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THE Police clerk who was charged with obtain. ing $60 on false pretences from the cart-coolic of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, undor ANOTHER blank plague return was issued circumstances reported in our last issue, was, to-day sent by Mr. Kemp to one month's hard to-day."

labour. Mr. John Hastings defended.

H.M.S. Terribly left for Singapore and home this morning.

On the arrival of the Canton steamer yesterday Ir is stated that the Bombay-Hongkong Steam-he usual search was made for smuggled opium, ship line Co. (Italian) is intending to start a. and here and there small amounts discovered One couple, apparently man and wife, the latter branch office in Shanghai.

carrying a sleepin, baby, had just been allowed to pass when an excise officer noticed that the VICEROY Chang Chih Tung has ordered. Ta baby's wris. was abnormally large, the sleeve 1,000,000 to be set aside for Tich Liang, as his of its jacket fitting very lightly. An investiga- share of the voluntary or involuntary contribution brought to light several more of the in- tion.

sidious drug, and the couple were fined $20 canh.

THE To sung, which passed through Nagasaki on the 25th ult. carried from Shanghai 335 cases of silver, valued at Yen 1,342.393, to be delivered at Kobe.

THE Osaka Shosen Kaisha has arranged to inaugurate a regular service to Yinkow, The first steamer on the newly opened line was the Independent, sailing from Kobe on the 24th

ult.

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, SEPT. 8, 1904.

THE Osaka Shosen Kaisha has chartered an other steamer of 1,600 tons gross from a Braish AMERICAN COMPETITION FOR shipowner for its Korean service, and released

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from charter the Lydia, the Clara Jebsen, and the Rugby, in the course of last month,

During the past few years there have been several new developments in trans-Pacific shipping as instanced not only by the build. ing of huge cargo steamers and palatial liners, and the awarding of the Philippines freight transports direct to American lines, but also in the keen competition which has sprung up in consequence of the ever in creasing number of vessels trading with the Orient. In spite of this, Chinn bound busi- ness has been most unsatisfactory to the United States, for, as mentioned in nur. columns a few days since, toatters appear to have now reached such a state of affairs that a merchant marine commission has been investigating the conditions which bandicap American shipping interests in competition with other nations of the world. Although the results of their deliberations are as yet unknown, it seems to be generally acknow. ledged that the solution to the problem can be found only in a direct subsidy, free ships, or by an export bounty per ton ad valorem on all domestic goods carried in American A. S. WATSON & CO., ships. Whichever of these suggestions is

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GOVERNOR Nieh 'Shih Kwei has been de nounced for permitting all sorts of "lei" (mal contents to over-run his province, Chekang, and because he did not pay any attention to the appeals from his subordinates for assis tance. Viceroy Li Mien Ling has been ordered by the Throne to look into the matter.- Eastern Times.

IT is stated that the steamer sunk by the Rus- sian at the entrance of the docks at Dalny was the Russian transport Nakadan of 4,500 tons

displacement. The Japanese, have already commenced operations in order to refloat ber, Most of the other ships sunk in Dalny have now been refloated. The dock's gate, which had also been sunk, was recently recovered.

THE steamer Clitus, 2,435 tons gross, which the Sakaya Gomei Kaisha lately purchased from a British shipowner, was sold for Yen 125,000, while Mr. Hiromi of Osaka has paid Yeu 170,030 for another British steamer of 3,046 tons gross, Saint Eudert. The Clifus. and the Saint Hubert were constructed by Messrs. Palmer and Company at Newcastle in 1886, and Mr. J. Laing at Sunderland in 1890, respectively.

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FURNITURE Britain in despatching a floating exhibition and Nethersole Hospitals begs to acknowledge of specimens of our industrial enterprise to with thanks the following donation to the funds -DEALERS.

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INSOLENCE PUNISHED.

LOCAL BANKRUPTOY. CASE,

JUDOMENT.

At the Supreme Court this morning, the Chief Justice, (Sir Henry S. Berkeley) gave judgment in the bankruptcy case Li Sheung

and Luk Show Ip and the trustee in bankruptcy ex parte (the debtor) and Leung King Chuen

of Li Sheung.

The case 'came on for heating on August 31st' and was continued the following day, in

The main issues were:-(4.) Whether the decument registered in the Land Office by memorial No. 27,346 on the 29th March, 1.00, constituted a valid lease or agreement for a lease for 30 years to the Wing Fung Tai shop at $72.50 a month. (3) What is the interest of Laung King, Chuen and Luk Shou 1p at the present time in the house 19, Jervois Street on Murine Lot No. 6 A.

Mr. M. W. Slade (instructed by Mr. H. K. Holmes) appeared for the Chinese named, and Mr. H. E. Pollack, K.C., (instructed by Mr. Beavis) for the trustee of the estate of. Lİ Sheung.

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At the Police Court this morning, before Mr. ED. C. Wolle, perky Chinese usher of the Court, appeared to answer a summons taken out by a local reporter, charging him with using language calculated to create a breach of the peace. Complainant stated that on Monday last, he appeared at the Magistracy, and in the ordinary course of his professional duties proceeded to inspect the charge sheets, an action long the custom in the Court. Defendant was engaged copying some of them, but had a large number under his arm which he had apparently finished with. Witness asked to be allowed to see them, and gently removed the documents. Defendant thereupon called him a fool. Questioned as to his know ledge of the meaning of the epithet, defendant repeated the word, and even a third time made AN American exchange says that a recent order use of the expression. Complainant said he to the Pacific Mail Steamship Co., the Occiden- would report kim to the Magistrate (Mr. Kemp), tal and Oriental Steamship Co., and the Port-who was sitting at the time, whereupon defend land and Asiatic Steamship Co., will prevent ant said "Go on," "all right," etc., and goner- them from carrying a single pound of freight ally assumed the air of an unbitten bantam for Japan, Korea, Siberia, or Manchuria. The cock.

By the Magistrate, witness added that an

In delivering judgment His Lordship said: order came direct from the Hamman head- quarters, and it is understood that Joseph Bather usher was present at the time, but he in my opinion the question raised on this issue Choate, U. S. ambassador to England, gave his swore that he heard nothing of what had tran-is res judicala as between the bankrupt debtor, opinion that this was desirable. As a conse-spired as regards the language complained of, Li Sheung, and the Wing Fung Tai and, being quence, the entire carrying trade to the Orient

lu reply to defendant, witness stated that incapable of being re-opened in any proceed. from coast points in the States has, received reporters had authority to look at the charge ings as between the bankrupt debtor, and the heavy blow. At San Francisco 10,000 tons of sheets, a permission extended during the Ma-Wing Fung Tai, cannot be re-opened in any freight, already scheduled for shipment, had to gistatial règims of His Honour Judge Ser- proceedings as between the trustee of the bankrupt's estate and the Wing Fung Tai. The question submitted in Issue "A" was fully gone into, and fought out to the end, in Suit No at of 1953 in which the pre- sent bankrupt was then plaintiff, and the Wing Fung Tai were then defendants, and was distinctly and family determined by Chief Justice Carrington as between these parties in favour of the Wing Furg Tai when it was decided that the lease was a valid and subsisting one for a term of 30 years from a day in October, 1895, therein called "Lucky Day." The effect of that decision is to estop the bankrupt, Li Sheung, and the trusten of his estate from impugning the accuracy thereof in any proceedings subsequent thereto. It was Complainant questioned the witness at great contended by Mr. Follock that the determina- length. The deponent, who commenced speak tion of the question raised in this issue was aut necessary to the judgment of Carrington, C.J., in favour of the Wing Fung Tai in the suit No, ing in English, changed to Chinese. He'

He thought the parties were

ar of 1950 and that in consequence the judg positively declared that he beard no abusive language. quarrelling because he heard a noise(Laughter).ment in that case in favour of the defendant He did not, however, hear anything that was said. The Chief Clerk of the Magistracy gave instructions not to show the sheets to the re- porters the day following the incident, but this was only a renewal of an old order. This was the third time such an instruction had been

be cancelled,

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THE Customs Gaselle for the second quarter of 1904 shows total receipts for the quarter, in

silver, were again below those of the previous year. The following comparative table abows, in Haikuan taels, the receipt:--

Chinese ports......7401,816 7,770,083 Kowloon and Lappa... 169,978 Tungchow, Méog- tse, Szemao, & Téngyuch ...)

76,037

169,913

44,706

Total.........7,647,831 7,984 702 In silver this shows a decline of less than Tls. 350,000, or under 5 per cent. Couverted. into sterling at the current rates this and last year the revenue this year amounts to about 1,062,000 against £1,019,000 last year, not at all an unsatisfactory result, considering the

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QUARANTINE RESTRICTIONS.

REMOVED.

Writing under to-day's date Messrs. Lamke

and Rogge kindly inform us that they are in receipt of a telegram from Messrs. Wm. G. Hale & Co, Saigon, stating that the removal of quarantine against arrivals from Hongkong, Swatow and Amoy has been officially an-

nounced.

The Colonial Secretary, Singapore, has tele graphed to the Colonial Secretary, longkang, that quarantine restrictions have been removed. While a telegram from H.B. M. Consul at Saigon to the Colonial Secretary at Hongkong is to a, similar effect.

COUNTERFEIT coin.

combe Smith.

Complainant, continuing, said he did not snatch the sheets, but asked defendant to allow him to see them.

Defendant bad no more to ask, but called another young usher who was sitting at the table at the time of the occurrence. This young man denied that he heard any abusive language used by defendant. He heard them saying something, but thought they were quarrelling.

Replying to questions from the Bench, wit. ness denied that Mr. Kemp was sitting at the lle had himself. received instructions from the Chief Clerk of the, Magistracy not to show the charge sheets to the reporters.

time.

gave trouble, and on one occasion took papers give the users. Complainant, however, always from him by force,

Complainant: How is it that no such order was communicated to the reporters until the day following this incident?”

Witness: Before this happened the reporters did not give us much trouble and we did not mind them seeing the sheets after they had been copied. Afterwards, however, they were told not to do so again.

Complainant: After you had received such orders formerly why did you take upon your- self the responsibility of disobeying them?

Witness: Before none of the reportera. ever gave us any trouble so we did not mind their

Wing Fung Tal does not bind the then plaintiff Li Shaung and the trustee of his bankrupt estate in subsequent proceedings, I do not concur in that contention. I think it is clear from the pleadings and from the Chief Justice's notes, that the question of

the thea defendant as entitling him as against the validity of a certain lease then set up by

the then plaintiff to the possession of No. 19, Jervois Street, for a term of 30 years-which is the selfsame question involved in this issue. "A" wae inade and became and was consider. ed by the parties and by the Court a necessary question to be determined in favour of the Wing Fung Tai before judgment in the then pending suit could be given in their favour as

defendants.

The judgment of Carrington, Chief Justice, in favour of the Wing Fung Tai in suit No. 21 of 1900 renders the question of the validity of. the lease res judicata as between that and Li Sheung and the trustee of his bankrupt "estate because in that suit it was considered noces

A case came up before Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe seeing them

After some further questions the Court adsary to decide that question and to adopt the language of Mr. Best in his work on evidence this morning which should warn the general community to be very careful in the examina-journed for lunch till 2.15. -

8th Ed4 p. 542, it "was actually decided as Upon resuming, His Worship said as there the ground work of the judgment itself." tion of their small change when having dealings with natives. On a search being made in a was a cross-summons with reference to this

hause for illicit opium a bag was found contain- suit, he would take that at once, the other case ing five hundred coiris representing or intended being concluded. The complainant in the first to represent zo cent pieces, the intrinsic value suit then took his place as defendant in the of the whole amount being only about $10. A second. Complainant, for his statement of the case, repeated what he had said in the first man and a woman living in the house were arrested for being in possession of the spurious case, and called no evidence. coin. Otto Kong Sing appeared for the woman and asked for a remand, and the release of the woman on bail. After considering the matter His Worship granted the remand, Sxing the bail at $1,500. The solicitor made a strong argument for a reduction of bail, alleging that

Cross-examined: The complainant said the defendant did not ask him for the charge sheets

Mr. Pollock set up the contention that it was

there were special reasons for bringing the case unfair that the trustee should pay the costs, as before His Lordship.

His Lordship ordered the trustee to pay the costs and indemnify himself out of the estate.

Mr. Pollock referring to the second issue (B) wanted to know who were the Wing Fung Tai. His Lordship said that had nothing to do He did not mean that he did not hear him ask for them but that he did not ask for them, with the, trustee. It was quite unnecessary Asked whether if he did, as alleged, use any after his decision to enter into a contemplation insulting language, in what it consisted, com- of the second issue. nect the woman with the possession of the so fool?" He said that because defendant spurious coin, but His Worship could not see tried to take the sheets from him. Defend. RECEIVING ORDER GRANTED. his way to reducing the bail in such a case.

Hongkong, after which she crosses to following 'programme of music at the Macanthere was, as he hoped to show, nothing to couplainant said defendant said to him "Why you

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·MACAO EXTRADITION CASE.

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(From Our Correspondent.)

Canton, 8th September.

It is reported here that Pui Chin-fu, the ex-

ant then put it to him direct as to whether, he had, as a matter of fact either, then or

At the Supreme Court this morning, Mr. F.

at any other time, used any sort of aba-X. d'Almada e Castro appeared on behalf of

sive language to him whatever? The com plaint replied, "no, you have never used any abusive language to (me whatever." Asked if he had anything further to say, defen dant said he merely wished to state that he bad ascertained that Mr. Kemp sat unusually early on Monday, the day when the occurrence took

Chan Ching Po, alías Chan Tai, alias Chan Kwai, carrying on business under the style of Hang Hing Tai, and moved ex parte that a receiving order be made in respect of the estate of his client.

M. d'Almada read an affidavit showing that the assets were 53,100, the greater portion of the liabilities

Manila, and by way on to Singapore and Colombo, goes on to Australia, returning from whence she makes the return journey touching at Valparaiso, Callao, and 'Hono- As will be seen from an article printed elsewhere in this issue the American-Pacific Floating Commercial Ex- position has been planned with a view not only of bringing American manu. PHOTOGRAPHIC factures to the notice of merchants in some of the principal cities of the Orient and Australasin, but also of calling at the minor REGARDING the German steamer Schndia Chih-hsien who was extradited from Macao place, as it was an exceptionally busy day, and which was recoverable, whilat ports thereby giving opportunities for the which was seized by the. Smoleńsk,in the Red but a few weeks ago, has been sentenced to be only one magistrate was able to sit, and that Mr. amounted to $6,500,

Sea, and afterwards liberated at Buez, and it is beheaded. He was tried by the Provincial Kemp therefore was sitting at the time...There Judge of Kwangtung, Cheng Yi-la (president) had been no sort of quarrel, and defendant never commercial representatives aboard to get that stated that she arrived at Antwerp on June 29, with the Namhoi Magistrate and the Canton uttered one word more than he had stated in important insight to the heart of trade which where she loaded, among other freight, some

prefect.

his other case. is so essential a factor in the control of the goods addressed to a private firm at Nagasaki, The execution is said to have been fixed for representative of another Juntual gavn market. That these floating exhibitions will which, however, as far as is known, are not

the 14th inst, and there is a rumour in circula evidence that he had known defendant some tend to the further development of China contraband. She had also ammunition for the there is no possible room for doubt, but it German South Sea Squadron, to be unloaded tion to the effect that the Viceroy will return eight or ten months, meeting him almost daily from. Kwangsi to witness, the carrying out of at the charge sheet table and bad never heard will be a long time before the people of that at Singapore, and another consignment of am-

him use any abusive language, or seen him vast Empire will be able to consume Ameri-munition for the Chinese Government shipped

behave in any way such as the usher attributed to Shanghai.-S. F. Press.

to him can products in anything like the quantity and the quality that now find markets in Europe Great Britain is by no means con- tent to permit of her commerce in the Far

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the sentence.

THE WEATHER.

The following report is from Mr. J. 1. Plam

Banda bere

vatory

His Worship in giving judgment said dismiss the defendant on the cross-summons. I am quite satisfied in this case, that on the

son Post to see them reporters, have a right to see

not that Lori On the 8th at 11.35 am. The barometer has it is fixed that they have no right to see them rises in Japan and over the Pacific in the You (complainant) made use of this expression. neighbourhood of the Loochoo Islands. It You called the complainant a fool, language

the peace, I therefore fine you $3. has fallen slightly, in S. China and still more which I and is calculated to create a breach of in the Philippines,

East remaining at its present satisfactory been made that, with a view of providing mer, Chief Assistant of the Hongkong Obser general point as to charge sheets whether state, for by protecting the interests of her for the increased number of servants guings 40 trader by every means in her power she is and returning from market in the early morn ensuring to herself a steady increase in hering, two extra cars will soon be run between already enormous dealings with China, 6.30 am, and 7.30a.m. The servants, tickets which, in the near future, may reach to a will be available for any part of these cars value almost undreamt of. The country is except the saloon. The company lovite house

holders at the Peak to state what they consider being steadily opened up to Western trade, new treaty ports are beginning to show the most convenient times to run the proposed

Gradients are slight on the China Coast, and service. That the Company is ever ready to "plendid returns, and the sanguine hopes of a and to make suggestions regarding the early pioneers have already pased all ex-meet the convenience of their patrons ses light variable winds and calms will prevail in pectation. But there is yet a great deal to without saying. The endeavour to provide the Formosa Channel, and Jight E. winds in be done, and it is in the doing of this that greater facilities for servants should be readily the northern part of the China Sea,

appreciated,

Forecast-Light E. winds, ang, so much must depend.

There is a depression, probably a typhoon, to the east of southern-Luzon.

FROM the Chifoo Dally News of the solb and 31st ult. we leard that the petition of the Ger- mán community at Cheloo in favour of the creation of an international mun

pality there

has been formulated and is to be handed to the German Consul for transmission to Peklog,

for.

The Chief Justice granted the order applied.

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

MAILS DUE English (Bengal). 9th inst.. French (Australian) 12th lost, German (Sachsen) 14th inst Americau (Deric) 16th inst. Indian (Luising) 20th inst. Canadian (Alkendan) zoth inst

Thess. Stentor left Moji to-day at daylight and is expected here on 12th inst

The A. A. CDX (2. Epsom lett Amay this morning, and is due here to-morrow afternoon.

The Apcar Co.'s 5.5. Gregory Apear: from, Calculta left Singapore for this port yesterday morning,

The Bosto Towboat Co's, ss, Zyra Jeft

Manila Scattle for:Japan, Hongkon

7th inst.