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thought that the estate would turn 1 out to be a good one. It was not the case for the Crown, whotlier ho did or did not think that. The enso for the Crown was that he conspired with Fitts to so that they got their money and shares. His Lordship knew the state of mabber shares at that time. Acoused quite understood, and know the state of the share market. Pitts also know it quite well Counsel in looked through all those documents, and after looking through all the genuine documents in the ease ho could find no reason to suppose that acoused was less guilty than Pitts, or that it was more guilty Alion aroused. It was a natural weakness, perhaps, to hold the

the other.

He was a fine largo, hearty and

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY FEBRUARY 17 TOTI

A GLIMPSE OF

HONGKONG.

HONGKONG AND CANTON,

one soon soos the reason, as the tram lino goes up alinost per- pendicularly, and if-it wore not for the useful back, of the seats one would probably slip over tho ond into the town or tho harbour.

The Peak is oncircled with

Hongkong

MR. G. A. WOODCOCK.

POPULAR REGISTRAR LEAVES FOR HOME.

Ith inst.

him.

this shows the attitude of his, to withstand the fury of the storin. empire of Clin, to seo Canton-lus been practically no business

Mr. Myslow-11 20,000 and 10,0009 shares of Tis. 10'dach.

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BLUEJACKET IN TROUBLE.

John Noil, a blue jacket on H.M.S. Otter, was charged this morning beforo Mr. J. 1. Wood with using abusive language at the

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CHINA'S IMPORTS.

Newspaper scribes are prone to bewail the fato which necessitates

C. J. Poole stated that he was a clerk in the Post Office, Ono of the clerks told him that the loan a cortain amount of general- dofondant had struck the shroff, ly interesting facts by a patient

perusal of the Yellow-book. Dofondant-Where were you when I was there with the par-imports into China in the year The total not value of foreign coll the centre of the office. arrived I used abusive language? increase of 24,663,000 tools us

under revision And you say that after you 418,158,000 Haikwan taols, an amounted to"

109.

Chung Wah, shrof, said he was. compared with the procoding at thecountor whion the defendant period of twelve months. Hong came up with a parcel. Wittiussong hold by far the loading told him to go to the next office place amongst the importers of foreign goods to China---the value Defendant lifted up the parcel with both his hands and after saying tacls, or an increase of 219,000 of her imports being 150,471,000 "One, two, three," knocked it against witness' face, and later he tools over the previous year, but a decrease of more than 5,000,000 Did you have any drin's?-Yes, 72,581,000 taols in 1908 to struck him a second time.

His Worship (to defondant)-

is against 1907. Imports from Great Britain foll off from

decrease in value of some 68,230,000 trols, and showed a 10,000,000 taols as against each of the years 1907 and 1908.

two pints of beer,

An officer of the ship said the defondant had a yory good record. His Worship I fi you did

hoalthy man for an operair lifa, Mr. Wilkinson said that always clarinado up of Hongkong at night, arriving in and we can hardly expect any assault this clerk and you did uso

Unfortunately, he was very suc-

cessful, shortly aftor to came

hore. And the temptation to consider success, and whatever Was necessary to obtain success justified, led him to do what he did.

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BRITISH STEAMER ROBBED.

I impose a fine of $7, or seven bad language in the Post Offico.

days' imprisonment.

PICKPOCKETS

is, ut reduction of about half i Macao's imports into China amounted to the value of 5,325,000

million.

Singapore and the Straits Set- ABROAD.-loments exported to China goods to the value of 6,070,000 tools, an increase of over one million.

The imports from British India represented a value of 10,434,000 than in the twolvemonth that taole, or nearly ten millions more went before.

inquired for it, and it was clear from the evidence of Dr. Marshall that this tologram which was ropresonted to have como: from Franckén had very largely influenced his mind in giving the

they should have to write vendor his slures and the balanco It is difficult to imagine a more

Mr. G. A. Woodcock, one of our

anent the anuss of bawildering of the cash. In law, according to beautiful sight, as one loans over smooth, wellkept paths, edged most popular magistratos, sails

testiculous which find the agreement, the Company was the ship's rail looking across the with low undergrowth, along for home to-morrow on the Miyn-Post Oflice, and assaulting a shroff place in the ordinary, Government liable to hand that money and the phosphorescent son, with its silver which one is carried luxuriantly saki Mara.or eight months' leaye

Defondant pleaded not guilty:

Blue-books forwarded officially shures to the vendors. Thore was whito waves forming away from on the shoulders of two coolies, of absonco. His main reason for Mr. Martin, Superintendent of for the information of the Pross, no attouipt on the part of Mr. the prow, to whore shine the past big stime houses covered, going home is to plure his daugh the Registration Department of But the most brain-fagging Blue- Craig to obtain wint was not his lights of longkong. It is a with ivy or ficus, with a still more tors at school.

tho Post Ollico, stated that at 3.20 book will make pleasant reading. Consol suggested that it would brightly illuinined lown; eletric bountiful view oven waiting for Mr. Woodcock has boon twenty p.m. Ulmarlos Poole made a report compared with the Yollow- be absurd to raise any inspicion lights flag fram ovory build-one 1gund the next corner. On years in the Colony, where he to him, and in consoqtonge of the book issued by the Statistical of that, because Mr. Craig was ing along quays and wharf, one side one looks down over the ns made a host of friends, who went to the counter and saw on perial Maritime Customs, from Department of the Chinese Im- bound to be found out. If ho fights shining up almost to the town lying directly, neatly one, will "welcome him gladly on of the shroffs, bleeding from the tried to get these shures on that very top of the loak, lights from and beyond it to the blue sen with is return. His work in the nose. He asked him who did it, whom we have to neknowledgo late instead of a later date ho was the myriad junks low down on the crowd of shipping always Supreme Court Registry has and he pointed to the defendant the receipt of their returns just bound to be found out and to be tho wator, and, nearor still, the passing through this busy port, been what might be expected outside of the counter. Boforo It is a voluminous tome, con- issued for the year before Inst. brought to account for it. A ro-light of the wonderful phosphore- und beyond is China, not just a of a man of his sterling character. this he hoard, soosisting of nearly 800 quarto. absent more guilty than the un-port was made by Mr. Mackenzio. scent sen,

snill patch on a nap or an easily It was not cortain if Mr. Wood foul taugungo in English. Do- fortunate person who was pre- For that report his client was, to Yet next morning, when the spolt nume in a novel, but the true cock could leave just now, as both fondant said he wished to post to end it does not contain on

pagos and from boginning sent. But counsel had been, un-n cortain oxtont, responsible.stoamor has moved up to the China-the land of dirt, flowers, lie and Mr. R. II. A. Craig, who the parcel and WAB given ablo-to find anything to show that Thoy had already had another wharf at Kowloon and one goes and mystory. On another sido one takes his place, were on the every opportunity to do so, but paragraph of explanatory lotter one was more or less, guilty than roport which made it clear that shore, the first feeling is of dis- gazos on the moro unpopulated list for lonve. However, the Go-apparently he had no money to press concerning the various

the stato was not of that value. appointment. This unimagina- part of the island, looking like a vernor decided in his favour, and do so.

mattors, dealt with. The con- The facts brought forward by When the report was recoivod and tivo perilo hid fancied Hongkong glinipso of Scotland, with large woll oarned rast is now assured

columnar statistica. Yot, one can tents are page aitor page of. the Crown were documentitry it was confirmed by another re-to be an almost tropical place, green reservoirs taking the place facts. His learned friend would port saying that the property was and, arriving straight from the of lakes, and this improssion is eny anything that could be said nothing like of the value, evoryone

FINANCIAL NEWS. greennoss and freshness of heightened by the crooping mists on aconsed's behalf. But it was thought in March and April, Mr. Singapore it all secus edriously that always secin to hang over the his duty to say this on behalf of Criginadeanoffer to the Directors sterile and birref. The ruling Poak. Sonth one soos down be-Shanghai, report:Our home

Mossrs. Wheelock & Co., of necusod. Ho emme hure-altor to return-in-cash-orheoquivalent idea of Hongking uppoars to yond the myriads of islands out toward freight market has been strenuous life elsewhere, life in shares at the par vals, Tis: be the periodic typhoons that the open-green-se, the nearest rather quiet since we last wrio, that was mostly in opon-ir life. 120,000, lach from the figures sweep the island, and this has land probably being the Philip mainly on account of the holidays He was not a man of great eden- the Crown Advochtend given his deere so much of the town's pines. tion. Ho сато horewhon Lordship he would so was the pourinee. There can be no

which havo just intorvened; Shanghai was on the boom price payable. That offer having gardens, what use to make them

: - A DAY IN CHINA. prospects for the near future, Since then, in various ways, obsemalo after tertant expenses only to be shuttored by the next

But fascinating as

however, are good as there sooms had been a very successful man. d been pik was actially the typhoon? The house must be is, still pro is passossed with the interior awaiting shipment.

to be plenty of cargo in, the He lived in a society which white whole of his profit on the trans-built solidly of stone, with ungrateful desire to get away concealing its doopor feelings of action. Citiel subunitted that flat roofs for the host part, s as from it, to stand on the gresit to report in this market as thore Constwiso.Wo have no chango right and wrong unfortunately, on its outor surface, worshipped client with regard to the souling But in consequence. it strikes Canton the wonderful. Of course, dono during past fortnight except success. Last your like the rest of blus telegram.c of Shanghai he tried to be suellis Logiship asked the strangely bare and treeless, soen indeed, it would be most uncon- the regular liners who have con- themaginative turistas one does not want to stay there; the ordinary" routine work by cossful by any means and what. Crown Advocate hull chocked in the hot glare of an August fortable, oven in the European trived to remain fairly i over incans he could. It was a theke figures. It was very morning. Yet after a few days quarter; but this difficulty is dent" throughout the season; "indepon- very strong temptation. Accusod inbrink.”

it grows on one, the elmm creeps easily got over by the fact that orders for was a man of broad standards.

'tramp tonnage, to go's heart romain there large passouger steamers leave however, have been very scarce

Craig did at one time mako une bathfgs, of tiny Chinose ng one back in Hongkong at the north and the rise of water narrow winding streets, of at Canton about daybreak, and land-revival until the opening of offer: He agreed that Mr. Craig i Juganese, shops, in which midnight, after a long, tiring, in the Yangtzo. did make an offer to pay back ang ein pick up such won-fascinating day in that wonder- considerable mount, to the Conderful. Bargains, and above ful old city Sydney M. firm statos:

In their cont report, the same any if that would close the afl, of the Peak rising steeply: Herald." mattor. Lecertainly dildo that. to n hoight of 1800ft, There is

Japan. As was only to Mr. Macleod continued that the but little level.ground in Hong

be expected thoro has been Mr. Macleod said that he only objection that could be made koug; only one road seems fairly

A Chinese woman had her practically no business done on appeared on behalf of the man was that the shures at that time flat running along by the spa.

this market. pince we last wrote watch and chain stolon yesterday who had found it necessary to were below par at market value. The rust climb xp till they usually

and the present weak and un-at the raco course. Another come before flie Lordship and on Mr. Craig offered to as is.gd in an abrut flight of steps us TELEGRAPH CORRESPONDENT further humpers business; inhout, a Europan having his settled state of exchango still theft of this kind occurred in a being charged with committing 120,000, or the equivalent in leading to another stroop above. an offenco-nganisha laws of his sharesat pur. What lie wasoffering This is the probable reason why

Canton, Fob, 13. Japan prices rule very firm with watch and chain neatly taken out country, to admit that he had to return, in effect, was more than one sees, so few horses, and even Simeon has written to the Fun for the better, grades of coal, ow

The British Consul on the an upward tendency, especially of his waistcoat pocket.

A long coated Chinese was done so. He thought that any the profit lie himself had received, the ubiquitous rickshaw is not.in U Magistrate to the effect, that, ing to the scarcity of stocks and charged this morning with pick man in that position was entitled Counsol thoughit that that show the numbers, that one incets in while a certain British steamer the stoppage of the export of ing $3 odd from another man's to a cortain amount of sympathy od that his client's intention at Japan, Ceylon or Malaya, In-was at anchor one night off Honam, Manchurian coal and prices local-pocket at the race course yester and, for his pleading, respect. It the time that he committed or steat one has clars, covered in Canton, four pirates bourded they have gone up all round in day afternoon, was not his client's wish or his took part in the commission of and fastened to bamboo polesand vessel, and having gagged and sympathy. own intention to bolile the this offence was not to obtain these one is borne aloft on the bound the quartermaster, made uffence that the defendant had something to which lo was not shoulders of coolids. At first it off with a large booty. The committed, or to enter into a entitled or to defraud anyone. scous curious to see theso every British Consul requests the magis number of excuses for him or for But his intention was, as thewhere, and one feds almost contrato to have the stolen goods what he had done. The Crown Crown Advocate had put it, to tempt for the man who allow traced, and those connected Advocate hadalso mentioned this, obtain his share of the profit as themselves to be carried by other with this outrage arrested and that this was a conspiracy in soon as possible at that time.mon, but suon one grows accus-punished. which he had not been able to Mr. Wilkinson had referred to find that Mr. Craig was a dupe the rubber boom and the fact or that the other man was more that it might have been very

A vory pretty part of Hongkong responsible. Pitts not being in important for Mr. Craig to get is Happy Valley, three-cornerod Shanghai, it was not the intention the shares at that time. It was of his client or himself to sug unnecessary for him to go into hills, into which are squeozed a shape, rumming up between the gest that he was particularly res the question whether..his client residential suburb, a cometer a ponsible for any share of the had previously, sold shares. It Slame. However, it was necessary, would be enough and sliciont khana ground. It is sometimes

racecourses, golf links, and gym and counsel felt it hits hity, to for counsel that shares, wore fall- used as a reproach to the people place the matter before his Lording in price and Mr. Craig would here that they stand even on their ship so that he should understand the naturally desirous of realizing gravestones to watch a race, but King George, accompanied by London, Fob, —His Majesty and apprecinte the circumstances some part of that and at a time this is an exaggeration. which led to the sending of this when the shares would be worth peaceful cemeteries these, full of formed the ceremony of opening Such her Majesty the Queen, has per telegram which was the offence. more. That included all to shady trees and gay flowers, the first session of Parliament în His Lordship had heard most of details and surrounding circumsplashing fountains, and the his reign. The function was very the datails from the Crown Ad-stucos that he thought it whisper of the sea, which, sopa-stately and impressive. Un hour tons were undor foreign flags and voonte and it was with only one necessary to put before his ated many of those who are here way home from Westminster their the remainder of 411,501 ton for 1903. The gross rentals show As rogards the value of direct. part of these details that counsel Lordship. The rest that coun-sleeping their long sleep from the Majesties were cheered by im-under the Chinese flag. wished to deal. Mr. Wilkinson sel desire to say directly con-homes they were fated never to mense crowds assembled along had already made it clear that he cerned what his client liad so again..' As we inspect these the route. did not suggest that Mr. Craig undergone, his position generally, graves we realise what price we

News was received at Shanghai was trying to got something to and certain aspects of the offence pay for living in the East, where

A brilliant scene characterised that the Indo-China steamer Tai-20,798.25. This increase in ox-192 million Hoikwan taols: Con might not otherwise have got, and, what had taken place since. the yearly toll of English life is the opening of the new Parlia-Bang, Captain R. Anderson, on penditure.is largely due to decoraton came second with nearly 20 Counsel thought that he was en-le submitted, and he thought his laid down so

out in the House of Lords, ron-

tive repairs made necessary by million taels, Kowloon had aver her way down from Chinwangtao more strongly than that, that he that it must be so, that from womanhood, for it is seldom ve knowledge tint a revolution in por en compelled to put into provements to houses on Chwang imports doseribable as poculiar titled to put it to his Lordship Lordship would agree with him first flash of cheerfully in the dered the more impressive by the with cool, land sprung a leak and to expenditure in traces and 27 millions, Tiexsin 25, and to axpenditure in permanent in- Hankow 17 millions. As regards was at that time endeavouring to August until now, that from the see one inscription on a tombstone Parliamentary Constitution is

Hong Estate. Tho umount to the to China may be mentioned gin get shares and money to which in time that his cheat heard of the that even reached the early age of about to be witnessed. The Am ‹ Mr. W. Murray, third engineer, after adding Tls. 50,000 trans- valued at one and a half million credit of profit and loss account, song, of which 200,000 catties, law he was entitled His Lord receipt of Mr. Mackenzie's report 30. This is very striking in all bassadors of Japan, America, and

forrod from the equalization of tools, were sent into the country.. that so soon as the estates were loss valuable, his client had ua-early death in the pride of youth, Boats near this Throne dating the ship could see from the agreement that the estate was very much these Eastern graveyards, the the European powers took their Amara, has resigned. transferred to the Dutch Company dergono a great deal.

Monday morning at 7 o'clock dividends fund and deducting Beche-de-mer was imported to and so soon as the shares in the His Lordship said that Mr. Tittle resting place at Trincomales,

particularly so in the pathetic ceremony.

the interim dividond paid in July the value of one and three-quarter King George was attired in the ion arrived from Shanghai,

Messagorios Maritimes's.s. Ocean- Dutch Company word transferred Macleod had stated that prisoner that forgotten corner whore alcop uniform of an Admiral, while the

last, is Tis. 320,398.49 which the million taels and birds nosta to directors recommend for appro- the amount of 627,000 taels. to the Sick Company, the vendors, was responsible for getting Mr. so many brave young oxiles swept Queon wore a black dress. The Messrs. Craig & Co., Lt. were on- Mackenzie's report...

During the recent riots at printion as follows-Final divi- titled to receive the balance of

off by fever and disenso far from beauty of the seano was largely Hankow the Irido-Chinn stoomer dond of 0 per cent. (inaking 12 the purchase price payable. It The "Osaka Asphi" reports indeed. "strawod our best in Pooresses present.

the land they so loved. We have contributed to by the robes of the Kingsing, which was moored at per cent. for the your) on all fully was also clear from the minutes that the T.K.K. stoumor "Buy theso Eastern countries. But

the Bund, found herself in the Paid-up shares Tls. 234,000,00; that the Directors had hoon admiru," which is expected to arrive close at hand poople golf and race, brief in consideration of the grave bullets rattled in uncomfortable account, Tls. 75,153.00; carry for The Royal Mosango was very direct line of fire and several transfer to repairs and renewals

On Wednesday, the Captains" vised that so soon, us, they heard in Japan shortly from South never thinking of thoso quiet nature of the questions now pon-proximity to the crow. One shot wurd to New Account, Tls. Olib will give a dance in their that the estates had been trans America, has on board 7,500 tons graves they, too, may some day ding. The Mossage expressed the struck the bridge and, passing ferred; ind the shares of the Dutch of saltpotro. Of this quantity 600 fill.

club-rooms in Queen's Road. Many Company had been transferred, or 700 tons will be used for, the Above the town stands the progress. between Great Britain the woodwork at the back.

hopo that the negotiations now in througli the screen, went through

invitations have been sent out. they wore in law bound to pay manufacture of gunpowder, while Peak, up, which runs a stoop and Japan would provo favour-

The Austrian Consul at Cal The Solarnhorst band will furn- Craig & Co., Ld. That was the the rost will be used as fortiliser. tramway, which parrios ono in a able to a now Anglo-Japanese

eutta says, in his last yearly is the music. As Capt. state of the rights of the parties Such a large import of saltpetre, few minutes from the heat of the Treaty. The principal abuontoos Incoric, which left Kobe on the of such high quality that it is is absent, the vice-president, A sailor on the British steamer report, that Juva sugar is now Ipland, the president of the club, at the time this circular contain adds the Osaka journal, is unpro- town to the coolness and the mists among the Commoners from the 7th, for Yokohama, was attacked ousting beat sugar from Austria, Capt. R. Martens, of the Ham ing the falso tolegrum was oir- codonted. The product is intend-of the height. As one takes ceremony was Mr. Lloyd George, by scarlet fever, mid was removed in the Indian markets, the falling burg Amerika Lino, will receive culated. It was very true that the ed to be used in the place of bean one's plads on this eat ono in- Chancellor of the Exchequer, who to the Kasugano infections disease off amounting to as much as the guests. The secretary, Mr. Directors were very desirous of cake, theimport of which lies boon stinctively wonder why all the is to remain in Italy for a fort hospital. A case of amallpox took per cont, Java now supplies George frien, has charge of the having an independent report stopped on account of the presents have their backs to the night longer on recount of an place on the British steamer Nip-Boven-tenths of the Indian sugar rofresliments, eto. An enjoyable It was also true that they had valence of plague in Manchuria, glorious view aprond below; but affection of the throat. "Jiji " | pon in Kobo

import

ovening is nesured,

tomed to it-it's the climate," as they say in" The Cingaleo."

On receipt of the despatch from the Consul, the magistrate sent a deputy to investigate, who has 50 far not apprehended any of the robbers.

OPENING OF PARLIA MENT.

Japan increased hor imports by some seven million tacls, bringing the total value up to 50,975,000 tools. Germany sent imports to the value of a little over fifteen million tools, or Complainant stated ho was about one million more than in Manchurian Coal-Since we buying tickets in a booth and tho the preceding year. The United wrote last we have received ad- defendant was at his side. The Statea imported goods to the value vicos that the entput from the latter cut his pocket, and before of 32,607,000 taels--a decline of Pushua Minos has been consider-ho had time to disappear witness oight millions. It must be ad- ally reduced on account of the grabbed him by the queue admitted that in view of Hongkong's plague and that the oxport from the people in the shod told him position as chief importer of Dalny has now stopped entirely to charge him.

foreign goods into Chinn, ours for the same ronson.

Colony can hardly lay claim to have secured as large a share as might have been expected of onlianead trade with the Celestial

LOG BOOK.

The number and tanage of

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The case was remanded,

COMPANY REPORT.

MENT CO., LD,

vossals, girou by the Custom SHANGHAI LAND INVEST- Empire. In this respect she con- quarterly returns as entered and

tcasts unfavourably with Japan, cloured at the port of Shanghai |

with British India, and slightly In thoir 22nd annual report, the so with Gormany-all of whom' during the quarter ended Decem- ber 31, 1910, was 4,427 vessels that the past year cannot be con- creases in the value of their import directors of the above company sayinado comparatively large in- of 2,340,340 tons entered and sidered unsatisfactory in view of trade with China, The enhance cleared against 4,707 ships in Shanghai, though the not ro-rather remarkable when one con 0,005 vessols of 2,419,228 tons the depression that hus prevailed ment of British Indin's imports is quarter of 1000. 2,438,554 tous cleared in the samo sult falls short of previous yours. siders recent regulations imposed The working account for 1010 has upon the valuable opium traffic. compris. 455,079.31 United States is not accounted for. acredit balance of Tls. 426,043.16 The big fall in imports from the

Of the total entered 1,928,848

Port Arthur.

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an increase of Tis: 19,102.75, bat foreign import into.onch Customs against this there is an incronse district, Shanghai is very for in running expenses of Tls ahead with goods to the value of

11,244.83.

About three and a quarter million tagls' worth of foreign tea was also imported, mostly from Japan, Formosa and British India,

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