AUTION FOR SLANDER,
$1,009 DAMAGES GLAIMED":
- A 'case for sinnder was heard in the Supreme Court on the sest ulto, before his Honour Mr. A. G. Wiss, Palane Judge, presiding in Summary Jurisdiction, in which Lạu Sik Ying, of No. 8, Circular Pathway, Victoria, sued Chan Hang Tong, of No. 84 Connaught Road, Victoria, boarding hours: keaper. The claim was that the plaintif had suffered damage by the defendant faisaly and, miliciously speaki ing and publishing of the plaintiff on 17th July 1997, to Cheng Shi, Cheung Shi, and Chan Sbi, the words following, that to Lau Sik Ying has stolen from ms 5302.
For this the plálátiff claimed $1,000,
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY AUGUST 31907.
WOCHOW NOTHS:
FORESHORE QUESTION,
[From Our Own Correspondent.)
Wachow, 19th July.
The foreshore question has been revived and some activity is being shown by the native officials in xtteimpting to satile i tha sütstanding | grievance. During the last few days, Mr. Lee has been engaged in surveying the foreshore and making a foreshore chart in which the various based. Mr. Lee has been employed boundaries of foreshore rights Are
by the
Taotai for this work, and in a Chinese student who received his training in America. rights question, will eagerly be welcomed by all the parties concerned.
PHONGKONG 0, LUZON SUGAR.
BEATEN ON OWN GROUND,
Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton, af 'Mosers: Bruilon | An amicabin settlement of the vexed forestore argumen, hvember, 1906, na proposal to
and Hott, appeared for the plaintiff, the de fendant belag represented by Mr. E. J. Grist, of Muszu, Wilkinson and Grist,
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NAYAL.
Mr. Brutton said that this was a claim for
H. M. S. Moorhen returned to Wuchow fast alander under the following circumstances.
Thursday after an unsuccessful attempt to get On the 17th ulto., the defendant went to the plaintiff's house and asked if he was in.
up to Nanning. The Moorhen got up, as far On
* Kwai Hsien and laid there for nearly a being told he was not, the defendant said that week, waiting for a rise of water. The river. the plaintiff had stolen from his packet 53owever, fell and it was deemed advisable to and defendant jutended to bava him arrested. This was said in the presence of the three parties named, who were the wife, the first and the second concubine of the plaintiff. Cheung Shi, in the absence of the plaintiff, who was Jute in
getting to Court, corroborated Mr. Britton's statement of the case, and said that after using the wards recorded the defendant left, bat returned later with an Englishman and a Ohinemao, but she did not know if they were policeman. They asked for the plaintiff and on being told he was out, they searched. the place, opening drawers and so on, but did aat Bad anything or take anything away. De fendant then repeated the words the subject
matter of this action,.
Witness was not shakea in cross-examination, Cheong Shi said she was the wife of the plaintiff, and told the same story as the last witness.
give up the attempt and return to Wuchow. The Gormin gunboat Tsimpfau succeeded in getting to Nanning, but she is likely to be detained there for some considerable time un Icas there is an exceptional rise in the river. ad fights, etc., to the native commnasity of The Moorhen gave a display of rockets, colour. Wuchow on Thursday night, and the crawd apparently enjoyed the spectacle, jadging from the roars of delight that greeted each rocket.
NANNING IMPROVEMENTS..
A gentleman, who has just returned from Naoning, speaks iu 'glowing terms of the rapid improvements he eoticed in the new port. The foreign settlement is about a quarter of a mile square and is neatly divided by four wide roads. the roads are described as excellent, being made of concrete and cement, and are 32 feet wide. Great activity is being displayed in completing various buildings in course of con struction and the settlement, when finished may be considered as a distinct tribute to Taatai Teag's initiative and judgment, A big build- ing for the Board of Works has already been completed and the lower half of the build. offices. The upper floor has been given to the Commissioner of Customs as a dwelling house batil such time as a foreign-balit house is completed for the Customs
Mr. Grist (in cross-examination): Weren't the bailiffs in your house for execution six times inst year; and four times the year before?
Witness: I have only lately come from the country and do not know anything about these things
Plaintiff, who had now come to Court, denieding contains various, airy and commodious the charge of theft
To Mr. Grist, witness said he sometines went to defendant's house; and did so on the 17th July. He went into a room, but did not know if it was defendant's private room. Finding he was not there he went into the other room where he found the defend. ant taking his rice. He did not go inside the room, but merely looked in from the door. Ha had been in this Court before. Last year his goods were sold on éxecution. In the year before his goods were sold thies times.
Mr. Grist: la 1905 you were summoned by your ricksha coolie for wages?
Witness: I made a mistake that time. (Laughter).
Mr. Grit: And on the morning of the day on which the case was to come on you had your coolls arrested on a charge of larceny and the case was dismissed against you on account of his inability to appear?
Witness: Well, this was the way of it~~- His Honour: Never mind about the way of it; let's have the truth.
Mr. Grist: Yes, or no?......... Witness: Yes
Mr. Grist: And later the coolie got judg. ment against you for his wages the case being restared'?
Witness: I do not remember that, Mr. Grist: And you don't remember taking this money?
Witness: Oh, I should remember anything like that. (Laughter).
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Mr. Grist: You have a very short memory baven't you?:
'Witness: I don't know.
Mr. Brutton: That's my case, my Lord.
Mr. Grist said the defence was a denial of the use of the words complained of. He ad mitted that when he discovered his loss here ported the matter to the police. His suspicions, fall upon the plaintiff.
Defendant said he hung up his coat in one room while he went into another to take his rice in his coat pocket was a roll of $300.
While he was taking his rice plaintiff came in and said he was looking for witness. He had been in his other room but did not find him so
When
went to where he took his rice. witness was finished he returned to the other room and taking his coat he discovered the loss of the "$300. He suspected the plaintiff, but wanted to ask him about it; that was why he went to his house. He saw the three women but did not know who they were, and he did not tell them what he wanted the plaintiff for.
To Mr. Brution, witness said he was noi excited about the loss.
Mr. Brutton: It is an everyday occurrence with you to lose Sposi
Witness No, it is not. (Laughter.). Mr. Brutton: And you did not accuse the defendant in the presence of the three women' of having stolen your $300?
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Witness: No, I had no right to talk to them about such things.
Mr. Bration: No, but you did, right or bot right. You suspected the plaintiff of having stolen the money and you immediately rushed off to his house and accused him before the three women?
Witness: Well, I suspected him, but I could not bring it home to him.
Mr. Brutton: And you accused him to the
Police?
Witness: I told the police that I suspected him, as he was the only person who went into
my room.
Mr. Gris said he had the servant to prove that plaintiff was the only person who entered that room on that day.
His Honour: I don't want to hear him, I'll hear what you have to
aay, Mr. Grist said the story was a trumped up ons, got up when he knew the police were after
Taotai Teng of Nanning hau associated him self with all there improvements, but it is said that he is transferred to Canton to take up the past of Salt Commissioner. Ris successor has not yet been appointed.
BANKRUPTCY..
At the Supreme Court, last Wednesday, before his Honour Mr. A. G. Wise, Puisne Judge, pra- siding in Bankruptcy Jurisdiction, the matter of Lam Pak Leung, alias Leung Kau Man, er parte Lam Woo was called on for his Honour's decision. In this matter it will be remembered that Hoa. Mr. Pollock, K.C., ap plied for an order, on behalf of the Yee Shup Hen Kee firm, that the $3,000 paid on the 6th December, 1906, to the Ufficial Receiver, and which sum formed part of the interest of the debtor as a parteër in the partnership pro: perty be paid to the said Yes Shun Hen Kee." His Honoor said that after considering the matter he could only decide that the applica lion must be refused.
ROBBING A MONBY-CHANGEK'S
SHOP
THIE MAKES A POOR BAUL.
Last Tuesday night, when the money-chang. ing shops were about to put up their shutters for the night, a passing coolie thought he saw his opportunity to grow rich suddenly. Lounging about outside No. 435, Queen's Road West, he kept an eye on the accountant in charge of the shop. As soon as his back was turned the coolic grabbed up a roll of coin and sprinted down the road for all he was worth. But Ne. mesis in the shape of a small boy who happen-
ed to be lounging outside this shop and was an eye-witness to the incident, raised the hue and cry. He followed in the footsteps of the fleeing thief, who ran into the arms of a district watchmag lower down the road. Dur ing his sprint the searcher after wealth threw away his packet of ill-gotten gains, these being recovered later, and proved to be no more than a roll of fifty one-cent pieces.
At the Central Police Station he gave his Dame Chea Cheung, no address and DO occupation. On Wednesday morning he was charged before Mr. F.A. Hazeland, at the Police Court, with the theft of the fifty cents. On pleading guilty to the charge, his Worship sentenced him to six weeks' hard labour and six hours' Blocks,
A STRUGGLE WITH A DEVIL FISH.
The Japan Times gives the following ac count of a struggle between a couple of Japan. ese boys and a monster devil fish :-
The matter of Messrs. Smith, Bell and Com- pany's protest against the purchase of sugar by ibe Chinf Commissary of the Divinjon Io Hongkong appears to be closed. The Chief Commissary, Colonel Dravo, bas bad the last ray. From the information retarded by him ibrough channels to the Governor-General it would appear, says the Manila Times, that neither Smith, Bell and Company nor the Luzon Suger Refining Company, Ltd.; "the sell the Army any sugar, within the fast, three firms who protested, had expressed a desire to
years or so. In the memorandum to General Wood, submitted by Colonel Drave as the final
this wording? there
appears *Sioce furnish sugar to the Army has been received from Smith, Bell and Company or from the Luzon Sagar Raflaing Company, Ltd, nor has the subsistence department been furnished with any samples or any information in regard the Army with sugar. their ability to supply the If, as Smith, Bell and Company say la their letter, the Hongkong sofineries are scading jugar to the markets here in Manila, paying the duty thereon, and selling it at a cheaper rate than the refinaries here are able to produce it I do not see how their suggestion herein, that the free catry of all sugars bought under contract with any government department be removed, would is any way, benefit them in any transactions with the government they máy contemplate in the future," "The elevation in the tariff duty is a matter for congressionat Action."
THE PRIVY COUNCIL.
LEAVE TO APPEAL REFUSED.
To the Appellate Jurisdiction Court last Wednesday, his Honour Mr. A. G. Wise, Puisue Judge, for himself and on behalf of the Chief Justice delivered the following judgments in the case of Long Kee versus Ng Kwai, which is known as the fraudulent mortgage case in this case it was held that both parties bad been swindled, but as there was contributory negli gence on the part of the plaintiff in leaving the title deeds of the property about in his home in such a way as to enable any evilly-disposed persons to get possession of them, he was ordered to pay the costs of the defendant. Against this decision he appealed, and lost, and followed it up with a motion to appeal to the Privy Council, in which motion he wa again casuccessful.
The judgments were as follows:-The juris diction given to this Court to give leave to appeal to the King in Council does not involve the exercise of any discretion 'as is the case where leave to appeal to the Full Court is given by the judge in first instance in a case where such leave is necessary as on a question of costs. The only duties which the Court has imposed upon it is to see that the case falls within the terms of the order in council as interpreted by the Judicial Committee and that the procedure as to giving security, etc. is properly carried out. We do not think that in this case there is strictly speaking ao "inue" between the If there is any issue at all it is really parties. between the would-be appellani and the Court, which has upheld the exercise of n discretion as to awarding costs by the judge in the Court below. The fact that in the further exercise of bit discretion leave was given to appeal to the Full Court, does not as it seems to us alter the nature. Apart from this we think the current of authority is against an appeal being allowed on questions of costs, | even though the case could be put so high an that the Court or judge had no jurisdiction to depart from the ordinary rule that a successful litigant is entitled to his costs from the losing party. There is no case on all fours with the present. But the questions involved seems to fall within the general principle onunciated appeal however works po hardship on the in the case cited. plaintiff, for as was hinted he may petition the King in council lor special leave to appeal. Should he do so and it is refused on the rounds which induce is to refuse it he will not be in so bad a predicament as he could be if we are him leave should judgment go against. him on the bearing. Should he succeed hii rights will be fully protected by the order made by the Judicial Committee. Leave refused
with costs.
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MOTOR CARS IN THE NORTH OB SÏAM.
No one would have thought that Northern Siam offered scope enough in the way of roads, for motor car driving, but by all accounts, the inhabitants are keeping abreast of the times in this. respect as well as in other modern luxuries. According to the Biam Free Press, Chiangmai can now boast of a half dozen splendid motor cars, and this number is likely. to increase and multiply as time goes on, and rdads will exjend. Of recent years the law of Chiengmai has been increasing in size and imponance, and trade continues to flourish in such a manner that the number of foreign business firms continue to in Creass rapidly. Important public works in the way of buildings, and road making are being pushed ahead. Besider the town roads, le books on the mysteries of the deep, an there are two country routes which afford octopus of a site buge enough to embrace a splendid drives in motor-cars. One of these ann-going ship in its sucking arms is not a roads leads from Chicogmai to Lampoon which stranger. Nevertheless, as a matter of faci, a is about a day's journey on foot. The other creature of such monstrous dimensions is a leads from Chiangmai to the town of Duisaket thing of extreme rarity and when one is found which is also about a day's journey. These it will be well, to avoid its acquaintance, two are the principal roads to which the unless one understands jujitsu. Interesting motors take. They are broad and weil metalle news comes from Hiroshima, noted for its ad, and it is to be hoped that in the course of floating park. About 350 yards to the west time other similar roads, leading to other of the parkis 嚣 der, which tradijs rock, in shape like a sad. | districts, will be made.
| makes the haunt of a giant When can Chiengmai be reached by mator. devil fith. The rock is accessible on foot from car from Bangkok? is a question frequently -the beach and thither came some days ago two asked, but difficult to answer. Some go so far local urchins, Kuravichi and Yasukichi, on at 10 say that owing to the mountains and their aftercoon excursion. Karakichi was the valleys to be traversed and waterways to be first to spy what appeared to be the tip of an spanned, the idea is out of the question as a arm of a good sized actopus, holding on to the road leading all the way from Bangkok to rock just above the water. Making a stealthy Chicogmai is impossible. We should like approach the boy made a quick grab at the however to have belter authority on this point. tentacle, but no sooner had he touched tho At present, pedestrain locomotion takes e ght object than up shot from under water another days to go from Chiengmai to Muangters via arm, which laid its hold across Kurakichi's Muang Lee, and from there to Raheng four days, shoulders. Then flew out one more, which and from Raheng to Kampong four days and wound itself tightly sound Kurakichi's body, from Kampong to Pakaampols six days. At and shrieks and a struggle for freedom follow the latter place the train can be reached for ed. When Yarnkichi came to the rescue his Bangkok. Natires are in the habit of making The monster probably saw through the water their merchandise and other goods by io which it was hidden, for it lifted another carts ar on the backs of mules. tentacle and took off Yasuhichi's arms in its sucking grasp Yasukichi made as brave a fight of it as a boy of twelve could do, and he is a well developed boy, Perhaps the magster, had not as good a foothold as it might have had or perhaps it thought it had given a scare
THE UNITED ASBESTOS ORI ENTAL AGENCY, LD,"
B'ANNUAL REFORT
The report for presentation to the share holders at the eleventh ordinary aubual succing to be held at the offices of Mesars, Dodwell & Co. Ld., Queen's. Buildings, on Thursday, the 8th day of August, 1907, 3 p.m., is as followe
The general managers have now the pleasare to lay balore the shareholders the accompany ing statement of accounts for the year ended 31st May, 1507.
"ACCOUNTS.
The balance at the credit of profit and loss account, after writing off $3,100.14 for depre cistion and including $757 11 brought forward from last year, is Sas,abo at which it is pro posed to appropriate as follows:-**.. Te place to "Reserve Fund.....$10,000,00
1. pay a dividend of 15% on ordinary.
shares (97949 ALDADE LAKKUSTU 3.940.00 General managers' remuneration 2,000.00
A further dividend of 5% on pay, ordinary shares (1914 \`pay: $ro.80 per share on too
Founders' shares...
1980.00 carry forward to new account... 1,300.41
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AUDITOR,
1,980.00
$23,263.41
The accounis now presented have been au- dited by Ms. F. Maitland in the absence of Mr. W. H. Poits, Mr. W. H. Potts offers him self for re-election.
DODWELL & Co. LTD General Managers
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Hongkong, 29th July, 1907.
BALANCE SHEET, 31ST MAY, 1937. Liabilities.
To Capital 9,902 ordinary shares of Sto, of which
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..$39,600.00
too Founders' shares
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Sundry creditors
Unclaimed dividends.
Profit and loss account
balanceintes prest
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By Launches
Larr written off
5 16 244.98 2,393-35
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1,801.48 706.79.
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Furniture and fittings Less written off
Value of material on hand in Hongkong. Singapore & Shang- hal
SUSIR FREDERICK LUGARD
ARRIVAL AT SHANGHAL.
The N. C, D. News, of 26th ulto, mayas-His Excellency Sir Frederick Lugard, K.C.M.0, and Lady Lugard, accompanied by Miss Bracken bury, who is on her way to Hongkong to be married to Captain P. Hi M. Taylor, A. D. C. to the Governor, arrived it. Woosung yesterday by the R. M.: S: Empress of Alamnara which and cama
upto Shanghai on the tender
reached the P. & O. Jelly at 1.15 p.m. They wore met by Sie Pelham Warren, Mr. D. Landale and Mr. E. B. Skoltowe and worn antartained by Mr. Landale at luncheon at Ewo. In the afternoon a visit was pait to the Ewo Filature and to other points of interest in the Senlémont Sir Frederick and Lady Lugird left by the mail tender at 6.30 pm and continued their journey to Hongkong.,
JAPAN-AND KORBAD
THE PEOPLE ANGRY AT THE AUDICATION.
JAPANESE TROOFS CALLED OUT.
CORONATION OF THE NEW EMPEROR. The following is from the Japan Chronicle of st July M
Promier Li has forwarded a copy of the Im perial Rescript for the Emperor's abdication, with the request that the maiter be formally communicated to all the Powers,
On Friday afternoon the Emperor of Korea entrusted Marquis, Ite with full authority to take all means for the suppression of disturb
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When the publication of the news of the ab. dication of the Emperor of Korea was made known large crowds were assembled in front of the Daihan gate of the Imperial Palace. The leadera declared that the people desired to address a memorial to the throne and signatures were being written in blood by the supporters of the proposal. A aumber of Japanese house were stoned. The Imperial Palace was being guarded by the Korean troops and Japanese and Korean police under the command of the Japanese Inspectors, Troops and police in bodies of about ten at a time were patrolling in the precincts of the Palace.
$ 40,500.00 25,000.00 32,903 71
The crowds had increased to lens of thou, 1,139.99 sande on Thursday night, showing signs of disturbance, some of them urging the massacre 23,163.41 of the Ministers of State.
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who has just ascended the Throne, is 43 years old.
A FUNDAMENTAL". SOLUTION:
"[N. G. D. Nowr
Tokio, July 12, Japanese troops remain in occupation of the Powder magazines to the neighbourhood of the Korean troops of the Hosiehold, Seoul, kad are taking ammunition away from
Pak Yong-hol, Minister
two Elder Statesmen and a few higher officials
were arrested this morning on a charge of inciting to riot. One o
Japanese journalists in Korea baya bald a meeting at Sepul, at which it was resolved that the abdication of the Emperor did not fundamental solution was imperativa, Mar dispose of the Koread question, but that quis Ito and Viscount Hayashi, lo receiving a deputation of the journalists 'who submitted the resolution, declacod that the abdication of the Emperor was Korea's own" affair," and that they were resolutely prepared to deal with the shuation.
JAPANESE DEMANDS Negotiations Art in train, and the Japanese demande, which will shortly be presented, ach revision of the Treaty of reported to include 1905 to extend Japanese powers to domestic affairs. There is to be a clear distinction. between the Court and the Government. There will be a responsible Government under the guidance of the Resident-General, while Japan will assume control of Korea's military add possibly legal affairs.
The residences of two ex-Ministers were burned to the ground this morning.
*THE ATTITUDE IN JAPAN.
Brand:Tokio, July 2jemi A. Conference of the Elder Statesman and Cabinet Ministers war bold this morning in Tokia to discuss the Korean situation, Martial law is practically in operation in Seoul, and it is expected that a censorship on Korean nawi< papers will begin from to-day,
The diplomatic and military details of the abdication have been confirmed. The abdica
tion was proposed by the Korean Elder Statesmen and Ministers, and was intended to forestall Japanese demands in View
of
the Hague blunder. Japanese, both. at home and in Korea, are unanimous in' con- sidering that the Emperor's abdication does not disposa ni the situation in Korea, which has entirely eclipsed the San Francisco problem. A mass meeting here last alght to consider the American question proved a failure, but: incidentally it adopted a resolution on the Korean question.
A later telegram from Beaul dated the 19th $122,904.01 | instant states that large numbers of the crowds in front of the Daiban gate have gone away, but a body of men, who declare themselves to be ready to die, under the name of the "Doyukal," has appeared. The people assembled at Chong. $13,851.03 | on and other places are rapidly 'increasing Japanese Vice-Consul in charge, to whom it
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in number. The Doyukai men have posted placards in prominent places and the excite
has greatly increased. They have not yet done any harm, but the situation is more serious than in the previous night. At about 4 o'clock in the afternoon, a Japanese officer on homeback appeared in the proximity of the Daiban gate, and the police endeavoured to make way for him to pass through the crowds. This appears to have been resented by the people; an uproar ensued, and two constables, mob were severely injured. At about 1 p.m. a pelted the police box at Chongoo with stones dad two policemen there also badly injured.
Another account says that as officer in the headquarters of the Japanese Army in Korea, who was passing near the Palace in the street, 98.10 was intercepted on his course by the Korean too.00 mob. This resulted in a struggle between the police and the mob, and the two Japanese offi. 3,107.14 ciala in the Korean police force were sararely 23,160.41 isjured about the head. They were sent to the Kanjo Hospital and one of them is lying in a $26,558.65 dangerous condition. During the struggle the
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Korean soldiers within the Daiban gate threw 752.11 stones upon the Japanese. The mob in front 4.00 of the gate dispersed in the direction of Chong 130.36 uo, as the Japanese police guards fired their a5,672.18 rifles.
A dispatch dated Friday 7.40 p.m. states that $16,558.65 firing was heard in various directions. A com- pany of Korean troops surrounded the Police Station at Chongno and fired at it, over to men being wounded. The Japanese troops have beed called out,
THE SHANGHAI "JAPANESH VOLUNIKER COMPANY.
was also injured. The street of Chougno is said to have been covered with blood.
Police Inspectors Inouye and Saito were killed and over 10 mom constables were wound. The old Japanese Company 5.V.C. is defuncted in the struggle which ensued. A European and a new company, starting under the most favourable auspices, has taken its place on the strength of the Corps. The old salt was never a success and there were several reasons for the disappointing results. In the first place the members were not of the best material available in the Settlements, they had no cap able company instructor and they did not enter with enthusiasm upon the course of instruction provided by the permanent staff; the drill was English and they preferred the Japanese
Nearly all Japanese have passed through a course of military training in youth or early manhood, and though the Japanese Army bas
A later dispatch states that the Korean mob attempted to enter the Palace. The police force defended the entrance by firing their rifles, and the Japanese troops came to their assistance and repulsed the angry crowd.
The wounded, who have been placed in the Kanje Hospital, are 13 japanese, 6 Korean and 2 Chinese. The Japanese settlement is free from disturbance.
A battery of the Japanese artillery at Yong- sao entered Seoul at 4 to yesterday morning.
The students of the Keosef Gakko (Military
THE EMPEROR'S RESCRIPT. The following telegraits has been courteously communicated to us in translation, by the
Was sent yesterday (22nd inst.) afternoon by the Japanese Government:
Towards the evening of July 19, the Korean Minister of Justice came to the Office of the Resident-General and delivered him a message from the Korean Emperor. Viscount Hayashi, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, was miso pre seat. The massage ruas da follows:-
"I have abdicated by my own sincere de sire and not through any porsussion' er' threats from others. For the last ten years it has boed my desire to hand over the management of national affairs to the Crown Prince, but the timb to do so did not come until to-day. Thinking it now, however, high time to do so, have this day voluntarily abdicated the Throne in favour of the Crown Prince:: This stop in accordance with the natural .or- der of things and is a matter of congratula tion for our country. However the ignorant people, failing to understand this principle, may have their passions aroused and attempt to create riots. The Resident-General. in, thara- 10 fore, requested to stop such altemple suppress them in case of necessity,
On the morning of July 20 at 8 am, the ceremony of abdication was concluded, and st 5.30 p.m. the Resident General and the foreign Consuls-General were received in audience by the new Emperor and presented their con gratulations to him. They were also given audience in a separate room by the retiring Emperor at his desire...
THE RES DENT-GENERAL'S POWERS,
Tokio, July 25. Telegrams from Seoul received this morning, Thursday, report the conclusion of a new Agreement.
The Korean Premier and the Minister of Commerce, having been informed of the pro posed terms in an interview with the Resident General, took counsel with their colleagues from Tuesday night till Wednesday morn log. They repaired, to the Palace yester day evening, left it at 13.30 .m. and, immediately called on the Resident-General.
The Agreement which contains seven articles, vests absolute powers of domestic administra tion in the Resident-General, upon whose cop sent the Emperor's sanction to administrative acts is made to depend.
The Agreement also provides for the engage
JAPANESE, WEINFORCEMENTS
Tokio, Joly as. Itisofficially announced, that in view of the. insufficiency of the Japanese troops actually in Korea for the protection of foreigners in case of eventualities, a part of the Kokura'Division hai begun to embark to-day for transportation, to Fusa.
THE TEXT OF THE AGREEMENTAAN and dog fandom Tokio, July 25, A Council meeting of Elder Statesmon and' Ministers was held this morning and was fo]-' lowed by a Privy Council in the aftemoon when the new Korean Agreement was pub- fished.
This document states that the Governments
been modelled on European lines, many pure-assembled on a bill in the rear of the Palacement of Japanese as Korean officials.
Staff College), over 200 in number, were ty Japanese characteristics have been retained, especially in all matters relating to discipline. carly yesterday morning. It was stated that The army, following the precedent established. they were discussing a proposal to attack the by the Navy, sent a number of cadets to
offices of various Government departments foreign countries and on their return to Japan and the Japanese. the observations and experiences of the mili A Seoul message of the roth instant states tary students were presented to a Board of that about 400 members of the lichio-hoi Experts and just what was considered most began patrolling around the Palace from applicable to the army of Japan was adopted about sunset for the protection of the Minis The result is the Japanese army of to-day--an | temple organization possessing its own peculiar traits in thousands in the proximity of the Daihan The anti-Japanese, Koreans were assembled and attractive to the Japanese at no other military system could be.
gate. From about to o'clock p.m. the mem It became plainly evident lately that thebers of the Young Men's Christian Association old company did not possess the elements of began to address the crowds in the street near success and just before his departure Lt. Colo. the Palace, and the crowds were rapidly in nel Watson recommended that the unit be creasing The Palace was strongly guarded by the Korean Police force, who did not order disbanded and reconstructed, Tae accounts were closed and seiled, and the company the mob to disperse. A slight struggle took of Japan and Korea, animated with the desire
to develop promptly the wealth and strength of place between the Japanese police and the however, that the old company ever evaded its ceased to exist. It must not be understood, mob. All the Japanese police under the ad-Korea and to increase the welfare of the Korean! responsibilities in any way beyond displaying visars to the alice were called out at 11.30 p.m. people, agree as follows
* Further messages dispatched yesterday morn 1.The Government of Korea shall follow a merely casual interest in drift and failing to become efficient, for no unit was more puneti ing Roounce that at 4 am. yesterday the cere the guidance of the Resident-General in the tous, qiherwise, in its behaviour,
mony of the coronation of the Crown Prince matter of administrative improvements, mos took place in the Palace The accession of the 2.-Legislative enactments as well as, im- The Japanese Association next took the Prince to the Throng way, with the usual form portant administrative messoms are henceforth matter in hand and principally through the ality, announced to heaver and earth and the to be approved by the Resident-General, tris
ard: to efforts of Mr. V. Ito, President, and Mr. Hori, Imperial Predecessors, and the new Emperor
3 Judicial Hoo. Soc., upwards of sixty new members, re- received congratulations from the presenting the best familles of Japanese re-
State and other officials, Minister of from ordinary administrative
4-The
appointment and the dismissal of sident in the Settlement came forward and
It is reported that Prince Pak Yong-ho, who high Koreas Officem are to be subject to the with the O.C., S.V.C., for the company to be rial Household, has declined to accept the post. offered their services. Arrangements were made was offered the post of Minister for the Impe content of the Resident-General. "SYDNEY
5. The Government of: Koren will; engage drilled on Japanese lines and: this was made The latest news from Seoul is that a battalion as Korean officials Japanese recommended by Lieut. Ozaki who served in the field during the are on guard to be in immediate rondinens in 6--The Goverment of. Koren undertakes: In giving judgment his Honour said the
full period of the Russo-Japanese war. case of emergency
not to ourige foreigners without the consent balance of probability was decidedly in favour
The Japanaso Association is prepared to Korean soldiers armed with rifles and am of the Resident-General. Abo of the plaintiff, The defendant loses $300, and
support the saw company strongly and our munition are constantly taking flight. It is 7 The first clause to the agreement of in his wrath rushes over to plaintiff's house and
leading Japanese residents evidently view the thought they may join the mob, Ante August 23, 1904, is to be abrogated su there accuses bim of the theft to the women,
future success of the company as a matter of The Emperor Hyong of Korea, who has "The principal feature of the Agreement is to aning the slanderous words complained of to the urchins to let him alone in the precincts surmounted in bridging, tucnelling, and filling national honour, says a waiter in the N.G. 2. just abdicated, was the 26th Emperor of the be found in Articles 3 and 11-stipolating bar Upon the queation of damages, of course, the sacted to his monstership; any way, aber a few | upang
Newa That the members themselves are prosent Korean dynasty. He was the third son the guidance and approval of the Residents plaintiff had gone 109 far when he claimed i mloutes tug it loosened its hold on the
boy'
Before that time, however, other northern slous is beyond doubt and one had but of the late Taiwan-Kud, who figured prominent General are to be the sing gad now in adminis $1,000 damages that was altogether out of the and with a splash withdrew its arms under the provinces are likely to follow the lead of to observe the glowing enthusiast shows in the ly in Korean political circles and was voho strative and judicial affairs. Article Vil réfets question." - His Hongur did not think he had | brine. Kurakichi, who is of the same age as Chiengmal in introducing the motor car, and Nippon Yashon Kaisha: Buildings during the mently opposed to the opening of the country to the aspition of the post of Financi much reputation to be damaged, and thought his rescuer, had to be carried home by bis this in itself is a good oman as it means. new inaugural ceremony on Wednesday evening to some twenty years ago King Chalfong, the Adviser
was examined roads which are bound to extend and connect lose all doubt of their future success of Volun, predecessor of the Emperor... Vi, died without at consequence of judgment for Stoo damages and costs.
afterward it was covered, over purple and blue. The boys say the thickest
are prepared South will be brought closer together sooner, austinder the Instruction of their experienced heir, and ascended the Throne in 1861, ©He The plaints and his satellites loft the Court | part of the creature's fentacles: visible out of perhaps, than had been over; anticipated, oven, oficer will) (without (doubt; soon be taking a thus remained on the Throne for 45 years and, widest w
the water was about the sise of their thigh: "// by the most enthusiastic motorist in Slam/prominent position in tM É.V.C.Pravnom is now $5 years of age, The Ocown Prince:
him. It had been shown that he was always in want of mosey, and finding the coast clear, ho helped himself to the $300. It had been contended that the plaintiff was sincapable of making up such a case. However that might be, he was capable of having his coolis arrested on the morning his case was set for hearing Mr. Grist submitted that the whole thing was fabrication and asked for judgment for
defendant with costs.
His. Hondur: There is only the question of damages; l'il haar you on that Mr. Bration.
Mr. Bratton: 1 leave it in your Lordship's
hands.
That closed the case.
friend, was already, in a helpless condition, the foregoing long journeys while carryisible by securing, as commanding officer) of Japanean troops bas entered the Palace and the Resident-General. BEWN, DAM(K)
It would seam therefore that the construc- tion of a good road for a great part of the way is possible. ped
It is hoped that the railway will reach Chiangmai in about six years more, though some vary great difficulties will have to be
· the justice of the case would be met by. giving | friend,"'", and when his bodyandwith; spots of i'in the course of time, and, thus the. Nonk and i wárs“? They are aɛsmart active body of men: helm, and the late Emperor was chosen as the. It spenoso, mandatar, politi
* udgment entered accordingly..
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