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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, JULY 2, 1912.

DAY BY DAY.

Civility need not degeneinte into obsequiouznosa..

German mall.

Discharged

POLICE RAID ON NEWS- GERMAN JOURNALIST'S

BOYS.

HOW THE ASSISTANT READ.

In a Pleasant Tone of Voice.

NOTES AND 5

COMMENTS.

Ice House Street

VISIT.

Pessimistic Regarding China. Owing to the extraordinary

The onse of U, L. A. Mohideon Touching, some observations. A distinguished German jour- attitudo adopted during the past

the Coronation Garage and Lau in yesterday's issue regarding the The German Mail of the 31st few days by the Police towards nalist, in the person of Dr. rer. Nga po was continued this morn-state of a bit of the footpath in of May was delivered in London the newsboys through whose pal. Fritz Wertheimer, who is on iug, when the plantiff again oc- Des Voeux Rund wo may, while on the 1st of July.

medium numerous copies of the the editorial staff of the " Frank cupied the witness box. It will we are about it, draw attention furter Zeitung," is. at prosent in bo remembered that the case to the condition of the paving of Hawking In Prohibited Streets."Hongkong Telegraph" are offer

At the Police Court, this morned for sale, the Proprietor finds Hongkong. For the past five arispe out of a dealin second hand Ice House Street. Only the other months he has been in Chian in motor cars. Messrs. Arculli ob- day, as it woro, this improvenient a man was fined $1 for hawking that many of such newsboys are the interests of his paper, and tained a judgment against Molu was completed and longkong [in prohibited streets.

desirous of finding some other to-night he leaves by train for deen for £215 the price of two people liked its also evenness cccupation-a sentiment which Canton, whonoo he will promotor cars, nid dofondant now under-foot. There is little evon- At the Police Court, this morn- (so far as concerns their attitudo cood to Macao, subsequently roseeks for an order making the nese about the paving now. It ing, a Chinese was charged with above referred to) the Proprietor turning to Hongkong. He will Coronation Garage and Lau Nga stands up in the centre so much stealing two suits of white cloth-devoutly wishes were equally as then go on to Swatow, Fooolow ing, the property of a Japaneso. deep-rooted in the minds of tho-ond Amoy, and then begin this po, whom he alleges to be a part. that the street is in a fair way to Dofondant was discharged. responsible for its inspiration,

ner, third parties in the action. becoming whale-booked in ap return trip vin Siberia. Ho has

Mr. Eldon Potter lasiructed by peurance. It might be the heat A Fatal Fall..

In consequence, and partially to be in Berlin in August. Dr. Mr. Header Harris of Messrs. which has created the ridge. up Tho borly of a bricklayer us a means of "roducing the Wertheimer is no stranger to the Wilkinson and Grist, appeared the centre of the street, but wOA been removed to the mortuary;

labour which might otherwise be Far East, as he made a tour fos the plaintiff, and Mr. O. G. hardly think so. We should as the unfortante man was killed inflicted upon a worthy, though through Olins some three years Alabaster, instructed by Mr. W readily attribute it, and the gaping through falling from a building apparently over-zonlous body, the on which he was employed.

A. Hend of Mossrs. Brutton and fissures between the wood blocks, Proprietor now offers to all bons} This morning a representative Hott, appeared for the defence.

to the humidity. fido Subscribers to the "Hong of the Telegraph had a brief Disbeyed Banishment Order.

contence of six months kong Telegraph," whose names chat with the doolor, who stato again as to an agreement which,

was questioned Which Vehicle?

From the fact that on onoli side hard labour and four hoursstouka are enrolled as subscribers during that lio is on a mission on behalf at the lasthearing, he said he was of that ugly ridge

up the was passed on a man at the Police the month of July, 1912, the of his paper to study political and satisfied with, though a solicitor centre of the street are evidences Court, this morning, charged with special rate of $1.50 fhalf price) economic changes brought about could have done it ten times bot of sinking, we should judge disobeying a banishment order. per month, and calle attention by the Revolution. He said he tor. In answer to Mr. Alabaster that some heavy vehicle-per-

to the advertisement to that had been practically all over he now said he was not satisfied haps Supposed. Suicide.

two honvy vehicles The body of a coolie has been effect which appears on page ono North Chinn, and had also paid with it..

If (as ho believes will be tho visits to Manchuria and Mongolia.

is driven up and down it. Wo romoved to the mortuary. Tho

Mr. Alabaster:–Wint đó have econ, for instones, the

you case is apparently one of suicide, case) a Butlicient number of the

Asked what he thought of the mean I was satisfied with the Ice Company's atosin motora menbora of the local community aituntion, Dr. Wertheimer said it reading of my assistant. purchased, it will be remembered, from a building in Bridget Street. avail themselves of the above

was difficult to say how the new

You were not satisfied with when they were no longer requit offer, the Proprietor will at least Government would shape. what he read but with the ed for constructiv purposes. on Ten men wore each, fined $5, possess the satisfaction of having have been in Peking," he said, manner in which he read it? the Canton-Kowloon railway at the Police Court, this morning received from tho Pablio

and have talked with practically You thought he read it in trolling along that street; and assurance of their sympathy under all the Ministers, as well as Pro- nice tone of voice? He read it they might be responsible. We cording to the evidence of the circumstances which (from the aident Yuan Shih-kai. Thoy, ol to me and I was satisfied ne forns cannot recall any other vehicle police they were playing at "ma. Proprietor's experience in many course, are very confidant, but I the reading was concerne bo which uses the street and is heavy other parts of the World) he cannot say that the diplomatic cause I did not want to disclose enough to do so much damage in believes to be entirely confined to people in Peking are optimistic. my dissatisfaction with the con- tho Colony of Hongkong.

tonts before my olork.

TYLER-On Juno, 201, 1912, at 535 Avohuo Paul Brunat, The body was found hanging Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. W, F. Tyler, a daughter.

DEATHI

Playing "Ma Cheuk"

CUMMING—At Ballochideo House, Bankfoot, Perthshiro,

Shanghai and Hankow, aged 40 years.

Suotland, on June 1, 1912, Donald G. Comming, late of Ilangkong for gambling at West Point. Ac

The object of this paper is to publick correct information, to serve the truth -

and print the news without fear or favour,

Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.

Telephone: No. 1. A.B.C., 5th edition... Western Union

The Hongkong Telegraph.

UPNOKONG, TUESDAY, JULY 2, 41912.

THE POSITION IN THE NORTH.

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chouk."

European Sailors in Trouble Two of this sailors from the aailing vessel now at West Point were found drunk and in- capablo last night and appearod at the Police Court, this morning, They were fined $2 oach.

Death of Mr. 1. D. Cumming We learn-with-rogrot-that-Mr- Donald Cumming died at Bank- age of 40, Mr. Cumming formal foot, Porthshire on June 1, at the ly resided in Hongkong and was also well known in Shanghai.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

Newsboy in Trouble.

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ago.

In fact, I may say they are the reverse, and they say that as yet we are only at the beginning of of the real Revolution.'

The Greatest Danger. When asked what he thought was the greatest danger, the

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His Lordship-I don't know what you mean by that. When your clerk read it, wore you satisfied. satisfied or not?-No, I was not

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so short a space of time. Wo

suggest, at any ralo, that the P.W.D. might turn its eyes upon the condition of this street and night consider the advisability. of barring it to extra-heavy traffic. It is unfair to the public to spend Mr. Alabastor-Why did you money putting it right ovory. doctor said the position of the tell me you were:-The clerk other mouth, so to speak, and the At the Police Court, this morn-provinces was n gravo ono. So old, was charged with selling the was loss unity than under said. "All right, ing, a small boy, twelve years far as ho could see there road it out to me and I said, " Is publio is beginning to grumble.

it-nu.? Ho said " Yos," and I The Democratic Candidacy.

The U.S. Democratio Conven- and "Hongkong Telegraph" without the old rogimo, as all the

put the Is it sortion has not yet decided on its ngrooment away. provinces were far more indopou-

ongdidate to run in opposition to The managor of the "Tele- dont in their attitude, while the means "Aro the contents as you President Taft and Mr. Roosevelt Mr. E A. Living, at the Police graph," said that during his Contral Government exercised

froad it.?" Court, this morning, fiued two experience with two newapapors very little control over the pro-understand it..

His Lordship:-Well; I don't in the Presidential election. The men $12 and $2 for being in in the Colony, he had nover vincial authorities.

wire giving the "final ballot " "In fact", unlawful possession of opiumakuown boys to take out a hawker's said Dr. Wortheimer," Frosidou!

Questioned as to conversation was merely the closing voting for The alternativo to the fine was license for the sale of newspapers. Yuan appears to have no, control defendant said that the latter telfidate has to secure a two-thirds between himself and Lia Nga-po, that particular day, and as a can- twenty one days in the first case Mr. Irving romanded the case over the Provinces at all." and five days in the second.

until to-morrrw. Didn't know her Surname.

Opium.

The Russian Nationalist party, at one time sably led by the late M. Stolypin, and now by M. Kokovtsoff has, after cousitleration of. At the Police Court, this morn

name. She hesitated for a time, ing, a woman was asked.her sur

glanced round the Court and, tó the amusement of all present, back of the Court to tell her her asked a Chinese sitting at tho

surname quickly.

Peace Compelled.

Alleged Stowaways on the

. Changsha.

a'awker's license.

A CASE FROM

ABERDEEN.

Dispute over Loans.

insurance managor).

Mr. Alabastor--Do you moan Mr. Lafferts Knox?

Witness:Yes.

that it was no good; it was out What did you say?-1 told him of order every eight days.

him to buy a our from a life-majority of the Convention, it is obvious thi there, will still havo, to be a good deal of voting before the final choice is made. Ap- parently Spanker Clark's chances are becoming more romote, whils Governor Marabull and Governor Hurmon are coming up strongly the day yet to say what will hap 18 "dark horsos". It is early in

pen, for, once the stampede be Sins, the whole situation may well. he completely cimnged. Home Politics

After tiffin Mr. Alabaster re marked that he had boon cross-

examining the witness for ten hours and, if he went on to put the whole of his own case to poll

Of late there have been quile.

bore to mil ponding. crop of bye-elections at Ilome, the Likoston, result, while it did

not ond in the nuseating of Col.

Commenting on the marked changos which he had observed since his last visit to the East, the a roport by Count Bondingson on the situation in the Far East,

doctor said the most noticeable drawn up and pledged itself to a far-rouching programme, which if

outward ohange was the cutting of the queue. But this, he said, it is realised, dillior in the original form or in the alternative, will

was not at all general, for while practically place Northern Manchuria and Mongolia under the

at Hankow and other places no complete suzerainty of the Czar. The proposal in regard to

This morning in the Summary coolies could be seen

On the Northern Manchuria is one of annexation. If that bo for the mo-

Court, before Mr. Justice Gom-streets with a queue, at Peking ment impossible, then the now treaty with China will be made to Whilst fighting, two Chinese pertz, the Wing Hing firm, salt the reverse was the caso. The provide for the following incnsures:(1) Exclusion of Chinese and were arrested yesterday. At the fish dealers of 45 Main Street, Whangpoo liver seemed to be

Polico Court, this morning, they Aberdeen,sued a fisherman named the dividing line in this matter.

as that of his clients, ho would be foreign shipping on the rivars Argun, Amur, Ussuri, and in the word charged with the offence, Young Fat-you, to recover the Roplying to questions regard-in the box very much longer. busin of the Sungari; (2) ronunciation; by Chime of the right of One man who had his head-badly sum of $268.30, being as to ing Manchuris, Dr. Wertheimer Subject to the condition that he constructing railways in the ragion between the Eastern Chinese damaged was dismissed with a $107.75 balance due for money said the people there were quiet, would not be open to the criticism Railway line sad the Russian frontier; (3) the "restoration of caution and the other was fined lont by plaintiff to the defendant and Chao Erb-fung, the Governor that a point was not put to the Russian possessions along the right bank of the Amur river within $2. They wore both bound over and as to $70.55 for monies paid Leneral, appeared to have the witness, he would stop his cross-sly, must be very satisfactory limits of Russian de facto occupation between 1900 and 1908; (4) to be of good behaviour for six to various persons or firma on situation well in hand. He was examination. renunciation, by China of the right of constructing railways, without months.

behalf of, and at the request, of, a fine man and was without

k the Oppositio, inasmuch as the defendant.

Mr. l'otter could not agree. His doubt the only man who could friend practically said he would the Unionist voto made a big Russia's consont, from the Gulf of Liao-tung to the Russian frontier;

the Liboval vote declined while Mr. F. X. D'Alainda o Castro keep Manoharia quiet. He (Dr. conss cross-exam nation if hetep forward. The latest chance (5) the establishment for the entire period of the fause of complete

Six men were remanded at the appoare for the plaintiff, and Wertheimer) did not think the Mr. Potter, agreed not to com of the Unionists is at Crewe, exterritoriality of the leased strip along the Eustorn `Chinese Rail- way in the sections Manchuria-Pogranitechunya and Harbin-Police Court this morning on a Mr. Lewis of Messrs. Johnson, people there were Republicans at ment in a particular way. At least

hero is a Vacancy owing Kwangeleng-ize; (6) limitation of the number of the Chinese troops charge of attempting to stow away Stokes and Master for the defen heart. As to Mongolia, he did in Northern Manchuria, and (7) renunciation by China of the right on the as. Changsha. According dant.

not see a great deal of it, but he seventy-five per cent, of the cross

the death of Mr. Walter "Mr. D'Almanda said that the thought the situation there was all he need have done was to have two years and who previously re-

oxamination was irrelevant, aud

Meloran, who has sat there for of erecting fortifications on the Russo-Manchurian frontier.

in a coal butiker, this morning.dofendant had hired a junk off not so grave as in Manchuria. put the salient points. It will be at once seen that the alternative is merely another Two of the crew were charged one of the partners in the firm, In the course of further con-

presented the same constituency Mr. Alabastor-In those way of securing the sense of annexation without strict adherence to with aiding and abetting. Mr. and had borrowed money from versation, the doctor said he circumstances I must go on.

froin 1880 to 1895, At the last to the letter. In the first instance, there is a proposal to create a R. F. C. Master, appeared for the the partner, personally, and from had not yet studied the Southern

elsution the decoased, who is 'a' However, a munopoly for Russian shipping and the exclusion of foreign nations steamship company.

the firm, and he, from time to situation, but he understood that discussion brought about the

little furilor brother of Lord Aberconway, not only from the Amur, but from the whols of its tributarios; tho

time, supplied Geh for which he it was rather uneasy. So far as desired arrangement, and witness pollo1 7,029 votes, while his ope. renunciation by China of practically all her rights to railroad

receive credit. The firm had he could ser, most of the officials was then re-examined by Mr. building; the limitation of the number of Chinese troops in the At the Police Court, this morn-also paid certain aims on bolall in Peking were Cantonese, and Potter. aron; and of the power to erect fortifications on the Amur boundary, ing, sevon men were charged with of the defendant.

what the Southerners wanted In other words, if Russia cannot bave Manchuria,, China shall. not being on the premises of 141 The defence was that the junk more than that he could not: be allowed to do what she likes with it. With regard to Mongolia Hollywood Roud, for the purpose originally belonged to the defen-seo. little can be said, for the Nationalist schemes, if they ever come of gambling. Mr. Russ, who ap-dant and that he landed it over Enthusiastic over Tsingtau. into operation, would be only the logical outcome of the diplomatic poared for the defendants, said to the plaintiff firm in full satis-

Dr. Wertheimer was very, on- history of Russia and China during the past five years. Itussia they were not guilty of gambling.faction of his debt.

thusiastic over Tsingtau, the Gor-Original Jurisdiction. would only take a fow further stops towards the absorbtion of Inspector Watt said that though Judgment was reserved after man settlement in Shantung. Mongolia. We say "absorbtion" advisedly for the Mongolian is to cards and dice had been found on His Lordship had heard the Since the Revolution, lo Baid be prepared for the change by cultural influencas and Russo- the premises no gambling lund evidence. Mongolian Schools.

to the evidence they were found.

Gambling Prosecution

Dismissed.

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MARINE COURT.

Disobeying Orders.

over Bavonty houses and been built there through the influx of rich Chiness. While he was thore, during one week, ten Chinese high officials bought up land for build- ing, and at presont there were over 30 Taotais and four Gover-

LAW LIST.

Supreme Court.

To-day. Mohidoon v. The Coronation

Garage, and Lau Nga-po.

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Here therefore the eitan adverse ponent, Mr. Craig, got 5,925,

majority of 1,704, which may very possibly be wiped out. Tho fight will be interesting, nayhow.

CHEAP CABLE CHARGES.

For several months past, says "Le Temps," the French postal Thursday, July 4 Motion for authorities have adopted tele- Reotification of the Register of grams for deferred transmission at reduced ratos to various Trado Marks.

Tuesday, July 9 Hung Kwair European countries: This service ching v. Lo But-po.

has now been extended by agree Thursday, July 11: Chad Siu- ment with different foreign and anr. v. The Kwong governments and telegraph.com- Tuk Cheong Firm.

pinies to several non-Eurpean

Newfoundland, the Antilles, tho Monday, July 15-In Appollate countries, including the Uuited Jurisdiction. Fook Lung Firm v. States (Alaska excopiod), Canada,

been witnessad. Mr. Melbourne:--- The Czar's statesmen have profited by the lessons of history.

Defendants discharged. The mistake over Finland is not to be made again in Mongolin, and

Home from China- the population of the provinen is to be acclimatised to the net Monmouth have just completed a Cornishmen aboard II.M.S. draught of supreme Russian control, which iuust avontuate froin tour of Cornwall on their return the present state of affairs. With regard to Manchuria, the case from the China Station, seems somewhat diforent and we fail to see what stops the No-Bodmin the company dined to-Court, before Commander C. wybaying land for building, tho In the Marine Magistrate's nore taking refuge there. When tionalist party can take to secure a realisation of their aspirations, gather under the chairmanship of Bookwith, two Boatwomen were Geographically speaking, there seems no reason whatever why Bugler Phil Taylor, R.ALL.I., charged with disobeying the law their houses in European style Yau Wo Firox and anr. (pro-

Chinese wore compelled to eroot Russia should not have Northern Manchuris as well as Mongolis, who, in commemoratioti of the fal orders of the Harbour Mastor This was the only restriction, Politically, there is one gront reason:-there are others interested tour, prosented a sovereign caso by having their craftmoorade 1st and there was no soparate Euro-visionally fixed.)

At

Summary Jurisdiction. Before Mr. Justice Gompertz: Today, Wing Hing v. Young

British, Gorman and Portuguese African Colonies, Egypt, India and the East Indies, the frontier provinces of China, Indo-China and the French Colonies of

in North China and any attempt to annex territory in this portion and a walking stick to the presi-of Stanley buoys. They were sidered that those Chinese who of the new Republic must be viewed jealously by another Power dont (Patty-Officer Cox), and each fined $6.

pean reservation, it being con- whose interests in that region are great. Whether the Republican watch and stick to the secretary government will agree or not, to ceda further territory in compliance and treasurer (Lendling-Stoker B. 8. Lanigan, L. 5. 70, charged Settlement were rich enough to latu.

Fast.

could afford to buy land in the

the future. The query as manttore now, stand, is whether the who was invalided home from the s.8. Hongkong, while she was there was a soparate reservation v. the Tai Hing Firm Ejectment; St. Pierre and Miquelon, Algeris

boatmon with making fast to up good Chinese government will yield to the temptation to transfor a great China and discharged from the tinder way in the waters of the for Europeans, but now this die Sudha Singli v. Gustavo, other Tunis and the Frengli post-offices and movide na fresh precodonts for the grauting of additional rights) was presented with a puras; well who pleaded guilty, wore enoh There was a bright future ahead. v. J. Santos; Moola Singh' v. H. Jcluded in the service.

Powers so highly involved in the porthi,

(WAA filled with 'money.

Ened 125,

for Tsingtan, said Dr, Wertheimer Xavier and J. Santos,

7,