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FATAL AFFRAP AT TAIKOO DOCKS.

BOILER-MAKER CHARGED WITH MURDER.

'"BREEZE" DEI WEEN OPPOSING 'COUNSEL.

25th inst,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY MAY 27 1910

Mr. Patter said he was willing to accept bis friend's'statement but he d'd not bellave that. the words complained of had produced upon everybody thaɛbarmless effect, which he was: sure his friend had meant.

ST. FRANCIS CHURCH.

BOLEMN CELEBRATIONS AT WANCHAL

26th inst.

WATER POLO.

NOTHER HONGKONG

BÁRUBBER CO.

LONDON "RUBBER SCARE,

"ECONOMIST'S" DESCRIPTION OF RELAPER.

BOME AMAZING STORIES OF THE WILD,

PLUNGING. NO SE

Balors Hon. Mr. W. Rees-Davies, K.C., Act. Caro, Secondly, an acquittal could be obtained a solema selvice at St. Francis Church, Wan- Navi. Ordoñnce Cambar bifɔ̃tera' good 'maby · đô; Ld, the maws of another, Sumatra proposi the rubber market, The Rconomated anyszinPres

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To-day being the fast of Corpus Christi, His Lordship Bishop D. Pazzoal officiated at chai, when he administered the Sacrament of Confirmation 10.35 boys and girls and guys the Holy Communion to the First Communicants to the district Church. The altar was becom ingly decorated with flowers and, the interior of the Church looked beautiful with palms and pet plants. The decormion refices great credit on the ladies who worked in defatigably during the last few days. The service commenced at 7am. with the re ception of His Lordship the Bishop by the Committes and members of the Contraternity of the Blessed Sacrament. The low Pontifical Mair with first Communion and renovation of vow,was celebrated by His Lordship the Bishop assisted by the Very Ross Farther P. de Maria, the Kactor, The Guard of Hondur was composed of membara the committee of the abova Confraternity, whe wore their official robes, thas giving an impos. Ing appearance to the ceremony..

Proceeding, Mr. Potter said that there were two ways of obtaining an acquittal. One way was when the Crown, failed to make out a

Ing Chief Justice, at the Criminal Sessions this when the Crowa: succeeded. In making out a morning, Yu Chau was lodicted on a charge of

case but when the defence called evidence Laving wilfully and with malice aforethought

which negatived the Crown's' evidence, or if murdered one, Su Fo, a bollër-maker, at the any reasonable doubt was rained in the minds Talkoo Docks on the 24th March last. Ms. M. of the jury. In this case, the prosecution were W, Slada, x.C., Acting Attorney-General, la a long way off from having proved their case. structed by. Mr. H. L. Dennya, Sr., from the One of the finest rules of their foe English Crown Bolicitor's office, appeared for the Crowd,

law was that a man in considered Innocent till and Mr. Eldon Potter, Instructed by Mr. Eh is proved guilty. From the moment the

Prisoner prisoner stepped into the dock he Davidson, was for the defendant. "antsied a plea of not guilty.

innocent and remained in that position The following was the jury :-Messrs. W. J. 'till he" was proved gulity. In other words, Kattay (foreman), A. K. Rahman, J. H. Stsb, the onus lay on the prosecution, As the lears.. J. F. van Rens, T. Barnett, G, M, Dalgety and rd Attorney-General well put it, it was the duly C. H. Lyton.

of the prosecution to lay the case impartially Mr. Sinds stated that prisoner was charged before the jury. The first verdict which coold with the murder of a mas named.Su Fo on the be returned was a verdict of wiltul murder, in 24th March last. The deceased man and pri- which case the sentence must necessarily be soner were both employed in the Taiked Docks, one of death. The second verdict was that of The jury would have no doubt in their minds manslaughter, in which case the sentence after they heard the evidence that a quarrel could consist of one day or imprisonment (ex arose in the Docks on the morning of the 24th life. The chlid verdict was, of course, that of His Lordship delivered an appropriate ser- belwenn a gang of boilermakers and a gang of not guilty. The jury, however, were not common, taking his text from the sixth chapter Carpenters over a block of wood for a lighter crued with the amount of the sentence. That of St. John, verse 35. "I am the bread of his was a matter for his, Lordship. It was pos-

be that cometh to me shall never hunger; which was in the process of being built, the block, having been removed. The foreman of the sible, however, that they might find prisoner and be that believeth in me shall never boiler makers and the foreman ofthe carpenters guilty of manslaughter but he would submit this," He exhorted the parents to give the in the course of the quarrel came to blows, but that prisoner was innocent of that charge. little ones continual, religious instruction by they were separated by one of the European Counsel then proceeded to read the defini- attending school and tearing the Obristian employees in the Docks. Subsequently a ganginn of "voluntary manslaughter" as laid doctrine on Sundays at the Convent. The of over loo meo-a mixed crowd, consistiok

duties of Christisu pareats were to bring not only of carpenters bat of number of

up their children'in the faith. The preacher also warned parents aguion: indulging children in friends also came to attack the boiler-makers,

Amusements noicalculated in improve them and who were working on the lighter. According

by permitting the reading of paraicious books to the evidence, prisoner was among the gang.

and otherwise encouraging children in expen- He was not a carpenter but a boiler-maker, but

sive habits of dress and superfluous ornaments. be belonged to the Su Yuk ging, whereas the

To the children,be bade them to avoid bad com- other man were langkuns and fustis. The attack, as far as the prosecution were able to

panions as the faner might destroy in a week the good works of a lifetime. He asked learn, was frustrated by other people All this

is bearers to receive the "broad of took place at g o'clock or shortly after on the

life" by frequenting Holy Communion as morning of the 24th March. Nothing more

much as possible to the glory of God and occurred until the men left their work at about five o'clock in the evening. Another thing of

of His Chuick, which the jury would have no doubt after they had heard, the evidence was that part of the gang of bailer-makers when they got out Into the street were attacked by other pro- ple. The next tact of which they would have no doubt after they had leard the evidence was that the deceased man met his death by a wound inflicted by n sharp-edged weapon, which was not a carpenter's weapon, the waspon being driven right into the heart of the de- cented; who died in the street there and then. The question which, they would bays to con sider carefully was whether or not prisoner was concerned in, the dealing of that deadly blow. lo. a charge of murder, there could 'be quite a number of verdicts; the jury could find the prisoner, guilty of murder, or they could. Continuior, Mr. Potter said he had made po retura a verdict of manslaughter, or again personal attack on Mr. Slade. To all intents they could find bim not guilty if they and purposes, the man was before the Court were not satisfi.d.. The general principleca a charge of wilful murder, and the only was that if a man went forth with a letbal rensen which could have led the Crown weapon to deliberately strike a blow and if that to sign the document was that they could blow resulted in the death of the person al

not have appreciated the evidence, The tacked, the man was guilty of murder.

jury were asked to return a verdict of manslaughter but if prisoner wat guilty of manslaughter, could they possibly conceive more cowardly or cold-blonded murder? Pri soner in that case would be guilty of murder without any provocation whatever. The Crown in its leniency said that it could not safely ask for a verdict of wilful murder but he did not know that before.

Mr. Potter (interrupting)-Katber a wide way of putting it.

Mr. Sinde (beatedly)—I am trying to lay down the law as fairly and as clearly as I can, You will take the law, gentlemen, not from me or my friend but from my Lord.

down by what Counsel described as the greatest authority on criminal law-Archibald How hid the Crown dealt in that case? The Crown had stated in open Cour: that they could not safely ask, the jary, to retura a verdict of wilful murder. So they were, perfectly entitled to leave out the ques tion of wilful murder, They were not to return a verdict which was not asked for. The ouly thing: therefore, he was concerned with was to prove there was no manslaughter. The Crown were actually afraid to raiyou the evidence of their own witnesses, 17e had this, comment ta, mako-that, in spite of the Attorney-General's decision not to ask for a verdict of wilful murder, the wretch od man in the dock was indicted on a charge of murder, and the indictment was signed by the Allorney-General, That fact only increased the difficulties of the delence.

Mr. Slade- can't stand these, personal attacks. It's au absolute perversion of things. Mr. Potter-I'm misking no personal attacks. Mr, lade-You are, sir. I'm the Attorney General and I signed the indictment. I am willing to undertake all the responsibility, You have directed a personal attack on niyself and will deal with it later on,

Mr. Priter-I've made no personal attack. Mr. Slade-Absolutely.

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Mr. Sinde-You must not say that. You knew it long before. informed you of il. **)

Addressing his Lordship, Mr. Slade said that the usual practice, in the Colony was to indict a man fór murder in order to give him a chance of being represented by -Counsel.

Proceeding, Mr. Stade stated that if à mão took part in a chance affray, and without pre meditation picked up weapon and dealt another a blow without any, intention of killing him, he would be guilty of manslaughter. * In the present care, their duty was to consider whether or not prisoner had deliberately obtain ed the weapon for the purpose of the attack on 'the deceased and further whether it was liik Mr. Potter Gentlemen, my learned friend band that deall the deadly blow. One of the has accused me of improper conduct for sny. witnesses would say that he saw prisoner dealing I did not know he was going to withdraw a back-hand blow at the back of the deceased, the charge of murder. Mr. Slade has given The prosecution could not say definitely whe the explanation but I must say it never struck ther that was the blow which actually penetrat

me before. I'm only too glad to receive the ed to the heart but the witness in question was explanation. in a position to defioitaly say that he'saw pri- soner catch hold of the deceased and deal bim a blow. Another witness would say that he heard prisoner cry out “Here they arel Strike them 1"

Mr. Potler-Him.

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The service was fully choral, the bymus. being excellently rendered by the Choir boy. The Church string band played the accompaui- ments under the conductorship of the Rev. Father Joaquim Leong who also presided at the organ. The vacred songs rendered in the course of the service were " Ecce Sacerdos," Pozzoli "Anima Christe," and Fatgolesi "Ave Marin."

After Benediction, the commities of the Con- fraternity invited all the children to the Cons vent where tea and cakes were served in a spacious hail tastefully decorated by the Sisters. Photographs were taken and after that the Parish Friest of the district distributed memes toes at reminders of the happy event. It was quite a red-latter day for the Latholics of War- fts history of over 65 yours, chai, for never has a similar funcusu taken place with such dignified pomp and solemnity as beftied the occasion.-Contributed.

THE LOSS OF THE WAKAYAMA. MARU,"

EXPERIENCES OF BURVIVORS.

Twelve survivors of the crew of the O.S.K. Wakayama marm, which was lost at Susami to the recent typhoon, arrived at Osaka on the 13th instant by the O.S.K, steamer Afismaru which had been" specially dispatched to their assistance. The survivors include Mr. Eguchi, the Chief Engineer, who givas the following account of bis experiences —

"The Wakayamo-maru árrived at Susami at, 9 am on the 10th instant, and was lying at anchor in the harbour bobind Inazumi İsland. About noon a sirony south easterly wind sprang up and rapidly developed in force, so that two aochors had to be put out in order to keep the steamer in position. At about 2 o'clock His Lordship-It struck me long ago. the following morning the wind shifted Proceeding, Mr. Potter said that all along to the cast and developed. iolo a violent the Crown had suggested no motive why in the gale. The cables threatened to part, and middle of the noon-day, the prisoner should eventually, the part cable parted In a few have rushed out and struck the deceased, He minutes the wind again shifted to the sootb Mr. Slade-Gentlemen, my friend says "him" agreed that a motive was not pacersary, and tremendous seas swept over the vessel, was the word used after the word "strike." The but if it was true that prisoper rusb-which dragged her anchor, and gradually drift proper Chinese expression for the warded out the middle of the anoped in the direction of Nishiyama. All bands "stlike" would be “Ta, la,” but the object can day and struck the deceased then he must be be determined by making it fit in with the either a lunatic or he most have had a motive. circumstances

He submitted that if the Crown could have Continuing, Mr. Slade said there were a proved a motive they would have done so. number of people in the street and the crowd The fact of the matter was that there was no heard prisoner say the words in question. The motive. The witnesses far the Crown were OCCHITODCO WAs immediately reported to the all liars-be would not say there had been Police and prisoner was arrested the same dis repancies to their evidence but he would night.

use the plain word "liars," . If the jury thought they had heard enough, they could stop the cine and it would not be necessary for him to call evidence.

Mr. Potter-Six hours after.

Mr. Slade-My friend has said in an audible tone that prisoner was arrested six hours after the occurrence to impress upon you prisoner's Innocence that prisoner know nothing about It. I know my friend will make most strenuous efforts iry and have his client acquitted by interrupting the prosecution and I know he is going to attack the witnesses for the proseca- tion in his well-known, vigorous manner. That's what he is here for. He is here to try and have his client acquitted how he can,

Mr. Potter Oh, no, I'm not here to try sad bave prisoner acquitted how I.can.

Mr. Slade (excitedly)-I don' toink you ought to interrupt me. I'll deal with your Interruptions as they arise,

Mr. Potter-Really, my Lord, my friend should not impute these things to me.

His Lordship-You ought to reserve your observations, Mr. Slade:

Evidence was called and the case adjourned.

JURY STOP THE CASE.

PRISONER DISCHARGED BY THE CHIEF

JUSTICE.

26th inst, Before Hon. Mr. W. Rees-Davier, X.G., Act- log Chief Justice, at the Supreme Contihis morbing, the case was resumed in which Vo, Chan was indicted on a charge of tha:willa! . murder of a boller-makor-at the Talkoo Docks

on the 24th March last. Mr. M. W. Slade, Acting Attorney-General, Instructed by H. L. Dennys, Sr., from the. Crown Solícit #'s Office, appeared for the Crown, and Mr. Eldon Potter, Instructed by Mr. E. Davidson, of Messrs. Hastings and. Hastlogs, was for the defendant.:

The following were the jury:--Messro, W. J. Rattay (foraman); A. K. Rahman, J. H. Setb, J. F. van Roca, T. Barnett, G. M. Dalgety, and CAH, Lyson, fyrs

son On opening his address for the defence, Mr. Potter: stated that, his : learned frland had sald that he was there to try and have kis client acquitted anyway he could, o most strenuously urged that that was not the cain. He was not thare' to try and obials an acquittal how he cottid. He was there to try

Iegitimate moans in his power, VIDE *Mr. Slade said his friend had misconstrued this wards: Everyone in the Court rozum except MG Foter knew gragtly what ha maent; anetti

At this point, the foreman of the jury an nounced that six, out of the seven jurors were of the opinion that they had heard enough, His Lordship-What do you say, Mr Slad: ? Mr. Slade -The position is peculiar, Mr. Potter-There's nothing peculiar about

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were turned to at the pumps, bar the vessel was carried out of the shelter of faszomi island, and expared to the full force of the typhoon. She appeared to be about to ground on the rock at the foot of Nishiyama, when the Csplało sosing the danger, cast off the sterboard anchor, and tried to beach the steamer. The high 1085 prevented him from carrying out bis piso and scan allerwards the steamer strock a rock and began to sink. I clung to a floating piece of wreckage und alter driftlag at the mercy of the waves for several hours, I. was washed ashore at a place called Kodemont."

FIRST MATCH OF THE SEASON. -

À SUMATRA PROPOSITION: „ The opening match of the season between the Victoria Recreation Grob and the "Bulg"

Following upon the successful flotation, by which took place yesterday afternoos in the private subscription, of the Toerangie Rubber spectators, resulted in a victory for the Civilians. tion being taken up in Hongkong, by the The coloured water and abundance of jelly fish successful promo.ers of the senior company, made the game pretty lively for the swimmers will not be received with surprise by the especially the latter, who were responsible for Hongkong, investors. Hongkong propositions a good deal of the "bina" language used.

in rubber ventures, unlike those hatched Mr. W. J. Carroll acted as referee, and Mr. not fen thousand miles from the Colony are not heralded with any fanfare of Carl Bupfi äs timekeeper.

Clake opened the scoring for the Buds at the trumpets, or meretricious inducements, by very commencement of the game, but in less | "boom-whackers." Thoss responsible for the than a minute after A. H. Carroll equalised. promotion of this second company, with head After a good deal of fast play the Civilians office in Hongkong, for exploiting rubber as a managed to score another couple to their cre- genuine enterprise, rely solely upon the pro- dit, half time being called with the scuro 3-1. mising merits of the concern for its success. The Club bad matters nearly all their own The prospectus of the now company, therefore way in the second spell and added, two more is not yet public property, in the sense that it goals to their score. Cloke of the "Buffs," has not been advertised in the business columns however, added another for his side just before of a newspaper and beyond the fact that it time, the final result standing at 5 goals to 2,

circolates from hand to hand among a small circle of fotonding favestors who are likely to interest themselves in' ikla. zaw but attrac»,

A TRAGADE OF THE SEA. BARQUE LOSES COURSE IN HEAVY WEATHER.

A MONTH.WITHOUT WATER. A tragedy of the sea, the reading of which, sounds more like the fictional writings of Clark Ramell than a chapter in the file oka living, man, was brought to light on syth inse, on the arrival of the Blue Funnel liner Telemachus at Singapore. Yet the evidence is so clear, and so far as he is able, is corroborated by the cap. faid of the above mentioned vossel, that there is no reason to look upon the tale as anything, but the truck.

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tive field for remunerative investment of surplus capital. That it is the intention of the promotors to ultimately place scrips of the company within the means of investors of small moans also, is proved by the fact that they have made the face value of shares of the popular denomination of as each, instead of, as to the case of the Toerangio Co., of one of starting. The new company will be known as the

SOENDEI HAMPAH RUBBER ISTATE, LD„' aid will have a nominal share capital of £80, oog divided into 830,000 shares of ax. sach,

Thecompany has been formed to acquire and develop the Soengei Rampah Estate in Suma- Ira. The estate comprises 1,005 acres of land, and of this area 700 acres have been planted up with Hoved Brasiliensis; and an additional 300 acres will be put under inbber in the course of the current year. It is also contemplated to plant 200 acres mere by December next, leav.

1911

THE PURCHASE CONSIDERATION of the property is £18,000, of which the ven- dors accept 10,000 in cash and the balance in 180,000 fully paid shares. They reserve to themselves the option of taking up shares at par value to the extent of 100,000; such option to be exercisable withla five years...

Briefly the facts disclose that the thres hand. ed schooner rigged barque Sea Quien, of Mabe, in the Seychella Islands, which left that port during the early part of January, waS caught in very heavy weather and was ble w E considerable way out of its course. Astering the remaining 800 acres to be planted in: cruising about for some time they still were unable to sight land, and provisions ran out, The crew of three were reduced to drinking salt water and eating raw fish which they were able to catch, Life under such terrible condi. tions soon told on the men, and the second band died in the agoniës of thirst.. Soon after the captain also succumbed, and a led of 1g was left the sole occupant of the ill-fated bar que. He existed on the frugal diet of Sah and what little rain water and dew he could catch until he was picked up by tag Tale machus on May 7th, 1,940 miles from Mabe, tention, and beyond looking somewhat emaciat On board: the liner ho received every kidd, at

ed on his arrival at Singapore tuere, was no other outward siga ta, saw the terrible ordeal through which he had passed.

THE LAD'S STORY.

SUBSCRIPTION OFFER, Daly 420,000 shares are offered for private subscription, 6d, being paid on application and a like amount an allotment, and the balance not balors january next as required. It is believed that the capital will be ample for all develop ment purposer within the estate,

PLANTING.

So far the 700 actes have been planted with $76,000 trees and arrangements have been made to plant 1,050 more in Jupe next. By Decem ber the management hope to have the 100 acres planted up with no less than 108,000 trees, that is, 108 trees to the acre,

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SITUATION.

The estate is situated in the Bedagai district of Sumatra and is within BRSY reach-not more than one mile distant-of the railway station of Rampah and Bamban. The concession is held for 75 years, option 50 years' more. Export report states that the property la excellent condition and is so situated that the soil holds all the conditions favourable to rubber plactation and development.

No lack of

The story of the lad, a French Creole, named jvaus ureta, is as follows. The three handed schooner rigged barque Sea Queen is owned by my father, William Green, of Mahe, Saychalle Islands. In company with Authaadore Vidol, master, and Henry Clotnide, second hand, i sailed from Port Victoria, Mabe, on January 8th, 1910, for Ausa Royale, with a cargo of rice, inleading to sail from there to L. "Hedu Nord, for a Cargo of guago for Takamaka, Mahe. Os January 9th the weather was very bad; a beavy rain falling and it was very misty, This continued until noon, when it cleared ap. We then became aware that we had been blown out of our course and out of the gat of the islands. Our Captain did not know where we had got to. We, sailed about for a con. need be apprehended sioce an amplo supply siderable time sadeavouring get a sight of is drawable from Java, there being at present land, but could not see any. We eventually on the estate mixed labour, representing fres sighted a Liverpool passenger steamer. The Chinese and Indentured Javanese and a few captain went on beard and got some potatoes, Bandjarese. Altogether we understand that onions and a keg of fresh water, We-were- between soo and, doo coolies aro- at present directed to steer N. N. E. Wa' continued | employed on the estate. sailing about not knowing our, whereabouts and lost all count of time and dates Vatik all our fresh water was used up. We occa sionally bad rain and we collected all we possibly could. We caught some fish but having no frath water or tual wa were unable to cook it, and had to eat it raw,

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BALT WATER FOR A MONTH, I was reduced to drinking salt water,for quite a mouth before being rescued. I cannot remember all that happened or the dates, but Henry Clothide died of thirst before our potatoes were Boisbed and we put bis body' overboard. The captain,died some time bofora I was rescued by the Telemachus, but I had not strength enough to lift his body overboard. I saw two steamers before. I was picked og but evidently they did not notice me and sailed away. When I saw the Telemacks on May 7th I thought she would also pass me, she was going so fast. I gave up all hope, but when saw her turn and come up alongside me I had fresh water for the first time for cannot say how'many days. Tam 'revived me and i was saf in on board the steamer. The Saz Queen after boing overhauled by the mate was destroyed by fire, the body of the captain being buried, with it. My boat was a5 feet long and was capable of carrying four tons of cargo and we traded round the Seychelle islands.

me and a boille of fresh water was lowered to

LABOUR

Writing on April, 23, just after the slump in cisely what started the relapse it is impossible impetus from the action of the Netherlands to say, hut the movement gäised a very decided Government, taken to emphasise its rights with regard to the nature of the tenure of land, the question arising out of the issue of the Anglo- Batch Plantations of Java, Limited, Apart from all consideration of the fierce decussion failing from 328,6d. premium to 78, 6d. premium amused by the incident, the fact of the shares

in the course of a day or two contributed ma terially to shake the optimism of holders: rubber skaras. As is usual in those cares, on seller made many. Even high-priced abarı gave way, although the fall"" was altogether losignificant when compared with the long pre- vlous advance. The movement could hardly be called a slump. It was only a reaction. The public could have been hit but little by the fall in such shares sa Bukit Rajaks, Consolidated Malay, Batu Tigas, and their like..

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CASÛR OF ALARM.

A large speculative account is opan in the florin shares of the front-rank companies, Liegel, Anglo-Malay, Vallambrosa, and other of similar standing. A drop in thean would. strike at a good number of spacplators ontalde of the Stock Exchange and the Mincing lane markets, "but amongst such shares the fall was' comparativaly (rifilng when the extent of the sarlier advance is recollected. What has alarm- ed the public is the manner in which sharan of tha, Jatest-lotroduced, companier tended to ba... .come more and more difficult to", sall", as the pressure to realise increased. Here the Stock Exchange itself is in some measure the caus of the trouble: As everyone knows, the robber market bas attracted jabbers from all othar: parts of the Stock Exchange-representatives, of the strangest firms, as well as scores of other men loss, weil established. Dazzled by the prospect of money making, the new jobbers laid in lines of shares with which to supply tha onger demand, and so long as that demand continued all went well. Its cessation, bow. ever, left the jobbers with shares still mosold, which they tried to unload upon one another.

The whole of society, from one end of the scale to the other, has gone rubber-mad. The aeedy pear, who, is koown to have buttresnad his family, misfortunes with twenty' thousand pounds since the end of February, has engaged in the game with the same zuit me the "com. missionaire, who made fourteen pounds out of nothing, in a week, and the office boy who sold profit and grumbled bitterly at having his capit his twenty-five florin abases at a dra-pound dote

al locked up till the special settlement? Ladlan have embarked esgerly upon a gambla in which they can get a hundred shares for the price of a now frock. The busband who gave file wife stelet orders not to touch rubber shares... sat - speechless in the face of a box of unsmokable cigars and a pair of broker's contracts showing

profit of twenty pounds an his wifa's, vantura of half as much." "Brokers declare it was 149- lase to tell their swarms of correspondents ta put the eagerly offered five pounds into the Post Office Savings Bank instead of rubber shares.

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£50,000 FOR MIASMIC SWAMPİ

And a climax of absurdity was reached the other day, when, amongst the applications,' for

in shares in a new company, was one for a single share, the application blog in Joint D'ames! A Dutch gentleman, just home from the Middle East, relates that after having a missmic swamp, containing « faw rubber trees, standing for many years in, his booke at the nominal value of a flɔrin, be was approached by a syndicate last month and sold the satais. for fifty thousand pounds,

We cannot be certain yet that the rubber gamble is by any means over. A craze it may be, but people on the whole haya mada mones, "The first directors of the Spengei Rampattione to pour out at a rapid rate, and are ace and want to make mora. Naw issues con. Estate, Limited, are Messrs. IX. Pinckney and G. Balloch. The Chartered Bank of India, The Anglo-Dutch incident is not at all likely corded favourable receptions by the public. Australia and Chios are the Bankers. Messito disturb the market for long, ani the mind. Wilkinson and Grist have been retained as solicitars of the Company.

DIRECTORS.

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"HONG MOA" OPIUM CASE,:

CAPTAIN AND OWNER FINED.

The Chacdu Revenue Dep: brought a pro. secution against Captain Baisbridge of the xa. Hong Moh, and Lim Ho Puak, owner of the vessel, for ruaning chandu and cocaine, reports the Singapore Fren Presa of 19th.igst,

Mr. Slade-My friend has adopted an irre on the steamer, but the passengers who wished Everything possible was done for me on the $13,000, and the cocaine £175.

gulir course. He has asked the jury to stop the case before telling them if he intended calling any evidence Having done that, he states what he conceives is going to be the evi dance of the witnesses for iba defence, which the Crown has had no opportunity of knowing and having been given na opportunity of cross- examining the witnesses. I don't desire to coo- vict a mac against the jury's conscience, bat i am not laclined to let the jury return a verdict Dutil I bave had an opportunity of correcting certain very glaring misconceptions which may possibly be in their minds as a result of my friend's address, which has been undoubtedly ingenious but glaringly misleading.

Mr. Pouer My Lord, my friend is trying to introduce a system which has never been at- tempted before. If my learned friend tried to introduce it at home, well, the Judge would tell him things. Why, it is unheard of-

His Lordship I'm ant prepared to say that. Whether it is worth while or not is quite an- other matter.

tiring returned a verdict of not guilty on the After farther discussion the jury wheat re charge of manslaughter by six to one and Prisoner was acquitted.

PLAGOS NRar Canton,

MEDICAL ASSISTANCE WANTED.

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[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Canton, 4th May. Plague is very prevalent at present in many villages in the neighbourhood of Canton. The Canton Foog Pin Hospital receives almost every day letters from those villagès asking for medical assistance and medical comtoris. The committee of the Foog Pin Hospital bar ap

They tell me on board the Telemachus that I steamer and I am now feeling much better. as rescued in Lát 9 18 W. and Long. 65 34. E. 1040 miles from Mahe.

Tae captain of the Telemache added a note tion that was made of the boat went to prove to the statement to the effect that the examina that the condition of affairs was as stated by the ind in his statement.--Singapore Pris Prizz~~~

STRAITS Bbrtams anD RIMS.

“Ophir," who writes a weekly Oity letter for Globe, makes this common upon the rubber known Straits concerns:- outlook, with particuler reference to two well

As bearing on the outlook for rubber, it

ner in which the directors have acted has gone far to restore confidence in the company, and, therefore, la the market. As a warning and a caution, the shake-out will prove salutary; it musi, above all things, bring home to people's minds the vital necessity for discrimination between good, bad, and indifferent concerns,

THE SUGAR, TRADE.

EXPORT OF JAPANESE SUGAR TO CHINA,

Mr. F. M. Baddeley prosecuted on behalf of

The Asaki notes, according to the trans the Revenue authorities, and Mr. Baker deation of the Japan Chronicle, that the total fended.

production of crude sugar in Formosa tbls year' Mr. ). Howard, head of the Preventive Ser-estimated at about 230,000,000 kin, and that vice, deposed to boarding the, Hong Mok op

when the new sugar companies in Formosa, her arrival from Amoy and Swatow on May 12, which are now constructing their mills, open Among other places be, searched the engine operations, the production will increase to s room and inside a hollow steel columu, which

formidable amonet, The whole. demand for was utilized as a storage tank for engine oil, he sugar in Japan is now about to be supplied: found 250 tips containing about 2,500 tabils of by Formosan sugar, and the import of jara chanda and 2008 battles of cocaine (about 350

Jugar has now almost entirely stopped" on nunces) The chanda was valued at about account of the high price in Java, I

evident, continues the Journal, that there I go more room for a further extension of thể importation of foreign sugar into Ispan. The sugar industry is so rapidly develo ing in Formoss that in gay fown youIE, OTST= production will be complained of all, the demand in Japan being filled. The Formosan gly conspirating tools attention on the ques Govemment and sogar interests are accord- tion of Gading & Geld of consumption for the "Türptur" of "suger and Chios ir antisodiy considered to be the best field for the extension. of the market. As a result of a conference be tween managers of the branches, the Bank of Formosa has decided to investigate means for exporting Formosan sogar to the Interior of China, and, in conjunction with sugar interests in Formos, has sent commissions to Chlaus The Customs retures of Chios for sood: abow the importation of foreign sugar into Bhingbal and neighbourhood, where the demand for sugar is very largo and busloose connections with Japan cisos, to be as follows

A cabin by named Marimura Yakichś gives a graphic account of the disaster. "At the time the steamer put into Susami?” says Mori- mura, "a high nea was ranning. Two passengers and employé of a passenger agent on shore came out is a boat to embark

to go ashore could not land on account of the

The captain and Chief engineer gave evi- bigh seas. From shoot 2 am, the wind io

deace, and both stated that every precaution creased in force, and the seas became higher,

was taked on bach trip to prevent the importa the steamer beginning to ship water. At about

tion of chendu," The ship was searched each 3.30 am, the steamer was carried away from the lee of the island and was spun round by the

day, and the ship's officers went all round the place where the chandu, was found, but no wind. The chief mate was washed overboard

colar place would mean getting through two or discovery was made. To examine that parti. and was seen no more. Fast then all the lights

sures inches of bilee oll and ring dagg the went out, and the excitement of the passengers was intnotified. It was thought they would be

back. It was not at all a pleasant place. The | Su safer on deck and a rope ladder was lowered

chando most have been lowered down the

up one by one, they were carried away by the to their quarters. But as they ware hauled

ventilating shaft. It would be impossible to get to the place while the ship was under way, terrific wind. In this way a number of the

Mr Baker draw attention to the further dis passengers was lost. By this time thera was.

covery of chanda that had been made on the no bost left, all having been carried away.

voyage to Fennog, by the officers of the ship,

direc ing operations for the safety of the passon Whilst the Captain was busily engaged in

which had been handed over to the Revenue au thorities. The difficulty of making a thorough gers, the steamer began to sick and I clung to a

search was a constant worry to every officer on par and drifted about all night. At daybreak I seems, to say the feast, significant that the ships trading between the Chins coast and this sighted a small boat adrift and managed to get Straits Settiempots (Bertam) Company bas sold

port. The ingenulty of the Chinaman in hiding into it. Then I lay down and resigned myself forward to the extent of two tour per month of opium about a ship was suck that no amount to Providence, Two stokers of the steamer,

of precantion would avoid it. Ha poloted out sheet and crapa rubber at sin. per lb. for dell- subsequently got into the boat; who were struggling for their lives in the water, very from Jacuary 10 December, 1911, while the the many hardships Inflicted on the masters of apparently first-class pastengers, were seen

ships under the ordinance. It was the euroest; Rim (Malacca) Rabber Estates bra just sold a portion of his output for the whole of next year desire of both the owner and master to stop struggling in the water ciying for help, and wa

at 11 per lb. We read this as implying that any smuggling, but it was practically an impos succeeded in reaching them but as we attempt the buyers of the product of those two com the informer had only prosecating the master aibility, and so long as the system of paying ed to holat them on board a sitong gust of panies for 191 bars every confidence that the wind pearly sent us into the water, and we were price of rubber during next year will exceed

and owner, existed there would be a coatinn. compelled to relinquish our hold on one of the ts. per lb., and therefore we see no reason for ante of smuggling. With some slight amend. All this sugar la supplied by South Onion and men, who disappeared, the other balog rescued. anticipating a serious stump in the share of

most of the law it might be possible to get at foreign countries: The Osaka journal,adda The four of us, then rowed to Kodomasi producing rubber undertakings, or fo the shares the informer, instead of the innocent explain that the producing expenses in Formosa will and lavdad, safely;">Japan Chronicis. of concerns that will commence tapping within

and owner, bu

gradually decrease, and when the export day the next two or three years. While the raw he ower and Saso on the captain,

The magistrate imposed a fine of $3,000 on (56' san anʻrefined and: 4 sen on cruda sugar rubber market continues in a sound position,

per picul) on sugar to discontinued Formosan is it undoubtedly is at present, the ratio of in-

sugar will be able to cope with, foreign 'crosse in consumption exhibiting steady expao- LATELY, Koscrupolode Chloess have been rai

sogar successfally. In short, concludes the sion, rubber' shares are not likely to recede moving nightsoil in the vicinity of Wong-nal

Journal; China is a most promising market for very farm in vlaw of the circumstances referred chong and have been in the babit of damping,

Japanese sugarKEA ALETAKKAN to, when rubber shares resume their forward. it on top of vegetation as macure. This morne [Tas Japanese will thus be taxed to suppl

China with cheap sugarðar b forgotten, while others deserving attention are for this reprehensible offence and was fined $3.0 Selangors, Singapore Paras, Anglo-Johores, The Police are to be congratulated for taking | REVOLUTIONARY norest la reported: ja Na Demaistowns, Gedongs, Rebber States of los action latter which is a menace, to the legs The trouble le said toll free edelaar kore, Patallaro, and Somatre Parede Alianz public health

RAUB CRUSHING,

MAY OUTPUT.

Two men,

A

and have the prisoner acquitted.... by, all the proached tho. Taofal for the Devälopmsof (of | been received giving the risalt of the crushing | Bovament, Bertamá nad Rime should "not be id, Chicoso appeared before Mr. R. Wood. We

We are informed that a private telegram has Native Industries to place a Government stem of the Raub Australian Gold Mining Co., Ld launch at the disposal of the Hospital for the for the four weekly period ending 20th May, convoyance of doctors to visit the piegus 1910, as follows Stone crushed 3.338 too; stricken világne every day,:

gaid teodvery 1,545 98.

QUANTITY. - VALUE.

Plouis, Hallman tuzli, Shanghai1,417,018 5,804473/ Ching-klang 612,107 2,758,064 Ningpo. 395,471 1,816#** Wenchow. 24,895 *25-832 Suchow imper, 20.594 137ā. Hangchow... 291,463 12 47ta-