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Slave Traffic✩in' Hongkong.

ILLICIT RECRUITING OF BOY LABOUR,

NEFARIOUS SUBME FRUSTRATED BY A SCHOOL GIRL Persistent ramours on Thursday and Friday lag of an infamous, scheme which had for its object the illicit recruiting of a number of scidol boys in Hongkong for employment in Honolulu, led us to pursue diligent and searching inquiry into the truth of the report with a view of laying bare some of the lea objectionable features of the slave traffic of an inumous and happily bye-gons ago.

The natural reticence of the authorities whom we approached during the earlier stages of var inquiry baffled our effort to expose a design as carefully planned as it was innocently given away by the guileless simplicity of, a school giri of tender years. it would appear that, when we stated in our issue of Saturday that there was no truth in the report that an attempt had bead made to get a number of school boys away as licit emigrants, wo'were fed into an error which, in the circum. stance, was jusufd by the desire to get the perpetrators of the scheme into the meshes of the tw.

Afirmative reports having itached, us that ́thers was a good deal more in the rumour than meets the eye urged us to the prosecution of fresh inquiries whereby we have been placed io poutsion of detailed tacts. Tugiefacts which Dow place before our readers would go to show that the curtain has only just been raised over the first act of what inay ultimately transpire as a well-woven plat, that goa-to confirm the saying that truth stranger than fictíva.

A BOYISI NARRATIVE, The uncoloured and coherent narration as gathated by a representative of the fiongkong Telteraph from one of the dramatix peramur—a youth of fifteen years of age-is the best accoust that can be presented of the story without any attempt at effective colouring, "it was one afteroopa last week," said the boy, "in a cine matograph ball that I was me by who is otherwise known by his Filipino saubr quei-; be is a man who looks like thinly

THE HONGKONG TELEGRaph saturDAY FEBRUARY 12 1910.

be sifted to the very bottom and so prevent Hoogkong from belog made the centro'of, a, traffic which (if tolerated) may sura for it the unenviable, stigma of the focus of the revived notorious slave trade in a modified form,

THE MOOSA CASE,

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POINTS OF LAW BEFORE THE FULL COURT.

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Before a Full Court, consisting of Heo. Mr. W. Rees-Davies,, K.C., Acting Chief Justice. and Mr. Justice Gompertt, Puisne Judge, the points of law raised by Mr Eldon Potter in the case in which Moosa Ebrahim was found guilty by a majority of five to two of an offence com- mitted under the Bankruptcy Ordinance were considered. Hon. Mr. F. A. Hareland, Acting Attorney-Coucral, and Mr. M. W. Siade, instructed by. Mr. F. B. Fowlay, Crowo Solicitor, appeared for the Crown,, and Mr. Eldon Potter, instructed by Mr. C. D. Wilkin 100, of Menn, Wilkinson sad Grist, was for the defendant.

Sessions, the case of Rex vs. Moosa Ebrabim Mr. Potter said that at the last Criminal was beard and the defendant convicted on one count under the Bankruptcy Ordinance, namely, with regard to Moosa's partnership in ouc al the local firms. The Court had then reserved three points for the consideration of a Fall Court. The first. point was that Secting 83, sub-section 3, of the Bankruptcy Ordinance, read as follows:~Any person against whòm a Receiving Order has been made shall be guilty of a misdemeanour, etc. The point was whe ther or not defaudant was a firm, or, in ulber words, ao unincorporated body.

The Puisoe, Judge-I understood that the point was whether a Receiving Order had been made.

Mr. Potter-That will come out afterwards it all turns upon the maning of the word "person" A Receiving Order had not been made against the defendant.and he could, therefore, apt ba convicted. The second paint was as to the meaning of the words his pro- The third point was with reference to party." the Jury Ordinance. It was with reference to Section 21 of the Jurg Ordinance and turned to the first point, section 87, sub-section a, rend upon the manning of the word majority. As De follows"Any person against whom & Re-

CHINA ASSOCIATION,

"ANNUAL MEETING,

was a small and struggileg Kingdom on he banks of the Yellow River, 3,000 odd years ago-the policy of playing off one barbarian against another be succeeded ad- the report the hope is expressed that it may, mirably, as the present deadlock shows. In soon be removed. We can't help hoping, being humas, but the spirit of resistance die played by the resolations of the Provincial Assemblies, already referred to, affords small

The annual meeting of the Hongkong branch of the China Association was held in the City Hall on Monday afternoon.. The Hon. Mr. Murray Stewart (chairman of the Commitice) presided and there were present The Hon. partherm of?,'à firm when an action Tomkins, E, G. Barrett, J. W. C. Bonnar, W. Brouada for that hope `al prosont. But if ybscriptions fall rather flat. · The Associailon

Mr. W. J. Gresson, Messrs. D. R. Law, H. G. Humphreys, N. Sisbb, A. S. D. Cousland A. Forbes and D). K. Moss. thou, secretary), T. F. Hough, W. H. Wickham,

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mission n'insert into the Receiving Order the occurred in other Ordinances. The usma of a firm The statutory pondlesion alıp was: What is the scope and reason for this. question sort of legislatlon-what do the legislature in tend should be the construction to be placed. either on Receiving Order, firm game or AD ather civil procedure? Ha quoted Lord Jos tice. Liudlay, who said that a firm same wa merely a convenient method of naming the crued. The name of a compendions expression embracing all the Mossa e Vieiraand Company was, in the words members of a firm. Therefore the name of of Lord Jastics Lindlay, merely a convenient melbed of representing those who constituted the body of the firm-namely, Moosa Ebrahim and Ebrahim Ela. He submitted that Bach of the partners was liable to proceedings. Tat property of the firm was the property of the partners. He also mentioned the fact that the petition presented by the defendant was a debtor's patitios, namely, a petition by the

affect the question? defendant against his father..

The Pulene Judga-How does this really

The Attorney-General-It affects it in this ww that the names of the partners are as cenzalued.

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nay sailway loans are contracted under the present scheme of laternational co-operation botter terms should be fasisted upon those of The Chairman said The notice convening the last. The last loan for the Tientsin Pukou this meeting may, I presume, be taken as read; for granted that the Ohinese officials would Railway was granted upon terms which took and all the report which it in our first administer the fands, dishonestly. What has business to consider. No doubt you have been the result? Two Chinese managers have perused It Possibly the idea has occurred to some that your committee seem to bave been dishonestly and a letter from a friend in the been dismissed for administering the funds strangely complaisant, during the year, about Noth informs me "that revised estimates have the course of events in China. Membership been submitted to the Throne which bring the

this Association Implies an interest in these, and anyone thus interested look.

cast of this line up to nius millions sterling, ing back over the period which the report Luban Railway." The necessity for amta

or twice the initial cost of the paralla! covers, must iccall many events of importance in something like "Kowloon-Caston terms in Chinese affairs, both internal and excrant, to which, it might have been expected that

is apparent. While on the subject of honest reference would be made. As far as the in to forget the melancholy incident which administration of railway funds it is impossible important event was, of course, the opening of at least bearing an English name and in any ternal affärs of Chica are concerned the most eccurred recently when the integrity of a man the Provincial Assemblies--the first step to a case a compatriot-failed under the templations promised serias of reforms, which, if carried out, of his position man who, breaking his trust, will have the effect of revolutionizing govern has shamed us all. This more recent "blow" meat to China, in eight years the pre- makes it unfortunately necessary not only sent paternal plan, being replaced by a parliamentary regime, derived from Germany, peculating preclivities of under-paid Chinese to inalet on effective checks upon the via Japan. This is the first practical result of the numerous Commissions which bave been

officialt, but also upon the proper payment and careful selection of men to fill positions of seat abroad, of late yours, to study methods of trust under wealthy British syndicates backed Mr. Potter My Lords, i.did not say that the government is countries which rejoice in calling by the British Government, (Applause,) Such legislature bad folandad the defendant to go themselves free. We are all, I am sure, sym.. men should be satis, The British Government scot-free. I merely said that the machinery pathetic observers of the efforts being made by provided by the law was insufficient,

should see to it. The Faraiga Office should amounts to that. Of course, if your Lordships opinion has long been loud in condomging, enlightened and patriotic Chinese to rid the Attorney General-It practically country of an antiquated system which Western

make it a condition of support, Misiditanos such as these create unfortunate impressions. 4 brilliant and usually well-informed commen ara against nie with regard to the grammatical thought, should have signalised our realisa-isagreed that the relative influence and prostige and some word to that effect, it may ba nothing more meed be said. I thick what my taken. Buf many acute observers bave their construction to be placed on the words, the lion of the importance of this first step

titor writes in the. December Fortnightly: It friend is trying to do it to reduce the whole doubts about the wisdom, at the present time of With regard to the point dealing with the the scheme outlined to the Imperial Edict of parisenship question, Mr. Slade said that their October th. Writing upon the subject, three weeks ago, the Paking correspond. Ordinance of 1883 contained no penal sections

next point the rule on the construction of the Counsel then proceeded to deal with the statute. He suboiitted that the words peat were not comprehensive enough. The tands meaid! rule with regard to the construction of a posal statute was the will of the legislature what did th: . legislature intend? His friend's contention practically amounted, to this that because defendant did business in a firm in partnership with another, the logislature in tanded him to ge scot-frem.

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odd years of age. He konw me and up Coiving Order bis been made shall be guilty Lordskips wouldhays noted that the Bankruptcy Lent of The Times endorsed the opinion affecting its interests, it may seem to you that internal political affairs have been precarious.

proached me with the question weather would care to proceed to Honolult and there earn my living. a clerk. Al that moment an American Spanish mestizo (name gives interupted his companion and said that if i would go I would be given a salary of £310 a month. After some further conversation! was conducted by the first speaker to a board» ing house for Chinese emigrants in Connaught Road West. I don't know the number of the hous. There I'was offered food and a bed, but I would not accept either, told by my conductor that my real em was the ploys was an Americae (also named) who was residing in a leading bolt in Hoog: koog, was offered a khaki suit and a shit and promised a sum of ten dollars which would be paid to me on board the steamer Tenyo Maru by which we were to proceed to

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on behalf of this Colony the meaning of the terms "aubstantial, coptelbution.". Montion of that might have been made in the report, but ws are still awaiting information upon the point.. Turning to a more cheerful topic, why is kong University? Was there no referance in the report to the Hong

the Governor dealt with the President of the

nothing said

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Association direct. The resulting appeal for that from here? Nothing. His Excellency

cannot claim any share in the kudos altach ing to the successful initiation of the chems Most of us, we imagine, were a little lukewarm because we couldn't soo how the requisits foods were to be raised. We did not make enough allowance for the tenacity of purpoan which some few years ago forced Mr. Glad

stirring in the capacious mind of Mr. J. H. stone to annex Uganda. And wo reckoned in ignorance of the large and munificant ideas Scott Now we can at least congratulate Sit Frederick Logard and express also our ad miration for the spirit which has noimated the Chinese la responding to the splendid lead given by Mr. Mody and our esteemed President. After dwelling at such length on damage done to British prestige, it is pleasant to refer lo something that has increased at least "down

fooling in Canton and South China generally South." think there can be little doubt that the University propaganda his created good towards Hongkong. You will have noticed that in England they are already proposing to at Hankow. Fresumably, this project has raise funds to establish yet another University

Willam Cecil's Changlu scheme. arisen, Phoenix-like, out of the ashes of Lord ways, struck me that Cheagte was rather there once. However, we have as yet 20 details. You will have noticed a short para far away. That struck mo when 1. want

graph in our report about Trade Marks. I baven word to add. Mambers should know that the credit for whatever advice, was given to the Colonial Government in the name of the Association belongs entirely to our Honorary ed the leading ideas not only to his Commities Kingdom than they are to-day," Tant's of Commerce appointed to report upon the pro- of this country never were lower in the Middle but I think the Sub-Committee of the Chamber

Secretary, Mr. Cousland, (applause) who suppli

another somewhat arresting announcement.posed legislation are also much indebted to Now, inasmuch as it is one of the functions of him. (Applause.) The subject of Trade Marks this Association to express the views of the suggests a final word on the commercial aspect mittedly, the only Receiving Order which was of misdemedour, etc." latte present case, ad-

British mercantile community on all matters of the partod under consideration. If China's made was against the firm. Counsel proceeded

whatsoever. It simply applied the penal sec. of Prisce Ito-whose tragic death we must all Vieira and Company and said it was clear to read the Receiving Ordermade against oo58

sions of the Debtors Act to caser not laciaded have deploted that "China's scheme of Con- forward, are to

if statements like these, put prominently from the pro-Chinese point of view, and if her in the Debtors Act. Proceeding, Counsel stated stitutional Government was premature and,

our opinion notrue, it external political affairs have been unsatisfac that in the Colony's Bankruptcy Act, the under existing conditions, dangerous," and

equally ́our duty to that from that it appeared that the defendant draughtsman, 4, the Attorney-General, bodily impressed upon bis readers the serious, machinery of the

employ the tory from the pro-British polat of view, her firm bad consisted of a partnership-Moosa and

Association In con incorporated all the provisions of the Debtors pass of the problems which await in the And the fact has been commented on. The.

economic position seems to have been steadily nis father. Hesubmitted that aalala a Receiv

troverting them. We have done atitber. Improving. The evidence of the Customs re- ng Order had been made against the defendant

Act. The question for the Court to consider near future a nation unfitted by instinct or

turas epitomised in The Timor of January the was: What is the meaning of the phrase "Any education for so vast a change, lad by a gov. take the pessimistic view of China's prospects, more active-minded of those mombers who personally, he could not be convicted under

Ist would appear" to indicate this plainly, Section 81. He would show their Lordships

parson against whom a Receiving Order has

ernment which, while professing liberal pris and of British prestige, accose. those who

There seams no reason to doubt, indeed, there bayond any doubt that obviously na Receiving

been made," as used in the Bankruptcy Ordin- ciples, gives no sign of any sincera intention

in every reason to believe, that there has been an Order bad beco made against the de-

auce. The phrate occurred many times in the

or geauing ability to introduce the fiscal and in a conspiracy of silence. They say that the

conduct the affairs of the Association of janing all-routed increase in the foland trado, and in fendant personally. The only possible mode that the construction his friend wished to place will have noticed that many of the new Assem Ordinance and be would show their Lordships administrative reforms upon which the peaceful

the material prosperity of the people generally, Receiving Order made against the fim was a

order of the day is mot' to embarrass the of convicting him would be to decide that the

accomplishment of that change depends." You

We know that exports bave been increasing on the words would lead to the utmost absurdity

Government, the idea being-it is not a dew by leaps and bounds. Manchurian beans-have Counsel read Section 82 and said that it refer Receiving Order made against the defendant. ceedings. Bis friend said that there was a towards various proposals put forward by the hope it is not the case that the Home Branch

and confusion, in all stages of Bankrupicy pro-blies at once took up an attitude of opposition Office by maintaining friendly relations.

one-that mate is to ba, got of the Foreige attained a notoriety second only to Stralts

Rubber. red purely to civil proceedings. When a Repertaining to the Defeny. He would show that denouncing the stamp tax, the opium monopoly, has bean proved by past experience. Certainly with cargo for China. When England kicked The cry is all for tonnage home. vital difference between the Home Act and that Contral Government, and passed resolations iseverting to tactics the inefficacy of which ceiving Order was made against a firm, a part the phrase "Any person against whom a Re and foreign loans for railway construction-theit is not the case that the comparative inactivity

wards. Mark that tonnage homewards in scarce our destination. I was also induced to assume

because of the dificulty of filling up in Europe: the Filipino name of Astonio GoDealer and

ner was not liable to criminal proceedings.ceiving Order has been made" meant on the of any such lean, being grouted for the pur. to placate anybody. The explanation is not Europe thought so, too, and burried to get to represent my age as being eighteen or

Another important matter was the constraction face of it the pauco against whose property.

Hupeh Ambly resisting vigorously the idea of this Committee has been due

open China's 'door, the idea was that she would ninetten instead of only fiftech which is my

to be placed upon the meaning of words. Receiving Order bad besu made. As a matter of building the northern section of the ao far to seck. The first paragraph of the

be a splendid customer. The whole of real age. Along with me, several others, sonitume when steep-stealing was a misdemeanour "Any person against whom a Receiving Order the popular fealing thus energetically expressed beso done during the past year.

Counsel referred to an old English case at a thirters and fourteen boys, were going with punishable by death. It that' case a man was

of strict grammatical construction, the phrase dankow-Castonline. It is questionable whelber report suggests the reason why sp little has

in. Seventy years is a short time to work *this man, In the end we were prevented from tried for stealing some cattle other than sheep,

so great a change as is" indicated by these. vailing by the Teyn, Maru on Friday through The judges lalt that they could not con-

has beee mude" was absurd. A Receiving Or-will consent for long to remain porciless, in

facts. And so the situation, as I see it, is this our parents coming to 'kaow of car would be

der could not be made against a person, 1t terme of the Edict referred to, which stated

dicates that your Committee has proceeded political unrest and commercial prosperity, advaslate, so that two of the younger boy variety of meanings, and acquitted the prisoner. Ordinance, which showed what the purpose of were called mainly for

vict the prisoner, as the word "cattle" had a

was made agalagt bis property. That was that "the functions of government rast entirely

upon the principle that it is proper for this May it not be that the former is largely due to who had actually bian concealed on board Counsel submitted that where the meaning of

clearly to be seen by turning to section 4 of the with the officials" and that the Assemblies the main, to matters originating in South disturbances, as the last paragraph in the report Branch to confine its representations in the latter? Bad times.angender piracy and petly the Japanese steamer wore husted out by their

consultative pur- uncle and father. I have since in company

China, that was word could be construed agafust a defendant

a Receiving Order was. That section (Section poses.” ̧ According to the Time Corby those who started this Branch of the the rise in the position and influence of the the view held suggests, but big political movements, dua to with the last two gentleman named, and a should ba construed in his favour. The

4) along with another section, showed exactly intention of giving up their lucrative powers. Committee when I joined it. ten years ago ambitions for, rights and privileges. As the and also in his favour then the mobbing

respondeat the ruling classes have no European and a Chinese datactive proceeded to

what the object and scope of a Heceiving

Association. Iwas not the view beld by this commercial and middle class, reflect nations! the boarding house whither I had been taken sou," because it had a variety of meanings. same argument applied to the word "per

Order was. The object of a Receiving Order He foretalls a violent collision between the

well-being. It is prosperity that makes men Then we not only regarded China as our by the coloured mio who accosted me at the The defendant had been charged with and con

was the protection of an estate, à Receiving forces of conservatism and the forces of cloemograph.”

Order marely affected the properly of a debtor, progress and predicta au "approaching storm.".

province, but Japan also. We were prepared

new middle class in China attain greater- There ended our young darrator's story which ship with Allana. It had come out in cross-

victed of concealing his interest in the partner whole, there could be no question that the wisdom of maintaining

He submitted that taking the Ordinance, as a He had previously commented upon the

to make representations about anything oc- wealth, so will the power of the old type of coring anywhere in the whole wide Far East. is a plain statement of facts and which we have examination that the interest had been trans.

the disparity

Mandarin decline. I don't think the prospect been enabled to supplement from information feared to defendant'e infant son, so if there bad

section containing the phrase "Any person between. Manchus and Chinese, in official

Since then though we have cover voluntarily need dismay us. I now move the adoption of gathered from other sources.

against whom a Receiving Order has been appointments,

and deliberately adoptad may self-imposed and prophesied made, included the partners of a firm when from this cause atone if the old time policy a gradual setting down into the vinw indicated;

of the report and accounts. (Applause,) trouble restrictions upon our activities, there has been HOW THE ABDUCTION STORY LEAKED OUT. cealment. The transfer was a good transfer, question was at the time left to the jury. The aid to us ber influence lo support of it,

been a tranales, there'could have been no con-

Mr. Hough, la seconding, said that he had that firm appeared under a firm name. The pariaed. The new Empress Dowager in Oas the companious of our youthful inform because it divested defendant of his property. Puisne Judge had specifically tols the jury spon which the opinion was given that

gone very carefully through the report and aut, who had also been invaigled into the

Saveral circumstances have conspired to bring what bad not been touched upon there the acceptance of the recruiter's terms, failing in

this about, notably, the development of the

Chairman He submitted that whether their Lordships that they could convict only if they considered repeated interference in State affairs of the

bad gona foto Trans-Siberian Railway, and the consequent There was one subject, however, he wish very lucidly, bis courage to abide by the illicit contract, and story, it was a fact that the defendant: had property had been a mere blind. Somebody had guide wisely, in one of the chief Gificaties accepted either Allana's or the defendant's that the transaction with regard to defendant's Court, wholly ignorant and wholly unfited to meeting his friend's younger sister on her way

change in the positions of Poking and Hoog-ed to refer to aid that was the Fal. home from school, inquired of her if she know

kong relatively divested bimself of his share is the partnerbip described it as hocus-pocus. I might have which confronts China in her efforts toward

to London. Hongkong kan affair as a result of which one great where her brother had gone,

for purposes of travel and correspondence firm was made the subject of a boycott by Allana had said that be bad fraudulently trans-been himself or it may have been his friend. reformation." The latter from which that quot Upon her replying that she did not, beforred Moosa's share in the partnership, be. By their verdict, the jury found that there had dion is made-you will find it in The Times of Peking is the nearest. Correspondence 19

used to be the bearest place to Laddon on the the Chinese He had no doubt that that firm proffated the statement tha: she would not see Gause he knew he would get into trouble, but been no transfer. The pretended transaction

China coast. Now, it is the furthest away and could look after its own interests, but. It was a him for some time more as he had gone perfectly clear that the defendant had totally whether it was fraudulent or otherwise, it wán

October 11th-contained also this somewhat ar garding events happening to the north of

subject that the Association should have taken as a milor on board a Japanese steamer divested himself of his property two mobils

was no transaction at all. They were merely tresting announcement. "Never has the Central this is naturally discouraged by the reflection

op and pursued vigorously, since the next tim Alarmed, the little girl bastened bome to before his bankruptcy and therefore it was not

devices for the concealment of defendant's Government been so badly in need of strong that the information contained in a painfully the firm might not be in command of the the Chinese thought it of instituting a boycott impart the information to the sospecting his property to conceal, Dolcadant bad traps-

property. It was quite clear that because a thening. Never has the Central Government penned letter may have been recounted ten mother Once apprised of the unwelcome ferred his share in the property before bis

paper transfer wat put through, there could been so pusillanimous in dealing with provincial days before its arrival, by some homeward

same sources as on the present occasion. Dews, No AUXIOUS lady sent for an elder son bankruptcy and therefore he could not remove

well have been no resttrassfer of the property,

iosubordination. In addition to these pasimis-bound "China hand." The burden of writing

The inaction of the Association, the speaker by whom diligent search was promptly and bis property and further could not conceal it. proposition.

in spite of a paper transfer having babo made, tic utterances a number of articles bare ap

remarked, might redound upon them later oo, succeslally made with the result that the boy Tho property was not affected in any way so

That proposition haput forward as a self-evident peared in The Times-written by its Shang-

becomes intolerable when the chances are Regarding the Kowloon-Canton Railway he was traced home and aarayelled the whole far as the trustee was concerned but it exempled

After having quoted, a case,

hai correspondeat-representing China's Gin.

ten to one that your views will be stalo, had raid Mr. Grove's report very carefully and tale, bole more alient features we have the defendant from criminal liability, Counsel

Counsel proceeded to say that the question was

ances as being in an unsatisfactory state. This

Even shorter odds would be a strong induce hoped that the through connection might ba chronicled above. It was from the returned then dealt shortly with the polot as to the meas

put to the jury, and sightly so, by the Faiset probably the first time that reflection bas

mast to write only on affairs" down South. established by the time indicated. Mr. Hough Judge whether they considered that there had

been cast upon, China's credit.

Moreover, we have some delicacy in appearing concluded by seconding the adoption of the would-be adventurer that the names of his fag of the word "majority." He submitted ant's infant son or merely a paper transfer and thus depicted as unsatisfactory, but a good London Commites well supplied with news speaker's remarks, explained that the reaso other companions were learnt, and subsequent that there were several men aings to the word.

been a real transfer of the property to defend only have the internal affairs of China been

to peach upon the "spheres of influence" of the report and accounts, (Applause,) ly communicated to their parents,

norbera Branches, who no doubt keep the The Chairman, in reply to thể lau At this point, Counsel proceeded to cits the With regard to the last point, Counsel said he

the jury found that there had been no transfer. deal bav been said as to the declins of and views obtained on the spot. Tien- why the Committee had not actively-in- definition of the word "majority" as givsa in could not see how itcould be possible to revoke found vent over the treatment by the Chinese the cross corrests which make 'chow-chow

British prestige. Pessimism on this point sin is advantageously situated for observing tarested themselves in the trouble which The Poison Judge-What are you reading criminal cases a majority of five to 1WD. As a the usual practice of that Court accepting in

authoritics of the agreement on the strength

arose out of the Fauskan incident was be of which this Colony cheerfully acquiesced and Shanghai, an the financial and commercial to whom publicity was their stock-in-trado," water on the surface of Chloess politica: cause it was the work of professional agitators." parallel instance, Counsel referred their Lord-

bips to the Companies Act and submitted that to enable bim to buy out the original Americas

in the loan to the Wachang Viceroy, cenita of China, is obviously the place from He thought that they lived upon the money which to remark tendencies affecting the the practice of the Court ever since the Jury Concessionaire of the Capton-Hankow Railway, course of the main stream of her foreign trade.

sent from San Francisco, the Straits Settle Ordinance was passed to accept a majority of The Colony's unofficial representatives had no You, you may say, that is all very well, but how would have afforded them the material they ments and Australia and public discussion he asked that the practice be adjudged right it had been arranged satisfactorily. We know commentedupon irom here with just as much (or five to two was never thought to be wrong and voice in the business. It was all arranged about many matters that affect British Interests oficially. The Hongkong public trusted that

desired. That leadlog idea induced the Com in China "all over," and which could have basa

but that should not have been so, The matter the question of parternship was left to the jury, el the thres Provinces concerned.

Mr. Potter submitted that it was true that that the nomial security was the opium revenue as little) effect as from anywhere else? What

We did act then sea the hamour of that. We bad not

about the opitim question, for instance? WAT The following gentlemen were re-elected

(Allana) that there had beag at assign-

not the Shanghai Commission one of the in the Committes for the casting year, on the they had it from the lips of the Crown witness tobelieve in China's ability and determination should not have gone to the jury, inasmuch as, been called upp, almost on pain of autliwey, portant events of the year? Aayons. might motion of Mr. W. H. Wickham seconded by.

to promptly destroy the particular source of

have thought so from the preliminary stir that Mr. A. Forbas: -The Hon. Mr. W. J. Greson, it made. And because they had #

But what has been the practical.Mr. D. R. Law, Mr. H. E Tomkins, Mr. E. from revenue. However, there was no weed-abr result Had not England decided upon G. Barrett, Mr. J. W, O. Bounar, Mr. W. G. assignment, the question should not have been the Crown witness that there had been an is there to worry about the security. We her present policy tong before the Commission Humphreys, Mr. N. J. Stabb, Mr. A. S. D.

all approved. We thought the load secar- fraudulent or otherwise. They had seen on left to the jury whether that assignment was

ed for British enterprise the reversion of the

met? Has any other Government actually Couslaud, hob, secretary, and M. Stewart, done anything since, and in consequence of American claim. We understood' that an

chairman. that make-believe loyalty? Nothing was said himself of his property and le any case it was Saturday that the defendant bad totally divested agreement to that effect had bran made between about it in the report because the net result did the Wachang Viceroy and the Consul-General obtained the property. clear that the defendent could never have re

at Hankow. We took it on trust that the terms opiam question itself the crux remalos.

not seem worth mentioning. As regards the A LIKELY THEORY:

were satisfactory. The document was jealous.

"The proceedings then ended. The clerkship offers at Honolulu tothe youth-

assume that it was made in the proper way, something. It was reasonable to assume this would that matter very much if Szechuan were the formation of a building society at Batavia.

The assigomeat was made and they must

ly guarded. We assumed that it was worth poppy were eradicated, in every other province, Hios rents and scarcity of houses have led do crux of the question is Szachura. If the fal dupes conld be nothing short of anful baits held out by the recruiters with which they so

The Court must simply accept the statement of even if the precise terms were unsatisfactory. free to grow it? Evidence from there is proposes to build about 600 dwellings at sasily trapped their, unwary preys. The theory

FULL COURT'S DECISIÓN RESERVED,

the witness that there had been ao'assignment, is advanted that the boys were in reality want

It was natural to expect that the British Gov. conflicting. You have read diplomatic, and rentals of from go to 110 guilders, a mesin, în The Jary convicted the defendant because they

ernment would hold China to the spirit of that consular reports. Sidelights Le sometimes the principal districts of the town. The dwall- od for prosperous sugar plantations in

7th just. Before a Full Court, consisting of the Hos

thought that the assignment was fraudulent,

agreement. The discovery that they had failed interesting. In May lasi a trained observerings will be up to date, both in comfort and Honolul and as the American Exclusion Lawe Mr. W. Rees-Davies, KC, Actiag Chief Justice, jury and quoted a case in support of his conten- concerting. A tardy protest was, we know ed: moving about in the province collecting Arabs who own most of the houss property

He submitted that that' was not oped to the

to do this was, to say the least of it, highly disa bolsulst who had been for three year convenience. In the meantime, the Chinese and prohibited the entrance of Asiatic labourers and Mr. Justica Gompertz, Palson Judge, the tion, A fajot-hearted suggestion had been into the territory, an illicit labour agency was hearing wae raamed regarding the polats of made by the other side

tered by the Legation. Meantime the British specimens told me that, judging by what there are making esermons profts. The set up in Hougkong through whose medium la- law raised by Mr. Eldon Potter id the case in Potter's) constraction st the words "Any per selves to the changed conditions. For that they anything, increased. It is said to have in building society has already started work.

ibat his (Mr. Capitalists concerted bad accommodated them- bour of a description not proscribed by the laws which Moosa Ebrahim was found guilty on

he saw last winter, poppy cultivation bad, if of the State would be procured and imparted one count under the Bankruptcy Ordinance, made Receiving Order has been have been blamed, mistakenly I think. As the creased also in Shtost, though we hear more

| son against whom Into the country destined for the prolific canellen, Mr. F. A. Hareland, Acting Attornay to an absurdity. The effect of a Receiving whit reason wil there to suppose that they the Bankmpley Ordinance Brilah Authorities did not protest instantly, Selds of the land. Whether the labour as General, assisted by Mr. M.W, Slado, instructed Order was that the goods, belonging to

About is eradicatles in Shansi and In Yausa, RETURNS of the average amount of bark might be represented by the batch

The Times of the tst January, the notes. in circulation and of specie in reserve in easily by Mr. F. 8. L. Bowley, Crown Solicitor, pro. a bankrupt, was attached in a certain way

ever would ? roped in by the silver-tongued confederate of secuted and Mr. Eldon Potter, instructed by and set aside for the benefit of his credi-

a man dalirate you a blow Paking correspondant states that there has Hongkong, daring the month ended 31st in the face and you walk away pensively been a actaworthy increase of prosperity in January 1910, a certified by the managers of the emigust trafficker was the most suitable, Mr. C. E. B. Beavis, of Messrs, Wilkinson and tors. Their Lordships were bound by the notimagine that you are in a fighting wood.

to wonder what you are going to do, he will these twa Provinces, the inference being the respective Banks did not at all, enter into the bead of the Grist, appeared for the defendant, unscrupulosi broker whose one thought was

that the eradication of poppy cultivation In any case it was an unfortunate fiasco and as enriches the cultivators. Of course if that is upon the sum total of the dollars represented

far is this Colony was concerned it rendered so, the solution of the whole question is easy. Chartered Bank of India, by the aggregate of the file he world secure

seemed at the time to be an sitate diplomatic employ someone like. my botanist friend to ridiculous our original jubilations over what We shall sss; The Indian Goveremant should. at so much per head of the Immigrasie landed

stroke; and o-ce more we had to mours check Information received from other at Honolula,

"Now that the matter it in the hands of the

the unwisdom of trusting to the problematic sources. (Hear, bear.) In connection with a authorities, it is to be fuited that, for the fair

Call-ung was merely carrying out the settled the Loydya Commilles to assist in ascertaining gratitude of high Chinese officials. If Chang minor detail of the eplum question we invited pale of the Colony the phola mystery would

polity of China, which:origissted, when she

HIDDEN IN THE ENGINE-ROOM.-

Ogilvie's Dictionary.

Mr. Potter I am reading from a dictionary

"

The story of how cae father accompanied by Ogilvie's Dictionary. the once of a boy pracended to the Pacific turbinar to the harbour and there pursued his from? search after the sheap who bad airsyed beyond the fold makes romaulle reading. The officers of the ship naturally could not be cognisani of all the goings-on on a big freighter on the

Is it a modern dictionary 7-Quite moders. busy morning of her depar ure,

if bas a lot of pictures and so oo (Laughter). But oos Japanes sailor, who had casually teen sama

Mr. Slade (facatiously)-It looks quite boys led past the steeraga into the lower deck volunteered to conduct the strangers in search of their quest. Right below nad in an obscure that construction (as contained in Ogilvie's corner of what is described as the engine-room, Dictionary) upon the word "majority." so the story relates, the two boys war located and subsequently dragged out of their Bankruptcy Ordinance in Aormer to the con- Mr. Slade referred to a certain section of the hiding-place. There were twelve other boys leation raised by the defence. also on board.

While the latter scape was being enacted on board is steamer, it is related that another lady was hurrying on to a certain school in pur suit of her son lest he also might be decoyed to emigrate, as the little man's namo"was RESC> ciated with those of the victims of the labour traffickers...

A

modern.

Continuing, Mr. Potter submitted that be was entitled to any their Lordships to place

The Paisne Judgo agreed. absolate ponsEDED.

Mr. Poller submitted that that section was

The Paison judge-Perhaps the construc. on you plice upon it may be senso, the Ordinance. know I am not responsible for the drafting of You

M. Poster-i doo'c'wish to suggest that your "Lordship's construction is nonsense.

After further argument, the heating was ad journed bill Monday.

14.

in that case,

ment.

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to the word "person" and he was sciltled to construction of a catsic Bection with regard their decision setting aside defendant's convic tion on the ground that they could not strain

The Attorney-General stated that he would first address their Lordships on the first poist rised by the defence. The qucation with re- gard to the first point was: What was the the construction and obviously they must strain

Vieira and Company which appeared of defendant within the meaning of the Act construction to be placed on the words Mooss the construction if they were to bring the is body of the Receiving Order?, By section Their Lordships reserved their decision,

è of the Qadinance, there was statutory paty, ball being allowed on before.

And not

In

The

mittes to maintain silence.

The motion was then pat to the meeting and carried unanimously,

The Chairman thanked Mr. Wickham for.. the compliment in re-electing them on the Committee.

Banks.

Average Spacio In Amount.Reserva,

Hongkong and Shanghai

Banking Corporation, 13 552,435 13,000,000 Australia and China $ 4,574,119 $4,000,

National Bank of China,

NA Limited, f