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Intimations.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY OCTOBER 26 1908 ·

Local and GENERAL.

Ttix report of the Volunteer Troop Gymkhana› in held over for to-morrow for wasf of space to-day.

A. S. WATSON & CO., THE chartered transport Sondas arrived in port yesterday and will leave shortly with a section of the 3rd. Middlesex Regiment..

"THR-annual-Dioner-of-the-China~AssociationTM

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ESTABLISHED. A.D. 1841.,

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Metropole, on Tuesday, Oct. 27.

CHEMISTS & DRUGGISTS, ENGINEER Cain station, has

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&c., &c.

Sunday Cargo Working.

MASTER OF "CHARLES HARDOUIN® CHARGED.

WHAT IS PERISHABLE CARGO,

Landlords Obligations. A “Princely" Indian.

APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL

GRANTED TO HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE CO., LD,"

WHITE WOMAN'S LOVE LETTERS.

IN:RRESTING DERT CASE CONTINUED.

brought forth from Mr. Morrell? The tiff would read anything," which was said very soupplebly.

The next witness was P. R. Rabadi, -an assistant in the plaintiff firm." He sid ha koew, the defandani, and had seen her in the shop. On 19th September be sent her a detail- ed bill for $174.56. Defendant subsequently called at the shop, on the following day. Wi

The amount is large. I will pay you later.” "Defendant snída I've received your bill. Plaintiff said he could wait so, longer. Ske did not make any suggestion that the goods

were presents,

Important evidence was adduced in the Sn- preme Count, this afternoon, when the action

E. Allana and Company, drapers, of D'Aguilar Street, sued Miss M. Haydon, residing at 17 Wyndham Street, to recover the sum of $174 for goods sold and delivered. The question, it will be recalled, that had to be decided was whether the goods were ordered by the defend. Allana? About two months. ant, or whether they were presents from the proprietor of the defendant firm.

Dixon, of Mesir. Hastings and Hastings. Mr. G. E. Morrell, of Messrs. Goldring, Barlow and Morrell, was instructed by the defence.

À very interesting case to the shipping community was heard before the Hon. Com

This morning, in the Supreme Court, the mander Basil' R. H. Taylor, R.M., Harbour Chief Justice (Sir. Francis. Piggot) and Mr. was resumed-in-the-crus-in-which-Mesir Desa" and the plaintiff were present at the time 3 Master this morning, when M. Etienne Justica Gompente, presiding, an application will be held at the Whitehall Rooms, Hotel Binaime, master of the French steamer Charles was made by Sir Henry Berkeley, R.C., for leave Hardouin, was charged with unlawfully dis to appeal from the decision of the Poison charging three hampers of raw ginger on Sun, Judge, gives in favour of Mr. P. W. Goldring, day, the 18th init, without permission from the a solicitor, in the action he brought against the Hathor mad Hastions,

de: Lumpure / Estate and Finance Company known on the China station, has just taken his Hastings and Hastings, appeared for the de- Limited, for Spoo damages for alleged breach pension, with effect from gth Aug.

of contract. In other words it was stated that the Police-Sergeant T. Murphy, who prosecuted,

ment, whereby they underlook to keep the roof he saw coolies discharging hampers of the and exterior walls of the premises plaintiff of Punch was fined $30 by the Marine Magistrate stuff from the defendual's ship.. He had warn cupied at Kowloon in a proper state of repair ed the ship's compradore on, a previous 'bcca- sion, and seeing that his warning was disre garded, he had the defendant arrested.

Cross-examined by Mr. Davidson, witpers

fence..

Mr. Morrell-How long have you been with

So you started in in August ?—Yes.. How many times have you sena thë defend.

When 7-On the 19th and 20th September: That's only two days?—I saw her twice on the 19th.

BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE FOR blowing his whittle other than, for the said that at 7.30.a.m..the day ib question defendant firm failed to comply with an agree. The plaintiffs were represented by Mr. C. F. Fant?--Three.

GOVERNOR AND HOUSEHOLD.

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purpose of navigation, the master of a steam-

this morning...

and amendment.

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The remarkable" things" that were dragged out of a winess at the last, hearing seemed to *have tickled the curiosity of a few eager for

I suppose Mr. Allana spoke to bar about this case?—I don't know.

Mr. Dixon-What did she come into the

vent se zure, Cheung Kam Fuk, a fisherman said that be did not know that the s.5. Kinshow well to give extracts of the important sentation. When Mr. Justice Gompertz took | shop for on the 19th ?She said she wanted to.

FOR, throwing into Aberdeen harbour goods suspected to be stolen property in order to pre- chronic, and lingering cough and colds. was fined $10 by the Harbour Master this

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was discharging cargo at the same time. He was not aware that ginger has been handled for many years and that it was considered as perishable. When be examined the stuff, it was white and damp, and apparently had been yesterday. This morning, in the Marine Court, scraped, it way about a month ago that he had warned the compradore. He asked him

KWOK HO, a boatwoman, was rash enough to make fast her bost to the, troopship Soudan

The particulars of this case are too fegah to need recapitulation. But it would be

parts of Mr. Justice Gompertz's Judgment, which is now being questioned. On the question as to whether notice should be served on the landlord by the tenant, pointing out any defect in the building, the learned Judge found that no notice was necessary. If that was so, what was the liability of the landlord under his covenant? be asked. In this case it was an

his seat at 2.25, instead of 7.45, there were a fow

'of that tribe present.

Mr. Morrell asked permission to recall the plaintiff as he had some important questions

to atk.

Mr, Dixon objected. He said that his friend had finished with the plaintiff last week, and

WATSON'S COLD CURE TABLETS be had to pay for her mistake by leaving the if he had a permit. The reply was that he had express covenant and out implied, from the he did not think it was right that bis client

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Court poorer by Sia.

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Sam, a marcha, af 173, Des Voeux Road Cen. tra), yesterday, a foki is his employ was sentenced in three months' hard labour, to-day The Gladstone contained clothing, jewellery and ginseng to the value of £144.65.

· WATSON'S COUGH LOZENGES, $0 75,

For alleviation of bronchitis, hoarseness,

bone, but that he had been in the habit of circumstances of the case that pointed without should be subjected to such questions as were! discharging ginger without a permit...

put to him regarding his career at the last bearing:

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giving a decided opinion. “He was inclined that it made no difference and that the convenant must be construed merely an entailing the obli-

Leung Shing, a-fruit-dealer, was called to give evidence. He said that he dealt in raw ginger. It came into his shop dry and un-gation to use reasonable care to keep in repair. scraped, but in rainy weather, it became

He thought it was clearly the land- wet. Before shipment, the stuff is dried a

lord's duty to inspect and not to wait for com- little, so that when he gets it, the article is plaints from the tenant. The landlord, pos- quite dry, but sometimes slightly wet. It sibly, did not realize this, and he probably his shop two or three days to a week without with reasonable expedition any defect reported any detriment being caused to the stuff. Ginger by the tenant. On these grounds' Judgment 'imported by junks was 'not quite so good as was entered for the plaintiff,

that, shipped by 'steamers. · Aș soon as he received the article, he would unpick and re- pack it in small baskets for salė,

Mr Morrell said his friend was not preju- diced, as he had not started his re-examination. Mr. Dixon said his friend should'state' clear ly what his defence, was before the plaintiff was re-called.

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His Lordship over-reled 'Me, Dixon, and the

coughs, thina, colds, and disorders of THE Hon Treasures of the Alice Memorial and deteriorates quickly, but he can preserve it i considered that he did his duty if he repaired | Plaintiff was called to the stand.

the throat and lungs.

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Ats. E. Collins, representative, Reuter's Tele- Cross-examined by Mr. Davidson, witness gram Co., Ldi, is back in the Colony from a said that be sold bis ginger to retailers. He visit to the Northern parts and Peking.. Mr. knew nothing of preserved ginger. The ginger Coiling hopes to leave by the English maithe imported had a hárd skip on it. It was

e on Saturday to be home in England for usually landed on Sundays.. Christmas.

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For colds in the Chest, bronchitis, sore A PEKING correspondent states that the Ministry of War has been lately besieged throat, &c.

by agents of British, French and Italian firms anxious to obtain contracts for the docks and

along the coast,

· Ho Sam:Yau, a dealer, in preserved ginger, was called for the defence. He said that he was the manager of the Man Loong firm. Uis duty was to buy the ginger and look alter the form's godowns. Some of the bags by the s.. Charles Hardouin were consigned to him. The

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The Hongkong Celegraph

HONGKONG, MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1908.

THE SUGAR MARKE

THE OUTLOOK IN FORMOSA.

On the 13th instant the official trial trip of the T.K K. Meamer Chigʻi-urvú a sister ship of the Tenyo muri took place at Nagasaki, with a satisfactory result. The speed developed by the verrel reached 21.12 knots an hour. against the designed speed of 19 knuts,"

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STRALING the large sum. of two cents from. hawker and then slapping him, geetly, over the head with a stick, causing blood to flow, were the charges a lad, Lo Loi, pleaded guilty, to in the Police Court, to-day. Sentence of fourteen days' hard labour was passed.

A singular phenomenon, says the Japan Chronicle, is shown by the sugar market. The price at suger has been forced up by the in Tux new steamer Haiyang, of Douglas S.S. creased tax on sugar, and demand has been Co. L.d., arrived in port to day on her maiden transferred from the better to the inferior voyage nat which was a wholly uneventful one, qualities, so that Kan-m-the lowest quality of She brought out a cargo of Cardiff coal. The white sugar-has become most popular. Ac Haiyang will lewe for Amoy on ber maiden cording to the Osaka Mainichi, very: small im-trip on Thursday, the zoth inst at pron, portations of Java sugar are.being made, and the stock of Formosan sugar is not very grent,

MR. I. Ross, of the Waterworks, prosecuted 10 that the only source for the supply of san-on quality in the Japanese sugar refining mills, for two fitters and the landlady of 32 Albany which it is most profitable to turn out zhi on Street, in the Police Court, to-day, for water quality. It is disadvantageous for the japan-service, that is to say, shifting the position of c1e sugar refineries to manufacture sng-un, so

that the companies have been reducing the production of sen-un with a view to forcing the Bale of shin. These efforts have been in vain, and the quotations of the latter quality have declined by 40 or gb'sen, while the commoner quality of man-on has advanced by 15 sen, with ab apward tendency, as stocks are small;

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the pipes, without permission. The Giters were fined $5 each, and the landlady Sig for allow

ing them to do the work.

LIEUTENANT B. L. Cole, 13th Rajputs (the Shekhawati Regiment), Hongkong, has been promoted captaig. Captain Cole, who was a supernumerary subaltern of the 13th, originally entered the Royal Artillery in 1899, and trans-

scraped once and soaked in water. On being landed, all that is intended for immediate process at once boling undergoes the and the article is then put into jars con taiping equal quantities of salt and vinegar. If this were not done, the ginger would go bad in one day. There is no salt put with ginger in Canton. Preserved ginger always, comes down by steamers, weyer in juoks. Be never used dried ginger in his business. The' piece of ginger produced in Court had been scraped two days ago, and was unfit for either for preserving purposes or for anything aise, as far as he was aware.

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lo submitting bis application Sir Henry ¦ stated that the amount involved was smail- daly Ssco-bat the principle was important and was very wide-spreading! The case was one for damages for alleged breach of contract to repair, and the Puisne Judge maintained that in the circumstances arising out of the facts of the case be would depart from the ordinary principle of law-that itte foodlord should have notice for repairing. That principle was 100'well estab lished to depart from, and he would be able to convince the Court, when the time came, that no departure could be taken. At the present he was asking leave to appeal as the subject was

By the Court: The ginger which has been in salt and vinegar is washed and then boiled. It made just as good preserved ginger as the other. It is not put in salt and vinegar, in... Canton on account of the Customs dues, which would be higher,

The Magistrate found that scraped ginger, imported for preserving purposes, may be re- garded as perishable. Unstraped ginger is not perishable. He therefore dismissed the case.

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ADDITION TO THE BAR.

LOCAL GENTLEMAN ENROLLED.

The many, friends of Mr. Leo. d'Almada e Castro will be pleased in hear that he has been.

for his admission was made by Sir. Heary admitted to the Bar of Hongkong. Application

Berkeley, K.G, in the Supreme Court, this morojog,

Sir Heary said that he had much pleasure in

one of importance to the Colony, and, he sub. mitted, with respect, that the Paisne Judge's decision was wrong.

Mr. Goldring intimated that he appeared in person, and submitted that the application was out of time..

Sir Henry-1 was not aware of thai, The Chief Justice-What practice is there for you to appear in person?

Sir Henry Berkeley asked for leave to appeal and added that his friend could raise that polot later.

Mr. Goldring-No; no.

The Chief ju licé repeated his question asto what practice existed for a person (o appear in person in such a case.

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Sir Henry thought that Mr. Goldring was 'entitled to appear in person.

This question having been decided favour- ably, Mr. Goldring proceeded to cite authori ties showing that, the application for leave to appeal should have been made within seven days of the judgment.

Sir Henry observed that the Court could ex- tend the time in an important case of this kind. "He pointed out that when the judgment was given it was vacation time, and the Full Court was not sitting,

Leave to appeal was allowed; the hearing to take place next Monday,

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CORRESPONDENCE. CHINESE AT THE OXFORD LOCALS.

TO THE Euston of the "lonaxons Tulegraphi”

Sir-It may pleate those interested in education to know that application had been

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see Mr. Allana.

Did she say what she wanted ?—No. What happened?-She went away and came

back in five minutes. Then she w10:0 Com thing on a slip of paper, enclosed it in an envelope, and gave it to mis to hand to plaintiff, the letter, on being read, called for "the bill as it was very important, and I would like..... to nettle up."

The defendant-Minnie Hayden then took the stand." She said she knew the plaintiff since the 4th July, having mét him at 41, Lynd» burst Terrace, where be gave her a large American flag as it was 'Independenca”Day,' Mus Verna Glyn was present, and she, too, got a flag. The plaintiff had given her many other things. After that he got angry with her ́and sent her the bill (produced). He certainly gave witness all the things mentioned in the bill The object in giving the presents was that plaintiff wanted her to "live different from other girls." He would get a house for You would not?-Not for $10,000.

ber, guarantee the rent, and they” would live How long have you known the defendant? together, and he would "give her everything The first time she took goods from me. in the shop." She told plaintiff than not to When was that? -About ist August this year. return to the house again. The chits (pro And you allege.you, have never seen her beduced) were signed by her, at plaintiff's request,

Mr. Morrell-Will you swear on the Koran, that what you told me hitherto was true?

„Plaintif—If you gave me your firm I would. not swear on the Koran.

fore? I have seen her in the streets.

Have you ever tried to get affectionate with her? No, it is a lie.

Who paid your passage from India, when you came here?--I can't answer that question: Question repeated, and the same answer was RiveD.

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You came as a servant to C. Mohammed ?— is untrue

Cassum Mohammed brought you here --My father sent me with him.

And you weal with him as a clerk ?—Yes. Why did you leave him?-Because I liked to From there you want to Hajee and Cmpany as a partner ?-What is your object is asking „Ikose questions? ̧

The plaintiff answered in the affirmative on being pressed by the Court.

And the partnership dissolved in ́ a fortnight?

i-Yes.

And then you went to O. C. Moosa and

·Company?—Yes.

You still insist on saying that O. C. Moosa is your cousin ?—I do, if he says no, then he bas a grudge against me; and is giving you all this information.".

Do you know a man named Batchu in

Macao?-No. There are many Batchus,

The man that you pay a moothly instalment to-I do pay a mozibly instalment. I can say Do more as it might affect my business,

The man that owns your shop? The shop

is mine.

-Mr-Dixon objected to the-line of questioning saying that the plaintiff's feancial condition bad nothing to do with the matter; and he again was overruled.

Mr. Dixon then proceeded to re-examine, It is suggested that you are insolvent, be

asked.

~~"No, I'm no1," cầme the reply sharply.................. defendant firm had 18,0x0.odd. good, outstand- Books were produced to show that the ing debts. The day, book was also produced, the idea being to show that the goods alleged to have been supplied to the defendant were

so as to satisfy his partners. Witness, os examining the chits, discovered that a couple of the chits were hot fa, ber handwriting.

Mr. Morell-Has he ever been in your house No. 12, Wyndham Streat 7-Many. times. Sometimes twice a day.

Hashe ever bonged in front of other people that he gave you these things?—Yes.

Before whom?-Miss Ella de Nols and the boys," whom he told to come down to his shop and get anything I wanted.

Anybody else?Yes, Miss Ella Morrison." When did you take this house??-I moved in on August and.

And when plaintiff stated in the box that ha was never in. 447 Lyndhurst Terraco, he was

·wrong?--Yes, ;

He was also wrong when he said he had never been in your house?—Yes.

Mr. Dixon-You say you are a single 'man? -Yei.

You swear to thm?—Yes,

No.

Arou't you related to Miss Vera, de Noia?---

Ian's Miss Vera de Nois's brother your hus. band? Not exactly.

What do you mean?-1 mein that he is Got my husband.

Mr. Dixon then cross-questioned the de fendant on the, chits and letters she wrote and gave the defendant. Thểu, she said, were done at plaintiff's request.

When you were writing one of these letters,

calling for the bill, is plaintiff looking over your shoulder? -He did.

And did he take away the letter with him?— No. I sent it down to the shop, as he said if I sent the letter to the shop in his absence it would look much better, --How-came-he-to-first-promiss you theta-

· articles ?'. What were you going-to-do-in-ram torn?-I didn't intend to do nothie'.

To be was to supply you with thess'thioge for nothing ?-As far as I know.

Proceeding, witness started to explain how, the plaintiff got angry with her. One day hơ

Referring to the outlook of the sugar refining ferred to the Indian Army in 1981 as an infan, moving for the enrollment of Mr. d'Almada to made to Oxford to include a paper on the not gifts. The witness was then called upos came into the bruis with a bund'e of clothing, try officer: He saw service in the Waziristand practise at the Bar. His Lordship had seen the Confucian Analecte ) for preliminary, to compare the day book and the rough cash saying he was going to stay, Witness said sbó

industry la Formoss, the Osaka Mainichi writes

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papers, which entitled the gentleman to be admitted..

Sir Francis Piggott (the Chief Justice) re- THE. Kiang Ta, flying Admiral El Chun's digplied as follows: "I see that you have passed' at the fore, and followed by the Kinng Chi, left an excellent' examination, and I have much. Hongkong for Canton yesterday where she will pleasure in admitting you." be commissioned for the West River patrol service. The senior vessel had a large party of Chinese naval officers on board besides a number of Europeans, friends of the Chinese admiral, who are visiting Capton at Admiral Li's invitation.

Mr. d'Almada bowed his thanks and left the Court.

MARINE COURT.

junior and senior Chinese candidates, at the July examination in 1929,-Faithfully yours, '

T. K. DEALY,.'" Hoo, Sec., Oxford Locals,

Hongkong, 24th October, 1938.

CANTON BAY BY DAY.

alleged atteMPTED SMUGGLING,

book with the ledger, bowing that all the articles supplied to the defendant ware entered. You stated the other day that you never sold soy'article os rredit to Miss Verna Glyn? Is that correct?-No. I found that I had, after the last hearing.

At this stage Mr. Morell aked permis sion to examine the books. Mr. Dixon object-

didn't want him coming through the front door with that Indian turban on.". He got angry;' left the house, and got drunk.

Were you on affectionate terms with tha plaintiff)-No...

Did you ever write any affectionate, lettem. to him —No.

"Minnie *—No.

Do you romeaiber writing him a letter Marti. ed, adding that he did not want his friend thing with Dear Prince and ending up with "rove" through the books. He had already had two innings and he could not have a third. If he wanted to look at one particular entry he was in order, but he objected to Mr. Martell having a "roving inspection" of the books.

that the new mills of the Dai Nipponu, Taya, Expedition, 1921-0z (medal with clasp). and Meiji Sugar Refining companies are to begio operations in December next.. White the sugar refining industry in Formosa is very promising, before the output can be materially increased there must leonextension of the mills, the area of sugar plantations, and the railway, The industry in Formosa is far more profitable thas in Japan. For instance, the price paid by the refining "ompanies for sugar cane trten from the native cultivaters is Ya per 1,020 kin

[From Our Own Correspondent.] of the first quality, Yi 60 for the second quality.

INFRINGING HARBOUR REGULATIONS.

Canton, 74th October. and Y2.10 for the third quality. If to par cent

In the Marios Court, this morning, Police Three weeks ago the Viceroy received a of sugar can be extracted from sugar cane, THRER bortmer had to answer three charges in Sergeant W. R. Sutton proceeded against Hotelegram from Taotsi Kwak Jen Chang, Com- as is the rule top-cost-of-sugar ia" about Y3 the Police Court, this morning,, ; (1) driving iron Kam Fuk, Kong Po and Wong Shing, boat menderoftroops in Yumchow prefecture, inform per 100 kin, and when working axpenses and staker-iura the street, (2) assaulting Policeman men, with unlawfully making fast their boats tog H.E. that a revolutionist named Yu Han freight are added the figures will not exceed 509.and())»hstracting the officer white in the to the 1.3. Fobrang whilst under way without Wan was about to smuggle from Hongkong to Ys. Special consideration is given to For execution of his duty. The accused were the permission of the master or other officer in Yumchow a certain quantity of arms and mosan sugar in the imposition of excise, as has cough injuring the roadway at Kennedy Town charge of the ship. A further charge of board ammunition, and asking the Viceroy' to take been repeatedly mentioned in our coldmas.

in suit their own purpose. When imerfereding the Booking without permission was pre- precautions to seize the intended contraband. In this way, Formosan sugar is placed with they attacked the policeman. The first ferred by Captain T. A. Mitchell, master of the On receipt of the telegram the Viceroy deputed in a very advantageour position compared defendant was fined $5, the others having $3 Fooking.

officer Ma Tak Shing to Hoogkong to investi. [ my clerk. with Java sugar, which is subjected to each to pay,

gate, but no naws could, bå obtained of the the regular rate of excise-about Y6"per too

would-be smuggler, an reported, in the Colony, so the officer returned to Canton yesterday.

H. E. Viceroy Chang has sent in argent, telegram to Shanghai to solicit subscriptions for the relief of the flood sufferers.

The master of the s.a. Fosktang stated' that as he was coming into the barbour at six this morning, he saw a good many sampane between Lamma and Green Island, all of them apparent alongside his ship and some three or four went alongside some steam isupcher, whose names covered up. He instructed bis and and grd

kin. The annual importation of Java sugar, THREE Coolies were yesterday arrested and adds the Osaka journal, amounts to about brought before Mr. J. H. Kemp, in the Police 600,000,000, kin, oue-ball of which is supplied Court, to-day, charged with stealing a leatherly waiting for the ship. Ten of them hooked to sugar-refining mills, the remainder being bag which contained a quantity al clothing consumed by the public. To whatever extent and Sto in cash, from a passenger, who arrived the industry of sugar cultivation may develop in the Colony on board the schmer Kinahan, witness could not obtain, as they were all The larceny took place on the 21st instant. In

in formoss, it will be difficult to produce more than 300,000,000 kin for some time to come under the present condition of the sugar-refining Industry. It is not known whether the For mosaa Government will continue for long 10 accord special favour to the industry in the Island, and in these circumstances, the time is silli far distant when Java angar will in ousted from Aku marient in Japan.

all five men were arrested. Out of these three officers to keep an eye on anyone who might only were detained in police custody, the others board the steamer, He warned each saungan. being discharged. The trio, it was alleged, as she passed the bridge not to come along became acquainted with the owner of the bag, side, but instead of obeying his orders, they shopkeeper, on the trip to Hongkong. On defied him. The three defendants were the the vessel reaching the wharf one man engaged only ones he could arrest....? the shopkeeper la conversation while the gists A fire of So, was imposed to each case, in made away, with his property, 1956.75 default of payment, two months' hard labour;"

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THE, RECENT FLOODS,

Large quantities of rice are sent every day, to the flooded districte by the Central Relled Commities for the relief of the poor peasantry, TRANIYIZE.

Again Mr. Dixon was over-ruled, and the plaintiff, very reluctantly, banded over the day book,

Mr. Morrell-Do you keep all your books in: Enlish? No, in my own language.

Your cleik keeps the books, doesn't he?--- Haven't I told you before I do this, sometimes

As a role your clerk? -You. When was this book starioð?—At the begin- ning of October,

After the writ was issued ?—No.

Mr. Morrell bere asked for ibe Indian books

to be produced. The witness handed them over, saying: “You can't read them;"-But I want to sea, retorted Mr. Morrell.

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After turaing over a few pages he handed book to the interpreter and asked if the dates were consecutive. The interpreter confessed. An Imperial Decree has been isaned traps- his inability to read it.” So that if the way,”

4. ferring the present Canton Tartar General, Mr. Morrell said, looking at the witness, “you King, to the Capital as President of the Im- try to feel the Court by bringing books here perial Household Department, and appointing | written in so moknown inoguage Pajakukan Teang Ki tó ba Canton Tartar General lo succession to King.

The letter was read, from which it was

gathered that defendant wanted a loan.

Do you remember that letter no

[now?—I don Has the plaintiff ever had dinner with you? - Many limes..

Another latter starting with the”* royal term” was inviting plaintif to tiffio.

What did you mean when you say, "Come- and do what you promised ?"—I wanted mospy.

Did you get it?—Yes,

Was it a loan or a present?—He said I could have what I wanted.

How much money in all has he given son? -I can't remember...

Was it $100? Oh, yes. ^

Was it $1,000?—No.

How much ?—I don't know,,

I put it to you it was $1,000?-), don't know" What did he give you that money for It was a custom of Kis, I suppose,

A custom ?--I think so,

What do you think he gays you all that for?" ➡I don't know.

that

Veu admitted that you were "hand-up * át

At this stage tha: cass was adjourned ju... thinge" from the books, This - Thunday morning,

Mr. Disen suggested that the plaintif should have alwaya bennbard-up.