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ECHOES OF 1858

50. The Bowring Praya: Some

Editorial Reflections

October 22, 1858.

Judging from the report given by a contemporary of the proceedings of our Legislative Council at the meeting of the 15th Instant, that august body is clearly evincing the most alarming symptoms of wak. ing up from the frumpish lethargy which has hitherto characterized it on measures

utilitarian or nature. The symptoms are urimis- takable in the mercantile members of the body! There really was something like Independence and sound common sense exhibited on the occasion referred to combined with steady hearty grumbling at existing nuisances.

cumstances. Their crotchets may

CORRESPONDENCE

[All letters intendeu fer pudié vation must be accompanied by the game and address of the writer, not for publication, unless so desired. but na evidence of good faith —Ep.'l

TRESPASS IN CATHEDRAL GROUNDS

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be allowed to proceed--but if vital requisites for the welfare of the TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG Colony, say the construction of works that will yield a revenue, should give place to an esplanade" which is projected for no other purpose than to perpetuate a name Dear Sir,--With reference to the rendered of unenviable notoriety recent case in which the No...... L and chiefly responsible for the Coolle at St. John's Cathedral Greek loan business and the lorcha summoned a Private in the South Arrow affair; then we trust the Wales Borderers for assault, I de- Council will in place of resisting sire to point out that, in attempt- the Praya in toto advocate the ing to prevent Soldiers from lolt- necessity of constructing the neces-ering in the Cathedral compound sary work alluded to.

at night, the coolie was acting un- Dean the Instruction of

There are streets. lanes, alleys der and gutters called after cabinet | Swann. ministers, plenipos, -generals, and

to

This I'am advised that the coo- all sorts of officials-whose memory le had a perfect legal right We hall the symptom with de- the Bowring Praya outrages if not do, seeing that the property ir. light-tuppenny politicians become obliterates. We shall have no more the Cathedral compound is, by chips in porridge under such cir- economical radicals continually be-section 6 of Ordinance 2 of 1930; fore him, there would be nothing vested in the Church of England do by way of variety, but they left but to cut a tunnel through Trustees appointed under that Or- never attain such a head as to the hill-to be the Wilkes tunnel dinance, and that the only right cause them to be absolutely mis- or the Benthamite burrow, ΟΙ which the public possess over that chievous. Another good this wak-whatever name His Excellency may compound, apart from attendance ing up will effect will be, that the have made notorious by his crot at Divine Bervice, is a right of Intelligence communicated in the chets or his" brawlings.

way only, and that right of way Council by: pratical men, at such

is limited to the North side of the meetings as that we have describ-

Cathedral only. ed, will dispense with the neces- sity of the Governor seeking in formation, or at all events lending 'a willing ear to it, from disreputTM able sources from notoriously doubtful if not malignantly “un- scrupulous characters.

Now, this Praya affair during the "lethargy which has hitherto pre- valled, has attained a degree of importance which absolutely rend- ers it necessary that it be disposed of one way or another. I the ornamental is to take precedence of the useful, it should we think

PLEBISCITE ON P.I.

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'FREEDOM "

Quezon Party Scores "New Victory

VOTES FOR WOMEN

MANILA, Aug. 18. After three days of spirited debate in a caucus of the Independencia Party members of the Insular House of Re- presentatives and Senate it was decided to-day to conduct a plebiscite on the Hawes-Cutting Independence Bill which grants freedom to the Philippine Islands after a ten-year probationary

period.

It was also the opinion of most leaders that women should vote in the

plebiscite and women's suffrage may be granted before it takes place.

No date was set for the plebiscite but the recommendation of the caucus will

go to the floor of the Philippines Legis Isture where early approval is predicted?

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AN. ITEM OF INTEREST. The following advertisement ap- peared. in oir issue of October 19, 1858:--

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NOTICE OF' REMOVAL. -

The undersigned has removed his office from Victoria Jail (where he has been incarcerated for the past six months for having stated that Sir John Bowring extended undue preference to two parties) to the counting room he previously occupied in the Old Central Police Station.

Y. J. MURROW. Victoria Jall, 16th October, 1858.

MOTOR DRIVING

LICENCES

BATCH OF OFFENDERS FINED.

The Traffic Department appear to be taking vigorous action against motor. ists and motor cyclists who fail to get their appropriate licences.

Several offenders were summoned before Jr. Schofield yesterday and fined.

Q. E. Coelho, 10, Shaukiwan Road, 1st, four, was fined $5 for driving a motor cycle without the correct licence, and another $5 for driving an un- licenced motor cycle at Morrison Gap Road on July 31,

EF. Brown, of the Fire Brigade was fingd 85 for having driven a private car in Hennessy Road on the same date without an apperpriate licence, and $13 for having driven an unlicenced

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Road, ground floor, was fined $6 each Wong Ching-fui, living at 28, Village on two similar summons in respect of a private car.

G. Cox was also fined $5 for having driven a private car in Connaught Road, West, without a licence.

R. V. Strijevky, residing at 10, Kent Road, was fined $10 for having driven,

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It is to be hoped that, in future, the trespasses of soldiers on the Cathedral.compound at night will not recur, more particularly as one naturally looks to the Services to maintain law and order. Yours faithfully,

N. V. Halward, Acting Chaplain, St. John's Cathedral.

APPEAL AGAINST

CHAMBERS DECISION

Reversal Of C.J.'s Judgment Sought

QUESTION OF A PROMIS.

SORY NOTE

The Full Court of Appeal, consisting of Mr. Justice Lindsell and Mr. Justice P. Jacka sat yesterday to bear an appeal against a decision of the Chief Justice, Mr. J. R. Wood, given in Chambers.

The plaintiff Wong Tong, c/o Ng Wah Trust and Industrial Bank, of 94, Wing Lok Street, appealed against a judgment in favour of Keller, Kern, and Co., Ltd., of 17/19, Connaught Road Central, in a claim based on a Promissory Nots. The note was signed by Wong Tong as guarantor for an amount of 95,103.36.

Mr. H. G. Sheldon, instructed by Messrs. Russ and Co., represented plaintiff and Mr. Elden Potter, KC, instructed by Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist appeared for defendant.

Mr. Sheldon said that the original claim was against his client as a guarantor of a Promissory Note dated February 8, 1933, made by the Chung

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GRAIN MARKET PEGGED

U.S. Prepared To Subsidise Exports

KAING, July 31, The Chi Pien School of the Southern American Baptist Mission, founded here twenty years ago by the late Dr. W. E. Sallec, held the best record among missionary institutions Agricultural Adjustment Administra." Washington Aug. 18.-Just as the here but since the death of Dr. tion had given its permission for grain Sallee, about three years ago, the prices to fluctuate in both directions management of the school has been in the banda of the Chinese brethren, on the Chicago market, word was received that the Winnipeg grain In winter, last year, as reported at market was experiencing trouble with the time, a representative of the American Consulate from Hankow speculators and had decided to peg the came to Kaifeng to mediate in the price, for the present at least, and not dispute that arose over, the control

permit a decline below Monday's. closings. of the school. As a result of this intervention, the Chinese, Christian The Chicago Board had declared promised to return the school pro that, the time for completing Septem porty to the mission by the mid ber deliveries approaching, stagnation" die of July, while in the of the market should be prevented meantime # special committee and grain prices permitted to swing... should be organised including both more freely Consoquently, beginning Chinese and foreigners, to consult on to-morrow, Chicago wheat prices may the question of how the school should fuctuate as much as five cents in be continued. Up until the time of either direction. writing, the dispute has not yet been On the Winnipeg Exchange, they settled and the Rev. W. W. Lauton.may go as high as buyers wish to bid. and others of this mission, recent them up but they cannot, go lower ly returned from Kuling and made than Monday's closing price: the attempt to take back the mission school property by forceful measures.

The Chinese Christians are attempt-gicultural questions, in the Depart- ing to carry on the school for the ment of Agriculture and the Secre period of the coming term

tary, Mr. Henry A. Wallace, ascerted that every effort will be made by the Department to dispose of the country's

Marshal Feng's Tutor.

Dr. Sallee, who founded the school

Grain was overshadowing other.

Party leaders said after the action taken to day that the plebiscite will a private car down Wyndham Street, Shan Knitting Company and payable now in dispute, prior to his death, was surplus grain stocks.

determine the will of the Filipino people and will ask them to state whether they wish to accept the Haves-Cutting Bill unconditionally or conditionally. The question as to whether the plebiscito should also give an expression regarding im mediate and unconditional independ ence will not be submitted according to present plans,

without a permit from the I. G. F.

Defendant said that he had recently arrived from Shanghai and did not know the regulation. He did not notice a warning in Wellington Street

In reply to Mr. Schofield, Sergeant. Danbrowsky, said that there was no sign in. Wellington Street. Defen. dant had gone up Wellington Street, and Wyndham Street'

on demand. Julgment was given for Messrs. Keller, Kern & Co., Ltd., on August 17.

The action was taken after two previous caucuses had failed to pro- duce an agreement: It represents a victory for the faction that supports LINKING MANILA BY AIR pay and to sign the Promissory Note

the Senate President, Mr. Manuel Quezon, who has contended that the

Haves Catting measure does not grant

full independence because it permits the United States to retain military and naval reserves there after the Islands go under their own rule."

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in Honan for more than twenty years and through his many activities and

Government Subsidies. great learning, was greatly respected The Government is prepared, he much so that he became known as the China and other parts of the Orient and appreciated by the Chinese. So said, to subsidise grain exports to "Kaifeng Sage." Even now, children and to any other nations that need and rickshawmen in Kaifeng remem-grain. He said this will be done unless ber him as the "Big Nose Foreign the World Whest Conference, an eat- Sage."

growth of the World Economic Con ference, reached a control agreement at Geneva next week. The principal producing and consuming countries are attempting to reach an agreement on production and export quotas..

that he was a director and that he Plaintif had strted in an affidavit signed the Promissory Note because Tai Chick Man, of Messrs. Keller, Kern & Co., Ltd, called to see him on February 28, the goods having already been delivered to the Chung Shan Knitting Company; and asked him to ensure payment by the Knitting Com-

as guarantor. This he did,

Mr-Sheldon's contention was that the point before the Chief Justice had been a simple question of fact-had the Noto bean signed before or after the delivery of the goods? He had Baid that, the defence was not a very credible one. In this case he submit ted, the Chief Justice, in the exercise ous view of the law inasmuch as the of his discretion, had taken an errone facts disclosed by Wong gave him an absolute right to defend the action, Ajudge in Chambers had far too much to do, to go into the law of each case and he submitted that the decision in the law. The vice of refusing to DN. this case was absolutely contrary, to give a man leave to defend was that he was thereby prevented having re course to the courts,

Mr. Fotter said his submission would be that the decision of the Chief Justice was more favourable to the plaintiff than he had a right to expect. Leave to appeal should not have been granted in his opinion.

When Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang was in Honan, he became closely connected with the late Doctor and it is said that ninety per cent of the marshal's good deeds were done here under the learn ed man's direction. The "Christian General," as be was then called, used to and Austria as consumers, are willing Mr. Wallace said that Great Britain ball Dr. Sallee Shih Lao Sib" or Tator to accept any reasonable agreement. Sallée, as he taught his English for but that the producing countries of some time.

Marahal Feng's habit of wearing a bian nations, appear to be disinterest-

Europe, except Russia and the Danu shortcostand his abhoranos of finedressed and have offered no concrete plans. industriousness and devotion besides s keen sense of thrift in money matters that the United States was ready Mr. Wallace asserted, says Reuter, are very similar to characteristics of to accept any reasonable" plan of to the policy of sending students duced production which was satisfac Dr. Sallee. Dr. Sallee always adbared European co-operation involving re- abroad in order to cultivate them for tory to Canada, Australia and Argon- future leadership of the mission and ina the present príncipal of the school in one of several educated abroad.—N.C.

THE EGYPT'S GOLD

FURTHER. RICH HAUL BY:

THE ARTIGLIO.

The Chicago Board of Trade was compelled to take drastic action to curb speculation because of the un- restrained speculation of one of its members, Dr. E. A. Crawford of New Orleans and Jacksonville, Fla. Latest reports show that, at one time, he had options on 40,000,000 bushels of rains of all kinds. Dr. Crawford was suspended from the board. Other speculators were closed out by their brokers for failure to meet marginal demanda, after which speculation sub-

General Aguinaldo Opposed

MANILA, Aug. 18. General Emilio Aguinaldo, Filipino of the Pan-American Airways, who Mr. Harold Bixby, representative patriot and leader of an unsuccessful made the Shanghai Manila flight early insurrection against the United States this week, indicated to-day that he soon after the Spanish-American war will recommend that his company opposed & plebiscite, declaring that it should establish a weekly air mail was the desire of the United States service linking Hongkong and Manila, Congress to have the Insular Legisla tare or an especially elected national of Mr. Bixby's proposals being sp It was understood that, in the event convention pass on the Independence proved, the service trom Manila would Bill Dawg link up at Hongkong with the lines of Although there has been little doubt the lines of the China National Avis that Mr. Quazon could carry his point tion Corporation, in which the Pan in the Legislature, it was said to-day American interests are large stock that, since the plebiscite method is not holders.- United Press. prohibited, it would be a fairer method. The Legislature would follow the dictates of the people after the election. The ordering of a plebiscite will,

The defence to his client's suit on however, make it necessary to conduct the campaign for conditional accep a general political campaign. Vide

the Promissory Note was a "proposi

Ma London, Aug. 7. tance and, if he wina, the Philippines tion of law" that Wong Tangi The Italian salvage-ship Artiglio ar-sidedate. The former Speaker of the House of Legislature will have to request the signed the Promissory Note was berived in Plymouth to-day with 238,000 Now it appears that there has been Representatives Mr. Manual Roxas, United States Congress to amend the cause the goods had been delivered worth ur gold and silver recovered an unusual amount of speculation in and the Senate floor leader, Mr. Sergio bill and removed some of the objec and therefore he could not be liable. Usmans, will campaign for unconditionable provisions.

from the wreck of the P. & 0. As Winnipeg.. It was not stated whether tional acceptance of the Hawes Cutting

His contention was that the guar Egypt, sank in a collision in 1922, with any of the famous speculators had bill They both went to Washington in a frame of mind where they will by law the moment it was signed and west of Ushant. The Winnipeg Exchange is, however, Mr. Roxas declared that Congress is antes was a good one and enforceable a loss of many lives, 25 miles south transferred their activities to that city. and worked for the adoption of the bill not consider the independence quesit did not matter if the goods had been The value of the whole treasure the largest of all cash wheat markets and have declared it to be the best, tion again for many years and will delivered a year before because it was which was sank was substantially and the governors have decided not to

It was the view of the caucus that rejection of independence in principal.

consider rejection of the bill as a contrast on a Bill of Exchange more than £1,000,000. The cargo of let speculation get the upper hand, in the event the plebiscite is found

Affer further legal argument their gold consisted of 1,089 ingote, which United Press" illegal or is barred by the insular Osmena have been deposed from their reserve judgment.

́ ́ BothTM, Mr..: Boxes and Benster Lordships announced that they would were packed in 122 cases, and

wound weighed lip something over, auditor on account of the expense positions in both branches of the Mr. Sheldon asked for an early judg- tons. There were also 37 bozes of involved, the Legislature should act on Legislature although they are still ment if possible as a personal execution gold sovereigns to the amount of 60 lb, and the Hawes Catting BILO NA

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