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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY JULY 14 1906.

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(he Hongkong (elegraph

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JULY 14, 1906.

THE LAW OF LIBER

A case of peculiar interest to all eniployers

of typists and stenographers has just been decided in the Courts at hoing. In 1891 it was decided that the manager of a company,

a

recom-Restion. The result of this is that heads

of offices are not allowed to treat what transpires jo the usual' course of business in

LOCAL AND GENERAL

THE French mail, of the sath June was delivered in London on the 13th inst.

THE sa. Heungihan leares Dougins, whuit for “Macau at tèn o'clock in the morning to-morrow

(Sunday).

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POLICE sergeants W. J. Kerr and WeLander have been appointed examiners of weights and measures in the New Territories.

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Excellency the Governor has been pleased to recognize Mr. S. J. Fuller as vice aud deputy consul-general of the United States of America in Hongkong.

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HUNGKUNG HIGH-LEVEL TRAM- WAY COMPANY, LIMITED.

EXTRAORDINARY MEETING."

An extraordinary general meeting of share- holders in the above-mentioned company was held at the office of the company, Alexandra Buildings, at noot to-day, for the purpose of dated the 28th day of March, 1986, made by the passing two.resolutions pursuant to the order Supreme Court of Hongkong in its Original Jurisdiction in Action No. 371 of 85>5:

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FRANCH NATIONAL VEJn.

CONSUL LIRDUHT AT HOME,"

To-day being the anniversary of the capture and demolition of the Bastille, Mans, Lisbert Consol for France at this,port, was "at home '· this morning, at his residence, No. 10, Mac donnell Road, from 9.30 to 10.30 o'clock, to in this Colony, wishing to call, and from 11 to receive the members of the French community 130 o'clock, to receive the Foreign Officials, the Consular Corps, and members o the for eign community.

Among those present weie: Messrs. H.

During this evening Madame Liebert is "at home" to her friends in honour of the occasion. Humphreys (chairman) D. E. Clarke, Hop. Mr. W. 1. Gresson, H. P. White, T. F.

Amongst those who called upon Mons. Hough, T. S. Forrest, Lau Chú Tak, R. Hard-Liebert this morning were Captain Cole. His Majesty the King has been pleased to aping, E. Seth, G. C. Moxon, J. M. Wang, and prove of the appointment of the lemnourable | 1. A. Jupp (secretary), Mr. Hewell to be an unofficial manibar of the Legislative Council aí Hongkong, ice M1. Shewan, resigned.

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The Secretary having read the notice cun- vening the meeting,

The Chairman. Bad-Gentlemen,-The ubjects for which this meeting has been con vered as (1) rescind the fourth special To ulution passed and confirmed on the 3rd and 20th of June last year and all agreements

MR. Nicholas, who, was suspended from the exercise of his office of wanimaster, Govern- ment Civil Hospital, on the 24th May last, has, with the approval of the secretary of State, been (picularly, the agreement of the 18th Octo dismissed fum the Government Service.

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man, A.D.C., sepresenting His Excellency the Governor, Sir Matthew Nathan, Captain Vuller, representing Commodore Williams, Captain E.. Ward, representing H. E. Majoritienėtal Villiers Hatton, nemiers of the Legislative Council, the Consular. Corps, and prominent representatives of the foreign community.

“MÁRKKD MÓNEY?

HOW IT IS DONE.

TELEGRAMS.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH"

SERVICE,

PIRATICAL OUTRAGE.

MISSIONARY DOCTOR SHOT. BRITISH S.S. "SAINAM” HELD UP.

CAPTAIN AND CREW SEVERELY WOUNDED.

STUBBORN FIGHT.

[From Our Own Correspondent:]

Shameen (Canton),

14th July, 10.35 a.m.

A dastardly piratical outrage has

occurred on the West River.

The British river steamer Sainam · was held up by a gang of seventy pirates on the West River at soven | o'clock yesterday evening.

The Rev. Dr. R. J. J. Mucdomid, of the Wesleyun Missionury-Society,

with the option of six weeks' hard labour, juraft agreement (which has been prepared by made by the police and excise officers of per was shot.

A NOTIFICATION over the signature of the Hon

In cash or shaies of the

We have just received a shipment of APPLE

ber, 1905, inade between this company and its BRAND CIDER bottled

MR. H. H. J. Gomperta, at the Magistracy this ligatus of the une past and the Pouk Tram- ways Company, Limited, if the other pais) by Messrs. ROBERT POR for other employer, who dictated a letter to

morning, fined the master of a cargn-buat $39, entered in thereunder. (3) To approve the

Now and again, we hear of arrests being TER AND COMPANY, Pro-Shorthand cbrk, who type winte it and

handed it to another clerk to press-copy, was dumping ashes into the harbour, yesterday. the Company's solicitors, Messis, Ewens, Hars- sons who are alleged to have been selling ton and Harding) which I will read to you in intoxicating liquors or dealing in opium without prietors of the famous liable for publishing" a libel, if the letter This will probably act as a warning to others. was libellous, he being held to have "pub- BULL DOG BRANDS

lished it to his two clerks. Had he written MRS. Woodcock, of No. 3. Seymour Terrace, due course and which if necessary Mr. Harding, permits. When the wrong-doers are placed who is present for the purpose, will explain.belong the Caunt the evidence goes to show the letter himself and sent it direct to the proceeded against hier vale chan couleuri apre al resolution in question was that the offence was detected through marke. of STOUT and ALE.

belove Mt. F. A. Harslund, at the Police Count

as follows: That the Liquidators be em money" being brought into play, and convic addressee, there would have bech no “pub-this morning, fur: leaving her servile du git

to the Peak Tramways tion follows. How the "marking" is done is n It is highly

June last without giving a month's nolice powered to sell

Company, Limited the underciking of this secret which only those about to make the raid The coolie was fined $10.

Company at the price of 200 per share, either know, and the following interview on the sub mended by many medi-

Peak Tram-ject, which a representative of the Washington cal meu on account of its

Star recently had with a well-known American

Beneficial action in cer- tain ailments particular-. ly in complaints of any, ofidon, and Birch, Kathy & Co. gouty origin or tendency. Kobe, Japan, to go to Japan, to Inuk after the fary's maining interests. That was in March, Either by itself or mixed")

124 In May of the same year 1leaner with SODA or GINGER | wrote to the Kobe fim saying he was much BEER it makes a most wholesome, palatable and refreshing summer beverage.

their own offices as confidential, which is to say the least, hard on thein. In the case tested to a man named Edmonson, a min og gngineer, was engaged by one Horner, a director of the ims of Birch and Com

of

afnið - kelmonson would acquire..valuable.

information at the expense of that firm, and

use it must for their benefit but for his own. In June of the same year, under code, they

wied "have no dealings with Edmison;

Capt. Barnes-Lawrence appears in. the fuselle

to the effect that is Excellency the Governor will open the new labour Ofice at to am, he public are an Mooday, the 36th matant, cordially invited to be present.

Tir, masters of three carg boats appeared before Mr. H. H. J. Gomperts, at the Police

Count this morning, charged by Inspector Langley, with making last to the steamer

ungehore, while she was entering the pat

this morning. They were fined $: each

1

sh.nilers

detective, will be of interest

"How is money marked? repeated a head.

ways Company, Limited' at the option of this company and to enter mio all necessary agreements to that in sunsequence efect." you are owate nl the action instituted by Mr. D. E. Brown, ne of the late shareholders in the company,

that the fourth special resolution which I have just read was invalid and that the other three special resolutions could not be given effect to in the absence of such special resolution in lieu of the said fourth special resolution as should expressly recognise the rights of dissentient shareholders and the Chief Indice grantéd an injuecuna restraining the company and is liquidators from carrying any of the resolutions into effect until they com- pub-plied with the terms above ticated. The effect cal patsing and confirming the resolutions which 1 ball shoully put to you will be that such shareholders in this company as desire to re ceive an exchange for their respective holdings therein shares in the Peak Tramways Co. will be enabled to do so and that those who desire to veceive cash will be at liberty to give antices of dissent under sections 20 and 202 of the Hongkong Compares Ordinance, 1865, alter giving which they may either take what the liquidators will offer them (vtc., Szco per share 307.and in addition the proportion of unpaid discend thereon earned up to the 18th October, 1905) or if such dissenting shareholders are not satisfied with this offer they will be at liberty 16 | proceed to arbitration in accordance with the law. With the above information, I think 1 have satisfactorily explained the position, but at the same time should any shareholder have any question to ask 1 will do my best to answer

quarters detective. "Well, it is not marked in the manner that the public thinks it is.

"The average person, no doubt, believes that for thief, Justice of the Supreme Court of money is marked by private marks placed on 11-ngkong held

AN Order of His Majesty Die King in Council, dated the 1th of May, 1986, for giving effect to the treaty between the United Kingómá and. the Republic of icaragua for the mama! syp render of fugive crinanals, which was signed give notice of dismissal," and the Kobe firm

at Slanagna on the Byth of April, 1995, terminated the employment of. Edmonished in the Concite...

A case was then brought by Ed- exonson against Birch and Company, for $30.00 | huel, and Boner admitted that he dictated the telegram to a typewriter, from the code 4.00

book, and that it was available for perusal by all the cleries in the office. This washing house at No, si in Lane, ut

Seven other coulies had to pay $3 Bach for gambling on the promises last night. *-

Per Cuse of 8 Doz...

Pints Per Doz.

ringkong, 5th July, 19ob,

GREGOR & CO.,

'The done in the usual course of business. -Court, of course, held that there was "pub-" lication," and awarded the plaintiff £80 damages. The outcome of this is that busi ness men, however busy, must write con- own hands, 5fidential letters with their

the law holds that their clerks not part of the machinery of their busi- ness, but members of the public. The „ransequaire på extending privilege," sani.

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19 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. [the learned Judge would be that every

BRANDIES

FROM

MARIE BRIZARD & ROGER,

COGNAC,

FROM $19.20 TO $120.00

Per Dozen.

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bard

A FINE of $75 vach, or two mendi labour, was imposed by Mr. F. A. Bazeland this morning, on two cookies, who were charged by Inspector Gourlay with keeping a common

Tang Su Tung, schoolboy, residing at Des Verox Road Central, was arrested last evening for siding his bicyule alies sunset with- out a light. The lad was taken before in spector Ritchie, who released him on bad of Stoto appear for, trial lo-day. was called there were no signs of Tung, and Mr. Guperiz ordered his bui tp he estreated.

When the case

·EIGHTY-deporices from Saigon arrived in the

Colony this morning, by the steamer Shahjekan,

and were taken charge of by the local police. These men, we are given to understand, are nid all of the criminal class, 'for å lew, ure. banished because they were unable to pay the poll-tex. After their finger prints and descrip tions had been taken they were led down to the Canton boats and seat to their homes.

merchant, solicitor, dir company, carrying on "business through agents, would be privileged pr communicate tu, and disseminate, by, those agents, les concerning any person an alteration they deased. In my opinion of the law of hljel which would enable per sons to defame the characters of others can not be brought about," A solicitor, accordA SAMPANMAN was charged before Mr. H. H. ing to Lord Justice Kay, is engaged in J. Gompertz, 10-day, with being in unlawful mainly disseminating libels to his clerks, possession of a quantity of brown sugar, and he, for one, was not going to tolerate it, alleged to have been stolen from a steamer,

BAINO.

No questions being asked,

The Chairasan said:-1 beg to propose that the following resolution be passed. "That the special resolution being the nurth in dumber passed and caufirmed at extraordinary general meetings of dus company held on the 3rd and zoth days of June, 1935, respectively, together with all agreements entered into thereunder and particularly the agreement in writing bear ing date the 18th day of October, 1905. made between this Company and its Liquidators John D. Humphreys and Son) of the one part and the Peak Tramways Company, Limited,

So that, at present, if a merchant_of other the officer, who made the arien, said that of the other paff be and the saine are hereby

when defendant saw him he ran. When asked

person has to write a confidential letter re-why he showed the officer his heels, defendant flecting on other persons, which are ordiprephed that he did not know the laws in Hong. arily considered sút libellous, he should kong were so strier. A simply - collided with. carefully avoid the typewriter, and use his the policeman" said the defendant. 'A fine of

So, or one month's hard labour was imposed. own personal pen.

SIDE LIGHTS

ON HAND COOLIES' AFFAIRS.

A MANDARIN ARRESTED),

When the Judravili assived in part from Durbin on the 19th June last, amongst her passengers, coalies returning from the Rand, was one Wang Pan Yo, who should have pro- ceeded with in the same vessel. But it SO

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PARIS telegram of recent date to a New York paper says:- A pair who quanzlted have just setiled a duel with the same result as. usually attends a French meeting on the field of honour, but it was nime easily achieved. The challenger, who imigined he had been insulted, wrote to bis adversary, a newspaper editor, saying "One does not send seconds to a scoundrel like you. I box your cars by letter instead, Please, therefore, regard them as boxed." The recipient replied; regard my ears as having been boxed. Cordially I thank you. In the same manner I blow out your brains with a revolver Regard yourself as dead. I salute your corpse."

happened that when he arrived in Hongkong through save mynerious channel, he received information that by the next boat due here from furban, the .. Cranley, there was re turning to China on leave no less a person thao one Mung Hoi, a Mandarin, and Chief of the

WOLLE a Chinese woman, residing in Mac. Chinese Salice in South Africa. This being so Wang decided not to continue his voyage fur donnell Road, Kowloon, was walking along a ther than this part, and accordingly "jumped" quiet road at Tsim-ts-tsui fast evening, the

THE LARGEST AND MOST VARIED his passage on the Indravelli, and went into ¦ feit a band on her ear, and' os turning round

STOCK OF BRANDY IN

THE EAST.

CASH LESB 10%.

CREDIT LESS 5%

Hongkong, 14th July, 1906,

hiding, and lay low until that vessel left and the Cranley arrived, which she did on the oth fost. Then Wang emerged from his hiding- place, and after allowing a day or two to clapse, for reasons best known to himself, he instuted a starch for Mung the mandarin, with the result that the latter was arrested last night at his instigation, on a warrant charging him with being an absconding debter. It ap pears that Wang had deposited with the man- darin the sum of 5413 in Durban, for safe cus tody, but could not find him when he joined the troop of coolics returning to China, and as he learns that Mung the mandario was passing through Hongkong, and fearing he would get China, Wang had him arrested, We away understand that Mung Hni was liberated this morning, on depositing the amount of the claim! against him in Court. It is not often that the wearer of the crystal button, and the feather of rank, appeare in our local Court as a defen (36-74 danti

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rescinded."

Mr. H. P. While seconded.

Carried unanimously.

the bills with pen and ink; perhaps some em. ployers thus mark the bills they place in the cash drawer which is being sabbed by a dia honest clerk. Of course, marked money' of this kind is good evidence in count on the trial of

Captain F. Joslin, of the 8.8. Sai- 710772, is badly wounded.

Chief Engineer Seggie was rescued behind the boilers hally burned,

A Chinese passenger, who trictl to offer resistance against the pirates, was killed.

In looting the passengers' luggage for spoil, the pirates forcibly broke open trunks and sinushed cabin doors indiscriminately.

When the gang had finished loot. ing they left the ship by “dschonks" (sic) [junks?] which were lying in

a check mark in ink, unless very expertly put

a man upon which it has been found. But wait in the vicinity. on, might, with the aid of a good lawyer for accused, be shown in have been perhaps ac cidental, and thus would the ever sought, reasonable doubt of the accused's participation in the robb ry be raised.

"There are several different ways of mark.

The crew of the junks had their naked bodies painted in different colours.

The Commissioner of the Maritime Customs at Wuchow (Sumsbui?], Mr. Lindholm, has reported the matter to the Viceroy at Canton.

ing money by police experts to the end that they may establish its positive lentity of having been in their hands before the thiet extracted it. The way I persnantly employ, and which is perhaps the safe-i to secure cer-

H.B.M. Consul-General Mansfield tainty of conviction, is the pin prick method.'-

"Let us take be familiar silver certificate of has left Samahui on board the gun the five-dollar denomination for an illustration; bost Aluorhen for the scene of the one that has been somewhat worn is better than a new note ironi the Treasury. In the centre is outrage, fifty miles distant from

Wuchow [Canton ?]. the well known, vignette of the head of an Indian chief in dreas regalia of feathers and trappings, presenting a full face view. We now take this pin and make two punctures right through the bill and directly through the pupils of the eyes-so. I hand you the bill, and, even though you saw inc make the punctures, they are not visible at a casual and even critica glance,

The Chinese Admiral [mandarin ?] at Samshui despatched only a man. darin of inferior grade for the purpose

of conducting investigations. This official is also on board the gunboat.,

"I now raise to die light and you can see

[The E Salnum is a vessel trading between the two tiny holes made by the pin point as Canton and the West River and in attached lo distinctly as windows, building. I then the joint service of the Hongkong, Canies and tion Co., Ld., and the Indo-China S. N. Co., apply the pin point very neatly at the twist in Macao Steamboat Co., Ld., the China Naviga- the neck of the large figures at the two upper. She is of 578 tons and was until recently commanded by Captain J. Willox. Capt. F. extreme ends of the note. You will observe that these diminutive twists do not appear in Joslin was in command on the eventful voyage the necks of the two figures of which are in yesterday.-Ed., H. K. T.]= both ends at the bottom of the apic, I then pierce the note at the extreme ends of the scrolls on enher side of the word 'five,' which may be seen in the direct centre of the note at its lower edge.

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REV. DR. MACDONALD DEAD.

FURTHER CASUALTIES.

Later.

"The marking of the note is now complete It is exhibited to one or two persons in the

The Rev. Dr. Miedonald is doud. secret for the purposes of preliminary examina tion and identification, and then placed in the Four of the Indian watchmen on money drawer, perhaps with several others of the sume denomination, all exactly marked alike board the Sainam, who took part in with the greatest car:..he thief say be on the resisting the pirates, are also severely lookout for marked bills, usually ink marks, but he is a slick one who will get on to the invisible but surely present pin pricks. You see, this class of thresing does not admit of a crucial examina

The Chairman:-1 beg-to propose that re solution No a be passed. "That the draft agreement submitted to this meeting and ex- pressed to be made between this Company and its Liquidators of the one part and the "Peak Tramways Company, Limited," of the other pall be and the same is hereby approved and that the said Liquidators be and they are heretion of the money before taking; it is usually by authorised pursuant to sections ast and zoz done very quickly by palming the bills, placing them in some preliminary place of safety, to be of the Companies Ordinance 1865 to enter into

later removed. Then we count on detection an agreement with the said "Peak Tramways Company, Limited," in the terms of the said with the bills on the person before the thief draft and to carry the same into effect with has a chance to exchange or to spend them,

"And the pin pricks remain? Indeed they do. Such (if any) modification as they may think

The money is afterward carefully placed in expedicnt."

envelopes and promiscuously handled. When they are exhibited in court and their prelimin. The Chairman:-That concludes the busi-ary preparation explained under oath convic ness before the meeting, gentlenes. Another tios is practically certain," meeting will be held later on, of which due notice will be givco.

Mr. T. F. Hough seconded. Carried nein con,

The meeting then ended.

CHAN Hing, a coolie, employed in an office in Connaught Road Central, was charged before Mr H. H. J. Gompertz, at the Police Court this morning, with stealing a quantity of type, valued at $r. Evidence was heard to the effect that defendant was seen at the box of type by the head Chinese compositor, and he was ordered away. An hour later when the com- positor went to the hox he found the type gone. A search was made and the stolen type found

sawa mao running away. On finding that one of her gold earrings had gone too, she blew a police whistle, which she carried in her pocket, and gave chase after the thief, at the same time yelling, "stop thief" The sounds of the whistle attracted the attention of a detec tive on duty in Chater Road In ronning round a corner, both the thief and the detective came into violent collision. The latter was the first to recover his equilibrium and captured his prey in a tiraber yard. The earring was not in defendant's jacket pocket. It was also stat- recovered. The thief was placed before Mr. | ed that a good deal of thieving has Intely beco H. II. J, Gompertz this morning, in answer to going on in that office. The defendant said tha a charge of theft, which he admitted. Defend he had a row with the head compositor and in ant, who is not over eighteen years of age, be order to get him into trouble the type was put longs to the sampan fraternity. His Worship into his jackel, which was hanging on a wall. passed sentence of twenty-one days'hard labour His Worship sentenced him to fourteen days' and ten strokes with the birch,

hard labour and six hours' stocks.

THE WEATHER.

The following report is from Mr. F. G. Figg, First Assistant of the Hongkong Observatory

On the 14th at 12.5 p. The barometer has risen over China and SW. Japan, and fallen in The depression is over Central Japan, and Central and NE, Japan.

Pressure is highest to the E. of Japan in the moving towards NE

South.

Moderate variable winds are indicated in the

Bea.

Formosa Channel and the N. part of the China Forecast:-S. or variable winds, light to moderate; thunder showers.

IT has been legally decided at New Jersey (U.S.) that a young lady's father has a right to

sloven o'clock in the evening.. forcibly eject her sweetheart if he stays after

wounded, The Indian guards are ex-soldiers.

The Satuan is due at Cantoni ut noon to-day:

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

MALL SUI.

American (Korea) 15th inst. German (Seydlitz) 17th inst German (Prine Regent Luitpold) 17th inst. Canadian (Tartar) 19th inst. Indian (Kutsang) 24th Inst. Canadian (Empress of China) 24th just. American (Americo Maru) 27th inst. The. P. & O. S. N. Co.'s 9.5. Sunda left Singapore for this port on 13th inst., at 6 a.m. The C. P. R. Co.'s sa. Athenian left Yoko- hams at 11.30 am, on 13th inst., for Victoria and Vancouver.

The 6.5. Lowther Cattle sailed from Shang-

and Amoy, and is expected here on 22nd inst. bai this morning, for Hongkong via Keelung The P. M. S. S. Co.'s s.s. Koraa sailed from Shanghai on Friday, at I p.m., and will be due to arrive at this port on Sunday, between 4 and 5pm.

The C. P. R. Co's as. Tarlar arrived at Yokubama al 7 a,m, un 13th inst, and left is due to arrive at 3 pm, on 15th inst again at so n.m., Saturday, for Kobe, where she

The C. P. R. Cor ss. Empress of Jafian arrived at Shanghai at 5 am, on 14th just., and leaves again al 4 p.m., same day, for Nagasaki, where she is due to arrive at 7 am., on 15th isst. The Impenal German Mail s.s. Prins Regent Luifbold carrying the German Mails with dates fiam Berlin of the sgth ult, je Singapore yes. on 17th Inst1, at noon. terday, at 10 am., and may be expected here