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SUPREME COURT.

THE CHARTER PARTY

CASE.

:

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY MAY 17 1011

TIONS.

THE NEW $400,000 LOAN.

the defendant entered into a con- CORONATION CELEBRA- CHINA'S TELEGRAPHS. tract with the plaintiffs for the purchase of one case of broad- cloth. The goode arrived ou August 23rd and notice of thoir In Original Jurisdiction boforo arrival was sent to the defendant. the Chief Justice, Sir Francis T. } Under the contract he had two Piggott, this morning, the enso months in which to take delivery,

REPORT OF CHILDREN'S ENTERTAINMENT COM- MITTEE.

and that period having elapsed. The following decisions wore was continued arising out of an plaintiffs pressed him to tako de-arrived at by the Children's Sub arbitration concerning a charter livery of the goods, but he had Committed with reforonco to the party between thie Java-China- not dono so. Japan Lino and Ölaf Wijk and Mr. Gardiner pointed out that Coronation Colebrations:- Co., China Agencies, Lud. The there was a stipulation in tho con- tract that if thỏ goods wore not up arbitration caso had beou heard to sample, the buyer had the option and a special caso stated. It of cancelling the contract. now game an' for argument upon

Mr. D'Almada replied that in questions of law. Hon. Mr. H. Esuch a caso notice had to be given Pollock, K.G., (instructed by Mr. .J. Scott Harston), uppourod for tho olirterore, tho Java-China- Jopan Linn; and Mr. Eldon Pet- ter (instructed by Mr. G. Hunt- ings), for Olaf Wijk und Co.

in one week..

The case, was adjourned."

EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE.

on behalf of the plaintiff and Mr. Otto Kong Sing appeared Mr. Holmes defended.

The Enstoru Extension and the Great Northern Telegraph Com

OLIVE SCHREINER ON. WOMEN NOVELISTS.

Woman's eminence in literature is not usually thought of as a mark of hor social and economic eubjection to innn. You, that is panios have loaned £100,000 to just the connection which Olive China for eighteen years at fire Schreinor sooks to establish in be used for the extension of the written fiction because they have per cont. The sum named is to her now book, "Woman and Labour." So many women have telegraph system into Mongolia had nothing else to do. and Tibot.

To-day's Advertisements.

HONGKONG GYMKHANA

OLUB.

IE SECOND MEETING of the

Sason will be held at Happy Valley on BATURDAY, the 20th

$1.00 for other than Maubers of the May, 1911, commencing at 5.30 p.m.

To Charge of Admission will be

Hongkong Jockey Club or Gymkhana Club

Soldiers and Saibrs in uniform

all-pres

The Committes invite the Ladies of Hongkong to ho present

REGINALD F. C. MASTER, Hongkong, 17th May, 1911.

Hon. Foc, and Treasurer.

That the solidols, as indicated

Mrs. Schreiner says: "It is by Red lines, Black linos, and Dotted Red lines in the Chart in taneously with the expiration of women of gonins in modern times It will be repaid by 1930, simul sometimes stated that, nis several Table II of the Report of the the existing agreement with the have sought to find expres Director of Education for the British and Danish companion, sion for their crontivo powers in your 1000, comprising about There will be no foreign supervi- the art of fiction, there must be 7,500 scholars, be included in sion, the small body of foreign some inherent connection in the tho entertainment scheme;

exports employed being further human brain between the ovarian That of the Private schools givreduced. The security, however, sex function and the art of fiction. ing instruction in the Vernacular is ample, and the object of the The fact is that modern fiction, Theatre the 6 schools aged by the loan excellent.

being merely a description of

That 12,000 medals in all be ordered, and that the Honourable

Ar. Otto King Sug told His Lonship that the dedant was amor employee of the plaintiff and he had been overdrawing his salary since 1905 up to 1900. There had only been one paymont, Mr. Keswick be asked if he will and that had been appropriated kindly arrange for the ordering to the latter your Hosubmitted of them. that in this enso the statute

Hut 40 conts be allowed for

in India.

A TRICK CHAIR.

office in the Haymarket, a clair Sir Thomas Dowar has, in his that is worth Housands of pounds

of limitations rould not apply as fech scholar for refreshments ur-year to him, though originally owner to pay the extra prsinkami. this was neato of continuing for amusements to the scholars in its cost was a little more than one can ever know.

liability.

to

It was not until a fortnight later, February 22, hint they received a letter fun Messrs. Ewens The evidence for the plaintiff and Harston saying that they was being taken when we went intended to terminato. Then press. apart from any knowledge which they had proved Mr. Bisschop to

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Continuing this morning Mr. Mr. Justice Gompertz also had Tung Wo, 5 Confucian schools, The development of the tele- human life in any of its phasos,

[before him this, ciso in which (and I se'mol managed by Chinoso Potter dont with the correspon-Kwok Yun Kostel Fung Tangent anon, estimated to comprise graphs, is badly needed. At and boing the only one that can dence that had passed between the two parties, and referred in to recover $81-16.07 heing monies about 1,000 scholars altogether, be Present China's inland telegraphs be exercised without special train- are the worst in the world. Thore ing or special appliances, and particular to a letter of February

Loverdrawn by defendant from also inclugled in such scheme."

is no uniform rate, no secrecy, and produced in the moments stolen Test the question of the outer- 7th from the charterer to the own»

plaintiff. ors. The last portion of the let-

not tolonging to any school at all. The rates are ridiculous, being on tainment of Europan children, the oflices are overburdened with from the occupations which fill HENRY

allicials ignorant of telegraphy, the average woman's life, they ter was of importance, saying as

have boon driven to this

it did: "Under these circum-`

be left to be setual by private an averago 12 times greater than outlet for their powers us arrangement among the parents, stances, I shall feel obliged by

the only one presenting itself. your agreeing to pay the extra

but that moduls be given to such

How far otherwise their genius would naturally have expressed TO-NIGHT, premium. In the torms of the

children. charter party the stounier must be

itself can be known only to the a first class risk in local insurance

women themselves; what the offices. There was no suggestion

expression of gonins, in a forin world has lost by that compulsory of the termination of the contract, but a direct suggestion that ho

which may not have been its most was bound by it, and ropired the

natural form of expression, no one

"Even in the little third-rate (1), nl 25 cents for ditte to the pd. It is just an ordinary sim scholars in (2), and that Mr. Ela comfortable affair in genius, whose works cumber lie polished wood. It standa in front ground, we often see a pathetic reg be asked to kindly of Sir Thomas Dowar's large, re-figure when we recognize that Plans Now Open at MOUTRIE'S: proach the Heads of the different leather-covered desk, placed at a beneath that failure in a complex Hongkong. 17th May, 1911. Schouls, requesting them to lay their different schemes before this sight angle, so that the full light and difficult art, may lie buried Committee for its approval, it the window falls on the face sound legislator, an

architect, an original scientific being stipulated that the above of the man who sits in it.

investigator, or a good judge. When a visitor arrives who Criminal Sessions which start tomonts and-or amusements, for the wishes to place

grantia to be exponded in refresh-

wonderful

is any organic relation bo- morrow are:-Wong Clank, alias benefit of the scholars, and that it"scheme" before Sir Thomas- knowledge, the charterers knew Tsui Ti, disobedience of order of he spent on the actual Coronation and the number of people who Day, air that the scheme of re-beset him with wonderful money being a first class risk, was ping; So Sing, kidnapping and to be submitted by the Houd Sir Thomas waves him with a that the condition as to the ship banishment: Ng; Fok, "kidnap:fresknents and-or amusements is taking schemes is very great the hand of woman and the taptain G. E. Wamer, will be des Captain 8. H. Belson, will be des incapable of fulfilment. They arbouring: Lening Szo, kuin Masters to this Committee for its courteous gesture to the chair. typewriter. Both the creative atched as above on or about 3rd June. knew it on February 7th and ping: Lai" Sham, Forgery; Chuk

writer and the typist are moraly For Freight or Pasengo, apply to approval.

The visitor thereupon sits down, finding outlets for their powers JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LD. he submitted they knew it bofore Fuk, "ing Chan, and Loun That it is advisable that, if and, taking his document from in the direction of least mental that date. With regard to the Ling, larceny

Agents. from a claim for $770 damages he urged godown; Lau Kain Fat, forgory: $4,000 be allotted to this Can-portfolic, he proceeds to expound women at the prosont day to

practicablo, the sun of at least his pocket, or opening his

resistance, The tendency of Bengkong, 17th May, 1911. [1184 that, they could not recover be Che Tin, wounding, Lan1, Wong mittes for the above objects, and to Sir Thomas his idol 106 undertake certain forms of labour SHEWAN, TOMES & causa, by their action they had Sze, kidnapping; Li Shing, incidentals, i.c. $3,750 for the say, of netting a clear £10,000 a waived fulfilment of the condition. tempted robbery; Li Cheung, putertainment of the scholars in year by renting the surface of only that in the crabbed, Tho putting in of a receipt for the robbery; Cheung Fuk, mun the schools in (1), and $250 for Dowar's whisky bottles for soap surrounding woman at the pre- welled-in, and bound conditions payment of 880 guilders for extra slaughter, Ip Shing, Leung Lafitto in the schools in (2), and advertisements. promium was not evidence that and Sin Tai, larceny from $1,000 for medals and $1,000 for

sent day, those are the lines the money was paid as a brench godown; Ho Yuk Ting, Wu Pinineidental expenses.

along which action is most possible to her." of contract.as regarded the candi-und-Luk Yam Po, lärveny; Li

huva hail bofore, that alone would put the charterers out of court on the point as to whether they were entitled to torininite or not. Ho submitted thişt from their own

THE CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

The eases to be tried at the

+

That children in Hospitals

tion. On the trip charter they on Chi, offence under Ordinance should be included in the lad rofused to pay extru insurance 15,1907.

but yet on the time charter they

produced a receipt to show that

They had paid it in that instance.

It was a link missing in the proof

of their case that the receipt did

POLICE COURT.

This morning, before Mr. J. R.

not say how the nod for extra in Wood, a Chinuman was fined surance had arisen. In addition $450 for having been found

presentation of metals.

That I.E. the Governor's Ad- dress be printed in English and Chinese and framed..

That, if practicable, an English and Chinose member of this Com- mittee should go round with n copy of His Excellency's Address

to the receipt they should have with 60 taels of opium dross and the medals to the different produced evidence to show that it his possession, hlr. G. Hoggarth was paid. The Victorias not in-prosemited on behalf of the Opium surable as a first class sk. It was Farmer.

a technical point, but, he sub- mitted, a sound one. There were

no letters of any kind with regard to this receipt.

On the question of the claim for damages by his clients, he sub mitted they word entitled to

damages for broach of contract.

It would be impossible for them

schools, the schools being divided into districts for that purpose.

As he warms to the scheme his vorbosity increases, so that Sir Thomas can only listen politely. Then, as is the nature of the schemers, he waxes confidential, and is about to edge the arm-chuir closer to the table--when sudden- ly be finds he cannot.

The chair is fixed to the ground with hooks and staples!

Hemakesthros attempts to shift the chair before he finds this ont,

and in making them his flow of talk is interrupted. Ho loses the

thread of his talk.

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as a colonel of infantry or George But the picture of George Sand Eliot'as a mining promoter is not altogether convincing,

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At a subsequent meeting, the

This is where Sir Thomas is replies of the load Masters of the Boforo Mr. F. A. Hazolam, in various, schools to the circular No. able to break in and say that he Agno, Mrs. T. Lomproy, Capt. Indian nanod Hassen alias Fakir 10 out by the Director of Educa-doesn't think much of the scheme Aubrey Khan was charged with the theft │tion were road.

-good morning, and before the Basions

of sovou sovereigns, the property

Muntoita, S. Marshall, B.

Howard, Mrs.

Strong, Mrs. Strong, Dr. Tonqur, Dr. Vida

It was decided that the appli-"schomer" has recovered his solf Clark, Mrs. of Sergeant Gulddar Shah of the cation of the Head Master of the possession he finds himself being Driosen, W. Baluchis. He pleaded not guilty. Ping Shan school that the allot- bowed into the outer office. The complainant stated that on ment of 50 cents to his school be

the purpose

"It never fails to work," Sir Lawson 11th instant ho entrusted the de-increased to Ons Dollar bo grant Thomas says. "Ikeop two chuira to prove damigos while the charter fandant with the seven gold coinsed, but that before the scheme be for visitors one for the genuine party was still in existence and for

A great sensation was caused. while they were being paid month them changed into silver. As the elders of Ping Shan to such other the immovable clair for the end of last month when a huge of getting finally decided on, the consent of sort, which I can toll at ones, the at Matara, Coylon, towards the by month for the boat. The damages defendant did not return, in-scheme should be obtained. accrued after the contract hadformation was lodged with the

men with crazy schemos. It is crocodile, supposed to be a man- been wrongly terminated, and police and he was arrested.

It was decided that the mem-worth quite a lot of money to cator, which hand accounted for would be equivalent to the loss of

bers of this Committee who go[me."-London Expreas. ront of the boat up to the present time. Concluding, Mr. Potter said "You have all the facts possible;

The case was remanded.

something liko twenty people, not

to mention cattle, was taken into town. The animal had been shot earlier in the day by Cir.-Sergt. Bxpend ten expanding bullets bo- foro ho could lay the creature low.

to distributo moduls should only go, round to such of the schools There was called before Mas Lavo arranged for no trip and

Mr. J. G. T. Puoley has bean Wood a caso in which Loung that the monsters shall fix their retained to defend Mrs. Proudlock we were paid $5,500 por month Kwong Hing of the Wing Sing own timas for such distribution; at her forthcoming trial for the Scott, Drill Instructor, who land to for the steamer and this contract Ching stoop, 127 Des Voeux Road and that, as to the other schools, murder of Mr. Steward. was to extend for twelve months, West, was charged with having the medals should be given to They have paid us from October in his possession (X) boxes of tea the Head Mastera for distribution.

17 to April 3 so that the rest of bearing false trade-marks. A

the twelve mouths is still to run. plea of not guilty was tendered.

Your Lordship has to give us what

Many small rubber ostales!

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(Taking cargo on Through Bills of Lading to Rangoon, Madras, and Mauritius.)

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you think is fair compensation." son, Stokes and Mastor) appoured children already agreed upon, 350 acros.

the distribution to the schools and formed into a big estate of nearly brals and other devices having MARTELL'S

Mr. Pollock was addressing tho

Mr. D. J. Lewis (Messrs, Jolin-

for the prosecution and Mr. th surplus should be distributed the several owners to form it into bringing him to book.

Court in reply when we went to Roader Harris (Messrs. Wilkin- amongst the private" Adventure'

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Others had tried for yoara to It was decided that should round and about the Kuala bring this same crocodile to ac- be medals over, after Kangsar Railway station are to be count, without special It is the intention of been built with the object of

"one company and then dispose of vernacular schools.

it in London. ALLEGED BREACH OF

It was decided that no nedals should be given to school children CONTRACT.

A schoolmaster in Cantou, who unless they had attended their had been drilling his pupils with This morning, at the Supreme

respectivo schools between the 1st the aid of wooden guns, loft fr **Court, before Mr. Justice Gom- It is believed thatadaring gang Mayond 15th June, 1911. leans and engaged a coolie to

porte, Mousre. Showan and Co. {of housebreakera is at work now

carry the guns for him. The Buod Ling Lonu to rectivor in Hongkong. At least one Mr. F. J. Halton, local mana-coolie domanded an exorbitant $187.20, us damages for breach burglary has been committed this gor of the Pacific Mail Company, fos and sounother coolie was on- of a contract, for the sale and week; and that under circum-who has been on a visit to Cunton gaged. The first coolie in his purchase of ono case of broad stancos which prove the men to and Macao, is expected back to desire for revenge. informed

be bold in the extreme. There night.

Brigadier-General Wong that the Mr. D'Almada o Castro appear are a lot of bad charactors in the We have just received the re-schoolmaster was in the possession od on plaintiff's behalf and Mr. Colony at present owing prin- ports of the Committen mentings of arms. Au examination was at Gardiner defended.

cipally to the trouble in Canton governing the children's onter- once made of the "arms" and The case for the plaintiffs us and the suppression of gambling tainments at the local Coronation finding the coolie's report to be outlined by Mr. D'Almada, was in the same city. The, polios are celebrations. Details will be false, the General ordered him to that on Junuary 28th of last year laotively at work traving the gang, found elsewhere, (40) be flogged with hamban rods.

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