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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY JULY 4-19

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London, July 4, 7.10 a.m. In the House of Lords, whilst the discussion was proceedling on

In spite of the heavy winds, the, minor amendments to that prevailed last night, no serious damage has been reported Parliament Bill, it was noticeable to the police."

that Lord Lansdowne and the

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Yosterday thieves broke into 24 Bonham Road,; and stole' $24 worth of jewellery.

SUPREME COURT.

An Interesting Appeal

anothor. Dealing with the question of the admissibility of evidenco, Mr. Pottor referred thoir Lord.

Boforo Sir Francis l'iggott and ships to the judgment of the Acting Puisne Judge, and said! Charged with solling scales Mr. Justice Gompertz, sitting as that the law laid down there was which wore, untrue an iron dealer the Full Court this morning, absolutely correct. He submitteri Voultx Rond was the hearing of an appeal was that the learned Aating Puisne of Des fined $20 this morning at the rosumed from judgment Judge and not considered, thos Magistracy.

delivered by Mr. Justice Hazolettore at all in coming to a con- land in the action in which elusion that Mr. Solliotti had not The foreman coal coolie of 21 W. G. Humphreys and Co. were noted as agent.

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Mr. Pollock submitted that the

Nulla Lane, Wanchai, reports to plaintiffs and P. Soffietti and Co.,

dofendants. The appeal was law was perfectly clear no laid.

derman Goods for Manchurla-

the police that, at about 4 p.m., | yesterday, after they had been made by the defendants against down in cases cited in the Court coiling a Japanese steamer, off the judgment given for respon below and also in more recent Doughs Wharf, thog mustered donts on the grounds, amongst cases.to the effect that a contract must be construed as a whole, was erroneously found that thethan no greater weight was to be the men ongaged, mud found that others, tmt by the judgment one was missing.

appellants, by their lotter of July attached to the words of agency 12th, 1910, contracted as princi-appoaring under the signature A limited company has been pals and also that the judgment that when they appeared in the H.M.S. Waterwitch has been forme in Berlin under the title failed to find that the respondent's body of the contract. taking part in the Coronation colo-of the Deutsolio Import Com house in London, dealt with Rosining after tillin" Mr. brations in Ponang. She sailed paguio, having for its objout the Mosare. Ed. Burlion and Schrau Pollock said the course of dealing for Singapore on Juno 27, import principally of German wen, of Brussels, as principals contemplated, which would have goods into Manchurin, and parti- under the said contract; that the boon perfected, if everything had cularly in Harbin, and the sale of damages claimed by respondents those goods both wholesale and retail. The capital is Mks, 20,000 and the managing director is Mr. II. litteriol, of Moscow.

Mr. E. E. Colman, who has just re- turned to Penang from love, wasin Singapore for the Coronation, but he is to be stationed at Penang as Magistrate, vice Mr. A. W. Bailey. Breakdown of Teleplione Cables

had been carried out to its destined

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mendment of "Backwoodsman'

were owing to the cancellation of go on smoothly, if the contract. the contract; that such cancella-completion, would have been Lord Willoughby de Broke,

tion was not the not of the evidence of contract, not between appollants; that neither the Humphreys and Solliotti, but respondents nor the appellants evidence of contract between which amendment, Lord Jos

Alleged Armed Robbery..

woro consulted prior to such lumphreys and Burlion of There was a breakdown to-day

A case of armed robbery is] downo anid, struck at the root of of the wires connecting H.M. re reported from the Cham Shui Po cancellation, that if the respon Brussels.

dents and appellants had been

"If the case wore heard before ceiving-ship Tamar with the Naval district, 119 Kramer Street. A consulted such cancellation would the Bill that the Lords and par-Yard, which fact is-presumably number of men armed with chop-not have taken place that they would have to take into went on Mr. Pollock, jury" due to the bad weather prevailing pora went to the house in question poas equal to sample, whether consideration the circumstances From and after 1st January, 1909, the rates of Sulmecription to

sineo yesterday morning. and seized a woman and two fokis. of the 1910 crop or not wouldngn whole and to ask the question the Hongkong Telegraph" daily and weekly issues) will be assod in its second reading,

Inspection of Overseas Troops. They tied thoir captives up with have been accepted by the native what was the intention of the

II.R.II, the Duke of Connaught their hinds behind their backs, custouters of the respondents to

partios?,' The correspondonco aul Fivid Marshal Lord Kitchener and locked them in a room. The whom they resold the summo as which followed between Hum Ivo inspected tho Oversons troops theives then ransacked the shop now in Loudon for the Coronand got clear away, with 120 being a suflicient compliance with phreys and Brussels could not bo the respondent's contract and aid to be contradictory of any [SERVICE TO THE "TELRAPH."]tion, including the Hongkong dollars in cash, and six dollars that the appellants did not rofuse term in the contract. It is puroly

contingent, and both commented worth of clothing.

to deliver the pone in question. oxplanatory, something which in high praise of their soldierly Health of the Colony. Mr. Potter in opening said that helps the Court to find out what London, July 4, 7.10 a.m.

During the week ended on July yesterday afternoon ho submitted was the intention of the parties." appearance.

Mr. Justice Gompertz-Thore Ton airmen arrived at 1lendon

Straits Trading Company. I, there were reported 10 cases of that the Court in construing the An ordinary genoral meeting of pluguo, Chinoso. Out of these, contract had to consider the con-is no question of a jury?

Mr. Pollock: No, I simply in the circuit. aviation tour the Straits Trading Company, there were 12 deaths. Two cases tract as shown in the lotters of

Limited, was hold atthe company's of small-pos were notified, the July 12th which passed between mention a number of similar ouses which have been tried before Train, one of the competitors, did registered office, at noon, recently, death-rate being 100 per cent. Up Messrs Humphreys and

jury. when the statement of accounts to the present. from the beginning Soffietti.

Mr. Pollock quoted authorities not finish, as his machine was and balance sheet for the half year of the year, 182 cases of plague, Sir Francis Piggott said there

endod March31, 1911, were receiv and 150 douths from the disease was nunther way of looking at the to carry in on the point of Mr. damaged in alighting at Heighton.ed and adopted. The dividend of were reported. During tho 48 hours letters, and answering the com-Soffietti not being liable as prin- $1 a share was agreed to and Mr. saded at noun yostorday there was ment by his Lordship, Mr. Potter cipal on the contract, and sub- Bonument won the 25,000 E. D. Hewan was re-elected a only one case of plague notified, said there was no question of mitted that on that ground he

the victim being a resident in High("waiver" raisod, .

was entitled, to a favourable de- Street.

Sir Francis: We have to give cision from the Court, and said for the fastost flight from Paris to

judgment on the merits of the his point was that Mr. Soffiotti could not be said to have cancelled London.

Mr. Pollock took objection to the contract. the letters in question being put

Mr. Pollock said that if all the' in ne avidance.

points wore argued, another duy would be spent.

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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JULY 4, 1911

CHINA'S POSTAL SYSTEM, '

directer..

wook,

Bijou Scenic Theatre.

case,

Mr.

will be satisfied.

Mr. Pollock: Yes.

Mr. Potter said he was in their

PIRACY IN CANTON WATERS.

Oversea Shots at Bisley, Presiding at the spring general A Defence that Falled. meeting of the National Rifle As

An amusing case was hoard Vedrines was the winner of the speiation, Lord Choylesmore men at the Magistracy this morning, tioned there was to bo a large nt- | when an Indian watchman was tendance of members from the summoned for allowing his goat The learned Puiane Judge said | Calais to London stage,

Overseas Dominions, and teams to obstruct a car. Ho set up the if they considered they were not His Lordship: If it is going were coming to the Bisley incoting defence that the animal was not evidence, they would not consider to take another day we had better INDEPENDENCE DAY.

from, angst other places, Singa- his, and at his roquest the case them.

give judgment on this point first. poro and Shanghai. This year was held over till the No. i watch- Mr. Pollor submitted that the We will have to consider the the Middle Sunday Sermon would man, to whom, according to the Court of appoal would not, on judgment. However boisterously Inde-

be proached by the Bishop of defendant, the goat belonged, evidence which was inadmissible. The Puisne Judge: If you win pendence Day is kept in New Singapore (the Right Rev. C. J. could come and give evidence to decide a case. They would not on the first point of course you York and the United States Ferguson), who in 1904 won the that effect. When however he disregard the rules of evidence.. generally, it was kept quietly in silver medal in the King's Prize. did attend upon subpenn, he Mr. Potter said, in further argu- Hongkong. The weather boing

swore that the quadruped was ment, that the point taken up by The Chinese postal system, which has boon transferred to the most unpropitious doubtless ac- At the Bijou Scenic Theatre not his, but the defendant's. A defendant was that he never was Lordships hands, but before the principal. He continued, answer: Court roso he would like to reply Ministry of Communications, has had a history, which savours much counted for that, as did also the Saturday night, Miss Violot fiae of 8 dollars was imposed.

Bonnotta, a clevor Boubrette, was Appointed to Hongkong. ing Sir Francis Piggott, that if a to the casea which his friend had of industrial romance. Created by an Imperial Edict of 1896, it absence of ships from the harbour. the recipient of a great ovation. Lieutenant B. N. Donison, party came into Court having cited. The case was adjourned. night be said to have really commend its existones just after the in the city the day was kept as one Time after time, encores were King's Own Yorkshire Tight cortain defence which, by law. Boxer outbronk of 1900. In the following year there were only two hundred offices in working order, but in the decade, which has just of dignified, whole-hourted rejoic-demanded and responded to. The Infantry, on absorption, has been must be put on paper and he did come to an end, over five thousand wore established. This increase ing, and the heads of the various pictures thrown ou the screen are posted to the 1st Battalion at not clionse to use that defence, he

just the thing to put one in good

Lieutenant appeal. Waiver must be expressly was justified by the large amount of work done, for in the first American firms in Hongkong kept on particularly the one Hongkong, and is expected here could not raise it in the Court of

Repressive Measures year's working some 10,626,000 missives, of all astures, passed open house, to all and sundry who entitled "Max Linder Married," erly date. through official

"waiver" in the caso ut Tar "Telegraph" CORRESPONDENT. } hands, while in the period under con-

gimental duty from adjutant of was no

Canton, July 3. sideration the abnorunt augmentation of something like 3,500 cared to call and offer congratula- which has side-splitting qualities Denison recently returned to re-plended, but, he submitted, there per cont. was experienced. Naturally with such an innovation tions to the sons of a country which and should be seen to be apprehe 2nd Battalion at Cork, Ilo is.

ciated. A good programine hus

In the caso Mr. Soffietti would

Recently many cases of daring this: tite first thing that had to be done was to over- established a separato autonomy been arranged for the ensuing boou wille stud a half years in the have to plead that he was relieved piracy have been reported from

an interpreter in French, and line come the projwlice that the Chinese seem to have against over a century ago. In spite of the

regiment, and originally he was from liability under the contract. Wa-chow, and the places further. any departure from the old order of things, but the task was terrible war of 1776 when practi- Passengers for Hongkong- an officer of the loyal Navy, in He was released because their acts up the river. The British Consul rendered oney by the introduction of a uniform charge in the postal

Amongst recent Loudon book which he served from 1899 to had amounted to accepting some- there is alleged to have told the Chinese authorities that British ratos, which even then made it the cheapest in the world. If the cally a civil war raged, aflor the undertaking had been a failure there would have boen every excuse, voice of the eminent Pitt lund raisings for Hongkong are the follow- 1902, taking part in tho operations body else as principal.

That must be the meaning of gunboats will bo dospatched up for the present postal systems are in reality the outcome of the railed a death speech of warning, the ing-Per P. and O. steamer of the Naval Brigade in the

the river for the protection of tho ways, and when it is taken into consideration that much of the trans-two countries have come very esso Moldavia, connecting with the Transvaal, Orange River Colony, waiver as applied to this case.

"My submission," proceeded British commercial interests. His Bleamor Assaуo at Columbo, and Cape Colony. He was men port of letters has had to be carried out by couriers and other equally together and under the guidance from London June 2---Mr. G. N. tiones in despatches by Captain. Mr. Potter," is there is no evidence Excellency Admiral Li Chunstort old fashioned methods, it will be seen that the organisers of the of President Taft and Sir Edward Boston, Mr. P. Findlater. Por 1. Bearcroft, and specially room at all amounting to waiver." od a oruise to Si Kiang yostorday. system in China had to work under conditions rory dissimilar from

His Lordship and they wore afternoon, “in order to reorganizo Grey it looks as though the two ni 0.steamer "Nore," from Lon-monded for promotion (modul those prevailing in Europe.

If honour is given where honon is dus, the credit of the unquali-ships of stato will plough the seas don, June 3.-Capt. . Harrison, with clasp). In January, 1902, he botli agreed that the correspond the patrol service of the Chineso Mr. F. J. Tickle, Sergt.-Major and was appointed second lieutenant ence was between Humphreys in gunboats and guard boats, and to fied success falls to the European staffs, who, under the experts of in a glorious amity.

London and Belgium. For him-clear the waters of those pents. Mr. Theophile Piry, have made the system what it is. While

self ho considored that Hum- Those expressions were to be Mrs. Cutler and children. Por P. in the K.O.Y...

and O. steamor" Mores," connect Sir Robert Hart was the creator of the service, the administrative board on every side to-lay, and ing with the steamer "Dolhi" at

Protest against Declaration

phreys in London thought the of London. head was the clover Frenchman, who has proved himself no mean

Belgiam firm were principals.

As will be seen from our adver- Assistant to the Englishman, who has held in his hands the efficiency even at the American Consulate Colombo, from London Juno 10.

The Shanghai Imporial Mor-Whether Mr. Potter could avoid it of that service and the Customs. For some years past it has boon where from sloven to one p.m.-Mr. and Mrs, J. E. Duncan.

chant Service Guild has address or not was another matter. They tisement columns, the opening practically separated from the Customs although the changes of the American Consul hold a re- staff have been subject to the approval of the Inspector General. It coption for thooflicial community, As it has been decided to carry ed to the Secretary of State for felt the lotters could not possibly performance of the Hippodrome Circus and Menagerie, that was to Mr. Pottor: Of course what ive been held at Causeway Bay time its maintenance had boon a tax upon the appropriation allotted

the Kuala Lumpur shooting case test against the ratification of the

The Humphreys in London thought this evening, lins on account of tho to the Customs. Without the help of the latter service, the postal section of the populace. In addito a bonchof Judges, subscriptions Declaration of Landon.

tio conditions should prove more system could never have been created, but now, after a period of tention to the reception at the Can- to cover the costs are being in- Guill points out that the British cannot be said to be the intention weather boon postponed till clima- yours, it is almost self supporting and is a credit to those, who hayo aulate, the Standard Oil Company vited by the friends of Mrs. Prond- Merchant Service has had very of the contract.

His Lordship: You can avoid favourablo. The company have boca responsible for the organisation of the important branch of the of New York and Dr, J. W. Noblo lock. In Singapore, the Hong-practical experience of treation

experienced agreat deal of trouble internal communications of the Colestial Empire.

were at home to thoir friends who kong and Shanghai Bank and the and declarations during the war it if you like. To those who take an interest in the up-rising of China this success all called in good numbers. Chartered Bank have kindly con- between Russia and Japan. It Mr. Potter avoid it at once, owing to the high winds that have able to got the animals off the has been one of complete gratification, for it marks at one Thero was little hunting flying coated to receive bubscriptions suggests that the stoppage of food I submit, by the rule I have just prevailed. However, they wore and the same time, the importance of having foreign teachers in the harbour for the simple rea- for this purpose. As a result of supplies in time of war would be cited.

Mr. Potter continuing said ship yesterday, but furtherinehip in the first place and the readiness that China exhibits in son that there was no American careful considération it ing been a greater danger to Creat Britain seizing the opportunities of working out her own salvation, when she shipping present.

thought best to exhaust the legal than invasion itself, and that the that evidence of the transactions ping luas had to be postponed, has had a good start. On the other hand, it is a clear indication of

menns available to Mrs. Proud- entire dependence of the country of which the letters speak, had because the vessel was obliged to The company what the European may expost when the Chinese have learnt what The Chinese Enginooring and lock; bofore placing claims on her upon the assistants of neutral been admitted, not to prove waiver take shelter at Stonecutter's the west has to touch. A now generation is rising, a generation that Mining Company, Ltd., inform behalf on the simple ground of merchant vessels constitutes and so to discharge the agent, but Island to-day.

so pleased could suo found to be full of new ulent, it has become free from much of the prejudices that were character-us that the total output of the mercy. It would be a matter of danger which should induce the to prove that if the contracting when it does perform, will be istic of its predecessors, it is learning from the stranger within its company's three mines for the great importance to have a doci Government to reconsider its in- party, gates, and as a direct outcome Chins will soon be able to do without week ending 17th June amount- sion by the Judges on the very tention of ratifying the Declara- the foreign prinicipal. There having been entirely recast. We the foreigner, in the administration of internal affairs and the ideal ed to 37,081.02 tone and the subtle logal points which are tion, even though the Conference was no suggestion of any mutual are given to understand that the

taking an unfair advantage of worth seeing. of young China, of Chins for the Chinese, will soon become an salsa during the period, to raised owing to the extraordinary Colonial Premiers has "mildly mistake in the case or of one party new acrobate and riders are well socomplished fact,

20,514.18 tous.

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('soquiasoed" in it,

Proudlock Case Appeal.

now receives only a small grant from the Government, but for some followed by one to the business an appeal against the dict In Foreign Affairs an energetic pro- bear any other construction.

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