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VERY OLD LIQUEUR. SCOTCH WHISKY.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 1912.

A BLEND OF THE FINEST PURE MALT SCOTCH WHISKIES

For over 30 Years WATSON'S 'E' has maintained the reputation of the FINEST SCOTCH WHISKY in the FAR EAST.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD. ESTABLISHED A.D. 184Î,

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS,

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DAY BY DAY.

Liberty is the nurse of all great |

wils..

RUTTONJEE V. COOPER. Jamount I, have made up

this principal, by Lord.

CLAIM FOR MONEY DUE.

Result of Partnership,

is on

His Lordship: You are suing on this contract?

· Mr. d'Almada: Yes, between husband and wife. The husband entered into that contract no agent for the wifo, with Mr. Cooper.

COMPANY REPORT.

The Hongkong Electric Company Limited,

In the Summary Court to-day

The following is the report of the board of directors to be pre- Mr. Justice Gompertz heard 'o Mr. Hind: No, No. claim made by J. H. Rultonjee, Mr. d'Almada; Yes, the whole sented to the twenty third ordin- storekeeper of 38 and 40, Queen's terms were agreed upon by Rut-ry yearly meeting of the slinre- holders of the Hongkong Eleo- tric Company, Limited to be hold Road Central, against Messrs. toujeo and the defendant. Cooper & Co., williners and

at the Company's Offices, St.

A Collateral Contract.

►

oxplanations

given us and shown by thq Boks 4 of the Company.

We have obtained all the in- formation and explanations wo liave required.". W. II. POTTS R. O. EDWARDS } Auditors. Hongkong 10th April, 1912.

ST. GEORGE'S DAY.

"At Home" at Government

House.

The Titanic Disaster. A grand benefit, under the patronage of H. E. the Acting Governor, Mr. Clando Sovern, II. E. Major-General Anderson, C.B., and Mr. G. E. Anderson, USA. consul general will be given in drapers, of 132, Wellington St.is Lordship: Can le sue George's Building, at noon on aid of the Titanic relief funds

in his name on that collateral | Saturday, May 4 tho

The plaintiff as ondersoe, sued Victoria

contract? on Friday in

Your Directors have the plen Theatre. The bands of the the defendants for $429.08, tho Mr. d'Almada: Yos. I may sure to submit the accompanying K.O.Y.L.I. and thes. Manchuria balance of principal and interest amend my writ. The wife did Statement of the Company's Ac will play during the evening, and agreed, due on a promissory note not wish to come into court as counts for the year, ending 29th ninistering the Coverzugt gave a monster programme is promised mado and presented by the dc-ale put it in the hands of hor February, 1912. The Balance at

husband. He has paid $000 on Credit of Profit and Losa Aon "At home" last evening in. The Obstructionists.

feniants to Banco Jehangir Hor account of principal, and those count is $235,001.03; after deur of St. George's Day, when Six women were charged at the

a brilliant assembly of over five Magistracy this morning with musjoe Ruttonjee and ondorsed payments wore paid in choques duoting Directors' Fecs (3000) hundred guosta responded to the directly payable to the wife and there remains a sum of £232, invitations, and had an opportu causing an obstruction and on the

001.03 available for appropria-nity of seeing the lavish decorn- enso being proved each of them. Mr. F. X. D'Almada Castro sont to the husband.

His Lordship: He is agent tion, and your Directors recutions of Government House for was fined two dollars.

appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. for collection.

mond that this be disposed of asthe occasion. W. B. Hind for the defondants.

Returned from Banishment For returning from banishment a man was sentenced six month's harl labour at the Police Court this morning.

Theft of Clothing-

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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1912

SYMPATHY WITH THE SUFfering.

The theft of three pieces of

Ilang village resulted in a Chin- ese being sent to prison for three werks at the Police Court this morning.

The Snatcher.

to the plaintiff.

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Mr. D'Ahmada: I ask leave to mond the statement of claim by adding the words " "principal and agreed interest."

His Lordship: No objection suppose?

Mr. Hind:-No, I do not object but I don't know how far this exactly carries the case. I have no objection to the amendment.

Mr. d'Almuda. He cannot suo follows:- in his own name.

His Lordship: He is now, Mr. d'Almada : Yes, now my Lord.

His Lordship: Well that is Mr. Hind's point.

Mr. d'Almada: Yos, all in- transfers it to the husband for the terest and everything. The wild

purposo. of suing him. Ilo is not auing as endorseo for value.

His Lordship: It does not mat-

to such.

It is thought that the perpetra- being made. I cannot, but ifor; he is suing as endorse. He can only got interest as special tor of several instances of snatch-there is any necessity for no to damagus ing from ladies on the higher have an adjournment I will have Mr. Hinds My friend must lovels has at length bean captured

prove circumstances giving rise in the person of a Chinese lad an adjournment; that's all. who appeared at the Magistracy His Lordship --Well?

Mr. d'Almada I must give Interest at 9 per cent.

proof that the interest was agreed this morning charged with snatch- ing a hand bag a purso contain- Me d'Alinada said that pre-to be paid to Ruttonjeo. ing a sum of over twelve dollarevious to the year 1907 · dofen- His Lordship: lo wrote that from Mrs. Konny in Garden Road.

dant had some partners in

his wife's bill, should carry in The lag has been rounded.

his business of Cooper & Co. erest at the rate of 8 por cent.

Blind Beggar.

A blind man charged with In that firm certain deposits Logging at the Magistracy this wore made by the plaintiff's morning was fined five dollars or wife

and Ulioso deposits fourteen days' hard labour in dle-

carried interest at the rate fault.

of 9 per ocut. per annum.

Interesting Banishment Case

Mr. Hind: No, your Lordship. he wrote as regards interest only, and goes on to explain our bill is overdue and it will carry interest at a certain rate.

His Lordship: Woll after de and has been made.

Mr. Hind: They must prove that demand has been made ut some particular time over which

that intorost runs.

Mr. d'Almada: It has been mado (To Mr. Hind). Fancy trying to wriggle out of payment of interest. I never say cuch a shameful thing.

Mr. Hind: We'll get out of it (laughter).

Au interesting instance of the Plaintiff was not the endorseo.of operation of the banishment or-valno but was suing as an dinances came to light to-day at endurses on behalf of his wife. The the Magistracy when a Chinese defendante furnished accounts was charged with returning from banishment. The man against showing interest at 9 por cont.-10-2-1909. whom there were previous con- on those deposits.. Those de victions was banished to Hang- posits continued and he rendered kong from Singapore and on artwo accounts, the lust account rival in this colony was again banished to his native land. On being rendered in 1905 showing the 22nd inst. he was found in a that a sum of soven hundred and boarding house in the City and he fifty odd dollars was duo for is to appear on a chargo of dis-principal and interest. During obeying a banishment order. the two years from 1905 to

N.D.L. Steamer.

The Titanic relief funds in Britain now amount to over £170,000, Reuter informs us to-day, and that is surely on effective)

Messrs. Melchers & Co. write: answer to the pessimists, who prate constantly that the world isWo have been informed by the growing worse. The heart of the world is us sound as evor it was; Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen,

"Bromen perhaps, indeel, it is evon soundor. When cue comes to look facts that the I.G.M.S.S.

Billiards.

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To pay a Dividend of 14 percent.:-

Say $10 per share on

Ilis Excelloney this Oflicor. Ad-

Entoring the grounds the first thing that mot the eye of the visi-- 60,000 Shares........$84,000.00) | tor, was a large St, George's crose To place to Reservo... 30,000.00 which was tastefully picked out in To write off Plout: Account

red and white lanterus while the 97.74703 lawns and the trees were illu-

for depreciation.

973.911

To write off Furnituro Ac

count for depreciation ........ To carry forward, le nost to pay a Bonus to Stait..... 4,50

Acesant

minated by the same medium A similar cross lit the way to the hallroom in which the kaynate 15877 of the scheine of decoration was painting of St. George sented $292,601.04 on a white steed and fighting the Aragon in the usual conventional Directors. In accordance with manner, while the walls were the Articles of Association the relieved by the presence of palins Hon. Sir C. P. Chater, OM.G. and greenery. The decorations and Hou, Mr. C. H. Rosa retire, which were carried out. by but, being eligible, offer them-Mr. Carter of the K.O.Y.LI, solves for re-election.

were generally admired and were. Auditoru-Tho Accounts have quite a feature of the function, been audited by Messin, W. Int-which it is hoped will be con- on Polls and R. C. Edwards, tinued as the anniversary comes who retire but offer themselves round. In all there were twelve for re-election.

dances the music for which was supplied by the band of the K.O.Y.L.I.

J. W. C. BONNAR,

Chairman. Hongkong, 19th April, 1912. Statement of Accounts.

Capital-

Liabilition.

60.000 Sasten en in $10.

p

Sundry Creditors Dividends unclaimed

Sit pents Account Untance of Profit and

Loss Account.......

Plant and Maine

Assets,

$600,000.00

b.180.0

8.99834

$852,421.20

ikeout, cust of, 1 per last Beconat..... 8561,023 34 Lare amount pro- vided for de- preciation 84,0233)

$470,000,00

sinco/ndded,.,67,747,99 P'mporly, va-t of

and Buildings as

Land

SUN YAT-SEN.

Arrival in Hongkong,

Dr. Sun Yat-sen who is going 1,744.89 to Cantou for the purpose, it is said, of doing his best to restore 235,601.03

matters to a more peaceful state, arrived in Hongkong this morn jing at eleven o'clock on board the China Merchants' Steam Naviga- tion Company's 8.s. Taishun, from Shanghai. Enquiries from Chinese in well informed circles, have brought no statement as to the celebrated visitor's movements while in Hongkong, though the Yuon On Club

nt Kennedy Town bieb on | highly decorated as the place where the members of the various 8637,747.98 merchants' guilds in Hongkong

por list - count.........496,722,00

Amount

provided for depree atina... 0,792,50

$90,000.00

will hold a reception in Dr. Sun's. honour.

This morning the stroots of the eily were ablaze with bunt- ing in which the familiar star ansign and the fivo barred flag played a prominent part. While the river boats at the wharves on the Coanuught Road were specially dressed for the coonsion, Some of the Chinese in their enthusiasm would almost have it that Dr. Sun was accorded. in. official welcome, and a "Tele-

Plaintiff's Evidence. Mr. Rattonjes in the course of | his evidence said that he demand- May 31, 1907 Coopar & Co. ed interest on behalf of his wife. had rendered no account with On April 8, 1908, defendant sont reference to this principal and him a cheque for $80.58, pay Cot of Plant,

able to bis wife na interest on tho interest. Onor about May 31, 1907, ; an account was made out showing money invested.

Mr. Hind said that no-demand squarely in the face, it is not hard to find substantial proof that 20,700 tons, has been put on the $805.31 us bajng due for princ had been made for the payment of

pal and interest up to May 31, within the past hundred years there has been a solid advance in will leave Hamburg on the 12th that on March 31, 1905, there assuming that there was a pro- East Asian Hun. The id steamer 1907. It was clearly to be seen the money. The first point was, humanitarianism, for instance. Life inny move at a faster paco, the of December ne, and arrive here stress of competition may be greater, but there has notnally been an oa the 23rd of. January. Home- was a sum of $743.33 principal mise to pay the principal, there increase of generosity, of sympathy with the weak and the suffering, wards the ship is bound 10 leave and interest, due; two years and was rio consideration for the col-Les

lateral agreement. The only cou two months' interest on the princi- here on Wodnosday, the 19th of It is impossible to rise from a contemplation of the great charitable February 1913.

pal at 9 per cent. made up the sideration was the consideration organisations (to-nuine nothing more) which have leapt into being

total of $895.34. On this the de- for the promissery note. If the fendant agreed with the husband consideration. was for the coll.te Cost of Build- within the past fifty years and which are consolessly at work, with-

The championship of the In-because the account was settled ral agreement to pay to the in- out feeling that the current of human kindliness flows deeper and stitution of Engineers and Ship between the husband and defend-terest it was an invisible contract stronger than over it did.

builders will be played to-morrow ant, the latter agreeing to give a

and should be put in writing. at 5 pm. The contestants are in promissory note. No interest was If the plaintiff set up a collateral

mentioned in the promissory note, contract, consideration for it is To Agent and Office Expens a $8,000.00 graph" representative was in Defondant agreed and continued separable from the consideration to pay interest at the rate of 9 perfore the question which had born of the premissory nolo, and thore- cent per annuk.

suggested that there was a col- His Lordship:-An oral agree-lateral agreement to pay interest mont?

would have to go by the board | Payments on Account.

altogether. If there was, or ra- Mr. d'Almada?—I will prova thor assuming that there was,such that he made two payments on a collateral agreement, they then account of inter at lue since he got to the point that he raised Bide by side with this battormont, however,-and if tho world Four Chinese were finol $10 gave the promissing note at the before, the right to sue on that By Nut Profit on working $240,206.30hy Lino Chung-hai, Dr. Sun's is not growing better, then Christianity must be regirde 1 as an ex- each or one months' imprison rate of 0 por cent per annum. collateral agreomens which had ploded force-are definits signs, here and there, of deterioration. Marine Court to-day, for being the sum of $85.34 was very and he could not sue for that ment with hard labour, at the Continuing Mr. d'Almida said not been endorsed to the plaintiff, There are not wanting indications, for example, that neuroticism is on board H.M.S. Astene without on the increase. Life for many is a burden; sliko for some who permission. They are pleaded easily arrived at. Interest at amount whilst he (Mr. Hind) To

could on the question of damages. despair of maintaining the pace of existence and for others who find guilty.

Every great disaster, on land or son, proves now the truth of this contention. Thoro is instant recognition of the need for giving help to the suffering, clamorous appoals to have roliof funds opene 1, and generous-sometimes overwhelmingly generous-contributi us to the funds, And not the fact alone that help comes readily proves the advance of right thinking, but also the fact that help is now, in great part, well organised and properly controlled.. There is less indiscriminate and haphazard giving of holp; it flows to-day, în large measure, through carefully-guarded channels.

A

Ritchie and Mr. G. Misso.

Case Dismissed.

The master of a refugs launch was brought up at the Marine Court, to-day, charged with allowing his launch to prevent proper access to the wharf by other vassals. Tho onse Was *dismissoil.

Aboard without Permission

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por cont, por annum prodecod oxnaily $80.68 per year.

His Lordship: How much did ho pay 7-

inge.. sines added

Working Account

Dr.

192.50

Rent and Taxes Insu nes Auitor Fees

., Bad Dobl

Triter tuinum. Amount carried to Profit

1,871.25 formed by one individual that Dr. 3,129.75 Sun had arrived carly in the

200:00

morning and was having tiffin at 8.00 1.70 Government House. Enquiries in that quarter brought forth on emphatio denial from Capi. Tay- lor that suoli was the case.

650.53

and Loss Account ...218,550 80

Cr.

SeripandTran terleri

$249,80 1.00

85-25

Profit and Loss Account.

tion

The reception at the Yuen Ond Club this afternoon was attended:32

representative, who is to be $210,101.co appointed chief secratory to the Governor-General of Canton. He Am stat ora lable for a prapra-informed a "Telegraph" reporter ................... 32:55,601,08 that Dr. Sun had left Hongkong within an hour of his arrival Jor. Canton, though he is expect- $16,015.00 od book in Hongkong in the

near future. 2.9,555 85

Tia Lordship pointed out to Mr. d'Almada'that Mrs. Ruttonjeo By monat of undivided waa the party concerned despite profit, av at ace mat the fact that Mr Ruttonjee's name By Balnea of Working "Acaɔunt brongħi/own appeared on the writ. He would resorve judgment because Fo many legal points wanted con sidoration.

G. E. MEDHURST C. P. OHÁTER

$235,6 -1.08

Diro dia.: Gibb Livingston & Co.,

Agents.

In the West of England there is a yarn measure known as the GO "hank"; it is 320 yards long, bu

it impossible to secure the excitoment they desire. To put it bluntly, one man finds the struggle of life too great and another find life too THE SANITARY BOARD.

Mr. d'Almada: He paid for slow. Each of these is a neurotic. Symptomatio of this increase of neuroticism is the side olub which has been formed in St. was held yesterday afternoon, the

A meolingof die Sanitary Board two years, interest of·$80.50.

His Lordships To your client? Petersburg, the members of which not only court death but most president (Mr. E. D. C. Wolse) in Mr. d'Almada: Yes to my seek it in some original fashion. Cranks they are, of course, but the chair. Others present were: client. me they are a sign of the times. A century ago men would not have Col. Irwin, the Registrar-Gen- His Lordships? He alloges it

eral (the Hon. Mr. E. R. Halli-jis part payment,caet dreamt of such a club. It is a far cry from the days of the yunger fax, Dr. Clark, Dr. Pearce, Mr.

Mr. d'Almada That it is, not available beyond five yeara Foreign Office pasaports are Pitt when Cabinet Ministers were repeatedly and offensively drunk Ng Hon. Tez, Mr. Chan Kai Ming however, a foot. I will put my

We report that we have nudited In Germany twenty-three play. -in-public-and when London wore the sign: "Derak for two- and the secretary (Mr. Bowen client in the box. I have a wit after date of issue.

the above Balance Sheet with the ing-card factorira linve. rgduced! ness to prove that lib also applied

Books and Vouchers of the Com-in one your 6,279,0411 pence; drunk, with straw to lie on, for fourpence". Mos are infinitely Rowland»), ;)

During the past Session fifty pany and that in our opinion such cards. better now than they were then, but in some ways t'oy are lens! The Chairman extended, a to defendant for principal and five' Bills were passed by the Balance Sheet is properly drawn hearty welcome to the new mem-interest and has said he would sane; some of them are grown degenerate. Yes, with it all, the ber, Mr. Chain Kai Ming, at the pay, put it off and made up the Houses of Parliament up so as to exhibit a true and world is surely growing sendily better. It w. uld be no p place to live same time regretting; the Baard's account. in if onvoould not thus confidently, and of er oview of the facts, loss of Mr. Inu Ohu Pak

This was all the bonings of the interest? trike this optimistio note.

1ublio interest.

His Lordship: How much is

At sea the first dog-watch is from 4pm to 8 pm total second from 6 p.m. to 8 pm.

correct view of the state of the By the removal of Company's affairs at the 2 diaqualification the

the

February 1012, according to the authorities are saved no lose har best of our information and 18% 220,000 in rates a wee