1914-09-29 — Page 2

INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH, 1914.

Mr. Alfred Sze, China's Minister to emigrate," so that the danger of a collision with people of another race with whom Great Britain, left Peking on the 24th they might come in contact would be mini-inst. c route for London.

mised." It is clear from this what the Prime Minister had in mind. The hostility in white countries such as the United States, Canada, and Australia-three of the countries which most strongly appeal to the Oriental caigrant lows no signs of abatement, and even in Mexico and Latin America the policy of excluding the yellow CARBOLIC TOOTH men" is commoding an inercasing

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The E. & A. steamer St. Albina, which is arrived in the Barbour resterday, mado the run from Moji in the quick time of

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The weekly return of communicable diseases shows that only one-case of bubonic plague was reported during the week, the patient being a Chinese. There were also une case of diphtheria and one of enteric fever, both ending fatally.

According to a Peking correspondent President Yuan Shih-kai, wearing the the feeling of antipathy to the Japanese new official garment and a diadem, was to immigrant which exists in foreign countries. conduct the first formal worship of Con ANTI-That is a task which can only be accom-fucius at the Temple of Confucius in plished by time and the exercise of infiuite Prking yesterday. Accompanied by the A far more practical line of Ministers of the Interior and Education, patience. action was indicated at the meeting by Mr. as well as by other high dignitaries, he Moroni, a former Cabinet Minister, who will offer sacrifices to Heaven the day advocated the encouragement of immigra after the Winter Solstics, namely, Nosem The President will review the tion into the Japanese Colony of Formosa.ber 7th. What with Korea, Formosa and Southern troops on Detaber 10th. Manchuria, Japan would seem for the pre-

The Manager of a Chinese business, who sent to have ample room available for her resides at No. 1a, Elgin Street, third floor, PRICE 40) CENTS PER LARGE TIN. surplus population. Mr. MOTODA, while has given the police a rather extra saying that he did not deny the value and ordinary story. He stated that in the importance of emigration to South America, early hours of yesterday a thief entered Mexico and North America, insisted that it his concubine's cubicle, and, while she was was of greater importance to the country asleep, extracted from her fingers three to encourage Japanese immigration into gold rings, each set with a diamond; worth Formosa for the development of that together $1,900, and from her person & gold Colony. This seems sound policy. Japan double-cased watch valued at $90, a gold has done far less with Formosa Chan chain, valued at 800, three pieces of jade was nanezed stone of the value of $30, and an American with Korea. Since it to Japan, Korea has attracted an gold coin, worth $15. increasing number of emigrants from Two well-known residents of Shanghai Japan, partly no doubt on account of died last week-Mr. R. W. Shaw and Mr. its close proximity, but inore so because of J. B. O'Shea. Mr. Shaw, who was in the opportunities it offers under the new his 70th year, and had lived in Shanghai The since the late sixties, was originally an régime for lucrative employment. country is showing wonderful progress. In engineer in the Shanghai Steam Naviga

He will five years the trade in merchandise at the tion Co., but subsequently took up dairy

farming with great success. open ports has doubled and the Japanese also be remembered for the keen interest authorities are encouraging the development he took in pony racing. Mr. O'Shea had of the resources of the country in all been closely associated with journalism directions in a wanner which commands in North China for nearly a quarter of unstinted admiration. The same zeal for century, latterly as editor of the He had been ill for some time past, and died at Peking on the 24th inst, at the age of 46.

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Hooren.-On September 23rd at Shang hai. to Mr. and Mrs. G. Hooren, a daughter.

DEATHS..

SUPREME COURT.

Monday, September 28th.

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.

BEFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE, MR.

. H. H. J. GoMPERTZ,

SUMMARY COURT JUDGMENT REVERSED.

Ilis Lordship delivered indgnient on an appeal from a decision given by the Puisne Judge, Mr. F. A. Hazeland. The plain tiffs in the original action, the Holland and China Trading Company, sued Chin Tin Cho, a broker of 205, Queen's "Road. Central, claiming the sum of 8973.55 from defendant as endorser of a promissory note for the sum of £01, dated November 13th, 1913, and payable on January 11th and signed by defendant at the agreed rate of exchange of 1/11.1/16d., which note was dishonoured by the drawers. Plaintiffs also claimed interest on the principal amount at the rate of 8 per cent.

The Puisue Judge in his judgment, held that defendant, by endorsing the note, made himself liable as endorser for the whole amount.

Mr. Eldon Potter (instructed by Mr. C. F. Mason, of Messrs. D'Almada & Mason, represented appellants; and Mr. E. II. Sharp, K.C. (instructed by Mr. Dixon, of Messrs. Wilkinson & Orist) was for the respondents

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The Chief Justice, in the course of his judgment, said the facts, shortly, were that plaintiff-respondents, the Holland China Trading Co., having had certain transactions with the Li Hing firm, were offered a promissory note of £01 sterling in payment. As they were unwilling to give credit to the Li Hing alone, the defendant, and present appellant, at the | request of plaintiffs' compradore, put his

the promissory note. plaintiffs' claim was against the firm on the promissory note as endorsers. The note ran as follows: "I,. the under- signed Li Hling, promise to pay on 11th January, 1914, to the order of the Holland China Trading Company, the sum of £91 only for goods received. Hongkong, 30th November 1913," The note had never been endorsed by the plaintiffs. After quoting authorities his Lordship said a drawer or accepter, incurred liabilities as person signing a bill otherwise than as a an endorser and a holder in due course, Unless the signature was clearly given in some other capacity the presumption was that it was an endorsement, but here there was positive evidence from the com pradore of the plaintiff firm, who said that he would not take the promissory note without the endorsement which defendant gave. Again, the plaintiff was holder in due course, His Lordship until thought that the instrument, endorsed, was not complete and regular, and that there was no negotiation of the note so as to make liable a stranger whe On this had signed it as endorser. ground, which was never taken in the court below, and was not before the learn- ed Puisne Judge, he thought that the decision given below was wrong, and that the appeal must be allowed, with costs in both courts.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

BEPONE THE PISNE JUDGE, MR. F. A. HAZELAND.

Kwantung, but it is not shown to the summe extent in Formosa. These territories owe their present state of development to the

We observe in some Amny notes pub industry and commercial sagacity of the lished in a Shanghai contemporary the Japanese settlers, encouraged and sup-statement that foreign stores have risen ported as they are to the fullest extent by to an awful prive of late, not only in Government, and as the potentialities of Amoy but in Hongkong and Shanghai, and it takes a poor-man all his time to these territories are revealed and are made make both ends meet." If this statement better known to the people of Japan is intended to mean that in conséquence of the war the prices charged By foreign through the instrumentality of such an atores for the necessaries of life have been organisation us that recently created under increased to an "awful" extent, we can very influential auspices, it will doubtless only say that there is no justification for Usis statement an far as Hongkong is be found that the over-population difficul- concerned. On inquiry at Me srs. Lane, ties which are considered to be threatening Crawford & Co.'s, we are informed that

A HOME IN DISORDER. Japan will be solved in a manner mutually the increase in the price of imported grocery stores since the war began has not more than 10 per cent.

The hearing was resumed on an amended Batisfactory to the individual emigrant and cen

for this the drop in exchanga has writ of an action, postponed since May

So far as been largely responsible. kcal produor is concerned, prices in many last, in which, six Chinese engineers em- instances are actually lower than before ployed by the Taikoo Dockyard: and the outbreak of war.

residing together in a mess at Baiwanho, sued the Kwong-Hing firm, of Saiwanho, storekeepers, for the return of certain household furniture and wearing apparel taken away by the defendant and valued at $192.43. Plaintiffs also claimed damages for the detention of the goods not exceeding $807.57, the limit of the jurisdiction of the Court, or in the alternative 81,000 damages for conversion of the goods, including their value.

There will be no Henli Regatta at Shanghai this year.

HAY-On September 20th, at Shanghai,to the nation.

THOMAS WALKER HAY, of the Shanghai Dock and Engineering Co., Ltd., aged 34 years. Ss. On September 21st, at Shanghai, ROBERT NATHAN SITES, aged six years beloved second son of Mr. and Mrs. FRED R. SITES. Susw.--On September 24th, at Shanghai, RANDALL WALKER SHAW, in his 70th ycar.

O'SHEA-On September 24th, at Peking JOHN BARRETT O'SHEA, of Shanghai, aged 45 years.

HONGKONG OFFICE: 10A, DES VEUX ROAD C.

A cyclone or typhoon E of Southern Formosa, moving W. or W.N.W. Wae reported by the Manila Observatory yesterday.

It has been reported to the polion that a valuable guid finger-ring and $140 in

100 OFFICE: 131; FLEET STREET, E.C. money have been stolen from No. 2,

Breezy Terrace.

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Lady de Sausmartz of Shanghai is urganising a scheme among British women in Shanghai for the making of garments, etc., needed by troops in the war.

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AFFAIR IN A CHINESE EATING- HOUSE.

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adjourned Three Chiacze boatmen yesterday morning to a Chinese eating. house in Shanghai Street, Yaumati, for A shop foki tock hold of a breakfast. kettle filled with boiling water aad com menced to make ten for the customers, but be handled the kettle very awkwardly apparently, and spilled some of the hot the bcatmen. They not unnaturally became exasperated, mada a few foreible remarks on his clumsiness, and advised him to hold the kettle lower, The shop foki felt somewhat nettled also, and, rejecting the advice of the boatmen, held the kettle still higher up, with the result that more hot water descended on the hungry, and, by that time, very much incensed customers. They jumped up, and there a row. Another shop foki, who was raking the furnace with a very long poker, became alarmed, and hit one of the boatmen a severe blow on the head with his nearly During a scramble following a gambling

red-hot poker. He attempted to get in raid at No. 10. Second Street, on Satur another blow, but the boatman guarded day night, a lukong was attacked by ait with his hand, which was Eurnt. Chinese and received several cuts on the head. His alleged assailant was tuken into custody.

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The total output of the Kailan Mining Administration's mines for the week ending 12th September amounted 43,685.55 tone, and the sales during the period to 44,128.70 tons.

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Mr. W. B. Hind (Mr. G. K. Hall. Brutton's Office), appeared for the plain- tifs, Mr. Eldon Potter, instructed by Mr. Holmes, was for the defendants.

Plaintiffs' case, as outlined at the pre- vious hearing, was that they owed the defendant firm a small amount for provisions, and that while they were in the country worshipping at tombs, defen- dants went to their mess and seized the furniture, and afterwards sold some of it. When they returned from the country they found their mess clused, their servant having been turned out.

The hearing was adjourned.

ORGAN RECITAL.

Following is the programme of organ

The two shop fokis appeared at the recital to be given by Mr. George Grimble Magistracy yesterday, charged with assaulting the beatmen. One was sent to gaol for six works, with hard labour, and the other was bound ower in the sum of $103.

FIRE FLOAT EXHIBITION..

At the request of the Government of Mars, the Hongkong Fire Brigade gave

at St. John's Cathedral, to-night :-

PART I.

PRAYER.

HONGKONG, SEPTEMBER 29T, 1914. The population of Japan, reckoned lat year as close upon 53,000,000, including Japanese resident abroad, is steadily increasing, and consequently the subject of emigration is forcing itself every year more insistently upon public attention in that country. Japanese publicists who have devoted their attention to this subject view the increase of the population with some alarm because of the inability of the country to maintain even the present population upon its own risources. "The demand for

Three. Chineze ehildren met with 2 rice, which is the staple food of the people,” | terrible death while playing on the hill- says the Fresident of the Tokyo Chamber side above Star Etreet, in the Wanchai of Commerce, is greater than the supply, district. A huge boulder, lossened most and we are compelled to rely more and more probably by recent rains, rolled down

an exhibition of the powers of the No. 13. od foreign countries for our food supply, upon, them and crushed them to death. Fire-float at Yaumali yesterday. The

Macao authorities purpose bringing their 4. If this continues the future of the country" Their

fire-fighting machinery more up to date, will be far from bright." We notics that an

and csatemplate purchasing a fire-float. association has recently been for ned, in

The Fire Brigade were calleil out early similar to those oword by the Hongkong Tenor: Mr. R. HHOWN. Bass: Mr. A. J.

The No. 1 float cost Fire Brigade. Japan, with Count OKUMA, Prime Minister, yesterday to extinguish a fire which had

approximately $40,000, exclusive of as President, for the purpose of encouraging broken out at a medicine shop in Cochrane equipment, and her two pumps combined gfation. Count Okuma in an inaugural Street. The building, a three-storey-can-elect 2,700 gallons of water per address emphasised the difficulty of finding structure, was practically gutted, the

The Commander of the Patria (Com- employment for the increasing population damage on the ground floor alone being mander Magalhaes Correa) represented 2. Soprano Ariz, "Come unto Him" (From

The Messiah) and described emigration as one of the estimated at $3,000. This was covered by the Macao authorities, and there were also on board the Captain-Superintendent of most effective factors in solving the diffi- insurance in the Man On Insurance Com Police (Hon. Mr. Mel, Messer) and the 3. (a) The Angels Sernado "'. cult question of the social evolution of pany. The first and second floors, which Deputy Superintendent the nation on progressive lines. He further were occupied as family houses, were emphasised the importance of taking the damaged by fire and water, and were not greatest care that only those of good instired. The origin of the outbreak is moral character and sound physique should not known.

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THE

WAR.

[THROUGH REUTERS AGENOT.]

THE GREAT BATTLE.

UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO

BREAK THE ALLIES' LINE.

THE INCESSANT ATTACKS OF EXTRAORDINARY VIOLENCE DAY AND NIGHT.

LONDON, September 27th.

5.15 p..

A communique issued in Paris this afternoon says: Our Left is making perceptible progress,

The enemy made extremely violent attacks between the Oiso and the Somme, and there were some bayonet charges, but all were repulsed,

The enemy made a successful attack near Saint Menehould, but at the end of the day the French regained the lost ground. There is no activity from Argonne to the Meuse, nor in Lorraine or the Vosges."

In many places the French and Cerman trencies are only a hundred metres apart.

The Prussian Guard in the Centre, from Rheins to Souain, ansuccessfully attacked. They were hurled back.

LONDON, September 24th,

2.40 a.m.

A communiqué issued in Paris by the Ministry for War at 11 o'clock in the evening says: From the night of the 20th inst, till the 27th the Germans along the whole front incessantly attacked with extra- ordinary violence day and night, evidently trying to break the Allies" lines, acting with a uniformity denoting instructions from the High Commander to find a solution to the battle. Not only have they noti succeeded, but we took i flag, some canuon, and numerous prisoners.

The morale of the troops, despite the fatigue caused by the uninterrupted struggle, is execilent. The commanders even have difficulty in restraining the men's desire to come to grips with the enemy sheltered in defensive positions.

(FROM THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT, FIL LEKING.).

September 27th.

9.00 p.m.

On the 25th an extremely violent battle took place between the

River Sonime and the River Oise. In the evening the French were in

occupation of a front extending from Dompierre, wouth of Peronne to

Ribecourt; and the Germans were defensively organised at Noyon.

change.

The French progressed. slightly between the Diss and Soissons.

Between Soissons and Rheime there has been no important

The French occupy Berry-au-Bac.

There has been no change between Rheims and Verdun.

In Woevre, the Germans crossed the Meuse in the region of St. Mihiel, but the French, taking the offensive, drove them back for the most part to the other side of the river. In the South of the Woerd region, the French offensive was, successful everywhere, The Germand, who sustained heavy loss, had to march buck,

In Lorraine and the Vosges, German detachments were repulsed and retired on Blamont after sustaining heavy losses. They evacuated Badonvillers, and ware driven out of Lesseux.

THE GERMAN EXCUSE FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF RHEIMS

CATHEDRAL.

It is untrue that there was a Freuch observation post on top of Rheims Cathedral, and that this was the cause for its bombardment. Thin bombardment began, without any reason, on September 10th at 3 p.m.

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REUTERS AGENCT,]

BRITISH OFFICIAL REPORT.

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Lospos, September 27th. 10.25 p.m.

The Official Press Bureau announces

that the situation

satisfactory. Counter-attacks on the British Front were beaten back with

heavy losses to the enemy.

·GERMAN AVIATOR DROPS BOMĖS INTO PARIS,

Lordos. September, 27th.

5.10 p.m.

A message from Paris states that a German aviator dropped two boints which hit a hotel. A solicitor was killed and a girl wounded.

JAPANESE COMMENCE ATTACK ON TSINGTAU.

LONDON September 27th.

5.45 p.m.

away.

...Gounod. Soloist Mrs. FRANCIA CLARK, "Cujus Animau“?? (From Stabat

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Rossini.

An official message from. Tokio states that the land attack, which was started on the outskirts of Tsingtau yesterday, continues, Japanese casualties up to the present are 312

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