No. 9885.MARCH 4, 1899.]
FRAGRANT-WATERS' MURMUR That the Odd Volumes' Society has been either stitched together or bound up by the clever Presidential Address of h Oddship, or whatever else you may call the genial Dr Callic,
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That it has not yet been shown why, even in this tail-and of the nineteenth century. a literary and debating society should be addled with such a nams as that of 'Odd Volubes,'
That I daresay every resident will remen- ber the first time he was called upon to speak in his debating society upon asme aubject of disenssion, and will recall the ficat atago-fright he encountered when he got on bis lege to speak. That this wholeme lesson for young and bashful mon is unquestionably bas of the obiel objects for the establishment of such ibelitatione, and I should like to koose whether the Odd Volumes' hare provided for this primary necessity That as I have a clear reti andbrance of pre-
That some ombodiment of the ratepaying or munisipal alement is bound to take shape sooner or later there can be little doubt, although what form it will assume It would be premature to say. That the sudden anportacement of the death of Mr.T. E. Davies was asknowledged by many tommoroial bodies here, but the nows was keenly felt by the personal friends of the deossand gentleman, That the next meeting of the Legislative Couneii will be looked forward to by reti- dents with soute interest, although the expectations will be more likely to be dis. appointed than otherwise.
month ago.
BROWNIE,
SUPREME COURT.
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. (Before His Honour Mr Fielding Clarke, Chief Justice.) Saturday, March 4,
JUDGMENT OF PRELIMINARY ISBUZS.
FRASER SHIFT. WHITEHEAD AND OTHERS-
cluded
tain subject, and of discovering when I
His Lordship said-I do not think I naod trouble you to reply, Mr Robinson,
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THE CHINA MAIL.
own the lassehold; they have also some chattels, purchased by them, and therefore thole property. Now, with regard to the to the fund-a mattor which has a history of some considerablo length. I have been asked to look at the minutes of the old association which existed for the purpose of racing before the Jockey Club was started; and I have been asked specially
the
on
bones
not
diflcult task. Cooatquently, they simply notified their adherence to the amount they had seat in and left that worthy to pursue were settled on the terms offered by the any course be those. Some of the cisima Colestia official; others travelled back to Bankow in his wallet, among the latter were all those preferred by the members of the Church of Scotland Misgión.
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away' u I had to speak as I folt, the that being so I see no reason why I shoul To is goid that the sure on deposit ban re- whole of the guns of providing the plaintiff enco my Captain has given me showing I put into them; and it is about the okaine and appraise the damages, and
Tho
says the
THE ICHANG RIOT CLAIMB The Iohang correspondent of the N-0. that the Captain should do his best to col plearly of opinion he was kept in this Oc- believe the point as to whether the Club
decided in the Law Courts). Whether Daily News write: --- leat for the plaintiff a bonnes anm of 859, lony at least till the ship's return to get his has any rights or property has still to be
The ever recurring question of the claim given every three months to officers on discharge. Whother bo ie antitled to rei board these vessels and knowo ja safe main on any longer may be another quos they have property or not, all will agree
Ha received a paper tion, but he is alearly bound to stay here that wonderful improvement has been for destrnotion of property in the riot of eflected on the paddock, and the erection 1891 has orapped up agalo; indeed, like navigation money.
Hi Lordship-Is there anything to the of a now Grand Staud on the inest approved the poor, they seem always to be with giving him a good character; that he was till he gets bis discharge from the master.
sober steady man and that he left the
The ship pro- Taw or regulations saying that the man is moderni prisciples will tend to increased
was, as I painted out at the time, abip at his own request. cended to Shanghai and from there went buand to wait? You say he is, and the comfort of the jockeys, trainers, and the The sitting of the late nixed commissio to refer to the meeting at which then to Jap n, and finally returned to Hong- other side say he is not. Is thero ang general public. So much has been written altogether abortive but only partially suc.. On thing in any law or regulation which about the various fraces, of the good and cessful. The claimants who were summon Jockey Club was started, and also to kong on or about 21st February last. the ruler of the Jockey Club itself, Friday, 24th February, the plaintiff went to prevents a man from getting employment bad points of the different ponies, of the ed to attend to support their claims did not to decide whether the Club owak any the defendant and obtained from him the bolus not got a discharge? I have surprises which took place, and of the ex-after learning the only terms on which property in this sunse. It appears, so boats and asked him for discharge, and looked through the Morchant Shipping cellence of the arrangements carried out the Chinese Commissioner was empowered Course, Mr T. F. Hough, and the Staw.centage on cach-care to appear to haggle far as I can gather, that there was a sub-complained that the captain had not given Act and has not found it. Was not by that energetic and popular Clerk of the to settle, vis. s reduction of a certain poz-
went round every him his discharge as promised, that is to say, the plaintiff houd to do all he could to
ards, that no god purpose would do served or shaffer with a Celestial who brought a That I suppose the original idea of a debat-That 1 hear the Unofficial Membora of scription liet, which
After Mr Domys had addressed the by indulging in recapitulation or roitora bisesed mind and limited power to such Couauit have not yet had tiras to acknow-year, the purpose of providing fueds within a few days after the 24th of Deco obtain emplum nt?
ber. He said he had been kept in the Co- ing society at Home 'must be abandoned in
ledge receipt of the address of confidence for racing, and that in course of time a sur- a place where so many of the older stagers
which was forwarded to them about & plus accumulated, very far exceeding the loay all this time without being able to Court for som time, his Lordship called tion; but I feel I at expressing the gene current expanses of the year; and whatever ship again as he had not a legal discharge, his attention Ordinance 26 of 1891, ral opinion when I say that we all aro hungering and thirsting to be heard.
surplus there was carried over to form the These wore the facts. The claim is for Seation 16, subsection 8, adding that so welcome the signs of returning interest
next year with the brightest anticipations, That perhaps no kind of organisation has
nucleus of the fund for the next year. In 8600, but it is left for your Lordship to say far as he could see that was not in the and look forward to the race meeting of
The portion of the sub-section is as follows: done more than the debating society Es
1881 thin fund, which then amounted to what datingo has been sustained it will home Act.
There is a probability of a few scratch $10,899, was known as the Rase Fand. probably be found ti bo lose that $500.
racon being rowed in conection with the bring out the pawera of expression of
It had been, of course, gradually accumu. The claim is put, however, for $500 asNo seaman shall, except with the sanc our young vien.
lating; many of the subscribers to it had damagos asured to the plaintiff by the da. tion of the Harbour Master, be shipped to left the Colony, but most of the subscribere fondast having wilfullyland wrongfully loft do duty on ward a British ship, or aar Victoria Recreation Club about the end of
After going the naual round, these docu- ments have now arrived as Iohang #goin, for that year were present as the meeting the plaintiff behind in this Colony without foreign ship whose flag is not represented this month ar beginning of April. It At that mooting a rosolution was passed basing discharged the plaintiff at the Mer-, by a Consular officer resident in the Colony, would not be a bad thing to have scratch that the balance now standing at credit of cantile Marino Offics and without having ofwhere thus at the Mercantile Marine rase more frequently. It is too mush to from Pting. Two of them, viz., those of the Hongkong Race Fund be handed over given to tas plaintifa writton certificate of Office, and the Superintendent shall require expect a rowing man to be in constant the Rev. Blf Dean and De Pirie are to be paid is full, but the Rev. Mr Conkbara's has been reduced-it is said by the British bis die cortificate of discharge from the last take part in a race ets wook's nolice, but This action, in which the plaintiff cocks to the Hongkong Jockey Club, and all pre.discharge specifying the time and nature of such seeman to lodge with him his training and in a condition to be able to by injunction to prevent the Stowards of perty, moyable or immovable, held under the plaintiff's employment on the Jockey Club from interfering with his it be transferred to the Clot. It was sharge from the humpes signed by the ship, and failing the production of such if sufficient inducement were hold out, when Minister at the capital-by fifteen per cent. rights and privileges as a member of that treated as 'property' at that meeting, and defendant as provided by the Marchant Dertificate such seam u shall be bound to the weather is not too exhausting or the a reduction that the latter gentleman refrac was transferred to the Jockey Club as such, Shipping Censolidation Ordinance. 1991. give satisfactory explacation to the Harbour barbour too disturbed, I see no reason why to asent to, and will only accept the amount once a month. So far as numbers of row- mainder open for further consideration. body was resumed today.
bir E. Robinson appeared for the plain-Now it seems to me, whether there were I have recived notice of special defense Master of the cause of the non-production two or three boats could not be manned tendered sa part payment, leaving the en tif, instructed by Mr H. J. Bola; And Aup individual subscribers at that time who that the plaintiff and defoncant being joint thereof... M. J. J. Francie, Q.C., and Mr H. E. Pl. might have had a voies in the disposition tert feasors the plaintif not sue the Mc Dennge-Ec could not have gone ting men are concerned this branch of out- On the face of it, this course seems both lock, fur the defendants, instracto by Mr of the property, oerlainly at the sims i defendant. I would call your Lordship's the Barbour Master and givas say satie-door sport is not nearly so popular as it reasonable and desirable, if the claim he G. d. C. Master (of Megara Jolinson, Stokes must be treated as the property of the attention to the law which is that a xeoman, factory explanation. Thes section 1 sep used to be, and the paucity of numbers preferred was a moderate que, for compro
pear with such monotonous regularity in reduction, is both morally wrong and ad- Jockey Club. No doubt pablic and the plaintiff is a saaman-is acable pose is put in that duurtors way but find may be the reason why the same men apmising such a matter, by however small and Master),
Mr Pollock addressed the Court on behalf tives did come in, but I cannot see that by law to do anything which est sintar- it easy to get employmeat on another the orews; but would it not be mora beDe- i mitting a principle thet is fraught with,
Hie Lordship-But suppose the plaintiff
the morning ed rank cutsiders were encouraged a little have their property destroyed by lawles paring ostalally for sh oration on a ear- of the defondants,and when he had con- thero is any express public trust, It was fere with his rights as regards wages. Thad said to the Harbour Mastocial to the Cluh if those who are consider danger for foreigners generally who may
dealt with as property which could be claim is la the osture of wages and question
24th December and Juft more and given places in the boats when mobs in future. handed over to the Jockey Clab, and it was of whether the defendant sequiesced in Whampoa came in
Either independent professional men of the V.3.0. require some should be mutually chosen to go through banded over, and there was no dissentient obtaining an illegal dischargo esa have of I really vous doubt in this case, and voies. It seams to me rather late in the day nothing whatever to do with this ones. before the office was opey and I can'd not scratch races are being rowed 1 The dry How to suggest that it is not their property. My coutoution is that in this case the get regular discharge, here is the refer act give judgment on it at ouON.
their deli- mained intact until now and his amounted with legal and proper di charge is thrown did not desert; the Cactuin is to send down time that the Committes let the members their decisions made binding on both sides when shocks and inconvenienses allow, actiun is one for an injunction against the
Well, that is ono item of upon the master. The whole object of the my discharge from Shanghai. Do you know what has been the roanit Stowards of the Hongkong Jockey Club to $12,506.
Or think the Harbour Master would bare rebutations apou the new Swimming Bath albeit & mmewhat diffcut malter, textaining them from exluding the plain property. There is also $1,400 on cur- Merchant Shipping Consolidation
ts on to fonder this Utah with its connoif within the bounds of roseen, allowed. tiff from the benefits of the Club; and with rent account which had nothing to do dinazes would be frustrated if the fused to allow him to ship of beard another scheme and what stops are likely to be aro abarged foror the slaitos preferred
round afterwards veneet?
Mr Donnys-Curtainly, until the dis-politan membership cosmopolitan in some-It SA only fair to assume that English consented to!
This is gentlemen will not present an extortionate view to the disposing, if possible, of the with the Raco Fond, for it has been sub-master could turn co without going into other mattore, the scribed since 1884; and I can't be that and parties have stated these two questions for
that is not pr party. The matter docs have his discharge in an illegal way, oharge came down. The whole object of thing more than Empty words. not rast there, apart izma the chestals. The Ordinance is made fur the protection the Ordinance is to prevent pratas and about the time the annual subscriptions are bill, and they are at least entitled to a fuli and bountiful recompense, as many articles the opinion of the Court. If I give my
that are lost in these wholesala sacrifiges opsion in favour of the defendants it would which have been purchased since and in- of the seaman and also for the protection seaten agreeing to this sort of thing, be- being sailed in. I don't know how the
more than one express a hope that some- are almost priceless to the owners though, the fact of stopping the action; if dependent of the Raos Fund, and are of the Colony-for the protection of the caus. it is made to protect not only the members are responding but I have heard
His Lordship aid he would look up thing would be done with reference to the may be, not worth a single dollar to an the other hand, I decids for the therefore in the same dategory as the cor- scamuse so that he may be able to have a seamen but also this Colony.
propor, ingal, authenticated discharge, and
wider.
If to knock off so much por plaintiff, the finsi resalt of the decision in rent account: there is also the lesso
to prevout the Colony being foundated with the authorities, and deliver written jedbath, about which there wore so many complaints leat year, and there have been question must be to lead to the trial ofceived by the Club from the Government.
sent. is to be made a precedent in settling expressions of opinion by some members those damages in the future, most of the rary important seaman anable to obtain employment, It seems to me to be
laymon will know on what lines to make informally that they are waiting to know The two inance and --
matter. It is a lease to William Kornick to its being a tort, I submit there is no tort
what is to be done before they hand oror
gut a bill for presentation, should anything 1-ad the plaintiff on the 25th Sep and Thomas Jackson-the only two who whatever as regards the plaintiff The
the anmal subscription.
happen to their property; hut we m bound to believe that the sort of business publio speakers, thou the Society will tomber, 1891, such an interest in the pro-ssumed the trust; there was another, 1 plaintiff has not injured any body or com Elis Lordship I think you had better
Played to-day and resulted, after an ox- A chess match is on the tapis between will not recommend itself to the reverend settle down into an everyday Interoom-Party of the Hongkong Jockey Club or in ism told, but his name does not now apmitted any wrong or infrlaged any right.. any part of such property na would entitle pear-trustees of the Jockey Club. The
lease describes the land, including the leave that for Mr Ellis.
But oiling finish, in a win for the Club. Sergt. the Lusitano Club and a team of outsiders gentlemen who are likely to be the largest munication of ideas by nen who know him to an injunction restraining the defen
Mr Dennys-Very well, my Lord..
While I do nct care individually for the sufferers in such affairs. In fact, to be dnota from excluding him from the benefits of race-course and the present enclosure; it the Club asanaing him to have been im-grants to those trustees this land so sub-suppose the facts to appear in the way I Lindsay played in very no form for his arduous play entailed in match games I am brief, both the momlity and the motif of how to talk.
TUND. In the first inntage of the Club, of opinion that nothing does more to popu-the whole business is wrong, and Mr scribed, to have and to hold the said base stated it was the captain's absoluto properig expelled therefrom on that date.
Did the plaintiff, Robert Fraser-Smith, piece ur parcel of ground, with all the ap duty towards the plaintif to forward that cease under the provisions of Rais 24 of the purtenances thereto belonging, for a period discharge at cnes, as soon as he got to Warus secured & wickets for 16 rana son larise the soms of obese than matches Cookbaru deserves the sympathy of the He did go to the British Liddle for 35; in the second innings between different bodies or associations in foreign communities in China, as he will is a leasehold estate, Shanghai
earn their gratitude if be succeeds in the Fairs. dor sometimes talk somewhat wildly, hongkong Jockey Club to be a member of 14
at Shanghai and
gut Bland got 2 wickets for 9 rune, Metcalfe 2 presentatives of the Hongkong Club and stand he is making for plain, straightfor that Ulub from the 30th November, 1891, granted to the trustee. And then there Conaul dres eo in a pleasant good-natured way.
because of his failure to pay or tender on a covenant, that the trustees ehali platatiff signed off the articles,
proper for 13, and Liddle, having 1 for 10. R. J. the Lusitane Club, for instance, would do ward business transactions, rather then That he certainly covers a great extent aur before that dato his subscription for the not during the continuance of this denise ho should have obtained
ground in his inaugural address, and the then current racin, year, or war he dispon- allow the premises to be agad for any other legal discharge and sent it down to Hong. Coxon and Firth divided the wickets on their much to improve matters in this Colony sharp practics and pettifogging bargaining. spirit of bis remarks is everything that sed from making suot tunder payment purpose, and shall provide cert in latrine Kong. As it is, the plaintiff bas never gut
under the circumstancos set out in para-accommodation. It is a covenant restrict his legsi discharge up to this data. He slds, the former 5 for 52, and the latter
atterly for 24. Scores:- could be desired.
graph two of Replication herein P
Now I will just any a word or two about is the use of the land, but certainly in my will tell your Lordship that it
mind, as clearly as anything could be con-possible-whatever may be the opinion the second issue first. It really has not reyed, thers was conveyed to the trusters of the captain--for him to obtain emplay. beon pressed on behalf of the defendants, a leasehold interest. Certainly the cant ment on board any other steamer in this and it does seem to me that the matter is was only one dollar per annum; to my Colony without getting that diselarge.
Walter Amery, the pintatiff, then gave 170. Mnoz, Warne........ really not open to argument. The rule in mind that has no bearing whatever on the
PD. Markhain. 6ord Regs., TAIS question (34) which referred to in this legal "aspnet of this can. If the rent had evidence, in the course of ich he stated heart, & Warne lease provides that any member whose been very much larger it would not have had not applied to any shipmaster who had Firth, & Warna...
refused him because he had no legal: FJ. Coxon, ant out and other menus of common good to the subscription for the current your has not altered the nature of the loss to the trus
That being en, to my aind it is quite discharge. beou paid by S0th November orase 20 membership.
The evidence of Capt. Hutchison, takus That, all the same, I don't feel quite in-aromber of the Olub; but the Stewards clear that there is property. Then it is ma for cause shown waive the operation
have no beneficial interest in the property; Lammert, from which it appeared that clined to admit that all publio er plat of the rule, It is suggested that because suggested that the members of the Club de bene ease, was put in and road by Mr
the plain:iff did not tender his subscription it seems to me that they have, in several the discharge at the due date, which was after his ex-ways. They have the right to use the Shanghai because of some oversight. pulsion, this rule operates against him: chattels of the Club. They have the right Be stated that the fact of the plain. Akinson, & Stevenson, b Blond but it seems to me quite clear that the to use the land, subject to the corerant tif not having & discharge would not A Hawkins, b Blaed notice of expulsion necessarily involved contained in the leaso; and among them- provent him from getting another abip, p, ... e Liddle, b Metcalfe.. fore the points rained were not thrashed notice that an further subscription would selves the very important right is conferred Plaintiff had gone to him on the arrival of W. B. Fenner, R., & Blelaalfe
be received frum bia; and it alas on each rember in the Clu of racing the ship here, and offered to say nothing Capt. Wekoan, 59nd Rest, not out esems to unc quite clear that the Steponica and of riding ponies at the races. That His Oddship sooms to have forgotten treasurer of the
arda put it out of the power of the to receive his many address given to the people in the subscription, by the notice
of expul.
That is the enjoyment of the property of so, and they refused to do anything in de the cases the Glub the leasehold property of the matter. Ho thight that no shipmaster Corp. Miles, 3rd Rug, Firth I need not go into very olden days, before cron add volumes sion.
because Club. I cannot consize why it is not a would have objected to a ip the plaintiff contracts, gapled concerning were in vogue.
it is perfectly clear, to my mind at beneficial interest, as is laid down in the on the informal disolarge given him. least.
question of waiver, cases which come under the Court's jurisdic. The defendant had rominded him that be A member of the Club has the right was not entitled to the bonus, as he left there is sufficient evidence to settle it. tion.
got on my lege that the oration had gone
encouragement of platform efforte (ar Elis Oddship would call there) should be a loading pleak in the new Bookely platform. That if the younger members have a chande♣ given them or even forood upon them, while the older or 'Odder' members satisfy themselves by guiding the discas sions, the Society will do what similar excieties do at home-stimulate thought and give forni te its expression. That if the 'griffies' do not appear to take advantage of this offer to make them
That it must be admitted the President knows a little about it; and although he
That he wishes to wake up the community to the higher life, and prevent the said community from going to sleep during their leisure hours, are most commendable desiren, not to speak of a loading Ibrary
form speaking began with the repeal of
the Corn Law
That the inaugural address was naturally
not the signal for a discussion, and there.
out.
peoplo in terms which were generally recognised as effective.
other matter 5.
it in $
Club
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CRICKET.
K.K, 0. N.C. OFFICERS AND HEY,
CRICKET CLUE.
Capt. Waiman, 53rd Rest, e Walgrave, b Tiddle
Capt. Thomas A.6.0., U Warte G. 6. Cuzon, › LAZAIN"
W. D. Penney, N., run out..
J. M. Atkinson, b Warne V. A. C. Hawkins, ↳ Láddle..
Extras
Toll......
SECOND INK.
***** ¦ a. 8. Cason, got out
W28 not Aant froma
about the matter if a sum of $70 were paid him. The defendant replied that he would Beo Mesars Batterfeld and Swiro, He diù
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G. C. Murzny. b Eiddio.
| Capt.
3.
community. A meeting between the re-
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players, and might lood to the formation
where there are so many fireside chess-
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of some organisation whose object would Hancock, the Champion Walker' bisa to induce a more systematis study of been walking four miles at Pouang, taking He did this beatiful and fascinating pastime. up a new man at osch half-mile. "Tie a consumination devoutly to te the four miles in 36 minutos, W. Gibaun doing one of the half-miles in less than wished.
four minutes.
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The game given below was played in a correspondence matok in progress botween Belfast and Porth, and as it is not usual for such an opon and attractive game to be played in a correspondence match I have no hesitation in publishing the game with notes by Mr J. S. Pagan, a well-known Scottish player
HUNGARIAN DEFENCE. White (J. R. Hen- Black (Dr T. K.
derzon, Porth.} Wheeler, Belfast,)
P-K 4 Kt-Q B3 B-K 2 (a) Kt-K BJ P-KR3(e) PxP
4 Kt-QB 3 (6)
1 P-X 4
F
2 Kt-K B 3'
3 B-Q B4
Total for Ove wickets... GS
F. C. OFFICERS AND MEN,
............ 23
£5
Best Major Liddle, surd Hez, b Firth
Herat. Bisad, Aura legs, o & birth
--d. Later, HAEC Gunner Wame, R.A., & Birth
L-Comp Wilagrors, Sed Regt, e Aiksoz,
E.J. Cozon
1 Ing., 1.b... UR. J. Coxon - 8. Freezantle, B., b. J. Ca private Steraton, and Privata Wall, Gård Bogt, b R. J. Goran ................. Sapper Molcelle, R., Artà
Extre
Total...
That the address on Mars Hill was some- what in advance of the Cozn Law agit. ation, and Demosthenes, Cicero, and It is stated by defendants that those facts of entry for himself and his family to the before the expiry of three months, but the
are altered by the plaintiff having aubee-premises, under Rule 39. It is ouid that plaintiff got 849 of the S
it is in common with
Mr Ellis, on behalf of his clions, sub- (later on) Peter the Hermit and the quently-in December, I believe-tonder that right of admission is French Revolutionists appealed to the dhe amount of his subscription. Both the general right of the pablie to admission mitted that if any fort had been commit. Prale Bogan, 3rd lesk, not out.
the due date (30th Nov.) and the date of on payment. It seems to me that the unto it had been committed with the actual Louder (15th Duc.) wate after the joyment of the use of the Club promines is consent of the plaintiff, and thoro
really t
no ground for action on that expulsion, out of which the plaintiff's ac-altogether different from the licence which
It was purely a matter of zr- tion arises. It is quite clear that this to the general public receives for admission on
rangement between the plaintiff and the der in December was male ez abundante payment of certain entrance fees.
defendant, and us a matter of fact the Square or Hyde Park type may not have conten, and probably this very tender sug distinction was very clearly brought out in
of Wood against Leadbetter, plaintiff had sustained no damage. In the been part of the daily life of the nationsgested the raising of this point. But it the case before the Corn Law agitation, I fangs wid maku no difference whatever to the which has been referred to in the course of two instances where he made anaacces-ful plaintiff's position the date of the ground the argument, where it appears that much applications for appointments the fact that real cratary was known for mary denta of action, aor at present. We come to the licence granted by the owners of the other issue, therefore was there on the premises to ons of the outside public was a ries before that time.
20th September, 1891, such an interest to revocable licence, and that it might be the plaintiff in any property as entitled him revoked at any time, and that the parana
That although meetings of the Trafalgar
at
score.
That
& Castles
6
P-Q
8 B-Q-Kt S 0 P-K B4 10 P-K 5. 11 QxKt (g)
12 E-B
13 P-K B5. 0.14 Px P
15 PxP ch JGQ-Kt?
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produced is most natural. Lockyer's Sulphur (P-04 is usually played bere.
is the only English Hair Rastore: universally Weakening the Kids; P-Q3, sold. and it Kt Kt 5 then Castles is better.
(d) Beuter is P-Q3 White prosently (a)o should get his K into safety by attacks this Et with groat advantage.
Daaktes.
Exchange. HONGYONG, Marol 4.
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Un demand,
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4 monthe sight,
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RECREATION NOTES. During the past two months the youth of the Oolongand weary of those Over Thirty-have had their ill of outdoor. he had no formal discharge did not seen tu recreation in one form or another. At one be material and the question of disability Line in the middle of January it oked just possible that we would have skating.
(f) Feeble. Kt-B 3, and if White de- That it was of course left to the nineteenth
on the ground had never arisen in fact.
His Lordship-Is there anything in any Had the feast held a little longer we bentury to show that nearly every sudi to ask the Court for rotastion. The juris-remaining after the licence was an resaked of the Acts which prevents a man from would baso bad to follow the example of vidual of the people, could harsugns the
northern outports and furbished up our open for the other Kt, if necessary, Inter.
(9) P-ER 3 looks tempting, and other members of the public, whether diction of the Court in this case is perfectly was a traspanser. The owner or a person getting another ship waters he has & Cia the European residents at Romo of the fends bis Ke then Castles, leaving K's file
cating material. Faner a skating carnival from the pulpit, the platform or the clear. The right to interfere in a question having a beneficial interest in the property, charge from his former ship
Mr Denays-I have not found anything. of expulsion depends entirely on whether such as a mezber of the Club, could not empty bogahead
there is a proprietary "laterbst, a tight of be deemed a trespastor, and therefore there Bat the Acts make it imperative that the on Pokitlam or Tytum Reservoirs, with a though Black answer P-ER 4, White better than cens And a real honspiel, with all the and be safe. I like KE That His Oddship need net set me down as property, resting in the plaintiffa zight of is a clear distinction between the use of the rassier should grant a discharge in a parti- sink or tea of evelers, to enliven the Fo 19 PXK, PxP; 20 PK Kt 3
the Clab loilterer by the doorway, a self oouseited property in the lob of which he was a Club premises by a member of
(4) K-B was anyhow a vast deal His Lordship-This is the question accompaniments of Scotch refreshments text move, too. man, or ons who can reseguire no good member. Has the Club ang property, of the who is entitled to such nay as a right, and cular fort issued by the Board of Trade. in the utterances of others, because enjoyment of which he is deprived by wrong- their use by a member of the public, who Theas two parties agreed that the plaintiff and the lively conversation which has led
the game. fal axpulsion? If he is so deprived, then this may be entitled by licence for a time but thould be discharged in Hongkong, and to ourling being marned the roa ing game, better, though perhaps it would not save On Berlin-Demandt....
If K-B 4 16 BxF ch wins pretti- On these that the curtificate of discharge should that of the Society with the funny name. form of action can be taken. If, on the whose licence is revocable.
ly enough, .., 16 Bx Pch, RxB(A); 17 That the President is, if anything, a ladies other hand, there is no such proprietary grounds I must decide these issues in the be sent down from Shanghai as ecou as
possible,
Q-Kt Bch, B KtxQif K-K 2, 18 QxQch, map, and his argument in favour of the right in the Club, this sort of action cannot plaintiff's favour.
That distinction was clearly Mr Robinson-I sak for coals of the Mr Dennys-Yek than in roxlly the case.
The publia nina duting the past for &c.): 18 Px Et (queens) eh., K-K 10 ladies feren married ladies), becoming be taken.
H: Lordship-That cortificate Law works has been fairly well occupied by the Q-B7 b. K-8; 20 Q-Q6 ch, K-K Odd Volumes is worthy of all pointed out in the cases dealing with pro issues, my Lord.
Hia Lordship-I think you ought to beer sect. Is the master liable for not prietory clubs a distinct from ordinary mideration.
sending that certificate of discharge, and soul race nesting of the Hongkong;21 B-B7 oh.. K-K 84.; 22 Qx Bch, On Calcutta- her the plaintiff sustained any damage by Hockey Club. From first to last the meet-B-Q3; 23-6 mate.
AK-K, 17 K-Q5sh, K-Q 3 (if clubs, where the club itself has no property have the costa,
log Wu a access. What though the -I am talking of social clube-where the
rensen of aut receiving that certificato ? weather on the laat das Wak not Kt Kt, 18 P queous oh., RxQ; 10 BX R house and furnitu e and wines belong all to
Mr Deonys-Ael understand it, you say note the best, the 18cing was of a ch, QB: RxQ,); 18 Ki×K, the proprietor, and the mobors merely
wo should simply treat his as a contractors high standard, the people turned out Ext; 18 Q-R ch., &c. pay n subscription for the use of someonu
with reference to Luis discharge, and that
in their thousande to witness the sport, G) For White wins a picos-if Kt Kt, thure has been a breach of contrast in not and the meeting received a filip that bodos by B ch., and if K-Q (or Q5) by well for the future. That spirit of oom-QxQch, RxQ; Kt Kt. Black played Hi Lordship-Has the plaintif sustained promise which makes us appoar a most away his game.
I
am & true supporter of every effort like
That Dr Chailie has always objected to the ingarceration of the books in the City Hall Library, and he has grafted the library scheme on to his Odd Volum
That I did not think of the real meaning of sie's property; in that case, this action the Society until he developed this scheme could not be taken. But where the pro of collecting odd volumes.
perty belongs to the Club, and they take a
That it is pleasant to see men like Dr Cant-lease, and boy forniture, and supply wines,
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that the Jockey Cab has
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION, (Before His Honour Mft H. J. Ackroyd,
Puise Judge. J Saturday, March 4.
F
AMERY. ADTCHISON.—INTERESTING CASE TO MARINE OFFICERS.
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we do not know how much longer he may His Tordship-The question really is has he been kept hers because he did not get h Mr Deaops-1 sabit he bus He con. to agitate in another, and the Government of them to consider themselves in a certain ou 24th December, 1892, the steamer was that discharge 7
the plaintiff chon askel will have, ere long, to deal with several fanuso as trustees for the whole of the com- in Hongkodischarge him. The defend- 1 siderad he would be guilty of blyamy-to;
would havo enlivened not only the soone but the Colony must effectually,
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Gold Leaf, 100 fine (per taci)
$38.00
# 7.22
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In this quit the plaintiff sought to obtain 83y damage by reason of not receiring that į illogiest nation in the sight of our Odnej lle turning his attention to the bustinga, ate., then this action could be takon. In
To judge from the statement of the and I shall be only too glad to find him. presoat case it is suggested by the $600, a damages for being wilfully and, vertificate of discharge which the mastar tinental neighbours was evident in regardĮ
to the little monetary speculation that was Chairman (Mr W. E. Derison) at the delivering his Domination address from fondanta
ጓr Dennye-Well, I aabmit to you carried an throughout the meating. Poblis that stand-puist before very many years no property, that the members have no wrongfully left behind in Hongkong by the said he would end?
beneficial interest in any of the property defondant without a proper discharge.
Mr Dennys appeared for the plaintin that it is clearly proved and rdmitted lotteries are prohibited in Britain, but an annual meeting of the Notts County O. C., that body has not got over the effects of toth sides that there was much held by them, that they are
marely ***81003 That, seriously speaking, the Odd Volumes the general public, and that, laat being and Mr Ellis (of Moests Wotton sud Dea- contract that he would end the the same not a bazaar or fancy fair passes the defeat, of its team in the contest for discharge down from Shanghai, and he without a great proportion of the article the County Championship. He thought iss movement in the right direction, the case does not come within that clase eon's office) for the defendant.
he being raffled or disposed of by lottery, the championship would naves he satisfa- THEMOMEIER of Mr Dennys said-The plaintiff in this committed a breach of contract is come-
The minions of the law know this, yet no and is deserving of every encouragement.in which the Court can interfers. Now, o That I wonder whether the establishment course I do not wish to suggest for a mo- case was lately second officer on board sanence of which the plaintif has been kept attempt is mads to atop the practice. A fory to everyone until sema better method i
in this Colony up to the present time and
of searing points was arranged. Iuncient common-sense administration of the Gam Mr Denison Does he imagine that at any of the Odd Volumes will have any meat that it is not a very proper position, British steamer Whampoa, and the defen-
bling Ordinance bero lad to more laterest time prior to the millennium on arrange. influence upon the movement for municipal in a ocrtaia general sepas, for the Stawatda dant was and is aster of the steamer, The
being taken in the cases, and I have not government in the Colony.
of the Jockey Club to assume. Where plaintiff signed the articles to be discharged be kept
beard that anyous was a whit the works for mank will the come to satisfactory to
Do. Maximum... everyons' He suggests a scheme by. That naturally several of those gentlemen nog private body gets property from the at Shanghai and for four months. Before
which leases are substracted from the Do. Minimum over zight 50 who are agitating in one way are likely Government of sesy terras it is very right the expiration of that are that is to say,
gains-each win counting 4 sad in certain It is to be regrotted that some of the old drawn games 3 points to be allowed, the defendant tod odd agitators before the aspirations of the manity but what I hart to here to Have aut said he was willing to discharge hits, but uns his own words- without being die- stables were not more numerously repro-Certain draws gaines has an appearance
what is their legal position here? people are falilied. That in the event of soy reorganisation in they got property, or have they not? Not told him that that being a public holiday it charged from the articles of one ship be sented. Perhaps the evidences of renewed of ominous ascertainty. His most radio Veither the Captain, the Agents, nor Owners will be Responsible for the collection of taxes, and other dues, what they consider to be the right course would be necessary to pay a fee in order to put himself down on the articles of another; following the result of the Treasury Com-in the way of administration, but whether get the Harbour Master's clice oposed,
Now, The defendant said that the agents of the and it is absolutely santial before he can old ownere to again bring their ponies hoped will uevor be agreed to, is that the
maks say formal application-except to any dawn: Hongkong, and with glimmerings winner of the first toss should dende any Debt contracted by the Officers or the Jockey steamos were not willing to pay that for, personal friend that he should have 3 and audicial elasticity there ought to be a than or in the return fixture. Wern this their stay in Hongkong Harbour mission, the transfer of authority to a they actually have property or not.
here and there of improved trade prospects whether his side should take first inninge Crew of the following Vessels, during is suggested t municipal body to collect rates might it
His Lordship-There is nothing in the contained in the good old days of the most interesting elements of the game Jenn-Jardine, Matheson & Co.
corresponding return to the state of affairs proposal agreed to, it would destroy one of
BANDANTIRA, British barque, Capt. J. C. appropriately take place, if a change were Club has properly, in several ways and suggested to the platiff that ho formal discharge. decided upon.
Brst, that it has a fand of money on should agree to await for his formal dis
The Jockey Clab have and would introduos sa even greater de- That division of the responsibility of deposit, at the bank, and also a eum charge from the ship until the vessel got law which says 80,
Mr Dennys-And he also says he has not a few years ago.
HELEN BREWER, Hawaian ship, Capt. A. collecting revenue might be now locked on earrent account, which has been treated up to Shanghai, where she was bound, and
SPECTATOR W. Nowell—Shewan & Co. apan as a tolerable calamity area by the as Club property, and is Club property. defendant would then immediately sends form af discharge since June, 1892, up to taken a wise step in improving the pro-gree of c'usuce than at present.
Secondly, they have a lease obland, and down his discharge. They also arranged the protcut dale. Your Lordship mast be party of the Club (though, by the way, I powers that be
and
interest in the annual event will induce the proporal, however, and one which it is to he
Not Responsible for Debts.