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AN INDIAN'S CLAIM.

SUBADAR SUED. FOR'DEBT.

INTERESTING EVIDENCE.

IIth it.

fo Summary Jurisdiction this morning, His Honour Mr. AG. Wise, Puisne› Judgė, pre: siding. Akbar Khan, of No. 31 Das Vaux Rold, sued Mahommed, subadar of the H. K 9. B. R, G. A. Gun, Club Hill Barracks, Kow- loon, for the recovery of the sum of $913.04. belpg principal and interes for mobay foot by plaintiff to defendant.

Mr. F. Paget Hell, of Messrs. Bruites and

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, JUNE 16 1906.

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Mahommed Ali, the defendant, called, said ¦ of last year before he asked for the return of 1 he bid known plaintiff about three and a half | the loan. Defendant, then said he would.pepay years. Before he came here he was in India. the amount as soon as he could get iki monsy

Wrath Inst. ~.. Vitress went to England at the time of the from a subadar of the H. K. §. B. R.G.A, who i The usual fortnightly meeting of the Sanitary Coronation. While he was in England be owed blm a large sum of money, and he asked Board was held in the Board room this after drew a captain's pay, and when be arrived plaintiff is accompany him to the subadar to noon, when the following business was trans here he had £30 in gold. All bis exponses were try and get the money. They went with some", acted,

other friends to the subadar, and after a'

OVERCROWDING: Gardiner: Now, you know that the plala-versation with him defendant said in thepresence Acatura relative to overcrowding during 1 ffit suing you for 5670-did you over receive of the others that he would pay the money on the mouth of May, 1956, was submitted, show the 13th April. This he did not do. Plalatiffing that as a result of prosecutions 400 that amount?

Witness Certainly not.

then brought this action, and after the writ of-perions were displaced in the City of Victoria. Continuing, witness said he certaiúly never summons had been served defendant sent. The Hon. the Registrar General minuted wrote to the plaintiff, nor saat any man with another witness to plaiętiff, saying he would Are we sure the people have been displaced?

pay the $340, but without costs, the plaintif ausages to him. Beiween the time he arrived

England and then left for India ho never would withdraw the action. The latter refused to accept there' terms. The evidence of the the plaintiff. The regimental books would s'iew, and accovat for every hour of his time.

Various witnesses to all these facts was very way upsel in cross-examination.

CEMETERY FOR CHINESE.

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`A GUIDE 70 CANZON AND

CMACAO.

12th last. Were it necessary to beguile the tourist into visiting the typically-Chinese city of Canton or the delightful colony of Macao then, surely, nothing more effective could be found than a glance at the "Handbook to Canton, Macao and West River which is being issued by the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Com Lid Few brochures of the guide, counsellors and published at the instance of a local firm for friend type of such excellence have been many a day. And the Beauty of it is that there is nothing trite about the "Handbook Of

the

Helt, appeared for the plaintiff, Mr. R. Gardiner, Vitness owned a considerable tract of land in clear and straightforward, nor was liĝin 'any” jon bf the Board'drawntio this subject. A more to build houses of this sort, but his Rre well aware of the pleasures of a trip up ↑

of Mr. O. D. Thomson's office, representing the defondant

Akbar Khan said that he had advanced two sums to the amount of $670, in March, and afterwards further advanced $400 1993, and $407. Defendant had paid him $900, That was put to the credit of the $500, and $400 balance.

His Honours Then you are barred onto $670,

imiro to pay that amount.

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Mr. Hatt: But there was a subsequent pro- the cash. The 5400 ha borrowed was for thehoith him there was no evidence on that purchased at hun-seconded that motion | Commission, only that Hon. Mr. Pollock, the

J. Solomon said he wat a cigarette mer. chant, trading under the style. of Ezekiel and Co. He remembered being at the office of boogderice, Arjun and Co. on the 18th No. vembar. He often went there, but that day he went for tiffio. On that day defendant and plaintiff came together, Mr.

Elass are there, immed All paid and

to Akbar Khan, and a receipt was asked for but Akbar Khan said he could not give a receipt as there was a balance due. Ultimately a receip? was given, and it was written out by Mr. Joshi. Hahommed Ali said he would pay the balance bye-and-bys. In cross-examination witness Bald he was a great friend of Mr. Joshi's. When Mahommed Ali paid the money he was in the room and saw and heard all that went on. He'did not know whether there was any discussion as to interest, or whether any sum was mentioned. After the transaction he thought the plaintiff and defendant went out together, but was not sure; he could not re- member.

Biren Singh, a watchman at Messrs. Powell and Cols, remembered seeing the defendant in April this year. He saw him at Powell's office at a quarter past six in the morn

PH. He asked witness where the plaintiff lived, and witness took him to the house op posite, where the plaintiff was then 'sleeping. Witness woke him

up, and he had a conversa tion with defendant who said a promissory

Bele would be brought by Sham Dass for $500 in the name of Gangaram, and defendant would pay the balance including interest. Plaintif said that would be alright, if he would go to his solicitor's office and settla it thate.

To Mr. Gardiner, witness said he had known dilchdant for some months before the meeting described. The plaintiff and defendant spoke in Punjabi, but witness understood them. He did not know anything about the $670; nothing was Bald about it. There was no friendship be tween plaintiff and witness, nor had plaintiff paid him anything for coming here to give his evidence. He knew him as a watchman em- played opposite.

8. Joshi said he was manager of the firm el Boonderjes Arjun and Co. He kept plain- tiffe money in his possession and had a state- ment of account in his books. In Janupry, 1903, nothing was paid and February, 1953, $100 was paid by witness to defendant on plaintiff's account, and in Maich a further sum of 5170 was paid. Plaintiff was an Illiterate ខាងក who could not read or write, but he could Just

sign his name. On the 18th November he remembered plaintiff and defendant.com- ing to his office when the latter paid 10.the former $900, and witnest wröle out receipt for that amount. Defendant said there was a balance of $670 due and he would pay that later on. It was the defendant himself who mentioned the balance due, Witness did not remember if defendant mentioned anything about Army regulations, when he asked for the receipt.

Cross-examined by Mr. Gardiner, witness aid he came to the firm in July, 1901. His predecessor was a man named Noor Mahom med. He went to Shanghai in September. Witness said he was a judge in his own coun- try,

Mr. Gardiner And ever since you have been very fond of taking up cases; it is a sort of hobby of yours?

Witoen Hobby ? What is a hobby? (Laughter),

Mr. Gardiner: Something you take a fancy "Witdess: Well, that is a curious thing. (Laughter)

Mr. Gardiner: And you like taking up cases nad setting them?

Witness: Oh, yes.

His Honour: I wish I had known you before, at since Cassumbhoy died there has not been any legal adviserar ábitrator for these

CASES,

Mr. Gardiner (to witness): You are's busi- ness man, as well as a lawyer?

Witness: I am not a lawyer. Mr. Gardiner But you administered some sort of law and justice în your own country?

Witness: Yes, I was a norir,

Mr. Gardiner: I don't know what that is, but no doubt it is something very high. At any rate you are a business man?

Witness: Oh, yes.

Mr. Gardiner "Thep how, if you are a business man, did you let a receipt be made gut as account for money advanced at a date later to other

payments!

Witness: had nothing to do with that. I wrote the receipt al. was requested.

Considerable argument here followed as to the manner in which Indiaas keep their ledgers,

Mr. Gardiner: Now on the 28th February there

a payment of $300 and on the 12th month $170 to defendant that make up cur lously enough Just the amount the plaintiff claims

Witness (laughing); Wall, it may beșI don't know

fit is anything curious.

Mr. Gardiner said the amount had been re- ́paid and the entries were Ectitious.

On the 7th April witnasa drew a cheque for $300 and plaintiff took it. As regards the $400, plaintiff was in hospital, and sent a man to witenss to ask him to go and see him.

Mr. Gardiner: Plaintif, you have said, can-

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therefore a positiva danger in plague-stricken districts. Ithlok the plague-stricken flea theory is sound and the Government of India and most if the members of this Board, including myself, believe it is.. Why do we nuthorize woodwork and debris from plague-stricken houses, which may contain warms of plagae-stricken fleas, 1 be dumped on our public thoroughfares? Might not this be the inease of spreading plague to non-infected persoas and houses? would like to see the linewashing regulations expunged from the bye-laws, altogether. This could easily be done if the walls of Chinese houses word rendered in cement, and the doors sere of cement concrete Any periodical clean- The Hon. the Registrar General submitted sing that might be considered neceaiary could minuta relative to reserving a cemetary for

he done as now by the Sanitary Board, and Chintse, as follows: I should like the attendone effectively, cheaply and without damage to course, those who are resident in Hongkong

property. It would cost the landlord, a

West River, with its ever-changing scenery. Indis, and had to remit considerable sume for

cemetery of the kind ought to be reserved, and

and quaint,

unexpected delights, culminating its cultivation, and that was why he had to For the defence it was pleaded that there

Chiotse who wish to build family vaults told would not always bo in his pocket aflorwards, borrow the Stoo, and $405, for expenses in never had been any monetary impactions bey may select a site within it.

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the door to many abuses would be closed in the wonders which amaze the visitor when between the parties, and he set up tos defence A resolution held at a Board meeting on Board to say whether a change such as I have

for ever. I appent to the members of the ever he steps ashore at Canton. But the aver. Hongkong, as he had to send all his talup to

Age traveller fancies himself satiated with the India. Of course, plalatiff was a great friend that at the time he was alleged to have the ith July, 1901, was submitted, wherein the indicated is not calculated to prove beneficial numberless and strange sights he has seen of his, or how, otherwias, would he lead gone to plaintiff to borrow, this money, be Tresident moved: That the Board

recommend

since leaving the old country, and would scout him $poo without interest? Joshi drew a was ill in bed and unable to move."

No rat could get into tond that a cemetery for wealthy Chibead be set in every respect,

the idea that there was anything left for him to a house-except up the stairs-he certainly cheque for $500 and witness went to the happily. Dr. Gibson, who he said attend-

apart on a portion of the land lying between could not brood in it when there, unless. D

nians wonder at. · A brief survey of the "Handbook Bank and there the plaintiff handed him ed him during that illness, had gone Aberdeen Channel and Deep Water Bay, the

and as he had taken his attendance

there were empty

axas should convince him that there are still things barrels. OT aran to be aboutʻrgo acres, and the land to be

about lying

1. Thould have laid on earth be hai got dreamt of and that a visit to expense of getting his wife from India.

time for graves only. $400 was handed to witness's nephew who took side. Defendant said altogether he had been

Canton will provides host of new sensationsand views on the subject of limewashing before the Mr. Fung Wa

fresh experiences. Numerous photographic rë. it to witness. Later plaintiff came with others ill, and confined to his bed for nine months,

and it was carried.

productions add to the value of the work, and form and asked witness to pay him $320 out of the but it appeared that that was from the zoth

Inte Chairman, informed me in reply, to, a The Secretary said: No action appears to question that the utility or otherwise of lime- 59 he owed tp plaintiff. Witness said he April, defendant claiming, however, that he

a fitting accompaniment to the letter prešš, have been taken to connection with this newashing would not be dealt with by the Com

ome of the photographs, the entrance to Sam could not do so then, and plaintiff said he was ill even before that. If that was so it was

solution. The papers, it is supposed, were sent

shui harbour and Wuchow, pagoda by moon- wild sell the promissory note to Mangala pity he did not go to hospital before the 15th to the committed as the question of a site in

light, are really works of art and are far and Sir gb, a money-lender, but witness asked him March, as it would have materially alieted cirobuitution far Mount Caroline was referred

away beyond the usual uumpery, stap-dash cumstances. The defendant denied aver bor- back to them, and have been mislaid as they

tions of this description. The fullest

which are inserted views

in common and call- rowing any money from the plaintiff

mon publica. cannot be found in the office.

(uform ed several witnesses to corroborate his state.

by the Steamboat Company, particulars pau ment that on the 15th March he was 10 ill that

ation in given regarding the tours inaugurated he could not even stand up. He further stated

vided as to fares, prices on shore, the sights to that three weeks later or about the 7th April he ient the subadar $500. He also had denied.

see, the conditions of travel and everything that it necessary for an undisturbed trip, Even the going to the subadar with the plaintiff to try

foniest and most finical passenger would find and get the money.

"Handbook” his wants forestalled by the After visiting Canton the traveller. is advised to proceed as far as Wuchow, the river scenery belog especially grand and impressive.. Or, baing satisfied with Canton, a stay at Macao should soothe the mind and recall the beautiful scenery of the Riviera. The fares will suit all purses, and the comforts of the Company's boats are undeniable. Half the pleasure-of travelling is luxurious transport and that is to be found on such vessels as the famam, the Fatshan, and the Bankow. The "Handbook is printed by Messrs. Hood & Co., Ltd, Mid- dlesbrough, England, and is a beautiful ex- ample of the printer's art. It has only to be seen to be appreciated.

no to do that, as Mangal Singh would charge week or interest, and witness would settle in two. He did settle up on the 18th November, Witress got back the promissory notes, and asked for a receipt as well, as there was no se cord of the cheques of the promissory notes. Witness destroyed the promissory notes in the plaintiffs presence, and then they left Mr. Joshi's office together

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Cross-examined by Mr. Hett, witness said the regimental books showed his financial po. sition, as well as his movements.

The books were produced by the Quarter nasler sergeant, and put in by consent..

Witness, continuing, said in November, De cember, 1902, and January, 1903, he did not remit any money, as he had just returned from England in March he remitted $313 to India.

Mr. Hett; What is your pay per month i Witness: $37. Mr. Felt: And you'remitted 5523 in March! Witness: Yes, I brought out £30. Continuing, witness said in July, 1953, he did make a remittance; that is ho was in India, and as there was a credit to his name in Hong-

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kong he wrote in his commanding officer to send him the amount, which was done. In November, 1904, he remitted 557; the same in December, 1904, January, and February, 1905; and in Maich 155.

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Another witness spoke to keeping defend- l'ant's maney for him, and also as to seeing him nearly every day in Mauch when he was too ill to go out. But on the other hand unshaken testimony had been brought forward that he did berox $340, and he did go to the subadar, and that he was seen in Hongkong on the 13th March, the day the money was borrowed. Under all these circumstances his Hogour con. sidered the plaintiffs case proved and judgment

was entered for him with costs.

It will be noted that the unsuccessful defend- ant in this case was also the unsuccessful plaintiff in the case heard yesterday, in which judgment was also given against him.

PROPERTY SALE.

Tith inst.

Under instructions from Messrs. Johnson,

Mr. Helt: See if you can find any other Stokes and Master, solicitors for the mortgagee

vendors, Messrs. Hughes and Hough, asc remittances of over 557, in any month.

tioncers, put up for sale by public auction, in Witness: witness's sister arrived in Hongkong with her

That's All On Bih July, 1994; their sales-rooms in Des Voeux Road, to-day. the valuable leasehold property comprising all husband Mabommed Khan. They paid their

those pieces or parcels of ground situate at Own expenses. Sometimes witness gave them med Khin's wages were a little assistance if they wanted it. Mahom Victoria, and registered in the Land Office respectively as the remaining portion of sec. $8 per month, with quarters and rations, Continuing, when tion A of inland lot No. 30s, and the remain. witness asked for a receipt for the S900 hring portion of inland lot No. 505, together with the messages thereon, known as Nos 54, 56, certainly asked Mr. Joshi to mention the 58, 60 and 61, Stone Nullah Lane, And Nos. cheques therein, but he did not sis anything 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12, Wanchai Road. Area 3,694 about the promissory notes, as that was a matter between plaintiff and witness. Winess did not want to keep the promissory notes as they were not endorsed by the plaintiff

Re-examined by Mr. Gardiner, witness said that in March, 1903 he had about 2,000 rupees avaliable, and he was then drawing $150 a nionth for special service, and a monthly. allowance of Sza

His Honour: Did you agree to pay interest of the $900?

Witness: Nothing was ever mentioned abɔut interest between us.

Quartermaster-sergeant Passon said that for the week commencing Bib March, defend. ant was the native orderly officer, and he could. not leave the barracks without special permis: sion. If he had got permission there would have been an entry in the book; there was no such entry,

To Mr. Hell, witness said that at the end of February, 1903, defendant had to his credit 5a4o. There was a compensation allowance of 54 due to him, and his pay 557.

Hie Honour, That is just it; that just makas the $337 he remitted in March.

The Coen adjourned.

Upon resuming after the tiffin adjournment, his tonour said he did not wish to hear any further evidence, but would hear what each

licitor had to say.

Mr. Hett then reviewed the evidence, and submitted, that the plaintiff and his witnessen had given their evidence in a very straightfert ward manner, so much so that his Lordship had himself remarked it in one witness, Mr. Joshi, and be further submitted that the plain- iiff had made out his case, and he would ask for judgment with costs against the defendant. His Honour, without calling upon Mr. Gardiner, briefly summed up, according to the evidence, and said that this was one of those very unsatisfactory one arising out of Indian transactions. Although the plaintiff and de- fendant had been very good friends at one time, there was no doubt their relations were anything but friendly now. With regard to this showed by his books that the two sums of cast. Joshi was an important witness, and $500 and $170, making up the amount of 1670 fat which the suit pga brought had been paid out to plaintiff.

As to the defendant's financial position the regimental books showed that he was in posses. sion of a large sum of money and had no reason to be borrowing anyfurther money. fle could not believe the plaintiff's atory and that being so there would be judgment for the defendant with costs.

MONEY-LERDER ÎN COURT

AN UNLUCKY LITIGANT.

fath inst. judgment was delivered by his Honour Mr. A. G. Wise, Puisna Judge, in the case in which Fatal Ahmed, of No. 21, Austin Road, Kow. laon, sued Akbar Khan of No. 21, Der Vaux Road, for the recovery of the sum of So, money lent to defendant on 15th March, gog, by the plaintif. Mr. R. Gardiner, of Mr. raw, Then how did you know he really O.D. Thomson's office, appeared for the plain

tiff, while Mr. F. Paget Hett, of Mears. Bratton and Hatt, represented the defendant,

In this case, though the plaintiff had co documentary evidence to produce in proof of fact of the loan being made.

Wanted

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Witness: I never said that. The man came mo to go and see plaintiff in hospital no, and then he asked me for 5400 I gave him a cheque

Gardiner:

der: Now, Mr. Joshi, you go in for

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Mr. Gardinar: Yes, you, Mr. Joshi, Don't

you go and bet on home racing?

Witness (laughing): Yes, I certatoly do, god

to do

you

I've seen you (Laughter),

Mr. Gardiner: Did younot have a racing part. ser camed Hassimul Hateshi) Witness: No, I never did.

Mr. Hett said he had no questions to ask, and that closed the case for the plaintiff

His Honours I was much struck with the 'fair witness she gave kis'evidence in the bast

possible way; as well as any I have board.

square feet or therenbouls.

Bidding commenced at $10,000, and rose by bids of $1,000 to $14,0:0, when bids varying from $100 to $500 canled it up to 520,100, when, not having reached the upset price, it was bought in.

THE PRICH OF GOAL.

DOWNWARD TENDENCY.,

The price of coal, which had been steadily ising since the outbreak of the war reached its height in January last, and since February it has continued to fall. The railway and manu. facturing companies, who have long suffered from the high price of coal, are naturally rejoicing at the decline. The following table shows the price of coal per 10,000 kin prevail- ing in Tokyo since the opening of the war

1904, 1905. 1906 Ja... Y27.00 Y30.50 Y5400 28.66 31.16 $0.00 32.50 30,00 30.00 34.00 50.00

Feb.. Man

April

May

29.83 36.66

Jupo..

29.00 40.00

July

28.31 40,00

Aug..

28.00

40.00

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Bepl.... Oct.

29.30

46.53

30,50

28.00

50.00

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30.50 50.00 Dea

30.30 52.66 Although coal is nominally quoted at Y50.00 actual transactions are said to be made at Y45 per 10,000 kin, says the Oriental Economist, to Y40, which quotation corresponds to the price which prevailed in September last. There is reason to believe that is downward ten- dency will continue until it reaches the figures

uling before the war.

The principal factors that contributed to wards the extraordinary advance in the price of coal tince 1904 are: firstly, the sudden in crease in demand with the opening of hostili. tics; secondly, the reduction in the output nwing to the floods last year; and thirdly, the partial Moppage of supply in consequence of inadequate transport facilities. Two of the above drawal of the troops, while the output of coal is cause have disappeared with the complete with now increasing owing to the great iopetus given to the mining industry during the last two years. Last year, the stock of coal at Moll was not very large, it has now Increased to 200,000 tons increasing. while the stock of Iwaki coal, in Tokyo is also

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Mt. Lau Chu Pak minuted: Such a cemetery is urgently wanted. At present the well-to-do Chinese bave not got a decent place to bury their dead in

Mr. Fung Wa Chuo minuted: The resolus tion passed some years ago should be put inte execution,

PLAQUE AT YAUMATI.

Dr. Maclarians having reported the occur Yaumati Police Station, two patients being rence of three fatal cases of plague at the Intas constables, and one a Chinese barrack sergeant, the Principal Civil Medical Officer of Health recommended that the place be vacated until it could be thoroughly overhauled, but the Captain Superintendent of Police reported that he had no place in which to house the

It was therefore suggested that tem Porary quarters be obtained for the men who sleep on the premises.

men,

The matter being submitted to His Excel letcy the Governor, Hir Excellency said: bave instructed the Captain Superintendent of Police to hire quarters for his men near the Yasmati Police Station and to transfer the men there as soon as possible.

mission.

Mr. Sheltos Hooper minuted: The question of. Jimewashing should be fully discussed, consider the Secretary fully within bis rights the President admit that the standing orders in making any suggestion to the Board. Does made by the Board December, 1933, can be coforced by the Board?

discussed at the meeting.

Hon. Mr. Hlewelt micuted: This should be

Mr. Lau Chu Pak minuted: Such”"a com- mittee is necessary if the limewashing work is to be continued. I agree with Mr. Lumphreys that the Bye-law open a door to many abuses, tary's right in making a suggestion for the con and should be modified. As regards the Secre sideration of the Board, I think he has that right.

ANALYSIS OF WATER. The Goverment Analyst submitted his re-

port on the samples of water takes from wells in various parts of the Colony, all of which he found of excellent quality.

MACAO MORTALITY STATISTICS.

The report of Dr. P. d'Almeida, Chief of the Health Department cl. Macao, or the mortality turns at Micno was submitted. This showed the death-rate to be 59.0 per 1,000 per annum.

THE LATE MR, H.M. BEVIS, Dr. Macfarlane recommended the transfer of We much regret to report the death of Mr. the men to the Board's isolation block, provided Herbert Maurice Bevis, an o'd and very well the Chinese occupying the three ground floor known manager of the Hongkong and Shang- were allowed to return to their own homes in hai Banking Corporation. It will be remem- Station street, which were closed by order of bered that Mr. Bevis suffered from a severe ill- the Board. There had been 'no plague in theirness in Hongkong about 18 months ago and famili but only come from houses where that on his recovery he proceeded home on there had been plague cases, in the upper floor, leave. His death now at the age of ja was, wo This would leave the ground floors empty and regret to say, due to his own action. He had the police could be put on the first and second been depressed lately, and on the morning of 4th ult. he left his residence in Ashley-gardens, floors which are well ventilated and clean.

The Principal Medical Officer of Health said Victoria-streel, and went to his club at 86, St. he had no objection, and had told the Captain Jamos's-street, where he ordered a bib, Before. Superintendent of Police that the block could going to the bath-room he asked the hall porter be used temporarily,

to send a boy on an errand. When the reply came no answer could be got from the mom and the door had to be forced. At the inquiry which had aaturally to be held, Mr. I. Howard His Excellency the Governor approved, and Gwyther identified the deceased as his brother said the charge should be made a ainst a plaguen ne was not at all well. Apart from his whom he last saw alive a foreight ago

The Caprain Superintendent of. Police re ported that ti e men had been moved into the fats mentione.'.

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TO REMOVE CEILINGS.

Conespondence relative to the removal of ceilings during the cleansing and disinfection of promises was submitted.

Dr. Macfarlane suggested that the houses in which plague had occurred should be washed out with Jeyes' duid and that the ceiling be removed."

The Principal Civil Medical Officer of Health approved the plan if done under Inspector McKenzie's uppervision.

Mr. Lau Chil Pak minuted: Pay compen sation for the ceilings as in the case of plague

infected houses; ».

Mr. Fung Wa Chan minuted; I don't think the ceilings should be polled down.

The Hon. the Registrar General minuted: Cannot the owners.be persuaded to approve of

ALLEGED KIDNAPPING,

A COOLIE'S CLANSMEN'S PICTURESQUE ADVICE.

rath inst

This afternoon, before Mr. F. A. Hareland, “ at the police-court, Wong Hon Lau, a crolië, was charged with unlawfully decoying sevdii- men into the Colony, by force and fraud, on the

this the

The defendant douled the charge. Sargeant Grant prosecuted.

The first witness to be called was Tam Kw who said he was a farmer of Sze Yup. Some days ago witons first met defendant at Chak Hum.The latter promised to take, wltonis to Samoa, where he would work in the fields there for $14 per month. The matter was settled and witness was brought to Hong witness to Swatow first, after leaving this port kong. It was defendant's intention of taking

health there was no trouble of any kind. Ha

and thence to Samoa. Witness before leaving had been given to understand that be felt no his home paid defendant $4. However, when longer fit for active occupation, which he they arrived here witness said they would thought bad become so intolerable that it so further. One day when witness was walk- affected his mental condition. Sir Francising out he met some clansmen who said, “Ten Laking, who was called to the club, stated that thousand times don't go with defendant for ba the deceased bad, while sitting in a warm bath, will sell you like a pig." cut his throat with a new razor and was quite in dead. There was a fully-charged revolver the room, but one of the cartridges had been discharged. Dr. William Harrigan said he had known Mr. Bevis for a number of

Hi years. returned from China, doubtless due to his ill whole nature had quite changed when he

ness. On April a he consulted witness about going abroad sgalu, and witness told him that he was unfit to go. The climate of China affected one mentally, and when a man broke

His Worship held that there was no evidence oving fraud and the prisoner was ordered to be discharged,

THE UNLUCKY THIEF,

FALLS OVER VERANDAH.

rath lost. Dae of those midaight marauders who are

the removal of the cailings, and the work be down in health the previous effects of living the habit of patrolling the street la th hepa

paid for by the Board?

THE HARKET PRICE LIST.

The report of the committee appointed to investigata certain complaints in regard to the publication of the market price lists was sub milled and was as follows:-

We have investigated Dr. Peare's complaint of April 24th that the market price list, ar on the previous day, did-not correspond with published by the South China Morning Post the Inspector of Markets list, and a relum is furnished which shows the prices returned by the Inspector, the prices published by the Morning Post on April 23rd; and the price published by the Daily Press on the 21st April from a similar list

From this statement-it would appear that in thirty-three items the Morning Post differs from the inspector's list, and that published by the Daily Press.

We are satisfied that there was no intention. al alteration of the figures by the newspaper and that such discrepancies as existed wore the result of printer's errors, non-delivery of the corrected list, etc.

Wa

recommend that-

as we believe that li servès a

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(1) The publication of the good purpose, (3) It should be signed by the inspector Markets as heretofore; and, with a view to avoiding mistakes in future, we farther re

command

income-tax.

of helping themselves to other peopia's woode came to grief yesterday morning, and is 'at present in the Government Civil Hospital :: meditating over his adventurousdescent through the air, while the owner of a private ricksās In the vicinity was in no good spirits when he' saw the condition of his vehicle later in the day. At about four o'clock yesterday morning the coolie, who is about thirty years of age, made a successful attempt to enter the second four of house No. 221, Queen's Road West, while cha inmates were fast asleep. He wandered about. remove and, fading nothing to suit him, made the room looking for something valuable to preparations to remove the sheet from the bed

there would come out

very strongly. Such being the medical evidence the cause was attributed to temporary Insanity. The follow ing letter was found in Mr. Bovis's cont, hang- ing on the wall74 Asbley gardens, B.W. My dear Gracie, What I am going to do is best for you. I made a wrong telure in my I must have been mad, and sup.

5,000 Japanese Loan in your name, so you pose I am now. I told the bank to put the will have something to go on with. I hope the bank will treat you well as the wife of an old servant, for we have very little money left yours truly" (The letter was not signed.) Farewell to you both. I am truly sorry,

are was also a letter to the bank with regard

on which one of the inmates was asleep." "Elb to the £5,000 Mr. Bevis had been for some 10 years on the staff of the Hongkong and Shang. touch was not nimble enough, and before he”

Bank, and was well known throughout got far in pulling off the best the sleeper China and Japan, where his death will be re. awoke and made a bound to grap the gretted by many friends. He was last manager intruder. A chase followed, around the room of the Shanghai branch. The funeral took place until finally, the unwelcome visitor made for at the Brompton Cemetery on gib, amongst the the verandah, with his pursuer close behind. mourners present being the Rev. Henry Bevis He got over the verandah and was at the point (brother, Mr. J. Howard Gwyther (brother-in-of crossing to the next house, when be lost his law), Mr. Leslie H. Gwyther, Mr. Ernest balance and fell below. Luckily for the coolle Miller, and Mr. Noel Pike (cephews), Str instead of landing to the side channel, which would have meant instant death, be all bred Thomas Jackson, Sir Ewen Cameron, and Mr. C. S. Addit (representing the Hongkong and on a private ricksha and rolled to, the ground Shanghai Bank), Mr. H. R. Coombs, Mr. A. Pfracturing his skull. The alarm was sounded Stokes, and Mr, Hoare Harwood-L. & C. by the inmate of the hause who' was:altendy fa the street, and the coolle was removed (a bos. Express,

pital, where, we are informed, he will havbit undergo an operation. The ricksba on whEL » be alighted was smashed.

In short, the causes that have forced up

(3) The Inspector of Markets should be per price of coal have now disappeared, and the insonally responsible for compiling the flats, and creased production tende to create a movement should not delegate that duty to a subordinatėj FUNERAL OF MR. COWEN in the opposite direction. The extension of rail. (4) The Inspector should send his list to the ways, increased shipping, and the general pro Secretary of the Board, every Thursday morn On Thursday afteroon, says the Japan motion of industry will, of course, absorb a larger fog, and a copy of this list should be sent to Chronicle of 27th ult, the funeral took place quantity of coal than before the war, but this will each English newspaper from the Sanitary in Tokio of Mr. T. C, Cowen; the well-known have but little effect on ibe general situation. Board office as soon as possible, t

,the Inspectors journalist, whose death from tumour on the list being kept on file for three months;

brain occurred on Monday 'at the Akataka (5) A statement he added at the end of the Hospital, Tokio. The cortege proceeded from list that prices necessarily vary from day today where the first portion of the service was held, the hospital to St. Andrew's Church, Shiba,

alighted

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OTIUM.

THE COREAN RISING.

DEMANDS OF THE VOLUNTEERS, ? and that the Sanitary Board has no power in

compel stallholders to sell at the prices quoted the Rev. L. B. Cholmondeley, Chaplain at the The following paragraph appeared in a re- The Mainichi han the following messago from NOAA LIMEWASHING PROCEDURE.

British Embas officiating both there and at cent number of the Pattern Dallý Máll its compondant at Seoul:-A police inspector

Correspondence

dielafecting engagements prevented the majority of the on his way to Klang. On Filday, morning he and a constable are missing frort the Japanese the limewashing procedurer felative to the graveside, in Agrama Cemetery Other Fong Seong its new arrival from Hongkong force which is investing the Corean Volunteer Mr. Henry Humphreys minuleds Rims foreign journalists in Yokohama attending was leaving Tanjong Pagar Deck when the at Hangju. It is believed that they have been washing-I question whether any inspector is the funeral but they were repiesealed by was stopped by revenue officer. Fong Captured by the enemy. The two companies capable of saying what consitutes good or, Mr. S. H. Somerton of the fagan Go Seong la alleged to have offered the officer Sa of troops, with a body of police, who arrived at interior lime, but ha is

properly put on or not. Our Somestos, were Messrs. H. O. Palmer, 8. Ke-suspicions and Fong Seong was searched, with the debl, he had many reliable witnesses to the Hongji were expected to make a gepera ther It a Dui ha in capable of judging why rest The pallbearers, in addition to Mr. to let him go. This roused the chiniink's i

attack on the Volunteers' position on the fal- limawashing regulations open the door to mon mor, 1; E. Macbeth, and 8. E. Units. A num the result that a packet of opium pilla was

other, and several ofber of friends from Tokyo lowing morning. The result is pot yet known. S'abases than RA GATIMA Absolutely to Aborioresept at the fan and Yokohama,wara | 19980, on his person. He was charged before

among

the foreigners Mr. Nathan with being in possession of illicit but he did not get any receipt or pro-War Department hat promised to despatch | 2015 (19ey are of the slightest me in checking | merorisɑ at the graveside Mr. Zamoto, editor, i pratification,. The pills were tested and found being Dr. Whitney and McCley, while there chandu and secondly with offering an Illegal The Indian Government do not and many of the staff of the Japan Times, with to contain opium. They were "made from three hundred and filly Corean troops to the commend, limewashing as a precaution, which Journal decenird was connected UP. 57,50. Accused in his defence stated that f

In consequence of the repeated representations enforcement

by the Residency General, the Corean

plague

Fazal Ahmed, the plaintiff, had stated that the money to defendant to en- ho had

be him to settle A partnership dispute, mad masory note in acknowledgment of the debt,

years

to Hongkong chandu drost and wore valued at,

pers purchased the pills in Hongkong for 80 canta

as it was not usual among Mahommedans to north Kyong Sang Do for the purpose of measure against plague. The medical officer sign promissory notes. On the 15th March subduing the Volunteers in that neighbourhood.of this Board admit it has no value as a

sas a difle. the time of his fatal illness, 1904, defendant west to plaintiff and explained The Volunteers at Hongju have sent afectant and only uphold it on the ground that it A number of floral tribotos were sent the partnership dificulty, and asked him to ricasage to the Japanese troops, proposing to conducive to cleanliness. Even for this put sonal friends in Tokyo, Yokohama, and Kobe, and took them as medicina. He had the two lead him the 5340 be now aned for. Plaintif exchange prisoners. In the course of quarrel pos limewashing requires to be properly done, while wreaths were also sent by the staffs of then gave him the money in the presence of 4. Japanse named Saito Shigeemon killed a libere is no tle, the lime soon falls off the the Japan Times, Japan Gaselle, Japan Mail, several witness. Although be saw defendant Corean in south, Kyong Bang Do Ho walls, and if the proper quantity of sise in pler Fapan Advertiser, fatha Herald, Japan Chro several times after that he did not ask for the aubsequently proceeded to the ofice of the ant, it is for bacteriologist to say whether site nicks, Eastern World, and the Whiky Bosɖof zalarn of the sooney," He waited until October | gendarmes and confened his crime:

(1 cot one of slimedia for braiding garme mil Curlen

dollars wrapped up with the pills and never offered them to the chinting Accused was convicted on the Brt charged and fined $75 or two months'in default, He was acquitted on 1958 second Barge..