hain Kong were very well behaved, well dressed and smart looking and appeared to be well under the control of their officers.

THE RAINING OF MONEY,

instruction, and there is little or no personal relation between him or her and the children, and hardly any sympathy with the parent. French parents win not trust their children with anyone else but themselves-hence why the return visit is not, unfortunately, likely to be

With regard to the Muni

under hardly any cipal authority circumstances could it be persuaded to take charge of the children and organize France has lost one of her best sons by the visit up to the arrival in London, the passing away at the age of 90 of They would be afraid of something M. Frederic Passy, who well deserved to happening, and would not, unlike the be called the "Apostle of Peace." Ever London County Council, take so great since 1846, when he became President of 1

a risk, the Council of State, was the deceased

are sprinkled with the perfunc exhaled by the rent ones in the garden.

PEACE, PIONEER.

A NOISELEES PIANO.

NISSIONARIES AT WORK. Presbyterian missionaries have been labouring in Korea for twenty-five years. Later the Methodists, and the Catholics entered the field, and the sects worked peacefully together. The result has been the conversion to the Catholic, Presby terian, and Methodist churches of about foreign missionaries still at work in the There are about 300 230,000 Koreans. field, and the Japaneso viewed the pro- gress of this work with much distruat. Presbyterians my, to falsely charge the Out of this distrust grew the plot, the

Korean converts with conspiracy and go to imprison them.

Every day brings news of some new scheme for the raising of funds in Canton and yet nothing appears to be done to mise the problem. The latest

No complaint will lie with the Ameri- proposal is to raise a loan of 10 million Prominent in the public life of. France. A blastose piano sounds funny; yet

Ca representative of this Government in dollars immediately among the inhabit-In 1967, the late M. Passy founded the such a method of pianoforte playing hay Kores, or with the authorities at Wash After hearing evidence, his Lordships of the province. Bond tickets are International Peace League; he was a been invented by Mme. Marie Jaell, herington, because, all of the inen said to entered judgment for plaintiff with costs.

to be issued in grades 300,000 tickets for Deputé from 1881 to 1880, became mern-self a noted pianiste. Strange to say, she be unjustly imprisoned are native $10 each, 600,000 for $5 each and ber of the French Cabinet in 1875, and dispenses with the popular instrument, His Lordship gave judgment in the case million tickets for $2 each. The idea is was awarded the Nobel prize in 1901. He and relies solely on the hands for tuition. in which Wo Fat & Co., sued Fuk Shek- that it is hoped by this means to interest was a very prolific writer; the best known The foger-tips of ons hand are pressed sum, the Hop Lee Firm, and the Hop all people with money, no matter how

of his many appreciated books being against the palm of the other, and at Shun Firm to recover the sum of 81,008, little, and to try to get suhacriptions Modern Barlarity, which appeared different points, suys Mme. Jaell, differ being money due on account for work from all classes of the people.

The forty years ago. Nothing used to give int notes are produced. Though this done and material supplied to portionsscherae on the face of it looks workable, the late M. Passy greater pleasure than pressure emits no sound, the brain can of Marine Lot,No. 239, by the plaintiffs, but when one remembers that the Govern- the thought that he was one of the very soon become accustomed to this new at the request of the defendants.

system of digital sensibility, so that the Mr. Lewis, of Messrs. Johnson Stokes ment's credit is not worth audi and that pioneers of the Peace Movement.

palms are eventually transformed into a and Master, appeared for the plaintiffs, strendy they have failed to pay money

keyboard on which it becomes possible to and Mr. Leo D'Almada e Castro for the when it fell due, then it seems as if this latest idea would meet with the same

play any piece of music. fate as all the others.

defonce.

In this case his Lordship held that the document on which the plaintiffs sued was not a contract, nor in the nature of a contract. It was merely a guarantee. He therefore gave judgment for the de- fendants with costs. On the application of Mr. Lewis, a stay of execution was granted for seven days.

A STAMP PROSECUTION.

LOCAL CURRENCY NOTES,

NAVAL DISASTER.

-

The sinking of the French submarine Vendémière by the French battleship St. Louis, involving a regrettable loss of 27 brave lives, is the result of risks know-

TAXING VEHICLES.

All-Well, Frinstaner--Well, 'nw dors. a bird do it?

Liz--I dunno.

Aff-You seen a bird, 1 s'pose, ain't

Liz Baps

All-An' you seen a bird come dabu. I s'pose?

Liz-Oh, yus, I seen that.

Aff-Well, then, don' arst sich daïn

silly queshona 1

(KEBLE HOWARD, in the Pall Mall Gazette.)

INTIMATIONS

Chs. J. Gaupp

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ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,

CHATER ROAD.

atoges

Koreans. Finding that every quiet effort to obtain justice for the prisoners fail- ed. Arthur J. Brown, Secretary of the Alwoys have on hand a Presbyterian Board of Missions, wrote A letter to his Excellency Viscount Chinda, the Japanese Ambassador to this country, on May 31st Inst Mr. Brown referred to a talk he had with Nasango Hanibara Charge d'Affaires of the SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS Japanese Embassy, on March 18th.

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This talk, and several communications which have passed between the Board and (Transils, Levels, Plane Tables, Prismatic and the Japanese representatives, increased

Bight Compasses, Hand Levels, &c., do.)” rather than diminished the anxiety of Board and the missionaries,

In reference to the charges of torture Mr. Brown wrote to Viscount Chinda:

"The reporte (of the torture come DRAWING from so many independent sources, and aro apparently supported by so much corroborative testiraony, that it is difficult

INSTRUMENT AND MATERIAL

to regard them as wholly set aside by (T Squares, Sat Squares, Straight Edges. the derial to the Governor-General of the

concerned."

count officials who are immediately

Mr. Brown also called attention to the

3. Robaglia, a Municipal Councillor, tax bo lovied on The trouble about the local paper cur-ingly undertaken. No blame attaches to recommends that a

Bayone on the present occasion; the vehicles which stand for hours outside rency still goes on, and at present if

racecourses during 櫃 meeting. accepted at all it is at a discount of currents are very strong off Cape Lathe from 10 per cent, to 15 per cent. and Hogue, and they are supposed to have Taxis, tramcars, omnibuses, and other only then if the shopkeepers are sure they carried the submarine under the battle public vehicles are obliged to pay, but won't get silver. The following incident ship just as she was rising to the surface, the motor-cars and carriages of the rich from one of the native papers shows rendering a collision inevitable. The are exempt. The Parie Municipality of conspiracy, have not been tried and pretty well the state of affairs. A servant Vendemière was either cut in half or always in need of mousy, and the project girl was scut to buy something from a ripped from stem to stern by the St. of M. Robaglia is an excellent method big shop in Yeung Hong Street in the Louis. No hops of recovering either the for "raising the wind." It is purely a western suburbs. In the usual Chinese vessel or the bodics is entertained, owing tax of luxury and in no way affects the way she bargained and argued about the to the depth, which is 180 feet. President poorer classes. M. Rubuglia estimates the price until she and the shopkeeper Fallières was greatly touched by the number of private vehicles which stand mutually agreed on a price, when she messages of deep sympathy received from annually outside the big racecourses at produced a dollar note. This was re- King George and his oldest son, the 90,000 at Auteuil, 80,000 at Longchamps, fused except at a big discount and the Prince of Wales.

and 45,000 at Vincennes, to say nothing girl returned to her master with the

of minor raccourses. The charge would undesirable money.

At the Magistracy yesterday, Mr. W. Meadows, of the Naval Yard, was sum. moned at the instance of Sergt. Titmouse, of the Naval Yard Police, for giving two raceipts valued 86240, which were not stamped.

Defendant, who pleaded not guilty, maid the prosecution was really a case of spite. Last year he took Titmouse and the police and they, succeeded in getting paralysed certain branches of research of which alone would yield a considerable his wife into the house at a reduced rent the shopkeeper to accept the money, but the Pasteur Institute for twelve months. ravenue to the Municipal Council,

at a discount. This sort of thing is of

The master called

MONEY SUBSCRIBED.

SEARCHING IN THE CITY.

GUINEA PIGS AND SCIENCĘ

fact that the men arrested on the charge

that no date has been set for their trial. There are 60,736 Koreans connected with the Presbyterian churches as communi. cants or adherents in the Syen Chyun and Pyeng Yang stations, and it was in these sections that the arrests were made. One part of Mr. Brown's letter reads:

"The recent course of the Japanese gendarmerie in dealing with the people of Northern Korea has awakened grave misgivings as to its justice, its effect upot unhappy Koreans, and also upon

A scarcity of guinea pigs has almost not be a heavy one, one to four france.putation for the humane and enlighten-

MOROCCO,

rule of a subject race which Japanese have shown they rightly, value and the expectation of which has hitherto Jed the American and British peoples to give to Japan a large measure of respect and sympathy in its international rela-

tions.

AN EVASIVE REPLY.

of $25 for practically the whole of the hourly occurrence and people are begin. Every year at least 20,000 guinea pigs are bottom floor furnished. Titmouse had ning to get tired of it.

sacrificed to the insatiable thirst for neW The departure of the Sultan of Morocco lived with him for some time and they

scientific knowledge on the part of the from Fez, never to return again, will It is reported that $17,000 was sub-scientists at the Institute. had practically made an agreement with

The latter gravely increase French administrative Under date of June 4th, Viscount scribed for the Government in Canton the landlord whereby Titmouse was to during June and this money has been possesses a guinea-pig farm out in the difficulties. While Muley Hafid was Chinda answered this latter. The reply tuke over the house when dofendant left put into the hands of the Treasurer. country near Garaches, whore some 10,000 titular head of the State the bitterness of was typically Oriental and courteous in s French protectorate could not be fully that, although covering a page and a for England. Last month he saw Tit

Searching for arms and ammunition guinea pigs are bred each year, at an realised. On the other hand the dis half of large letter paper with type- sponse and told him he would have to still goes on in different parts of the average cost of 50 centimes or half-a-frane appearance of the Sultanato facilitatea writing, it said only that the Japanes Bottle up. He had the bills with him and city and many have been the finds made per head. The remaining guinea pige an arrangement with Spain. The only had not intended any of its previous told. Titouse what he had to pay, also by the soldiers and the police..

Quite &

down in for Franco and Spain to have an the complaint made against the Japanese telling him that he could take over the number of people implicated in this and are bought from dealers at about 1ft. 25 way of holding the troublesome country letters to be a full and formal reply to.

supposed to be plotting against the centimes each. This year, howevor, the abundance of troops at hand and terrorise Clovernment in Korca. chouso at the end of the month. Titmouse Government have been shot, and every farm has failed to produce its usual the rebels.

did not pay then, and defondant saw day sees more prisoners being lod out to Mrs. Titmouse lest Thursday and asked be executed. All this is having an effect number, much to the regret of ardent on the city. Streets are as busy as usual, scientists. More than 20,000 mice, 15,000

On January 23rd last Governor-General Terauchi submitted a memorandum to a number of missionaries in which he de FINGERPRINT CHEQUES. clared that the principle of keeping church and state separate had always her to tell her husband to come and see but there is an unnatural quietness about rabbits, 10,000 rats, 600-monkeys of all

"Your finger print, please," is the been maintained by him and his pre- him. As Titmouse did not come he went that seems to be the result of fear, and descriptions and sites, 400 dogs, 400 to novel nand now being made by clerks decessors. He denied the rumour that the

it is said that quite a number of rich to the house with the bills. Titmouse

people have left the city during the lust 500 chickens, the same number of pigeons, at an increasing number of New York Government baliovod that the "Christian agreed to pay the maury the following week. However, business continues to go 100 ente, 50 goats, a 100 sheep, a 100 banks of all ladies and gentlemen desirous church was honey-combed by sedition."

The customer is The story that Christian Koreans were day. In the bustle and excitement of on as usual and there are no signs of horse, a secre of geese, and about 50 of cashing cheques. loving for. England. he did not stamp fow soldiers in evidence. Trouble, if it Pigs-in all. sore. 50,000 animals are given an ink pad and card. On this he being arrested because they were engaged or she is directed to place three fingers in an alleged plot to kill Geuoral the receipts, a fact which he mentioned comas, is expected to come from out sacrificed yearly on the altar of Bcience and the first joint of each thumb. The Ternuchi when he went to dedicate the Yale Bridge last December received wide clerk compares the impressions with re- ide, and a large encampment of soldiers at the Pastour Institute. to Titmouse, and when he went to Tit-side, and a

cords in the cashier's office and presents credence among many of the influential the customer with a little bottle of spirits Japanese, it was said, but there is no of turpentine and a piece of towel for truth in it.

disorder anywhere, while there are very

HEAMEN'S STRIKE ...

mouse later for the bills in order to East Gate, from which point of vantage on the hills outside the stamp them Titmouse told him that he they are able to watch the best part of

The French geamen's strike is causing was keeping them for another purpose. the delta below Canton, Also, many more the Government much anxiety. Ship-the removal of the offending ink stains, Mr. Best said: "The board will stand soldiers have been despatched to keep, ping is at a standstill, and numerous Only after this ordeal is successfully by its missionaries. The ter insist that down piracy and robbery and no chances liners are held up at Havro and other accomplished may the customer pocket the the Koreans arrested are in almost every

His Worship imposed a fire of $5 on each of the two charges.

are being taken,

money.

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