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The Civil Servico Estimates for the year ending March 31st, 1018, have begur Issued, and contain the following details. The figures enclosed in parentheses are last year's votes, and are given or pur poses of comparison. Where no compari sons in the caso of salaries, allowances, ctc., are made, figures are the same as last year

LUMBER · SUP- PLANTING OREGON PINE According to a report by the U.8. Con sul General, in Hongkong, Mr. George

THE VALUE OF FOOCHOW LACQUER

CASE IN THE HIGH COURT,

tention of some valuable pieces of Chinese lacquer ware known as "Shen Shan An." There was also a claim for damage to the things. Defendant denied wrongfully detaining the goods and the damage, and said he was entitled to hold them under a bill of sale.

FAR EASTERN MEN AND THE WAR.

Colonel Harry C. Hale, commandant of the 14th U.S. Infantry, has been pro moted to the rank of Brigadier General. He is well-known in the Far East,

Beccnd-Lieutenant Jack Ronald Lewis Mackenzie, Seaforth Highlanders, who was killed in action on April 1st, wiz the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Macdonald Mackenzie, late of Shanghai and now of Glack, Boscombe.

Captain George Hendley Staveley, the King Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, who was killed in action at dawn on April 14th at the head of his company, whilst the battalion was making a success ful attack, had served in Hongkong,

In the King's Bench Division, recently, Anderson, high freight rates in the trans-Pacific trade have driven nearly all Mr. Justice Darling and a special jury American lumber out of the Hongkong heard no action in which Mr William market, while certain grades of Philip Bruce Lockhart, accountant, of Victoria pins lumber have taken the place of the Street, Westminster, sued Mr. Ramacy Pacific Coast product. Imports of the Blair, moneylender, of Piccadilly, for the Co-called "Oregon pine" (Douglas fr Frotum or damages for the wrongful de DIPLOMATIC ANN CONSOLAR BUILDINGS. in normal years have aggregated about Under the heading of **New Works, 18,000,000 board feet annually, while the Alterations, Additions, and Purchases imports in 1010 from the United States (including Furniture in connection there exeeded 2,000,000 feet by only a slight with) are

the following votes:margin, as compared with about 4,250,01) Peking Provision of water supply, heat-fee in 1913 and 1,156,212 text in 1914. ing system, electric generating plant, and users of this pine huve turned to the ice-making plant, £600 (2500); Cantonniere common koocrow pine or the cheap, Rebuilding Constables' quarters and gaol, soft lumber tram Formosa and appan or £500 (£1,100) The maintenance of build to Failippine woods of the Iguan type. ings in the Far East is included in a gen- Owing to the comparative cost of lauan eral vote, GRAN

Hongkong under normal conditione and the success with which it has been Envoy. Extraordinary and Minister used nere of late, it is likely to maintain Plenipotentiary, 25,000 Counsellos a good hold on the market. Even the 2800 Chinese Secretary, £1,000 Cam hiippine produce works against high of Foochow gold lacquer of Shen Zhao mercial Attaché, £1,000 and a paper cent has just been announced in the handled and seriously damaged while voluntary retirement by senior men, Or and $10 for treight obstacles, for in advance of 6 An's design. They had been roughly the Admiral's rent; Chaplain, $200; Physician and £50 focal allowance. Houses are rates on lumber from the hippines to they were in the defendant's possession the officers promoted Captain Kemp was provided excopt for Chaplain at Peking Hongkong and Chinese ports, Normally under a bill of sale. The articles were mentioned in dispatches for South Africa into acount in another vote, fox reis,

Cayley was for three years flag captain ote. Local allowances are not pension

on the China Station.

able.

THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE,

The votes under the heading Shanghai Court and Consulate-General are as follows: Judgo, £1,500; Consul General and Registrar of Shipping, £1,200, and £600 local allowance (not pensionable); Assistant Judge, E1,200 (including alloy tances of £100 as Judge of the High Court Wei-hai-wei); Consul, £800 Crown Advocate, £600 Registrar, £635 (6620); Chief (Court), £428 (£313), including 2100 allowance as Official Reserves in Bankruptcy (to be reconsidered this year); Assistant Clerk (Court), $200 Marshal (Court), £240 (230) Laber

Total: $7,800 (£7,889) (Court), £175. Then come the votes for the Consuls us follow: Amoy, £800 Canton (Consul General), £1,000 and £200 local allow

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CHINA'S COTTON CROP.

TO THE 1916-17 COTTON CROREVE

Mc Haldin, K.C., and Mr. S PJ Merlin appeared for the plaintiff Mr. Schüler, K.C., and Mr. Barrington Ward for the defondant,TAVE

Mr. Haldia, in opening the caso, said that the objects of art which formed the

Major and Bravet Colonel (temporary Major General) T. E. Clarke, of tho Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, who in a son-in-law of Sir John Jordan, and has been at Salonika for two years, hag re- ceived the Bervian Order of the White

3rd Class Eagle,

subject matter of the action were articles Thero has been a

been a considerable move to

list as the result of

THE FREEDOM OF THE SEAS NORWEGIAN PROTEST. AGAINST GERMANY'S DEMANDS,

of lumber and timber, about 60 per cent. How, a mandarin. A friendship between of whico is hardwood timber and legs. Shen Cheng How and Mr. Lockhart grew Because of exceptional freight conditions, because Mr. Lockhart had rescued the including special steamer arrangementa mandarin's son from band of hooligans The total estimates for the Services in serving Borneo, there has been an excep. The articles included an "old gold land. peacock blue emblem," China (partly repayable from Indian retinal import of Borneo hardwoods, scape," a venues) are £78,062 (£78,263) 1 votes which are generally used for heavy beans paste! gold butterflies a large carved are as follows:-Salaries, allowances, and other purposes requiring logs or vase, a lacquered gold figure of Kwan- and wages, £64,307 01,022); out and heavy timber in other forms Against vin (the Goddess of Mercy), and a spirited terms a Norwegian paper, travelling, £5,500 (46,250) relt allow this ply Philippine woods and of Chinese pigekin box. As the audaria's Aftenposten, replies to Germany's claim inces, £2,000, postage, £500, incidental course, America lumber at present prices son had been educated in Europe ho did that she is fighting to deliver the world.

are handicapped.

not wish to return to the making of from the oppression of British dominion expensis, £3,570 (£8,100); prison ex

Inoquer, and therefore Shen Cher How at little people, whose flect has ponses, witnesses, deportations, että

decided to send his stock to Poland,"

For # 0700 medical attendance, £1,836

He gave the things to Mr. Lockhart England's sea power, whose day has strong alongside of grown great and (£1,611); relief of distressed British sub-

ale. Some of the articles were sold and waved with the same privileges as the jects

In a recent report the U.S. Consul others were entrusted by the plaintiff to General, Mr. Thomas Sammons, says that G. B. Hamilton, described in the defence English in British ports over the whole dealers in cotton products in China tatius an art collector, who had opportunities globe, from London's docks to Australia's coast, whose sonmen have gone on Eng- ate the 1915-16 crop at upward of which the plaintiff had not for displaying fish ships as if they were their own; for 000,000,000 lb. Satisfactory figures are them for sale to private customers such a people, this talk of what the ne not quininable, but these engaged in this Hamilton was arrested for certain intrals will win by the breaking of Eng trade base their calculations on the fol moral offences and was sentenced to two land's sea-power is somewhat obscure. In lowing figures: Shanghai, 184,633,000 years hard labour. After that Blain fact, one simply cannot understand what 11 Taichong, 45,339,000; Ningpo, moved the goods from Hamilton's flat in

is aimed at or what will be gained. 107,487,000 Tungchow, $1,200,000; Han pantechnicon without packing them the right of seizure was to be abolished, Low, 20,067,000 Shansi, 21,400,000 sther properly and they were damaged. Blair, there might be more enthusiasm, though staples, 14,033,000; and other rough cot who was a moneylender, had seized the this enthusiasm would be considerably to 56,000,000, making a total of goods under a bill of sale.

cooled by the methods leading to this 528,533,000 lb. Of the above amount, it The plaintiff, in giving evidence, said great end blockade gives a fair is estimated that one-third was used for that he was an accountant. He was in chance; it is an open game. But the //- home consumption and two-thirds in Foochow in 1912, and he become friendly boat war is a war from ambush. In the Shanghai and Japan. In addition to the with a Chinaman who had become famous thick darkness of the night, a peaceful foregoing figures, Chilli and Shangtung as a lacqueror. This Chinaman, who had ship's crew is waked by a thunder clap, Others, ditto (Vice-Consul), £600 (with a usea for home consumption 17,087,000 lb., received mandarin's rank in recognition and goes down in an instant. local allowance of £100); Changsha, and shipped abroad 82,400,000 lb., making of his craftsmanship, entrusted him with more fortunato, get a waring, and time £800 Chengt (Consul General), grand total of 628,00,000 lb. his patent of nobility as a proof of head to get into the boots, but without here and £100 local allowance); Chingkiang,

Naturally, £800; Chungking (Vice-Consul), £600 and The cotton crop this season is reported fides to be shown in Europe, where he mission to take enough clothing for the

wished to dispose of the lacquer. Queen winter's now and storm. £100 local allowance; Foochow, £80s and to be math larger then for 1016-10, and Victoria bought soms of the lacquer and war is not waged thus, for pleasure. It is £100 loon! allowance Hangchow, Eto represent approximately 5 to Bu per

the same necessity which Hankow (Consul-General) £1,000 and cent. of what a good crop should be

presented it to Soulls Kensington called necesity. 2200 local allowance); ditto (Vice-con- The Kiangsu, Chiking, Hupeh, and use witness went to see Blair at his gium. The necessity

Museum. Queen Alexandra also bought forced Germany to break her word to Bel

behind which might sul), £600, with a local allowance of icnan districts produced good crops, eftir vomitted that he had the stands, but not right. The freedom of £100; Harbin, £800, with a local allow a more especially the Kinngsu district, aut-

the Beas, whose foundations rest on the ance of 2300 (to be reconsidered after the Shansi, Tungchow, and Shangtung lacquer, but he would not say where it March 31st, 1918); icbang. £800; Kin-districts are reported to avo suffered was. Eventually witness went to the dewrecks of the Funikasie, Surin Jarl, Gure, and Marstal, will not win the kinng, £800 Kiungehow and Pakhoi, from heavy rains or from fieavy rains or fendant's flat, and there he saw the confidence of mankind any more than £800; Makden (Consul General), €900,

damage.

lacquer. One of the pieces alone took that method of warfare arouses, admira with a local allowance of £100; Nankton from droughts, resulting in greatest four years to make and was worth 160 Lion which aims at the destruction of

to the eropa The Shansi orop is. £800; Newenwang, £800 Ningpo (Vice mated at 25 to 30 per cent. smaller than guineas. He found that piece in the air Notre Dame de Paris, the Tower of Lon- Consul), 2000 (with 8420 from Post that of last year, in spite of the fact that place at the defendant's dat near a gas don, and hundreds of old people anRE Office vote) Swatow, £800 (with 900 large tracts of land formerly used for stove, and a porcelain bowl was placed on little children. from Post Office vote); Tengyuch, 8800 cultivating poppy have been utilised for the top of it. On application to the Tientsin (Consul General), £1,000, with growing cotton The is Court he obtained order have the ditio (Vice-Consal), £600, with local ther conditions, but also to the degenera Messra. Harrod's and later to Mensre. allowance of £100 (not pensionable); tion of the seeds planted, which original Waring & Gillow's, Tsinan (Chinantu), £800; Tsingtao (Conly come from America. The Tungehow By consent of both sides, the jury was solai Agent), £400 office allowance; Wu and Shungtung districts produced only withdrawn. chow, $800, Wuhu, £800; Yunan-fut 50

The Rev Llewellyn Lloyd, who had Tuesday, 20th inst. per cent. crope. Exports this season are estimated to be been missionary in Foochow for forty p.m. Gymnasium

8 p.m Squad and stretcher drill. pensionable). Total, £94,400. There are considerably over those of last year, due years, was called as an expert in lacquer. Thursday, 28th inst. —

votes for Assistants and Students as primarily to the larger crop and to the He said that this lacquer was almost follows: Twelve first-class at £400 a low opening price compared with prices priceless. The Chinese could imitate most year each, £4,800; fifteen second-class at in India, the latter resulting in the things, but they could not imitate Foo- £350 a year each, £6,260; Interpreters placing of heavy orders with China by chow incquer The secret of it was kept allowances to Assistants, eight at £100 Japanese spinners. Tightness of the and nine at £50 a year each, £1,250: money market has restricted business to in the one family. When lacquer was allowance to assistant employed in Chin- ese secretary's office, £200, allowance to was reduced owing to the scarcity of the knew nothing of the value of such expen

a certain extent, and trade with America damaged it could not be mended.

Cross-examined by Mr. Schiller Ho assistant as accountant at Peking, £200 Shangtung grade; but business has im allowance to Vice Consul as Assistant proved in other directions, part of the sive lacquer He could not himself afford Commercial Attaché at Shanghai (tem-war orders for law grades having been to buy such lacquer. It was No, porary), £200; allowance to senior assis placed in China Watering has been Chop lacquer. tant in Chancery at Peking, £100, ditto much in evidence in spite of the efforts of to Resistants in Mixed Office, Shanghai, the Cotton Anti-adulteration Association

“GOTO” DESINFECTOL. locul allowance (not pensionable) of £200 attributed not only to the abnormal wes goods stored, and they were sent first to ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE.

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£900, with local allowance of £100 (nat

£150 and £100; ditte to assistant in Land Office, Shanghai, £130; ditto to assistant

in' Shipping Office, Shanghai, £50: ditto

to assistant in charge at Ningpo, £100 EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA'S PROMISE. twenty-two student interpreters 85 £250 a 350,

APPROPRIATIONS IN AID,

Mr. Edward Wilson, an artist and art

critic who had made lacquer himself.

HONGKONG AND CHINA DISTRICT,

YMA DIVISION

8 p.m. Squad and stretcher drill. 9 p.m. Gymnasium, e

SALYINGPUN DIVISION, Monday, th insta

6.30 pm. Squad and stretcher drill, Tuesday, 28th inst. ---

415 First Aid Lectures for recruita by Surgeon Lim. Trained members may attend, Wednesday, 27th inst. :---

6.30 Gymnasium.

2 p., Band Practice,

Friday, 29th inst.

415 First Aid Lectures for recruits by Surgeon Lim. Trained members. may attend.

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Saturday, 30th inst.

6:30 Squad and stretcher drill.

2. p.m. Band Practice.

QUEEN'S COLLEGE DIVISION.

said that this lacquer was the most beauti- ful that was known. The value was greatly reduced by the damage that had been done to it. The check of the goddess Kwan vin had been injured and the value was small now.

Defendant stated in evidence that he was introduced to Mr. Hamilton in March, 1915, and he advanced him £250 Monday, 25th inst on a bill of sale on the property in his wednesday, 24th inst stretcher drill

fat Mr. Hamilton made only one pay- ment, and when witness found the fat

12.50 pm First Aid Class, Corph. had been raided he took steps to have the

Kong in charges goods removed. The lacquer ware was Thursday, 28th inst. *-—-—--

7 p.m. GymM ASĂU. up for auction and bought in for £0.15 p.m. Equid and stretcher drill. After remaining in his fat the goods were stored by Messrs. Waring & Gillow Friday 28th inst

Cross-examined by Mr. Haldin-How did Hamilton describe himself when he wade the bill of sale? He said that ho was an independent gentleman and had Friday, 10th inst, been Consul for Siam The witness went on to say that, in a different transaction,

4.15 p.m. First Aid Class

Kong in charge. ALVIUTORIA DIVISION.

5.15 pm Bondage Practice

Coral

year ench, £5,500, prizes for ditto, £75, The Emperor of Austria has vowed to and to provide allowances to make up build a church in Vienna if an sarly studente salaries to 2000 a year each peace is vouchsafed. The imperial pre whilst serving as assistante, £850 Total, mise, which was read in church, begin £165. There are the opal votes for with the words hou knowest went teachers, writers, linguists, £2,576 "Almighty God Thou knoweat what (£4,721); constables, boatmen porters, patience and forbearance we exercised coolies, and others employed on public with our enemies antil, in justified sell service at the different Consalates, £7,378 defence and for the sake of our own exit (£6,185). The total amount for salarica, tence, we had recourse to the sword," allowances, and wages 18264,307 It will be very unfortunate if the He (£62,922), deducting. £1,000 on account of cording Angel happens to have kept a savings by vacancies, etc. The vote for outfit and travelling, comprising allow copy of the animatum t, Serbia, ences for passages of Consular offices, student interpreters, and others, is £5,800 (£6,250); rent allowances, £2,000- and postage, £500, In this section there is als under the heading of Incidental items: Fees, fines, etc., connected with he advanced 22 on the security of some guineas. He had been in Foochow on

Under the above head are the following Expenses, a vote of £2,000 (21,785) for the Services in China, £20,000 (£18,000) Chinese robes which were in sa pigakin business. The lacquer in this case was allowances assigned to the Court and

GRANTS'IN AID OF LOCAL REVENUES different Consulates for office contingen Under the above head there is a vote of box He still had the box

very nice for modern Foochow wer cies, including extra boat hire, boatmen £360, contribution to the funds of the Mr. Blewitt, a dealer in works of There had been no market for Foocho coolie hire, etc, and 4211 (£1 (2105) University of Hongkong for the purpose Oriental art in Oxford Street, said that laccher in this country as allowances for purchase of coal of providing King Edward H he had had dealings; in Foochow Jazquez; His Lordship, in giving indgment, read There is, in addition, a vote of £1,360) Scholarships, tenable at the University The Lacquer in this case was the first he held that Hamilton was not a per- for incidental expenses of mission and of hy British subjects Wei-hai-wei, a vote quality, but it was not of great value cantile agent for plain, nor an expert. Court and Consulates not included in or £010.

There was no market for it, and it did or collector The articles were placed fixed office allowances, making a total for

not bring in high prices. The bowl with him simply as a convenience, in incidental expenses of £3,877 (£3.356). Eastern Extenson, Australasia, and which the plaintiff valued at 160 guineas, order that plaintiff could bring to the From this £307 (£258) is deducted for Chins Telegraph Company-A subsidy was worth only £3 or £5 The Tas Bat anybody who wasaliuely to buy the printing, stationery, postage, and prison of £4,000 a year in respect of the work-valued by the plaintiff at £150 was not goods Hamilton had nothing to do with chargeable under other sections, leaving of a cable between Chefno and Wei-has, price. He would divide by 10, the price over them whatever It was for plaintăr E3.570 (£3,100) The remaining vote wei, commencing from September 5th, of the table valued at 120 guiness to prove the articles were damaged whils Are Prison expenses, witnesses, depot 1000 It is payable as long as the con- Cross-examined He had not a single in Mr. Blair's possession, and in this tations, etc, £700; medical attendance, pony many so work the cable and main piece of first class lacquer in his shop at respect there was only evidence in regard £1,838 (£1,541).

Fladirostock. The vote is for Conan), Taku-Chefoo-Shanghal cable, and he present movies, demain to the red bowl and the Rodders Bik Messrs, GlendinLordship assessed, the damages at 25. GRACA & CO. 700 (675) with £250 (£275) local allow been reduced, to £2,800 a year from June ing & Co., said that the bowl valued at Judgment was entered for this sum, and

ance and £350 office expenses (to le reth 1918, in consideration of shorter 160 guiness was bought in st three the plaintiff should have passeio NO. & WERDIAM BYREET. – COordered in 1918). XVII

hours of working, £2,800 (£4,000). — 2. (Continued at font / peat column.)

2. QUEEN'S BUILDING.

Tel. No. 636.

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