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Britomart Arrives.

H.M.S. Britomart - arrived" in

BANKRUPTCY CASES.

Hongkong harbour this afternoon. Several Applications Heard this

A Nice Group...,” Twelve coolies were each fingd 83 or in default seven days, at Dr. J. W. Noble arrived to-day the Police Courty to-day, for by the s.s, Siberia.

Returning From Banishment.

At the Police Court, this morn- ing, a man was sentenced to three monile for returning from banishment.

Fell from a Tramcar

A man has been sent to the hospital suffering from injuries received through jumping from tramcar whilst in motion.

Theft of Tin.

hours' stocks.

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gambling. Hawking Within Market Limits At the Police Court, this morn. ing, a man was fined $3, or, in default, seven days, for hawking

within the market limits.

Morning.

This morning the Chiot Jus tice Mr. Roos Davies lourd several applications with regard to Bunk ruptcy matters.

OPIUM DUES:

Who Should Pay?

NOTES AND

COMMENTS.

An interesting point in con- The New Compantes' Ordinance.". noption with the payment of likin It is to be hoped that the cor- dues, came before Mr. Justice respondence between the Chamber Gompertz, Puisno Judge, this of Commerce and the Government, morning, when the Chee Wo relative to the New Companies' Firm, customs brokers and com-Ordinanco, will not bo passed mission agents, carrying on busi-ovor hurriedly and without caro- " The first was one made by the nose at 12 Bonham Strand and at ful consideration. The matter is Official Receiver in connection Custom House Street, Kongmoon, of profound importance to many with Chun Yik-cho in which case provinco, fo Kwongiung, Bued the people in the Colony, and it is. 1. Found in the Harbour.

The dead bodies of two mon the application was for a reci Tong Fat firm, opium dealers of well that the Chamber of Com have been found in the Harbour sion of the proceedings. On Jan. 23 Possession Street, Vietorin merce shond have taken it up.

$450.72.

should thus critically examine the near Koo Hing Wharf. Another 14 of leat your, said Mr. Fletcher, Hongkong, to recover the sum of Indeed, the fact that the Chamber Mr. F. X. D'Almada o Castro | now Ordinance is the cleurostavid- body was found facing Kowloon. a receiving order was made! against the debtor who gave his Mails Arrived. The following nails arrived liabilities as $53,000 and his apponto for the plaintif, and once that it is not all that it Mr. F. B. L. Bowley for the do should ho. The kernel of the These assols,

Imillor lies in na observation mado to-days.s. Siberia, from Shang: assets $25,000.

The statement of claim showed by the Chain ber in November last A man found guilty at thehi, Japan and San Francisco; which were supposed to realize fence. Police Court, this morning, of with Siberian mail as. Anhui twenty-five thousand dollars, ns a stealing a piece of tin was son- from Shanghai, with Siberian matter of fact only brought in that on or about May 18, 1912 British and foreign merchants tenced to fourteen days and four minil; 8.8, Syria, from Shanghai; $10, The debtors now came for the defendants, through their have no real protection when ward and applied for his disgents the Wo Fat firm of 113 dealing with a company whose 8.8. M. Jibson; from Haiphong.

charge, but there had been no ad-Jervois Street, requested the directors and members may bo "Valuable Boots. A Japanese employe of the judication order made in the maplaintifle to obtain delivery, from here, to-day and in the interior

tho 8.8. Shun Loo, of one onse of to-morrow," Five men were charged at the Nippon Yusen Kaisha prosecuted tor at all. The court had power Patna opiam, to pay duties on Not Unreasonable Police Court this morning, with a Chinese at the Police Court, to refuse the order, unless it was

It may scom harsh, at a firet gambling in Taipoo Road; one this morning, for stealing his satisfied that there were sub-samo, and to transmit it to Woi

Chinese company was fined $5, another $3, and boots, valued fifty cents. Dofon-stantial assets for the satisfaction Tong of Chik Hom; and to pay all glanco, to nek that the books of a

tho necessary charges. The plain-registered. the remainder $1 each.

dant was sentenced to three of the creditors.

His Lordships the debtor tiffs obtained delivery of the same should be kept in English, a moment's. cogaidera and caused it to be delivered to but wooks' imprisonment. A typhoon message received Man who Swallowed Jewellery, reprosented.?

A man who stole a gold earring Mr. Fletcher:No; he was re- the Wai Tong. Thoy paid the tion will show that there is last evening reported a cyclone or

which mounted in all to suggestion. All that is asked in typhoon, east of Northern Luzon, with a jade stone drop, and, when presented by Mr. D'Almada, but customs likin and other charges nothing unreasonable in such a

was both he and Mr, D'Almada.ngres less than 300 miles distant. The arrested, swallowed it;

received from the defendunt, on be kept in English. The actual ling was unknown;

whippings of ten strokes each rescindod.

Anorder was accordingly made, account, Tis. 153.9.05, leaving a working books will still be in and four hours' stocks at the

balance of Tle. 326.8.35 equiva-Chinese, The cost to a company Polico Court, this morning. Mr. The Mang Hing Firm.

lent to $456.72, the sum claimed. would be that of a Chinese clerk Irving tried the case.

In convection with the affairs The defendants, in their state- or two with a knowledge of Eng- of the Hanging Firm, Mrment of defence, said that they lish book-keeping, and the com- A man who was charged at the Moore of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes did not know whether the case of pany would be able to demonstrate Police Court, this morning, witli and Master made an application opium was or was not delivered its position without its books bav- snatching a panama hat valued for the discharge of the trustee, by the plaintifs, but if it wero so, ing first to be translated. $2.70, at West Point yoster-supported by affidavit. A diviit was the duty of the plaintiffs to Proferential Treatment day, put forward the defence that dend of twenty per cent, lind been

the amount of

(lamblers,

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DEATHS. BULLDEATII-On June 14, 1912, at Shangimi, Beatrice -Bulldeath, aged 11 months.

STAFF-On June 1, 12, at the Victoria Nursing Shanghai, Henry Robert Staff.

The object of this paper is to publish correct information, to serve the truth and print the news without fear or favour.

Alleged use of the Chopper. We are informed that a man has been rent to the hospital sufloring from injuries said to have been caused by a min now in custody who, it is alleged, assaulted him with a chopper.

Sentence Reduced.

word

A Navel Defence.

was made.

Left But Came Back,

all freight, in this, nothing unreasonablo in Mr. E. A. Irving at the Police the prosecutor had robbed him paid and a fual dividend of 11 recover from the Wai Tung. Thore is nothing unreasonable Court, this morning, reluced a of his purso. Mr. Irving die per cont. The Official Receiver duties and other charges die urging that a company registered Bentence of six months passed on believed the story and sentenced having no objections, an order bursed by the plaintiffs in ren in English Colony, and enjoy snatelor on Monday test, to six him to three months' hard labour

spect of the case. The defondants ing the privileges attaching to weeks' and four hours" stocks, and four hours' stocks.

denied that the plaintiffs paid Tis. such registration, should keep a TUCKER.—On June 14, 1912, at Shanghai, in the wife of G. There

no previous cons

Pasengers Arrived.

Mr. Fletcher also made an ap:| 482 7.4.0.or any any sum in re-record of their position and E. Tucker, a daughter. (Helen Stella).

(449)victions against hiin.

The following pussengers ar All on Account of Hongkong.rived in Hongkong to-day by the plication for the approval of aspect of duties and other charges transactions in the language of A Chinese paper statos that the 5.5. Siberia:Judge Ross and composition in the affairs of on behalf of the defondants, and that Colony. But it is uaronson- Home Consular Body in Tientsin has Mrs. Ross, of Manila; Mr. Itoxas; Ching Kat Ching Keo. The ro- also that they have paid to the able that protection should not be 451 Buggested the establishment of Mr. S. F. Pink of the Western coiving order was trade on fun plaintiffs Tia 153.0 0.5, or any afforded to merchants, British two isolation hospitals in Ching- Smolting Co., and Mrs. Pink, 19, 1911, and, on the 25th of the other sumon account of the duties and foreign, whose books are who wore married in Kobe; Mr. same month, the petitioner was and other charges. They donio carefully kept and who ask that wangtao and Taku for quarantine

be accorded to any companies in purposes, as Hongkong is infeo ed Mauerto Zorros, mayor of Manila; adjudicated bankrupt. Both the indebtedness for, either the sum proferential treatment should not

and Mr. U. P. Thompson, of the partners in the firm disappeared claimed or any other sum.

and proceedings

A partner in the plaintiff firm, the Colony. We do not see how by plaguo,

Philippine Vegetable Oil Co.

against them in Canton to attach in his evidence, doposed that in the Government can avoid giving On May 21 other transactions the defendants the Ordinaucs very serious con- property there, petitioner came back to Hong-had given him a letter authoris sideration. As it stands, it will

Something Wrong. kong and mot the creditors, who ing him to collect the money due, not do at all. unanimously approved the ap-from their customers.

A memberof the defendant firm The latest postal transit record pointment of a trusted who was to secure the payment of a divi- said that the plaintiff nover caine between Manila and Hongkong is dend of thirly-eight per cont. to him to be paid. When opiumono in which a postcard dospatch- The public examination was held was imported into China the ed from the Philippine port un-shortly after and on June 5 the duties were paid by the importer. 00 May 12 was delivered to the accoud statutory meeting of the He know nothing about money addressco in Hongkong on June creditors was hold and the re-due from his firm for the duties, 17-just a month. A very fing solution passed at the former until he received a letter from the achievement for a hustling age, this. Unfortunately, poor old meeting was confirmed. He, the plaintiff, solicitors.

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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1912.

THE POSITION OF ULSTER.

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Dr. Wilder In Hospital.

Late Mr. S. Farrel's Affairs. It is with regret that we learn In the Bankruptoy Court, to-day, from the "Shanghai Times" that Mr. Otto Kong sing made an A. P. Wilder, United States Con- application or behalf of Mr. R aut for Shanghai, tips been ordered Aitken for an order that the to hospital in California, where, estate of the late Mr. S. Farrel under medical advies, he sought should be administered in Bank- to improve his health. We hope rupicy. The liabilities were that he wil soon be dut again. $60,000 and the assets $81,000.

Catching the Pawnbrokers. The application, being A man who had been defraud- opposed, was grantail. ing pawnbrokers by pledging bangles which he represented to be gold and wore not, was sen- tenced to three months at the Police Court, this morning, for obtaining money by falso pre-

tences.

Remanded

SILK HANDKERCHIEFS

Commerce Act: Marking on Handkerchiefs.

were takon

official receiver, had sufficient The case was proceeding us we Hongkong is again to blame this money in hand to pay the pre-went to press. ferential debts and the costs.

An order approving of the composition was made.

Didn't Wish to Search for Soldiers.

FIRE IN HONGKONG.

Building Insured for $19,000

timo, inasmuch as the card bears the Hongkong dato stamp of May 22. Hence it was lying about. somewhere in. Ilangkong for a trifling period of nearly four weeks after its arrival in the Co- lony. Who's to blame, we won-

Judging from the vehement speeches delivered on the first

FOR AUSTRALIA. amendment to the Home Rule Bill, there will be many hosted scones in Parliament before the mongure is finally placed upon the Statute

The Secretary of the Hongkong Book. It was only in accordanes with expectations that the Hon.

Chamber of Commerce advises UA Mr. Agar Robartes' scheme for special treatment for Ulster should

that Mr. J. B. Suttor, Commercial At the Police Court, this morn- Commissioner in the East for be rejected by the House, but, himself a Liberal and representing ing, before Mr. E. A. Irving, three New South Wales, has forwarded strong Nonconformist constituency, he was able to securo a goodly Chinese were charged with being a copy of Regulations having

Mr. Willson appeared to sup In the early hours of this der? body of followers from the Ministerial side of the House, so that on in unlawful possession of a quaroference to silk handkerchiefs port the petition in bankruptcy morning a fire broke out in a rico As Others See Us.

The Shanghai "China Press' a poll of 571 votes the amendment was only rejected by a majority. tity of opium. Mr. Lewis asked imported to Australia. It roads of Chan Shing Cheung, whose shop in Connaught Road West,

liabilities were stated to be which gutted the whole of the has the following:-"Hongkong remand, as follows:- of one less than seventy.. This is eloquent testimony to the fact that his Worship for n

$6,039 and his assets $5,004. establishment. The now motor people go to bed early. At least and the request was granted. In the Bill is far from popular in the House of Commons, even among the case of the first and second

The Official Ieroiver opposed fire ongive and a good supply of we must suppose that they do. Liberals, and, if the Nationalist vote were subtracted, it would pro defendant bail was fixed at $75

the making of a receiving order. firemen wore quickly on the spot The Executive Council has passed The mauner of application of As matters stood at prosent hoge but the strong wind which was rogulation forbidding the ass bably he found that this most vital amendment would have been and the third $10.

the trade description to handker-would not be suflicient to pay for blowing at the time gave the cop of the streets to motor cars. accepted. All goos to show that there exist marked divergences of Heavy Gambling Fine. views on the Bill, and if it were referred to the country, as it shouldTen men were charged with chiefs generally is directed by even the legal expenses in the mit-flagration such a start that the between midnight and 8 o'clock

gambling in a luso at Second Order 1213.

tor. If Mr. Willson's suggestion offorts of the brigade to subur in the morning, and no one seems be, ita fate would almost certainly be that of its defunct predeos Street, West Point and a further

The marking of each initialled to a receiving order being the flames were fruitless as far as to think the regulation a bard Now, how did they charge of keeping a house for the Japanese handkerchief is exempt, inde and suspended for a month that particular building was con- ship."

for the debtor to collect $500 cernod. Fortunately the wind was discover that in Shanghai. But, quite apart from the merits of the present Bill, we are purposes of gambling was preferr- Vide G. Q. 1584 (7).

Where silk handkerchiefs,made stated to be owed to him were blowing towards the Harbour and frankly gratified that the amendment was not approved. As wood againstone of them. The keeper

was fined $100 with the altern-in a foreign country, e. g. Japan, adopted, he would be responsible the sparks and flames had Jiule GOVErnment house. see the question, there can be no playing with the matter by ex-tive of three months and the bear English wording,e.g. "Morry for the debts and would probably to play upon, or matters would eluding from the operation of a great scheme a little group of coun-remainder were fined $3 or in Christmas," it is necessary that, have to look for Chinese soldiers have been vory Forious. The His Excellency The Officer in addition to the marking requir- in the backgrounds of Shanghai. brigade devoted their attention to Administering The Government ties about one-eighth of the whole country in number. If there is default seven days.

ed in the case of plain or initial-

His Lordship adjourned the the adjoining buildings for the is entertaining the members of to be Home Rule for Ireland, there must be no special treatment for Zorastrian Charity Trust Funds. led handkerchiefs, the words hearing until the next bankruptcy inest part,

At a Special General Meeting Made in Japan," or as the caso

the Court and Council of the any particular part of it—that is, in the way of exclusion from n

day.

The building, which was a four University of Hongkòng - to of the Zorastrian Charity Trust measure of self-govorament applying to the country of which it is a Funds, convened on a Requisition ohief in conjunction with the may be, appear on each handker-

storied one, was insured, we are luncheon on Friday, June 21, to part. For this reason we greatly deplore the agitation which is sent in by the Community, Mr. words to be qualified. The quali

informed, with four finns to the meat Sir Charles Eliot. extent of 849,500. The cause The following have been in being so hotly waged by Sie Edward Carson, Mr. F. E. Smith and Hormuji Kaikhusroo Erani, the tying marking should be either

of the outbrook has not yet been vited others. To the unbiassed mind the noise and bluster made by these representative of the firm of

ascertained.

General Anderson; Dr. Bel politicians smacke a little of stage thunder, while their insistent Messrs. N. Mody & Co., and imprinted in indelible ink, or woven similarly to the words to harping on possibilities of civil war je a trills boring and certainly the Trust Funde, was elected as present Honorary Secretary of

Mr. Badeley; Mr. C. Clementi;. bo qualified.

MAGISTERIAL ADVICE. Mr. E. R. Hallifax; Mr. Cha most obnoxious to those who believe in majority rule and resent the President of the Trust Funds in

Chikyu; Mr. Chang Kang-yi idea that a small minority should persist in opposing a general de place of the late Bir H. N. Mody,

A NARROW ESCAPE.

At the Police Court, this morn- Sir Paul Chater; Mr. Chathom vo Iun

ing, a Japanese named Kino Mr. Chau Siu-ki; Mr. Oliu y We can hardly come round to the belief that there will be

Alba coxewain of the steam

was charged before Mr. Melbourne in; Dr. Clark; Mr. W. Dicken with being drank and disorderly. Sir Kai Ho Kai; Mr. J. R. Word; bloodshed in Ulset the Home Rule Bill is passed, for not all Over a thousand workers in the launch of Lloyd's has reported Ulstermen are opposed to ite provisions. The fact is, we fear, that shek Chieng arsenal, near. Canton, that on Wednesday he saw a

According to the evidence he was Dr. G. P. Jordan, Mr. Lau Cher chasing people outside a shop. Fak, Mr. Ng Hon Taz; Mr. Ng there is a deal more of agitation on Ulster's behalf outside its have gone on strike because their Chinese struggling in the water

He then tried to get into a ricking; Mr. E. Osborne, Rev. T. W bounds than within, which la hardly surprising in, these days when working day has been increased near Douglas wharf. He took him

shaw bat could not. one party or the other can be relied upon to make capital out of any from eight to nine hours. In out of the water and landed him

Pearce; His Hon. Mr. Rees Davi Defendant said he had been in situation. Mr. Bonar Law says that the Government is inciting reply to a protest, the Director at Blake Pier in an unconscions

Before Mr. Justice Compertz: the Colony fifteen years and had Mr. Pollook; Rev. G. M. Spad Ulstermen to show, not by words, but by note, that they are in informed the men that Clovers state. At the Pier two European earnest. But in our view if there over should be civil war fu Ulster, men workers should do "extes constables used artificial respira Thursday, June 20. The Choe been to the Court once when he Mr. Alabaster Mr G. Edki

great share of the responsibility will fall on the shoulders of those work without extra wages, but the lion and got him round. He was Wp firm v. Tong at arm was fined #2. Mr. N. J. Stebb; Mr Mary Stev

firm V Yes whose constant sesertions that "Ulster will fight" may do much to men resent this in view of the hot went to the hospital. He has Kwong Lan Choong encourage unthinking, hot-beaded fanatics to commit the most net contact labourers are constated that lie coldentally fellinto Wo Choong firm: Wing Fling dilute it next time; Ave dollars art: Mr. A. M, Thomson,

Wei Yuk; Mr. N. J. Mody - "wazzanted and indefensible india

firm v. Young Fat-yau, the water whilst drunk,

(laughter) sinning on the old conditions,

mand.

Ki.

Arsenal Workers Strike.

LAW LIST,

Supreme Court,

Original Jurisdiction,

June 22, before the Chief Jus tice-Motion to expunge entries in the register of Trade Marke,

June 25, before the Chief Jus- Coronation tice:... Mohideen v Garage.

Summary Jurisdiction:

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Mr. Molbourne: Tell him to

Mr. D. K. Bethnay Mr. E. Shellji