1914-01-16 — Page 3

SUPREME COURT,

Thursday, January 15th.

IN APPELLATE JURISDICTION. BEFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE, SIR WM. REES DAVIES, K.C., AND MR. H. H. J. GOMPERTZ (Puisne Judge),

GERMS, BCINTILLAS, AND MICHUDES.

The hearing was resumed in the action between Long Choi Kwong, Governor General of the Province of Kwang

und

Cóm- Woo Ming-pun, trug missioner of Finance for the Province of Kwangtung and the Republic of China, against Chung Sau Nam, and the Russo-Asiatic Bank, in which the claim is for the return of $150,000, property of the Government of the Province of Kwangtung, which sum was bad and received by Chung Sau Nam for the purpose of being remitted forthwith to Nanking, but which defendant has not romitted, but has mis-appropriated to bis own use, the said sum, or portion thereof, now being deposited in the defendant Bank. In the alternative the plaintiffs claim from the defendant $130,000, as The motion was liquidated damages. that the action be dismissed as frivolous,

the Court.

Sir Francis Piggott and Mr. C. G. Alabaster (instructed by Mr. W. B.

property" really meant, and he did not understand what degree of independent Government Sir Francis was suggesting, and what degree of success he was And he attributing to the movement. was bringing that into Historicus.

Sir Francis-I don't. Mr. Sharp-Well, then, I do, and I say you have got to, and unless you do, I am content to go no further than the leading case of McRac. When you came to it the third time you began to question the authority, whether it was an authority

or not..

Sir Francis-Good gracious! no; it is the reverse.

Mr. Sharp-Mr. Potter's notes say that you were doubtfäl

Sir Francis--I am not.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 16TH, 1914.

CANTON NOTES.

{FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

CASTON, January 13th. RUMOURED LOAN CONTRACT.

ATHLETES ORDER OF MERIT.

$

SCHEME TO DISCOVER CHAMPLONS. The Daily Moit publishes details of a remarkable scheme to encourage British athletes. The British Olympic Associa It is reported that a telegram has beention has decided to award proficienos received from certain Kwangtung officials badges and diplomas to athletes who pass residing in Peking to the effect that the certain tests in a series of sports. final agreement in connection with the loan of $10,000,000 for maintaining the value of the paper currency of Kwang lung has been signed with a second Quintuple group and that the first instalment of $400,000 has already been advanced. Pending confirmation, this intelligence must be accepted with

reserve,

ADOLITION OF TUTUNSHIPS. The Tutuhships of the various pro- vinces are to be abolished, the title of Taruh boing changed either to "Army Protecting Commissioner" or "Military Resident.". The change has been promulgated by the President and is to take effect on 1st March next. The Canton authorities are reported to have

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The advantage of the spheme is two-fold. coveted honour, Not only will the possession of one of inducing amateurs to train and qualify these badges be for its distinction, but the tests may also serve to discover athletes of prowess worthy to uphold the honour of Great Britain at the next. Olympic Games at Berlin in 1916.

hitherto

ETIQUETTE" AS A CIVILIZING FORCE

TEXT BOOK ON GOOD MANNERS FOR PHILIPPINE PRIMARY SCHOOLS.:

INTIMATIONS

GOODS.

RACES

The latest publication of the bureau of education at Manila is an elaborate treatise on good manners and good conduct for use in primary grades." It new colonial represents an entirely

of etiquette as a civilizing force. Filipino experiment on attempt to use the rules children are learning not only the English uokaown language, reading, writing, geography and the other branches; they are not only forming a first-hand acquaintance with American history, the Pilgrim Fathers, Abraham Lincoln, the Constitution, and such accepted authors as Longfellow and Hawthorne; they are learning, also, the proper way to raise their hats to ladies, to go up and down stairs in the most approved fashion, to sit and stand and walk according to the accepted code, to behave with dignity and courtesy in il-We undertake to refund the Cost of any the sosial crises of life.

The bedges and tests are varied accord ing to the age of the competitor. There are four grades, as follows:-

Seventeen years of age: Bronza badge with bar and "diploma,

Eighteen Silver badge with bar and diploma,

Vineteen Silver hadge with two bars and diploma.-

Twenty and upwards: Gold badge with har and diploma.

NINE GROUPS OF SPONTS.

Mr. Sharp-Well, I am very glad to know that you do not disregard McRae's case. My friend is not putting his case, evidently, as high as I am putting it for him. He added that no mere germ, u mere scintilla and no mere microbe, were suthcient to substantiate Historicua. Sir Francis had to argue that under Interbeen telegraphically advised to this effect.performance in five of the nine following antional Law the property passed or it did not pass. He had to put his case as high as that. He (Mr. Sharp) did not vexatious, and an abuse of the process of pretend for a moment that he did; in fact he did not think that he did. Unless this were done the man was a mere rebel

and plundered, and a rebel was a person

RAILWAY LAUNCH SERVICE.

Although the Canton-Kowloon Railway Station can be reached by ricksha from the Western extremity of the Bund, passengers find it inconvenient to make the journey-which is by no means a short

OUR CONFIDENCE JUSTIFIED.

Though the parents of most of the Article if any of our Customers are not satisfied, children dispense with table utensils at

their meals and convey food to their as we know how excellent our Goods are. To obtain any badge one standard mouths with their fingers, no Filipino

boy or girl can go through the primary Such an offer could not be made if there was groups of sports must be accomplished grades without acquiring a complete within the calendar year, Athletics education in the use of knife, fork, and the slightest doubt about our Goods. All we (rack events); 2, cthletics (field events); spoon. A graduate of this department,

boxing; derching 5, fencing; if he profits by his instruction, will never ask is your inspection. 7. shooting; 8. swimming; 9, wrestling.

napkin into his bosom, never reach across Smnastics (with or without apparatus); use toothpicks in public, never tuck his The badges will only be awarded for the table for the salt, nor emphasize the

cipation in individual performances, aut for at strong points in his conversation by wild H.

Intending gestionlations with his knife.

request, respond Don't mention it ficate of htness.

when thanked for a small personal atten tion, never leave a room without asking enters, and never pass in front of people to be excused, always rise when a lady without a polite Pardon me.

events.

He will

Hind, of Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton's office), who acquired possession but not dominion, lost through the Bund being always candidates must obtain a medical certi always say "Please" when making a

The Chief Justice--It all depends on how far the rebellion succeeds..

one-on these vehicles, as much time is crowded with pedestrians and all kinds of vehicles. A Mr. Ng Kit-sang has now The governing associations of the represented Chung Sau Nam; and Mr.

to different sports enumerated have under E. H. Sharp, K.C., Mr. Eldon Potter,

Mr. Sharp-Very much, my Lord, and arranged with the Railway Co.

best performances and will endeavour to and Mr. F. C. Jenkin (instructed by Mr.

my endeavour will be to show how far establish a steam-launch service covering taken the supervision and checking of the Hastings), were for the Chinese officials. it did succeed. If I got up and suddenly this distance for the conveyance of give candidates facilitics to obtain coach

All this instruction is given, not Coatinuing his reply. Mr. Sharp re- declared myself, I should be a microbe,

passengers.. A suitable wharf near the ing. The badges and diplomes will only etation has been assigned for, the use of be awarded to British amateurs who academically, bat graphically and con- marked that when the Court adjourned the a germ, or a scintilla of independence,

these launches, but a similar one has not belong to a school, college, or club cretely. Good manners are taught in the previous evening he was concluding bis and might be removed to an asylum or

affiliated to one of the governing asocia form of set dialogues and little one-act somewhere. (Laughter.). argument under heading (2), with regard The Chief Justice-Mr. Petter is becombeen secured in the Western terminus, tions, or who are members of the Navy plays. Selected children enact the several with microbes.although it is decided to temporarily Army Details of the tests may be roles of father, mother, teacher, son, to the Independent Government of ing rather infected. Kwanglung. He held that whatever the (Laughter.)

When Mr. Sharp was referring to the make use of the Yuen Yusn Wharf. Mr. obtained from the British Olympie daughter, and the other everyday social purpose of the rising, might have been, position taken by the Governor-General, Ng has petitioned the Civil Administra-ociation, 109, Victoria-street, London, characters. The manual just printed con- and even assuming, what they did not the Central Government and the Province tor for permission to start the enterprise, admit that it was to establish an in relation to money matters,

Sir Francis said that if his friend which should be a great boon to railway Independent Republic of Kwangtung, it

contended that the Governor-General and had failed. It failed for want of local the Central Government had no claim on support, and because of local opposition, the Province for money he would ask and the general feeling of the people.permission to take an extreme step. He would ask to be allowed to go into the. The movement had not sufficient support witness-box and to give evidence as a within Kwangtung, to say nothing about person who knew perfectly well about it; the support from outside. And Chan that it was absurd. The Central Govern finally fled from Canton because he ment taxes, he added, were collected by realised the hopelessness of his position. the Treasury and were not remitted.

Mr...

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That was the A.B.C. of Chinese finance,

Passengers,

THE BANK OF CHINA.

Repairs are in progress on the building formerly occupied by the Ta Ching Bank, the intention being to make it the office of the Kwangtung Branch of the Bank of China. It is expected that this Bank

provincial branches, inasmuch as the will be opened earlier than the other Proveeding, Mr. Sharp said that when Central Government has decided to make rebelliou their Lordships had to consider their it the chief office for issuing Central decision he hoped they would not forget Government notes (a quantity of which, that the defendant assumed the onus of

by the way, has been received in Peking from the printers in America) for the redemption of the current notes inned by the Kwangtung Government. It is also reported that the Government Specie Depots in Swatow and Pakhoi, in which ports large quantities of Canton notes are in circulation, will probably be converted into branches of the Bank of China.

was an

Sharp said that the Duke of Monmouth's rising in the reign of James 11. analagous case. Ho succeeded in estab Fishing an independent kingdom, for it was a kingdoin which be set cu to establish. The Duke of Monmouth landed somewhere on the Cornish coast and he was declared King at Taunton. He laid claim to that title because he claimed to be the legitimate son of Charles II. At rate he was declared King of Taunton, Exeter, Bridport and other towas, and he held the kingship for a substantial period, and collected an army, Subsequently the Royalist troops were

any

decisive sent down from London and a battle was fought. In that case they had

man who declared himself King.

supporting the proposition which he had set up. The defendant came into Court and said he was prepared to say that plaintiff could not sue, and a number of a contention were grounds for such enumerated. When it came to the cause of the action the onus rested with the plaintiffs. Counsel submitted that all matters of status of foreign territory or people was a matter for the Crown and not the Courts. Their Lordships had to assume that the province of Kwangtung owned the property in dispute,

At this juncture the hearing was adjourned until this afternoon.

CHINA'S REVISED BUDGET.

THE MAGISTRACY

A LUKONG IN TROUBLE, The Chinese constable who was placed on guard at the hospital over the prisoner

before

5.W..

THE TEXTS.

To him enters

tains full stage directions and dialogues A Filiping for these performances. Athletics (track events) includes 100 school room may be set to represent an metres, 800 metres, or 1,600 metres to a ordinary domestic seone. In the simplest fixed time.. In athletics field events) lesson, a table stands in the middle of competitors may show their proficiency in the room, at which sits a little boy, 110 metres hurdle race, high jump, long representing "other." jump, patting the weight, or throwing the his daughter. "Good morning, father,"

The shooting test includes says Josefa hammer. twenty one shots with service rifle at 200, 30 shots at 25 and 30 yards with small- 3, and 600 yards (seven shots at each)

300 yards (free style), 100 yards (back bore rifle. The swimming test includes stroke), or 100 yards (breast stroke).

The degree of proficiency required to pass the test necessarily varies according age. One or two examples will show the skill required at different ages:-

Age Age Age Age 17.18 19 20 Athletics (100 metres) 14 secs. 132 18 123

41 4 Swimming (300 yards) 5 mins. 6

(possible 105) 5 pts. B 93 100. Shooting, Servies rifle

It will be seen from these examples that the standard of proficiency to be attained is in all cases high, and in the case of the oldest group of competitors requires an ability which will stamp those who pass the tests at athletes of quite remarkable attainments.

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"Good morning, Josefa, STERLING SILVER WARE. says father. From this simple enactment to greet their parents. the other children learn the proper way After this and several other, similarly The next day is uncomplicated lessons are learned, the setting is changed. "Conduct in the Presence of Strangers." The children are in the school yard at the play. A little girl representing "teacher" watches them. A small boy..

enters the gate and stranger,"

"Good morn- approaches the teacher. ing," says the teacher. All the children look up and then continue playing. Good morning," says the stranger, "I would like to see the supervising teacher, please. The "teacher" walks a fow steps with the stranger and points. "He is in the school house, she says. “Thank you, replies the diminutive stranger. "Don't mention it," ways the Lilliputian "tencher."

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As the child, advances in his public

CUTLERY.

From the

SOLE AGENTS":

school course, the pretentiousness of these CHS. J. GAUPP

The Chief Justice-Would you apply it the second fiscal year of the Chinese who escaped on Tuesday was brought the Chinese people regarded the news of cheerfulaess-are forced home in the game

also, to the case of Sir Edward Carson. (Laughter.).

Mr. Sharp (glencing at Mr. Porter) My friend would like to address the Court on the other side of that point, my Lord. (Laughter.). He feels strongly on thai point.

Proceeding. Mr. Sharp said that in regard to the Duke of Monmouth. they had the case of a man who declared him- self head of a new State, a new King, and whose followers joined in the movement with the object of setting him up as King over England, or a portion of England. De farte independence, or a de fucio independent State, had a certain definite meaning under International Law, which Historicus very well set out, and he was quite content to stand by Historicus to justify the view being taken that the rebellion was an endeavour to establish a separate independence. Mere germs. which they had heard so much about, mera scintilla, and mere microbes-(laughter)— However strongly not enough. Bome people might feel, the present situation would not be affected by that, and he submitted that the Republic of Ching bad, for two or more years, exercised de facto control over the whole country. Later Mr. Sharp referred to the trumpery rising in Canton which had fizzled out because of its own inherent weakness," und said that the case set up for the defendant was that there was an independent State, de facto, in accordance with the terms of Inter- national Law. The affidavit was explicit enough, but Sir Francis Piggott had used language which was somewhat obscure and inexplicit. -

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Sir Francis interrupted here with the remark that he-had referred to the State as embryonic if you like, but actual:?'-

Mr. Sharp added that Sir Francis had used very suhtle language, which he honestly did not understand. He did not understand what "effective divesting of

The following is the revised Budget for Republic, viz, from July 1st, 1913; to June 30th, 1014:--

GROSS TOTALS. Total Expenditures Total Receipts

$642.226,876 557,298,140

Total Deficit......$ 84,940,731

SUMMARY OF RECEIPTS.

A-Ordinary Receipts.

Land Tax Salt Tax Customs Tax Likin Other Taxes Other Duties Public Property "Miscellaneous

Land Tax Sall Tax. Customs Tax

..$ 79,180,722 77,401,265 86,970,003

32,704,800

37,863,160

-3,811,172 7,849,612 12,385,913

Total

$318,165,559 B-Extraordinary Receipts.

.....8 3,222,889 104.939 1,254,290 6,054 417 132,412 634,093 10,115,871 230,303 223,370,000

..$239,130,592

Likia Other Taxes Otlier Duties Public Property Miscellaneous Contributions Pablic Loan Bonds

Total

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES.

4-Ordinary Expenditures. Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 3,293,116 Ministry of Interior

89,618,149 210,345,180 Ministry of Finance

5,207,215 Ministry of Education

186,864,494 Ministry of War ..... Ministry of Nary

7,005,881 14,671,825 Ministry of Justice Ministry of Agriculture and

Commerce

5,083,386 Ministry of Communications 934,877

Total

..$423,€84,122 B.-Extraordinary Expenditures. Ministry of Foreign Affairs.$ 1,013,229 4,263,860 Ministry of Interior

181,568,614 Ministry of Finance

Mr. Wood yesterday, remanded until to-day..

0.6,P. PROBECITES-FIVE COOLIES.

and

Five coolies were charged by the Captain-Superintendent of Police (Hon Mr. Mel. Messer) at the Magistracy yesterday for trespassing. on his private premises at the Peak: Mr. Messer told the Magistrate that he had given a warn- ing that anyone found on his premises without permission would be prosecuted. The men

were found in the coolie quarters, the first man smoking opium, On the charge of trespassing, the defen- dants were fined $3, and a charge of being in unlawful possession of opium preferred against the first ran was dismissed.

THE OPIUM LAWS.

in each instance.

& CO.,

the

ALEXANDRA

plays increaseörderliness," "receiving a visitor," and other personal accoin- plishments are taught in plays of con ANATOMIZATION.

siderable length. The great perennial Formerly, says the Peking Daily News, virtues-truthfulness, honesty, kindness,

Following the lead of dissection of dead human bodies in philosopher who said that what chiefly foreign countries with horror, but a distinguished the civilized man from the change has occurred. Such a proposal savage was his use of a tooth brush and has now actually been made by the Minisa bath tub, this manual lays the utmost try of Education, and the Chinese Press stress upon personal cleanliness. It even commented on it favourably.

warns the girls about modesty in dress.

The decument in question is addressed to the Ministry of Justice, and it reads as follows

"Hitherto 10 upportunity has been afforded the Chinese medical students to dissect dead bodies and consequently they lack one of the most essential part of their training. To make the study of surgery more efficacious, it is necessary to break the custom of regarding dissection with dis favour. We request that in the future, if there happens to be any prisoner who dies in the prison, the corpse be sent to the Govern

We

ment Medical School to be dissected. sinceraty believe this step will he of great henefit to the science öf surgery."

wny..

There must inevitably be a regret, in reading all this, that American children have so few opportunities for like All these plays, especially education. those enforcing respect to parents and. elders, would not be wasted in the United States.

MEDICAL PRESCRIPTIONS AT

SEA BY WIRELESS,

Wireless has proved its value in the case of minor difficulties, as well as in great disasters at sea. On the voyage, a fireman liner Monmouth aboard the C.P.R. became seriously ill. As the ship carried

BUILDINGS,

CHATER BOAD

CALDBECK,

MACGREGOR&Co.

(ESTABLISHED 1864).

EXPERTS AND

MEDICAL

surgeon, Capt. Griffiths instructed his wireless operator to get in touch with a Allan liner Hesperine responded, where AUTHORITIES AGREE IN STATING ship which did carry a doctor. Scon the upon details of the sufferer's symptoms were telegraphed to the doctor, and s

Later the Montezuma was

INVARIABLY prescription received in return. This was THAT IRISH WHISKIES ARE repeated daily while the two ships were in touch. continued by the surgeon aboard her. picked up, and the absent treatment ALMOST The patient probably owes his life to the MATURED AND BETTER FOR THE medical service thus giver. Fireless

HEALTH THAN SCOTCH.

World.

Inspector MacDonald, prosecuting a

Our Peking contemporary adds: This man and woman (respectively defended reminds us of a story told about the late by Mr. P. S. Dixon and Mr. R. C. Chang Chih-tung, who held the post of Faithfull), for being in unlawful posses- Hukwang Viceroy for an exceptionally sien of opium, said that the woman was long period. The Viceroy was entrusted Home for the various classes of schoole found with eight tins of opium in a pail with the work of drafting the regula His secretary put and one tin was found on the man at about ten years ago. the Police Station. Defendants were down an article to the effect that, in the remanded, bail being granted in $2,000 experimenting work, the students should dissect dead bodies. The Viceroy on see ing the article said: This will not do. In a second opium case, in which a. The people's mind has not yer reached man and his wife were charged with such a stage as to receive the proposal unlawful possession of 20 taels, Mr. D. with approval." Thereupon he altered Lewis (of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes & the article to read:-"In carrying on research work, the medical students shall Master), in applying to the Magistrate temporarily use wax models of the parts for an adjournment and bail, emphasised of human body imported from abroad." that the woman was the wife of the man, and was therefore under his control. If

AMONNA LISA CARTOON. anyone was to blame it was the husband, because they were together when the

Punch has a delightful cartoon. It is opium was found. There was a ruling entitled "Il Giocondo, and Mr. Asquith at 2/3d. per lb. with money tight every- in Common Law that a wife with her takes the place of Monna Lisa, Thewhere and with several big failures in enigmatic the bazaar in Penang, Singapore and husband was supposed to be under his Prime Minister wears an

In many ways 1913 has control The Magistrate said that smile," and beyond the Leonardo-like Bangkok, the year cannot be said to e haps the charge against the woman might rocks in the background rise the Houses be closing very brightly from a financial

of Parliament. The whole is enclosed in point of view. be withdrawn. He advised Mr. Lewis-to

an ornamental frame, and beneath it are been a disenpointing year, and few will see his clients' and ascertain if it could the following words: The enigmatic see it dia with any particular regret, It Mr. Lewis said that the case smile of this Old Master distinguishes it has been a year which failed to reach would be disputed all along, and that from that other national treasure, the expectations in nearly every direction. Bomar Losa." The drawing, which is When it opened tin was fetching £228 was quoted at 4/64 per lb. How have the happy.

mighty fallen!

Ministry of Education

1,701,085

Ministry of War

Ministry of Nary

Ministry of Justice Ministry of Agriculture and

Commerce Ministry of Communications

26,910,518 1,807,014 370,812

959,735 457,843

be done,

Total

.8218,552,754

TIN AND RUBBER IN 1913. The Malan Mail begins a review of the year 1013 with the following remarks:-

With tin at £172 per ton, and rubber

could not be done. Bail was allowed in by Mr. Bernard Partridge, is exceedingly 178, 6d. per ton; and plantation rubber |

$3,000 in each case.

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