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Telegrams.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH"

SERVICE,

CHINESE IN JAVA..

AN EDUCATIONAL GRANT.

[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po].

Peking, 17th August. It is proposed by the Board of Education to set aside a sum of $4,000 each year for the education of Chinese residents in Java.

ANTÉOPIUM CAMPAIGN.

GOVERNOR OF SOOCH W UNDER SUSPICION.

[lly courtesy of the " Sheung. Pul"],

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY AUGUST 18 toc8

A Guarantor's

sibility

Respon-imot in the forest of the bank'e busines

}AN IMPORTANT QUESTION “ RAISED.

IS TIEK QUARANTOR, RESPONSIBLE FOR

THE GUARANTEED'};

Busingan min in the Colony" wilt saad with interest a case which opened in the Supreme Count, this forenoon, before the Chief Justice (Sir Fancis Piggott). The case it ove of some importance, as the question is raised as to whether a firm can recover from a guarantor in case the parton guaranteed appropriates, ideas or steals a certain sum of money, the pro- penty of the firm.

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The case in question, is that in which the Imperial Bank of Chios blought a claim | against Leung Shui Kong, a compradora-

(1) To recover the sum of $346,045.65, being the amount of surety of one Leung. King Wo. deceased, under a written contract dated aBib August, 1897.

(2) Compound interest at the rate of eight per cent, per annum with half-yearly interests upon the various amounts composing the amount from the following dates respectively

(n) Interest on $186,99385 Fram 15th. No- veraber, igaz, until payment or judgment (6) Interastos the sum of $10,606,79 from

1st May, too.

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wars they used on the returns he forwarded meatbly or half-yearly to the head office of the bank.

INTE

ONAL "CONGRESS OF (ISTRATIVE SCIENCES,

Co-day's Advertisements.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF

HONGKONG.HURDAY

The Chief Justice inquired whathar, the

To vum Litton se tam ! HowarONS TELEGRAPH JE chopt of the bank, and Leung, Ring Wỡe un-

Doar Bir-Complying with the wish express- author red chops were identicaled by the International Congress of Adminis

Mr. Pollock replied in the negative. The frative Sciences to be hald in Brussels id. 1910, chops were not identical in some respec 1 bez to forward you a chemungus on the sub- Subsequent to the death of Leang Kioz Wo, Ject he promoter of the scientific and new he went on to say, and when the account books enterprise will be very grateful if you will came to be examined it was discovered also kindly intan this notice in your valuable paper. tion of Leunig King Wo. The bank's set of advance; allow me to Jels mine to theirs-N by virtue of Section 8 of the Probater that two sets of books were kept at the direc1bey request me to transmit their thanks in books was used to enter all the bank's am, Dear Sir business and the report thereon, which was forwarded copainnily to

the head office

Your obedient soivanųjį

J. BRIBOSIA,

Belgian Consul.

Hongkong, 18th Auguil, 1908,

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SIN" TILK MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ALEXANDER MELVILLE, IATE VICTORIA THE COLONY OF HONOKONG, Deceased.

TOICE is hereby given that the Court has,

Ordinance. 1897, mads an Order liming to the 15th day of September, 1908, for sending. in Claims against the above Estate.

All Creditons are hereby required to send their Claims to the Undenigned" before the said dale.

for inspection. The other set of books- the "secret set, Mr. Pullock firmed them-Consulat de Belgique, dealt with the bank's transactions, and kept by Leung King Wo unknowa to thả bead offlée;" Whos the pass-book between the Telegraph Company and the bank was examined Leung King Wo's and not the bank's chops were to be seen. This also applied to the Coast 19 during the next International Exhibition. Defence book. After Leung King Wo's death The Belgian Government will issue invitations full investigations had been made and it came to all the nations to participate in the Coo out that castaid deb's, one of them amoudting to some 10,000 taels, were owing by the bank, to these two firms, which the bank had had to settie and more.

The communigus is in the following terms istrative Sciences will take place at Brussels in

The first laternational Congress of Adming [6]

These were the salient poious in the matter. Details, Mr. Pollock remarked, would come, lator, and witnesses were called.

Peking 17th August. In consequence of a paragraph which has appeared in ean of the Peking newspapers that Clan Kui- (e) Interest on three sums ($55.444.75

$13.550.51 and $59,444.44) from 1st July," tai, Governor of Soochow, is an'

1970, unill payment or judgment. habitual opium smoker, the Special

Mr. H. E. Pallack; instructed by Mr. H. Je taking into accousi piter unexpected points Commissioners, of Opium Prohibi-Gedae, of Meats, Johnson, Stokes and Master, that are likely to arise as the cart proceeds, it appeals for the plaintiff bank. Mr. M. W.is do believed that the case will be ended tion consider that Chan is incomlade, who is instructed by Mr. F. Paget Host, sooner than ten daya.

of the firm of Bratton and Hett, is retained by petent for such a high, pošť,

the defence.

The Commissioners propose to depute an official to Soochow to vestigate and report,

EX-VICEROY CHOW FU,

PROPOSED R TURN TO OFFICE.

"[By courtesy of the "shesing (b."]

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The plaintifft, whose head office is at Shang in-carrying, but the ag braking ince 18,7 at Tientsin, Peking, Hongkong and -elsewhere. The defendant is a compradore to the Canadian Pacific Railway Company In consideration of the defendant giving his "written guarapten to the plaintiff, dated 18th | August, 1f97, that he would be responsible for the proper performatice by one Leung Klog Wo of his duties as manager of the plaintiff' office at Testsin and for the payment to the plaintiffs of any sums of money belonging to the plaiuliffe which Leung King Vo might secretly appro * The Grathe Councillors have sub-priate for his own purposes or might lose or in respect of which he might become secretly mitted a recommendation to the deed to the plaintiffs, the plaintiffs em Throne that Ex-Viceroy Chow Fuployed Leung King Wa as manager at Tientsin from August, 1897, malik jung, 1.900, and Li King-hi bo re-appointed to during which latter month the "Boxer" important offices of State:

Peking, 17th August.

So far, we can understand there are quite a number of witnesses to, be examined, and

For the defence it was admitted that a signed docament was made purporting to be garantee, but defendant denied that the docu ment was made in consideration of plaintiff employing teung King Wo as their manager at Tientsin from August, 18.7/10 June, 1933, or at all. The defendant denied a'so that while Leung King Wa was in the employ of the placliff, he appropriate, lost, or · secretly became indebted to them in any sums. The planifa are not entitled under the guarantee to recover from the dslandapt any sum or part thereof

The case was remanded abil to-morrow morning.

"A SAPAGI ASSAULT".

THE JERVOIS STRERT AFFAIR. Mr. Justice Genper z opened the August Criminal Sessions this morning, in the Supreme there being only two cases set down for trial.

The case that was called on this morning was

The questions to be discussed will be divid ed loto four-sactions concerning municipal, bumps provincial, departmental matters and admin- istrative documents."

The proceedings of the Congress, recording. ibe best administrative methade of the whole world, cannot fail to present a source of useful information to those who are interested in such questions or have a share of responsibility with regard to public administration.

German and French.

The reports will be drawn up in English,

A great number of administrativs: dies, officials, distinguished personalities and spacial- ists from all parts of the world have already sent adhesions and promised their collaboration to this Congress,

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All information as to the conditions of membership or active participation can be obtained at the Belgian Consulate.

SOME STRANGE DOINGS.

REMARKABLE STORY OF AELUGED

', IMPERSONATION.

Dated this its day of Abgas“, 1905. (!

ARATHCON SEP, A

Official Administriora

"S4IKE* LINE OF STEAMERS, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM HAMBURG, MIDDLESBOROUGH, LONDON, COLOMBO AND STRAITS. THE Steamship

"GLAMORGANSHIRE," Captain Norris, having arrived from the abaye

Cargo are hereby la fame as their goods the being laida theft risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharl and Gadows Company, Limited, Kowloon, and stored at Consignes risk and expesus,

'All broken, chased, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on MONDAY, 24 h init, at 3 P,M.

All Claims must be presented within Altoon days of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognised.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods hate left the Godowns, and all Goods romaning to rent andelivered after the 14th isst, will be subject

· Bills of Lading will be countersigned by T

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co, Agents. Hongkong, tåh August, 968, [766 "DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

LIMITED.

SPECIAL

BARGAINS!

HIGH CLASS

PIANOS.

TO CLEAR,

ORDINARY

́ollard:

$480 $600

Broadwood

Rachals

225 400

380 550

Own Make

250

960

400

325

50

Krauss

Haake.

WEAR GUARANTEED.

WILL BE STORED UNTIL

REQUIRED.

CASH or UREDIT

FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOOCHOW PIANOS FOR HIRE

A remarkable story of how 'twa persone-a mao and in aged woman—were alleged to hava conspired and confederated to eject another woman from her house and to take possessionHE Company's Steamship of it by impersonation, was told in the Police Court, this afternoon..

The mad succeeded in leaving the Colony at the right time, but the womin, Lyni Kip, has to answer a charge of making a filse declare-

The Empress Flowager nepiece temporary cination of the plaintiffs' business Coan. The calendar was a very small open in the Supreme Court of Hongkong oà

the 16th May laat.

"HAIMUN,

Captain Robs," will be despatched for the above Ports, ou FRIDAY, the xist August, ai 2 o'clock P.,

A Reduction of 20 ", on First Class Farbe to Foochow will be made during the Mostbu of August and September:

For Freight or Passage, apply to

$8

per Month.

DOUGLAS LAFRAIK & Co, ROBINSON

General Managera.

Hong cong, ilih August, 1908.),

It was itated by Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, who who was indicted on three counts, as follows the day in question the defendant and a min og siest Chao-Test Hing, an ex-accountspappeared to prosecute for the Crown, that on stabbing with the intent or of committing mur who alleged that his namq, was Lai Lai, made der, stabbing to maìm, and stabbing to do

ab application for administration in connection grevious bodily harm.

with certain property, at Shau-kl-was, which stood to the bame of one Lai Man. Dilandant; in her declaration, alleged that the supposed Lai Loi was Lat Man, who, as a matter of fact, FROM LEITH, ANTWERP LONDON was away to the inteiror.and knew nothing of the transaction until recently.

The Attorney General (Mr. W. Rees Davies, KC.) prosecuted. He was instructed by Ms. R. Deaays of the Crowa Solicitors office. Sir Henry Berkeley, K.C., instructed by Mr. R. W. Sargent, of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, was for the defendant.

troubles in the North of China compelled af Tienisio, Leung King Wodied at Shanghai in the recommendation and has Augus, 1970, before plaintiffs' business was resumed. Subsequently to the death of Leung commanded that telegrams be des King Wo be bad, while in plaintiffs' employ, patched to the ex-officials asking appropiated to his own purposes, er. lost, or became secretly indebted to the plaintiffs in them to proceed to Peking forth-vers sums of money amounting to $346,045.65 This sum was drawn by Leung King Wo from with.

the head offt:s at Shanghal for the purpose of being used as capital in the Tientsin branch, bat he substysently appropriated it, without plaintiff a knowledge or consent.

After reading the statements of claim and

The jury empanelled was as follows:- delence, Mr. Pollock proceeded to give the A man named Leung King Wo, he said, now

Mesira. I. M. Ramsay (foreman), E. J. da particulare of the case which Ird ta,the action.

Silva Loureiro, E. Lahring, C. A. More, W. F: dead, and a brother of the defendant, was.

Brewer, F. P. Sbroff and J. J. Subbings. appoisted by the plaintiff bank as sole midager trial was the partial collapse of 18e prisoner The first incident to mark the opening of the for their Tientsin brauch Hera Countc)

when the charges were read out to him. He explained that unlike Shanghai, Tientsin was the only place whiéra a Chiamato was given't shook his head at each count was explained, dhi fasily the ordeal was too much to bear the appointment of manager. At Ship and be broke down and wep, His Counsel Chinese manager, Leveg King Wo's appoints entered a ples of notguilty on his behalf.

Lynching in America.

LONDON, 16th August. Serlour rioting has occurred between the whites and negroes at Springfield, Illinois, as the result of an assault on a white woman, The whites burded most of the negre quarter and lynched a negro.

The casualtice are stated at two persons killed and seventy-five injured.

There was a further outbreak to day, and the city is controlled by the mob.

All the State Militia have been summoned,

"A New P. & 0. Liner. The new P. & Ouner Aforea, of 11,500 fis register, was launched "on the Clyde yesterday.

Lalers

+

French Exploration: The eminent French Doctor Charcot sail. ed-yesterday-from-favre-fort the Antarctic.

His vessel is a barque uf sight, buiidred tons, and the object of the expedition is the quest of a mysterious continent which "ir supposed to-exist,

there was a European manager and also a

mentto-Tientsin took'p'a :esome timein Augbat,

187 and it seemed that at the end of that month he proceeded to the Northern port to take up bis duver, lle continued to act as "manager" util in 19:0, when the "Boxer rising took plice and in consequence of this Leung, King

·Wo and his s'aff bad, of course, to stop all business, while the manager left for Shanghai. He had not been in the latter poil for any length of time before he became ill and some sinta during the month of Augustaf that year he died, prior to any resumption of business

Tisatsid.

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Before going into the question as to what was discovered after Leung King Wo's death, Coursil observed that it was necessary for 1ur.oy. Rita Pachd, ex-Minister for War, has re-him to make clear certain importsal points to

the Court, its said that prev.out to Leugg,

The Attorney-General theo outlined the alleged facts of the case. "He said that the bias, and with the evidence, he would produce accused stood indicted on three counts of stab the more serious charge, that of stabbing with intent to commit murder, would be proved The prosecutor, he said, was the manager of the Po Chung firm, of 137, Jervois Street, and for a time the accused was in his employ as accountant, Counsel then proceeded to point out how on the 19th May fast défendant was, discharged by the prosecutor for malpractices how he returned & few days later and begged to be taken back,and the resuml; bow`bo was allowed to remain on the premises until such time as it was thought fit for him to leave which would have been in a few days. Whils defendant remained in the shop the prosecutor caused potice to be posted warning defend. ant not to go behind the counter,- "probably owing to the allegat on that defendant had

funded about two hundred thousand pounds King Wo's a pointment to that respossible sterling which he had amassed while in office, position, the defendant bank naturally requir and her been permitted to return home, ed security from him. The defendint was

It is hoped that wher imprisoned officials approached, and he connected to find what se"

The seal Lui Loi was a Hak-ka, a native of Kwei-sbia, and he came to Hongkong some, twenty-four years ago. He went to live at Shan-ki-wan. After about two years be built a house and lived in it for stout

La Loi took out in 1894. He died the ten years. Theis was a Crown lease which

following year, i aving a widow, who was not aware that administration papers were pe cessary. However that may be, a few months fater the wide gave the deads to the real. Lai Man, and he handed them to the defcedant to keep. At that time she was a tenant in the widow's house, paying the Crown rent and one

bad come into possettion of the deeds she dollar a month for her cubicle. Soca after she

began conspiring with this alleged Lai Lai, to imperscatta Lai Maotoapply for administration. This widow knew nothing of this until proceed. ings were taken by defendant in the. Police Count to have her ejected from her own house Of count, the case was dismissed, and the ar rest of the defendant followed soon after,

The cue was furiber adjourned.

THRET OF A DIAMOND

VARING

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FOREIGNER BENT TO PRISON

"..

"BEN" LINE OF STEAMERS. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES." 5.S.BENLAWERS,".

AND STRAITS.4

CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby

Con

informed that ti Goods are being landed their risk into the haturdous and forextra haardgas Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Eid, whence and/or from the wharves "delivery may be obtained.

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No Claims will be admitted after the Gondi have left the Gódowns, and all Goods remain•. ing undelivered after the alih just will be subject to reat

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rented to the Undersigned on or before the All Claims against the Steamer must be pre

jist inst, or they will not be recognised

All broken, cbafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they wil be examined on the 14th inst, Alf A M

No Fire Insurance has been effected. - Bills of Lading will be countersigned by "

01BB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,' Agents

Homeleọng, 18th August, roos

“MOGUL", LINE OF STEAMERS. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. STEAMSHIP MACDUFF," FROM GLASGOW, LIVERPOOL AND

ASTRAITS

CON

"ONSIGNEES of Cargoare hereby inmed that all Goods are "being" isñded a their risk into the Godawns of the Hengkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godda Company, at Kowloon, whence sadfor from the wharves delivery may be obtained..

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods ing undelivered after the zith "instant will be have left the Godowns, and all Goods remain-

abject to rent

will do likewise, and so relieve the pressurc❘ curity that was secessary, which he did, and same-night-while-the-prosecuted diamond ring belonging to Masirs, Gao, Fak All Claims against the Steamer must be pres

on the treasury.

fially guarantee bonds were signed. Another The Constantinople newspapers publish print of equally great importance was that be- the governmental programme, the salient fea-foe Leung Klug Wo left for Tientsin bo'wis'

*tures of which are that all laws and regula, given as working capital of the Tientsin branch-1 bend, but he received several other cots had bein' sent to Métars, Falconer. and to be left in the Godowns, where they: will be

which was

■ sum of fŋ,000 Shanghai treis,, tions incompatible with the new regime will quivalent to 47,6.905 Hong-ping thels the be changed, the Amy and Navy and all currency in usa at Tichtilo, for which be give branches of the government reorganized, | a receipt. non-Mussulmans taken into the military service, and the best relations cultivated, with all Powers,

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English Railways, The English railway returns for the year ending June show a decrease in nel revenue of £1,188,000 sterlingTM

Preceeding, Mr. Pollock stated that from the hall-yearly and monthly returns which Leung King We rent down to the head office at Shanghai explaining the working of his branch it was seen that the Tientsio business was make balling a small profit, so on the face of these returos, and from various other satisfactory reparts: ofibe_bank's_business_tha_53,900. Shanghai las's working capital which was en trusted to the manager should have been intact, should have been untouched at the time of the Boxer outbreak, Mr. Pollock remarked with some emphasis.

Some imponance was also attached to the bank's chops which were in Leung King Wo's possession. It would betern from the evidence the prosecution intended to produce that soon after Leung King. We'r anleg at Tientsin he had another set of chops mids in which Pred in Chinese the words "Imperial Bank of China," and Cososol suggested that be had them made for binowa privals purposse, It was noted that those chops ware used by

¿Diplomatic Changes. Sir Fairfax Cartwright, C. V. O., British Minder at Munich, has been appoluted CalAmbankdor at Vienpa.

The Capture of Japanese Sealers, The Washington Department of Justice For have advised, the Japanese that the ships Hing-Maru and. Parki Marciptured in the Behring Sea and charged with sea poash. will bo inken with their crews, totalling nine, to Unge, Alaska,

sented to the Undersigned on or before the 24th September, or they will not be recognised. All brokes, chafed, and damaged Goods are

examined on the 24th luminot, gl°3 PMC50

No Fire Lasurance has been effected: Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

DODWELL & CO., LIMITED, Agent Hongkong, 18th August, 1908, · [764 NORTHERN PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY..

1 did not steal the ring. It was given me to wear, and being shon of mwey I gwned it." alendy bien caught, tampering with the till. This was the excuse lendered in the Police his seemed to have annoyed the defendat, Court, this morning, by Jobu Francis Re- who, a day or two later, was heard to remark,

will get the l'a Chung Into troubles On medios, su unemployed, of 2, Woodland Terr

ACO who was charged with stealing a 550

and on getting up he saw the accused standing coner add Company.

wan swakened by a b'ow on the facha "asleep he

over him with a chopper, in his hand. The

We were givon to understand from cer- second blow prosecutor warded off, with his

in statements made that the ring, which which rendared him jarensible. Cheurg Wing. shop's accountant, who bad taken up the poi Company for repair, was handed to one Had viented by the di fendant, who lived on the

of their native workmen to do the work. ground flor, heard a noise going on abarr. This workman took the ring to a shop He jumped up out of bed, and ran to the stair

On arrival there" What is the matter? be atked. Nothing he met the defendant, who asked to be showa case, at the entrance to which bemet the accused, at 20, Aberdeen Street. much!* replied accused, and immediately be the ring, Tes minutes later the ring was missed, tamed on the accountant dosling him several and the defendant was nowhere to be found‹ blows about the body with the chopper. Drop- plag the weapos he ran dowalo the water front As a matter of fact he bad slipped the ring on and jumped into the barbour, but was fished bis finger when he got it and, unnoticed, laft

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES, ent by some sample, people and tumed over to the shop. From there he made for a pawn- the police.

broker's shop, and pledged the ring, for $39. STEAMSHIP "KUMERIC, -With-the mosny, he painted-the-town- red,' | FROM TACOMA, VICTORIA, YOKO-

according to the police Detective Sergeant Appleton arrested defendant two days later, bat he had oot a cast on him then. Asked where the ring was, defendant replied that it was at THE above Steamer having rived t is mother's house. But this provid to be a sand in their Bills of Lading for countersigna

of Cargo are hereby requested to false bood as he later led the detective to the fare and to take immediate delivery of their shop where he had passed it, so where Goods from alongside, zodiak

His Worship found accused guilty on the Cargo Impoding the discharge of the Vessel charge and sentenced him to three months will be landed and stored at Consignees' Tink imprisonment

The condition of the two men was indeid. critica, observed the Attorner Gooctal. They not believed that one of them would recover, had lost much blood and for a time it was so serious were his inju: ies. The assault was of a most savage character. The excuse that would be raised by the other side would be self defence. The accused stated that be wan, attacked by the two man, and he mick back to defend himstif.. If that was the story of the deface it must be left to the Jary botibe condition of the two men rebain that story, the Attorney General concluded,

Dr. W. V. Koch, medical officer, Government dilan cepat was led to speak to the cop dilon of the tesman when they were admilled, to Mospital and to describe their wounds, Other

masses followed, and the cafe was mil to marrow matu luged

HAHA, KOBE, KOJI AND

VERMANILA.

A glance at the records shows that this makes No, Fire, lusurance will be affected by us in the third conviction erainst this man. On the any case whatever, avskrapa the previous occasion, while still in the employ of the Baultary Department as foreman, he was

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