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TELEGRAMS. HONGKONG

DER OSTASIATISCHER LLOYD'

SERVIUR

THE GERMAN CHINESE

INSTITUTE

BERLIN, March 1st. At the opening of the German-Chinese Instituto, Field Marshal von der Goltz, in his inaugural address, mentioned that it had been founded with the aid of the industrial and administrative societies,

It should serve to strengthen Germany's technical, scientific and economic relations with China. Special attention would be

given to the establishment of schools, to education in hygiene and to assisting the Chinese living in Germany, The Presid ent of the Institute will be H.E. Baron Mumin formerly German Minister to Peking and Ambassador at Tokyo,

JUBILEE OF THE ABOLITION OF SERFDOM IN RUSSIA.

BERLIN, March 1st.

On the occasion the jubilee anniversary of the abolition of

of serfdom in Russia, HM the Czar has made renewed avowal

of his desire for the reform of the condi-

tion of the peasants:

JUNK SUNK BY LAUNCH.

The roster of it licensed fishing junk has informed the polier that while he was

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY MARCH 3RD, 1914.

LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL

A meeting of the Hongkong Legislative Council was held yesterday at the Council. Chamber

The following were present H18 EXCL

THE GOVRENDE, BIE FRANCIS HENRY MAY, K.OMG

HOL Mr. CLAUD BEVERN (Colonial Becretary).

The COLONIAL SECRETARY-I beg to move the following resolution:AN

Whereas by the provisions of section 5, sub-section (1) of the Opium Ordinance, 1014 it is provided as follows:____________

SUPREME COURT.

Monday, March 2nd.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION

When P.S. Browit was being cross- examined as to the happenings in the olice Louri ar. flina cbjected to n question put by Mr. Hodgson, and a long legal argument ensued on the admis simility or evidence previously given

Eventually Mr. Hodgson called atten-

No person shall import or sil or abet

the importation of any row opium into BEFORE MR. H. H. J. GOMPERTZ (PUISSE tion to the fact that the plaintiffs were

JUDGE)

CAPTAIN SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE A8 DEFENDANT

Ma Yaz For sited the Captain Superin tendent of the Police for the return of balance of the contents of a black bag, taken by the police from plaintiff on or about 28th August, 1913, and now in the posecasion of the defendant, and wrong. fully detained by him frout the plaintiff

the Colony, if such importation shall have been notified in the Gazette in purenzance_of_any resolution of the Logislative Council as being illegal" Now it is hereby resolved that the importa. tion of any kind of raw Indian opium except opium covered by Export Permits from the Government of India to the effect that it has been declared for shipment to or con sumption in Chinn is legal and it is K.Ofurther hereby resolved that a notification shall be made in the next is of the (Dire

and the alternative the plaintiff claimed Gazette to this effect.

damages, which for the purposes of juris addiction, he limited to $1,000. A claim for the return of a yellow bag under similar circumstances was made by Ma Kwan.

Hon. Mr. A. M. TROMBON (Colonial Treasurer)

Hon. Mr. J. AS. BUCENILL, (Attorney-General).

Hon Mr. W. CHATHAM, C.M.G. tor of Public Works).

Hon. Mr. E. R. HALLIFAX (Secretary for Chinese Affairs).

Hon Mr. O. Mol. Massen (Captain Superintendent of Police).

on Mr. WEI YUK, CMG Hon Mr EE POLLOUR, K.O. Hon. Mr D. Landale.

Hon. Mr. E. SHILLIM. Hon Mr. Lau CHU PAX.

Mr. A. G. M. FITORER (Clerk of Conn-

MINUTES.

The minutes of the last meeting were confirmed.

NEW MEMDER.

Mr LAU UIU PAK took the oath and assumed his seat is a member of the Cound ice Sir Kai Ho Kai, C.M.G., resigned.

RESOLUTION UNDER PHARMACY ORDINANCE.

The COLONIAL BEORETARY--I beg to move the following resolution:

Whereas by section 2 of Ordinance No. 9 of 1910 as incorporated in the Pharmoy Ordinance, 3908, It is provided inter alic that

The ATTORNEY GENERAL seconded,

the notion was agreed to..

journed we die.

HIB EXCELLENCY-Council stands

CORRESPONDENCE.

HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARF AND GODOWN CO

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONOKONG

DAILY PRESS.

Sın.—I read with much interest Mr. J. M. da Rocha's letter in your issue of to-day

The report for 1913 shows that the Company is in a very strong position, and although I cordially agree with the policy of the directors in writing off such sums as may be necessary to meet the deprecis tion of plant, &c., and in strengthening the reserves, it seems to me that such a policy may ho aarried ton for Rose, said at the annual meeting that the Last year the Chairman, Mr. OH figure at which land stood in the Com

not being called and asked his Honour to bear that in mind.

To Mr. Hind the Puise Judge remark said the notes had been taken front him ed that he was claiming as possessor, he yet there was no evidence as to that

from the plaintiffs by 8. Brown and Mr Hind held that there was There was evidence that the bags were taken handed to the Captain Superintendent, Perhaps other notes had been mixed with claimed the larger amount on the ground of negligence. He also said that there was them. If that had happened then ho

nothing to show that they were the same notes

The Puigne Judge Neither is – there evidence to show that they are

Mr. Hind added that throughout the

not, case they had been held by the police to be in unlawful possession of the larger amount

The Puisne Judge And what was your answer-We were never called upon to Mr. Hodgson-They gave evidence upon

Mr Hind (of Messrs. G. K, Hall Brut ton) was for the plantiffs and Mr. P. M. Hodgson (Assistant Crown Solicitor) appeared for the Captain Superintendent Mr. Hind mentioned that the two cases related to the same transaction, and wer it. He added that plaintiffs in their in respect of Kwangtung notes, the evidenes in the previous cases said that balance of an amount in connection with bag of notes, at his request, and he told Ma Tung Kea entrusted them with the certain criminal proceedings, and which them the contents of the bags That was had been retained by the police. Speak part of his case. The amount in the bags ing of the circumstances which gave rise was, naturally very carefully counted on to the claim Mr. Hind said that on the were then handed over to the Captain the first occasion by Bergt Brown They 26th August last, three men were arrested Superintendent and fourteen days later in Yaumati, and one of them, Wong Shi they were taken to Mr Bowley's office Shun, had money in his possession to the au counted, and then more nctos vere amount of $3,202 in Hongkong notes, ed the notes on the first occasion they found Bergt. Clarke said when he count-

be accessery time they should be referred seeds xantinted by Mr. Hind barss That was not the subject of that claim, totaled $71,000. When they had been but when making up the figures, it would counted they were placed in boxes and

Later on the same day Ma Yak Pai, one tively present at the count and inspected to in order to make clear the amount said that Canton officials were authorita

up, MDGRANTar

CF the palatifs, was also arrested at the notes

sailing his vessel in Hungbom Bay, a deemed to be a poison for the purposes of pany's books was an extremely low one Yaumati, carrying a black bag in which : You were present to see no one put steam launch whose name he failed to the Pharmacy Ordinance, 1908and) might be valued at quite double the police, who first made them up to You have heard that Cantonese officials

observe collided with his junk and sank

It shall be lawful for the Legislative Council articlo named and described lu Schedule A at any time by resolution to declare that any to the Pharmacy Ordinance, 1909, shall he Ordinance No. 9 of 1910, as incorporated in and based on recent transactions (the were bank-notes. These notes were counted

And Whereas the articles designated in the her. The value of the junk and gear is Schedule to this resolution are pained and that amount. Here there is estimated to be $600..

described in Schedule A to the Pharmacy about $1,337,000 which does not appear the sum of $99,900 The Ordinance, 1998;

Now it is hereby resolved and declared by -FOREIGN CONTROL AT KULANGSU, designated in the Schedule to this resolution the Legislative Council that the articles shall be deemed to be poisons for the par- poses of Ordinance No. 9 of 1910.

CONSULA DINMÍSA A MAGISTRATE.

CHINESE GOVERNMENT'S DEMANDS.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs pre-

PERINO, February 25th. sonted identical Notes to the Legations

Schedule

Morphine, Codoine and any alkaloid of derivatives, solutions, admixtures and pro- opium, Heroin, Dionin, Personin, their salts, perations of any kind whatsoever of such, pared by the Superintendent of Imporis and Exports, p

B reserve

of

police subsequent in the balance sheet.

ly recounted them and then made the about 6 per cent off the value of the brought to the Yaumati station carrying amount $40,000 On the same day the Last year the Directors advised writing other plaintiff, Mu Kwan, was also lighters and about 1 per cent off yellow bag. The contents of this bag machinery. This year they wish to write were counted by the police and totalled about 13 per cent off lighters and about $20,500. When they were counted a second 8100,000 to the reserve fund, which already The bags, with the notes, were handed to 12 per vent, off machinery, and to aid time the police made the total $2,500, stands at $500,000 without including the Captain Superintendent of the Police above-mentioned reserve in the Innd, or any additions to the buildings in 1913.

The profit (8500,000) is equivalent to 168 per cent. on the capital, whilst the

only 7 per cent. directors propose to give the shareholders

off with them ?That is st some of the notes in their pockets and run

are capable of doing that?--Yes, I suppose wore counted a second time they amounted I have. He added that when the notes

$2,000 worth of notes more than he should to $60,000, the smaller amount. He subse- quently heard that Bergt. Brown had When he heard of this he put it down to a have and that he himself was 82,000 short.: mistake in the counting. It was quite possible for the notes to get mixed up on the shortage of $2,000 was discovered the the table

matter was placed in his hands for investi. Mr. Hodgson here remarked that when

to-day in connection with the recent except prepared or smoking opium as pre-qualisation of dividend (8160,000), or the and were taken out of his custody from gation and he then found the real reason.

trouble at Kulanga, the foreign Settle meat at Amoy. It appears that some street stall-holders had not noticed a Municipal order to remove stalls to enable the cleansing of drains. On February 19th & Sith constable, who started to remove some stalls, met with resistance He reported the matter to the Police Office of the Municipal Council, whereupon body of armed Sikhs was sent to carry out the Council's instructions, attempted

It is stated that the crowd

to wrest the rifes from the Sikhs, who fired wounding four Chinese. Four Bikho were injured and nine Chinese arrested

The Mixed Court Magistrate, who was appointed by the Consular Body in 1912, in the same way as Magistrates in Shang hat endeavoured to obtain the release of the Chinese prisoners and subsequently requested the Consular Body to hand them over to the jurisdiction of the Mixed Court

The Consular Body replied that they did not approve of the behaviour of the Magistrate, who must consider himself dis- missed. The Consular Body sent officiala to taky over charge of the Mixed Courb and archives

The Note of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs states that the Government cannot recognize the Magistrate's dismissal, and requests that control of the Mixed Court, etc., be returned to the Chinese authori- ties, that, the Chinese prisoners be handed over to ite jurisdiction and that the Sikha

punished,

be

At present there are five men-of-war at Amoy-Reuter.

OFFICIAL CORRUPTION IN PEKING

In amplification of a recent telegram appearing in our columns we quote, the 4ollowing from Beuter's

tat Peking:

correspondent

The Cabinet has asked the President to issue an order to the effect that as officials of any Ministry shall extort -bribes by purposely delaying applications of any kind submitted to Ministries. Recently, it is stated, there have been such corrupt practices on the part of officials that none would take up applications until they had received a bribe.

£7,000,000 FORTUNE LOST.

ROCKEFELLER OF MEX100 STARTS LIFE AGAIN

NEW YORK, February 6th Alberto Terrazas, ex-Governor of the

a

State of Chihuahua, whose family fortune of between £7,000,000 and £8,000,000 has been confiscated by the Mexican rebela, now compelled to work as a farmer for living

The ex-millionaire, with his family, left El Paso, Texsa, to-day for Pasadena, Cali- fornia, where he has purchased a mall

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL seconded, and the motion was agreed to.

RESOLUTIONS UNDER OPIUM ORDINANCE.

the following resolution:

The COLONIAL SECRETARY-I beg to move

Whereas by the provisions of section 5 of the Opium Ordinanec, 1914, it is inter alte provided ne follows

5.--(1.) No person shall import, or aid or abet the importation of any row opium into the Colony, if such importation shall have been noti- fied in the Gazette in pursuance of any resolution of the Legisla ture Council as being illegal (2.) The provisions of sub-section (1)

of this section shall not apply: To opium brought into the Colony on any ship under a bill of lading to some place to which such opium may in pursuance of any resolu tion of the Legislative Council. notified in the Gazette be lawfully imported and whether or not sach importation is accompanied by direct or Indirect transhipment in the Colony

Now it is hereby resolved ander the pro- visions of sub-section (3) (e) of section 5 of the Opinn Ordinance, 1014, as follows

(1.) That raw Indian opium brought into the Colony on any ship undor a bill of lading for the Island of Formosa may be lawfully imported into the Island of Formosa whether or not such importation is accompanied by direct or indirect transbipment in the Colony;

1913 may have been an exceptionally good year: if so, why should not the present shareholders have a little more of the benedit

If a bonus of 2 per cent, were paid out of profits as was done last year, the dividend might for the purpose of Equalization" be still treated as 7 per cent dividend.

If such a bonus were paid and 10 per cent written off Lighters and Machinery, $50,000 might be carried to reserve and a balance of $25,691.08 carried forward.

The appropriation would then stand us follows:

Dividend at 7 per cent, from working profits. Bonus at 2 por cent. from working profits... Write off launches

Fighters 10 per centere Write off machinery 10 per

Write off Kowloon Wharves Write off West Point Wharf Write off railways and rolling

stock Transfer to Reserve......... Carry forward!

$210,000,00

80,000,00 4,767.67

23,328.51

15,712.03 98,102.06 454.01

9,381.44 50,000.00 25,691,58

3440,402,80

Yours faithfully,

F. B. L. BOWLEY

PETTY THEFTS. Noticing a verandah door invitingly open at No. 53, Hollywood Street a Chiness walked inside to investigate, He came out later the richer by 800 and $55 worth of clothing.

the

INTIMATIONS

DRY SCURE FROM NECK DOWN TO KNEES

Scratched Until Blood Formed. Backs of Hands Dry and Cracked. Used Cuticura Soap and Ointment. In a Month's Time All Right

10. Pilot Bt. Accrington, Lates, Eng I was amply covered with dry scurt from tay neck down to my knew I sufford a great deal with itching. When I undeomed at night I scratched misself until I mada blood flow. The backs of my hands worn dry and cracked, triod ointments but found no roller until I saw the advertise mont of Outletra Soap and Ointment in thei paper, I had two tins of Cuticurs Ointment and bhe tablet of Catipura Scap and in a month's time I was all right, Outlours Soap and Olutment completely remedies tay trouble." (Blgued) Are, C. T. Hopworth. May 23, 1812.

HEADS MASS OF SKIN TROUBLE

. Do Winton, Ter.. Lonraciách; Nr. Cardif 8. Walca The trouble began by my daughters catching It Atschool. It came In the form of blisters and then it broke out into running sores all over the husd. Thoir heade were one mass of mares and runnfag mattor and 溝 had

La job to keon their hafa clean from mating together, be it was Itche ing dreadful. After using Cutleurs Soap and Dintment for three weeks it was well. (Signed) is. E. Damblo, Apr. 23, 1912,

Daticura Soap and Cutlera Ointmentare: sold throughout the world. A sample of cach with 32-p. Skin Books free from nearest dupot: F. Nowhery & Sons, 27, Ohartorhouse" Bq, London; Potter Drug & Chom. Corp.. Bostan, U. §. Ap

Tender-faced men should share with ' Cutimura Boap Shaving Stick, Sample fred

ZEISS

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time to time by the Police Sergeant in charge of the case, and again returned to the pustody of the Captain Superintend ent, Criminal proceedings were brought before his Lordship, and the men were tits he claimed the sums of 240,000 and $23,500 from the Captain buperintendent discharged. Then on bezaif of the plain-

of the Police; they claimed the larger figures which had been arrived at. The ed throughout the Police Court cases, and NEW LIGHT WEIGHT MODELS, over the larger sam, but handed them the more than likely that some of the Canten Captain Superintendent refused to hand now they had these discrepancies. It was smaller amount, On behalf of his clients officials put some of the notes in their the notes were counted at the time pockets. actually handed over to plaintiffs, a Bur the demand was made, and when they were plus was then found of $140 over the larger figure. He was claiming for the balance between the smaller and larger

that the notes got mixed up. The whole Mr. Hodgson said there was no obt point was what was the total amount of the notes at the original seizure, and there was ample evidence by the plaintifa them- Their evidence ought to be entirely suffi- selves as to what was the real amonat.

contained $39,800 and the other 820,500.

Mr. Hind reminded the Paisne Judge ciont; it was to the effect that the one bag FIELD GLASSES. that the larger amount had been aention-

amounts,

officials

The Puisne Judge They were high

Mr. Hind added that the higher the official it was more likely that notes would stick to their fingers, and large

The Putene Judge asked if there was any taken then he asked his Lordship to infer De amounts, too. If the notes had not been

to sue the Captain Superintendent. and been nogligently mixed up and on question as to whether they were entitled that there had been negligence; the notes Mr. Hind said it was perfectly right. that bien noggend to record

He would have preferred that the writ should have been made against Mr Messer, but he understood that the writ was changed by bis Lordship at the sug gestion of Mr. Hodgson,

also submitted that when notes like theso came into the possession of the Captain Superintendent, no-one else but him should interfere with them at all. someone eles did interfere, and something happened, then the necessary consequences mast follow. Assuming, however, that the notes were mixed up by accident, he was Sentitled to recover.

In reply to the Paine Judge it was mentioned that the notes had been in the actual possession of Mr. Messer: they had been kept in his safe,

"jury would, as to whether on the evidence there was a larger amount in the boxes than $80,300. On the evidence be fore him, he was unable to come to any other conclusion than that there was not a

Mr. Norrington, also in Mr. Brutton's The Puiane Judge said that caso had office, was called to say that he demanded been stronuously fought and argued with delivery of the notes on behalf of three much learning, He had gotto look at it. owners. He did not get the full amount as which he demanded. He got the full amount which he claimed in respect of the Arst figure arrived at by the Police. There Was total shortage of 82,200 on the second estimation and be asked for that larger amount in the boxes, and he gave In cross-examination Mr. Hodgson judgment for the defendant with ceste asked-Did not these notes belong to one Ma Tung Kes?

Mr. Norrington refused to answer this question, whereupon,

Mr Hodgson asked Did you not, in fact, issue & writ on behalf of Ms Tung Kes for these notes I know & writ has been issued on his behalf, for $60,300.

You signed it yourself, Mr. Norrington The Puiene Judge For what?

Mr. Hind objected to the questioning of but not for the actual sum claimed

Mr. Hodgson-For Kwangtung notes,

Mr. Hodgson on this point, giving as his reason that no questions whatever could be asked relating to any claim which Mr. Norrington may have made, or any

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.

BEFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SIE WA. REES DAVIES, K.C.

Mr. F. C. Jenkin (instructed by Mr. C F. Mason, of Messrs. F. X. d'Almada & Mason) applied, on behalf of the Wing

Steamship Co. 33, Connaught Road the winding up of the Wing Hung Fat Hop Kes firm, coal merchants, for

Central, shipowners and brokers,

APPLICATION FOR WINDING UP

4 power

6 power

B power

TUROL

TUREX

TUBACT

£5.10.0

5.15.0

6.10.0

CHS.

J. GAUPP & CO.,

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

HONGKONG.

CALDBECK,

MACGREGOR&C.

(ESTABLISHED 1984).

(3.) That raw Indian opium brought into the Colony on any ship under a bill of lading for Macao for the ass of the Macao Opium Farmer within the limits and conditions indicated in the agreement between His Majesty's Government and the Government of the Portuguese Republic dated at London, 14th June, 1913, may be lawfully imported into Marso who ther or not such importation is accompanied by direct or indirect transhipment in the Colony; (8.) That raw Indian opium brought into the Colony on any ship from China by the Chinese Maritime Customs from Mr. J. W. Bolles, the manager of The police have received information under a bill of lading for tranship the Standard Oil Company, that on ment to any port to which it is Saturday some person stole from his office

Counsel remarked that he petitioned lawful to export the same may be door a brass signboard, worth $20. lawfully imported to such pert

under Bection 132 of the Companies whether or not such importation is

Ordinance and then read the affidavite A thief entered the house of a cominformation which he had received from which had been filed. It appeared from accompanied by direct or indirect pradore, No, eo, Lee Tues Htroot, his client, in reference to litigation, these that the sum of $1,614,63 was due by and it is hereby resolved that a notifica by wrenching the padlock from a trap Mr. Hodgson said that as a matter of the Wing Hung Co. to the petitioners,

transhipment in the Colony. tion shall be made in the next issue of the door and purloined clothing worth $28 fact the two bags and the contents were he had applied for payment, but had Gazette sccordingly.

and five gold buttons, valued at £30 returned to Ma Tung Kee, and Mr. received nothing, the steamship company

Norrington went to claim on his behalf, having failed A fitter named Bui Kwong, employed in He denied his friend to challenge that. The Chief Justice asked if the Compar of stealing 20 Iba, of solder, the property these questions in this way voluntary winding up. factory at Causeway Bay, was convicted Hodgson, my friend would not object to liquidation, or if there had been any Messrs, A. S. Watson & Co.'s cods-water If this was a straight case added Mr. was, at the present time, in a state of BL WHISKIES imprisonment with hard labour, everything I am entitled to object to. If nature had been done of the firm, and sentenced to three months Mr Hind (heatedly) will object to Mr. Jenkin said that nothing of this

son. I will reply to them you make proper observations, Mr. Hodg

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL seconded; and

the motion was agreed to to more the following resolution

The COLONIAL BECRETARY-I beg to move farm with what is left of his former im-sub-section (5), of the Opium Ordinance, Whereas by the provisions of section 10 menso won the

1914, it is provided as follows: Terrazas uged father still has something remaining of his own fortune, but not enough to keep his son. Alberto is in the Baum relative postion as if an American revolution forced Mr. J. D. Rockefeller to go to the Canadian North-West to begin Hife anewa

*No person shall export or aid or abet the exportation of any raw oplem from the Colony, if such exportation shall have been notified in the Garette in pursuance of any resolution of the Legislative Council as being illegal. Now it is hereby resolved that the exports It is freely said among Chinese official tion of Persian opium to any port other than

An European steward on the Empress of Japan has complained to the authorities that while the vessel was lying on the Hunghom dock some person dels from his cabin on board the real double cased gold watch, which he vader st £16.

At the Magistracy yesterday a Chinese

Mr. Hind subsequently raised another objection to questions, bub was overruled and Mr. Norrington added that the last time he saw the notes they were safe in the office, and he had not seen them since The original claim, he said, was for $60,300 Mr. Hodson then asked Mr. Norring ton how he knew that the notes which were divered over the amount belonged to

only.

his clients

SOLE AGENTS

FOR THE FAMOUS

knew that the Company was not solvent.

The Chief Justice asked how Mr. Jenkin GOLD LABEL AND WHITE LABEL Mr. Jenkin Merely on the statement of the petitioning creditor. That is the form provided under the rules VER

The Chief Justice If they do not pay their debts, it does not necessarily follow that they are insolvent.

the petition is followed by afidavit.

Mr. Jenkin-No, I should hope not, but

putting those questions, because, since he The Chief Justice explained that he was had been in the Court, he had made some

circles that, in view of the example set the port of London or a port of the Island who was arrested on one of the wharver by the Americans, in refunding part of of Formosa is legal; and its further at West Point with a box containing Indermitis to Ching for hereby reared that a notification shall be clothing worth 340 in his possession was educational purposes, Great Britain and weds in the next issue of the Gazette to this charred with the larceny of the box Mr. Hind again objected and the Paiste of those formal orders and the people con- Germany are seriously contemplating effect.

was sentenced to a month's hard labour doing the same in exchange for some The ATTORNEY-GENERAL seconded, and and four hours stocks by Mr. F. Judge was of the same opinion remarking cerned had returned to have about revoked. other privileges-Peking. Gazette.

Harland.

the motion was agreed to.

that be mould say his client, said so be could not res

The order for the winding up wao amb

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