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Gusty wind-vailed during the

firing.

telegram was received too late [The sky's Issue. Ed., B.X.7.] for

gabD SCORE 'MADE BY SINGAPORE, The Singapore team fired in the interport watch against Shanghai, Hongkong and Penang Yesterday Oci, s). Firies took place SL FAVOR Wclock in the morning and the light was.gond,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY OCTOBER 16 1908.

SUNNING AND HOIPING AFFECTED.

SEVERAL TOWNS. SUBMERGED.

[By courtesy of the "Sheung Pol"], Canton, 14th October.

On the 10th and 11th inst., rain

there we no' breuzbe Wati put on a possible came down in torrents in the Sun-

20 yildi range! He was shoolingning and Hoiping districts. cellery, and headed the team with the

Excellát score of 10 out of a possible

105,

Liep: Brown was also in form and Unfortunately, Captain Cofback broke down and only added 72:10 the total. Stifle Singe "pora's scare 937's quite respectable. It works cut al 937 pes man. The other scörss have not yet come to hand.

The river has risen considerably. Ban-cheung, Pik-hoi, Cheung Sha, Chik-ham, Hok-sam and Sa-ping are, flooded.

In these market towns the water

doors.

ted on, the alleged corruption said to Floods in Kwanglung. exist among the officers controlling the administration of the Cat

Hanko Kailway

THE AMERICAN FLEET..

ARRIVAL OF CHINESE COMMIS "SIONERS AT SHANGHAI

[By courtesy of the "Shrung Po."]

Shanghai, 16th October. Yuk Long and Loung Ton In, the two Imperial Commissioners deputed to welcome the American

Shanghai.

The full results of the Singapore:

re shooting are rose as high as the top of house-Fleet at Amoy, have arrived a at

as follows:

200 300 600 Total. M. K. Watt.33 35 34 302 E. A. Browd... 33 34 Tan Chow Kim...ja 33 1. Long

'34'to'

32 97 33: 139 39 97

V. A. Flower..., 32°.. 32.32 96-

W. L. Kamp

33

R. E. de Silva... 30 37

Too Soo Bin

F. M. Elliot.....

B. B Colbeck ...

30

30

Total...... 311 318:308,937

PREVIOUS SCORES.

The previous results are as foliowɛ :---

1880 Shangbai, 819; Singapore, 7771 Hongkong 774

1890: No match.

189: Hongkong, 867; Shenghai, 830 Singapore, 741.)

1892 Hongkong, 835 Shanghai, 810 Singapore, 752.

1893 Hongkong, 822; Shanghai, Boss Singapore, 2

Hongkong, 813; Singapore, 817; Shanghai, 760...

1895: Singapore, 934; Shangbai 903; Hongkong, 879,

1896: Hongkong, 916; Shanghai, 900; Bingapore, 870.

1897 Singapore, 934; Hongkang, 916; Shanghal, 86.

1998: Hongkong, 734; Singapore, 9331 Shanghai, 893.

Hongkong, 952; Slogapore, 926 Bhangbai, 887.

1900: Hongkong, 930; Singapore, 909;

Shanghai, goo.

1901: Hongkong, 901; Singapore, 884), Shanghal, 84 Penang, 72r.

1981: Shanghai, 936; Slogapore, 8931 Hongkong, 871

1903: Singapore, 927; Shanghai, 915;

· Hongkong, 8911. Pedasg, 750.

1974: Singapore, 919; Congtong, (91); Shanghai, pra,

1905, Borg kong,, 923; Shanghai, 8/9; Singapore, 85n,

19001 Shanghai, 936;ingapore, gng) Hoogkoog, 891.

1967: Shanghai, 943; Hongkong, 938) Singapore, 929-Singapore Free Preis.

THE JAPANESE BOYCOTT. THE MOVEMENT IN SINGAPORE

[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."]

Singapore, 18th October. The Chinese firms of Kwong Tak Loong and Hung Kee, having made a mistake the other day in importing goods from a certain country, have expressed their willingness to make a contribution of $500 each to the funds [of the Canton Self-Govern- ment Society] for the promotion of native industries (in Canton]

Later.

Many houses have been washed. away and a great many people are rendered homeless.

The committee of the Tung Wa Hospital in Hongkong received two urgent telegrams yes- terday ons from the Central Flood Relis! Committee and the other from Koogmoos Both these telegrams ask for urgent relief to be despatched to the affected, districte. A meeting of the veneral committee of the Tung We was held at the hospital this afternoon to consider the dripatches."

ASSISTANCE FROM CANTON, [From Our Oum Correspondent.]

Canton, 14th October.

קדמה תת

THE DALAT DAMA,

FUTURE STATUS IN TIBET,

[By courtesy of the "Sheung Ps."}

Peking, 15th October.

THE SUNNING AND HOPING

"DISASTER.

CANTON RELIEF MEASURES.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

districts of tha» Kwangiang

The Interport Shoot.

WEATHER MILITATES AGAINST 'GOOD SHOOTING.

HONGKONG'S TOTAL 901.'

be

Tao above shoot, which had unavoidably to bo postponed from Wedoosday owing to unfar ourable weather, took place this afternoon at King Park Kange, Kowloon. The light wavery unfavourable to good shooting and when the ascitled state of the weather is considered, Hongkong's performance that, had the sho

... There is no question that, shoot taken place under more anspicious conditions. Blongkong team would have given a fer baller account of themselves... Be that as it may, not withstanding their great handicap, those chosen 16 represent Hongkong for interport honour did full justice to themselves. Lapsley and Gow shot excellently, both heading the list with a total of 97 to their credit. Jenkins Hall, Mun- roe and Paddon were also in good form, their

the

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SELLING A WIFE,

A KOWLOON CITY ROMANCES

fersth inst.. The second police magistrato (Mr.J.R. Wood) prosiding in the Police Court, to-day, listened to a very strange story, which Kowloon City has produced.

A man (Leo Sany) and his wifo (Kwok Ngo), three aged women and a farmer, wore lined up against the dock to answer charges of obtain ing the sum of $44 from a grocer-Chan Yau Fat-undar false pretences. Considerable Interest was aroused when the grocar, a middia. "aged man, stepped into the wiinais box to wil His story, in effect, was that some time in the story of how he had bought and lost a wife. September last the three female defendants and the farmer called at his abop and inquired of him whether I wasted a third wiles; it might here be mentioned that the grocer hud. twice bean married and both "ble wires had died. To continue the narrative, the grocer agreed to get married agala and he was told that he would: be brought a

be

have to Would pay $44, not to mention bargain money. To this the grocer had no objection About the middle of September the match-makers, he'it la alleged, obtained the $44 from the grocer. A few days later his wife (Kwok Ngo) was brought to bim. There was no pomp, no feant, no si- for she was believed to have been a widow.

It is proposed by the Imperistoph - awaiting' rescue with the despair Bom compensated for by the clouds clearing some- | kiu, no notowok Ngo lived with the grocer

Government to appoint the Dalal Lama as the Buddhist Pope in Tibet. He shall not, however, exercise any power over the civil administra tion of the Government.

INUNDATION SUBSIDING,

DISTRICTS STILL KNEE-DEEP IN WATER.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Owing to incessant rains the embankments | THE KWANGTUNG FLOODS, along the West River are now is a dangerous state, and it is feared that they might collapse at any moment... Yesterday a team-launch was despatched by the Canton Central Flood Relief Committed with ten thousand gunny bage. The launch is to make a tour of inspec tion along the waterways of the River and render necessary assistance to the villagers in weed. Late in the afternoon yesterday urgent telegrams were received here from the districts of Supping and Haiping, stating that the -market-places of Chik-ham, Choung-sha, San- cheung and Pik-boi and the neighbourhood have been flooded, as heavy rains had fallen during the last three days and the river rose

rapidly to a considerable extent. In the mes-

sages the Central Relief Committee was asked for Immediate assistance. In answer to there urgent calls, this morning, another steam launch. was despatched to the afflicted districts with s number of gupay bags and necessary food stuffs to help the pofortunate victims of the latest visitation.

ANTI-OPIUM CAMPAIGN.

STAMPING OF RAW OPIUM.

[By courtesy of the Sheung Po"]

Peking, 14th October."

it is proposed by the Imperial Government to engage foreigh em ployees in the control of the opium) trade with special reference to the stamping of raw opfum "baila."

RAILWAY CONCESSION. FRENCH APPLICATION REFUSED,

[By courtesy of this Sheung Po!]...

Peking, 14th October. The French Minister in Peking las applied for a concession to build a railway from the city of Ching ting, in Chihli Province, to Taiyuan the capital of Shansi.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Shameen, 16th October, 1.80 p.m.. From the districts of Cheung-sha, San-cheung and Pik-boi reports have been received by the Central Relief Committee to the effect that the floods are gradually subsiding.

The water in most places, however, still remains knee-deep.

TYPHOON WARNINGS.

valery ----

The American Consulato-General received the following telegrams from the Manila'Obibi

October rath, to a.m. Cycloan or typhoon E. of southern Luzon, moving W. or W.N.W.

October 13ib, 9 a.m. Cyclone or typhoon, North-East of Manila, moving W, or W.N.WALT

2 p.m.

most. The result of the meating thus places Hongkong 35 points below Singapore's scare and at points below that of Shanghai follows

The results of the afternoon's shooting are as

2050 600 Total

8MM

for about three weeks. Then ose afternoon, when the grocer returned home, expecting to find her there, ready to receive him, he discovered to his surprise.bat Kwok Ngo had disappeared with her boxes. Ho searched for her in vain, Some weeks. elapsed and than the grocer received tome; news, His pilo (Kwok Ngo) was living with barreal husband in the next village. The whole marriage ceremony wa

Captop, 15th Octabar, When I wrote yesterday about the abnormal rise of the river in the Sunning and Holping: districts, linie did I think of the gravity of the disaster by foods which and Province The concise telegrams, which reached the coms Gittee of the

the Central Flood Relief Society could not, of necessity, contain all the details of the calamitous fonds. The hipages ataled the bará fact of the unforgosie occur- rence and ploaded urgently, for aid which was required by the homeless thousands whose homes had been swept away by the relentless forte of the

the sweeping current Although present visitation is not to be compared with Pibat of "April last in point of superfint stop, cores being go, while Pidgeon and M'Gillivray wife in a few days, far, which

came in for third place with 89 points each to the'l districts immediately affected furnish

mish their credis.

The outstanding feature of equally harrowing tales in point of the suffering the meeting was steady sheating. Pidgeon, and, misery of the peasantry, Whole villages

Gow and Hall started their score with have been swept away town after town on the bull's age. The wind slightly altered its low-lying land has proo submerged and

course at the 503 yards range, but thịt was countless numbers ers taking refuge on house- of imminent death. Thit, in brief, in the narrative, which has been brought to the head. quarters of the Canton Relief Society by one of the survey of Nature's frightful visitation to ward off which physical force stands for the sonce perfectly helpless,

The emissaries of the districts of Hoipion and Suoning personally called on the Central Relief Committed here 'and' recounted their arrible experiences with tearful eyes, giving the Committee in detail all information con cerning the flood now prevailing in their dis: tricts. They stated that the rivers rose some twenty feat high and the water overflowed the ambatkmenis inundating the whole country around. As advised in my telegram yesterday, the market places of San-cheung, Cheong-sha and Pik-hoj bave been flooded. The houses are almost all submerged, and the people bad to climb up the roof for their safely. The har rowing scenes of hundreds crowding on house- tog in the extreme; and no help could be tops clamouring piteously for help in distress. forthcoming The inhabitants of Sunning area well-to-do fot of people, comprised mostly of bodies bave been seen floating on the rivers; at present the number of lives lost and that of bousca which have collapted cannot be estimated with any degree of accuracy; but it is safe to rackon them at a high figure, One village alone with some two hundred houses in it has been partially swept away, Much the greater portion of it is not now in existence. By comparison the first named district suffered more than the second.

raturned emigrants from California, Dard

33

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998 ZARKASSRI

J. C. Go

A 33 31 R. Lapsley Chief Patty Officer Paddon (Tamar) Lance-Sergt. Musson..... 30 A. Jenkins Sergt. Hall................ I. Pidgeon Capt. G. P. Lammert J. P. M'Gilivray Col-Bergt. Wright.

Total

A 32

33 97

-32 97

30

CEREC

360

88887005

309 305 288 yaz The officials..for the afternoon were Llaut,- Col. Chapaine, Hongkong Volunteer Corps, and Mr. G. H. Wakeman.

SHANGHAI'S SCORE The Shanghal team shot for the Interpost Challenge Shield yesterday (Oct. 12) afternoon, but failed badly. After the dull light and steady winds of the past few weeks, yesterday's conditions called, far, material alteration in elevation and windage. The light was bright but there was a most gusty wind from the northeast. Nearly all the members of the

considered good fo1,95 or 96. team were

in ordinary circumstances, but there was a general break-down, and particularly at the Goo yards range. Linde, who had scored 101 the previous day in the practice match, foll back to 86, and Lynch, who can usually be relied upon for a score of at least 3 per range, could only aggregate 89 Brand had und fuck, as his score of 30 at 500 yards included one

MISE

The scores,wete:--

IKL

T. H. U. Aldridge ... W. Brand... PW. Mackintort Capt. E.I.M. Barrelt.... Hilton Jobason G. Richards P, W. Lassasier

HELP FROM CANTON....... Three relief parties have been organized by the Flood Reliel Committee whose commend ahle promptitude in despatching assistance to the sufferers is deserving of all praise. Three steam launches have been chartered in pursu nace of the relief measures. The first to pro ceed to the scene of disaster is the Kwong Hang carrying 8,000 gupay bag, 10,000 catties Cyclone or typhoon crossing Northern Luzon, of rice and other articles of diet. This expedi moring. W.N, W

item is under the charge of Mr. Lau Kan Ting 3gp.macd some other members of the committee. The Cyclone or typhoon crossing northern Luzon

second launch to proceed is the Lum Wing; moving ¿N.W,

she carries 44 baskets of bisculte, 1,300 gunay bags and other provisions, under the direction Geinbar, 14th, 12,30 p.m.

♫ Me Tang Yu Sang and others. The third expediting is the beat equipped of the lot. The party proceed by the dream-sunch Po Gn. W. E. Sauer lader with sono catties of rice, 4 baskets of E. H. Lynch biscuits, 8 baskets of preserved-vegetables, 8-H..J. Linde baskets of cakes and salt, etc. Mr. Li Yat Chu, assisted by a number of volunteer rescuers, commands this expedition. Others are surely to follow as soon as further assistance arrives from Hongkong.

THE WEST RIVER, The embankments in the Shiu Hing. Pre fecture, are reported to have been broked in four places, and all the rice fields, are said to be under water.

Cyclone or lynbons West of Balintang Channel, moving W.N,W...

U, S. TRANSHOKT "SEWARD"="" MORE REPAIRS REQUIRED IN BUANGHAL

The repairs to the transport. Seward are to be much more extensive than at first costem plated, in going over the ship in dry dock in Shangbai, the enginenie, beve found that her Cold storage department reads complete renova to have been touted and it will be was found will be necessary to

.

N, G, D, News._

33 33 32 96 -33 30 31 95

... 31 32 30 93 30,33 30 93 ...33 3 30.93 ན་ རྒྱས·ནས ཅ. 33 32 37 02 29 30 30.8g 30 30 30 86

a hoax. He had been swindled out of $442 Soon Kowlong City was astir Tospector Muti- 100 was notified of the alleged fraud, and the husband, bis wife, and the match-makers were Arrested.

During the hearing of the care to-day the "court-room was packed with villagers, all eager to listen to the scandal. Of course, the women element numbered more than the rest. When spectators.nudged each other and winked in a the prosecutor stepped into the witness-bor the

most significant fashion."

Prosecutor, who appeared very much down- ai-the-heois, said be was the master of the You Yat firm, of Kowloon City. He had been a partner in the fra for three years. The sixib defendan', he said, he matind some time in

September.

The Court-Have you been married befoje ?→→ Yes. I had two wives.

"Are they dead or buried ?-Dead."

When you married this woman did you hava a middle-man-Yos,

Is he hare?-Yet. He is the fourth da fendant.

How long have you known him)--Since he became my go-between.

Did you hire him?—No.

When you married her did she come la a Jah-klu (a Chinese wedding 'pålaoquio)? No, she came in a ricksha.

Did you have a faust?-No.

Did you so that woman before you mar." ried?-No.

Did you pay any money for her?—Yes," How much? $44.

When did you pay that?—T paid 13 bargain” money first,

To whom did you pay that?-The sixth de fendant [bis intended]

Then how much did you pay after that?-330, To whom did you pay that?-The dni de- fendant.

Who was present?—The second, third"and"

Total.....316 310 297 923 fourth defendants,

A DESPERATE ROBUKR..

That makes 533 you paid. Did you pay any more }- Yes.

Then did she come and live with you?—Yes. How long did she live with you?-Not month,

Hung Fat and Tung Lee have made admissions of similar mistakes as determinedly-opposed the ap completely remove it. Orders have been issued Timber rafts are now drifting on the WestPolice Court, on Saturday morning, it appears and found her boxes goue sod no signs of, ber,

to those committed by the above mentioned firme).

Hung Fat is willing to pay $600 and Tung Lee a sum of $500 to wards the same object.'

NAVAL REORGANIZATION.

SELECTION OF CADETS.

[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."]

Peking, 18th October.

plication..

ANTI-OPIUM CAMPAIGN.

SUPPRESSION OF THE TRADE,

[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."-

Peking, 15th October, The Board of Civil Affairs has fixed the period for the suppression of the opium trade at seven years,

Presumably from the date of the issue of the famous edict in 1906.-Ed., H. K.T)

The Ministry of War, having The Ministry of Finance has recommended decided to proceed with the reorgan-to the Thrope, and, obtained, the Imperial sanction for, a proposal to probibit the coltiva. ization of the Navy as soon as possible, has telegraphed to the son of the poppy in the following six provinces boginning with the latter portion of this Fu- Viceroye and Governors of all Pro year:-Kiangsu, Achui, Horan, Yunnar, vinces to send four students from kien and Hellungkiang. The memorial

further states that as foreign oplum Gach Province to the Capital. almost entirely consumed by the population of the South-eastern provicces of the Empire, to ibe excnsion of native opium, the question of prelibating the smoking of the drug is ever more mportant than the prohibiting of poppy citition in thoan provinces. The cultivation of the plants in other provinces of the Empire will be considered in due course, alter the carrying out of the Imperial commands with regard to the six provinces osmed above.-N. CAD News.

These students will first undergo a tast examination by the Ministry, and when they have satisfled the Ministry of their fitness will be sent to Japan for their naval training.

FLOODS IN KWANGTUNG.

EXTENSIVE DAMAGE,

RELIEF REQUIRED FROM HONGKONG...,"

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Shameen, 15th October, 32.1

2.50 p.m The Hoiping and Sunning districts have been inundated by the floods.

A large number of houses collapsed and maby lived

Aquawore lost. The Central Relief Committee despatched three, parties today with gundy bags containing biscuits'h'nd other necessary food stums for the sufferers on the scene of the disaster, The Committee also telegraphed to the Tang Wa Hospital recording the circumstaneen of the afflicted

EX-VICEROY SHUM.

PROBABLE RETURN TO OFFICE. By courtesy of the "Sheung Po.")

Peking, 16th October.

that the work be done a thoroughly and in the most expeditions manger possible. The Seward will pot be able to leave Shanghai.until about December 1, il is stated. den

WATER RETURN.

1908.

Level and storage of water in reservoirs ontheffet October.

CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER WORKS.

-LEVEL 190% 2′ di" above) "2" 71" above Tylam...

overflow

Overdow Tytom Bye- 1 above 8 above

2' overfow Wash...

Overflow Tylam In- uʻ-* above)

61" above termediate overflow overflow Pokfulam *29* above of above

overflow

OverRow 27,0" above) ao above Wong-pal-

overflow chung... (overflow

STORAGE. GALLONS.

1907," 407,000,000 Tythm

.25,908,000 Tytam Byowash... Tytam Intermediate 196,389,000 €9,860,000 Wong nal-chung

Pokfulum ......... 33,260,000

*'

River beloy carried down stream by the strong currents: These derelict rafts are a source of danger to vessels navigating the river

១៧៤

The devil-may-care character of same un- desirables that Hongkong is unfortunato Do you know the 6fh defendant (the hus, agongh to have was well illustrated in band]-No. Never saw him before. AD outrage which took place last. Friday Have you asked this woman to come back?: and the detalla of which were related at the-Why should I ask he? When I got bom that Ching Cheung, & farmer, with two other mon of hit calibre, waylaid Li Lai And ultimately assaulted him with THE RED CROSS ROCIETY.

the intention of robbing him. Before the The Chinese Red Cross Society bas also de desperados laid their hands on any of puted some of its members to proceed to the his belongings, they warned bim not to utter Sunning and Hoiping districts to render me a sound, and threatened to kill him if he did so, dical assistance to the sufferers-and-to-distriThey theo searched defendant and, took $16, a bate medical comforts to those in need,

APPEAL TO HONGKONG.

The Shan Hou Chu has been approached for a gunbaat to conduct a rescuing expedition to the Aboded districts,

A telegram was despatched to the Tung Wa Hospital at Hongkong requesting joint assist ance with the Central Relief Committee in the orgacination of the relief measures which it and already burriedly devised, in order to render first aid. There is every confidence that the well-to-do classes in the British Colony will mainisin their best traditions and show them. selves in thorough sympathy with their com patriots in distress,

1908, 40,000,000

[The sympathy which Canton, expected has takon practical form. As exclusively announced 26,301,000. $10,370,000 in our columns last evening, the director of the Tung Wa Hospital held an emergency meeting 13,400,000 yesterday afternoos to consider the argent ap- peals from Caton and Kongmoon for help Total'........793,419,000 747,340,000 The, meeting unanimously agreed to remit Consumption of water in the City and Hill by last night's Canton boat a sum of $soooo which the Central Committee at auton was District during the month of September.

requested ia dlebars in the most. judicious rgos.. 1907. Consumption 145,732,000. 144,106,000 gallons manner towards the relief measures,-Ed,

"HEX. 7]?" Estimatad

705,360 population Consumption

per head par 23.6 23.1 gallons supply during September in both

усата.

The return of consumption is subject to error owing to the difficulty of accomte man surement whilst the extension works at Albany "Filter Budvare-in-progsvedc-

'KOWLOON.. WATER. WORKS, LEYEL

1908 1907.

Kowloon)

It is rumoured that Shum Chuen huen, Ex-Viceroy of Canton, - kas every chance of being recalled to the Gravitation ofera sphere of official activity again,

CANI ON-HÄNKOW RAILWAY.

INVESTIGATION ORDERED,

[By courtesy of the "Sheung, Po."

4 62 35

*STORAGE GALLONI.

1907. 100,000

Kowloon Gra vitation Re

700,000 geligne Hervoir Consumption of water in Kowloon during the month of Septembarise inta

1008 * 1997. Copaum?

uption, „,,25,411,900, 1800,opy gallons Estimated yoyou soo

population:

Consumption Peking, 15th October

per boud per 9.9,0 The Ministry of Posts and Com

in

--14:3 gallons

peasantry and asking for assistance munications has telegraphed to Can.The Government Analyst reports that the and cooperatio in the work of reton to cause an investigation to be water is qu

Having the distresse

made into and a report to be submit

quality.

MARINE COURT.

BOARDING A STRAMER WITHOUT PERMISSION.

book and a piece of cloth, belonging to one Pong Pat. Not satisfied with this, they struck the unfortunate man several blows and also is ficted a fow wounds. The other two menghen made good their escape.

Mr.

why should I

Asked what she had to say in, answer to the charge, the first defondant answered "ibare nothing to say. I am too ill to speak."

The second defendant sa'd she only got $1 in the transaction. This sum she divided with the two other matchmakers.(the third, and, fourth defendants),

The third defendant-¡ only got seventy cents on the bargain. S19-44 went to the sixth defendant (the grocer's dupe), About, the rest of the money know nothing. We were only pald

the "cere. A few cents each to witness

G. E. Morrell, of Messrs. Goldring, Barmony low and Morrell, appeared on behalf of the defendant and the case was remanded.

"IGNORANTİ.MAN'S" LOST PASSAGE.

A TRIP THAT DIŊ, NOT COME OFF. In the Supreme Court, last Thursday, a trader named to Sau Sing, residing at 25, Connaught Road West, brought action against the Ving Tak Loong firm, Californian marchants, of 200, Des Voux Road to recover $153, money alleged to have been deposited with the defendects,

Mr. J. H. Gardiner (of Moun, Bruton, and Hett) appeared, for the plaintiff Mr. G. E. Morrell (of Messrs. Golding, Baylow and

represented the defence. Morrell)

Mr. Gardiner stated that plaintiff, was an "ignorant" man from the interior of China, who bad come down to Hongkong 10 take passage for Salina Cruz He had a few friends in the Colony among whom was the managing pariter of the defendant firm. Plaintiff deposit

No. 4 defendant said he was hired to de what he'd d and got sixty cople for it, did, not know the woman who got married."

The fifth defendant (the real busband) stated that he received on money, "and 1' don't care what the other people say."

The "star"-defendant, the alleged widow. and wife of the grocer, said she was ill and she naked the match makers to get her a man to nok after her. Os September 17th she went to see a doctor. The prosecutor got a ricksha for her-and the next day she was arrested,

The bearing was adjoumed.

AN INDISPOSED) DEFENDANT.

MEDICAL CERTIFICATE NECESSARY, S

15th inst Mr. Maud Christie, who resides'nt 47, "Con caught Road Central, was sued in the Supreme Court, this morning, by the Sang Cheong.Com. pany-a compradora firm, of 13, Victoria Street to recover the sum of $ 65.21 for goods sold

+

ed $165 in the defizdant firm for his passage and delivered did not appear. Her solicitor

ticket. The price of the ticket amounted to In the Marine Court, this morning, before 5180 and as plaintiff was short of $20 & friend the Hon. Commander Basil R. H. Taylor, RN, made up the balance for him. The ticket war Harbour Master, Cheng Ki Chua, accountant, obtained and plaintiff proceeded on board the of the steam isunak Kam Po, charged Lan Kel, Sul Bang. He was placed uder a medical Chiraman with no occupation or fixed abode, examination, but fatted to panthe doctor owing with unlawfully boarding his vessel without the to defective eye-sight. The ticket was return permission of the master or other officer led to the defendants, who drew a portion of charge this morning.

From the svidanes of the complainant, it appears that at 4 sam. to-day be was on board Jaunch, which was alongside a bamboo of Yau-ma-ti Police Station. He observed the defendant come on board and proceed to the ngine toom. The launch had been fald up for the night, with no steam Up. He followed the defendact, and demanded to Awhy he was there. The answer was that

WAS be

anted to sen∙a man who be declared (friend ofikia. There was nobody on board

ankwering to the nam

YO TH name (Yepag

the money, but the remainder he never got. Since that time the maunging partner had ad mitted the debt and had promised to refund, A few days ago he called at Mr. Gardiner's office and deposited $27, stating, that the bei once (3:26) as to be paid to Masers, Goldelag, Barlow and Morrell as their costs in the matter.

Mr.

bis own solicitors castHe wanted to deduct Me Gardiner Yas, but I don't see how they make out $136.

Evidence followed.

For the defance it was contended that the defendant had nothing to do with the Ying Before the Maripe: Magistrale, this morning,Tak: Loong firm, and therefore was not liable. Lau,pinkded that be went on board in order to The Yingak Loong was managed by defend

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(with the deda Yuugo. Tel + Breman on based, the ang's son,, defendant having his own business launch. He admited pot potalaing permission, and was not in AnyWAY

A due of $3 was imposed, it defanit of pays

The khasing was adjourned)

The defendant

(Mr. 1. H. Gardiner) applied for zoother adr journment, giving as bis grounds that defendant was tro ill to appear Fre bad not inedical certificate to produce, to-day, owing to the fact that Dr. Rallies would not call on the lady until about soon. Last week's certificate showed that the lady was aufering from (wear, from which she had not recovered

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Mr. Dile Kang Sing opposed the sppilene tion, He coulented that the money bad bean outstanding for about two years; "hia' clients, were being kept out of their money, and he did not see why the case could not be tried straighe away.

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Mr. Gardiner-You casi try the case wijhout

defendant belog presset,

Mr.Kong sing agreed that that was right, bai ha objected to any more adjókiwments, it mad baan going on like this for nearly a fortnight. He did not dispute the fact that the woman was ill, but after one of the previon adonan ments she had called at his puce

The Paisne Judge, 1 dəst think LaingI behind a medical canificall

Mr. Kong Blog-But that war ist markan After more discussion, Maywarding served to produce a medical certifica's during the Any „ANĀJUS GAME WAN'adiont

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