322
Lost Cargo,
MARINE INSURANCE CLAIM.
ECHO OF THE JULY TYPHOON.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY
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Godown goods without anything further, space was reserved for the cargo in question, the formalities, already mentioned, were gone through, and the cargo was not finally discharg ed until the morning of the 14th.
Unfortunately the 24th was a Custome holis day, being the birthday of the Emperor of China, so no goods were examined or released Another marine Insurance dispate was heard by the Customs on that day. On the following by the Chial Justice (Sir Francis Piggott) in
day owing to the accumulation of work this the Supreme Court, last Wednesday.
The case id point' was that brought by the not released until on the
of the 25th.
put on board the cargo. Tung Sang Wo firm, a Nontern concern, against the Po On Marine Insurance and Go
boat and taken up river in the direction of down Company, Limited, to recovor Tasín
Canton to the Tung Yusa godown, where space 7,000 under a policy of insurance,
bad been reserved for the cil. •Arriving at the Mr. M. W. Slade, instructed by Mr R. A. godown the boat people found a number of Harding, was for the plaintiffs. Sir Henry Bor other boats, ale laden with oil from other ships, keley, C., and Mr. Duncan McNeill (of still anchored at the wharf awaiting discharge. Shanghai) with whore was Mr. A. 'Hoïborów,"
The discharging of the cargo-bosts was taken of Messrs. Deacon, Looker and Deacon, spin teras, and done by the godown coolies only. peared for the defendant company.
The discharglog, therefore, depended entirely on the staff of coolles employed by the company: which was apparently small for the amount of work they had to do at busy times.
The proceedings were started by Counsel for the plaintiff company reading the statement ́of claim, as, follows:-
The plaintiffs are merchants carrying on business at Shanghai.
1.—The desandants are a limited company baving their registered office at 137, Wing Lok .Street.
3-The plaintiffs were the ownBIR of 350 packages of ground out oil, valued at Tacia 7,000, equal to 59,731.23, which were shipped by the steamer Shoo Hsing from Shanghai to Canton and were insured against total loss by perils of the sea, including risk of craft, unti safely landed by the defendant company, under a policy of lusurance numbered 971 and dated 17th July, 1908.
The said oil before the same was landed from the cargo-boat into which it had been delivered from the said **. Shao Haing was totally just in and by reason of the typhoon of the 27th and 18th July, 1908.
5.The plaintiffs paid the premium demand ed on the policy and have duly notified the defen- dant company of the loss and have claimed the the value of the oil.
The plaintiffs claimed $9,722.23 and interesi thereon at the rate of eight per cent, per andum until payment or judgment,
The result was that this particular junk bad to wait its turn.I may here mention," said Counsel," that this godown belongs to the defendants."
Bir Henry-We do not admit that.
Mr. Slade-We will prove it.
On the night of the 27th, he went on, while the junk was still alongside awaiting to be dis- charged; a typhoon came along and wrecked her. The jook was a total loss, with her cargo on board.
Counsel submitted; finally, that from the facts of the case, there was no unreasonable delay. on the part of the plaintiff. They had done everything to get the cargo safely ashore. The blame, the delay, was on the shoulders of the defendants, and he asked for a verdict against
them.
Witness for the plaintiffs were called, and the hearing adjourned.
ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE TAKEN. Additional evidence was taken by the Chief Justice (Sir Francis. Piggott) in the Suprema Court, last Thursday, in the action brought by the Tung Sang Wo firm, of a, Ningpo Road, Shanghai, against the Po On Marine Insur ance and Godown Company, Limited, who are $9,732.22 alleged to be due under a policy of insurance on a number of packaves of ground aut oil, which were shipped on board the steamer Shao Being from Shanghai bound for Canton, and which were lost in Canton during
Typhoon of July 18th, 1908.
The statement of defence reads as follows: I-The defendants admit the allegations in the statement of claim, but say that the loss of the oil happened after the expiration of acclaiming the sum of T. 7,000, equal to sonable and ordinary period from the time at which the oil had been placed on the cargo- boat for the purpose of landing.
3.-The defendants further say that the oil was not lost by any of the perils during the continuance of any of the risks covered by the policy.
There was ab amended statement of defence, which read :-
1.—The defendants admit the allegations in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of the statement of claim. With regard to paragraph 4 of the state mept of claim the defendants deny the allega tions therein contained and say that the oil there- in mentioned was discharged from the steamer Shooting and safely landed at Canton,
3-The defendants further say that if the loss of the oil happened as mated in paragraph 4.0f the statement of claim, then such loss happened after the expiration of a reasonable and ordinary period from the time at which the oil had been placed on the cargo-boat for the purpose of Jandiay.
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4. The defendants further say that the oil was not lost by any of the perils during the continuance of any of the risks covered by the policy.
By way of further reply to the amended state- maat of defence, the plaintiffs denied that the ............. ai!.... therein... mentioned-wan_safely landed at Canton according to the castoms of the port of Canton, or the customary meaning given by marine insurers to the wards safely "landed" In policies of marine insurance.
Counsel for the plaintiffs then proceeded to address the Court." He stated the facts of the case were comparatively simple. The oil in question was shipped by one of Messrs. Butter field and Swire's steamers from Shanghai to Canton: The Skao Hsing on arrival at Canton went alongside the Company's pier, on the That pior is a T-shaped stractors, and the discharging vessel moored alongside the outer face of the T.
Honaz island.
Measts, Butterfield and Swire, Mr. Slade continued, would not store of in their po- downs, which were situate on the land at ibe
lower end of the pier. The pit in question was native oil and was packed in baskets lined with oil paper-a cargo which was very hable to leak, at the baskets were very fragile.
Therefore the consignees had to take tlvery of the packages in cargo boats, and store them in one of the only two godowns Ja_the_port of Canton which would receive oil. at the time.
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The plaintiffs were represented by Mr. M. W. Slade, instructed by Mr. R. A. Harding. Sir Henry Berkeley, K.C, and Mr. Duncan Mc Neill, instructed by Mr. A. Holborow, of Messrs. Deacon, Looker, and Deacon, appeared for the defendant.
A plan of the T-shaped wharf at Canton, where the oil was landed, was produced and examined, after which Fong Lim Po, a Canton merchant, in the employ of the plaintiffs, was called. He explained at length how cargo was taken delivery of at Canton, and how the stuff was lauded at the godowns..
Under cross-examination by Mr. McNal!l, the witness said that the oit question had been sold, but he could not give the name of the purchaser, as it was,a cash transaction.
Mr. McNeill-What I want to know is this, to the purchaser It was in lighters, and then Was the oil in lighters when it was delivered
Trabalarred to the purchaser's boat.
So this oil was quite sale, and was not des troyed-It was quite sale.
How was it saved ?-There was no typhoon on the 27th. Why should it be injured? After I delivered the 200 baskets on that day i don't know what happened to them.
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MAGAOS-DRLIMITATIONE
COMMUNICATIONS, TROM CHINESE, ABROAD, -
[From Our Own Görrespondent.]
Canton, 20th August The Association for the Protection of Bound-
ary Rights has received a telegram from the Chinese in the United States in which the
Association has been asked to assist the Chi- Dare Delimitation Commissioner, H. E. Ke Yu Him, in strenuously opposing the claims of the Portuguese in connection with the delimitation. of Macao fo the best possible manner,
arst Angast
The Chinare Delimitation Commissioner,
H.E. Ko Yu Him, has received from the Chinese residing in Sydney, Australia, a tele- gram which reade as follows:
"The Portuguese bave encroached upod ous territories. We earnestly request Your Excellancy to use your bast efforts to restore them. Pray, be firm in your attitude towards the Portuguese in the Macao dalimitation question and not yield.”
(d) IP PING NAR, LI CHUN, NG
Representatives of Sydney Chinese.”
WAIWUFÜ'S COMMUNICATION. The W.iwupo has sent Commissioner Ko
Yu Him a list of the places which the Por. tuguese are alleged to have wrongfully sized and held since. the reign the Emperor TAO Kwang,, with strict lostrdetions: to demand their restoration,
A STRANGE SUGGESTION,
Canton, 24th August.
A man named U Tong Hi has, presented a. Petition to the Viceroy suggesting that when the negotiations between the Chinese and For- tuguese Commissioners on the Macao delimita- tion question are in progress, gunboats should be despatched to cruise in the waters of the affected province in order to quieten the minds of the public. The Viceroy, in reply, stated that he will communicate with the Special De- limitation Commissioner, H.E. Ko Yo Him,
the object.
COLONIAL VETERINARY SURGEON'S REPORT.
LAST YEAR'S STATISTICS »
The report of the Colonial Veterinary Sur- geon for 1908 rendi:~
The total number of cattle admitted to the Government Depois for the year was 43,098, n decrease on the previous year of 17,903, In Kennedy Town 37,982 were admitted a decrease of 27,837 on last year, due to the fact that during July, August and, Septembar.no cattle were exported to Manila owing to restrictious imposed by the Manila Government. In Kow- loan.4,116 cattle were admitted, a decrease of 64 on last year. In Kennedy Town 151 cattle were rejected alive as unfit for food and in Kowloon 6 were rejected.
Exported
1907.
AUGUST
28 1909,
CORRESPONDENCE.
(We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed
by Correspondents in this column.)
Slaughtered a3,645 caitla @ 406. $ 9,058,00 16,637 sheep. 204, 3,327-40 169,476 swine © 30. 50,842,85 30.843 cattle @ 506. 75,431,00 11,712 shoop @ire. 1,171.30 HOW TO INcreask the revenUE. 17,35a; swine Ĝ 107, 1,745.20
SIR,Now that the Government is devising $81,545.60 ways ad mekns to raise sufficiant revenue to meet the expenses of the Colony for next years shall be very pleased if you will grant me some space. In
forward a your paper pat
Ma Tau Kok Thit slaughter houss la let
to a contractor. The total housing fees collect ed was 5463.39 a decrease of $35-14 on last year's revenue.
To zus Kartor or tim “Ilaramond TrinoRAYN."
CONTRACTOR INJURED.
DISTURBANCE'IN WING ON STREET,
A Ulsturbance took place in Wong On Street last Wednesday afternoon, and it was some tima before pesce reigned again,--Seven-man, who- streal, were arrested, and one man, a une andployed là a thóp, honed Ka và là chia
tractor, way sent to hospital, by : Inspector Fenton suffering from bruises about the face, cheat and legs. It would appear from the re- coolies repairing post made to the police that the contractor's
con-
Shaukiwas' and Aberdeen are also Icased to sense of the word, and may not be followed by premises. And in order to have the bricki
contractor.
The total revenue from Animals Depois and Slaughter Houses works out as follows:-
1908; 1907. Kennedy Town fees collected,....$62,934 1,547:35 Hung Home
**** floed and bair contract,.........4 18,195,00 - 4,889,00 Contractors' tender for Ma Ta
Kok, Aberdeen and Shaukiwan, 19,066.60, 3,066.00
$$7,350.49 100) 30:30
Government. licences, why has it not occurred to the Solo. *Instead of meddling with the Colony's liquor mans pulling the rains of Hongkong to impose a tax on all nomarried ladies and bachelors living on the island and the peninsula?
No. 36. The master of the shop objected Dear at hand they were piled up in front of
his goods, and called upon the contractor and saying that the dust from the bricks damaged · his men to remove them. This the contractor would not do, high words followed, and it is alleged the shop fodis, attacked the contractor and another man with their own bricks, poles, and anything that came hrudy, As already mentioned the shopkeeper had to be sent to
In case this aggastion of mine meets with the serious consideration of the powers-that-be, I take this opportunity of forwarding a scale of charges, which, if followed, would not only meet with the entire support of the ladies, young The total sumbers of animals slaughtered and old, in Hongkong, but would tend to in-hospital, and as he could not appear in the
crease the revenue, and the booze" question, therefore, would be shelved. Here goes:—
Per annum. Unmarried ladies (under 5)... $25
·(under 50) ...HERZLI
30
for food were :-
1908. Cause, Sheep & Goats. Swion
17,391 149,343
713
25,652
3.247 Bachelor
Kennedy Town ......24,802. Ma Tau Kok ... 4,800
Aberdeen...an Shaukiwan
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Do.
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(under 25
30
7,094
Do.
(under 50)
35
Do. 185,231
(över. 50),
Widow.......
Widower.......
#9,612 18,104
Grand total of all animals
**** $33,947 1907, Cattle. Sheep & Goat. Swine. Kennedy Towo......23,545 10,637 169,476 Ma Tau Kok ......... 4986 1,641 ·27,756 Aberdeen........... Shaukiwan........................
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2,850 5,042
Hoping I have not occupied too much your valuable space,—I am, &c,
ONE OF THEM, Hongkong, 26th August, 1959,
TRADING JUNK ALÍACRED.
of
27,631 18,379 106,174 STEAM-LAUNCH USED BY ALLEGED PIRATES. The saves men, who were captured the other Grand total of all animals.......252,034 | day in connection with a piracy, which wat The Sgures for Aberdeen and Shaukiwan❘ committed on board a trading junk outside the are got from the contractor.
waters of the Colony on the.rfih July Jast, were placed upon their trial at the Magistracy last Wednesday afternoon, défɔre Mr. J. R. Wood
The following table shows numbers of ani: mals slaughtered in the Colony during the past ten yearR S
Yest. Calde, Slicepaint Coats Swine.' 109 #3.53*Y
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190demme #3.939 |
1004... 20.670
1001. 14936 18 averige
800.495 190... $5,669,92591591° 173,995 1903...... 5,315.
exprå 23.735
191,040.1 19374|
186,059
165,750
Average
175,909'4
1005. 0,758/ 1900 #7,163 18.394'0 '16.403 > 89,999'2 100,580 > 191,Bug's"
18.030 1002. 43.0311
206, 14 199,61
10,104)
185,931) DAIRIES AND COWSHEDS.
A somewhat severe outbreak of rinderpest occurred at the Dairy Farm Company's pre- mises. In the beginning the type of disease was. severe but a milder type prevailed later. Scrum inoculations were carried nut with fairly uti factory results and a number of young stock were immunised against the disease by the simultaneous inoculation method. Toward the The total number of pigs admitted to Ken-end of the year the disease again appeared and Dedy Town was 168,682 against 186,718 in 1917. seram inoculations were again practised. The The dealers attribare the falling off to the outbreak was not бnished at the end of the year. "Foot and mouth disease broke out in Ken. floods on the North River from which district many pigs come.
usdy's Dairy and the Dairy Farm Company's The type The total number of sheep admitted to Ken-premises at almost the same time.
of the discase 'was very severe nedy Town was 30,111` against 21,349 in the previous year,
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DISEASE IN THE DEPOTS.
- Foot and Mouth Dizane.--This disease was more or less prevalons during the year. To the early part of the summer the disease was of a very vizulent type: but it became much more mild towards the end of the year,
Anthrax. Four cases of anthrax occurred threa of them in June and ons in October. The three cases in June were all in one shipment and all died within thres days of arrival. The case in October was in a bullock that bad been in the Depot for to days,
At that time, before the typhoon, was the market for oil good?-Fairly good,
Is it not a fact that a considerable quantity of oil is sold from lighters without entering godowan ?—it is never sold ar lighter..
Rinderpest.-Caves of this discesa ware, met Before the tiffio interval the evidence for the with throughout the year and the Chinese Im plaiotics was discontinued, and the defendants porters state that the disease was prevalent on were called upon to argue on a question of the mainland. As a rule the dealers good down law. Mr. McNeill dealt with the points raised only those castle that appear to them to be at longth, and added that there was no space healthy but as these cattle have been in contact reserved for this oil. The plaintiffs, he said, with sick cattle, some develop the disease sfter took the risk of selling the off before it was put | arrival. On the 5th and 7th September two into a godown. When the plaintiffs dis- lots of cattle were admitted in the Depôt suffer; covered that their ail could not be received ing from riederpest and these were slaughtered in the godown owing to the presence of other by order of the Sanitary Board. No compen
here was no space for their oil. There was junks, why did they not land u?
sation was payable as the cattle were sick on arrival, in the Colony,
Because
no reasonable chance of their oil entering the godowo. A great quantity of oil was sold from delighters and not placed in godewok. Counsel then argued that Hoanta was Canton, and that the cil was safely landed there.
Proconding.
The vessel, lying alongside the pier, in the mander already described, discharged her cargo from both sides-the cargo being handled en tirely by men in the employ of Messrs. Batter- field and Swire-and linded on the pier, after which the cargo-boat men look delivery of it.
The process of landing all was a very dif- ficuli, not to say slow, affair. As each package is landed it has to be weighed, as each pack age is likely to leak, and is also a check on the boatman,
In this case the cargo of oil was discharged on the wharf, and the "safe landing which the defendants alleged took place at Canton was the temporary deposit on the wharf.
The Chief Justice inquired who paid the wharf charges.
Mr. Slade The ship. All charges are in- cluded in the freight. The consignees are not called upon to pay it at all.
Counsel went on to say that that was the first line of defence raised by the other side They had refused to pay because they said the cargo had been safely landed.
The Chief Justice-It was only landed at the wharf.
Mr. Slade-Yes. The poxt' defence raised, be said, was that there was undue delay, and that the cargo was kept in the boat for an noreasonable time. The Shao Estag, said Mr. Slado, arrived alongside the pier on the 23rd July, 1908, and finished discharging her, cargo about mid-day on the 24th,
In Canton, as well as is all other ports in | Chins, he said, consignees could not get de- livery of their cargo ustil the Customs officers had examined it and the Curtoms duty paid or guaranteed. In the case of the plaintiffs they ware one of the guaranteed firms, being gear anteed by a native back of repute.
In the circumstances all cargo consigned to. their agents in Ornton could be removed and taken to godowns as soon as it was released by the Customs officer, who had to examine Its and in order to facilitate the business of such guaranteed firms a European Customs. hours officer is stationed on Messrs. B. and S. wharf for the beabfit of consignors and consignees,"
. In the case of a' guaranteed firm the routine was as follows-Ŏn arrival of the cargo the bill of lading is chopped by the consigues and presented at the head office of the Customs at Canton, An Import Application form is then #ivan to the bearer of the B/L and this be dilla opy or in the case of a Chinaman it is filled op for him from his Chinose slip, Then the Im port Applicatios document would be chopped"
Examined at Wharf
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THE CASE FOR THE DEFENCE; Evidence for the defence was heard in the Supreme Court, yesterday, in the case in which the Tang Sang Wo firm, of 2, Ningpo Road, Shang bai, ara bringing an action against the Po On Marine Insurance and Godown Company, Limited, to recover the sum of Tis. 7,000, equal to $9,71112 alleged to be due under- policy of insurance on a number of packages of ground nut oil, which were shipped as board the steamer Shac Bring from Shanghai bound for Canton, and which were lost la Cantos during the typhoon of July 28th, 1908.
Yesterday proceedings were dull and were devoid of public interest.
Counsel for the defence (Mr. McNeill) can cluded his address to the Court Just before eleven o'clock, and witnesses for the defence were summoned.
Chan Tat Hing, the manager of the Tung Yann godown, at Canton, said that the defend. ant firm had no interest in the godown. One of the partners in the godown, "Mr. Yoda Lasi Chuen, was the secretary of the Po On Com pany. This witness then went on to describe the godown building, how the all' was stored, and spoke as to the landing of oil at the godown. He went on further to relate what took place on the morning of the typhoon, and how the oil in question was lost by the foundering of the cargo-boat, which have al ready boon printed in these columas,
Other witnesses were called, after which Counsel made their final, address,”
The case was then adjoumad, until-9.45 o'clock on Monday morning, when his Lord ship will give judgment.
The plaintiffs were represented by Mr. M. W, Blade, lastracted by Mr. R. & Harding. Sir Henry Berkeley, K.C., and Mr. Duncan Mc Neill, instructed by Mr. A. Holborow, of Messi. Deacon, Looker and 'Deacon, appeared for the defendant.
LAWN BOWLS.
POLICE VS. C. Y, C,
The following are the police teams drawn to play against the Corinthian Yacht Club on the forma's ground at-Happy Valley, to-day, at 4.30 p.m. Immed
> No. 4 Team:--Wilson, Cooper, Grant, Mes Lennan (skip),
Black Quarter-Cas calf, about nine months old, died from this disease in the Depôt.
Parasites-A⋅ few cases of whipworm (Tricocephalas affinis) were found in young animals, but probably many more exist, as this worm owing to its small size is not easy to find unless by careful searching. It does not appear to be of much economic importance.
Large numbers of filarice were found in the walls of the aortas of both Chinese cattle and water buffaloes. These have been described by Lingard as occurring in India and havsalso been found in cattle in the Straits Settlements, They give rise to an atheromatous condition of the blood vessels but do not appear to be fatal, have not been able to find the embryo form in the blood.
The following biting files have been identi- fied and are the two most common dies in the cattle sheds: (1) Btomoxys Calcitrans and the (2) born fly Lyperonis Irritant. Both flies cause cattle a good deal of annoyance. One specimen of the Tabanida was caught but has not yet been identified. These fiien are not common in Hongkong, The identification of then flies was done by the Liverpool Schoo of Tropical Medicias.
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The Chinese dairies were free from epi-
demica.
IMPORTATION OF DEEF AND MUTTON.
The importations of fresh beef and mutton wore respectively 338,270 lbs. and 301,139 lbs. This meat is imponed from. Australia by the
·Dairy Farm Company.
́ ́INSPECTION OF CATTLE TRANSPORTS....... Under Ordinance No. 15 of 1903, 81 visits of inspection were paid to ships leaving the Colony with more than ten bead of cattle on board. In 1907, 159 such visits were paid. The decrease is due to the fact that the importation of cattle into the Philippine Islandsfrom Hong- kong was for some time forbidden by the Philippine Government on account of diseasS, In connection with this matter I was sent down to Manila to make inquiries and see what canld be done towards re-opening the trade. The regulations for the import of cattle into the Philippines were modified tentatively and subsequently further aliststions were made with the result that the cattle export trade recommenced. Ultimately the cauls, trade between here and the Philippines passed whol ly into the bands of an American-Filipino syedicate who employ a veterinary surgeon of their own to inoculató all cattle against Rinder- pest, and by the and of the year the trade had resumed its former dimensions.
NEW TERRITORIES.
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Chiel Detective Inspector Hanson prosecnt- ed. Mr. J. H. Gardiner represented the third and -fifth defendants. Mé, Reader Harris, of Masara.. Wilkinson and Grist, was for the second sus pect.
The charges against the men were that they pirated the San Fuk Hof junk in Nam Was off Cheung-chau laland, and stole the Bay, junk, tackle, etc., and bar cargo, which were valued at $18,382. There was also an additional charge preferred against the men-ibat of receiving stolen property, The defendects denied the charges in foto,
The story of the piracy was told by the accountant of the San Fuk Hop, He said that the junk traded beween.ongkong and Sai Tung, a four or five days' journey, provided there is a fair wind. On the 18th July, at abouf three pm, the San Fut Bop set sail for Sai Tung, leaving the Salt Fish Lane pier. There were a crew of thirteen on board. When they reached Cheung Chau filand, near Lantao, the wind went down and the junk, unable to pro- ceed any further, dropped ber mud hooks at the north east side of the island, from where the Cheung-chau Fo ice Station could be seen, Between 9 and to p.m. that night a steam- launch came alongside the junk and over ten mes boarded her under the pretext of searching for arms. The accountant pro- duced his arma licence and ne he was handing it ever to one of the strangers, he was seized by the-queue-a-sack-was-throws over his head, and he was placed inside a cupboard, pear the mainnast, and locked in. In his uncomfortabl position, the accountant heard the anchor being raised, and the junk pat in motion, the sound he knew that the jook was being towed away by the lausch. The remainder of the crew were confined in various parts of the jack.
From
A week later the accountant was scinated from the capboard. The junk had grounded, and the crew and himself were put ashore, on Chap He Island, near Kwong-chau-wap, and the pirates sailed away with the junk. The crew remained no the island for five days. The witness identified the second defendant as one of those who took part in the pira ical attack, and the hearing was adjourned.
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THE. BANK OF KOREA, The agreement providing for the formation of the Central Bank of Korea, which was signe ed on July 26th Seoul by Viscount' Sone, Resident General, and Mr. Yi. Hoang-yong Korean Premier, has now been published. The agreement.reads as follows
Foot and month disease appeared in Sheung. Sul and some of the neighbouring villages bot
"The Governments of Japan and Korea have soon died out. The Police endeavoured to agreed upon the following stipolations relating restrict the movements of cattle as far as possi-to the formation of the Bank of Korta:-
The same disease also broke out among ble.
the draught bullocks of the Kowloon-Canton Railway at Fan Ling and Sha Tin. The dir saxo was of a mild type and no deaths were re- ported.
STAFF:
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"(1) The Korean Government agrees to si- tablish the Bank of Korea, which shall be authorised to issue convertible notes and thell carry on business as the central financial organ of Korea The Bank shall manage Japanese Government funds when such business is es- Kennedy Town-Inspector. Watson was ip | trusted to it by the Brok of Japro. charge throughout the year, Inspector Cotton "(2) The silver notas issued in Korea by the returned from leave on the 2nd of Janusty and | Dai-Ichi Ginko shall be treated as if issued by relieved Inspector Hynes who reverted to the the. Bank of Kores, which shall assume the
obligation of redeeming the notes. staff of the Medical Officer of Health.
Kowloon--Inspector G, W. Bratt <was in charge of the Slaughter House and Depó: dur ing the year.
ADAM Gibson, M.R.C.VS,
"Colonial Veterinary Surgeon.
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HONGKONG UNIVERSITY
FUNDS.
FURTHER CHINESE SUBSCRIPTIONS,
BUILDINGS, There were no alterations or new buildings at Kennedy Town,
In March the new Slaughter House and Aufmal Depot at Ma Tau Kok was completed and occupied and the old buildings at Hung Tom kanded over to the Canton Kowloon Railway. The new ballding while satisfactoryave been blinded by the Chinese Sub Farther subscriptions to the total of $8,750 is not so easily accessible as the aid one.'.
CATTLE CREMATORIUM. The carcases, destroyed in the crematorium. for the year wAS!**** Gattle fncluding calvangeniss 113 head. Sheep and goatste Swips
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4,358 ....
Condemned meat from slaughter-
bouse Tigned goods (condemned).........
In addition to these items all dogs destroyed by the Police Department in Victoris are cre
mated:
102 CLEOS.
Old papers from the Colonial Secretary's Department, the Treasury, Post Office, Magis- tracy, Sanitary Department and the Telegraph Companies were also destroyed.
The total amount of coal used was 57,740 lbs.
SLAUGHTER HOUSEB,
Kennedy Town. The, total revenue was $67,934.59, a decrease on last yearof $7,618.00, The revenue was made up as follows :-
1908. Slaughtered '24,822 cattle 400, $.9914.80 3.478.20 17.301 sheep 200. 2549,214" Bwion @ 300, 44.77290. 13.578 Cattle @ 50r,, 1.6,659.00, 13,243, sheep 100 1,214-30 15,453 Swing
1.845,39
No. 21-).). Watt, Pill, Ogg, Langley (skip). | Exported Na's -Glendenning, Gerrard, Fenton, Ro- bertson (skip), vum
No. 4 Sim, Stuart, Ball, Gourley (skip). Reserves: Baker, Blackman, O'Sullivan and
That remarked Mt. Slade, wis the author. {ty for the gilcer at the plar to release the ': Hanson,
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Committee towards the endowment and equip.. ment funds of the Hongkong University, Details are as follows:
"Already acknowledged...$111,250 LI Sui Kamis 2,000 Lo Kit-ping...........userinarianne_2015. Tal Chee-ho. Kin-Yeung-Soc697 Peninga. -Lai On Company
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3) Japanese and Koreans exclusively aball be allowed to hold shares in the Bank of Korea, "(4) Japanese shall be appointed directors and auditors of the Back of Kores for the time being.
The Bank of Korea need not pay a dividend on shares held by the Korean Govern ment before the rate of dividend paid on shares hold by others has reached 6 per cent, per an 'adm.
"(6) The Korean Government shall guar- abice a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum on sbares held by other than the establishment of the Bank of Karen.". Korean Government for five years after the
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Police Court, on Thursday, the case against hiz alleged assailants was adjourned.... Mr. Lao. d'Almada e Castro is retained for the prosecu tios.
„SHOP LOOTAD.
What a surprise this was to him. A few days ago the master of a_small_shop, in Qosen's Road Central went to Cantón to transact:ropa basipala,” He was away for a few days, and un his return to the Colony be returned to hir place of business, only to find the place umpig, his four fokis having decamped with his stock : in trade which was valued at $789. The matter was reported to the police, who investigating.
POLUNTEER COPY ORDERS.
SIGNALLING CLASS.
At Quarry Bay at 5.15 pm, on Monday, the- 23rd, and Thursday, the 25th inst."
RECRUITS' DRIL
At Headquarters at 5.30 pm, on Wednesday, the 25th instant, for a' 95′′ gun'drill. Sergt. Moore, R.G.A., will attend.
ENGINEER COMPANY,
The second shoot for the Carmichael Cup. will be held at King's Park Range on Sunday, the azad instant, at 2.30 pm, shaip.
Entrance fee-go cents. Members 'may purchase ammunition on the Range for cash-- Hongkong currency.
Drills for the above company will be held on the first and lasi Wedoradays of the month.
RESIGNED.
Privala T. Martin is permitted to resign with effect from the 13th inst.
Trooper W. J. Daniel is permitted to resign» on leaving the Colony with effect from the 18th- instant.
LEAVE. Trooper G. M. Harston is granted leave of absence out of the Colony for a months with effect from the 5th September,
RAGALLA RUBBER,
Messi, McAlister & Co., the Singapotā agents, advise that they have received-telegra«, phic advice from the manager at: iba sviata informing them that the estimated crop of dry rubber for July in 800 lbs..
CANTON DAY BY DAY,
CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY,
[From Our Own Correspondent]
Canton, 10th August. Owing to the argent instructions from the authorities at Peking-and in this city, conplad with the earnest request of the Board of Dir Railway Company here, Mr. Lo Po Shan, vice- president of the Company, who had resolved to resign from office, bas now, resumed charge of the Company from the zath instant,
ectors and shareholders of the Canton-Hankow
OUTRAGE HY SOLDIERS. A
On the 18th jostant, a dumber of wame arrived here from the district of San. Wai and presented a joint petition to the Kwangchow. Prefect informing him that at a., on the 13th instact a number of soldiers stationed in the locality attacked them (the petitioners) and after ransacking iḥeir housen, Bity-threa in all, made away with a large quantity of booty. The desperate soldiers also destroyed several houses balore they decamped. On receipt of the petition, the Kwangchow Prefect at once sent a deputy to the scene of the oft- rage to investigate matters.
LIKIN COLLECTION."
The collection of Likin dues in Canton dur ing the last ten days of the 6th mone, as 18- ported by the Likin officials to the Viceroy, amounted to 68,079,5.2.0 taels.
MORE OPIUM DENS CLOSED.
On the 19th instant, three opium-smoking dens were found remaining open in the Pik Wah village, in the district of Namboi, and were at once closed by the local officials,
MAM ATTACKED BY ROBBERS. On the afternoon of the sƐih instant, s mika was, sent by the Canton-Habkow Railway Company to the 6th section of the railroad at Bbok Li Tong with a few hundred dollars to pay the railway employees engaged in that locality. When.aporoaching close to Pa Kong Kow, the man was attacked by a gang of sob- bern and was relieved of his money. The oc currence has now been reported to the local officials.
ACCIDENT. IN AERATED WATER VÄGTORY. Yesterday afternoon, owing to the excessiva heat, bottle of serated water exploded in a certain shop in Wong Nal Hong Street, and as result of the explosion, a man "sustained serious injuries to his nack from one of the splinters
OFFUM REFUGES IN CANTON,' .
The Government Aall Opium Barein bas now established five more refuges in variona. quarters of the city with a view to enabling opium smakers of the poorer classes to 'get rid of their babit.
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The members of the promoting committee of the bank have been nominated, and com prise Government officials and basineis men representing-wide inrere, is expected" that the prospectus cft syfer will be iss ed before the end of next month. In the opinion of a leading business man of Osaks, who has been nominated a member of the promoting committee, it is evident that m great demand will be seen for the shares of the bank, a dividend of 6 per cent, be log guaranteed by the Government betiden the promise of more profit. It is pointed out. On the 18th instant, on information: recaired that even at a time when the financial position" | that twenty-five opiam-smoking dona "were ras was far less favourabió” a great demand was
maining open in the Ship Taog Market, in tha sean for the abares of the Oriental Colonisation | Wamhol district, the local officials at once sant Company on account of the annual subsidy of a posse of officers to raid the proscribed premić Y300,000 granted by the Government. This ses. The dens have now been closed and the authority is not of the opinion that a rush for | keepers of the establishments arrested, shares, as in the case of the Oriental, Coloniss 200
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For stealing a quantity of paint, the property of the Qastry Bay Shipyard, on the 20th inst, a coolis was, in the Police Conf on the ori, given three weeks' hard labour and six hours in Merchants Steam & Navigation Company's
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