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Entimations.

A. S. WATSON ́& CO.,

LIMITED.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

· ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841

NOTICE

THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY JULY II

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Was The Editor, 1. lee Home load, and

thugta be azobepanded by the Writer's Name and Addrom.

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to The Maonge The Editor wili noť podertake tat be reegoasilela 10 any rejected MS, or to return any Contribution.

SUBSCRIPTION RATES (IN ADVANCE), DAILY~50 per u

WKRKLY--$3 per atuum.

„The ratom per quarter and per innfagit,, projkartična). The daily imus dulivered tree when the midrew j

necdble un messenger. Eta zerflow wont by post nii

aditional $1.50 per staartur in chargel for pastage, The postage on the weekly iwas to any part of the **** world.j×30 crots por quarter. Blugle Copie. Daily, ten ernix: Woefly, twanijs

Ave cants,

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1906.

HINGKUNG AND SHANGHAI

"BANKING CORPORATION.

HALF-YEARLY DIVIDEND DECLARED,

We are officially authorised to state that, sub-

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SERVICE

of Great itritsin. These British works, 100, ] A Tuxto inasange lu the diuinicht mates that are working at full pressure to meet demands Colonel Nowcisky (7), of the Russian General from America,, so that the suggestion that Staff Office, has left St.-Petersburg for Mongo Japanese cement is 'in demand because of lia, accompanied by several engineers and other person. It is alleged that the expedi its good properties is próbably not quite a lions for the purpose of geographical research, fact, it being more likely that the Americans but all the expenses are to be defrayed by theject to audit, the Directors of the Hongkong THE CHINESE COMMISSIONERS. are entirely indifferent as to the place of General Staff Office. origin so long as they get the necessary" materials to accomplish their tremendous task." And to supply that necessity, both in quality and quantity, we make bold ta assert that the Hongkong company is as well and as favourably equipped as any factory in the world.

NEW HARBOUR OFFICE.

When a firt, or an institution, an associa

the balleship Afon! igu cannot be salved the Shutter Rock (May 36) she will be blown ap after the removal of her four 12-10, guns. The latest developments at the wreck in ke it exceedingly improbable that the vessel can be saved, even with a continuance of the splendid weather that has favoured the operations almost |from: the beginning:-Home paper. -

within seven week from the date of striking

fr is with profound regret that we announce the death of His Grace the Must Reverend

and Shanghai Pasking Corporation will re- commend at the forthcoming meeting a divi. dend of £1. 156, per share.

Add to the Reserva Fund $750,000; and carry forward about $1,700,000.

DISPUTED CONTRACT,

Before his Honour Mr. A. G. Wise, Puisne Judge, sitting in Summary Jurisdiction this afternoon, Sin Tu Fai and En Choi, both of No. 29, Gilman Street, contractors, sued Cháu Tung Sang, contractor, of No. 94. Shaukiwań Road,

NOT TO LAND AT SHANGHÄL

ANARCHISTS FEARED.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 11th July,

2.10 p.m.

Prince Taai-tech and his suite, re.. turning to China by the M.M. 88.

The Honghong Celegraph on, or even a private barily, on oven is Archives of Takis, Monseig our Petre: balance due by defendant to plisionit under a Armand Belie, have been ordoved

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, July 15, 19ʊf

for recovery of the sum of $222, being the

lares e penater from the old to a new | Mane Qiouf, which took place on Wednesday, contract. Mr. 15, W. Guldring, of Messis, Gold- domicile, by way of bringing good luck, the the 27th June, at 2pm. The funeral service ring, and Barlow, appeared for the plaintiff, Mr. first thing done in the new premises is to

will be held in the Cathedral at Tsukiji ou | R. Jackson, of Messrs. Johnson; Stokes and have a “house warming," and patrons, cus. Saturday, at an. The late Archbishop | Master, appearing for the defendant. · Sin Tu came to Japan in 1884 and did much for the Fai said he and L, Chos were contractors, tomers and friends generally are invited to

propagation of the Roman Catholic religion in In noting the other day the abnormal help to "war" the new premises, and partake of the hospitality of the proprietors. demand for Portland cement for the secon-It is an old custom, and a pleasing one, struction of the damaged portion of San

whether from a business or social stand-Times,

-THE CEMENT trade,

be made to secure a share of the trade

this country. He was always respected and loved by his friends and followers, and was 78 years old at the time of his death-Japan

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DEVONSHIRE

CIDER.

We have just received a shipment of APPLE BRAND CIDER bottled by Messrs. ROBERT POR- TER AND COMPANY, Pro-Francisco, wat suggested that efforts might point, and always tends to the cementing of THE New York Times, pablished on June prietors of the famous by the representatives of the Hok-Un good fellowship on the one hand, and to the the following message from its Peking co

increase in business, in all its ramifications, respondent-The first number of the firs of the justly BULL DOG BRANDSfactory, in the interest

on the other. On Monday next an illustrated paper ever published in Peking has reputed product turned out by the Green postant change of domicile takes place, and just been issued. A feature of the paper is the of STOUT and ALE. Island Cement Co. at Hangbom and Macao.

one marking the advance in 'importance of reproduction in an exaggerated form of the While we have no doubt that the general this, the first shipping port of the British Chinese labas, cafus distributed at the time It is highly recom-managers of this important local industry Empire. On that day the Harbour Office of the recent general election in England. mended by many medi-

are ever on the alert to adequately respond will open for business" in its new house Rarely have anti-foreign publications from the to the special exigencies created in the on the Praya, just to the east of the Canton Chinese themselves heen 'more calculated to cal men on account of its markers of the world by any special circum-wharves, abandoning the old location for inflame resentment against foreigners than beneficial action in cor-

stances, it may be well to give prominence use as a market. The importance of this elechon literature.

ahose infamous pictures copied from English to the vigilance of Japanese competition event lies in the fact that, of the many tain ailments particular-which is ever ready to step into any market projects of the Government, for the better FROM statements made in Japanese journals it wherein our local manufactures, through the and more adequate quartering of its serpears that the former, Russian battleship ly in complaints of a

efforts of their respective matingements, seek

Orel (now the want, which is undergoing vants, this is the first to arrive at maturity repairs at Kure, will cost 3 milline yen before gouty origin or tendency.

to gain a footing. In regard to the demand may not be generally known that, less sie eierges from dock in a completely restor for San Francisco, if the reports of our Either by itself or mixed

building now stands, was the choppy, restless being repaired, at Yokosuka, than ten years ago, the site upon which this ed condition. The cruiser Varyag (Saya) is

with SODA or GINGER BEER it makes a most wholesome," "palatable and refreshing summer beverage.

Per Case of 8 Doz.

Pints

Per Doz,

Hongkong, 5th July, cyah,

$30.00 4.00

CREGOR & CO.,

Pacific coast.

the is a new

ship with a speed of 23 knots, and will form an app cable addition in the Japanese Navy. ched in 1893, will never be fit to take her place Bat the battleship Follaza, which was laun

in the first fighting line, ber age being a fatal blemish. She will become a unit of the reserve, squadron.

Japanese vernacular contemporaries can be relied upon, it would seem that our Keenest

sen, part of the waters of the harbour, which commercial rivals have ousted the long the growing needs, in house-space, of the kong manufacturers in the supply of cement Colony caused the Government to reclaim, for re-building the ruined city on the just as it is still reclaiming land from the sea We are informed that lie in other parts of the Colony and its depend: immense demand which had arisen has encies. Under these circumstances it has caused Americans to look to Japan for a come as a surprise upon a good many inem- part of the supply, and the output of theters of the business cummunity that there Asano, Michi, and other large cement-manu-has been, so far, no whisper of any formality facturing companies in Japan has been gon to be observed, when the change takes place nacted for ten years ahead. This has na five days hence. When, at home, these turally resulted in an advance in the price of removals of important landmarks to larger rement in Japan, from V3.40 to V4.50 per and more suitable premises-thus marking cask. A Japanese gentleman recently re- the advance of progress of the city, town or

seat for a few minutes, as he was going out for turned from America observes that contracts country--occur, it is usually, almost; indeed, a second to buy something, he would return are placed: by Americals for cement from invariably attended with a certain amount and see what he could do for bin. The mas. Japan, not only because of the scarcity of the of ceremonial, and a golden or silver key, inter did return, but with a policeiman, and Li was given to custody. On being placed before

On the 22nd November last year, Li Heung robbed his master, a toy manufacturer of 31, Square Sticet, of $tá waith of toys and left the.. Colony, de appuently thought everything was forgotten, for he returned in the Colony yesterday and went to the shop to see if he could get back his position. The master said there was a vacancy and if Li would take la

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supply in America, but also because of the the hands of a lady or gentleman of promin | excellent quality of japanese coment. Ameri-ence, unlocks the door to the public for Mr. F. A. Hazeland this morging, he was sen. ras cement, explains this gentleman, dries the first time. Then the public, and tenced to six weeks' hard labour and six hours

stocks. quickly, but its coherent power is very weak. the ratepayers, can troop. in and see Since the San-Francisco disaster American for themselves in what way the public A GARDENER, the employ of Mrs. Cook, ni builders have been convinced that although funds are being disposed of to the best ad 127, Barker Rond, the Peak, thought tukang 287 japanese and German cement dries slowly, vantage. In this case why should not the was not minding his business yesterday, and was 19, QUEEN'S ROAD_CENTRAL. yet it possesses very strong coherent power,

Harbour Master be "At Home" from 9-10 alleged to have given the officer" what for. The a.m. on Monday, and why should not some lakong was walking along the read yesterday one of our fan friends be invited to "open" and he noticed the gardener on Crown landsear the office with a silver key, which would, ing down Government shiob. The lalong told Souvenir the gardener to move on, but the gardener paid as usual, remain hér properly, as a

no cotice. When the police officer was aboui of the interesting occasion? All interested

to assert his authority, the gardener, thought in in shipping, agents and shipmasters alike;

was time to act, and he was stated to have

BURGUNDIES

'FROM

BOUCHARD PERE &

FILS,

Beaune, Burgundy.

and they have, consequently directed their attention to German or Japanese cement in preference to American. If Japanese cement- manufacturers are careful, lo maintain the present quality and moderate price of their

and defendant was also a contractor work.

ing at Quarry lay. On the 22nd November, 1935, a contract WAG entered into between the parties. The plaintills were to divide the profits of the contract into three shares, San Tu Fai taking two and Li Chri one-third. The book produced contained the agreement be

His Honour: This agreement isnot stamped Mr. Goldring: No, my Lord, but I under!" take to get it stamped,

tween the parties.

His Honour: Very well, on your undertaking to get it stamped, with penalties. I'll admit it. M1. Goldring: 1 undertake that, my Lord. Witness, continuing, said the agreement was written by the defendant, with the exception of two sentences on the top, which were written by witness.

The agreement was here read and found

to refer to the loading of junks at so many cash per basket carried by plaintiff's coolies. The contract was written by dé. fendant in plaintiffs shop on the 12th Novem- bes, 1905. The work was carried on, and on 30th December, 1985, he applied to defendant

to money to pay the coolies, but defendant aid he had none. On the 23rd December the defendant received payment from Messrs. Butterfield and Swire, and hearing this, witness refused. On the 27th he received payment again applied to defendant for money but was

01 $tou.

His Honour; But I don't know that he is entitled to his money until the work was com pleted,

Mr. Goldring: He is, my Lord, under the

contract.

His Honour: Where does it say sor

Mr. Goldring: In the contract, my Lord. His Honour: Yes, I know; so you say, but whereabouts? I don't find it, and you are sup

posed to show me these things.

Mr. Galdring: It is in a marginal note. His Honour: Olla marginal note? Then expect the other side will dispute that marginal

nule.

for the sum paid, which receipts were not After some discussion, regarding the receipts

forthcoming,

not to land here on their arrival.

Arrangements have been made for the Imperial Commissioner and par ty to transfer at once to the Chinese cruiser lluichi, which will be held in readiness for the Prince.

The Haichi has orders, up soon as the party get on board, to proceed immediately to Tientsin en route to Peking.

These steps have been dictated as a measure of precaution against a plot which, it is believed, has been hatched by the emissaries of Chinese anarchista suspected of planning on attempt on the life of his Imperial Highness.

PROPERTY SALE.

Under instructions from Mr. Ona Kong Sing, solicitor for the mortgagee, Mr. Geo. P Lammert, auctioneer, put up for sale at his auction rooms, Duddell Street this afternoon, all those two equal undivided fourth parts or the valuable leasehold property consisting of

shares of all that piece or parcel of ground, situate-at-Yaumati, and registered in the Land Office as section 5 of Kowloon Inland Lot 1,011, together with the messuage or tene- meat and other erections and buildings thereon, known as No. 10, Kennedy Street, Vaumati, And also a mortgage debi dated 21st October, 1951, on the remaining undivided moiety of the said section 5 of Kowloon Inland Lot No. 1,011,

for the repayment of the sum of $1,700 and

interest thereon at the rate of 6 per cent, per annum. The premises are held for the residue of the term of 75 years; subject to the payment | of the annual Crown rent of $7, and also to the performance of the convenants and conditiobs of the said Crown lease. Area: 1,147 square feth

The property was knocked down to Mr.

His Honour said that for all sums paid re- | Leung Hing for £1,500. ceipts must be given.

To Mr. Jackson, witness said he was not a dormant partner; he was an active partner, and Li Choi was also an active partner. De- fendant did not any payments had been made Li Choi. Li Cho was not a partner in his

business..

CLAIM FOR GOODS SOLD.

A WRONGFUL ARREST.

Before his Bunour Mr. A: G. Wist, Puisne Judge, presiding, the Ring Wo firm, of No. 1 Bonham Strand, pawnbrokers, sted Tam Yuk Ming, of No. 137. Hollywood Road, traders, for the recovery of the sum of $308,80 for goods

His flonour: Bat you said just now he was Mr. Goldring: No, my Lord, not a partner in the business, in the contract only. He got the contract and Sin Yu Fai went into part-sold and delivered, nership with him.

Witness, continuing, said that certain letters

ature appeared to some, but he did not signthem. His Hoabur. As a matter of fact, how much do you owe the defendant?

goods, it may not be difficult for them to should be invited, for the oflice is of most set on the unfortunate tukong and wiped produced were true and some unitue: His sign. Hastings' office, represented the defendani.

compute successfully with German cement in" America. The Americans are determined to rebuild a finer city than before within the next five to ten years, and Japanese cement-manufacturers may do a very large

business. Such is the opinion of the interested Japanese traveller. From the foregoing statement an advance of a fiac tion under 33 per cent. has been re- cently established in the price of cement, and while the local product is advertised at

interest to them, and it is because of them, the ground with him The lutong, how. and because the shipping is, as everybody ever, came our best afterward, but not knows, the life-blood of the Colony, Surely before he was besmeared from lead to foot the Government, if approached on the sub with, mud. The obstreperous gardener was ject, would not grudge the small outlay in placed before Nr. F. A. Hazeland, at the funds entailed in a mild opening ceremony Magistracy to-day, and the case remanded. for so important à department of the Public Service.

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

An interesting and novel project for promoting

export trade will take shape in the near future in a floating exhibition that will visit about forty different posts of commercial importance in all quarters of the globe. A large steamer is will be chartered and filled with stalls like the show-rooms of industrial exhibitious on land. ONI. native officer, to rank and file, 119th in-placed in the stalls, and a staff ul ens. Samples of manufactured goods will be fancy, arnved from Bombay per s.s. Dith this morning for duty.

LEAVE of absence" (privilege leave) to the neighbouring countries, on private affairs, been granted to Lieutenant F. A. Maclead 129th Baluchis, from 23rd July to 20th Septed Weber, 19u6.

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Witness: He owes me $zza.

His Hogour: I don't care what he owes you, bow much do you owe him?

to

him for supplies to the coulies, but Li Choi Witness: Well, there are some $30 due

knows all about that; I don't

His Honour: It seems to me that this man knows very little about his affair. First he said Li Choi is a partner, then he says he is not, then again he says he is, but the contract debars him from signing receipts. If he can. not sign receipts be cannol sue.

ployees will attend to their display unlessThe two and defendant entered into a con- Li Choi said last witness was his fall the firms that, exhibit send their OWD

tract for removing earth to Quarry, Bay. There representatives. The exhibition will be form ally opened at every part visited, and

was a contract signed. the stay in each place will extend from thee. to six days. It is expected that the steamer will sail early in the autumn. The proposed. route will take in Canadian, ports first, then Cuba and the West Indian istands, South American ports, Australasia, Japan, China, the Straits Settlements, Burma, and India,

Mr. Goldring: Where was it signed? Wilges i plaintiff's shop. His Honour. In your shop, then, Witness. No, it was not in my shop. His Honour: But you are a plaintiff? Witness: Yes, I am a plaintist.

Mr. F. X. d'Almada e Castro appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. C. F. L'ixon, of Mr. John

Mr. Dixon said he was prepared to consent to judgment for the full amount claimed, but he must apply for damages against the plaintiff, under section 52, of the Code of Civil Procedure, for wrungful arsest. Defendant

had been arrested upon an application made.

of Chan Nuk Fan, plaintiff's accountant, who to the Court, supported by an affidavit

therein stated that he saw the defendant and asked for the payment of the money due and was told that he was leaving the Colony and could not pay. Mr. Dixon would produce évidence to show that no such interview as mentioned ever took place, and defendant had no intention of leaving the Colony.

action for that; this section does not cover that. His Honour: Hu! you must bring a fesh

It is a separate maller and I cannot deal with it in this case. I must try the action; or you can prosecute four perjury, whichaver you like, If in the course of this case I had found you do sot owe the money. 1 could then give you damages in this action; as it is, however, you have admitted that you owe the money, and that alters the matter, You had better bring A. fresh action. Now there will be judgment for

His Honour: Then it was your shop. Witness: No, it was in plaintiffs shop, not my shop. I have nothing to do with the shop. } plaintiff with costs.

His Honour: I am inclined to think you

the retail price of $4.75 per cask, it should A SINGLE case of plagee from Yaumats not be imagined that-with a long running, reported to-day. contract of ten years, like that the Japanese manufacturers are reported to have secured with the builders in San Francisco--the energetic firm uf general managers, who have in their keeping the interest of the Hongkong industry, should fail in their ability to compete against the ever- watchful manufacturers in Japan. have good reason to believe that, without any extraneous efforts, the plant is ready at hand to materially increase the daily grow ing demands of the excellent product second to none turned out by the factory on the

New trick has been devised by burglars have, you had better say "fast witness's shop" mainland, and with the increased capital

being hurt in case they think discretion the better whereby they hope to protect themselves from .76 GOLD MEDALS available which has been sanctioned by

part of valour. This is by laying out a mattress the Green Island Cement Company's share- holders, and the concurrence of the lank for M. W. J. Crawford, a clerk, employed in the below the verandah of the house they propose to enter so that if they jump over the verandah, the payment of the Company's overdrafts to charged a coolie before Mr. F. A. Haceland, at three o'clock this morning' Leung On apread things to drink, and then defendant asked him Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company, if detected, they will come no harm. A remain in abeyance, the wherewithal should the Police Court this morning, wilb being in his matizess below house 112, Des Voeux be at ready command to enter into fresh the servants quarters of his house last night fields of enterprise created by fortuitous cir- without permission, His Worship fined the cumstances. To return to the glowing intruder $10, with the option of twenty-eight report of the Asano, etc., product which is days' hard labour.

AT

AWARDS:

AND)

DIPLOMAS

THE Straits Times understands that, while H. E. Sir John Anderson was playing golf on the links on Government Hill, one day last week, some one annexed his coat, which he had placed rear one of the greens. There was nothing of any-value in the coat except a pair of eye-glasses and a chain,

VARIOUS

RIOUS EXHIBITIONS, | naturally given so favourable a testimonial A DECREB relative to the organisation of a

by the Japanese gentleman recently returned Law Court in connection with the Residency from America, our well-informed Kobe cop. General at Seoul has been published in the temporary, alluding to his remarks, makes Japanese official Careffe. It is provided that the following very pertinent observations: the Court shall comprise a president, four "It is curious that the vernacular journals, judges, a prison superintendent, and five secretaries. The salary of the president is to whilst dilating upon the virtues of German be from Y3,000 to Y3,500, in addition to cenain and Japanese cement, make no reference to allowances. It is also announced that Mr. 156-15 the Portland cement made in various parts | Kosaka kas boon appointed President

'CASH LESS 10%

CREDIT LESS 5o,

Hongkong, 11th July, 1906.

not "plaintiff's shop.".

Witgass, continuing, said he owed some $20 or $30, or $10 for food and supplies for bis cooties.

Asked about a letter produced witness said defendant invited him to his house to dinner, and so he went, and he had dinner and some

knew the date was wrong, but defendant asked Road Central and entered the house by meant him to put that date.

to write the letter. He anti-dated it, though he

|of the water-spout. He managed to sten! two His Honour: Were you so drunk you did

pieces of clothing, but before he could quit the not know better? premises the inmates awoke and rafted an Witness: Well, 1 wasn't very drunk-a alarm. When Leung spread his mattress helinle under the influence of liquor, perhapu; miscalculated his dictand from the wall, and but when the defendant asked me to write it. when the alarm which scared him was raised, wrote it. Elefendant said he owed them $200 the mattress, but struck his head a violent pay him his share or $60. He did not get his he jumped over the verandah, landed safely on old, and he said if he wrote the letter be would blow on the wall, which stunned him for a few 560. He wrote the letter and handed it over, seconds. P. C. Waterer, who heard the dis His Honour: Then you wanted to swindle turbance, rushed to the scene and found poor your partner? Leung soothing his bruised head. The officer this morning, Mr. Campertz scat Leung in for took Leung in charge, and at the Palice Court Hix weeks to think over his night's escapade, and also to go là the sticks for six hours,

Witness: No, I did not swindle anyone." thorough scoundrel, by his own showing.

His Honour: It is evident this man is a

The case was proceeding when our repre- ,sentative left the Cours.

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

HAILS DUL

German (Seydilia) 17th inst, Canadian (Tartar) 17th inst. American (Korea) 18th inst. German (Prins Regent Luitpold) 18th inst, Indian (Kutsang) 24th inst. Canadian (Empress of China) 26th inst. Amèrican (America Maru) 27th inst.

The I. M. S. 5. Ca's 2.1. China arrived at São Francisco on gli inst

The P. M. S. S. Co.'s ; Siberia uniled from San Francisco for this port on 7th inst.

The Glen Lines,s. Glinstras from London and Aniwerp left Singapore on îoth inst,ifor this post,

The Imperial German Mail us. Zisten which left here on 5th inst, arrived at Singapore yesterday, at 7am..

The 1. C. 5. N. Co's 5.5. Rutsang left Cal culta for this port via the Straits on 8th Insl and may be expected here on 24th inst. · ·