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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JULY 1k, 1911.

EGYPT.

Several minor altorations are. being made in the trani track in Des Voeux Road.

debauch'd with caso, No king. The criminal sessions for this could govern, nor no God could month will be held noxt week, commencing on Tuesday, the 10th ploase.

Linst.

Capetown had no nówspapers recently owing to a strike. Jaicky

lown!

A Chinese oxtrudition ense is proceeding in the Police Court as we go to press.

The Bijon Sconic Theatre is drawing good houses nightly. Miss Violet Bonnetta's songs are woll received.

A Slack Day.

Business was stack at the Magistracy to-day, practically no case of importance occupying the Magistrates' attention.

A Curious Theft-

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Two cases of plague, one in- ported, were notified as having: occurred in the Colony during the 24 hours onded at noon yesterday.

Charge of Snatching Falls

Through.

At the Magistracy this morning, Inspector Kerr charged a Chinese with snatching a banglo from woman's wrist at Wanchai. The allogation against the defendant was that he came up from behind and committed the outrage. The defendant was discharged,

Garrison Leave... Station leave has been granted to Lent. W. A. Ilagger, 126th Baluchistan Infantry, from 14th to 23rd July, 1011, inclusive.

A man was awarded two months hard labour and four hours' stocks

Privilege leave, on private this morning for stealing some affairs, to the neighbouring coun- wooden grating from a side chantries, has been granted to Capt. H. C. Chitler, St Rajputs, from 2nd August to 30th September, 1911, inclusivo.

nel in Des Virux Road West.

Health Report.

a.in

Blake Pler.

A Dishonest Goldsmith.

SUPREME COURT:

A Peculiar and Interesting Case.

Mr. Harding Wo disputo SOLICITOR'S APPLICA- owing tho money.

·TION REFUSED. The Puisno Judge: You dis pato it?

A cuso was beard in the

Mr. Harding: Yes, my Lord, Supreme Court this morning be-wo dispute it right through. We fore Mr. Justice Gompertz; in have a fairly good defonco. which the Holland China Trading

Mr. Harris: Wo have a very Company were plaintiffs, suing good claim. the Top Kit Cheong firm for $1,171.04.

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| The Recent Police Court Incident.

Before Mr. J. R. Wood at the

| Polics Court to-day Mr. O. Wilson, of Messrs. Hastings and Hastings, moved on application on behalf of

Mr. Harris then called the Tang Lai Chan for a re-hearing of manager of plaintiff firm, Mr. 4 charge of larceny. Vanandel, who bore out his 'open-} In making the application, Mr.

Wilson said:- ing statement.

During the cross-examinationof: This application arises out of a witness is Lordship interrupting chargo of larceny of a chain. mid he thought it was a case The charge was dismissed but l'in which might very well be settled. instructed that in the course of the Mr. Harris: We have tried to enso, somebody passed opiuni to settle it. They continually don't the defendant und for somo rejison pay the amount they promise tor other which has not come to be Mr. known, he was sentenced to six The plaintifs waived tho sumdo, that's the trouble.

This is the amount due from defondante in rospect to various contracts for tho salo of goods by plaintiffs to the defendants, which goods the defendants failed to tako delivery of and which the plaintiffs have rosold.

of $171.04 in order to bring this Vanandel offered to settle last months hard labour.

case within the summary juris.night. I will take jiulgment for

the amount offerro. diction of the Court.

Mr. Harding: I believe they wante1 $800 and would pay thei own costs.

Mr. Reader Harris appeared for plaintiffs nid Mr. Harding for the defendants.

Mr. Harris! My people won' pay costs. Your than offered us $800 and our costs.

His Worship-Thomas w convicted.

Mr. Wilson-Will your Worship grant a re-hearing? His Worship ground?

-On What

M. Wilson-Well, I under- stand no evidence was called.

His Worship-Ho was defended

Mr. Harding: That was the suggestion of the compradore. Wo have always been roady by Mr. Gardiner. settle. We have given a lot away

to you.

Mr. Harding: We have deal with you for seven years and live paid as much as $20,000.

Mr. Harris: Lot, us got judg

ment for any amount we can

Mr. Harding: Will your Lord- ship adjourn for a minute or two

to

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Mr. Wilton-Thon I ask your Worship to allow me to consider the mattor.

lis Worship-Vory woll.

MACAO HARBOUR.

WHAT HAS BEEN DONE.

July 11, 1911..1

that

Explaining the caso Mr. Harris said the claim was upon soveral contracts for the sale of goods by plaintiffs to the defendants. The sales ranged over a long period of time, conenencing in 1908 ap For the twenty four-hours

to moro rocent times. ended at noon to-day there have

"Particulars of contracts and been threo cases of plugue ro

One of the seats on Blake Pier the claim are set out in the writ,' ported, from Wanchal Road, Iteinaecker Street and Wator has buen thoroughly repaired. proccoded Mr. Harris, "and It is to be hoped that it will now Street, the last named proving bo reserved for the use of Euro-mount to $1,171,64" Thi agree on. fatal,

peans, and not entirely moumount is arrived us the difference | Typhoon Warning

polised by the Chinese coalies, between the contract price of the so that we may come to so{TTELIORAT" CORRESPONDENT.; The following telegram was

The Puisne Judge agreed. feceived at the American Conch to the discomfort of those re-sale, in some cases by auction arrangement if possible?

and in others privately whion bet-

On the judge's return,

On the 6th of July, the Pras sulate General from the Manila who have to wait for launches.

Departure.

ter prices could be obtained. Observatory this morning-

Mr. Harding said: I am sorry. vincial Assembly on behalf of the "In numerous cases the re-salo Manila, 13th July, 9

Professor Piper, the American

holding the question of the Macao Cyclone or typhoon East of Agricultural Expert, who has has been at a proit, which profit my lord, we have not been able to committou of the society for up- The Puisue Judge: Alright, boundary delimitation, wrote to Lazon, more than 300 miles dis-been making enquirios on bolalt luas been very honestly credited arrange matters.

defendants. In addition to that

Mr. J. Lammert was called in the Canton Viceroy praying that tunt, moving WIN, W."

of his government as to the poselniin there is also a claim in the evidence by Mr. Harris and spot is Excellency should maintain Telegraph Error Cost $36.684bilities of growing fodder for

ease of each contract for interest

a fim altitudo in the, question of A jury of the American Supreme Army horses in the Philippines,

Another consultation, with a the dredging of the Macao har- Court has brought in a verdict of and has been staying at the Astor at seven per cent. from the day the re-sale of the goods.

the goods should have been taken

view to settleniout, took place, and bour. His Excellency is now The death of Sic Eldon Gorst, who since 1907 has occupied, in favour of Stoplien M. House Hotel, left Hongkong to-day in delivery to the day of re-sale.

"There is a clause in the con- it was ultimately announced to forwarded a reply to the inem- Assembly, In the post of British Agent and Consul-General of Egypt, draw Weld & Co., cotton brokers, by the German muil." our attention to a country that has given England more thag dust the Post Telegraph Coin-

tract which says that if goods are his Lordship that the parties had bera of the -5, for damages from the in- siough trouble. Sir Eldon Gorst had a inost difficult ta

The Police have received a re-not closed to time an interest of consented to a judgment being tho lettorit is stated cel transinission of a telegram

lodged a protost with the Macao before him when he took up office in the land of the P'hurach

Seir agent in New Orleans, port that last Friday, a goldsmith ten per cent, per annum would be entered for plaintiff for 550 dollars.. the Viceroy. Ims already and it was renderad all the more arduous by the fact th

The Ne'er-do-well's Paradise. in Hollywood Road was entrusted charged to cover fire insurance. nd costs.

Judgment was entered accord-Governmont, despatched officials լ: was not endowed with the sume, autocratic powers that

A Chinaman was awarded six with a piece of goid and four storage, and the loss, if any, his predecessor Lord Cromer had held. Consequently, whother by

with the Governor, and telegraphi the hampering of this lomo government or not we cannot, say, the months hard labour and foun pieces of jade-stone for the pur- would be at defendants' risk. Iingly and at the roquest of Mr. woll versed in diplomatic affairs od through the Ministry of Foreign' policy, that was followed during his tenure of oliee, was not cafest hours stocks at the Magistracy pose of making a pair of earrings, the case of cash contract a notice Hardingu stay of execution for uticao to open negotiations Affairs to the Chineso Minister at nted to have the samo boneficial effect, that that of Lord Crom this morning, by Mr. J. R. Wood, The man failed to execute the was sent advising arrival of the fortnight was granted. had, and asa result the provalence of sedition and the malefaction for earning from banishment. order and instead promptly goods,

Lisbon to send in a strong protest "A good deal of correspondence of the less responsible members of the Nationalist party Inspector Brown, of the Regis

has taken place with regard to thi

to the Portuguese Government. Duke of Westminster Hurt trar-Ceneral's Departmout, pro-

The letter concluded by saying became prominent features of the state of affairs during the last few years. The murder of Boutros Pasha, the prime minissecuted.

The Duke of Westminster had contracts but which, with the ex- *Power of Fung Sui."

his collar bone, broken, and sus. coption of two letters, don' District Watchman's Remarkable that although no decision hus

Story. tør, cane ata time, when Sir Eldon Gorst claimed that the nation- alists were slowly but surely losing ground, and the effervescence It is reported that II. . the tained serious injuries, while in think will be necessary to put in. in the schools was abating, and in fact it was thought at the Canton Viceroy sent for a pro-polo game on June 12 at Roo. The letters to which I refer

Another illustration of the wily time that the murder was the last stroke of a dying cause.fessor well versed in

Fung hampton. His pony baino into were sent by my firm, one on the It did not prove to be the case, for the party is as active Soi" a low days ago to examine collision with that of Lord Wode. eixth of June last year asking nature of some of the minions of as it was before, and the opponents to British Decupation are the position of the site selected for house, and both players were defendants to take delivery of the law was furnished at the folier

goods. If they failed to do so by as strong as ever they were. The late Consul General was a man the front door of his new yaimen unsented. Lord Wodehouse was filth they would be held & Court this morning, when a native who would realise this as soon as anyone, fund the fact that he The professor is of opinion that unhurt,

district watchman tried to spin the terms of the contract. did not deal with the muitor on the same lines as did Lord Cromer the chimney of the Electric Light

The "Star" Ferry Pier. "This letter was sent by regis an obviously cock-and-bull yarn. was due to the withholding of those powers that had been wielded

Marked signs of progress are torcil post and refused by defen- It appears that last night, trouble with such complete success by the latter. Since 1880 the deceased Works which is facing the front gentleman had been in close touch with the needs of the door, will interfore with Fung people and had had a distinguished carcer as financial adviser. Sui, as it resembles a cannon and to be seen in the construction of dants. Various negotiations con-

July 11, 1911. Consequently it was thought that when he assumed the reins of accordingly ho considers this the "Star Ferry Pier. The tinued and in August a writ was arose in which the watchman and THE "TELOR" CORRESPONDENT)

As a consequence driving of piles for the further insuod, but withdrawn on defer-compatriol were the principal

His Excelloney the Canton, which the watchman had a portion alice he would be endowed with the same powers as mande for the Viceroy is alleged to be look end appears to have been com-dants consenting to take delivery participants, in the durortion the success of Lord Cromer's regime. However it was not to being out for another site. pleted and the workmen are now of the goods.

"On the 30th May of this year of his clothing torn. Somehow Viceroy's time is to much takeff and we venture to think that the weakness of the deceased gentle-

The Canton-Hankow Railway busy in fixing the steel work for

wo wrote a long letter pointing or other, the watchman was given up by planning out the measures. man's policy was entirely due to the fact that he had not the free

Among the passengers to arrive the superstructure and the roof.

out the amount due and threaten-ho slip, and he captured a mant to ho taken in connection with the inutter of re-organization aftor hand that could have been given to a man who had the intimate by mail train on Thursday last

ing proceedings. Notice was al- who was evidently the wrong knowledge that he had of affairs of the land round the Nilo. It

was Mr. Collinson, the recently

By the courtesy of Messrs.ways given to defendants of the prly. The latter was brought up

bad omen.

who

wa

absconded.

Good Steaming.

SOWING THE WIND.

been arrivod at His Excellency will, however, do his bost to bring about a settlement of the question."

THE NEW TARTAR GENERAL.

· Early Arrival in Canton

the Canton outbreak that it is im-

tention to the administration of seems to be one of the enrique anomalies of British methods that appointed Chief Engineor of the Butterfield, and Swire, we are in-auctions and where they would before Mr. F. A. Hazeland this possible for him to pay his at- a man should spend many years of his life nequiring useful know-northern section of the Canton formed that an exceptionally fine take place. One of the defendant- forenoon for assault.

Defendant told the Magistrate the bannermen's side. It may bo ledge, and then bo subject to the governance of people who live not Hankow railway. With the arri

was taken mentioned here that is Ex- and the same opportunities, nor the same facilities for forming sound val of H.E. Toun Fang and now of passage from Singapore to long-was present at the auction and judgments of the needs of such a race as the inhabitants of modern Mr. Collinson it looks as though long has just been accom- bought in a great many things," that before le

plished by the "Blue Funnel" railway matters at Wuchangier Perseus. This steamer left is this case going to take?

The Puiane Judge: How long to the station, he was asked colleney is acting as Tartar Egypt.

to go to the district watch General, in addition to thodis There appours to be no doubt that the occupation of the coun- would at last show signs of life. Singapore at 9 an. on Mon-

mon's quarters, where the com- charge of his duty as Viceroy. Mr. Harding: A long time.

His Excellency has sent His try by the British must continuo for the time boing and as long as

A. Mitigating Circumstence.

Chinaman Tho

Jay i inst. and arrived

Mr. Harris: I have only two plainant sought to recover cum it is necessary for securing the lasting establishment of a sound

ponsation from him. Later he Excellency Sing Fun, the new here at 10.30 am, this morning witnesses. system of governmeut. Under our rule, good work has been done charged with the larceny a

The Puisne Judge: Are you was taken to his (defendant's) Tartar General, who is ut present

in the Capital, a wire urging ở the voyage, thus occupying only

master in order to try and got him to proocod to Contour, without and Sir Eldon Gorst hamperod as he was by the authorities was no bailie of $1,205 was brought up mean factor in bringing about much that will be to the good of non remand before Mr. J. Rt. Wood just over four days and equalling going to make an admission?

the best time made by mail

Mr. Harding: I am going to money. peculiarly situated country. The agitation against British cat the Magistracy this afternoon,

His Worship (to complainant) delay. According to a telegraphio fight right through, cupancy is still in progress. It may not be as apparent as it was a His Worship in convicting the steamers.

about this and neither did you left Feking on the 10th inst., anel -You did not tell me anything reply received by the Viceroy, tho new Tartar Genral was to "havo fow months back but the fact remains that agitation does dofondant remarked that he However much certain sections of the race might had already had punishmont

tall the Sergoant. oxist.

will arrive here in, a' fortnigh'n dosire it, there is no intention on the part of the English enough by being shot in

Complaint-My feat were Mr. Harris: Yes, I am go'ng

tima. The Adjutant Turtar Ge- to withdraw and leave Egypt to the tender mercies of an amateur the back and he would thorofore

neral in Canton has despatchel solf-government. We have been doing more and more good work only sentence him to six months'

well evidence to prove that. De sore. I could not do anything.

His Worship That's non senso. and the good that that work can do will only be hard labour and four hours' your aftor year

fondants offered 800 dollars;

China Morolants' Steam Naviga. possible while we stay there, und, in such circumstances we cannot stocks. Inspector Gourlay pro- Washington, June 12-Atto:-400 dollars in notes to be paid Why didn't you take him straight four officials to Shanghai, by the

to the station? noy-Consrul Wickersham to-day, down and 400 dollars on pro- possibly abandon Egypt without considerable disgrace to ourselves. secuted.

As no reasonable explanation on Compuy's steamer Kwong Tal to rocaire: the new Tarter Immediately we left reaction would set in and all the good work Submarines at Cavite.

in reply to a resolution of inquiry [missory note. The Philippines submarine |

Mr. llard ng: la fact 1 was was forthcoming from the com any agitation exists against the British flotilla is being given a thorough passed by the House, informed

There is certain ovidonee on the defendent tho devolopment of self-govorning institutions must be out of overhauling at Cavite on the that body that it would be in going to ask for an adjouṛancent, į pinin int, his Worship discharged General at the Norther«8 wtlėmɔub -

done would become as dust before the wind.

·So long ля

TOBACCO TRUST PRO-

..SECUTION.

Mr. Harris: Defendants torday offered 800 dollars.

Me. Harding: No. 119.

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arrival.

ind compuy His Excellency. It is believed that the charge down to Canton. The Adjunt Tartir Genorál has also askoil, a. the question and speaking in the House of Commons, Sir Edward marine railway. Those tiny craft compatible with the public intor to gat. We may possibly arrive drey said, on June 13, 1910, "I trust that whenever the question of presont a unique appearance to eat to say at this time whether ni som arrangement, but other against the defendant was Egypt is discussed, the House, as a whole, will make it clear the stranger when they are the department intends to prose-wise I shall have to go right trumped-up one, as the complain-contract effect general repairs profits out of the incident, decided preparatory for His Excellency's that the maintenance of the occupation and of good government bolstered up on the railway. Be- cute the officers of the American through. I consider there is aunt, on failing derive pecuniary to the Yeo Tatar General and order in Egypt is the first object of the British Governmenting of convex shape they have Tobacco Company, recently defonce.

Tho Puisne Judge: 1am busy, to indulge in a hit of speculation and the British Parliament." Now comes the question as to every appearance of huge eggs, found to be operating in violation Sir Eldon Gorat's successor. Lord Kitchener has been spoken of It is understood that these tiny of the Sherman Anti-Trust law. I cannot grant an adjournment on his own. Hence the procco!-

As soon as he saw the report, in a case like this. as the next occupant of the office, and there can be little vessels have some very important doubt that his policy would be noted for its strength. The only work mapped out for them in Representative Byrnes of Ten- Mr. Harris: I cannot agree to question that remains is whether he will be given autocratic powers. Subio bay when they have been nessee, who propounded the in- an adjournment. My friend has

The Coronation pictures, which It is to he hoped that he will, for then he will be a power in the land put in thorough trim, and it is quiry passed by the House, had plenty of time and the matter and if his past history is anything to go by, firmness will be a said that nomo deep sea diving introduced another resolution in is so simple, I am quita suro. I wore delayed owing to the late dominant feature of his regimo, a firmness that will tend to the further records will in all probability be the House expressing it as the can 1 establish may claim, and I arrival of the German Mail, ill good of the most troublesome race that has coms within British broken when their work is com- sense of Congress that such proes don't think my friend can prove be shown for the first time at the minds a view of the whole city,

gution should begin at once. he does not owe the money. suzerainty,

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11. E. Lang Opi haul ( Imander-in-Chief of the Kwor 1.i. forces, at present stationed in Canton, has given instructiuk taş veliten dug at the foot of the Koon, Yim mowitain, which joms Victoria Cinematograph to-night, and to build a fort on the summit,