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TELERRAPA

THE HONGKONGAM SECOND EXTRA

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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JULY 10, 1914.

THE EMPRESS DISASTER, CROWN RENT DISPUTE: HONGKONG & SHANGHAI

DR. FRANCIS CLARK'S BROTHER AMONG

SURVIVORS.

Basel Mission Sued by

Colonial Treasurėr.

This afternoon, in the Summary Osart, before Mr. Justics Hazeland, the Colonial Treasurer

BANK.

DIVIDEND OF £2.35. PER SHARE.

Went Down with the Liner but sued the Basel Mission Society to Bank not to Pay Income Tax.

was Rescued.

Yesterday's mail brought nows

to the Colony that a brother of Dr. Francis Clark was on board the Empress of ireland when she went down in the St. Lawrence River, and that he had a most marvellous escape from death.

recover the sum of $1.50 for Crown, rent.

the

We are officially authorised Mr. P. M. Hodgaon, Crown to state that, sabject to audit, Solicitor, appeared for the plain-the Directors' of

Hong. tiff, and Mr. Norrington, of Mr. kong and Shanghai Banking Brutton's office, for the defend- Corporation, will recommend at

the forthcoming meeting — ants.

Dividend of £2. 3/-

The case had been mentioned this morning when Mr. Norrington said that the defence was that the amount had been paid.

per share subject to deduction of

• Income. Tax. Add to the Silver

It appears that Mr. Clark was awakened by the noise of the Empress's syrea, but on looking

Addressing his Lordship, Mr. on the

Reserve Fand... $350,000- out of the port-hole he could see Norrington said that

.Write "off Bank nothing umms, and e returned Crown Solicitor informing bim!

Premises. ..$400,000 to his bunk. A minats or so that the receipt, which he was in

And carry forward afterwards he felt nimasif slipping possession of, was in respect to

about.. other property, his client waN down in hie barth, and feeling that'

$20 lacs. the amount It will be noted thist instead of something was wrong he hastily quite prepared to pay

hither. donned some clothing and went claimed. There was some mistake, the Bank paying, as up on deck. It was evident by because the defendants had been to, the Income Tax on divid- the British

this time that a serious miskup undowners in Hongkong for some ende, subject to

Hia Income Tax, the dividend has

usd occurred, but Mr. Ulark considerable time paut. thought the разводного and

client wse he treasurer to the been increased by an amount crew would soon be taken of Society and was justly indignant sufficient. to compensate the think that the name of the Society was shareholder liable to this tax,

and certainly did not

It possible for the liner to sink as thus brought into court. They while the other shareholders will received a notices for Crown ranta benefit to the full extent of the rapidly as she did.

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has Mr. Hodgeon:-There

Without any warning, however, and had paid the sum of $208 increase in the dividend. the huge liner gave a sudden odd." Juroh, und Mr. Clark sank with her. He turned over and over in the been no mistake at all and if

there has been, it is on the part DIVERSIONS AT DINNER sen, but at last rose to the surface, of the Basel Mission, not on the where he was much buffeted about

Alleged Substitution of Prisoners

This afternoon at the Police

by the wreckage and surrounded part of the Colonial Treasurer.

Mr. Norrington :-You will see by hundrede of drowning people. When he was almost exhausted on the receipt for $208, "Kow. (he weighs 16 stone), Mr. Ulark loon Inland Lot No. 7, $7. Tast managed to swim to a raft, and list was received by my client and paid by him on June 4. Thai shouted to a man on it to come to comprised all the property that Court fifteen men were charged and ble. Clark was eventuale thought they were holding with gambling at No. 1 Belchers

from the Government. He Street, ሆy . pulled On

Mr. Leo D'Almada e Castro received no notice whatever other ruit. Immediately afterwards, than that of issuing the writ.

defended..

his aid. *T'his he did,

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woman who had both her 19ge)

Mr. Hodgson said that his

A Chinese constable deposed

broken was helped on to the ratt, friend was making statements to having had warrants in respect She was suffering terribly, and

suo clung to Mr. Clark, saying without any proof at all. "Uh, 00 дов leave mo.

comfortable as was possible, and

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of six houses. It was in the

Mr. Norrington: am pre-first house that the men yon pared to call the defendant.

accross

notice, LOID

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found. The men were arrest-

Mr. Ulark made her $6 Mr. Hodgson:He has writtened and Mr. D'Almeda informed Does his Worship that the men „wore at length a ship came along and not belong to the Hasel interested in a meal at the time, Look the occupante of the raft on Mission." It is a notice for pay-and after being bailed out return- board. It was all over in half a meat sad that if the paymented to complete the courses. nour, and the rescued people

There was a suggestion that ··

the appearing as were taken to a French Canadian made within a certain ume

proceedings will be taken. The the village and after some hourd a truth of the matter is that he fifteenth prisoner was not the train from Quobed took away ail

does not know what the Basel man arrested last night when the survivors who were able to Mission has or has not.

the ruif was mnvie, and evidence travel. Several of those who

Mr. Norrington-He certainly to this offset was given by Sargt, were rescued from the so has received a notice for $1.50 Adlington and a Juiness con

succumbed later.

man

and hus written on it, "Does not stable. Chere was also something air. Clark bad to give evidence belong to the Basel Mission" and in the ustura of u auspicija. before leaving Quebec and also to the What was issued without any against chartsarrasic, view some 300 bodies for purposes further notice. I think it 18 Tas ons was aijsaras to

of identification, Hie ordeal

affected him greatly. When he got that I should point out have the matter settled.

landed in England "lie' only 'bad une suit of cloines and his watch.

that a largo sum was paid

on June 4, five or six days after sue notice, and it was then up to

Naturally, he felt very thanktui the Qúlonial Treasurer to tell us that his life was spared. He te the amount was due and we would stilt in the doctor's hands. It may have paid it at once.

be mentioned that Mr. Clark Judgment was given for the travelled from Montreal to Quebec, plaintiff.

on the way to the Empress boat, with fr. and Mrs. Laurence ieving, who as is known, lost sher AVON in the disaster.

Gymkhana Postponéd, ¦ We atate on Page 4 that the third Grymkhana takes place tu morrow. After the page went to prem we were nowhed that the event has been postponed till

khe 18in anak.

Military Leave.. Major U. W. Davy, R.E., has been granted leave to the neigh- bouring countries from Augast 5 to October 20.

Medical Chargo.

Captain F. H. Stewart, I.M.S., is placed in medical charge, 24th (Huzara) Mountata Battery, from June 10, 1914, inclusive, until further urdere, vice Captain D. Aruur, I. M.,, proceeded to Indin with the 8th. Hajpats,

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Drowned Body Found. Tue body of a man who was drowned in attempting to jump from the On Lee to the wharf, has been found in the Harbour and taken to the Kowloon mor. tuary..

Latest Advertisements. Tae s.s. Balamis leaves för South African ports on the 24th.. inet-Page 5.

Consignees notices are issued regarding the Takada and the Lateang-Pago 5.

The 8.8. Dilwara leaves for Japan on the 14th, iast.—Page 5. No. 3, Seymour Terrace is advertised to let.-Pago 5,