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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY JULY 20 1907.

The green island cement. CANTON IBA AND SILK CROPS.

CO., LTD.

INCREASE OF CAPITAL SANCTIONED.

·13th its

LOWER PRICES THE RULE.

[From a Correspondant.]

Canton, 13th July.. An extraordinary general meeting of share. The tea market opened on the fith inst, holders in the Green Island Cement Co., Ltd., when settlements involving something like was held at the office of the general managers 7,000 boxes were made. Prices ranged about Mossrs. Shewan, Tomes & Co.-for the pur-five to six taels lower than those of last year, pose of passing a special resolution,

although the quality of this season's crop was not apparently inferior. The average price ra alised was 31 teels per picut, while the lower grades dropped proportionately. About

WUCHOW NOTHS,

NAVAL

'Wuchow, irth July, 1907. The German gunboat Tringian has succeed- ed in reaching Nanning. The Tringtas got up as far as Kwai Yuen and lay at anchor there for some days until the rise of the river. The Tringlom received a warm welcome in Nanning, from the small foreign community in the new port, and the Chinese population took advantage of the occasion of improving H.M.S. Moorhen arrived at Wuchow on the ning after coaling here. Unfortunately the river has fallen again, but with the quantity of

will leave for Naoning via Kwei Yuen. rain that we have had lately, a rise is almost certain in a few days, when the Moerken Should circumstances prove favourable the Moorhen intends to try and get up to the city of Po Se which is some hundred odd miles

boxes went forward by the Hongkong, their knówledge of a foreign gunboat.

THE BUILDING "AUTHORITY

CASE

QUESTION OF COSTS:

"15th inst. Before their Honours the Chief Justice and Mr. A. G. Wiss, Prisne Judge, presiding as a Full Court in Appellate Jurisdiction, Mr. M. W. Slada, instructed by Mr. D, V. Stearonton, of Messrs. Deacon, Looker and Deacon, ap peared on behalf of the appellants in the case of Fung Chan Yuen versus the Building Authority, which case was reserved as to the payment of costs, to apply that the costs should the Building Authority and not

The Secre ary read the notice convening the and Macao Company's night boat on the 12th 9th inst., and intends making the trip to Nan be given apellants, jag

Mr. R. Shewan prezidad. The others pre- sent were Sir Paul Chater, Hon. Mr. Henry Keswick, Messrs R. Henderson (secretary), R. Hancock, E. D. Haskell and J. A. Young, meeting, and the following resolution was put to the meeting

"That it is desirable to capitalise the sum of $950,000, being part of the undivided profits of the company standing to the credit of the com- pany's reserve fund, and accordingly that the same be distributed as a bonus amongst the shareholders of the company at the date of the passing of the resolution in proportion to the shares held

them respectively, and that the by general managers be, and they are hereby authorised to distribute among the shareholders the 200,000 unissued shares in like proportion,"

The Chairman proposed its adoption, Hon. Mr. H. Keswick seconded. Carried unanimously,

The Chairman stated that a call of 53.50 par share will be made immediately. Scrip will 'ba ready`an the 22nd inst. He thanked those present for their attendance and the meeting concluded.

SUIT FOR MONEY LENT.

WHAT WAS THE CONSIDERATION? Mr. F. X. d'Alamada e Castro appeared on the 17th inst. before his Honour Mr. A. G. Wise, Puisse Judge, on behalf of Ma Cheong Chan, of No. 3 Mercer Street, gentleman. Mr. P. W. Goldring, of Messrs. Goldring and Barlow, represented the defendant, Leung Kwan Shing, of No. 266 Queen's Road Central, trader.

In this case the plaintiff claimed the sum of $656.10, being the amount of principal and interest due on a "borrowing" noto dated 20th December, 1906, and made by defendant' favour of plaintiff. Plaintiff said that he lent the money to the defendant who signed the note in his prescoce.

Mr. Goldring: Was there not a broker in ,this case ?

and the balance will be despatched on the 12th inst. The former shipment will be transfor Saturday white the remainder will catch the red to the London boat leaving Hongkong on P. & O. boat leaving on the 18th.

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With regard to silk prices have lately shown tendency to drop, and the best qualities have fallen from $1,300 to $200 and there is no sign

that bottom has been reached. The reason assigned in the stagnancy in the foreign market. The outlook is not encouraging al though there is no fault to be found with the several crops.

APPEAL TO THE PRIVY COUNCIL.

In the Appellate Jurisdiction Court last Monday, before the Full Bench, consisting of their Honours the Chiel Justice and Mr. A. G. Wise, Puisge Judge, Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollack, KC, instructed by Mr. G., D. Wilkinson of Messrs, Wilkinson and Grill, moved on behalf of the plaintiffs appellants for leave to appeal to the Privy Council, in the case of the Wah. Hing Lung firm, and Chan Wo alias Chan Pui Chíaliae Chan Yik Chung, Chan Chung To Chan Wai Ching, and Kwong Tak, memberi and partners of thựa maid firin, versur Chan Yam, Chan Hing Ching. Chan Wai, Chan Hung Ka, Chan Hung Chen, Chen Hung Chan, Chan Pui Un Tong, Chau Hung Kwan, and Tang Shing Kaw, against the judgment delivered by his Bonour the Puime. Judge. The petion for motion was as follows:

1. On the 8th day of April, 1904, your peti tioners filed their statement of claim (to which your petitioners crave leave to refer), in this action, claiming the sum of $4.258.09 paid in Court in this action, being part of a sum of

above Nanning.

THE LATE MR. [,,M. BASA.

HIS LIFE HISTORY,

The Manila Cablenews, of 12th inst., says — Joad Bann, another of the landmarks of the Filipino insurrection period of: 1873(10-1898, | has passed away in Hongkong at an advanced age. He died on the roth instant at seven în the morning.

Joad, Base was Que of the foremost. figures in the contemporary history of the Philippines. His same has been connected with almost very po.itical movement that has had relation to the securing of liberty for his country ever sincethe revolt of 1872 in Cavite as a result of which he was banished from the Philipplass. * Several others were also banished and threa native priest, Fadres Gomes, Zamora and Bur. gos, were garrotted on the Bagumbayas field. Basa made himself famous prior to 1872 by bis enmity to the religious arders. In Madrid be wroto several newspaper articles on the subject. Lie was at one time wealthy but from the time of his deportation was reduced to poverty, and of Hongkong for a living the time that Rizal

He was in Hongkong at

CHINA TEA.

[From a Correspondani.]*

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Cantor, 16th July. Since I last wrote you an additional 4,000 boxes of tea have been sold. There are 7,000 inxel of tea being shipped by the seamship Potan to-day to be trans shipped to "the P. & O. Company's steamer leaving Hongkong to Morrow,

THE S.S." BON ENGRACIO",

MAY NOT COME TO HONGKONG FOR BALE.

Like Banquo's ghost the Don Engració will not down or stay down. The new possibilities and complications that can be created by this famous steamer are legion, remarks the Manila Timer of 13th inst

occurred yester

The Moorken, il' is said, intends fêting theKainst him, Just at any other party to a salt, at one time had to sell potators in the street įknown as Act 1,598; he was protacted only.

Chinese officials and gentry at Nanning, and a large quantity of rockets, bluelights, nic. are being taken up this trip, with which a display will be made.

RICE CROP.

The first crop of rice has been harvested successfully and has surpassed expectations, The rainfall has been just suficient to ensure full and good crops and the farmers are con. sequentiy jubilant.

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EXMAGISTRAÇY INTERPRETER

ARRESTED.

HIS ALLEGED TRICK WITH A COMMISSION AGENT.

17th inst.

A young Chinaman named Vim Wing, who at one time was employed at the Magistracy. as an interpreter, and who now styles bimself Queen's Road Central on a charge of fraud. broker, was arrested yesterday afternoon in on, the master of a shop at 12, Lee Yuen Street East, was instrumental in having him arrested. This morning, at the Police Court, Yim Wing was arraigned before Mr. G. N. cumplainant by means of a trick.

| costs would be actually padhered that the returned from Spain and established an office properly "mortgaged, thus leaving it to his.

against Hon. Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz, Attorney

Bowler, represented the Building Authority: General, instructed by Mr. G. E. Morrell, Crown Solicitor, of Messrs. Dannys and Mr. Slade said that the Building Authority, being a party in a case, was a party against whom costs could be given, if the action went. it Was immaterial as to by whom the though

“in this case it will ba Building Authority summoned the appellant before the Magistrate for erecting a building before the plane bad been approved by the Building Authority, and the Magistrate fined The latter appealed to the the appellant Supreme Court on the ground that the plans were submitted and the building erected entirely in accordance with them, and the ap peal was upheld but costs against the Building Authority, as representing the Crawn, ware not awarded to the appellants.

Mr. Slade said the losing party in any action was always condemned to pay the costs of the other side, and the Crown was a party within the meaning of the Ordinance, and quoted authorities on the subject.

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The Attorney General said that the practice this Court was that costs had never been given against the Crown., No case could be cited in which they were so awarded.

The Puisne Judge: Can you cite any case in which they were refused?

The Attorney General: Yes, there are many lant. If it were so and was successful in the such cases. "The Crown here is not the appel appeal there would be no request for costs against the losing party; and the practice of this Court should be followed and no coats argument their Honours reserved their decision.

in that cky. At that time, 1892 Bara was thinking out a scheme for the establishment of society in the Philippines to take the place of the several disorganized associations. He proposed to Rizal what be considered to be the most suitable society for the purpose and asked the Filipino hero to draw up the constitution and by-laws. Rizal did so and the Liga Filipina was the result.

was the belief of the Spanish authorities that Rizal was the founder of the Liga and that it was a revolutionary society but the fact was that the society was founded by Basa who sent the draft prepared by Rizal to Manila with in structions that the society should be establish ed without delay. But little was done in the matter..

On the arrival of Rizal in July 1891, he was invited to a meeting of those who should have bean the leaders of the society, and all the hind he had in the movement for the founda tiba of which he was executed on the Luneta was the advice he gave that the society was a society cot testir up revolt against Spain would be of great benefit to the people. but to encourage agriculture, commerce and industry; and to encourage the establishment of a book which should serve to assist the poor money lenders.

Only two incidents, however, occurre day, it being an off day. One was the discovery that after a perton, had availed himself of all the provisions of the chattel mortgage, law against the mortgagor's selling or pawning the option lo dispose of the property in any one of a number of other ways without even cracking this law;

"Deacon" The matter came up by

Prautch going to the prosecuting attorney to have the enforced against Ramen del Rosario who had Provisions of Section ta of the mortgage law removed to his house after mangaging and ba fore the sheriff's sale, ropes, fittings, ship's gear and appliances, an inventory of which was submitted. Prautch was informed that be had the choice of a replevin or civil suit against del Rosario but unless the goods were såld or pledged or taken out of the province no remedy was possible in that office. Regret was expressed but such was the reading of the law.

The other event was still more surprising. It will be remembered that this Ramon del Rosario swore at the Custom House that he was the sole owner of the Dan Engracio und then on the advice of his lawyer Vicente Fox (although he himself is a practising lawyer he does not prescribe for himself) he swore before the Court of First Instance that Alejandra

Palanca was the sole owner.

$12,000, which reprosented a debt due by the Orme on a charge of obtaining $300.from the awarded against the Crown. After. further Filipino farmer to escape the clutches of the i diverse swearing. However, the matter was

Wah Tai to the firm of Wak Hing Lung, be paid to your petitioneri as the assignees of the said debt under an assignment from the Mr. Goldring: Did not Kwok Tek San respondents at the partners reuring from the

anid Wah Hing Lung firm.

Witness: No, there was no broker.

arrange a loan?

-Witness: Yes, I asked him to do it.

Mr. Goldring: Well, isn't that having a broker?. Did you receive $600 from the plain- tif?

Witness No, he only paid $420. Defendant said at the time when he wrate the sole plaintiff was not there in December witness asked his cousin, Kwok Tek San, lo got him a loan of $600, and Kwok took him to the plaintiff who offered him $120, being 30% discount on the amanot, which he accepted.

His Honour said it was unfortunate for the defendant, but he had signed the note, and there must be judgment for plaintiff with costs.

IHK RUŠŜO-JAPANESE AGREEMENTS,

2. The respondents, the defendants, duly appeared and on the 28th June, 194, filed their statement of defence (to which your peti tioners crave leave to refer), in which they, the respondents, denied the said assignment of the said debi, and stated that they and your petitioner Chan Wo, as the panners actieing from the Wah Hing Lung firm, were entitled to the said den due by the Wah Tai to the said firm, but that they (the respondents) were willing to make certain payments to your petitioner Chow Wo, as therein mentioned.

1907.

Mr. C. F. Dixon, of Messrs. Hastings and tastings, appeared for the defence.

From a story related to the police by the March last & Chinaman, who cannot be found complainant, it would appear that on the 24th now, called at his shop and, represcoting him. self as broker, told complainant that he had a good friend employed as board, the Tartar, that he knew complainant had business con nections at Vancouver, and that, if complainant wished, he could get his cargo shipped to Can

da at very low rates. Complainant agreed to the offer and accompanied the broker to a shop in Morrison Street, where he was introduced in the accused, who the broker addressed as my partner. An arrangement, it was sinted, the accused, whereby $300 was to be deposited was arrived at between the complainant and beforehand and a farther sum of $300 to be paid after the goods had been shipped, Com plainants said he handed accused the money and left. He called at the shop again a few days later and found. the place closed. Ha lost sight of the accused until yesterday when' be met him in the street and handed him over to a policeman.

Accused was held in Stoco ball for trial,

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"ALLEGED MURDER "AT YAU-MA-TI

REPORTED RESULT OF GAMBLING FRACAS,

istb inst.

After lying in an unconscious condition in the Government Civil Hospital for close as A. week, during which time he developed insnaity, due to a fractured skull, Leung Mui, the coolie who was found by the police in sami conscious condition, on the footpath, outside house No. 5o, Station Street North, Yau-ma-ti, bleeding freely from a wound on his head, on the night of the 6th instant, expired from his injuries last Saturday, without, it was stated, being able to make an ante mortem statement. This news came as a surprise to no one, as at the time the man was sent to hospital no hopee were held out for this recovery.

At the Magistracy, this morning, the two coolies-Li Ngan, of 78, Station Street North, and Fung Tim residing at so, Temple Bireet- who were belog detained on a charge of assault until Leung Mui's condition could be deter mined were arraigned before Mr. F. A. Heas land on a charge of murder.

He was prominent in the negotiations which were carried on in 1896 with Rounseville Wild- miar, the American consul at Hongkong, and begged the consul to use his lofluence to get the American authorities to extend their pro- tection to the Filipinos against Spain.

In

1893 'be, with others, petitioned for the annexation of the Philippines, to the United States for fear that the

would be archipelago

of given back to Spain at the close the war.

Up to the time of his deall: Sr. Basa was in communication with his countrymen in the Philippines and was hoping to live 1 ng enough to tee the result of the establishment of the assembly. It is a coincidence that Sr. Basa hat sickened and died precisely on the 15th ann versary of the return of Rizal to Manila, and his deportation to Dapitan which took place this month 15 years ago..

1t, was then that the Deacon" had him headed straight for Billbid for too much arranged by a note signed by Rosario and his wife and Alejandra Falanca and her husband, secured by a chattel mortgage on the Don. Eneracio, for six months on the expiration of which extension was requested" and granted various tiges until four mere months passed.

Then the sheriff sold the steamer, Prautch himself buying her in, leaving a balance of 3,052 still unpaid on the pole. A case was filed for this sum in the Court of First Iqşıance" by Attorney Peterson on May 31 against all four. No one took notice of the summons but the wife of Rosario, who demurred on the usual rounds to gain time. Her husband represent. ed her. This was overruled.

Then Rosario filed answer in which he alleges that the Don Engracio is worth more than to,eno, that his client had previously and since had the sum necessary to pay off that mortgage but had no legal notice of the sheriff's sale. The various conferences be tween Prautch and Rosario concerning the ARMED ROBBERY IN THE NEW mortgage and sale were evidently of a social

TURRITORY,

nature

The sale may be set aside. One point has at least been established: this steamer bar, been declared to be valued at over Pl0,000 and the whole matter may again be revived, and the Don Engracio may not go to China for sale.

3 This action was heard before his Honour the Puisne Judge of this Honourable Court, sitting in Original Jurisdiction, on 28th Novem ber, 1996, and 13th and 14th days of March, 4 On the 8th April his Donour the Puisse Judge delivered judgment and pronounced a decree in the action, whereby he directed that SIGNATURE IMMINENT.

judgment be entired for the respondents Tokis, July 10. (defendants) with costs, finding (inter alfa) that the said siebt due by the. Wäh Tai firm to The following telegrams are from the M. C.

the Wal, Hing Lung had not been assigned D. News

to your petitioners but was the property M. Pokotilof, Russian Minister to Peking,

of Chan Wo and of the respondents as the has received final instructions fram his Govern.

old partners of the said Wah Hing Lung firm. ment regarding the North Manchuria Customs

From the time of the arrest of the accused 5. On 1st and 2nd days of July, 1967, Your Agreement of which the signature is imminent. by the five Elder Statesmen and the principaled with costs, and the said judgment, including A conference was held in Tokio this morning petitioners appealed to the Full Court from the

Inspector McHardy and his men have been hard at work collecting evidence, but it is said judgment, when their appeal was dismiss-

reported that very little progress has been Ministers; it is believed that they came to a

made by them. Up to the present stage the final decision with reference to the Russo- the said finding, was affirmed."

While searching for stolen goods in a jewel-origin of the assauli can not be learned. That Your Japanese Agreement and that they are sending judgment of this Hers are precluded by the said ler's shop at No. 154, Queen's Road Central, there was a fight, that the deceased was the Puinne Judge and yesterday, Detective Sergeant O'Sullivan ar pushed down a flight of stairs, and that he of the Full Court from recovering from the rested Pang Kau, the salesman, on a charge of fractured his skull on the sidewalk are facts respondeat firm the sum of $6,000 which also being in possession of counterfeit coins. The that cannot be disputed. There are a number from recovering the sum which is at issue in comprising three of local and binelees of the most likely being that on the night in stolen. Yesterday morning the Tai-pe police understand that there is a gang of hoys at Yau- forms part of the Wah Tai debt of $12,000; as coins--numbering some twcały-two pieces of theories advanced in the matter, however, $200 worth of clathing and jewellery were of Yan-ma-ti Police Station, gave the Court

instructions for its conclusion.

Japan's influence in Manchuria will be ma terially widened though Russia's preponderat

lofluence in outer Mongolia is recognized. The Japanese public rejoices that the Franco- Japanese and Russo-Japanese agreements will tead to consolidate further Japan's position in Korea, especially in view of the existing state of chaos at Seoul.

The Tokio sharemarket shows a slight up- ward tendency in anticipation of the Rosso- Japanese Agreement.

the

· A JEWELLBR in troublE.

COUNTERFEIT COINS FOUND IN A SEARCH,

-13th-jost

GROCER'S SHOP, LOOTED BY ARMED MEN,

18th in 1, Intelligence received across the wires from Tai-po Police Station last night, gave the ac count of an armed robbery which occurred at. Tap Mun Island onlie night of the 16th inst.

mouth of the Telo Channel, some ten miles fap Mun, or Grass Island, is an island at the

rom Tai-po. From the accounts at present in the hands of the police it would appear that between eleven o'clock and midnight on the night in question a number of robbers, all arm ed with murderous-looking weapons, broke into a grocer's shop and, driving all the lokis into a side room ransacked the place and left. Over

JUVENILE HOUSEBREAKERS,

A LUKONO'S SON CONVICTED.

15th inst - Two lads-Chan Su Kam and Kwong Fuk-

the latter a son of a lukong stationed at Stanley Police Station, both about twelve years of age, were found guilty of housebreaking at the Police Court, this morning. Sergeant Appleton,

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ma-ti. who do nothing else but commit crime. Yesterday, the two accused forced an entrance into a store at Ico, Macdonnell Road andstoletwo. hammers. They were seen leaving the premises by the watchman and captured. The lukong's son, he stated, admited being implicated in so less than eight cases of housebreaking. Mr. 11azeland ordered each of the accused toʻre. ceive twelve strokes of the birch and to be de. tained in gach for fonty-eight hours.

Kwanglung currency, were alleged to have question a number of coolies were gambling were notified of the accurrence, but as the shop been discovered in the salesman's box. At the on one of the floors at 50, Station Street North. keepers and his assistants are able to iden- Police Coust, this morning, he was arraigned Among them were the accused and the de-tify the robbers it is feared that a capture before Mr. F. A. Hazeland on the charges. censed.

he accused, it was reported, lost would be impossible. Mr. C. F. Dixon, of Messrs. Hastings and Hast heavily. On the other hand, the deceased won. ings, who appeared for the defence, stated, that when their money had dwindled to a few cash be understood that the accused was also charged the accused turned to the deceased and asked with being in unlawful possession of two silver him to return the loan they gave him but a watches, and asked for a short adjournment.few weeks previously. Leung, Mui refused, The police said that there will possibly be an and after the game was concluded proceeded to extra charge-that of being in possession of leave the premises. The accused are alleged to 9. The said judgment and decree involve, stolen property-added against the accused, i have followed him to the landing, where they Yau-ma-ti Police Station, was strolling quietly came from Wanchai. Three boys broke into

Your petitioners therefore pray:

again demanded their due. Evidently deceased. refused to pay up and there was a quarrel. The noise of a scuffle was then heard, during which, so the report goes, deceased was flung down the staircase,

A ROGUE'S DOWNFALE.

LUKONG SHADOwed for a PURPOSE.

18th inst. Chinese constable No. 558, attached to the

but no steps will be taken in that direction until they hear from Manila. Accused denied

break io-day looking for loafers when an the charges. He reiterated that the base money was an accumulation he had received ́ ́ia·business, transactions. The case was adjourned until next week, and bail was allowed ia the sum of $500.

The accused when brought before the Ma. gistrate pleaded not guilty to the charge. The case was adjourned. Mr. Reginald Harding intimated that he will appear for the prosecu

to grant your petitioners leave to appeal from 1. That this Honourable Court will be pleased

the said judgment and decree to His Majesty in is Privy Council, and that pending the said appeal the execution of the said judgment CHINESE STEWARD ASSAULTED. tion at the next hearing. end decree may be suspended.

this action, which latter sum only amounts to a few hundred dollars!

7. Your petitioners crave leave to refer to

statements of claim and defence, the evidence taken at the hearing of the action thereon, and the said judgmont and decree and all other proceedings in the said action,

8. Your petitioners leet themselves aggries Japan also is sending instructions to the Japanese Ambassador at St. Petersburg regard.ed by the said judgment and decree and are desirous of appealing therefrom to His Majesty ing the signature of the Commercial Fishery

in His Privy Council, Treaties.

JAPANESE COMMENT.

under the circumstances which are herein- Tokio, July th

before set forth; a sum or matter at issue or a The Kokum welcoming the Russo Japanese civil right exceeding the value of £500 ster). Agreement says that such an Agreement was

ing. vainly contemplated by enlightened Russians and Japanese of all parties arquis. Ito on the occasion of his visit to Europe in 1901-1902 had the draft of the proposed. Agreement in his pocket, but the announcement of the Anglo- Japanese Agreement came unexpectedly, 10 the deep regret of not a few statesmen in The latter Russia, including Copat Witte. entertained the idea of a, Russo-Japanese alliance

Peace Portsmouth during the negotiations. Circumstances however, pre- cluded this also. The antebellum negotia tions between Russia and Japan opened the way to such an Agreement, but unfortunate. ly turned out to the contrary. After a quarrel friendship is deeper, but the price paid for the forthcoming Agreement has been the very dear. It is, however, exceedingly gratifying that it has been recognized that the East of Asia is wide enough for Japanese and Russian exploitation. The immediate cause of the Agreement is said to be that the military part in Russia considered the Portsmouth Peace. as only meaning a long truce, deeming it imperative to prepare for a war of revenge. The building of the navy, the doubling

2. That this Honourable Court will make such further er other order in the said premises As may seem just

Hon. Mr. Pollock, K.C., said that he moved formally this morning for leave to appeal to the Privy Council, to save time, as it was not clear whether they had to move the Court ar file the petition for leave within 14 days, and he thought, it might be convenient to have a ruling from the Court on the subject,

Their Honour said they would fix a day by agreement for hearing the arguments and give a ruling is the mailer.

CLAIM FOR COMMISSION.

A PRINTER'S dispute.

SHIP'S OFFICERS SUMMONED.

15th insi With his face seriously damaged, his arms badly bruised and his body covered with weals, the steward-Li Sam-of the steamer Progress was at midnight yesterday sent to hospital by Inspector Kerr, of the Water Police Station, for lieatment. The steward's condition is con sidered serious, and he will not be able to leave hospital for a number of days.

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REJECTED LOVER'S KAVENGE.

ALLEGED ATttempt to dYNAMITE HIS SWEETHEART'S HOUSE.

17th inst.

idea

The second case of juvenile housebreaking

a dyeing shop at 5, Yee Woo Street, yesterday. along Reclamation Street shortly after day and stole two rolls of grass cloth. As the shop struck him that be was being followed. The on the opposite side of the street is a branch

of the dyeing concern, a foki, who was stand.. akong turned sharply around and his gaze felling at the door, saw the bays open the door on a coolic standing at the street corner, who

and enter. He followed them into the shop appeared to be busily engaged in counting the

and arrested two of them, the third escaping number of basis lying in the bay. Pretend through the back door. Inspector Gourlay in he did not notice the man, the policeman charged the two lads this morning, before Mr. continued his patrol into Station Street. be F.A. Hazeland, who. allowed him an adjourn skirted into Temple Street and once agale made

ment to affect the capture of the third-young........ his appearanceio Heclamation Street. Through

ster. out that trip the coolie followed him at a respectable distance. Finally, becoming ex- asperated, the officer decided to tackle his man. Getting on the sidewalk he approached the coolin.

What do you want here ?" he asked. “Nothing much," 'replied the coolie.

Then why are you following me?" he con- tioned.

"I wasn't following you," went on the coolie by way of explanation, "I was simply admir ing your cheek,"

What do you mean?" demanded the luknag. "You are acting well. ¦ won't give you away. But you don't mean to tell me you are a policeman?" the coolie pursued.

VOLUNTHER ORDERS.

RECRUITS' PARADY.

At headquarters at 5.30 ptn. on Monday, the 22nd July, for infantry drill Col.Sergt. Stacey will aflend.

At headquarters at 5.30 pm on Wednesday, the 24th July, for lecture on mechanism of maxim gun. Bergt. Windsor, ..., will

attend.

M. C. O'S PARADE,

At headquarters at 5.30 pm. on Wednesday, the 24th July, for instructional drill. Sergt. White, R.G.A will attend.

Note:-Members attending the infantry drills must. bring their own rifles. No rifles will be issued from the armoury for thes parades,

SIGNALLING CLASS.

Corpl. Day.

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What is alleged to have been a determined attempt, to dynamite a certain dwelling house in the Ma Lung-Sung village, at Sam-shui-po, was discovered to have been made early this Li Sam was taken to the station yesterday morning by two men, one of whom was by Hermann Buchholz, the second engineer of caught, the other being successful in effecting the ship, who accused him of theft. He stated his escape. The house-a one-storeyed build that that morning a brass anchor paper weighting-is occupied by a farmer's widow and her and a brass padlock, botlr valued at $6.50, dis three sont. Some time ago, it is stated, a certain The lukong glanced at his uniform up and appeared from his cabin. Every "boy" person had been in the habit of pestering the down and then at the coolie, who preceeded: of the track of the Siberian railway, and other To the Summary Jurisdiction Court last on the ship was questioned regarding the widow with his attentions. He was turned away know you are only personating a lukong, military movements have originated in these Thurs tay, before his Honour Mr. A. G. Wise, theft, and the satisfaction he got from them last month and since then, it is alleged, he has If you are not, then show me your authority: latest apprehensions. The anti-peace riot of-Pune-Judge, Wong-Tia-lo, of Non-54 and was don't know" A search was made and frequently threatened the widow. As about. C. 358 could stand the impertinence no September 1935 in Japan was misconstructed 56, Hontsam Strand, sued L. J. Xavier, pro- the missing things found in the stovercom, of ball-past twelve o'clock this morning, the widow longer and showed the coolie bis authority by was awakened by a chipping noise outside the grabbing him by the queue and marching into a belief that Japan was actually dissatis prietor of the Hongkong Printing Press, of No. which the steward had charge.

3 Wyndham Street for the recovery of the sum The steward informed the police that at house. She aroused her eldest son and to him to the station. There Sergeant. Ap. fed with the terms of the Portsmouth Treaty of $104.72. being the amount of commission | though he was in charge of the storeroom (gether they want to investigata. Creeping platan, recognized ́him as the "great. EJ ́) and and 5th July, 1907, viz:: and that she regarded a second war as inevit able. Thus misconception has led to miscon- alleged to be due to plaintiff by defendant for every person on board had free access there, quietly outside the house they saw two men Sing, who has ever been known to have the building with done a stroke of work rince he came to the He admitted that the things were found in the making a hole in the wall ception. Meanwhile certain influences have printing work obtained from Swatow. asserted themselves for the allaying of such Mr.D. Thomson appeared-for-the-plain-storeroom, but denied stealing them. When a hammer and chisel. The sea sprang upon Colony a year ago. He was locked up on's apprelicasions, resulting in a satisfactory solu.tiff, the defendant being represented by Mr. P. the padlock and the paper-weight were found one of the men and held him down, while hischarge of being a rogue and vagabond.

It will be perhaps difficult for the average tion of the Commercial and Fishery negotia W. Galdring, of Messrs, Goldring and Barlow, alleged the steward, who appeared to be in mother screamjed for help. The other man tions, and finally bringing about the forthcom Plaintiff, through his attorney, said that it great palp, "the second engineer scized me by took to his heels and disappeared in the person to explain Li Sing's Hitler, this was agreed between himself and the defendant the queue and hauled me on deck. I was tied darkness, Assistanco strived and the prisoner'] morning with the lakeng, but when it is told ing agreement.

that the former should obtain printing work down to a ring bolt in the deck and kicked," was taken to Sam-shui-po Police Station that Li is constantly engaged by persons.

and larned over to Sergeant Sim The man shadow the policeman on the beat and to keep for the latter on commission. He obtained He gave the names of three officers who were orders for a number of circulars and so on in alleged to have taken a hand in assaulting him. gave his name as Yip Foo, a foreman, employed their attention distracted while the parties Swatow and his commission amounted to Police Sergeant Winter attended to the man's at the waterworks, siding at the filter beds dump a dead body in the street no wonder be On being searched questioned the genuineness of the King's $39472.

wounds temporarily and then accompanied him above Bonham Road. For defendant it was stated that there was to hospital. When the case was called this more three sticks of dynamite, with fuses and uniform oot and never had been any agreement being at the Police Coast, a certificate from the detonators attached, were found strapped to tween himself and the plaintiff that be should Government Civil Hospital, certifying that the his leg. These, the police say, were to have pay him commission, and therefore denied steward was unable to attend Court, was hand- been inserted into the hole made in the wall

fire. liability. He was, however, willing to pay the ed to Mr. Hareined. An adjournment was and set on

At the Police Court, to-day, Yip Foo was plaintiff for his services in translating the or granted. Inspector Kerr then took out sum

monses, in the name of the steward, for assault, ders into the Swatow dialect.

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At the Police Court, to-day, accused pleaded "got guilty to the charge, before Mr. Hazeland.

His Worship-Where are you employed? He gave the name, of a contractor's shop

BELILIOS PUBLIC SCHOOL.

The annual distribution of prices in conned tion with the special examination in composi tion look place last Thursday at noon, Mr. Wolfe, the Inspector of Schools, who kladly corrected the papers, awarded the prizes to the following competitors-Ediths Mow Fang, Agnes John. Cissy Rosario, Chan Pik Mes, and B012 LAG Wong Tim Tal. The volumes which were

His Honour: Can't they come to some settia. against Hermann · Buchholz, and engineer?arged before Mr, F. A. Hardland with plac- which is not known on the other side... exceedingly handsome were presented by Mr. Hon. Mr. K. R. Belilies, and the thanks of the R. E, Balilios is memory of his late father, the murs drolling teachers and popile alike are due to this gentle man for his liberality,Communicatech

adjourn the case for a week, so that they can try to come to some amicable arrangement,

The case was adjourned accordingly,"

chief officer. These were served this morning, and made returnable on Saturday, when the

cass'will be decided.

Wanship the accused in police Accused blurted out a name which sounded custody for a few days. In the meantime's first class, but which is reality was only *. host will be made for the missing man and timber yard. accused's quarters searched for more dynamite, * His Worship

wüska' hard labour,

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CATLOR

The following officers, N. D. O's and mep passed in semaphore signaling at an examina lion held at Volunteer Headquarters on the Capt. Armstrong

Wood Lieut. Plummer

Gubbay Sergt. Darby Gooser Gregory Watling

LEAVE.A Gupner J. T. McPherson is granted leave of absence out of the Colony for 6 weeks with effect from the 18th July, 1907,

Conner J, W. Jay is granted leave of absence out of the Colony for 12 months with effect! from the 12th July.

·JOINED. > Mr. Thomas Loft joined on 12th July, 1907, assigned Corps No. 975 and posted to the Lait Hall No. 1 Cabull Joined

on 15th July, Mo T. G. 1907, assigned Corps No. 975, and posted to the Right Half No, Company, that man bija

- Mr. G. C. Moxon joined on 16th July, 1907, re-allotted Troop No. 1, and posted to the Troop,