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TELEGRAMS.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

FRENCH PRESIDENT'S VISIT, TO

ENGLAND.

DISASTER AT DHEBBOURG.

SUPREME

COURT.

Tuesday, June 24th,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25cm 1913.

I CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.

BEFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE (SIR WM.

REES DAVIES, K.C.)

THE OILING' AND BREAMING CASE.

Chan Chap Chung, alias Chan Chung Kee, was charged on six counts with ob- taining various sume of money, aggregat ing nearly $1,000, from the complainant by false pretences.

COMPANY MEETING,

3.

The vote was cordially given, and was noknowledged by the Chairman, who an- nounced that dividend warrants would be posted as soon as possible.

INTIMATIONS

Witness In English. He speaks Eng Chinese, and then prisoner again warned him to be careful, as the business was lish very well-much better than myself. dangerous Witness replied, "Don't be As the servicey of Miss Massey had afraid. I have been in dangerous buaiheen specially requisitioned on the pri ness, before." Witness told him that heer's behalf to interpret the evidence bad sold arms and ammunition, morphis, in Russian to him, and as the witness and cocaine. Subsequently the man went speaks very good English and gave the to Macno, and did not see witness again whole of his evidence in that tongue, the till three days later, when he came in humour of the situation was greatly the morning to the Dairy Farm and again enjoyed by the Court, and even the nuked, if he had found the Chinese.accused grinned appreciatively.

The witness said that subsequently they Witness replied in the negative, observing

the Grand Hotel, and that i did not expect that he (the proceeded to prisoner) would come back. They talkencensed took from under the carpet in over different things, and the prisoner his room a bank note impression-the first once more urged witness to try and get one he had made in witness' presence. a Chinese, and desired him to report to Accused then told the Chiness that he him that same evening at Room 10, Grand would show him how to make the second Hotel. After tiffin witness spoke to Mr. impression, which would take only 20 Bradbury, the chief butcher of the Dairy minutes, the complete impression to make a perfect imitation occupying 48 hours. Farm, on the matter, and asked him to telephone the police. As a result, Insper-He put the impression between two blank tor Watt appeared on the scene about pieces of paper, after wetting it in some four o'clock. At eight o'clock witness chemical substance, and then blotted it. Prisoner called his wife and adopted went to the Grand Hotel, and found the The paper and impression were put in a Shanghai ties that the Hongkong and thought and care that go into the

prisoner in bis room: He told him he book, and prisoner then turned the book

Paris, June 24th. President Poincare was given a very hearty send-off on leaving for Cherbourg, where he embarks on a warship on a visit to England.

LONDON, Jund 24th.· The enthusiasm evoked by President Poincare's visit is reflected in the papers. which heartily reciprocate the sentimentsionally represented. expressed in a Paris newspaper, that "the President takes to England France's

best smile."

On all hands it is anticipated that the

visit will prove memorable in the history of the Entente.

Several papers publish special articles, editorials, and messages of welcome in

French.

Mr. Rudyard Kipling contributes a poem honouring the occasion. The senti- ment of the poem is expressed in the con- cinding live-France, beloved of every soul that loses or serves its kind."

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On President Poincare's arrival Cherbourg the forts were firing a salute when a gun accident occurred, killing two gunners and wounding sight, four de sperately. The lieutenant in command. admitted that the accident was due to Barelessness and he was arrested.

The

cartridges to be used were placed in a heap close behind the guns contrary to regulations, and the friction tube of a gun just fired was blown back and fell on the heap, lighting it. A frightful explosion followed, scattering the gunners.

The

The Attorney-General (Hon, Mr. J. A. S. Bucknil, K.C.), instructed by Mfr. Crew, of Messrs. Hastings & Hastings, prosecuted. Prisoner was not profes

The following were empanelled as the jury:Mesars. H. P. Thomas (foreman). A. McDougall, V A Pinus, AE, W Dunrich, R. J. Judah, J. Waldron, and

B. A. P. Drude.

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S. MOUTRIE & CO. The fourteenth annual general mesting of Messrs. S. Noutrio & Co., Ltd., was hold on the 17th inst., at Shanghai. Mr. E. O. Penica presided, supported by M J. H. Teesdale, (director), and Mr. F. J. Hinton, (Secretary), and there was an The Chairman said :-The annual report attendance representing 1,621 shares.

your handa for some days, with your and statement of accounts having been in permission I will take thom as read. In moving their adoption I am sure that it must be most gratifying to shareholders that they show such a healthy improve- business is once nice on a dividond ment as against last year, and that your paying basis; and I can only add that it will be the constant endeavour of your Board and management to keep it there.

With regard to our accounts, of the amount standing to the credit of our we recommend paying a dividend of 5 profit and loss account, viz. $24.507.47. per cent, which will absorb 815,420.00, amount due to the ranging director as per his agreement--8771.00, and to carry forward to New Account 88.376.47.

You will

Bank Overdraft last year amounted to $34,847.01, this year we have making of every pound. The a credit balance of $1,025.81, a happy could bring a Chinese, and then he talked over and placed it under the carpet.state of affairs that needs no comment.

watchful selection of berries, the about his business, and showed witness Accused stamped on it for a time until Sundry creditors last year amounted thorough double cleaning, the an impression of a bank note. He he was tired, and witness continued this to 300,218.73. this year 206,150.05, this

blend and the exact increase being due to a larger volume of perfect thought the impression was of a Chartered procedure, which lasted for about 20 business and extended operations at roasting combine to give you Bank note, He told witness that if he minutes, and then accused took the book Singapore and at Kuala Lumpur, Mort brought a rich Chinaman and a good up, and the two blank pieces of paper. Capital Account also as last year.

како on Factory remains the same such deliciousness as, we believe,

Bad bank note he would show them how to were found, to contain impressions of and doubtful debts written off last year no other Coffee has ever attained, make a banknote. Witness said he did

bank note. Witness explained to the $1.131.76, and a reserve against possible This year the bad debts $1,171.86.

LOTUS" COFFEE. not believe he could make one, and Court that this was what was known as auditors find it necessary to write off prisoner replied, "I can do different the book trick, and related how it was $1,292.69, this amount includes rather a things." He further said, "Don't be performed, adding that the stamping deceased.

large outstanding against a client now afraid. I took copies of $19,500 worth at performance was a blind to deceive the Singapore, $16,000 or: $18,000 at Bangkok Chinese. Prisoner pleaded not guilty.

and over $6,000 in Shanghai." The Attorney-General (Hon, Mr.-J. A. S. prisoner again on the following day, and instructed by the asked him to show him how to make the Bucknill, K.O.). Assistant Crown Solicitor (Mr. G. H.impressions. He explained a book trick Woodcock) prosecuted, and Mr. F. C. to him, but witness told the Court that Jenkin (instructed by Mr. R. C. Faith it would take a long time for him to | full) defended. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton explain the trick. watched the

case ]] behalf of the Chartered Bank.

sun, who gave evidence relating to the payment of certain monies to the prisoner, and the latter made a long

statement in defence.

After his Lordship had exhaustively reviewed the facts of the case, the jury returned a verdict of not guilty on all counts, and prisoner was discharged.

THE BANK-NOTE CASE.

Anton Hauler, a Hungarian subject, was indicted on charges of being in unlawful possession of certain paper and material for impressing and making imitations of bank-nutes.

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would be desirable in the interests of the community that we should not know. (Laughter.)

Continuing, witness said he had an

His Lordship-He might have made some money on this by giving a perform ance at the City Hall, (Laughter.)

The hearing was adjourned.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

BEFORE THE PUISNE JUDGE (Mr. J. H. KEMP).

LADY AND TAILOR.

Although we have had a good year. there are certain doubtful debts that have been incurred for which we must make provision, and in placing so large a sam as $5,031,12 to a reserve for doubtful debts it is the desire of your Board to easure the Company against all possible eventualities in the ensuing wear.

You will notice the item to Dr. of profit and loss account of interest on mortgage and overdraft $4,257.69. This amount is made up by interest on overdraft with the bank $1.8104, and interest on Mortgage $2,444.55.

town is grief strickon, but the accident F. Hill, B. W. White, A. R. Uschman interview with the accused on the morning Lee, a tailor, of No. 55, Lyndhurst year of $1,402.50; this. taking into con ¦

Emilie Peck, of No. 12, Lyndhurst Terrace, brought an action against Lin Terrace, third floor, to recover the sum of seq

Mr. J. II. Gardiner appeared for the

Last year's bank interest amounted to $3,106.92, so a saving. has been effected of $1,382.88.

Stocks show an increase against last sideration the fact that we have ineresised the stocks at our sunthern, branches, may be regarded as satisfactory.

Sundry debtors show an increase over last year by 85,001.81; but this is account- ed for by increased business.

of a subsequent date, and informed him that he would introduce him to the Chinese in the evening, whereupon the man gave witness $25 in notes and 50 plaintiff. not cents in subsidiary coins and asked him jr. Gardiner mid that some time in The atter of depreciation and the to get it changed iuto Shanghai money. October or November plaintiff, who had various amounts stated are considered ample; in addition to this in view of the He also told witness to go to a dispensary had ciany previous dealings with defen-high exchange prevailing during the past and buy a bottle of oil of cloves. Ondant, ordered from him twelve d'oyleys, sear, all stocks have heen taken in at a returning to the Hotel, the accused poured at a price of $00, defendant promising to very low valuation.

The following were the jury:-Messrs. W. G. Worcester (foreman), H. F. Barros,

occurred too late to cancel the festivities, H. Underwood, and F. M. Garcia.

The Attorney-General said that if all illuminations, and fireworks in the the evidence which was to be placed before the jury were true, it seemed a pity that evening.

President Poincare gave 3,000 francs to who was obviously so skilled and the familes of the victims. He wished to possessed such knowledge should

divert his skill to a better course. The countermand the official dinner on board, acensed was not a resident of Hongkong, the battleship Courbet, but it was too late. but seemed to have come down with the Dinner was served, but everybody was purpose of trying to get money in some most depressed.

ANOTHER SUFFRAGETTE CON SPIRATOR RELEASED.

LONDON, June 24th. Miss Saunders, one of the defendants in the Suffragette Compiracy trial, who was sentenced on the 17th inst. to 15 months' imprisonment, has been released. This makes the fifth of the prisoners sentenced on the 17th inst. who has gained her release by hunger-striking.]

way or other. He met a man whose name

to give evidence. Prisoner knew this man yours ago in Shanghai and was well acquainted with him. He unfolded his plans to his old associate, who was a German, employed in the Dairy Farm in the aparently harmless cupation of a butcher.

some of the ni of cloves into a small

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With reference to the year's working of or Fixraz. QUALITY AND HIGH PRECISION.

was Carl Weigall, who would be called plate, and wetted a $10 note on the make. them according to a sample sub-the business, the gross returus are well mitted. Defendant took some time to up, and the net result is. I venture to Netherlands Trading Society in it. After make the articles as he had to send think, satisfactory, considering the state of business generally during the past blotting the note, he placed it between to Canton for material. They were

year

Without wishing to two blank slips of paper, of much the eventually delivered, and without looking

appear 100 sume shape and size as the note, and at them plaintiff paid him $60. On optimistic. I think I may safely say that The note and opening the parcel plaintiff discovered your business bas, after three years of very hard and uphill work, commenced to attached more paper.

much brighter paper were rolled together, and placed that the goods were nothing like the show indications of a round a rubber tube.

sample submitted and approved, and fubare, consequently plaintiff complained to the tailor, who at length said he would take the goods back and alter them according

So far from aisting the prisoner in what was undoubtedly an illegal business, his old associate betrayed him to the police. The accused was led

OPIUM-SMUGGLING IN SARAWAK. forward until he had done something over the paper and tube very heavily the to the sample, but, despite frequent Provements have been made in the Moutrie

He

opium to Barwak was with a view to pré- venting smuggling into Brunci. added that the action of the Governor was intended solely to protect the revenue of the Colony, and was net at variance with the agreement of His Majesty's Govern went with the Rajat of Sarawak.

Witness demonstrated the procedure to a thoroughly interested Court, and went on to say that after rolling a beer bottle

accused took the note and paper out, when witness say that on each side of the hitherto blank paper was a perfect He also impression of the banknote. made another impression, but this time

applications, defendant did not deliver the d'oyleys nor return the money.

Plaintiff. gave evidence in support of the opening statement. In reply to bis Honour, she said she did not receive, z

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The Judge remarked that this procedure was rather risky.

Defendant, in the box, said he never received the money. He always gave & receipt on paynient, a bill being sent in on the first day of the month.

His Honour found for the defendant, with costs.

Our factory, with a full staff of skilled workmen under the direct supervision of foreign experts, has been working at higis Pressure for sorte bine past; great in- piano and organs, and they have now reached a very high standard of excellence. and, being specially manufactured to withstand the many changes of our Eastern climate, are second to none for durability, besides which they are much cheaper than the imported instry-

ments.

I would here like to state that a great

away on twelve months leave. During his absence the management will be in the hands of Mr. Fred J. Hinton, in whom the Board have great confidence and whose long experience in the musical instrument. business has been of great value since he joined the Company.

which was undoubtedly, so far as he (the LONDON, June 24th.

Attorney-General) could see, a scrious Mr. L. Harcourt, Sceretary of State breach of the law. Weigall dissenabled, for the Colonies, replying to Mr. J. F. Remnant, Unionist M.P. for Holborn, and pretended he was willing to assist ins the House of Commons, explained that the other man in the affair, but subs the action of the Governor of the Straite quently he told the police what he was he only, rolled in places purposely, and receipt for the $60. The tailor was so, Settlement in limiting the export of doing. There were certain chemicals and it was very slight. In the evening wit- ["frequently in and out of the house thai deal of credit is due to Mr. J. H. Hinton exhibits in the Court which showed ness, accompanied by the Chinese, whose it was not customary for him to render for the arduous task he has had in fav

of very severe competition to bring the clearly that the accused had considerable nume was Li Lam, went to the Café an account or give a receipt.

Company's business round to its present chemical knowledge, and the feats which Weismann in accordance with an appoint-transactions between witness and defen-standing Mr. J. H. Hinton has been out he was able to perform with the chemicalsment with the accused. The latter came dant wer cash, and were invariably of health for some little time and is now at his hand were, if they were truly in soon afterwards, but went to another conducted orally. stated, astounding. He was acquainted table, and they subsequently met at the with the properties of certain chemicals counter as they were paying their bills. with which he was enabled to disintegrate He then-intimated to witness that he AMERICA AND JAPAN.

to some extent both the fabric and the was willing to meet the Chinese: colour of the bank-notes which were ADMIRAL MAHAN'S VIEWS.

current in this Colony, and the example LONDON, June 24th. Adioira! Mahan, writing to The Times of the impression which he had obtained from America, discusses at length the by the must simple means from a bank question of Japanese immigration and note would, he thought, astonish the naturalization. While warmly adiniring Court greatly. When the accused's room Japanese progress and achievements, ha at the Grand Hotel was entered by the fails to perceive therein a promise of pelice impressions of the bank-nutes ready adaptibility to the spirit of Ameri- mentioned in the indictment, perfect in can institutions, which would render colour and detail, were discovered. naturalization expedient. He emphasises the difficulties of assimilation Jue to for- inative influences of divergent pasts and to race. He says that America doubts its power to digest and assimilate the strong national racial characteristics of the Japanese.

The Times commenting upon the letter, endorses Admiral Maban's view, and says that the inability of the Japanese to as similate is the source of their national strength, just as it is the true source, of the strength of the British in India.

THE SUEZ CANAL..

LONDON, June 24th.

it is announced that from the 1st January, 1914, the maximum draught of water allowed to ships using the Suez Canal-will be increased to 29 feet.

AVIATOR DROWNED IN THE THAMES.

LONDON, June 24th. The airman, Mr. Fairbairns, fell into Thames off the Nore and was drowned.

The

The man Carl Weigall was then called, and said he was formerly in the employ of the Dairy Farm Company as a butcher, but resigned on the 15th, and was waiting the conclusion of this case in order to proceed up to Shanghai. He related the manner of the first meeting in Hongkong with the prisoner, who came up to witness and said, "You do not recognise me?" Witness replied, "Are you the engineer un the Austrian mail boat?" prisoner then said, "Do you not know Varna?" and witness then recognised hiro as a man whom he knew in ShangLaj several year ago under the name of Varna. The man asked him if he were well con- nected, or knew any rich Chinese, and he further said he had a certain business, which was dangerous. He said he would make something in the presence of the Chinese, which the latter could take to the exchange shops and obtain exchange for. Witness then said, "Oh! You make false money, then," but the prisoner replied, "Nover mind what I make." Witness said he might be able to get a

Witness explained this curious be haviour by saying that the prisoner wanted to see the Chinese from a dis

tance.

The Attorney-General--He wanted to see what he was like, I suppose. (Laugh- ter:)

Witness said he introduced the accused

A SCHOOL STRIKE IN JAPAN AND ITS CAUSE,

The second-year students of the Agricul to the Chinese under the name of tural School in Ehime prefecture went on Schwartz, and said he was a chemist strike on the 9th instant, indignant at the action of the Directors in not granting They went to a Chinese hotel in Queen's the holinings in acknowledgment of their Road, and the accused took from his services in raising silkworms.. sleeve three impressions of bank notes, and then began to converse with the- Chinese on the matter.

-Chang Yu-chuan, of the Waichino-pa. has been appointed to temporarily take over Mr. Ivan Chen's duties as Comunis until a successor is appointed.

Ju conclusion, you may rest assured that your Board will continue to watch your interests in every way, and we can congratulate ourselves on starting the new financial year with a credit balance.

With these remarks, gentlemen, I beg to propos the adoption of report and accounts, but before putting the resolution to the meeting will do tay, best to Answer any questions the shareholders

me.. may ask

The following resolutions were carried: Proposed by the Chairman, seconded That the report and by Mr. Teesdale: accounts as printed leadopted.

Proposed by Ir. H. Browett, seconded by Mr. F. J. Hinton: That Mr. F. C. Pearce be re-elected a director of the Company

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Proposed by Mr. W. 6. Watson, second- That Messrs. ed by Mr. A. C. Mack: Lowe, Bingham & Matthews be re-elected auditors for the ensuing year,

The Chairman proposed: "That the next annual general meeting be held during the months of June or July, 1914." This resolution was passed generally every year, he said, because it sometimes hap- pened that their accounts from Singapore might possibly be late. In order to save the possibility of having the meeting and then having to postpone it, this resolution was put before the meeting.

Mr. Teesdale seconded, and the resolu- tion was carried.

Mr. Browett proposed a hearty vote of thanks to the Board and the Management He was sure they were all very pleased indeed to see the report which had then been passed, and they hoped to see a hetter our next year. He was sure he was right in saying that the Board of Directors and the Management would do VOELKEL & SCHROEDER LTD thing they possibly could to carry

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