TELEGRAMS.
"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH "
- SERVICE,
NOTED EDITOR DEAD..
MR. ROBERT LITTLE SUCCUMDS
TO TYPHOID FEVER.
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Shanghai, 21st April,
19.25 a.m. Mr. Robert Little, editor of the North China Daily News, died last `sight främ typhoid fever.
[We are indebted to the Editor of Who's Who in the Far East for the following biographical notes relating to the late Mr. ittle, which have been kindly placed at our disposal:- Lutile, Robert Willow (Shanghai), » B. À - (Uxen); F. J. 1 journ dt;& al ondon Aug. 2, 1837 at Shanghat, 199, Edue, St. Paul's Sch, Lond. and Oriel. Coll. Oxun i enteredjas sigilent at Lincoln's Inn, Lundy and read fur fire bar; came to China in 1861 and engaged in mer- cantile pursuits; joined the North China Daily
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THE PERJURY ČASE.
APPEAL FOR RELEASE.
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY APRIL 21, 1906.
In Appellate Jurisdiction this morning be- fare His Honour Sir Francis Piggott, Chief Justice, application was made in support of a weit of Andear" corpus on behalf of the seven Chinese merchants, witnesses in the Lai Hing Bank bankruptcy case, heard on the oth inst. in which they were committed to prison on the charge of perjury.
Hon. Mr. H. E. Paljock, K., Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, and Mr. E. Sharp, K.e., instructed by Mr G. K. Hall Bulton, of Messrs. Brution, Helt Land Goldring, and Mr. F. X. d'Almada e Castro
"appeared on behalf of the appellants.
Mr. Sharp said an appeal dues not lie from a judicial finding of the Court, and the writ of habeas corpus was the best method of raising the question of whether the Court's decision was made, in a legal and judicial manner, and he submitted, with all due respect, that His Lordship had not arrived at his decision in a legal and judicial manner,
Mr. Sharp: But only one or iwn at theud the remnants of various tribes who were "eaten up by Tchaka and his successors. It reen speak English, even if one or two more
is true that many of them ara prosperous and understand it; and they could not followyour up to the present have shown no hostility to Lordship's, summing up. And even if they the British; yet the young men have been could that would not fill the requirement of the touched in their tenderesi, spoi, dangerous law which requires that the men be informed agitators have been at work, and, worst of all, it and given an opportunity to be heard in their whites have been urging them to withstand the In now authoritatively stated that anveral, mean own defence. As a matter of fact only two or payment of the new tax. It is natural that the three of the men said they were present at the chiefs and headmen should give assurances of meeting, but your Lordship committed them all. loyalty; but we saw how much assurances of The commitment was again bad, for the law peaceful intention were worth in the case of required that the warrant be signed by the ace splendid diplomatists, and with them diplo Messrs. Krogerand Sieyn. Now the Bantutribes judge committing, whereas this warrant was
macy and treachery are practically synonymous. not signed by your Lorship, but by the Re- gistrar. That certainly is a technical paint, but taking all the facts we have adduced and all the reasons given your Lordship I must ask you to make an order for the release of these inen from gaol. The Court adjourned.
NATAL'S MINISTRY.'
Natal is in the peculiar position at prescut of having a Coalition Government. Parties are practically equul, so a coalition has been formed, and there is no opposition, The Pros mier, Mr. J. G. Maydon, has had personal ex pericace in the field, arriving in Natal in order to take part in the Zulu war. realso acted as war correspondent during the early part of the Boer war, it is notural that the Ministry should be anxious to minimise matters, as the finances of the colony are in a poor way at present, and that, rather than any fear of what an Oppositiba (if one existed),might do, is a In any case, determining factor with them. the fact that after all an Imperial battalion did zender aid shows that there must have been at fenst, a possibility of trouble. Moreover, it is noteworthy that the Minister for Nativo Affairs does not deny the danger of the disaffection
ninent danger" of it spreading.
Mr. Sharp then proceeded to.quote author. ities in support of his contention, and then sobinitted that his Lordship's decision was made illegal y and therefore could not stand. Nester in 1886 and succeeded the late Mr. W. They were not there to ask his ordship.to commated unless he is first summoned before spreading, but said that "there was no im-
Marlelian as editor; was chairman of Municipal Council, Shangha, in 1779, 1880 and 1881; chairman of Shanghai branch of China Assn clation in 1995 Clubs; New University (Lond.), Shanghai, etro-Ed, 1.6, T.)
CHOLERA EPIDEMIC..
SERIOUS OUTBREAK IN
SINGAPORE..
EXTRA SANITARY PRECAUTIONS.
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Singapore, 21st April,
9.50 a.m.
review the matter on the merits, but on the point that the decision was arrived at illegally and injudicially.
His Honour quoted an authority, when Mr. Sharp submitted that ju dat case it was an attempt to review the decision on the merits, but this was not a case us that sort...
. Mr. Pollock said he had a number of authorities to produce, and that the prac rice required that the alleged offence, should be cited. A daily might be discharged on writ.cf habeas corpus, if the commitment was bad in law. Where there is any defect in any commitment in point of law then the Temedy is by writ of habets corpus,
Mr. Pollock then quoted a case in which Lord Ellenborough and the other learned
A serious outbreak of cholera hus Judges of the Cont of Queen's Bench decided that the Court of Parliament having committed inscurred here.
A man to imprisonment in the Tower of There have been 41 cases up, to London, they sitting as a Court would not interfere with the commitment of Parliament, the present time this month."
though they would inquire as to whether the detention was legal on the warrant. They would not, however, inquire into' she merits of the case. Mr. Pollack then argued at great length as to the jurisdiction and said that this Court had only to decide on the question of jurisdiction.
The wells are being closed and exjpa sanitary officials engaged.
[ Printe.]
ŠINGAPORE MERCHANTS
FAILURE.
BOAT QUAY FIRM INSOLVENT.
In reference to our special-wire from Singapore of yesterday's date, a well-known local firm of commission agents, having connection with the Southern colony, kindly advise us that they have received information from Singapore that a prominent Chinese firm. with headquarters at Boat Quay, Singapore, has failed, Most of the principal European firms age. involved, the largest being sufferers to the extent of $25,000.
The names of both the Chinese and the European firms are mentioned in the private advices. For obvious reasons, we deem it † inadvisable to publish them at the present stage.-E., . 8. 'T.}"
'MOKE MORPHINE SAZURES.
$21,000 WORTH OF THE DRUG SEIZED.
Yesterday aficionnus a gang of excise officers, under the direction of the chief excise officer, made their way to the Kowloon godowns, on information received, in search for maiphine stored in the warehouse. 'Their information was no doubt correct, foron enter- ing godown No. 15, they discovered and seized eighteen cases more of the drug which are valued al about $co
more
This morning Mr G. Hoggath, representing the Opium Farmer, made an application to Mr. F. A. Hazeland for the pasting of notices in the godowns and at the Police Court informing the public of the find and calling for claimants.
his Warship-Can you Ut ind апу claimants?
Applicant-No, your Worship.
After considerable further argument by Counsel, his Honour said he would. look up The authorities quoted and give his decision on
Monday,
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The question of the habeas corpus being reserved, Mr. Sharp then moved that the seven men, committed to prison on the charge of per- jury on the tctli instant, be released from prison; that the order be changed, on the ground that the men were not informed by his Honour as to the statements in which they bad committed the alleged perjury, and that they had not been given any opportunity in. be heard in their own defence. Mr. Sharp then proceeded to read the report of the occurrence when the men were committed, quoting his 49auur's finding, and he submitted that that finding was bad in law for the reason that not one of the seven men had been inluimėd statements they had made constituted the alleged perjury, ner had ane of them, been given any opportunity | to he Lead in his own defence, and it was in portant that a witness should be so informed and given such opportunity. Especially he would refer to mete witnesses as against wit ness parties to the action.
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After the tiffin adjournment Mr. Pollack, ad- dressing the Cour, said that the Count had no power to commit a man unless he was inform ed of what his offence consisted in, and pro- ceeded to quote authorities in support of that content on, and submitted that an accused mon must be called before the Court and told with what he is charged, and then asked to plead in his defence, Mr. Pollock quoted from a large attay of authorities, all tending to the same purpose, and showing that no person could be
the Cousi, to answer to some charge. Then again the warrant must be signed by the com- mitting judge; here the Registrar signed it.
His Honour. The warrant is practically signed by the Court. The Registrar does not sign the warrant; he merely signs the de- claration that the warrant is issued by order of
the Court.
His Honours It seems to me that it has always been the practice of the Court.
Mr. Pollock: That may be, my Lord, but no praștice of a Court can make good the contravention of any Act in common law. It is necessary that & commitment must be under the hand and seal of the committing judge,
More authorities followed.
Ilis Honour: But the printed forms state "By order."
Mr. Pollock: That may be, my Lord, but that does not do away with the re- commitment must be 1at the quirement
under the hand and seal of the commit- tig officer, and not the printer's, .'
Mr. Pollock then submitted that as the ariest and imprisonment of the seven sien had been legal and unjudicial he must ask his Lord- ship to order their immediate release.
His Honour: Well I would like to give a decision now, but I must consider the points further and will give my decision on Monday afternoon.
The Court adjourned.
THE MORPHINE SEIZURE.
CLAIMANT FOR FORFEITED DRUG.
In our issue of last evening we reported that Mr. P. B. Deacon, of Messrs. Deacon, Looker and Deacon, appeared on behalf of the Opiuin Farmer and applied for the confiscation of clever cases of compound opion (muriate of morphia) that were seized by excise officers on March 6th and 7th at Kowloon There being no claimant for the goods at the time, Mr. F. A. Hazeland granted the order.
This morning, at the Magistracy, Mr. H, Bailey, of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master, appeared on behalf of Messrs. MacEwen, Frickel and Company to claim four cases of the morphine that were confiscated.
His Worship. Was this the morphine bat was ordered to be forfeited yesterday? Mr. Hoggarth.-Yes, your Worship, Mr. Hailey. The four cases I am referring
lis Horom: But these men were almost to, your, Worship, are the property of Messrs. parties to the CASE.
McEwen, Frickel and Company, which were to be transhipped, and the facts I have to tell your worship will
Mr. Shara: Uf course your Lordship may make any commnew's you please, hut whether they were almost parties has nothing to do with the matter, as the fact remains they were not
His Honour: But the Official Receiver was suing on behalf of the creditors, and they were creditors.
Mr. Sharp: That 15 50, my lord, but they were not among the plaintiffs. Had they been so they would have been, accommodated with seats in Court, but as a matter of fact they were not in Coast, and did not hear the adverse evidence. In this case eight men would have been convicted, but one was not present, and J am out aware of his present whereabouts,
His Honour : le vanished before he could be called.
Mr: Sharp: 1 think your Lordship takes a' hostile view of it. The man was, as for as know, not in Count on the last day of the trial. His Worship -What is this drug tied for?
Your Loudship most not take me to say he Applicant-Mostly for mjection purposes,
was not in Court, but I believe he was not, your Worship:
(Referring to the attorneys on both sides). I The application for the posting of notices gather he was not in Court that day. was granted.
A DEAF WITNESS.
An Indian excise afficer of the Opium Farm arrested a coole Fast night and placed him before Mr. F. A, Ilaasland, at the Magistracy this morning, charged with being in possession
of illicit opium.
After the indian was shown the witness-box,
Mr. Sharp then quoted authorities to show that when a man is accused of an offence against the law he has a right to know in what his offence has consisted, and he has a right to be heard
in his own défence. Here he quoted a case in
which five judges sitting unanimously concurred in those findings, and went further and said
that they had a right to call witnesses.
His Honour: Then that would make it
.
His Worship Very well. According to the Ordinance if no claimant turns up after the ex- piration of one week the drug can be disposed of by the Opium Farmer.
Mr. Bailey--Very well.
His Worship-Have you taken possession of the morphine?
Mr. Hoggarth.-Yes, your Worship. His Worship. Then inform the Opiam Farmer not to dispose of four cases as there are claimants,
Mr. Hoggarth.-Very good, your Worship. His Worship. See that you send in the ne cessary application form as early as you can, I will hear you on Wednesday, at fr.30a.m. Mr, Bailey-As your Worship pleases.
NATAL UNREST.
THE SITUATION DESCRIBED,
It is well-known that in times of unrest in India, mysterious messages and warnings are conveyed in all directions by sending round chupatties. A variant on this has been adopted in Natal by natives with some pretence to a knowledge of English. It has long been known to the authorities that such letters were being circulated, and one recently fell into the hands of the police in consequence of which natives
were tried and convicted.
THE BYRNETOWN NATIVES.
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he continued quite listless, regardless of ques¡nevitable to try the case again, which would But little surprise is felt by those who know tions put by the Court, and to all outward accupy another two or three days, keeping the appearances seemed perfectly deal.
His Worship-Are you deal?
Witness-Yes.
His Worship (to the chief excise officer)
officers.
.
The Indian was given another chance to answer the questions of the Cour; but it proved fruitless.
fury empannelled and witnesses in attendance. Mr. Sharp: But surdly your Lordship could conclude the first case-in fact, you had concluded the cose
and had
You should not employ deaf men to be excise given your decision, and the jury had done all that was required of them and they had no concern with the alleged perjury and only awaited their discharge, Mr. Sharp went on to quote several cases from the Privy Council and submitted that this Court could not over-ride decisions of that Council.
His Worship You had better withdraw the charge against this man. We cannot make out what this man is saying.
Mr. Hoggarth-Very well, your Worship. His Worship And see that you get rid of this Indian. He is no good for an excise officer.
His Honour:-But surely my summing up indicated in what the perjury consisted when I mentioned their statements about Wong Ka Chun's being present at and address ing the masting a creditors?
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Natal at the recent trouble in that district. It is a veritable Alsatia, inhabited mainly by natives who have squatted on the lands of absentee owners. As there is no one to keep an eye on them, they issue forth from that dis- trict thieving and raiding, but returning to their own hautats as soon as they have secured their booty, The neighbouring division of Polela was the scene of a somewhat similar incident a couple of years ago. It appears, however, that too small a force of police was sent into what is a notoriously isolated and troublesome neighbourhood, and there is also a probability. that the officer in charge was not as tactful as the case demanded.
Natal Native TRIBES.
TWO ROCKS AHEAD.
The real causes of the trouble in Natal dp- pear to be two, the machinations of Dinizulu and of the Ethiopian emissaries. The former is doubtless under the closest surveillance; or, if he is not, he should be.
But the Ethiopians
are allowed to work their will unhindered,
No. 125-Out of favour, small parcels here. and there fetched a dollar lower.
No. 10s. Out of favour. "Snies Insignificant. Prices declined a dollar.
No. 8.No business is reported in this count.
No. Gr-Sales of only two threads at current quotations.
Intimations.
小
THE
Sales during the past fortnight comprise of ROBINSON PIANO about 30 biles of No. 6r.; 115 bales of No. 105.; 165 bales of No. 124. 300 bales of No. 165.; and 1,180 bales of No.-zos.; in all about 1,790 baics.
Arrivals per steamers Kutsang and Aratogn
· Apeur (from Calcutta), and Delhi (from Bon- bay) of about 1,090 bales for this part, and about 18,345 bales for Shanghai,
Shipments to Shanghai and the Northern Ports about 16,500 biles (made by both fm- porters and dealers).
•
Unsold stock is estimated at about 71,000 bales,
Uncleared stock is estimated at about 50,000
bales.
Local Yarn: No business is reported, Japanese Yarn-Nothing doing. Cotton-Sales are reported of about 200 bales at $22 to Sag'per picul,
Exchange-We quoie to-day as nuder:--
India NT, T. at Rs. 153 per cent.
Demand 51 TI 154 11
Sh 20fd.= $
London T. T
Demand
Shanghai Silver...............
17 H
CO., L.D.
NEW PIANOS
$70 CASH
AND 18 PAYMENTS OF $20 EACH
OR $385 CASIL
2.0 11/16d5 GREAT STRENGTH AND SUPERIOR Tls. 712-$100.
29 13/160, per az
TO-DAY'S RXCHANGE:
Londra-Rink T.T
Meinand
D
Selling
.....20 11/16
Dn. 4 months' sight..............2015/16
America-Bank T.T. Germany-Bank T.T. India T:T. ..................
Do. dematid. ................. hanghai-Bank T.T. Singapore T.T....... apan--Bank T.T. 'ava-Bank T.T.
They have a great deal of influence in many parts of the Cape Colony and in Natal, though in, the two new colonies they seem to have been checked. Originally an offshoot of the American Methodist Epis-France-Bank T.T.. copal Church, they are now irresponsible agi- tators, half-religious, half-political, some com ing from the United States and some from Liberia. They go from kraal to kraal, and when they get a looting set up a tin tabernacle and propound their doctrines of equality and liberty. They insist that the country belongs to the black man and that the white men must go. At all times, even when things are going n the well, the white men in South Africa live brek of a vulcano; if these doctrines are anow. ed to spread unchecked it will not be long be fure there is an eruption. And it only needs, some satisfactory cry to effect a combination of all the various black races. The only thing to check the black man is a détermined show of force.--Glode.
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COMMERCIAL
SHARE LIST.
2.30 9.11.
Following are further alterations noted in Messrs. E.,S. Kadoone & Co.'s share list to day :--
months' sight L/C. 6 months' sight LIC.
Buying,
TO ANYTHING IN THE
COLONY,
257 Steinway,
49
.2.10
154
Bechstein,
154
144 % prern.
100) 123
Krauss,
Haake,
.....2/1 1/16 ......2/13/16
30 days' sight San Francisen & New York sol
ä. 1 months' sight
*
30 days' sight Sydney and Melbourne...2.1 5/16
months' sight France.....
5 months' sight
11
4 months' sight Germany ...
Rar Silver............................
Rank of England rate
Sovereign.
OPIUM QUOTATIONS.
Today's quotations are as allows →→
Malwa New
Old
#1
Older
11
"Shell" sports China Sugar... Shanghai Ga...
26.§.. $176
Paina New
T
TIS. 139.
'YARN MARKET.
Old. Benates New
Old Persian (Faper)
..2.63
༢.63;
....2.15$
...291.
9.74.
. Per picut ....fy 940/960
Hopkinson,
Winkelmann,
ON
CORRESPONDING' TERMS.
ALSO
1,000 1,010 BABY GRANDS
.@ 1,040/1,060
Per chest
.. Bos
.@ 875
8271
To-day's Advertisements.
DOCTOR WANTED.
In their report dated 20th instant, Messrs. Phirazsha B. Petit and Co. write:-"Scapegoat". would be the proper word to put China markel in a nutshell. Politically and 'diplomatically, and even as regards the, ancient. Missionary clement, China has been made a scapegoat from time immemorial. Now, for a very long TO ACT AS SURGEON on an Emigrani lime past we have seen and commeated upon this "scapegoatism" (10 coin a convenient word) in the trade with China, with special. reference to the yarn and piece.goods line.
Steamer:
For Particulars, apply to-
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE. Hongkong, 21st April, 1906.
AND
PIANOLAS
Hongkong, 4th April, 1906
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TELEPHONE No. 135.
488 THE ORIGINAL.
THE TRADE MARKS, ORDINANCE,. 1898,
APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF TRADE MARKS.
NOTICE is hereby given that MITSUI
BUSSAN KAISHA, carrying on busi- ness at Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong and elsewhere as Merchants, bave, on the 4th day of April, 1900, applied for the Registration in Hongkong in the Register of Trade Marks of the following Trade Marks:-
1.The representation or illustration of a head with extended jaws and part of the neck and a claw of a Dragon among the clouds-above which is printed, stamped, impressed, branded, stencilled, written, drawn, cut, or embossed the word "Dragan" on one side is written the name Mitsui Bussan Kaisha."
2. The representation or illustration of a Phenix-its body, wings and tail form- ing the border of a tablet, inside of
China market is not allowed to think and act for itself, speaking from the course events have been taking for a considerable time past, Hom- bay and Manchester and Lancashire have been doing the thinking for the China market. Peo ple on the spot are, so to say, mere on-lookers, Lancashire has always its eyes on Bombay. In the past it has made many attempts, and only recently a last huge effort was put forth to invoke the aid of Imperial Legislation and an actual depuration of Lancashire apizners wail ed upon the new Secretary of State for India, Mr. Morley, who has hitherto bomed large, and most worthily so, in the eyes of the people of India as a scholar and historian and thinker, to bring some relief to the poor, hard worked operatives of Bombay Mills (as Lancashire puts it out of sheer philanthropy) by cortading the working hours ja Indian Milk.. Bombay mills are having a boom, the like of which they never saw before and might never see, again. Bombay manufactures and sells, and buys and re-sells, and sends out to China continued -shiploads, and," in consequence, the perpetual seltain all along has been congestion, over trading, inter-selling, re-exportation, and com- mercial dyspepsia, whether it be Hongkong or Kwangtung, Shanghai or the Northern Ports, or Japan, all joining in the chorus. Hongkong is groaning under the heavy weight of accumu lated stocks and has been sending forward large parcels to Shanghai only to relieve her self and distress her neighbour. Shanghai's cry is echoed by the far berthern ports of New chwang and others. Canton and districts are threatened with scarcity, if not actual famine, by reason of her first rice crop, half reared, having been completely ruined by torrential 486) rains. Locally, dealers are conspicuous by their absence, the same rains having interrupt-
ed them in their ancestral tomb-worshipping i
which is printed, stamped, painted, im- pressed, branded, stencilled, written, drawn, cut, or embossed the word
Phoenix-on one side is written the name "Mitsui Bussan Kaisha";' in the name of MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA, who claim to be the proprietors thereof.
The Trade Marks have been used by the applicants since the month of January, 1905, in respect of the following goods:-
MANUFACTURED AND UNMANUFACTURED TOBACCO, CIGARS AND CIGARETTES IN' CLASS 45. Facsimiles of the Trade Marks can be seen at the Office of the Colonial Secretary of Hongkong, and also at the Office of the Under- signed.
Dated the zoth day of April, 1995.
JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER, Solicitors for the applicants,
8, Des Voeux Road Central, Hongkong.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
functions and detained thein there. Importers THE Undersigned has received i
are free sellers even at a decline of one dollar,
instructions
10 sell by PUBLIC AUCTION, ON
but the response falls short of their cal
FRIDAY, culations, and the demand anticipated in our the 27th April, 1906, at 12 o'clock Nood, at his
Sales Rooms, Duddell Street, last has not been secu.
The sales reported in this circular are not to
be taken as indicative of any free desire on the part of Chinese dealers to operate, but are, Almost all of them, forced on their acceptance. Many of these dealers acquiesce mainly be cause they are hoping to see a renewal of activity before long.
·Market closes steady.
No. 201. This count covers almost two-thirds
of the aggregate sales reported to day. Prices in some instances show adecline of about fifty copis,
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The natives of Natal are a mixed lot, in fart a kind of botch-petch of nearly every Soalh African tribe-the cost natives, the old
No, tür-Only one thread of this count aboriginal stock, refuges Zalus, and Basulon | changód hands at last mail'e rate,
The Wreck of the German Steamer " M. STRUVE,"
as she now lies off the Ockten Island, All ANCHORS, GEAR, &c, &c.
ALSO
19,599 Packages SUGAR,
335
"L
1,275
00 15
#
SUGAR CANE, LEAF FANS,
PEPPER. TERMS:-Cash on fall of kanimer. All Lots
to be at purchaser's risk on fall of hammer.
For further particulars, apply to---
GEO. P. LAMMERT,
Auctioneer. Hongkong, arst April, 1906,
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