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PARTNERSHIP DISPUTA.

NO RECEIPTÍ-FAT AGAIN..

and inst,

In Summary Jurisdiction this morning, his Honour Mr. A. G. Wise, l'uisne Judge, presid ing, Cheong Ping Wai, of No. 7, Ko Shing Street, trader, sued Kwok Pan, No. 6 Wing Lok Street, trader, for recovery of the sum of $237.17, being amount due on an account stated. Mr. E.). Grist, of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Hursthouse, of Messrs. Debnys and Bowley Crown solicitors, appeared for the defendant,

Mr. Grist said this was a claim for $137.17

balance of no account settlement. He had made a demand upon the defendant for pay ment and received a reply that the amount had been paid on the 25th July, 1903. There was an admission that at one time the amount was duc, and it was for the defendants to prove the alleged payment.

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His Honour: Ch, yes the anus of, proof of payment is on the defendant. What have you to say Mr. Uursthouse?

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, JULY 7, 1906. -

Witness: hadn't my glasses on; this is the chopped bill of settlement.

Mr. Grist: You are just beginning to te member the story the defendant asked you to come here and tell, aren't you?

Witness: No, he told me nothing. Mr. Grist: Now, didn't he ask you to come and give evidence?

Witness: No. he did not ask me to give evidence. He just said "you know all about the matter; you had better come and tell what you know."

Mr. Grist: Now, is it not true that the plain, tiff was sick on that day, and unable to come down to business?

Witness: He had just a little cough, but be was not sick.

Mr. Grist: As a matter of fact, did not the defendant, have to go upstairs to see the plain tiff on that day, as he was too ill to come down?

Witness: No, he was not sick?

Continuing, witness repeated the story of the payment, and to the plaintiff and defendant leving the Colony a few days afterwards.

MR. A. J. MAY, HOKOUNKD.

It is notified in the Government Gazette that His Majesty the King has been graciously pleased to appoint Mr. Alfred May, late second master, Queen's College, to be a mem ber of the Imperial Service Order,

INDOCHINA S. N. CO., LD. *

ANNUAL REPORT,

DRY DOCK “ DEWBY".

IN SINGAPORE.

ADRIFT IN THE STRAITS.

There arrived in

port to-day, says the S. F. Pres of 2tat inst., (as already exclusively re ported in our columns by telegram), one of the inost striking examples of the spirit of Ameri can enterprise which the world has probably ever seen. To conceive the idea of constructing a floating dock capable of accommodating u warship of 16,000 tons at a cost of nearly a quarter of a million sterling, to be willing to The twenty-fourth annuni report of the board pay another ten thousand pounds on Canal dues alone, and to send this leviathan across of directors of the Indo-China Steam Navigathonsands of miles of ocean at a decided risk, from Company, Limited, presented to the share of losing the whole affair, to a harbour where holders at the twenty-fifth ordinary general its accommodation is said on some hands to meeting, held at the offices of the company, on problematical, could emanate only from the the 7th inst., reads :--

brains of America. And yet whilst expressing sume doubts as to the possible value of the costly experiment, everyone will be ready to wish the United States all success in the venturesome undertakings not

The board of directors now submit their re

port and statement of accounts for the year 1995 In the Far East, the year under review open The manager of the Lai Woong Bank proved

ed in a promising manner, but, op the termin ation of the war between Japan and Russia, the the payment to defendant of $1,500, on the

.6th July, 1905. Mr. Hursthouse said that formerly the plain- The plainuff, called at this stage, said he de-case of a large amount of loanage caused rates of freight to fall, and employment to be come unremunerative; while disastrous floods tiff and defendant were partners; and they had posited money with the defendant from time to sevasal transactions together, and receiptsume, and defendant gave him accounts. On the

ou the Yangiare interiered seriously for a time were not given, but the book was chopped as 25th July defendant gave his au account show with shipping on the river. The presence of

As a matter al fact g that $217.17 was due to him. money was handed over,"

still due floating mixes on the const constituted a dan the money was paid in presence of witnesses, never received that money, and it was still dueger to navigation and necessitated insurance and one material point, was that there were

to Canton, so he asked defendant to make up | fortunately still exists, subsequent dealings, all settled on the ordinary business footing, but nothing was said about the account and pay the balance. He was naturally have expected,

Defendant was called and said that at ne time plaintiff and he were partners, and, they had many business transactions. Money pass ing and

passing between them in that way they

gave no receipts to each other. That was their usual practice.

WAY.

There

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LAPE ON BOARD THE "ATLAS".

-STATEMENT BY THE MASTER,

With reference to au account published' in the Japan Advertiser and reproduced in our columns as to alleged Hi-treatment and brutality on the part of the master and officers of the sailing ship Alles now at Yokohama, towards the members of the crew, Captain J. C. Amber man, the master of the ship in question, is a long interview with a representative of the Advertiser, made the following statement

"When spoken to at the United States Con-

Was somewhat short sulate by the reporter of the Advertiser I admit my answers; in fact I was disgusted with the conduct of the crew after the kindly way they were treated by myself. The stories told by several of the all humbug and noosense, and officers of ves. sels, particularly American vessels, know better than to ill-treat men without cause, as the laws of the United States are severe in this respect, the penalty being two years' imprisonment and a heavy fine.

crew about brutal treatment and starvation are

We had no

Assurance of victory. Happily we wou every time we lought and so achieved an unexpectedly good result. Our of course, military men have to be thanked, but they had the strength of the nation behind them, and thus the issue may be attributed in part to constitutional government. If, un happily, the fight had gone against us, the result must undoubtedly have been that Japan, though nominally independent, would be as Corea 14 day. But she now stands in the position of victor and therefore there is nothing | In be pessimistic about in the future. Take Italy's casa. Her extent, her soil and her climate resemble our own more or less, but she has a population of only 26 millions and a national debt of over 5,000 million you. We have a population of 45 or 45 millions and our debt is not 3,000 millions. So long as Italy can bear it there is no reason why Japan should noi be able to do so. Italy has no conf. From the operating of her railways to the working of her factories and her agricultural plant she has to depend on foreign countries for the materials of her motive power lapar

already rich in coal, has lately received a large addition to her supply. That she is in The huge floating dock was not anchored in

saying. hopeful situation goes without

The truth is, that, with the exception of two, the man-of-war anchorage till 1 a.m., and dur

is no occasion to talk pessimistically about ing the work of mosting her a collision task

times of war. If a man calculating the water the members of the crew never salled on a ship

before, and they were composed of the icom★ place between the auxiliary tug Caesar and the

iss his were to torment himself lest a

pond Glacier. The Glacier had anchored and thought should come, dry up all the water in gathered around New York City. We were Cursar was crossing ber bow when she drifted

officers taking pains to instruct them. But right on to it and carried away the Glacier's so many months and kill the fish, there would patient with them, the two old bands and the be no end to anxiety. It is to be hoped thta, bowsprit and rasping along tore away her own

will fare forward strenuously and sicutly. Of when asked to do a piece of work quickly, they

became insqlent. side. Eventually the Caesar was got clear and

course, recklessness will not do. What I want

"The so-called seaman by the name of Al- it was then found the Glacier had taken a

past and future and being careful in all things,bert Kneipp, admitted he was never on a vessel that she had been injured below water,

Our representative was on his way out to ob should shoulder the burden of the post-bellum before, and as discipline was insisted on, be Government may be changed as often as you and in many different ways thought he could tafn incidents of the voyage when the collision undertakings. There is no necessity to think thought he would pose as a 'hard case, as he occurred, and on getting aboard the Glacier of such things as changes of Cabinet. The gathered a gang of discontents like himself found some slight excitement there owing to

please, but a Daruma with his gold-producing run the vessel, and incidentally the officers. the collision, but was told that neither ship

Traminer is not likely to appear. There is n ans, occasion, when about two weeks out was believed to be seriously damaged. In con

the second mate to perform some duty versation with one of the officers he was told nothing for it but our own carnestness and of New York, he was andered along with others aboard, he gave an impertinent point blank that the Dewey left Annapolis on Dec. 28 and

refusal. The mate called me,. I repeated the the voyage had been upexciting, and that the

order, 'when he approached me in an insolent The average speed was to3 miles a day though

and threatening manner and refused me point- weather had been all that could be desired. on several occasions 152 miles had been made

blank. As he got near me I raised my band" and struck him lightly with my in 24 hours. Across the Atlantic and through

hand over open the Mediterranean the tow ropes had broken

The mouth. I would do the same to any man 41 sea or ashore who replied in such an in. repeatedly and once during a strong blow the

sufling manner, to say nothing of his throaton- high wall-sided dock began to drift away at the rate of two. iniles an hour. The Canal was negotiated without difficulty, the Canal Au thorities, taking sole charge and two of their tugs assisted by the Potomac towed the Dewry through, the whole fees amounting to $35,000 gold. She took three days to get through the Canal.

ated owing. Witness was ill and wished to go outlay to provide against the risk which un- | fare-rigging and boat davits on the starboard having faith in the country's fortunes, the nation like all hoboes, they did. not like to work, and

any previous balances, which one would sink and unable to leave his bed on the 25th causes, and also owing to higher cost of coal, heavy list to port and this gave rise to the belief to sue is that the Seiyukai, taking thought for i

Witness rendered an account on the 23rd July, 1905, as he was leaving for Canton, and plaintiff asked him for his money, and so he paid it. He went to the Lai Long Bank and drew $1,500 and interest due on his deposit, and then returned to the shop, and asked plain- tiff to give him the bill he had rendered. Plaintiff said he had found the bill correct, and so he had destroyed it. Witness made out a duplicate bill, and it was marked "settled" Witness paid the money there and then. The accountant was present. He examined the account and counted out the money which he handed to witness which the fatter passed usi to the plaintiff. He took no receipt, but enter ed the payment in the account book he bin- self kept. It was his private bank.

To Mr. Grist: Witness said that his busi ness was that of dioggist. His accounts were paid from time 10 time, but never signed for either way. They rendered each other ac counts, and when the amount was paid it was chopped with the word "settled.

Mr. Grist: And what do you do with that chopped account?

Witness: I give it back to him.

Mr. Grist: Then you give him the money, and what is practically a receipt for the money, as well?

Witness: Well, we have had transactions

a long time, so we don't take receipts..

Mr. Grist: Where is your payment book? Witness: It is in the shapi

and defendant took the account to him/up. stairs. He went to Canton that evening, by the night beat. When he received money from defendant he signed for it in a book. He had asked defendant several times for payment of this account, but he put him off with promises to pay "later on." Besides this one witness had several other transactions with defendant.

To Mr. Hursthouse, witness said on the 25th July he was unwell. He was not a great opium snaker, He suffered from consumption, but his illness had not affected his memory at all; he could remember everything. Whenever le Kat money from defendant he chopped a're- ceipt. Previous to the last two or three items. he had not signed a receipt; he was not asked to do so. Ife had deposited money alles this amount remained unpaid; in the two subse quent months lie had deposited river S2000. A final account was rendered in the toth moon, 2nd day, but the 1137.17 was not brought for

w.erd.

Mr. Hursthouse: Then why did you not object to the omission at the time?

Witness: asked for payment but was put off. Mr. Hursthouse: Then the final statement, was, according to you, a false one; it showed a false balance due?

The earnings of the fleet, from the above have proved less satisfactory than for the pre- vious year, but, after making full provision for depreciation, and meeting all outgoings, the net atmount at credit of revenue account is 7.747. 45. id. The Board recommend that dividend of 5 per cent, should be paid out of this sum, (24,394 105, and that the sorbing 24-hould be carried

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forward.

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The Company has been fortunate in escaping any serious claims upon its underwriting ac count, the balance of which now stands, at L180,958. 55, 3d.

The general reserve account remains at the old figure of 120,000, and the exchange re: serve is also ugaltered, hut the revenue ac- count has profited by the advance in exclinnge, although balances in China have been taken over al the low rate fixed in 1901.

During 1995 the El Dorado was sold, as mentioned in the last repart. The steamers Koonshing, Changshing and Chipshing, for the construction of which the Board had con- tracted, have been completed and despatched to China, where they are now engaged in the North trade routes. The Company has con- tracted in China with the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company to build a su table steamer to take the place, on the Yangtze, of the Fueno, previously reported as destroyed baby fire. It is hoped she will be ready for service

Witness: But it was a separate account. Mr. Hursthouse: Bu: if it were to be à true account it must show the full balance due from either party.

Witness: He did not bring forward the

lance.

.

Mr. Hursthouse: We know that. Continuing, witness said when he received forntoney from the defendant in the roth moon he signed it paid in settlement." It was the usual custom to mark all bills so, when paid. The bill he was suing un was not paid, so it was not chopped.

Mr. Grist: Does that book show the pay ments to the plaintif?

Witness: No.

Mr. Grist: Then the book shows dealings with everybody else but hot with the plaintiff

Witness:Yer, I never entered his dealings. Mr. Grist: Now, look at this word "setited -written over the account; was not that written yesterday, or, at any rate, after the issue of this writ?

Witness: No, it was not written yesterday; it was put on the day the payment was made.

Mr. Grist: Is it usual for you to chop your own book?

Witness: Well, it is my usual practice, and I always chop my books when making pay. ments.

Witness, continuing, said he had four chops for the different accounts. The account produced was the account he made out on the 25th July. He paid it because plaintiff-heard he was going to Canton, and he paid it on the 26th July, and and then he went to be country, And took his books with him. Plaintiff went away the same day, but they did not go together. He was away for three weeks.

He took 540 or $50 with him; that was out of the $1,500.

Mr. Grist: You mean to say you go to your family for three weeks and only take $40 of $50; do you have no more expenses; is it.not usual to take presents to your family?

Witness: 1 am a man who uses very little money. Continuing, witness said during his Absence the accountant booked his business; both the business of the shap, and his private business, and gave him account when he returned. He did not receive a cheque fur Si on the 24th July.

Mr. Grist: Will you swear that? His Honour: Does he mean that he did not receive $1 from anyone at all on that date? Witness said he did not receive any money At all on that day. He paid the plaintiff the amount in notes-and-subsidiary_coins, and in the presence of the accountant. He entered it there and then in his payment book, in the presence of the plaintiff. He did not ask the plaintiff to chop it as a receipt as it was not usual between them. The account was gone through and the bill found correct,

Mr. Grist: Then if you were not going to get any receipt what was the good of making out an itemised account?

Witness: It was our usual practice,

To Mr. Hursthause witness said he asked for a receipt, but plaintiff said the account was correct and he need not bother about a receipt. His Honour: You said before you never asked him for a receipt in your life!

Witness: 1 did riot ask him for a receipt; 1 only asked bim for the bill, so I could chop it.

His Honour: Oh

The accountant of the defendant was called and spoke to the payment of the money now claimed by, the plaintiff He said that, on the morning of the 26th July, defendant went out, and shortly after he returned with money. Plaintiff came in and witness went through the bili; a short one. He found it correct, and then the defendant paid the honey to the plaintiff in winess's presence. Witness heard plaintiff say "As you are going to the country you had better pay me the balance;" that was why the money was paid. There was some other friendly conversation, but witness did not pay attention to it.

To Mr. Grist, witness said that on the zoth -July-ho-want-through the book, and the bill for defendant. He checked the items and totalled

them up.

Mr. Grist: But just now you told us you only checked the bill?

Witness: I had forgotten the back. Mr. Crist: Quita so; you had forgotten the book,

Witness, continuing, said the bill produced was the original bill. He did not check the bill by the book; he laid the bill aside, and went through the book; and then compared the bill's and book's totals.

Mr. Grist: Are you sure that is the bill? Witness (looking at it): No, I never saw it before.

Mr. Grist: But you just said it was the griginal,

Clansmen of the plaintiff testified to the tak ing of the latter to Canton by the night hoat on the 25th July, as he was ill. They remembered the date, because they received a message from other clansmen to go to Canion on the z2nd July, but as the plaintiff was ill they de layed their departure fill the 25th.

Mr. Hursthouse: Now, was it not at the re. quest of the plaintiff that you said it was the 25th

Witness, No, the plaintiff has not told me what to say: 1. know without him.

Mr. Grist said the case was a very simple unt and he submitted that the plaintiff had proved his claim. The defendant's story of payment was unworthy of credence, as it was full of discrepancies when compared with that of He.sub. husly witness, the accountant. mited that defendant, on whom the ones of proof fell, bad not in any way proved-the- alleged payment, while the plaintiff had told a very straight story.

Mr. Harsthouse said that as regards the plaintiff's evidence he would only point to the man's statements in examination and in crass. examination. lu his examination-in-chief he said he always gave receipts when he got money from the defendant; in cross-ex amination he said he only gave receipts for the last two or three items. Mr. Hursthouse then agued upon the whole evidence, and submitted that the plaintiff had no case whatever and asked for judgment for defendant.

His Lardship said the onus of proof was an the defendant. He had always held in these cases, where payment was pleaded, the defend. ant, in the absence of any tecerpt, must bring very satisfactory evidence of payment. He could not think in this case the defendant had brought such evidence. If he was doing him a wrong he was not seriy for him; and if he had found the evidence sufficient to prove pay. ment, he would not have given him his costs; as he had brought the matter on himself by not keeping proper accounts.

Judgment for plaintiff with costs.

FIRE IN À PAWNSHOP.

DAMAGE HONE ANDUT. $1,000.

and inst.

Volumes of smoke issuing fram the third floor of No. 218, Queen's Road West, attracted the attention of the people at the Government. Civil Hospital soon after nine o'clock last night and they immediately gave the alarm, not, however, without attempting to render some assistance. Without any delay, a des patch-box from the hospital was got out, and rushed to the scene and soon a single hose was playing on the flames. Not long after- wards the fire-brigade, in charge of Chief Ins. 'pector Baker, arrived at the scene of the fire, only to find that the hospital men had charge al affairs and the fire parily under control. Thoy joined in, several lengths of hose, were

shortly.

The director retiring on this occasion is Mr. H. Beazley, who is eligible and offers bimself far re-election.

The auditors, Messrs. Tufquand, Youngs & Co., likewise offer themselves for re-election.

By order of the Board,

A. G. WELLS,

Secretary,

29, Cornhill, London, 30th May, 1996.

BALANCE SHEET AT 31ST DECEMBER, 1995. Liabilities.

To Share Capital Authorised- L1,200,000 first issue' 62,000 shares each £10, whereof 49, 59 subscribed and fully paid up

.. balance al Underwriting u/c.

general reserve fund exchange reserve account sundry creditors in Lond

and (iting

..bilis payable

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£ s. d

495,890 0 283,9385 120,00 0 0 3.000 10 7

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576 81 362 to

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52,500

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When the Dewey was off Singapɔre at mid- night last night the tow ropes Letween her and the Corsar parted and she was adrift till day- hight this, moraing when after, some difficulty she was picked up and brought safely into the time the singappie Roadsical. At one unwieldy structure drifted rather near the Cari- inons and it was feared she would go ashore.

The Commander of the squadron and the dock is Captain Hoseley of the Glacier and this vessel carries the whole of the provisions for the voyage being fitted with a refrigerating lant.p The small tug Wampatuck which has been lying in the roadstead here awaiting the Dewey is to act as tender between the ships on the way to Manila.

The Squadron stays here till the 28th and it is hoped no typhoon will be encountered whilst the China Sea is crossed.

As she lies at anchor out in the roads the

Dewey presents an extraordinary appearance, and it is improbable that we shall see her like here again for many years to come. Around her building there raged a controversy as to whether it was better to build her on the Pacific coast or the Atlantic, and it speaks volumes for the experimental nature of the contract, to learn that the Navy department found it would in the end be cheaper to have her built on the Atlantic and pay the canimous Suez Canal dues and extra payments for vayage, than to bave her built on the Pacific coast. The un- successful tenderers were the Union Iron Works, and the builders who secured the con tract were the Maryland Steel Company at inans**

whose works on Sparrow Point, Maryland, the 65,861 19 deposits

+4 great dock was put together. The Dewey when balance from revenue a/c.„...” 27;217

turned out a finished article by this great £1,172,395 0 7 engineering firm was five hundred feet long, one handred and six feet inside beat, and As sixty-three feet eight inches 'in depth." J. d. the pontoon valves are opened the dock slowly sinks to the required level to admit the ship which has to be docked, the operation being controlled from a small room situated on the port side. From this room are carried tele. phones which enable the lever coatruller to be in communication with all parts of the deck. The bow is bridged with a steel way which,. $ dividing in the middle, can serve as giant der. ricks for handling boilers or propellers when necessary. When a ship bas to be docked three powerful twenty-four inch pumps, pumping one hundred and seventy-five tons of water per minute, are set in motion, but for ordinary pur- posts there are two fuurteco-inch pumps in the end sections.

By

Steamships, hulks, ferry

Assets. £.

boats, &c... 1,3 14,197

Less deprecia

tion written

s.. d. La

3

off for this

67.587 2 year

Cords and provisions on board ships and ia godowas Office furniture Sundry debtors in London and China, agents bal ances, freights, &c. ......... Cash in London and China

-1,046,609 19 13,388 0

581 to

109,378 55

3,010 13

£174,395

REVENUE ACCOUNT FOR YEAR Ending 31ST DECEMBER, 1955,

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7

d.

To General charges and telegrams in London and China, includ- ing directors and auditors' fees 6,243 3 10 To Depreciation account On

......67,587 z 3 steamships, &c. To lncome tax account ....... 2,417 To Interest account............... 7.00 12 2 To Halance transferred to balance

sheet

C7.

Naturally with such a giant dock the great est attention has been paid to details and the structure is fully fitted out with its own machine rooms and engineering necessities, including compressed air plant, a comparatively new feature in floating docks. In self-docking the end sections, each ninety feet tong are unbolted and sunk underneath the main section raising the latter five feet above the water's edge.

The Dewey has had a comparatively un- adventurous voyage and the difficulties of tow. age, performed by the three tuys Glacier, Cartar and Brutus, have perhaps not been so great as was anticipated. The Navy depart ment has undertaken his work itself and the cruiser Tacoma has acted as convoy, the dock ..27,747 4 t and warship being kept in constant communi cation by wireless telegraphy. The public in £119,499 7 the United States have taken a very keen inter est in the whole undertaking and the close alliance between the American people and their public services, is exemplified in the great personal interest displayed in the States by 106,033 93 everyone. This is in fact one of the perform acces which in Yankee terms "licks creation" 12 46

and as such every right-thinking American takes a national pride in it. 110,499 7 448

1994 By Balance brought forward from By Net earpings of steamers for

the year By Transfer fees

+

Z s. d

4.435 13 7

HONOURS FOR JAPANESE WARRIORS AND STATESMEN.

un to the top of the building, and about half an hour later the fire was extinguished. The entire building of No. 218 is occupied by the Kung On pawnshop, one of the oldest-pawn-

A FORECAST UY THE "YOKODZU." shaps in the Colony. The free-the origin of which is at present a mystery-broke out

According to the Yorodes, it is confidently on the third storey, where clothing was stored... As soon as the fire became known to the fekis stated in official circles that the following pro of the pawnshop, who slept on the ground floor, motions in rank will be made in connection several thousands of dollars' worth of jewellery.with the late war- which wasstored in this floor-and which it iare- ported was uninsured-was removed, but several second-hand clocks, which at the time were hanging on the wall, had to be left to the flames owing to the progress of the fire. The fire was extinguished before is could reach the floors below, and what damage was done to the ground, first and second floors was simply by water. No damage was done to the building.

The premises are 'insured with Messrs. E. D. Sasson & Company for $14,000, and the damage done to the goods on the third floor is estimated as between $500 and $1,000.

..to be raised to the rank of Prince.

Marqula Ito ................... Marsin YamagKER.. Marquis (yamā marrvene, Cousil inauye muunemand Count Matiukais m Count Katsu|Research Admiral Toga mommender Baron Konur Admirallaron Yamoto

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Marquía.

THE PROSPECTS OF JAPAN.

MARQUIS ITO DRAWS A COMPARISON WITH ITALY,

diligence."

PRINCE TOGUI

THE "JJ" ON THE REWARDS TO JAPAN'S GREAT ADMIRAL,

Now that the investigations as to the rewards to be given for services in the late war are nearing their conclusion, the fift has returned to the question of the bonours to be conferred on. Admiral Togo and the other principal lenders, The Admiral is su modest in his demeanour, that and in his own estimate of his services, the fija is half afraid that the authorities may not quite realise how exceptional a reward his transcendent merits deserve. As our readers will remember, the /iji suggested some months

go

that the Diet, following the example of the British arliament in the cases of Lords lo berts and Kitchener and other great warriors, should make a large money grant to the Admi ral. It recognises, however, that this scheme is not likely to be carried out, and it now pats forward the suggestion that when the Admiral is raised to the peerage his rank strail be that of a Prince. The Admiral, it writes, is not logo of Japan but Togo of the world, aud any suspicion of stint in Japan's appreciation of his merits would disgrace the whole nation in the eyes of the world."

It connection with the war honour, it may be noted that the Arahi is putting forward the claims to recognition of the teachers. The journal considers that the high qualities ex- hibited by the Japanese forces were largely attributable to the excellence of their training in these schools. It therefore urges that clementary school principals or teachers, who have efficiently discharged their duties for more than ten years, should be decorated or granted pecuniary rewards. The suggestion certainly seems to be well worthy of consi deration-Kobe Heraid.

ANTI-JAPANESE PLOT IN KOREA,

REPORTED HUSSIAN INTRIGUE.

According to a Tokio dispatch to the Asahi, a plot has been discovered in Korea tu drive the Japanese from the peninsula. The tender of the conspiracy is a scholar named Kin-sho bun (Japanese pronunciation) à favourite of the Emperor of Korea. This man enjoyed the privilege of receiving an audience with the Emperor at any time, and taking advantage of this opportunity be, in concert with other friends, framed a conspiracy to bring Korea and Russia into secrel agreement for the pur pase of driving the Japanese from Korea.

In a

by

He iten became extremely busive, as became the leader of such a hobos

ite

put him in irons in a proper way, and it is false Kang, and to sustain discipline and order, I for any, member of the craw to state that they were ever strung-up 'spread eagle' style on my vessel,

"Several others thought they would follow Kneipp's example, and true to their hobos in. stinct, they refused work, with the result that, when kindness and persuasion was useless, 1 had them put in irons. If 1 had allowed them to run my vessel in their style. I wonder what would have become to us? I had to show thera that I was commander of the vessel, and I did."

is it not true, Captain, that you fired at Francis McKay while in the harbour here"? was asked.

"No, I did not fire at him; 1 fired over his hand to frighten him. He rushed at me with a belaying piu, calling upon the other members of the drew to help him get rid of the officers, as he admitted in his testimony before Consul- General Miller, and 1 hastily pulled my revolver and fired over his head.. It had the result I anticipated; he dropped his weapon. and ran up the rigging, and when I called upon him le come down on deck, he ran along lis yard and dropped overboard, and swam to a sampan near by,

"It is false to say that, when we dropped anchor kere, I refused to allow any of my men to come ashose to see the Consul, They wanted to come ashore in a body. and fill up on liquor, and as the work of the vessel and to be attended to, l'ordered them to finish their work, when they could go.in small parties; but no, they all sulkily, with the exception of the two old seamen, went to the forecastle, and

So I had to efused to perform any work aboard until they had had a good time ashore. assert my authority again and put them is -irons."~..~

Was the food supply or water short aboard ?" "No, that story of the discantented boboes in a fabrication pure and simple. The men had more than enough to eat, in fact the Standard Oil Company supply many delicacies for their vessels that are found wanting in others. As to compelling the men to eat shark, poise, and albatross, that is nonsense. ways allow my men when off duty to catch fish and fowl for sport and a pastime, I wa caught any porpoise or birds the cook dressed them up for the officers' mess as well, but no one was compelled to cal dishes so served; they were on the side as it were for

a change. Shark they never dressed, they were caught and killed for sport. Why, on nne occasion when making a voyage between Honolulu and Vew York, the crew caught over one hundred sharks. They enjoyed the excitementand sport in catching them, but this expericace and false reports made by the crew has taught me a vessel, will I allow the crew to fish for sport. lesson, and never again, while I am master of a

The execution of the scheme was to be com menced of the 3rd instant, and they were about to leave Seoul when all were arrested, Kin-sho-ban appears to have utilised the Kan-to question in persuading the Emperor of Korea to support his intrigue. As was recently stated in these columns, Kan-to is a tract of land in North Korea, situated on the upper part of the River Tunan, on the houndary between Korea, China, and Russia, and its jurisdiction still remains unsettled. memorial he addressed to the Throne, Kin-sho- bun stated that Kan-to was the birth-place of the present Korean dynasty, and that the Chinese had, settled there in large numbers, and were threatening to take the place from Korean control. This ac, the petition stated should not be left unnoticed, as the action of the Chinese would be injurious to the prestige of Korea. It would be an easy task to drive they spun the capstan he encouraged them the Chinese away from the place if the work long by swinging a small rope's end in bis was undertaken with the assistance of Russia, who would be willing to dispatch a large force for the purpose. Finally, said Kin-sho bun, the Russians would drive the Japanese away from Korea.

An Imperial Rescript was issued to him, agreeing to grant Y100,000 to meet expenses for putting the scheme into practice. This occurred on the 3rd inst. On the 8th inst. Kin-sho-bun, with his two colleagues, paid a visit to the Palace to take farewell of the Emperor, before selling out to Kun-to, when they were seized by the members of the li-chun-hai, who handed them Brer to the police.

Search of their houses resulted to the dis- covery of all the papers relating to the intri. gue, from which the whole of the particulars could be seen. The pist was thus delected in its very beginning before the conspirators could act. It is believed the departure of Yi Yong-ik recently from Shanghai for Vladi vostok is connected with this affair. YrYong-ik is the noted Korean statesman who favours

We learn from the Japan Maff that on the Russia, and some time ago fled to Shanghai era of his departure from Takie on his return for safety.

forai, Secretary in the Home Depart ment; Bin Keishoku, Secretary in the Imperial to Cores Marquis Ito invited some twenty of the most prominent-members of the Seiyu-kai-Household, and three-otber-officials are report to a farewell dinner at the Maple Club in

ed to have been arrested by the Japanese gen

"As to the yarn that the second mate always lashed the men while spinning the capstan, that is another hoboe's yarn. My second mate like my other officers is a hustler, and when

But we have had enough of the gang, I crew, who are old sailors, and I expect to sail have paid them all off and shipped a japancso next week for Honolulu. Why, one of the men, named Witte, has since confessed to me that he was put up to telling a yarn of horror, and he has begged me to ship him back, but I

refused."

Captain Amberman, who appears a quiet unassuming man, was accompanied to the

has known him for over twenty years, and tha office by an old resident of Yokohama; who Adverilter publishes with pleasure his side of the story, which, our contemporary..say, was told in a straightforward simple master,

WHAT might have been a serious accident and.. perhaps attended by death, occurred on Sunday alternoon near the Fraya East Hotel, when the matorman of car No. 20 had to apply his emer gency brake so as to save the lives of three- persons. This came about through a careless coal coolie who would not leave thes

when the car was some distapte - behind him, ricksha, Carrying & Filipino,

a Western-bound car in past. The rickaba got- crossed the road from right to left so as to allow on the left side of the road now; and as that part of the road is too narrow to allow the CAT behind it to pass, the ricksha coolie dashed across the rails to make for the other, side, when, unfortunately, the coal coolie, who was walking gaily along the track was knock- CilAN Yuen appeared before Mr. H. H. J. ed down by the ricksha. The sudden jar Gompertz, at the Magistracy on Saturday, char. also caused the coolie to fall and the fare was ged with stealing a brass propeller, on Thurs thrown out of the vehicle. The tramcar, which day last, from Kimberley Road, Kowloon. The was coming up behind at a good rate; answered propeller is the property of Mr. H. S. Holmes, beautifully to the brake and the car was pulled Chan admitted the theft, and was sentenced to up a few yards away from the "wreck," not, one mpoib's hard labour and to be exposed in however, without giving, the passengers a rude the stocka for six hours.

Tokio. There do not seem to have been any darmes. They are said to possess influence in set speeches, but some semi-conversational utterances of the Marquis are quoted by the the Imperial Court, and are charged with have Chuo Shimbun, whose editor, Mr. Ooka ikuro, ing given money to the insurgents in the in- was among those present. The Seiyu-kai, terior-Japan Chronicle.

evidence Cousi said the Marquis, "has of late given

of large progress along party lines and I am There exceedingly glad to observe it. are many difficult questions connected with the post-bellum enterprises, but we must make up our minds to go ahead with them in a constructive spint. Some people take possimistic view. Well, we staked the coun- try's existence when we began the recent

It will be noted that, with the exceptions of Marquis Oyama and Admiral Togo, nose of the principal combatant officers in the late war are included in the above list, which cannot be at all comprehensive-Kabi regarded as Herald,