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Tubs BUCK. SIRIKE.

CARPENTERS RESUME WORK,

16th inst

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY,

-SANITARY, BOARD.

"16th inst.

The usual fortaigluly meeting of the Sanita y Board was held this afternoon in the Board roon, the usual members being present: when the allowing business came before the Boara:

CONSERYANcy boats.

A petation from Chan Yuk, scavenger and conservancy contractor for Tsim 1sa Tsui, and oilier places in Kowloon, was submitted to the owing Board, in which the prutioner said that, to the recent real typhoon of the 18th u,

INDIAN SOLDIERS AGAIN.

EUROPEAN GENTLEMEN ASSAULTED.

15th inst.

OCTOBER 20, 1906,

FIR PLANTING EXTRA- ORDINARY:.

I'LANTER CLAIMS HIS COSTS.

16th inst

In the Supreme Court this marging, before his Honour. Mr. A. G. Wise, Puisne Judge, presiding in Summary, Jurisdiction, the case was resumed in which Wang Wan and Wong Yip'sued the lu Wa Ki firm for recovery of the sum of $964.55. money alleged to be due to the plaintiffs by defendants for work done under a the defendants were in dig pits and plant fir trees and sow fir seed in the New Territory, for and on bellall of the defendant firm.

UNPAID BOARD.

TWELVE MONTIIS OVERDUE.

13th inst.

At the Supreme Court this morning, before His Honour Mr. A.. G. Wise, Puisne Judge, presiding in Suminary Jurisdiction, Taoi Chik nam, proprietor of the Stag Hotel, preferred a claian against John Herd, and Yung Siu Kiu, to recover the sum of $,000, being the amount alleged to be due by defendants to the plaintiff for board and lodging supplied to the first de September, 1900.

CLAIM FOR GOUBY SOLD.

A TANGLED CAUSE

ted: Every firm.. European and Chises had lost over twenty of his dust and conser¡ position to disclose, were inspecting the flowers contract dated 4th December, 1995, whereby fendant from 28th September, 1995, to 27th Deacon, of Massrs. Deacon, Looker and

he

When the carpenters at the Kowloon Docks last week presented a demand for increased wages, which was accompanied by the threat that the operatives would go an strike, if their demand was not complied with, a meeting way held of all the owners of ship-building and shiprepairing, yards in the Colony, it was decided that the demand should be re- with a single conspicuuus exception, aganed" to the only expedient line of action unvancy boats, of both smal and largesses, as der the circumstance. As the carpenterswell as a large junk which was usell for con continued to leave the works, the owners veying nights to Canton. In this way remained to all appearances indifferent to had suffered a total loss of $9,000. He there them until, speaking as regards the largest fore prayed that he might be granted sunte establishntent, practically all the mea had lef: compensation to enable him to purchase some

new bunis the was-xcepting the foremen exrpenters. By virtue of the concerted action agreed the men could not all hope to obtam employ. actaully ment even thuagh a single, firm was paying the higher rate of wages., Fortunately for the labour condition of the Godeny the lim in quesun star from being whything like- the principal employers aftur so that their works soon had a sufficiency of the skilled men for whose services they were paying a larger rate of wage that currently abi joed the Colony.

Mr. Latt Bu Pak minuted: I don't think the

petimmer is telling the truth. The value of all his boats, even if all were wrecked, would not be more than $300 had en twenty

boats:

Correspondence was also laut on the table regarding the scavenging of the City, in which st was also said that the contractor, having lost all is mats, could not dʊ the work.

The Medica Officer of Health said that the loss of the nats was no excuse for the con trelor neglecting his work, As it was at pre- sent he only engaged a few conlies to collect the reluse, and they dimped it on the heaps Kennedy Town, and consequently the Go vernment was paying for having it removed agar from the Praya.

The strikers could not hold out langer thin their means would allow them, and when the wherewithal to sustain the strike hegan to give out the mes had ultimately to give in. Ves-heady on the Prays, instead of taking it to terday a number of men begun to tompin past the parekeepers at the Kewlonu yaple, and this morning, we believe, the number of carpenters

1 is Mr. Humphreys minuted i If the gravenging resuming dety was largely increased

work is not being done properly, fet the fay expected that by to-monow, or furing the

ement do it, and deduct the cast from the week, the strike will be engspleiely over, and the work in the carpenters' department at Kow-scavenging contractor's security. As regards the loss of is beats the contractor will, nu long will proceed with as moch energy and

deubi, receive no consideration from tre vigour as before.

Typha Relief Eund, ball of which is being rantaiated by the Government.

KOWLOON-LANTON RAILWAY

Negotiations relative to the purposed Kow- loop-Cariton Railway are not making anything There seems to be like satisfactory progress. a certain amount of hesitation on the part of both sides, says nat ve paper. The Governo al fiongkong appears to be waiting for Chaw Fu to settle toatters, and Tsen Chuen hives seems to lie also waring for the same thing for in case anything should happen that wou i seems to damage hua's interests, be wishes "the Peking vet inept to blame the new

Viceroy,haglen Tones,

THE SUN YUEN-SANG."

SAFE AT MANILA,

Says the Coblencan, of 10th inst.: -Con der able concerts was expressed yesterday in slap ping cicles for the safety of the steamship? Yucasang She jelt Hang ang Thursday az was due here Saturday, and of the dur's no come in do-day she will be fam days overdue.

Messis, South, Hell and Ch. cabled to then agents at Hongkong, but did not get any reas- suring news.

Although strong winds have been blowing on the China Sear for the last 48 hours, they have been strong enough to disable a tout like the Parning. The Cableuens was informed by the Observatory last night that no sterms of rotisequence have been recorded.

A rummar that the Pue song was at Man veles in a disabled chudition was brought to the office of the Atlantic Gul and Pacific Co this morning, but was not confirmed. And at 5 p.m. yesterday witli, Belt and Ca. Kad nin heard anything of her.

Mr. Lau Chi Pak minuted: The best way is for the foven to take over the work: peuding the letting of the next contract, giving the new men plenty of time to buy new bosts. The Hun the cipal Civil Medical Office minuted: As stated at the last meeting of the Branch, the disprval of tlie refuse is at present being done by the Government. I'd whether relief will be given from the Typhoon Relief Fund to the syndicate carrying out this

Coaltuct.

HUMAN MANURK Farthes korespondence was laid on the table relating to the use of human excreta as manNEZ for vegetable guders, in which the Pinapal Uwil Methral Officer said that the practice was both dasgosting, dangermis as tending to pro- dare typhin. cholera, and worms, hd, according to the scavenging and conserving byo-liws, illegal. theglepers might be allowed to use stable, cante, and pig manure, though even that was legal, and the hye law would have to be amended to meet that neces

ily

As a

Mr. at Che Pak somitėd: This question has been carefully gone into jure recently. know of no class to the interior nt China who enjoy more robust health than the gardeners, who constantly handle buman excrela. rule typhoid fever and cholera are not known to have occurred amongst them. If the Presi dent's argument is logically varied to the ex- treme, the aportation of vegetables from Canton and the neighbouring villages wh'nce came nearly all the fresh vegetables we consume, with have in be enitely stopped When this question was last discussed, the acting Medical Officer of Health did Hot

T agree with the acting President. may here again quite the opinion of another expin on the same subject. The Medical Officer of Health of the Shanghai Municipal Council, in his report, Says that there is no better means of disposing of human excreta that returning i to Mother Earth, as is done by the Chinese farmer, and that fermentation, in covered pils jars, will reduce the offensive smell, and suffices to kill at the grims. Our own some hours late, being due to arrive at day-acting Medical Officer of Health, as i un el stood at the line, in support of his argument light. The captain reported a heavy North-

said that under certain editio s it would Eust gate from Hongkong to Peint Piedra.

not cause typhoid fever, but it might give 1156 Later advices were received at the Cable.. netus office last night to the effect that tobulera, if the vegetables were eaten an Yuensang dropped anchor in the bay just as it cooked was getting dark. As she came in too late to he boarded and insprend, nothing could be learned of her condition

When it became nown at 3 o'clock that the Nabi was coering in the habrur, several launchies went but to meet her hoping that she hal sighted the Yurnog,

But the skipper reported that he did not see her, and in fact did not know of fer being The Audi herself was overdue until tæld of it.

A. latter issue of the same journal says The steamship Yesung anchored in the bay Tues- day night at o'clock, being over three days overdue. She brought two siatic passengers a general cargo and 200 head of cattle, head of which were lost overboard during the stam <he weathered. The loss of the cattle was the holy damage sustained. Not even a stanchion was broken.

She ran into a strong North East gale at 7.15 p.m. October 4. She have to until 21 am. October Captain Mooney tried to keep her on her cou se, but at 1.30 pm he was com pelled to love to again, which position he kept until 6 am. October 6. She then ran snuit until 11.45 am of the same date, and then hove to again until 8:30 pm Dcubes 7. The wind then moderated and she came on to Manila without-further difficulty

SHIPPING MAGNATES COMING BASI WARU.

TWO ROYAL HIGHNESSES. *Rester wired out the ot er day that a party of Danish financiers representing the Fast Asiatic Company were to leave for the East Artly in visit Siam, China, and Japan and *ports where theit Company does business, and a representative of the Singular Tree Press called it the Company's Incal Alency to obtain details of the projected inp.

Qur representative w is courteously informed- at the directors of the that the "financiCES" East Asiatic Company of which Mr. B. N. Anderson is the managing director, and that Prince Waldemar of t ́enmark, who comes out with the party with his nephew Prince George, of Greece, is financially interested in the Company.

The party are to make the voyage in the Company's fine big steamer Burmoh, which has been just docked and refitted for the pur pose, and has already left Copenhagen to pick up her "passengers" at Marseilles or Brindisi. The Buruh was formerly one of the Castle liners and makes an ideal yacht. | She was, however, bought by the Danish com pany just before the the Russ Japan War to cope

with the heavy demand for troopers to convey the Russian soldiers in the Far East Recently, however, she has been occupied in taking tourists northwards to witness the glories of the midnight sun, and. also took a large number of 's ghiseers to Trondheim for the Coonation of the King and Queen of Norway.

Not satisfied with taking advantage of in- cent Chinese at Yaumati recently, the Indian soldiers stationed po the peninsula went a step. further this morning when they assaulted two well-known European gentlemen in their own Karden. From particulars which reached us 10-day we are giver to understand that some time this morning, while the gentlemen in question, whose names we are not as yet in a in their garden, they came acrest two Indian soldiers, one carrying a gun, trespassing on their property. The Indians were asked what solent and they were toll to get out. Where they wanted and it was alleged they became in- apon, according to our informant, one of the gentlemen was struck on the mouth by one' of the soldiers, while the other soldier made an' attempt to use the butt end of his gun on the rentleman's head, but the blow was warded off by the gentleman rising his arm in time. They then left. The names of the soldiers were grained later, and steps will be taken to bring these men to book,

I

AN ANCIENT LAW-SUT. ISSIONARY-PLÁINTIFF - NON-SUITED.

[Front Curzerpondent.]

Canton, 13th Cctober. Some years ago a Cantonese, named Wong Shm Ping, made plans so build a business house at Fang Chun, near Fati, Canton, and had marked out the land for the purpuse, and had had it surveyed, and so forth. Then in stepped an American missionary, named Mrs. Kerr, who claimed the land as her property. A dis pute arose between the parties, and as there was no prospect of the mauer being settled between them, Mrs, err went to law, and the cre dragged on for some years Recently, however, H. K. Viceroy Shum despatched a magistrate to the scene, to make a thorough investigat na uste the affair in dispute, and then to make a full report to H. E. Viceroy Shum. Upon receiving this report from the, mais wate H. E. Viceroy Shum sent an intima lio to the American Consul-fieneral at Canton," the text of which is as follows: This case haut been renewed again and again for the last few years, articuls have been deputed more than ten temes to investigate the affair, and it was his opinion that the matter could be settled at once, and not delayed any longer. In gong into the matter at last it was found that the Lunatic Asylum, buil on the grand adjoining that claimed by Mr. Wong Shi Ping, is only เพลง rented by Mrs. Kerr. The lots are in parcels; one large and one stall The larger piece has been paying tax for more than 17 years, and the smaller piece for 25 years. According to Chiese law a person buying or selling landed property must draw up a proper title deed, setting on the measurement, owner's name, proper position and sunation, and the exact boundaries, so that a person cannot buy a small plot of land, with a view to seizing a plot adjoining, which is another man's properly According to the Tai Ching Law Book," in the clauses relating to the sale of land by private rangement, it is laid down that whenever any person claims any land as his property, as having belonged to him for a long time, it can be proved at any time, from the books kept in the Treasury Department, as well as from the tax books kept by the same department, who is and who is at the owner, claim. and therefore whether the person

a legal right to nor' ing the land has not, and if he has such right the measure- inents in the register will show" to just how mich he is entitled, while the possession of the title deed will establish his legal ownership,

if the measurements are wrong, then it must be seen, whether the owner has placed an, stone or mark, with his name so it, on the boundaries. When a new title deed is issued the and one is to be cancelled as being null and void, and should any person at any time go to law upon an old tie-dent such person will be seriously punished,

Mr. R. Gardiner, of Mr. O. D. Thomson's office, appeared for the plaintiff, Mr. E. I. Grist, of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, appearing for the first defendant, Mr. F. Paget Hett, of Messrs. Brutton and Hett, representing the

His Honour said that as regarded the first defendant he could not be sued, according to the amendment in the writ.

Mr. Gardiner: I don't think that the amend ment releases him, my, Lord.

His Honour: But you can't sue him. Mr. Gardiner: I will prove to your Lordship that the agreement made between the parties was to the effect that if the first defendant did not pay, the second defendant would do so.

Mr. Grist: Then he ought to sue guarantee,

Mr. R. Gartliner, of Mr. 9. D. Thomson's office, appeared for the plaintiffs, Mr R. F. C. Master, of Messis. Juhosun, Stokes and Master. representing the defendin firm. In this case-second defendant. the facts were that the defendants contracted with the plaintiffs for the latter dig 105,000 pits and therein to plants all fir trees, sow fir seed as required, on certain land in the New "Territory, the trees and seed to be supplied by the defendant firm. The pits were to be ready by Chinese New Year, and they were dug within contract time, but plaintiffs could not obtain either he tries or seed from the de fendant firm, being put off with various excuses of their not having arrived, or not being ready. This went on till, the 4th May, when the plaintiff's jokis, finding they had no work to do, and no immediate prospect of being paid for the work they had already done, left the plaintiffs and you work elsewhere. Repeated applications were made to the defendant firm for the money due by them to the plaintiffs but the latter simply put them off and told them to wait subsequently they raised the excuse that the pits were not of the proper size, and then that paintiffs had not fulfilled their con tract, as they had not planted any trees or seed, The contract, provided that the defendant firm was to supply the trees and seed, and that they were at to be planted by the Chinese New Year, but as defendants failed to supply them it was the defendants who brake the contract and not the plaintiffs.

Evidence having been called in support di the above statement, the case for the com. plainant closed

Mr, Master, in opening the case for the de- fence, said that the defendants admitted that contract was entered into, but i was with plaintiffs, fium, and not with them individually As regards the price, it was absued to say that the contract was lor eleven cash per pit dug and tree or seed planted therein.

His Honom The position appears to be, all wrong, as this thing you gave is not à legal contract as it is not stamped.

Mr. Master: din arguing on the verbal contract my Lord. We admit that a certain number of holes or pits were dug, and a sum of money was paid for that work,

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Mr. Gardiner: Yes, a small sm, as neg tioned in the statement of clann was paid, but no atenth of what was due.

His Honours, , well, there is little doubt that that point will go to the Registrar to decide. Mr. Master: The majority of the pits were not of the proper size as required by the con tract,

His Honour: Well, that is a question for you to prove. I am not going to measure the holer.

Mr. S T. Duan, Superintendent of the Afforestation Department, said that he had a copy of the contract for the supply of the trees and seeds by his department; it was a signed

copy.

His Honour Is it stamped? Mr.

aster: Government contracts do not require to be stamped, toy Lord.

His flono::es, 1-believe you are right.” Mr. Dunn, continuing, said the contract with plaintiffs was for $1 per 1,000 pits. He had seen that ontract,

His Honour: Were plaintiffs to supply the trees and seed?

Bul

Winss: No my Lord; we were to furnish those, and there was in be an allowance if teeds were planted instead of trees. By the 19th March 2000 pits had been dug ; some of proper dimensions and in proper places. the majority were not the proper size and so told the contractor he would not be paid if the work was not properly done. Some of the holes were ant deep enough, and there was ro time to deepen them, so the price was cut.

flis Honour: Were the trees plansed? Witness: Some were sown and some plant- ed. The trees first came to hand to be planted on the 27th pri

To Mr. Gardiner: In all up to 7th July 80,000 were planted. No trees were planted subsequently. I have not seen any vacan: pits that is in which no trees have been plant- ed. The proper size, according to the con-

for the pits

cubic foot. track, These pits were not deep or wide enough, and were, moreover, ton near other rees

was one

In the present case Mis Kert and Wong Shin Pieg went to law about a piece of land which was outsile the measurements of the and held by Mrs. Keir, as rented from Cheong Who are we laymen to believe? King Tong, kui airs, Kerr has not proved In view of to mang sacrifices having been that she ever rented the land at all, nor has she made for experimenting with sanitary theories any sitle deeds. The arrangement under which I am opposed in making further sacrifices se hulds the land only refers in one piece mea by depriving the Chinese gardeners of their suring 17 1/5 mowe, and the other piece, measur means of livelihood. I don't think the byclawing 10 wow is not liers, and she has no right were over intruded in apply in the gardeners that is very clear. The former American Vice-Consul-General had said that Wong Sis at Kowloon, who have, for generations, bret

Pagland was formerly bought from Mr. Hong, allowed to carry on their trade without un

whe, however, did not paint out to the Dit necessary interference.

trict and Officer that his land was connected with another property, such as the properties af Lo Shung Tat Tong and athers, who stated th, Mr. Hong held the property unlawfully. But then the former American Vice Consul

eneral had no knowleder of Chinese laws re- garding the buying and selling of land in China According to the regulations of the Board of He venue anyone who is a true Chinese subject is entitled to own land within the Empire of China, so that when any person, being a Chinese subject, wanting in open up and Mr, Fung Wa Chun minuted: I don't think culnyate unoccupied land, or erect buildings we should mieifzie with the Kuwaon-farmers' therean, must make an application for right to same to the Board, and the first man so apply. present method of fertilizing. In my opinion.. there is no cause for appreliension on the parting will then be the lawful owner of the land of the Principal Civil Medical Officer, for in question. As such, he must give his cenectpaid my contractor three cash when the pits there was any dativer of typhoid or cholera being contracted through bum in excreta being used as manure there would not be an existing snult' roughout China, where human excreta is generally used.

Mr. Humphreys minute: Fagree with Mr. Lau Chu Pak. The whole question was gene into about six months ago, and then the Board. decided not to interfere with Chinese gardeners at Kawlen who were more than to feet away from a publ highway. It would be band- capping our own farmers, as against Cantonese farmers, and as the latter supply most of the vegetables that come into this market without any restrictions whatever, the recommendation of the Principal Civil Medical Officer would only inflict a useless hardship.

The Captain Superintendent of Police ni 'nused: agree with Mr. Lau Chu Pasand Mr. Fong Wa Chun,

The linn, the Registrar General minuted: Their is no need to re-open the question which was thoroughly discussed in February last.

GVER CROWDING.

A report was submitted to the Board relative to overcrowding in the month of September, which showed that during that month from the various health districts of the City thirty nin ordered in vacate inher over-crowded premises

LIQUOR EXAMINATION. —***

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cannot, of course, say if all the pits! in spected were those dug by the plaintiffs- other people had dug there too. It was usual to dig pits as soon as the weather showed signs of remainig dry; that would be about November. The same man who dug the pas would net necessarily be the same who planted the seed or frees; usually they would want more experienced men for the planting work. If the pits are not deepenenghthey do not produce such gond trees. The proper price was seven cash per pit and tree planted; the sub-contractor could charge eleven if he liked. As a fact I only were not of proper dimensions. It would be a simple matter to plant 1,000 trees a day.

Further evidence along the same lines was adduced, and the case was adjourned til Mon day hexi,

JAPANESE SHIP-BUILDING'

INDUSTRY.

on

His Honour: The only person you can sue on that writ is the second defendant; you can- ao sue the first, as far as I can see, he has never promised to pay.

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Mr. Gardiner I am not pressing the mater against the first defcadant.

His Honour My own opinion is that there must be judgment for the first defendant.

Mr. Gardiner: I don't mind that, my Lord. His Honour: Very well,now, having elimina ted the first defendant, are you quite correct and in onder in your form of suing the second defendant !

Mr. Gardiner: I am suing on a promise made on September 28, 199s, at the time when Mr. Herd took up his residence at the Stag Hotel.

His Honour: Well, perhaps w. may as well go on with that.

Mr. Gardiner, said that in this case the second defendant, manager of a timber concern. hought all the necessary plant and machinery for erecting a sawmill in Canton, and nego hated for the services of an engineer to erect the same. The choice,, fell upon one John Herd, a mechanical engineer then employed in British Columbia, and all things being 'satisfac- tory an agreement was entered into between the parties under which Mr. Herd was to come nut to Hongkong, his passage and expenses y be pay the second defendant, and salary t commence from date of leaving British Columbia. Herd arr ved on the 28th Septem ber, 195, and was taken by the second defendant to the Stag Hotel where he en- gaged a room, entering his name to the visitor's book. The clerk in charge asked for payment in advance, and the first defendant turned to the second and spoke to him about it. The latter said that it would be alright, and the bills would he paid on presentation to the secafid defendant, at his ofüce at the end of each month. The bills were not paid and so this action was brought.

Evidence was adduced in corroboration of the above facts, and the case for the plaintiff clused.

For the delence, Mr. Heti submitted that his client was not liable for more than the amount they had paid into Court, viz., $37, for the rea san that on the 8th December his client wrote a letter in the proprietor of the Stag Hotel giving him notice that he, the former, would not be responsible for Mr. Reid's board and lodging as from that date. He produced a press copy of that letter, and also the signature for receipt of same, is the chit-book, signed by, the manager of the Hotel.

His Honoar; Prove that signature and that settles the matter.

Mr. Gardiner: "This letter is a complete sur prise to me, my Lord; it is the first 1 baye heard of it.

Mr. Lobo, called, said he was the manager The signature in the chit- of the g. tel. book was his. He received the letter but did not open it.

His Honour: Don'

you usually open letters received at the Hotel?

Witness: Not if they are addressed to the proprietor as I have no authority,

His Honour: Well, who opened this letter? Witness: 1 don't know.

His tonnur: Was it ever opened? Witness: 1 don't know, my ord; the pro- prietor is away.

15th inst. In Summary Jurisdiction at the Supreme Court this morning, his Honour Mr. A. G. Wise, Puisne Judge, presiding, the Cheung Hing firm, of 56 Wing Lok Street, sued Loung Tsun Tung, of No. to Wilmer Street, and others, for the recovery of the sum of 5725.03, being the amount alleged to be dus by defend ants to the plaintiff firm, for goods sold and delivered by the latter to the former. Mr. F. B. Deacon, appeared for the third defendant, the first and second peither being present in person nor by representation.

Mr. Deacon asked that the case as against He had given his client might be dismissed. notice of this application to Mr. R. A. Harding, the plaintiff's solicitor, as his Honour had suggested, and was informed by Mr. Harding that he was no longer instructed in the matter. His Honour Mr. Harding was for plaintiff all round-against all three defendants.

Mr. Deacon: Yes, my Lord, but he is not instructed and is not here now.

His Honour: Is anyone representing the other defendants?

Mr. Deacon: No, my Lord, one is bankrupt; regards the other he was not served

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and with the writ.

His Honour: Well, all i can do is to strike out the case with costs, and the parties can fight it out among themselves.

Order made accordingly.

DEATH OF MR; F. P. GUȚERRES.

The Japan Chronicle, of 7th inst, writes:- We regret to have to record the death of Mr. F. F. Guterres, which took place at his residence at Kobe yesterday. By his death the foreign community loses, not only one of its oldest, but one of its most respected members. Though he never took a prominent part in public affairs Mr. Guterres was very well known, and highly esteemed by reason of his open-hearted kind- ness and thorough integrity. Notwithstanding that he had a large family dependent upon him, be unostentatiously helped many, a young fellow, irrespective of creed or nationality, or what thanks he might receive.

Mr. Guterres was born at Macao on July, 12th, 1836, and he was the just over 70 years of age when he died. He came to Yokohama in the first year of Meiji (1867), and very soon after to Kobe, where he has remained ever since. He was first connected with the firm al Scoll & Co., auctioneers and commission agents, and afterwards was, with Mourilyan, Heiman & Co. In 1885 he joined the Hang. kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, the where he held a position of trust up time of his death. When the Portuguese Consulate was in the hands of merchant. consuls he used to do practically all the work for them, as most of the representatives were unacquainted which the Portuguese language. Abt 1 months ago he fell ill with pneumonia and has been ailing ever since, though he bore his illness with cheerfulness. He leaves a widow, four sons and two daughters, with whom much sympathy will be felt.

· DEPOSITS IN THE JAPANESE BANKS.

REMARKABLE EXPANSION, ', During the last few years the amount of the deposits in the Japanese private banks has shown such a remarkable expansion that the- centre of the economic gravity is being graduat ly shifted from the Bank of Japan to the pri vate banks. Hitherto it has been, the general practice for the latter to depend upon the assist- ance of the central bank for loans as the

amount of deposits was inadequate to meet the applications for advances. This state of affairs has now been reversed. The leading banks now possess large sums in deposits for which they cannot find borrowers, and that surplus in invested in various kinds of negotiable bonds, From the tables given below will be seen the amount of capital at the disposal of the asso-" ciated banks at Tokio, Osaka, Yokohama, Kobe, Kyoto and Nagoya, and the maoner in which the funds are employed:

1897...

1900

1901

1002

1953

· 1904 His Honour: Well, it is clear that the notice was received in the Hotel, and that clears the second defendant from the date of such notice. There will therefore be judgment for plaintiff for the money paid into Court, and costs, against the second defendant.

THE S.S." KITAI" SAPE..

BREAK DOWN IN ENGINE ROOM.

Paid-up capital. Reserves. Y93,430,000 Y21,509,000 112 976,00> 24,432,000 109,536,000 27,520,0:0 148,034,000 30,470,000 108,307,000 34,544,000 103,213,000 37,087,000 111,530,000

38,339,000 41,293,000

116,557,000

T018!

Y214,787,000 ¥339,718,000

251,061,000

1905

June, 1906...

1809

Deposit.

1900

1901

1907

1903

1904

1905 ***** June, 1005....

1904

KANNER

398,471,000

269,216,000 406,274,000

309.976,000 489,033,000

336,765,000

479,617,000

157.391,000

497,693,pop

447.070,000

558,404,000

49. 675,000

657,526,000

OF EMPLOYMENT.

Negotiable

Advances.

bonds.

Y181,304,000 Y86,693,000

313,454,000

89,836,000

783,895,000 95,530,000

317,100,000

100,567,000

341,293,000 100,834,000 344,273,000 130,634,000 128,948,000 383,011,000

443.855,000 156,129,000

Cash.

Total. Y 24,270,000 Y391,269,000

26,997,000 430,257,000,

27,768,000

34.143,020

36,703,000

407,194,000

451,11,000

-478,832,000

44,059,000 518,967,000

$2,808,000, 564,779,000 1925 ..............

653,687,000 June, 1906

63,702 000 Note: The above figures are those at the end of each year.

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As shown above, the deposils in the banks, which amounted to 224 million yen at the end

The Russian steamer Kitai was eight days overdue and grave fears were entertained as to her safety, says the Singapore Free Press of 1899 Bih inst. She left Hongkong on Sept. 24th, 1920 1901 1902 and should have got in to Singapore by the end of last month. The Incal agents of the vessel, the East Asiatic Company, then asked 1903, Baume and address, describe the boundaries

the Master Attendant to lastrect the Boarding 1904 of the land, with its measurements, etc., and a

905 Officers to make inquiries regarding the Kilat

June, 1906 proclamation must be posted on the land,

from masters of vessels coming from the East- notifying the people of wit has been done,

ward, as they feared she had met with disaster and warning anybody having, or believing

1899 in one of the typhoons. The Kitai is a they have. a claim to the said land to come

steamer of 2,648 tons nett and is grey painted 1900 forward with all prints of their claim, and

1901 with a yellow funnel. On Saturday, the P. & anyone if no one comes forward, or if

O. intermediate steamer Socotru and the China 1902 comes forward but cannot substantiate his

Mutual boat A'intuck arrived from Hongkong 1903 or her claim, then officials shall give the

The Jij makes some observations on the but reported no sign of the missing vessel, applicant a mile-deed making him the legal owner of the land in question, subject to the rapid growth of the Japanese shipbuilding and lier safety was almost despaired of when news arrived yesterday, that she had put into Cape St. Janies and reported a breakdown in payment of the annual tax. This shows that industry. Five years age only one or two

ships, but at the present time war-ships can be the engine room. only foreigners cannot own land in China. private firms were in a position to build war

Captain Craven of the British steamer In- Furthermore, it is unlawful for one person pay the lax on land belonging to another per-bull at any of the shipbuilding yards, and the son, with a view to subsequently saying the Nippon Yusen Kaisha steamers on the Euro-dramaye, which arrived here at daylight on prosecutions were brought, and 261 people land is bis. Fifty yura agn, in the reign of pean and Australian lines are now constructed Į Saturday from Yakobama and Amoy, slates of 1899, had increased to nearly 500 millions at ToneChi, the Canton Magistrate issued a procla in Japan, the "home-made "vessels being in that he did not see any sign of the Kilni, but the end of Juns last. A very great increase was especially noticeable during the first six no way inferior to those built in Europe and reports that his own vessel encountered a cation stating that this land wouldbe Mr Hong's

America; but at present the materials have to

typhoon on Sept. 28, the day after leaving months of this year, the amount of increase Neither Lo Shang if no one else claimed it

be imported from abroad. The Kawasaki

Amoy. A heavy gale sprang up at 2 pm, on being go million yen, or at the rate of 15 millions Tat Tong nur the others came forward to make any claim, and the land was accordingly Dock Yard Company keeps in stock ship, this date and the following day the barometer a month. The amount of advances has also declared by the Magistrate to be Mr. Hong's building materials imported from Europe and fell rapidly notifying the approuch of a typhoon. increased from 281 to 443 million yen during When the glass registered 29.38 terrific aqua is an interval of seven years under review and this, property. The lami had changed hands many America 1 the value of Y1,100,000, on which the times, but it became quite the lawful property Dock Yard has of course to pay heavy interest, were blowing and he seas were breaking right, though by no means an insignificant advance, of Wong Sur Ping when he purchased it, and Of late the manufacture of accessories for ship: over the steamer. The wind veered from the is far below the rate at which the deposits have Up to about 1903 the amount of deposits fall was nuside of any land Mrs. Keir might have building has considerably grown in Osaka and north-east to the south-east. The gate then been increasing.

This is only justice; and each the factories there are now able to supply such changed to dead cast and on the 30th the a right to.

rty should look after his or her own land. Ascessaries a paint,"compasses, and other mercury began to rise again and the squalls short of that of advances by from 30 to 80 mil materials, besides certain fittings for safe became less frequent. At noon the wind had lion yen annually, and consequently the banks, All the vernacular papers published in Hong-rooms, &c, which up to now have had to be somewhat diminished in force but the lumpy besides making up the shortage with the capi seas were still extremely dangerous. At z p.m. tal and reserves, had to rely on the assistance kong have sent telegrams expressing cordial imported. The steel plate, which forme the

of the Bank of Japan. The position, however, congratulations to Messrs. Ha, Pun and Ma, the largest part of the materials for building ships, the storm veered to the soul-sou'west and blew

The inhas now been completely changed owing to American boycelt ringleaders, opon their re still has to be secured from Europe and towards flangkong and Hainan.

the steady augmentation of deposits, which are lease from gaol,

America, Steel plate is manufactured at the dramayo suffered no loss or dan age and came

at the present time more than enough for the Kure Naval Arsenal, but the naval authorities on to Singapore in favourable weather. 1. E. VICEROY CHOW FU.

purpose of advances. Almost all the banks are A message has been received by the officials

are not in a position to supply it to private

now investing the whole of their capital and from H. X. Viceroy Chow Fq intimating that shipbuilding yards; but when the Wakamatsu it is His Excellency's express wish that, on the Iron Foundry is in a position to supply steel ACCORDING to a Moji despatch, the Mitsui reserves in negotiable bonds and shares and

This remarkable increase nccasion of his arrival in Canton, to take up plate, all the materials with but very few ex Bussan Keishe suffered a loss of property still have a plentiful supply of funds at their office as Viceroy of the two Kwangs, there ception will be obtainable in Japan from valued at YouJooooo by the Hongkong command. shall not be any presentation of silk canopies Japanese manufacturers and the cost of build. typhoon, Ten lighters are being sent to the bank deposits is certainly a most significant or umbrellas, as has heretofore been cusing steamers in Japan will then be reduced by Colonial port as the whole of the Company's indication of the economic conditions of the

30 per cent, of the present cost,

Highters there were destroyad during the storm, - country➡Japan Chronicle; tomary upon such occasions,

The Government Analyst submitted his re- report of examinations made under the Sale of Fred and Drops Ordinance, during the month nl September, in which period he examined six samples of milk, fyer of tum, and four of whiskey, all of which he sound genuine,

LIMEWASHING.

During the fortnight ending Tuesday, gife enter 43 houses were linewashed and cleansed under the supervision of the Sanitary officials.

PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY:

The Govermanent Analyst submitted his re port on samples of water taken from various wells in the Colony during the ninth of Sep. tember, all of which he was able to pronounce of excellent quality.

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It will be about the middle of November however, before the Burmak with her interest- ing passengers will arrive at Singapore, for a considerable slay is to be made in India at WI have received from Mr. Mec Cheung, pho Bombay and a call may even be made at Cal-ingrapher, of ce House Sirett, a set of very cutta. the party are, however, due at Barg. fine photographs of the *s. Hankow after the fire of on Sunday morning. The photos are ker on Dec. 1, and after a further lengthy stay shere, whats the Company has important interwell worth the money, being sold at 10, 15 and -ests a visit will be made to China and Japan. 25 cents each, according to size,

THE RELEASED HOYCOTTERS.

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