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THE SEVEN ALLEGED PERJURERS.

FURTJIER APPEAL.

8th inst.

In Appellate Jurisdiction this morning be fore the full Bench, consisting of their Honours Sir Francia Piggott, Chief Justice, and Mr. A. G. Wice, Puisno Judge, an nopeal was heard from the decision of his Honour Sir Francis Piggott, Chial Justice, delivered on the 24th ulto, in the case of the appeal of the seven alleged perjured witnesses in the case of the Lini Hing Back bankruptcy, and in the case of Wong Ka Chun, by which the writ of habeas corpus was

though released on ball, earned in custody,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, MAY 12 1906.

man so convicted could appeal to the cle- mency of the Crown or of the Sovereign.unless be knew definitely of what he was convicted. Another point here was that all these men did not testify to the same facts, yet they were all summarily convicted, so that there must have been different perjuries in each case. Up to the point ofhis Lordship's calling up the seven men, their position was that of persons who had given evidence, but a few words from his Lordship had converted them into crimina's. They did not know why they were called up; they might have thought they were called up to be com mended for the straightforward manner in which they had given their evidence, but some so or 60 words from his Lordship suddenly altered all that, and the mea then, without any

exharged, criminals, aclves convicted, though

The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C, and Mr. The Chief Justice: The summary jurisdic. E. H. Sharp, K.C., instructed by Mr. G. K. Halltion is given to obviate the necessity of an in- Brution, of Messrs. Brutton and Hett, sppear; dictment. ed for the appellants.

Mr. Sharp said that this was an appeal from the Chief Justice's decision quashing the wri of habeas corpus delivered on the 24th April, in the appeal wherein they asked that the com mittal be anculled and the men discharged The Chief Justice: So as to have it placed

from custody.

on the records it would be well to have n statement as to whether any news has been heard of the missing eighth man, Wong Taze. Perhaps the bailiff can tell us.

Mr. F. Howell, Court bailiff, said he had 'no information.

The Paisne Judge: 1 take it you are not going into the question of the partnership of Wong Ka Chun?;

Mr. Sharp: No, no, not at all, that is on entirely different question, and will he gone into on the later

appeal.

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Mr. Pollock: But if a man has been told he has committed a crime, he has a-right-o ask for deta 15, and has a right to call witnesses to prove that he had no knowledge of having com mitted a crime It was not only necessary, in

A TRICK THAT FAILED.

THE BOGUS LETTER.

8th inst.

Mr. James Guy, foreman engineer of the Hongkong and whampos Dock, charged a coulie at the Magistracy this morning, before Mr. F. A. Haseland, with trespassing in the

without permission. yard on Sunday morning

The delendant pleaded not guilty. Defendaal, it was alleged, bad designed a trick of his which he thought would work wanders, would enter the dock and if the way was clear, 'some brass and copper would be missing after he left the docks. In case of emergency, that is to say if the way was not clear, he would pre-

own.

appt are sulpicious contacter. On Sunday

appear a

morning the genius's way was blocked, and on meeting Mr. Guy, he presented that gentleman with the following letter:-

"Dear Sir,--The bearer, A. Loy, has com pleted his work orderly and carefully in this Company. He is a man with good character And also wise to be a polisher or a worker of any kind. Every satisfaction he will give to perjury, to prove that a man's statements were

his employer, I dare tay, when he is in" future false, but that they were recklessly and deli-employment. Good morning to the receiver

of this. Yours faithful, (Sd.) S. BANKS." berately false.

His Worship-Have you ascertained whether this letter came from Mr. Banks?

Mr. Pollock, continuing, said that his Lord- ship had said that the seven men had exhaust. ed their evidence, when they were in the bax, but it was impossible to say that, as had they known that they were about in be summarily dealt with as criminals they would have had à good deal more evidence to produce, and he would submit that there was no reason why the men should have been deprived of a trial.

The Chief Justice; It was a summary con- viction.

Mr. Sharp, continuing, said he could not

Mr. Pollock: Yes; but a. summary conviction quote any authorities on the porjury as there

cannot be, I submit, legal and regular, unless Was Done on the subject in the English law.

the necessary preliminaries have been observ They

had thought there might be some au- ed Mr. Pollock said he was sure every judge thorities in India, but they found there was

was ready to reconsider and reverse his pre- none. We presented then the arguments bevious decisions if he could fairly do so, had adduced at the last bearing" submitting that the committal was bad, because the ac cused men had not been told in what their alleged perjury consisted.

Here a discussion arose as to the correct.

pess of the quotations of Mr. Sharp, from the decision against which the appeal was now being made.

The Chief Justice said there was only one authorised copy of his judgments, and he thought that was understood from the first when the post of official reporter was created, and copies of all such judgments could be ob tained at $1 each.

Mr. Sharp said he had but a few extracts to read and they were material to the case and proceeded to argue as to the meaning: of contempt of Court, stating that for a man to commit contempt he must do or say some thing in the presence of the Court full well knowing that he was so committing contempt In perjury it was not to—it might appear that he had committed perjury, but it had to be proved before he could be punished, and that is why the man was entitled to be heard in hi

for justice sake.

their evidence.

The Court adjourned for tiffin. After the tiffin adjournment, Mr. Pollock

Mr. Guy have my doubts as to the con- position, your Worship.

His Worship (to defendant)-Who wrote (his letter?.

Defendaal-A Chinaman. I went there to get work.

After evidence was heard, his Worship se marked that he was of opinion that defendant went there to steal, and sentenced him to three weeks' hard labour and six hours' stocks,

CONCENT AT WELLINGTON BARRACKS.

continued his argument, and quoted a case in 10g speller delictes entertainments al

another of those

JUVENILE DEPRAVITY.

CIGARETTE SMOKING LEADS TO CRIME.

8th inst.

Chan Luk, a boy, about fourteen years of age, residing at No. 45, Reclamation, Street, Yau-ma-ti, was placed before Mr. F. A. Hare fand, at the Police Court this morning, and nodded his head in answer to a charge of from a cigarette shop, at No. 46, Temple Street, stealing eight packets of Woodb ne cigarettes at about four o'clock this morning. The ci garette dealer in question has been losing a large number of cigarettes lately, and although he could not he knew who the thief was, capture him red-handed. Finally be applied to the police for assistance and this morning A watch was kept. Three boys, all about the same age, sauntered out of a house and made for this shop. The bar over the counter did not seem to hamper them. For one boy was seen to get his hand in and, pulling out the cigarettes, passed them to his confrères. The officer made a dash for the boys, but they marle off on all sides. The officer ran after one boy, but the nipper" gave him a run for bis money and hall of Yau-ma-ti was covered, the lad wriggling in and out of lanes. At last he was captured. On pleading guilty this morning, hi Worship ordered him to receive twelve strokes with the birch and to be detained in gaol for forty-eight hours.

off

HONGKONG'S DRAINAGE.

SYSTEM.

A CRITICISM FROM PENANG.

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THE LIBN-CHAU- RIOTS.

A SETTLEMENT EFFECTED.

NO INDEMNITY CLAIMED,

[From Our Own Correspondent,]

Canton, 7th May,

The Lien-chau outrage has now been sellad so far as the Mission and Mission Board is con

GORRESPONDENCE.

(We do not necessarily endorse' the opinions expressed by Correspondente in this colmesta.)

CHINESE STAMPS.

TO THE EDITOR OF TICH "¡loxukono TuLKORÁFILM DEAR SIR-I have read your interesting: article stampa and stamp-collecting, and : note your remarks about the stamps of the - Chiness Empire.

Mr. Mencarini may be a scientific philatelist, telused to make any claim for indemnity for

but does he know the value of the Chinese cerned. The officers of the Mission in New York the murdered missionaries. They also refused to ask the U. S. Government to compell the surcharged stamps which he may have in his

collection? payment of an indemnity for the property

The matter of

Does be know that they will command' payment for destroyed.

option of fabulous prices as soon as the educated and destroyed property was left to the the Chinese Government compensation intellectual millions of the great Chinese Em- was offered it would be accepted; if refund no piro fake to stamp-collecting, more would be said. A few days

ago the

At present I don't think there are one bun- Viceroy paid into the U.S. Consulate the full dred Chinese philatelists in the whole of the amount as estimated by the Commission sent Chinese Empire! What a field to exploit!

wanted now is a Chinese Philatelic to Lien-chau to investigate. This amount to about $60,000 which include buildings, personal

Stamp dealers ought to have a bright futura property of the missionaries aad the Chinese which amounted to over $10,000. The money in China where there will soon be à roaring has been transferred to the Mission and so the business in all things philatelic.—Yours truly,

INTERESTED. maiter stands closed.

9th May, 1905.

ADMINAL TOGO'S FLAG.

AN INTERESTING RELIC. The Admiral's flag of the flagship Mikasa is now on view at the Yasukani Shrine in Tokio, and is so blackened that the original white and red stripes are indistinguishable. Attached to the flag, which is full of shot-holes, is the following inscription:-

This is the flag hoisted by Admiral Toge during the campaign against Russia. Ja the battles outside Part Anhur, in the Yellow Sen and the Japan Sea, the Mikus was always al the head of the Fleet, and in each battle the enemy concentrated his fire upon the flagship, At the height of the fighting in the battle of the Japan Sea on May 27th, 1905, projectiles from the enemy's guns were poured into the Mikata. The mainmast carrying the flag fell, and the flag was refastened on the top of the broken mast, It is strange that the mast was bruken at the very point were it was damaged in the battle of the Yellow Sea, August roth, 1934. This flag is now placed in a frame made out of a portion of the broken mast"-Japan Chronicle.

O'S, CONSUL WILDER. ADVOCATE FOR AMERICAN COMMERCE.

A San Francisco contemporary of 7th April says:-Mr. Amos Parker, Wilder, newly ap pointed Consul-General for the United States at llongkong, arrived in San Francisco last night with his wife and family. They will sail to-day for the Orient.

What Journal,

TRADE WITH SIAM,

OPENING OF A NEW STEAMSHIP SERVICE.

The Nippon Yuten Kaisha, which bas under contemplation the opening of several, new .steamship lines, has now, it is said, decided to

commence a fortnightly service between Hong- kong and Bangkok, Writing with reference in this subject, this Nicht-Nichỉ says that the Siamese trade is now almost monopolised by Germany, while Japau has been entirely ex- cluded from the field. Of the steamship' tonnage of $14,000 that entered Bangkok in 1904, 63,000 tons were British, and 87,oco tons Norwegian, while the tonnage of German ships- amounted to 323,000 tons, or more than 60 per cent. of the total. The total foreign trade of Siam for 1994 was only: 75 million yen, com- posed of 35 million yen imports and 40 millions yen exports. Although there figures are not large, the foreign trade of Siam has been mak ing remarkable progress during the last faw. years. The amount of silk fabrics, straw braid, porcelain, and other Japanese articles directly imported into Siam from Japan in' 1905 was only about Y100,000, bui a considerable quanti-

of Japanese goods were imported from Hongkong and Singapore, The value of Japan. ese matches, for instance, imported into Siam in 1909 in this manner is estimated at Y500,000, and the indirect import of Japanese coal is also very considerable. The total amount of Japan. ese articles brought intỗ Siam during 1905, directly and indirectly, is estimated at not leas than Y5,700,000,

which several civilians attend and the officers of the regiment honoured it with their presence. It was decidedly unfortunata that the concert cinshed with the City Hall performance, for, naturally, those who had been at a dozen or more concerts previously held in the theatre forget their allegiance in the glamour of the Great Thurston's reputation. But although the atten dance was meagre, the programme was excel- lent and entirely worthy of the traditions of the Royal Engineers. The concert was opened by Quarter Master Sergeant A. J. Bacon, who sang in his usual excellent style. Then came a number of comic selections-the Rayal En- system, a blocked drain floods the road, the can for American commerce," he said. "That being tice and teak-wood.

Consul General Wilder declared last night that he was not in a position to talk about Chinese affairs because be had not yet become

which it was said that no interpretation of the law would permit a man being, deprived of his liberty or property, unless, indeed, the Legis lature either expressly or impliedly intended to take away the right to be heard before surh deprivation, by giving authority for waiving the preliminaries. Hete in the section there was neither expressly nor impliedly any author- ity for taking away those rights, and this meant expressly and impliedly, that the appellants had those rights, and they must be kwen a | 97

specific opportunity of being heard in their own drience, and a definite charge must be made, and a definite opportunity of de- fending themselves against such charges he efence, for it was a fundamental principl:iven them, for belare äh order for committal, Igineers are brimming over with comedians 1 removed and we do not suffer from unseeling dynasty because I have never been in Siamese trade is very promising, no Japanese,

on conviction, their defence must be heard, punished for an alleged offence until that mahest men came to Court simply to give each had been heard in his defence, and only after of them his own, particular story of what he that proved guilty, Mr. Sharp then proceede knew about the inau Wong Ka Chun's con- to quote at length authorities in

support of his

nection with the Lai Hing Bank, and told assertion, that every man had a right to know

them separately arccording as examination and of what he was accused and in what his offenc

cross-examination brought them out, no sabse consisted, so that he might answer il.

The Puisac Judge: Well, about the appeal quent witness being present at the time.

The Chief Justice: Are you going to press to the Privy Council?

appeal?

Own

of the English law that no man could h

Mr. Sharp: Well, that will explain the reason for our presence here to-day. We l appealed to his Lordship the Chief Justice, an we thought it inexpedient and inadvisable abandon that appeat, and go to the Priv Council, though we had the right set down by precedent of doing so. But we could not know when the Privy Council would be ready to her us, and so we decided to proceed with the appeal locally. I think my learned friend, Mr. Pollock, is at one with nie in this.

Mr. Pollock: Yes, quite. Further lengthy authorities followed. The Chief Justice: The question that puzzled me then is what puzzies me now, and that is the procedura to carry out the matter.

Mr. Sharp: shall come to that, my Lord. The learned counsel then quoted more au thorities.

As regards the case of the witness who was committed in bis absence, Mr. Sharp lead from the Chief Justice's judgment in the first appeal, wherein he said. "it was not necessary for the witness to be present," and counsel submitted that his case was stronger than that of the others.

The Chief Justice: Then what am I, what is the judge to do?

Witing on the subject of drainage in Penang, The Straits Ecko has certain references to Hongkong which will be read with interest: Our drainage system is not a pretty unc (says the Penang journal) but it is undoubtedly sa nilary. Our drains are left open day and night 8th inst.

to those best of all disinfectants, sunlight and Camaraderie and ability are the distinguish-

by The Chief Justice said he was quite willinking features of the men of the Royal Engineers, air, with the result that we are not poisoned 1 Mr. Pollock said that as regards the exhaust- and whatever they do they succeed in doing loul emanations, as if the case in rangoon and Hongkong. Rangoon, we are told on the au well. Many entertainments have been organisthority of a contemporary of that town, rejoices ing of the evidence it was not likely that a

ed by the corps from time to time, and their in a system of underground drainage. Leaky string of seven witnesses, all unprepared for a criminal charges, should all have exhausted jou theatre at Wellington barracks has seen pipes have led to the poisoning of the sail of half Hongkong at one time or another as

practically the whole town by escaping sewage, guests of the Engineers. Their concerts especially are calculated to afford an exhifirat and now the medical folk know not which way to turn to check the advance of the evening they gave

various 6ith diseases by which the town is teatened. In Hongkong they have a drainage wonderful underground system which they call the "separate system." its chiel peculiarity is that one lot of drains carries

and another lot storm water. Un fortunately, experience has shown that just as much sewage finds its way into the stormwater drains as into the real sewers and the result is disastrous. With an underground system of drainage nobody becomes aware of a mishap in the shape of a blockage or leak until it makes itself apparent by poisoning the sur rounding atmosphere; here, with our surface acquainted with them. I will do all that nearest resident sees that the obstruction isis in be the main object of my work. I cannot discuss the boycott, nor the troubles of the evils,

China and only know what I bave read and beard."

The new Consul was delighted with what he saw in California. It is his first trip to the Golden State. "I was amazed at the beauties of the Sierras," he exclaimed," and I did not think of China when I was passing over them, I see now why tourists are deserting Fiori- da for California. Florida is dull and unevent fül compared with your State. Her landscape is not nearly so pleasing, nor is her climate so invigorating. The people of Florida, are com- plaining bitterly of the inroads that California is making on her tourist trade. Many of the large Florida hotels found this year that their winter business had greatly decreased."

Consul-General Wilder who arrived on the 7th inst., by the s.s. Siberia, takes the post left vacant by the resignation of General E. S. Bragg, who left for America on April 17. he new appointee has been for many years a resident of Madison, Wis., and has edited the Wisconsin State Journal. He is a graduate of Yale with the class of 1884. He was a clasS-

A catalogue has just been published by the mate of Yung Kwai, the brilliant Chinese, who military authorities of the various articles is now a member of the embassy.at Washing captured-from heavy artillery to leather straps ton. He was also a regular contributor to theby the Japanese forces during the late war. Outlook and many other journals and mags. The following are the principal items:- zines in the U. 5. Dr. Wilder, who is accom panied by his wife and four young children, will take up his appointment in a few days.

the

Mr. Pollock: That is what we have at present in contemplation, my Lol

Upon the point of the requirement of the law that the charge be specially set forth, Mr. Pollock quoted lengthy authorities to support his argument in that connec+ tion, and submitted that the imprisonment of the appellanis in this case was contrary to law, as he submitted that the requisite preliminaries deference he would submit that his lordship. had not been complied with, and with all due the Chief Justice had acted without jurisdiction.

The Chief Justice. The jurisdiction was Kiven for summary conviction for perjury. There is nothing in the statutes to alter that you fer the want of jurisdiction.

Mr. Pollock: No my Lard, the absence of all necessary preliminary action precludes the jurisdiction, and therefore there was, I submit 00 jar.sdiction. Mr. Pollack then briefly re ferred to the question of the signature to the Committal.

wis Honour the Chief Justice: That is not a signature to committal; it is only a certificate that it is by order of the Court.

THE DEATH OF MISS ROBINSON.

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Writing under date Chiakiang, 24th April, the correspondent of the N. C. 17. "News says:- Miss M. E. Robinson, of the Northern Methodist Episcopal Misson, died here early on the morning of Friday, the 20th. inst. She was born in Michigan, U. 5. A., on the 29th of April, 1840. Prior to coming to Chins Miss Robinson taught school in several places in America and was teaching in the High School of Albion, Mich, when she decided to come to China as a missionary. She arrived in Chin kieng in the spring of 1884. The Methodists had only a small day-schoul for girls at that time, and this Miss Robinsion organised into a board ing school. Its first home was in a cow stable in a crowded section of the Concession. Later it was moved to the present building on the hill which accommodates sixty pupils of various She has given 22 years of her

ages.

We believe that there was once an expert who came to Penang and wanted our drains buried underground, bar, luckily, he succumbed

to a 6th disease,

JAPAN THA TRADE.

FRENCH INTERESTS IN

SOUTHERN CHINA,

Turning to the imponation of Siamess articles into Japao, it will be observed that the figures for last year reached Y,700,000, the principal goods imported This show a growt advance as compared with previous years. Yet, despite the fact that the future of ship owner bas hitherto devoted any attention in this direction: The steamship service be tween Hongkong and Bangkok at present is irregular, and great inconvenience is experi enced both by passengers and shippers. Such being the case, the project of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha has met with a favourable re- ception from the public. True, it is not direct service between Japan and Siam, but as there are two Japanese regular lines suncing to Hongkong it is not difficult to effect a con- nection. It is to be hoped, concludes the Nicht-Nichi, that the initiative thus taken will prove a prelude to the extension of trade to

the South Seas and in other directions.

THE SPOILS OF WAR.

A COMPREHENSIVE LIST.

INTERESTING EXHIDIT AT TOKYÒ..

and a dainty song, which was one of the hits the evening." Blue Bell" by Miss Coyle. The chorus is catchy and the manner in which the audience took up the refrain and made the Miss a treat to behold, rafters ring was Coyle was vociferously escared. The only other performer who was not a member of the H. H. was Mr. H. W. Kay who sang "Upithe West" and was vigorously told to follow it up with "Down the East." A curtain-dropper was

PROSPECTS FOR THE COMING SEASON, given in afarce entitled "Sunshine alter rain." The programme was very long and compre An interesting communication appears in Mr. Sharp: We, my learned friend and 1,hensive and provided a capital evening's enter- the fiff on the prospects of the lea market in have the question in consideration, and it may tainment. The contributors to the programint Shizuoka Prefecture, during the season just go to the Privy Council,

were as follows:-Messrs. A. J. Bacon, W. opened. The plantation is in excellent con. Jury, J. Williams, W. F. Adolphy, B. G. Tur-dition, says the writer, and it is generally her, J. D. P. Le Grove, A.0.C. A. King, APC, expected that good picking will result. In the H. W. Day, W. L. Leckie, Miss Coyle, and H. western Enshu (Totomi Province) it is be. E. Moriarty.

lieved that the market will be from 10 to 20 per cent, higher than last year, and in the eastern Sunshu (Suruga Province) 30 to 40 per cent, higher. The price of firewood, charcoal, and other articles necessary for producing tea ruling higher than last year, the cost of produc, tion will increase, counteracted, however, to some extent by the abundance of labour, all the men who were called out for military service having now returned.

The increase of taxation since the war has aroused the farmers, continues this writer, and they are determined to work harder than ever! This fact indicates the activity of the teamar ket. On the other hand, deniers in tes for, ex- port and other large merchants remain very of quiet, as if unconscious of the near approach the season. They maintain it is impossible for them to handle new season tea before a large stock has been disposed of abroad: Middle- Mr. Pollock: My point is that no signature

men, who have dealings with merchants in of the committing party appears on the com.

Yokohama or in the interior say that they burnt their fingers last year, and they are now deter mittal papers, or the warrant, and it is necess ary.

mined to do business in their localities. Brief An argument on the point as touching the life to this school and has made an aboundly, tea-producers are generally animated, but Mr. Sharp: Then your Lordship cannot

usual practice of the Court ensued, Mr. Pollocking success of it. The last work of her merchants remain very quiet. Some believe exercise the summary jurisdiction.

that, men having returned from Manchuria, life, just before she was taken sick, was The Chief Justice: Then the summary juris-olding that it was necessary for the gaoler to have some duly signed document for holding a

the preparation

of a short history of her there will be abundance of labour and wages school. I have copied some facts about will subsequently be cheaper. Others, more prisoner,

The Pusue Judge: There is a warrant the school from this sketch which will be of in practical and better informed, are inclined to terest to her friends and to others interested in think that labour cannot possibly be any signed by the Registrar.

the Christian education of China's girlhood, cheaper this year. These point out that during the war old and young alike worked hard, "The faculty of the school consisted of Miss

bearing in mind the hardships, and difficulties Robinson and Miss Grace Crooks, who came

the soldieis experienced at the front. Now that out in 1904, one Chinese gentleman, Mr. Tung. a graduate of Mr. Mateer's school in Shantung all those men have returned, the old people. and six women, graduates of the school. The will rest and the younger ones be sent to school course of study covers twelve years and in or employed in household affairs. The only cludes the three departments of Primary, Inter difference this year as regards labour will be mediate and High School, Students are from the absence of the old and young people, and families belonging to preachers, scholars, and wages will probably not be in any way affected. the labouring class. The teaching in Chinese

Girls for picking are getting scarcer and and English; English is most prominent in the scarcer every year, as employment for women in the towns is rapidly increasing. In some Kindergarten department, but is taught in all the grades. A koowledge of the literature of localities, the women and gitis are engaged in their own country is considered important, the sericultural industry, and in other places hence as much attention is given to this study they are employed in bomstitching handker as is possible with our limitations. Industrial chicls or making lace. These industries now training is given in all that will fit them to be fad their way into remote villages, and can home-keepers. The Bible is first and foremost easily be learned by girls. After a few days in the school's curriculum. Physical culture is tuition and practice they are able to eara some given daily and with excellent results in bealth 20 sen a day. Tea-producers have been can. and general bearing.

vassing for girls for leaf-picking by their agents

A Washington telegram to the Omnda Asahi, the land forts at Port Arthur. Of the heavy in different places, but with little success. The

dated April 56, states that the Association of guns captured at Nanshao, four were after- girls are paid about 7 sen for every kwammie Japanete in San Francisco is taking care of wards used by the Japanese at Liaoyang and of leaf picked, and a girl can pick only from threa 10

ces 5,000 Japanese, who are homeless. Balf the after, and the tacm, and 37mm, machine-guns were captured either at Fort Arthur or Nan- four kwamme a day. In some places number of Japanese living in San Francisco, it

Mr. Sharp: Of course your Lordship has the power to bring him here, and tell him of what he is accused and hear his defence.

The Chief Justice: But if the man has gone, Bay, to Canton, what then?

diction is destroyed?

Mr. Sharp: In this case, certainly so. It ia necessary that the accused man should be present, for he has certain rights as to being heard

Continuing, Mr. Sharp said that this was not an appeal on the merits of the case, but as to the irregularity and illegality of the proceeding. Mr. Sharp then said leaving aside those points he would say a few words about the habeas corpus.

The Chief Justice said he thought it his duty to point out a case in which it was laid down that if the Court considered the offence had been committed, it could deal with it summarily, as a contempt of Court.

Mr. Sharp, continuing, said as regards the writ, the relief of the writ of habeas corpus was always available when it could be shown that the person had been deprived of his liberty in an illegal or irregular manner, and was a proper, ready and the best method of raising the question as to whether the arrest. was made in a legal and regular manner. It was only

in criminal cases that the writ was not available, if it were for the purpose of avading justice and the law.

Counsel then quoted from authorities to show that if an irregularity or illegality had been committed in such proceedings then the Court should take cognizance of it.

After lengthy argument Mr. Sharp said his Honour the Chief Justice had said in his Judgment that

if the man was heard in his defence it might lead to reversal of the deci sian-why shouldn't it? if it was found that a reversal was right, and as in this case the men were found to have spoken the

truth? The Chief Justice: But if proceedings were to be taken who is to call the witnesses for the other side? Is the Court to do so?

Mr. Sharp I submit, my Lord, that if the Court takes it upon itself to proceed against a man for perjury, the Court must produce its

Mr. Polinck: But that is not "under the hand and seal of the committing authority" as required by the Ordinance.

The Chief Justice: The Registrar, simply reduces the verbal order of the Court to writing Mr. Pollock Quite, my Lord, but it must be signed by the Court, I submit.

This point was again argued at length, and then Mr. Pollock said he would merely ask their Lordships to grant the orders asked.

Mr. Sharp then said there was just one point to which he wanted to draw the attention of their Loidships-the liberty of the subject was a much more important principle of law than as to whether a considerable prolongation of a case should occur, and he would submit that any case should be prolonged rather than that a number of innocent men should be sent

to prison.

The Chief Justice: We will reserve our decision.

The Court then adjourned.

ALLEGED HOUSE BREAKING:

8th inst.

'Lai Cheuk, a marine hawker, and Chan Kwai, a cigar maker, were jointly charged at the Police Court this morning, with burg- tatiously entering a house at No. 29 Gilman Street, on 11th April last, ned stealing $$3.70 worth of clothing and jewellery, the

property of a widow. A plea of nat guilty was entered. It appears that, on the afternoon of 11th April, the complainant made a report at the Central' Station to the effect that her house had been broken into and her boxes removed. The police accompanied her back to the house and it was there discovered that the burglars got need say no more, and would ask their Lord roof. The police could do nothing in the ships to reverse the order of the Chief Justice matter, but notices were sent to pawnbrokers made on the 24th April last and to make the about the stolen goods. Some of the articles order asked for in the two motinas.

were actually pawned, but yesterday, when Hon. Mr. Pollock then addressed the Court, defendants went to redeem the articles, they pointing out that by committing the man the were given in charge. The case was remanded Jadga convicted them of an offence, while they for a week to allow the police to institute further were unheard in their defence, and asked how à | inquirlos,

The school has 28 graduates, not including those who left before they finished their course, Their present vocations are :-

Married to preachers Betrothed to preachers.......... Morried to teachers ........... Married to business mea... Married to doctors

Betrothed to doctors....

Employed as teachers Employed in hospital

13 sen and more is paid for one kwamme, but

fi, E. Liu Shao-nien, Governor of Kwangsi province, has sent a dispatch to the Waiwupu charging the French from Toogking with promiscuously invading non-treaty towns in Kwangsi and establishing tongs and godowns in them, even going so far as to purchase se cretly land froin private individuals without the authorisation of the local officials, all of which are in violation of the Chinese treaties with France. The Governor'asks the Waiwu pu to lodge a strong protest with the French Government and states that he, himself, intends to address the French Consul in Kweihin, the provincial capital; at the same time be suggests to the Waiwupu that some arrangement should be come to with the French Government by which a limit must be set to the number of French troops, quartered at present in the treaty part of Lungchow, near the Kwangsi-Tongking borders. These troops, by the way, were intra. duced into Kwangsi when the recent insur- rection in that province was at its height, two years ago, on the plea that they were necessary for the protection of French trade in that port of Kwangsi, although a brigade of disciplined troops from Hupeh had been sent_to_Lung- chow for that very purpose.-N. C. D. News.

JAPAN AND THE SAN FRANCISCO, DISASTER,

ASSISTANCE FOR JAPANESE COLONY,

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Lances.........maar immuunter Rifles.......nados as90 Rifles ammonition, rounds ........ Field artillery, plece..................... Artillery, over 33in. calibre, pieces... Artillery, 15in, calibre, pieces,... A Artillery, Tzin. calibre and under,

pieces........ Machine-gun9 ................................................ Ammunition-carts me

rounds Heavy artillery ammunition, Light artillery ammunition, rounds... Cartridges of various descriptions... Field-pieces...................éonsuman

War balloons Engiacers' tools, Various other implements.......

eather strops. fron boats............... Cases of powder.......................... Revolver$ .................................................... Anchors Bugles........................car Drums

6,292 163 110,548 .....24,713,766

369 30

94

308

79 2,097

17,987

241,618

236,285

1,063

56,316

24,398

3,563

75.999

. 398

95

432 71

From the above list a large selection is to be made and publicly exhibited in the grounds. outside the Imperial Palica, at Tokyo during the forthcoming military review. The exbibit: will consist of 1,150 swords, 70,000 rifles, 282" field-pieces, 178 heavy guns, 52 machine-guos, 1,538 ammunition carts, 624 other carts of various descriptions, 11,612 cartridges, and one balloon. Of the field-pieces exbibited there. are 8.7cm, guns, 7.5cm, and 8cm. guns, and These were captured 3-inch quick-firers. during the battle of Chuliencheng and succeed- ing engagements. The 23 and 24cm, guns. were mounted on the forts at Port Arthur facing the mes, while the 15cm, guns were on

without obtaining sufficient labour. The wages is stated, had left for the country, before the shan. The war balloon was captured while of the disaster, presumably to work on being transported to Port Aribar.-Japan

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of ten-workers is so sen a day, in addition to 17 sen for food and about

the harvest.

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The percentage of Christians to non- Christians in the school is 87.70." ·

lea prepared per paste, &c. The quantity of sea for charcoal, man a day is one kwamme if best grade, one kwamme and two-fifths of medium, and one kwamme and a half of common-Japan Chronicle.

Mr. Uyeno, Japanese Copaul, i presiding

Chronicle.

over the work of the Association, which has IT is stated through a japan Mail translation the sum of $6,000 at its disposal. Japanese in that a correspondent of the Hocht who has

the city of Los Angeles have subscribad 51,500

in Portland Spon

to

lis

fund and

visited the Afikara describes her condition as very disheartening. She bas suffered heavy The Japanese Government has telegraphed injury, but the exact extent of it is difficult to the sum of 50,000 for the relief of the Japanese ascertain, The force of the explosion must The Nichi-Nicht states that the Naval in San Francisco.. Baron Mitsal and Baron have been enormous, for balf-lach iron platos Thus does this good lady's work speak for

authorities contemplate the sale in the near Twasaki have each notified their intention of are crumpled like paper. She is sunk 20 fest itself. Her life has been eminently useful future of the dock at Taiken to a private firm. subscribing Yzo,coo to the general earthquake in the mud, and her wood-work shows signs of: and fruitful of good results. Thats who have it is stated that the dock would be a splendid fuud; the Specie Bank, Nippon Yusen Kaista. decaying. Two attempts to pump ber out baye The workmen find great difficulty in school can but contrast the lot of these happy was temporarily refitted by the Naval authorities. Yasuda, Okura, Furukawa, and Morimura,

sand, which constantly increases It is there. merchants of Tokyo, Y5,000 each. BOW faced girls, with their unbound feet and, better after the late war, and the Fahiko Maru is

Govenor Hatori, now in Tokyo, has rele-fore quite impossible to form any accurate idea still, their unbound minds and hearte, with undergoing repairs there. The Yahiko Aarne is that of the average Chinese girl growing up in a steamer which was used to block the harbour graphed. Mr. Nagai, Secretary of Hyogo Pre.. of the time when she will be re-floated, but ignorance and enclosed by harsh custom, entrance at Port Arthur at the beginning ofthefecture, asking him to take measures to open there is no sign whatever of despondency,

a subscription, list. The Kobe branch of the The present plan is to stop the leaks temporari The funeral took place on Saturday afternoon war, and is the only one that has since been and was conducted by the Rev. W. C. Longdon | successfully refloated. She is a vessel of some Red Cross, Socicly will receive subscriptions ly and then to stir up the mud and sand to that of the Methodist Mission,

2,800 tons,

up to the gist May:-japan Chronicle, they can be pumped out with the waŞEY,

avidence. Mr. Sharp then submitted that he admillance. by means of the skylight on the visited her excellently organised and conducted | property, if thoroughly repaired. The dock and Nippon Railway Co. Y 10,000 each; Messrs. amplishing anything, on account, of the