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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, JULY

THE PEACE CONFERENCE. | prearranged. No damage was sustained by

BARON KOMURA'S DEPARTURE

FROM SHANGHAL

[From Our Chan Correspondent.]'

Shanghai, 10th July,

2.10 p.m. Baron Komura, due of the Japanese Plenipotentiaries in the forthcoming Peace Conference, left Shanghai for Washington on Saturday.

There was a great public demon- stration upon his departure.

The Universal Garife says that Japan has appointed Baron Kamura, linister of Foreign Affairs, a peace plenipotentiary as he has a good knowledge of things Chinese and the pre ent war has been originated on the Chinese problems and consequently there will be many clauses relating to China in the peace protocol. The Russian Government knowing this has decided to detach M. Pakotiinf to the Russian Peace Menipotentiarik. to proceed to the United States so as to met the requirements. M. Pokorileff is a former manager of the Russo-Chinese Bank in Peking.—ED, // K. 7.}

CAPLAIN BOUGOUIN

SENTENCED.

TEN YEARS' IMPRISONMENT.

[Form Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 11th July,

10.10 a.m.

Captain Bougouin, who was found guilty on a charge of espionage in Japan, has been sentenced to ten year major penalty imprisonment.

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our squadron.

At early morning of the 8th inst. three warships and two destroyers were despatch el to assist the movement of our army in oncupying Kornkov, but they found that Korsakov was already occupied by our At 7 pm. our destroyers entered Chitose Bay, which was formerly called Rosasel Bay, when the enemy opened & vigorous fire with field guns, which, how ever, were finally silenced.

army.

TOGO AGAIN ACTIVE.

Tokio, 11th July, 1.55 p.m. Vice Admiral Kataoka reports that the two cruisers and four torpedo-boats, under Rear-Admiral Togo, with troops on board, were despatched to the Kondo promontory (south-western corner of Saghalien) on the 10th instant.

After a demonstrative bombardment the squadron landed the naval detachment and occupied the promontory.

The lighthouse and buildings were found In a good condition.

DEATH SENTENCE

Mr. F. P. Hett, of Messrs. Brutton. Bett and Mr. H. G. Cathrop, of counsel instructed by Goldring, appeared for the plaintiff; Mr. H. E. Pallock, RC. Instructa 1, by Mr. C. F. Dixen appeared for the defendant.

"After hearing argument the Court reserved judgment.

CAR CONDUCTOR'S ACTION.

DAMAGER CLAIMED, FROM SANITAAV INSPECTOR

13th inst.

In the Court of Summary Jurisdiction this afternoon-Hi Honour Mr. A. G. Wire, Pasime Judge, on the bench-an action for damages for illegal arrest was opened Chung Fook, a car conductor, claimed. Szoo damages Percival Street, for having on 18th Juns last from Denals. O'Keefe, sanitary inspector, takon the plaintiff to No. a, Police Station and charged him with stealing 30 cente

Mr. H. W. Looker of Deacon, Looker and Deacon appeared for the pisindiff; and Mr. F. P. Hett of Brutton, Hett and Goldring repro sented the defendant,

15, 1905.

The Official Receiver:--Yes. It is not par mitted to deal in lotteries,

CHEAP SPIRITS.

To ris Evitar or rite “Homarexa Telegraph," Dax Six-le the London papers to hand by yesterday's mail, we find a paragraph read-

established here --Witness: 1" What is the object of having a branch Because there were shareholders in Hongkong and sometimes when there was no money in Canton it was going

from Hongkong.

Is it a big office ?-One room, and one man to attend to it,

And the only business is the-collection of capital-That is ail The Wang Fung Com pany has no other business.

What is the cost of the lottery)-Say a mil- fion a year, but it all depends upon the number of examinations. Sometimes It is mors; some times less.

The examination was adjourned for a week In order that the official receiver might look into the books.

DISGRACEFUL STORY

FROM WANCHAL-

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DEADLY DRINK.

"An camest appeal was made in the Housa of Lords yesterday by the Archbishop of Can torbury for the restriction of the sale of latext=" cating liquor in West Afriés. · He dealt at length with the evils wrought amongst natives by the deleterious stuf, which was manufac tured mainly in Germany.

One European after partaking of the liquor. was obliged to seok urgent medical advice."

In our letter to the Hongkong papers pub. lished on December 17th lasi, in going over the arguments suggested to us by reading Prof, Thorpe's report on some cheap spirits purchased in Hongkong and sent home for an Alysis by the Government, we stated that, “we - know of many, instances in which especially amongst Semitic 'races, drunkenness caused by cheap spirits has developed during the state of intoxication into accesses, of homicidal. mania.”

by the Archbishop of Canterbury, therefore, bear out in full what we said as to the danger of partaking of such spirits, and in a way; also bear out the fact that,, notwithstanding Prof Thorpe's opinion, so readily accepted by the" Legislative Council, what we said at the time Colonial Secretary in placing it before the.

as to the harmlessness of such drinks, and. their being as wholesome it, not more so, than genuine spirits, remains unchallenged.

The statements made in the House of Lords)

Ordinance). On this point the first difficulty action ?" not an extradition crime (Article 4 (1) of the jurisdiction of the said Court in the said which arose was with regard to the meaning of the expression Lin fact with a view. The learned Attorney Gaperal conceded that this question was governed by the ruling in Arton's case (1895- Queen's Bench. 168). All ques tion of male fides on the part of the foreign overnment being put aside, under the English Act the ulterior object of the government to prosecute the person extradited for a political offence may be shown. So, under the Hong kong Ordinance, the ultorfur object of the foreign government to prosecute the person extradited for a non-extraditable offence may be shown. 'In order to prove the ulterior intention in the present case the proclamation of the Brigadier General at To Kong in Kwong Sai province was put in. I may,” I think, ɓa legitimately argued from this document issued in order to assist in the work of exterminating bandits from certain villages that although the extradition of Wong Ka Cheung was only demanded for the ulterior intention of the Chiners Govern: one crime of armed robbery, yet it does:show ment of punishing him, when they have got him, as a bandit. But a bandit obviously means a person who has been concerned in

Two butchers were charged, this morning, more than one armed robbery. The ulterior

before Mr. G. N. Orme with cleaning invention, therefore, If it exist is to try the man

than a licensed faughter-house, at Wan the carcases of pigs in a place other for other extraditable offences than the one for which his extradition is demanded: but not for From the evidence led far the plaintiff chai. P. 5. 501 stated that he went to the other non-extraditable offences. If this indeed it appeared that on the night of the 18th house in question and there found defendants, be the ulterior intention, it is fully covered by June, between 0 and 10 pm the defendant the first holding some pork and the second the provisions of Article 4 (3), which provides O'Keefe, three ladies, a "mall baby" cleaning a carcase. The pigs had not that before the extradition is granted an engage and a Mr. Leonard, boarded a tramcar near pick-up in the waters of the harbour. In the been killed nor bled, but had died, and had been AT SHANGHAI

ment shall be given by the Chinese Govern the Sallar's "ome. When the plaintiff came to

cat that the prisoner shall not be tried for collect the fires the defendant handed him house were found blocks, choppers, carving From Our Oton Correspondent:] any offence committed before his surrender some coin. At that moment the trolley festdressers," and boilers. There was also a other than the extradition crime, for which his the wire and the car was plunged into large quantity of pork, which had not been bled, Shanghai, 14th July, surrender is demanded. The second point darkness. The conductor had to get off the waiting for pickling, while there were also a

2.16 p.m.

therefore falls to the ground. The fourth car and assist in getting the trolley on to the quantity of jars full of pork already pickled, all intended for sale, evidently, among the poorer The three Sikhs charged with been proved as required by Article 23 of back to the defendant and his friends. He healthy appearance it was treated with salt and

point was that the prisoner's guilt had not wire again. When he had done that, he came

Chinamen. To cure this pork and give it a having been concerned with others in the Treaty of Tienisin On this point opened his hand and found that there were

have already indicated the many doubts only 45 cents there instead of 75 cents, the pre- camphor, and from the number of empty jars causing the death of a Gurkha watch-which i felt in my former judgment; but the per fare. When the defendant was asked for showing signs of having contained tome of this solution of them is somewhat easier than 1 at more money, he maintained that he had comestible, a considerable quantity appeared man at the International Dock, on the 9th June, have been found guilty the learned Attorney General's argument that the plaintiff had stalen 30 cents

first anticipated. In the first place I accept paid the full amount and alleged that to have been lately sold. Some of the "pork"

There was

was produced in Court, but it so tilated the They were sentenced to death. the words used in Article 21 of the Treaty on a ticket inspector on the car and he was

alfactory nerves of all present that his Worship proof of guilt' canpol, from the reason of the called. Defendant refused to pay the addition told the sergeant to "take it away as far as thing, bear the rigid meaning that the prisoner al 30 cents and when challenged replied "possible and get rid of it.”—Mr. C. F. Dixon, of is to be found guilty. For, in the first place, have paid him. 75 cents and I will charge him Mr. John Hastings' office, appeared for the first the trial is to take place to China, and the proof and get him six months' hard labour and six defendant, and stated that his client was only of guilt will be there required according to hours in the stocke." At No. 2 Police Station, visiting the shop and was not dressing the

hinese law. In the second place the trial is they all got off, and the conductor was

meat His Worship found them guilty, and on not to take place in Hongkong, either under charged with the felony of 30 cents. The the charge of dressing caresses in a place other English or Chinese law, and the man will not sergeant at the station, however, refused to no-

than, a licensed slaughter-house fined the de- be punished in the Colony, it would be im- cept the charge, holding that the evidence was

fendants 15 each, and on a further charge of possible therefore to determine by what law he too weak. Then they all went to the house being in possession of tinted meals, intended was to be found guilty. The only possible in of the traffic inspector, Mr. Course, in Morri

for human food, $ico each. Inspector Gauld was in charge of the case. terpretation of the words is that the Colonial son Hill Road, and the complaint was made authorities who are entrusted with the proceed to him Mr. Course was sceptical, because he- ings in Hongkong are to be satisfied that the did not think a car conductor would steal prisoner is guilty. The magistrate is the money when there was a ticket-inspector an D.ARING HIGHWAY ROBBERY AT changed during the last six months and the se hubority charged with the inquiry and the evi the car. It was brought out, in evidence, dence before him, under Article ro, is to be that the conductor had to follow the plain. such as would justify the committal of the fugitiff to the police station when a charge, was tive criminal for trial at the Supreme Court, if made against him. Mr. Course said there the crime of which he is accused had been had been trouble with the defendant O'Keefe committed in the Coleny. I have already before. There was a breakdown and de- this provision, to be a varikoce between the indicated that there appears, on the face of fendant demanded his money back, He was told to wait a few minutes and the Trealy and the local law for a magistrate can car would go on again, but he still de- only discharge, not acquil; or commit for trial manded his fare hack. "He was not satisfied but not find guilty. But Article to of the remarked Mr. Course. The plaintiff said that hereby authorize Dr. W. W. Pearse, Dr. H. Extradition Ordinance must clearly be read he thought the defendant on 18th June was Macfarlane, Dr. W. Moore and Mr. A. Gibson subject to Article 76 of the Magistrate's Ordi- "eight-tenthe drunk "(laughter). The police to enter any shop or premises used for the ance, No. 3 of 1890, and by the second part of sergeant said that the defendant was "sober but sale or preparation for sale, or for the storage that article the magistrate is to commit the excited," and another witness said that be" was of food, to inspect and examine any food found prisoner if in his opinion the evidence is excited and speaking loudly." therein which he shall have reason to believe sufficient to put the accused upon his trial for is intended to be used as human food, and in an indictable offence, or if the evidence given xuilt of the accused. This provision is copied case any such food appear to be unfit for sochaises a strong or probable presuraption of the

verbatim from the English Act, 1 and 12 Vict 42, 1.25. What the precios distinction be tween those two alternatives is I have not to inquire, and the books do not throw much light upon it. It is sufficient to say that the

[Private.]

SHANGHAI LAND CO.

INTERIM DIVIDEND.

Shanghai, 18th July, 1905. The Shanghu Land Investment Co., Limited, has declared an interim dividend of Three taels per share.

[We are indebied in Messrs. Benjamin, Kelly and Potts for the above telegram.-Ed, H.A.7.]

SANITARY BOARD.

[Captain Bongouin, one of the best-known Frenchmen insident in Japan, joined the French legation as unitary autaché at Tokio in 1876, and is said to have inspired such a high regard and such confidence with the Japanese General Staff that he was employed as an instructor of the army of the Mikado. He filled this office to the entire satisfaction of the Government, and when he retired he remained in the imme diate environs of Tokio and gave himself up entirely to industrial interesis of which he bad the agency. The relations which he had en Joyed with the Japanese Government, his former position, and his perfect courtesy brought him special authority, and few Europeans were as well received in all quarters of the capital. When the war broke out Captain Dougouin entered into relations with the French Press, which congratulated themselves upon finding out there a correspondent in well advised on the affairs of Japan. He sent many enthu tions to Le Petit Paristen and Le Liberté and also furnished those journals with many photo graphs and various notes. From information which came to the cars of the Japanese police M. Bougouin's house was searched and outlines and rough notes on the war were found and seized. The preliminary examination of the captain and Maki, his Japanese employee, took place a short time ago when they were found guilty of divalging military secrets, but septence was deferred. The Englishman, Mr. Strange, Capt. Bougouin's stepson, was released on the ground of insufficient evidence.use, to seize the same in accordance with section -ED, H.K.T]

83 of the Public Health and Buildings Ordia. ance No. of 1903,"

SHANGHAI MUSICIAN

DROWNED WHILE BATHING.

[From Our Own Correspondent."]

Shanghai, 11th July.

10.10 a.m. W. Valenza, the violinist, and son of the conductor of the Shanghai Operatic Society, was drowned while bathing at Iongkew yesterday even ing.

THE INTERNED

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ASKOLD,"

SAILORS INSUBORDINATE.

BLUEJACKET IMPRISONED.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 11th July, 12.80 p.m. The sailors of the interned Ru-sinn cruiser Askold have lately been in- clined to acts of insubordination. One bluejacket has been tried and sentenced to be imprisoned for two years and six months.

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The Russian officers are very r ti- cent over the whole affair,

[Official]

JAPANESE RE-OCCUPY SAGHALIEN.

'RUSSIA'S ELIGHT RESISTANCE. Mr. M. Noma, Consul for Japan, kindly forwarded to us the following telegrams;~~

Tokio, July 10, 2.55 p.m. The official report of the Saghallen land: log army states that our army occupied Korsakov early on the morning of the 8th Inst., without much resistance.

The Russians burnt the town of Korsakov, and retired to the position near Soloívká (about seven miles north of Korsakov), where they again attempted the resistance,

'14th inst.

Board was held this afternoon in the Board The usual fortnightly meeting of the Sanitary raum..

MOTION BY THE PRESIDENT..

The President moved - That the Board

INSPECTORS OF NUISANCES.

Correspondence relative to the appoinment of all existing Sanitary Inspectors to be In-

and Drugs Ordinance, 1896, was laid on the table.

OPEN SPACES.

second condition for committal for trial does

spectors of Nuisances under the Sale of food lonial authority by the Treaty. If the first

An application was submitted by Messrs. Palmer and Turner for a modification of the

and Buildings Ordinance, in respect of Nos. 70, requirements of section 138 of the Public Health 73.and 74 Queen's Road Central. The applicants stated, in order to conform with the requirements for open space, a considerable portion of the sile on which buildings now stood must be given up for open space, and thus it was proposed to pull down all the buildings on the block, bortion of which includes the "New Traveller's Hotel," and rebuild the same. These premises are three storeyed buildings, but to make up for the loss for open space the applicants sought the Board's recommendation that they be allowed to rebuild them to a height of four storeys, and to be allowed a depth of 50 test for the ground floor, instead of 40 as provided by the Ordinance.

The Medical Officer of Health minuted: "1 agren an te verandahs being confined to the beight allowed by the Ordinance that is not be carried above three-storeys high. As regarde depth of ground floor shops, one of them is a orner building lighted from Pot backyards of houses facing on Pottinger Street. tinger Street, and another comes opposite the If the roof of the latter houses were differently,

arranged in would improve the lighting of the middle shops, and I think the 50 feet depth could be sanctioned for all of them."

Mr. A. Rumjaha minuted: "Adopt the views of the M. O. H

PUBLIC WATER.

The Government Analyst reported on sam ples of water drawn from fountains in Chater Road, Hollywood Road, Pumping Station, Bocham Road, and at Yaumati, all of which he found to be of excellent quality.

EXAMINATION OF FOOD.

The Government Analyst submitted a report on samples of beer and milk examined by him, In which he found all the beer-six bobles- genuine, and of eight bottles of milk one was adulterated.

Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C., asked if there had been a prosecution in the case of the adulterat ed milk, and, if so, with what result?

The Han, the President said there had, and a fine of $100 was inflicted.

LIMEWASHING.

Since last report 811 houses had been lime. but, being dislodged by our pursuing force, washed and cleansed under the superintend retired towards Vladinurovka (about 22 milesence of the Sanitary officiali,

north of Koreakov).

In this engagement we captured four guns

and some quantity of ammunition,

damage sustained on our side.

No

EXTRADITION OF CHINESE SUSPECTS,

IMPORTANT JUDGMENT.

ith inst

in the matter of the extradition of a prisoner The Full Court delivered judgment today

named Wong Ka Cheung,

Tokio, July 10, 5.56 p.m. Admiral Kataoka reports that our squa dron arrived at Saghallen waters at daybreak of the 7th Inst., and after sex-clearing oper ations, our transports and a part of our squadron approached to the const. Our

The Chief Justice, Sir Francis Piggott, read combined naval detachment then landed the judgment of the Court as follows! and, without resistance, occupied the Oo the heating of the application for a position as previously determined. There habeas corpus before me on June 6, 1 referred upon a part of our army also landed and for argoment before the Full Court the second. relieved our naval detachment. Meanwhile, found and fifth points which had been raised the enemy's fort on the height south ofn behalf of the prisoner; these points were argked on June 19. The second point was Korsakov opened fire at our ships which that the prisoner's surrender, though asked for were engaged in clearing the sea, but the an extradition crime, bad in fact been made inster successfully effected the operations as with a view to try him for an offence which is

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The case for the plaintiff was closed and the hearing adjourned till Monday next

A HONGKONG BANKRUPTCY.

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CANTUN LOTTERIES and HONGKONG

SHAREHOLDERS.

PŪKIULAM,'

12th inst..

If further evidence were needed in favour of the point we look up contradicting Prof. Thorpe's report ns to the soundness of the of this Government, we would find it in the fact.. cheap spirits analysed by him at the request that following on the many prosecutions which took place in London against publicans selling spirits not containing the required amount of ethers, and therefore not being entitled to be called genuine, the absolute futility of analysis to establish the soundness or less of such spirits, has been proved to the hilt. It follows that Frel. Thorpe's analysis of the Hongkong Spirits, must be taken with very many grant

is.

On the subject, Ridley's Wine and Spirits Review prints.an article in the current issu which may be of interest to the general public. after the deductions that must have been made from Prol. Thorpe's report, They say! At first, Magistrates were inclined to accept blind. ly the evidence of experts for the reason that, having absolutely no knowledge of the subject themselves, they had but little else upon which to rely. Matters, however, have considerably

called other test, the test condemning cartala spirits because they did not contain a certain' percentage of ethors, etc., has been so blown upon as to have become a most unreliable' After stuffing bis queue into his mouth and foundation upon which to build up a prosecu.? tying his head to a branch of a tres four lion. The result of the meeting of public suffians proceeded to rob Ching Lang, a shop-nnalysts which trick place at the Chemical keeper, of Yo, 35, Third Street, West, and con- Society's Rooms on with January, to discuss cluded their operations by rubbing pepper in the subject brought to light the fact that, whilst his eyes, and giving him a sound thrashing, there were a considerab'e number of gentler This is a matter which Inspector Collett and men present who believed in the accuracy of the deter five department a e now in estigating, the rest, there were quite as many who regarded and it is to be hoped shey will be successful in as utterly worthless, and we may fairly assume bringing the robbers to justice. The crime that this meeting has come before the notice of was, of a most daring character being carried the great majority of Magistrates throughout out at Pokfulam in broad daylight between two the country, and now tends to make them and three o'clock yesterday afternoon. It listen to the evidence of the chemical anħlyst' seems thai Ching Lang had occasion to go to with some impatience. the Dairy Farm to coll et a bill for goods "Further it has been established beyond. supplied by him, and having received the $27

doubt that the variation in the amounts of ethers in settlement proceeded 10 place $10 in one Contained in young Brandies, admittedly ge pocket, $30 in another and $7 in coin in

anine and from the same district, is simply purse which he pur in a third pocket. He

enormous, whilst it is equally certain that mas then started on his homeward journey, but hadny of the finest specimens of old Brandy ob not go very far when laur men set upon him.tainable would fail to stand the test of the They gagged him by stuffing his queve into Eiher expert. Then, again, the offers of for his mouth and then tied the end behind his head

ign chemists to supply ethers at a most mo to a branch of a tree, and in order that he might be the more secure fastened his legs with

lernte cost which will at once transform the his pints. They found the $15 in one of his the requirements of the Analyst, have even in commonest spirit ind Brandy that will mest packets, and apparently believing they had

greater degree shown up the futility of secured all his valuables made off with all

nalysis.

13th inst. The examination in bankruptcy of Ma Fat Ting, managing partner in the firm of Lai Hing, goldsmiths and bankers, was continued before the Chief Justice, Sir Francis Piggot, to-day. The money owing to creditors was $988, 16 due for money deposited in the bask, while the assets were stated to be $1,200,000. Large sums had been lent to the Wang Fung Co., which controls the Wai Sing lotteries of the Kwangtung province. One amount bored. He then reported the occurrence to in

rowed was $115.767 and last year some huo- dreds of thousands of dollars were lent.

possible speed. Their victim struggled violent-

"We are glad to say that yet another nail and ultimately succeeded in breaking away and a long one too has lately been driven

and was about to make off when he found his purse lying on the ground with the $7 untouch. spector Collett stating that he could identify two of the men who had altacked and robbed By His Lordship-How much money have

him and would be able to place his hands you in the Lal Hing firm-20,000 taels.

He added that while he was tied upon one. Is that the same as the other partners-up the man rubbed pepper into his eyes and Some have more, some less.

then beat him.

What rate of interest aid you receive 7--$80 per $1,000 a year; if there was, a profit I also got a bonus. There was no bonus, last year. in the previous year I got $600,

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fit in with the duty required of the condition had stood alone it would have been necessary to have gana into the question of ultra vites, suggested in my previous judg. ment. But it does not, and we are, therefore, re- lieved from the daty of deciding a most trouble same point of law. Had it been necessary for us to do so we should have received material assistance from the learned Attorney General's able argument. The Magistrate expressed the opinion that the prisoner was guilty. It is impossible to say that in doing so he was not

But in fu acting in compliance with the law. ture I think it would be better for the Magia. trate to adhere rigidly to the words of sticle 75, and to say whether o no the evidence given raises a strong or pro-able presumption of the guilt of the accused. The fourth point, therefore, fails. On the fifthland last point Mr. Ferrem admitted that the cases were too strong for him to contend that this Court could review: What rate was the bonus calculated at 1— the Magistrate's decision as to facts. The law. For every $100 I got Sr. That was irres- is too clearly established for this polat to be pective of profits. The whole of the profits raised. He conlended, however, that under were not divided, Article 15 of the Magistrate's Ordinance, the Magistrate ought to have heard the complainton ant-who was, he said, the Chinese officer in charge of the case. But Article 15 is in Part thure in respect of Summary Offences. There If of the Ordinance, which deals with 'Proce- is zo such provision in the part which deals with indictable offences. The filth point therefore, also fails. All the points which the ingenuity of Counsel bas raised on behalf of the prisoner have thus been overruled. All of them were well worthy of consideration;|| some of them of considerable difficulty. The sum and substance of this decision is that while there have been some deviations from what I consider to be the strictness of practice which the law requires none of them has been suff ciently serious to warrant the procedure being. set aside. The writ of Habeas Corpus is there fore discharged,

What is this Wang Fung Company of Can -It has the monopoly of the Wai-ring lottery in the Kwangtung province.

The Official Receiver said the lottery was in Canton for civil and military appointments. run connection with the examinations held

Ri Lordship-o they hold a lottery on the result of the examinations?-Yes, my Lord.

By His Lordslap-How much money has been advanced by the Lai Hing firm to the Wang Fung Company?-About 1319,000, but I don't remember the exact amount. The money was required to pay the Chinese Government for the monopoly of the lottery,"

CORRESPONDENCE,

We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed ky Correspondents in idle column.)

"SEETON" CHARGES.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "oxokord Tezzɑrafii."

into the coffid of this fraudulent means of get- sing convictions, and inasmuch as it has been themselves, it ought surely to carry great provided by the Society of Public Analysts

weight. It appears that on the 1st of March hast, a paper entitled "Some conditions affect. ing the Ether value of Brandy," by Moars, Philip Schidrowitz and Frederick Kaye, was read before and afterwards discussed by the members of the Society, and a report of the proceedings was last month published by the Analyt, its recognized organ. From it wa learn that the analyst in question analysed a sample of Branly, which was unreduced and had been drawn direct from Bood, and found that it showed ether 'value of 98 8, ∙ its alcoholic strength being 54 or 94.8. proof spirit. They next examined a sample of the Jane brandy reduced in strength to 44.5 or 77.9. proof spirit, and were astounded to find that its ether value had fallen to 66.5. We may add that the Brandy had been broken down with

Yew river main water.

SIR,-As one who has visited the new health resort of Hongkong called "Seeton," I was firmly of the belief that the success of the undertaking was assured. Considering that The next ex eriment was the blending of the promoters charged only $1 for the Lunch several Brandies, but only two together, which trip there and back and including refreshments had been previously analysed, with the result in that charge, it could hardly be said that, the that the blends were found to be by no means | trip was expensive. But there were good'équivalent to the theoretical mein of the Con. many who were inclined to patronite "Secton" stituents, so that a marked variation, ullerly twice a week or so, In order that they might unerplainable had taken place with regard to What rata of interest was charged by the get good bathing. It was, thereupon, suggeststhera. Lai Hing firm)-Ose and a fifth per cent. pered that a monthly or season ticket should as issued, a Mr. See, the manager, agreed that month, about 15 per cent. per annum.

How much did you receive from the Lai such an idea was worth consideration. The Hing Company?-$50 a month.

result of that consideration is that he proposes What for?-Everyone got it who had a share tocharge S13 for a monthly ticket! That means to say that if you go across once every two days you pay the ordinary $ a trip. If you are so situated that you can go across every

But why? What for doing?—That was the agreement.

The Attorney-General (the Hon., Sir H. Sin the Company. Berkeley) with Mr. B. E. Pollock, k.C (in/ "tructed by Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, Crown Soli- citor) appeared for the Crown; MẸ H. N. Ferrers, of Counsel, represented the prisoner.

A QUESTION OF JURISDICTION,

AMERICAN JUDOMENTS IN HONGKONG COURTS.

Do you say you are a shareholder in the Wang Fung Company?—Yes.

Witness stated that he had $60,000 with that Company now.

You have said that if the profit was 5,000,000 you would get 5:0,000! Is that so? -Yes. If there was a million capital and a million profit then each share would get $rooto.

His lordship continued to interrogate the witness with the object of learning what he did

day-well and good, you tave, 50 cents a time But who can go across every day? Who can spare the time, for one thing? and who is the enthusiastic bather that wishes'a salt-water

bath every afternoon or even every second day? If you take a $ig ticket and only go across twice a week you lose money. Now, it |is diffeult to get the volunteers to attend for

week or ten dayı at the camp. How much Jith inst

more difficult would it be to screw up your The Chief Justice, Sir Francis Piggott, sit to earn the $500 which he said he received courage to run across to Seaton "overy after argument in an action at the instance of Robert he got the $500 under an agreement. When kong so late th it only cold bank remained for ting in Original Jurisdiction to-day, heard wages. The witness replied that he did nothing noon, with the chance of returning to Hong. Smith, marine engineer, Seattle, against Wil a partner had $10,000 in the business he got dinner? The fact is $15 a month la too much liam Dunbar, trader, carrying on business at | 5102 a month as wages,

altogether, If it were Srs for three months Beaconsfeld Arcade, Hongkong. The plaintif Has ha anything to do with the working of that would be more like the thing. I should stated that in 1904 be obtained judgment in the concern-Nothing.

say that a charge of $5 or Sy for a monthly the Ci cuit Court of Multnomah, Oregon, Were there any persons in the Wang Fung | ticket would be ample, and it would pay USA, against defendant in the sum of Company who were not partners in Lal Hing? in the long run, because the holder of the of that sum, with interest at the rate of 6 per $1,707.73 gold. He now claimed the recovery-There was a number.

monthly ticket, would, drag his friends across In answer to the Oficial Receiver the witness with him, it only for company's sake, MP, cent, from 31st December, 1807, and $0.45 said that the office of the Company was in a See might think about it, because there gold as costs. The issue now before the Court house belonging to the Lai Hing in Bonham is a big future for Seston" il 12 in was as follows

Strand East. It was not the fact that Wang worked properly at the start. But all depends *1# the plaintiff entitled to have the judg. Fung and Lai Hing were one and the same upon first impressions and among these is the ment of the Circuit Court of Oregon in the frm

qusation as to charges? For myself I shall be' United States of America enforced by the By his Lordship-How does this Wang quite content to pay 31 whenever I go across Supreme Court of Hongkong against the de. Fung Company invite people to take shares and let those who will arrange to take a month. fendant, who is a British subject, and who was in the lottery-That is the Canton business. y Sis ticket, thereby binding themselves, unless absent from the United States of America a Were circulars sent to Hongkong-No. they care to throw away money, to a visit to See the commicacement of and throughout the Hongkong people were not invited.

top seven times every fortnight.-1 am, etc, action in which the said judgment was given, Thers in a law against lotteries bere, is there and who has not submilled in any way to the not}

Hongkong, 10th July, 1905.

BATHER,

From a tride, and also from a Magisterial point of view, there is only one conclusion to be drawn from the foregoing, and that is 40 important one, namely, that quite apart from other considerations, the nature of an ether is of so fugitive and erratic character to make its consideration as a test to purity absolutely valueless,

As Mr. Bevah, the President of the Society, remarked the result of the investigation was that a "very grave question was opened for the Mas gisterial mind to consider in any case that in volved the admisibility as evidence of the other test. The authors of the paper evidently did. sot consider their discovery from his polat of view, for they state that this factor of breaking down "must be taken into consideration by Shippers and Merchants" so that, according to

the possibility of a loss of ethers occurring by them, the mere matter of purity would appear to be a consideration quite secondary to that of the uses purticular water, which, by the bye, might in other respects be most desirable,

"To sum up the situation, we fail to see how any Magistrato, aware of the facta contained ju this short article, could possibly convict a'de! fendant for selling an impure brandy upon the sffength of the testimony of nonlysts as to tha amount of others it contained. It is importanI in the highest degree, therefore, that in every prosecution such be brought to the motiça of the presiding authority o

The bearing of this article on the reliability of analysis must be evident to the public, and we would recommend ita pentsal to the pal authorities in connection with Prof Thorpe's analysis as placed before the Legislative Council in December last,

GREGOR & Co, Hongkong, 11th July, 1995,

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