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THE INDIAN MURDER TRIAL.

WITNESS'S STORY OF THE MURDER.

Fat inst.

Funker evidence was adduced at the Magis- tracy this afternoon when the trial of Kaiser Singh, Ronda Singh, Maher Singh and Sorais Singh for the murder of Matin, an Indian watchman in the employ of Mess. Estabhay and Co., at, West Point, on the 15th or 16th May last, was called on for hearing. In this with the murder. At the last hearing on Fri day two of the defendants-Thaker Singh and Kishiu Singh-wens discharged. IL WAS alleged that they had made certain slatements to the police and the charge against them - was withdrawn to allow them to giya "Tridence for the prosecution...

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY JULY 6. 1907.

Mr. Wadahouse-How was it you came to know the defendants when they are Sikhs and you Mahommedan? jak MAR

Witness-They are my countryman; they spoak the same language, o dab

A DEAL IN MOLASSES.

DAMAGES "DISPUTED.

A brother of the deceased, a watchinan "A case was called on last Wednesday, before employed by Messrs Kobani and Company, bis Honour Mr. A. G. Wise, Foire Judge, spoke as to going to his brother's house arising out of contract for sale of on the morning wires found the outside molasses. The plaintiff was Fariborze Kal: Thaker S'ngh Winess the kavos Tata, trading a Tata and Company, at gate locked. He called out two or three No. 4 Queer's Buildings, merchants, verse times and got no reply, Then Thaker the Kwong Wo Choong firm, of No. 30 Singh climbed over the gate and wont to look Raeneker Street, and Leung Ching, of the same

managing partner. street, Thaker Singh came out soon after-

THE ABJURMATH OF FAMINE.

VICEROY CHOW BU IN HONGKONG.

SPENT THE DAY'SIGHT-SEEING,

HE. the retiring

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quoted above, and the Chairman observed that, when people were ready to pay 100 per cent. It was not a very complicated arrangement that the directors ware proposing, but they would be pleased to answer any questions, con

Mr. Judge proposed that the discussion of the increase of capital be adjourned to a 3rd inst. postponed meeting to be held that day month.).

and that meanwhile the directors uk two well known mechanical sugineers to fole the Board gunboat, who should have an opportunity of looking into the items of the proposed expenditure. It seemed to him, that the directors were propor

When, six months ago, I wisited the country whero a state of fanian recently existed, the conditions I went to investigate were at their worst. The whole country was a waste of bars wind swept soil, in some parts covered with

now, in others still inundated by the floods of the destroying summer rains. 1hroughout Chow Futos, nived lie yesterday this country there was a contional wailing, the moans and cries of people in distress. niteruaon by the Chinese Sight which made the blood Fun chill Fong, having Talt Canton upon relinquish were to be, seen on avery side. Desolament of his adminitration of the Govorament held the land and people in their grip and is accompanied by Tagtai Lio, Taotai Li the capital of the Company. Without saying. while if done Witness did not enter the house, but wont and Holborow, af. Mesim. Deacon, Looker and to ameliorate the misery of myriads of human saite, some savanteon in all. The retiring. I present directors ›bs did not think there was reported the matter to the deceased's employers and later notified the police, p

cass six Indians. were arrested, in connection for the deceased, while witness- waited' in the place. W. Goldring, of Vessis. Goldring Ftion and all the accompaniments of starvation of the provinces. H.E. is an route forthe North. | ing to raina'a võry larga sum, approachlar his

sented the defendants.

Mr. Wodehouse Where did your brother

keep his money?.

Witness-la his box.

Mr.

cases of molassen.

beings whose simpls habitations dat; the wide Viceroy and party are staying at the Connaught one of them who knew anything about mechel flats and endless mud-coloured plains of Hotel and await thearrival of the C. M. S. N. anical engineering. He might be wrong, bab Riangpah. My mais line of route lay by that Co.'s steamer Xangise from Canton lo convey that was his impression. The proposal seemed ancient waterway, the Grand Canal, and all the viceregal party to Shanghai. During the rather like saying to the shareholdere open along its sometimes tortuous course the nega. Viceroy's brief stay in the city to-day be your mouth and abit your eyes, and see what tive evidences of neglect were superabundant- neither made ser received any oficial calls, we will give you." (Langhter). The two sug ly visible, in many places it was with extreme. The forenoon was spent on a ride on the rested mechanical engineers on the Board difficulty that the boat I travelled in ratched electric tramcara along the lower part of the night very probably make Tel. 500,000 go as far as the Tcs. 275,000, and he would not be through the shallows, scraping over the silted city.

surprised if they could do more than that, up bed of the canal by the aid of the monstrous

Dr. Hays, an a point of order; asked whether labours of her crew. In one place lay a drod-

was seconded, indored in the lord virtually THE BANGKOR DOCK CO., LTD. the parker could proceed. before his proposi

Deacon, appeared for the defendant.

The claim was for $595.32, being the amount of damages suffered by plaintiffin consequence of the breach by defendants of a contract dated Asistant Superintendent of Police Wode-

3rd April, 1937, for the purchase of certain hours conducted the case, with the assistance

Do you know if your brother had any money of Sergeant Gordon, for the police. Mr. E. J.in his possession at the time he was murdered?

Mr. Goldring said that in the course of Grist, of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, Topre-Yes. About $400.

Although this amount of money was sup-ordinary business dealings defendants, who were molasan dealers, contracted on the 3rd posed to be in deceased's possession before his April, 1997, for the pun ass of 374 cases of death no money could be found in his box by molasses from the plaintiff, delivery to be taken the police after his death..

on or before the 30th April... On the 3rd Sergeant Gordon, we had taken a very May the goods were still undelivered and notice active part in the cao, apoka as to finding was given to the defendants to the affect that fazround on the debris brown ovar ber sido the body of the deceased, whom witness the goods were not taken delivery of at once knew by sight; two hats-one a Chinese bam- they would be sold by public auction. The boo and the other a straw that was once white

were not taken delivery, of, and on the 17th -and a small gag, Witness had the remains

May, after dus notice to the parties, the goods removed to the public mortuary. After that,

were sold by public auction by Mr. Geo, P. he examined deceased's bedroom and found that place in disorder.

Mr. Wodehouse called Thaker Singh to the stand, but before, the newal oath was admin- istered, he said that he wanted the witness to be put through the proper Sikh oath.

His Worship-Tell me how it is done. Mr. Wodehouse-l tell to the interpreter. His Worship Is there anything to broken ?

be

Mr. Wodehouse-No. The interpreter was told and the Sikh oath war administered to the witness by repeating certain words after the interpreter. This done, witness said he was formerly in the employ of Messrs. Tata and Company. On the 14th inst, ho was in company with a watchman employed by Messrs. A. S. Watson and Company, Ltd., in Des Vaux Road. While speaking with his friend he saw the fint, second and fourth de fendants standing on the opposite side of the road. The fourth defendant called witness across and both started off in the direction of the Naval Yard.

Mr. Wodehouse-What did the first defend- and tell you when you and he were logether?

Witness-He asked me when Maila was going to India. I told him that Maila was not

going yet.

Mr. Wodehouse (isterrupting the interpreter) -Didn't the witness ray he didn't know?—Yo

Mr. Wodehouse-it sounded like that. The question was then put again and the same answer was received. De

Continuing, the witness said that the fourth accused asked him if Maila had remitted any money home. Witness asid that Maila bad sect twenty rupees to india some days ago, and

that his brother had sent 200.

A box had been

forced open and its contents. lay scattered on the floor. From infarther givad anta makar Singh witness arrested the defendants on the night of 15th June, in Queen's Road Central. On the 18th June witness searched the second accused's quarters, at Messrs. Powell and Com- pany premises, and found the two knives (pro- duced) in his box. The knives had evidently been cleaned with sandpaper.

That closed the case for the prosecution.

would leave the matter in the bands of the Court. His Worship maintained that a prima facie case had been made out and the accused

were committed for, trial.

Lammert, auctioneer.

His Honour: I don't see what possible de- fence there can be, after reading the, contract and the notices referred to,ce is a denial of

Mr. Holborow: The defence

any breach of contract.

Mr. Goldring. But that would be a special defence.

simple denial of the breach of contract.

At the meeting of the Bangkok Dock Com- pany beld, on 14th ult, the following circular latter from the Disctors to the shareholders was read

Continuing, Mr. Goldring said that the contract price for the molasses was $1.805.27, and they Mr. Grist reserved his defence, saying he realized at auction $1,41916, leaving a del stalks, lush with the vigour of a boun, perity be quite y

ciency of $385.03 and to that had to be added $209.29 for auctioneer's and other charges, making the total claimed $591.37. Mr. Tatu, the plaintiff, then gave evidence in corrobora Mr. Holboroy said that the plaintiffs had no sight to sell the goods, as under the contract the property passed from the plaintiff to the defendants, and all they had the right to do was, to sue for the price of the purchased goods. The risk was the defendants and plaintiff had nothing to do with that.

SOUTH CHINA RIOTS.-.

Writing from Peking, od 15th June, the correspondent of the N. C. D. News says:-In accordance with telegrams received here by the Chinese Government from the high authorities in Canton and Foochow, the rebels in Lien- chow, Yaoping and Changpu in the provinces

Kwangtung and Fukien have been severaly defeated and dispersed by the Imperial troops dispatched against them and the date of their foal suppression is not distant,

The anxiety of the Chinese authorities con cerning the risings in the South, therefore is not so great.

At about eight o'clock on the loving night, witness" said he met the third de fondant in Daddell Street and the fatter gave witness to understand that the fourth accused wanted to see him. Witness said he would not go and the third defendant rent way. An hour later the first and second

An Imperial Decree (through the Grand defendants called on witness and again he was told the fourth defendant wanted to see him. Councillers of State) was issued yesterday, Witness replied that he was, on duty and could commanding Viceroys Chow Fu and Shun not go. Thereupon the first accused, seized Shou of the Liangkwang and Minche provinces him by the right arm, while the second to make every effort to protect the foreign mis accured, hold on to the left and witness was sions, missionaries, and their. native converts dragged along the road. He was taken along in their respective jurisdictions, otherwise they Duddell Street, up to Ice House Street, down and their immediate subordinates will be held. Wyndham Street and to Queen's Road Central responsible for any, outrages which may occur. to the place where the fourth defendant was

The Diplomatic Corps in Pekinghsinformed employed. He sat there for a while. Wit- the Waiwapu that the dispatch of warships to nan then heard the first accused ask the the steas of riots is simply for the protection fourth defendant: "Is the night alright of foreigner and the vessels will be recalled it is rainy and dark." There came no reply. when peace is completely restored. In order. Then turning the second defend int the to prevent agitators from fabricating false firi accused asked "The thing that you rumours about the movements of the vessels in have-where did you put it? The reply was questies, Prince Ching has been requested to "It is to my possession and I'll bring it." He notify the said two-Viceroys in the above seasc. then got up, west towards the steps, and picked There is much rumour in reference to the arrival ups knife and a chopper. Here witness was of the notorious chiel revolutionary, Dr. Sun whawk, knife and a chopper, but he failed te wen (alias Sun Yat-se), in Singapore, where he is said to be obtaining arms and money for the supply of the rebels, Secres Decrees, there fore, have been issued to the Viceroys of Liangkwang, Liangkiang, Minché and Hu kwang and also to the Chinese Consul-General at Singapore with orders to discover and capture bim alive or dead at whatever cost. were the last to leave. Witness was taken Singapore, has also been ordered by the Pek- along Queen's Road, going westwards. While ing Government to request H, M. Government on their journey they found Kithin Singh not to allow the revolutionary leader to remain asleep at the place where he was employ in British territory if he goes there.

Witness woke him up,

recognise them.

tion of the above statement..

His Honour: But they are perishable goods. Mr. Holborów: They canant deteriorate very much, my Lord, as the plaintiff voluntarily gave one month's time for the delivery.

His Honour said that under the contract the defendant must fait, and there would be judg- inent for plaintiff with costs.

SHANGHAI HARBOUR

REGULATIONS.

From the Shanghai Commissioner of Cus. toms the Shanghai Alercury has received a copy of the harbour regulatrous for the Port of Shanghai, containing important changes which

wa detail below, the numbering of the para-

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On the

The Chairman rulad Mr. Judge in order..

Mr. Bailay seconded Mr. Judge's proposal," and said that the addition of mechanical engineers the Board was supported by Mr.

Charles Bosh.

Mr. Minto asked whether any outside advice had been takes on the proposed new work. The Bangkok Dock engineers might be very smart men, but the matter should not be left

to them entirely.

The Chairman, in replying, observed that motion of censare on the directors elected by Mr. judge's proposal seemed to be in affect a

the shareholders themselves as basiness men. to conduct the business affairs of the Com- pany. Technical affairs were managed, under. the control of the Board, by the very able and. experienced men engaged in their service. If they added engineers to the Board, be feared. they would run a very strong chance of having argumenti, troubles, and difficulties between the engineering staff, who bad done extremely well, and the Board; and bo of opinion that, within all reasonable limits, (the Chairman) must say he was very strongly the engineering staff should be left to do wanted extra technical advice the Company their own work in their own way. If they could very well aflord to pay for it. He strong Company, that the engineering side of the busi ly recommended, from his experience of the

ness should be lel to the staff who were paid' fair salaries for that purpose.

Mr. Bailey asked, in that case, why have a' -Board-at-all-2-

Mr. Judge did not see why directors should.

the office staff..

quarrel with the engineers any more than with

they could not possibly has 2 Company

by her continuously well-paid crew during the ten years of her disuse... There was not a

Mr. Judge argued that two mechanical road worth calling by such a name in the whole

engineers if they went into the items of ex- country and the thousands of refugees who

penditure would be able to make recommenda travelled backwards to the great camps toiled

ilons in which ths, shareholders could place along the narrow deep-rutted tracks in an end with a view to raising in the most confidence. He did not wish to say anything economical manner possible the money against the directors, but they were not less procession of ferocious agony ground and all of the main route. The country premises, your Directors have had under confound, and he suggested some. If they were Ten days ago covered some of the same required for the alterations at the Company's mechanical engineers. Suitable men could be bourgeoned with crops in various stages of sideration several schemes and, after mature not already shareholders they might be qualified maturity. The harvest of wheat and barley deliberation, they have decided that the scheme On another question, he thought it should be was in full swing and as the plenteous sheaves outlined below is the most satisfactory one made quite clear that both classes of new fell before the sickles of the reapers there lay from all points. of view The amount of shares be offered to the shareholders in pro Ha Honour: Oh, no; it is not. 'It is a

the secondary crop of vetch and haricot money required for the alterations bas been portion to their holdings. between the long lines of stubble.

The Chairman ruled that this point should Side estimated at Ticals 375,000.” It would no

be dealt with separately. side with the grain patches stood doubt at this stage of the Company's pron- by

and sturdy maire

to, raise this money

Mr. Judge said he was not against do, in- the waving kaoliang

by the issues of Debentures at a moderate

crease of capital if he could be quite sure that All over the land warn rate of interest. However by the terms the money would be properly expanded. If teous growth.

the directors would not assent to his proposal, parties of men and women ari children with under which the Company hold their land their few beasts of burden and of labour busily from the Bush Estate it will be necessary however, he intended to vote against the

proposition before them, garnering the precious gmin. Instead of the to raise a further sum of Ticals 323,345 dur- It is therefore the wails and moans came the sound of laughter ing the next 31 years. and of the weird music in which their souls opinion of your Directors that if the sum delight, accompanied by the barking of dogs, of money now required is raised by the issue the lowing of cattle and the ceaseless chirping of further shares rather than Debentures, the of countless birds. The land of Kiangpch was Company will be in a stronger position for the itself again, giving unbounded evidence of its acquisition of the further and larger amount immense agricultural wealth and the industry required later on at a more moderate rate, of and pluck of its inhabitants. I was travelling interen than would be the case should the on my nightmare route of the Grand Cabal, for present Debenture obligations have already many bundreds of fi it was in its pristine state, bean increased..

"The capital of the Company at present but as I passed the aforetime mooring berth of the rusty dredger I saw that it was empty. She consists of 4,000 shares, of the face value of had been sent dowa stream to Chinking and Ticals 1661, cach, lo order to mader these commission, rendering the navigation of the is there being repaired and will shortly be in shares more easily handled, your directors pro pose to call them all in and re-laue in ex- canal by the myriads of craft which throng it a change for each old share and a cash payment matter of less heartbreaking labour than it has of TCL 331, two new shares of the face value been for many and many a year. Nearing the of Ticals 100 each. Your Directors feel so end of my boat journey towards Chinking that the Sheholders will be only too glad of passed between some thirty miles of newlyre an opportunity to invest further Capital at par paired banks and other works, while in places in the Company, which is at present paying before this continuous construction was reach such a large dividend, especially when by so ed, the dykes confining the canal bed had been doing they will be putting the Company put in an efficient state of repair. At more points into the position of being able to under and centres of population than I can enumerate, take more work and better work atja roads have been constructed, trees planted, was lower cost. This plan will give the Company terways opened up, waste lands reclaimed and a Ticals 133,333 of the sum required and the huge amount of permanent and necessary imbalance your Directors propose to raise by the provement effected in the condition of these issue al 1,000 now shares of the face value of peoples existence. This has been done by Ticals 100/each, at a purchase price of Ticals the united effort of Chinese and foreigners, 140 each. The Share Capital will thea gland working together for the relief of suffering at 9,000 shares at Ticals 100 each or Ficals humanity. I say sothing about accessory.in 950,000. Your directora anticipate no difficulty work has been done it boots not to insist on mium, as even if, with the aid of the new ma fluences, such as that of publicity when the in the issue of the new shares at to low a pre- any one particular detail influencing its exechinery the Company does not do any better cution. Suffice it to say that the Chinese than it has hitherto done, it will still be possible Government, or its provincial administration; so pay a dividend 9% on the increased Capital, his sent huge quantities of seed into that as against 71% now paid on the present par- country, which together with that distributed chase price of Ticals 1323 per share. by the Relief Committee accounts for the other hand your Directors' anticipation of bounteous first harvest which is now gathered large increase in profits from the installation in many places, and for the promise of a of the new machinery cannot by any stretch magnificent second harvest of kaoliang, maize of imagination be considered a very optimistic and beans. The viceregal government has

fuad to present Shareholders." the Grand Canal and is pushing on with;

Mr. Hamilton Price (Chairman of Directors), tackled the problem of the renovation of view. The new issue of shares will be con- the work, The local committees have not paly worked hard to save human life, but presided, and there, were present:-Dr. T bave done what they could towards showing Heyward Hays, Mossra. ). W. Edio, W. E. the way to improve the conditions of life for Adam, W. A. G. Tilleke, A. H. Barlow J. the living. So much for the visible practical Dunlop, W, Brehmer, H. V. Bailey, T. Judge results of those six months work in Kiangpeh.. A. Hinto. J. S. Smyth (General Manager), But what have been the ethical results of Auchison, A. Carson, and W. J. Burns

(Secretary), this great effort? Prominent above all others

The Chairman said-bu was sorry that the stands this simple fact that the work of relief shareholders had been obliged to come there- has been achieved by united effort. No entry for what was a comparatively small matter to of a discordant nature mars the records of relief. The West has given to the East folly Company like the Bangkok Deck Co.-the and freely; the East has shown itself alive raising of two or three lakhs of ticals. But to the benefits and receptive of help and the directors had adopted what they deemed has supplemented that help by compre. the best plan, and it was necessary for them hensive contributions. The West has shown to call this morning, not having power other

wiss under their articles to proceed. Of that it is not always influenced by selfish mo tives, the East that it can do things if it is only course it would have been perfectly easy to shown how. The bogey of suspicion and dis take the simple course of issuing debantures, trust bas found no farbour in the councils and but there were two or three objections to intercourse of the helpers and workers. For that course at the present time. In the signers and Chinese have engaged together in first place in order to issue debentares to the practice of that supreme vinue-charity-The best advantage, neither paying too much and both have learned more about the virtues or running risk of failing to get the deben- of their fellow human beings that they aforesures taken up at alla certain amount of grasp time knew. Is there anything to prevent the of the money market was required. Speaking lesson of these labours and this great success under the correction of the expens present, he

The Chairman could say at once that they money market in Bangkok. There was no re-

of large capital here, and gular move outside Bangkok to Singapore or

were going to spend nearly all the money they went

workshop, improvements. If they wanted London or places of that kind they would find technical details the Manager would no doubt. people there not half so inclined to go into a be only too pleated to tell them. The 'shara»\" thing at a moderate rate of interest as people holders had every sight to know what was be who know more about the local conditions of ing done. The plans were there but he would companies. So, scsing that they had these not undertake to give expert explanations of risks, either of paying far too much or of not them. geuing debentures taken up at all, the directors were rather against issuing debentures. An- The negotiations for the settlement of the other drawkack was that most investors general- question of the rights of property at the ly wanted to know how many people were going of the Japaness section of the Chines more debeatures they issued, the more difficult Kwangchentze Station, the northern terminus to get pickings before they bought. Eastern Railway, which had been in progres it was to find a very ready market for their in St Petersburg, have now been decided shares. The public in Bangkok was a fluctuate upon and Captain Shituma is coming backing one, with people constantly coming and to Japan with the text of the agreement goings and be thought they ought to be very together with that of the Treaty of Commerce careful indeed not to do anything which by any between Japan and Russia. We learn from a possible means would be likely to injure the Tokyo dispatch that the agreement relating saleability of their shares. It was, for these to the station consists of two sections one reasons that the directors rather objected to relating to the disposal of the property and debentures. There was still the further reason that the Company in a few years' time would The local market for tin opened on October Vessels loading mineral oil or calcium the other regarding the connections of the

have to raise more money for the purchase of There was some delay, however, in siarting at $95) per picul; and closed on March 28 at carbide shall do so only where such is ner. train service on the Japanese and Russia land there, and in that case they would be

The first defendant, addressing the fourth defendant, went on the witness, said that the Rectod defendant and himself were going somewhere along the praya. They then left. A minute or two inter the third, defendant thok his departure, saying he was going along the

tram lines. The fourth accused and witness

ed 'as 'watchman

Tai Sun, Chinese Consul-General al

STRAITS TRÄDING.COMPANY.

BULK OF PROFITS DUE TO INCREASED EFFICIENCY.

and the question, "Did you go and sec Mulla ?" was put to him by the fourth delend- act, Kishin said he did. There was no further conversation and witness, and the Houph accused 1:4 · followed by Kishin. Singh. When witness and the two others arrived outside deceased's house, he found the

The following is the Report of the Directors fint and second defendants wating there. On to the Members of the Straits Trading Com- their arrival the first accused called, "Maila:" pany,"Ļimited :- Deceased answered: "Who are you? "Kaiser

Singapore, June 24, 1937.

Singh," replied the first defendant. "I've Gentlemen,-Your Directors now submit the Come to act you, Did you quarrel with Accounts for the half-year ended March 31, Maher Singh ?" (third defendant)," He is dis-1957, being the second half of the business pleased with you. The third defendant was year 1905 to 1907. not with the gang. Suddenly the door was After making ample provision for bad and opsned from the inside by no other parson doubtful debts and writing off depreciation, the than the third accused, who was with the de- net profit amount to $508,855.05, to which has caused when the others called. Then the to be added the balance of $18,741,21 brought fint and second defendants, followed by the forward from last account, inaking a total of third, entered the house, the latter closing the $87,599.26 available at March 31, 1957. door,behind him, and the first and second accused followed 'deceased into the kitchen, to get a drink of water, 1.

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graphs being the same as in the Regulations.. The anchorage for foreign vessels in between the south side of the Kiangaan Arse. nal Dock and the Tungkon Creek."

Reference to the official plan of the harbour and to the sections thereof enumerated in the regulations hewa that there are now two additional upper sectious kaswn as "Upper Section A (between the southern side of Kiangnan Arenal Dock and the Pailien Creek) and Upper Section B" (between the Pailien Creek and the Southern end of the Chingis

und.)

The old Upper Section is now to be known as Upper Section C."

At the other end of the barbour are two ad- ditional sections. The old "Lower Section " is to be known as Section to below which are *Section 11" (from the Vangking Creek to (from Cosmopolitan. Dock to Tungkon Creek). Cosmopolitan Dock), and "Lower Section, "To-Whie vessels are shifting to and from the wharves and head and stern mooring boys in the 6th, 7th, or 8th sections, a black ball, four feet in diameter, must be hoisted at the flagstaff on the wharf from or to which the Vessel slifting, and no vessel shall com- mence to shift until such black ball has been hoisted for ten minutes.

The vessel whilst so shifting shall exhibit a black ball, two feet in diameter, at the fore | truck.""

13-Vessels arriving at this port and hav- ing on board as cargo, in whatever quantity, any bigh explosive or the specially prepared constituents of such, shall (except as provided is clause 15 of these regulations), after coming inside the Woosung Inner Bar, anchor below Black Point and fly a rad ilig at the fore, and shall abide by the instructions received from the Customs concerning the discharge of the same,

Vessels having to receive on board any such explosives inside the Woosung Inser Bar shall observe similar precautions in all respects".

20. Vessels arriving with naphtha, benzine, or other, highly inflammables as cargo, shall not come up the harbour beyond the lower Where were you and the fourth defendant Cents per share be paid to Shareholders, ab- shall remain sotil all such carga has been dis

1. That a dividend of $r and a boats of so side of the Cosmopolitan Dock, where they being applied to other factors in the existence did not think there was what could be called a all this time? Mr. Wodehouse asked.

Witness said he was standing outside the door sorbing 5375,000**

charged. -and he could see all that was being done inside. That $50,000 be added to the Reserve

through the iron bars. After the three men Fund which will then stand at $1,050,000, had disappeared into the kitchen witness heard 3. That $50,000 be added to the Fund for somebody cry out, "I am dead." About fifteen equalizing Dividends, bringing it up to minutes fafer the first and second defondants $300,003,

4. That $20,000 be transferred to Em came out of the kitchen and went into deceased'e bedroom, where they remained for another ployees' Bonus Account.

5. That the balance of 532.599,16 be carried fifteen minutes, and the three.mes came out. Arriving in the open, the first defendant said: forward to new account. "Let us go now, we've done the work." The men climbed over the gate at the entrance to deceased's quarted and left. Witness 'saw marks of blood on the men's clothes.

PRISONERS COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. At the Magistracy, last Wednesday, Mr. F. A. Hazeland presiding, the third day's hearing of the case in which Kaiser Singh, Rooda Singh, Kabar Singh and Sorain, Singh, Indian watchi men, are charged with murdering one Mail, 1ste watchman to Messrs. Essabhoy and Com papy, at West. Point, · last month, was,con- ilauad,

the case owing to the Assistant Superintenden: on haying his witnesses sword on the Korao of Police, Mr. R. P., J. Wodehouse, insisting book which had to be procured outside the Court precincts.

DISPOSAL OF PROFITS, Your Directors recommend:

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INCREASED EFFICIENCY.

Vessels loading naphtha, benzine, or other highly inflammables as cargo shall do so only where such is permitted to be discharged and from there proceed to sea.

other highly infammables is only permitted 21.The storage of naphtha, benzine, or

on the Pootog side of the river, on shore, ba-

low the Cosmopolitan Dock.

22-No fires, for cooking or say other pur- pose, and no smoking shall be allowed on

The volume of business shows a trifling board any lighter or other boat when going decrease from that of the preceding half-year alongside a vessel that has explosives, naputha, but is in excess of the corresponding period af benzine, etc., on board, nor while there are any the previous year. Very full prices continue such explosives, Daphtha, barzine, ela, on to be paid for all on offering, and the bulk of board, such lighter or boat. the profits is directly due to increased efficiency 23-Veids arriving with mineral oil or ig smelting our current turnover, and the calcium carbide as cargo shall be berthed. on successful treatment of slags and other refuse. the Pootung side of the river below the 8th Additional steps are being taken with a view section of the Harbour or alongside a Tung: to further cheapen our ordinary smelting costs, | kadu What! or the Naamatou Wharf, south of and it is hoped that still greater improvement the Tungkada Dock, and must remain there Is this department may result.

until all such cargo has beta discharged.

disease on board shall not come nearer the lower limit of the harbour than: Black Polat," hall fly at the fore a yellow flag, and shall not allow anyone to disembark or go on board without permission from the Harbour Master's Officers."

of every inhabitant of the Celestial Empire and of everybody connected there with?

WALTER KIRTON, in N. C. D. Natos,

CHINESE EASTERN BAILWAY;

THE XWANGCHENTZE STATION QUESTION.

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The Chairman replied that of course,

without a Board to run" it, nuless they had, quarrelling with the clerical staff, they need shareholders' mettings every week. As to hardly discuss that question.

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Mr. Judge asked why bad the chairman sng- gested it.

Mr. Judge's proposition was then pat, and negatived by a majority, three voting in its favour.

Mr. Minto recalled two previous võtes last year and the year before of Tel: 60,000 and Was that

Tcs. 30,000 for improvements. money to be included with the present proposat or spent independently?

The Chairman was understood to say that it would go into the new affair, and he added. some explanations.

Mr. Minto thought the old arrangement of voting so much year by year was better than taking a large sum at once. How long would the present scheme take to complete ?_".

The Chairman could not quite say. Probably it would be perfectly safe to say'a year. · Ha

agreed that the plan of voting a certain amount every year was excellent if it could be adhered

to,

Mr. Bailey said at the last meeting becom

plained that they did not get on fast enough, but now they were getting on too fast. Would, work be carried on as usual at the same time. with the improvements?

The Chairman remarked that they would:

Mr. Minto ured that the shareholders should have to do the best they could,

have more information as to what was to be done,

Mr. Bailey suggested that bore the want of an expert on the Board came in, YRA

The Chairman said the Board had its experts.

They could be called in there and then, if:

The necessary,

Mr. Minto suggested the probability of differ ences of opinion, and Mr. Judge remarked that the business might not be finished till mid- night.

Mr. Bailey thought the shareholders wight. be told what was to be spent on machine sheds and what upon other works for instance. The Chairmas quite acknowledged that the directors ought to take all possible means to satisfy the starcholders as to the proposal.

Mr. Bailey marked that they were getting 15 per cent, but had no hope of getting any, more under the new scheme, He feared on- der the new scheme they would not get that: man suggested that, if the meeting thought it could not go any further at present, some one, might make a proposition.

After alluts further discussion, the Chair

sections of the line: The Japanese Govern $91; bus highest price between these dates mitted to be discharged, and from there proceed, ment, it is reported, has relinquished ste in a very much better positips for raising de being $901, and the lowest $90).. During the to sea. moved between £193, 101, and £179. 139, same period, the London months price 24A vessel arriving with a contagious claim over the station in return for the beatures than now. For one thing they would Payment of a sum of Y$79,400 by Russia have large, and valuable asset to add to The value of the contribution of the their balance sheet forthwith; and they BALANCE OF CAPITALĘ

Government to the capital of the South would probably ba'in a very much better posis A book wrapped in a blue, handkerchief wat Your Directors have to intimate that the

Manchuria Railway Company is Ys00,000,000 tion than at prosent. Then 28.10 lbs quas Mr. Judge poated out that his former pray the banded to the witness-fadian police question of the issue of the balance of the Com

In the railway lines and other property belong. tion of issuing the new shares, the directors poss! was in no way loloaded at a centuTO ON map 638-who rubbed his forehand with pany's Capital, to the authorised limit of

ing to the railway as specified ca the "at made proposed to make the shares into two kinds, the directors, and be appealed to them to rew egan by story. On the night $3,000,000, has been raised, This matter is at.

on April 1st last. At that time the qtion of On the one hand they proposed to recall the consider it. His felt certain they could not murder, began the policeman, he present receiving the earnest consideration of

'pros:nt shares, and ask the shareholders to carry the matter then on Mar the Kwangchanize station had not been settled, Saw the first, second, and third defend your Directors, and if as the result of their de HE, LU. HAI-RUAN, the newly appointed and the value of the station was not incinded pay in Tcs. 331 par share receiving two new. Mr. Minto proposed that the meeting be ad- ants going westwards as he got out of a tramcariberations they become fully satisfed that the Associate to the President of the Walwopu, in the contribution of the. Government, « The shares in exchange for each old one: Thatourned for a brtnight and that shareholder pear, the Sailors Home. The first accused position of the Company justifies such a course, and for seyemi years past riident in Shanghai, money receivable by the Government in return offered the shareholders in a costare like the in the meantime be allowed the opportunity to propted the witacis, whe inquired where they they will put forward scheme with their to in his capacity of Treaty Commissioner is for the station in not to go into the pocket Bangkok Dock Company such a chaose that siamine the scheme in dela UE were bound for The first accused, said commendations as to the method

within the past, few days, & telegram from that remit of the relinquishment of the, in his life and would never be likely to agalo. the Waiwunu has been sent to his Excellency station, the company has to construct's station in the wecond place they proposed la sede "bastening his departure for Peking,

at Changchung/open Chronica,

1,030 Bs, as stated in the circular

of

"Lap-sap-want,” It was raining at the time ask, for powers, to effect same, and expected to leave for his new post-in Poking: the South Manckoria:Railway Company ;' bat he (the chairns) had never struck one like it Mr. Hailer seconded Y POSTE

Witdesk became acquainted with the first three- defendigte about six or seven months ago.

W. COOK, Managing Director.

On being put to the vote seres voted for Winto's proposal, and none; against,and it accordingly cared. Stam Frye Frans

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