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SUPREME COURT.

THE MAKING OF SAUSAGES

AND PIOKLING OF

CORNED BEEF.

THE

Mr. Potter--While I'm on my feet, I would ask your Lordship's permission for a flight amand- ment in respect of paragraph 6-of they pleadings. It's really due to poslip, 1.

The amendment was granted. Mr. Slade said that tho amend, ment was material, as it heeled the question of a sale, which they

Mr. Potter Tut's where the frand comes in. It's coming out

Mr. Slade Thero was no sale, ----or if thero was, it was a pretended

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Before the Chief Justice, Sir Francis Piggott sitting on the Original side of the Supremeslenied. Court this horning, Jahn-Tutum,' of 186, Queen's Roul East, filed a. suit against Frederick Howolt, by spots. Hend Bailiff, Sujiieme Court (1): For an neepunt since 24th-Sep- tember, !%, of the recoipts and disbursements of the defendant in rospect of plaintiff's-business of a butcher and compradoro, car ried on under the style of the Hongkong, Butchery; (2) and for, a Roroiver. Mr. M.W. Shade, K.C., instructed by Mr. J. 11. Cardier, appeared for the, plaintiff mnal Mr. Ebdou Potter, instructed by Mr. C. R.11. Boavis, represented' the defendant.

Mr. Slade in oponing the case fg the plaintiff said that a fow facts concerning the case were admitted by the defendant. The business of the Hongkong Dute chery was started in October, 1895, by, the plaintiff. Defendant ad- viived $1,500 io, Bi-plaintiffyou terms contained in a written agreemónt Liat. dofondant should receive a half-share of the * nett profits. : Plaintiff's ovidence would be that he ran the stall in "the markot at that time the Central Market was just opened, The idea was that Europom bui chers would contingud, good, customers. Apparently, from the very shirt, the enterprise

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enle of the goodwill of the business was paroly a fiction entuating from defendant's imagination. Tho business; as a matter of fact, was carried on after thint dhto by Hawell.

Evilonce was called and the caso, adjourned."

A BANKRUPTCY CASE. Mr. Slade montioned the bank- ruptcy case which came on before his Lordship, the other day. Counsel stated that he appeared back after having gone away for Melchors' man, who had come owing to illness lire was not the slightest in eunion on his part to leave the Colony. Counsel was. anxious to got on with the ensb; if by any possibility to be done before he went away. The only available date was the oth.

The Lordship-1've been told all along that there has been the grontest dilliculty in fixing another caso,

Mr. Slade The case will not bust, more than two days.

lis Lordship fixed, the lith of April for the hearing of the case.

DEATH OF LADY SASSOON.

AT POONA.

provod a secess, Ile sid Messrs. E. D. Sassoon an 1 Con- apparently because the plaintiff pany received a tolegrin, this had nothing to do with the ac-morning from Poona, reporting coats. All he did was to collect the death of Lady Sassoon, wife

On learning this sad news-the. local branclf of Messrs. E. Sassoon and Company was closed for business to-day,

TELEGRAPHTM

MONDAY APRIL:

"POLICE COURT.

THE PLAGUE.

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CORONATION COM-

MITTEE.

Official information from Muk-- for the week ending Mureli 18.11. E. the Governor, to make don, dated. March 21, allows that

The committee, as approved by the total number of deaths from six, as compared with 140 deathsvance of the Coronation ling plague in Mukden was only forty arrangements for the duo obser in the previous week, 163 in the Colony consists of the following.

His Honour Sir F. T. Piggott, Kt. (Chairman), Messrs., P. 11. Armstrong, Au Tik, G. Balloch, Thollon. Mr. A. W. Browin, Sir C Commander OW. Beckwith, R.N.,

~Intimations:

SOURED MILK. “

We are making a speciality of Artificially Soured Milk thig summer. Try it."

HARBOUR THIEVES AGAIN. Three women and one man, the crow of a large cargo boat, wore E1 Halifax with the thott of charged this morning before Mr. three bags of tour (pagoda mark) the property of H. Skott and Co.

week ending March 4, 177 in the gentlemon:-- Mr. Roader Harris from the wook onding Fobruary 25 Aud firm of Messes, Wilkinson and 221 in the week ending February Grist) dafended and Mr. O. Skott 18. There is reason to believe prosecuted. The case was from general signs that phou manded till Friday morning.

monio plague will lurve disappour ed antirely within the next two Isodoro Recifort was chargod

or three weeks. Attention is now. this morning with abduction in boing turnou, by the Chinese ant-W. Dickson, C. Montague Edo, Manila.

Defendant pleaded not guilty.in order to guard against any mogli, Fing Wa Chun, The Hon. Dr. thorities, to the destruction of rats o Kai, O,M.G., Ho Fook, Ho Detective Sergeant Murphy outbreak of bubonic plague. A stated that at midnight on Friday twenty-cont bounty is paid for B. Irving, lov. F. T. John- last he arrested the dofondant nt

No: 37 Des Voons Road. Case remanded for a wook.

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Thren Chinoso stowaways who came from Pulan Lant by tho 8.8. Victoria, were gentencent to ong mouth's imprisonant carh,

Lin Ngan, tailor, and Lin Mui, shop keeper, wore charged with thy theft of $165 in mungy from 203; Queen's Road Wost, the property of Hung Fung Tai, and with receiving $124.30 in money, knowing the same to have been stolen, from the com- evidence, the magistrate passed plaint. After hearing the sentence of six months hard

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station. Up to the prosent, over 11,000 rats have been caught in Mukden.

INTERNATIONAL PLAGUE. CONFERENCE.

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Chator, K. O.M.G., Chan Kai Ming, Chan Kang U, Chan Si Ki

son, Thio Hon. Mr. I Koswick,

Professor Metchinkoff, in a book on the Prolongation of Life, strongly advocates thos wo of Soured Milk na o'sure cure for Indigestion, Dyspupain and morbid conditions of the digestive organs.

The Dairy Farm Co., Limited.

POPULAR

Lin Chit Pak, S. 1. Toyy, W. "ASAHI" BEER

gan, Capt. F. W. Lyons, G. 1. Modhurst, Sir H. N. Mody, Ng Hon Chi, E Ormiston, The Hon. Mr. E. Osborne, The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, C., H. The International Plague Con- W. Robertson, N. J. Subh, M. Fference to be hold in the buildings Stewart, S. W. Tso, The Hon. Mr. of the Industrial College in the Wei Yuk, I. P. White, Wong oast suburb of the City of Mukden Kam Fuk and Yung Yik Ting, from today, will be represented, with Mossre. P. S. Jameson, F. I, by delegates from countries, Macgregor and A. Temperley! whose list follow:

(secretary).

LOG BOOK.

America, Dr. Strong, Chief of tho Biological Laboratory and versity of the Philippines. Dr. Professor Tropical Medicine Uni- Oscar Tonque, assistant. They returned to Shanghai on the 29th | arrived at Mukden on the th

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Chinn: Dr. Alfred Szo, Junior Councillor, Board for Foreign Affairs, Poking.

Dr. Wu, a Cambridge graduate, he has been in Harbin for tho past two months, directing tho plague campaign.

Dr. Christie of the Mukden Hose ital and honorary medical

The Italian cruisør Calabria

IL M. SS. Clio and Woodlark loft. Shanghai on the 29th ult.

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1.CES:

4 Di Quarts....... $(2.0) per case.

Dis. Fints.... St 550--- Hongkong, toh December, 1910

To-day's Advertise rents:

HONGKONG CORINTHIAN

YAQET OLUB. ́.

"SMOKING-CONCERT-will-be-

held in the Club House on SATURDAY, April 8th, 9 ..

She had been in B. bould A rickshę role, was brought

It is reported that the ice on the for sothe time, and passed up before Mr. E. R. Hallifax this

Yalu hos.melted and communicni way this morning. A cladiribly morning to answer a charge of

tion having been re-established, lady, she will be a great loss to beliving in a disorderly man

is evident that trude and industry, the poor,, '

ner or the Soldiers' and Sailors' Home yesterday. It ap-

in the country will soon rovive. pears that the defendant followed

GERMAN REBATES. · a Europan from the home, and

The Hamburg-Amorika Linio, *shontal" Pay, pay." The coolie advisor to the Viceregal Govor-Tamburg, intimate that to those

kept, on following hìm 'ns far as ment,

oxportars from Japan (including the dock gate, and he then createdDr. Hill of the Union Medical Formosa), China (including Man a disturbance and demanded pay College, Peking, appointed | churía), and Hongkong to Europe,

tent for hire. After hearing the Bacteriologist to the Chinese or to ports via Europe, who, from will be held on SUNDAY, April.0, ovidence, his Worship thought, Commission.

the 1st May, to the 31st Octoboro Club House. First Race 10 M.

Members and Friends are condially the caulie had made a mistake and. England Dr. RA. Bernext, may Inve found it to their invited: discharged him.

imedical inspoctor, Hourrived at Lintorost ti confine their support Mukden on the 10th alt

and shipments, during that period, Franco: Dr. Broquet, Medicide- Major Deuxienie class, of tho Pasteur Instituto.

The statement of claim set out that for several your prior to the 'Ist May, 1895, the plaintiff on "cupied much of his time and practically all his available time, in maturing, a certain phan or project of his th establish and carry on his business as a finite cher in a new butcher's shop, which plaintiff had determined to opon in the new building, thon in course of erection, in the moneys revvival every day of Sir Jacob Sassoon, the head of bus-and-four-houts stocks on Queen's Road, for a Contral and hand it over to Howell, who the firm of Messra, E.D, Sassach defendant. Market and, among other things, ran, the financial part of the and Company. tho plaîïtiss had ordered portiin business. Thero was siccessful

· plant, machinery and articles to business from the very beginning. imported from Amerien to him Phoy had 300 or 160 customers, for that purpose and as an eson-bat at the end of the year Howell tini part of plaintiff's business, informed the plaintif that they ho determined to incorporato were losing 8300or $400 a monit therein the making of slusagos "and-suggested that the business and this-pickling-of corned beef, had better be closed. Talar said and tongues, and for a consider. he could not understand the mat -able-tiina_before the 1st May, ter at all. There were no bad. 1805, negotiations were ponding debts and large, substantial sums

TRIAL TRIP. -bewoon plaintiff and certain were paid in daily. Deleusinut "friends of his, an ), among others, arranged with the enunjpudorty,

Yesterday a very successful with Mr. James Hodge, Mr. J. W. From whom they hadbirkortoheņi trial trip took place of a now Osborne and Mr. R. L. Thomas,, buying wholevile, to run the stent lighter, Juilt to the order. each of whom had promised and business and give them morely of A. S. Watson & Co. Ltd. by was ready and willing bindvajce per cent, eugnission? The W. S Bailey & Co, Tad. The | plaintiff certain money for the singement came into force in little cossel, which inrries -50 A coolio was large this purpose of funqcially fusesting March, 1885. The result of the tons cargo, is named Fyris," morning before Mr. J. Rt. Wood him in the priorprise. It was chungs was that in the first month after the new mineral water in with alloged kidnapping of a boy not until thru For¬umațies-of-tho" por cout, basis, there was trodieof lately by the firm, and-S8years old, on Saturday afternoon, after the 1st May, 1895, that plain; à profit of $450. The business will bo engaged in carrying aerat at Homandi village, near Yan tiff for the first time mentioned was not only selling fresh meat od waters from the new factory' mati. The defendant was arrested the matter to the defourlant, that but its spécially was the making noW nearing completion at by an Indian coustable yesterday - is, only a month, or so before the of sausages and the pickling of Bay View, to ships in the harbour, morning, at Lown Station, with netual opening of the market on gengd beef and American batter. Ne. During the trial the ongines the missing child in his possession. 1st October, 1895. On the 1st May, At that time there was na Aus worked excellently, being of the Caso-romanded-tillThursday 1895, the plaintiff's plans saing tralian beittar in the Colony. The compound type, and fitted with thon alugst natured, and to new 'unking of the corned beef, suusage piston valve, and balanced erauke, markot building boing then, as and buider was not carried on in with a working pressico of 1401bs,

CHARGE OF MURDER. was hoped and believed, within the market stall. The apparatus sq. inch. A speed of 10 knots per

Bofore Mr. J. R. Wood at tho about half a year of its formed was set up in Howell's house, hour over the measured distanco Magistracy, this afternoon Ho completion and gaming for The stage-making continued was obtained. After fillin had Nina-isherman charged business, it was fund to ho to ho curriel ou in defendant's been partaken of Mr. 1. Hum, with the murder of win Kan, *sulliciently advansod to partît of house after Yuen Cheong took phreys, managing director, the mastor of a fishing boat, at some tonaats hiring places of over the financial part of the congratulated, Mr. W. S. Bailey Yungshuwan, Lama Taland, on busings therein, and froin that basiness. The arrangement was and Mr. E. G. Wilks (consulting date, plaintiff actually hired and that Tatam Shotld buy ffom engineer, who superintended the paid out of his own moneys the Yuan Cheong mey at the whole construction of this vessel), on the rent of the market. The main sale price, say 9 fants à 1b., andaianer in which the work had novel an attractivo feature, of soll Iack to hit at 12 cents a-lb., boon turned out, and the succoss

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at noon.

28th March.

He pleaded not guilty, Inspector Dymond, Abordoc, conducted the prosecution.

Dr.. Moore, of the Government

deceased Ho Ngan was admitted

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The CLUBS CLOSING CRUISE

ALEX. P. STORRIE,

Hon. Secretary

HEN LINE OF STEAMERS:

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

to the Hamburg, Amerika Linio, Hongkong, Hel April, 1911. [1028 they will allow a rebate of five por coy, on the froight, puid as Haly: Prof. Galeoti

per bill of lading. To those who, Japan: Prof. Dr. S. Kitazato, on the, 30th April, 1912, may President, the. Government Baclave found it to their interest to 'teriological Institute, Tokyo, contino their support and ship- Dr. Shibayama, Director of the monts during the whole wolvo above Instituto.

months to the said line, they will FROM LEITI, MIDDLESBRO', |--Dr-Fujinami, professor,-the-allow-n-further-five-per-conton Imperial University, Kyoto, freights contributed up to 31st

Russia: Prof. Dr. Sabolotny October, 1911, and five per cont. CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby

with two assistunts.

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Balgomi, too, have signifled their Besides the above, Austria and intention to be represented at the Conferonce, but, up to this time, no definite information about their delegatos are yet obtainable

on those from that dato to tho

S.S.DENVENUE,"

LONDON & STRAITS.

informed that all Goods are being

on the 31st October, 1912, may Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and 30th April, 1912. To those who, ended at their fisk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the have found it to their interest to Godown Co., Ltd., whenda and/or confine their support and ship from the wharves delivery may be. ments during the provious eight obtained.

teen months by the mid-line-wo-No Chis will-bo-ndınitted after the Dr. Furrer stopped for a day at will allow an additional five por Goods have left the Godowns, and all Changchun on his way to Mukden cent, on freights contributed dur-Goods remaining undelivered after the from Europe via Siberia and ing the six months ending 30th 10th lust. will-ba-subjool-to-rent-

All Chims against the Stontner must inspected the preventive agrangė-| April, 1912.,

be presented to the Underigued on or "ME and Mis. After a sincerefore the 17th inst., or they will not

ba recognized.

All broken, chafed, and damaged

where they will be examined on the 10th inst. at 11AM.

Japanese sides there.

Dr. Wu is a Cantonese gentle- thanks for the many kind expressions

plaints new venture was this leaving him to large wintover which attended the trial, expros Civil Hospital, deposed that the ants of both Chinese' and' that while all other butchers amount wished to his cussing the greatest satisfaction, at shops in the city, owned and tomers. Thus the profit was the result obtained. netually worked solely by Chinese, twofold --commission" of 3 jar

Cantoti, April 2,

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to the hospital with a knife wound

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in his abdlomon, from which the man reared and oducated from a fof syngathy exter'ad to them in difpuls are to be left in the Godowns,

child in England. He graduated reveal bad I crearent. from Cambridge with high hon-

intestines were protrading. Ho

died sono hours after admission. 1 The knifes produced in Court ta formidable lanking digger) could have caused the injury."

ours and may well pass for an English gentleman of high roline mont and profound 'learning.

A DIPLOMATIC QUESTION.

this butlery would balistinelly cant and the difference between OUTRAGE AT KONGMOON. a foreign and English butchery the buying and solling price. and opprated, personally conduel- Yuen Cheong continued to carry [The "TELEGRAPH " CORRESPONDENT od and owned by plaintiff, in ex- on the business until December, porienced practical: butcher, when he informed the defendant foreigner and an English-born that he intended giving up the malo a sucessful entrance into Somie nights ago, two hurglars

A brother of the deceased mim *man. At a meeting subsequently business owing to private reasons the light so at Cho-hai-chow, stated that the assault occurred in held, defondant wide plaintiff a but that there were two friends near Kongmoon, and inving the latter's lisse, There were definite offer of $1,500 for capital who were willing to take over the secured the light honso keepers six men present, including him- to help him in the enterprise and business. During this year, all with ropus, made off with a booty self. A man named Al Lai who [FE "TELEGRAPH CORRESPONDENT defondant said he would help the money that Tam drew was of clothing, cash, gasoline, oil coats liud borrowed an our which bo

Canton, April-2. plaintiff by keeping his books $100. The whole of the balance and canvas. The two reuborsate longed to the defondant, and 11.4. the Canton Viceroy has and, also help him in every went to pay Howell in regid to be natives of Shun Tak which had become broken while appointed some deputies well way he could. The plaintiff speet of the sums he had ad-district. The outrage was report-in his keeping; came into e, vorser in foreign affairs to assist did ilust Recopt the

offer vanced. It was asserted all alonged to the Cantina Viceroy through but took it under adviseer, that in addition to 1,500 Ho- the customs at Kongmon. H. together with the othor offers, on wall hand adynnced 84,000. A the Canton Viceroy has instructed their morits. The short result was far as y bad be ablo t the Shan Tak district magistrate that after a fime, the plaintiff ascertain, the amount was $1,500. to approliond the robbers. accepted the offer, and an agre. Apparently, when Yuan Cheong mont was entozył inte;

Defondant denial liability in

toto.

Mr. Pottor said that before Mr. Slade-opened the case, he would"

Court. He referred to particulars,

to which he was entitled.

His Lordship I should like to hear more of it before going into the question.

took over the business, there was NEW RAILWAY PROJECT. $1,500 and an additional $4,000 which he had advanced during the first few months of the

AT CANTON.

house and defendant asked him the magistrates of Natio, Pan for a new or in its place. Hoalso U, Shan-tak, Heung-shan, Tung- demanded compensation Akon and Sun-on in the settlement quarrel occurred about the matter of cases connected with foreigners of compensation. The deceased, in tho places under their respec- who employed Ah Lai, offered the ¦ tive jurisdiction and has allowed

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NOTICE.

have this day admitted Mr. - MALCOLM HUNTER]by LOGAN as a Partner in que. Fina.

PALMER & TURNER.

Hongkong, 1st April, 1916)

DR MA

No Fire Insurance has been affected.. Bills of Lading will be countersigned

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO.

Agents. [1924 Hongkong, 3rd April, 1911,

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defendant 90 cents in com- them three months graco to con- BURTON ON TRENT

pensation but this was refused cludo the same. The Magistrates and the dofendant struck the of, Namhoi, Pan -and Heung- decoased several times on the shan have faithfully performed their duties and have reported knife and stabbed him. the results of their decisions in A Chinese merchant has peti-Threo men besides himself saw diplomatic cases.

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SPECIALLY

BREWED

FOR THE EAST

INVALID

STOUT

Very Palatable,

Light,

and

Nourishing.

PER DOZEN SPLITS

$1,74

The Local Government Analyst Certified on the 28th January

business, Taking defendant's (TEE "TELEGRAPH" CORRESPONDENT: head and body. Then he drew liko to montion a summons which statement to the highest, as far

fl Canton, April 2 was taken out on the 20th of bist as they were able to ascertain, mouth which was adjourned into and giving him crodit for every tioned the Board of Communica- the assault. After his brother was The magistrates of the other assortion, they freib at abla tations for the right to construct a stabbed, witness seized defendant three districts, have, however, trace more than a possible $5,000 railway from Canion to Houng by the quene while one of the failed.. His Excellency, it is re-

Conus) procesfed to outline the facts of the case in detail, the length of which will be others wont to fetch a polico sor-ported, was very much annoyed over 170 is. The ling is to be genit. Then defondant was at the noglect of duty on the part Defendant managed to get the across only tho. Cunion territory arrested. He did not know what of those afficials and lins instruct- Mr. Potter--I thought it would plaintiff out of the Colony. The and will, if countructed, give ben the knife which caused the fatal ad the diplomatic commissioner bust, on the Analysis made by him on a Bottle of this Stout, taken be better to mention it.....

latte Sailed on board the fit to the Cantou-tankow Railway, wound was used for. The de- to require them and the deputies His Lordship-Quite right. "Pelican for America, where

The petition has been accepted cousod struck dofondant first, with Proceeding, Mr. Polter said that he was stranded and did not by the Board of Communications, his fist. Ile struck dofendunt the particulars in question were return to the Colony until two which has informed the Canton because he would not listen to particulars of fraud. The allega, years afterwards. Watkins was Viceroy of same. tion was that the plaintiff had given power of attorney and it was fraudulently and deliberately de, livorod falso accounts to get the plaintiff out of the Colony.

His Lordelup disallowed the

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sound.

assisting them in the settlement by him at random from a bin, that the Sample was both good and i, of casos connected with foreigners in the places under their jurisdic tion, to settle all cason in the time specified:

The diplomatic commissioner

what he said about taking com- pensation. Wituoss admitted that asserted by the defondant that the We are informed by theho, too, struck defondant after the business was subsequently sold. Colonial Soerotary that is Ex-fatal wound was inflicto, is empowered by the Viceroy to He thought that the facts le collonoy the Governor has decid-. Further evidence was given and infliot Bevoro punishment on (Counsel) had cited would con-od" that April 16th shall be the case was afterwards ad-, officials failing to carry out his vipygliu Kotdukin that the alleged" public holiday,

journed.

orders,

H.. PRICE & CO., LTD.,

WINE MERCHANTS,"

12, Queen's Road.

Hongkong, 3rd April, 191).

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