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Opium Smuggling.

A DEFENDANT'S COMPLETE

COLLAPSE.

ALLEGED FORMATION OF HONGKONG SYNDICATE,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY OCTOBER 15 1009

found, but he did not mention what these invas«. Up his uvidines the defence la undaavouring to tigations disclosed. Ved prove by copiat ofletler and cablograms, the **The defence here entered objection to all existence of a pool formed at Hongkong for the Invoices, introduced yesterday by the proteca-smuggling of the large shipment of opium and tion

aled to the correspondence between Barker | cocaine which was captured, by custom' house

WA SHIPMASTER'S CLAIM.

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PAN OFFICIAL'S TRANSFER foo Kwok Kwan, the present acting Thotal for the Development of Native Industrian-in Canton, who has been appointed' Commia. sioner of Foreign Affairs at Fongties on thárs- commendation of H.E. Sik Liang, "received y telegram) yesterday from Paking ordering? him to proceed without delay to Tangtion to take up his new appointment there. Type

- NEW PROVINCIAL JUDGE, MAWIE The Shao-hou-chd department has bean tald;" "graphically advised that the newly appointed Caolin Provincial: Jodge, Chiu Pan Vid, will probably arrive at Canton on the alb instast on board the gunboat Chun On from ShaoZhai: Vesterday the gunboat King Kam with *} delegation was drapatched to Hongkong to mest the coming official on his arrival there.

ROBUKRE ARRESTED

in this city, “In honour of is no issue of local newspaper'. ACTION FOR ALLEGED WRONGFUL DISMISSAL The fth and last Gymkhana, which was

JERZEEN UNDS FOR THE NAY peng kapag VARTEAN postponed from last Saturday owing to the com With the view of raising funds towards the

To the Sommery Court, Last Monday, bafors dition of the weather, will take place to-morrow. and Company and Grant at having no tandancy agents on July 38, and which forms the basin Mr. Justin Gomperts (Paisne Judge) Capt. W, afternoon at 3.30 p.m. Instead of 4 The prontation of the Chinese Nary, Hix Vice- whatever to establish the connection of Kan of the present action, ÉS AL nedy with the illegal importation, and as not Later Kennedy's brother was put on the brought an action against the Ste Yap Steam Distance Handicap which has been re-opened 18th October

Cooper, late master of the 5 Tak Hing

gramme is the same, with exception of the ora proposes to impose a house

the province of Kwang tung GT corroborating the testimony of the witness stand, but no evidence of importance Cooley, Overrated, subject to further study, by him

was give ship Company of No. 29, Connaught Road and fresh entries received; this makes the race

more interesting,. The entries are as follows; :|| The bearing in the Graal-Kennedy smag.

The opium and cocaine identified, by the Bu- This morning the defence produced a num- West, to recurar the sum of $858.31. damages Justin Tima China Pony...Scratch

for alleged wrongful dismissal, The amount gling case was continued in the Court of First was also objected to on the same grounds. ed between Grant and Barker and Com- was made up as follows:Amount of wages reau of Science sod by custom housa, agants, { bar of cablegrams alleged to have pami,

silag yardım, Instance this morging, and owing to the unvorzuled, with the same proviso, m expected length of time that it will occupy, a' special session of the court will be hold this

Grant was recalled to the witness stand pany, of Hongkong, the original shippers of the from the gib September, gog, to and October, ford-cross-examination, but no new evid-prora by these the existence of a plot for ship Mr. M. Reader Harris (of Messrs. Wilkinson wager in lieu of contraband. The defence will endeavour to 2013; he month

notice-$750.33. Akaroor, beginning at 330 o'clock, says the Manila Tince of the 9th insi.

ence was offers. The defence endeavoured ping the opiam and cocaine in which Grant and Grist) appeared for the pfalmiff. Mr. P. At one o'clock to-day, when the court ad standing between him and the prosecut the defendant Grant to the effect that he was office) represented the defendant company.

to show by him that there was 'an' under- was interested, and is in rebuttal of evidence of Sedechem Dizon (from Mr. R. A. Harding journed, the defendaal Kennedy was on the ing attorney that he would be famished not implicated in the illegal transaction until witness staud, and defence is preparing for sens immunity from imprisonment in reluro for bis after the arrival of the contraband in Manila claim Plaintiff was not paid for the time he Mr. Hurris asked for leave to amend the sation, the signs of which are already evident. plea of guilty and his testimony against Ken- These cablegrams are all in cipher except where actasily worked--Irom 2nd September to 19th It will attempt to prove that the opium smug nedy. Overruled. The objection was then gling into Manila last July, which forms the basis

the words " shafts," "finges," and other terms of the pissent schon, is only a part of the most defendant against quoiber, and a lengthy are

renewed as to the incompetency of que co appear, and are believed by the defence to September, 1909. The additional claim was $140.00, which made the whole amount S1,000 gigantic smuggling operations that have ever gument ensued. Overrated, subject to farther bandia. The key to the messages has not wrongful dismissal. Plaintiff was engaged on

refer to the machinery lo which the contra-

It was stated for the plaintiff that the action. Introduced into the part of was brought for the recovery of damages for buen carried on. Expert testimony this morning study and decision later. was to the effect that the seizure of this apiam The defence demanded a final decision by yet been found, but they were admitted in the 1st December last op the ferme that he was and cocaine was vastly underestimated in im.

the court on the question of the admissibility portance, and that the contraband which the of Graat's testimosy, stating that the Court's be translated later. The defanca belleves that ovidence with the understanding that they will

to be the master of the sis. Tek Buig ut a salary. authoritian captured was not valued at a more

of $225 a month for the flaix months and decision would materially affect the line of de- the translation of these messages will fix be. P30,000 but was worth considerably over fasce to be followed, latimaling, that if Grant's vond a roas-nable deabt the 'complicity of

Sigo a month for the second six months, There P100,000 and was but a part of the most in-testimony were stricken out of the record, the. Grant in the preparation of the opium ship cember. No mention was made in the agree was a confirmation in writing on the 2nd De genious fraud that has ever been perpetrated, defence would offer on evidence, whatever. that would literally have flooded the islands Overruled.

ment at Hongkong..

ment as to the period for which he was to serve, with oplam and cocaine had this seizure not. The prosecution rested. lateemission of five sistently fought the introduction of the copies and the right of dismissal

This morning the prosecuting attorney con

The Paine Judge Mr. Wise had a number The defence is endeavouring to show that minutes for the defence to prepare for the pre-of letters and ciblograms alleged to have pass«

of these cases 2 Kennedy acted only as an agent, and was to

ed between Kennedy and his agent in Hong- The defence asked for sufficient time`to

Mr. Harris replied that there was so deficite receive only a small portion of the large ship: allow the cable company to secure coples

kong, calling the attention of the court to the

mention made in the agreement about the time freshness and cleanliness of them. all, and in- ment, and that the big fraud had its financial of telegrams sent from Grant at Hongkong timating that the evidence is manufactured."

plaintiff was to serve on the Tak Hing but there backing in Hoogkong. The man McIntyre, to Manila, which was granted. The ader-All of these were objected to Saturday as bo

was no doubt that it was for a period of one what figa od as a dark borsam yesterday, ap, standing was also reached that the attorneys ing a self-serving declaration of the defendant feat. Sua former case of a similar nature, Mr, pears to bave been the purchasing agent far for both sides will meet with the carbier Kennedy,

Justice Wise laid down a definite ruling of part of the copiraband drug, and that these

of the International Bank to-morrow morn. operations wore carried on such a large scale that the men behind it could afford igend him on's special trip to England to buy cocaine in large quzetities:

been made.

The first witosis called this morning was James P. Lawler, who was cross-examined relative to his testimony given yesterday.

Two messongers from the cable company testified that William Kennedy was the recipi ent of several cables addressed to Kaimi,“ his telegraphic address.

Joseph B. Cooley, of the information division of the Philippines Constabulary, was then called to the stand and was subjected to sharp and Ilvaly cros examination. Copley is accustom ed to the witness stand, however, and replied spiritedly to several choice morsels of sarcasm by Judge Warte, for, the defence,

Coolay testified to having overheard a con versation between Grant and Kennedy at ite Nevada Hotel on the night of August 7.

Ho was secrated behind a screen and board overy- thing that was said. He saw plainly the de- Teodant Kennedy when he catered and when he left, and was sure of his identity, Grant asked Kennedy for cows with reference to the opium case, in convection with which he had been arrested. Kennedy said "Everything is 31 right, I have cabled to the people in Hong kong who worked the deal, and they have gotten out. He wasnotafraid that the anthorities would get the other people in Hongkong; they had gone to 'Manchuria. Wishing to find out the names of others implicated in the deal he asked Mrs. Grant to intract her husband to ask some loading questions. Instead, Mrs. Grant enter ed the room and asked Kennedy who worked the deal in Hongkong. Kennedy" said his brother and another man did, naming both. His brother was not, named Kennedy, he had a Chinese name.

sentation of its case.

ing at nine o'clock, to make a transcript "from the bank's books, which will be offered in evidence by the defence. The purpose of this is not known.

The only witness for the defauce so far was william Kennedy, one of the defendants, who closing of court, who took the sinëd 'first and was still on at the

Kennedy had known Grant for about ten months; had first met him at Hongkong, being introduced to him by Mr. O'Brien at the

to cost, te law him later in Manila :

it was

of about the middle

February

of this year; he also saw him at various times afterwards and bad an interview with him on just 22; Graoi, had come to bi office and bad thea just returned from Hong- kang, he said. Grant wanted him to buy four Lubes made in Hongkong, oflaring to sall tham for P3,000, Ho offered to bring in a quantity of opium in them for an additional P2,500. They were made, he said, for the special pur- poss of carrying opium. The defance introduc. ad some letters which the witneur identified that he had sent to and received from bis.bari-

ers agent in Hongkong. They all referred to oplum shipment. He had writes his corres pondent that he had arranged with Grant to bring is opium in the tabes (shafis) and had promised to buy 100 pounds for 18,500, or 10,000, Moxicas currency. The letters from him to Hongkong were press copies in the headwriting of his bookkeeper

The 'prosecution objected that the letters wera a salf-serving declaration. The objection was overrated,

Upon direct examination this morning Kennedy's bookkeeper identified the cable grams alleged to have pitsed between the defendant and his agent at Hongkong, all of which are in numerals, Fe translated several of them with the aid of a code book, one of there when translated reading: Pipes O. K. Is everything all right?. Apiwer," The wit acas, when asked where the original cable grams from Hongkong went stated that they were estarded for the office,record in Hong. kong. Asked if in Hongkong the same method

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faturing the original telegrams was follow:

ed, he stated that it was not.

poration, stated that Grant had an account with Mr. Webb, of the Intercational Banking Cor-

bis bank; that on May 14 be cashed a drift in his favour from Hongkong, the amount, reduced to Philipplae currency, belog P10,000, which was placed to his credit. He said that on June 27, Grant panchased a draft from the bank for P1,000, in favour of George Lindsay, of Lon.. don. This evidence was introduced in rebuttal of the testimony of Grant who stated that he had purchased on that day a draft for P5,950, ings between Mr. O'Brien. of the defence, and A lively altercation arose during the proceed. Detective Cooley, one of the witnesses for the tonk the stand. Cooley, sitting in the back prosecution. This was when Kennedy's brother ground, whispered andibly:

This is the first time be ever admitted that he was Kennedy's brother."

Mr. O'Brien Turned on him and made an indignant denial. Copley then said:

-"It is so. He never would admit it before.*

O'Brien: "Whát you any in mot true” Choley: "You are a liar?" O'Brien (to the Count); "1 demand protection from this court against the use of any such abusive and lasulting language."

self into it."

Southworth: "There you are; you got your.

O'Brien: "And that is not true. *}

Mz. Southworth rose, indignast and. flashed

STOWAWAYS FOR AUSTRALIĄ,

On the 6th instant on receipt of talegraphios MEN WERE BIDDEN IN COAL BUNKER. laformsion from the officials in Shun Tak dina trict Admiral Li Cănu sout a' pumbar of black The story of an alleged attempt to smuggla men on board the shallow draft cruiser Klang?r Chinese into Australia was told before. Mr.

R. Wood (Second Magistrate) in the Police place called Yung Kito'a wait the arrival of theen 2 Ta accompanied by the gunboat Yuen PP to mora

Hing, was charged with aiding und abetting Hongkong. On the steamer's arrival, the solve Court this morning, when Li Tu Kai, alias Listeamer Hot Tung.which was proceeding from four Chinens to be on board the 1. Bestern diets bounded her and commenced a search for: with a view to obtaining a passage to Australia. some bad characters who were reported to be It appears that on Wednesday last, a non- ber of Chinese, among whom were the four the soldiers succeeded is discovering from

passengers on board, After a thorough search si men in question, boarded the East:rn and con- among the passengers four alleged robbers,in cealed themselves in the cost busker. The named Ip Kwao Yung, Tong Se, Wong Shing smell, however, drove the men away, who rush and Chiu Lun, who were placed under arrest and f served for six months, at the end of which period Polica

Contioning, Mr. Harris stated that plaintifed on deck and were arrested by the officers conveyed to Canton on the same day to be

and shortly afterwardı handed over to the" handed over to Admiral Li's custody,» Qf the'ni

four prisoners Ip Kwan Yangʻin reputed to bƏRT à a torious robber, who had taken a leading za part lo boldlog up, the village of Kwai Chowan where two houses were burnt down and sights:

·lives lost.

ihree months.

ment. On the 19th September, Igno, plaintiff his salary was increased according to the agres. received a letter from the manager of the defendant company to the effect that his services were Do longer required, with instractions to hand over the ship's registers to Mr. William Bishop, who was appointed to ibe Tak Hing.

Plaintiff was called into the box, where he

gave longthy vichico

Mr. Munsey, Chief Officer of the s.8. SkÍM ON, also gave evidence. ..

Mr. Tiem Kal, Managing Director of the Sze Yap Steamabip Company, then went into the witness-box.

Mr. Harri-Isn't it a fact that you offered to re-istato Capiain Cooper in the ship last week?

Witness-No.

Didn't you for on any terms? --No. into articles with the crew till January next?

Did you ever authorise Captain Cooper to enter

No.

and Smith) appeared for the defendant. The Mr. F. X. d'Almada (of Messrs. d'Almada

casa was adjourned, bail being allowed in the sum of 55,ona,

CANTON DAY BY DAY,

CHAIR BHARERS, [From Our Own Correspondent.]

Croton, Jih October.. clamation requiring chair coolles to carry with The Police authorities have issued a pro-

|them lighted" lanterns when carrying chairs at Aight in the city. Any chair coole failing to conform with this order will be arrested by the police,

CONTRABAND' SEIZED,

Through information received Admiral Li

Chun 'sent a number of his men to search a

the 39th ultimo. On board the vessel one hun- dred and fifty pounds of dynamite, thirty boxes of caps add some fuses were found, and two arrested. mon, the owners of the contraband, wors

STAMP DUTY. -

CLAN FIGHT, mafan

A saioan clan fight ban been in-prograss in v Nombal between the prople of the clan Fak and those of the clan Lenog, Turns men fata ve ́reported to have been killed during the welde

and five others were kidnapped. Day balorazi yesterday the Nambol, magistrate, bu learning: of the occurrence, at once depojéd a tastai to^? the place to restore order. MetaHENK

473th October.”

MAVAL EXPENDITURR. U The Canton Provincial Government has pro- ́mined to appropriate a sum of ibres hundreds thousand tacks during for a period of four of the Chinese n,vy and a sum of two bundred years towards the fund for the reorganization:

thousand falls annually, to be remitted to Pe-

as already reported. The Canton Viceroy bas him to remit the amounts as promised for the now received a telogram from Poking, asking current year to Peking at an early dete

SUBSIDIARY CURRENCY, DOV In accordance with 'lestractions »ƒncalved" from Feking, tha Viceroy his ordered the Can- cash value to be issued for circulation in the ton Mint to wint.copper coins of a cash and 5

local market..

Captain Cameras, master of the sa, Sujunk which was about to start for Tsong Fa oning towards the expenses of lis maintenance, Ees, of the ze Yap Steamship Company, stated that on a certain Sunday, the Shun Lag was moored on one side of the wharf and the Tab the Chief Officer, was paclog the deck, when Hing on the other. Witness, in company with they saw Captain Copper waving his hands about in an excited manner. The Chief Officer Stamp duty will soon ba imposed in the city went to the after-part of the bridge and witness | of Canion. The Viceroy baš deputed Expectant proceeded to the fare part, Captain Cooper Magistrate Yu On Fung to proceed to Peking used strong language and, looking at witness, to Apply for 7,530,003 stamps to be brought to exclaimed. "There he is!! and called out to Canton for distribution. Of these stamps witness “Come on board the-Tak Hing and 4,015,000 are of a cents' value, 2,200,000 of io 11 knock the head out of you 1 Ho cects, and 1,375,000 of zon cents the bridge, who rose and seemed to urge him was at the time entertaining some friends on oo. At about 5.30 p.m., he manager of the defendant company went on board the Tak Hing and shortly afterwards 'proceeded on board the Sax Lea, when he made inquiries Further evidence having been called, the

was adjourned.

Grant asked Kennedy what financial interest he had in the shipment, then Kennedy said he stood to lose Pro,500, and that P3,000 was put ,up in Hongkong. Grand said: "What do kong. He did not pot up any money or offerto with the beat of battle: Cooley looked, daggers i an to Captain Cooper,

you want me to do?" and Kennedy answered: Make a strong fight; I have lost a good deal already, but will pay all your lawyer fear and whatever fines the court may impose, so long as you do not implicate me in the deal."

Judge Waite: "In other words, he advised Grant to stand pal?"

· Tha dalence offered other documents pur- parting to be the terms of an agreement between Grant and Kennedy, whereby the latter was to receive only 100 pounds of opium, to be paid fɔr when safely delivered to him at 'Manila, the expanse of transportation, arrangements sod risks to be borne by Gract. Instructions rela. tive to this agreement were cabled to Hong. put up any for the purchase of the contra band. Most of his testimony this morning consisted in the identification of various letters and docoments, and the interpretation and his business representative at Hongkong, of cipher cablegrams passing between himself

at his opponent" and the court endeavoured to pour oil on the ruffled waters. Mr. South- worth repeated the conversation between Mr. Con'cy and Mr. O'Brien, and the Court süld +*

the attorney for the defence and a witness who

"It is a private matter, gentlemen, between

The witness nasword: "Yes; to stand pat

These all indicate that Grant and-oiber per- is.not an officer of the court, and I cannot in. sons in Hongkong arranged all the details of terfave except to prevent a breach of the peace' The witness then alated that he asked Mrs. the shipment. To the cables, terms not under It should be settled outside of the court room. Graat to tell her husband to some loading stood yesterday were translated. Fee" meant questions to Kennedy in order that he might Grant "Bar" meant Barker and Company; setile it outside whenever you are ready."

Southworth (to O'Brien): "I am ready to get the names of others implicated in the illegal"On" meant his representative; "Cloth" meant Cooley tank a hitch in his trousers; Cohn tram action. Mrs Grant herself then entered opiums, which for reasons of secrecy, was re-smiled and looked out window, Waite the room and questioned Kennedy. The latter forrod to in this way. The pool was formed in resumed his seat and looked at the Court; stated that his brother, in Hongkong, who was Hongkong for buying opium and shipping it and the Court said: "Proceed with the wit Connected with the opium shipment, west by io Manila. hit Chinese same and not by that of Kennedy.

ness," and the reporter came out from bablid He did not make a memorandam of the name plated an illegal transaction, but that the act The trial proceeded

The defence admits that Kennedy contem. the stenographer, where he had taken refuge, She asked him who was the other man, and he

was not consummated owing to the non- gava a name, He did not make a memorandum delivery of the opium to him, and that under of this name either. Then she asked; say you want to keep yourself out of it; what if show that the scheme was much larger than was *You | the law he is not guilty, it will endeavour to Mr. Gránt goes to Bilibid ?" To which Ken. nedy auswared: "There is no danger. Good

at first bellaved; and that the man Mclntyre was an agent of the pool formed at Hongkong, lawyers have told me that all he can get is a and went to England to purchaus cocaine, fine, which will pay if he does not implicate which can be obtained cheaper and more safely in London thao io Hoogkong. That his expenses were paid by the interested parties, is the claim of the defence.

*me,

Upon cross-examination Dooley was scored by the defence. Asked if he was a police ollcor with jurisdiction in Manila he said that he had jurisdiction all over the islands, but that as a matter of courtesy his division did not interfere with arrests or investigations with in the city, leaving that to the city detectives, He bad conunlied with General Bandholtz and the prosecuting attorney before taking a band in the present case.

"Then you interfered as a matter of personal curiosity, didn't you?" asked Judge Waite,

"confess that I was anxious to get at the luride facts of this opium case."

Mr. Southworth theo sinted that the defend. ant Grant was serinusly ill and could not ap pear at the trial, and since be desired to again place bim on the witness-stand in rebuttal of

iame evidence of the defence, he asked for a Catinuance. Judge Walte also stated that he desired prosent his argament erally, and that a short respite would be appreciated. stated that he had seen bis client this morning. Mr. Cohn, representing the defendant Grant

and that he was is no condition to give evi- dence.

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case

THE TIMBER DISPUTE.

*JEDGMENT FOR THE PLAINTIFFS.

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**_GAMBLING' MONOPOLY,

The Shao-Hoo-Chu ban granted to Mr. Yick Kai Hong the privilege, for a term of six years, of the Fu Pin and Shan Piu lottery farm at an sonus!, rental of $2,000,000 besides an extra sum of 600,000 tasis to be paid in's lump sum to the Government, a sum of 120,000 taula to be paid soonally to the Canton Goverombot Paper Factory, 240,000 taels to be paid aggually! to the Bureau of Agriculture, Industry and Com merce, and another sum of 24,000 taels to the Taptal for the Development of Native in- dustries.

NEW TREASURER.

Bib October,

PRATAS ISLAND SETTLEMENT.

CANTON HANKOW. RAILWAY," The late Chung Chih-tung was the Kupere intendent-General of the Cadtán-Hankow Raij. is to be placed under the control of the Ministry "war, and, on account of his death; the railway of Posts and Communications. The Canton Vicerny is in receipt of a telegram from Paking to this effect, and be bar accordingly informed

The Canton-Hackow Railway Compasy of the

Goveromani's intentions, Curva MIU MALAY NAY

The new French Minister to Peklog, Moni

NEW FRENCH MINISTER Mergair arrived here this moming from Hong kong by the French steamer Paul Bau

* DELIBERATIVE COUNCIL D -The Kwangtung Provincial Deliberative

7416 October. TYPHOON REFUGE PROJECT ABANDONED, In the Summary Court, this morning, the The Shia-Hou-Chu has received a telegram Mr Ua Lai Chuen, of the Ming Shan Charl cise was concluded in which the Chan Tai Kes from Shanghai to the effect that the-newly-table-lostitution, submitted a suggestion to the:: firm of contractors, of 135, Des Vaaz Road, appointed Canton Provincial Treasurer, Chan Viceroy to construct a typhoon refugo la Tai Central, brought an action some time aga Kwai Lin, will be a passenger on board the shoe-lau bay, and on the sith ipatant the Pan against the Yu Hing Loong firm, of 320. Mong.sjaamer & isang Led of the C. MS. N. Co., for Ve Magistrate, accompanied by expectant kok, Kowloon, to recover the sum of $991,50, the Southern Capital, on the 6b instant to take Magistrate Chow-wal-ping, together with Mr. for damages for breach of a contract between up his new appointment. the plaintiffs and, the defendants for the sale

Us, proceeded to make an inspection of the site selected for the proposed refuge and found by the defendants to the plaintiffs of a bardwood

je unanitabla for the purposa The project has spar' on the 29th September, 1008, to be

It is learnt from the local officials that the therefore been abandoned, e used as part of their plant for the purpose of negotiations on the Pratas Island are nearing. raising a sunken wreck (the z. Yine King, which foundered in the typhoon of 28th July, 1908). The spet delivered by the defendants was unfit for their purpose and was rejected by the plaintiffs. In the siternative, plaintif claimed $668.76 for damages for breach of warranty. A cross-action was brought by the plaintiffs to recover the 1am of $23.74 being amount due to the plaintiff by the defendants for one piece of hardwood, sold and delivered to the defendants on the st October, 1908,

Mr. E. Davidson (of Messra, Hastings and Hastings) appened for the plaintiffs, while Mr. Leo, d'Almada (of Messis Goldring, Barlow and Morrell) represented the defendants.

Judgment was given for the plaintiffs, the amazot of damages being referred to the Registrar:

*- AMERICAN MILK IN CHINA. ·

TRADE WORTH BIG SUM,

Shangani, furnishes the following information Vice-Consul General Frank W. Hadley, of

Bish, of the internal revenue burono, testified On the witcess stand this morning W. N. to the value of the opium, Contrary to ex- fondant

The court: Slace as far as the de. Grant is concerned any matter pectations, he said that it was worth much that will now be presented on his behalf more than the complaint alleges, the amount will have an impoftant bearing on the stated therein referring only to the legitimate question of the penalty to be imposed, I feel price of the opium that is imported by phar that all of the light possible should be thrown alone, that was contained in the shipment, was macista. According to his estimate the opium on this case, and that while I should be glad to tominate the trial now and hear the arguments nothing of the cocaine, which would probably permit this, and a continuance is therefore: worth between P44,000 and Pl0,000, 10 ssy | immediately, the defendant's condition will not

"In fact, you 'butted in,'didn't you?”

bring about P50,000 more. The Court was of granted notil unch time as the defendant Gisat the opinion that its stated value should repre- may be in a fit condition to testify intelligently In reply to questions by Judge Waite, the sent what it can be is usually sold for at the witness stated that the actual bringing in of the time, which would bring it to a value of over

If later he is able to testify but not able to ap-.

on the trade in condensed milk in China'; . apition was not discussed by Grant and Ken- Pio0,000.

pear in count, the court will adjourn to his

· Shanghai is the distributisg point of condann. nedy, nor did they discuss the matter of bring.

zooms, where-we'will take his testimony,”-re ing the consignment from the ship to the shop

ed milk for China. The total imports from 11th October. The defence has rested its case, and all.avid- of George Y. Taylor. In reply to questions

Louis T. Grant, one of the defendants in the

ence except that in rebuttal by the defendant foreign countries and Hongkong, the latter propadaded to show the witness' knowledge of famous Grant-Kennedy smuggling case which

Grant is now in. As soon as Grant is able to being: composed of foreign milk, in 1958. what was said or implied that directly connect

testify the arguments will immediately follow, mounted to 150,000 drzen ting, vaided at has been before the court since last Friday ed the defendant Kennedy with the actual morning, apable to stand op ander terrible

The cablegrams alleged to have passed between $148,209, of which 16,089 dozen tins, valued at Importation, the witness said, that the ques mental strain and the ordeal of the trial bas

Grant and Barker and Company will probably $15,695 were re-exported to foreign countries, tions at to him called. for à conclusion,

be trauslaind some time to-day, and the delaying 193,91% doses list, valued at $131.403, suffered a mental and physical collapse, and now lies at hir apartments at the Nevada Hotel tools of the connection of Grant with the dozen tins, valued as 577,573, were reshipped to fance relies upon these to furnish important for consumption to Chien, of which 75,315 piker Chinese parts, the balance being left for illegal Importation before the 'oplum and cocaine ever left Hongkong. The prosecution, local consumption. ne defendant Kennedy steered the whole deal and farnished the capital for the syme,

and declined to answer, judge Waite then

asked:

"Did you, at that conversation, hear anything tion in uld directly or indirectly or by implica tion in posacction with other facts, connect the defendant Kennedy with the actual introduc

ting of the oplem?" to which this witness

answered;

"Yea; he Lad no interest la the transaction to the extent of P8,000 but nothing that was sald led me to believe that Kennedy conducted the transaction

Did you hear anything that would lend you to believa that he was actually connected with the importation of the apium ? Objected to by the prosecation as 40 argumenti Over- "I don't understand," the witness answered. Outside of the money interest and the Präparation of the shipment at Hongkong did pup has anything that would contact Kea. Dedy with an actual introduction of the opium & WELLN

in a critical condition,

Upon the advice of bit physician, Dr. M, Hermano, he was not allowed to take the wit: mess stand this morning and the case bas gone over until such time as his mental and physical condition may be so far improved as to draft

of the taking of his testimony,

other baud, endeavours to that

LARGENY OF SILK,

ON BOARD. THE." KINSHAN.”

complation and the dispute will soon be ami- canly settled. The amount as at first claimed by the Japanese setiers on the island as com cation is said to have been reduced to a sam from which, however, a sum of thirty thousand olsoma cae kundred and sixty thousand dollars, dollars will be deducted to be paid as com pensation to those Chinese who had suffered losses by reason of the Japanese occupation. It is expected that the agreement relating to this vexed question will prabably be signed in the course of a week..

Council, instituted in conformity with Imperial Government orders preparatory to the intro- duction of Constitutional Government in China, of this city, both Civil and Military, and the was formally opered_to-day,:'All the officials

elected members of the Council were present to take part in the opening, ceremony. H.E. Viceroy Yaan Shu, Hano took the chair and performed the inaugural ceremony after which he declared the council open. H.E, Yaan'da- livered a speech which was listened to with great OPIUM SMOKERS ARRESTED.

interest; and enthusiasm by all those present. On the 6th instant the police raided an

From among the nominated members of the opium smoking shop, in Tsoiang Kiu, in Council an election, was mada" to-day for a the Western suburb, where they effected the chairman and a vice-chairman. Owing to the arrest of three apiam smokers without the no-non-completion of the council-building on the cessary wooden board, licences, and a gasotity outskirts of the Eastern Gate, the old governor's yamda is being used for the Council office of opłam smoking apparatus.

temporarily,

THE LATE CHANG CHIR-TUNG. On the oth fistant upon receipt of telegraphic of H. Chang Chih-toog, Mr. Lisar Ting Fen, intelligence from Paking annonscing the death formerly Peovincial Judge in Hupeh, a great friend of the late Grand Councillor, now in Canton, left here on the same day to proceed at once to Peking with the' view of assisting in the arrangements for the funeral of the deceas ed sisterman. – As a mark of respect for the late Chang Chih-tong, who was the founder of the Canton Kwang Nga Shu Yoen, now occupied was closed yesterday and the day was observed by the High Provincial College, this institution.

a holiday. Several other colleges in this city wers also closed yesterday. A commemora tion service has now been arranged by the The Chinese use the sweetened milk, which local gentry lo, take place in the Sam Kwan constituted very much the greater part of the See Temple on the 12th instant when all the trade, while the foreigners in China are the people will be invited to attend to pay their answeetened evaporated croach. Milk is pot up respects to the deceased Grand Conecillor and in tins of 16 and so ounces, the first being the | As a token of the esteem in which he was svar. popular bizs. The Shanghai and North Chins held. trade'is controlled by Amersçan brands, while European, brands predominate the south, Around Cantone

11th October,

MA MACAO, BOUNDARY QUESTION.

The Chinese Dalimitation Commissioner, H K. Ko Yu Him, after the seventh conference with the Poringuese. Dalimitation Commiss ioner, came up to Canton-westerday for the 2 purpose of consulting the Viceroy on certain. maniters in connection with the Macao boundary question. Sapinshey?uza nek

DVANCE THE OPIUM CAMPAIGNY PRESS, During the week ending the roth instant the detectives of the Canton Anti-Opiem Associa smoking opium without the necessary wooden tion arrested thirty-one persons buyings and ra board licences and seized thirty-four sets of Opium-smoking apparatus. At the mauling Wold for yesterday, the chairman, Mr. Chan Wai Po, prudg posed to request the officiate to gira"ordars/? prohibiting the arts of opium-smoking war in the Canton market, and trespassend an

⠀ Tas' newly appointed Canton - Provincial

Adge, Chiu Pan Ylb, inired; barn, ta-de has fixed the 17th instant as the day o to take over the seat of office. On the day Total Chan Mong TuaUK WIL TRINGAN charge of office as Total for the Developmus of Native Industries, Janua

The afternoon session of the trial Saturday lasted untill eight o'clock in the evening when the court adjourned. Throughout the day

BIRTHDAY OF "Confucius. "G Grazi bed maintained an unpaidral calmners

Yesterday being the anniversary of the birth of manner and the mental suffering which he Is the Police Court, this 'alteroon, the case.

It is estimated that during recent years fróm. of Confucius, commémoration service was endured was plainly shown by his face which was concluded la which three man wate charg. ·5,000 to 10,000 ties per year baye base put on held at 8 am, in the Provincial Hok Kosg had undergone, a remarkable change in the ed with stealing a quantity of silk, part of a the markels in Imitation of a popular American Temple where officials, gentry and people num last few days, and all day be appeared haggard cargo on the ss. „Kinahan: . Op the atch Sep., brand of milk. This milk was manufactured boring sevamal thousands wenn prosat: to pay and worn-out, Leaving the court-room Saturday, tember last, the thres mon are alleged to have outside of China, imported without labels, and their þomage before the tablet of the ancient | CHA Pinci-sia, on mmand, Bight, be walked pasteadily borde supporting boarded the steamer and smayed from past of Chinese printers hired to wake the imitation sage. In the morning students of various col the Mixed Court again you himself on the walls of the buildings from the the bolda " quantity of silk worth $550, which labels. :: This trade, however, has been checked leges and schools, one party after another, with N. C.D. Naws of och last- court Bonse to the Nevada Hotels Arriving comprised part of a cargo, shipped at Canton during the past year by the firm stand Laken by drums and bugles paraded (be streets, on their the charge of having ambi there he collapsed completely and Dr. and consigned for France, Ons of the defam. Chinza oficials to, from their markete" from way to the templo... The day was observed as a Tis, 60,000 at Hongkong.. Hermann was called. This morning his lawyer, dinis, after having stolen the valuable articles, Bruch discreditable proceedings. One agent of public holiday and most shops were clowed for that: HaM. Contul Gaser Chariss Cohn, sited his apartments and proceeded to Macao, where he disposed pan of 3900 by the rated count and had his displayed from a number of public loritatives, asking that the accused

** European ärm engaged in this businnse was | traDEAction of business. The dragon fan was cabiagram from the Ho found him in a pitifol ente Grast could not the stolen property, but on his returne casions, testeed to special depot collector converse inteligeatly, and his speech was frog Colony, was amesied with the remaining personale,

find shops sud de alling houses and strings of fire the untral ofendletch of castifad have maden trip Hong mentary disconnected. Cu his possession. - At the Magistency, kong on July 30 to investigate the opium. This morning's session of the trial, the so- shernoon; he, she given, sing monika hadle cus rubber exports from the F. M. S. for the salmorejo He stated that he was present at two - tion baing now directed against the defend, bour and four boats, mocks to lieu;bt op, das die eight months of 2909 are liber: 3,447,338 mi Navamiastions of William Barker, who' actually - ant- Kennedy, was continued "with: Kend the cash against the other two defendants being. Vazalsat 8/907,536 lbs. in the corresponding

phipped ska mechlauch in which the epium ma nedy's beck keeper on the winger standi i withdrama, gring to insuficiency gi erlangta

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crackers: wathi Int: Many; were appeared deconsted with evergreen, flowers and innings be would mot proceed etto la calabration of the pecasion. The manis ment that he had patter variary this year falller on * Sundar, today, ton mun)