TELEGRAMS.
[Renter's.]
The Russo-Japanese Armistice.
·BARON KOMURA SAILS 20TH INST.
LONDON, 1st September.. Advices from Portsmouth state that Japan, through Baron Komura, has agreed to an
immediate armistice.
It is understood that Baron Komuta
will
The Envoys have signed a formal arm istice, which, however, will not take effect
until the signing of peace.
Ten of the fiftecis articles of the treaty are already drafted.
The Anglo-Japanese Alliance. The papers comment with satisfaction on the Anglo-japanese alliance and recognise its vast importance.
FRENCH OPINION,
Later. The French press finds the renewed Anglo-Japarese alliance more reassuring than disturbing, in view of the entente cordiale,
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Earthquake in America.
A severe earthquake has occurred at Paris mouth, the buildings in which the Conference was held and other buildings were shaken; damage not serious.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY SEPTEMBER 4, 1905.
THE TAFI PARTY.
ARRIVAL IN HONGKONG.
CANTON FIREWORKS.
INTERESTING CLAIM BY HONGKONG FIRM.
As announced by us was to be the case the An action which should prove of interest to Hon. William H. Toft, U. S. Secretary of War, a large number of traders in Canton and with Miss Roosevelt, eldest daughter of the Hongkong was opened in the Supreme Court President of the United States, and a very dis-in-day, the Chief Justice, Sir Francis Piggott, inguished party arrived in Hongkong yester on the bench, Messes, Carlowitz and Co, sued day marrings
the Sun Shing firm in the sum of $11.937.83 Shortly after 8 art, the "huge white-hulled for breach, of contract, in respect of goods American transport Logan, with its buff-colour delivered which failed to meet requirements or
to be in accordance with the orders given.
Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C, instructed by Mr. Hays, of Johnson, Stokes and Muster, appeared for the plaintiffs; Mr. Calthrop instructed by Mr. Looker, of Deacon, Looker and Deacon, represented the defendants.
To-day's Advertisements.
THEATRE ROYAL,
HONGKONG.
Intimations. SPECIAL SALE
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plaintiffs inspected the goods and agreed to accept the consigements in fulfilment of the orders. They also paid for the goods and made no complaint until the end of got. But that inspection was by no means a thorough inspection. The boxes were piled one above another in a godown. The purchasers had had dealings with the Sun Shing of a satisfactory. at a few of the crackers on the top and see that clinracter. It was true the plaintiffs did look apparently these "went off all right. To a great extent they had relied on the honesty and integrity of the vendor. Of course it was impossible, as he would submit by authorities, Doors Open at 8 P.M. Commence at 9 Sharp. PIANOS, PIANOLAS,
that an article like a fire-cracker could be examined so that every latent defect in its
to examine it properly would be to explode the composition could be noticed The only way whole lat, which would be carrying the matler
to
TO-NIGHT (MONDAY), 4th September, Leeses and Manager, Mr. W. HOLLINWORTH.
AND EVERY EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Under the direct patronage of His Excellency the Governor, Sir MATTHEW NATHAN, K.C.M.G.
THE FAMOUS
a reductio ad absurdum. If the Court was GAIETY STARS,
satisfied that the fire crackers were of a worth- less character and unmerchantable then it was The case for the plaintiffs was opened by
on that point that a decision would be given. Mr. Follock who said this action was brought The defendants did not admit that the goods were shipped off to America or were ship- to recover damages suffered by the plaintiffs in respect of the defendants' breach of contract inped in due course, but it was understood that America and it was futile to say they did not connection with the supply of certain fire-goods bought of them were to be shipped to know the destination, because the defendants crackers to the plaintiff.
themselves put the goods on board vessels bound for America.
CRACKERS THAT DID NOT EXPLODE.
AN OLD ACTION.
The writ of summons in this action was issued on the 1th March, 1922-really three and a half years ago. The plaintiffs at that
Mr. Follock proceeded to cite authorities.on the points that would be raised in the case, and read the evidence which had been taken on commission in New York,
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
"HE P. &.O. S. N, Co.'s Steamer THE
"TIENTSIN,"
FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND
STRAITS.
Consignees of Cargo by the above-named
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No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in iny case whatever.
Damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignees' and the Company's representative at an appointed hour.
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OF
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sail for Japan on the 20th instant; he willed funnel encircled by red, white, and blue not visit Canada.
stripes, entered the harbour, and dropped anchor Later.
in the man-of-war anchorage, and immediate ly between lake Pier and the big American vessel all became bustle and excitement, launches, big and little, puffing with the impor- tance of their mission to bring the distin- guished party of Senators and Congressmen, with their wives and daughters, to the hospitable The Peace Conference. shores of Hongkong. On the pier itself a A Government communiqué published in veritable army of "snapshotters" waited in St. Petersburg, recounting the history of the supposedly convenient positions, and wait they negotiations, confirms the report that when fid, with a patience wonby of old job of ancient
writ himself; but a patience, alsal doomed to go The defendants, he understood, were a firm a rupture was imminent, President Roose velt appealed to the Tsar's humanitarian rewarded. Miss Roosevelt was their quarry who had been doing business for some time in Canton, dealing in fire-crackers and selling and to thest infinite disappointment, she came sentiments to consent to the new Japanese not. Secretary Taft, as he is familiarly called, fire-crackers for export. For some years past proposal that Russia should pay Japan Yen came ashore about noun, and repaired to Go- they had donc business with the plaintiff firm. 1,200,000,000 for Northern Saghalien; the vernmen: Honse, escorted by Captain Athuth-fle believed that the business which was Tsar rejecting this proposal the Japanese re-not-Leslie, A.DC., to be the guest, informally, previously carried on before the consignments nounced the reimbursement clause and claim- at luncheon with His Excellency the Governor. which formed the subject of the present action ed Southern Saghalien, undertaking not to General and Mrs. Cerbin, with Captains Them, was of a satisfactory character; but as son and Kelly, A.D C.'s, proceeded to the Peak he would show the Court when he came to fortify it, and not to take military measures
where they were the guests of Con, Jay and deal with the evidence in this case, these par- to keep the Perouse Straits open.
Mrs. Lay of Canton, while other : embers of ticular consignments of fire-crackers which the puty lunched with Cons: General and were sold by the defendants to the plaintiffs were very unsatisfactory indeed. Some of the Mrs. Bragg, who subsequently held a recep
Miss Roosevelt, fire-crackers would not explode; many of those tion at their residence. accompanied by Miss Boardman and Miss that did explnde gave very poor reports; they were rot up to the weight mentioned in the McMillan, came ashore quietly in an unadmin- ed launch, without any fass and celemony, and contract, and were generally, to use a term very as there were other lunches arriving with frequently employed in these cases, of an un-
merchantable character. Ludies from other vessels in the harbour they were unrecognized, and no one knew they had been ashore until it leaked out afterwards that they had spent a quiet bour unknown in our midst. At 1 p.m. Mr. Silverstone, of the Pacific Mail S.S. Co., entertained some of the mem- bers of the party at luncheon on board the s.s. Koren, Miss Roosevelt and her lidy friends being among the guests. On account of the news from Canton it was expected that the trip
On their statement of claim the plaintiffs there would he abandoned, it being considered said they bad suffered damage by breach of inexpedient for the ladies to go there at this contract between the plaintiffs and defendants juncture; but, we learn, when the question of for the sale of certain fire crackers. The goods were purchased on certain e›nditions and de livered in due course and shipped to New York the abandonment of the trip was mooled to Miss Roosevelt she at once pooh-poohed nuy in fulfilment of certain orders. On being open- such giving up of any portion of the pre-ed, the goods were found to be of such an urtanged programme, and insisted upon going interior character as to reader them wholly to Canton. Accordingly shortly after 5 p.m. unmerchantable. The goods, consequently, or a large quantity of them, remained in the in company with about a dozen of the hands of the plaintiffs, being unsaleable. Al- parly, she left the Logan in a launch for ingether 45,000 packages of fire-crackers were the Callao, which, as soon as the party bought at a cost of $74,278.02, and at first the had embarked, left the harbour on the trip, plaintiffs claimed that sum with interest. Secretary Taft and his immediate parly leaving in the Rinshan at topm; others of the party had been fited, was an application by the de The next step, after the statensent of claim preceded him some half-an-hour earlier in the fendants to Court for the particulars in connec Kong Nam. They are spending to-day sight-tion with that statement of claim, and that was seeing in Canton, and return to-night to Hong fired on the 13th May, 1902. On the zih May kong, Several members of the party expressed the further particulars asked for were filed and their pleasure in seeing "such a clean and these stated that the contracts were made orally between the plaintiffs and the defendants. The beautiful city as Hongkong," and only regretted packages were opened in New York, by pur. that their time was tonlimited to admit of their chasers from the plaintiff firm in that city and seeing more of it, as well as of paying a visit to in other parts of America. The gards were Kowloon and exploring the wilds of the Newfound to be of an inferior character; in many Having connection with Company's Mail landed here.
instances no explosion took place, while in other cases the explosion was a of very slight charac- ter. The fire-crackers which were supposed to le of a superior class were found to be thin and of inferior quality. It was believed that 20,000 packages were in the hands of the purchasers being unsaleable and that quantity would be increased by the returns from detail purchasers. in other words the plaintiffs complained of the (Taking Cargo at through Rates to PERSIAN MONDAY, the 1th September, at 3 P.M. inferior quality of the goods, stating that in some cases there was no explosion at all and in others the report was very light; moreover, there was a deficiency in weight and an inferi ority io quality.
France and Morocco,
2nd September. M. Tallandier has handed the Sultan of Morocco an ultimatum, demanding a com. plete reparation and an apology, in specified terms, for the imprisonment of the Algerian
chief.
The Cruise of the British Channel
Squadron.
The Channel Squadron has met with a most cordial reception at Panzig. A great programme of sports was ananged two thousand men landed. The Kaiser, in re ply to a telegram from Admical Wilson, said "It gives me great satisfaction to bear that you are pleased at meeting your brother
officers of the German fleet."
[Straits Times.]
The Rajah of Boni.
Sourabaya, 26th August.
It now transpires that the Rajah of Boni was no captured as was recently announced, the man whose capture gave rise to the mistake being in reality only one of the Rajah's prin- cipal followers.
The pursuit of the Rajah is being vigorously continued.
The Channel Swim. FOUR ATTEMPIS FALL.
London, 26th August,
Four attempts were made to swim the Chan- nel yesterday, but all failed,
One of the competitors was an Australian lady swimmer.
SHIPPING JETSAM. Three fishermen, survivors of the crews of two junks that were wrecked in the typhoon the other day, were rescued by the captain of the 5.8. Ithaka which arrived to-day. The men were taken care of by the Tung Wa. Hospital
authorities.
The Messageries Maritimes, which, in con- junction with the Chargeurs Reunis, inaugural ed a new service between Antwerp and China in January last, is about to extend the terminal port from Shanghai to Japan. The service, monthly at first, will be effected alternately by steamers of the two companies. The first de: parture of the line on Aug. was the Chargeurs Reunis steamer miral jour¿quiberry, from Antwerp, and will be followed by the M.M. steamer Annum on Sept. 1.
THE "ECUADOR" IS A TYPHOON," Captain O. Dickmann of the S.V. candor, reports that he passed through a typhoon on the 29th and 30th ulto, when about W.S.W. of this Colony according to observations taken. The report reached this office too late to enable us to obtain particulars. The Ecuador is a four-masted erman barque, of 2,193 tons bur then, and left New York on the 19th of May, loaded with parafin oil consigned to the Stan- dard Oil Company. She arrived in harbour on Saturday afternoon,
The schooner Minerua II, which recently went ashore on Masicaban island, is a com plete loss to her owners. There is no hope of saving the vessel and the typhoon has prob- ably precluded the possibility of even salving her cargo Captain Gary has succeeded in saving part of her hemp-about 1,500 piculs but it has been impossible for the launch and lighters which Captain Robinson was to have. taken to the scene to leave this part, says the Manila Cablenews. The vessel is reported to be lying in such position as to be exposed to all the fury of the storms and heavy seas now prevailing, and her condition is pronounced hopeless.
Territory. One of the officers of the Legan, met by a representative of this journal last night, said that Mr. Talt und Miss Roosey. It were, besides being the leading figures of the paly, the very life and soul of it. Mr. Fafe's genial, brisk heartiness of manne, the "statesman" pro tem laid aside, and Miss Roosevelt's simple, unaffected, vivacious girlishness making them universal favourites, and all regret that Mr. Taft is unable to continue with the party on the trip to Peking and Japan, his engagements necessitating his retura to the United States direct, in the Korea which sails on Wednesday, In honour of General Corbin a guard of houeur with Band was ordered for 415 pm
but the turns out was at the last moment
conterminded, as it was learned that the General had s'ipped away quietly on board the Logan shortly after 3 p.m. Mr. Taft refused to be intervie ved," but he engaging manner and attractive personality maile even the more implied than exp.essed refusal almost as pleasing as his acquiescence might have been. Besides which he hid al-eady said all he had to say, and that had already been published.
The Kinshan's first class accommodation being entirely engaged by this party under arrangements made by Mr. Lay, a number of intending visitors to Canton, relying upon securing passages on board, had the alternative of postponing their trip or "dassing it out in the saloon. It is to be hoped that, the objec- tionable placards to the contrary notwithstand ing, no untoward or unpleasant incidents will mar the pleasure of the distinguished visitors' trip to Canton city.
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me, as would be seen by the endorsement on the writ, claimed a much larger sum than they now did. They claimed the full amount of the cost of the fire-crackers-524,278.83. The state ment of claim was filed on 4th April, 19021
STATEMENT OF CLAIM.
FIREWORKS FOR AMERICA.
still the defendants were not satisfied with the particulars furnished and certam corres pondence took place between the sole tors for the parties before a statement of defence was filed.
The present claim was for nearly £12,000. There had been an action brought by the de fendants against the plaimiffs for some $1.000 and in that action the defendants had proved successful, but execution was suspended pend
The ing the judgment in the present action, previous action, however, did not come under the purview of this Court.
THE DEFENDANTS STATEMENT.
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To-day's Advertisements.
NAVIGAZIONE GENERALE ITALIANA, (Floria and Kuballino United Companies),
STEAM FOR BOMBAY VIA SINGAPORE AND PENANG.
Steamers to ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, MESSINA, NAPLES, LEGHORN and GENOA, ALSO VENICE and TRIESTE, all MEDITER- RANEAN, ADRIATIC, LEVANTINE, and SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS up to CALLAO.
GULF and BAGDAD, also BARCE- LONA, VALENZA, ALICANTE, ALMERIA and MALAGA).
HE Steamship THE
"ISCHIA,"
Captain Cogliolo, will be despatched as above, on SATURDAY, the 9th September, at Noon. At BOMBAY, the Steamier is discharging in VICTORIA DOCK.
All Claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here after which date they cannot be recognised.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods
have left the Godowns.
Flingkong, 4th September, rent
S.S." POLYNESIEN." COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
CONSIGNEES of Cargo from London
CONSIGNE Charente, and from Havre
ex sa. Crimit, in connection with above Steamer, are hereby informed that their Goods, with the exception of Opium, Trea- sure and Valuables are being landed and stored at their risks into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Limited, at Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing.
Optional Corgo will be forwarded on unless intimation is received from the Consignees before Noon TODAY, requesting it to be.
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned. Gonds remaining unclaimed after MÜNDAY, the 11th September, at Noon. will be subject to rent and landing charges.
All claims must be sent in to me on or before the 11th September, or they will not be recog nised,
All damaged packages will be examined on
No Fire Insurance has been effected.
G. DE CHAMPEAUX, Agent. Hongkong. 4th September, 1905
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN-LIJN.
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FROM YOKOHAMA; KOBE AND MOJI.
For further Particulars regarding Freight THE J. C. J. Lija Steamship and Passage, apply to
CARLOWITZ & Co,
gents. Hongkong, 4th September, 1975. FOR SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA AND
KONE.
"SLAVONIA,"
[899
Captain Rürden, will be despatched for the above Pons, on WEDNESDAY, the 6th instant, at Daylight.
The Steamer has splendid accommodation for Passengers and carries a duly qualified
After all these particulars had been given by THE Steamship the plaintiffs, on October 1932, the statement of defence was filed. The defendants denied that they had broken any contract. They said that prior to the delivery of the goods, the plain- tiff examined the stock, accepted the goods, and paid for them, making no complaint as to the character or quality. The defendants maintained that the goods delivered were in good order and condition, and answered to the description and quality ordered. Moreover, the defendants did not admit that the gands were shipped to America or that they were shipped in due course" They also denied that, if shipped, the goods were as handed by them to the plaintiff.
THE DAMAGES.
The defendants again applied for particulars and in August, 1903, an order was made by the Court to give further and better particulars of
the statement of claim. In auswer to that, in
Doctor,
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE, longkong Office. Hongkong, 4th September, 1905. [88 FROM HAMBURG, BREMEN, ROTTER- DAM, ANTWERP, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.
HE H. A. L. Steamship
"SLAVONIA,"
THE
February, 1904, the plaintiffs gave particulars Captain Rörden, having arrived from the of the damages which they were now asking above parts, Consignees of Cargo are hereby the Court to award-$11.937.83 There were requested to send in their Bills of Lading for claims on four consignments valued at $1,278 countersignature by the Undersigned and to gold, $1,250 gold, $1,590 gold, and 5610 gold take immediate delivery of their goods from total $4.978 gold, which at the rate of exchange of $44 gold to Sino Mex in March 1902, equal- led St1,313.63 Mex. Plaintiffs also claimed $624.10 Mex a grand total of $11,937.83.
NEW YORK EVIDENCE.
Tomorrow the party will be very much fetal. The Taft party proper, including Miss Roosevelt, will be entertained at luncheon by Rear Admiral Dicken, Colonel Darling and officers of the Regimental Messes, others being entertained by Consul-General Bragg. After lunch the whole pany will be the guests of the Gymkhana Club, the meti, postponed from Saturday in their honour, taking place at 4.30 p.m. At night they will dine with His Excellency the Governor, Sir Matthew Nathan, and at 9.15 p.m. will repair to the New Parade Ground where atorchlight military tattoo will be held. On Wednesday Secretary Taft, accom panied by the Congressmen and Senators, and their wives, will leave for the United States in the Korea, while Miss Roosevelt and the rest of the party will preceed in the Logan to Tientsin en route to Peking. This latter party will be With reference to the quality of these made up of Miss Roosevelt, Miss Boardman, crackers, a great deal of evidence had been The Fook Sang, built by Messrs. W. Dobson Miss McMillan, the two daughters of Commis taken in New York on commission and that and Co, of Low Walker-on-Tyne, to the order sioner Ide, Senator Warren, and Representa evidence would undoubtedly show the Court, of the Indo-China Steam Navigation Company, tives Longworth, Gillette and Cockran,. Mr. Mr. Pollock said, that these crackers were of a Limited, of London; has carried out her trial Schmidlapp, the Misses Schmidlapp, Mr. Crit-very interior quality indeed. That evidence in the North Sea. This vessel, which has been ten, General and Mrs."Corbio, Colonel Knight, also showed that externally, so far as the eye built to the highest class at Lloyd's and to the Colonel Clem, and Captains Horton, Penn and could see, the crackers #looked beautiful" But something more than that was required of Board of Trade requirements for passenger Moss. General Cerbin goes with the party in Certificate, is a steel-screw steamer of the command of relief troops for the U. S. Lega- a cracker. What was primarily required of a following dimensions:-Length (between per- tion in Peking. Taku, the port of Peking will cracker was that it should explode with a rea pendiculars), 330 ft. 6 in. breadth, 44 ft.; be reached on or about September 12, and sonably loud report.
The Chief Justice-la the defence a question depth, (moulded to spardeck), 26.ft. 6 in. She three days will be spent in Peking. From that is specially fitted for the requirements of the capital the journey will be continued to Naga-
Mr. Calibrop-Fact and law. Hongkong de On the trial run the saki. There the Logam will leave the party
REDUCTIO AD absurdum. machinery worked satisfactorily, a mean speed and return to Manila, the party continuing of about za knots being attained. After the their journey home later on the Siberia. trial the vessel proceeded on her voyage.
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of fact?
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Mr. Pollock, continuing, said the defendants held that prior to the delivery of the goods the
alongside.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before TO-
DAY,
Any Cargo impeding her discharge will be landed into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Limited, and stored at Consignees' risk and expense.
All Claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here after which date they cannot be recognised,
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No Claims will be admitted after the Goods bave left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 11th instant will be subject to rent,
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 11th instant, at 3 P.M. No Fire Insurance has been effected,
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE, Hongkong Office.
(807 Hongkong, 4th September, 1905,
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loon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd. at Kowloon, No Claims will be admired after the Goods fave left the Godowns and all Goods remain. ing undelivered after the 13th instant will be subject to rent.
All Claims for damage must be sent in before the 12th instant or they will not be recognised,
No Fire Insurance will be effected.
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned,
The steamer will be despatched for DA- TAVIA, CHERIBOY, SAMARANG, SOU- RABAYA and MACASSAR on the 7th instant.
Head Agency of the
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN, Alexandra Buildings.
[898 Hongkong, 4th September, 1905.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE, HE Steamship
THE
--"GREGORY APÇAR," having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods will be delivered from alangside:
Cargo impeding the discharge will be landed at once, at Consignees' risk and expense.
Cargo remaining on board after 4 P.M. of the 6th instant, will be landed at Con signees' risk and expense into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Limited
Consignees of Cargo from SINGAPORE and PENANG are requested to take IMMEDIATE DELIVERY of their Goods from alongside, such Cargo impeding the discharge of the vesse! will be landed and stored at Consignees' risk and expense.
No Fire Insurance will be effected.. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned.
DAVID SASSOON & Co., LIMITED,
Agents,
[896 Hongkong, 4th September, 1905.
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