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SUPREME COURT,

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The Chief Justice--Does it not mean 78 per cent. by cash and 25 per cent, by Catechucition 7

Mr. Pollock said he took it that that was what was meant, and that the balance remaining after the completion of the whole agreement was repayable ander Clause 10.

The President remarked that he did hot quite appreciate the position of the

$200,000.

OUGHING THE SANDS AT

PEKING

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 16TH, 1914.

ON CHINESE CURRENCY, ́ ́BY DI VISERING. (Amsterdam: J. H. de Bussy,)

incongruity which manifests itself per

JOHN BULL'S LATEST PORTRAIT.

BY A FRENCH WOMAN:/

British characteristics are happily hit off by a witty French lady, Jacque Von- tado, in The English Soul," published by Mr. Heinemann (Gs, net.),

It may be that the English are what they are partly because they live on an island where it in chilly, and partly because the Saxons dominated Great Britain. But most of all it is becano. even on the finest days, there is fog in England," says Jacque Vontade.

Perhaps home in to him lost a place than an idea. We all know what an Englishman's home looks like that reso and ivy clati abode which he su freely, lots furnished to utter strangers, all full of photographs of his dearest friends, small, intimate knick-nacks and personal venire of joys and sorrows.

USE ONLY

DUTT'S MANGO” BRAND CHUTNEYS AND CURRY STUFFS

For all its portents of tragedy and all the thorny questions with which it

The Englishman is proud, reserved, threatens hereafter to disturb the peace Physically he is handsome and healthy.

religious, eccentric, energetic, dub, “ of notions, the serio-comedy of GovernIt was he, we are told, who invented ment as Peking preserves a certain quality personal cleanliness and elevated it into a of elemental humour and picturesque virtue. Almost the only subject upon which he shows no reserve is the subject sistently wherever European diplomacy of his health. He has a mania for and finance invade the high places of hygiene, and likes work as an outlet for humorous feature of the situation, for passion to accomplish anything. Go long China's patriarchal system. Not the least energy rather than because he has a same years past, and one which has been aa he does him bost, what he is doing is to particularly emphasized by the statecraft him a secondary affair. It may be of Yuan Shih-kai since the collapse of the cricket, it may be governing an Empire- Manchus, lica in the little group of he takes it all equally seriously." foreign advisers to the Chinese Govern- ment and in the part which, consciously are made to play in the ancient game of or unconsciously, these eminent experts setting one barbarian against another. As it was long ago in the time of Burling home and, more recently, in the days of Jenks; Foster, Hillier, and other distit guished counsellors, so, it is now with those advisers whose business it is to guide the mandarin on the path of reform.. Each continues carnestly to plough his lonely furrow of shifting sands and hoping ever against hope, to saw in that barren soil expensive seeds of Western convinced as ever of the superiority of knowledge. To the Oriental mind, firmly the patriarchal tradition of government, there is undoubtedly a philosophic satis faction in this spectacio. These voices ring in the wilderness, crickets chirp ing on the edge of the desert," sound gratefully in the cars of the harassed mandarin, refreshing him with a subtle sense of retributive justice. Are not these semi-official advisers one and all Heaven sent, champions, most suitable to be sot, in order of battle against each other, for the ultimate confusion of the barbarian of the Netherlands and Honorary Adviser Dr. G. Vissering, President of the Bank on monetary matters to the Chinese "Then it appears that we, more than any Government, is evidently determined, other people in the world make comfort & he has ploughed, for the past two years the body is said to produce the finest that, sand or no sand, the place where great object in life, but this regard for shall not be left without landmarks. Hisanimal in the world and a high type for second volume on Chinese Currency is slooks. There are ugly English men and valuable theoretical treatise in English on women, but the best means of introducing monetary

Mr. Polleck then went on to explain ihat Arndt & Co. fraudulently repre- sented to Mr. Pink, the representative of the plaintiffs, that the amount of $200,000 was to be in Hongkong currency. | There was false representation and fraud on the part of Arndt & Co., for the difference in exchange between Hongkong and Canton currency was $38,000. This amount had never been recorded and bad never been placed on deposit with the Kwangtung Government. Counsel also re ferred to an amount of $50,000 which had been paid out of the $200,000 deposit by the Chinese authorities to a man named Lue Mow Chee, no doubt with the concur- rence of the principal debtors. Plaintiff hold that this money should have been paid | to them, and that was really part of the amount which plaintiffs sought to recover Iron in appellant. Mr. Pink had said that the $50,000 should be repaid by Arndt & Co. With regard to the $50,000 the position was that the plaintiffs had made a claim for this sum against Arndt & Co., antecedent to the date of the guarantee. Another point equally clear with referenes to the $30,000 was that although it originally formed part of the deposit, in fact, at the date of the guarantee the $50,000 had come out of the deposit which had been made to the Chinese authorities, and was no longer liable to be worked off by the arrangement of percentage and deduction, He subthe

result of the "gold exchange standard, as worked out in India. mitted that the position of affairs prior Japan, and Formosa; the Dutch Indies, to the date of the guarantee was that the the Straits Settlements, and other plaintiffs had a right of action against Oriental countries, Concerning the Arndt & Co. in tort for converting this advant ges of a gold unit in silver-using 850,000. It was cleur, Counsel added, from countries, for purposes of calculation and hook-keeping, and the benefits to be a statement made by plaintiffs' solicitor derived from the establishment of a to the American Consul-General that the Central Bank of Tu as a preliminary $50,000 was paid out of the deposit by the to currency reform, he writes with Kwangtung Government at the direction Learnedly la

intimate knowlodge and conviction

discusses bimetallist, of Arndt & Co. He submitted that this seignorage, counter-values, the issue of sum was a liability altogether indepen- subsidiary tokeli coins, and the appoint dont of the carrying out of the contractment of a Government liquidation Com

mission for the withdrawal of all notes by Arndt & Co., and also independent issued by native banks"; and all his work. of the contract in relation to the ship is. instinet with the

single-minded ments of bronze and iron. Throughout earnestness of the sincere enthusiast.

It is this very earnestness, no doubt, plaintiffs had treated this 850,000 as unrelieved by any perception of Oriental liability of Arndt & Co., but it put them forms of humour, which has led Dr. out of court, he held, when they brought Vissering to assume, ab initio, that the action "on the footing thint the $50,000 was Chinese Governmen: engaged his services payable in puranacce of the agreement, to effect a complete reform of the national because it was indeed and in truth anxious and it was perfectly obvious from letter by Mr. Pink (plaintiffs' representa

currency, so anxious, that, in his opinion, it should consent to the establishment of tive) that this was treated as an indepen- dent tort by Arndt & Co. His submission wus that the 250,000 and the loss on exchange could not fall within the letter of guaraiites, and there were authorities to support him in this.

a

At this point the President remarked that in the Court below the learned Chief

Justice had found that a certain amount, which he (Mr. Pollock) said was not due, should be paid by appellant defendant to the respondent-plaintiff. Cuansel for the appellant had not yet proved this to be wrong, nor had he given them any grounds why the amounts should be struck off. He had to prove that this payment was wrong. And even if this were done there would still be

a balance due.

contested

Mr. Pollock contended again that his client could not be made liable for the amounts included in the account on which judgment had been given against him, and then referred to a further point: that the agreement for the sale of the bronze and iron never, came properly to an end at all.

The President-What do you mean; --never came to an end

and banking reforms in China, extremely interesting in its comparative, stidy of

Central Bank under the direction of procedure, of reforms which his book foreign experts. All the methods and expounds pre-suppose, in fact, not only an entire re-organization of the Chivese system of Government and the effective assertion of its authority, but the growth of an intelligent movement of patriotism. amongst native bankers and merchants and something not far short of altruism amongst the foreign banks now established in China. Dr. Vissering assumes that: henceforth mandarins and bankers will by common consent, forswear the profits which, from time immemorial, they have been accustomed to extract from the existing multiplicity of coinage, from the wholesale issue of debased currency and paper money unprotected by bullion reserves,

ANDRE LESPECT FOR CONVENTIONE,

-

True, the English have a superstitious respect for conventions. Their spirits love as wolf to stay in one place as their bodies do ta roam. To them the antiquity of a thing does not at all predicate its disuse; on the contrary, things only appear good: to them when endorsed by time, and they are prone to turn into a religion every- thing that has endured. In no other country does one talk so many common- places, in no other does one so glibly give utterance to received ideas without verify- ing them. Nowhere else does one so burn self." to be usual, not to draw attention to one-

"If they are ugly, they come to terma with their ugliness; they even fail to realise it or nearly so. If they are dull, think little, and understand loss, they are not dissatisfied. Their dullness does not

give them an irritable longing after bril- fiancy-as happens with us In England people are dull or ugly with confidence and composure; for they preserve--at least, up till now their instinct to remain

AND

WEATHER REPORT.

On the 14th at 11.10 s.m.-Pressure is now highest to the north of Hokkaido It increased slightly over the Philippines and is reariy stationary along the coast from Hong- kong to Cape St. Jones at 6an, this morning the centre of the typhoon" was abiet. 150 miles to the west of Foochow travelling

EAST INDIAN CONDIMENT CO," W.N.W. It is probably filing up,

BRAND INDIAN CONDIMENTS. SREEKISSEN DUTT &

CALCUTTA, VERY

THE PREMTER CONDIMENT HOUSE IN INDIA.

Hồngkong minfall for tan 44 Bars ending at 10 m. to-day, 0,00 Inches.

The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon.

CO.,today is as follows pe

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NATURAL MINERAL WATER FRENCH GOVERNMENT'S Springs

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In bottles and For Kidney and Kindred troubles, bladder bair bottles | trouble. — Gout. — Gravel. — Arthritis." For Liver trouble

VICHY GRANDE-GRILLE Blouses VICHY HOPITAL For Indigestion

REFUSE SUBSTITUTES, MENTION NAME«SPRING REQUIRED * VICHY-ETAT PREPARATIONS

VICHY-ETAT SALT Natural salt from the waters. In lins and house. VICHY-ETAT TABLETS 2 or 3 after meals make digestion easy. VICHT-ETAT COMPOUNDS to make your own diydative aerated water.

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REG TRADE MARK

JOHN & E. STURGE, Ld. Birmingham (England),

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where and what they are, do what they can where they are, and not try to put themselves in their neighbour's place. They put up with themselves-oven pleasantly This general resiguation,: favourable to the development of and that only those who never ory out superior individual type, is an effect of know the worst pain. When, however, she the feeling for aristocracy which one goes further and declares that they are finds in England at the base of all phenoa little disgusted by the sight of sorrow, mona, physical or moral,”

The English are men of muscle, all the unaffected, are softened, and often, that is absurd. The poor and in fact everybody knows. But everybody is of perhaps too often, a little excited, by the opinion that the strength and weakness outward aspect of tragedy. Class distine of the type are derived from sports, roast ions are very real things in England, beef, and cold baths. This is wrong. The hut where sorrow comes in at the door beef, the baths, and the athletic prowess those distinctions y out at the window. temperament suitable tastes for a man of English so love the paraphernalia of are mere concomitants of the muscular It is a most regrettable fact that the lower action to possess, but not to be possessed mourning, but it disproves the fear of the by.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

-DISTRICT-

FORECAST

8.W. winds, Hongkong & Neighbourhood strong; overcast,

Formoss Channel; ~

Sonth

Lequally rainy.

Santheriv galos,

*** modersung.

coast of Chins between (The same as Hongkong and Lámočke. No. 1. Sonth court of China between; S.W. winds, mo

Hongkong and Hainan.. Įderate to fresh.

CHINA COAST METEOROLOĢICA L

Station.

Tokio Kochi

REGISTER.

14TH JULY, 1914, A.M.

Wind

Vladvostook Nemuro Hakodate

ESD

N

阿翔

P

NNW

29.87

29.330

Nagasaki

Kagoshima.

Oshima smart)

Ishi'jma

Bonin Za Cuetoo

Weihaiwat

Bankow Ichang Kiuklang Changaha...... Shanghai Gutalatt Sharp Peak

19

7.29

Amoy Candanaria| 6a 29.35 Swatow... Taiboru

Talohn

Tainan Konten t Pescadores Cantonsh

Hongkong Gap Bout

Maoso

5.29.0

Weshow 9 HoiLow

Pakhoi .... Paulian ..... Tourate

Cape St. Jame Драгоево

Tipiko

Labuan

29 61

3

29.89 87

The Hstr. Senegambia left Binga pore on the 13th July, p.m., and may be Maails expected live on or about the 18th July,

The C.P.R. at Monteagle left Yoke Bacolod......... hamu on the 13th July, between 2 and 4 Cebu... P Shanghai on the 14th July at 2 p.m., and The CPR str. Empress of India left

Ga.m. is due to arrive here on the 17th July, at HAROMETE, reduced to 22 degrees Fahrenheit,

The East Abiatie Co. str. Sinsi loft Port Gundredths,

T. ESCLAZTOM, Direstov,

the level the son in inches, tenina az

Satrenbait

The glorious victories of brawn and sight of sorrow, though it is a disagree Said on the 13th July, and may be ex-3 TaxPELLTURE, in the skade," in degreEN '

the no less glorious defents--hold in their affections a larger place than the achieve- ments of brain; and both orders of

achievement they think of as due to the two excellent and typically muscular same virtues, endurance and self-mastery endowments."

** : LOVE AND MARRIAGE.

Jacque Vontade says that the English marry for love-that, at any rate, in the great middle class, marriages of interest love is not ardent, we learn, but it lasts are regarded with suspicion. English

alone is capable of preserving the illusion right through life."The Englishman of love". For him its poetry is never over. Not so with his wife, She will love changes early into duty, and "in devote herself to ber husband, but her England the women love less than the

men.' and from speculation on exchange. His entire scheme of monetary like the idea of duty to obtrude itself in "A woman of the Latin races does not reform is based on the theory that the love, even love of the most regular charac entrusted to a "Central Bank of Issue, all happiness and all success; but she reorganization of the currency will be ter. She naturally wishes for her lover which should be 8. private concern, feels that his supreme happiness and entirely free from the influence of the success lie in her love for him. If she Government, but under its active super act to serve her busband or her lover, it vision and control," a theory calculated is with the aim of increasing his love. to evoke chuckles from the Ministry of Finance and from his Excellency Liang she luxuriates, never an obligation, for Her devotion is to her a delight in which Shih-yf. A closer acquaintance with it appears to her that the gift of her love Chinose life and especially with the diminishes rather than increases her people's inveterate love of the chances responsibilities. The love of the English and changes of money barter afforded by woman does the precise opposits." the chaotic condition of the existing monetary system would probably have led Dr. Vissering to the conclusion that, of its own initiative, and authority, the Chinese Government is no more capable of effecting a radical reform of the levying a tax on incomes. But in that currency than it is of abolishing lekin or case his books might never have been written.-The Times,

CUSTOMS AND POLICE.

QUARREL AT BANKÓW,

Mr. Pollock replied that it was put an end to without it having been really fulfilled, and proceeded to state that on the question of fact he said that the agreement had not come to an end from any default on the part of Arndt & Co. On the question of law, he submitted that even if it could be said that the agres- ment came to an end through the default of Arndt & Co., that upon the true con- struction of the contract to the guarantee, defondant, never did guarantee that Aradt & Co. would carry through this agreement în regard to the bronze and iron, nor did they guarantee that Arndt & Co. would continue to ship all the old bronze and iron cannon available in varis had gone aboard. This order has Kwangtung Province. When they came been causing keer dissatisfaction among to the facts they would find that it was hinning firms, who have protested to Sir not because of the default of Arndt & General. It is understood that the latter

William Wilkinson, the British Consul Co. that the contract was not fulfilled.

has written strongly to the Commissioner The bearing was adjourned... until of Customs. The China Association at to-day.

Hankow, also, has telegraphed a protest to Sir John Jordan,

ale manifestation of its strange subtle

attraction."

pected bere on or about the 18th August.

8 HUNDITY, in peromstige el

Disacrson or Word, to two polnite,

The E. & A. str. Empire left Sydnoy for this port (via Queensland Porte, Portuity of air saturated with molihans being 100. July, and may be expected to arrive here Darwin, Timer and Manils) on the 11th

5 VORER OF WIN2, scogrding to Bakutoch Sonia The Bank Line str. Salamis left Bangloriating a fog eldong, & hall on the 1st August,

6 STATE OF WEATHER, 1) Mne sky a kok on the 12th July, p.m., and may be rain, & snow, & tarmiker, * sidebility: wcaw (wa)

o overcast, p pasang showing expected here on the 18th July, at day- 7 PAIN in fashon, 't'tenths and Imudrødtkä For light.

A TRUE INSIGHT. French lady says:On the whole the Coming to the question of Religion, this

religious attitude that the English are English are religious. Now it is in their most self-revealing. In all other relations resourceful, and liberty-loving. of life they show themselves independent, there is n great restlessness in the English soul. It is not mental restlessness, not which we (the French) are besit. It is an nerves, not the intellectual curiosity with

need certainty. They cannot content emotional disturbance-a craving. They unreflectingly in accepted dogmas, they have no instinet for submission, and they ideal. are incapable of living without a sublime | tender spot in their stout hearts.

Thus their religion becomes a

The English entertain for God the with the Deity are sincere and cordial; most profound respect. Their relations but they have not a whit of that child-like trembling terror which they characterise apprehensiveness, that credulous and

as such. In that scorn the national pride as superstition, and which they despise rises to its full height."

STRENGTH FAILING AT FORTY.

passed the age of forty to ask himself the Every man will do well when he has

question, "Am I as strong as I ought to bet Few men can truthfully answer. Yes," for at this time of life, and after many weaknesses and diseases all the the agonies of lumbago. The nerves, too, breadwinner. It may be a weakness in often become very weak, with the result your hands tremble and your legs fcel that you sleep restlessly, or very little, abaky at the knees. It is a strange feeling of exhaustion that masters yous though not actually keeping you from work, yet it renders you unfit to do things

Turning from love to friendship," Jacque Vontade is once more very kind, Bays the Spectator review of this book,

being a little mischievous. Ther is a on the whole, though she cannot resist type of English friendship, she says, deaf-mute relationship. These friends which may be described as a kind of take pleasure in each other's society, but seem to have nothing in common, and therefore nothing to talk about. On the other hand, there is a friendship which becomes the employ of a whole existence, properly.. These friendships, she goes on, are found not rarely between parents and children and between brother and sister. All friends in England, she notices, criticise one another freely, but never attempt to coeres or unduly to influence one another

To be criticised is bearable; to be

In consequence of the arrest by the British Concession police of two un- uniformed native Customs employees for loitering on the Bund, the Commissioner bindered--that is inconceivable. This is, of Customs recently ordered steamers com- we think, an extraordinarily astute

observation ing to British Concession bulks first to anchor in mid-stream until the Customs

THE CRITIO COREECTED.

"Now and then our author mistakes mere fashions in manners for stable traits of character. English people are They concede no beauty and accord no not, she thinks, sympathetic with sorrow, Sympathy to the outward form of woe." There is some truth, perhaps, in this. English people are apt to think that only the lesser emotions find free expression,

To the man over forty the new, red, rich blood created by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills is a vi necessity. He must replenish and rich his thing impure blood without delay, otherwise he cannot. retain or recover strength, barvous fores and the power to keep pace with other men. So many men havo egined a new leage of healthy life with the aid of Dr. Williams Pink Pills that it is folly to delay following their example.

food to weak, hungry nerves because these Dr. Williams Pink Pilis supply natural Pills renew and enrich the blood on which the nerves depend for strength. In this way weak, ailing mon are made strong and well.

Begin Dr. Williams' Pink Pills to-day. Sold by dealers, or direct from Dr. Williams Medicine Co., 84, Szechuen Road, Shanghai, one bottle for 81.50, six 28 post free.

The Bank Line str. Duneria left Bang- kok on the 18th July, and may be expected here on the 20th July,

PASSED THE CANAL

Jung 2nd-Benvorlich, Nubia,SE June 6th Bayern, Stentor, Talthybius, 0. J. D. Ahlers.

June 9th-Kandahur,

PASSENGERS ARRIVEL.

Per Loongsong, from Manila Messrs. Schumeman, Skimin, McLaughlin, Mit- chel, Jackson and Herpin.

DEPARTED.

Per Shidzuoka Mars, for Seattle, etc.,

Mr. T. Ikawa, Mr. M. Han, and liant. and Mrs. R. E. Paterson, Mr. Yamazaki, Mica E. R. Swan, Dr. E. W Kirke, Mr.

B. Aston. Somm

June 12th--Belgraina, Fumaeue, Namur. June 18th Telemachus, Puritan.s Demodoers, Den of Kelly, Senegambia June 19th Chine, Hector, Persia, Jahe zard-Dunbar, Inverclyde. June 26th Gottingen, Neleus, be June 30th-Persia, Sigmaringen... Oanfa, Socotra, Torek, Arabia Chalister Chas. H. Sawyer Miss C. Bowyer Mr. July 3rd-Asula aru, Briegavia, Mr W Whyte, Mr. J. R. Fur July 7th Kamo Maru Alimart, and Mrs Young, Mr. and Mrs Mori- Indraden, Prim: Ludwig, Norderney, Schroter, Mrs. F. Rowe, Miss N. Shelton, moto, Mr. and Mrs. Turnbull; Mrs. C. Paul Lecat.

July 10th Idomeneus, Lennos, nesier, Agapenor, "Sardinia, Tubingen, Laomedon.

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Per Shinyo Morn, for Shanghar, etc.,

Mr. F. A. Lewis, Miss M. L. Andre, Miss Mr. J. Brian, Mr. P. Betsler, Mr. J. D. Williams, Mr. and Mrs. N.L. Watson, Pierson, Mr., Jose R. Francisco, Mr. and Mrs. Rodgers, Mr. G. Lenterie Misa 8. Schultz, Mrs, R. Rios, Miss A. Rios, Miss C Rios, Mr. B. E. Thomas, Mr. nd Mrs. E. E. Allen, Dr. and Mrs. Hastings, Mrs. Hay and child, Mr. H Roces, Mr. A. Roces, Mr. and Mrs P. Williams, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Greene, Mr. and Mrs. Shipman, Mr. and Mrs. A. Schwabacker, Mra S. M. Lopes, Mrs. LM. Taggart, Miss Lyons, Miss Mor- gan, Mrs. C. F Smith, Master A P Gutterres. Miss Van Vlautin, Mias Van Derstaaay, Rev. and Mrs. C. W: Kochler, Mr. Max Jones, ani Miss Shipman.

TO DEPART

Per Kitano Maru, for Europe, etc. Mr. A. E. Wileman, Mr. and Mrs, R. A Talbot, Mr. K. Koizumi, Mr. B. Kasai, Mrs. A. Wheller, Mr. S. Watanabe, Mrs. Fairchild, Miss Fairchild, Mr. C. Farr child, Mr. A. M. Woodgate, Mr. T. Shibuya, Tr. and Mrs. G. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. McClymont and 2 children, Miss K. Cameron, Mr. 8. Toriyama, Mr. S. Suzuki. Mr. 8. Okada, Mr. Y. Ishiguro, Mr. W. Poignont, Mr. Pochanawoudt, Mr. J. Heimers, Mr. Moora, ME, K. Nakagawa, Mre Hizen, Mrs. T. Tonakis, Mrs. T. Takahashi, Mrs. Moora, M. G.. Stewart and 2 children, Mess Kase,

T. Miyake, T. Katsuda, G. Yamauski, U. Kinugawa, K. Katsuda, B. Eteure, E. Mori, H. Tominaga, 8. Awada, U. Asaba, Y Yamura, T. Harade and 8. Usui.