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DEVANHA DELAYED.

HEAVY FOG IN FORMOSA

"CHANNEL, <

THE HONGKONG

SUPREME COURT.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. In the Summary Court this Weure informed by the Pyoning balato Me. Justice Haze- Company that they have received land, the case of Wan Toz Shum v.

a wireless message from the Chong Chuk San come on for Dovana to the effect that their trint. Plaintiff claimed $170 for

vessel has boon delayed by a donsa_balance due for money lent. Tog off Formosa.

The Dovinha encountered the fogin tho Formosan-Channel, and failing to connect by wireless with Hongkong, sent her message through via the studion at Sharp Pok whence it was forwarded to the local office by the Eastern Extension Company.

The liner, which brings Siberian mails, wat expected at daylight to-morrow, int owing to the fog will not arrive, it-js ex- pocted; at least, until late after

1K001.

The incident draws attention Aho hod for a wireless install-i adequate to the needs of Hongkang

THE PROTECTOR'S CRUISE.

The Protector, of 122.gross tons, which is understood to bọ

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Mr. Dixon ppeared for the plaintiff auf. M. Gardiner,

tho defendant

TELEGRAPH

THE PRAYA EAST HOTEL

PROSECUTION.

PROPRIETOR FINED. ~This morning at the Magistrisey" behore Mr. J. R. Wood, the hour-,

was resumed of the case in (which ų. H. Whittaker, Jivenscó

THURSDAY

MARCH 30 19H

my only A PRISONER'S BID FOR

Mr. Goldring-T altornative is to prosecuto, the Polico witnessow for perjury,

His Worship-You must do as you like, Mr. Goldring

POLICE COURT.

Before Mr. E.-R. Hallifax at of the Praya East Hotel, was char- the Police Court this morning,, ford with harming a policemail bel of Chinese gamblers who

on 11th Morel, Mr. P. W. Cold-had been arrested yesterday in

hoito in Nullal Stroot were con- ring appeared for tho delence,

Mr. Gardiner usked for the ease; to be adjourned if it outpiled ni trouble to the Cours

"His Honour': Is it will view to a sofElement?

The owner of a cargo-boat was urged with having unlawfully made fast to the 8,s. Chounu while the steamer was under way in the harbour. He was found guilty and fined $15.

It will be remembered that invicted, fitted $2 each. the provious hearing of the seaso it was stafod by Sergeant R. Macdonald Hat hautag Mr. Gardiner--No. The Ghet oʻglock in the morning, white was that the case was on the on patrol: les saw ir light in the Round List bat, ho agreed to Hotel and heard voices. He in to laring being set down for formed Inspector Kerr . Wan- not bechable to get at his clients, seen and the Inspector agent tlint day. Unfortunately he had chai Polien Station wlad bờ diad

His flonour-Two hours! will give you the whole day!

The Court then rose.

LIBERTY.

· JAPAN AND AMERICA. SENSATIONAL TOKIO RUMOURS.

Tho siniowhat sensationally worried, cable dated-Tokio, March

1. this evening must be taken 30, which wo publish on pago

cum grano salis."

A good deal of commotion was enused within the procincts of the Magistracy to-day by tho at tompled escape of a Chinese pri- sonor. The man had just been con- the side-room in largo of "an victed of assault and was waiting in Indian constable, proparatory to his romovel to the cell, when he matched his queue out of the Foin Japanoso sources, the policeman's hands and made a cable is arorded obscuroly, and dash for liberty towards the gate. | before.our puge went to press we He did not get very far away wore unable to obtain authorita- howover, for lio. stumbled and

full boavily outside the Seniortive olucidation of its mouning.' | Magistrate's Court, with the pursu-

The reference to the property ing Indian on top. Meanwhile hold by the Japanese in Cali- the prisoner was howling lustily,fornia and the right of the citizens to the entire interruption, for a of that State to uxorcise their time of the Court work.

Intimations

SOURED MILK:

We are making a speciality of Artificially Soured Milk this sunumer. Try it.

Professor Metelinkoff, ja n book on the Prolongation of Life, strongly advocates the UNG of Sonral Mill an suro curo for Indigestion, Jyspopsin and morbid conditions of the digestive organ",

The Dairy Farm Co.,

Limited.

POPULAR

Chinaman got both hands lodged opinion of our informant, aro

In the selle that ensued the privileges of protection, in the ASAHI" BEER simply argument for the passing nodel the assistance of two or of the suggested aliens' bill. thred other police officers, to get his grip released. Eventually the outrhyme or reason. prisoner was carried to the charging of a bill, by the room and afterwards to a cell.

Chinese colic was charged His Honour - 1 will adjournanted him to the scene. Both with theft of a cost in Shaukiwananing the Indian long hair and the ease to Alondity, the 3rd April.officers looked through a crack in

Road. The pleaded not guilty Filo dodrand said ilog Saw. II. 11.) How long would it take?.

Mr. HarlinerTwo hours, Whittaker in the bar along with and said that while walking along your honour.

the late F. Winter, P. C. Caplan that horoughfare lo saw the cont and two Chinese girls; and hearing on the ground. He picked Winter invite the jalice constable in order to hang it back "to have another drink;"

again on the bamboo polo on which it had been hanging when R. 11. Whittaker trucalled i said

a poljcemún came he was able to fall a witness; Mr.arrested him. His Worship found up and the charge proron and passed him on the agght in question half sentence of one week's hard nst hour aftoginidnight, ma, was inhour with four hours in the able to spogk as to his movements on that decisión,

the largest salvage steamier in the PIRACY IN THE DELTA Elves, who left the bar along with

word has vintly reinrned toå Douruk, aftor four mid-a-half yours' sorving in the For East, I

VICEROYS VIEWS,

Canton, March 29,

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stocks.

A -Chineso.

THE PLAGUE.

The “Manchuria Daily News" sint 11 plague corpos con- caled in easks of Shusha were brought to light lately at a Chinese distillery at Changchun.

ERICES:-

4 Des Quarts .............. $19.6; per chio-

'Hongkong, đôth, December, rora” [3

The Japanese agitation is with Tho-pass

Ouli- fornian Sonato,de the Sennte of any other State of the Ameri- can Union, doos, not nicos- becomes, ipso facto, law. It has first to obtain the sanction of the sarily mean that such measure.

Governor of the State and second- ly is open to the amendments of the United States Supreme Court,' S. VI. Elvey said lane was a pro-

From all we can gathor but of

The cabling of sensational ru-' The Admiralty is deme, [osisioun] (esimeilin and lived

was charged native papers and from Siative ons from Tokio-is, therefore, a Dox. Fintra $13,50 munirated with the Canton with of fendant. On the early with the refsilk to sourers, says the China Times," absolutely unjustified, and the Viceroy regarding thosdsjews on lei the hotel with Mr. house at 21. Shanghai Strout, and no and neol walk in lear and not far to seoks Napoleon PEAR TRAMWAYS CO., morning, of the 11ib instine value of $40 from the plague is a thing of the pist; explanation of the propaganda. is of the water police force, and Whitaker: it would b. then afso Chinese Affer hearing Not that thany of us did when it der that the realisation of the suggested that the money thus font 12.30 am. They proceed the eşitlener, his Worship is was supposed to be at its height clubs at home might be lust in Yaumati, the complainant boing trembling in the Chinese city lung Trance into a war in or saved my bo devoted to the reefed inaickslas to Mr. Whittaker's organization of the navy... house in Morrison Cap Ronged the defendant and fined We can only say that Tientsin has the interest in a foreign compli and slept these all that might complainant $20 for not tell-kept its head in it wondering way cation, so Japan, overburdening They wont back to the hotel ex the rmh in the witness box. There has been a panic. We her people with taxes, seoks.fqi 7.00 mm. morning. Mr. Winter was there. This afternoon in Iulian pin-gentlontan is that has been busy tention from their domestic tron- 10.00 a.m. to 11.90 a.m.

should like to discover who the sono means to distract their at 7.30 am to 10.00 din. Every 10 min...

si 15 müa adelser Dus, late of 33 Haiphong writing alarmist reports, to the bles. The rumours of war, of a 11.30 am. to 12.46 p.m. ambezzling from Meer Alam, a surprise from the Timics that than-a-battoon d'essai, with the 1.15 p.m. to 1.45 p.m. 10 min. Road, Kowloon, was charged with one papers. We learn to our critical crisis, are nothing more 12.45 pm. to 1.10 p.m. dairy farmer, various sums we have experienend a severe object of drawing the eyes of the 145 pm to 2:16 p... Wills was in charge of the case makes hore is an undisputed fact: air amounting to $16, Surgent Rearthquake. That we leave earth-Japanese proletariat into the 2.15 p.m. to 3.00 pin.

remand was nido until to-we do not remember a sovero one-

3.30 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. 5.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m.

Owned by the Weitzer Salengo. THE TELEezaph" Coruespondent Company, the Prefector_was sent ! ter the East inuiticipation that there would, un suflicient salvage, work to keep her remuneratively employed. This experiment, lan over, hins not been dealison, 4 Certainly there was no lack of wreeks in Chinese waters, saya The Shipping Gazette int it

was generally found to be of The Viceroy has tolegraphed use to attempt salvage, owing to. there-bring so small a chance of a reply disapproving of the repairs being effected: The large Admiralty's suggestion. 11. E. locks of the Easi, principally in the Viceroy argued that China isat that fimo, Japan, were all taken up for naval at sulliciently provided, with purposes, and there way no poss warship, and that the date for sibility. Therefore, of getting mor- China to makes herself a strong chant vessels in The Protector, aval power is far distant, The luring line sojourn in the East, e das ant como to do 'away has helped to walen almut rent with the service of the water vossels of different types and leis Indice, „Spiaking of Cardin, the otherwise been engaged in the firms in the west rivors which salvage of goods from vessels victimised both Chinese and abandono by derwriters, foreign vessels is notorious, to all After a thongh overland, the who, have to, make use of this Protoctor will greed to the Red route. It is due to the efforts of Sex, to take nj hor station there, the war polire, who are patrol- fing the waters energetically, that FORtes are not so daring in

ANOTHER CRUISER

HONGKONG.

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The armoured cruiser Defence his born salecteff to act as escort. to the King on his visit to India. -Thi; will owlfil delay her des Sparture for the China stalion, says "Truth": Upon the arrival of the King the Doleneo will im

mediately, javed to Hongkong, She was got up as a "show.ship to escort the Balmoral Castle to South Africa, and, altlugh sho went through the late manoeuvres off the east of Spain, she still wears a yacht-like appbranen."

CITY OF LADIES' HUGE HATS.

Prasden appears to have obtain-i ed Ministerial fame as the city, uf the lingest ladies' lans, A recent onder issued by the Imperial Postmaster-fiendral Authorises

the Tresden authorities to have sperial tarpaulined tops construit

their attempts to prey upor pess ing vessels.". In the opinion of the Viceny the abolition of the water polico is out of the gîtestion?

GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

swear, that Mr. I. II. Whittaker

By Inspector Korre could, was not in the hotel all that night aftor 12,30 a.pt.

Walter Whittaker, defendant's latter, deposed that he was the premises on the night, in, question at the time Caplam came in. Mr. Winter was also there as well as, two Chinese girls, all in the Jar.

By Inspector Kerr. Upham was standing nimeside, facing south..

Did anybody ask Caplan to have a drink?Winter? 4

Did he placo his hands on him at all? --No; I don't think holid, I If I say that Winter clapped him on this shoulder and said, Come and Tavo another drink, od man," that, would be in- Porrect --Yes.

The Chinese girls also deposed Yesterday afternoon His Ex- that R. J. Whittaker was not in rellency the Governo, with the hotel, but identified Walter Captain Taylor, A.D.C., and Whittakor as having loon present. accompanied by the Hon'ble Sir Paul Chater and Sir Hurtunsjee he had examined the floor of the S. V. Elvey (recalled stated that Molly, ung Mr. Bryer on tho Praya East Hotel mid took men- University sito and inspected the surements of the cracks in it. One works and buildings in progress was a quarter of an inch wide and of construction.

the other three-cighths. There were in other cracks visible.

A MILLION FOR AN INVENTION.

LANCASHIRE ENGINEER'S

PATENT,

MOTOW

THEFT AT KINGSCLERE

Before Mr. Hallifax, Kwong Shing, master tailor, 38 Stanley Street, was charged with having on 28th instant, at Kingsclere Hotel, Stolen a $100 bill, the property of Mrs. Sachse, the hotel proprietross.

The prosecution was conducted by W. Stuart of the finger-print department. M. IF. C. Barlow, appeared for the

defenco.

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It appears that somebody's in with him at times. agination or his pencil runs away

DEBATE BY ENGINEERS.

The only fact in the cable from the first word to the laske

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Wank Dars.

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15 min.

,, 10 min.

10 min.

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15 min

10 min.

NIGHT OARS. 8.16 p.m. and 9 pm., 9.45. to 11.15 p.m.

overy half hour.. SUNDAYS.

8.00 a., to 9.00 a.m. Every 15 min. .80 min.

we exclude the statement that Japanese hold largo pro- porty in California, is that a Prass propaganda is again active 9.00 a.in. to 8.80 a.m. in the Island Kingdom, a pro- 9.30 m.in. to 10.30 a.m. paganda in support.of the most 10.00 am to 11.00 a.m. dangerous policy that any nation 11.46 am. Lo 12.00 noon an adopt, that of developing an 12.00 noon to 1.00 p.m. magiiary sore to induce forgot-1.00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. 5.00 p.m. to 0.00 p.m. fullness among the public of a

-6.00 p.m. t6 7.00 p.. real ono.

7.00 pm..to 8.00 pm. ... 10 min. NIGHT CARB as on Werk Days, “

SATURDAYS.

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10 min.

10 min.

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15 min.

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10 min,

15 min.

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10 min.

15 min.

CON OAS PRODUCERS.

The great, impots which has boon given to a demand for gas producers during recent years has fonded to awaken intorost among the general hedly di engineers and shipbuildorg, in the Colony, who are always ready to study fresh

Major-General Woolcombo," pluses of "enginooring skill. Colonel of the King's Own Scot- time ago, Mr. Murphy,dish Borderers, who recently well known engineer, who heated the command of the ment at the Company's Office. cousiderable experience withariwal Brigade in India, is to Alexandra Buildings, Des Voeux Road gas producer installations, read surecod Major-General Hoan in Central.

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To-day's Advertise «ents

BILTH. Cantin---On March 30th at Bishops Lodge, the site of William Leopard Carler, of a dughter.

family of the late Mr. E. 1. Ellis tender their thanks to all those friend who so kindly sent wreaths and expressions of sympathy in their lata borvenant. [1017

Extra cars at 3.15p.m., 11.30 p.m.

and 11.46 p.m. SPECIAL CARS by Arrange-

General Managers, Hongkong, 14 April, 1909.

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.

PORTLAND, CEMENT.

*

In Cas of 375 lbs. net. In Bags-of 250 lbs.`net.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

General Mausgers. Hongkong, 18th Aug., 1910. [84

From the evidence given by Mrs. Sachse and her daughter, it appeared that the defendant came the house about half-past nine on Tuesday morning in order to ako measurements for dresses for a distinctly interesting, paper at the comniand of the Highland JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, the sitting rooit where both Shipbuilders, and a large number Miss Sachse. He was shown into the Institution of Engineers and

Territorial Division. mother and daughter were. Het sketches were shown so that wok the ineasurements required the meres norice could under- and made a note of them. In the stand the working, weil as the mosntime, Mrs. Sachse hind pro- general principles of this moder voded to her dressing room,,

dovico for creating power. Last Mr. Goldring said that that con- leaving lying on the top of some night, a number of the members cinde his case for the defence.books.on the sofa, live 5 bills of the institution met to discuss He did not desire to reflect upon wrapped up in a $100 bi

the paper, Suider the presidency the veneity of Juspreloy Kerr When finisheil with his

For Mr. RM. Dyer; chief muger measur Sergeant Macdonald, but he did

of the Hongkong and Whampoa ing, the defendant said he wanted think that the vision of the Inspecmofey-in-advance to buy the

Dock Company. for, who had just been wakened cloth for the dresses. Miss Sielse

Mr. J. McCubbin, manager of A.cable mesugo received from out of bed, was not of the best said he could have it. Then he the Hongkong Gus Company, Ameries that an American syndi- |

at that time. The Inspector, asked her to rest her mother to

opened the discussion with min- he thought was mistaken and the American rights of a new pre-hat Mr. K.IL. Whittaker had gone? cess of preparing salt has been lined was not on the premises de daughter loft, the sitting room were also showi

was hard-up at present and need-tents of gases and the process of od-the money. For this

manufacturo. Several sketches The Saxon railway authorities James Hodgkinson, of the firms of

confirmed by the patenten, Mr. at this time. It was reasonable in

Mr. J. Elliott, engiieur at the are also making special arrange Holgkinson (anito), mecha the face of the string exidoned forwards told the tailor that he could Hongkong Hotel, gavo the mem- monts to transport hats, just ascal Stoker makers, of Salford

hers the result of bis experience they lavəspreislçaín for bicycles. Mr. Hodgkinson also statos-that come to the conclusion that

with gas producer plants. the Canadian rights in the patent made a mistake in this instance, spector Korr and the Sergeant had were sold this mouth to the Cana-It was more than likely that they lian Pacific Railway Company,had. who have found bring along their

His Worship oust find the theft of the $100 bill was disgo of what is probably the increased according to the new scale of duties imposed by the line.

covered and the polico wore in largest gas-producer plant in the

world, being valuable.

his hurry to get away from the fact that reforgico had been made formed. No other person had been in the room. Apparently in humorous vein, touched on the

Mr. H. T. Richardson, in a Government on the 16th instant,'

hotel defendant left behind the to the extensive use of fresh water measurement which he had just to sprinkle over the scrubber. That would be impossible to carry "out at sea:

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ed for the afikearts in order to cate has purchased for £1,000,000, is Worship is, he held, find let him have an advance, as hoferesting outline of the consti-

convey the hinge hat boxes which cannot be conveyed in antipitinary

way..

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. POLICE SECRECY. The Englishm

writes Apropos plica methods in Cal ents, it is interesting to note that some of the most diflicult criminal

process are already in progress at Extense experiments with the the salt, works at Northwich, in Cheshire. It is claimed that the invention will enable the salt unufacturer to produes, five or six times as much salt 20 in. produced by the oxisting process,

("the dofoure that the Court should

charge proved Worship disbelieve all the wit- Mr. Guldring-Then does your

esso have called?

His Worship-1 am sorry to y tnt 1 decirle against you and

find that R. H. Whittakor. was there.

purpose,

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and on her return shirtly after-

not have themoney mustat prosent. Defendant replied Maskee; I

and left the house. will make the dresses all the same," Dockyard, also read a most accept- Mr. D. Lyio, of the Quarry Bay

able paper, his experience in

Soon after he left the house the

takon down on a slip of paper le was arrested Intor in the day but the $100 bill was not recovereil

His Worship found the charge proved and passed sentence of six weeks' imprisonment,

cases on record have been solved through the Press. One wonders what would have been Crippen's fate lind not the reporters of two, Continents beer on the qui vivo. The theory that detectives should observo absoluto crecy is an

Mr. Goldring-Will your Wor- exploded ono, and there are cer

ship give a reason for deciding tainiletails which need to The made Familiarity breeds comtempt, in this way? The defence public property if the criminal is and the familiarity of the polico a perfectly straight-forward to be laid by the heels. In an- on joint duty with the rushing story. Your Worship is going! archist crimes, it is folly to co- ricksha is breeding some little very far in thus matter. Doos coal identity of the prisoner, by contempt for the safety of pedes your Worship find that Mr. R. II.

MARINE COURT. making him a kind of veiled trinns. A gentleman this morn-Whittaker was in the bar? prophet, or by cloaking his ante- ing nurrowly escaped, sorious His Worship-Yes,

This morning, before the Har- costents, the very persons who injury opposite the Hongkong Mr. Goldring-It seems to me, bour Master, Commander C. W. ought not to know the intentions Hotel, being caught in a regular that it is going very far to accept Beckwith, the Chinese engineer of the police take care to nequnint " "scrum" of wildly excited ricksha the word of a half-asloop Inspec- of water bant No. 10 was charged themselves with the movements men all fighting for the first place tor as against all those witnesses, of the detectives while those who before the Hotel door This should Ilin Worship-I am sorry, but would help the police aro kept ba stopped, and the ricksha man that is my finding. The fine in the dark,

properly regulated.

will be $50.

by Mesurs. Dodwell & Co, with negligence of duty.

The engineer's certificate was suspended for three months,

Moners. Lyle, Elliou, and rato. McCubbin dealt with the romarks made, but it was pointed out that the presence of tar did away with the corrosion which Mr. Richard- son feared would rosult if they were compelled to use salt water instead of fresh at sen.,

Mr. James Macdonald, Andrews and Jack also contributed to the discussion, and at the close a hearty vote of thanks was tendered to the roaders of the papers, and also to Mr. Dyer (on the motion of Mr. Ormiston) for prosiding that oven-

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