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AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION MEETING IN SHANGHAI

A meeting and if of the Far Eastern American Bar Association took place at the Palace Hotel, Shangbai, on the 15th inst.

SHANGHAI LIBEL ACTION.

MESSTS. LOWE, BINGHAM-AND MATTHEWS PLAINTIFFS..

* PORTUGUESE PAMPHLETS.

LIGHT ON A RECENT SHANGHAI SCANDAL.

The hearing was resumed in the Danish Says the North-China Daily Nous 1----

With the departure on leave of Mr. Consular Court, Shanghai, on the 15th instant, of the action for libel which Barjo de Freitas, Consul-General for Messrs. Lowe, Bingham & Matthewa, the Portugal, it is permissible to know some well-known Arth of accountants and

light on the events which have recently anditors, are bringing against Jonzulsed the Portuguese community, Melehair, a Danish subject carrying on giving rise to geernt scandal, scurrilous pamphlets and agitation among the Puttuguese all up and down the coast.

business as an accountant and auditor nt. No. 4, Rue de Conanlar, Shanghai,

PATENTS OF NATIONALITY,

It will be within our readers' recallve tion that, some three or four years ago, attention was called in these columns to the free purchasing by Chinese of patents of Portugues nationality, which would be held secretly until the owner canto info collision with the Chinese or other authorities, when the patent was flourish ad in the face of the judge, and the owner escaped triumphantly into the shelter of the Portuguese courts, which may have had probably did have, their suspicions as to the manner in which these patents had been obtained, hut could do no less than recognize them according to law.

PRESIDENT LI AND THE SOUTH.

THE NEW PRESIDENT'S POLICY

A telegram was sent by President Li the Southern Army, tn Yuan-hung asking the leaders to agree to his follow- ing proposals; -

(1) Now that Yuan Shih-kai has died. no more criticism should be made as to his later actions in consideration of his

past services.

SHANGHAI MUTUAL TELEPHONE CO.. LD.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.

The antimal meeting of this Shanghai Mutual Telephone Co., Ltd., was held on June 15th..

The amant available for appropria tion (Tis. 162,052,88) was distributed as

Tis. follows:---

73.764.0

Four fuels per share, to share-

holders...

Bonus of Tls, 1 per share Te di.ectors' fees

(2) As the case for conflies no longer exists. Loops should be withdrawn and u settlement should be reached as speedilyTo reserve fund us possible.

(3) Having disposed of the present situation as above-indicated, you should come to Peking for a conference to decide as to the best steps to be taken for the future good of the country,

Mr. Liang Chi-chao, who is in Shang- hat in mourning for his deceased fathers has submitted three demands to the new President -

1

Tan per cent. bonus to foreign

stoff

Carry forward to next year's

account

18 #26.06

2,400.0

50 000.00

K

T 948 17

11,114.04

169,952.5!

com

The Chairman (Dr. Macleod pering the gares of the working accoun! with those of the preceding Frac whi omitting eints, referred to the fact that the ponciture shows an increase of

(1) That the old provisional cinstit,88 Continuing, he said, the in creas of expenditure is more than mot by the ine rase in receipts, and we are, Lion be restored,

(2) That a cabinet composed of men of able to carry forward to proft and los: Recount Tls. 12,520 more than we did tast talent be formed.

(3). That punished.

The plaintiffs i March made a report upon the affairs of the branch of the Bank of Chhin in Shanghai, and ig. 29 a state- alleged that defendant paklished ment to the effect that they had been corrupted into isning a false and inten tionally misleading invourable report upon the Bank's jussition.

Mr.

of the J. E. Bingham, one plaintiffs. wid he was an incorporated acenuntaut. He had read the document complained at: his partner sending it to him in Japan.

He with his stan, hail investigated the affairs of the Bank of China and the export w Witness in making the report had no 10- tention of islending anyour, nor had he been corrupted to give a false report.

te had not been offered any hribe, Mr. Chinese and representatives of other between the North and the South be held Tis. 4,919 mpre ia depreciation than we Passeri told witness that there was * campaigh in the vernacular press dage the credit of the Bank of Chinn On March th witness in Shanghai. was asked to make a report on the affair of the bank in Shanghai. Mr. Sang, the manager, stating that he hoped to stop the damage done by the entraign. Wit ness was given free hand and worked at it for about ten days. Had the bank not been in a sound condition witness would have said so.

A true one.

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The nuisance had become so notorious and so many complaints had been made to the Portuguese authorities both by the Clovernments, that Mr. Barjona din Freitas on his arrival in Shanghai was specially instructed to do his utmost discover the source of the evil. · Investiga tion revealed the existence of a cuterie chiefly, we believe, resident in Macao but also having a branch in Shanghai which drove a profitable trade in obtain ing patents of nationality and selling them to Chinese for considerable sums of money. Mr. Barjuna's efforts wo

the leading offenders rear.

Turning to the profit and loss accntent He also requests that the Conference you will note that we have written off

did last year. Shanghai.

Owing to the war it has been found It is reported that for the sake of impossible to get delivery of supplies, 4 restoring the unity of the nation, the tender for which was recupted two years President is willing to carry out the demands of the South to punish the ago. There supplies were for the exten leaders in the Monarchical tuovement,sion of the central exchange switchboard, pardon the revolutionaries, summon the and owing to their non-delivery is largely Parliament and restore the original produe the congestion I have previously men vision constitution, provided the distioned. To enable the company to carry He has new subscribers, of which there are un affected provinces will first cancel their out the work of installing telephones for declaration of independence. The fer Tls, 950 was the same as indirected to unmasking the operations of desired Premier Tuan to telegraph to the ever increasing number, it was decided y with the Macno authorities and was readiness to comply with their demands engineer-in-hief, to Japan, America and the case of any other firm and was based this coterie: he took the matter up active-southern leaders, informing them of his by your directors to send Mr. Cole, the on the time spent on flar work,

far successful that the patent-dealers on this condition. But it is said that possibly Europe, to purchase a 3,300 line After the report had been made out awoke to find the prospects of their the southwest provinces are insisting witchboard for the exchange now bring and before he left for Japan, Mr.

And thus the upon the restoration of the old provi- built, so that delivery may be assure I sional constitution before the cancellation and the work of the company as little de lared as possible. Mr. Cole left Sheng- of their independence... Mr. David S. Rose, former mayor of Passeri came to see witness and told him trade seriously threatened

that Mr. Melchoir went round to see Mr.fight began van the chief guest of

The coterie was composed of men of no Miknukor

bai on May 30th. CITY Built on Pine Cind Ifills Swept by Mt. Ross, who is just complet-Sung and as a result the latter was

Witness saw Mr small influence in the Portuguese cùn CC and Retrashing trezes,

ing his 4th year as a member of the Bar considerably upset. of Wisconsin, began by saying that the Sung, who complained that he was afraid munity, and this influence they did not power More than once during the past Conditions which faced the American that the defendant was making an effort scruple to use to the utmost of their lawyers in China reminded him of these to criticize the bank in some shape, or

form, witness told him there was three years the quarrel has burst into Eight hours by fail or Automobile from existing in the middle west when he

began practice there. He detailed something to be frightened of as the report some open demonstration, which attruct Manila.

of his recent experiences in Peking, on the brancle's condition was perfectly ed passing attention by other foreign communities, but in the main the contest dwelt on China's needs, industrial and

I was employed to do a certain was as silent as it was determined. legal, and observed that American law- yors could be of great service, to the piece of work and I did it to the best the persent of my ability. It is an honest report Chinese Government, in period of reorganization. As an instance, and it was issued as I would issue it for he referred to the need of an adequate any other firm, who employed me. Mostraign against the Consul-General took a corporation law which had been brought of my clients were ninusen at the libel w turn. Shanghai began to be coded strikingly to his attention while tran-The libel itself as regards Shanghai did sacting business at the capital; Thenie o darange, but I don't know to what speaker pointed out that China was as other parts of the world the libel has yet without lawyers of real experience been sent. They may not know me in The old gime hind not produced any other places and might take it seriously.'

In cross-examination with regard to lawyers and the new era was not suth-

the statement, that on the Government eichly advanced to have afforded the

account the bank was $680,000 in band neerssary time for developing the native bar. Here, then, was where the foreign witness considered it a perfectly proper. lawyer could be of real help to the statement to make it was in fact there no attempt was made to question or nearest Office of Tuas. Cook & SOX. Chinese, for though sune of their young position in Shanghai. Witness had made Mr. Barjona's administration of his con-

(788 men had taken courses at American Law audit on the bank before. Wit arse was sulslip. The writers confined themselves TWO Schools, few had enjoyed opportunities asked to make His report as of March 4th, entirely to personalities, of which they for extensive professional experience. he could not say whether remittances were anything but sparing.

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Mr. Boer was convinced that China afforded anlimited opportunities along commercial lines, and he regarded it as i Catarai conquence, if such opport unities were improved, that there would ke a corresponding merense in the mand for loc services of American lawyers. Such at any rate he hoped would be the case, and he looked forward to returning in the autumn and meeting the meters of the Association which n Jonoured him on this occasion.

Mr. W. S. Fleming, for when also the titin was in part arranged, telt that the American Bur of China was now coming into its own and he hoped upon his return to find his fellow members even kusier than they were a present. ———

A short business meeting was then held a which Mr. Lester L. Schnare, of the District of Columbia Bar, 'was elected to membership. Mr. Frederick C. Fisher, of the Manila Bar, was elected Vice President of the Association for the Philippines.

The President then called attention to the forthouring Decennial Anniversary Panquet in honour of the establishment

correct,

were

In answer to Mr. McNeill witness said there was always a distinction in his mind between the affairs of the Shanghai

brmach and the bank as a whole.

A SCURRILOCS CAMPAION.

A few weeks ago, however, the cam-

However, telegrams from Chen Yi, of Szechuan, and Chen Shu-fan, of Shepsi, have reached Peking, expressing their satisfaction at General Li Yuan-bung succeeding to the Presidency, and offer: ing the loyal support of their respective provinces to the Central Government, to which they whole-heartedly offer alleg

It is believed that Hunan iance again. and Chekiang will follow suit and renew their allegiance to the Peking Govern ment in a day or two.

President Li Yuan-hung has received the foreign advisers, in whom he has. expressed his desire to profit by their with pamphlets printed in English, service in the introduction of teforms. Fatiacking Mr. Barjona in the grossest He outlined to them his policy which will Two of be: (1) To respect and uphold the laws and most scurrilous manner. these pamphlets were issued within about of the country, (2) to introduce a three weeks, and several others wore system of education that will reach the threatened to be forthcoming. There was asses, (3) to develop industries, and (1) scarcely a business man in Shanghai who extend facilities of communication. did not receive one. So far as we are

It was it possible for anyone in authori ty, especially in the peculiar position of S.S. the consal of a foreign community in China, to disregard, such pamphlets, the were causing a great deal of excitement. authors of which were well-known. Ther Mr. Rie, who appeared for the deas the Portuguese community were cer fendant, indicated that the defence would tainly not unanimous; and hints were attente show that the report, which even given to Mr. Barjons from an out subject of Mr. Melchoir's side quarter that Shanghai was not a crit was one which could not poss-Portugues: colony but an international ibly he justified as coming from any settlement, in the general interests of firm, which was properly careful of what which so much feeling was extremely it put into circulation for the public to undesirable. read. They would show that the report was misleading not only to ordinary persons, men of no special knowledge,

4 Barjona telegraphed to Lisbon recom but also to men of the highest special the agitators; and accordingly Mr knowledge. The defendant, having 4

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As Portuguese luw then stood, however. it was impossible to deal adequately with

MORE LINERS FOR THE FACIFIC TRADE.

AND KOREA SIBERIA" BOUGHT BY THE TOYO KISEN. KAISHA.

The Toyo Kisen Kaisha has bought the! two liners Korca and Siberia (formerly part of the Pacific Mail feet) to mert the demands for passengers and freight accommodation on the Pacific and to replace the Chiye which went to pieces off Hongkong recently.

Since the two boats left the Far East in August last they have been plying be tween New York and Liverpool. The

relieve the congested condition of freight return of these two liners will greatly

Korea and the, Kiteria, which are of and passenger traffic on the Pacific. The similar site, have gross tonnage of 18,000 to each.

Both steamers are in New York at

HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS. conrs onders BY LY-COL. A. CHAPMAN, Vie

NOTICES

1.-H. E. the G.O.C. will present the Cnited Service Hockey Langue Shield to the Winners (ILK.V.C.) at the Soldiers! Club, on Wednesday.. 21st instant, at 8,30 p.m.

LEAVE

2.-2nd-Licut. W. Brown is granted leave of absruce from 19th June, 1916, to 21th June, 1916.

No. 1443 Pte.. Robson is granted 2 months' leave of absence from 20th- instant.

MUSKESEY.

-A" All Co. Sergt.-Majors will ul tend the Orderly Room immediately after parade to-day, 20th insu, da draw their Co. Musketry Returns for the 1916-1917 season from the Corys Sergt.-Major.

B All Recruits will fire Part I. Annual Musketry Course as King's Park Range as under- June 24th--Left Beetion M.G. Co.,

2.30 p.m.

June 25th-Right Section M.C. Co.,

9 1.1.

Jane 27th--Centre Sretion M.G. Co.,

Ji.m. July Artillery Battery, 9.30-

pn.

July 2nd-Artillery Battery, a.10. July 6th--Engineer Co., 2.20 p.m. July 9th-Artillery Battery; 6 a.mk July 15th--Civil Service Co., 9.50 July 16th-Signalling Sec., an July

22wl--Scouts Cox, 2.50 pun. July 23rd--Scouts Co., halu Corp. Grimes will attend on all the plove dates. 0.C. Co. will make the necessary arrangements for the proper supervision of these prac tires and the checking of the am- munition used. An Officer of the unit firing should be present.

PARADES.

his hand to the plough, was determined mending two new additions to the codi It is admitted that that he would let the public know what which would enable him to put an end the report meant, The attempt to get a to the campaign. voluntary correction, from the three, these additional orders were drastic but prosecutors, failed and an attempt to get it is argued that drastic measures were correction - published was met with needed." And when in resistance to thy larrest ordered by Mr., Barjona under opposition in the newspaper offices.

The defendant accordingly published the these new powers, a member of the Portu Defendant read guese community barred himself into his of the United States Court for China, aneizcuir complamed of. affair, he said, which had been inaugurat bis circular and pointed our his conten- house and proceeded to defy the police ed by this Association but was being tion that the plaintiff's report did nut with o lontied revolver, as, it will be re heartily supported by the other American make it clear innt it was only the affairs membered, actually occurred a few works of the Shanghai branch that had been ago, there is evidence presumptive of the organizations in Chian. Moreover the Minister, who is also a member of the under investigation. The report there height of feeling and the need for strong Association, was coming to Shanghai at ford was of no value: it was misleading, measures. this time primarily for that banquet Witness claimed that, while there night where he was to be one of the chief have been 3000,000 to the credit of the speakers.

Government in Shanghai. it might owe the bank in Peking $10,000,000 without the auditors of the Shanghai branch. knowing it. He claimed that it was mis leading to say that the financial position of the branch was good; a branch has noed. The coteria of dealers in pafents of Pacific Mail liners is only a part of a 7 a.m. Signalling Section C

GT. BRITAIN'S TRADE WITH

THE FAR EAST.

RETURNS FOR THE FIRST- QUARTER OF 1916.

The April returns of the Board of ICE HOUSE STREET. TEL. 230-155. Trade show that the declared value of United Kingdom exports to China, from January to March of this year, was 2,691,000-a slight advance over the same quarter of the previous year; but some $2,000,000 less than in the first three months of 1914.

FORTHCOMING ETENTS.

Imports from China wore valued at £1,781,000, being approximately the same about £824,000 on 1914.

financial position.

Shortly after this, the Portugues. Minister arrived from Peking to inquire at first hand into the quarrel; and on his advice Mr. Barjona applied for six months' home leave, for which he was due. The pamphlets had been suppress

nattorality had been taught that they could not rouse the whole Portugues community in the interests of their trad with impunity. It was advisable to allow time for the air to clear.

present. Sailing from New York some or about July 15th, at Yokohama un time this month the Siberia will arrive coming by way, of San Francisco and Honolulu. She will be followed by the one month later. She will be in Yoko- Korea, starting from New York about hama by the middle of August. Both steamers will be thoroughly inspected and refitted in the Japanese dockyards before a commission is granted from the Japanese Government.

That, the purchase of the two former

larger scheme of expansion is shown by the fact that the capital of the company is to be increased from Y, 13,000,000 to Y. 22,500,000. This decision was reached at a meeting of the principal share- holders at the residence of Mr. Asano, present, however, the capital will be the president of the Company, For the increased by only Y. 9,750,000, or enough to build five new freight vessels which are planned for the company's trans- Pacific service.

3.-Parades for Tuesday, 20th insti

au. Signalling Section Class, on Cricket Ground, 5.33 pan. All its of the Corps, (excepting members on duty) at Headquarters. Dress: Drill order khaki, Officers will wear awords at the close of the parade (6.15 p.) His Excellency the Governor will present the Colonial Auxiliary. Forces Officers' Decora- tion (V.D.) to. Capt. W. Arm- strong.

5.30

p.m. Signalling Section " A," “ B,” and “' C ? Classes at Cause- way Bay (Headquarters if wet). Parades for Wednesday, 21st inst.

Class, on Cricket Ground.. DETAIL.

5.--On duty till 22nd inst.: H.K.V.R.'

Next for duty 23rd inst. Left

Section M.G. Co.

Orderly Officer 23rd to 20th, instyr

Lieut. Preston.

A. F. CHURCHILL, Capt.,

Adjutant, H.K.V.C.

HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.

COMPANY PARADES. Tuesday, June 201h-No. & Co. Wednesday, June 21st.-No. 1 Co.

Mr. G. Passeri, financial adviser to the Chinese Government, holding a dip loma as an accountant and auditor, id the plaintiff's report was to his know- ledge the only report issued upon the it is to be hoped that the last has been banks affairs, There were 140 branches heard of a scandal which does the naine to the bank and the delay in issuing a of Portaguese in China no good.. report for 1915 was on account of the time taken to get the different balance sheets together. He did not regard the defendant's criticism Beriously. It was of the North-China Daily News, others

It is also announced that the Toyo an honour to it to call it a criticism: a were misled. In support of this witness Kisen Kaisha paid Y. 1,000,000 each, for criticism was founded on fact. The quoted from a correspondent in the same the Korea and Siberia. To pay for them figure as last year, and an advance of publication of the report and witness's paper," "The Economist' has published the sum of Y. 3,250,000, or the balance Thursday, June 22nd.-No. 4 Co

letter was not misleading. It never the purport of the auditors' report on for outstanding new shares which were Exports to Hongkong in the first entered his mind that the report and his the dank of China. We all regard it paid in recently, and the insurance

letter would be considered as dealing here as satisfactory."

money, amounting to Y. 3,700,000, which Monday, 26th June:-

la reply to the court witness said that the Tovo Kisen Kaisha received for the The of Crown Land at Public quarter samounted to £744,000 this year, 3 pa-Anation "Works Dept

£190,000 in 1915, and £1,131,000 in 1914, with the bank as a whole.

The defendant recalled, in answer to by corrupt he did not mean the plain-Chigo Maru, will be used, says the NC. imports being more normal at £231,000 Wednesday, 26th Jung

4 pa-Election of a Jurice of the Peace this year, against £268,000 last year, and Mr. McNeill, said he did not inform the tills were bribed. He meant that they Daily News-

£229,000 in 1914.

plaintiffs of his intention to publish his had been induced, they might have been for the Licensing Board

According to the Chinese Press, the Exports from the United Kingdom to circular, because the report was pot talked over to do it against their better Saturday, 8th July

345 p.m.--Third Gymkhana Meeting at the Japan in the January March quarter published by them but by the Bank of knowledge. He agreed that the word was

to resume running their steamers to Race Course, Happy Valley

(£1,500,000) have also picked up since China. The report, being a report on & strong one, but the circumstances China Merchants' S. N. Co. have decided Last Sear, but are still about a million the affairs of a branch, was meaningless; necessitated its use.

In answer to Mr. HeNeill, witness Canton and Tientein. For some time Wednesday, 19th July

NoonTheDerawongse" Steamship Ce.. sterling below the figure recorded for the if it had one, the only meaning to be

said unless his investigation made an past, (says the V-C Daily News) the Tid.. Final Winding-up Meeting at the first quarter of 1914. Shipments from derived was misleading. dila

Japan have dropped from £2.059,000 Ruswer to Mr. Rice, the defendant acquaintance with the articles necessary, Company, had withdrawn their vessels Company Pranses" Steamship Co., the first three months of 1915 said that besides himself and the editor he should not press for stasel judgment arbitrary detention of their vessels by the 12:16pm-The""

Final Wlading op Meating at the £1,00000 in the corresponding period (Continued on next Column:)

After addresses by counsel was reberved.

from these two routes, because of the

authorities

Friday, June 23rd.-Ambulance Co.

ARMLETS.

Metropolitan Police pattern armlets will be produced by all ranks on the above parades.

EQUIPMENT OFFICERS. Equipment officers are required to send forthwith to this office the follow- ing information:- (a)-Business and Private Telephono umbers of all Inspectors and Ser- geants,

(b) List of N.C.. and men who, can ride a bicycle and possess one."

F. C. JESSIN

D.S.P. (R).