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Farewell to Admiral Stokes.

INNER AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

THE GOVERNOR'S AFRICH,

24th inst.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY OCTOBER 30 1908. Landlords" Obligations. New N. D. L. Lighter. Sunday Cargo Working. A

"APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL

GRANTED TO UMPHREYS estate and FINANCE CO., LD.

His Excellency the Governor gave a farewell dinner to Rear-Admiral and Mr. Stokes at Cin the 25th is in the Supreme Court, the Government, House, last eight. The gene Justice Gumpert readis Piggs) pad fan ware Darling, RE, an application Hon. Mr. May, Hon. Mr. Rees Davies, Hon. Mr. was made by Sir Henry Berkeley, K.C. for leave Gomperts, Chev and Mar. Volpicelli, In-to appeal from: Be decision of the Paling spector Gen. and Mrs. Tait, Coloual Dumbleton, Judge, given in our of Mr. P. W. Goldring.. RE. Col Glover, DSO, and Mrs. Glover,

a solicitor, in the ion he brought against the Sir Henry Berkeley, Commander Basil Taylor, emphreys Esta and Finaste Company, R.N., Commander Ryan, RN., Commander

Limited, for Stock damages for alleged broach Heard, R.N., Commander Vorteit, R.N., Come of contract, in otbords it was stated thatthe mander Grenfell, R.N., Commander and Mrs. defendant firm faillo comply with an agree Penfold, R.N., Major

ment, whereby the ndertook to keep the roof Mr. Marray Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. Macay,

and Mrs. Stephen, süd exterior walls the premises plaintiff oc- Captain Hart-Syazot, Mr. and Mrs. Peter, L. cupied at Kowlood a proper state of repair Commander J. Riddle, R.N, Li. Blanchflower,

and amendment, .R.N., Lt. Commander Walcott, R.N., Lt

The particulars his case are too fresh Simson, R.A., Mrs. Freemantle, and Mrs. to need recapiton. But it would be as, wall to give acts of the important Beasley.

parts of Mr. Just Gompert's judgment, On the which now be questioned, on the landlord by tenant, pointing out any question as to whether notice should be served

defect in the building the learned Judge found that no pots at the lordat was so, what was the liabilit the landlord under his covenan? he asked in this case it was

circumstances of the case that

without pointed giving decided opinie, He was inclined that it made no difference and that the convenant must be construed merely as entailing the obli-

lord's duly to asped and not to wait for com He thought it was clearly the land plaints from the trant. The landlord, pos sibly did dot realize this, and he probably considered ant he did his duty If he repaired with reason ble expedition any defect reported by the tengot, do these grounds judgment was entered for the plaintiff,”

FOR SINGAPORE SERVICE.

MASTER OF CHARLES HARDOUIN" CHARGED.

WHAT IS FERISHABLE CARGO.

Magnetic Revolver.

· INDIANS. ATTACK" MESS-BOOM

BOY..

74th inst.

A GALLANT RESCUES བཱ" !?;b:;

H.K.V. SERGEANT: SAVES-A-CHILD, FROM Į

VODAMI DROWNING; };

It would appear from, the gallant fast ac complisbad "by a member of the Hongkong

SENSATIONAL AFFAIR ON 8.6. "TRANQUEBAR." | Volunteer Corps, that that gentleman, is qualis fying himinlf for the much coveted medal of the Royal Humane Society. It was while wait- jog at Blake Plat

last Friday, for the at's' pic launch to convey him to Camp, at Stone®

the 19th instant, two Indians, presumably Cini

excitement he discovered a little Chinese

LAUNCH AT KOWLOON.

The steak lighter dyuthis is the intest vestel to be launched from the shipyard of the Hong. A very interesting case to the shipping

Of all the dastardly deeds that have occurred kong and Whampoa Dock Co. The ceremony community was beard before the Hon. Com in this Colony for some time pass every one took place last Saturday morning in the presence mander: Basil.R. H Taylor, M., Harbour of a representative gathering of the officers with Master, on the 28th inst, when M. Ellenge pared with anincident which happened on board cutters is, that Sergt. 8. A. Seth, H..who their of

and gentlemen

iBiesaime, master of the French steamer Charice

was to company with a number rof friends, heard terested in shipping. Among those present Hardouin, was charged with unlawfully dis: the Danish steamer Trangusder, in this harbour,

a commotion at the southern end of tha pier were Admiral Li Chup, Commodores Liu and charging thres hampers of raw ginger on Sus- & few days ago. The story might sound strange Lin of Canton, Captain Wu, Capt. von Riegen, day, the 18th inat, without permission from the

but the old saying, ⠀⠀

The crowd by their vociferous yelling and "Truth is stranger, etc., superintendent engineer, N. D.L., and Mrs, wob

shooting udmistakably intimated that some Harbour Master. Mr. H. Davidson, of Messrs. *pplies in this case.

untoward incident had happened. When Serg Riegen, Cept. Hermeling, Mr. and Mrs. Messner, Hastings and Hastings, appeared for the de van Deurs) Revived in part from Maji (out Seth proceeded to ascertain the cause of the

The steamer Tranquebar, 3,226 (Captain C. Mr. Peterson, Capt. and Mrs. Kobler, Capt fence. and Mr. Bremer, Capt. and Mrs. Schmetz, Police-Sergeant T. Murphy, who prosecuted, days ago. On the afternoon of her arrivals child about two years of age struggling help Capt. and Mrs. Reher, Mr. and Mrs. Schill said that at 7.300, on the day is question, galess, went aboard to sell their wares which lessly in the water. It had dropped through Mr. and Mrs. Wessels, Mr. Berblinger, Miss Gottlch, Capt. and Mrs Lanz, Capt stuff from the defendant's ship. He had warn sticks. Very little, if any, purchases were made, child's predicament, Sergt. Seth without

he saw cooljes discharging hampets of the consisted chiefy of jewellery and walking piar floor into the harbour. Taking to the a hole by the removal of the plank from the Kosicak, Capt. Botefuhr, Mr. and Mrs. ed the ship's compradore on a previous occa Carmichael, Mr. R. Mitchell, chief manager, sion, and seeing that his warning was disre. but this did not appear to worry the hawkers, Hongkong and Wa...mpo. Dock Co., Mr, W.-garded, he had the defendant'arrested. who still remained on deck, speaking quietly Roment's hesitation rushed to the side of the Wilson, manager Kowloon Docks, and the

pier and dived into the sea.' He was then clad Cross-examined by Mr. Davidson, witness.

among themselves.. superintendents at the yard,

in his full uniform with belt, heavy ammoni. said that he did not know that the

A bali rang. Two milon, one of whom was 38. Kinihan The Ayachia was prettily decorated with bunting.

was discharging cargo at the same time, He named Iveson, appeared on deck. The Ition boots and putties. Strong swimmer-

of the soaked ammunition, was dot aware that ginger has been handled dans left off their conversation, and approached that he is. In spite of the dragging weight for many years and that it was considered know, and one of the lodiens, myster. Just managed to reach the youngster before it The

Sergt. Sethstruggled visitors

very courteously.

valiantly for the drowning child. The rescuer 'as périshable. When he examined the stuff, it

was white and damp, and apparently had Seeniously, that you have a revolver of your own had bad time to sink and lifting the "little scraped. It was about a month age that he was am and a fer a vis

•Weson was amaxed. After a while he replied for the pier stops, rewarded with the Fub" on to his stout shoulder he swam had warned the compradore." He asked him. sobe, but that he had been in the babi of /ed it be was willing to sell.

delivered to the custody of the grateful mother We have no money to buy it with," the The boat woman was profuse in ken expres» discharging ginger without a permit.

Letog Shing, a fruit-dealer, was called to dusky individual went on, "but we can come

sions of thanks to her child's savione whom give evidence. He said that he desit in za to some arrangement. I will give you some ginger. It came into his shop dry and un-wellery, or

she described to the admiring crowd of the gals

the Sorgt. Both then returned to his office at Dairy Farm Co. of which he if the well-known secretary, for a change of uniform and was back- to catch the 6 p.m. launch to the Volunteer Camp at Stonecutters.

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Coy who does bot claim to be their friend, xprais Covenant adoot Impiled fan ground and, the stays dropped the steel hul!") if he bad a permit. The reply was that he bad that he had a revolvar and that if the man want- trophy of a rescued "child whom he tenderly

took their stands on the platform.

arrived abortly before gam. and When all was ready the officer in charge of the launching directed the removal of the last block and as it fell to the the began its downward course seaward bot be tore, however, Mrs. Hand, wife of Mr. Hand the superintendent shipwright at Kowloon, had broken the flagon of wine on her bow and named the lighter the Ayuthio. The vessel glided water without a bitch amidst heany cheers and

farewell, and 1 am sure, it is no lessation to bie rasnangiile care to keep in repait. | down..the ways in pretty form and took the scraped, but. in' rainy weather, it became change for it. You like, some sticks in ex lant deed as "a No. 1 good-hearted gentleman »

a salvo of crackers.

ceremony, the guests, at Mr. Mitchell's in

At the conclusion of the first part of the vitation, proceeded to the drawing office where the customary felicitous speeches were ex changed.

*His Excellency in proposing the health of Admiral and Mr. Stokes spoke as follows:

Ladies and Gentlemen, I bave asked you ____to dive to night as friends of Admiral and Mrs. Stokes, to bid them farewell. It was a bold thing to do, for I am well aware I shall incur the resentment of everyone who is not included toight for I believe there is none in the

Unfortunately the space at my disposal is limitadad I could only select the faw to re present the mavý. It is a grievous thing to Shavous to them than it is to 81. Fa'a inng Experience extending over nearly 20 years of administrative work, i have never met a man with whom it was a greater pleasure to do business than it has been with Admiral Stokes. Always courteous, always ready to do even more than was asked of him, always obliging, a man whose beard is too large to be capable of taking offence where nape was meari. For my own -party-and ? think the Admiral will feel in this In submitting his application Sir. Henry as I do whenever the time has come for me to

stated that the amount involved was small leave the sphere of work, whatever it might be, only $sco-but the principle was important and in which I was engagedal have always falt that was very wide-spreading. The case was one for I would far sooner know that I was learing damages for alleged breach of contract to repair, affection and regrets behind me, than a record of and the Puisue Judge maintained that in the

Replying for the Norddeutscher Lloyd, Capt. achievements, however billliset, mixed with a circumstances arising out of the facts of the case Von Riegen eulogised the Dock Co. for the feeling of relief that I was going. That feeling he would depart from the ordinary principle of excellent job they made of the seventh steal of affection and regret is one which Admiral law-that the landlord should have notice for ateam lighter the Dock bad built for the and Mrs. Stokes can be assured that they leave repairing. That principle was too well estabN. D. L. within the last two years. behind them when they say good-bye to Hong-lished to depart from, and he would be able to kong. And if I have spoken this of Admiral

convince the Court, when the time came, that Stokes what am I to say of the loss we are

no departure could be taken. At the present he experiencing in losing Mrs. Stokes ? Every

was asking leave to appeal as the subject was class from the bum lest in this Colony haw one ni importance to the Colony, and he sub- learnt to rely on her ready sympathy, ber mitted, with respect, that the Fuisno Judge's kladness of heart, and her generosity, the decision was wrong. Will leave a gap amongst us which it Will indeed be hard to fill. But we shall know that though she has left us, the in a friend who will not forgel friendships once formed, and we shall hope that in the future wo 'may `ment' again in Old England. It is the custom on occasions such as this to pay adula

tory and sometimes fulsome compliments and to deal in indiscriminate 'praise and it is a

· custom I detest. If]-bava seemed to use some asperlatives įt is because I feel them, and I am confident that I am expressing the feelings of

■ everyone at this table. I will add for the relief of the Admiral that we do not expect any speech

from him in reply to the few remarks-1-bave

made in introducing, the toast which I am. about to propose to you :-Ladies and Gentle. man, I sik you to drink with me the health of Admiral and Mrs. Stokes and to wish them success and happiness wherever they are and in whatever sphere they may be called upon.to. All.

Admiral Stokes then briefly thanked Bis Excellency for the kind terms he had used to. wards them, and the guests for the toast with which they had honoured them.

JAPAN AND CHINA.

MR. TANG SHAO-YI AND COUNT KOMURA.

Cordial and friendly sentiments were ex- pressed" in the speechee delivered by Count Komura, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Tang Shao.pl, the Chinese Commissioner now in Tokyo, at a dinner given by the former on Jestem ng of the 12th instape, as reported in.

.the

issue.

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

out of time.

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

Sir Henry Barkeley asked for leave to appeal Bod added that his friend could raise that point

later.

Mr. Goldring-No, Do...

The Chief Justice repeated bis question as to what practice existed for a person to appear in person in such a case.

This question

"Saccess to the Ayuthio," was proposed by Manager Mitchell, who also thanked Mes. Hard for christening the vessel and to whom the speaker presented a gold chain bracelet, with the usual commemorative inscription on beball of his Company.

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Mr. Hand briefly thanked Mr. Mitchell for his kind reference to Mrs. Hand in his speech,

The cerempay then concluded, The Ayuthia is the seventh steel screw steam lighter completed by the Boogkong and Whampoa Dock Co, Ld, to the order of the Norddeutscher Lloyd, represented in Hong: kang by their agents, Messrs. Melchers & Co. Following are her dimensions:Lengthover all 158 ft., between -perpendiculars · ja f. 6 in.j breadth moulded 29 ft., depth moulded 11 ft. height of bulwarka 2ft 8 in. draft git, gio. She has a cargo carrying capacity of 8,5co piculs and is designed to seam 73 knots an hour.

Unlike her sister ships all of which are'em. ployed in the rice trade on the Mesum, the Ayutha will be despatched to Singapore there to be attached as a valuable addition to the fleet of lighters of the N. D. J. She is a decided acquisition.

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"CO2-LIMITED.

Sir Henry thought that Mr. Goldring was

question having been decided favour. THE NORTH CHINA INSURANCE ably, Mr. Goldring proceeded to cite 'aalbori. ties showing that the application for leave to appeal should have been made wishin- 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 Riven it was vacation time, and the Full Court was not sitting.

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

THE SUGAR MARKET,

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HE OUTLOOK IN FORMOSA.

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-ANNUAL MEETING.–

The fifth ordinary general meeting of share. bolders of the above company was held on 30th inst, at the Company's office on the Bund, Shanghai, The chairman of the Court of Directors, Mr. J. N. Jameson, presided. - After the reading of the notice convening the meet. ing the chairmga said;---

Gentlemen-As the report and accounts of

wet. Before shipment, the staff is dried a . This did not appeal to' the sailor, who stated little, so that when he gets it, the article is that he wanted money, otherwise the revolver

would remain in his possession. deteriorates quickly, but he can preserva it in quite dry, but sometimes slightly 'wet." It his shop two or three days to a week without any detriment being caused to the stuff Ginger imported by junks was not quite so good as that shipped by steamers. As soon as he received the article, his would unpack and re- pack it in small baskets for sale.

Cross-examined by Mr. Davidson, witness said that he sold his ginger to retailers. He knew nothing of preserved ginger. The ginger be imported, had a hard skin on it. It was usually landed on Sundays.

The Indians expressed their regret and left the ship, while Iveson went to his work, for getting the incident. At about seven o'clock that evening the Indians, strangely enough, appeared on board the ship again, sought out Iveson, and renewed their offer. Once more they were disappointed. The sailor would have nope of their goods-money, only money, he wanted and leaving the two men standing on the deck, he returned to the foc's'is, and to his room, which he shared with a mess-room boy named Rasmussen, of some eighteen summers,

Thinking the matter was at an end, Iveson dressed himself and went ashore. The rest of the story, or as much of it as he can remember, is told by Rasmussen himself,

Ho Sam Yaug a dealer in preserved ginger, was called for the defence. He said that he was the manager of the Man Loong firm. His 'duty was to buy the ginger and look after the firm's godowns. Some of the bags by the s.s

About five o'clock in the fallowing morn Charles Hardouin were consigned to him. The ginger shipped for, preserving purposes ising (10th) I got up and went to the deck scraped once and quaked in water. De being to get the air," he said, "I approached landed, all that is intended for immediate tims. His reply was 5.25 After a minute the night watchman and asked him the boiling undergoes the process at once and the article is then put into fats con- taining equal quantities of salt and vinegar. If this were, cot done, the gingar' would go bad in one day. There is no salt put with ginger in Canton. Preserved ginger always conies down by steamers, never in junks. 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 use either for preserving purposes or for anything else, as far as he was aWATC

DOMESTIC, WORRIES,

A WIFE'S CLAIM FOR MAINTENANCE, Looking very dejected" and with worries printed clearly on bar cireworn face Mrs. Be farming Lobo, a lady of middle age, told a very sorrowful story of neglect in the Polico Court, last Saturday morning. She had prosecuted har husband-T. Lobo- clerk in the employ of Messrs. L. M. Alvares and Company for maintenance, claiming $10 a week. Very fembly - the, Indy stepped into”, the witness-stand, and between told sobs, the story, with great feeling, of how she had been deserted and left without support.

At the conclusion of her story she was sub- jected to a severe cross-examination by her husband.

* Do you ever drink 7" was the first question he burled at her.

"Yes, came the answer, "but only during

or so on deck I started to return to my bunk, When I reached' the entrance to the room 1: chanced to look behind, and there, to my surmals," prise, I saw the two Indians, who had been

selling things on board the previous day, following me.

Why, did you" first leave Manila?—in order to accompany my daughter.

Did you ever drive out in Manila ?—No. Why did I send you away?-On account of money matters, I believe.

When I sent you to Singapore;' what did 1.

no purpose at all. do with the children? You sent them away.

for

How old is the eldest boy ?-15 years. How long did you receive my allowance since you left for Manila 7-For one year.

Did you hava a second husband?--No...

said, The revolver, which, by the way, was I asked them what they wanted. They lying on a table in the room, and in clear view of the Indians, I told them they could not have it, but before i could do anything they By the Court The ginger which has been forced their way into the room, pushing me in in salt and vinegar is washed and then boiled. front of them, and one of the men seized the It made just as good preserved ginger as the revolver, I objected. The revolver was point- other. It is not-put-in-salt-and-vinegar-inny houd, and I was told to get AWAY 10. Canton on account of the Customs dues, which shut up.""" would be higher...

The plucky led refused to obey the order,

them when they entered, to call for which the ladinos bad closed behind assistance, when he was suddenly seized. AJ, blow on the head with a stick sent him to the floor. In the next minute he was picked up, taken out of his cabin, carried a few feet away, and dumped into the lower suit locker twenty feet drop-where he was left for dead. Quickly battening down the hatch the scoundrels made good their escape with the article for which they would have committed murder to procure—ike revolver.

The Magistrate found that scraped ginger. and wai_making his way to open the door, Hoelendant at this stage'was called to the-

imported for preserving purposes, may be to garded as perishable. Unscraped ginger is not perishable. He therefore dismissed the case.

INTERFORT AMBNITIES."

SHANGHAI'S WELCOME TO HONGKONG

: VISITORS.

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At daybreak Rasmusson was nowhere to be found. A contioned search for him was kept up all day long, but it was not until three o'clock in the afternoon, when the sail locker the last place imaginable--was visited that. the unfortunate youth was found, in an uncon- acious condition. He was taken to the deck and attended to by the ship's surgeon, Dr. Hoch, and when he had recovered sufficiently, was taken to the hospital, where he re- mained until to-day when he was discharged. It is pleasing to note that the lad sustained no broken bones, his injuries consisting of a few scratches about the body and ́a-graze on the head.

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The matter was reported by the captain to the Danish Consul (Mr. G. Friesland) who notified police headquarters this morning. The police bave takes up the matter and are leaving nothing unturned to bring the desperadoes to

OPIUM IN INDO-CHINA.

The Indo-China Government gave way some time ago to the anti-oplum faddists, and sought in check the consumption of the drug in the Colony of Cochin: China by raising the price by one-tenth of its valos, sta

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Who is Marques ?—] don't know.. Did you never receive any money from the

Bank only received Spa once. stand and Interrogated by the magistrate (Mr.

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R. Wood). A

When did you marry your wife?~On the 5th November, 1892.

Was she then a widow?-She was a ten days' widow,

Where did you marry her? In Singapore. You have three sons?—Yes, 4 Were they all born in Singapore? --- Yes. When you left Singapore, did your wife accompany you?-No.

Did you support har between the time you. left Singapore and your stay.in Manila? Yes. Why did you send her sway?-Because found her one night with her sixteen- year-old daughter drinking with a number of young men in her company.

How long did she stay in Singapore ?—Till' 1905.

Did you support her?—Yes, to the extent of . Sgo a month.

Why did she leave the place 7-She was don ported by the Customs authorities "for import- ing her children, who were suffering: from trachams.

When did you arrive in Hongkong ?-06 the 16th of January,

Where do you live? In the Pocahopias. Is it a house-boat?—No; it. Is the name of house.

What is the rent?~~$3 a month,

Do your three sans live with you?-Yes, Who looks after them?-The No. 1 "boy.* Are you in debt ?—I owe $830.

When you arrived in Hongkong, wore you in debi?—No.

How much money, did you have when you." landed?-St

When did you obtain a situation?-On the 15th of February

Mr. J. H. Gardiner (of Messrs Bratton and Halt) who appeared to prosecute, took up the cus now

You are acquainted, he asked, with Mrs. Domingo Santos ?—I know her,

their Majesties the Empress Dowager and the by the refining companies for sugar cane taken1fidence to two millions of tacis,to give con: 'full' programma of entertainments. has been an increase in some provinces., The Goyers and not support your own lawful wife?—I did

the past year have berg with you for more than- The N. C. D. Nees writes editorially on 20th a fortnight we will, with your permission, takę | inst. :-Rarely if ever has Shangbai witnessed, them as read. The basingst for your consi. } at one and the same time, such a varied com deration at this meeting is the passing of the bination of interpont contests as that through ́report and accounts, the declaration of a final | which we are now passing. Last week the A singular phenomenon,, says the Japon dividend and bonu's to contributors, to place shooting for the laserport Challenge Shield Chronicle, is shown by the sugar market. The Taels 50,000 out of the profits for the year to took place, when, if our men were unable to price of sugar, has been forced up by the in-silver reserve, and to transfer the balance repeat their successes of the two previous creased tax on sugar, and demand has been of working account to underwriting zeserve years, it is permissible to think, without transferred from the better to the interior account closing the account for 1957. We are detracting from the merits of Singapore, that Count Komura asserted that it was super-qualities, so that on the lowest quality of now having times of keen competition, deplor they had unusual ill-luck in the conditions fluous to say the mutual close relations be white sugar-has become most popular: Ac-ably low insurance rates, and depression in under which, they had to shoot, Today twood Japan and China and also the general cording to the Osaka Afainichi, vary small im- | trade ; and shareholders will rightly expect a we are welcoming the cricket eleven and lawn situation in the Orient required the mainten-, portations of Java sugar are being made, and word from the directors concerning the affairs tennis pair from Hongkong; to-morrow it will ance of the most friendly and cordial inter the sock.pl Formosan sugar is not very great of the Company. I am glad to say-your-be the turn of the Yokohama sowing four which -course-between the two countries. Animated that the only source for the supply of san-on directors have no discouraging word to utter, enjoys the distinction of being the first crew by this desire, the Japanese Government quality in the Japanese sugar refining mills, for for they are justly bopefal that with the return from another port that will have competed to a and people could but hope that the friend-which it is most profitable to turn out ski-on to normal activity in trade the earnings wilj Shanghai'regatis, although; as a correspondent skip happily existing between the two coun-quality. It is disadvantageous for the Japan gulcken and increase, As to the conduct of reminded as yesterday, a crew went from tries would be strengthened more than ever. ese sugar refineries to manufacture san-on, so your affairs, there is no change in the policy Shanghai to Hongkong in the year 1886. Why That this friendship was real was not only that the companies bave been reducing the of the administration; that policy is prothe evident from his assurances, but must have production of san on with a view to forcing the press by careful and conservative methods; to understand, and not reported it is difficult and it is to be hoped that the been realised by the personal experiance of the sale of shion.. "These efforts have been in vain, In-bringing forward plans in 1903 for precedent once again established this year may book. Chinese Commissioner during his prosent visit and the quotations of the latter quality have remodelling the North China Insurance he acted upon 'regularly in, future, as is other The Tranquebar left the following day for to Japan. Count Komura was confident that declined by 40 or 50 sen, while the commoner Company, the aims the directors find in view branches of sport. With regard to the condis Saigon, Meanwhile, Rasmussen is detained in realising the fact just mentioned his distin- quality of san on has advanced by 15'sen, with were the constant building up of reserve funds, hoss of the approaching trials, the claims of best motil such time as be may be permitted to guished guest would not fail to convey bis im- an upward tendency, 'as stocks aco sutallation and increased returns to shareholders and cont. private business, a continual difficulty in inter- || re join. pressions to his Government, and people, and Referring to the outlook of the sugar refising tributors. The wisdom of the shareholders in pon athletics, have been indicated in two cases thus promote friendly relations between the industry in Formosa, the Osaka Mainichi writes confirming these anggestions of the directors in the Hongkong eleven during recent days.. two countries. While regretting that Mr. Tang's that the new mills of the Dai Nippon, Toyo, has been fully confirmed. For the last for But on the whole.our visitors would appear to visit to Japan was so short, Count Komura and Meijl Sugar Redning companies are to years you have received fifteen per cent divi. be bringing a fairly representative team masured him, that he would see that everything begin operations in December next. While dend where previously you have eight per and against any deficiency which they was done to ensure his comfort during the the sugar rrhaing industry in Formosa is very cent; and by a glance at the accounts you will may experience in this respect it will be visit, which he hoped would be repeated on a promising, before the output can be materially see bow steadily your reserves have increased remembered that Shanghai's cricketers have future occasion, and Mr.. Tung again become increased there must be an extension ofthe mills, until they are now more than three times the suffered not a " Ittle. from- enforced want - hin guest as qu this evaping.

the area of suger plantations, and the railway paid-in capital of your company. You will also of practice in the bad weather of recent weeks, In reply, Mr. Tang Shao-yi said that in jeay-The industry is Formosa is far more profitabla notice that you, have first class investments Outside the athletic programme of each day a ing Peking he had received instructions from thao, in Japan. For instance, the price paid

organized, and from these as well as from the Emperor enjoining him to use his utmost from the native cultivators is Ys per 1,000 kin

intervals of unofficial hospitality we may hope *afforts to strengthen the friendship now existing of the first quality, Y260 forthe recond quality

that our guests will carry away with them a between Japan and Chins, by coming in con- and Y2.20 for the third quality. If to par cest.

sense of the general, and hearty pleasure that tact with Japanese officials and private in- of sugar can be extracted from sugar cane,

we feel in welcoming them to Shanghai. dividuali. Uprin arriving in Japan he was-as-is-the-tulo, the cost of sugar is about Y's warmly welcomed by the officials and people per 100 kin, and when working expenses and

SUNDRI UJONG "ABORIGINES, in Nagasaki, Kobe, Yokohama, and Tokyo, freight are added the figures will not exceed That the report and accounts as now present. as well as on the steamers and by the Y. Special consideration is given to-For-ed by the chairman and seconded by Mr. W.

Mr. F. W. Koocker, Curator, Perak State

"TROB FRIENDSHIP" train by which he travelled. Now he was mosac sugar in the imposition of excise, as has | D. Little. entertained at a magnificent dinner at which | been repeatedly mentioned in our columns, Thata font dividend of 71 per cent on the Museum, has written a short monograph on the

WHEN THE MAGISTRATE REFUSED TO he was enabled to enjoy the pleasant com. this way. Formosan sugar is placed paid-up capital, and a bonne of 15 per cent by the Royal Anthropological Institute, and Aborigines of Sungel Ujong which is published

ANSWER. pany of the Premier and all the other Ministers in a very advantageous position compared upon contributory premiums be distributed, a copy of which has reached as.. It is an of State. This cordial reception fully demons with Java, sugar, which is subjected to both payable at the exchange of 3/4 per interesting account of a race of men that the Police Court last Saturday morning by two A somewhat amusing defence was pat.ap ́in trated the true sentiments of the Government, the regular rate of excise about Y6 per too tali. Tik 50,und the balance transferred to out

to be transferred to silver most, to the ordinary course of things, die public chair.coolies, who were prosecuted and and enabled, him to carry out the Imperial kin. The annual importation of Java kugar, Reserve fund, instructions-of-their--Majesties the Empress adds the Osaks Journal, amounts to about underwriting reserve account, closing the out, or be merged-in-the-Malay-race. The afterwards convicted for attempting to dump

Orang Berlands, or Mentrs, with which the dead body, le tan public street. The corpse and the Emperor... He, promised to 60x60,co, kin, one-half of which is supplied account for 1907-proponed by the chairman Dowager report to his Government the warm and gaat- to sugar refining mille, he remalever being her messter Jameson: De Gray, Hide Seremban, and deny that they are Sakeis, cased at first denied the charge rigorously,

by, Mr. H. R. ·

paper chiefly deals live up in the bills beyond was removed from 8, Square Street. The ac- sentiments shown him by all the

consumed by the public.” To extent "That Messrs. of State. While it was easy to establish con- the industry of sugar cultivation may develop Kinnear, Little and Meyerink be re-elected notes that the average height of man is 5ft few minutes later the first accused, who acted though people call them this, Mr. Kuocker saying that they knew nothing about it, but a stant relations between the officials of the two in Formosa, it will be difficult to produce more Directors of the Company, and that the sin. They live a strictly moral life, and as spokesman, pleaded guilty for and on behalf cocatnes, he felt that it was more difficul than 300,000,000 in for some 100 to come muneration pode by M. Von ed adultery and divorce are unknown among of his colleague, re being, the peoples of the two countries under the present condition of thesugar-refining annum-proposed by Mr. J. M. Young ad closer association. Still, he hoped the industry. It is not known whether the For- seconded by Ms. C. W. Wrightsabers and them Their food in rice and the tapioca When asked what more he Japanese and Chinese officials had enjoyed mosan Government will contigus for long to That Mestre, Wingrove and Hayter beregno belief in spiritual existence is any form body from the house in Square Street. The Froot (abi kaya): the latter belled. They have coolle observed: "Wa admit removing the sach other's company that evening, so might act nd special favour to the industry in the elected auditors of the Company-proposed of after death, and apparently know nothing deceased was a poor man and had no relatives. business men of the two countries meet sodat d, and in these circumstances, the time is Mr. A. O. Hunter,

of ghosts, phantoms, good and evil spirit, He was our nearest friend and, of course, w promote their friendship in the future. When | still far distant when Java sugar will be ousted, The Chairman-Thank you, gentlemen, for There is also an entire absence-of-the-mere did something for him. That something This took place friendly relations between-she--from-the-market-in Topan

your attendance.Dividends will be primitive methods of body decorations. Their was to attempt to dispose of his body in the two ballons would be always maintained. W

| issued to-morrow, ul. Jedy Japan Chronicia

chief wapon

The blowpipe or sumpitan, with dead of night. After a press the coolie con daris notched so as to leave a portion, poison- cluded his remarke with Your Wonbig fod with the sap of the pas tras, in the wound. would do the same, would at your (They have, strued from the Malays: OZAN, For fear of Sidcrimination; the magistrate amount of chitration and plant bill-paid; (Mr.)R Wood), refused to answar, and It's Indian corn and @mplore They also hava poted a penalty of 5too aachs, the alternative orchards of jungle fralf trees, bet and it diffi, belay yle wasks hard labour." It is quitanari, cell to overcome the soundie babit sad sittle dant that doing a friend", trec A SNA)

and satisfaction in our policy holders. Before putting the first resolution to the meeting I shall be pleased to give may further Information that may be required.

No shareholders bad any questions to ask and the meeting terminated after the passing of the following resolutions

AVERA LIEUTENANT B. L. Cole, 19th Rajputs (the

Shakhawati Regiment), Hongkong, bas boon | Mi. 1. Ross, of the Waterworks prosecuted 'promoted captain, Captain Coin, who was a two fitters and the landlady of 32, Albany Busst. appernumerary subalters of the 13th, originally is the Police Count, last Monday, for water batered the Royal Artillery in 1899, and transe service, that is to say, shifting the position of ferred to the Indian Army in soot as an infan, the pipes, without permission, The Eiters were try afloat. He saw service in the Warkistand mod 33 auch, and the landlady Say for allow Expedition, gorca (metal with claup

logʻshem, to do the work,

STEAKING the large sum of two cents from Lawker and then slapping him, gently, oraz the head with a stick casing blood to flow, ware the charges a lad, Lo Loi, pleaded guilty is the Police Court, last Monday, Hentance fourteen daya hard labens was passede 13

The result has been disappointing. The sales of the drug show no decreuse, but actually meat, however, intends to go on with their spil opium policy. The aim is to suppress opium smoking gradually without running any risks from smugglers. It is admitted officially that the danger bond arises from smugglers set. ting to work the moment the sale of, the monopalised drug ia ́stopped anddenly.

Say

You could afford to live with another woMED

not live with her, She only, stayed, in the house.

Didn't you follow this woman to Pael Street? Yes,

She has five children ?--Yes Your pay is Sago, and that is how you spand your money 7-No. Per

magistrate made an order for a weekly allowance of $8, to be paid by the defendant to plaintiff's solicitor. RO KULANGSO (AMOY): MUNICIPAL

AND OOUNCIL.

Minutes of a meeting of the Council, baldĽat) the Board Room, on the 6th October, rg58 t Frescat-Messrs. W. H. Wallace (Chairman) Wilson and the secretary (4) G. A. V. Bowrs, W. Kruse, B: Okuyama, W.

and confrmed, pattin a separa

The minutes of meeting ware

On the motion of Mr. Kruso, it was docidad: lilito frame a scheme for licensing' and registe

chair honga, chairs and chair coolies: following cases had been dealt with

The Superintendent of Police reported Mixed Court since the fan meeting San Obstructing the public dralaa Br Ronses Allowing pige and cattle to stra law 15 (disorderly house) Broad manti?: Summary Farrest TV- Opium Regulations? promises for an unlawful of Court, m