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Intimations.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY DECEMBER 14 1998.

misinformed enthusiasts to discover that los who make life a misery to the busy man. dulgence in what we will admit is a vice, | There is a great variety of offences which are just as dram drinking, cigarette smoking, betting and lascivigusness are vices, is con- fined to such an infinitesimal proportion of the Chinese population as to be barely com

A. S. WATSON & CO., putible. But that does not affect the violence others to do things against their will for the other. How would that regulation work to

LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED AD. 1841.

PERFUMERY.

and deed by every other man in Hongkong in that which makes it illegal for “any per son to throw of discharge a thing aguinat the person or possession of another, or do the like at a place so situated as to cause injury to the person or possession of an

the case of stray cats which, neglecting their estential duty of "waging war on rodents, spend the night serenading the moon? One article is certainly worth the notice of fils accruing from his work,” or to maliciously the authorities in Hongkong, for it penalises injure another's occupation We come "Any person offering for sale in his shop neater home when we arrive at the sections uncovered, any article of food which is ready dealing with advertisements and kiudred for eating without being boiled, roasted, matters. There are three articles which deal cleaned, or peeled or requiring further with this subject and render offenders liable process of dressing." On the whole the any person publishing exaggerated or false a paternal character, and should contribute advertisements by means of journals, period. to the amenities of that picturesque Empire, icals or in any other way, with a view to un but they should be studied by the intending lawful profit; suy person inportunately, de tourist otherwise he is liable to find himself manding from another subscriptions or in the lock-up within 24 hours of his arrival pressing another against his will, for in Japan. the insertion of advertisements in journale,

Question of Domicile.

IMPORTANT DECISION ON THE POINT.

"NOT YOU CHINAMEN DOMICILÈÐ IN

HONGKONG.",

The important point," which was raised the other day, as to whether a man, not being a resident, nor having a place of business in the Colony, could be adjudged a bankrupt la Hongkong, was decided by Sir Francis Piggott (Chief Justice) in the Supreme Court, to-day

His Lordship, in solving the point, sald:- The questions raised in this case which concern foreigners are of the utmost importance I have hinted at them on one or two occasions but this is the first one which they have given sies matter q1 fully as possible, because a larger proportion of the trade of the Colony is done with Chinamen carrying on business here, and in sine-tenths of the bankruptcy petitions which come before the Court the debtor is a

|-the-bankruptcy-jurisdiction-of-this court over.

A Fine Selection of the CHOICE/ village hall, where the colour of a black coat to be haled 'before the Court: They concern regulations with one or two exceptions are olto serious argument and I shall deal with the

brated Houses-Atkinson, Piver, Roger and Gallet, Rigaud, Houbi-

gant, &c.

Specially selected for our Christmas Sale by our London House.

The following are highly recom- mended, and are very suitable for presents-

Ideal Perfume, Fleurs D'Amour, Bouquet des Amours, Indian Bay 4711 Eau de Cologne, Farina's Original Genuine 'Eau de Cologne, Peau d'Espagne, Trefl Incarnate, Azurea, Camia, &c., &c.

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LOCAL AND GENERAL."

Chicaman, and, therefore, the fundamental principles on which English bankpuptcy juris- diction is based are involved in almost every case io which I have to deal. The import-

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punishable by a short term of imprisonmeni not exceeding ten days or a fine up to Sao. Underthiscategory come beggars, people who are bent on collecting alms, people who compel

of their language on the strength of their purpose of obtaining a profit, etc. It in un- convictions. Indeed the faintest sign of oppo-fawful to press another" to offer a tender sition serves to intensify their spirit of reform. | jointly with him" or to preu a successful When these leaders of public opinion ad- contractor" to give him a share of the pro- dress themselves to the Government we know. exactly the ground they take and if their arguments are unsound they can be refuted.. But what we should like to know is what there energetic propagandists tell the church people, the little country gatherings in the

gives weight to the rankest absurdities ? Are FRENCH PERFUMES in Elegant these innocent people shown the other side Fancy Boxes, Caskets and Cut Glass of the picture, or are they simply regaled. with the vapid vapourings of ministerial Bottles; also ELEGANT SOAPS, spellbinders who have their own fish to TOILET WATERS, HAIR hy? In the event of the Conference coming WASHES, from the following Cole-to the conclusion that much of the dire

misery resulting from the traffic in periodicals, or any other publications; any opium is imaginary, that it is im- person sending to another journals or pe His Grace the Right Hav. Archbishop Kellyance of the question arises from the fact possible to stamp out one evil without riodicals or any other publications which of Grey will delight a lecture in the Reading that where a Chinaman trades as so many of opening the door to a host of others whose were not asked for, demanding payment Room of the Catholic Union this evening at

them do in other parts of the East as well as offsets on the Chinese would be ten times therefor, or for advertisements which have 9.15 to which the public are cordially invited.

Hongkong it is almost impossible to localize more deplorable, that the time in not ripe been inserted in the papers without any THE Central Government has instructed the do not think there can be much dispute as to the effect of a bankruptcy in this colony..... for the advancement of the millenium by a request from the other person. It is per officials of the various provinces to confiscate the facts except as to one point. In view of single stage, will those gentlemen who have, fectly obvious that the parties who were and astroy all copies of the bookt edlied by the law which 1 am going to lay down in this we will take it, proved their claim to be con responsible for the framing of these regula. the reformar, Kang Yu-wai, that may come to judgment the point is not really of first- sidered workers in the public weal, willingly tions knew much more about the internal this country, on the ground that they are of a pariance because be le a Chinamas and 1 do stand forth and admit that they were mis- working of some journals than the unsophisseditious nature and inimical to the dynasty. not see much evidence that be ever traded taken, or that they were proceeding on ticated newspaper world usually credits AFTER seventeen years' loyal service to the generally though be appears to have incurred wrong lines? Nobody outside the fervent the outside public with. We should Government, Inspector A. Ritchie, of the Hong-debisinthe Colony, It is however advisable that few who have fomented this agitation like to learn what the Japanese au kong Police Force, sailed for the homeland on

I should express an opinion on the point. Was consider for the suppression of opium has the thorities

an "exaggerated" Saturday by the English mail steamer Decanha, the debtor a resident in Hongkong who want slightest doubt as to what would be advertisement, anil who is to say when it may Inspector Ritchie has retired on a well-earned down to Anuam to buy cinnamon which be the immediate result were, the campaign be described as "false"? It may be that pension, and takes with him the good wishes of ther brought up to the Colony to dispose of, or to prove successful. Supposing the Chinese the authorities are aiming at those advertise: his numerous friends in Hongkong, who will was be a resident, in annam who bought cinnamon there and brought it up to the Coloný Government could say, to-day that the last ments which proclaim the virtues of cheap hope of his success in bis now sphere of life.

to dispose of? I am of opinion that the patch of land given over to the cultivation postrums whose efficacy depends entirely ANOTHER ear-pick sealcher received the

fatter are the true facts; I think it probable of the poppy had been tilled and planted up the credulity of the purchaser, of, heavy band of the law this morning. The

that hohad done this où previous occasions but with wheat, that a generation had arisen again, it might be applied to those political found guilty of snatching from a widow in delinquent was fra To Hung, and he was

I do not think that in material, which knew not the opium pipe nor sought aspirants who publish manifestoes promising Queen's Road on the fith instant, an ear-pick, is charms, is it to be believed that China the earth to those who favour them with valued at Sig. He was arrested on the spat. would become a sort of earthly paradise their suffrage. The article which threatens He was sentenced to a year's hard labour and What about the vendors of those vile con- the person who demands that his advertise to receive two whippings of twelve strokes LAVENDER WATER coctions which have decimated the savagements be published is rather a novelty in each.

arities of the world? Are they also to give up its way, seeing that the managerial depart (In Elegant Bottles). business, and liveon the profits derived from meat of most newspapers is quite ready to the performance of good works? Human consider such a proposition at any time, Safranor, Vera, Violetto, Coour de nature being what it is, we fear that the opium provided the advertisements are of a clean, Jeannette, Mes Delices, Violet Mer-reformers are only macadamising the roadway respectable and honest character, and do for the introduction of greater miseries than not infringe the common law. The thir veille, Floramy),

those attributed to the poppy.. That is one teenth article which makes it a punish [33 of the principal side issues in this warfare di- abic offerice to solicit payment for journals rected against the opium-smoker, and slight or publications that have been sent on consideration shows how necessary it is that trust shows that in Japan at least there sanity and to use an Americanism "horse are some people who know how to develop sense" should govern the deliberations of the a stagnant journal into a flourishing concern Conference. We know that the British Im with the largest circulation in the Far East perial delegates. will attend the meetings The suggestion also that there are news

the question, and as they are fortified with from other papers and then demand pay. actual facts gathered personally and put ment for their little quirk is a revelation in together with painstaking care they will take the art of how astute managers fill a reasonable attitude, but what are facts up space. That there are newspapers OPIUM" CONFERENCE.

| to the purblind?, No one will envy Mr. which give an appearance of 20 Clementi either his appointment or his mis-lidity to their advertising columns by Acting on instructions from the Secretary sion, because to a certain extent Mr. Clementi the adoption of such methods, and even of State, the Governor has "dominated Mr. is the cause of all the trouble. If Mr. find, advertisers who pay on demand for Cecil Clementi to be the representative of Clement's report had never been published publicity they did not desire, is lo- Hongkbag at the forthcoming International there might have been no Conference. It controvertible, and when the police deem Conference on Opium which is to be held

was Mr. Clementi who utilised the X-rays to the practice of sufficient importance 10 at Shanghai in the early part of February. discover whether there was any solid sub warrant the enacting of special, legitia After the lucid and illuminating report pre. stance in the statements of the anti-opiumists. tion to defeat its purpose, there must 'sented by Mr. Clementi to the Government or that reason-Mr. Clementi may not be be grounds for believing that it is not con- on the subject of Chinese indulgence in the altogether persona grata with the agitators fined to petty bucksters or struggling publj. use of the drug, and his masterly refutation for reform but he will be none the less a catios. The law is also "to be invoked

other arrangements necessary for the safety of passengers through public places, which we suppose refers to public works. It is an offence to circulate groundless rumours or false reports calculated to injure other per

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Hangkong. 18th December, 1908

HIKIR. On 14th December, at the Government

Civil Hospital, the wife of Sergi. WM DAVITT, H.K.P., of a daughter.

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Tite cook, Wong Tob, who, on Saturday, was: charged with stealing Sidosworth of propeny from his master-Mr. A. W. Vardigan, a tíme- keeper of Qastry Bay was to day sentenced to three months hard labour. Wong, it was. stated, was formerly in the employ of Mr. Var digan. Last month he disappeared, and so did quantity of clothing, several pairs of aboen;

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and two clocks.

Having dealt with the general law bis Lord ship considered the facts of the case and in do ing so said-The debtor certalaly was not

domiciled in the Colony and as I have said on « previous occasion I do not suppose there are too Chinamen in the Colony who are domiciled here, as the larger number of those who reside here all desire and intend to return to China whenever they have made enough money.or when commercial adversity compels them.

On the question of residence his Lordship' held that the debtor's occupation of the cubicle was temporary, that it was only to last fill the bosion for which he came to the Colony was concluded, and be found great-difficulty-in-sen-- ing how a residence, which was immediately

The Hongkong Telegraph prepared to give a fair hearing to all sides of papers which publish advertisements clipped. Station, but on inquiries belog: made by the busices but a place of business, which means

HONGKONG, Monday, DecembeR '14, 1908.

Our REPRESENTATIVE 70 TH

Even should be prefer to remain in the back- ground and leave the oratorical part to the more distinguished members of the British delegation, he will be an admirable "coach" and mentor to those who submit the interests of Ifongkong to the members of the Can-sons, so that unless the ladies of Kobe are ference.

PATERNAL LEGISLATION

Telegrams.

HONGKONG TELEG

BERVICE

-FOOCHOW BAGES.

FIRST DAYS RESULTS.

[From Cur Gwon Correspondent.]

Foochow, 14th December,

$2.20

The first day s races, held under the auspices of the Foochow Jockey Club, were run to-day.

The results are appended — Stowards Cup-Half a mile. Mr. Oswald's Gampchick. The Maiden Stakes-Three-quar ter mile

Mr. Min's Piper

The Totalisator Cup —One and three-quarter miles

Father O'Flynn's Mohawk... 1

THE "FATSHAN" INCIDENT

ANOTHER HEARING

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

Canton, 18th December. Viceroy Chang Jen-chun gave instructions to-day to the district magistrate to

go the Namhoi

the relatives

of the deceased and all witnesses ready, as His Excellency has com- municated with the Portuguese Consul asking him to fix a date for the hearing of the case in the Portu- guese Consular Court.

RAILWAY LOAN.

ALINE IN THE HUKWANG PAOVINCES;

[By courtesy of the "Shrung: PoJ"]

Peking, 18th December. H.E. Chang Chih-tung has me- morialized for the appointment of a Commission to negotiate a loan in England for the construction of a railway within the Hunan, and Hupeh Provinces,

He has telegraphed to Viceroy Chen Kwei-lung to send a deputy

Later.

H.E. Chang Chih-tung has tole graphed to the Viceroy of Hukwang Provinces to stop the construction

THE truth of a report which was about town yesterday to the effect that an armed robbery temporary, could at the same time be des followed by murder, had been committed in a cribed an an "ordinary," Continuing, his village, near Taipo, New Territory, is denied. Lordship said-The important question is; at headquarters. We are given to understand Was this a "place of business" in the Colony that such a report was made at the Taipo Palice What is required is mos merely carrying on

a place where the debtor does business, authorities it was learnt that the report was groundless and that a suicide committed in the Coming now more closely to the facts of this caso por point is quite dear-if a person merely, village was responsible for the rumour.

employs a commission, agest consigning, kís Aw accident which might have resulted in goods to him for sale, that does not make the Lo Peking to arrange the terms of serious consequences to a soldier took place on commission agent's promiens his client's place the Agreement. Saturday while a tramcar was approaching the of business." It is also clear that the cúbicle Praya East Hotel. The, unfortunate victim of | was not a place of business per se. The avi- the accident was Guaper W: Fay, belonging to dence is very slender as to business - trans- the 88th Company of the R. G. A., who tried to acted there; if there had been many tracke jump out of the carte per way, and Warios, in fact any business done there, the owner struck by another car approaching from the of the house would consialy have given much opposite direction which the soldier had not noticed. He was removed to hospital, where his wounds were attended to. THE extradition charge against Alfred. W. Hall, a reporter on the staff of Tás Query, who was arrested the other day, by Detective Ser gean! Terrett, for alleged embezzlement com muted at Manila, was opened in the Police Court, this afternoon. Evidence taked on.com- mission was handed to the magistrate, to that it was alleged that while Holandant was in the employ of the Veteran Army Association at Mani a be forged certain portal orders, the amount not being known. At the time of go ing to press we were given to understand that Hall bad decided to give himself, up to, the authorities at Manila,

more evidence of people, coming there. The

only place of business which the debtor could

have had were the premises of the Kwang, Mo, Hung where the clients met him sad concluded their bargain.

of the railway within the province under his administration pending the receipt of further, instructions.

COMPULSORY EDUCATION,

TO BE ISTITUTED NEXT YEAR

ly couriary of *Sheung Po

Peking, 13th December, The Prince Regent has given in structions to the Ministry of Educa tion to enforce compulsory education

The vital point to consider therefore is this Mast the place of business belong or be un- der the control of the debtor? On this point 1. was far from clear. The key to the pobject is that remark of Lord Justice Brett in re Hec quard-the-extension of the bankruptcy juris- diction to foreigners is made os account of the "hold" they have on the country, and the ques tion to be answered in each case of doubt is: sdepis at innuendo five o'clock tea parties are

"Has the debtor in question a "hold" on the likely to be robbed of half their enjoyment.

cotiurry?" A "hold on the country" means, Regulations against the use of charms, amu

Imagine, something which in visible to other persons who trade in the country which in lets, incantations, etc., supplied by Oriental Mx, G. A. Hancock, a schoolmaster, of 5, Bos-duces them to give the debtor credit .. witches and necromancers to cure diseases, ham Strand, was charged in the Police Count What I think is the meaning of the phrase from the first moon next China Ney and the mischievous application of mesmer, this morning, with assaulting a chair cooliebold on the country is that it is |inch a ism and hypnotism are placed under the ban, yesterday, capsing grievous bodily harm. If position which will induce people by reason of but the 29th article will certainly come as a

was stated that defendant discharged the chair to give a person credit, It seems to me surprise to Europeans. It is the shortest see the head coolie more than the legal fare. The cluding bargains for the sale of his goods at a he had hired near Bowrington Canal, paying that if a man in doing businers such as con tipe on the list and its terms are the most coolie demanded more, and as defendant was place where he may be seen doing it then it returning to Australia

His Grace Archbishop explicit. It is now an offence punishable by about to enter tramcar he was seized by the others may not unreasonably suppose that he Eucharistic Congress in imprisonment or fine for any person to tatoo arm by the coolic. Teraing round sharply de- bay business to do and that is the place where to St. Joseph's College in the his own body or that of another in Japan. fendant was alleged to have struck the coolle on he does it and on the strength of that people Masier Peter Prevost read m We had always been under the impression the head with his stick, causing a gaal over that Japan was the home of the tatooing On defendant agreeing to compeorate the bis place of business. This seems to sought to inculcate the pilaci

an inch long. The man was taken to hospital place becomes for the purpose of bankruptcy replied in a speech of some eng

may give him credit. If they do then that come on behalf of the pupil fraternity that all the artists who encoglie the case was withdrawn. The copliste leggorable-distinction to draw between to duty and Christian Tinus bellish the human body with dragons was given Std.

of the wild assertions submitted by the anti-brake on the exuberance of their verbosityogainst those who fail to light jumps or make "oplum brigade, it was only to be expected that as one of the few having an exact acquaint ance with the subject he should be selected for the post. The English reformers have Dever succeeded in reluting the statements contained in that report or in disproving the deductions drawn from the statistics collect ed by the compiler, for the simple reason that the facts in the first place were irrefrag- able and the analysis of the figures was based

IN JAPAN.. on a careful examination of authenticated In Hongkong we complain, it may be with recorde. We do not doubt that the appoint- or without reason, of the stringent regula- ment of Mr. Clementi an the representative tions enforced by the police authorities from of this Colony will be received with some time to time in the interests of law and order. thing akin to suspicion by certain members of We discover just grievances lying around the Conference, who have already made up in profusion, and occasionally an impulsive their minds on the opium question. Biased individual airs his grumble through the me themselves it will be difficult for them to re dium of the press. But the police penal alise that there are others who can view the regulations of Hongkong are as a railk diet position from a detached standpoint and compared with the strong fare recently pro- who will accept no asseveration which can mulgated in Kobe. There are 59 articles or not stand the cold scrutiny of the impartial sections allogether in the list, and they seem element is ready to adopt an attitude entire flesh is wont to commit. Four of the offences mind. Even if we grant that the ministerial to cover every mortal peccadillo that ly just and without prejudice towards all mentioned render the offenders liable concerned, are we entitled to assume that to police detention for a period not exceed Sun before emigrating abroad. That may the brethren are prepared to eat their own igg 30 days, apparently without the option have been the case in the past, but so words, should the Conference go against of a fine, and it may be interesting to those far as Japan is concerned the art is doomed to them? For months the agitation against in Hongkong who do, pot, kaow when they die the death of inadition. No longer will the continuance of the opium trade has been are well off to learn how strictly their neigh-kings, emperors and potentates exhibit the worked for all it is worth by the more rabid bours in Kobe are kept in order. The first inefragable evidence of their visit to Japan members of the righteous class which has three articles are of lide moment, but the and incidentally prove their identity by more particularly identified itself with the fourth would be appreciated by numerous means of marvellous and weird symbols movement. The orators have done their merchants in Hongkong, including com- traced in indelible colours on their utmost to show the demoralising in pradores and people of that ilk who may be bodies; they must pure be con. fluence which the opium trade has exer looking forward to the New Year with some tent with the simple strawberry mark cised on the people of Ciúns as well as misgivings. The article applies to "any per- is the only sure token of nobility. on those engaged in the traffic and no doubt sun: persistently pressing another for us to expect as the result of this Pic of the depths of misery to which interview or importunately demanding from tlon, an exodus of Japanese

tims of the opium babit have been | him a gift of any kind, or intimidating him from their nativo, country and a i reduced are still circulating throughout the in any way. T That should give the quietus influxofthe craft in Hongkong? Anot does as a wold douche to these 10 numerous canyamers and haw) pulation which would ba

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breathing fire and brimstone acquired their His Excellency the Governor, accompanied by sold on commission leaving the busiasts of the College which be the case where a man sends goods to be the young people. Cont reputation in the end of the Rising the A.D.D., and Frivate Secretary and by His entirely in the hands of the commission Grace proceeded to visit the

Excellency the General Officer Commanding agent and one who intermeddies in the eyes was shown through the and Captain Heathcote, A.D.C., Sir Alexander of the business world with the making of girls were at study Hosis, Colonel Darling, C.R.Z, Colonel Cba the bargains It is therefore the fact that called The reverend mier, CRA, Colonel Bayard, Captain Murray there are other creditom, which brings, the caro interested with the Stewart, D.A.A.G, and Q.M.G., and Captain within the purview of the bankruptcy jurisdic. and Hant-Synput, D.A.A.G. paid a visit on Saturday tion of the court: whether they can justify (þeir Dock Company's establishment at Kowloon, now to dant. Iam therefore of opinion that afternoon to the Hongkong and Whampoa claims in another matter with which I bave not where the party was received by Mr. R. Mit this court has jurisdiction to entertale this peti- chall, general manager, and Mr. Wilson, tion and that the opposition must be rejected. Koulou manager) was most courteously shows the view of the une ad-thens avery, part of the Works. His Ex- cellency expressed astonishment at the extent which bas bere and variety of the work undertaken by libe Company be emelvacy of the bes

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