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LARCENY OF JEWELLERY.

As the Magistracy, this afternoon before Mr.

1906.

'THE' TELEPHONE, CABEB.

CASE. AGAINST THE "RUBC'S" AGENTS.

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UNION INSURANCH SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITUD.

INCREASE OF CAPITAL CONFIRMED,"

C.A. D. Melbourne, Chan Fung, a woman, jewellery, including gold bangles, diamond Bonour Mr. A. G. Wise, Puina Judge, presid- figured in the dock on a charge of stealing In Summary Jurisdiction this morning,, His riugs, jadestones, gold chains, etc., of a total ing, the case in which the China Japan Electric Union Insurance Society of Canton, Limited, An extraordinary general meeting of the tomi.value of 5856.50, from Yik Pong Cheongs nad Telephone. Company sued the China was held at the registered office of the Society, of No. 9, Hollywood Road, on December 25 Manila Steamship Company for the recovery No. 1, Queen's Buildings, at 11.30 o'clock in last and Tung E, another woman and Choy of $r,coo being the amount of damage sustained the forenoon, for the purpose of confirming the Tsui, a man, were charged with receiving by the plaintiff company on account of damage resolution which was passed at the extraordin atolen property,

to one of their submarine cables by the anchor ary general meeting of the. Company-held ba Chan Fung, the first defondant, pleaded of the defendant company's s.5. Rubf as re- the 20th day of December. last for the incre guilty to the charge; the others denied it. corded in our issue last evening, was resumed of the capitat of the Society. There were

Chief Detective Inspector Hanson prosecuted this morning, and the evidence for the plaintiff on behalf of the polica.

being concluded.

jectionable smell, which is hardly less an- noying, though no doubt much less actively injurious, than the dust itself. The offen sive smell, in fact, is likely to militate. seriously against the general acceptance of the new method, and retepayers in macada- mised municipalities may very possibly pre fer rather to bear the dust they have than The Editor will to undertake to is rosiile fury to odours that they know not of. Hence, before the practical utility of the oil treat. ment can be regarded as settled, it may be suggested that scientific effort should seriously be directed towards the, discovery The ente per quarter not permanetes, proportional. of some cheap process of getting rid of the "The daily lose by deliveredt ireo when tlia address offensive odour. With the respurces con- Bezinte o senger, paint by pre antrolled by modern chemistry, it should not additional $1,80 per quarter clarged for pestage.be impossible to effectively deodorise even The postage on the weekly is to any part of the residual oil, and at a cost which should not

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be sufficient to turn the scale against the Singio Copies Bally, ten cita Weekly, Twenty-

geiseral use of the new dust destroyer. When

The last witness's sister deposed that she descend,

this step has been successfully taken dwelmissed the jewellery box placed in her charge

on the night of the 25th ultimo. The first de lers in dusty places may find themselves re- lieved from a particularly disagreeable, and even unwholesome, annoyance, which at present seems quite unavoidable.

BIRTH.

At Shanghai, the wife of Mr. S. J. HANISCH, Imperial Cusioms Service, of a daughter..

The Hanghong Celegraph

HONGKONG, Thursday, JanuARY 4, 1906..

WIDOWS & ORPILANS FUND.

On several occasions we have had the

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE Japanese Diet will be in recess till the 20th of January..

SIR Claude Macdonald has presented his

WHISKY.sity of referring to the working of the credentials as Ambassador.

$16.50

pension fund which has been instituted in the Colony as in other Crown: Colonies, Everybody knows that Government servants should be treated irrespective of claims or „character-faniy, tant it fortunately happens that what we may call a new régime has exome into existence. • Singapore, which has alvanced by leaps and butaids since she received a new Governor, has received Bill which should receive favour in AVATSON & CO., Hongkong, It is a Bill to ameliorate the con

LETED.

SPIRIT

WINE &

MERCHANTS,

IN a

Casein, Bankruptcy jurisdiction this morning, before His Honour, Sir Francis Piggott, Chief Justice, it transpired that a Chinese sign-board of a business the sale of

business, often commanded $50,003. which included also the good-will of the

A Chinese womnu stated that all the jewal lety, except the diamond rings, were her pro she went to Canton she left the locked jewellery perty, the rings belonging to her sister. When

box in charge of her sister, the key of the box she took to Canton,

fendant, her amah, raised the starm that burg Iars had come and gone, and asked her mis. tress-to look and see whether the jewellery box was safe. The box was gone and her step door opened. She learnt afterwards that the police had arrested ker servant...

A third woman stated that after dark on the 25th ultimo Chan Fung came to her house, at No. 33, Cochrane Street and gave her some jewellery to keep, which was wrapped in a handkerchief. The first defendant said that her master was going to Canton and asked witness tp keepthe jewellery. When the police went, with Chan, Fung to witness's house she handed over the jewellery,

C. 33 deposed that when a report was received from No. 93 Hollywood Road on Christmas night, he went and arrested Chan Fung. He later went to the house of the second defendant and she said that her husband (third defendant) was out and so could not give him the cash box. Later the third defendant arrived and took him (witness) to two different shops where the jewellery was located, and supposed to have been pawned. They were both taken

HENDRY Shaddick, seaman, H.M 5. Zecla, was placed before Mr. F. A. Hazeland this morning on a charge of stealing a small cam phorwood box from one, Lai Chung, in a shop. in Queen's Road Central, The case was adto the Station and on being searched two hair journed until to-morrow morning..

ornaments were found on the person of the second 'defendant..

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Two metropolitan officials, natives of Kiangsu, called a meeting, on the 26th ult, of their fellow-placed in the box. She said that after stealing Chan Fung, the first defendant, was next provincials with, the object of discussing the

the box she went and saw Tung E. Witness amendment of the Shanghai Mixed Court Rules. As soon as a definite understanding the contents to the second woman. Witness opened the box with a bit of iron and handed has been reached, they propose to present a

did not know the third defendant. pemorial to the Thrane embodying the results of their discussions,

ut prescribed by a medical practitioner. His Worship fined defendants $20 each, with the alternative of one month's gaol.

dition of the Government proletariat. The Bill, which has been brought in, states that "This, Dit is brought forward to abolish the apparent anomaly by which orphans on the death of their mother get between them a less amount than the whole of the widow's pension when she dies. This has licen the male hithikere, but it is not easy to see any sound reason for it, and it must be producLAM Fat and Lam Yau, coolies, residing at live of distress in some cases. The present No. 139, Third Street, West Point, were charg Bill gives the children the full pension of ad before Mr. C. A. D. Melbourne at the Magi the widow to be divided equally between stracy this morning at the instance of Inspector

Collett for administering morphine which was: thein, and makes provision on the same principle for the case where there is a widow abd also children of a former marriage, and 14 the case where there are more than one ladly of children entitled to pension." Although the Hill calls it an "apparent analy" the grievance is very severely felt by those in thes, Government service in Hongkong and the question, "after being threshed out in the southern Colony should, come before the Hongkong.legislature. The claims are undoubtedly great in their favour, and we have urged them, repeatedly. Now that the Straits Government has seen fit to bring in a Bill which provides for the “DD, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL | orphans as well as the widows-out of the

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week with plying for hire without a license, A CHAIR Coolie was charged at Shangbai inst within the Settlement, contrary to Municipal regulations. A fine of $. was imposed in the usunt way, but the Magistrate made a strong objection stating that he did not recognise the sidan chair lax. He gave his consent to the fine under protest and marked the charge sheet

ration." as follows:-"Sr deposited, to await conside

HONGKONG HORTICULTURAL

SOO KTY.

Mr. Pollock, in opening the case for the defence, said that he submitted that there was officers to go before a jury. It was true that no case of negligence on the part of the Audi's"

the Bubl did drop her anchor, but he would show under what circumstances tho did so. Assum ing that the Rubí did drop her anchor within the cable limits, and that as a result of dropping that anchor the cable was broken, that did not prove any negligence. He did not admit that

the purpose of this action; but he would submit she anchored so, but assumed that, the did for that the plaintiff Company had not proved such negligence. If damage were done by aun away home, or anything else. moving over which control had been lost, that could not be attributed to negligence.

present: Messrs. H. W. Slade (chairman), A. G. Wood, N. A. Siebs, G. H. Medhurst, A. Forbes (directors), W. J. Saunders (secretary), Messrs. F. Paget Hett, A. B. Rouse, C. M. G.. A Carvalho, H. J. M. Carvalho, and Capt. F.. Burnie, H. M. H. Nemarec, A. V. Apcar, Julio

D. Goddard.

vening the meeting,

The Secretary living read the notice con-

The Chairman said:-Gentlemen, the object, of this meeting is to submit for confirmation as

the extraordinary general meeting held here on have just heard read, and which was passed at a special resolution the resolution which you

the 20th December, 1905. I propose that this resolution be confirmed.

The resolution is as follows "That the

capital of the Society be increated to $3,100,000 by the creation of 2,400 additional ordinary rain squalls accompanied by strong winds, credited as paid up) ranking for dividend and On the morning in question there were heavy shares of Sago each (whereof Stoo shall be though the plaintiff company endeavoured to in all other respects pari passu with the exist

ako as butle as possible of that. The plaintiffing ordinary shares of the Society; and that the company evidently saw the weak points in said additional shares, so'far as shall be neces have been done on the morning in question they holders of the China Traders' Insurance Com their case, for withous referring to what should ary for the purpose, be issued to those share go back and suggest many things that should pany, Ltd. who have accepted or shall accept have been done the previous afternoon, the the Society's offer" made to them on the agth omission of which they attribute to negligence. August, 1905, such issue, being in accordance if they go back to part possibilities they might go with the terms of a contract or memorandum as far as a case he quoted, in which a learned in writing mag or to be made pursuant to the judge held that, if the plaintiffe, in a certain case of an accident to a horse went back and Companies; and that the balance, if any, of anid offer and to be filed with the Registrar of

the said additional shares be disposed of by baik, they would see that if the horse had never

le might say that if the anchor had never been left the mews no accident would have occurred; the Board in such manner as it shall think

most beneficial to the Society," dropped, if the cable had not been there, or if the Rudi, had not been in the harbour; na

Rubi might have gone to any other safe an accident would have happened. Because the churage, and went to Kowloon Bay, it could the part of the Rubi. The plaintiffs wish to say not be said that there was any nezligence où

that it was negligent of the Rubi to drop her

Mt. Paget en seconded.

The Chairman:-Gentlemen, it is proposed by myself and seconded by Mr. Paget Helt that the resolution be confirmed. Those in favour. will, please hold up their hande.

All the shareholders signified their approval of the resolution.

The Chairman thank you for your attendance, The Society is now in a position to deal with the shareholders of the China, Traders Insurance Company in accordance with the terms of the Society's offer.

This was all the businers,

his moming, David Hamilton, stoker, H.M.S.

The case was adjourned for decision, ic. anchor at all at that time. Assoming that the morrow morning.

damage to the cable was done by the Aubr's anchor, it was not negligent on her past to drop her anchor at that tinte, considering the state of the weather. The plaintiff, have to show that it was a wrongful manwuvre on the part of the captain of the Aubi̟ to drop her anchor when that did or caused the damage. He submitted BEFORE Mr. F. A. Hazoland, at the Magistracy she did, for it was the dropping of the anchor that the plaintiff had not shown what was the Alacrity, was up on a charge of stealing a cruciat point in this case, whether it was unrea sonable or negligent on the part of the Ru, nickel watch from a shopkeeer in East Street, having due regard to the condition of the

on Wednesday night. According to the evid elements, to drop hier anchor when she did, ence for the complainant it was learnt that at and, that they should have shown. It was

about eight o'clock on the night in questión obvious that the captain, intending to go to defendant approached the shop and after bar Kowloon Bay, would not have dropped her gaining for a watch took it up aut cleared. anchor elsewhere, unless she had good and

P.C. 103 said that while on duty he saw de- fendant running and a number of Chines sufficient reasons for so doing, and he would submit that there is no case to go to the giving chase. When he stopped Hamillon the jury, and he would ark His Honour to dismiss latter had a watch in his band, but the sailor the suit with custs against the plaintiff com-aid he had already paid $1.50 for it. A wit

ness (for the defence (a bluejacket from the logue) said that he went with defendant care from them and the case must proceed, defendant's shep. After some time arguing to a certain shop to buy a pair of fout- ball boots. Afterwards they approached

cultural Society was held in the City Hall yes A general meeting of the Hongkong Horti- terday afternoon for the purpose of enrolling members and electing officers. His Honour Sir Francis Piggot, chief justice, presided.

The following committee was appointed to make ar angements for the forthcoming show, for Mrs. Bowley, Mrs. Hiewin, Mis. Dickson, Mrs. Seth, Mr. Bation, Mr. Dunn, honorary secretary, Mr. Craddock and Mr. Osborne, was decided that this commitice should inke over the work of the committee which, had arranged for the show, the members of the latter to be a sub-committee.

THE following have been chosen to play for the Hungkong Football Club in the Rugby morrow. Back: C. C. E. Gilbert. Thres. match against the Navy, at 4.45 pm, to- magnificent sum which has accumulated quarters; L. C Lamour, J. G. Lecky, J. McL. there will be great rejoicing in many homes. G. Taylor, C. B. Down. Halves: G. R. Ian After the dead given by the Straits, we may ney, R.3. Blackburn, Forwards: R. M. Rank. confidently expect that Hongkong will following, F. C. Hall, J. C. Steen, E. Rogers, S. C.mittee which had arranged for the Flower Dickens, G. Regairaz, A. N. Other, and II. F. Chard.

suit. It is an important question, which affects a large number of people, and it is

A MEETING of Americans was held at the

It was agreed that the price of admission on the first day of the show should be $ and an the second day up to 3 o'clock, 50' cents, after list were to be made members of the society that hour, free. Subsenbers to Sir Paul Chaier's

and to be admitted to the shaw free. Mr. L Gibbs, was elected secretary and treasurer. A lengthy report was submitted by the com, Show, in which it was stated ibat Sir Paul Chijer had promised Sacos towards the prize fund. The Chairman hoped the membership of the society would reach roo. When the

pany.

it

His Honour: I am of opinion that there is a case to go to the jury, and cannot lake the

cannot say anything more, now,

1

Mr. Pollock: Quite so, My Lord. What your Lordship holds, I take it, is that if your Lordship were sitting as a jury you would wish to hear further evidence?

bargain. After more talk they "beat" the about the time-piece they could not come to a Chinaman down to $1.50 from his original

price of $4. Defendant produce-l some twenty-. Cent pieces and put them on the glass-core.

tu lx hoped that the whole matter will be \ American Consulate-Gene:al at Shanghai on i melting opened there were 17 members on the was whether, in dropping her ancher at the time ed up the money and both defendant and com- "

remedied by legislation.

THE DUST NUISANCE...

Pillie health and public coinfort are sa seriously affected by the ever-prevalent dust nuisance during the summer months that the stressful experiments at North Sydney must arose general interest. It appears to have been satisfactorily established by a comprehensive trial that by treating ordi- nary inctalled, roads with oil instead of wa tering them the 'dust nuisance is greatly

29th ull, with the view to forming an American Volubider Company. The Hon. J. L. Rodgers presided. There was a large attendance and after discussion, an Organising Caminitice was appointed, also Finance and Bye-law Com. mittees to make the necessary arrangements and report in another meeting to be called on the 5th of January,

list and several additions were made at the

close.

THE POSITION OF THE,

EQUITABLA,

Albany, Nov. 6. The New York, State Insurance Depart A RICKSHA coolie was placed before, Mr. A. meat's final report on the affairs of the Equi- table Life Assurance Society of the United States is issued to-day.

D. Melbourne, at the Police Court, this morn ing, charged with stealing money from a blue- jacket on board, H.M.S Hogne. From the evi- dence heard it appears that the sailor was al

palling into a quiet" street; there attempted to pick his packets, but was arrested. The charge was proved and a dentence of fourteen days' hard labour was imposed.

The report deals with the society's position on June 30th last, and estimates the assets at

His Honour: Yes; we'll hear your evidence. Mr Pollack, addressing the jury, then said The complainant then remarked that part of shot the question they would have to consider the money was bad. Then the defendant pick- and under the weather conditions prevailing, plaisant remained arguing the point. A crowd the Rubi showed negligence. He reviewed gathered and next witness saw was defendant and criticized the evidence for the plaintiff running down the street. Witness could not company adduced yesterday, and said that one way for certain when defendant ran away, whether he took the money away also. A very positive witness yesterday had made, a very curious statement in his evidence, wherein policeman stated that it would be impossible he said he would treat a steamer with only one

for defendant, considering the short distance, boiler in use as a partly disabled steamer.

he ran, to have placed the money--if he had That was absurd, because the ubi had made taken it from the counter-in his collar-belt and the voyage to Manila and back with only one boiler in use, and he would show that other steamers had made similar voyages, but were never considered partly disabled vessels. As

ran at the same time. Defendant in his state- ment said that after depositing the price of the watch on the glass-case and the Chinaman say ing that part of the mosey was bad he com -menced to walk away. While doing so he 're-

abated, if not entirely abolished, and that the time drunk in the ricksia and the caulie $406,073,000, the liabilities at $144,064,000, and far as the weather was concerned, overylady ceived a "crack" on the jaw and so be fled

I

thin

defendant.

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

MAILS BUR.

the reserve at $61,009,000, the latter.sum show-knew that there were very often folse ing a reduction of $18,786,200 as compared larm of typhoons. in

down the street, when he met a policeman and harbour; with the society's own statement of December signals were hoisted and then hauledated his case. His Lordship held that 318, 1904. The report cuts down the society's down again without any typhoon having there was an actual sale and discharged the own valuations of its real estate holdings by approached. But the plaintiffs expected the 5,000,000 dols, and does not count as assets a Rubi to take fright at the first sign and run to sum of 5,813,000 dels, appearing as "Advances shelter. The captain of the Rubi dropped hir anchor, as the most prudent thing to do, with-, to agents,

This information is of much importance as out pausing to consider any submarine cablos, giving the final result in a few words of the seeing the responsibility he had on his should investigation made. It shows that the fixed ers in the charge of his vessel. The plain contracts of the company are amply covered, tilla seemed to think their cable of more im and policyholders may rest assured that the portance than the safety of the Rubi and all original sum assured will be duly paid. Thres aboard her. Another point was that two or three millions and three-quarters sterling, however, steamers went across the harbour to Kowloon of the bonus funds are ruled out of the ac Bay two hours after thn Rubi left her moorings, counts, and this will approximately reduce the so, that it could not be sald that the Rudi was anticipated bonuses by 25 per cent.

so very late in leaving. After hearing the The last annual report showed a surplus of evidence for the defence the Jury would have 16,582,673 at December 31st last, but the pre- to decide whether there was negligence in the

fat the same time the cost of the new and eficient method is actually less than that of the old and unsatisfactory plan. We learn from the Sydney Daily Telegraph that the new system is not as yet applicable to wood- A WASHINGTON dispatch says that orders have J. HEILBRONNER & CO., paving, and, therefore, as far as the princi- given by the navy department for the re- pal streets of that city are concerned, busi-pines to the United States at an early dale. turn of the battleship Oregon from the Philip ness people and pedestrians can expect no There is no indication that any battleship, will immediate relief from it." Wood-blocked be sent to the Asiatic station to replace the streets, however, are not troubled with dust | Oregon. · It in stated, however, that two cruiters to the same extent as those on which maca. of the Diver class will be sent to the Philip dan is used, so that the inconvenience, if pines later on. The Oregon will bring back to confined to them, would be comparatively meats are about to expire.

the United States a crew of men whose enlist. trivial. There are many municipalities be sides North Sydney where wood-paying has not been laid down-in Hongkong such. an experiment has not been attempted—and where the dust nuisance is rampant, and it intends to spend the greater part of the winter sent report makes the amount.six' months later I dropping of the anchor, and whether the in New York on 31st ult,

MAINZ-GERMANY,

HIGHEST AWARDS WHEREVER

EXHIBITED.

Hongkong, 31st July, 1995.

IN, reference to the reported betreibal of Princess Ena and the King of Spain it is significant that Princess Henty of Battenberg

German (Prinz Waldemar) 7th inst Indian (Kutsang) 9th lust. Canadian (Athenian) 9th last, American (Doric) roth inst. French (Caledonien) 10th last. German (Prine Sigismund) 14th insi, : - Canadian (Empress of India') 17th inst..

The Silk ex C. P. R. Coissa. Tartar arrivéd

is reasonable to suppose that a system which is being prepared for H. R. H. Princess Ena, the society says that "a sworn statement of

at Algeciras, where an extensive suite of rooms to be only £12,401,800. In its publications anchor was dropped inside the, reserve area. Evidence was adduced, and the case adjourn.

The Imperial German Mail's.s. Prine Walds- has now been so thoroughly tested may be and suite at the Hotel. The World, however, accounts is open to the inspection of policy, ed till to-morrow, allemoon at.1 o'clock.

mar from Japan is due here on Sunday, am. applied over a far wider area, But great as takes another view of the maiter and says that holders at any of its chief British offices,"

The C. T. R. Co's sa. Empress of Japan are the advantages derived from the use of Princess Henry is naturally attracted to The question now arises, who are the officials JIM Christin and Mike Patina, two well-known arrived at Vancouver on 3rd inst, at 4 p.m. oil in laying dust, it is evident that science Algeciras by the fact that her eldest son, Prince responsible for the droneous sworn state pugilists, are staying in Singapore. The

The O. B. S. Co. & C. M. S. N, Co's Charter- has not yet said its last word 'in minimising Alexander, is at present serving in the Medi- menis, and what penalties will by meted our former, who has settled such tough proposed us. Saint Beds left Singapore on 3rd inst, the principal drawback to the new method.erranean Squadron under his uncle, Prince to them?

tians as McCoy, King (of the West Kents), and and is due hers on 11th inst Louis of Battenberg, and as the squadron is The oil which is used for this purpose is, of constantly backwards and forwards to Gibraltar quiry ordered by the legislative bodies of the Tiger Smith in ledis shonly. In the in

It may be mentioned that the general in the famous "Coffes Cooler,” hoped to meet course, the cheapest that is obtainable, and, Princess Henry will have many opportunities State of New York into the conduct of life tarim he is open to a challenge from any ex. [36-13 belog crude in quality, it emits a most ob of seeing her sop.

assurance generally in still proceeding. ponent of the gentle art in Singapore,

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The C. P. R. Co.'s az Athenian arrived at

Yokobama at 8.30 am, on 31st ult, and left again at 6 pm, same day, for Kobe, where she I'dos to arrive at midnight, on ard ins);