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Gambling in Hongkong.

· HEAVENLY-ADVISED CLUB"

MAGDALLEGED EXTENSIVE, PREVALENCE:

[OF THE EVILBISS

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY JUNE 24 Toro

OBTAINING 18WELLERY UNDER

PAISE PRETENCES

FORMER PÅ W. D., SURVEYOR CHAROLD WITH’FORGING COLLEAGUE'S NAME,

soth inst.

If the information that has, reached us from ...« Before the Chief Justice, Sir Francis Piggott, ... aq qourgally well-mformed sourca concerning at the Criminal Sessions this muralog," Jobs the prevalence of tas gambling, erit in mony: Grant, famerly a surveyor in the Pablle kong be substantiated to its mais facts, then Works Department, as fadicted out charges there can be no besitation for stating that the of obtaining a diamond ring from the Po Shing report well, deserves careful investigation by Jwellery firm by false pretences and forging those whose dusy it is to, peuvent the axis- the name of E. II. Read about the end of May ence in Hongkong of any organised system ollut Mr. M. W. Slade, KC, Italracted by Mr. gambling conducted by professional men and H. Lannya, Sr, from the Crown Solicitor's of women ang-jid to the notariony trade to the fice, prosecutedand Mr. Eldon Potter, instructed Chlouse population in hunghong. The main dot, why, estared a plan of not gality. face to welches the axistence in our midst. "which in desired" public attentiou

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pretences, as alleged by the Crow

Calleva what prosecutor had mid. was no seribly mason why the jury should dis

there not 15 help the Crown bag to be to the prisoner if they could The mot lo away the facts against the prisoner batt Jake, into considerailon any reason they thought there existed ons. He had no fear on that point. After dealing with the, arlience adduced in the case, Canarsi said, tháo i ther thought, there was a consonable doubt it would b bethelt duty as well as their pleasure to acquit the prisoners to own ho

His Lordship in summing up to the Jary sald that the Crown bad conducted the prosecution with studied moderation but they must not be Itd sway by that fict to suppose that they had afweak case. On the other hand they mug noi

by the urg

KUPT

SA FIRM WHICH FAILED TO FURNISH AN

ACCOUNT.

u.duing of the largo, wayo darning class of the by Mr. J. H. Gardines, appeared for the defend allow themselves za ha fence. That was a The ex-Camion Provincial Judge Chin Pon in Comt,nachamè» off atmungsment, was||

'bla ao-curled social club which is gloufied by ibe name of "Tinuza Kok)” whúsa lista rendering, means

"THE HEAVENLY-ADVISED CLUB".. This sophominio tule for what is nothing more for less than a huge gambling school wavin membership, we are, tuld, cocidder men and womaŭ, anu, to which nona'are excluded, uus, been assumed to content,sho real character of Ian organisation, Tas only recommendation

pedes in Claim: admise to members of the" Finsias auk" is a provision of dollars und csols which would permit of tho,candidate im= dùnging in a mugia eramog's fluitism fandom or the aundred and une unor formi ol yam - that danga ingepusty is not slow to devisa

***Taa ilmaventy-advised Club." has no fixed habuat. It is a roving institudon "no sized abode." But we are told coat it thus and kas sis, being" within the caballowed limits of *the cod-ligne dimries of nougkong, 19 wit, Sbak- tong-laun. The modus operands of the “koop- 'ense of sha Titre Kux is simple enough: acu well calculated to delest the vigilance of the İyax oye ut our detective force. As à rule the public mating•kulises' in Shak-tody that are islected for the renderyous of the gambling schoule and the top Baur 18 sslacied for preference. Danoess commences it up byar when the bonfide guests at the evening usually retiro alter a bangusi or some CONVIVIRI -gathering," - "The schauis mest batween 1 kud a am as circumsttucer: parmit, be croupiera hayo their -

·INFORMANTS

who are said to be posted near the counter on the ground, fluer with the object of apprising the masters of the advent of the pol.co whenever a said, in, contemplated, Members sequenting those sold-styled clubs ara generally recined from the class of Chinesa to which office vod puura ""bɔys" belong and the batter clan of fukis ni, merchant noogs, Not infrequently alsu sume Chimess, tépone aro begusted iuto alending the cooals; insy are invariably made the victims of the "masters??

PROFESSIONAL TOUTS, ・ volgarly caltekin Unidese "Fau-chsongs," are employed to do the canvassing for the Fin420 Aur. These men are paid to go about and boat ug the legitimate obječte of Alzcing by the pro

muters at the club,

Besides the "boys,” quother class of fra- quenters of the Club is gat together frum among Jeshioffs and compradore's assistants, many of whose downfall and straying from, the strict pain of rectituds la directly attributed to mem borship of the "Heavenly advised Club."

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Bïchwal,

beranco of Counsel for the

On the 16th instant Taoiai Cheung Wing proceeded on board & gunboat to Eiumgehow to take up bly now appointment as Tactal of the Kingchow and Ngsichow prelectures,

DEPARTING OFFICIALS,

ina) whichi statémvás, aya "Inta; besoiled

with regard to th

been mentioned

to the Court tő

Proceeding, thr

mant to dabtor, and $230 that abiat $1766 WALO

goodwill. His total usoare

59,000 At the firm madha /$4,400 andṣhlasnatal

propoud that composition recently, debtor's father had comi creditors

The public axan

NO DIVIDEND RECOMMENDED

Artas ralt of raport following: laquiries. made by H-H., Ching Jan Chun, Vicaray, of the Liang, Kiang provincas; into the mutiny of the troops in Canton in February Jasty: Hat B, S Yuan Sha Hyun has been cushiored but retaint. The Chief Justice, Sir Francis-Piggott, pre- Yuso was in receipt of an Imperial Edict to Court this afternoon. office it was not until yesterday, that H. Elded at the weekly sitting of the Bankruptcy, the abere affect, Re the R&Cheung Arm PANGEN CHEIT RICE The Dapulf Official Receiver (Str. A. G

During the pag low days so less than M. Finchel said that that was wrport by bfity thousand dollars worth of rice was him on the Trustees account.” He wasnt (kaj imported to this city from Hongkong for the certain pedalies by imposed on the Tresans purpose of cheap disposal as a relief measure under the Ordinance by retorning contain in aid of the poorer classes of people barn, The money which had been paid out of the esales distribution of cheap tice begins simultaneously His recommendations were contained in the in four different districts in the city to day.

mport A Receiving Order was made on the APROVINCIAL JUDGE....... * 16 h; Joan, 1907, and after certain negotiations

scheme in proper manner and render a proper We are Informed by Mesars. Jardien, Matka- provided, whereby the Trustees entered into a bond of $30,000 to carry" "out" the{

lathe Ordinance with regard to: Trustees was the effect that the staual general mooring of account of recipia, etc., to the satisfaction of son & Co., Ltd, the generale maSKYREN, RINKI the Official Receiver. One of the first provisions they hirs received a itløktam. Erom Londlaks to that it was incumbent on a Trustas to rauder abaseksiders in the Indo-China Steam Naviger 5 account at least once a year. On the finition Co., Ltd, will take place on the sock inst November last, be sent a felter to the Trantses

-gut 1 that. 210,000, kun: bena stransferendə drami aking them to render an acconat, but actived the underwriting accoṇat, which will theşi olamƐ no reply. In March ho sat a further netice, at £138,100.0.0 and that 255,364.00

Hing had paid $15,000 jale: the Hongkong credit of profit and loss account for the, which again was not answered. On the 8th April, written off for depreciation $124,000.0 has nisu finally filed on the aird April. Mr. Sham Fak The bilance of £77,0.0. thee remaining be threatened proceedings and the Account was been written off on account of debenture Inama

Bank. The thres Trastere took out the money you, it is proposed to carry forward. and paid it lets the Wai Yik Bank, which subsequently wound up basins and a balance

No dividend will be recommended of the money was found to be missing. The Trustees also incurred general costs. The RUBBER IN F. M. S. JAVA AND Ordinance provided that Traitees might employ licitors only when there was an inspection and sanctioned by the Court. A gener-1 unc- tion was not sufficiant but the sauction must be for some particular thing or things

thet ciss there had been neither an inspection nor the Court's sanction, Sons, manager of the India Rudba: Journali || Mr. F. Cope não, of Messra Macluren); and Mr. Johnson, who appeared for the Trusters and disctor of some sighteen subber: Come aid that a bond bad been estered into with panics, his, as already announced, arrived in) the Oficial Receiver, who approved it and in Ceylon after a tour is, the Federated: Malay the light of that he did not see how the Depoty States, java and Sumatra and after a visit to

Official Receiver could now take objection

His Lordship-The bond doesn't come poller Kandy returns home by the P. & 0, China Levant ostalo, Yatiricists, and then on to the Official Receiver?

with binson Mr. B. F. CopemanJUGA

tave te created in the minds a size Hunan to take up ble now post a Provincial the duty of every defending Counsel. Hasked Yin laft, here today for Shanghai en rows to bave been their As a gene-Treater there, b Domovirati propostion, it was an accepted fact that words alone did not constitate evidence. These raight be actions accompanying the evidence, which might either be demonstrative or quiet, which should be given their das weight. After laying down the law. His Lord ship proceeded to review the evidence. If they accepted the Sergeant's story, which had been challenged by the defaace, there was sufficient would be for them to say whether the Sergent's evidence against the prisoner to convict him.. It

story was correct. According to the Sergeant defendant's words on being arrested were Hasn't Reed paid for ii ? I bought it for him." Defendant afterwards saids Can't the matter be settled out of Court 2 and the Sergeant re plied "No" n

(foreman), O. E. Lynum, Eblal,. A The jury was as follows Messrs W. King Figueiredo, P. J. West, A. P. Sterris and S. H. Mr. Sizde stated that the defendant went to the shap of a man named Wang Hing Loong, canging on a jewellery business in Pottinger Street. After looking at several articien which were taken out for inspection at his request, defendant took out a diamond ring and wald he wished to be given, credit, and Kare his name as Reed, employed at the in the order book the same and address of E. Fablic Works Department. Defendant wrote B. Reed, surveyor in the Public Works Da pariment, and said be would pay for the ring on the same day, but failed to do so. On in quiries being made; it was found that defend sat was not Reed but there was a Mr. Reed in the Public Works Department. Defendast bad been employed in the Public Works Department and left in April last. The obtaining of the ring took place on the 28th May. Defendant was not empowered by Mr. Reed Jo sign his name. The fact that defondant gave the P.-W, D. 'as his place of occupation was an inducement to the jeweller to part with the ring. When caulicued by the Sergeant, defendant made a statement.

Mr. Poner-When, the Sergeant gons inta the box, I might object to the statement. It is customary for the Crown not to open with. statements which might be successfully obj.ct• od to hereaftur.

The jury retired and after a few minutes re turned lib: a verdict of "Not guilty" by a majority of five to two. Defendant was ac cordingly discharged..

“AN ARMED ROBBERY WHICH. WAS PROSTRATED.

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TWO MEN AT THE CRIMINAL. BESBIONE

ast inst

Before Mr. Justice Hazeland, Acting Pains Judge, at the Criminal bessions this morning His Lordship-Yan might in that way ex-Chan Lam and Chong Sha were indicted on a clude the whole of the evidacce.

charge of attempted armed robbery in x'houte Mr. Potter-No, my Lord, if it is inadmissio Wing Os. Lane on the sard May last. Mr. ble, we'll have it lo evidence.

M. W. Sida, KC, Acling Attorney-General, Instructed by Mr. H. L. Dennys, Sr., from be Crown Solicitor's office, prosecaled and Mr. C. G. Alabaster, instructed by Mr. W. E. L. Shen- too, appeared for the second defendant,

Ha Lardship-That would be so with every. thing ofse...

Mr Potter-The alleged admission In quite 'a diferent thing..

His Lordsbip-It's absolutely z pew point to me.. I shall leave it to Mr. Släde.

Mr. Sinde Where the evidence directly states that the person who gave evidence and read the charge ovar, and cautioned the

prisoner there was a different statement and as such there can be no possible ground for open- ing it and making it clear.

1. Potter-Im. entirely is Mr. Šlado's baudi, I won't ask for any more.grace,

Mi Slade then read the stalement, which said "Hasn't Reed paid for it? I got it for him. Counsel said that he would call Reed, who would say thai ho had never given the defendant authority to sigo his samo.” "V"

Mr. E. R, Fed stated that he konw and left it at the end of March. He did so the defendant, who was formerly in the P.W.D. thick as far as is knowledge went that the bandwriting in order-book produced was defendant's handwriting. Defendant's hand writing was sloping while that in the book was upright.

Delective-Sergeant Appleton stated that when

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THE SMALL DAGGER" SOCIETY,

the "Small Digger Society have of late shown

20th inst. The members of the secret society known as renewed activity in the suburbs of this elty and the surrounding districts especially in the town of athen. They are a source of much nxiety to the local Police authorities who endeavour by all possible; meant to capprais these bad characters; but they have so far been anable to accomplish their parpost. It is the intention of the officials to establish a number of indesitial factories in different places in order to'" give employment to the people of the poorer class with a view to prevent them from-becoming robhu The officials have on several occasions consulted with the local gentry on the matter and have promised to appropriate as large sum as possible from Government funds towards the schems. The Taotal of Constabulary and the Tastal for the Development of Nativa Industries hare again invited the attention of the local gentry to the scheme with a view to ka bain; carried out with jɔlat co-operation.

JAPANESE TOURISTS.

This morning a party of: Japanese tourists, shout forty in number, arrived here from Hongkong to do the "sights" of the city of Cantos. They visited mBoy famous The jury was as follows:-Means R. Hoo- Storied Pagoda and the various temples,

and interesting places, such as the Five deram (foremao), F. M. L Crawford, J. H.etc. The sime party left here this afternoon Taggart, A. Abraham, W. Read, A. K. Arcull,for Hoogkong. During their flying visit, the T. Peacock and E. Howard...

Mr. Slade stated that the two prisoners were charged with breaking and entering a house in Wing On Lane on the 3rd May lust. The house was limited at the ends of Des Voix Road and Qeen's Road in a short street. At night-time the gate at the Das Voc 1x Road, end was closed" while the gate at the other end was left open Some time between 4 and 5 o'clock on the morning in question, a man who was staying' in the street was going into the house at the Queen's Road end when he heard shouts of." Thieves 1" and saw the two. was caught but the other ran away. Inside man coming out of the house." One of the man the house, it was found that the door had been forced open. At the bottom of the stair- case, three kolves, gage, a quantity of pepper and some snicles were foun 1. There was no mistake about the identity of the two prisoners, 25 they admitted going to the house but said

countery and adegnate protection, and happily native police authorities accorded bem every there were no diatorbances of any kind what-

ever

FSTAL COLLISION.

On the 15th instant a steam launch, on her way to Wochow from Canton, collided with and ran down a passenger boat with about twenty: passengers on board, when passing by Yuet Shing. As the rajalt of the accident no drowned. Jess this fourteen of the passengers wors

K, E. CHEUNO PAT SZE...

urt last.:

H. E. Cheung Pat Sis will shortly proceed to the Straits Settlements on commercial mission. H. E. Cheung called on all the provincial officials in the city yesterday to take his leave.

and it is in trosu places that, tretspburically arrested the ́ defendant naked to be allowed to they went there to spava; friend, Nothing CANTON•HANIOW. RAILWAY, "HA

HOUSES OF ILL-P^ME ** -are aald to be another happy hunting ground of the human vuhutes who corstituta "ihemselves the promoters and guidłoż spirits of the club,

-speaking, they hover around ready to devour thelambi Herad fferent method is employed from that in the restaurants. Commonly the Grading's buntess commences with a "big spread," and after the repast an adjournment is mide to the Tel Fong" or "big rona where men and woman promiscuously join in a sup posedly equul game of chance. The professional gamblers are always careful to be accompanied by his confederates and while apparently they sin giving long udda to the unsuspecting ones. who invariably win the first few stakes, they are meanwhile preparing their Dowary prays for the fiadh iątał placget when the croupiers bigin to "scoop," Before a single evening's gaming, is over, many a salaried "boy" and Aulsani have been known to loan as much'ar a whole month's wages.

To the Tiniz: Kuk and such like pernicious secret įbstitutiosi in'the Colony our informADI pats down the camerous cases of thefts by

• domestic servants, and he would'nx be sur- prised to learn that recent happenings at the Peak where valuables have been removed from drawing, dining and dressing rooms are traced to the fall of tasted servants of European households frequenting the gaming clubs at Shek-tong-tai.

MACAO. OPIUM FARM,

TENDERS ADVERTISED.

In the busintis section of the present issue we publish the do-ailed terms and conditions relating to the new, Opium Farm at Macao, Besides the particulars contained in the adver titement, istending sonderers desiring any for» ther information in connection with, the new Oplum Monopoly at Macao are requested to apply at the, Pollogassa Guasulite any "day daring office hours, Mr. J. J` Laivia, the geniul official, will be very willing, toʻoblige with any further particulars not contained in the notifi cation published elsewhere in this'papar.;

HONGKUNG JOURNALIST

CHONOURED,

MR. W. H; DONALD RECEIVES PORTUGUESE ORDER

CANION DAY BY DAY.

VICEROY'S BIRTHDAY. [From Our Own Correspondent.]

go to the Hoogkhag Hotel to telephone to was stolen because the thieves were disturbed. ||Reed, who was at Taipo. Witam said evety..✨: Evidenco was called and on the jury returning body knew him there and suggested that be a unanimous verdict of guilty prisoners were could do so at the Central Police Station, neprenced to two yours' hard inbour each. where, however, the fospector on duty te fased to allow defendant to use the teleptiona but said he was at liberty to write to any pre.. son he liked. After the first formal remood in the Police Court, winças said in the presenco of delardant and . Gardiner that he would have to obtain a starch-warrant with regard to his belongings, and he remembered defendant saying “Oh, đón't bother about that, you can go

Canton, 16th June, 1910, and search my room without a sesich-warfant." | To-day being the birthday of H.E., Vicary Witness did not search defendant's effects out Yaan all his subordinates called on him to simply packed bis belongings. A local lady to offer congratulations whom defendant was engaged was present jo the. room when he did the picking. He did not re- member defendant saying "What for? when

arrested.

Defendant said he was a qualified civil eng. Linser. He was engaged to a local lady and intended to go with her to. Canada. He went

THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, -- of Kwantung, H E. Chun Ping Chik, arrived The Commander to Chief of the Land Forces here on the 14th instant from Waichow,

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THE TARTAR GENERAL, .::

It is reported in official circles.that the pre- to live in Queen's Hotel on the 14th or 5th of sent Canton Tartar General, Trang Ki, will be. May. He stayed in the hotel ander the name transferred to another province and that the of John Smith because he did not wish his 6-former Viceroy of Oḥikli, H.E. Tuad Fang, will antes's mother to know he was staying in the be appointed in Chatos as. Tattar-General to hotel, where she occupied no adjacent room to incceed Tung Ki.. ́ his one." At about the end of May. Sorgazat Appleton came into bis room and said "John Grit, I've got a warrant for your arrest. Witcess said" Whit for ?" The Sergeant replied "Abant a ring which was bought from a Chl nese shop in the name of Reed, He also said,

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FIRETM

A fire, hiske out last night, in Honam in Fak Yan Street, where three or four houss were destroyed.

COINAGE.

The period of three years daring which construction materials, imported by the Canton Hankow Railway Company, were to be ex- empted by the Imperial Government from all duties, expired in the grd moon of the current | Chinesa year. In coutquence of the age oscossary troubles arising between the directors of the Company and the shareholders, the work on the construction of the Railway bas boea considerably delayed, though not stopped altogether. From the present ont- look, of affairs, it is practically impossible to estimate when the Croton-Hankow Rail- way will be completed. Largo: quantities of railway materials.bare, of cours, will to be purchased and imported for the Company's use,

questing & renewal of the privilege of exemp. Imperial Government, through the Viceroy, ra so the Railway Company: sgnio petilloned the

tion from duties on materials imponed by the Company 7 be Compary bas feceived a favours able reply Irons the Ministry of Posts and Communications at Pating to the effect that, as a special privilege the sxemption accorded to the Cantos-Hankow Railway will be extondad for a period of another twO YONTE.

RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

At about three o'clock yesterday afternoon, when a thin, arriving at Fätsban from Canton was about to stop at the railway station, a native passenger who was in too great a hurry to descend from the car, fell a distance of Throne, of ageiform iystem of colusge through body. The unfortassie man was rendered Gwing the fotroduction, sanctioned by the several fest and sustained injories all over the out the empire of China, the Craton Provincial unconscious and had to be immediately remov Mint has stopped mintleg, subsidiary, silvered to hospital for surgical treatment, coins from the first day of the 5th moon, ending the receipt of farther instructions from Feklog.

you needn't make any statement but any thing you may say can be used against you, Defendant said "How's it that I come into it?

Hi Lordship-by were yua interested about Reed being in Taipo.

Delodaut-There was a mesting of the other ni yeyors and they said he was at Taipo,

Mr. Potter said that before he closed his case CARTON-HANKOW RAILWAY different matsheds in this city 41, roler

ha wished 10 take the objection that there was no case to be left to the joy on the ground that there was no evidence to prove that the goods were obtained by any of the means of alleged false pretences.

His Lordship ratérved the point, Mi, Slade baring addressed the jury, Gounel for the defence opened his speech on behalf of the defendant and bid not concluded when the Court rose.

DEFENDANT DISCHARGED.

zrat inst."

As already reported, Mr. Jeme Tio Yes was selected by the shareholders of the Canton Hankow Railway Company, at R meeting beld a month ago, to be. President of the Company succession, to Sir Chee Tong Liang Cheng, resigned. The sbare holders bare been very insistent in asking Mr. Jeme to retero to Croton at an early dare to take up the post offered to him. At first the gentleman declined the appointment, but he Mr. W. H. Donald, well koown in Hongkong

now seems wiling to acceda to the request of fourmetlatic circles and resident correspondent

the sharabolders. He sent a telegram to the Hongkong, And South, China for the New Before the Chief Justice, Sir Francis Piggott, day stating that the sanction of the Ministry of Canton Provincial Deliberative Council yoster York Harald, is to be congratulated upon the at the Criminal Sessions this morning the case Post and Communications must be first obtained hungur recently conferred upon him by actor www.resumed in which John Grant, formerly a before he can proceed South to take up the sign Governmeal. We hear that that gentle surveyor in the Public Works Department, was position. msn has been advised that, a private despatch charged with having obtained a diamond ring was received in Hongkong by the English mail from the Po Shing Jewellery store la Pottinger yuterday to the effect that Mr. Doould bas Stenet, by means alfalio pretences and with forg bun honoured by the Portuguese Government ing the name of E. Road, of the Public Works Teang Pu will be millised as an lodustrial factory The old Government arsenal building at with the Order of Christ. We have no reason, Department, on the 28th May last. Mr. M. W and the Tastal for the Development of Native

· 19`doubt the accuracy of our information: sed extend to the gentleman, signalled out for the by Mr. H. L. Dennys, Br, from the Crows ralscia-large number of boys of the poor Slade, XO, Acting Altorney General, instructed Industries, Chan Morg T, Tas noticed to distinction our sincere congratulatione. : Mr. Donald is the Brat Britisher in Hongkong to Potter, Instructed by Mr. J. B. Gardiner Institution for training free of charge,

Solicitor's office, prosecuted and Mr. Eldon classes to be admitted into the proposed be raised to the dignity of the much-covated | appeared for the defendant pendant de Portaguosa Order, pas

The jury was di follws:-Menn W/ Elög. PRISON ESCAPE (foremuo), C. 2) Lycam, E. J. This, E. A. On the 15th Instant two prisone s at the Pan- Figueiredo, P. J. West, A. P. Srome and 3. H. Ya. Raformitory effected their escape" by climbing over the wallt? Tha police are looking Mr. Potter continued his addren for tha:de: for the fugitives but have not yet'efected their fence He said that the question the Jory had recpture

CLOSING OF THE PEKING

UNIVERSITY.

PROTRESORS' PROTEST.

to decide was whether the prosecutor and part- ed with the ring by person of the false pres ruscot/alleged withe findi

Paking, Juss 10 was closed today dinely paths question 10 the scanimous whether he bad parted It losseltárycans the defendant

INDUSTRIAL-FACTORY C

VICEROY'S BICK LEAVE.

CHEAT RICE SALE.

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SUBAIRA.

MR" F. COFIMAN'S "VIEWS:

Mr. Johnson-It's part of the scheme. His Lordship-Had the Official Receiver Speaking to a Chylm Observer, ripresen

tive, ho said that he had visited several of the anytblog to do with it? concerned with Messrs. Dadays and Bowleypt five or six works in Java, solangrigin Mr. Fetcher-The Offic! Receiver Win Peres, nad in Province, Wellesley He had |big properties in the Klang district, la Malacen,

drawinulit up.

TAFFING, Dana Pulato

Mr. Jobusos aid that the reason why the through the island and spelog jel, the best, Tristens took such long time in farsinking abber esimies, and in Sumatra he had been tor the account was because a coalderable smoothly all the best M of debts was due from firms in China. "

His Lordship-That's no reason why the ic In regard to tapping he had found thatya Mr. Jobasan There were several of these half bering bone and the basal V-on trass-of- count should not have been furnished.

very common form everywhere "now was; LIU: outstanding claims which involved consider small ginb. On some states, espacially an able time in drailing letters. The Trustees did tive-owned property in the F.. they were bot know they had to put in the accost, tapping treas of too small a girth. Od ond be $2,600, which will be refunded by the Tr being tapped with a bual V. three five fron The estate bas cotraffered except as regards natiya nitate he saw treas ten faches to girth teal, Oos of the Trustees in New York, the ground. There was very little tapping in This in Chinnie bankruptcy and the people Java. Tepping on anything like an extensive" whom Massrs. Wilkinson and Grist repercale-hei dot bean dana yat, but it might ba stated were large creditors. They refused to approve of the scheme ti lan 'tha... costă în- carred were paid out of the disita,

His Lordship-Bat they acted as if there bid been on scheme at all 2.

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expected at the end ofthis your. The growth” there wasiow although the soil of the moun- tains of fava was superior to the soil of the hillä - of Caylos. Some of the finest soil in the world- was on the slopes of ihn Yang Motutains in! Mr. Johnson-it was an honest endeavour Java. There trees four years old were balog" their part to help on the scheme. It's not tapped it: alsitude of about 1,300 (is): I right for the, Deputy Official Recolver to way la

Súmatra tapping was mors carefully dopu thaw his report that certain costs to Messes Donnys and Bowley had been improperly made who half and foll bersing bene, systems' warn usod in any of the countries he had visited! Thi the bills were approved and certißed by the and there were very fue yields,

Receiver. The work done was GENERAL CULTIVAZIONA roszonable and proper. ...”

Oficial

Mr. Fletcher in the first place; my frined's admission is most damaging to the "f'rmateor, On my friend's own showing it would appear that the Trustees entered into a secret arrangement, with two of the largest creditors that they would not help on the scheme unlets an undertaking was given. With regard 10 costs, I am fastracted by Mr. Wakoman and I'm aware that the bills ware, taxed and approved.

Speaking with regard to gemoral cultivation. Mr, Copeman said that so far they hid mot, tab the F.M5., Sumatra and jawa, sons in for extensive coltivation to the same derne ak la. Ceylon; in fact, it was qaltu“ exceptional to hear of moore being used. The reason manura was used so muchała Cepión: "was, "probably, that the soil of Ceylon was:nat, nearly a good: as that is other parts ofthe East... In the gocartila of the trees other countries baatą Gaylıp seniły "on account of the soil,not bacausa grútar czRŮ was takoj in coltivation. Cegion, agționitum's Mr. Fletcher-Under the British law, if any

was known the world over an the bast glav irregularity is found to exist, the bills can be 3: In Java rubber was generally grown witho ordered to be returned and the money refunded catch crop and -the sans applied to a dartala Trustees are not allowed to incur costs, golds extent to Sumatra in the former country

act, then the money is paid out of the estate. at their own risk but if they come to Court and they want cutting out a good deal of the old are allowed to employ soliciton to di'a cortala | Java cofte, und, substituting · robusta colisaj!

[Il's Leardship-If the billt bara boen sp. proved how can you take objection?

which gara'an enormousyisida» If the÷rahbari Mr. Jahuson-Tha scheme juelf allows the - were planted, in the old coffee land-megoestions Trustees to incarcosis.

Cably the growth was: slower; but if the confer Mr. Fletcher-The scheme cannot override and rubber were plaated together, he did nea the Ordinance. The Ordinaces in distinct on think there was very much difference betwedd the point, spo

Hem | such rubber and that plantedžalons, provided Proceeding, Mr. Fletcher aid he was not always that wide planilig methods were adopt":" allowed to give his work to solicitors to do, nifi ed. He did not recommand anything ciobur thank

His Lordship'made a provisional order for 20 iną:byɛ19 in, or 16-in, by again.)(dic.)ą:In three further liens.. 51,5on to be re-paid by the Trustees and also planting robusta coffes so a catch cop it what best to plant batwean she rows, and not in this row, becuase when the coffee grew up and thei robbar bigan to come isto branng, it interland-U -with the supervision of tapping operations? In 2

grown tory successfully, as ad Ceylon the ca'ch crop, of coured,; wie nasriyle always tea. In some parts of Java-CRIBOSOMESY

A JÄCK-OF-ALL-TRADES' AFFAIRS." Re Fong Fang Shek

This was a debtor's, publla exemination,

tell the place and started baslates with a copi- Dabtor stated that be was formerly a clerkin the Botanical and Forestry Dspittment, but

-tal of $5.000.

The Official Receiver-Did you make all that money in the Garommentservice?: (Laugh-

was left to me by my father,

Debtor-No, you can't do it. The may

is Lordship What's be

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rather thin a catch; crop.; Most of the estates' | in the Fi, 5, wach growing rubber alone. “IES "Malacca and Province, Webesley taploca was grown as a catch crop and, in some notable CARE B

WE THE PREPARATION OF RAW RUSSEL

orth!

The distribution of cheap rice at the four measure is aid of the paper classes of people commenced on the 18th instant. The beds The Official Receiver I dont know exactly in the preparation of raw, rubber, @gua cach day. Hundreds of people have invaded tractor to the gaol and suppl si general prosla the methods: ara, mock about the same,231415 open early in the morning and close at 5 p.m.

He has a large opmbar of trades, "He's 'con

Gopamaty, in response toz frether: comionna these shads avary day to buy cheap rice, the lovely debtor stated that he rata being to cents for two cattine and two taals Proceeding, stated that he wag masa. hold that although Daylon may be a year o weight of grain. The work is very satisfaceger of the Connaught. Hot for yiir eighteen months behind the Strain and torily conducted under the direction of the and received a salary of $60 a month, with Sumatra tha Caplon rubber," what ||core members of the charitable institutions. The bonus: Ho bad at one time Interats into being, will be loun lato be sat process realised from the disposal of the rice in threw Chinese firms. He then joined the food and the yields, i should think, will, during the first two days were as follows Hongkong Cinematograph, which cloud about the sam

Ist days Eastern Shed Sest Western secently. He had at present some cinemato PLANTATION RUBBER. Shed, $1,732

ve down and realisable asset to any Shed, $40143 Wongsan Sheds 3760, Hodam graph apparatos, valued at $2,000, which be pat! I atasß by plauftici rabbar i do ust want

and day! Eastern Shed, 54,060 Western The Official Receiver-Did yon set it down stations, belog interested is dotatious my

to express any opinion.wan regard-to-raci Shed, $1,7501 Wongshi Shed, $1,530) Honam Shed, $1,939 MAN BEACH VILLÅGE: ROBBERY,

'so a ronlisable susat 2.ș

A but I sind very firmly indeed by pilotatio

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* Debtor-No, not as a realiisble asset, 1 rubbar aid ballava in in fatare: I woelt bla only para the yard,REA

first the Klang district of the Faderstadza

the village of San Tal, in Fong: Chun, district, the value? Not for years really into bearing t do not allowanie

A week ago some alghty robbery attached. At to you that you matgnged the ap States alte that Sumatra, and

paratus and and now you say you only gave babind aron Java, Wäss Ceylon wukli, and ransacked half - dosen houses. The robe After that you started the Salon Dinamator will be toy less than these obtaine boaty valued at several thousand dollars. OnThere was Russian partust(cm) be carried away with them seven parsons, 3 graph?--Yes. NESAREON men and 4 women, in addition to a quantity of How much mossy did you put in It?---$3,000 country prslar; tho› Felerated. Mal

Straits and Sumatra÷bat si a rabbi

oficinis without loss of the despatched a numi I fatended to pat la 12,000 na my phan recipe of information reposting the case, the money in at sicerity, not why pirtnar, ber of braves 2010, capture the brigands and capital but afterwards I found out recover the kidnapped persons, the other man bid no money and FLOODS JE BURAK, SEMANA mossy in as security:**

urday in receipt

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