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Telegrams.

[Renter'i.]

The Disaster in Ohio.

London, 6th March.,

The total deaths from the disaster in Cleve land, Ohio, are 178, and 42 were injured,

The Tatsu Maru.” Reuter's Agency in Tokio statcs that the Government does not intend resorting to force, but in the event of delay in surrender Ing the Talsu Mfaru will possibly appeal to England or the United States to act as in termediaries.',

The Presidency of the United States.

The Ohio State Convention has unani mously adopted Mr. Taft for the Presidency. The platform comprises a revision of tariff competition as against monopoly.

The Kansas Convention has also adopted Mr. Taft.

Later.

In view of the reports which were in cir- culation he (Mr. Asquith) might add, that the final decision regarding the Navy. Esti- mates for the year had been taken before the letter arrived (loud cheers),

Prior to Mr. Asquith's statement the Cabinet had met in the House to clearly discuss the nature of the statement.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY

ALLEGED BREACH OF CONTRACT.

INTERESTING CASE AT THE SUPREME COURT.

with the design of the engineer in charge of the works. If the works were work it was not the fault of the plaintiffs, but the faulty design. The defendants claimed to have been entitled to turn the plaintiff off the works by reason of the delay in canying out the work and

A most interesting action, involving a large sum of dollars, in which a breach of contract is of the insufficiency of workmen engaged by alleged, was presented at the Supreme Court, them. Counsel, explained that what the de this morning. The case was that in which Lau fendants insisted in ding was to repair all Yepug Wood and Lam Choy, contractors, | error in design at plaintiffs' expense that the

ought to recover from the Standard Oil Com-delays were caused also by faulty estimates, | pany of New York the tum of $70,000, being and that delays were furthermore caused by for work done and materials supplied at the re- defendants' mistake in setting our a line on quest of the Handard Oil Company for their which was to be erected a foundation wall, works at Lai-chi-kok. The Chief Justice (Sir That line, Me, Slade pursued, had to be altered Francis Fixgolt) presided, Mr. James Orange, on no less than five occasions." When the job of Messi, Leigh and Orange, architects, was was nearly finished defendants said it was all wrong and the work had to be started over afreeb. A'mistake was also made io sorvey. ing and plaintiffs were called upon to execute nloe and a half inches more work on the walls, for which he received, no extra pay. In con sequence of this extra work plaintiffs' resources were crippled and they hid na mukey to ear gege extra men. But for all these mistakes the work could easily have been completed la time, so well up to time had they proceeded with the work.”

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Evidence was adjourned.

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MARCH 9 1908.

FORMOSAN SUGAR,,

HOW IT 18 PROTECTED.

REMARKABLE DISCRIMINATION.

A question of a most important nature has

To-day's Advertisements.

TO LET

arisen between the importers of Java sugar and refiners in Japan on the one side and the Finance Depa ment on the other. It is alleged that the Japanese Government in working the sugar excias in Japan has been discriminating in favour of Formosan sugar. When the For mosin Euger Refining Company and other companies of same nature were promoted la Formoss in 1899, the authorities of the For mosa Government, acting under instructions of the Tokyo Goverment, encouraged these enterprises in various ways, with the resultat pupil's residence. that the sugar industry la-Formosa was forced into rapid development, the annusl'output of sugar in the island now reaching 100,000,000 in, and being expected to increase in time to 500,000,000 kin, which is the total annual con sumption of sugar in Japan. "But the 'expense of production in Formosa, according to the report of the Formosan Sugar Refining Com- pany, is higher than that of java augar, amounting to Y8.60 per 100 k Thin, is Y3

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USIC LESSON.

TESSONS in Violin, Mandelise and Guitar,

Evening engagements for. Dancer and Concerte.

· Apply to-

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NOTICE.

TADER Instructions, from the General

called and the hearing above the market price of Java sugar, which Managers, Mr. F. 3. ÁBBOTT will be

SHANGHAI "WATCH

CLUB.

CARLOWITZ AND'ÇO, v. H. J. BLACK,

Mr. W. 5. Fleming, acting for 'H. §."Black,, yesterday alternoon filed a demurrer to the actions at the instance of Carlowitz and Co, who are sung for a sum amounting to almost Tis 30,02o as damages for the defendant's refusal to accept delivery of watches ordered for the Shanghai Watch Club. The demurrer is in the following terms

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"Charge of the Company's business at this Port during my absence from the Colony on leave.

E...A, HEWETT,

Superintendent.

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Hongkong, 9th 'March, 1908.

DOUGLAS, STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

LIMITED

HAITAN,"

OF LINE STEAMERS.

NO TO CONSIGNEES,

·$304.

ME M. W. Slade, instructed by Mr. George A. Hastings, of Messrs. 'Hastings and Hastings, appeared on behalf of the plaintiffs. The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K. C, instructed by Mr. R. D. Aikinson, of Mears. Deacon, Looker and Deacon, represented the defendant firm.

Mr. Slade read the statement of claim, as follows: The plaintiffs are contractors carry ing on business in the Colony under the name of Blog Tues and Company. The de" The Statement of the Military fendants are a company incorporated in the United States of America and carrying on

can be laid down in japan at Y5.50 per 100 'Oorrespondent of the "Times."

Pin1 is interesting to note what was doce bzip, regard to the statement of the Military business in Hongkong. On the 3rd April,

by the Government, according to statements Correspondent of the ines, M. Atquith 1905, pinigtiffs entered into a contract with the defendants to supply certain materials"

mads by more than one of our » Japanese stated, in the House of Commons, that Lord and do cerlais work in land at Lai-chí-'

contemporaries, in order to protect the Tweedmouth received a letter from the Kai kok, known as New Kowloon Marine Lot

Formasse product, Acting under the ad-. ser which was a purely personal and private No. 2, of which defendants are levees. In

vice of a certain Elder Statesman (pre- Communication; Ford Tweedmouth's answer pursuance, of the contract plaintiffs provided į

"sumably - Marquis Inouye), Baroo Sakátani, was equally private and informal; neither materials and plant, for carrying on the work

Shanghai, March 3, then Minister of Finance, instituted a special the letter nor the answer were known or and did work on the land to the valus of

stan ́ard of excise for the angar produced, in $136,629.39. The materials and plant on the

Formosa, which was all regarded as of fint | FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW. communicated to the Cabinet

work were, DB or about the 18th January,

quality (crude) and an excise i posed of Ya 1907, measured and valued by Messrs, Palmer

per 100 kin whereas some qualities for in-THE Company's Steamship and Turner, architects, and Mr. Christopher

stance, the E,S,C. brand produced at Exsulko- Deswood Thomas, employed. in the office

and T.T.B brand of Formosa,-should, clearly Captain. S. Roach, will be despatched for the of Mr. W. Danby, the engineer employed by

have come under the category of same-and-above Porte, on FRIDAY, the 13th...instant, the defendants, to superintend the work,

at ro o'clock A.M. have paid excise at the rate of Y6. gờ. It is

For Freight or Passage, apply to On the 28th January, 1907, the defendants

-That the plaintiffs have no legal capacity pointed out that the sugar-tefiging com-

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co. wrongfully prevented the plaintiffs from conto sue, in that it appears from said complaint panies of Formosa are all working with tinuing the work and ejected the plaintiffs, their that Carlowitz and Company, the plaintiffs European machinery and are actually pro-

General Managers. Hongkong, 9th March 1908.................. servants and workmen from the lot and trok named in the complaint, is a firm or co-part ducing the 3rd quality (white sugar), and possession of all materials and plant belonging nership, whereas said complaint identitled in and quality (brown sugar), nevertheless the to the plaintiffs upon the lot and have since the name of "Carlowitz and Company only Fina ce Department has accepted all the

"BEN the 28th January, 1907, relused to permit the and not in the names of he members of sugar produced by the sugar refineries in For plaintiffs to carry out the contract of the 3rd said firm.

mosi as first quality (cruda sugar), upos whiçir April, 19 5 On the 7th February, 1957, the

the excise is Ya, instead of an excise that plaint ffs, through their solicitors, gave the de

should properly have been imposed ranging. FROM LEITH, LONDON AND STRAITS fendants notice that in consequence of this

between Y4.60 for second quality and Y6 so trouble, they rescinded the contract wholly and

for third quality. The discrimination in favour CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereb entirely and the continct was thereupon re

of Formosan sugar arrused attention in circles informed that all Conds are being land defendants an and for payment for the mater scided. The plaintiffs have received from the

at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra 'dealing with the product, but, anys one of our

hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and fats and work the sum of $81,891,45 in cash

partment successfully managed to silence for-whence and/or from the wharves delivery vernacular contemporaries, the Finance De

Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co, Ltd. and cement of the value of £8,210.co, leaving a

eign sugar merchants, though how this was may be obtained. balance of $46.637.94 due and owing 'by the

done is not tated. The new increase of the No Claims will be admitted after the Goods defendants to the plaintiffs On the execution

excise on sugar has bow prompted sugar im have left the Godowns, and all Goods remain. of the contract the plaintiffs deposited with

porters and sugar refiners in Japan to protesting undelivered after the 16th inst, will be

subject to rent. the defendants the sum of $2,000 as part

5.-That said complaint does not state, fac sagainst the discrimination made in favour of

All Claims against the Steamer must be pre security for the due perform ace of the co-sufficient to constitute a cause of action: nor Formosan sugar, and a demand is being made

sented to the Undersigned on or before the tract upon the terms contained in a separdo the first, second, third, fourth and fifth that such discrimination should be discon-24th inst, or they will not be recognized. nie agreement of even date, whereby it

paragraphe AT any of them state facta sufficient Tinded”

All broken, chased, and damaged Goods are Mr. Iwai, Director of the Formosan Civil to be left in the Godowns, where they will te to constitute a cause of action, agreed, inter alia, that the defendants might investor use in their business-the sum of $1,000 and were to be entitled to rejala to

6-That said complaint is ambiguous, unio-Administration Bureau, replying to a question examined on the 16th inst., at 17. AM.

No Fire Insurance has been effected. themselves absolutely all loterest, profit, or intelligible and uncertain in the following parli recently put in Committee in the House of

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by culare:-

Representatives, said that in view of the failure.

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., com arising from the sum, but the defendants

of the German Government in its endeavours

'Agenta. agreed to pay to the plaintiffs interest on the

for the protection of the German sugar indus sum of $1 000 at the rate of 10 per cent. per

Hongkong, 9th March, 1908.

[371 try, he Formosan Government had decided to annum. The consideration to the plaintiffs for

change its policy. A few days afterwards Mr. the agreement was that the defendants would

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES Iwai issued instructions to the Director of the permit the plaintiffs to carry out the contract

MARITIMES. Formosan Sugar Office, who at once called a and make such profit thereon as they lawfully

meeting of sugar men in Formosa, and con- might The consideration for the agreement

sulted with them on the matter. The news that has wholly failed, but the defendants baya had

the discrimination previou. ly shown might cease the benefit of the sum of 51,000 from the 3rd

threw the Formosan, sugar refiners into alarm, April, 1905, in the present time. The defen.

and they urged their right to a continuation of THE Company's Steamship” dants have not repaid to the plaintiffs the sum

the special protection, but with little effect.. of $t, or any part thereof. The plaintiffs claim-(1) The sum of $46,637.94; (2). The sum of $1,000 and interest at the rate of to per cent annum froin the 3rd April, 1995, to date -of payment or judgment,

An official statement from Berlin denies that the Emperor of Germany attempted to interfere with British naval plans; the letter to Lord Tweedmouth merely corrected certain erroneous views which were prevalent in

· England regarding the development of the German fleet. In the saine way as the, Ger. man Emperor would reject any foreign at tempt to decide the proportions of the fleet of Germany, so would he repudiate the idea Cofinterfering with the affairs of the British

navy.

March 7th. The Kaiser's letter by Lord Tweedmouth has caused a great sensation.

Both the British and the German press consider its immediate publication desirable In order to prevent a recurrence of ill feeling between the two countries, though it is re- cognised that the consent of the Kaiser is essential..

Obituary.

The death of Mr. W. N. Beauclerk, British- Minister to Lima, and formerly of Peking, is announced.

·JAPAN'S SPINNING INDUSTRY,

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3-Th there is a defect of parties plaintiff in that in appears from sald complaint that the plaint fis are a firm or co-partnership and said complaint is not entitled in, nor does it state the names of the members os said firm or co. partnership.

dant in that the other members of the co-part 3That there is a defect of parties defen-

nership known as the Shanghai Watch Club" are not joined with this defendant.

4-That several causes of action have been improperly united in said complaint,

(a)That it cannot be ascertained therefrom what were the terms and conditions of the several contracts mentioned in the complaint,

(b)—That it cannot be ascertained from said complaint what, if any, obligations were incur. red by this defendant or by the "Shanghai Watch Club" under and by virtue of the con tracts mentiiged in said complaint,

Wherefore, defendant prays that said com- plains may be dismissed and that he may have judgment for costs,~N. C. D. Nees,

A JAPOOS SURPRISE.

THE DISAPPEARANCE of his PERSONAL EFFECTS.

S.S. "BENDORAN,"

·

FOR SHANGHAI, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA.`

.“TOURANE,”

inst.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

14

J. MILLET,

Hongkong, gih March, tre 8.

Intimations.

NOTICE.

Agent:

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their sugar would be only liable to an excise of Ys, have been disappointed, as it has been de cided to impose upon the Formosan product an excise of Ysso Even this is a discrimination in favour of Formosan sugar, because the 3rd W NISSIM to Sign our Firm in Hong- quality is properly liable to an import of Y8.50. kong and China from this date.

Intimations.

THE

ROBINSON PIANO

CO., LD

AGENTS

FOR THE

FAMOUS

"VICTOR"

TALKING

MACHINES,

A comprehensive stock

OF

MACHINES & RECORDS.

HALL

~Henzi baz, 27th February, 1908.

PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY

7.00a.m.

LIMITED,

TIME TABLE.

WEEK DAYS, (

7.30 am to 9.30 am...Every to minuter. 0.30 am, to 17.00 am. ...Every L5 minuter, (1.30 am to 12.45 pm. „Every 15 minuter. 12.45 p.m. to 1.15 p.m. ...Every so minutes, 1.15 pm, to 1.45.pm/.....Every 15 minutes 1.45 p.m. to 2.75 p.m. ... Every 10 minutes, 1.15 p.m. to 3.00 p.m....Every sq.minutes. 3.30 p.m. to 4.00 p.m. ...Every 15 minuter, 5.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m....Every to minuter,

NICHT CARS,

".

every half hour, SUNDAYS.

8.00 am, to 9.00 am...Every 15 minutes. 9.00 am, to 9.30 am. ...Every 30 minuten. 9.30 am. to 10.30 a.....Every 15 minutes, 10.30 am, to 11:00 am. ...Every 10 minutes, 11:45 am to 12.00 unga...Every 15 minutes, 12,00 Noon to 1.00 p.m....Every to minutes. 100 p.m. to 5:00 pm...Every 15 minutes 5.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m....Every 10 minutes. 6.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m. Every 15 minutes, 7.00 p.m. to 8.00 p....Every to minuter NIGHT CARS as on Week Days.":

BATURDAYS.

Writing on 27 h ub, the N. G. D. Neet Tokio correspondent says:- have already informed you brief that the Committee of the Spinning Union of Japan had resolved to offer prizes for Japanese coiton yarn exported on or after March 1, as well as for Japanese cotton

We learn that the Formosan Government has Captain Lancelin, will be despatched for the yaro alread accumulated in parts of import.

decided in fature to regard xarome sugar pro- | above. Ports on or about MONDAY, the 16th | 843 pm; and 9 pm, 9.45 p.m. 10 11.15 p.m.. Prizo tickets are to be delivered in Shanghai,

duced in Formbra as zod'quni't- instead of ast where the Unico simultaneously proposes to

"quality. According to the amended Sugar establish a branch office, and $50,-00 in all for

Consumption Tax Law which has just come varying prizes is in be offered bi-monthly. For the defence'it was maintained that the

isto force, the and quality is liable to an excise These are divided into six classes, $to,oco plaintiffs did not provide materials and plant

of Y5.50, and the 3rd quality to Y8.50. The being allocated to the first prize. The lor carrying on the work to the value of

Ku Yee Sang is a mafoo in charge of Mr. G.Tormos n' sugar refiners, who expected that, Committee has 'bines dispatched repre|| $136,689 39. 'The plaintiff under a certain con K. Hall Brutton's stable at "The Chile," Sey-after the increased tax on sugar came into force, rentatives to Tokio to approach the authorities dition of the contract was responsible for all mour Road. Yesterday morning. Ku left bis concerned on the subject. They seem to have damage of any kind structural or otherwise, quarters to go, presumably; to Causeway Bay to intended to secure first the backing of the For that might occur to defendants' property, and discuss horsey matters: Soon after his departure sign Office, on the ground of the relief their they were also reponsible for all injuries caused about half an hour later-two men got into in scheme should afford in the depression result. to the works by the inclemency of the weather his quarters unobserved and stole a pair of ing from the continuous full of silver, before and were bound to re-instate all damage shoes. In the afternoon they returned again, obtaining the formal consent of the Ministry of and to thoroughly complete the work. Plain and, presenting a letter, which purported, to Agriculture and Commerce. The authorities iffs were accordingly only entitled to become from Ku, to one of the stable concerned are unable to prohibit the scheme paid for the materia's and work in the con bays, said that Ku wanted his box of legally, but they are not technically in favour dition in which they were on the 10th clothing. The boy, believing that all was of it. The effects of the fall in silver are not fanuary, 1907, and not, in the condition in right, took the men into Ku's quarters and confined only to Japanese, spinners, but are which they were-after-the-typhoon-of-18th-handed them a box, which contained sonte S10 also felt by British and ladian, he Japanese September. 106. Defendacis denied ejecting worth of clothing. Ku was much surprised do not propose to continue the aforementioned the plaintiffs or their servants from the work, when he returned home in the evening to learn ““prize system indefinitely, but in jonugurating They hold that plaintiffs, did not do the work that someone had called and obtained bis

the scheme they must be prepared to meet a

'with reasonable expedition, caused by the in-personal effects, and reported the matter to Competition keener thao over from British and sufficiency of workmen employed by them. the phce. fuspector Waronck despatched

Defendan's stated that plaintiffs were not detective to hunt up the thieves, who were Indian mills, which are alto largely interested in the cotton yarn market in China, inasmuch entitled to any pryment whatever in resp et found in Les Yuen Street Fast removing the as it implies an artificial encroachment, on of the work done by them on the pierre box to the water front. They were arraigned JUDGMENT OF THE NAGOYA APPELL COURT, British interests, Japanese spinners were able perdu and the sea-wall on top of it owing before Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz, in the Police!

a

a few years ago to declare dividends as high to the pierre perdu being pegligently and Court, this morning, and sentenced to six

a fifty per cent and had increased their spindles, but their operations are now reduced to one-third', of what they formerly were. Such conditions may continue for two or three years to come. From a broad commercial point of view such a measure as proposed by the Japanese Spinning Union is hardly advis- able. Spinning is one of the most important Industries in Japan. It is of course, dangerous to prophesy bow long the existing depression of cotton yarn trade may continue. But the effer of prizes for the disposal of Japanese cotton yarn might be even more prejudicial to the trade by the unfair competition to which it opens the door, than the present stagnation,

RETURN of visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the week ending the 8th

March 1908

Library. Museum.

#379

improperly consructed, as it slipped and weeks' imprisonment and four hours' stocks.

it a considerable sach... bright down with portion of the wall. They also failed ta' fill in' behind the east and west rubble-mnúnds which

was responsible for this being demolished Te first steamers of the season left Shanghai during the storm. The defendants, therefore, to-day (29th Feb.) for Tientsin and several cisim damages against plaintiffs at the rate of others will proceed to-morrow. There is, how $75 per diem from. 3rd April 1907 (the date ever, little or on interest taken in this event, fixed for the completion of the work) till roth, which in years past was an exciting eplande 17 March, 1908-making. 343 days at $75 per is the local nautical and commerical world, as day, Siş 725.

no cargo, or practically none, is going forward Court had in decide was as 10, what work was

Proce:ding, Mr.Slado aid that what the owing to the conditions with are explaiped in the trade reports published in another column, done by, the plaintiffs in this case, Apart Formerly the shipments of piece goods alone) fom the differences based on "the terms | exparted to Tientsin by the first flest of alea. of the contract, the defence, he said. set mers from Shanghai represented tens of mil. up that the damage done to their works lions of taels. This trade in practically dead, during the typhoon of 18th September, and meanwhile many of the entwile proad and god, was caused by the negligent way inhaeghty British merchants and piece goods which plaintiffs" executed the work, fè, that, hongs are rapidly coss lng thair business in the works were worker than they ought to baye to that of Ironmongers and hardware shops, as boso, and consequently easily destroyed by may be seen lit mapy of the old boots as the fury of the elemento)? Mr. Stade observed. Settlement now bel metamo:phasized. that the work was unoquled in accordance

Thus the Formosan sugar is still enjoying the special protection of the Government.

According to the Asahi, the Elder ftatesman referred to is Masquis Inouyé,, who is a large shareholder in the Formosan Sugar Refining Company, while the Mitsui family, with which he is closely connected, and the associates of the Mitsui firm also hold many shares.--fapqu Chronicle.

CHANGE AGAINST A BANK COMPRADORE.

(ACCUSED ACQUITTED..

On Wednesday, the 26th, ult,, judgment was delivered in the Nagoya Appeal Court in the appeal of the Procurator: from the decision of the Kobe. Chiho Saibansho, by which Pan I-chin, formerly compradors in the Kobe branch of the Chartered Bank of India, Aus- tralia, and China, was acquitted on a charge of embezzlement and fraud, which he was alleged to have committed while conducting the busi- nass of discounting Chinese customers bills, and while in charge at money belonging to the bank, during the period from about. May to to September 4th, 125, the total amount of the alleged emburziimant being $61,313,54

The Osaka Appeal Court quashed the de cition of the Kobe Court on June 8th last year, and sentenced the compradore to one year's From this decision the accused appealed to. imprisonment. B the Supreme Court which upheld the appeal, quashed the decision, and referred the case to the Nagore Appeal Cour to be retried, find Ingabai the examination of certain points had

**The Nuzoly Court on Wednesday:sequlijos

JE have authorized Mr. EDWARD

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E, D. SASSOON & CO. Unngkong, 6th March, 1995,

COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

HAVN this day resumed charge of the HONGKONG BRANCH of the above Company.

W, H. TRENCHARD DAVIS,

Branch Manager & Underwriter. Hongkong, 6th March, 1908,

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