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Robbery on the "Kutsang."

·FOUR CHESTS OF OPIUM STOLEN.

THIRVES'STILL AT LARGE,

-THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY AUGUST 6 1909.

HONGKONG MILLING COMPAVY," the case was rusumed last Thursday morning in

Sir Francis Piggott (Chief Justice) and Mr. Justice Gompertz presided.

INTERESTING ICE QUESTION, A very interesting action, having reference to the question of ice-making, was board in the. Supreme Court, last Wednesday, when the Hung- kong Milling Company, Limited, in liq, claimed the am of $100,000 from Messrs. Arohold, Kar. sist alto.

berg & Co. The plaintiffs, who are in liquida. When the Indo-China Steam Navigation tion-Mr. H. Farcy Smith being the liquidator Company's ss. Kutsang (Captain R." . Dcialmed this amount for damages for alleged Bradley) arrived in port on the 27th inst, from breach of warranty under an agreement dated Calcatta, thors on board little guessed that aged March, 1997. their ship was golag to be the scene of a daring theft two days later. For yesterday morning, at about three o'clock, someone managed to get four chests of oplam out of the ship, and to all intents and pur poses, the thief or thieves, have. cicaped with impunity From an authoritative source, wo learn that the perpetrator of the daring thaft must have been bilding in a hold and while the hatchet was closed must have passed out the chants through the port-hole to an accom. plice, who carried out the plan to a successful conclusion. In the opinion of the quarter- master, the means employed in the carriage of the stolen chests was a thief-boat", but un- fortunately nothing came of this likely theory as the boat was already a considerable dis tance away before it was apprehended: A curious colacidence.ls that not very long ago a box of gold-leaf was stolen from the same ship. The Police have been communicated with and are now making lovestigations.

FOUR PERSONS ACCUSED IN THE MATTER.

3rd inst Three Chinamon and a women were arrested yesterday in connection with a case of larceny

Sir Henry Borkeloy, KC, and Mɛ, M. W; Slade, instructed by Mr. John Hastings, of Mears. Hastlogs and Hastings, appeared for the plaintifs. Mr. Duncan McNeill and Mr. G. J., Alabaster, instructed by Mr. H. W. Looker, of Memes, Descon, Looker and Den- con, appeared for the defendants,

The statement of claim, as read; stated that under the agreement the defendants agreed to sell, and the plaintiffs agread to buy an ice-making plant with a capacity of twenty-four tons per day of twenty-four hours, at the price of 95,450 Marks (German, curraocy) and the defendants agreed for that price to deliver the plant to the plaintiffs' pro mixes and to erect and complete the same with all proper accessories and appliances.

Sir Francia Figgott (Chief Justice) and Mr. Justice Gompertz presided.

Sir Henry Berkeley, K.C., and Mr. M. w, Slade, fastructed by Mr. John Hastings, of Masers, Hastings and Hastings, appeared for the plaintifs. Mr. Duncan McNeill and Mr. C.). Alabaster, instructed by Mr. H. W. Looker, of Messrs. Deacon, Looker and Deacon, ap peared for the defendants.

THRUSTING MONBY UPON CHINA.

TRADE-MARK PROSECUTION,

INTERESTING CASE OF TOBACCO MARKS

Last Tuesday aftermarʼn in the Police Court, before Mr. J. R. Wood, the Kwong Man Cheap Yeang Ming Kok Company, printer, dark, per Lascar Row, for forging their trade-mark and for being to possession of certain lithographic blocks for the said mark

they are again dried and assorted before re- barging in The Slugs, it is said, are almost in- variably blended with poorer and cheaper kinds. before exporting to China. This, likm" thin “adulteration of tea, is an exceedingly delicate

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tion for the succulent Sea-slug leaves blm open lasanitary miatores Fare Tex his predile to an equaly unkind, imposition. And no doubt it would surprise the good Mandarin and lay gourmet to know that the wily Baxon on the mangrove fringed, coast, of New Guises or the zed dye, gave the ruddy colour, characterising Australian mainland, by a liberal allowance of the finest slugs, to creatures of no market value!

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which the Hongkong Milling Company, Limit- ed, in liquidation, claimed the sum of $100,000 from Messrs. Arnhold Karberg & Co. Thế

The 'Literary Digest has compiled a com plaintiffs who are in liquidation-Mr. H. Percy Smith being the ligaldator-claimed this prehensive summary of the views held in America on the scramble by the Powers for warranty under an agreement dated and casauce of opinion as expressed in the leading amount for damages for alleged broach of participation in the China railway loans. The firm, of 36, Bonham Strand West,summoned the aven, if the native of Shanghei labels sundry March, 1907.

Journals in the United States is thus given :—

In International relations, as one editor re- marks, a loan is thicker than water fact which explains Uncle Sam's amulous generosity whom, Great Britain, France, and Ger. many lending money to China to help her.build ker railroads. While our newspapers are wide awake to the diplomatic and commercial im- portance of the incident, many of them are also sented when our State Department intervenes to lasist that the Chiness Government accept the millions held out to it by a syndicals of New York capitalists. "The rush of the nations up to bawildered China with the announcement that she really must borrow some money from each of them scarcely appears like a scene from real life, exclaims the New York Berning Post, which Gods the sense of unreality increas- ed by the vision of "thrifty and close-fisted Uncle Sam suddenly awakening to the fact that he, too had a right to force some of his hard-earned dolars upon the Chioare." China's trade, remarks the Detroit Free Press, is going to mean much to the world very soon, and meanwhile we guess we can lend her money if we want to," The same paper adds the reminder that if we are somewhat insistent with our proffered millions in this in atauch, we nevertheless refused to join in the plum traffic when Kurops forced that upon China,

Mr. Slade put in fresh correspondance and Conscious of the comic side of the pictura pro which was called the "jumping horse marke,? | item this Becha de Mar is in Australian exports:

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drew their Lordships attention to two blocks of ice which belonged to the Hongkong Millug Company which were in Court.

The Chief Justice--Are you going to put the ice In 2

Sir Henry Berkeley-Yes, my Lord, (Laughter)

Mr. McNeill-There are twenty lbs. of ice in the Hongkong Ice Company's stores which are ve y suitable for our arguments. We applied to the Company to sell the ice but this they declined to do. Counsel on the other side was then asked to instruct the manager to let us have the icr. My friend refused and therefore apply to the Court to be allowed to have the sample.

Mr. Slade-It is not a fair example of our produce, fix opt anything like a fair example. Mr. Justice Gompertz-Surely, you can put it in evidence?

Mr. Blade said he left the matter to the dis-

cretion of the Court..

which took place recently on board the lado. | ly different and inferior que the defendants tion and the difference in' quality can be ex-

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By the agreement the defendants guaranteed that the plant would manufacture ice of the same clearncan and quality as ice which at the date of the agreement was being manufactured by the Hongkong Ice Company, Limited. The defendants "supplied the plant, bui did not manufacture ice of the clearness od quality warranted, but produced an entire

of ice. China steamer Auting, while she was anchored

By an agreement, of in the harbour. The vessel had arrived from

were aware, made between the plaintiffs and Calcutta, and work of discharging the cargo Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Co., Ltd, the was to progross, when it was discovered that

plaintiffs agreed to sell and Messm. Jardine, one hundred and sixty, bales of Benares

Matheson and Company, to buy, for a period of (raw) opium, part of the ship's cargo were

six years, all surplus ice manufactured by the missing. The oplum is valued at $4,000 plaintiffs over and above such quantity as The police department were promptly noti fied, which resulted in the arrest of iba might be required for their own consumption, such surplus not to exceed 6,300 tons per quartette. In the Police Court, this mora-

samum, at the price of five-eighths of a cent per log, before Mr. J. R. Wood, the thres men

pound, which price would have given large pro- were charged with the theft, while the woman

fits to the plaintiffs over and above the costs of pleaded not guilty to the charge of receiving manufacture and by this agreement the plalo stelen goods. The case was remanded. Mriff company agreed that the ice to be sold to W. E. Shenton appeared for the prosecution

Messrs. Jardloe, Matheson and Company, Mr. Crowther Smith being retained for the first should be in quality, purity and clearness defendant and the woman.

equal to the ice then being made by the Hong kong ica Company.

YARN APPEAL CASE.

FURTHER. ARGUMENT 1'' COUNSEL

3rd inst. This morning, in the Supreme Court, further argument was continued before the Full Court, comprising Sir Francis Piggott (Chief Justice) and His Honour Mr. H. HJ: Gomperts (Puisne Judge) in the appeal case, in which Messrs. S. J. David and Company are seeking, 10-reverse the decision of the Chief Justice given against them some time ago in favour of their compradore, Mr. Chan Ut. Chiu, in which they claimed to recover the sum of $648,81667 and interest at the rate of 58 per annum from the date the writ was issued and until payment, or judgment. A counter clalm was entered by. the compradore for the recovery of $55,000, security alleged to have been deposited with

the firm.

This action is creating much laterasi among merchants dealjpg_in_yarn, and it will, per hops, be remembered that the appellants' claim to recover the above-mentioned sum was that, so it is alleged, their compradore (the respondenti bad agreed to refund to them, and to pay them In respect of certain losses incurred in the course of the Company's dealings with Chi- bese customia, The attausing it was drawn at the time to a cortals paragraph of the pleadings: The argument alleged in the statement of claim was defined as being can structed upon the seose of a certain document dated the 17th January, 1906 Defendant denied that any such agreement was entered Into, as set up in the statement of claim, and also denied that the document bore such da agreement. At the time of the hearing of the case, Counsel for the plaintiffs produced two documents, called one.. witaess to prove the losses and to show how they were made up. Rebulting evidence had been used and Cour- wal for the defendant had rented his client's case entirely on the construction of various docu-

ments.

When the hearing was resumed this morning; Counsel for the respondent cited authorities at length in support of his contention. Argument for the other side was heard, and finally their Lordships reserved judgment.

SUGAR INDUSTRY IN FORMOSA

Owing to the breach by the defendant of the warranty the plaintiff company have basn'ta- able to perform their contract with Messrs. Jardiac, Matheson and Company, and have lost the profits which they would have made thereby and bave suffered other heavy damages. The plaintiffs claimed as damages the cost of the plant, together with the expenses incurred in erecting an ice factory and stora, less the estimated value of the ice-making plant. They also claimed their loss of profits,

"The amended statement of defence-was-in2 effect, that the agreement to tell the ice-plant was intended by the parties to contain only those terms which were contained in certain written correspondence which bad passed be. tween the parties prior to the agreement.

The attention of the defendanty was not drawn, at the time of the signing of the agres ment, to the loplosion in the agreement of any term or terms different to the terms contained in the written correspondence.

The Chlef Justice-It is a legitimate applica plained thoroughly by the manager.

Mr. Slade said that he had been asked by the other side to 'zalse the question of the privilege attaching to certain letter, written by Massrs. Arnhold Katberg and Company to their other branches with regard to the trial of

the plant on the 23rd June when the question arose with regard to the difference in the pro duce of the Hongkong Milling Company and the Hongkong Ice Company, when the block of the Hongkong Ico Company was taken to Junk Bay and compared with the produce of the Milling Company. In the presence of all parties concerned.

At this stage, considerable discussion arose with regard to the puiting in of some leiters which Mr. McNeill said he was entitled to.

Mr. H. E. Chard was called to the witness. box.

The Government's interest in a loan by private capitalists is explained in blunt undiplo matic language by the Salt Lake Herald. "The whole question of commerce is involved, and unlars this country possesses sufficient leverage in the way of financial obligations the trade of the Celestial Empire will be controlled by the three European Powers putting up the money

for Chinese bonds and thereby acquiring a zort Chinn, says of proprietary interest in China," the Brooklyn Standard Union, is "the great un- cut commercial melon of the world," and the Philadelphia Press assarts that more railroad' mileage will be built there in the next twenty. together" Yet at the present moment our five years than in all the rest of the world put trade with, China is in anything but a flourish ing condition. Moreover, about $135,000,000 of European capital, according to the Bal timora American, have already found their -WAY into this field of investment io which the United States is practically un- Mr. Slade-Were you a partner jo A. H.

"The difficulty, of this coun- represented. Rennie and Company?—Yas,

A. H. Rennie and Company were the General try in the past in sanking to make its posi- Managers of the Hongkong Milling Company?tion felt, adds the same paper, "has been due to the indebtedness of the Chinese to the Powers of Europa." Another point emphas red by the Savannah Wees and other papers is that the countries lending the money to finance China's railroads will have a voice in providing engl. Dears to build, them, and in the placing of

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Were you a partner in the firm when the negotiations with regard to the ice plant were in progress? No. I was an assistant then and became partner afterwards..

After the death of Mr. Rennie, the company. was in liquidation?On the 21st April, when. 1 was appointed Official Liquidator.

Until when did you occupy that posizioa ?... Until December, when I was succeeded by

Mr. H. Parcy Smith,

"Did you know the details of the negotiations which passed between Mr. Rennie and Messrs. Arnhold Karberg and Company?-No.

What position did Messrs. Arabold Karberg and Company hold?—They signed per pro,

Who erected the ice plant? A man named Buyer Apother man also came down from Tientsia for about two works, bur Boyer was the chief man in charge.

orders for material,

*The immédiate cause of all this newspaper discussion was the successful intervention of

Mr. F. Paget Hett, of Messrs. Bratton and Hell, appeared for the prosecution. Mr. F. W. Goldring, of Messrs. Goldring, Barlow and Morrell, defended

Mr. Hatt stated that his clients were the owners of this and other trade-maries for their tobacce and ter. The trade-mask in question,

because a home, in the act of jumping. is the main feature, was well-known as the label used for the complainant firm's to bacco. It was not only known in the Colony, but also in China. The trade-mark was re- gistered in June last-get so long ago. Some weeks ago one of the felis in the complainant firm was surprised, on passing the defendant firm, to see several printing presses working on this particular mark. The trade-marks seized by the police were in every detail the same as those used by the complainante over to the name. The matter was ap important one, inasmuch as it was believed the forgery, had been going or that for some time. It was not, known for whom the defendant firm were printing the trade. marks. Mr. Heit continued to say that he did not want the representative of the defendant company fined, but he wanted to know who gave the order to print the labels-that was the person wanted. If he was not to be found, if no information could be supplied by the other side whereby they could reach the proper party, then he would ask that the defendants be heavily fined.

«Evidence was then heard, and the case further adjourned.

"THE SEA-SLUG, 7RKPANG,

OR BECHE DE MER.

J. HUSTON EDGAR.

la Australia the Chinese are credited with

varied and often assalional means, and many Europeans in China would not object to a preliminary analysis of the Mandarin's most recherche dishes. In 1907 the writer was twice in New Guinea waters, the habitat of the Ses Slug which so constently, in conjunction with sharks' fins, pickled eggs, and birds'-neat soup, graces the table of Chinsen gourmets. It is the abject of this article to give a short, but it is hoped, a fairly accurate account of this highly. valued, but really repulsive and insipid product of tropical Australia, known to most Mandarin speaking Canese Hai Seo," and to scien- tists as Holothuria Edulis.

It has rather puzzled mankind to affix a suit. able name to the creature under discussion, for it is almost equally well-known as Beche de Mer, Sea-glug, Sea-cocamber, and Trepang | Beche de Mer was first gued by the Portuguese,

Few people understand what an important.

I am unable to get up-to-date information, but £350,000 is said to be the annual value of the Beche de Mer from all countries exported 10 China. Saville Kant shows that in 1889, Queensland alone was responsible for 654 100 valued at £34,581; but the trade, although steadily rising again, was only represented by

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****fish at £22,740 in 1889. The best that time brought on an average £145 per ton and poorer classes as per ton. Still, it will be seen that in 1883 the average was £50 por ton. --The headquarter of the Biche de Mer trade are in Cooktown and Thursday Ins land (Port Kennedy). In Saville Kant's time a foot of 100 licensed luggers, and probably many more unlicensed ass on the New Gulmes coast, were engaged in the trade. A good month's taking for "Arbing" station with about twenty-four men would be one ton, or, say, 100. The employes of the different Beets are from Cape North, Terras Stralis Is. lands, Folynesia, and the New Guinea main. land. Tan shillings for small loggers, and Lio for large schooners, represented the yearly feas paid for icoosen.

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Long before the advent of Europeans 'in Tridonesia, important Beche de Mer centres wera 'regularly visited by Malay, and Chi- nese traders. There is a possibility that the Moluccas were at one time dominated by Chins a tribute in the early cantorian of our era. Certainly, in 1774- ́AD, ·For«" rest, the English sailor, SAW Chinesa junks in Geevink Bay flying the Dutch dag, and assures us that then people had trading centres eastward all along the New Guinan mainland; and iron tools, exes, knives, pistas, basins, and boads ware exchanged for spices, pearls slaves, paradien birds, tortoise shells, and sea slugs-all products of this even now saknowpland. The possibility of Malay prows And Chinese Junks visiting such remote regions proved by the dimensions of Forrest's own vessel, which was twenty-five feet keel, tan fons, ... bardes (1) and was, propelled by twenty-fiva- Malay Darsmen. For centuries also Malaya and Chinese (1) from Macassar and adjacent Coutres visited the northern parts of Australia in their search for turtles, pearls, and Bache de Mer. How long it really was since their fest arrival is difficult to say, but Captain Flinders found them at work nearly eighty years ago

whom.an.important-Malay-declared that their first knowledge of the Australian const was owing to a prow being driven by the N, W.. monsoon to this Ultima Thule. In any case, the Malay Beche de Mer hunters were probab

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diaries to of the National City Bank who, centuries ago, were struck by the large dicate consisting of the

Bank, quantities' seat to Chine; Seating and Sɛi- the First National Bank, Kubo, Loeb & Co., cucumber were given to it by the English, the discoverer of Australis, and gave Buro. peans a hint of its existence long before the and J. P. Morgan & Co.-the privilege of par- because of supposed resemblance to the animal ticipating in a loan of $17,500,000 for the con- and vegatable implied by the names; and Tre advent of the Dutch navigators. The Mainys and. Burgis still visit Austrália in their quaint struction of the Hankow-Szechuan Railroad. pang seems to be of Malay origin.

prows. Searcy in 1884 xáw thom at Port Es-* The Beche de Mer belongs to the Holothu. The purpose of the syndicate does not stop at this, however, but contemplates, according to ridae group, a family which includes the Starsington Bring the Dutch flag. They had a Bradstreet's, a general entry into the field of fish. It is not unlike a prickly cucumber Becbe de Mar Asking station with very efficient from one to two feet long, with the power Wessel Island but the great centre of these plant bollers, smoking houses, and luggers at Chinese investment. In addition to its.com.

"to" "the" Chiperd Government-in" "at-increasing=or-dimtaishing-its-length-41-

CATING BUCyndicate,-the-State-Department--will-Sagilla-KalkTOMARTALOMMinteds, with rather, impuscat porch 7 per

During this time, were you present on the Milling Company's premises ?-Practically every day.

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of employing the natives, and giving in----- other prohibited anicles. The Australian Government finally mude Malaya, under exchange for their labour intoxicants and stand that they must pay the regular

custom official's difficulties in their wild and Australia gives an interesting account of a almost unknown"waters. Indeed, this strange creature, so much prized by the natives of our

The defendants signed the agreement in the nuust, but mistaken-boljelihat the agrae ment contained in effect no terms other than those which were contained in the written correspondence. There was a duty, Catharper was readyAbout the on. To quote to part-t Up to the fact that the plaintiffe, or of June. their solicitors, bad insested in the agreement a term or terms which had not been mentioned, discussed or agreed to, during the preliminary negotiations. The plaintiffs were estopped by their conduct and breach of the duty from set. ting op or relying on any term or torins not contained in the written correspondence.

In answer to the statement that they had warranted that the plant would manufacture ice of the same clearness and quality as the Hongkong Ice Company, defendants said the warranty was not included in the correspond- ance. It was no express term or condition of the agreement that the warranty should be good for twelve months from the date at which the piast should be taken over in full working order by the servants of the plaintiff company.

"The Government of the United States is variation admit of being cared. The names of and responsible Americas financial group to Saville Kent, are fairly well known. They are much gratified at the formation of a powerful the commercial Beche de Mer, thanks to Mr. enter the important field of investment in found to cl ng to reefs, olien only a few fest be Proceeding, Mr. Chard-iaid that on the

and is giving to their enterprise that low the water, but the best kinds are found at Evening of the 6th June, the crane which was cordial support which the Department of depths between four and five 'fathöms; while Becha de Mar-licenses, and Searcy in "Tropical used to lift up the tons of ice broke ow-

State stands 'ready to give all legitimate and some exist as deep as sightsen fathoms in ing to an accident. As

beneficial American commercial and financial feeding, a peculiar talted, mop-like tentacle is could not be carried out on the Mill-undertakings in foreign countries. Such un-swept over the surface of the reefs or feeding ing Company's premises it had to be taken to

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the Dock Company and at the end of about / dertakings are to be encouraged because of grounds, and in then curved back and ihrust adopted country, is being sagarly sought for

bine days the crane, was brought back to the Milling Company, whore a fresh test. war car ried out, which turned ont successful.

How was power provided for the running of the machinery?-By a Diesel engine of 150

on the making of this test, the plant was run day and night? Yes.

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What quantity of ice was turned out daily? Mr. Buyer gave me to understand that the qual ity was to be considered first and, the quantity. after

Was any arrangement made to test the quality?-Bayer told me that the ice plant was working splendidly and was turning out the best ice it was capable of,

Did you see any member of Messrs. Ambold Katberg and Company-aw Mr. Wolf, Did Mr. Wolff make any statement with re- gard to the quality of the ice ?—I can't remem- ber: 1 pointed out the importance of the test rus to Mr. Arshold before we formally inspected. the ica.

The defendants now said that the term or condition of the agreement had not bean ful. filled. The plant had not been taken over in fall working order, or, at all, by the plaintiffs.

Alternately if-and this the defendants denied Mr. Duncan MoNeill, Shanghai barrister, with whom was Mr. H. J. Gadge (of Messrs-the plant had been taken over in full work- Johnson, Stokes and Master) appeared on ing order by the plaintiffs-on Attempt bad been made by the plaintiffs or their servants, behalf of the appellants Mr. M. W. Slade,

between the taking over and the date of the Instructed by Mr. P. M. Hodgron (of Messrs.

writ, to manufacture any ice with the plant. Ewens and Harston) represented the respon-

The defendants did not admit that the ice dant.

plant did not manofacture. ice of the same clear.or quality as the ice manufactured by the Hongkong Ice Company, Limited.

The defendants also alleged that po fair or complete trial had been made of the plant,

What answer did Mr. Arnhold give?-Hs and that owing to the action of the plaintiffs, or, their servants, the defendants were not sald be was quite satisfied and would have the permitted to run the plant for a full week comparison as to quality carried out next day,

Continuing, witness said that on the 23rd required by the agreement. Any inability on the part of the plaintifs to perform setr Jane, the premises wars visited by Mr. C.-H. contract with Mesars, Jardine, Matheson and Ross (of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Company, was not, owing to any breach of the Company), Sir Paul Chater, who defendants of their alleged warranty, but had director of the Milling Company Mr. been owing to the wrongful action of Messrs. Gibson (Chartered Bank) and Mr. Haxlos jardins, Matheson and Company, in refusing to manager of the Hongkong Ice Company, who accept the ice manufactured by the plant came deparately with a block of ice of the Further, the defendants said that such in- Hongkong Ice Company: Besides these għa ability (if any) had been owing to the fact that tlemen, there were also Messrs. Buyer and the plaintiffs had pat it out of their power to Wolff and the manager of the Milling Company earn the large profits referred to, by reason of Buyer took out from the cans ice newly made, the fact that on or about 18th March 1908, the It was shown.to those present alongside the plaintiffs had agreed in writing to execute and block of ice of the Hongkong Ice Company, deliver to the Chartered Bank of India, Nothing material was said at the time.

After the 23rd, did the defendants run the Australia and China a mortgage of the premises wherein the plant was then erected, and by ice plant until any further time ?-To the after- reaps of the fact that in pursuance of the noon of the 25th, agreement, the plaintiffs and their official liquidator on or about 9ib. July, 1908, had assigned by way of mortgage the premises, to gether with all messages, tenements, erections, etc., thereto belonging.

.NEW COMPANY STARTED. The capital of a sugar refining company to be established at Dabyo, Kagi district, For- mora, by Mesirs, Okura & Co., of Tokyo, bas -been fixed-al-Y-3,000,000. The company, is to be made, a joint stock concern with limited Hability. Machinery capable of pressing eight brains hundred tons of sugarcane per day is to be installed, and the annual-production of the company is estimated at about 140,000 bags. The company-bas-acquired-an-exten alve area of sugar-cane ground in the vicinity of Dabyo, and applications have already been received from a number of rich Fermosans for large parcels of shares. It will be styled the Niitaka Sugar Refining Company, after the famous maptain of that name, near which the works of the company will be established Japan Chronicla.

CLAIM FOR HOUSE-REN1. QUESTION OF LEGAL TENDER RAISED. This morning, in the Supreme Court, Mr. Justice Gomperis presiding, a trader named Fong Chun Yuen ined a woman named Tsing Lal, to recover the sum of $166.72.

Mr. R.. D. Atkinson, of Messrs. Deacon,

There were still large iums due to the bank by the plaintiffs under the mortgage, and the

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their direct benefit to American commerce and This course on the part of Secretary Kuox, to international relations," based on the theory that where American American trade will naturally follow, is hailed capital is employed in banking and investments by some of the Washington correspondents as "marking a new epoch in our diplomacy." of the "open door" in China has meant that we Hitbarto,says The Wall Street Journal our policy hold it open for others to enter. The Boston Herald, emphasizing the same point, remarks that our Government's fear of entangling foreign alliances accounts for its previous slowness to co-operate with private enterprise in advancing commercial dominion. It goes on to say:

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down the throat with adbarent. food matter. The food consists of " microscopic calcareous by men in the wildest and most romantic corners of the earth. The story of Beche de shelled, animals, swallowed with per centage of shells, saad, and coral." Little,er fishers would all volumes with brave deeds, unsurpassed in the wildest fiction. And the but, according to the above authority, the

story would include, beside the Anglo-Saxo, evidently, is known of the breading habits picturesque discovery and pathetic failure spawn of some species has been recognized, Malay, Negrito, and Chinaman. And while she It is supposed also that the embryos settle in

prows to the fishing grounds in the Galf of Car. reappear on the bighost reefs.

pectaris, the letter braves the heat rad savagely deep water, and, who almost fully matured, Malay still makes the perilous journey in frail The Beche da Mer is found principally alook of the New Guinea Coast from Waigonto Hum. the Great Barrier Reef in the North of Autboldt Bay, 141 E., principally because Chias re- tralia, and around the myriad banka and islanda

of a pative of this country who lived for ten years. on alonely spot in savage 5.E. Now Grich col 1 Torres Straits, Beche-de-Mer fisheriestains her ancient tantofor Ben-sluge Pitcairn tells pacially in the Louisade, L'Eutrecauteaux, and fearing the precious fish." It is recorded eves are also oumerous, around New Guines, es-

that European castaways have refused. to Bismarck archipelagoes. Fiji, Tahiti, New Caledonia, Timor, Celebex, Sumatra, and even

leave the fever-amittan haunts of rode cannibals India all find the succulent Sea-slug figuring because their hoardings could not accompany in their exports.

them Romilly, for instance, tella of a Scotch man who, marooned on a lonely and notorious« » ly hostile island bad dispelled his anoul by ac•\\\

No, cumulating a goodly stora of Trepang. answer when a friendly Government steamer thank you, I must remain by my fish," was his offered him, but not bis slags, a passage home it is a pity that history has to Australia. nothing farther to say about the movements of

The "fish" are often used locally, and when

It is essential, if the open door in the Orient to be maintained for the unprejudiced en- rance of Americas goods into the Chinese, market, that some substantial block be, sat against the door to prevent its chance closing. And nothing would be more effective for that boiled down make fios gelatinous soup, not in- purpose than this establishment of an Americanferior to the turtle variety; and some naturalisin see no reason why even the unmarketable financial interest,"

The Circinasti Times-Star, which belongs species should not supply the European gour- to a brother of the President and should there- mat with a highly satisfactory addition to his fore be in touch with the Administration's menu. Pitcairn Informs us that "two fish after point of view, regards this toan incident as twenty-four hours' boiling made excellent pro- Americka participation in the affairs of the Far

the opening wedge of a much more general vision for six personst Eis. Already, it states, an American engineer has been appointed to a position under the Hei-Ho Conservancy Board at Tinstrin, which is engaged in the herculean task of improving the Falsite. Of the significance of this fact it

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با ماهيج

The Beche de Mer is collected from the rents.

this naappreciative Saxon.

(In this paper, Forrest (1774). Wallace, Moresley, Saville Kent, Pitcairn, Searcy and Romilly have been consulted.-J. H. E.)

·A RASCAL CAUGHT.

during low tides, the time of the new and full moons being the most favourable. They are as a rule obtained by, simply picking them off-reefs-from which the sea has recoded : but the more valuable varieties are evident 17-found-in-deeper water, and obtained by Here evidently is a new field and a great diving. But the great majority of Holothuridae ara useless for no other reason than they defy

SENT TO GAOL FOR LARCEKIES. opportunity for the young men who bays lages, for Chins, besides planning great rail-assuming a gelatinous condition, and even the

Some time ago su Italian contractor working graduated from our technical schools and col. every process of caring, almost immediately ways is about to undertake rast waterway pro recognized commercial "fish" must be careful-

ly dried, and kept dry in climates noted for the at the Kowloon-Canton Railway, reported to the Yan-ma-ti police that he had lost Sypo in jact, too,

*As these young men gain the confidence of extreme humidity of their atmospheres.

The "Gabing" is carried on by luggers of fire cash, a gold watch, and a large quantity of the Chinese authorities their employers will more and more rely on their advice. Their or six tons burdan, which visit the reefs and clothing, which were removed from his house It has been pleaded by the defendants that recommendations of American material to be collect the Beche de ster; or feets of such lug at Yau-ma-ti during his absence. At about if the ice was made more carefully, it would used in the building of these enterprises progers remain at the reefs collecting, while a the same time a Roman Catholic priest, also have been of better quality. That had nothing bably will receive the first consideration, limited number take the "catch" to the smokrasiding in the same districi, told the police from his room. The police investigated the to do with the making of the ice. Mr. Buyer Made in America may soon be seen frequenting sheds and bring back provisions. But now that a picture, worth about Szo, had been stolen was solely responsible.

Did you ever run the plant on your own self on Chinese locomotives, stationary engines, very often schooners of fifty to sixty tons sej

and steel bridges. ———————

oct-to-the-islands with all the collecting and matter very carefully, and yesterday they, suc count ?-Never, ・・

"If the State Department at Washington bas smoking apparatus on board, a plan which encoded in recovoring part of the stolen Was there any obstacle placed in the Milling

some of the clothing in various pawa America and Americans in China which re-thing" grounds indefinitely, sulted in a boycott on American goods in the The caring process, gathered largely from shops. A coolie was arrested for the theft, They never asked for a further triat

great Eastern Empire, it will deserve all the Sayilla Kent and Pitcairn, is as follows:-The and be was recognised by the police as credit that will come to it."

"fish" are frat put in iron cauldrons and boiled the man who went about Kowloon some time for twenty minutes; then they are split open back stealing bicycles and perambalators. He with a sharp knife and gutted; after which they was charged on two counts of theft in the Polica are exposed to the tropical sun until all mois Court, this morning, and sentenced to throu ture has evaporated. They are then ready for months hard labour on each charge. the smoke-house. These houses, medo as a rule of galvanised iron, are from ten to twelve feet high, with moveable layers or slides of THE Minchèngpa or Ministry of the Interior, wire-setting inside. The "fish" are inld on ways a native report, has issued circular instruc the slides and smoked for twenty-four hours tions to all the provinces, ordering the authors- overrid mangrove fire, and in order to ties to distribats anti-oplam cures free among ensure an equal amount of both smoking the people, to priat sad circulate anti-opium and drying, the layers of slugs are continually literature and to sxercise strict supervision over changed from one slide to another, The Backe shops dispensing anti-opium medicines, Wil de Mer, which when finished should look likes | regard to the last misasure, much, may be done charred sausages, and rattle together like by the Municipal Council to put a stop to many It In reported, of a fractered skalkesengers walouis," are now put in comiscks, but before injurious quick" temedies sold in the wat

The hearing of the care in dund for next wack, - shippleg, men be scattered in the sun, where i mente in the guise of satkopium /

Looker and Deacon, appearing for the plain-bank was now engaged in negotiations with a company's way, with regard to the řals 2..... } #ucceeded in removing the ill-will" toward ables the fent to remain in the vicinity of the l"property--the picture, the gold watch, and

tiff, stated that tea ten-dollar Chinese notes had been paid into Court as part payment of the debt. That was not legal tender, it only amounted to $93 and his client could not accept that.

His Honour, asked if there was a discount on Kwangtong notes.

if

Mr. Atkinson replied that there was. the Court would make an order he would accept them for what they were worth, and ask for judgmani.

His Honour remarked that the claim did not appear to be admitted.

Mr. Atkinson--I think the defendant admits - the claim. She paid the root previously....in

subsidiary coins

The plaintiff proved his case, and his Honour gave judgment for the amount clalized, less The value of the Stoo paid fato Court, and costa The defendant, when she heard the verdict, remarked that she was pot willing to pay

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view to the sale of the promises and plant.

The defendants also stated that such inability (if any) had been owing to the fact that the plaindus had, in consequence of the complete failure of their flour milling bualacas, gone into liquidation, and consequently had become, and ware still unable to manufacture, any ice what- ever,

Inasmuch as such manufacture of ice was

Was there any suggestion made as to the insufficiency of the trial-No.

After Jane, how long, did Mr. Buyer re- main in charge of the plant 2-Until 15th July, After farther examination, the case was ad- journed,

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to be conducted at an accessory to the milling of flour and was to be carried on with power derived from the four milling plant and ma- MAJOR-GENERAL Sir Wilsone Black, GD, chinery.

Counsel for the plaintiffs opened the case to died on 5th olt, at Burwood-place, London, late 24th Regiment (South Wales Borderers), the Court, and after evidence was heard the case after an operation, aged 73 years. He servep - was adjourned.

with the 42nd Highlanders in the Crimea. He took part in the Zulu War, when he commanded the party that recovered the lost colours of the 24th Fast. Promoted general in 1893, be com marded for five years, first the Belfast: District and then the troops in China and Kongkong and was placed on the retired list in 1809.

EVPREME COURT LITIGATION CONTINUED.

"fatorening, side-lights were thrown on the affairs of the Hongkong Flour Milling Comps my, now defunct, but with the management of which in its prosperous days the late Mr. A. H; Kennis' was so prominently identides, when"

LUKONG ACCUSED, OF MANSLAUGHTER.

A Chinese policeman was charged before Mr. F. A. Hassland, at the Magistracy to-day,

the other day. with the manslaughter of a coolle in the Colony The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge and the case was formally adjourned.

It is alleged against the policeman that, about week aso while out on duty, he struck a man on the head with his baton. The man went to hospital and died shortly afterwards, the result,