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SUPREME COURT.

ALLEGED IMMORAL

CONTRACT.

QUESTION ON THE SALE

OF FURNITURE. Tuesday morning, before Mr. Justice, Hazeland, at the Supreme Court, Choong Loo and Co. was mod by Mrs. G. Monti, to recover $998,00 for the value of furniture hind and received, or the return of the same.

THE

CRIMINAL SESSIONS' CAUSE LIST.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

ADMIRAL HUBBARD.

OFFICIAL RECEPTION AT

-- BLAKE PIER,

SA FURDAY

THE CHINESE QUESTION

IN SIAM.

It has been increasingly evident to those who have the future of Admiral Hubbard, of the USiam at heart that tho prosont S.S.Saratoga, called on His Excel-

APRIL

22

1911

WORLD'S NEWS:

[FROM “N:0. Daily Nawa,”

THE NEW YORK FIRE

from New York state that Blanok

London, April 12.-Telogram

The casos in the list for hoaring at the Criminal Sossions which commonco on April 24th are as follows:-Ip King Ting and Lai Man, seditious offences; Li Huk; Wing Hin and Pang Wa Hin, lonoy the Governor this morning. contains all the oldments, in some of life, and whore in a short space of a Siamese working class which and Harris, the proprietors of the

armed robbery; Lau Ching Chi, perjury; Law Choong, Bank ruptcy Ordor, 7 of 1801, section 82; Chau Hang, (1) obtaining a registered letter by fraud, (2) forging with attempt to defraud;-{ Loung Shun, unnatural offence; Mr. Otto Kong Sing, solicitor, Ho Ngau, murder; A Tak and appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Chu Kung Shun, demanding W. Blakestone Hind, of Mossra money with monaces; Kwing Brutton and Hett for the doing, Li Chan and ChoungChing,

fondant..

Mr. Kong Sing said that the plaintiff, who belonged to a cer- tain class, bought somno furniture. of Choong Loo, of a total value of $1586.95 and before receiving it sho pay $300 down. She con- tinued to pay sums from time to timo, but there was no question of hiring; it was sale out and out. Early in this year, after she had paid off $908.90, .alio got into difficultios with pay hor rent. She wont to the hor landlord, as she could not defendant and asked him to buy the furnituro. Choong Leonskud hor to sign a papor, and said he would sell the goods by miction

seditious offences.

CONTRABAND CHINESE.

AMERICAN REVENUE OUT-

TER ON THE WATCH.

San Francisco, with a gun rack of The rovento cuttor Orient, of from thirty to forty rifles in hor cabin, last month loft port to sourch for smugglers in general and the gasoline schooner Kate in particular, which is reported

A full company of the K.O.Y.L.I., form or other, of a Chinose with Colours and Band, received question; and that, sooner or later, the Admiral at Blako Fior. Cap-it is a problem that must be tain Mitchell Taylor roprosented resolutely faced. the Governor.

After inspecting the Guard of Honour,

Admiral Hubbard, attended by Captain Taylor, was escorted by the company of the K.O.YL.I., with Colours flying, and playing, and fixed bayonots,

to Government House,

FOREIGN BANK'S AC-

TION RESENTED.

[THE "TELEGRAPH CORRESPONDENT

Canton, April 17.

to be attempting to smuggle Chin-tigation Society was held at the ose from Lowor California, Mexico: hall of the Bankors' Guild on the The Commander of the Orient 15th inst. with the object of declaros that they have learned passing a number of resolutions

MARINE COURT.

not appear when the case was

The two defendants, who did'] heard, in which 16 mastors of stem launches wore fined for un-

FINANCIAL NEWS.

In their 'report, dated London, March 16, Mosers: Samuel Mon- trgu and Co., state-

about £650,000; of this, £203,000 The arrivals of bar gold were was reserved for India, and the bulk of the remainder will be

and give her whatever tho sal enough to assure us that the bring against the reported stop of the convict. Thismuch, however, must surface. To say that such a state lawfully obstructing the B. 8. sont into the Bank of England, realized. Cheong Leo had thong of Chinese slave girls, coolios | foreign bank. It was resolved at all sedition is incompatibility of turors and wire pullors who will Harbour on the 6th inst., were just been made from the Cape,

furnituro, but hund pail the plain- tiff no monoy nor hand he rendered any account. Plaintiff had asked him to return the goods but ho had not done so.

and opium into the country from Mexico in small craft is being con- ducted with surprising rogu- larity," Ainsworth said, and the purpose of the Government in

the mooling that a joint putition should be wont to H., the Viceroy, who should be requested to communicate with the different Consuls at Shamson as to whether

of society will produce adven- Catherine Apear in Victoria A shipment of £1,011,187 has cast their eyes across their own charged this morning by P. C. borders to the tens of thousands Roadick and fined $5 or 14 days of their fellow-countrymen is only hard labouroach. The fine, which to say what all will admit. The was the same as that inflicted in will respond in exact proportion

and constitutes the largest mado since January last year. The not influx during the week ronchos the substantial sum of

Evidenco, given by Low Muk socuring tho Orient is to keep the thore was any ground for the and.ropression on the part of the vibrations of the political wire respect of the others, was paid at | £1,444,000. tho, withdrawal for Too, managing director of the coast patrolled for those smug-rumour. the rumour was found Britain, for one country, has not to the intelligence and ignorance |

glora."

oneo.

come from a desert to a land flow- Au onorgotio and wise policy to ing with milk and hongy, as it break down and roll away this word. There can be little or oxclusiveness on the part of nothing wrong in the politics of a tho. Chinose community would country in which no honest and go far to roll away the Chinese one moment lack the necessarios bo mado to stimulate the growth industrious Chinaman need for question itself. Real efforts could

premises that were reported to of time ho may attain its luxuries. would act and react on the Chinese No immigrant Chinaman nood who now hold a monopoly of the have been burned down on March suffor indignity at Siam's hands; labour market. Steps too could ba 27, have been arrested and vory soon he may obtain its taken to bring about a diffusion charged with manslaughter in the

X Tho viow that seeks to know honours.

of the ideas oventually finding firat degree, as the result of an in- the exact form the problem may Having said so much it might expression in legislation and ovostigation by the jury, which tulce may well hold the boldest in soom that the case for a Chinese administrative acts, which would showed that the staircase door on clock. It is pre-eminently a Question is given away. But it is have some stamp of authenticity, the ninth floor was locked. question that is instinctively felt not so. The view contended for Lastly, a world of progress might THE WEIGHT OF METAL rather than one capable of exact is that it is in the absence of a bo accomplished by thoencourage-

London, April 12.-Interest doliuition and limitation. The definite and sympathetic adminis ment and spread of education comparatively recent. Chinoso trativo policy of breaking in among the members of a nation has been caused in naval circlos strike only gives further ground upon Chinese exclusiveness, cou- that has from time immemorial by the announcement that ox- for foars in themselves at once plod with action of wire pullers revered learning. It is no doubt periments are being made with a vague and indefinite. Concorted in Chiun, there lies a real mondeo. an evil thing for any Governmont view to producing fifteen-inch action to paralyzo official activity In truth, in the contre of the that a large part of its population guns. This is regarded as Great and weaken the vory sinows of capital city, there is a nation should bo alion in its sympathies; Britain's reply to the fourteen- Social life has no sweeter savour within a nation, living-its own it ian still more evil thing when inch guns adopted by other

Powera. because denominated a "strike" life, speaking its own language, that state of affairs is allowed to As the result of a current rather than sodition. No word following its own customs, quite tako root and bear fruit from rumour that a foreign bank in perhaps has been the cause of hoodless of and by nccessary con- causos that are largely, if not Shameon intonds to issue notes of "sedition." Honest, if ignorant steady progressive ideas and not-Times,"

more heart-burning than this word sequence unsympathetic to the wholly removable."Bangkok subsidiary coin value for oircula-und forcible, expression of strong ions of the Siciness themsalvos. tion in the interior of China, a

the verbal legal definition of sodi- in the process an amazing medley meeting of the Banking Inves-partisanship, if load literally On the other hand, all the world construed, may wall como within knows that China is stirring, and tion; and yet judicial impartiality of now ideas, aspirations and am- may at the same time hesitate to bitions are boing brought to the be fairly admitted. The cause of temper between the governed and those who govorn; its culminating point is the outward expression of discontenton the part of the former latter. All history and Great

Paris (£100,000), is not an ex- Before Marine Magistrato Com- change operation. It is moroly to be correct, no time should be the less cause to recognise it is at its opposite onds. Unfortunmander C. W. Beckwith, R.N., the payment of a similar amount lost in taking stops against tho action of the foreign lank. Those consistent and strong to show how ately, the overwhelming majority P. C. L. Konnody charged I of sovereigns advanced by the prosont at the mesting contended impossible it is to stamp out by of Chinoso immigrants to this Man, master of the steam Inunch Bank of France against English that the bank's action did not only legislation any widespread de country are amazingly ignorant Kowloon, with unlawfully-evad-billa.now falling due.

termined fanaticism, whether and almost totally uneducateding the regulation, for collision constitute an injury to the prestige such fanaticism be animated Add exclusiveness to ignorance at son, in Victoria Harbour on the that the severity of the plaguo in Itisstatod, though not officially, of China, but was calculated to financial ruin. One of tho mom-Thus it is that analysis is stato involve the banking concerns in by noble or ignoble, reason- and the problem lies in a nut 13th of January. Accused pleaded Manchuria has been much exag- able or unreasonablo, motives. shell. Tho reasons for this guilty. It appears that defondant gorated, and possibly the recent

of affairs, as fur bere suggested that the assistance driven deeper and a real issue they more immediately affect covered the sidelights of the is traceable to a better knowledge as had 2 lighters in tow which good demand (for silver) for China of the Canton Chamber of Com-introduced. And thus, too, it is Siam, ure not far to scok. It has launch. After P. O. Kennedy of the facts. It should be borno merce should be solicitód.

necessary to attempt to arrive at often beon remarked to the pro-called attention to the error it in mind that purchases for this the approximately true position sont writer by educated Siamese

quarter, so long as the epot bold by the Chinese under Siamose that the comparatively small

supplies in Shanghai are amplo, population of Sian is of much

must always be regarded as some twenty-five yours ago thero

But before entering on this benefit in that it softens compoti

exorcising only a temporary in camo into Russia "catarrh Chi-

enquiry, one position at least must tion and eases the burden of

fluence on the price, and not as a noise," which, when it rouched

The right of building a rail- be accepted and mude clear. No existoneo. At the same time it

permanent bull factor. The Paris, was called "la grippo." way from Canton to Macno has Chinese susceptibilities, fanati-is well to recognise that if

markot has been fairly standy It still abides to plague and afflict already boon secured from the cism, or "squeamishness" (call it paucity of population brings ad-

during the wook, sud thecovering humanity all over the world.

Portuguese by a Clineso mor- what one may) can for one momont vantages in its van, it also, at

of the sosson's exports from China j If the Asiatics of China, the chant surnamed Loung. At the of time loallowed to interfere with the same time entails disadvan

is not yet completed. The readi Malay countries, India, Persia and end of last year, pormission was or limit the truoand sound national tagos that infinitely qutweigh the

The above match will take ness with which China can turn Turkey, can over be persuaded to granted-by-thio Board of Com aspirations held by the Siameso. former. It is easy to see that if The defending advocate before clean up and adopt modern sani- munications. to the Chinese mor- So much at any rate must the indigenous population-were place on the II.K.C.C. ground on into a seller when the need for calling evidence had submitted tury improvements the source of chant to form a public company, he bedrock principle, dogmatic increased to the pitch that would Saturday next, commanding at 2 covering exchange has evaporated, that the contract of salo was void many diseases would be destroyed As the question of delimitation and unarguable. Any other involve a real competition, the been selected to represent the rest cannot be regarded as based on a p.m. sharp. The following have is a warning that the market on the ground that, owing to the and the western world would be of the Macao boundary has not starting point, or rather the whole of the labour market, both of the Longueflon. Dr. J. M. very secure footing.

the absence of such a starting point, skilled and unskilled, would no Atkinson (Capt. H. Hancock, calling of the plaintiff, it contain-free from the contamination the you been settled and as

From 1904 to 1909, the aver od therein an immoral considera-Orient always threatens. The construction of this railway renders the whole question mean- longer be the practical monopoly Rov. Payne (H.K.O.C. "A") R. E. age amount coined is three tion, considering the use to which deliverance of the West from the is absolutely necessary, Mr. ingless, unthinkable and unin- of the Chinose. A strong infusion O. Bird (Civil Service) Capt. quarters of the world's output, the furniture was pat. After ovid-plague and from Asiatic cholera Leung has asked the Bourd of tolligible. What, then, aro the of Siamese artizans and labourera Clapham, Lt. Baguall (I.G.A.) and therefore the question of once had boon enllod, Mr. Hind has proved the benefit of clean- Communications for permission causes at work that may at no working side by side with the Cpl. Dompsoy (K.O.Y.L.I.) De coinage is obviously the domina- quoted authorities for his conten-liness. Other scourges that now

to cominenco work on the line distant date bring about a Chi-Chinese would go far to break up tion and further urged that whe-afflict humanity might possibly from Canton as far asHoung Shan nose Question? Certainly they this Chinese exclusiveness which Romo, (Kowloon C. C.) E. L. ting factor of the price. In 1902 Braga (Craigengower C. Ú.) G. A. and 1903 the average price ther the defendant know or not of disappear if greater cleanliness district and to link up the line

Cooke, R.N., (The Remnants) and was 24 1-16d and 24 3-4d. tho uses to which the furniture wore "observed. John Wesley

from Macao, after the settlement nor social,

respectively, so that the entry of was to be put, the contract was quoted someone-it has never been of the boundary dispute. Yestor-

Inspector Kerr (H.K. Police), still void. He further pointed out definitely ascertained who, possi-day, the petitioner received replies that the plaintiff had allowed the bly it is from the Talmud--as from the Board of the Con- goods to be taken away. In con- saying cleanliness is next to munications complying with his clusion ho submitted that as both godlinoss. Surely it is much to be request. parties spoke bad English, it was approved and its perfect obser- quite possible that the action aroso vance would no doubt much lessen RECALCITRANT CUSTOMS out of a misunderstanding. If human woos.-Timos," Massn- she had returned the goods to be chusetts. sold, why he asked had she not asked for an account? The de- fendants were even now entitled to soll the goods and to pay thom- polves out of the proceeds..

CHINESE CONSERVA-

TIVISM.

defondant firm, admitted the purchase of the furniture by the plaintiff, who had paid something on account. At the beginning of this year he pressed her for pay- ment of the balance, which she China has boon too conservative within six months of the date of the improvements of the ago. 11 had originally promised to pay to accept modern ideas and adopt purchase. She offered to sell livos on in medieval ways and im back cortain of the good must suffer the afflictions of the furnituro with a discount of 30 undeveloped times. China in this por cont., while the bad hud rospect is a monnco to the rest of to be auctioned. They took the world, Contagions are in- some to the defondant's shop cubated there and the gorms and the rest to a store. Aswarm woatward. From thenco few of the articlos he gave back to the plaintiff The value of the goods auctioned was $351, but they only realised $112 on After dealing with the various items of furniture and the method of. thoir disposal, wituces deponed that $120 were,

still duo to his firm.

BOXING.

COMING BIG FIGHT,

PROPOSED CANTON- MACAO RAILWAY.

EMPLOYEES.

Bway,

་

a

Siamese

was immediately corrected, Tho magistrate imposed a fine of $3, or 14 days' hard labour. The fine was paid.

LEAGUE CRICKET. R. E. AND DEPARTMENTS (SHIELD WINNERS) V. THE REST.

At the conclusion of this match the Indian Govoromontsaa buyer the shield and medals will be pre-lifted the average yearly price sented by the president, Dr. At-roughly two pence the first, thres kinson, to the 13. E. and Dopts., pence the second, six ponce the

the winners.

COMMERCIAL.

Tho March rubber returns are

Polopah Valley (Johore)-6501bs. reported thus Kota Tinggi (Johore):1,100 lbs.

Chersonese: Donnistown :-.

third, and five pence the fourth year, roverted when those pur- clinses coased.

The coinage figures for 1910 are not yet to hand, but, it is hardly likely that the ratio of coinage to production in 1910 has risen much, for the very good ronson that the Indian speculative group acquired in that year one- sixth of the world's production.

can be said to be neither religious is a real danger. A single com- parison of town and country lifo Perhaps thiore is no country in in Siam will illustrate the point. the world whose dynasty has No one suggests that there is any cleaner record in regard to the element af danger from the crime and innate littleness of Chinese immigrants who settle in religious intoleranco. Religious the provinces and devote them- differences may have, indeed, selves to agricultural pursuits. humanly speaking, must necess-The reason is plain. There is no arily have introduced a certain exclusiveness about the up lack of sympathy, but cortainly country agricultural Chinese The quotations at Shanghai on not cruelty or disability.

peasant.

It cannot flourish; it the 12th wore:-Bukit Toli Alang (70# "TELEGRAPH" CORRESPONDENT] Neither can responsibility be would moan his ruin. He is R. Ld. Tis. 3 1-2 cash. Gula Canton, April 17.. fully attached to causes that may brought into competition with Kalumpongs Tis. 14.00 cash. As I reported on the 15thinst.,be tormed 'social'. His late the

peasant. He Anglo-Java Estate, Ld, Tls. 6 1-4 Mr. Chen Wai Po, a member of Majesty King Chulalongkorn | soon learns. tho language cash. Weeks & On, Ld. $24 cash. Mr. Kong Sing submitted that By the Ruby, Roy Konny, the the Self-Government Society, laid publicly gave utterance to the and comes into touch with the defendant should have sold middle weight champion of the a personal complaint before the sentiment that the Siamese did Siamose sentiment. Very quick-

It can therefore be seen how coipt, not keep some of them as he with a view to bringing off a employee who is alleged to have as strangers in the land. In this an alma mater and no stora

the Indian Government to the the goods immediately upon ro- Far East, arrived Monday morning Customs against a certain foreign not count the Chinese community ly he realises that to him Siam is

vital aro the operations of Ho becomes as had done, even up to tlie present match with Mellvain, the colourod ill-treated and insulted him on connection, especially, how true stop-mother."

future of silver, if the surplus time. The goods supplied were boxer, of Zamboanga, It will be board a steamer bound for Hong- this is, all must admit. It is not immune from sudden panic as the

stocks of silver are to be absorbed worth $1,600 of which she had remembered that on February kong, two eye-witnesses boing merely in the lesser amenities of Siamese themselves no moro and paid $1000. Choong Los sont t

and at the same time the price is 10th Konuy journeyed

social life, but in the wider and no loss. How differont all this is to present.

to be maintained above 24 ponce, the auction sale over $300 worth | Zamboanga, and .considerablo The foreigner declared that his more vital sphere of all that adds in Bangkok there is no need to eay: and had got $120 for them. Ho dissatisfaction was oponly ex-had boon duped by the Chinese meaning to life; that the Chinese Is there any new legislation which

the figure that looks like a fair had still about $1300 dollars pressed at the result, the fight employees into committing this have the opportunity of making may affect him in his person and

price as governed by the present worth and admitted that he had being given in favour of Molivain, hasty not.

the country their second home. pocket? The wildest rumours

conditions of demand and supply $900 worth of goods in his store, on a supposed foul by Konny.

If a somewhat unparliamentary are afloat. Is there any now stop

in the marketing of this metal, The interest of the United States on top of which he had received

phrase may be allowed, it is "all in administration to be taken? $1000 from the plaintiff. She

up to" the Chinose himself. His lie imagination, undisciplined

in the maintenance of order in Mexico. is evidenced by the dis- was entitled, ho submitted, to the

progress in life, his position, tho and uncontrolled by education, is; full amount which she paid, loss

circle in which he shall move, are easily inflamed. No lia is too

tribution of silver bullion export- ed from the lattor country. In a small sum for depreciation. On

practically speaking dependent glaring, no motive too gross for

1909 the United States received the face of it Cheong Loo, holding

upon his own character, abilities, lum to believe and accept if only

Bruas: the furniture as he did, owed the

and attainments.

endorsed by those of his country

doubtless chiefly for refining Bakap plaintiff $1000, which she had

men upon whom he is accustomed

2,1321bs. over three-quarters, or £5,200,000 paid, loss of course 30 por cont.

to look as his superiors,

Mossra, J. A. Wattic and Co., of the total exporta; the share of for depreciation. On the question the score of what will be probably Customs employees were respon-excites no contempt.

Living, as we have already Ltd., courteously inform us that Great Britain was one-eighth, of law raised by the defondant's the biggest fight ovir brought off sible. In this case, both the foreign Can it be said, then, that the pointed out,alinost entirely among the output for the year ending A shipment of £50,000 has solicitor, he submitted that an un-in the Far East. Both men feel and native employees ought to be elemente of a Chinese Question his own countrymen, he has no March 31st, 1911, on the Estates been made from San Francisco to fortunate was not precluded from assured that they will receive fair punished to serve as an example for Siam are contained in causes leavon of things Siamese. Thore of Anglo-Java Estates, Ltd. Hongkong. buying. The goods wore hors play in Hongkong, and that they for others. The complainant ask political? Tho view contended is no official or authentic organ was as follows: Coffee, 4,000 The quotations to-day for cash and when she had paid the $300 will command a great deal of suped the Commissioner whether it for hore is that the political in the only language ho knows to pieuls Cocoa, 3,250 plculs; and two months are 1,8d. belɑw the property had passed. Of port from the large crowd of would be possible to live numbers situation obtaining in Siam gives which he may look to allay his Kapok, 110 picule; Kapok Sood, those quoted a week ago, course Cheong Lee could not have sportsmen.hore...

placed on their uniforms, so that no ground or colour, to such a unfounded fears and suspicions. 235 picula; Popper, 175 piculs; alaimed the balance owing, nor Kenny is up here to make they could be easily identified by contention. Everything seems to No one can pretend that those Hemp, 200 piculs: Rubber, 2,035 could she recover the money which arrangements, and will soon go tho passengers in the event of insist upon the question above things ought to be. It is not pounds, 0,500 Hoved trees are King George lins eign she had paid.

into training at the V.B.O. future trouble. The Commis propounded being answered, in intended Lere to elaborate re being tapped at present which Proolaination Asing the Bi Lordship reserved judg- Mollvain, it is hoped, will be over sioner at once, acted upon the lie negative. The crowds of medics but merely to suggest number will beincreased to 10,000 Ithi Delhi Darbar

at an early dato

Chinese who flook to this country in what the **lls themselves surfreak: on the 15th Inat.

The Customs Commissioner As has been stated in the asked the complainant whether he columns of the "Tolograph, would be justified in ordering the every effort has been made to instant dismissal of the Chinese bring about a return match in the employors responsible for this Phillipines, but a recent order has offence, and the complainant re- provented its possibility. Over-plied that the decisión rosted with fures were made to some long- the Customs officials, but added kong gentlemen, the other day, that there had been many cases of with a view to the colony boing a similar nature for which the

Certainly his nationality as such constitutes no barrier and

4,076lba.. 2,8521bs. Highlunda:- 37,402 lbs. 1,700lbs. Sungei Krian:-* RiverSido:- 3,108lbs. Sungei Way :-10,6171bs. .305lbs. Bua Manggis: Kombok:- 1,670lbs. Bernam :- 2,5021bs. 16,130lbs. Cicely:- Dominion: 2,0351bs. 1,034lbs. Gloucaly Ratanui:-

Trolak:-

3,500lbs.

774lbs. 3011ba.

and