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CORRESPONDENCE.

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by Correspondents in tali column.)--

DISCLAIMER OF MESSRS. WILKINSON

AND GRIST. ·

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY NOVEMBER 1 1907.

WOCHOW NOTES,

SPORT.

* Wuchow, 28th October. Wschow has lately had an unusually good time as far as sport is concerned. The local men met H.M.S. Sandpiper ins shooting yesterday and ware defeated by g points, match

Chiel P., Cable, put onible at 300 Yards and cams in for a hearty

A cricket match played on Saturday between

PIRACY NEAR CANTON.

BRITISH LAUNCH HELD UP.

VESSEL LOOTED-PASSENGERS DESPOILED.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]"

CLAIM FOR PROFESSIONAL

SERVICES.

HONGKONG SOLICITORS . J. CLIFFORD. WILKINSON.

357

over, the, lawyer's, fas would be hosey. If hu had deemed it necessary, to engage *: Lawyer, hd would have done so for the proceedings in the Kobe Court Respondent put in Exhibits No.1 to 6. B, including a copy of the Kole Herald, to show that appellant had wildly abused respondent in's Hongkong paper, and an extract from a∙ Hoog MPD Tinanese: LAWY

to show journal

that as the judgment of Court

The

TO THE EIITON or tur “Howardnɑ Trimorari,” Sir-la your 'issun of yesterday, under the heading of "Claim for Professional Services you published what purports to be a report of the Sandpipers and the Wachos Cricket Club certain proceedings in Japan in which my firm resulted in áo easy win for the shore men by 7 by a gang of robbers. Tho' pirates, betweg communicated with the American Consul and miored in the action brought by Masers, spondent's deleuco"wanṣtoo vagudem 188

of vory little

is interested." Thai repart cousists of

AFPEAL AT OSAKA

On Wednesday, the 16th ultimo, in the

not vaild at the Hongkong Court, Was Osaka Appeal Court, before Judas Itagat: and

so the judgment of the Hongkong Court was four Associate Judgai, su appeal was heard of invalid in Japan, k Chine Saibanaho, by which the claim was dis the plaintiffs from the decision of the Kobe

Mr. Yamasalia stated that the point of re- and asked the Court to Wilkinson and E. J. Grist, solicitors, of Hong-pondent. draw the point clearly from res kang, for the

dependent stated that he had used to

applied the remuneration claimed for one'casO WAI' excessive. For this reason he refused to pay. Heath, of Yokohama, as an expert witness. Mr Yamashita applied to call Mr. G..0.

pondent to appellants. Counsel stated that Mr. Heath introduced rus-

more than a reiteration of the libellous state. Messtr. Daniel and Komaroff in to bat. under the entled Shuk Thend, when Mitchell, however, explaided that some wit. † vices rendered and expenses advanced, amount; } appellant to proceed with one case only, "and"

ments contained in a letter written by my Damarake in Japan to the editor of the Ching Mail, which leiter was published in that news, paper on the adth December, 1906, in con sequence of such publication certain steps were taken by me, which resulted lathe pró prietor of the China Muil satisfying himself that the allegations of my namesake were utterly false; and in his offering to insert in his newa. paper an ample apology, for having published the letter. I objected to such an apology in the paper unless and valil some

citar, to be employed by the

of the Chien Mail, had thoroughly investigated the matters referred to in my namesake's letter, by examination of the papers and correspondence relating thereje; and had Aino seen the Registrar of the Supreme Court (ose of whose duties is to tax solicitor's bills of costs) with reference in the bill com plained of: The Crows Solicitor was employed by the proprietor of the China Mail for this purpose, and did thoroughly investigate the maiter, The final result appeared in a paragraph in the issue of the China Afati of the

· 24th December," 19:6, which paragraph in av follows:-

On the 20th inst., we published in good faith a letter we received from Str. 1. Clifford Wilkinson, of Japan, in which certain allega tions were made against the firm of Mesars. Wilkinson and Grist, Solicitors, of this Colony less. We have tendered to that firm a full apology for the mistake we were led into and the wrong we did them in publishing that letter, and we now desire that, (he ub lic should know that we have, at the request of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, with the assist Bace of our Solicitors, carefully examined the correspondence and the papers in connection with the case which Mr. Clifford Wilkinson

which we are now fully satisfied were ground-

Canton, agth October. *The steam-launch Tung Fung, trading under the British flag and plying between this port and Trang Shing, a city is the district of the same name, was pirated on the and lostaa wickets. Wuchaw won the loss and sent ten and twenty in number, boarded the launch good start was made at 55 runs ware put on for Ing a place

Past- Hou, in the the 1st wicket before. Daniels

on. A185 played

185trict of Panyu, beld up the passengers and

the the innings was declared for 3 wickets, crew of the launch.

"They

then ransacked the the above total Komarend,

a large feeble show against the bowling of King and Many passengers were despoiled of large and Klog 15 no Komaroff got 30, Daniel 18 fsuach, making on whit

I dollars, Daniel. Each of these bowlers took 5 wickets sums of money. The passengers were traders, and dismissed the Sandpipers for 30 runs. A who had come to Ceaten to collect their ac game of football is to be played this evening counts, and were proceeding back to their dis- between the same teams and an enjoyable game triet by the Twar Fung what the pirate got is anticipated.

plundered. It is evident that the pirates scent of the fact that money was carried by the which was carried out with perfect success. passengers and accordingly planood the piracy

CONCERT.

inmemineral water harvaclarer of Kobe.

Hatung, a Chinese was shot dead, it is alleged, by Daminil, The Natire authorities then deem ed it essential to take active measures; Dominil. was arrested and the party started on the long Journey back to Chungklang. Shortly after. wards a report was received here that the pri soner had jumped overboard from the Chinese, gupboat on which he was travelling, and that he was drowned. Taat, however, was not the

for the small militar

I military mandarin in charge of the escort stopped the boat, found that the prisoner

ner had awum ashore, rearrested him and ultimately arrived with his prisoner at king without any further mishaps The Viceroy Chung

gave his personal word that the charge preferred by the Yunnan authorities was correct. Mr.

for the recovery of remuneration for ser-

esses of the occurrence were an absolute ing to a total of Ya,348, from Mi. J. Clifford

Wilkinson, Further delay supervened and

Yamashita witnesses were procured from Yunnan.

prisoner was confined temporarily at H.

for appellants, ar Consular Gaol until two native while respondent conducted his case in person preliminary hearing was then held at the the Kobe Court be quashed, and judgment be

A

Mr. Yamashita prayed that the decision of American Consulate and the prisoner was 16

given as claimed in the petition. Counsel then for China. It is reported that the prisoner banto, who acted as interpreter, stated that he manded to stand his trial at the U. S. Cours. briefly recounted the facts of the case.

Respondent through Mr. Wakayagh, bis pleaded not guilty and urged that he fired at another man, not the one who was killed, and opposed the claim, and $1,000 as expediat, that the action was taken in self-defence. The amount claimed was excessivo. Respon

As the American Consulate at Chungking.

dent then put in the following statement, which in addition to having, no lock-up has no

was translated by Mr Wakayagi. marshal either, the transfer of the prisoner pre lepied difficulties. Eventually Mr. J.B. Pillow, British subject and a former resident of Sbangbal, agreed to act as U.S. Court Marshal pro tem and he is now on board a Nisshin Kisen Kaiba's steamer, after making the fourney down the rapidi safely, and will arrive here to-day, with the two witnesses and the prisoner.

naval men put up a boly to the value of several thousandlity or accessity...

BRITISH CONSUL'S REPRESENTATIONS.

CANTON VICEROY EXERCISED: «

[From a Correspondent.}·

Home to the officers and crew of H.M.S. The members of the Wuchow Club were “At

Sandpiper on Saturday night, when a very was held in the Club, enjoyable Smoker" The Club rooms had been tastefully decorated with flags and ever-green sad presented a very unanimously elected chairman and carried out

"Mr." Johnny Cosy Appearance.

1 Rule was his duties in a most satisfactory manber. Mr. por opened up with a lively air on the piano and was followed by Mr. Lawis who kept the audience in roars of

his rendering laughter by of " old

yer row. Mr. White followed with "Maks and Faces and was succeeded by Mr. Komaroff with "Rip van Winkle was a lucky mas. An encore was demanded and given. Surgeon Holmes, R., was immesse with. "Musli Mush!" and was even more tickling, Jock!" Mr., Van Aalst was loudly succenful with his encore of "Stop your applauded for his pianoforte selection from 1 Trovatore." Messrs. Williams, Corkery aparciale followed appreciated, which refreshments were served. Mr. Jones An interval followed during opened Part 11. of the programme with the Choristers" afier, which so nimbers were given before the "Smoker" terminated."

Special mention must be made of Mr. J. Van alleges was badly conducted, and are convinced didly played, Loud demands for an encore.were Aalst'i flute, solo" Mignon" which was splen- i without foundation, what That such allegato in thevet; that nothing was done by Messrs. Complied with. Dr. Holmes was again exceed Wilkinson and Grist which ought not to have

ingly funny in his rendering of "Short Sterica" been done by them in the matter and that they

and had to come on again to the inevitable left nothing undone which they should have

encore. Mr. Williams gave the "Roley Poley done, and moreover that they from time to time

Eye" and Mr. Komaroff the "Anheuser Bush gave

full information to their client of the pro

in good form. The accompanying was shared by Mesurs. Joner, King and Van Aalst gress of proceedings, and that the advice con- tained in their letter to him of July 16, 1973, on

who give great satisfaction. After the National Anthem had been sung Mr. Rule of which he wired to them the word receipt

stop" was is our opinion the most ample and banked the visitors for their presence and best possible advice that could be given under expressed the wish that this would be the The circumstances. We are further conclo forerunner of many more similar enjoyable sively satisfied upon reading Mr. Clifford evenings, and he proposed the health of the Wilkinson's letter to Messrs. Wilkinson and

visitan coupling with it the name of Dri Grist that all the proceedings which they took Holmes, who, on behalf of the Sandpiper, thank- to his behalf they were fully authorised by himed the members of the Wuchow Club for their to take. With regard to the bill of costs which is characterised by Mr. Clifford Wilkinson as exorbitant we have laid that bill before the extrar of the Supreme Court and are assured

WAS

THE DEVELOPMENT OF CANZON,

"On

"Sir Francis Piggott, without hearing may case ave judgment against me by de- fault.

in any long firm. of solicitors then

sought to coforce the judgment thus unfairly obtained against me by bringing an action the Kobe Chiho Saibansho, but oring to the ›epresentations I was able to make the case was thrown out in the lower Count, where it was held that 'the reasonableness or otherwise of the claim must ba adjudicated in accordance, with the general principles of law!.

The Court granted the application, and in.

ings were consequently adjourned. Jag nounced that the Yokohama Court would be asked to examine Mr. Heath. The proceed Caronicle.

THE FUTURE OF HAINAN,

The new writer agrees that, Kwang-chen spent on it have been wasted. It is not going wan'is useless to France, and that the millions

to become a second Hongkong; and France, he thinks, would be well rid of it--for some

he asks, would China benefit by such a dezif compensation. But that Hainan is to be the quid pro quo, he does nat, believe. How

bas fifty times the area of the territory leased (one of the largest islanda'in the

to France; lis population is immensely greater, and the interior contains gold, copper, silver, coal, etc.

goes on to say, the island is not worth having. From the French point of view, the writer

There is presumably much wealth in the log terier; but there are an rivers and means of communication. Only the coast is inhabited by a mixed race, Chinese and Loi, accustomed to a miserable existence, and about 20,000 of them emigrate every year. The island imports more than it exports; and the economic balance is maintained by the money of the emigrants. If the island becomes French, many millions would have to be poured out again; and he thinks France can do better with her resources The recent treaties have entirely changed the military importance of the

island

"Your Honour-This case, which has coma up from the Kobe Chibo Saibansho, is a very The other day an article was published in simple one. Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, the Courrier d'Haiphong advocating that, the solicitors, of Hongkong, presented a bill of territory of Kwang-chou-wan should be restor costs which was so extortionate that after payed to China by France in exchange for the Canton, 29th October.

ing one thousand dollars declined to pay island of Hainen. In an equally interesting As reported, on the 22nd instant, at gro'clock

more. Apart from the multiplication of items and lengthy article, the same paper now givss is the morning, the British launch Tung Fung

in their bill of costs, A true copy of which I was attacked by pirates on the East Rivar within

submit to your Honour, they so bungled my sible of accomplishment.

reasons for believing the proposal to be impos« the district of Thong Shing; on the north east

case that they failed to obtain through the of Tungkun. The case has been reported to

Hongkong Court protection for my trade-mark, both the Civil and Military authorities of the

although precisely similar cases had been care place. Subsequently Mr. R. W. Mansfield,

ried successfully through the Singapore and I.B.M. Consul General at Canton, spoke to Mr. Acting Consul-General Sly's report on Manila Supreme Courts, Mr. Wen Tsung-yao, Taotal, secretary of the the trade of Canton for 1906 has just been On my refusing to and narrated the particulars of the incident his report with a few remarks pointing to they took out a writ against me in Hongkong, Foreign Affairs Bureau of the Viceregal yamea, issued by the Foreign Office. Mr. Sly opens

comply with Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist's extraordinary demands demanding a rigorous search and speedy arrest the prospective continued growth of Crolog and I was summoned to appear before Sir. of the criminals. The plunder was reported as a vast trading centre. He says;--Along Francis Piggott in the Supreme Court at Hong to be of a of air at mooincluding front reach, of the fiver, extensive band As lan and have bees for many years. Chang without any delay the facts H. E. issued the north bank of the island of Honan, which money.. Taotai Wen informed H. Viceroying on the left bank is well iu band; and domiciled in Japan, 1 contend that Mcaars, there is some idea of treating in a hike manger of the occurrence.

Wilkinson and Grist had no right to attempt to the following note: There are patrolling and breaks the river into two-acctions from Wham action against me at Hongkong; and conse

Upon being apprised of

go past the Japanese Courts by institu ing an. guarding corps on land and water in every part poa, some lo miles distant, up to the steamer quently I did not appear, of the Kwangtung province. The Chukinog anchorage opposite the Canton City. Along into sections and steam cruisers have been deeper water, Messrs. Butterfield and Swire River and its tributaries have been dived the back reach of the river, where there is despatched for each section; strictest orders have elected capacious godowns and built have been repeatedly issued by me to the wharves on the south side of Hosam Island: effect that local officials (civil and military) of and on the right bank of the river we find the every district and their assistants and sub

godowns of the Hamborg-America Liale, with. ordinates should keep the most diligent search. a wharf rapidly approaching completion, the ail for pirates and robbers. Is it not the duty of tanks and godowns of the Shell Transport and the officials to strive for the suppression of Trading Company and those of the Standard criminals and the protection of merchants Oll Company of New York, whose example and travellors? Still, within recent months, in the matter of gedowns the Langkat Oil

"Now Article 418 of the Civil Code express piracies committed on merchant shipping of the Company of Shanghai is now followingly states that If the fault of the creditor has inland waters are happening most frequently. Further, bunding on a considerable scale. Civil and military officials, holding the reins of

contributed to the non-performance of the is also in course of construction at Fati, obligation, the Court may take that into con government, do not show the slightest energy on the right bank of the river opposite to the

sideration in determining the llability for dam in the prevention of crimes. Moreover, no of British and French Concessions on Shamfen. ages or their amount.',, fender has ever been arrested on the spot in all A railway connects Canton with the treaty port "Your Honour, I think it does not require the cases that have been reported, and after the of Samashui, distant 307 miles from the Canto any further statement to show that but for the occurrence of the offences, they pay not the terminus at Shekwaitong, passing through the fault of the creditor no such claim at this would least oftention towards the arrest of the offend- populous and busy town of Fatahan. Some ever have come before you. ers. Their pegligence of police affairs" is truly thing has been done during the year under

"But not contani with their abuse of privil. deplorable to mention. The Incal officials of review, to maintain this line in a state of ge the appellants have nor hesitated to be the district of Tsing Shing have not so far efficicacy, and, to this end, 35,cos sleepers have smirch my name in the Hongkong Court and made a word of

Press; and one paper, the South on a British launch on the

109,033 dol, have been expended in restoring China waters within their jurisdiction; neither did embankment and widening the track. There Mesare, Wilkinson and Grist's case, even had they give information to their superiors about is still, the

total number of passengers carried Jabab could any longer be regarded as a items of the large sums alleged to have been in 1905 was 2,917,875. Water works ura being .civilised catatry if she declined to uphold the robbed. Their conduct is reprehensive and erected in the tear vicinity of the city, to carry validity of a judgment rendered by the Courte dilatory to a degree-the-Superintendent-of-clear-water-through some 56 miles of pipes-to-of-another civilised country..... the Central Police department is hereby every quarter. Other projects, again, are the To my mind, when litigants directly or in Mr. J. O. P. Bland, reprezentative of the charzed to make a roll of the names of all establishment of coment works in Hopam directly adopt such a method as this, inspiring British and Chinese Corporation, is consulting the civil and military officids on land and Island, and an iron bridge of foreign construc a public journal to insult the Courts of a the Walwupu in regard to the loan of £1,500,000 water of the district together with those of every | tion and design connecting this island with the friendly and neighbouring Power, they reveal from British capitalists for the construction officer commanding the cruisers and guard city of Canton. It is true that some of these the weakness of their own case and discredit of the proposed Soochow Hangchow-Ningpo bants along the East River, and a mark of schemes may, in detail, be imperfect, and that themselves. railway, but according to a joint telegram from "great transgression should be recorded alt, at any rate for some long time, may not

"I should like to sinte farther that the the Governors of Kiangsu and Chekiang, the against each of them. Allow them ten days reach fulfilment; but in the main, the tight idea may be wiped off, I must ask you, in common fairness, to take steps to satisfy yourspil, that it at Hangchow and Soochow and the natives nected with this case and, the recovery of the tendency. Referring to the vexatious question is your duty to ondo, so far as you can, the are opposing the proposed loan on the follow-boaty carried off. If, after 10 days from date, of the subsidiary coinage, the report observes harm which must be sustained by me and my ing grounds

They do not report any success in thus doing that traders, both in Canton and Hongkong, firm should the libalious statements contained 1.As ibe British. concessionaires did not

their duty, it shows that they are as negligent have suffered from the results of an excess of In the report published in your issue of yester do anything during the ten years after the as ever. Then they shall be severely censured subsidiary coinage mlated by the Provincial day remain tocontradicted by you la d subseca iclation of the preliminary agreement in by me and their degradation shall be made a Mint, the depreciation to which this

dxcess has quent issue of your paper.-—Yours faithfully, 1897, the concession has now lapsed.

warning to those who are indplent as to police given rise, has been a heavy as 10 per cent. C.-D-WILKINSON.

2.-in June, 1993, H.E. Sheng Kung-pao affairs under my authority.

At the moment of writing the minting of these We officially, to Mr. Bregan to the effect that

coins has been prohibited by the present the concessionaries failed to commence work

Viceroy for a period of three months, and it is within six months the then preliminary agree.

to be hoped that the prohibition will be further meat would be cancelled; but no reply was

extended. It should be added that already received from the representative nor was work

silver dollars are being manufactured in place begun at that lime.

cains. Reference is made to the

hospitality and the pleasant evening and wished members Cheers for the Sandpiper, the "Chairman" and the hon. Re-

secretary, Mr. Komaroff, were then given, after which the gathering dispersed, voting the even ing a most enjoyable one.

by him that it is drawn strictly in accordance with the scale of charges authorised by the Court, except only that many of the items are undercharged. If Mr. Clifford Wilkinson had objected to the bill in any way his proper course war to have had it taxed by the Regis trar, a course which we understand he never

as there are, doubtless, a large number of your readers who were not in this Colony in December last, and who, knowing nothing of what then took place, are likely to be led into the erroneous belief that the in- putations against my firm contained in the report you have published may possibly be true; and as, when mud is continually being

RAILWAY ENTERPRISE.

BRITISH AND CHINESE CORPORATION'S

-NEGOTIATIONS,

Lastly, as to the suggestion that, no Huro- pero Power Could take umbrage at the ex change, this writer says:Are you sure of that, doar conkere? Have you then for English Press; of the whole Far East, al gutten the distribes against France of the tacks which had an echo la England and France, about 4 year ago, when it was no parted that we had design on Hrinud? The annexation of Hainan by France would be about sufficient to rupture the Anglo- French "enteste cordiale, as well as the Fianco-Japanese C Why? Because the island is a vital question for the wealthy 20,000 workmen to the Straits and the Malay States every year; and the British are afraid of losing a source of their supply of labour. Hence all the cries,-the-vociferation the inflammatory articles against us, of our friends across the Channel, who were crying out be fore they were hurt. They were afraid that once the island was in our hands the amigra tion would cease, which is probably trus Think you then that we could lightly risk Buch charges made by Messrs Wilkinson and Gristorentualities for a hole-possibly dich, but-00 one cab say—the acquisition of which by us Truly, we should Cass absurdly in excess of-in fact, altogether abandon Kwang-chou-wan; but we should out of proportion to the costs paid by me to seek our quid pro quo elsewhere than in my lawyers in Singapore and Mapila without the island of Hainan.Rangoon paper.) question or demur for conducting similar

As to the above we have only to repeat that Cases and winning them. I may state; your there will never be any disturbance of the Holour, that my "Manila lawyer's bill of cost

status quo was not more than about Yago, whereas Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist's little bill exceeds fire thousand yen. I pray this honourable Court, therefore, to uphold the finding of the Kobe Chibo Saibantho and dismiss the case with COBS.

recently commaport concerning the piracy been provided at a cost of 6,,000 dol,, while the Hongkong Part. In its anxiely to promote maintenance of Chinese authority over the

nature and particulars of the crime, nor the ment, Ter, plenty of room for improve the temerity and gross unfairness to ask if British Colony in the Straitu. Hainan sendi

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thrown, though some of it is sure to stick, part Directors of the Chinese Railway Companies time for the apprehension of the pirates con prevails, and there is a distinctly progressive') for their display of incompetence in losing my would please nobody?

9 Queen's Road, Hongkong, 29th October, 1907.`- [We have much pleasure in giving publicity to Mr. C. D. Wilkinson's vindication as con- tained in his letter. In reproducing from the columes of a Kobe contemporary the report of the case as proceeding in the Osaka Court we had absolutely no idea of perpetuating any bellous statements against a firm of the standing and reputation of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist In Hongkong. We disclaim any such inten- tion, and are confident the good name of Mr. Wilkinson's firm in Hongkong and throughout the Far East is above reproach.-Ed., H:K.T.

THE * EMPRESS OF CHINA"

LEFT VANCOUVER FOR HONGKONG,

Mr. D. W. Craddock, general traffic agent, D. P. R. Co., informs us that he has received from his Vancouver office cabled advice" that the Empress of China, reported sunk at Van- couver, left that port last Tuesday for Hongkong, via the usual ports of call.

wrole

Laler.

"Report is to bood that two of the piraten concerned in the Tung Fung hold up have been arrested by Mfr. Chang ka-chun, lieutenant of the right division of the Kwangiung navy,

"I must apologise for conducting my own case god for any mistakes 1 may have made unintentionally in procedure, but I could not

regard to Hapad. Hainan is Chinese, and will so always remain so long the British Government's instructions to in Minister at Peking-we have good ground for believing in their existence-are adhered to, When the question of the occupation of Hainan was frequently urged some years ago in the Indo-China papers, we pointed out that if any step of this kind were permitted there was no entenia cordiale then all the Hailam boys, the Straits, in Siam, and elsewhere, would become French subjects, and come under the furisdiction of the Consuls and Vice-Consuls for France. position, were it to be allowed to occur continuous trouble and dif- as the smallest reflection will show,

who detected them in a place called Ma-chung, or sublily small increase in the Customs very well ask any lawyer to conduci a case cooks, and other sorvante in

3-The Chinese Railway Companies of in Tungkun district through an informer. They Kiangau and Chekiang have no peed to float a

were delivered to the Chief of Police for trial. loan from the asid Corporation as was done for It is said that the pirates first came on board the proposed Tientsin-Chekiang trunk line, for as passengers carrying a basketful of caram. they have funds to build the Soo-ling Ningbolas, and when the launch was nearing Tun raitway themselves without assistance. Tou Hou they removed the fruit and fire-arms were found hidden at the bottom of the basket.

The natives of Kiangsu and Cheking ob- tained Imperial permission last year to con- struct the railway with purely Chinese mer. cantile fonds

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5.The Chinese Pailway Company at Haug chuw has now "completed the construction of the short railway from the city to Kinngbu (ie., along the Chient any river) and opened it to. traffic fi part of the section in Cheklang, while the company at Hoochow is laying rails for the Shanghai-Sungkiang portion and preparations

belag inade to push them forward as soo as possible.

are

is to

6--Although the proposed loan of £1,500,000 ments of Kiangsu and Chekiang, yet, as bath be guaranteed by the Provincial Govern- capital and interest will be repaid out of the profits ofthe railway in future, it is the same

it on mo

oa mortgage.

A RICKSHA COOlie's surprise, placing

THE RESULT OF BEING TOO FOND OF "WORK.""

that China-should-not-make-usa-of-foreign logs but such should be negotiated without the guarantee of the Government. A request. was then made to the Waiwupu to hold H. E Sheng responsible for the nullification of the existing preliminary agreement.-N. C. D. News.

THE ROYAL SANITARY, INSTITUTE.

ADVENTURES IN WESTERN CHINA.

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revenue which amounted to

3,232,300

taels (510,352), an increase of 157,793. taels against a brother lawyer. With these few re- over 1905-ill now the record year. The meike i confidently leave my case in themands disastrous typhoon of last year is partly

of the Court. responsible for the smallness of the increase. The plaintiffs allege that they have paid Mr. Bly wrote it most be forgotten that Coumel 5750, the amounts and dates-I-hand-to¬ the shipping of the port was seriously hampered the Court, For paying these amoupfi 'to by the disastrous effect of the typhoon in Counsel they charge $98 or 33 per cent.; this I Sa

Longkong on September 18 last, the conse. quences of which made themselves felt for the remainder of the year; while the river steamer An American named Deminil is due here the burning of the steamship, Hankow on traffic was again seriously inconvenienced by to-day, says the N. C. D. News of Oct. 16, October 14, 1906. As regards the typhoon, it from Chungking and probably will appear is a metter for congratulation that no actual before the US Court for China on Monday damage was done to property at this port ; at charge of manslaughter. De the same time the river service connecting with morning on mini went up the rapid in Chinese boat Hongkong was, as already indicated, complete. Icheng. by not reporting his destination nor kong, Cantos and Macso Steamboat Company nearly a year ago and caused some trouble at ly disorganised. The firs: fleet of the Hong- obtaining a passport. He was delayed there, suffered greatly, likewise the smaller vessels. forwarded to Chungking the American Consul than seven regular steamers were off the rub. accordingly, and in consequence ef.n

n repart In fact, for the best part of two months ne fest at that Port was on the look-out to prevent The lack of tonnage seriously affected all last Western Treaty Port, and the presence of fish and vegetables for the Hongkong market; him further West, as Chungking is the shippers, more especially purveyors of fresh foreigners, other than Missionaries, at Chengtu and at times the scenes on board when coalies is almost invariably the cause of Consular dis-

were clamouring for space for their wares bale. approval, and trouble with the Viceroy. For description. Native deck passenger and the native authorities are in constant dread perishable cargo rates were advanced, and, to that the location of several Consular

meet the situation, the German tramp steamers -were-chartered-fər about-a-month-The chos however, any American Consul General at into the capital of Szechuan, There is not, tere were unfortunate, and lost heavily. Chengta and Mr. Mason Mitchell of Chung- king has to exercise supervision over the whols provlace.

7-As the construction of railways in China with Chinese money is an important matter, the Peking Government should exert itself to rotain (all control, otherwise the consequences Chan Ping, a ricksha coalie, sat on the foot-will be greatly detrimental to both the country

and the people. board of his vehicle outside the Canton wharf, last Tuesday morning, awaiting the arrival of At the conclusion of the telegram the Direct- the last steamer from-Canton There-ware-a- ors added that they did not wish-to-suggest-fires will be followed by an influx of merchants number of other, rickshas lined up on the edge of the praya wall, but Chan's bone-shaker was the last in the row. He had been waiting there for some time and, becoming tired of his long wait, be stretched back in the ricksha, his bead resting on the rest, bis bands spread out on the mud-guards, and f

and fall asleep. He must have lain in that position for nearly half an hour, dreaming the dreams of the just, when suddenly there came a lond call of " Ricksha!" The pate of the other vehicles in the made a dash for the spot. Chan, hearing the clatter of the wheels, sprang up, but he had to watangle bis logs, which were crosted under the vehicle, before he could get in motion. In doing so be got one of his wheels over the side of the pray,

and before

before anyone knew what was happening the cry “kau-miang * was heard, and Chan, ricksha and all I were seen disappear ing into the water. Needless to say the ricksha sank at once, and had it not been for the kind. Kaartsdren of adiwrter watchmen Chan's days of rickshaing in the Colony would have anded there and then. Instead he was assisted pat of the water-more dead than alive and rumored to the Government Civil Hospital for Irqatment.

vicinity

'. HONGKONG BRANCH.

The following examinations were held on the alth and 30th uito, viz:-Practical sanitary science. Result: Alex. Verdon Parker.

Inspectors of Núishucas-John Hutton, C. W. Brest, Samuel Robert Boyd, and George Willli,

Examiners-Hon Dr. Altisson, peno, Hon Mr. W. Chatham, C.M.G., Dr. Francis Clark,..., Mr. A. H. Ough, A.M.I.C.E., Mr. R, H, King, A.M.I.C.R., and Capt. Shinkwin, 4.5.0. Hon Secretary E. Ralphe, F.1.C., M., BAN. MST., Moderator; Allied Carter, MR, SAN,

INST

OPIUM IN INDO-CHINA.

The Journalˇgives panicular of an loquiry ordered by Mr. Beau, Governor of Indo Chick for the purpose of giving effect to the instruc tions addressed to him some time ago by the Colonial Minister for the gradual suppresalon of the use of opium in the French colonies of the Far East. The instructions in question provided that no new opium deas should be

submit sexuld accept these fees, consequently Counsel I request the Court to insist on the plaintiffs producing the receipts."-

EXTRACT, Messrs. 'Wilkinson and Grist's Diİ.

Paid Counsel's Paid to 1902 · fees. "deo him. Twice in Nov. 15 um 20.00 uun 403, one day.},

1550.00 4.00 ador 25.00 to 4.00 295000 400 Twice in Dec. 125.00 one day,}

25.00 10.00

1903.

"

1m 25,00 mil. 4:02 Jan. 16 5000 400

127

4.03

25.03. Feb. 1725.03 ......

100 25,20 mua 4,00 March 110.00

****** 50.00 * 4,00 * 23 mùm 25:00 ami

...... 24.00...... 6,00 June 19. PA

...... 5,03

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1o... 25.00 ... oce 50.COMTM 6.00

15 mm 25,00 won 5,ço

21

* 25.00 nu 5.00 25..... 2000. 6.00

125.00

Total...750.00

4.00

98.00 Mr. Yamashita then put in Exhibits Nex, 1 to 84, including the text of judgment of the Hongkong Court in this case, a certificate issued by the same Court verifying the fact that the Judgment became irrevocable, and a work on "International Law" by Westake, to

the

impressed were wo with the conviction of the political inexpediency of permitting these aspirations 10 be indulged Saigon and in Tonking, that copies of Singapore Free Press containing these argui menti against aey alienation of Hainan from China to France, or for the matter of that to any other power, were sent to the British Minister at Peking and to the Colonial Office, -in both cases with a

letter. A reply

came from Mr. Chuk: Through one of

and aylog immediate.

his secretaries thanking the Editor, that the matter was having his

COD

sideration. By the sc mail the Colonial Office communicated with the Governor' al Singapore, and also with the Minister at Peking. A retorn mall from Peking brought the delayed acknowledgment from the British Embassy and, the then Colonial Secretary, the late Mr.. Kynnersley, invited the Editor to confer with him and give him what information Mas at- Enable to the Indo-China. attitude aad the character of the political objections of our life in the much clamoured-for-sonext- tion of Hainen. We are now, happily, tos good friends with Frasco, lo permit for. moment any such wild scheme to be mooted. China's

“and, ***

to both Bitmin A matter of direct concem

and Japan,

as France ban Dominil went past Chungking without being

now not only a good understanding with Bri seco and, it appears, called at Chengta before

lain but a friendly arrangement with Japan it proceeding on to Yunnan Province. Yüdnan

is altogether outilde resson that there should buzzed like a disturbed hive of bees as the

even be any loose talk of a project that would cartainly caise de gerous friction between solitary foreigner wandered through the

Britain, Japan and Chica on one side, and country forcing the native officials to provide

France on the other. We are all getting on him with pack animals. First he said he

very sicely as we are, and we had better let it Was A teacher and later on the native

stand at that.. Slam and the Biraits are quite understood that he was a missionary on his

content that their Chinese immigrants shall re natives were easily given to misconception, for be increased, and that officials known to be. Court had the same force as that given by in these countries would never stand finding to open up a mission at Tachicolu. The authorised, that the price of the drug should show that the judgment of the Hongkong main Chiness, but the European communities foreigners are not in the habit of exploring opium smokers should be excluded from pro. Japanese Court, a copy of the Japan Chronicle all their household servants turned into. Chi

hostile hote

rigidos as a whim. A report motion. The committed entrusted with thle of November 28th. last, letters from appellants nese Frenchmen-Ed., S, F. P.. log the american Conant to cause thehai. inquiry will first examine the present conditions to respondent, and the writ inned by the

consumption of opium

Indo-China; Hongkong Court against appellant but if they reached him, they were disregarded ing deror's return. Messages were sent to Dominil, secondly, propose me

measures capable of bring The Court hais remarked that from the pro-Rusuan of visitor to the City Hall Librar and he Journeyed on towards the Tibetan barritory; thirdly, discover the means of com

about in gradust Imppression in that fer gross of the proceedings so far respondent was and Museum for the week sanding, the 171-

incompetent to conducia law caso in a Japanese | October, 1907;- - der. In order to go still further a team of yaks pansating the Budget for the Joss of revenue Court, and suggested that he should engage a wax obtained and a dispute arose with a partyibus incurred; fourthly, suggest the repressiva | barrister. During the disturbance, which occurred at An- of the new regulations respecting the sale and to engage a barrister, as this case was a claim of soldiers over some of the draught animals, measures to be employed for the enforcement tuntse, which le about six days' journey trom l'use of the drug

for the recovery of lawyers" expesiAKTE

of the

Respondent stated that he was not inclined

Non-Chipet............. Chinese

¡2,336.