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FACTION FIGHT DETWEEN REPATRIATED COOLIES.

LIEUTENANT II. E Stanger Leibes, IndianTRAGEDY ON SHIPBOARD. Medical Service, la placed in medical charge. of the 129th Baluchis, temporarily, during the absence op leave of Captr A. A. Gibbs, 'Indias, Medical Service, from 27th instant. Two suspicious characters were found hiding

on board the Canton steamship Falikan by the purser, Mr. A. B. Bony, last night. The men were located among the cargo. When the vessel arrived here early this morning they were turned her to the police, on a charge of stow- ing away. They come balore Mr. F. 3. Haze land, at the Police Court, this forenoon, and were fined $15 each. They went "in" for a

month.

(THREE KILLED-MANY, INJURED/Y

• With the arrival of the coolia ship Heliopolis, which entered port on Sunday last, from: Dur. ban, another of those thrilling tales of the sea was unfolded, which so frequently stir up the imagination of those who live ashore. Some me in 1904, the steamship Tweddafi, on her usual periodic voyage to South Africs, look a large number of coolies for work in the mines, These man being under, agreement served their terms and, incidentally, saved a large sum.

of money. When their agreement had expired, hearing that the Halfopolis was about to return

“A DANGAROUS CRIMINAL

BERG BBVA EUROPEAN ON VOYAGE.TO",

MAGISTHOKOKONOLU

CANTON DAY BY DAY

ANTI-OPIUM CAMPAIGN.

[From Our Dam Correspondent.]

Mak Leong, a man, about twenty-two years of age, standing about five feet high, who is hea described by the Singapore authorities Last Saturday, at the Cant

dangerous criminal,!! was charged before Ms. Association, a reception H.H J, Gomparik, at the Police Court, this guests, and there were present over thousa marainy, with theft on the high seas. The ladies an

and female students, etc. A gbody, of complainant was Mr. E. Kennedy. He police sent by the Police Department accused the defendant, of robbing him of his posted, at the door of the build gold watch and chain, which he valued at $170, guard and order. Several ladies ma

hule" and the promoters of the Association warn pro- while on a voyage from Singapore to the assembly suitable to the occasion The defendant and two other Chinaman were sant and also made speeches, which were steamer Fook Song, On the same vessel ira- tea party was held in the building deported from the Straits Settlements on the listened to by the majority with deep veiled the complainant. One night during the entertalamant of the guests, before this cros

Hongkong.

dispersed.

Yesterday afternoon a meeting of the Central

Anti-Opium Association was held at its head-

which radiates throughout the free ports of South China. Perhaps it may be as well to give the facts of the case as reported by our contemporary. They are

are as follows "In our issue of July, 20 there was a case reported in which 325 taels of opium, value A. S. WATSON & CO., ed at $975, were discovered in a lifeboat on board the German steamer Demawongse in the roads on her arrival from Swalow. There had been the usual rigid search after leaving the port of departure, for a ship captain, not being a fool, must be presumed to do all that lies in him to prevent his ship being made a vehicle of opium smuggling and risk- iog penalty and arrest. Especially when it is the amuggler who stands to win, and the THE United States protected cruisers Dear ship and her agents to lose, and that right and Cleveland arived at Singapore from Go heavily. As far as human powers of ob-ombo on 26th 1st and exchanged salutes servation lay, the search was rigidly "carried with Fort Canning: They left New York en May 18 en route for the Philippines. The cruisers Raleigh and Cincinatti, The Denver is a verse! of 3,300 tons displacement and carries ten guns. She is commanded by Captain W. B. Caperton. The Gleneland is commended by Captain J. T. Newton. She is of similar tons nage and carries the same number of guns, Both vessels are painted white. They anchor ed in the roads on arrival. BOTH, Viceroys Chang and Tuan Fang bave opposed the adoption of the gold standard, maintaining that the present time is too unsettled for any such changes. Money is so scarce in all the provinces that it is not the time to accede to such demands as those recently made by the Hongkong and other Chambers of Com who is bitterly opposed to the proposals of merce. Both Viceroys, especially H.E. Chung prof. Jenks made in 1934, are in favour of slow action in such as important change which concerns the national existence of China. Thus the question of a gold standard for China is now shelved again at present-Peking" and Tientsin Tinas,

out, as of course it had to be. For no vessels are sister ships ant will relieva the Unfortunately, as is happens, tlieto repatriated parently made no report to the ship's officers. quarters in the Mun Lan Shi Yuen, and there

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body is idiot enough to run the risk of making a few hundred dollars when the penalty can easily run into, as many thou- sands. Now the remarkable thing in the case alluded to was that the contraband opium had been concealed in a lifeboat, and in the air-tank space of the lifeboat in such a way that the planks of the boat had to be torn open in order to expose the hiding place of the opium. The Captaio and his officers would hardly dream that they would have to tear their ship and boats to pieces in order to discover a possible cache for contraband opium. And yet the Swatow informer knew so much about the affair that he was able to advise the Opium Farm by telegram of the exact part of the ship, the very boat, and we suppose, the particular plank BLEND ing that would have to be opened out to lay bare the lurking place of the planted opium," It is not suggested that the Opium Farmer is responsible for the criminal proclivities of his representatives in South China, but it is submitted that any system which permits the constant persecution of shipmasters fur per case. offences which is manifestly absurd for them to commit should be abolished. If it be the fact that these informers are retained by the Opium Farmer to look after his interests, and that they are paid by commission on convictions-which is not known, but merely assumed-then it is clear that falling ordinary cases of smuggling the informer is tempted to manufacture cases in order to retain the confidence of his employer and incidentally to line his own pocket. The ways of such a character would be absolutely unscrupulous, and how the officers of vessels carrying hundreds of coolics ou every trip to the South could guard against the machinations of the informer" it is impossible to sec. At present, it lies entirely with the Magistrate before whom the ease intind worthy

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Hongkong, TUESDAY, JULY 30, 1997...

THE TRIALS OF SHIPMASTERS.

It may be remembered that some months ago, when the subject of the opium trade came prominently before the House of Com mons, a question was asked regarding the abuses that attend the traffic in the drug, and Mr. Winston Church.0 in answer stated that the Government were

unaware of any abuses that existed. Of course, whatever may be one's private bpinion regarding the proposed extinction of the opium evil, and

advantage or profit of the accused captain character of his ship for the sake of to sully his reputation and tarnish the

'few dollars, which in the end might mean the forfeiture of hundreds.

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should think, is not worth the candle, but what is a perplexed Magis. trale to do when presented with a case such as that we have outlined?. In Hongkong the Magistrates generally see their way to give the unlucky captains the benefit, of the

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MIQUEL OSSORIO and Alejandro S. Macleod against whom charges of falsification of a com- mercial document have been brought, and who, to all intents and purposes, now occupy the position of fugitives from justice, are in Macao, The Manila Time says:-The Governor of Macao, in reply to a wire from the Governor. General here, putting the ambiguous question if the extradition of 'twa fugitivas from justice could be effected, has said that there exists no treaty under which such action can be taken, and that the matter will have to be taken up diplomatically. This would have to be done through the Governor General, the Department of State, with the Minister for Foreign Affairs a Lisbon, Portugal. Ossorio and Macleod are safe from extradition for the present, at least,'

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THE Cablenews of July ag says:-For the first time in many months the Manila health sheet shows the existence of a dangerous and loath. some disease, and, for the first sins in two years, it is a case of plague. The disease was of the German freighter C. Ferd Laf. The victim was a Chinese fireman on the vessel. He was instantly removed to the Chinese hospital. The vessel was put into quarantine and will cargo will be unloaded and she will be fumigat. be taken to Mariveles today. Her entire

ed for seven days. At the last report the Chino was still alive. The-C-Ferd-Lasts wai here last month with a menagerie for the Emperor of China, Sho went several hundred miles up the Yangtze river with the menugttie and took on the Chino at Hongkong. The bureau of health and the quarantine authorities are striving to prevent the introduction of

to Chlow, and not wishing to lose any time or lantoured for their return, pasinge in hen money in South Africa, 1,050 odd of the cooliestrip complainant went to sleep on deck and on the following morning be discovered that his watch and chain had disappeared. He ap. miners did not all belong to one clan, the but waited until his arrival in the Colony to majority being Nortberoers, while the rest were Cantonese, and they were but few in

notify the police.de

number,

The Heliopolis Jeft Durban with her human freight on the 2nd instant, when everything seemed to be well with the men on board. All went well for the first two weeks of her voyage od then the events took place which led to a tragedy, exceptional in theannals of coolie trans- portation Having plenty of time and money at their disposal; from the time the transport left Durban, the miners naturally turned to the sa tional pastime-gambling. Gamble they did morning, noon and night-with the natural result. that within a very few days after the com- mencement of her voyage ill-feeling had arisen

between the two' claas.. It was not 'serious at

first. It was a smouldering fire, but it sprang into life on the 20th instant. On that day, as usual, the gambling game, began again and the money passed freely between the players, until, it is reported, the Northerners, discover ing themselves to be considerably "out," cused the Cantonese of card-sharping and other malpractices, which the Southerners resented The result of this was, as frequently occurs in gambling quarrels, a free faction fight, which took place on deck.. At first those in authority on board took no notice, belleving it to be a common daily occurrence, until it was noticed that the disturbance was assuming much graver proportions. A Northerner was flung to the deck in a wounded condition-and then the fight began in all seriousness. Kuives were drawn and the men from the North charged- into the Southern gang, with grim determina- tion. Where they were so many fighting on each side the authorities naturally were powerless to interfere to quell the rising or to disarm the rioters, Consequently the fight proceeded until first one and then appther of the Cantonese fell-stabbed to death one being. Immediately picked up by his Apsilants and flung over-beard. But that did not satisfy the lust for blood in the Nor chermers for within a few mombats a third

mortally wounded, expiring some few minutes later Seeing this the Cantonese at once gnderstood that the Northerners meant busi. dess and they, too, drew their weapons, side. They were, however, too late to win the doing a certain amount of damage to the other

day, for even in this maiss thây lost four man dangerously wounded, thoush they managed to account for three of the Northerners at the time.

What might have been the result of this faction fight,. If it had gone on, much langer, it is, of course, impossible to say. From the information at our disposal, we understand

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When the Fork Sung arrived in the harbour a day or two ago the palice took charge of the deportees and removed them to the Central Station, where their descriptions were to be akes; preparatory to being "passed on." 1 was then be watch and chain were found on accused. The police became suspicious and, notwithstanding that no reports of lost property had bren made to them that day, they decided to hold accused for a few days. In the meantime the other deportees were sent to their homes. That same after. noon, Mk: Kennedy reported the loss of his watch at the station. He recognised the watch and chain found on the deposted as his

property.

His Worship-Where did you get that

watch?

Accused-I picked them up'on deck, Another of the deportees informed the police that on the right of the 23rd instant the accused left him and went to the upper deck. Finding Mr. Kenney sleep he must have picked his pocket, fr, according to the informer, when he returned he showed him a gold watch and chain.

His Worship sentence the accused to three

months' hard labour and six hours' stocks.

ALLEGED WRONGFUL

IMPRISONMENT,

CLAIM FOR $:00. DAMAGES.

were present several hundred pai

Chan Wal-po and two other gentlemen ware persons Mr.

voted to take the chair. At this meeting after several proposals had been discussed the following resolutions were adopted :-(1). That all members of this Asibelasjon do their utmost to co operate with the Government i furtherance of the anti-apium regulations (a That mora members be appointed to" give lectures in the different portions of the City, on the opium evil (3) That the sole theme f these lecturès is to be confined to the

opium evil, and not on any other subfret. · (4) That the same rules now in force and being carried out at Shanghai, be adopted by the Association. (5) That those who en collect a somber of opium plper ranging from 100 pipes and upwards should be appointed as officials of the working staff. (6) That the Association collect opium pipes at so cents per place; this question however is to be m terred to the authorities, for approval before being carried into effect.

*RAILWAY RECEIPTS."

The railway line of the Canton-Hankow Raile way Company from Wongsha to Kong Toun has been opened for several days and the daily amount of fares collected is increasing day by,

day. The amounts collected sicce the opening

of the lice are as follows:—rth instant $56; 18th spitant 18, ; to h instant $95 ; 20th instant" | S137; aim instaut $134; xind lostani $98;' ayrd", instant $125; 24th "instant. $119; ngth instant | Sc21 ; 261h instant Serg; and 27th instant $117, BENEVOLENT WORK,

In consideration of the shortness of fads to A case of a somewhat unusual character e-me up for hearing in the Summary Court this support the Canton Fong Pin Hospital, the morning, before his Honour Mr. A. G. Wise, Prefect of Kwangchow, Chan Mong, Trang, in Paisne Judge. The action was brought by Li Kinow proposing to appropriate All the fande and U Hong, both of No. 55 Graham Street, available, derived from the royalty of the Shing Victoria, foramen of works, against Choung Wong Temple inside the City towards the Chan of the Kwong Wo firm, grocers of No. 17 funds of this institution. The Prefect has all Abe dean, in the Colony of Hongkong, and the along been doing some work of the most bene- cathe of action was that on the 13th Jule, 1907, ficial character towards the helping of the. the defendant maliciously and without any general public, and his acts may be wall reasonable or probable cause arrested the adopted by other officials. maintiffs on Char devay hi and Colony of Hong" koog, and falsoly imprisoned them for two hours or thereabouts. For this the plaintiffs clained Soo damages.

Mr. F. X. d'Almada a Castro appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. Reginald Harding re- presented the defendant.

***CANTUR AÄDENALOT

The Canton Tartar General and the two

lieutenant Tartar Generals have been invited by the Acting Provincial Treasurer and the Acting Provincial judge and others to proceed to and lospect the new building of the Canton Arsenal and these officials will to-day procent When this case was called on Mr. F. Xthither as a flowerboat towed by a Government „d'Almada ́u Costro announced that he retired hom.the can,——-----

were never under arrest

Inspector Dymond testified that the men Ile sent his detective

to call the men and they came, but there was no arrest.

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His Honour: Well, do they want to go an with the case, now their solicitor has retired. Plaintiffs: We leave it to your Lordship, His Honour, No, no, I cannot take that, but

Plaintiffs: Ob, then let it go.. The case was withdrawn.

doubt; in Singapore it would appear that the plague from Hongkong and other plagua in.thit those on bard, grasping the seriousness if you go on the costs will be heavier,

informer, or rather the Farmer acting on his correspondent's information, has a knack of winning the case.

As the Singapore writer succinctly puts it: "A little less law and a little more gumption in the sizing up of human nature would take a trifle away from the too true sting of the dictum that law is a lass.'"

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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fected ports.

FRANZ CRANS and Kustas Kuprecus, seamen, employed on board the steamer Wik, were apprehended in Connaught Forad Central, near charges of disorderly behaviour and refusing Bloks Pier, at about midnight yesterday, on

of the fact of the collision, drew their revalvers

on them and after some delay and parley at last quelled the riot...

that of carrying a dagger without permission o pay, richsha hire. An extra indictment-conditions it is marvellous, with the large

A DISPUTED ACCOUNT,

FOR SUPPLIES SOLD. Summary Jurisdiction Court this

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The wounded mep were picked up and placed in an extemporized hospital, where they

dangerous and much blood fast. Under the were treated successfully by the medical officer on board, albeit their wounds were particularly

number of armed and furious fighters, that there morning, before his 'onour Mr. A. G. Wise, were so few casualties to record. Notwith Fuirne Judge, Cheung Chan, trading as the was added against Crans. The seamen, it spanding this occurrence the Heliopolis reached Kwong Wo firm, grocers, of No. 17 Aberdeen, peared, alighted from their rickshas near Blake harbour on schedule time and reported the aued the Wong Fat firm, and Li Pigg Nans Pier and proceeded to board a sampan, paying affair to the harbour authorities. The pay! Li Ki and U fang, partners in the said firm, no attention to the howling coolies behind them. gation of the ship was in no way interfered When the bolder of the two rickshs men ap, with, nor had the duties of the oFcers been whe luckily kept throughout to their own impeded by the lawless and desperate gamblers, five cents-the later was alleged to have whip portion of the ship and for the rest of the ped out the dagger and started after the voyage were quiet and peaceful... coolie. After running for some distance he collapsed. A policeman put an end to the trouble by removing both men to the stationy, where it was discovered that Crans needed APPOINTMENT OF A SINGAPORE COMMISSION.

the resultant effects on British Colonies in Ture English mail of the 29th June was deli-proached Crans and demanded his fate-fony: the Far East, one cannot be blind to the vered in London on the 29th inst., fact that abuses in connection with the trade, mainly on account of its monopolistic cher- acter, do exist in abundance. And we had no difficulty at the time in citing a few of the more glaring instances of the abuses in question. One of these was the opportunity A MEDICAL Board will assemble at the Mili-bim to hospital. Huprecus was charged before

afforded any coolic to requite himself, without great danger of discovery, for any fancied or veal insult by a rival. All he had to do, it was pointed out, was to secrete

THE two hundred and first case of bubonic plague which has occurred in Hoogkong since the beginning of the year was recorded in to- day's bulletin,

tary Hospital, Kowloon, at an early date, for the purpose of examining and reporting on Asiatic Troops proposed for invaliding.

LEAVE of absence to the neighbouring coun.

a quantity of opium on his opponent's tries on private affairs has been granted to

medical treatment, and inspector Smith sent Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at the Police Court, this morning. He was fined 55 and ordered to pay the coolic St.3 compensation. The cafe against Crans was adjourned.

THE OPIUM QUESTION.

for the recovery of the sum of $17.78, being delivered, by the plaintiffs to the defendants. the amount of balance dud-for goods sold and

Jaunch.....

RAILWAY.CO.'S MEETING. The Acting Provincial Judge, Kung, has received a telegraphic despatch from the Minis? try of Posts and Communications at Peking. ordering him to superintend the forthcoming annual general meeting of the Haokow Rail- way Company to be held at the Company's office. on the rst day of the yth mood for the election of a committee, auditors, and içspectors, ele, of the Company.

A NATIONAL BANK STAGI The branch office at Canton of the Hapu Bank, which is to be styled the National Bank, will be opened about next winter. Arranges ments are now being made and Tabtai Lok director of the Caplon branch. All foods to be Ping has been appointed by this Ministry at remilled to the Capital or for payment af foreign loans, etc. are in future to be remitted through this bank.

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APPOINTMENT.

VICEREGAL AMENITIESU NAN? Zer The 6th proximo being the birchday off H.I.C.M. the Emperor of China, the "Acting representing the different countries, residing at Viceroy, H.E. We will invite all the consuls Canton, the Commis inners of Customs, Postal Commissioner and other leading members of the foreign community to a dinner to be given at the Chik Tang Assembly Hall.

H.E. Viceroy Shum has transferred, expect ant magistrate Chau Leung-ching of the pro- vince of Chokiang, "who was "dismissed from Mr. R. Harding appeared for the plain- tiffs, and Mr. W. Goldring, of Messrs, office some time ago, to Canion for ser Goldring and Barlow, appeared for the first vice. B.E has also ordered, the', early depafe defendant, Mr. F. X. d'Almada e Castro apture of all his subordinates to the South, pearing for the third, the

Plaintiff said that.ho kept a grocer's shop at Aberdeen, In the fourth moon of this year one and said they had a contract to build a Choi Kui brought the defendants to the shop. retaining wall, and asked plaintiff to supply them with provisions while they were there. Plaintiff agreed to do so and made out pars book, in which were entered the goods supplied. The gands were for the stone-cutters and bricklayer. Plaintiff produced his account book which showed the amount due. When the amount of the account rose to $72,78 ht

| on account. Later he asked for another pay- (1) The extent to which excessive indulgencement, and all the defendants asid if he asked them for any more they would beat him. Upon

were 30 or 40 blank pages between the defend- ants' entries and the next, which plaintif explained by saying they were kept like that to keep the accounts separato.

pore to inquire into the Opium question, the A Commission has been appointed at Singa. the members being the Hon. John Anderson, the Hon. Fan Jiak Kim, the Hon. D. J. Gallo way, the Rev. W. F. Ordham, Dr. W. R. C. Middleton, and Mr. E., F. H. Edlin. The Commission which sits at once has had the following reference made to it.

Whereas we have dermed it expedient, for divers good causes and considerations, that a

A COOLER giving the name Cho Kul, residing rob a house in the Central district shortly after made into

premises, turn "informer," viskuously' give Captain G. T. Brierlay, Royal Garrison Artil- | at 53, Aberdeen Street, made a bold attempt to diligent and full sicqoliy should forthwith be applied for payment, and Li Ping paid blm Szo/ homage before the Imperial Tablet on the ot

evidence in Court against the accused tery, from 14th August to in October..

for being in possession of illicit opium, secure the punishment of the prisoner,

His Excellency the Governor has expressed daybreak lo-day. It ended sadly for Cho, how

who, as a rule would, have but the faintest his satisfaction at the smartness of the Guards over. Just before six o'clock this morning, he is the smoking of opium prevails in. Our | examining the book, it was found' that there

shadow of a defence, and then pocket the reward which his shameful plan had earned for him. That this was no fancy picture of what happens was proved in Hongkong only the other day, when two natives went to the Opium Farmer with a tale of opium being concealed on board a steamer in the har

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Whether the smoking of opium

moderation (6) in excess

H.E. the Acting Viceroy han skård orders that all officials, both civil and military, are to assemble at the Imperial Temple to pay

occasion of the birthday of H.1.C.BM2-iha Em- peror of China)-from the 4th proximo to the 9th proximo,... PROAMAMA MKERICE, BALES;

"Tha" amounts "realited from the disposal of cheap rice in the different shade for the 26th instant were as follows:-Exstora shed, $-ya j Western shed, 51,777; Wongsha shed, 14,319; To Mr. d'Almada o Castro plaintiff said that and Horam shed, $1,201 total being $7,371 lad a complaint at the Police Station, when the defendsats threatened to beat him hen the same day the amount of rice sold to the

d ferent districts was 70jodo cattles.⠀⠀ Mr. Galdring: Do you know a man named→7 | 28 29 Plaintiff No, I do not.

SHIPPING AND MAILS

Mr. Goldring: Walt till the questions are.

(Laughter),****

Middlesex Regiment, the Royal Garrison Actil-effect an entrance into house No. 7. Tadd of Honour and Escort furnished by the 3rd: managed through some device of his own to Straits Settlements, lery, and the Mounted Troop, Hongkong Hing Land- dwelling occupied by a coolle Volunteer Corps, on the 28th and 20th instant, and his family, Having got so far Cho has increased in Our said Settlements and at the excellent appearance made by the manoeuvred about the house in search of 3) What steps should be taken by the Gov. arment to minimize and eventually to Troops and Volunteers keeping the streets on valuables. He found nose. Then quietly he eradicate the evils arising from the smoking of the first date.

crept into a cubicle. He agains had a look opium in Our said Settlements. sround, but the only thing of any value in. Know ye, therefore, that reposing great trust the room was a jacket and waistcoat and confidence in your seal, industry, discre bour. Unfortunately for themselves, their

hanging over a bed, on which lay the master of lion and integrity. We do by these presents asked before you answer them, ita more usual. kaowledge of the exact position in which the

the house, fast Asep Singing up on the fail inquiry intent to indol-

and appoint you, to

10 A diligent and oplum was to be found was so, precise that

bed the daring Cho started to get down the (4) The extent to which, excessive suspicion was aroused and now the precious

clothing. Perhaps all would baye gone well for gença in the smoking of opium pr.vails in Our pair have retired from public life for some

him had the bed boards been, made of stronger. traits Settlements," months to come. But a still more audacious

material, but as they were not they gave and(5) Whether the smoking of oplum

Ka), in moderation attempt at blackmail is. reported from

the accused was in possession, and- kept for Cho struck the ground with a bang, the (6) ja excess Singapore, and, if the writer of an article trade-mark. The "Ma Yes trade-mark is the was seized and handed over to so Indin aale, certain packages of lea, hearing a false master of the house on top of him. He was In the Free Press on the subject is correct property of the complainants and they allege policeman. At the Police Court, today, he In his sumption, there is in operation a that this mark had been forged by the accused, was charged with theft. The case was ad scheme for plundering ship's captains A day was fixed for the next hearing.

Jouraed

YRUNG CIÚK SANG, Accountant, of No. 8, Centra Street, was arrested yesterday, and charged oa remand before Mr., F. A. Hazeland, in the Police Court, to-day, on, an indictment alleging fraud. Ho Kai Lai and Ho Kai Chi, partners in a shop at 1-Upper Lascar Row, were the complainants. They charged that

bilaken by the Government to minimize and hat increased in Our said Settlements

(6), The steps that, should in their opinion eventually to eradicats, the evils Arising from the smoking of opius in Ger said Bettie

For the defence it was held that the defend- ants were not the masters of the Wing Fat 6 m, but merely foremon of the works. It was a man named Li Tak who owed the monar, but the plaintiff had the two defendants' Li Ki and U Hang arrested because they would sat pay the money,

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His Honour, sald "that he must give "Jade-inst Nas, and for the defendants. Li Ki and U | left Foochow on sot lost, aty pass and. Heng, and if Li Ping Nan thinks he has claim be expected here on or about yothi he can come down on them for contribution, mulaku,