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LONDON, November 14. The Kaiser, after a long delay, has the earth twenty-six days later when accepted the resignation of Lieutenant the spur had completed its first rotation Genoral ven Podbielski, Minister for round the sun. It will be interesting Agriculture for Prussia, whose name to see what becomes of Professor Nowack bus boen mixed up in the Damaraland and his weather plant. Nothing is War Stores scandal.
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VETEOROLOGY.
accordance with soinu natural law it is
rigorous exclusion of foreign cuttle and meat from the country, thereby can
ing a regular went fumine.
The resignation of the Ministor strengthona she hands of Count von Dorlow, Chancellor and Prewic, in | view of the opening of the Reichstag
unlikely that the nanofacturers of to-day, as the opposition is thus de- barometers will decide to finally put up prived of some of the strong points of their shattere,
The treatment accorded to Professor- May Lankester, whis until recently was Director of the Natural, History Do- partment of the British Massum,
teacher and
their attack.
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A
REUTER'S BERVICE.
THE STRAITS CURRENCY.
Discussed in Parliament.
LONDON, November B Mr Cherchill, in tlio House of Cowatons, said that the Governor of the Straits had strongly advised Lord Elgiu not to abandou the fixed rate of exchange, on the ground that business would be disheated and trade
pered.
The Governor added that the leading necord "with him, and that the sooner gold baukurs and merchants were entirely in was-nude the legal tender, and preparations made to replace the dollar by nue of less tinents, the better it would be for the
esimmunity.
Most people associato weather lors shows font "great contributions to the with delicate instruments fashioned to scientific knowledge, of the world are, indicate the alightest hange in like virtue, their own roward. Pro- elimatic conditions. Our philosophy, fesser Lankester is a seientist with a as a rule, has not dregnet of weather world wide reputation and has born a forneaming being based upon obenrva public rvant and a tions of the cavements of a small original investigator for thirty-five He was one of the Falitors of shrub, a study of the spots in the Fr
the Scientific Memoirs of Thomas statistical information and of
Henry Huxley, and has imself of natural "continuously recorded
published a large number of valuablo phenomena occurring throughout the
works on 'zoology. At the present world. That such amethril has
tinte den is President of the British seriously bean adopted is, however, Association for the Advancement of fact There are at Vienna and Seisure? së post to which only the most London respectively what are called amingut en fu Great Britain Nowaek Institutes, which were aspire. Kigla years ago Professor
A Late Sitting. tablished not only for forecasting Lankoster held a professorship at
Loxnos, November B. atmospheric changes but which, it is Oxford which was unable for life at
The House of Commons cose at 8.40 this claimed, can also fererall seismic alary of £990 per annum and worming, after a nucten har sitting, an
the Tec Tere Bill. dieturbances. Professor Nownel, whenamal vacation of six months;
fio
is a Viounese, declares that when he resigned this excellent position to has stations right round the earth he accept tint of Director of the Natural
detailed
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AN INTERESTING CASE,
In the Bankruptcy action againet Chung Shung Koo Mr J. Scott Hartson mado an application on behalf of the Trustee (My A. B. Lowe) for leave to servo notice of a disclaimer on Mesara Ileacon, Looker and Dencon, which was pronted.
In the ama action there were several motions brought by Sir Henry Berkeley, K.C., and Mr M. W. Slade. A warn argument as to which of the motions should. take precedence commenced and lasted almost an hour.
Sir Henry Berkeley submitted that his until certain creditors had produced - motion, which was for a stay of proceedings satisfactory proofs of their claim, slwuld Sir Henry continued and stated that one be heard first, but Mr Slade objected.
Slado was that the Court should order the of the motions to be put forward by Mr Trustee to call a meeting of creditors to enable thu doktor to lay before them a
approved of by certain creditors who had been asked to produce additional proofs but had refused. The scheme was bo- hoved, said Sir Henry, to be a bogus one and iray only to offer a composition of 20 per cont.
hero of composition. This schome was
Mr Slade--Thint is only one motion. Sir Ionry-Yes; the others are-
Mr Slade-I think I might be allowed; to explain my own motions. The Court made su order allowing Ho Tung to amend his debt, ex parte. In Tung submitted proof for a very large sum and it was through his vote at the creditors' meeting the schome then offered by dobter thing was not ccepted. Wo want the order Allowing Ho Tung to amend his debt to be resoinded.
Sir Henry-Might I ask who Me Sinde
I for?" According to the notice he is appearing for the debtor
<f
and creditors. That is not right; he does for Ho Tung, nor for Palmer and
110tor said there are others.
Mr Slade 1
-If the Trustee lad done his duty in this utter he would have mored He was badly the motion. But me. advised by
by Deacon, Looker und Deacumi
I am appearing for a uamber of creditors.
Sir HenryWho me they?
Mr Slade announced he could not give the the names then, but a little later gave following names:Chum Hon Ping, 963,000 and $8,500,
(petitioning Lorous: Sum Cho Cheesenting two conditor) $1.100; A. F. de J. Suares, (represented by Ho Lok Kuro), $3,500,
Sir Henry As far as the last three $50; Li Shn, Li Yeo Che und Ja Sun Che
mentioned are conccrual they live at Canton, and no proxies have been shown votel ni the meeting for Ho Lok Kem to present them. B¢
олек
Mir Sinde--1 We will prove that." "t Sir Henry raised a preliminary objection Lerd gin considers that it is impossible to direct the Governor to suspend aetion, to Mr Stads continuing the creditors he was urgently required to meet a critical con-representing were the ones whuiso proofs dition of nilairs, for the gen pore of cabling they wanted and they were asking the Contt
turily the
estmordny thing of rescind-
motion. in its 052 the Hope to disuntos it.
They reexleit vent! auditors and refused to come
THE H USE OF COMMONS.
NAVAL MOVEMENTS.
Atlantic Flest Sotivo,
Losos, November 12. The Atirutic fleet, after hastily pawvision- ing, left Gibraltar last night.
It is believed that its destination is Tangier,
LOCAL AND COAST NEWS.
Bits G. Falsoner, who has lived in the Colony for very jasny years, diol at 1.45 uzu. to-day. The deceased kept a school fur Chinese childron at Wanchai,
TYCTL
bofore the Trustee and prove their debts, The debtor, contended Bir Henry, was
to ay 100 per cent--in the £or 80 cent, much more than he offered. or forth an offer
Hepat
rof 20 per cent and that offer had not been before the Trustee. Ho
and, un the evidence given in Court, con- corded a portion of his property
Mr Sinde objectel in Sir Henry's ju marks; they were unence sery in Hanitary objection.
pre-
Sir Hemy pointed net ut Mr Sinde appared for the debtor, who had no focus as one of the rounds for his objec- continued to disetas the question tion, and com of additional proufs bete required.
The Chief Justice The only point is
Cu should go which motion shou Sir Rey-I
ly reasons
These are discredited are attacker.
Mr Sinde--No; they are
will be able to give warning, twenty History Department of the British four to twenty-eight days in advance, Museum which carried a salary of of the place and time of any earthquake £1200 a year. Relying, we are told, which is to occur within 2000 miles upon precedent, he expected, if his
Sir Henry-They are mnie than "attack od." Tho Oficial Receiver firat redoirad from
these creditions on August 3 proofs of of one of the stations. Further be health continued good, to retain the Directorship until he was 70 (be was
their claims. He admitted them for what claims to be able to issue a daily chart
50 when he acepted the position.)
they were worth, and afterwards passed then on to Mr A. R. Lowe, who had sub- showing two to seven diaye in advance
Without the alightest warning ho
sequently been appointed Trustvo, the approach of miny, foggy and fine received, in the early part of the year, a
was the Trustes who called for additional proof. They allege I cannot ask for because the Oficial Receiver weather; and every day a
more phat they tendered as proof; and letter asking for his resignation' to rake
accepted forecast showing two or three days in offert in May, with the understanding
Iscanso My Lowe did not ask for proof within the time allowed by the Ordinancs. advance the weather within a radius that he should receive a pension of not
A signalling competition in the Two technical points which were worths nd forty to sixty miles. This is a more than £300 a year. No reason elain which by reason of its very was assigned for this abrupt dismissal, Mediterranean Fleet has been won by the noting. They were the creditors who battleship "Bulwark," flagship of Lord were moving with the debtor, who had no Mr Shade-Becauso they mu "attacked" comprehensivenese compels attention. and the standing committee of the Charles Beresford, with 162oists.
tho nature of The system by which Professor No-British Museum, which was responsible figures of the other battleships were is no reason why their motion should be “
Further argumont as in "Irresistible, 114: **London," 76 wuck hopes to relegate to the things for it, refused to consent to an increase Yenemble," 141; “Formidabio," 156; postponed.
**Quoch," C4, which used to be the immense desin the amount of the pension, which is truction of life and property which ridiculonely smail in view of Professor
Lankester's high attainments and the Bill of Landing v. Godown Warrant. has been neempioned recently in
splendid prospects he sacrificed in
The
which
the petitioning creditor's proof, in Court, submitted Sir Henry Berkeley, was different from that required by the Trustee, followed, in the course of whiels Sir
crediter to be. in
"friendly
In the Supreme Court this afternoon henry said they believed the petition: Amurien, Italy, Chili and Hongkong order to take up the Dirceterahip. It fie Lordship the Chief Justine (Sir Francis and had brought the petition against the
dehter to defeat the claim of Ho Tang-a judgment, for over $30,000.
Mr Slado- would like to know who The Chief Justice-That is a fair ques-, you apper for! tion!
Pizgott) evo judgment on the 18800 between Khoo Teck Seong (a Singaporo rests principally upon the extortin-is a disgrace to the Empire that a ary properties of the Abrus precatoriman who has received honours from merchent) and the Hung Has Bank. The nobilis, a small shrub, indigenous to numerous foreign acadlomies of science sasa arose over 50 alaba of tin which were
Sie Hemy-I appone on each motion for bulin the red set of which are should be shelved in this abrupt and in the Hongkong and Kowloon Godown
Company's godown and which were claimed the persons against whom my learned, discourteous manner.
by both parties. The former hold the Bill of friend is bringing them. they Familiar to most people
Lading and the latter the godown warrant, for use
Judgment was for Kheo Teck Sonng with
14 largely export
as beade,
its
Cists.
Tho
Chief Justice-Your own motion? Sir Horry-On that I appear for the Trusted..
After further argument the motion brought by Mr Slade, in connection with Ho Tang, was allowed to to on, Sir Houry Berkeley asking how costa were to be pail At a meeting of the Royal Art: Main the vent of the motion boine lost.
LOCAL AND COAST NEWS. Aftre cultivation under
A Coroner's inquiry is to be held, at special conditions it, is said that the
the Magistracy, next Monday afternoon Masonic. plant becomes so sensitive to electric and concocoing the donth of the late Mr R. sungnetic influences that, imurdistely Houghton, who was found dead in his ribere held in the body of the Nara! and WHISKY changes take place in the distribution room on November 9th.
The Chief Justico-The creditora names are still on the motion,
Military Koyal Ardhi Chapter No. 302,
Mr Sinde-I think any learned friend S.C., when a large gathering of Companions he was getting hoist by his own was prescut, the following Companious petard
Sir Houry- -Tho question of costs alters of the electric and magactic forces of To Eclipso the "" Dreadnought."
Tho successful trials of the "Dread- nanght" have evidently fired the Japanese were elected as office bearera for the on-
suing year, sud were duly invested to their tactius.
Mr Shide then went on with the motion, naval authorities with a desire to so on respective offices by Most Ex. Comp. H. pointing out that whon Ho Tune filed his of debt the debt amounted to
the atmosphere and ear, the twigs and leaves performed peculiar
and
abnormal movements, each of which had bottor. A telegram to the Jiji, dated Horley: W.C.N., Brother A. W. Hill 18. Later on he applied and
the
its defnite signification for the man who London, November 3rd, atatos that it is (elected not installed); W.S.W.J., Wer.
effect of this was that he would revolved Government has placed su order for a Gibson; Secretary, Bro. J. J. Blake balance 219,600 being "secured." The
out of the ostato and pro Ta $15.00...Per Case.nd studied the plant and the weather remoured in London that the Japanese Bro, J. Smith: W.J.W.S., Bra, J. Mel, obtained love to amend it to 811,000,
The relation between the spots on the battleship of 21,000 tons, with turbino ea- Treasurer. Wor. Bro. H. Horley: Bun. 819,500 out sun which are observed from time to gines to give a speed of 20 knots. She is Deacon, Bro. J. Roberts; Jun. Dascon, Amount of what was loft, wherons had he. have received a pro rate amount. Mr Sinde time and the weather has attracted to be heavily armoured and to carry twelve N. A. Johanseca: Guardian, Bro. Young left the debt, as it would he would only 12 inch guna of the latest pattern. The Heo: Dir. of Cer., Bro. J. Hutchesonoted authority to show that the Court
power to
to grant the leave to emend. Sir Henry submitted that even if the judge wished to rescind the order he could A. 8. WATSON & CO considerable attention from msteoro tonnage given is 3,000 tons more than that Steward, Bro. C. H. Parkinson; Warden, had no
not do go'; the recission must be by way of logists in recent years and many inter-of the Dreadnought.
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Slade contended that ex parte esting theories have been based upon
excepted these phenomena. It has to be confessed
Bro. J. Vanstone. After the election very pleasant evening was spent.
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CROUP. IVE Chamberlain's Cough remedy 69 oven after the croups cough appears, and
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