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THE REVOLT.

RENEWED" FIGHTING AT SHANGHAI.

SUPREME

COURT.

Friday, July 28th.

IN SUMMARY JURIADIOTIÓN.

BEFORE THE PIANE JUDGE (MR. J. H. KEMP).

THE MONEY TOAN, ASSOCIATION CASE.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY 261a, 1913.

There is no news of any further develop- ment of a sensational character, except that the rebels again made an attempt to take the Arsenal at Shanghai on Thursday night. Several assaults were made during |

Mr. E. Davidson (of Messrs. Hastings the night by large bodies of men & Hastings) asked permission to mention approaching from several directions. According to the Chinese telegrams, there the part heard Money Loan Association were some Japanese with eich division.case, in which certain interesting legal The Northern troops withheld their fire points were raised. If his Lordship was the point Butil the rebels had approached fairly against Mr. Davidson on close and then the warships and the brought forward by him, he wished to Northern troops poured-shot and shell apply to have the matter argued further, upon them. A large number were killed as it was one of considerable difficulty. ench time an assault was attempted, and His grounds were that, as the case stood it many fed in panic, abandoning their present, practically a defence of want of aries. Oliers kept at such a distance that jurisdiction had been raised without their fire was entirely ineffective, so far notice. as damage to the defeaders of the arsenal was concerned. More Northern troops have now arrived.

There are about a dozen foreign war- ships in the vicinity of Woosung,

The President has remitted to Shanghai Tls. 100,000 to reward the defenders of

the arsenal.

His Lordship Is Mr. Goldring here? Mr. Davidson-No, but I understand he will not object.

Ifis Lordship There was also a question

of further facts.

Mr. Davidson-I wente to Me. Goldring and asked him to admit one further fact, that was, that the plaintiffs were the only persons, who had any title. He told me he would adinit that, but he has omitted

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SERIOUS OHARGES AGAINST A

CHINESE.

SURPINIGUS OF A POLICE A TEAP,”

At the Magistracy yesterday, before Mr. C. D. Melbourne, Fung Chi Wan, who was formerly employed as a solicitors' clerk and interpreter was charged with being in unlawful possession of 1,000 ounces of cocaine,

He was further charged with offering a bribe to Rovenue Wilden.

Officer

asking you to commit an offence, and that he ought to know better-No. Beeing flint he had been employed in the Govern- ment service, and that he was employed also in a lawyer's office, I thought he should have known the law.

You know the law?-Certainly. Therefore

HONGKONG.

SHARE

MARKET

Messrs. Vernon & Smyth in their weekly share report dated 25th July

stato:-

The market for local stocks has ruled quieter during the past week, and rates in some instances,” notably Docks and you knew that he Was

Wharves, weakened considerably in the deliberately and wilfully asking you to early part of the period under review. break the law Yes.

At the close, however, there are indica- tions of returning euimation, and the two Who is your immediate superior-rabove-named stocks have recovered to Chun Kai Ming.

some extent, closing at slightly under last Are you answerable to anybody else Oila has improved,

week's rates. The London market for

"Tins " but him NG..

quieter, and “Rubbers" somewhat firmer When the defendant made this suggesat nhout last quotations. Fine Hard Para Rubber is quoted at 3/8 por lb. and tion were you at all upset ?--No.

Plantation sheets at 2/94. The open market rale of discount after hardening

are

The Crown Solicitor (Mr. P, M. Hodg. son) prosecuted, and Mr. F. C. Jenkin (instructed by Mr. F. X. d'Almada) appeared for the defence.

The Crown Solicitor, in opening the

Don't you think that the defendant case, stated that the two charges were to

The amount of the would have known that the man he should be taken together. brils: was over $10, so that the defendant have approached if he wanted the cocaine rate being unchanged at 43 per cent. Bar:

to free was Wilden i-Perhaps thought it advisable to approach me first. It is commonly known in the Police Court that Wilden' is the man directly graployed in this supervision of the illicit traffic in encaine -Yos..

his Worship found the case proved Defendant was until recently a clerk in the offices of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes & Master, and in November or December last there were two or three big cocaine cases, through big seizures of that drug.

So that if a man wanted to get cocaine

in frie by bribing officers he would be more than likely to approach Inspecter Wilden-He might be afraid to. Wilden being a public servant, he might have

arrested the man.

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Messrs. Johnson, Stokes & Master were defending by one of their solicitors, Mr. Lewis, who was instructed in turn by his clerk, the defendant, who acted as inter- preter and general assistant on behalf of the defence. About the end of December

Has it ever occurred to you that this defendant approached Mr. Wilder, the was a trap by Inspector Wilden to catch Revenue Officer, and his Worship would to write. He also said he would have no hear from the officer what took place you ?--Yes, I thought so at the time. objection to further argument. apparently of General Fung Kwok-chun,further argament, and put the case

His Lordship said he should like to the Commander-in-Chief, who is making for Nanking with a large fores, which is next Friday's list. sinted to number 30,000. · Part of this forer is intended for embarkation for Canton.

The news that Nanking has been taken by the Northern troops is not actually General Tsu Po-chun, confirmed yet. with n

large force, has bivouacked opposite the city awaiting the arrival

1 Kiange the Northern troons con- tinue to evercome all opposition, but the rebel leader, Li Lieh-kwan, is keeping out of their reach.

Yuan Shih-kai is offering rewards for the capture of Huang Hsing, Li Lich kwan and Pak Man-wai (ex-Tutuh of Anhui).

Tang Shuc-yi and others have scut

a joint telegram to Yuan Shih-kai calling

upon him to resign, and the President, according to a Chinese Press Agency, Ins replied in "very strong terms."

Our Peking correspondent wires that Peking is calm at the present moment. The successes of the Northern troops have

created an excellent impression.

CANTON DAY BY DAY.

ABOLITION OF TITLE OF CIVIL GOVERNOE.

The Governor-General has notified all the officials that, as he has been appointed Governor-General of Kwangtung and tommander-in-Chief of the *! Yuan Punishing Expedition by the Provincial Asserably, his former title of Civil Gos nor will honceforth be abolished, and that all shall obey his orders. AB documents relating to Military affairs should be sent directly to the Talu's Yamen, and, to facilitate the dispatch of business, documents having reference to civil affairs inust be marked as such.

SEQUEL TO A CANTON FIEL

hear

A case was mentioned in which Ip Tsuk Sam is seeking to reover the sum of $1,000 from the P Wat Insurance Co.,

Limited.

Mr. C. A. S. Russ, who represented theficences or permissions. detendants, applied for an adjournment. Mr. W. B. Hind, for plaintiff, asked his Lordship to fix the eas for next Thursday,

Have you ever altered that opinion ?--

Yes, I altered it when the defendant was

arrested.

You never enquired of Wilden whether Fit was to trap —No!

So that for five or six months you thought that Wildea was trying to trap

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TO-NIGHT'S PROMENADE

CONCERT.

Following is the programme arranged for to-night's Cricket Club Concert

PART I 1-Salection The Sunshino Girl Budcra THE BAND OF THE 2ND, DATT. D.O.L.L 2-Tenor Sele

"Sweet Island of Ulva" MW, OAWBEY.

Temple. 3.-Baritone Solo "A Song of Surrey Lohr. 4.-Contralto Solo (a) "Slave Song"

5.-Soug

R. G. P. HAY.

Teresa del Riego. (b) "Where the Abană

fons"

Amy W. Finden.

NKA. GEO. BOGG.

What do you want

to talk about it for."

3. D. WERNER,DO,L. 1) ............

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to de per cent, closes easier at last week's Twe Dances (0) In the Shadows“ rate, viz., 4 per cent, the Bank of England

Mystic Beauty

Fincke. THE BAND OF THE 2xD BATT, DC.L.1.

PART II

277-16 forward, and Sterling T.T. at

11. Shanghai T.T closes at 721 and Singapore T. it 841. Consols are un altered at 73.

BANKS. Hongkong and Shanghai Ranks have buyers at 8800, sellers asking for $805. The London quotation has declined to £80.

sales at $790 and sellers are in evidenes at same figere. Cantons have been sold at $207, and now close with buyers at $206 North Chinas are still wanted at Tls. 137, and Yangtszes close with.. nominal quotation of $195.

MARINE INSURANCES.--Unions have had

FIRE INSURANCES.-Sales have boen effected in China Fires ut 3148, and are now wanted at $147. Hongkong Fires remain unchanged, viz., $356 buyers.

SHIPPING Hongkong, Canton and Macaos have again been dealt in at 827; and Indo-Chinus close with sellers a $8 ex dividend. China Manilag have | heen adult market with a nominal quotation of $10. Sales have taken placa buyers have now come forward. Star in Douglases at $311, at which price Ferries close at the improved rate of $51 buyera.

Orts-Shells as predicted have im proved, and are wanted by London at 100/2, which is slightly under the highest price touched during the week. Ural

improvement over last week, and have p middle quotation of 47/8 each. Langkats have again, weakened, and close with buyers at Tis. 35.

between them.. Wilden was largely re- inofeneaine, opium, and liquor in this sponsible for a good many of the seizures

Colony, He was approached by the defendant with a view to influencing his conduct as a public servant and with a view to his letting through certain con- siguments of cocaine without the defen-y-Yes.

Did you think it was a trap because dant having obtained the necessary

If these facts you did not think a man in the defen- were true, as he was instructed was the dant's position would make such a sugges-Caspians and Mexican Eagles show an case, there was no doubt an attempt to tien to you ?—Yes. bribe a public servant to do that which.

In reexamination by the Crown Solie- the law says he shall not do.

tor, witness said that if anyone approach Mr. George Hoggarth, an excise officer fed him and paid him to let opiumi through in the employ of the Opium Farmer, was he would have thought it advisable to then called. He said lio was not a public report it to his superiors, but no action servant. He remembered that at the end would have been taken, as the law did not of December there were two or three cases apply. Had he been a Government sor-$3. of smuggling cocaine heard at the Magis- vant he would have reported this offer by tracy, in which Mr. Lewis appeared for the defendant to the police, and would the defence. Jkx KILW the defendant have arrested him. several times in the Court, attending in connection with the cases. The defen dant, "at about the third OF fourth

Mr. Russ-I am instructed to apply for week's adjournment, and I am sure Mr. Hind, of all people, would not object to

an adjournment.

His Lordship Any grounds! Mr. Russ-The grounds are that we are not ready to go on at present. There can be no objection to our having an adjunrümett We ar £ perfectly substantial insurance company.

Mr. Hind-Some of my witnesses are coming down from Canton, and it has

remanded hearing, said he wanted to speak to witness privately, and asked him

The Crown Solicitor-Have you been very friendly with Mr. Wilden in con- nection with your work I have been acquainted with him. I any not friendly

and again, I am not unfriendly. What really did you mean by your

REPINEBIES-China Sugars have again been a very fluctuating market, business close with sellers at Sun Luzons are having been done at $102), but they now. weak, with sellers at the reduced price of

stondy market, and close with a middle MINING-Trenahs have been a fairly

quotation of 579, Rauls have eased with sellere at $31. Heawoods are un- changed with a nominal quotation of 3/6. Chinese Engineerings and Pahangs are again quoted with middle price of 801- and 91 respectively.

been arranged for some of them to coing to stop aside. When they had get into the answer to my friend about the "trap ? led to several transactions, and after

on Thursday next. That is the reason I am applying for that particular date.

The claim is for insurance on a house to respect of which a fire took place at Canton, and most of the witnesses are

from Canton.

Mr. Russ-There seems to be quite a

thought it was an action of Wilden's, because it struck me as peculiar that the defendant should approach me about cocaine and ask me to approach Wilde, instead of going direct to Wilden...

DOCKS, WHARVES and Gopowys-Hong- kong and Kowloon Wharves have again having sellers as $95, close with buyers have also attracted considerable attention. at 97, Hongkong and Whampoa Docks bat have failed to maintain their price of last week, and are now inquired for at $843 Amey Docks are unchanged with sellers at $85. Shanghai Docks have buyers at Ts. 5 and Hongkes Wharves sellers at Th. 110.

passage near the shroff's office, defendant said,There's a lot of money to be made out of the cocaine business;" He then asked witness. if he could ask Wilden to allow cocaine to come in free. He added Let's have the trap you were being led that there was a syndicate who intended into thought it way to got me dis- missed from the opium farm, My to import 20, cases of cocaine, and that appointment can be cancelled at any time LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS.--Hong good defence. We say that the plaintiff they would give witness 20 per cent. of at the discretion of the Governor. kong Hotels are wanted at $121 and 991 burnt down his own premises.

the profit on the business, or $20 on each

Was there any particular reason to make | for the old and new shares respectively, Mr. Hind-That is a defence which

you think that Mr. Wilden should desire | Hongkong Lands are still wanted with case-witness was not sure which. Wit-that-We ones had an altercation out buyers at 8118 and Kowloon_Lants are takes quite a bit of proving.

ness told him it had nothing to do with side the Police Court in connection with still in demand at $40. West Points close The hearing was fixed for Thursday him, and that it did not come under his case of importing opium. It was about with a selling quotation of 674 Humo

jurisdiction. Defendant then asked him three months before this.

phreys Estates remain unchanged with to mention the matter to Mr. Wilder, and

buyers at $81.

witness said he would subsequently advising him to see Wilden himself.

Txt.

THE STIGMA OF RANISHMENT.

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THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, The Provincial Assembly has passed the Governor-General's resolution that the officials appointed by the Central Govern- Before Mr. F. A. Bazeland, Mr. Grist men shall henceforth obey the mandates (of Messrs. Wilkinson & Grist), made an In answer to Mr. Jenkin, witness said issued by him. He has, therefore, notified application that two Chinese who were he had known the defendant for several

and knew these officials to this effect, adding thai | detained by the police under a bunishment | years.

absolutely nothing they shall not relinquish their duties

It was well known in the warrant should be admitted to bail. against him.

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thought this trap was laid out of spito?--- Do I understand you to mean that you His done was very detestable at

that time.

Do you think you are justified now in thinking that at that time Yea

The case was remanded until Friday next.

THE MAGISTRACY.

COTTON MILLS.-Hongkongs have sellers at $93. The following are the official quotations received from the North to-day. viz :-Ewos Tis, 120 buyers, Shanghai Cottons Tla 120 buyers. Kung Yika Tis. 12 bugers, Soy Chees Tls. 37 buyers and Laou Kung Mows Tls. 100 sellers.

MISCELLANEOUS. China Providents have sellers at 89, lees at $180, Watsons at $5, Fisheries at . Pulps at $20, wanted at the improved price of 828), Waterbonds at $18. Dairy Farms are now Before Mr. CD. Melbourne yesterday, and Weismanns are still inquired for at a shroff employed by Messrs. Mantric & 281 Sales have taken place in Electrics Co. was charged with refusing to give at 40 and in Hongkong Electric-Trams

Cat 7/4, at which price they are now. recript, duly stamped, to Mr. F.

The firm was wanted. Green Island Cements have Jenkin, barrister-at-law. also prosecuted as the employer of the sellers at $71, and Steam Laundries are defendant.

Mr. P. W. Goldring (of wanted at $1.50. Chinn Borneos are un- Messrs. Goldring & Russ) appeared for changed with a nonrinal quotation of the defence. His Worship adjourned the $104

LONDON QUOTATIONS: To bänd this hearing of the

against Messrs...

follows (all pric):-

without permission and requesting that Chef Detective Collett said he was Police Court that he (witness) was an they use their best energies to discharge instructs to ask for $1,000 deposit cash excise officer engaged by the Opium PROSECUTION UNDER THE STAMP ORDINANCE their duties,

by each of the intr

Farner. He did not agree that it would Mr. Grist-These people have not got be a useless thing for anyone to suggest in $1,000. I subrait with the greatest him that te should allow the free in deference that $1,000 is an excessive feeportation of cocaine, because sometimes for bail in this case, Supposing they when searching for opin his men might were to go away, it would be all to the advantage of the Colony.

FOREIGNERS IS OFTLYING DISTRaces. The Tutal has wired to the districe magistrates. directing them to accord protection to all foreigners and their properties in their districts,

RECRUITING.

His Worship-They. very often

In a notification issued a couple of days ugu, the Governor-General announce that. soldiers or raise military funds without banished.

gra

come across cocaine.

at

Counsel questioned the witness length as to why he did not report the offer of the bribe to the police authorities;

casa

no person whatsoever is allowed to recruit away and save the disgrace, of being witness agréed it sue his duty to assist foutrir & Co. until Tuesday for argu. morning by wize from our Agents are as

his instructions to do so, and commands Mr. Grist contended that the banish that transgressors in this respect shall be meat warrant could still be issued, and severely dealt with.

and could not come back

THE PAPER CURRENCY.

the men would still be under the warrant,

For the last two days, the Govern mat notes have been quoted at round His Worship But they would not have about 46 per cent. their face value in ben banished then. This has been put relation to small coins, the rate of dis- before me on 20 or 30 occasious. count being sacst unsteady.

THE TAXATION DEPARTMENT. The National Taxation Department was abulished on the 21st inst., and its functions will hereafter be discharged by the Department of Finance,

MERCHANT SHIPPING

CERTIFICATES.

The Earl of Granard, in moving the second reading of the Merchant Shipping Certificates Bill, in the House of Lords

Mr. Grist submitted that bail should be such a sum as the men could reasonably be supposed find. They could find $500 that minute, but he thought $250 would be sufficient.

His Worship Is there any reason why bail should be fixed at $1,000 7

Chief Inspector Collett - They are. interested in running a lottery, and there is plenty of money behind it. I do not

on the 1st inst., said this measure thick evey $1,000 will hold them. I am required home trade cargo ships to bo provided with daly certificated officers, acting on the Superintendent's orders.

The existing law obliged passenger ships Mr. Crist thought it would he belter ta

His Worship-These men do not like the stigma of banishment. They geraxipotify. do bolt.

to carry duly certificated officers, but estreat the bail and lei thêm bolt, They placed no such obligation on home trade ergo ships. The Bill extended the did not want to hold theri. obligation to the latter ships, and laid down that every home-trade cargo ship, unless under 100 tons in the case of a steamship and 200 tons in the case of a sailing ship, must carry a certificated master, and a certificated mate, and, if did so, and they were bailed out on $1,000. a steamship of 68 horse-power. also a

Mr. Grist thought that was an extremely certificated engineer.

advantageous position. That is exactly

Lord Ellenborough cointed out that it these trade cargo boats were letter off- cered they would be better navigated and there would be fewer collisions."

The Bill was read a second time.

Chief Inspector Collett said as a matter of fact both men bailed in the last ensi

What the Government should be playing

for.

His Worship ordered bail to be fixed at $1,000 cash cach, and the money was paid.

4071 872

47.46) 20

25 premium. 14-

the authorities, and he considered le did went on the point as to whether they were

middle pric responsible for the act of their servant. his duty by informing Wilden that same In regard to the case against the shroff, Pahang Consolidated 47/6 tlay. Witness fold. Wilden, and never Mr. Goldring said that when a bill for Ural Caspians

Malayan Tin heard more about the case until the 2nd $17.50 was presented to Mr. Jenkin he

United Serdangs. Mexican Eagles July, when the officer told him he had said he only owed $14, and that was the amount he paid. The shroff gave a he could remember what defendant said he would not stamp the receipt until the Shell Transports arrested the defendant and asked him if receipt for $14 on account," declaring Eastern Tratts

Rubber Trusts

to him in the conversation at the Police full amount had been paid. His Worship Court Witness did not ask him what would have to take into consideration the particular conversation he was referring man's raind. No doubt he believed that it to, and it was not necessary for Wilden to the final amount was not paid. He did was not retssary to stamp a receipt if remind him of the circumstances ander not wilfully refuse to stamp the receipt. which the conversation took place.

The Magistrate said the shroff must have Mr. Jenkin-Did you not consider it known that he was required to stamp reipts for al: amounts over $10. A fine Mour duty to tell, this man that he was

of 95 was imposed.

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THE POST OFFICE AND THE PAR EAST.

The fellowing letter appears in the Daily Mail of the 1st inst.

SIRI received your paper dated April 5th, with the interesting accounts of Lord Wolseley's funeral, the return of the Duke of Connaught, and the Monte Carlo waterplane races.. You would hardly believe. however, that three days before the past came in I saw all of these Birce incidents at a travelling cinemato graph show in the Ha Ta. Men-street in the Turtar city,

It seera incredible to me that the Post- master-General should give Siberian facilities in cinematograph films when the Press has to be content with the steainer post which takes about three times as long to reach the Far East.

I have repeatedly pointed out how Ger many is able to show trade samples to the Chinese in fourteen days, whereas the. British firms must ask for nearly two months to do the same. So perhaps the publication of this letter in your popular colourans may do some good.

Peking.

ALFRED R, SILLAN, M.I.E.E.

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