THE LAW COURTS. WORKING DURING 1014,··
The report of the. Registrar of the
Supreme Court for 1814, laid on the table at the Legislative Council meeting Thursday, gives some interesting partien ture. In Original Jurisdiction 342 actions were instituted during the year 1914, and there were 653 pending at the commence- ment of that year, pa against 250 and 557 respectively in 1913. 212 were disposed of during the year, 7 being settled or withdrawn before trial, leaving a balance of 785 undisposed of, as against 149, 50 and 655 respectively in 1918. The amounts
JAPAN AND CHINA.
THE ORIGINAL DEMANDS.
We observe that a full translation of
the original demands made by Japan on the Chinese Government has now been published in the Peking papers, though apparently without direct official sane tion. Copies of the document have been in private circulation for some weeks past, and we were able, a month age, to give a very full summary of the demands in the course of two loading articles. Now that the document has been published in fail in the Northern papers, there is no longer any necessity for withholding
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, BATURDAY, MAY 8TH, 1915.
The Chinese Government agrees that co island, port or harbour along the const shall be ceded or leased to any other Power.
T.
KEFLOATING THE '* NILE. ** OSAKA FIRM TO UNDERTAKE THE WORK.
The P. and O. Steamship Company's
Art. 1. The
-The Chinese Government Japaneso e Advisers in political, fnanir, Vile (6,702 tone), which stranded shall employ forceful (authoritative) cial and military affairs.
Art. In the Interior of Chin hp of land for the building of Japanese Japanese shall have the right of owner hospitals, churches and schools.
involved were $2,149,005 and £5,189 11s. from our readers the benefit of studying places shall employ numerous Japanese ships from a depth of 40. Inthams or
The the full text, which is as follows:--
Translation of Documents handed to the President, Yuan Shikkat, by Mr. Hinki, the Japanese Minister, on January, J8th 1915.
id. as against 8,000,881 in 1913. debts and damages recovered amounted | to $1.437,417 and £4,519 1s. 5ld, as against $184,904 in 1013.
I.
Japan, on January 12th, during her voy off Yashima, in Yamaguchi prefecture,
age to Kobe with a cargo consisting of 1,500 bales of Indian cotton, 500 tons of Art, 3-Since the Japanese Gevern. pig-iron and other miscellaneous goods, ment and the Chinese Government have and is now in a depth of 40 fathoms, has had many cases of dispute between since been abandoned in consequence of Japanese and Chinowe police to settle no prospect for the ship's recovery. As cases which caused my inconsiderable mis the result of negotiations between the understanding, it is for this reason peces steamship company and the Yamashina sary that the police of important places Marine Office, Osaka, a contract has (in China) shall ho jointly administered recently been concluded for the purchase (by Japanese and Chinese) or that the by the latter of the forsaken ship and (Chinese) police department of these
cargy, Hitherto, the refloating of sunk- for the purpose of organizing and im more has been regarded as an absolute proving the Chinese Police Service,
Art. 4-China shall purchase from impossibility from the hydraulic pres Japan a fixed ratio of the quantity of sure, and other reasons, says the Japan munitions of war (say, above 80 per cont.), Muit. The purchase of the ill-fated ship or Japan shall establish in China by the Yamashina office may be attri SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
jointly worked arsenal. Japanese technibuted to their firm conviction that the Ia Summary Jurisdiction 2,380 actions! The Japanese Governmca and the cal experts to be employed and Japanese ship would be refloated in consequenes of were instituted during the year, and 412 Chiness Government being desirous of material to be purchased.
the rapid improvements in diving clothes maintaining the peace of Eastern Asia Art. Chine agrees to Japan's right and other means, and if the ship would were brought-forward from 1913, and of further strengthening tho friendly to build a railway connecting Wachang be restored it would excite great admica- against 1,808 and 198 respectively in 1913. relations existing between the two neigh with Kiukiang and Nanchang Also ation as an unparalleled success in the The cases were disposed of as follows: Articles:
bouring nationa, agice to the following line between Nanchang and Hangchow.nautical history of the world. It is not Also a line between Nanchang and Clas-known what amount has been paid for Settled or withdrawn 1,000, judgment for
Art
The Chinese. Government chon.
the purchase, but it appears to be prob the plaintiff 206, judgment for the defend- gres that when the Japanese Govern Art. 6-China agrees that in the Prable that the price fixed would be less ment hereafter approaches the German vinco of Fukion Japan shall have the ant 49, non-suited 7; struck out, dismissed Government for the transfer of all rights right to work mines and build railways yen would be required for the refloating than 20,000 yen. Granting that 100,000 and lapsed writs (not served) 48, leaving and privileges of whatscover nature and to construct harbour works (includ operations and expenses for the subse- 896 as pending, as against 757,046, 50, 0, 4joyed by Germany in the province of ing clockyards) and in case of employing quent repairs, the current price of the Shangtung whether secured by Treaty or foreign capital Japan shall be first con- ship of such category would be no less in any other manner, China will give her sulted. full assent thereto.
Art, China agrees that Japanese than a million yen. Besides, the valo Art: agrees that within the Province of religions doctrines is China.
2. The Chinese Government subjects shall have the right to propagate of the cotton and iron would be estimate 1 at 130,000 yen, resulting in a consider- Shantung and along its sea border no
able profit on the part of the purchaser. This has caused much speculation.in. territory or island or land of any name for "uture" shall be ceded or leased to any
third Power.
37 and 412 respectively in 1513. The amounts involved were $46,021.28 and £121.1% 7d and the jolts and damages recovered arunted to 170,103.17 and £28 108. Od. as against $362,040.00 and $133,385.09 respectively in 1913
The number of distress warrants for! rent issued as 702, representing aggre "gato unpaid rents andunting to $80,312.32, of which the aggregate sum of 837,800.42 was recovered, as against 524, $44,310.08 and $32,076.20 respectively in
1913.
307 warrants were withdrawn on settlement bdween the parties as against
344 in 1013.
CRIMINAL JURISDICTION, JU
A
Art. 3. The Chinesa Govorniment con- sents to Japan's building a railway from Chefoo or Lungkou to join the Kiaochao Tsinantu Railway
Art, 4.Tho Chinese Government | agrees that for the sake of trade and for the residence of foreigners certain im- portant places shall to speedily opened in the Province of Shangtung ns Treaty Ports, such necessary places to be jointly decided upon by the two Governments by soparate agreement.
II.
"The well-informed correspondent at shipping business circles. Peking of the Peking and Plantain Bimes..... writes of the revised demands;---
There were 31 enses and 50 persons com Chinese Government, since the Chinese remain practically the same with the ex- mitted for trial at the Criminal Sessions, aagainst 02 and 107 respectively in 1913. The number of persons actually indicted was 48, of whom 35 weld convicted and 14. were nequitted. Against one person the caso was abandoned." · In 1913 the figures were respectively 04, 60 and 26.
ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION,
There were six appeals during the year against ten in 1913. In Admiralty Juris 'dietion five actions wore instituted anil
two were tried; three are pending
·BANKRUPTCY JURISDICTION,
There were 74 petitions filed, 40 being creditors' petions and 25 being petitions by the debtors themselves. The figures for 1913 were respectively 19. 20 and 20. The number of Irceiving Orders made was 57, being 35 on creditors' petitions was. 10 as against 10 in 2013. The agree for 1913 were respectively 33, 17 and 16. The number of Public Examinations held was 16 as against 18 in 1913 The figures gats amount of estimated assets, in cases where Receiving Orders. were node and were not rescinded, was $3,044,589, and estimated Tiabilities 88,512,915 as against 037,145 and 83,076, 191 respectively in 1913..
The fees collectel amounted to $4,376 as against $2,000 in 1913, and the Oficina Receiver's Commission as Trustee, where-no-Trustee had been appointed-by- the creditors, to $12,027 as against $3,010. in 1913
agree
to the
The new list of demands-numbers twenty-four, and although there have been certain *modifications " the original demands are very little altered. There' has been some shifting around, but this has been done to give the Japanese a greater claini on territorica that were included in the original demands. The Manchurian and Shantung demands The Japanese Government and the Government has always acknowledged the ception of the former, where all references specially favourable position enjoyed by to Mongolia are removed. The "Mongo- Japan in South Manchuria and Eastern lian domands are now placed in a Mongolia,
following articles:-
| separate group by themselves and can be Art. 1-The two contracting Powers said to cover the same ground as to those For instance, mutually agree that the term of case of referring to Manchuria Port Arthur and Daley and the term of Japan demands in this part of Chin lease of the South Manchuria and railway, mining, farming, landowner- Antung-Mukden Railways shall be ex ship and loan concessions, much on the same terms as she has already secured in tended to the period of 90 years.
Art. 2-Japanese subjects in South South Manchuria. With regard to the Manchacia and Eastern Moagulia in Yangtze railways, Janon now demands erecting buildings for the purpose of that she be given the right to negotiate trado and manufacture or for farming with the Power or Powers concerned with shall have the right to lease or own land regard to their ultimate diapuan, bur insists that during the course of thu so required.
Art. 3-Japanese subjects shall be consideration give any Power right to negotiations China shall not under any free to reside and travel in South Han- secure control of them or any adjacent churia and Eastern Mongolia and to lines. With regard to the Hanychping engage in business and in manufacture of mines the Japanese have withdrawn any kind whatsoever.
Article I.. but have strengthened
articles price ing
in Overal
Art. 4. The Chineco Government the
agrees to grant Japanese subjects the minor points, which it will be right to work all mines in South Man-seen makes the Hanychping domand churia and Eustern Mongolia, such min- still of such a nature as to affect ing plaers to be jointly decided union the two Governments.
the Chinese ownership of this property. The Japanese Government has also with- Art, 6.The Chinese Government agrees that in respect of the two follow drawn Article III. of Group V. in so far ing. mentioned herein below the Japanes as it affects the Policing question, but I Government's consent shall be fine cam given to understand that the question twined before actioa shall be taken:-
of advisers still renuins. Certain modi fications covered by corresponding addi- (17.)---Whenever permission is grantedtions are made with reference_to_the
to the subject of a third Power to Fukien demand. With the exception of haild & Railway or to make a loan the above the whole of the Group V with a third Power for the pur- demands remain the same. The Mongo- pose of building a railway in South Manchuria and Eastern lian Group now contains four article, and with certain additions which I have Mongolia.
(b) Wheever a loan is to be mad not yet been able to secure the new list of with a third Power pledging the demands now total 24, although two have, local taxes of South Manchuria as stated above, been deleted.
and Eastern Mongolia મ security.
BRITISHI ENGINEERING
TRADE.
TRANSFER OF ORDENS FROM
GERMAN TO BRITISHI FIRMS. `
THE HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS..
ORDERS BY LJECT.-COL, '&... CHAPMAN, V,D
JOINED.
1.The andermentioned, having joined the Corps, are allotted Corps numbers and posted as follows:
No. 1816 Sapper S. C. P.. Amory, to
Engineer Company.
No. 1817 Sapper F. "Meade to Engineer
Company.
No. 1818 Private E. J. Edwards to Civil
Service Ca..
10PUR, QEN PRACTIUR, UTH MAY, 1013. 2.Nos. 1 and 2 Section Artillery Battery and Left Section M.G! Co. parade at Gun Club Will, Kowloon, at 8 am, to take guns, ammunition, saddlery, and stores to Kowloon Railway Station. Coolies will be provided to carry, the
ammunition, saddlery and stores. The senior officer present will seo that the party leaves Gun Club Hill not later than 8,30 ̧a.nu.
The Strecker Benrer Section, with ou
stretcher and emergency kit, will parade at Kowloon Railway Station at 9.20 am. The Medical Orderly on duty as the (former) German Club will not parade.
The O.C. Bartery will detail nue N,0,0. and 2 men to escort saddlery back to Gan Club Hill on return from Fanling. Guns and stores will be returned to Volunteer Headquarters. Coolis will be provided to carry the stores,"
PARADE.
INTIMATIONS
LANE,
CRAWFORD&Co.
Ex
(TELEPWÓKN 1741)
"LAOMEDON,"
A NEW STOCK OF
LACE
CURTAINS
BRITISH MANUFACTURE OF THE BEST QUALITY.
THESE GOODS ARE SPECIALLY MADE FOR US AND WILL
WASH AND WEAR WELL.
4 Yards 4 and 5 Yards Long. BFFECTIVE DESIGNS IN
WHITE AND IVORY.
From $5.50
$25.00 Per Pair.
LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.
WM. C. JACK & CO., LTD.,
14. DES VŒUX ROAD, HONGKONG, -
SUPPLY ALL KINDS OF MACHINERY AND ELECTRICAL PLANT FOR
LIGHTING OF TOWNS, FACTORIES AND PRIVate. ResidenceB.
Agents for W. E. Wardon's
Marine Bearing Metal, for the
Heaviest Marine.or
B-Parades for to-day (Sehunday); N77. | Bearings.
DETAIL
4.On duty at Headquarters-30 N.C.09.
Leapmetïvə
and men of Nos. 1, 2 and 3 Sections BUILDERS OF RIVER STEAMERS, MOTOR BOATS AND LAUNCHES, Scouts Company.
Officer on duty (and Orderly Officer);
Lieut. Woall.
Orderly Sergeant: Sergt. Hegarty. Medical Orderly: Corp. Daries.
To furnish guard at Headquarters:
On duty from 7 a.m, to-day: HK.V.D.
G. E. STEWART, Capt...
Adjutant, H.K.V.C.
SPECIAL POLICE RESERVE.
NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS,
All Non-commissioned officers will attend at the A. S. P's, ofice at 10 nm. on Sun- day, May 9th,
PARADES (CENTRAL POLICE STATION), Saturday, May 8th-The Perada ordered for the Chinese Company for this date is cancellret
PROBATE AND ADMINISTRATION, Grants totalling 22 were made by Probato and Administration, 04 being Probate and 135 Letters of Administra- tion, The aggregate value of the estates was $3,901,770 as against $5,149,842 in -1913. Probate duties ummounted to $204.740.18. Court fees to 50,988.50 and Art, 8. The Chinese Government official administrator's commission to agrees that if the Chinese Government in 863.04. The figures in 1913 were respec- South Manchuria or Eastern Mongolia. tively 8229,027,30, 411,185 and 8830. There employs Advisers or Instructors for i wer 48 estates vested in or administered political, financial or military purpos by the official administrator during the the Japanse Government shall first be year, representing an aggregate value of consulted..
35,361.96. The figures for 1913 were re-
Art. 7. The Chinese Government spectively 44 and 832,643. 15 estates were agrees that the control and administra- wound up during the year representing tion if the Kirin-Changchun Railway an aggregate value of 88,449.09 as agains shall handed over to the Japanese Gor-Will continue after the war has been the crament to take effect on the siguing of transfer of engineering orders which had this Agreement, the term to last for 99 hitherto been placed with Germany, with British manufacturers, Owing to the greater, use of vegetable oils, such as the hands of the official trustee at the end of The Japanere Government and the oil from the coconut and ground nuts for 1014 was. 26, and the aggregate amount of Chinese Government, eeing that Japan-edible purposes. there is a growing de~~~ trast funds $83,107.13, as against 27 cates ese financiers and the Hanychping Cound for the oils in the E Several The aggregating 8105,503, in 1913 and certain pany have close relations with each other orders which were already in the hands house property. Two states were wound and desiring that the canon-interests of of German bousts at the beginning of the up during the year.
the two nations shall be advanced agree way have been transferred to British to the following articles:
in 1913 representing $20.179,
OFFICIAL TRUSTS. The total number of frugt estates in the
LIMITED LEABILITY COMPANIES.
wars.
sane.
Ait.
III.
One effect of the war and which we limpe
nkers
Monday, May 9th-Rifle Exercises and Fire Control Drill for picked men from each Company, 5-90-
5.30,
Tuesday, May 10th-Portuguese Company, Wednesday, May 11th-Rile Exercises and
Fire Control Drili:for picked men from | rach Company, 5.30.
MESKETRY,
Muskery Practice ordered for May 5th is cancelled. The range will be used by picked men to be detailed from each Company.. Firing comments at 2.30 sharp. Kareling position only..
ANMLETS,
went grant or private-donation, armlets Peading the provision of uniteras by Govern must be constantly carried ready for 990. This does not apply to the Chinese Com- pany, who have been presented with uni- forac
FC JESE
The
A. S. P. (erre),
DECK PLAN OF OUR HARBOUR MOTOR BOAT "JESS* Estimates and Plans Submitted for
ELBOTRICAL EQUAT. MACHINE TOOLS. STRANEES AND LAUNCHES, Dredgers and Lightera
ENGINES AND BONES.
PUMPING AND IRRIGATION MACHINERY. RAILWAY KOLling Stock and Equip-
MENT.
Electro-Plating and Electric Repair Shops, WANCHAL.
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS PUBLICATIONS.
DIRECTORY AND CHRONICLE OF
THE FAR EAST
$10.00 Do
Do. Smaller Edition 8.00 -CHILDREN-OF-FAR-CATHAY,s Boois) and Political Novel, by 0. J: H. Halcombe
6.60 THE JUBILEE OF HONGKONG, being an Historical Skotel, to -which it added an Account of the
Colebrations in 1891
1.30
THE HONGKONG TYPHOON, Sept.
18th, 1906, Illustrated Ammunt 0.50 TEMPORARY MINING REGULA.
TIONE IN CHINA
(REGULATIONS- FOR RAILWAY
CONSTRUCTION IN CHINA
HONGKONG HANSARD REPORTS
Art. 1. The two contracting Powers This was the site of affairs of an enter The total number of companies register mutually agree that when the opportune prise projected for Sngapore, the pro- ed from the commencement of the Com monent arrives the Hanychping Com panies Ordinance, 1865, was 6ft with an pany shall be made a joint concern of the muvers of which have now mad arrange aggregate empeal of $383,731,466.35. Of two nations and they further agree that eofs with the firm of Rose, Downs & the 848 companies which have been on the without the previous consent of Japan, Lid, if Hull and Shanghai, Register were not Heated. 38 are in China chell not by her own act dispe for the erection of the most up-to-date course of being wound up, 418 (exclusive of the property rights and interests of plant in the East and capable of testing of those in course of being wound up whatsoever nature of the Honyehping nor up to twenty-five ions of copra per day. were in existence at the end of 1914 and cause the said Company to dispose freely The mill will be erceed at Gaylong. The value of the machinery alone is estimated 388 have been struck off the Register. The of the....
2. Tite Chinese "Government at nearly $100,000, and the buildings will figures in 1013 were 800, $373,169,329,35, 3.
Manchuria Daily Yowa 150, 326-nd 320. There were 4 companies agrees that all other mines connect.dalso fu into a big feure, as everything registered in 1914 as compared with 40 in with the Hanyehuing Company and is being done to secure the best results. Japate paper) make for the Japanese mines in the neighbourhood of mines o The makers of the machinery ste that The number of licences granted under connected shall not be permitted without other orders for the East have been placed demands in Fukion as well as in Eastern the consent of the said Company toke with them under similar circumstances Mongolia the defence that Japan muet vection 35 of The Companies Ordinanc? worked by other person's outside of the and refer es preially to one of hig value. prepare herself against aggression by Germany and Austria whom she chal- 3911" (No. 68 of 1811) enabling com said Company, and further agree that if which was originally chtained by the lenged in loyalty to the Anglo-Japanese panies operating outside the Colony to it is desired to carry out any undertaking Germans through the usual methods em- keep local register of members was 152 as which 15 anprebended directly i played by them in securing Eastern trade, Alliance. Fukien, it is explained "lies on the other side of the narrow straits against 149 in 1913. The fees collected in indirectly to affect the interests of the said but the transfer has teen much to the ad respect of such licences amounted to Company the consent of the said Convatage of the bayers both in the design separating it from Formoss, and this WARLIKE EXPLOITS OF THE $31,13.16 as against 235,977:52 in 1913. pany shall first be obtained.
and economical value of the plant to be preparation, like that with regard to Eastern Mongolia, has become an abso supplied.
lute necessity, for sofagusading Japan's The Japanese Government and the The. Bornes Company, Limited, Singa-. Chinese Government with the object pore, put through th's business on behalf very existence, It is not a thing that admbs of indefinite postponemen, much effectively protecting the territorial inte of Messra, Rose, Downs & Thompson, legs unqualified ronouncement. Neither grity of China agree to the following Ltd. Other important mills here are does it brook much delay." special articles :-
largely increasing their output.
TEKS COLLECTED BY THE REGISTEY. The total sums collected during the year by way of fees and commission amounted to $73,422.09, as against 263,303.78 in the previous year.
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