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LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.

SUPREME COURT.

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION, (Before His Honcur. T. Sercombe Smith, Acting Puitna Judge).

September 26th

CLAIM FOR $176. --

Mesers. J. Rosselet and Company sued the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, to recover the sum of $276, as damages for the non-delivery, In January, 1900, of twelve cases of Bass and Com pany's Pale Ale, af $23 per case..

Mr. J. Hays represented the plaintiffs, and Mr. F. B. Deacon appeared on behalf of the defendants.

In opening the care, Mr. Hays explained that upon the arrival of the ases from Lor don they were placed in the Godown, and after the usual slight delay, while the ship was int harbour, the consignee went to the shipowners with his bill of lading and asked for it to be

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1901.

consent of the Emperor, provided that the Prince and suite should be conveyed in pro 'cession from Potsdam station through Berlin to the Kaiser's Palace. The imperative need of impressing Chund with the sanctity of an am- brador person, having been realized by the authorities, at the very time when it began to be feared that the serious nature of the embassy was in a fair way to be forgotten. The position at present la undoubtedly ridiculous, and neither Berlin, nor any other capital is wholly able to resist a desire to laugh, while waiting for the next move.

THE CHINESE ARMY.

The substance of an interview with Mr. Brill, lately in the employ of the Chinesa Gavemment, has been cabled home from Calcutta, and though the Prose, being in August mood, has hardly commented thereon, a good deal of quiet discussion makes itself heard among China folk at home. Mr. Brill states of his own knowledge, that the German and Japanese drill instructors were never dismissed from their posts in the Imperial Service during the t-oubles last y, ar,

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DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,"

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The further points of the Hyacinths and Minerva trials add very little to what I men tioned two or three weeks ago, - So far as this. experiment went, the Belleville huilers did not do so well us the cylindrical. Experts, however, point out that the Belleville is by no means the HOLDENS to the above Company, will beat water-tube boiler, and that therefore, this be held at the Company's Office on SATUR

DAY, the 28th instant, at Noon, for the purpose trial ought not to be magnified into a final set-

of receiving the Report of the General Mana tlement of the question between the two types.gers, together with a Statement of Accounts li of boiler; but, as only condemning Bellevilles, 30th June, 1901. if indeed it is entirely fair to go even as far as that.

› THE YEOMANRY:

The unfit Yeomanry are trickling back in dozens and half-dozens after seeing three- modths service, voyages included. Much in- dignation is expressed at the expense to which this country has been needlessly put, by the enlistment of men not only incompetent, but in many casos medically unfit. These useless individuals who could neither shoot for rides received a wage of 5 per day, while a fully trained Sergeant of Regulars, a man proved to soine extent in character, as well as in know like these affect recruiting for the Army to a serious extent. The Imperial Yeomanry are very indignant that this scratch lot of incap ables should be known as members of their Corps, and point out that it will deter the right class of men from joining. Recruiting for the Yeomanry has indeed fallen off greatly, but the reason is to be found in the large number, returned from South Africa, months ago, and still waiting to be paid.

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NOTICE is hereby given that the

held at the HEAD OFFICE, NO, & Queen's Building Hongkong, on THURSDAY, the 10th October, 1901, at Noon, for the purpose

gether with the Striements of Accounts for the year too and for the half year ending the 30th luns, 1901, and of declaring Divi- dents, etc.

endorsed. In due course it was given to the although for some time they abstained from ledge and experience is only paid art. Facie of receiving the Report of the Directors to

to do with the contract which was subsequently made by them with the plaintif

The plaintiff, who deposed that he was a merchant and commission agent carrying on business in the Colony, bore out counsel's opening remarks and said that in his dealings with the Godown Company he had previously left goods with them for several months.

active interference in Chinese army affairs. Now they are all hard at work drilling the troops and advising on the military re-organiza sion introduced by Chang Chi tung. Mr. Brill farther points out, that the importation of arms clause in the treaty, is absolutely futile, seeing that arsenals and gun-factories exist in fair numbers throughout the Empire, and are for the most part well equipped and efficiently .directed.

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Godown Company, and afterwards application was made for the goods. Eighteen cases were taken, and twelve were left in the Godown. On the 26th August, 1899, the plaintiff company were handed, by the de- fendant company, a short delivery note, which of course meant there was a balance of goods still in the godown. On the 20th January, 1900, Messrs J. Rosselet and Company fent their shroff to the Godown Company with the short

LOST, STOLEN, OR STRAYED? MR. BRENAN'S OPINION.. delivery, note, and asked for delivery of the

There is an extremely funny story going the Mr. Brenen who arrived in London from remaining twelve cases of ale. He was then in Shanghai by the last muil has, also been inter round of the papers at present, which states as formed that the cases had been sold by auction viewed for the Press, with the object of obtain a positive fact that a company of Yeomanry(the some time previously. After this application ing his views on the existing condition of 98th) numbering two officers and neatly 300 had been made unfortunately the plaintiffs affairs. His estimate is extremely gloomy.

men has been lost for over a year. They cannot mislaid the short contract nate and it was not

Mr. Brenin holds that "the position of foreign be found anywhere in Great Britain, and Alder- found until the spring of the present year, when is in China is to-day far worse than it was shot, where they trained reported the company as gone to South Africa. No transport owns the Godown Company were written to and asked before the international occupation,.. formerly for the 12 cases, or to refund the money. In

there was an impression that foreign interests to having shipped them, and the embarkation replying, the defe dants referred them to the

were, at "anyrate to a certain extent identical, officers in Cape Colony and Natal state positive- shipowners, the Nippon Yusen Kaisha. The

but recent events have shown more clearly to ly that the 98th never arrived.. Nevertheless, defendant Company, he submitted, could

the Chinese how, divergent those, interests letters come from time to time from individual not deny having made a contract, as the

really are, and have revealed the many jealousies members of the Company describing the fight- short delivery note clearly showed that

Inquiries directed to all commanding. 'existing between the foreign Powers consequenting whatever transactions or dealings they had

upon the various lines of policy followed" officers have failed to locate the gallant York- with the steamship Company. had nothingThese and all the many other pessimistic shiremen. The War Office hopes that the criticisms, made by-oficials-supposed-to-be-opening of the Pay Office in London will even- "in the know," are producing among the tually lead to the discovery of their where- general public at home, a feeling of impatience, abouts. The official version is now awaited amounting very closely to despair. The with interest, for, though, as stated, the story me is impossible, there appears to be some founda cd tor of a London paper said to some weeks ago, that he copsidered, it tion in fact for the opinion that irregulaities useless to devote space to the consideration of have occurred respecting the 98th and that the Chinese affairs, beyond recording telegrams, Company's movements are veiled in mystery. because his public had ceased to take interest in a subject which all the experts united in making more complicated, and more gloomy, whenever they took pen in hand. The same altitude is observable among intelligent men and women, who, in all other Imperial subjects take a really sympaktelic even enthusiastic "China" they are upt to say in concern. effect. "China is a nightmare, let us forget it sin far-as we are able." Without crying peace where there is no peace, there is a growing feeling among the little coterie of China-folle, 1.o San Nam, shroff, at present employed by which from old association, or other cause is a watchmaker in Queen's Road, said, that for profoundly interested in the affairs of the Far some time he was engaged by the plaintiff East, that English people should baye brought home to their imagination, more of the great- company, whom he left in April, 1950 He

ness of our stake, the magnitude of our enter- proved that he had been sent to the Godown to fetch the twelve cases of beer and that heprise, aye and of our success in China, than is was told it had previously been sold by auction. 'usually suggested, in the outpourings of our Mr. Deacon, in opening the case for the big men from Peking, Shanghai, Hongkong, defendant company, said the chief line of defence to the action was that there was never any contract between the defendant company and the plaintiffs. There were -further points in the defence, but that was the chief one upon which others somewhat relied. The points In dispute in the action very seriously affected the defendant's business, which was a very large one Indeed, and which, if the plaintifs acceeded, would be materially disturbed. Even supposing the note was a

Mr. Deacon elicited in cross-examining the witness, that he first received the invoice of the shipment of the goods in the early pan of August, 1899. The bill of lading (produced) was made out to order, and the endorsement upon it was addressed to the defendant com- pany...

He did not think the Nippon Yusen Kaisha would have been satisfied, upon first seeing the bill of lading, that he had received the goods. He was fully aware that if goods were in the store for an unreason. able length of time, the Godown Company disposed of them.

etc.

RUSSIA AND THIRRT,

Russia's gradually maturing plans in Thibet are are only just receiving from a slow-think- ing public the attention which they merit. It was falk that there must be something behind the prospective visit of the Czar to France, and that something with Thibet, is skilfully handled by Mr. Malcom Faser in the Daily Express. Throughout the war in China, Russian envoys were busy undermining her influence in the

A SENSATIONAL TRIAL Although the trial of Sergeant Marten is

freely compared to that of Dreyfus, and the German military system is condemned all over 'the Continent, there has been no spontaneous outburst of indignation, such as marked the condemnation of the unfortunate French officer, The general, sentiment in Europe is that the revision which is already promised, will result in a verdict more in accordance with the evi- even the Public Prosecutor dence, which

admitted did not justify a graver finding than manslaughter. Marten and Hickel have now been twice tried on the capital charge and the decree of General von Allen enacts that Hickel, who has been acquitted both times, should again stand beside his comrade in the dock, an arrangement which to the English seems linje short of monstrous. However, since the plan necessitates revision of the trial of Marten, the German public are inclined to pass over the injustice to Hickel

CRICKET.

The mece for first place in the cricket aggre gate is drawing to its close, and lies practically between Abel with 2943, Fry 2902, and Tyldersley with 2781, all three having still 4 inzings before them, prior to the close of the season, Fry's performance-is-the-most-valu able, seping that he obtained his runs in 41 innings, while Abel has had 59, and Tyldersly

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Mr. Robert J. McGower, acting secretary to The Godown Company, then gave evidence and the Court adjourned for tiffin.

(Case proceeding.).

lowed the bait. The Nuncio returned and described, the suzerain Government as utterly impotent-so that now Chiness Influence is a thing of the past, replaced by the great and growing inclination to invite the protection of Russia. Thibet touches our Indian frontier and

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LONDON, August zotři. ̧ schemes must be placed the determined effort armoured vessel having artillery of less power; PRINCE CHUN.

of Russia to obtain an ontler on to the Media and as to gun protection, it may be recalled The ludicrous position of affairs in Germans serranean by means of a coaling station in the that which the American ships attacked Cor- bids fair to rob Prince Chun's mission of such Piraeus. This would greatly menace our route vera's fleet in their ill-fated rush from Santiago, antall remainder of humillation as the merciful to India, more especially if the co-operation of the Spanish crews were driven from their gun instincts of civilization have left to it The France were enlisted, as presumably it will be positions by a hail of 1 and 2-pounder, shot, eighteen-year old boy is, under direction, play Wherefore the Czar Interchanges pretty com- while the ships and their deck structures were ing his cards skilfully, but, though he might complimente with President Loubet, while Count pounded by the 6 in. quick-frers and the ceivably save his face with any other European Laxfadorff indulges lo a conversation with Marger breechloaders of their opponents › Hed monarch, it seems improbable that the Kaiser pelcasse

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protected, and their gunners enabled to con subterfuge of diplomatic illness. The Empero Navy has been a good deal in evidence, tinus fighting their weapons, there would havə having signified his determination to exct this week, there have been the raparts of the been a less one-sided contest. It is of vilal thres bows from the apologising envoy of China. Rations Committee, and of the trial between importance, therefore, to consider the rapidity is not likely to depart from the very proper Minerva and Hyacinth, added to these things of fire and power of guns of soveral of Britain's demand, although it is stated that once the there has been the criticism of a German naval ships, which, although constructed only a few expiation is mada, it is his intention to extend expert on our Fleet; in which he gives his

years ago, are deficient owing to the recent. a.gracious hospitality to e embassy. Mean. to an interested puse ja inquiring what Pion that it would not require a very strong increase in the energy of guns, It impossible hostile-navy to defeat us; while against the.

to re-design these cruisers, but now guns of wil be done if bom parties remain obdu French, poor little. England would stand no greater, power and a higher rate of fire could rate) The Emperor is much inconvenienced chance at all. As a further incentive to the ex-

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