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SUPREME COURT.

Tuesday, June 10,

A SOLICITOR'S COSTE

from either party.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11 1913.

HOME AND CHINA AFFAIRS, a hindrance to the natural development

of the commerce of the world, and would he roped, before long be considered as objectionable as obsolete turnpike gates would now be considered on Laglish

ronds.

NOT TOG OLD AT 40...

COLD, BALANCE UPSET.

NIPPON YUSEN KAIBHA.

REPORT AND ACCOUNTS.:

last Recount

reduction in the navigation. subsidy and encouragement allowance

to know what purpose it is intended to race to believe that a man's best days are than France; there is not a country which Fund for extending services

Mr. M. W. Slade, K.C. (instructed be until Lord Fisher's secret committee.actual facts some four hundred names of the peace of Europe. It had succeeded

by

and improving steamers ....... Reserve for repairing buikk

ings Special reserve. Allowance

Auditors

annam)!

account...

2,089,680.66

9,869,404,65

149.484.03

:

98,47-4.56

700,000.00

500,000.00

300,000.00

79,555.00

1,100,000.00

881,801.06

M. Barthou, President of the French Council, has committed his Government

A general meeting of shareholders of [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. ].

to stand or fall by the Three Years' Army Bill. It is not from consideration of the Nippon Visen Kaisha was held at LONDON, May 14th,

tactics, remarked the Minister, "that Tokio, on the 26th ult.. when the follow- IN APPELLATO JURISDIONON.

OIL REMUNE.,

we have set national defence in the foreing statement of accounts was üb Before Sir HAVILLAND DE SAUSMAREZ

Considerable sensation was caused in

"The older a man is, so long as he is front of our pre-occupation. Events have mitted :-- (Chief Judge of the British Court in

... 813,729.99 China), Bir WILLIAM REES DAVIES the Lobby by the reference in The

Times to detailed rumoure with regard quite fit the better he is intellectually spoken so forcibly that only those who Sum brought forward from

obstinately in optimistic inaction. The Profits in the current term (Chief Justice of Hongkong), and

to oil contracts for the Navy, and to the the broader his vision, the saner and refuse to hear and see shut themselves up

Total Mr. Justice Keyr (Pulsno Judge,

alleged personal connection of Ministers wiser his outlook and the more mature war in the Balkans, by upsetting abruptly Hongkong), an

and others with would-be contractors. his opinions! This is the gist of Birthe old balance, has laid down new

disconcerted certain forecasts of dip Reserve fund..... The hearing was continued of the The Times publishes the statement in George Birdwood's contribution to a problems; the defeats of Turkey have ention on behalf of Mr. G. K. Hall-order that Misters may know that such | Daily Mail discussion in "When is a man lomacy, and the latter las needed some Supplementary fund for tho Brutton, solicitor, that the bills of fees, rumours are in circulation. The gossip at his best!" Mr. Martin Sherwood, of time to recover itself. No people, no charges, and disbursements delivered by originated in the City, and it is difficult Oxford, also says it is not good for the Government, is more attached to pener he furnished such frequent proof of its him or his firm to Leung Shin Kong in

serve. The Admiralty at present is not a over at forty. It is interesting to know anyfroid and moderation, and respects the matter of Original. Jurisdiction action. 73 of 1901, be referred to the Registrar large buyer of oil and purchases its that there are figures to show that the for the rights of others. The three years to be taxed, and, further, that the requirements as they are needed in the greatest productivity of man's life lies law is now necessary for its security and ference of London had been presided over certify what shill be found due to or contracts pending, in fact, there cannot seventieth year. In order to arrive at with firm distinction, and had preserved Dividend (10 per cent, per Registrar tax the costs of reference, and open market. There are certainly no oil in the decade between his sixtieth and existence." M. Barthou said the Con-

Directors

for six months the union of the Great on the utilisation of oil fuel has reported, the most noted men in all times, from all by reciprocal concessions in maintaining Sum carried forward to next Opinions on that committee are said to be lines of activity, were chosen, and Powers. It has gained time, and time was much divided. There are those who object opposite to the namn of each man was important. strongly to the Navy being run mainly on indicated his greates work or achieve, oil fuel, not a pint of which is produced ment. The list was critically examined in this country, while we have unlimited and then arranged according to decades. quantities of the finest steam coal within It was found that the decade of years our shores. Should the comunitiee report between sixty and seventy contained 35 in favour of oil, it will be necessary to per cent, of the world's greatest achieve come to Parliament for a vote to enablements. Between the ages of seventy and storage tanks to be built capable of hold- eighty 23 per cent, of the achievements ing at least 1,000,000 tons of oil. Unti fell, and in the years after the eightieth this has been done, it is pointed out, the 8 per cent. In other words, 04 per cent. Admiralty will not be in a position to ask of the great things of the world have been fur contracts for its supply. In Parti-accomplished by men who had passed incatary circles, the Daily Chronicle their sixtieth year, the greatest percen says, the rumours are believed to have tage, 35 per cent, being in the sixth originated in the hire fact that Lord Murray of Elibank is now connected with the great arm of Pearson & Sons, and on their behalf has been visiting their properties. in extensive oil-bearing Mexico and South America. Lord Cowd. ray, head of the firm of Messrs. Pearson & Sons, has been victorious all along the line in his long and hard fight against that gigantic monopoly, the Standard Oil Trust. Most of the vast natural oil

Mr. J. S. Harton, of Mears. Deacon, Looker, Deacon & Haraton) was for the appellant, and Mr. C. G Alabaster (instructed by Mr. Reader Harris, of Messrs, Wilkinson & Grist) for respon

dent.

Mr. Alabaster, in subraitting that the judgment from which the appellant was appealing was correct, contended that there were but two points at issue. One was as to whether he was entitled to taxation or not, which had already been decided in respondent's fawur, and the other was that appellant could bring in a Eupplementary account, either by a now bill altogether or by new items added to the old bill. This again was decided in La reply to the Presiding Judge, Mr. Slade said the question whether the

his favour.

respondent was entitled to taxation was not seriously contended. Appellant said from the beginning that if the Court were going to tax the bills, then appellant could bring in his proper solicitor-and- client bill.

resources of Mexico are now under his

decade.

The figures for the other periods of life are interesting. Between the fiftieth and the sixtieth yours are found 25 per cent, between forty and fifty 10 per cent These all totaled together leave the almost negligible quantity of 1 per cent to be attributed to the perind below the whole, Mr. age of forty. Taken as Sherwood conteads, the figures prove con- lively that the period of the greatest achievement in a man's life comes not when he is in his ronth but only with the years of mature manhood,

READJUSTMENT OF JAPANESE

SHIPPING SUBSIDIES

PANAMA ROUTE TO BE SUUS; DIRED.

The condition of business in the term commencing in October of last year and ending in March of this year was as

follows:-

INTIMATIONS

8

JOHNSTONE'S

M.P.

A Really Recherché Whisky.

The best that quality of ingredients

and age combined with experience

The number of steamers on both const- ing and foreign services is 81 with an aggregate toannge of over 330,000 tons owned by the company, two of over 8,000 tons entrusted to it, and several chartered and skill can produce. vessels The quantity of cargo trans ported reaches over 2,000,000 tons and the number of passengers carried over 103,000, while the mileage covered ex- tends over 1,700,000 nautical miles.

There

In the consting service, the movement was a large supply of cargo in the Hok- of cargo was in general brisk.

Formosan services witnessed an increase. kaido, while cargo on the Baghalien and Oo other routes, however, the condition was about the same as in other years..

The Government is considering the Shipping Subsidy Bill, which is to be submitted to the Diet at the next session for approval. The ahi notes that the shipping circles of the would are con- centrating their attention on the opening of the Panama Canal, with a view to tages it offers, and the opinion of the availing themselves of whatever advan Japanese Government seems to be in favour of opening a Panama Canal line.

In the neighbouring sea services, In arranging future subsidies, therefore, the list of subsidised lines, and the Nip and other Chinese ports were abundant in China, aud the Panama Canal line will be added to cargoes destined to Shanghai, Tientsin

rise in the price of silver pon Vusen Kaisha is considered to be the owing to the recovery of order and the company hest able to open the service on the home ran cargo was also plentiful. The quantity of cargo dispatched to and If the service is and a fortnightly one, from Korea underwent a decrease, inns which the Government will order. and the loss on one voyage amounts to auch ns the number of runs has been re- T 50,000 proceeds the optimistic Archiduced. The business on the Vladivostork the total fosses on 24 voyages in a year service slightly increased.

On the European service, bottoms were will be about Y. 1,020,000, and it will be necessary for the Government to grant in large demand owing to an increase in a subsidy of at least of Y. 2,000,000 to the export in goods, and, moreover. service. This amount must be economised quantity of cargo showed an increase, from the present subsidy list as the The quantity of cargo destined to the Government cannot afford to increase its Straits Settlements and Colombo under- grants. If Y. 2,000,000 can be economised went a decrease on account of a diminu- from the Y. 2,500,000 now granted to the tion in the number of runs. On the home run there was plenty of cargo such as European line and the Y 4,000,000 now granted to the American services, the iron, machinery, dyes, cic. Owing to rate of freight had to be lowered, but the without difficulty.

number of cabin passengers has many steerage passengers. markably increased, while there were also Maru aswi bail in England, were the Kanagawa Marn and the Penang temporarily placed on the run in addition to the regular liners.

tho

stated there were special circumstances, The pennies of the rising generation of the Daily Telegraph a syndicato of Panama Canal service can be opened competition with foreign steamers, the

Mr. Alabaster further said that respon dent and an entire contract with the solicitors to see him through the whole action, and he would not afford to quarrel control. British capital, courage, ten with his solicitors half-way through. He city, and enterprise have triumphed could not ask for taxation before, and signally in Mexico over a huge "trust” that had been held to be "special circum-

as unscrupulous as it was powerful. stances." The Judge having in judgment ISTIUENCE OF THE PICTERE PALACE

there were authorities which went clearly to show that in such ease the Court of have been transferred from menageries Appeal would not interfere with matters to picture palaces with the result that of discretion. The other side said they there is a stump in the trade for large would oppose the application for taxa-wild animals. The travelling menagerie tion. unless respondent gonecded what is no longer a feature of English rural they claimed to be their right based on life. Mr. Jamrach an importer at the the alleged agreement. The point was London Docks, says he has men compelled to give up trading to the larger crea- whether the other side could put respon

tares. The travelling shows wint less dent on ternis..

and less, and the Board of Agriculture has new and severe restrictions. The famous animal dealer is going to confine himself to the rare things, for wealthy private collectors, and the big zous. At present he has some birds-Falcated Teal from Mongolia, which are really rare, He has never had them before, and the price of a pair is £30 Now that China is opening up he expects to obtain more new things from the lesser known parts of that country. The Mongolinn teni are on their way to a buyer in Rio, Brazil. The only importers in England now of big wild creatures are Hamlyn, of Lon dun, and Cross, of Liverpool.

The Presiding Judge-I think that is, ue doubt, part of their contention, but they further contend that they are entitled as of right to send in a further

bill.

Mr. Alabaster said the general pria ciple was that a solicitor was hound by his bill. The only ready he had was an application to Court, showing the

omissions.

Mr. Slade replied and their Lordships reserved judgment.

CHINA MERCHANTS STEAM NAVIGATION CO.

A

These the

LANGS NAVAL ORDER. According to the naval correspondeat British shipbuilders has secured a most. important contract which bears further testimony to this country's primaey in naval

construction. The Portuguese Government recently drew up a naval programme, and determined that the first tristaituent should la put in hand without delay. Tendors were invited from foreign shipbuilders for the execution of the wou, and the Minister of Marine accepted that of the British syndicate which consists of six well-known firms. The following vessels will be built-two cruisers, six destroyers, three submarines, A large and one depot ship. They are to be completed within two amount of foreign warship construction is now in hand in this country. The orders represent an expenditure of about £12,000,000, and include a cruiser for

Chiou.

years.

ROMAN CATHOLIC CLUB.

The Salisbury Hotel in Salisbury Square, Fleet-strat, will in a few weeks time le converted into a club and residential hotel for Roman Catholics

of the A company under the name International Catholic Club has been formed to acquire the building for a sum of £27,000, and the leading dignitaries of the Church have given the enterprise their hearty contendation. It will be the only chd exclusively for members of

The steamers now on the American run in receipt of a State subsidy are three Yusen Kaisha, and six of the Osaka of the Toyo Kisen, three of the Nippon Shosen Kaisha hoats. If the Yusen Kaisha withdraws its present American series in undertaking the Panamn ser- on the American line is taken by the two viré, and the place of the N.Y.K. stemmers other companies, the total amount of the subsidy granted to the American line thus being reduced by about 30 per cent, a fair share of the subsidy to each cont

The Onka journal about 2,000,000 could be saved, giving pany concerned. learns that the Government will readjust the subsidy on these lines. Japan

Chrusarle..

POPULARITY OF BRITISH BEER,

OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE.

H. RUTTONJEE & SON,

Wine and Spirit Merchants.

131

HOWARD

WATCHES

THE AMERICAN WATCH Accordingly. OF FINEST QUALITY AND HIGH PRECISION.

In the American service there was dise on the outward runs, and wheat, plenty of fancy inattings and merchan- flour, rax colton and salt fish on the home run. It is conjectured that business result of the inauguration of in this service may be effected to the Pacific service of the Hamburg- Amerika Line and the Royal Mail in extent as

April of this year.

In the Australian service there was a fairly large amount of cargo on accounts of the promotion of trade between Japan and Australia. The number of emigrant. to Manila has, however, undergone a decrease in general.

on the

THE

ADJUSTED FOR TEMPERATURE AND

POSITIONS.

FRICE OF THE HOWARD WATCH 18 FIXED

AT THE FACTORY.

Write or Bond for Catalogus

to

THE SOLE AGENTS:

In the Indian service cargo

The rate of world-wide popularity of British Bombay route increased

On the beer is shown in a Whits Paper just right on cargo destined to intermediate issued. During the year ended Septem- ports was lowered, being affected by the ber 30th last there were exported from the competition on the Calcutta run. United Kingdom 667,016 barrels of a homeward run, the cargoes of cotton yarg age went to the most remote parts of the increased, but raw cotton to Japan de creased ан the Osaka Bhosen Kaishi Globe, among out of the way customers

joined the ring.

In the Calcitta service, cargo increasel being the Fiji Islands (254 barrels). Tho Territory of Papua (33). Korea (three), Wei-hai-wei (762), Siam (798), Bolivia on both outward and homeward runs The number (159) Paraguay (19), the Falkland and the trade between Japan and Indi

(281), Arabia (nine),

has remarkably developed.

The Islands Madagascar (54). Practically every

of deck passengers also increased. competition will grow still keener, and European country is included in the list;

from 106,958 the company will have to suffer no small loss through the lowering of the freight the quantities varying foreign customer, to about half a barrel and improvement of steamers, but wil barrels in the case of Belgium, our largest

continue with the undertaking inasmuch to Servis. The overseu Dominions were

purpose of developing trade between naturally among the largest consumers.

declared valize at £2,139,970. The bever destined to Hongkong and Shangha Chs, J.

End

total of 196,987 barrels, Australia received

FORGERIES OF SHARES IN HONGKONG.

PROTECTED LINERS. Bir Owen Philipps, presiding at the The China Merchants Steam Naviga tion Co. has published a notice in the meeting of the Royal Steam Mail Packet, Chinese Press of Shanghai calling upon its shareholders to attend a 100ting of referred to the arrangements which had the Company to be held at 2 p.m. on June bean made to fit one of their liners with Send at Cheng Sa-ho's gardens.

Anettier advertisement by the same guns for purposes of defence. He had Company warns shartholders and the been asked by a shareholder to explain public of a report that there have been why they had adopted this measure of the Church of Rome in London, and it The British East Indies took the huge as it inaugurated the service for the forgeries of the Company's shares and self-defence instead of continuing to will also form the headquarters wheir any 114,692 barrels, Canada 16,488, the British Japan and India. interest books in Hongkong.. But as rely exclusively on the Royal Navy under occasion arises to bring Roman Catholics West Indies 18,592, New Zealand 9,705 and South Africa and Rhodesia 5,517. transactions in these shures and books are all circumstances for the protection of to the metropolis. A Roman Catholic The quantity exported to the United Company is now investigating,

The total constantly going on, ather by purchase their vessels. He thought the share coming to London from abroad, or even States was 73903 barrels. or by mortgage, says the notes. The holders would agree with him that having from the provinces," bays an official at value of the beer thus exported was

The persons may have been decaived.

Archbishop's House, Westminster, “finds The barrels of beer produced in the Company is busily preparing for the next hoon recommended by the Board of meeting. It will thus have no, time to

the beer duty charged amounted to examine and check the shares until three Admiralty to adopt a certain course of himself chilled by the atmosphere around United Kingdom numbered 30,098,927 and examine the meeting, when it invites action, it would have been neither patriotic him. It has been held essential that a 13,207,342. The materials, used included all holders of its shares and books to

nor wise to bare ignored such advice.centre point for those who are Roman 51,567.463 bushels of malt, and 68,129 matshed The entertainment is of cos present them at its Shanghai office for

Catholics should be marked out, so that bushels of anmalted corn, while the total siderable merit, and can be enjoyed by examination.-C. Daily News.

they can find themselves in an atmosphere of rice, rice grits, flacked rice, maize, both young and old. Parents should not

1,419,170 cwt. in which they will be must at home, grits, flacked maize and other similar forget the matinee, which takes place this

preparations weighed The subscription will be modest, and the Sugar, including its equivalent of syrups, afternoon. club will be managed on the proprietary glucoso, and saccharine weighed 3,067,185 ewt., while hops weighed 61,544,7931b.. system.

and hop substitutes 29,984lb.

THE MINERAL PRODUCTION OF THE PHILIPPINES.

RNORMOUS INCREASE IN GOLD.

In view of the fact that many of their passenger steainers brought such large quantities of meat to this country, he believed, in adopting the course recom- mended by the Admiralty, they were carrying out the broad principles which bad in the past always actuated the directors of the old Royal Mail in deal- ing with national questions, and he felt confident that the action they had taken would receive the warm approval of the

A comparative statement of the mineral production of the Philippine Islands for the years 1911-19 has just been issued by the division of mines, Bureau of Science,

Only two items in the table show marked activity, those being coal and proprietors. gold. Coal production decreased from the value of 180,000 pesos in 1911 to 20,000.

Referring to the Panama Canal, Str pesos in 1912, due to the closing down of Owen said the work was steadily proceed-

the Batan mines.

ing, and although the earthslides in, the Gold increased from 379,006 pesas" in 1911 to 1,140,424 pesos in 1912, a gain of Culebra Cut made the actual date of the With the great strides opening of the canal somewhat uncertain, 760,518 pesos. made during the last half of 1918, and the the directors realised that if the canul early months of 1913, it is believed by dues were not too heavy this great under- many, says & Manila contemporary, that gold will become the chief export of the taking, when completed, would open up Philippines before the close of the year opportunities for the development of the

Other minerals, metallic and metallic treated in the report are iron, company's interests in the Pacific trade, of which nearly 50,000 pesos worth was He felt strongly that charging dues for produced last year, silver, copper, clay using two great occan highways like the products, lime, sand and gravel, stone,

Panama Canal and the Suez Canal was Malt, and mineral waters.

non-

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£2,130,070.

PERTUSSIN.

barmless and effolent remedy against all diseases of the respiratory organs, especially WHOOPING COUGH, CATARRH OF LARYNX, ACUTE AND CHRONIC BRON- which has been CHIAL CATARRH, ASTHMA, ETC.,

Also the recognised unequalled by the highest authorities. AFFECTIONS OF THE LUNGS will be greatly relieved by the use of it.

TO BE HAD AT EVERY CHEMIST.

IMPORTERS:..

S. J. BETINES & CO.

TIENTSIN AND PEKING.

HIPPODROME AND CIRCUS.

at the The change of programme Hippodrome and Circus is meeting with dances continue to crowd the huge. general appreciation, and large atte:

at

HANKOW TEA MARKET.

A correspondent writes to the N.. Daily News:-Buying throughout the week has been pretty general, but without Kupaly The estimated rush.

is ter

half- 90,000 Keemun of.

which 70,000 half-cheats chests, of found buyers at Tis 20 to Tls, 31 or about ten per cent, lower than last year. The export to London will be thirty per cent, short at least. All the fine Oanlas: and they have been exceptionally good this year, have been picked up at The 32 to Ts. 38. 54, per lb. was the maximum figure given in these columns a week ago Shaatens might be expected to cont. As a matter of fact a large business, chiefly for Russia, has been dono in this lind at The 124 to Tia, 13-5d. to bid. pe Ib. Teamen are making small profits on their Henkow teas, which may men a larger second crop than was originally

VOELKEL & SCHROEDER, LTD.expected, but with their Keomuns and

SHANGHAL.

Ningchows they have fortunate,

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