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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD, 1913.

were dependent upon the foreign merchant TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.

for all that part of the business which partook in ter.

The result of this has been that they have been yearly becoming greater adepts at working the trade to their own

al; in aus degree of a foreign charac

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THE FALE OF NANKING:

GOVERNMENT TROOPS ENTER THE CITY.

SHANGHAI, September 2nd..

Nanking has fallen after

hardment.

Numbers of rebels escaped by the south gate, but the remnant of the famous rebel Dir-bord regiment still held out at

Lion Hill Fighting is proceeding in the.

rects,

such a point that the foreign merchar), can hardly hope to conduct his trade to any profit, and that the utmost he ran Janke to is to convert, as gracefully as he can, hiş old independent trade into a commission busi« ness on behalf of the too-well-favoured Chinese." That, in fact, has been precisaly what the cable has effected, and we can bardly believe that the merchants in those days were long in learning that this was really to the benefit of the merchant - as well as the advantage of foreign trade. Prior to the establishment of cable con- Chinese telegrains state that General municatious the spéculative character of the trade in Hongkong had been a reproach to Chang Huan in command of the Govern the community, though locally the Hous

ment troops gained nu entrance: by An exquisite smoke made merchants were blamed, while the impartial

With this dynamiting the city wall from the finest Manila leaf. eritic apportioned the blatue for overtrading.

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which are found to have been made quite the Government troops made a successful independently of the circumstances which entry, the rebel troops making their sepe ultimately rule the market: and shipments by the South Gate, of raunfactured goods from Home are made upon a very similar basis. In pre- cable days this could not well be avoided,

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it cannot be gainsaid that the improved facilities for conducting business which the telegraph cible affords has conduced dur- ing the past fifty years to the increased profitableness of the trade as a whole.

The Manila Observatory yesterday ported a typhoon E. of Luzon, more than 300 miles distant, moving Wi or W.N.W Dr. Anerki, Professor of the Tokyo University, has left Japan to take up a Professorship in Harvard University,

The new Diocesan Girls School and Orphanage in King's Park, Kowloon, is to be formally opened next. Wednesday, the 10th inst.

THE PANAMA CANAL.

·

LAST BARRIER BLOWN AWAY BY DYNAMITE.

New York, September 2nd. The last barrier between the Pacific

THROUGH JEDIER'S AGENOY.]

THE ATTACK ON THE "CAMEL

CORPS IN SOMALILAND.

NARROW ESCAPE OF THE BRITISH.

LONDON. September 2nd. A letter published in the Daily Express by Mr. Dann describes the disaster in Somaliland when the British camel corps

SUPREME COURT. Tuesday, September 2nd.

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.

BORG His Horon S: WILLIAM REES DAVIES (CHIEF JUSTICE).

INVALID BEQUEET UNDER A CHINESE WILda

Re Ho Tsun Sas, deceased, and in the matter of an action between He Au Shi and another and Ho Tse Tsun and another, the Court was asked to give a ruling with regard to a bequest for

will.

Mr. Mason, in opening, suid he did not think there was any dispute as to the items of account, but a dispute would ariso on the question of identity: as to whether Chau Ya Man, the person who was served with the writ of summons, was the manager or owner of the Yuu Hop firm. The whole question would he would endeavour to prove that the turn on that, and after proving the debt.

person named was the owner of the firm

montioned,

After hearing evidence his Lordship

costs.

ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB, FAN LING.

ancestral worship made under a Chinese entered judgment for this plaintiff with

MEM W. Slade, K.C., instructed by Mr. Walker (of Messra. Deacon, Looker, Deacon & Harston), appeared for the plaintiff, Mr. B. H. Sharp, ̈ K.C., instructed by Mr. P. W. Goldring (of Messrs. Goldring & Russ), represented the first defendant, and Mr. C. G. Alabaster, who was instructed by Mr. C, A. S. Russ on behalf of Mr. R. A, Harding, appeared for the weand and third defendants.

was attacked by Dervishes. It says that the fight began at 7 o'clock in the morn ing and lasted for five hours. The Der vishies opened fire at 200 yards and came right up. "Two were killed among us," writes Mr. Dunn. Twice the Dervishes nearly annihilated" our forco, but retired at the critical moment. Sixty per cont, of our mien were shot, and only the exhaustion of the Dervishes' ammunition saved the British. The spearmen would have evitably rushed as if they had been

BRITISH ARMY AIRSHIP FLIGHT. the opinion of the Court as to whether brought up."

FROM MONTROSS TO LIMERICK.

LONDON, September 2nd, Four army airmen flew from Montrose to Limerick to attend the maneuvres

They descended

received an ovation.

simultaneously

and

AN AERONAUTIC ACROBAT.

PARIS, September 2nd. The French aviator, M. Pegoud, who is noted for his neck-risking fents, success

Ocean and the Panama Canal was blown away by dynamite in the presence of a great throng, including the officers of the British battleship New Zealand. The incoming tide completely filled the Canal fully turned a somersault in the air at between Camboda Dike and Miraflores height of 3,000 feet with a monoplane. Locks. The dredgers on Tuesday begin to remove the last barrier at the Atlantic

able to navigate the looks at both ends. end, and when completed ships will be

THE DUBLIN RIOTS.

CORPORATION DEMAND IMMEDIATE. ENQUIRY

INTO CONDUCT OF POLICE.

LONDON, September 2nd. The Dublin Corporation has passed a resolution demanding an · immediate“ enquiry into the conduct of the police during the riots.

The Lord Mayor declared that if the authorities refused he would himself conduct an enquiry, and appealed to the citizens not to gather in the streets.

On Monday night 433 civilians were conveyed to hospital, and 45 police were injured.

A general lock-out is threatened. A large firm has forbidden their employees to wear their Trade Union badges in their working hours..

So far as can be judged at the time of going to Press; the state of the weathor will permit the promenade concert on the Cricket Ground to be held this evening. Although up to the present the position Dr. Paul S. Reinsch, who has been quiet, the people are resentful at the appointed United States Minister to severity of the police and fresh riots are China, is ጺ Professor of Political feared. economy at the University of Wisconsin.

A Chinese women attempted to end her life by drowning herself in the Harbour off Blake Pier, on Monday, wat she was rescued by an Indian constable and sent to hospital.

An old woman residing in the Wanchai district has informed the police that she gave a pair of bangles, valued at 15, to a man to pawn for her, and that the man has failed to return.

H.M.S. Tumar, receiving ship, has gone into dock, and in view of the recent Ennouncement that her place in the har boar is to be taken by H.MS. Triumph now on the way out, we suppose she is. unlikely to return to her old moorings,

The Tatang, managed by the Red Cross

GLANCING over the files of the Hongkong Daily Press of fifty years ago, the other day, at a time when substantial reductions were being announced in cable rates, our attention was particularly arrested by the comments made in 1860 news Society and chactered by a wealthy reached Hongkong of a decision to extend the submarine telegraph cable from Sings pore to Hongkong, thus placing China in telegraph communication with Europe and the United States. The introduction of the telegraph cable was viewed in those far-off days as not an altogether unmized blessing, While there was a half-hearted belief that cable communication might tend to the ultimate benefit of trade, no doubt seemed to

A Jater sage says that except for isolated stone-throwing Monday night passed off quietly in Dublin.. WAVE OF PATRIOTISM IN MEXICO

ment.

MEXICO CITY, September 2nd.

THE CADET MOVEMENT IN

VICTORIA,

a

MELBOURNE, September 2nd. Of 17,194 youths of eighteen years of age due to join the Australcitizen array, 16,849 have responded.

THE KAISER'S GUEST.

LONDON, September Sud. The Prince of Wales is on a three days' visit to the Kaiser, who escorted his

Royal guest to the Old Castle, pointing out its historic features.

THE MAGISTRACY.

ARMS AND AMMUNITION.

Mr. F. A. Hazeland imposed fines of $250 on each of three men who were

charged with being in possession of arms and ammunition, but

ALLEGED ILLEGAL FOSSESSION OF MORPHINE

AMA AND COCAINE,

Mr. Orme fixed Monday and Tuesday George Leopold Duncan of being in next for the hearing of a charge against

unlawful possession of 188lbs, of morphine and 510 ounces of cocaine. Mr. P. W. Goldring appears for the defence and the Crown Solisitor (Mr. Hodgson) for the prosecution. ........

ONSTRUCTION IN MURRAY ROAD, Mesars Hill, Bergdahl & Company were charged, being the owners of a truck, with causing an obstruction in Murray Rond. A European representa tive of the Company appeared. Inspec↑ for Fenton said this was. vory

was imposed.

THE OWNERSHIP OF A POSY.

A wave of patriotism appears to be busy thoroughfare, and WES always

President blocked up during the day by coolies leav sweeping over the country. linertas daily reiving offers of ing trucks there unattended. A fine of $3 services from men, and the War Depart- has been requested to furnish instructors for the various cities. A delegation of planters from Morelos presented President Huerta with three million pesos.

THE BRITISH OLYMPIC APPEAL

Losbok, September 2nd.

Chinese gentleman in Nanking who has Olympic appeal, and have grave qualms Americans express alarm at the British

been touched by the pitiable condition of the innocent inhabitants of the city, regarding the uses to which the money arrived in Shanghai last week after many will be put, The American. Olympic 200 wounded and 2,500 refugees, who were draw. dificulties up river. She brought down Secretary says that America may with landed on the Nantro Bund.

The British Olympic authorities, how Licut, Owen St. A. Botsford, formerly ever, afirm that no country will witle of the U.S.8. Oplorade but latterly of draw, and say that the employment Fund the U.S.S. Quiros, died at the General will be devoted to training facilities,

Mr. Slade stated that the four parties to the suit ropresented the four original beneficiaries of the will of Họ Taun Sán, deceased This was a special case for

There

or not a clause in the will was valid and took effect on the properties referred to thoreio. Counsel stated that the original plaintiff was Ho Tse Yce, who died after nearly all the parties had died in the the action was commenced, and that

course of the action. The action was. brought by one of the executors against his co-executors. The property com- prised in the estate was in the hands of a receiver appointed by the Court, and consisted almost entirely of feuseholds. put its value at $270,000 odd. A rough valuation given by the receiver were funds in Court to the value of $6,000 and pure personalty to the value of close on 89,000. The question on which the opinion of the Court was asked was 15 to whether the bequest for the ancestral worshipping" fund was invalid as offending against the rule of perpetuis ties; and, if it was deemed invalid, whether an inquiry should be ordered as to who was, the next of kin. He sub mitted there could be no doubt whtever so far as regarded the leasehold estate His Lordship Is the rule of perpetui- ties, in forco here!

Mr. Stade-Yes, that has been decided many years ago, Counsel referred his Lordship to a decision of the Full Court reported in volume 6 of the Hongkong Law Reports, and said it was held by both learned members of the Full Court that the rule against perpetuities was in force in the Colony, and that it applied to leaseholds.

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INTERPORT SWIMMING,

SECOND DAY.

was

continued on Friday (says the ND. Dady

The Interport Swimming Gala Yowa), three important events being

decided in the inke at Hongkow Park late in the afternoon. Unfortunately the

arrangements were not particularly well laid, and the great event of the day, the almost in total darkness. There was a half-mile championship, was completed

very large attendance of spectators, buth sides of the water being crowded.

All the events went to Hongkong, these being the high dive, throwing the pelu bore out the reputation that preceded Lim, ball, and the 880 yards. Cunner Coler for he won the throwing of the pole mill with all the ease imaginable. The dis- Farmer, also of Hongkong, was scend tance he achieved was 62ft., and Pte.' with 50ft. In the high diving 3. A, R. Souza, of Hongkong, was very properly given the verdict, for he thoroughly main- tained all the essentials in diving.

Twilight had already set in when the five contestants for the half-mile were got away. These were C, J. Cooke and J. C. Finch, of Hongkong, and B. Berthet, F. D. Edmondson and F. Remedios, of Shanghai, At the very outset Finch went to the front showing a magnificent even stroke. At the conde sion of the second length he enjoyed u lead of about eight yards. Cooke and

darkness Finch could be dimly se Berthet following with only A yard between them. In the fast gethering

improving his lead, and when the last two laps were catered upon he was at least twenty yards ahead of Cooke and position. At the turn the latter two get Berthet who still struggled for second

away together. Meanwhile Remedios, who had awura pluckily for half the distance, gave up, while Edmondsun struggled on more than two hundred yards behind the leaders. He was never in the picture and he also gave up after six longths had. been traversal. Finch finished an ensP... · winner and he was as fresh us the pr will.verbial daisy when he left the water. He time was 13min. 33 4/5secs. Cooke and won by more than forty yards and his

Berthet fought for second place up to the last, and the latter just managed to sin by a touch. It was a great race, lat marred by the darkness

really decides the question as far as the His Lordship That being so, that

question of leaseholds is concerned.

Mr. Blade-I think so, and with regard to pure personalty the decision of the Court was the same, but it was not unanimous..

His Lordship Apart from leaseholds, what is the personalty?

Mr. Slade Roughly speaking, $9,000 in shares and $0,000, money in Court.

His Lordship asked if the will in ques- tion was prepared by a solicitor.

Mr. Blade No. It is a Chinese With regard to leaseholds, there can be no question that the rule of perpetuities applics, but there is a possible doubt with regard to pure personalty,

MAlabaster pointed out that in the

THE EVENING EVENTS. local judgment to which his Lordship was

The programme for the second evening referred the presiding judge had a attracted another large crowd. Keen casting vote, the decision really interest was taken in all the events, and

the two principal ones aroused enthu amounted to two judges against one.

Mr. Sharp said the case had been handicap provided a finis race for the siasm. The final for the breast stroke discussed by the different parties, and opening of the programme. The tree their views were identical. With regard competitors were almost in a line two Mr. J. H. Gardiner appeared before to the application of the rule against yards from home, and in the end the Mr. Hazeland in a case in which Alun perpetuities as far as personalty was Alves gaining a very popular win. The three were only separated by inches, to stray, and said he understood that the of the Fall Court was binding on his was also a good race with a sporting Khan was charged with allowing a pony concerned he submitted that the decision next event the two lengths handicap charge had been withdrawn, as his client Lordship. Counsel referred his Lordship finish. Conner took a good lead and on denied ownership of the pony.

ay. His to the Privy Council judgment in the overhauled him in the last fer yards. the turn was well ahead, but F. Kemedios Worship said that he was given to under. Penang case of Yeap against Ong, and Shanghai was represented by five con stand that the pony was a rather good stated that though it was not expressly petitors in the Neat Diving Enterpert one, and the beat thing to do was for the stated that the principle extended to Several of the men gained close upon

hampionship, and Hongkong by three. the

object to that, (Laughter.) The charge about it. police to sell it, to defray the impounding pure personalty, in the language of the maximum number of points, E. and

R. fees. Mr. Gardiner could not very well judgment there seemed to be no doubt Berthet, J. F. Marques (Shanghai) and

M. AR: Souza (Hongkong) giving fine. was withdrawn.

examples of diving, L. Berthet and M. Mr. Alabaster said he took the same A. R. Souza were level on points, and view as his colleagues. With regard to

were calicit upon to decide the mater In Three Chinese appeared beforo Mr. the question of personalty there was the fortunate twist before entering the water, one of his dives Berthet made an - Orme at the Magistracy yesterday to binding judgment of the Full Court, and, but Souza neatralized such advantage as answer charges of being in unlawful in point of fact, the shares were of such similar fault. In the end Berthet was. possession of opium. As a result of a raid small moment that probably they would fudged the winner, the announcement this would have given him by meling & on the servants quarters at No. 4, The be swallowed up in costs. Peak, the residence of Mr. H. W. Bird, 2 taels 3 mace of prepared opium, 18. taels prayed, with liberty to apply, and the interesting out Finch went away being greeted with a storm of applause. His Lordship made the order as The 220 yds. Interport Championship was to watch, though the result

OPIUM AT A PEAK RESIDENCE.

$ mace of dross, and 20 taels of compound

be entertained in commercial circles that Hospital, Shanghai, after a brief illness expert advice, etc., and that the Amateur opium were found. The No. 1 houseboy costs of all parties will come out of the directly after the start and increased his

in its more immediate effects it would be to contracted at Hankow, at the early age the detriment instead of to the advantage of 28 years, The body is to be conveyed of the Chinn Merchants. This fact was to Detroit, Michigan, for interment, but represented as susceptible of mathematical a burial service was held at the Bubbling demonstration, and it was demonstrated in Well cemetery which was largely attended this way: "All the facilities that are by naval officers and men from all the

brought by foreigners to bear upon the China trade are shared in, at least equally by Chinamen; while so far as the conduct of that portion of the trade hitherto in the hands of the Chinese is concerned, the natives have as complete a mastery over it now as they lnd in the old days, when they

Athletic Association are working with the Olympic Committee. The strictest amateurism will be maintained.

THE DESTRUCTION OF KILLARNEY HOUSE.

American, British, German, Italian, Austries, French, Japanese, Eussian and Netherlands ships, many ladies, Ameri-

LONDON, September and Killarney House, the seat of the Earl can and other Consular representatives and others being present. The deceased of Kenmare, is still burning, and all hope officer was married, and the deepest of saving any portion has Bed sympathy is felt for the young wife who abandoned. The damage is estimated at was with him at the time of his death.

£400,000,

admitted

pussession St. the whole quantity, and he was fined $1,000, or twelve months' imprisonment. The other two men were discharged.

*RIX

(MALACCA) ROBBER ESTATES.-- The report for the year ended March 31st shows a net profit of £2,289, which it

of rubber year amounted.

estate.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION,

BOLE HIS HONOUR ME. J. H. Keur (PUISNE JUDGE).

A QUESTION OF IDENTITY,

Action was brought by Chau Tu Man

is proporvested for the your around and Chan Iu Ting against the Yau Hip to e8.913lb. against an estimate of firm to recover the sum of $20.11, being 70,000lb. Of this quantity over 84,000lb. balance due for rice sold and delivered. 2 7.60d. per lb., as compared with 4s. 6d. tiff, and defendant was represented by have been sold at a gross average price of Mr. F. Mason appeared for the plain

Mr. C A: Sutherton Russ.

per lb. for the previous year,

lead rapidly. For a time R. Berthol held second place, but was gradually overhauled by Cooke. Finch won with great case, and Cooke headed Berthet by a useful couple of yards. The time, 2.51. is an excellent achievement. In its early stages th Great Britain-Portugal tenis race seemed likely to provide a close finish, but Fetherstonhaugh was leit with good start on the last length and won anyhow.

A crowd of "sports in fancy costume amused the spectators with a number of swimming and diving events not on the

gramme closed programme, and J. Wilson was awarded a prize for the best custume. The pro

with an

interesting scratch" water-polo game.