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Intimations.

THE HONGKONG

countries and hor govornmont officials work largely with this ond in view. As regards Chiño, the policy is having an enormous influence. The older British and Amorican houses are steadily A. S. WATSON & losing ground, and the Chinose

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and print the news, without fear or favour.

themselves, if they plo not feel the olinugo us yet, are certainly sufforing to some degree. That

HONGKONG DAY BY DAY.

TELEGRAPH TUESDAY

Several cases will be lourd at the Marine Court to-morrow,

H.M.S. Kinslus and Woodlark loft Shanghai on the 7th inst.

Business is reported to be very quiet in Macao. There are a fow visitors still there."

Count Rex, the how German ambassador to Japan, was to leave Taku for Tokio on the 7th.

Mossra. Melchors&Co.'sground floor passenger allices will be open to the public on Thursday

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The annual nocting of the Hongkong Tennis League will bo hold to-morrow in the 1.K.CC. Pavilion.

vory interesting collection of figures, the annual statistical roport of the Imporial Mari *Limo Customs, gives UA proof in this direction. It has compiled a table showing the number and nationality of the various foreign firms in China, and we learn from it that while the Americans increased from 112 firms in, 1900 to 113 in 1900, and the British from 102 to 502, the Japaneso ineroased from 730 to 1,492. This is a very great cliango, and a vory clear indica- tion of what is in store for us. China's commerce is, of course, not inoxhaustiblo, but it will naturally fall into the hands of those who possess such, power of expansion and the same timo can carry on their oflicos so cheaply. Altogether there were 2,801 for oign firms operating in China at the end of 1909. Of those nearly three-quarters were Japanese. It is time wo realised the meaning of theso rather alarming figures, Such overwhelming competition needs a bold front to face it.Department). Japan certainly deserves praise

and congratulation for the marked

success which has attended hor coiseless efforts, to ineronse hor foreign commtored. CHINESE CONSCRIPTION

The Prince Rogent is reported to have docided to introduce con-

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The ss. Mongolia, due on 21st inat., brings thirty members of the Chicago Chanbor of Com merce. They intend to study trade conditions in the Far East.

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The total output of the C. E. & M. Company's three mines for the to 28972.48 tons and the sales week ending March 25 amounted during the period to 30175.57 tons.

Mr. Charles Stowart, of Leods, arrived yesterday by the P. & O. s.s. Sicilia to take charge of the engineering department of the Kowloon-Canton Railway (British

A Company of the Hongkong and Singapore nativo Royal Car rison Artillery arrived at Colombo by the Itria on March 20th from "Mauritius on their way to Hong kong, for which place they were sail by the Dufferin The Dufferin arrived here to-day.

Wo tuvo recbived from the Chamber of Commerce a copy of

scription in Ching. We publish

lotter which hus already the tologram to that effect in our appeared in our morning con- news colus, it conjures up temporarios on the subject of the somewhat overwhelming picture need for adoquito supervision of of military, strength. On the spans and launches owned or supposition that there are three with a view to minimising the hired by boarding house keepers womon to every man and three obstruction they cause to stent children to overy woman we woulders outside the harbour. The have remaining, roughly, sixty mattor is one that certainly needs the attention of the authorities. millions-all

men. If forty por cont of these are allowed to be incapables, the conscript army ro-

Cable Address: Telegraphing at the satisfactory strength |

Hongkong.

Telephone: No. 1.

A. B.C., 6th edition

Western Union.

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of 36,000,000. This, of course, is an overwhelming force for any country to possess, and, in- deed, as a more wall of living flesh could prevent invasion, but it seems to us an absolute im possibility for China at presont to carry out His Imperial High-

THE PACIFIC.

THE PROBLEM OF ITS MASTERY..

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SUPREME COURT. HONGKONG BUTCHERY

CASE.

· APRIL

Mr. Slado I put it to you that' it was supposed by many people in the Colony that the stalls in the Batchory were yours. They sont

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Witness-I could not find it at. the time,

Do you remember having a row EUROPEAN ACCOUNTANT'S you orders pretty frequently about the power of attorney.

in the shop with Tatam Yes,

EVIDENCE.

Mr. Stade-You took no stops whatsoever to disabuse their

minds?

Defendant I know that the Before his Lordship the Chief Justico, Sir Francis Piggott, at the People knew that I was connected Supreme Court Tuesday morning, people send me orders for ment with the Butchery. Evon now, the case was resumed in whichi

and I soud them along to the But John Tatom, runner of the King Edward Hotel, is seeking for the chory taking of accounts of the receipts and disbursements of the Hong kong Butchery Company since 24th September, 1898, and for further or other relief. Mr. M. W.Slado, K., instructed by Mr. J. H. Gardiner, appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. Eldon Potter, in- structed by Mr. C. E. I. Boavis, of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, was for the defendant.

Defondant was again calle into the box...

only in your cross-examina- Mr. Potter- You were askoil

tion todevount for the suden inereuse in your salary Willyqu oxplain to his Lordship how that increnso was affected? My friend, your slip will remember, was.

Lord- king a point of it,

United Club,

Defondant-Part of it was in connection with running the sweeps in the no other reason for the increase which loft a,,surplus. There's in ny income. In January went up to Canton and on my return to the Colony I found the Hongkong Butchery Company closed.

Mr. Potter is there any other reason to account for the increase?

Dofondant-I also received

money in Cauton through my agent named Meyers which I sont to Shanghai through ne.

Continuing, defendont referred

lottery ticket, which won $1,700.

Mr.Potter After Yuen Chung's system came into operation Tatam took in the alips and handed them

to you? N

Defendant-Yess.."

items were put to you and certain Mr. Potter Yesterday, a lot of discrepancies were pointed out?

Defondant-Yos.

Defendant--I took no steps one way or the other; I wanted to keep as quiet as possible. Being a Government servant, 1 knew I was aeting against. Government regulations and I wished to keep the matter as quiet is possible.

Mr. Potior-That's my friend's important evidence.

Do you remember having a conversation with Mr. Howell in January, 1897, about the But chery-Yos.

Afterwards wore you satisfied" with your bargain? you lordship, when did I ever say

What induced you to buy was satisfied with it?

After you had turned him out it?---Before I took over · this of the shop on his return from business I was in tho Did he subsequently s03, you in the same line. I was informed America, ho left the Colony again. market doing business myself again?—I don't recollect.

by Ying Chung that it was a good business and I thought I could

Tang Koo said he was the solo

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into buying it. I was talked over

proprietor of Hongkong Butchory M. Howell had ono share in it. He acquired it in January, 18971 Kupwing it was doing a big for, he thought, $200. After business you expected it to pay i that time ho niet Mr. Howell. He-Well, I was doing business in paid the money to Watkins. small way and wanted to do it on a Eventually they wore willing There some bartering.bigger scale. to accopt $200. It was a customers and thought you might You saw that they hund Europonn condition that they should go to mako uso of his good-will? You, the Registrar and that the name You say they asked for several should be changed before the hundred dollars at first for the G. A. Watkins was called into ultimate settlement. A man business: how much did they the box.

named Campbell was in the But-ask?$100 or $500, Mr Potter-You are manngorchery. Witness asked Mr. Wat- The Court then adjourned for of Watkins' Dispensary?....

kins to got him; his salary was ¦ lünolicon... Wilnos-Yes...

$50. Ho also agreed to pay Tang Kea, who was called into he's a friend of mine.

You know Mr. Howoll?-Yos, Howell's house to make sausages re-entered the witnbsa stand after $15 for rent, for space in Ar the box during the morning, Witness did not know who paid the tiffiu rocess. Campbell. Well, ho paid it to Mr. Howell, who was to pay it

Mr. Slade-How much did you over to Campbell, at Campbell's pay Howell every month? request. He supposed that Ho- Witness-Oh, you needn't be well paid it over. Ho had paid so particular. Suffice it to say the Bowrington rent. another sum of $180 also for that I paid him what was due to sums were entered in his cash-due to me and there's nothing These him and ho paid me what was

book (produced). At one time he outstanding between us. had borrowed from Mr. Howell $500, but it was paid back within, can't you see, sir, that the point Mr. Slado (heatedly)-But two weeks.

is how much you paid him? Cross-examined by Mr. Sinde-This book, my Lord, has been Witness said he had only mado drawn up during the progress Is it true that you and Mr.this book up roughly at the end of this netion. Howell conspired together to get of last Chinese year. This was Tatami out of the Colony the only book he had for last year. you really shouldn't say that! Mr. Potter-Oh, Mr. Slade, He had also had one European Do you suggest that the book. and general books for European poses of this case? customer's book, one general book has been drawn up for the pur- Tele-Customers. This general book

His Lordship What Mr. had been carried on for a number Slade means is that something is of previous years. When an old not forthcoming which might book got filled it was burned and throw light on the issues of this a new one way started, old dobts caso being taken forward.

A now book was not necessarily for ono year only.

You know Tatam?-Yos. torney some time in January, You were appointed his at- 1807-Yos (power of attorney produced in Court),'

It is agrood that on the 5th January, Tatan left on board the "Pelican" as pursor. I believe you assisted in securing him the post of purser? Yes.

absolutely falso.

Tatam, you inserted an advertise- Acting under the intructions of mont. In the "Hongkong graph," I-boliovo,

Calling in all the debts?---Ÿon. What was the business sold for?-$200 for the business, for niture and goodwill.

Why was the business sold for $200-Because that was the only

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price that could be obtained for and I wanted to clear my debts. The business: was sold to Tang Kee.

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Counsel informed his Lordship that what he wished to point out was the similarity of the sum paid into the bank and Talam's slip. To whom was the money paid? that the number

(To defendant)-Tatain said It was oither paid into the Bank tomers incroused by leaps and which. It was eventually paid or to Howell, I cannot remember bounds. Had you ever taken the to Mr. Howell. I don't remem- trouble of finding out the number bor paying in notes. of customers??

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His Lordship-Is it a general thing for Chinese firmas to carry their old unpaid secounts for-

ward into a now the old book?

Witness-Yes

Mr. Potter The suggestion leads one to believe that the book has been prepared for the pur- poses of this case.

Mr. A. R. Lowe, Chartered Ac- countent, was called into the box. and destroye said that he had examined tho

books of the Hongkong Butchery: Company. Ho had been through the lodger, bank-book, pase-book- and other books of the Company. He had made up the profit and the first four months' trading. loss account and balance sheet for

Mr. Slado-It is a very common thing?!

Mr. Potter-It is a very unusual thing, my lord, I have never hoard of it.

Why was the money paid to Howell?

it.

At this point, witness proceeded to enumerate the number of Because those wore customers on the various dates instructions. question.

Mr.Potter The customors don't seem to mno to have increased by leaps and bounds. Would points" are taken from an ex-ohory at $200 a fair price?

following interesting you regard the sale of the But- pression of opinion recently pub- lished by Count Ernest von strategical expert, on the balance Reventlow, the famous German of power in tho.Pacific:

Dofondant-You.

Mr. Potter-How long was the opened? business closed before it was re-

my in-

Who gave you the instructions? Tatani, of course, A

You wont to the Supremo. Court Registry?

Yes, only on condition that Tang Kee was to be registered "as the owner, otherwise there would bo no salo.

His Lordship-I have heard of

Mr. Slado (to witness-Did you pay. Mr. Howell commission of any kind at all?

Mr. Potter at this point wont with witness through the profit and loss account item by item and found that the sum of 83,419 was due to Howell, made up as follows: -Cash païd in $5,000; loss three. Wituess-No. Has any commission of any goods supplied 881; which left payments on account of $1,500;

Mr. Howell?—No. kind ever been paid by you to $3,419.

At this stage of the proceedings, Did you over makeup a balanco Counsel read a statement whichi sheet?-No; it is my own busi-was affixed to the accounts by ness and why should I make up n witness to the effect that the ac Mr. Slade Did you make in-balance sheet?

counts fairly disclosed the busi Defendant I see it was re- quiries as to the state of the bus-

I'll tell you why: because thoreness of the Hongkong Butchery iness at any time previous to its you employed people in the shop Company. There was no evidenco Mr. Pollor-So that customers sale? naval supremacy. in the Far had to go elsewhere to buy their

Witness-None whatever. I

on the same torins as other of bad debts other than small Chinese-that is to say you gave omonats East and oven wonkoned Eng-meat during the time the busi-understood from Tutam and Ho-thom a bonus on the profits at the Jand's influence in Asia. Americanoss was closed? ought to have attacked Japan

well that they wanted the busi end of the your ?-No. because she was becoming far

ness to be sold. more powerful than was com-

Didn't you pay your people a Do you remember Tutam com- bonus at the end of the year? ing back to Hongkong on board-Yes, I gave them a bonus of patible with the interests of the

the "Gaelic," I think? United States.

$20 or $30 every year-what I called "cuinslan.

Hongkong Telegraphs gestion Conscripts "The victory over Russia oponed on the 16th January,

THE JAPANESE IN TREATY PORTS.

bestowed upon Japan unlimited

"After the, conclusion of the ponco with Russia, Japanese popu- far fooling was directed primarily agniiist America.

for war.

Dofendant-Yes. the box.

GA. Watkins was called into.

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I remember him rolurning to her the name of the ship he the Colony but I don't remember

came on or the date of his return, Tatam saw you in your shop?

Yes.

on the amount of the profits of the Did you pay them that bonus shop ?-No; not according to the amount of the profite. I gave them a certain bonus.

Your Business has been a suc- cessful one from the beginning?

And asked you for accounts?, Ho did not.

who gives you power of attorney.

Do you mean to say that a manMiddling.

and goes away does not nak you for accounts on his return?

Talam had already had all the particulars lio wanto from Howell.

must be fod and clothed and armed. Where is the money to Hongkong, Tumiday, Aphil. 11, 1911 come from? The Princo well knows his exchequer huis net got it Even if he wore content with six million on the country cannot as yet afford them. On the other

Mr. Slado-Boforo wo take wit- hand we would welcome con-

nose'ovidence, I would like to have Mr. Howell in the box. Absolutely The extraordinary success scription in China for several

now information have been which has attended Japan's efforts reasons. It would have a good

ceived by us five minutes ago.. I to gain trado and hor continued oral effect upon the country at

will nsk pormission to call Howell growth in this direction is one of large, would brace the men of the The voyage of the American into the box and, if necessary, his the most significant features of nation as they need, teach them fleet to the Pacific Ocean temper-evidence will be supported by the commercial world to-day, thevalue of obedience to establish led to the status quo agreement |

arily produced tranquillity, and Watkins... It is particularly noticeablo in od order, and generally have a for the Pacific Ocean and its coasts, application to make, my Lord, Mr.Potter'sarather peculiar China whore a gradual but restraining influence. The French In one word, Japan was not roady My friend should tell us. quite porceptible process of and German peasants are good

This Lordship-Hocan't tell me. elimination of foreign firms is examples of the conscript in pri- of great political importance in Last your bought an event

Mr. Potter-He can tell me. going on in favour of Japanese vate life. Again, tho economic the unsuccessful action of the conversation with Air. Potter.

At this point Mr. Slade ongaged This is a maltor that is not widely elfeel would not be lacking. Con- United States Secretary of State, Mr. Potter It's for your Lord- recognised, but it is time that it scription would relieve the pro- Mr. Philander C. Knox, who failed ship to decide. should be, and that wo should sure of life on the soil, give breath the Manchurian Railway. The afrown in your oyes! (Laughter). to achieve his plan of neutralising His Lordship-I thought I saw awake to the domination which ing space to the agriculturist, and threatens us. The system that lessen the danger of famine. The Japan was the result of his notion, spiring, my Lord! (Laughter). not, entitled to have them?.

agreument between Russia and Mr. Potter--I was merely per Didn't you tell him, he was has produced this state and men themselves would return to On the part of Amerien, al's rather unnoying to have your which will oxtond it, is the their homes after their period of feverish haste to fortify the case broken into suddenly. Of Didn't you turn him out of the

I did not. Japanese combination of govern servios certainly improved in

Panama Canal has been evident. course, if your Lordship is fun- shop and practically threaten to ment and commercial interests in education and probably inbued men nro

The leading Japanese states enced by my smiles and frowns, I have lim ojected by a policeman?

now convinced that shall only be too happy. foreign lands, We recognise, of with new idons. But the most Japan, cannot continue to exist (Laughter)) can fold)

1 told him I would not return course, that all governments keep reasoned opinion unfortunately unless who possessos the absolute Mr. Shade-Is it true that you lield. I hold powers of attorney to him the power of attorney I more than one eye on commerce, does not alter the great main naval supremacy in the Pacific have, since thoclosing of the But for several people and I'll never but whereas, in the enso of the fact, there is no money..

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chory in 1890, received orders for return them duniy nerount. English, for instance, the trador's if the old problems of currenty out of consideration it is clear Supreme Court?

"Leaving the American, coastment in the Registry of the His Lordship Why not?

Witness-Not by any clunce, Defendant I might have done They can have the thing cancell only too often divorced from the hurried towards a progressive strategically important islands cannot any. I know thated but I'll never return them. government official, the Japanese completion, the dawn of universal, belonging to the United States in

ponce will have broken on the the Pacific Ocean, could create policy is mainly to gain direct world before China can hope to permanent and unalterable advan- commercial connection in foraiguperfoot her army,

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Didn't ho nak you in your shop

accounts. for the necounts?

He did not ask me for the

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You made money every your from the very beginning?-Some- times yes; sometimes no.'.

Have you made money from the beginning every year? Some yours I lost. When bust nose was slack I lost.

I Looking in that book can you point out any pagmout to Mr. Howell No; there is a Re coived No. 3166-96.31 Mr. Ho well.

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was in the habit of giving you

Mr. Howell has told us that he,

cross-choques?Yes..

For how long? I think since 10037

transactions with Mr. Howell us

Did you start thesocrossiclioque, attorney or witli Mfr. Howell him self? I cannot Bay.

Did Mr. Ildwell over receive orders for you and send them to your stall?-No.

direct representativo is unhappily and communications are not that Japan, by seizing all the former Registraf, 5: MF, Sindo-Do you remember sing on ordern to you by bringing

was a customer of ours and fro telling datam Iwo months ago quantly asked me to sond meat to that you had lost the power of at Him to Macao,

Don't you remember him pas people? Never

(To witness) That was tho conclusion arrived at after you had inspected the books?

Witness-Yos.

In your opinion, was the loss attributable to the withdrawal of capital by Howell?

than he took out, except in Do- ! No, Howell always paid in more comber, when he took out 8500 and paid in $500,

Do you think the business was upset owing to the withdrawal of capital?

His Lordship-Thishins nothing to do with the question of capital.. Mr. Potter-1 meant to ask the question.

His Lordship-It's clear that the balance-sheet doesn't touch the question of capital.

Mr. Pottor-I put the question to witness-Doyou think the busi ness was upset because of the with- drawal of capital?

Witness-That's not possible, because Howell paid in more than balance sheet and fladit he took out.. 'I've checked the.

correct to a cont. Tatkin's/i

count is $1,570.84.

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You tell us that you have traced reat to a cont??? the sums and found them cor-

The debit account→You.. Chirrect to 2 cênts (Laugliter). I'm much obliged (Laughter), Since we have an export in the box, we must be correct,

Continuing witness said thint pparently there was Zing in eith

The Chief Justice-You bought this hosinees in 18978- Tell

of rec into the