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firm, came to see bim and said he should refuse to take delivery because the cotton was not quite right. The goods were subsequently sold by Messrs. Hughes and Hough by private ane- tion, and there was a loss of over $1,000, which he had reduced to 81,000 to bring the case into the Summary Court.
Plaintiffs compradore also gave evidence,
Melbourne said the case for the defence was this Plaintiffs' broker went to defendants shop and asked him if he would take 20 cases of cotton thread-six cases of dark blue, four of light blue, and ten of white. Defendants agreed to take them at 83.60 on condition that the dark blue and the light blue were of the same colour as those supplied to him in August of last year. It was subsequently found that the colours were not the same as required, and defendants consequently refused to take them..
His Lordship called attention to the fact that this was not mentioned in the contract.
Mr. Melbourne, continuing, said the colours supplied by plantiffs in this case were not marketable.
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Mr. Leopold Spatz, an expert as to threads, said that he considered the thread which plaintiffs called dark blue was not dark blue at all but steel grey, and it was altogether unmarketable. Then the thread was rotten and would break if put in a needle. He also spoke disparagingly of the light blue.
The further hearing was adjourned.
THE TYPHOON AT POOCHOW.
MUCH DAMAGE DONE
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Foochow, 8th August. A severe typhoon visited Foochow on Satur day and Sunday.
The Foochow Sawmills were wrecked.
Much damage was done to house property
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THE FAREWELL ADDRESS TO SIR
WILLIAM ROBINSON, K.C.M.G, The following letter from Sir William Robinson has been forwarded to ns for publica- tion.
28 Evelyn Mausions, 6th July, 1899. FHenderson, Esq., Honorary Secretary
Address Committee, Hongkong. ̈ Dear Mr. Henderson.-I have to-day received the Address and Album presented to me by the community of Hongkong on the termination of my administration of the Government of the Colony, which was forwarded with your letter of the 25th of May.
I need hardly say that I value them most highly. They will be a most interesting souvenir of my comparatively long and happy residence in a Colony which is every day in oreasing in prosperity and importance, and in which I shall always take the deepest interest,
With many thanks to you and the Commit
—I am, faithfully yours,
(88.) WILLIAM ROBINSON,
MODEL MEETING OF OUR ·
INSANITARY BOARD.
(CONTRIBUTED.) The usual fortnightly meeting of the Insani- tary Board was held on the afternoon of the 3rd instant Present, the "P.P.C." M.O., the Hon Mr. Humming Bee, the Hon. Captain Play, Dr. Lark, Mr. Hose-Burn, etc., and the Secretary.
- The } P.P.C” M.O. as President opened the
meeting.
The application of Tong La-tong to keep a smoking pig at 14 Tongman's Lane was first discussed.
Mr. Hose-Bara protested against wasting the time of the Board over a sucking pig question when so many human lives were in jeopardy and the plague was still continuing into August. The President intervened and called Mr. Hose Burn to order. He said-Pigs are very important animals and we do not lose time in discussing the housing - of even
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT,
single "sucking pig." He then traced the Taipingshan, regulations for the cublo history of the pig family from the eocene allowed to Siamese cate in hospitals, geological period to recent times, traced the bye-laws for doge at the Peak, sales connection with other pachydermata-the ele inspection of Macassar red fish and ancho phant, the peccary-dealt with Moses and his Mr. Hose-Burn endeavoured to get the ques law about pig, briefly touched on the question of the number of sanitary inspectors. tion of the Gaddarene swine and the Law Hongkong placed on the agenda, but 169 of Mahomet as to pigs, then dealt with ruled as of no vital importance and struck out. Chicago and the pork trade, and finally referred with interest to the ham supplied to the third class launch that carried the Uitlanders of the Legislative Council to the Taipohu conference. Mr. Hose Burn again intervened and said it seemed easier to pass once and for all a single by-law "No pigs, not even a sucking pig, are to be kept in houses or premises within the city of Victoria., This would put an end to all these rubbishy time-wasting applications.
The Board as a whole put down this strange and rash proposal..
Mr. Humming Bee then dwelt on his ex- perience as to pigs.
Dr. Lark spoke on the sucking pig questiou for about half-an-hour, quoting the English Public Health Act, the Paris Municipal Law, the Buda-Pesth Local Regulations, as also those of Saigon, Bangkok, Batavia, and Manila. In the end permission was granted to keep the sucking pig pending the issue of Mr. Pollock's Sucking Pig Ordinance daily expected
to
appear.
Mr. Hose-Burn then attempted to raise the question of limewashing of infected houses, which he said had been sadly neglected and was a matter of great sanitary importance.
The President called Mr. Hose-Buru to order and said the next question on the agenda was with reference to an application from a public house called "The den we drink in " for permission to have a waste water sink.
Mr. Hose-Burn here again intervened and begged the Board to think of the 1,200 dead Chinamen and let the "sink" question pass by. He was, however, called to order by the Presi- dent and threatened with suspension until the The Hon. Mr. Humming Bee then dealt fully with the "sink" question and traced the history of sewers from Bablonian times down to the 31st July, 1899. He was, how ever, much disturbed in his long speech by constant interruptions by Mr Hose-Burn calling out, "Pigs and sinks and not a word about the dead Chinese" and such like expres- sions.
end of the sitting.
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Captain Play then dealt with the "sink question. He said it seemed a small matter, but it involved a great principle. It was only into a receptacle, but it was desired to let the a small lavatory sink which discharged itself waste water flow into the harbour. It was true lived in boats and their waste water and sewage that in the harbour many thousands of Chinese went direct into the water, but this question to-day involved a great principle.
COAL DISCOVERY IN BRITISH NORTH BORNEO,
Our Sandakan correspondent writes --- It is reported the Sandakan Bay Coal Fields Co's expert, Mr. E. H. Phillips, has discovered a workable coal seam near Tawao, on the * of Dutch Borneo, but in British North Borneo. Territory. Mr. Phillips hopes great things from this.find..
THE BRIGANDAGE IN KWANG- TỪNG.
tions of the formidable band of brigands who Reports continue to be received of the opera- have made their head quarters near Salchio and who are plundering and levying blackmail ago a celebrated doctor named Ng Ynin-la on the surrounding country. A short, time requested to attend a patient in the robber to pay a squeeze of 200 taels before he camp. He put his head into the noose and had allowed to leave the camp again. Another doctor for one night to attend an urgent onse. It w had a rather different experience, He was quite dark at the time and the doctor if he did not, and he yielded to their threata and to go, but the robbers threatened to shoot him accompanied them to a small boat, in which Le was taken to their head-quarters. Here he was well fed and otherwise well treated. On loak- ing round he saw that the reception room con tained large quantities of arms and provisions. Having attended his patient he received of $6 and was allowed to return.” “
Not only do the brigands attack, and steam-launches, passage boats, and junks, mi they levy blackmail on the rafts bringing boos and firewood down the river to Canton. squeeze of 1,600 taels has been imposed on firewood guilds and 1,000 taels on the bamboo. guilds as payment for immunity from attack. In consequence of this the price of bamboos and and fire wood has risen in Canton and the poorer classes feel the hardship of this increase in their daily expenses.
On every village the brigands make a montbly tance of the place, and well-to-do shops are com- levy of so much according to the size and impor- pelled to pay as much as 400 taals, failure to owners, who are then held to ransom, or of their pay the squeeze being followed by seisure of the cattle if they have any,
ACTION BY THE AUTHORITIES. A Canton correspondent writes: With reference to the Saichin briga
ciples of any importance here are sucking pigs Mr. Hose-Burn, intervening-The only prin- and lavatory sinks, absolutely trumpery ques-whose exploits have been frequently, me tions involving waste of precious time.
order.
The "P.P.C.M.O. "called him once more to
Captain Play then dwelt on the Dublin system of dealing with this "sink" question and traced the history of Dublin sewerage throughout the centuries, but was continually interrupted by Mr. Hose-Burn, who said-We don't want to hear any more about "Dear dirty Dublin.” What about Hongkong F that is the real question.
In the end the Board sanctioned the application for the sink provided it was used with care and that all members of the Police force should have full opportunities of using it, it being essential that the force should have at all times" clean hands."
The "P. P. C. " M. O, then said this finished all the matters on to-day's agenda and was about to close the meeting, when Mr. Hose Burn made a most telling speech about the neglect of real sanitary questions and the waste of time over sucking pigs and lavatory water.
The Board, however, declined to take any action and the meeting separated as usual after sanctioning the keeping of the usual "one pig" and the construction of one lavatory sink.
The next meeting of the Insanitary Board will be held on Monday fortnight. Agenda Bys-laws for the keeping of can ary birds in
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in the papers of late, the Namhoi M*- Yeung was sent by the Viceroy on the with three hundred braves to try and the band and capture the leaders. taken with him a wooden cage in place the robber chief for conveyance and two executioners with their the robbers is placed at over- puss of the other prisoners,
they are well armed with generally thought that the Magistrs troops are not likely to capture mo few stray ones and that the brigands position to bid defiance to the Imperial
The dense little copse of bamboos an which formerly concealed from tary swimming bath close to of Murray Burracks has now
and the pleasant shade giy John's Place has supered conseqnance. The site is now being the erection of 'a new Military one at present used, opposite the Of ters, Murray Barracks, is not the Admiralty, and is needed impending in the Royal Naval which its site now forms a part