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THE LATE SIN G. 7. M. O'BRIEN.

VISCOUNT HAYASHI,

ARRIVES IN HONGKONG,

ENTERTAINED BY H.E. THE GOVERNOR.

1906.

goods bad been soiced. How could any person know whether a notice posted up on n'godown stating that 18 cases, had been seized referred Reuter has wired to Singapore the news

to his goods, when there are, as everybody of the death of Sir George Thomas Michael

knows, thousands of cases always in the O'Brien who will be remembered in Hongkong

godowos, and therefore how could a man claim as the Colony's colonial secretary during the

By the Norddeutscher Lloyd ss. Prins the goods unless he knew they had been seized? His Worship: Then if.I am with you in that administration of Sir William Robiason! | Heinrich, which came into port this moming,

there nirived Viscount Hayashi, Japanese Am- and decids in your favour, then the original The late Sir George as the right-hand man of the then Governor was directly respon-bassador, who is en route to Japan on leave, Vis-order of seizure is bad? You don't go further sible for many of the enactments which were couni Hayashi is accompanied by his son and introduced and passed by the Legislature of Mr. Nagashima, his secretary, and at 9 a.m. the Colony, not the least important of which I to-day Mr. G. Kumabe, acting consul for The bills of lading were in the possession of }

was the Ordinance to prohibit gambling in Hongkong. It will be recalled that, when the measure was before the Council on its second reading,, the then colonial secre- Single Copies. Baily, in comis: Weekly, swenty-tary expressed the conviction that no Acts of Parliament of Ordinances of Colonial Legislature will ever succeed in wholly-sup- pressing the evils of gambling. The numer ous cases which daily appear in our reports of magisterial impuities into gambling raids effected by the Police confirm the convic

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MARRIAGE.

On the 19th inst., a Shanghai, FLORENCE JAMES, of Stoke Newington, London, to HER. FERT WENNOUTH STRIKE, of Shanghai.

he Hongkong Gelegraph tion so tersely expresset fry that offe

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 1906.

THE OPENING OF MANCHURIA,

cial Sir George O'Brien will also be remembered for the exhaustive minutes be was the author of to the Retrenchment Committee on the subject of the administra tion of the Colony. Many of the suggestions he proposed for curtailing the expenditure in the administrative departments, mure especially in their subordinate branches, were unfortunately adopted, and it cannot be said that the economies suggested tended to the improvement of the Service which has since been notorious for its dissatisfac tion in its lower branches. Sir George

Nuthan.

Japan, proceeded on board the Prins Bein- rich, called upon the Viscount, and escorted him and bis suite ashore to call upon Bis Excellency the Governor, Sir Mathew Later in the forenoon the party pro-

sequently, returned to Government House to be Seeded to view the sights of the City, and sub- the guests of His Excellency the Governar, at luncheon and dinner. Tonight the Vis- count, bis son and his secretary will return

on board the Prine Heinrich, which proceeds on her voyage north to-morrow.

THE MORPHINE CASE.

WHAT IS A COMPOUND OF OPIUM?

ban that?

Mr. Hastings: No, your, Worship, that is all. the Bank, and as the bills of lading represent the goods then the goods were in the possession of some person. The erder was bad; the notice was bad as it did not specify what the cases were, and as the owner was in Shanghai he could 'not know of the seizure.

Mr. Bailey said that Measts, McEwen, Frickel and Co. received a cable from

some Casey of Shanghai stating that morphine would arrive here, and requesting that firm to have them transhipped, and that firm the next day applied to the Colonial Se cretary for permission to tranship the goods. They had been previously informed, on a former general application for permission to tranship such goods, that their application would he granted. The Easter holidays intervetied At the Police Court this forenoon, before and when they got the permit from the Colo- Mr. F. A. Haciand, claims were made for the nial Secretary they found that the cases had delivery of the compound of opium (muriate of been seized by the Opium Farmer. Mr. Bai- morphia) seized and forfeited by the Opiumley then reviewed the Ordinance as to the re- Farmer recently, on an order issued by the lalion of opium to compounds of opium, and said Mr. Hastings had already said what he Mr. F. B. Deacon, of Messrs. Deacon, Looker had it in his mind to say, and added that if the and Deacon, represented the Opium Farmer, legislatore had intended "opium" to include Mr. John Hastings representing Messis. Fuk" compounds" it would have been so stated, but Lan Tong and Kwong Wing Sang, of Shang. it was not. Moreover it was held that the sin- hai, applied for seven cases, and Mr. H. Bailey, totes must be construed according to the of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master, repre. letter of them and not given a wider, mean

Court.

The encounter between the Hunghutzes and the Chinese Government troops near Mukden resulting in the defeat of the latter, as reported in our special cablegram from Shanghai yesterday, justifies the Japanese Govertiment's repudiation of all responsibility for the protection of foreigners in Man churia, when drawing attention to the open | OBrien was a son of the late Bishop of senting Messrs. McEwen, Frickel and Coming than they expressed, and he submit

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and retired in 1902.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

years

STATION leave of absence has been granted io Bajor H. P. E. Parker, 129th Baluchis, frum 2nd May to 15th May.

lis Warship-Are they claims for all the

and the China and Japan Trading Company, intended, the fact remained that the listing pany, of Buddell Street, as the transhippersted that whatever the legislators may have Mr. Bailey, continuing, said that there was an as holders of the bill of Lading, applied for four tion was made between opium and compounds. cases.

ether point, and that was that he understood the goods were seized without a warrant. His Worship: It is not necessary. Mr. Bailey said that the Ordinance only pro vided for the seizure by excise officers on board ships without warrant.<

cases?

Mr. Hastings-Yes. I claim seven cases and my friend, Mr. Bailey, four.

Mr. Deacon said that under a ceriain

rehearing. of the case. He submitted that the ordinance his Worship had power to grant a court reconsider the decision it had already given, and nothing more.

His Worship-Do I understand that you have an objection to their application?

Mr. Deacon) (5.

Continuise, Mr. Deacon said that as the

Court, he thought it belonged to the farm. morphine had already been forfeited by the

ing of Antung and Tatung on proximo and of Mukden on June 1. Under Ossory and Wells. He joined the Ceylon the present state of affairs the authorities Civil Service in 1867 and rose to be auditor declare they are unable to offer either general there in 1890. He went to Cyprus any facilities, for travel or protection and as Chief Secretary in 1891 and was there- foreigners entering Manchuria do so at their after Colonial Secretary of Hongkong be Tween 1892 and 18gs, from which he retired own risk, The Hunghatzes are reported to:

lie re-entered the be very active in the interior. On the 5th in the later year, instant a gang of seven went on board a Colomal Service in 1897 when he was train as passengers, and when between appointed Govenor al Tiji. He adminis

five tered the affairs of that colony for Newchwang and Tashichno they held up those in the car, and made off with money and valuables worth about Y3,000. In connection with the unsettled condition of the country, the semi-official explanation of the Kokumin, which we learn from the Japan Chronicle, on the decision of the Japanese Government to open to foreign trade some of the Manchurian towns fur- nistes interesting reading. The Japanese journal remarks that although there, are many other places in Manchuria which 13 should be opened, the existing state of affairs does not allow this course at the pre. sent moment. In some of these places the withdrawal of the Jäpäñese or Russian troops has not yet been completed, and order has not yet been fully restored Tax following telegram has been received Moreover, the result of the negotiations now by the Colonial Secretary from the Acting Commissioner of the Chinese Imperial Maritime pending between Russia and China is not

Customs at Swatow:- Mine reported in Lati-Hongkong did "ñol" know of the seizure. He intended to submit certain points to show Į known, and Russia sccns reluctant to eva.tude 34° 30′ N, and Longitude 122° 40′ E"

why the sections did not apply here. The cuate the positions she is occupying while

first was that sections 32 and 39 referred TAE undermentioned details left for Calcutta parties of bandits are carrying on depreda-

per s.. Kutsang, on 24th instani: 119th Into opium only and not to compounds of apium tions. Japan's decision to open Mukden, fantry: One native officer for depot; 18 men AND SPIRIT the capital of South Manchuria, and Antung, invalids. 29th Baluchis: Captain W. N. Hay. the most important port on the Yalu, even Seven men invalide; two men for discharge; under such an unsettled condition of things, and one man sick attendant. must be attributed to her desire to live up

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,

Hongking, and March, 1906,

GREGOR &

WINE

CO.,

MERCHANTS,

19, Queen's "Rond Central,

the

From to-day until 30th we are giving per cent. all Casli Sales,

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in order that all may judge the quality of our

wines.

LEAVE of absence to the neighbouring coun- tries on private affairs has been granted to Lieutenant R. M. Ranking, H.A.M.C, from 27th April to 26th May.

Lat Lam Shang, a shopkeeper, 15, Klgin Road, Kowloon, was charged with uttering forged bank-nate on the Hongkung aud Shanghai Bank for $10, with tent to defraud, on the Toth inst. The man was discharged.

THEKE has been a diminution in the number

Mr. Deacon.said that the opium Mr. Bailey was referring to was seized in the godown under warrant.

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Mr. Bailey ihen said that, in any case the seizure was bad as no notice was given as to what cases were to be seized, and therefore no one had an opportunity of explaining the know the goods had been seized. After sub- circumstances of the case, nor did the owners

His Worship said he granted the re-hearing,mitting father authorities be said that on them Mr. Hastings said that Mr. Bailey and hin.it was clear the Godown. Company was self ware in the same matter and he proposed possession of the goods, and the notice was bad because it did not specify the marks, and there that both cases be taken together,

fore it peant that all owners of such cases in the godowns would have to rush about to Farmer, godówn-keeper, and olsewhere to find out if their particular goods had been seized.

The matter was adjourned till Saturday at 11 a.m..

Mr. Hastings said that his client was a resident of Shanghai, and the morphine came out to be transhipped to Shanghai. The documents were with the Bank in Shanghai, He understood that this was the usual course. The man in Shanghai paid the bill of exchange, took the documents, and sent them to Heng-

kong for the goods to be taken delivery of and PHILIPPINE COMPANY, LIMITED. was not made before was that the agent in transhipped. The reason why the application

Mr. Hastings then referred to a judgment given in a case some days ago, from which he submitted that his Worship_had_not altogether understood that his argument was 10 of 1903 did. not that the Ordinance not refer to compounds of opium, bu

TELEGRAM.

** HONGKONG TELEGRAPH "

SERVICE.

S. S. "LOKSANG" STRANDED.

CREW SAFE.

PROBABLE TOTAL, WRECKS.

{From Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 25th April, 11:45-am.

The Indo-China Stoam Navigation. Co.'s 8.8, Loksang, on a voyage from Shanghai (which she left on the 18th inst.) to Chefoo and Newchwang,

went aground oil Peterman's Point in a fog on Sunday last, the 21st inst.

The grew are safe.

The steamer is reported badly damaged and making water in the engine-room and forehold.

It is probable that the Loksang will become a total wreck.

[On receipt of the foregoing a representative of the Telegraph called at the offices of Messrs.. Jardine, Matheson & Co, general managers of the Indo-China Steam Navigation Co., for coroboration of the news of the s.s. Lot- the following additional facts relating to the standing. He was kindly furnished with disaster by Messrs, Jardine, Matheson & Co.

The s.s. Lokrang went badly aground or North Paint, about fifty miles west of New- chwang, ou the eastern side of the Gulf of Linotung, and may become a total wreck. The same Company's s.s. Foo Shing has beco sent from Cheloo to her assistance and further news as to any possibility of salving her is now awaited.

The Loksang is a vessel of 1,559 tons, and was built in 18 by the London and Glasgow + Shipbuilding Company for the Indo-China S. N. Co., and had been running on the coast of China since then,-Ed,, H. K.T]

ALLEGED WRONGFUL

DISMISSAL.

A, MONEY-LENDER IN COURT. Manoa Singh, of No. 13, Duddell Street, against Messrs, A. S. Watson and Company, Lunited.

This was a suminons heard at the Police Court this afternoon, before Mr. F. A, Harc- laud, in which Mansa Singh, formerly watch- mau to Messrs. A. S. Watson and Company, issued a summons against that firm, in that they, on March 28 last, did wrongfully and Mr. J. H. Gardier, in the office of Mr. O. D. wilfully determined his contract of service. Thomson, appeared for the complainant, and Mr. R. Harding, of Messrs. Ewens, Haritos and Harding, for the defendant firm.

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Mr. Gardiner, in outlining the case, said that the complainant was a watchman employed in the defendunt firm. On March 28th, for no reason whatever, they dismissed the complain- ant without a month's notice or compensation.

His Worship said that he proposed to take The cross-summons first-that of Watson and Company versus Manoa Singh for misconduct. N. K. Davidson, assistant manager, A. S. Watson's aerated water depinment, said the defendant was the No. 1 watchman. He was engaged about two months ago on probation, This was made clear to the defendant. During An extraordinary general meeting of shatė,

for being absent from duty. On one occasion holders of the Philippine Company, Limited, his employ witness had to reprimand defendant was held at the offices of the National Bank of

about eight or ten days prior to his dismissal -he was wanted for duty in the factory. He China, this afternoon.

There were present:-Messrs. J. F. Wright could not be found, with the result that

(chairman), G. C. Moxon, J. E. Joseph, Yeung instead of having two watchmen at the

The notice calling the meeting having been read, Pak Leung, and Loureiro,

to her declarations." Japan's attitude in of plague cases to-day, as compared with yester- that the sections mentioned did not refer to & Co. he appointed general managers of the work, witness saw him in company with Euro-

regard to the opening of Manchuria," the Kakumin declares, "is active and that of Russia and China passive; and it is not natural that England, America, and other countries which are likely to derive benefit from the opening should wish to see it Prine Heinrich was Mr. K. G. McEwen, whn opium. Coming to section 39 he found it

identical.

carried out as speedily as possible. Views of the matter, however, are not However much Japan may be endeavouring to accelerate the opening of Manchuria her action may seem tardy and unsatisfactory to those who wish a speedy by kind permission of Lt. Col. Aitkin and realisation of the scheme. There is no Oficers, the Band of the 19th Infantry will doubt, however, that England, America and play the following programme of music at the other countries fully rely upon the sincerity King Edward Hotel, during dinner, on Thurs of Japan. No country would be keener than day, the 26th inst., weather permitting

Japan in her desire to carry out the princi pics of the open-door in China, but the lat fer especially Manchurin, which is several generations behind other countries, is hardly

in a fit condition to do so without making a

preliminary provision in the matter of local and police administration, communication, sanitation, etc. In the face of these facts it

His contention was

day. There were four cases reported up to noon compounds. Clearly the Ordinance as a whole today. Three of the cases were Chinese, two did so, but not the individual sections, and he of them having died; the fourth, a Malay, was would ask his Worship to read those sections and construe them with the amended sections. from Beaconsfield Trcade; it proved fatal.

By this they had a definition of compounds of AMONG the passengers arrived by the 5.5.

referred to opium alone. returns from home leave. Mr. McEwen, who that if the legislators intended that "opiam' has had 15 years' service in the Sanitary Deshould apply to compounds of opium they would have said so, but here they did not say partment, returns to promation, as we under- sland he has been appointed acting senior so, and therefore it could not be taken that inspector of the Sanitary Department in the "opium" included compounds of opium. Here Mr. Hastings quoted authorities which he Central District.

submitted were material here, as they held that the Court could not read in words which were not expressly included in the Ordinance, and therefore the Court was not competent to hold that compon.ds of opium came under the "arium" sections. Further authorities were then quoted by Mr. Hastings, who then said the mixture of other substances with opium was a sign that it was to be used for other purposes than opium, and that com pounds of opium could not be held to be opium at provided by the Act. He submitted that the order of confiscation was bad, and no evidence was given before his Worship that the opium was in the possession of any person.

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Two boarding-house keepers were charged at the Magistracy this morning. The first man with obtaining by fraud the shipment of at emigrant named Chae U on board the s.s, would be absurd to talk of the pressure Kutsang yesterday. The second man was in-brought by some foreign countries to bear charged with aiding and abetting the first maD on Japan for a speedy opening of Manchuria.te ship Chan U on board the ship already mentioned. The defendants were alleged to The foreign Governments fully understand have been applying for tickets for cooks at the the nature of the work in which Japan price of $8 and selling them to emigrants for $11. The charge was admitted and the first is engaged, and whatever is now accom

man was fined $75 and the other Sto, by Mr, plished by the latter will undoubtedly F. A. Hazeland, be appreciated by them at its real value."

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doors, one of the doors had to be closed, and another watchman subsequently en- Kaged. The defendant did not turn up for nearly an hour. The defendant's hours of The Chairman svid:-Gentlemen, I beg to duty were from 8 am, to 6 p.m. Un other oc propose that the firm of Messrs. E. S. Kadooriccasions when deiendant ought to have been at peans, and also Indiaus, doing business- company in the place af Messrs. Benjamin, money-lending, and transferring, papers. On Kelly & Polts and that article 56 of the Cam the 29th March witness remembered reading in Here Mr. Harding handed in to the Magl pany's articles of association be altered by the daily papers a case in summary jurisdiction substituting the words "E. S. Kadonrie & Co., which the defendant appeared as planctif.. for the words Benjamin, Kelly & Potts, bestrate a copy of the Daily Fress, in which the

case was reported.

confirmed.

Mr. G. C. Moxon seconded.

The Chairman-That is all the business, gentlemen. Thank you for your attendance.

This concluded the meeting.

MessKs. Fallak Bros, through their Yokohama branch, bave contributed the sum of Y2,500 towards the relief of the famine sufferers in the three Northern Provinces. The gift was sent through Governur Sulu.

CAPTAIN Willis, of the 5.9. Nam Yong, which arrived at Singapore on the 17th inst., from Hongkong via Hoihow, reports having passed à French steamer ashore on the S. E. Reef of Pulau Canton off Tourant Bay. The Wam Yong had on board 223 Chinese deck passengers, and there was a case of small-pox, amongst them. The ship was quarantined, and the pas sengers were landed at St. John's. The captain thinks that the steamer ashore is a transport. The wreck is probably the Capbang' of the Chargeurs Reunis.-Ed., H.K. T.

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

MAILS DUR.

Indian (Kumsang) 29th inst. French (Laos) 30th inst, French (Caledonien) 30th inst German (Prins Sigismund) 30th inst Canadian (Tartar) 1st prox. German (Willehad) 7iti proz. The Ben Line s.s. Benmehr, from Antwerp and London, left Singapore yesterday, for this

His Worship (to Mr. Gardiner)-Have you read Mr. Justice Wise's remarks to the defen- dunt?

Mr. Gardiner-The report in the newspaper is incorrect, your Worship!

Conning, witness said that defendant had appeared in the Supreme Court for twelve times in a very short space of time.

Cross-examined: The defendant was always

the man that he thought he had better dismiss asking for leave and witness was so tired" of him. His reason also for the dismissal was on account of the case reported in the newspapers. His Worship said that defendunt was a highly improper mat to be employed,

The cross-summons of Manga Singh against- A. S. Watson & Lo. was then heard.

Mr. J. H. Gardiner prosecuted, and Mr. R. Harding defended.

Manna Singh, sworn, said that he was dis missed by the defendants on March 28, Wit- Hess, on every occasion when he wanted cave, got permission, and Mr. Davidson never found fault with his work. Witness space and read English. On the 18th ultimo, witness was shown a copy of the Spur China Morning Post where the report of his case at the Supreme Court was printed

report-

Mr. Gardiner Do you know His Worship-Thai is nothing Mr., Gardiner-I know the account of the case is incorrect, your Worship.

Cross-examined: Daring February, March and April, witness was in Court four times only. He remembered the 12th of April being in Court, The Judge told him that he had a cass of Sto at issue and sest him away, without the money. Witness did not remember the Judge saying he did not want to see him again. Witness never had trouble with a girl. He was fined. last week for being drunk, Witness denied being dismissed from the Green Island Cement Works for receiving bribos.

His Worship: No sworn evidence? Mr. Hasting: Yes, your Worship, but I will go farther and show that the morphine was in the possession of some person, for the cases. were in the possession of the whaifingers of the Godown Company the same as the thou- sands of cases always in their possession. Mr. Hastings submitted that the meaning of On Tuesday afternoon a coolie was removed "possession" was surely that goods in the to the Government Civil Hospital, by the police, charge of the bailes was the same as in the in an unconscious condition from Connaught possession of an owner, and proceeded to IN a Gastle Extraordinary issued this after

Road West, owing to injuries he had sustained quote from the "Factors Ordinance, 3 of noon Singapore has been proclaimed a port or

in an accident. The unfortunate man was en- place at which an infectious or contagious gaged at the time in removing bags of rice 186," which showed that the popsession of the as the possession of the owner; and he failed disease prevails, Government have evidently from a junk on the praya to a godown in Wing Godown Company was the same legally Shing Street. He was carrying two bags on taken note of the special telegram appearing his shoulders at the time, when, os trying to to see how the other side could claim that it port..

The P. M.S. S. Co.'s 1.1. Stberka will sail was not in the possession of anybody. It was in the Hongkong Telegraph the other day regain the sidewalk his foot slipped from the porting the great prevalence of cholera in the curbstone and the man fall, the two bags falling not ay if the stuff was found in premises, or from Yokohama on 26th inst, and will be due at Singh against Watson's he would dismiss it, as complainant was on probation. He was of on top of him. On amval the hospital the sister colony.

coalie appeared to be getting worse, and not in the street, and the Godown Company's pos- this part on 7th prox.

The C. P. R. Co.'s 6.5. Empress of Japanoplaion that the firm was justified in dismis session was clearly the possession of the

Adregardatho other summons-Watson against FIVE street coolies were charged before Mr. withstanding the attention given him at the C. A, D, Melbourne at the Magistracy this institution ho died yesterday morning. His owner. Then the warrant of seizure was bad arrived at Kobe at 5 pm, on 24th inst, and left sing the man; he was a most undesirable man. morning with gambling in the street at Fing body was removed to the mortuary and for it did not specify on what grounds the cases | again at midnight same day, via Nagasaki fox Manna Singh-he could convict him, but un-

post-mortem examination made, when it was chau yesterday. His Worship Gined them $5 ascertained that the cause of death was due to

« ruptured lives,

Pte. $2.10

Hongkong, 24th April, 1996.

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were seized, nor did it specify the marks on the Shanghai, whero she is due to arrive at 4 m, crist, so as to notify to the owners that the ❘ on a8th inst,

Mr. Gardiner submitted that from the evid. ence of Mr. Davidson, it was not sufficient, for* * the reasons given, to dismiss the man without notice or compensation..

His Worship said that in the case of Manns

der the circumstances he would dismiss that

SUMMONS 100.