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sona carrying on. business. ]gfő other than their own, the report states, in onA of great importance to the trading community, which should not be overlocked in considering the causes of issolvency, and the compulsory registration of the names of all persons carry lag on business in other than their own names would not only assist in preventing the evils which now arise from undischarged bankrupts using cames and perigos for the purpose of carrying on business, or taking part in trading on credit without disclosing their identity, but would also tend to prevent the giving of credit

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West River Floods.

RELIEF FOR THE SUFFERERS.

INCIDENTS OF THE

[From Our Own

Canton, 26th June. little pools of water are to be found in a few The flood has almost ded away except that streets in the lower places in the Wenat suburb The navigators of the North and West Rivers state that during the last two days the foundation to the various districts showed signs of diminishing and the embaukiments are now homes and only those whose houses were de- all visible. The sufferers are returning to their strayed by the flood are obligad to remain in matsbede on the hills and high lands,

LA THE PREFECT'S RETURN."

Inadequate cia pro

Be surp

fand in

sub

the relief that

bi, wa should not the leading Chinese gentlemen

In Hongkong were to exercise their naargy in other directions to secura further help for the North and Welt River sufferers.

Alleged Attempted Murder

ACCOUNTANT ATTACKS TWO MEN WITH CHOPPER.

Telegrams.

HONGKONG TELEGR

SERVICE

"A HONGKONG BANK LOAN

TO H.E. OHANG PIK

By courtesy of the Sheung Po

Peking, 28th, Juną.

The Ministry of Posts and Com-

AN ATTEMPT TO TAKE HIS OWN LIFE:

Considerable exactement prevailed in Jervois Street at an early hour last nights when pedestrians were startled by shrill cries of

from one of the bouses. A second or so Save Life" and "murder," which came

later a man, his ayos bulged, and showing every sign of terror, rushed out of and the street before the crowd which was assem taels from the Hongkong and Shang of the building-No. 127and tore downmunications has borrowed one million

bled outside the house had had time to realize what was taking place. The man

hai Banking Corporation. dashed lato Cleverly Strent, passed Into Wing Lok Street, through a side lane and then

H.B. Chang Pik, president of the

BRITISH CO-OPERATION WANTED. Canton-Hankow, Railway Co, whose name Mr. Li Kwai-pui, the promoter of the will be recalled in connection with his con dict with H. E: Sbum, as-Viceroy of Canton is in Hongkong on a visit to the Colony. As that gentleman could not fail of practical a prominent member of the Cantonese gentry,

sympathy with the victims of the floods After making himself thoroughly acquainted with the efforts of the local Chinese to raise funds for to other persons who are not entitled to it, and from his expedition 10 the flooded districts to leaders in the local movement, he came to the on to the praya, from where he jumped into Ministry, signed the bond on the Canton, and after several conferences with the would to that extent tend to diminish thecauses of

conclusios thattheseveroficancialstress through the harbour. The splash was, heard by 24th inst. insolvency. Regarding the question of audit, the committee recommend that it should be a cri

which the Hongkong Chinese were passing, several simpan mer, whose bosts were su minal offence for an undischarged bankrupt to

was no time for further calls to be made chored in the vicinity, and together with Indian Yesterday the Committee of the Chesp Rice upon their generosity. As it was, they policeman 701, who was soon on the scene, obtain credit for more than to without disclosing Distribution Bureau called on the prefect soon had already responded to Canton's call in a having seen the man jump into the water,

after his return and appealed to him for a summoat munificent manner, that fact, and that it should be a misdemeanour of 5100,000 from the Government treasury for graphed the result of his observations and his difficulty. The man, whose name was obtain Yesterday, ha tele they managed to Esh him out after some punishable by imprisonment for a bankrupt the continuation of the Cheap Rica Distilbud views to the committee of the Nine Charitable ed as Cheung See Hing, and who was more while undischarged, to trade under an assumed name, unless his true name and position be din closed. The report is not in favour of doing away. with the two years minimam period of suspen.

sion of a discharge where bankruptcy offences are proved, except that the Court should have discretion to suspend discharge for less than two ears, when the only fact reported against him is that his assets are not equal to so in the As to the method of obtaining discharge, the proposal is that after a bankrupt has been pub- licly examined, a day should be appointed as which his affairs are to be considered in open count A report by the Official Receiver on the bankeupt's conduct and affairs, and a report by the trustee on the realisation and position of the estate, shall be read, and all parties pie sent shall be heard. The Count shall then determine on what conditions the bankrupt's discharge shall be granted, exercising the same powers over him as the Cou can now exer cise when an application for a discharge is heard. Che committee make suggestions regarding married women, the first being that a married woman who'carties on a business on her own account, whether apart from her husband or Gol, should be subject to the Bankruptcy Laws. If a married woman is made bankrupt the

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HONGKONG DISPENSARY.. Hongkong, 27th May, 1998.

BIRTH.

On June 13, 1908, at Port Edward, Weihai- wal, the wife of ROBERT WALTER, Colonial Civil Service, of a.on,

DEATH:

The Kwangchow Prefect returned yesterday distribute food stuffs to the poor people, since the 22nd instant,

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MICE DISTRIBUTION.

tion to the poorer classes of the community. The Kwangchow Prefect stated he would refer It to the Viceroy for his sanction.

THE VICEROY'S SYMPATHY,

H.E, siated that in consideration of the serious In reply to the petition of the Canton gentry results of the inundation and of the number of homeless people he has exerted himself in finding means to be taken for the relief of the unfortunates, and he would further appio Government treasury towards the relief funds, priate whatever sum was necessary from the

THE SUFFERERS."

At a meeting held yesterday by the Charit ablo institutions it was decided that a sum of $30,000 should be raised by themselves and the Canton Chamber of Commerce jointly in be collected from subscriptions. Some gentle aid of the relief fund in addition to what may co suggested that a number of the homeless suivivor should be brought to Canton, where the young and strong ones might be able to obtain occupation, With regard to the aged ones and those who are too young, mataheds will be cracted for them as temporary accom: modation, so that they may not suffer from exposure, Besides subscription lists to be opened, boxes are also to be placed in public places for subscriptions.

A PETITION,

271h June.

On the 25th inst. a meeting in cocnection with the organisation of flood relief work, was held

Institutions in Canton at the same time as he contributed himself a sum of you thousand dollars. He added ie his despatch that the perfect. amity aubristig between the Bed the Chinese, in Canton, and the British and foreign communities in Hongkong commercial relations which exist for mutual berefil, are a sufficient justification for the kelict. Committee to cause representations to be ad diessed to His Excellency the Viceroy, with a Consul-General at Canton detailing the actual view of a despatch being forwarded to the British

condition of the devastated territory and the miseries and sufferings of the inhabitants. Mr Li urged that Consul General Fox might be. appealed to to solicit the co-operation of the Governor of Hongkong so as to enlist the Colony in aid of the relief measures which are sympathy of the British community in this now conducted in Canton,

the Hongkong subscriptious, we have the To the list of handsome donations towards

pleasure of adding two fanillar names in Chinese circles. They are those of the brothers Chan Chok-yue and Chao Kang-yue, compra- dores to Messrs. Douglas, Lanraik & Co. Each has sent in a contribution of one thousand dollars. All honour to the ilke of them!

THE BISHOP OF MACAO.

KETURNS FROM EUROPE.

his Lordship proceeded to Rome to confer After a short visit to Europe during which with His Holiness the Pope on the transfer Bishop of Macan returned to the Colony en of furisdiction of the Hainan missions, the route for Macao by the German muil Prinz. Ludwig to-day. His Lordship was met on Loard by the Right Rev. Pozzoni, Roman Catholic Bishap of Hongkong, Senhor J. J. Leiris, Portuguese Consul, Rev. Fr. Naval, Hongkong, and the Rev. Fathers Nunes, Ark Procurator, Spanish Dominican Missions,

by the Cacions Self-Government-Society. The of the trustee, to order that "during the con

headquarters of the Society itself was flooded isuance of the bankruptcy the whole or part of meeting ball, but the attendance was severthe at the time with six inches of water in the her separate income which she is restrained less a large pae. After some speeches had been from anticipating be paid to the trustee for dis delivered by the members of the Society touch. [33tribution amongst the creditors, but shall on the ing the state of affairs the people presint hearing of the application take into considers promised to do their best in carrying out the tion the source from which the property pro-relief organisation. A petition was drafted to ducing such income was erived, and the nature to pray the Government on behalf of the people be forwarded to the Viceroy requesting HE and objects of the provisions of the will or set. to free the prefectures of Kwangchow, Shipwright. S.J., and Henriques em Macao, tlement relating thereto,

Hing, Chiuchow and Walchow, the inundated prefectures, from land and other and at the same time applying to the Govero taxes meat for the grant of a large sum of money 'in emphatically urged on the continuation of the aid of the relief funds. As the majority Cheap Rica Oletribution, a telegram was also drafted to be sent to the officials of the Nam. Hong prefecture entrealing them to remove the prohibition on the exportation of rice to Con- ton, as the latter city is in need of a supply of the staple food from that prefecture,

On the 27th June, at No. 86, Praya East, Hongkong, ABDOOL SIRDAR SOORDERAM, lato Army Ordnance Departerent, aged 28 [622

years.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Houghang Belegraphvered in Luedos on the 27th inst

HONGKONG, MONDAY, JUNE 29, 1958,

* BANKRUPICY REFORM, The report of the departmental committee appointed by the Board of Trade to inquire into the bankruptcy law and its administration

THE English mail of the 30th May was defi

MR. W. H. Tafi and Mr. Luke Wright, Secret- Aiy of War, have paid a visit to Provident Foosevelt at Oyster Bay to consult with bim an matters of future policy.

PRINCE ITO presented Koar-Admiral Sir Hed- worth Lambton to the Emperor of Korea-o0 22nd June. Admiral "Lambton was subie quently entertained to luncheon at Prince. Ito's

residence.

RELIEF EXPEDITIONS.

:

AN EXPENSIVE GUEST.

COST OF THE LLAMA'S VISIT. [By courtesy of the Sheung Ro."

Peking, 28th June.

reports that the Llama is sojourning The Governor of Shansi Province

at the Ng-toi Hills.

It costs $5,000 a day for provision

dead than allye, was promptly sent to hospital. While this was being soacted headquarters on the lives of two men. No. 127 Jervois Street were notified that an attempt had been made

Wong Cheung, the master of the piece-goods was visited, and on the ground floor two men shop, and Chiu Wing Tak, the accountant were found lying in their respective beds in a terrible condition. They were severely hack-and-stores for him and his retinue. ed about the head, neck and chest, and appear

summoned and the two injured men were ed to be dying. A bloodstained chopper was found in the TODI,

Ambulances were

despatched to hospital, one of them, it is re- pored, informing, the police that the attack

was made by Cheùng See Hing, the man who

attempted suicide..

CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT.

WHEN TO BE GRANTED:

"[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."]

Peking, 28th June.

From the facts, so far collected by the police, which are of a most meagre character, the motive for the Attack was revenge. No. 127 At the meeting of the Grand-

Chung. Chiu Wing Tak was employed as cu's the question of Constitutional Jervois Street, as we have stated before, Councillors on the 26th inst., to dis- A piece-goods store, managed by one Wong

acconstant. About a week ago Cheung See Government, some Ministers were in

plained, but he was permitted to sleep on the of five years while others agreed to Hing, who was assistant accountant in the firm, was discharged for some reason yet to be ex favour of granting it within a period premises until such time as his arrangements

tuted..

had been concluded to leave. Cheung Sed ten. Hing appeared troubled over his discharge but said little or nothing to his friends. "At.

All, however, were of the opinion about ten o'clock last night, a couple al hons that a parliament should be insti

accountant had fallen asleep, seized a 'chopper, Hing, who bad waited until the master and the after he'days.work ha4 finished, Cheung Sre

and, it is alleged, awacked the men in their which terminated an stated above. sleep. He then proceeded to commit suicide.

forty years of age, is not expected to live. The Wong Cheung, the master, a man of about

is in a precarious coodi.ion. Their dying o'her man-Chiu Wing Tak-aged twenty-four, statements were taken by a Magistrate yester See Hing is blamed. day, and in all cases, the repent ways, Cheung

CHINESE TELEGRAPHS.

THE NATIONALISATION SCHEME.

[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."]

Poking, 28th June. Upon receipt of the telegram from the shareholders of the Chinese Tele- graph Administration resisting the nationalisation scheme, the Ministry

The Bishop is a guest of the Spanish Fathersgressing fivourably, and a strict watch is The accused is, as far as we know, pro proceeds to Macas by the ... Bui Taito-discharge when he will appear at the Magis.of Posts and Communications pro during his brief sojourn in Hongkoog. He being kept over him day and night until his morrow morolog..

ALLEGED FORGERY.

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tracy on a charge, if everything goes well, of attempted murder,

"CORKESPONDANCE.

[We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed

by Correspondents in this column)

AMUSEMENTS-WANTED.

To rite Borton OF THE "IfONGKkong Telmarari”,

All talk is like theory-useless beside solid practice-Yours faithfully,

COMMON SENSE,

poses to offer a higher price for the shares in order to obviate further. opposition.

Later.

The National Bank of China, i Shanghai, has been instructed by

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Perala.

LONDON, 26th June,

"CASE AO LINST BANK FOKIS OPENED. At the Magistracy, this afternoon, before Mr. J. R. Wood, the cas: against the two men. Tong Nam, assistant accountant, and Ng Chup, an assistant, in a. Chinese bark at The Charitable people of Canton continue to banknote of $5 denomination so as to make it 116, Queen's-Road Central, for altering a send emissary akar emissary to the surround-represent S100, was opened. ing districts with food stuff to relieve the poor

Sir,-Why not bite someone to provide the Ministry of Posts and Communi- Mr. F. P. Hett, of Messrs. Brutton and Hett, amusements for the town! I sai told there cations start getting in shares in was issued on 25th uit, and should prove | THR Budget Committes of the Duma has/backet with two children in it was found ], bam Dixon, of Mr. R. A. Uárding's office, was

people. On the day before yesterday a big appeared for the prosecution: Mr. P. Syden. are two old professionals here who know the private ownership of the Chinese Interest to renders in Hongkong who favour decided to subsidize the Shanghai-Vladivostok drifting about neat Wongsha and was picked for the defence.

work-and who gave an excellent peformance The idea of the registration of partnerships: steamship service but rejected a proposal that up by a sampan; one of the children was about

for Empite Day Judging by Press reports, Telegraph Administration, The document is one which contains a num.

The complainant-Yung fo, a sali de ler-Engage Miss Horoc, pay a weekly sum, leave in subsidy should be given to the Tsuruga pockets twenty dollars in cash were found $700 from a relative, and coming to Hongkong pay expences.

six years old and the other three, is their was examined. He spoke to getting a draft for the worry of programme to her. Let the rates ber of highly important recommendations. Vladivostok service. The committee hold it expedient that theA COOLIE, whe was accused of picking a purse belog questioned could only say that they were

The elder of the children was a boy, who on to get same cashed. He was accompanied by law should be altered so as to provide that all containing forty cem from a compatriot's natives of the Fa Yaon district and were not

a friend when he called at the Shiu Shing bank. the acts or defauks of a debtor, which are now, pocket in the Shau-k-wan Theatre yesterday, able to give other particulars as to the names him, and when he returned to his friend's One of the defendants casbed the draft for or hereafter may be, made offences under the Police Court, to-day.

was sentenced to six weeks' hard labour in the of their parents. A few days ago a similar house his attention was called to the fact that one Debtors Acte and the Bankruptcy Acts, be

Bucket containing a baby was picked up by the of the notes of Stoo was's forgery. The rest of mide ponishable on summary conviction be.

penple of the Ngar Yis village. A letter the money--or most of it, was in subsidiary fore magistrates, and that the provisions of the

baby's bady; in the letter the name and home sidiary coins, complainant replied that bark together with some money was tied round the coins. Questioned as to why he received anb Summary Jurisdiction Acis be made applicable

of the baby were given with the hope that the notes were not recognised in Foochaw, whither to these offences, and that in every case it

-baby-would-be-saved by some one that might he was going. which an order of a Bankruptcy Court for the

happen to pick it up and return it to the prosecution is made onthe application of theoffi.

parents. "cial receiver, and based on his report, the Court should have power to authorise bịm to conduct the prosecution before the court of summary jurisdiction, The existing statutory Corciments. by which offences against the Bankruptcy Acts and Debtors Acis are created should be amend. ed so as to make it clear that the whole burden

of proving absence of dishonesty or intention

A NORWEGIAN sailor was ordered to pay $s in boatswain on board the Tonawands yesterday, the Police Court, to-day, for assaulting the Accused admitted that he was intoxicated and did not know what he was doing

Two wealthy men of Hanyang have subscribed a large sum of money for the establishment of already sent, their representative to Japan to a factory to manufacture satins. They have loveitigate the silk manufacturing iddustry, Me. John Cation D'Laughlo (}), a Washington correspondent who is a distinguished friend G President Roosevelt and Mr. Taft, succeeds Mr. F. B. Leomis as head of the American Commission of the Tokio Exhibition of 912.

to defraud should be cast upon the debtor. THE premises of the old Shanghai Club, which The failure by a debtor who becomer bankave to make way for the new building to be rapt to have kept proper books of account suctioneer's hammer on 23rd Jane and were erected on the same ste, came under the within two years preceding his bankruptcy, if disposed of by Messrs. Noel, Murray & Co, for without excuse, the committee propose to Tin. 7,500.*

make an offence punishable by imprisonment. THE Japanese Government has presented a It is suggested, however, that the offence medal to Captain Gomes Pereira, in command should paly be punishable where the liquidated of the Brazilian training ship" Benjamin Cons debis proved in the bankruptcy exceed £200, stand, now at Yokohama, in appreciation of his and that no prosecution is to take place before rescue of the twenty Japanese who were on the the lapse of two years from the passing of the verge of starvation at Victor, faland, law. The committee state thata debtor should not be held to have committed a punishable | efiance it his omission to keep proper books was honest and excusable,, and did not con- tribute to his insolvency. Bankmptcy contri.

g.cojustifiable speculations

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HELP FROM MACAO.

Mr. Wa Kwok Lim has subscribed $1,000 and the Kieng. Wo ospital at Macao $2,000 towards the Flood Relief Funds.

Cross-examined-You said that a friend ac companied you to the bank?

Complainest Yor

Hongkong, 29th June, 1903.

SHIPPING AND MAILS

MAILS DUE; German (Kleizi) goth inst. -American (China) ast prox,

Indian (Gregory, Apdar) 1st prox. American (Manchuria) qtä prox........

The M. M. Co,'s as Tourane, with the money which he wrapped in his handkeschicon th ios, at 4 p.m., Bud may be expected And after cashing the draft you gave him the French mail, of the 7th inst., and mails from

London of the 6th inst, will lowe Singapore-

From the time he wrapped the notes in the bandkerchief to arriving home did be open the handkerchief ?—No.

a muggler-Never. I have large junki, You say you are a salt-dealer. Are you not

and carry on a legitimate business.

to arrive here on 6th prox, and will leave for Shanghai and Japan on the same afternoon.

WHILE out for a.

coolic anmed Wong Ng suddenly came to the Queen's Road West yesterday afternoon, a

" constitutional", along |

conclusion that bo'was sadly in need of a bath

St. Petersburg reports one hundred killed and wounded in the fighting at Tabriz, the reactionaries having the upper band at

they close.

Hongkong Honoared.

Hon Mr. Wei A Yuk has been gazetted-a Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George., (C.M.G.)

ferred on Mr. J. Dyor Ball, chief interpreter, Mr. J. Dyer Ball, 1. 8. 0. The Imperial Service Order has been con..

Supreme Court, Hongkong

Poster and

igraph. Bates.

ed. Paris wires that the Postal Committed

A New X. G

17th June, The Marquis of Northampton has been created a a Knight of the Garter, W

HONGKONG'S SUBSCRIPTIONS, scriptices collected in Hongkong by the com

'nclusive of yesterday the amount of sub- mittee of the Tung Wa hospital and volunteer coadjutore aggregated $40,000. The committee of that institution was in receipt of a telegram yesterday from the Central Organising Com why did you not go alone - am a stranger

When you what to get the draft changed Walking up to a shop window where he France live agreed to a reduction of postage rectorate to make no further shipments of moany. I thought it would be more secure mitten in Canton advising the Tung Wa di in the Colony, I was afraid I would lose the biscuits, the consigomenis already received to take a friend. bad proved sufficient to tide over the difficultie What made you place such trust in your of securing food supplies when the country was friend He lives in the dext village to mine, wholly under water. Now that the water has re- and 1 would trust him with way amount of coded and fuel procurable in small quantities, the money, people's wants are in rice and money with the extensive damage for the whole length of which to pay the labour required to make good the river. The commites of the Hongkong hospital was informed that the embankments collapsed in no less than 137 different places,

How do you know he is so honest?—I have How long did it take you to walk, from the had dealings with him. bank back to the place where you were living? -Two minutes

the bank did he eximine them?-Yes. He is Whin-your friend received the notes from a man accustomed to looking at banknotes,

And you? No.15

4 stex berth steward of the Royal Naval" Hospital was arrested fast night at Wanchai for representing himself as the Captain Super and the ex eat of the breakdown is so great that, intendent of Police. His arrest was dun to as a moderate competation, a sum of quite Queen's Road East. Accused was chaiged in "bankments to their former height, agris. At report made by a foreign, woman residing in million dollars will be required to raise the am-1 the Police Court, to-day, and remandedness – Bord tide the ban districts of Canton aranysThe case was rimand

· Evőr seen one in your life? No..

seen displayed some soap, Wang walked and telegraphs rates to England to one penny, bars, strode away. The rest is superfluous. coolly up to the counter and, picking up three

his bath regularly for six, weaka NE BAN The gaol authorities will ste (bat" Woog gets

An excellent Dinner was provided at the Kow. number of guests who attended thoroughly up. loon Hotel on Saturday evening, and the large

provided. The band of the fojth M. L. Itwas preciated the best of good things which were present and played excellent Music which was

greatly enjoyed, jiSaturday next being the

home" from 4.30 pm 19 7 pm "Glorious Fourth the mapugement will

be installed on the lawn vice then before and a new cash or signing chil band nights

The Wrook of the "Larache." Latest reports state that only thirty-eigh persons are missing in the wreck of the L. Laracke

bna, Spain,