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International Bank.

QUESTION OF LIABILITY RAISED. SCATHING CROSS-EXAMINATION OF THE CASHIER.

Sir Henry Berkeley, K., in the Supreme Court this morning, made a lengthy address in the case-in which the Man Lee Chan firm are aping the International Banking Corporation to recover the sum of $847 in respect of a bill of

· exchange, which, so it is alleged, the bank paid. by mistake.

In this matter it will, perhaps, be remember. ed, that some months ago the Man Lee Chan firm received a bill of exchange from Van- conver. Several days afterwards the 'bill was missing, and the bank was notified It is then alleged that in spite of the notification the bill, when presented by the thief, to quote Sir Henry Berkeley, was paid.

Sir Henry submitted that the defendant were not protected by the Statute, because the bill they paid did not on the face of it perpott to be endorsed by the person in whose favour it was drawn.". The bill was drawn in English, payable to a firm named in English "Man Lee Chan and Company."

Mr. Justice Gompertz-Probably it was the only way the bill could have been drawn?

Sir Henry-Yes; and he went on 10 10mark that the only proper endorsement purporting to be Man Lee Chan and Company" would be Man Lee Chan and Company.

Mr. Justice Gomperti-And you say if they took any other endursement they ran a risk?

Sir Henry replied that such was the case He submitted broadly that a bill drawn in English with a name in favour of the payes on the body of the bill is not properly endorsed in Chinese, fit was, then the onus was on the bank to show that the endorsement in Chi dese truly represented the name of the payek. So far the oltintiffs declared the endorsement of Man Lee Chan, Sing Kee" did not repre sest them. There was as yet no evidence to the contrary and the Court must not accept

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY APRIL 20, 1909.

great pressure of business at the time as if was Idear Chinese New Year, Had·lis remembered the notice he would have, entered a mark of caution is the register, so that when payment, was called for bis memory would have been refreshed,

Sir Henry-Why did you not when you received Mr. Keng Sing's feller, giving you. the amount, why did you not tick the register?

Because I could not had the draft. When did you receive your letter of advice from Sao Francisco?-03id, December,

Is not the came Man' Lee Chan Compity In that advice ?--It in.

Now, the Mao Lee Chan came to see you on the 24th --I can't say. ---

and he came agaio on assther occasion ?

Yes.

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Mr. Kong Sing wrote: you on the 5th Jan gary?—Yes;

You stated that if you had knowa the name of the bank you could have traced the draft ?~~- Yes.

I put it to you, Sir, that the name of the issuing bank appeared in the letter of credit you received?—Yes,

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So that when Man Lee Chao came to you you had the necessary information ?—Yes.

And it was too much trouble for you to go and look up the matter?-Not too much

Trouble; too much work.

Same thing. Was it physically impossible

you to look up the matter ?—Yes. Are there no other clerks to do the work the bank?--Yes.

And did one go to find the information? Yes..

CANTON DAY BY DAY.

• JUNKS HELD UP.

[From Our Own" Correspondent.]

Cantony 19th April, On the 15th instant, five jacks which left Shui Hing together for Canton, when passing the Kam Kal creek, were held up by a number of pirates, who had previously hidden them- selves on both sides of the banks. The pirates were armed with rifles with which they planned to attack (be craft. The crews of the junks offered vigorous resistance but were unable to pass through. The crews perforce had to yield, whereupon the pirates boarded the funks, from which they removed money, and articles to the

vilae of ábbu: $8,050. During the engagement between the two parties, the accountant of one junk was killed, and some fifteen others were wounded.

DEPARTURE OF EXTARTAR GENERAL. The Canion ex-Tartar General Chong left here to-day by the O. M. S.. N. Co.'s steamer songtal for the Norih. H.E. Viceroy Chang Jen Chun, the Provincial Treasurer, the Judge, the Salt Comptroller and several oiber officials assembled at the Government Tien Tiz Wharf to give the departing official a bearly send-off and at the same time requested him to convey their best wishes to His Majesty the Emperor..

ANOTHER FATAL ACCIDENT AT SEA.......

On the morning of the 16th instant, a passen lager junk in tow of a steam launch, which was proceeding to Shul Hing from Canton, when bearing a place called Shui Kai Hop, cams into collision with another passenger jusk which was bound for Ko You.. The latter vessel was considerably damaged and subsequently Did he make a proper search? -He had his sank. At the time of the accident, there were on board the wreck some fihy people, three of other work to do.

Did he find it ?-No. Why?-He could not.

So there was no search made ?—Yes, there whom were drowned. '

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A proper, thorough search, I Whether it was thorough or not I cannot say.

I put it to you that if a large. European cop- stituent had gone to you and asked you to stop payment of a draft, you would have taken | more steps to protect them than you did in this

case?-Certainly not,

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In the ordiary course of your business of a bill endorsed "Brows, Jones and Company" were presented to you would you pay "Brown, jokes, Robinson and Company?"No.

Do you read Chinese ?-No.

that, Defend ipls should be non-suited on that ground. On the question of bona fides his friend (Mr. Pollock) had suggested, if he did not, contend, that he fat, as the Statute went that element of good faith did not enter into con sideration thereof, but was confined to a ceriaio other thing. That, Six Heary held, could not be supported. If they had not acted in good. So far as you know there was no endorse- faith then they could not be protected. Whenment on the draft?--Yes, there was,..

a banker paid a bill within a few days, almost

Where -i ga by the shroff's signature,

You don't read Chinese ?- do not.

MACAO'S RIVAL,

HE. Viceroy.Chang Jen Chipa will, together with Admiral Li Chur, proceed on the atat inst., to take part in the ceremony in chancction with the development of Heungchow city, which will take place on the following day. It is ascertained that it is also the intention of H.E. io pay a visit to the Portuguese Colony of Macao and pay an official call on the Gov oror of that settlement.

» HONGKUNG GENER İL CHAM-

BER OF COMMERCE.

ANNUAL REPORT, Following is the report of the general com miltze of the Hongkong General Chamber of

So that what's written at the back of the draft, Commerce, for the year ending 31st December, you don't know ? —¡ trust the shroff,

Who is under a guarantee? Yes.

Is it not a fact that the guarantee of the shroff of the compradore leads to relixalinn, lack of vigilance and diligence in all banks?

No.

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The witness was the excused, and the head shroff called, and his examination was still pro- ceeding when our report closed.

a few hours, after be was informed that 'the bill had been stolen, should not be held by the Court to have acted in good faith, inasmuch as good faith was essential to the pro rection of either of the States, and that the bank in the circumstances, detailed to the Couri shoud not be held to be protected. Carelesssens, recklesstokk, Meio the first elements of bad fail., Commonsense, which was the law, and the law the crystallization of commonsense, showed that the bank was

Sir Heary Berkeley, K.C., instructed by Mr wwong. When the thief presented the bill they should have notified the Mao Lee Chan Com Otto Kong Sing, appared for the plaintiff, and .pany. Bad they not been notified that the the Hon. Mr. H. E Pollock, KC, instructed bill was stolen? If the Man Lee Chan Comby Mr. C. D. Wilkinson, defended. pany were notified the thief would have been caught. They were consequently, by their. carelessness, fiable to conversion and liable abo to the value of the bill,

Counsel cited authorities at some length. Mr. Pollack opened the case for the defence shortly, after which evidence was called.

Mr. F. Stanley Clarke, cashier of the Interna tions! Bank, said that as cashier he sanctioned the payment of all drafts. In the case of drafts made payable to Chinese, one of the shroff examined the endorsement. In December last *Chinaman called at the back in respect of

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CATTLE ATTACKED WITH

RINDERPRST.

QUTBREAK AT DAIRY FARM'S PREMISES. A special meeting of the Saullary Board was held this afternoon, when a letter from Mr. Adam Gibson, Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, le porting an outbreak of rinderpest at No. 12 shed of the Dairy Farm Company's premises at Sassoon's Villa, Pokfulam Road, was laid on the table for the consideration of the Board. There were present:-Mr. R. O, Hatchison, Mr. Pollock-Did the hipaman say to whom F. Clarks, Medical Officer of Health, Dr. G. H. Acting Head of the Sanitary Department, Dr. the draft was payable? - es, the Man Les. Fitzwilliams, Mr. A. Shelton Hooper, Mr. Lau Chu Pak, Mr. Ho Kam Tong, Mr. Adam Gibson, Colonial Veterniary Surgeon, and Mr Bowen Rowlands, Secretary.

The letter reads!--

a draft for $840.'

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Did the Chinaman my whit had happened to the drafi? Yes, lost of stolen,

Did he say anything more?—Yes, be asked me to stop payment.

What did you do?-1 asked for the came and number of the draft and the name of the bank from which it was issued.

Did the Chinaman return a second time?~ Yes.

And what cccurred?-1 advised him to tela graph his friends asking them to cable vs, giv. Ing full particulars.

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How could they advise you !—It would have to be by wire before it was of any use.

Did you Bear from the drawers by wire No.

Did you get a letter from them 7-Yet. When was that letter received ?-On the 25th January

And when was the draft paid On the 6th JARUBY..

Sanitary Departmeņi;-

zoth April, 1959. Sir, have the honour to report for the imformation of the Board, that rinderpest has broken out in No. 12 shed of the Dairy Farm Company's premises at Sassoon's Villa, Poklu 1am Road.

1908, for presentation to the members at the annual meeting, to be held in the City Hall, on Friday, the 23rd just, at 4 pm.

Several important, questions have had the attention of the Committes during the past

year.

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the Tansibility of the Colony participating in the Franco-British Exhibition, your committee expressed the opinion that sufficient support. would not be forthcoming to justify the sp pointment of a Committee of Organization and that unless the Goverment were prepared to necessary funds, the matter should be vote the s allowed to drop,

PRIVATE MOORING BUOYS IN THE HARBOUR. This important subject continued to receive the attention of your Committee,

The position at the end of 1907 was that the Chamber, having differed with the argument of the Government for a revision of the present' system, were considering the Government's reply.

The Chamber, after considering the Gavera

ment's renewed representations, was unani-·| mously of opinion that any change in the pre- sent system was unworkable unless the Gov- ernment took over all the leases, moorings and buoya

The Gavemment concurred in the view that the purchase of all private buoys and moorings by Government would be the best solution of the problem but stated that the Colony could cot at that moment incur the expense involved. The Government regarded the present pro- posat as a temporary solution until the Colony could afford the expenditure.

Your Committee differed absolutely with the reasons set forth by the Government as'a justi-

*** To-day's Advertisements.

PHILHARMONIC CONCERT.

WING to an alteration is the arrange W

ments of the BANDMANN Co, who were to have played in Honghow next wirk, the PHILHARMONIC CONCERT ad vertised for Friday, April 23rd, will take place on TUESDAY, April 27th."-

Tickets bearing the earlier date will still hold good.

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·SERVICE.

Public Companies,

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF

VECANTON LIMITED;

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

NOTICE in hereby given that the THIRTY-

SIXTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEET. ING of the Society will be held at its Hard

| Office," No. a Queen's" Buildings, Hongkong, TO MORROW, the axat April, 1909, at Noon for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors, together with Statements of Accounts, to 31st December, 1958, and of due claring dividends, de

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society? will be CLOSED from 11h April "the 21st" April, both daya inclusiya.190

By Order of the Board,

C. MONTAGUE EDE, Secretary.

Hongkong, 20th April, 1009.

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UNION INSURANCE, SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

TOTICE is hereby given that an EXTRA-

NORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

of the Society will be held at itd Head Office, No. a Queen's Buildings, Victoria, Hongkongi TO-MORROW, the 21st April, 19:9, at 1-133. r.. for the purpose of considering 3.

fication for its amendesent of Table (a) in THE CHIN SUAR SHENAN and if thought fit, passing the following Spec

Merchant Shipping Consolidation Ordinance. INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION TO BE HELD

IN ITALY, IN 1911, 2, The Government having approached the Chamber with regard to a proposed laterns tional Exbibition to be held in Italy in 1911, your Committee replied that, in their opinion, an appeal to the public would meet with insuffi cient support..

TINNED LARD And Tanning 1DUSTRY. A memorandum by His Excellency.the Gov etnor was received by the Chamber dealing with the possibility of the Colony developing an export trade in tinned lard with the Philip- pinos and Straits Settlements. Inquiries were made by the Chamber among merchants and further information requested on the question of Government guarantee.

In reply to a further loquiry of His Excel lency as to the feasibility of the Colony engag⋅ ing in the tanning industry, from inquiries made it appeared to your committed that the establishment of such an industry was unlikely to meet with success,

BRIT SH FOSTAL SERVICE AT TIENTSIN, Your committee were pleased at the inform ation conveyed to them by the Government that, as the Lords Commissioners of the Trea sury had agreed to guarantee the Government of Hongkong against half of any loss on the postal agency at Tientsib and the Tientsin Municipality had decided to, provide the other half, the agency would remain open until the 10th October, 19:9.

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NEW TYPHOON REFUGE AT HONGKOKTSUI.

Members of the Chamber will remember. that when, in 1954, the Government referred to

It is hoped that some arrangement' with them the proposal to construct a new typhoon masawhile, be arrived at by which the Govern refuge at Mongkoktay, the committee advoment will be enabled to retain the agency por- cated that the refuge abould be situated ai Cheung Sha Wao.

MERCE OF THE EMPIRE, 1909%:

"LINAN leave Hongkong alternately every THURSDAY p.m. and SUNDAY at Daylight for SHANGHAI Direct.

The Sunday morning steamerá am availed of by the Postal Authorities for the conveyance, of H.M. Mails to Europe via the Siberian route, and are the most regular and convenient sailings for passengers travelling via Siberia, For further particulars apply to .....

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

"Agents,

$350 Hongkong, 17th April, 'roog.

RUBBERY OR REVENGEJ

STRANGE AFFAIR AT WONG-NE)·CHONG; ̧--

Resolution

"That the Memorandum and Articles, of!

"Association of the Society be respectively "extended, altered and amended so as to * read as shown in the print signed for the. purpose of identification by the Chair "man of this Meeting, and that such extended, altered and amended Memo "sanduca and Articles of ́Association ba "henceforth adopted as the Memorandum and articles of Association of the So *ciety to the exclusion of those heretofore

"prevailing."

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Should the above Special Resolation be duly passed, it will be subsequently submitted for confirmation to a further Extraordinary General Meeting, of which Notice will ba hereafter given.

Prists of the proposed Memorandum and Articles of 'Association can, be seen at the Society's Offices or obtained on application there.

By Order of the Board of Directors

C. MONTAGUE EDE, Secretary. Hongkong, 20th April, 1959,

COMPANY, LIMITED

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

NOTICE is hereby given that the FORTY-

At any early hour this morning the village of Wong-nei-chong was thrown into a great state of confusion, whos-is-was-frarat that.a.most ferocious attack had been made upon a gar- dener and his wile by a gang of mes, who maltreated the min and stabbed the womas. severely, it is believed, about the body.-The assault took place about ibree o'clock in the house of the gardener, al 96, Wong-nei-chong.

The story of the gardenar, Choi Him, as he THE CHINA TRADERS' INSURANCE gave it to the police, was that at about that hour, while he and his family were asleep, he heard a loud noise at his front door and as he was about to make investigation, the door fell in, and five or six men entered the house. One of

THIRD ORDINARY MEETING of the intruders carried a knife in his hand. They

SHAREHOLDERS in the above Company seized the farmer and his wife and pressed them will be held at the Head Office, No. 3 Queen's into an adjoining cubicle, whereth y assaulted. Balldings, Hongkong, TO-MORROW," "the 11st April, 1909, at 12.30 P.M., for the purpose the pair, firstly, with their fists, but later, as the woman would not abay the order and of receiving the Report of the Director, to- keep. quiet, the man with the kafe cat ber gether with Statement of Accounts to the gist

and face several times,December, 1908, and of declaring Dividends, about the arm

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company Meanwhile two other men were ransack, will be CLOSED from the 7th April to the ing the house, but the rebbsis, if rob. Sat April, both days inclufivad kang badk

By Order of the Board of Directors,

C. MONTAGUE EDE,

Secretary.

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manently, 4.

Royibing from the premises, the cries of the The question was sheived for the moment VENTH CONGRESS OF CHAMBERS OF COM-bars they were, did not succeed in tomoring but the typhoon of 19:6 brought forth such an

A circular letter was received by the Cham-woman of "Save life frightening them away, expression of public opinion in favour of a reper inviting the attendance of a delegate at the When the police arrived on the scene they fuge at to induce the Government to again laks forthcoming Congress of Chambers of Com- found the house in disorder, The Injured. up the matter.

merce of the Empire to be held at Sydney in woman refused to go to họapital, but she sub- 19:9,

The Government referred to the Chamber the report of the Public Works Committee favouring the Mongkoktaui scheme together with His Excellency's proposal to defray the cost half out of the Colony's reserves and half by a temporary.increase of light ddes.

Your Committee, in replying, supported the protest of the agents, representatives and the imposition of increased dues, and their Den of British lines visiting the port against Uggestions for a modification of the Govers ment's proposal,

If it should be possible to do so, it is the with of the Committee to appoint a represes tative of the Chamber

REGISTRATION OF TRADE MARKS. The Government having ender consideration the question of amending the law relating to of 1893) requested a definite expression of the registration of trade marks (Ordinance No. opinion from the Chamber into whether British merchants in the Colony desired by registering Your Committee sise conspired in the views their marks in Hongkong merely to secure expressed by shipping-compadice the local protection, or whether they desired to apparently excessive cast of the Mongkokisoi secure protection in China, Kores and Japan as well. In the latter casa His Excellency the scheme and asked that an opportunity be ac

Governor considered that prios registration in corded them of viewing the plans.

the United Kingdom would be indispensable as a condition precedent to registration in Hongkong.

The points raised by the shipping comparles were fully considered by His Excellency in the Government's reply and the plans sent to the Chamber. The shipping companies in a further letter addressed to the Chamber en There were seven cows and 'one calf in the closed memoranda as an auswer to those of shed. One of the cows was noticed to be ill His Excellency and suggested that if Cause. on the tóth and removed to the Hospital shedway Bay, hall of whose artz was practically The disease proved to be rinderport and the caeless owing to sift, were improved, shelter remainder of the cows ware also removed to could probably be provided for the greater the Hospital sbed. The cow first attacked part, if not the whole, of the smaller craft am died last night. The remainder have been to ployed in the baxboor. But if the Government neulated.

were definitely committed to Mongkokisni the I beg to recommend that the Board declare suggestion of the skipping companies that the the two sheds to be infected areas', 'under the cost be spread over a term of years, calculated Toportation and Inspection of Acimals Bye-to.fail less heavily on immediate contributor

I have, etc.

„ADAM GIBSON,. Colonial Veterinary Surgeon. The Secretary,

Sanitary Department,

At the time when the draft was paid witoksi | lawi. was ignorant of the number of the draft, the name on the draft, and the name of the bank from which it was issued. No notice in writing was tendered witness in respect of the draft. In örder to trace out the draft it would be neces bary to go through the register and files, f witness had been informed that the drawers were the Bank of Hamilton, Vancouver, he could have traced the draft. On the

The committee's 'opinion conveyed to His Excellency was that registration did not confer a right-rights being confetted by usage, If- that point of view were accepted there, "was no valid reason why the British Government should not protect marks registered in Hong- kong but not in the United Kingdom in so far

to accept that registration as evidence of the claim of prior usage. They pointed out the extreme local inconvenience which would ensuD on compulsory registration in the United Kịng- dom and trusted that the Government would not make it a condition precedent to regiolia. tien in Hongkong in the new Ordinance... PROHIBITION OF IMPORTATION OF MORPHIA

MANO DE SINTO CHINA.

mitted to treatment.

The question remains as to whether the visit of these strange men bad robbery for its object, The police do not think so. They are of opinion that the gardener or his wife had got themselves into ill-favour with some people in the village over a dispute on the subject of

to secore their revenge. The question of ren sacking the house, strange to say, was only a water, and in ibis way the grieved side sought

hoax Arrests are expected shortly.

HONGKONG GYMERANA CLUB.

*Ponies.

-ONE AND A QUARTER MILE HANDICAP. . The weights for the 1 miles. Handicap at Saturday's Gymkhand are fixed as follows.

Hds, in Lbs. Seafoat.......... 15 161. Astralne u 13 mm - 254- Sportsman is...... 13

154" Barry in 13.-152 Trind....................vi 15,

150 2150 1 347

145

Garth

Backslay..............maapi Gamechick.vartadi,

Greyback.... Strathdallas Gambler. Sidier Dhu... Whitebait Shandygaff.... Highland Heather

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Hongkong, zoth April, 1909...

THE CHINA traders' insURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. '

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

↑OTICE is hereby given taxt in EXTRA--

NORDINARY GENERAL MERTING of the Company will be held at its Head Office TOMORROW, the arst April, 1909, at 12.45 Pay for the purpose of considering and if thought fit, passing the following Special No. 2. Queen's Buildings, Victoris, Honkong,

Resolution:

"That the Memorandum and Articles of "Association of the Company 'be respec». [*tively extended, altered and amanded so "as to read as shown in the print sigasd for the purpose of identification by the "Chairman of this Meeting and that such "extended, altered and amended Memo

randum and Articles of Association be "henceforb adopted as the Memorandum "and Articles of Association-of the Coms pany to the exclusión of those heretofore prevailing."

Should the above Special Resolution: "be duly passe', it will be subsequently submitted for confirmation to a further Extraordinary General Menting, of which Notice will be. hareafter giventy 1, 20

Prints of the proposed Memorandom" and Articles of Association can be seen at the Company's offices or obtained on application. there w

By Order of the Board of Director

C. MONTAGUEʼEDE;

Secretary.

Hongkong, 20th April 1009.

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THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO. LE THE Niegpe correspondent of the N. C. D At the couitery of the Government the News writes: The departure of Mr and MTOTICE:¡f baraby given that the

106) FINUTIETH ORDINARY Chamber received a copy of despatch from T. W. Lammert, on Friday, April,

a policy osasily adopted by Port Trusts should also be adopted by the Government, ~~The-Government replied that the exiting loan for railway construction precluded the raising of the farther loan suggested by the The meeting declared the shed in question shipping companies. After considerable cor- Sir John Jardin covering copy of the Notificá-casion for a remarkable demonstration of MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS WH respondence the Government reduced the intion issued by him to 8. Bị M,'e Consuls at the friendliness on the part of both foreigners and be held at the Company's Office, St. George's 1909, at 12 o'clock Noon, for, the purpose of crease of light dues to 21 cools, per ton" by Treaty Ports, la Chinn by which notice was Chinese. For six years Mr. Lammert has been Building, on SATURDAY, the 24th April, rather with Statement of account to February, 1909, and electing Director and Auditors, par

an infected are?.

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A MAFOO, So Far, of Kennedy's Stabler, was cont, and assured the shipping companies that conveyed to British subjects that from January the Niggpo agent of Messrs. Butterfield and presenting the Report of the Directors, to

day the draft in question was paid there were summoned by an Indian policeman to-day, for

18, 1939, the importation into Chins of mor. phia, and instruments for its infection, would be prohibited by the Chinese Government,

Duo provision had been made for medicinal

there was no intention of continuing the in. crease after the cost of the Typhoon Refuge. 30 to 500 others paid also. Every draft be- riding a pony in a furious manner to the com

The Government, however, was not prepared "fore paymont was initialled by the head shroff mon danger of the public, along Queen's Road had beco mch

East last week. The mafoo was stopped near ked passed on to witness for the order to pay the Wanchal Marker, and bis same demanded.

to re-opso the question of the provision a When be passed the draft for 5840 for payment he did not in any way connect it with terment Mr, Hozeland did not find, from the maided second shelter or the method of finance of requirements

Construction,

Lee Chan, Asked for a reason why he did story, that the mafoo was at fawit, and discharg

ed him, not connect the draft with the Chinese firm, witness's excuse, was on account of the "prea ONCE more was the magistrala's attention oc- sume of business belog no great." In passing, cupied in dealing with offenders under the the draft he acted in good faith. It did not Stamp Ordinance. This forenoon, Mr. F. A pccur to him at the time that the $840 draft Hassland bad before him three storekeepers, onged to the Man Lee Chan, över which he who were summoned for giving receipts to had been interviewed by the Chinaman castomers and falling to affix postage stamps Cross-amined -Whan he paid the draft on them. The first offender had recolved thrie he quite forgot that he had 'received, leitars: sums of 527 each for which he gave a receipt, From the Man Lee Chan and Otto Kong Slow but not as required by law the second collect

He died two bills, each being for $45 and the third received three amounts, at follows1-841, 541 10109633/384 54%ź They pleaded guilty, and were or

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́ ́LICENCE FREE OF LIGHTERS AND CARGO HOATS,

CURRENCY QUESTION,HAS The year brought forth the usual correspond" ence on the question of currency reform, a Fame to bo'

Tegarded as an sabject which will come to The Chamber supported the protest of the essential feature of the Chamber's annual re- owners of foreign lighters against the increase pors.

of ficence from and considered that the time had. A copy of a despatch from Sir John Jordan arrived for a distinction to be made between was received from the Government together the boats owned by public carriers and those with copies of an Imperial Decion dated Pek- ring, 5th October, 1908, "commanding that a owned by private firms for their owa nas.

The Government replied that the fons were certain silver coin be such as the standard t'excessive and it could not consider the recoin of the country/r/UC opening of the subject,

pot

TRANCO BRITISH RKHIBITION, In response

selcalipa from the Government seking, the Chamber

Cour

Swire, ring which time he has gained the respect and confidence of the pative merchant), and, by his genial Courtesy, the goodwill and friendships of the formigo residents. Har mony and confidence the essentials of successful merchant's lie in China-vore marked characteristics of Mr. Lümmer's re- lationship with the Chinese throughout the whole period of his residence in Ningpo, In truly Chiness-fanbloo_they_displayed their goodwill by salating the departing steamer by Gring three to four hundred bombs, and sixty thousand crackers 134At the senior pilot of the port, who had

Shunning

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By Order of the Board of Directos,

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO Arente, Hongkong, 7th April, 1909:56

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