'A singular charge of stealing was preferred against a Chinese at the Mixed Court on Tuesday. The ae cused, it was alleged, not only defrauded his employers, the Robinton Pisno Ca., Ld, Nanking Road, but attempted to cheat the Customs—_anuthorities. Alter Det.-Sgt. Prince bad given evidence of arrest the manager of the Robinson Piano Ca. said that the accused was employ-
It will be remembered that som: ime ago the Kawasaki Dockyarc Jo. proposed to construct @ floating, lock large enough to accommodate: hips of 20,000 tons, reclaiming lan¢ st Higashide-machi, Hiogo, for the purpose, but the proposal met witl much opposition from shipowner hat the location of the dock war hanged to Nishinomiya, says th: Kobe Herald" of the 4th instant.
't is now reported that the Miter ishi Dockyard has on foot a scheme construct a dock capable of ae ed by the firm in the capacity of shipping clerk, and the charge they to prefer against him was that commodating vessels of 25,000 tons {t is intended to reconstruct thr present dockyard at Wada Point, of making out) folie declaratign|and 'application has been made)
773 the authorities through the. Kobe City Office The matter is being attended to by the Harbour Office, and great secrecy is being observed by all concerned lest the opposition of shipowners be renewed. The latter claim that the entrance to. the harbour is even now too narrow, and that if the Mitsu Bishi Com: pany be permitted to construct a breakwater projecting north from 'a|Wade Quarantine Office matters will be still worse." It is said that the shipowners will petition the authorities to reject the Mitsu Bishi application, on the ground that shipping will be hampered if the proposed breakwater be constructed.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.