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been experienced at this season of the year within the memory of the oldest inhabitant, But the weather is always playing strungo tricks, and the corresponding sensods
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19TH, 1898.
The prospects of the Japan Firo Insurenes Co. Limited, in pablished in our advertisement aplama, ·
The 1. & O. steamer Ganges, with, the hope ward mail from Shanghai, bad net arrived kat of any given years never pressut ex-night; she has approutly been delayed by for. actly the same lures. Io England
A French man-of-war, supposed to in the we frequently hear the term "an ald fashioned winter "used, as though there had is Peca from Toulon to raistores the of Admiral de la Belottiere in the [2704 been withis resent times some appreciable Fur Fast, passed through Singapore to Saigon
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ellantly change randoring winters less over Rilvus they used to be. Yot it is only a few
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MLB. Plover, Lieut. de Hovsoy, returned to a sing the Thames was frozen over, Siapore from Bornes on the Oil February: white on the other hand abnormally raild after the successful expedition against this Kodka rebel Tali, un secount at which recently winters are recorded as having occured in appeared in these columns. tives of remote utiquity. No doubt pro-
The Bangkok Times of the 5th February gressive changes of climate are procecalingays-Lieut.Commuter and no. Sellin in alt quarters of the world, as must necesave for Hongkong on Monday, whore thy sily be the use if we neeept the scientifle intend to stay for about thrus months.
Commander Seidlin's mission is, we anlatand, theory that the earth was creu a wolter to look after the finishing of the new cruiser, news and that the cooling process is still which is being built there by the Hongkong going on bus the changes ara of too and Whampoa Dook Co., Ltd, slow and gmdual a character to be appreciable by the individual experience of Imman beings. An examination of the fun and flora of China in the light of historical recorde shows, so authorities en The subject declare, that there Is been a gruhad refrigeration over Chius. But what is complained in the preset wghther is its austant heat and humidity, The tonditions; which are abnormal over a wide area, must evidently be due to some, quise influencing the monsoru, and cannot be ascribed to any local cause.
The setor carriage Is made its appearance in Pukyo
A severe peste awust over Tokyo, Yokohama, and the gigabaho on the Bud inst.
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The U.S. S. Haleigh arrived yesterday to Join the Asiatis quadro she is steel eraiser of 163 tens displaceDot and was built in 1892.
The P. D. R. steamer Ceres, from Hamburg, loft Singapore for this port on 17th inst, and ney by expected how na or about the 24th instant,
Yesterday tlie P and Ostenmar Shanghai railed with the 12th and 25th Companies of.
coard, their destinatian belag Singa pere. The offers who left were Major Han- bam, Captain Simmonds, at Livalonants Craichshank and Hend There were 159 N.C.O. and men, women, and 13 ohildren. Captain Wolman, A.M.S., 70 N:0.0's and me, 10 wonten and 16 children of the IA, RE, West Yorks, Royal Tauonsters, Army Ordnance. Corp, so left, some for discharge, others for transfer ta army reserve, while the remainder were invalids for home or for transfer to Egypt. Malte, and Gibraltar.
The Russian ornier Rossin arrivéel et Slaga. pore on the 9th February. The Free Press Boys-Laceia has now sunt out to the East the second and the finest of her twó” great_crnivérI, the Bosnia, now lying in the roads, conspicuous by her great bulk and fear finels. The other was the Rurik, in her time the biggest cruiser ost, until Britain replied with as Farverft and Terrible, both of which are ligger than the two great Raise ships. The Rorris of 13,130 lens is an enlarged Barik, her dimoasions boing! length at Dot, beam 68 foot 6 inches, and maximum draught 25 feet. She was inuuonet at St. Petersborg on Mar 12th, 1896, and har armament consists of tour 2. guns, mounted in sponsons forward and aft; giz.4.7-in quick firere on the upper deck on tan breadside sir ferr: 6-ic. quid-tiring gas on the main dick in the battory, and smaller qatek-tirers dis tributed in the tops and on the upper works. The OS. S. Cal's slime" Dardanus, from The Bossia has va torpedo tule and cur Livepool, let Singapore on the 17th instant, ries feux torpela-boats. Protection is funded utul may be expected Lure on or about Taessa belt at the water-line, extrading over three-fourths of the Janti mulun army chy, the dead justaut.
oured deck. The engines of 18.000 in- diested hors power drive tires sure which a capable of propelling the reNkol at spard of 20 kusts al with the centro sere lane the Bussia is able to stum knots, 2.500 tons of scal can be carried, which enables hor to steam from Kronalult to Validetook without stopping. Her complement cesists 790 men and 35 officers. The Rossi bas double bottom and 14 waight comparty ants. She grounded in the Nera as SOON AS she was launched, but was ticated off aut rapidly In Noyemler, however, completed for sex, ale again grounded on a shoul fa kúródstade The following will play for the Cricket Chabroads, but after some days' hard work keys floxied off without any materir! dunege sud va Loan from ibe, Navy u-day-F. Lamusert, D. Wood, ER. Morris, A. McKenzie, Ä
docked at Kronatal Antlersen, G. A. Wondeick (Caph), II. Tam- art. 1. Hollingsworth, J. P. Noble, D. S zawford, A Choprati.
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Craigieburn, recently supial as the Gover- por summer residenco, is advertised for sale by public auction. Beveral other lots of Pesk property will be offered at the man thun. The Lakos place at Mr. Jammert's auction room the Ist. March,
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On Monday afterupen next, at 4.30 pm: shayz, Kowloon willment the Itungkong Pootball Club at the Has Valley in the shil competition Kowlay -Basel gol; Lapsley and By bucks: Bitchie, Wilson, and Elle, half Laiks: Burlow Gos, Danein MacSwipal, and 124 Yale, forwards. Players are requested to bo
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LONDON, 16th February TEERIBLE EXPLOSION ON A UNITED STATES WAR-SHIP..
A terrible explosion has centred on the US poural cruiser Maine whilst oured in Harana berben It is reported that the vessel
WARLIKE-BREFANA IONS IN INDO-CHINA.
We tranpints the following from the Aunnic du Tonkin.---
that the lot was purchased by the defondant your Ma. Orange before Monday next, I will ho compelled to deal with, the proporty an Ina a trastoo for the community cannot have way he advised without farther reference to beon very strong to admit of its being me Four Feedsolver-I am gentiomon, Jours apprehended by the experienced moliators of faithfully,
the plaintiff's..
an. F. R. Belilios, C.M.G.
BR. BELILLOS.
MINING. The market has ruled duli all, round with bat few transitions. Panjore lutve changed bands in small lots at 365, New Bal morals at $1.40 and $1.60, and Olivera at 871. Roube have been enquired for at 211 and $214, I have now gone over the ovidence and set bat no entes have been reported and shares are out the documents in the case, so far as they apparently scarce at the tooment. Charlonnages appear to me to be mutorial, will have bean after a snill sale at $140 oush have atvanced to elsorved that I have devoted spesial attention $142, at which rate shares cold still be placed; to the documentary ovidence bosanso it appears a fon parcvle hare also changed hands' as 9142) to me that the deussion of the ces really turns for March. upon the right understanding and interpresa DOCK WHAZURE, AND GODOWNE→→Hong- that the plaintifs in the first instance rosted small sales at 237 and 288 per cent, prem. their caso upon this evidoa aline. But they cash and of 241 for March delivery: - have drawn from it donamsions which I am loom Whares have continel in demand and unable to accept.
sales have been offected at 855 The half- It may be convenient for me to tato briefly yearly report recommends a Bust dividend of the conclusions of fact at which I lave arrived.3 per cent, placing $15,000 to depreciation 1 find that the defendant applied for lot No, nocount. witing of $14,805, and Barrying 1,381 ta ho put up for sak in order that he forward 39,908, a better royalt than the previous might become the legal and equitable owner of half-years. Wanchais stends but without busi- it; that he was not. In masing the application, OSS,
Wo have already nanosimed the arrival of the
To this letter the ixustees sent the following veeels to rainforce the China squadron. anser
Hongkong. 12th Marni, 1897. Onlors have since been given by the Ministry
Dear Sir, We are in receipt of your letter that from six to seven thousand we are to be bad in tendinos forady orautuality. Woele is
of data, saying, to our surprise that you are actively proveeding in all the garrisous tonable to comply with our request to transfortion of this evidence, I may realt the fact kong and Whannes Docks remain firs withe
to us the whole of Inland Lot 1,881 (sic. In reply we have to point out that the lot in gues tion was purchased by you on behalf of var community for the parpose of erecting therooz synagogue; and according to your latter of the 8th fant. we have no doubt that you will adrait that the said lot in its entirety should be ansferred to 8-We ure, der eir, yours faithfully,
complote, the armament so that tuo troops may be ready to leave at the lost signals Molinite shells and other munitione have arrived. The effective of the artillery to embele would be battery.
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From another source we have received the following information Admiral de Beumoni nerved on the 11th Feburary with instructions, concerning tho intend of Hainan. A company of tirailleurs aula company of Mariau Tufaniry are leaving for Monlmy,
SUPREME COURT. 18th February. CRIMINAL BESSIONS,
BONEXE SIE JOHN CARLINGTON (ÜHIKE JUSTICE.
THE INDIAN DRUGGING QASK
Hon. W. M: Goodman (Alluray-General) mid there was against three Indus of the Hongkong Regiment for cöministering. » drug and committing theft. Mr. Hobinson appeared for the defence. He asked his Lord ship to put the oss er fall next wook.
His Lordship-age Wiss and kindly cep rented to take there. Alider the cares for trial. A D
The Attaroy-Geral suid in this ease three man were committed for trial, but is bad exercised discretion, and had resolved not to put the third man on trial, us thore was net sulcient avidence to support the change. He asked that the prisoner be breaght up and
charged.
The prisoner was brought up and discharged by proclamation.
RETURNING TEOM BANISHMEKT," Ng Fuki wa charged with returning from anjalitapak,
***** He pleaded not guilty.
D. 1. BASOON, A. J. RAYMOND, A. J. DAVID.
MIRCKLLANEOUS.--Green Talands continus out of favour and rates are declined to 833 old and $17 new. Wuteous have changed bands at 811,90 and Fenwicks of $30) and $304, closing firm. All Cotton Mills are on offer at quota- tions and without business.
HONGKONG RACES. OFF-DAY-- BÁTURDAY, 19TH FEBRUARY.
The off-day's races will bo huli to-day. The first race starts at 2 p.m. stor. The following- is the programme: The "BEECHWOOD" CUP; presented, second
pony to receivo 70 per cent of the entrance fece third 30 per cent; for all beaten sub- ecription grilas of this season, 1897-98; placed ponies poumlined 7 s.; outrance $10. One mile.
The Fitous Cur; value $300 prosented; first pony to receive 3250; second, $50, third, the ontrance fees; for all benton ponies at kkia moiting, weight for incies as per senio placed ponies alle. extra; grifius of this son- von cllowed 5.; subscription griffins of this sonson allowed 10ĺka; entranco S5; fourth day wingers barred. Ono milo and a quarter. The "LOCUM TERENA" CUH; presented by Major-General Wilsons Black, é.B.; for pub seription griffins of this season that have not won or been placed second in any race during the meeting ineluding the fourth day; waight for inches as per scale; entrion $5 to go to the moond pony. Three quarters of a mile. Five to start or no race.
nating in any way as the agent or representative LANDS, HOTELA, AND BUILDINGS--Hong of the community, but that he was desirous of kong Lande bave been the medium of a small The defendant themupon foses the corre having the new synagogue ersstod on that lot businose at $73 and a few small lots are still pondonee for the time being with the following and he therefore intended, in making the wanted at that rate. Kowloon-Lands unnhasged Letter T
application, to give the commanity the right and without sales. Hotels.continus quiet at ⠀⠀⠀⠀ Hongkong, 13th Marel, 1897. or privilege of taking lord for that purpose. I $53. The ropriet just issued recommends the Messa. DR. Sasicom, M. D. Ezekiel, A. J. an inclined to think that kis original intention payment of a final 3 per cent. dividend, writing
Raymond, A. J. David.
was that this right or privilege should extend of $10,800, and carrying forward $9,258.67; a Gentlemen-Tu raply to your latter of yester to the whole of the lot. But noon after result rather better than that of the previous day received only the morning alverting to the application was made he learned that six months. West Points quiet and without Kennedy Road sitry regret to be obliged to two of his en-tracteos wera opposal to besires. Humphreys continue on offer at $9.25, refer you to my optounication of yesterday the synagogue being pled in that locality, but buyers would probably pay $9.
and this opposition sppears to have continued beyund the congresit made wheroin I am sorry I cannot go Lam, gentlemen, vous faithfully, throughout the year 1896. Morecvor, the tin
B. R. BELILIOU. oncini stitnation did not improvo. By Jano, In These lettore the parties at last come to a 1806, the defendant would sesin, on a considera- direct lesu. The defendant are in effect, tion of these facts, to have conceived serious The load is my own; you bave no claim on me doubts whother, the community could take may, bat as I am a member of the community, and
of the land or at any rate would be able to par wish to see a synsgegue erected, 1 will fat you for more than a portion of it. Accordingly in have as much of the land as is necessary for that month he took measures to acquire the that purpose." To this the trustees reply, We two lots above lot No. 1,381, with the idea of suprised at what you say you bought the utilising the true lots as pan block of land in the event of the community net taking any of land on, Bouslí of the community, and your letter of the 8th March shows that you know lot No. 1,881 or at any rate of retaining the vary well you saght to hand it over to us."weatern portion of this lot in any event, so as to servo for the making of an approach to the The parties were now clearly of arme length.
It is for this reason that I am not disposed upper lots. It was in these circumstances and attach much importance to the occurrences with theso intcutions that he became the which took place subsequently, and especially parehaser of the lower lot and sawoquently of to the to meetings which took place on the hotwo upper lots. The long deny which fellowed 15th March, 1897. For those meetings had for was enused by the inaction of the teases, and their erowed object the bringing abont of I believe that when the defendant began the s compromise The plaintiff my that they correspondence of March, 1997, he was not- were willing to take less than their rights usted by the ideas and intentions which I Lave for the sale of pease, the defandant just men lived Bapy he was willing to give what he was not
There is no diflleulty ia applying the law to bound to give for the sake of his coralin this state of facts. It is not contended on the The jurora empannelled were Messrs. B. Kionists. I will content mysaf, therefore, with part of the defendant that the Sintato of Frauds Mehta, La Bexindonguo, J. B. Duncan, L. Lib shartly stating want took place at the two afferis a defence to the suit, and therefore it bolte. J. Sutherland, W. Ixlose and G. W. Biu meetings M
aray be taken that no question arises as to the On the morning of the 18th Mare, 1897, anet, if eroated, being sa Bciently malfested and Mr. J. T. do Silta did not appear when his Messrs. Raymond, David, and Silas went to the proved by writing apart from the defondant's me was called as a jurymaa, and His Lord defendant's place of business sad asked him lattor of the 8th March, 1997; it is net ship ordered him to be summed to take en hy he would not let them have the whole of alleged on behalf of the plaintiffs that the defen saplanation. V
Lot No. 1,9814 The defendant told item that lunt has created a tenet co nomine in the form. 1. Mr. ). M. femedios, when called as juror, it was because he meated to utilise a portion of anterios of a trust, but itis contended that with
sil bis employer, Mr. R. Sravans, was ill it for the purposes of an approach to the tare but affecting to create a trast in words, he has and he was the only pain in the offler to at upper lots, Nes 1939 and 1,965. It is allegadavince an intention which the court will tend to home work in connection, with senior cuts one hand and not denied on the other actuate through the medium of an impelled leaving that morning
that this was the frat lime the subject of untrust. The rule on this subject is thosexpressend is a passage quoted by Mr. Pallok from the approach had loon oxpressig anoncod. It
an however, foreshadeyen to the defendant's judgment of Bavor, V. C, in the onse of latter to the trustees of the 3 Merch, 1897, Heartley v. Nicholson, L. R. 19 Ea stlp. 242- and also in his letter to Mr. Hall-Irving of the
"It remains, therefore, only to be considered slet July, 1898-atter winch Mr. Bokiel had whether or act the Losistor did in his lifetime con It was altimately arranged Entwéan constitute himes such a trustee. It is not the parties that they and their architects necessary that the declaration of a trust should should mot in the afternoon of the same be in terms explicit. But what I take the law day at Mr. Danby's offles with & viow
to require ja, that the donor should have ovinced of sncing whether they could agree on by acts which admit of no other interpretation, the selnotion of a site and Jadeed a stilerant that he himself had ceased to be, and that some of the whole rafter in dispute
other person had become, the baseficial owners of the subject of the gift or transier, and that sush. Iogal right to it, if any, was held by him in trust for the dones." Now, if this principle is applied to the present case, I am of opinion at it cannot endure the test. So far from defea daat eriocing by nets which admit of no other interpretation that he tes divested himself of the beneficiat ownership of the land in favor of the community, I ind bet the evidence points the other way, taust the benefloist owner- ship remained, together with the legal owner. hip, in the defendant; and that thn, defendant did not ne more than half out to the represen- tatives of the ecumannity that the could have the land, or a portion of it, transfered to them if they desired it for the purposes of the gynagogue, and this only as a matter of favour and not of right,
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His rūship exaæd him from attendanco. The heating of the banishment cars was then commenced.
he prisoner was convicted, and was santooed to tware months imprisonment, with hard
labour.
IN ORIGINAL JUREDICTION.
BEFORE SIR JOHN CARRINGTON (CHIEF.
JUSTICE)
GUBBAY AND OTHERS V. E R. BELILIOS,
Accordingly the meeting took place, the same gontlenen being present and, in addition, Mr. JUDGMENT. (Consluded),
Orange, the arbitect of the trustees, and Mr. Hore thero occurs again the expression we Danls, the architect of the dofondant. The Ibero decided to take over," eto. But, according conferice lasted soundthing over two hours, to the esse now put forward for the plaintify, The settlement of the site is practically left there combi be no question of their deciding to the two, architects and they, working har in the matter, for the land had been bought for monioddly together and maing the contours plan and on behalf of the community and in equity which had been prepared by Mr. Danby, marked Why did off within an aro line the dastorn portion of the commosity were in ovora. the writers of the latter net remind the Lot. No. 1,381 and also a piece of land at the defendant of this fact Mr. Lavel explains the North Enstorn corner of Eet No. 1,352 as a site is totally destroyed and 20 of the crew expression" we have been acting in the matter for the synagogne. The particulars of the afte The Secretary of the Punjom finiss Coming. The Commander was not hurt by saying that in the atorval is trustees had so masked of go to show the reasonableness Limited, advises us that he has received the
THE VICTORIOUS" ON SHORE, bean engaged in the discussion and consider of tus defendant's posi'den with regard to the following telegum from the Manager of the Company's wothes in Fahrug: The crom ent
H.M.S. Brouge and Pass has left Malisation of the antior. Dous this moon that they stity and prics of the land required for Toko disenssing and eosidering whether they the synagogno. Tis figures for Lot No. 1,381 at the 300ft. level is youit the line of reef to assist the Factorious.
should daraand the whole lot or copt only and the marked 50 te repentively are as | Thara mtu many leads. Tha leathers appror to
portion of its Tho feltri errespondence follow
Price Crown Eent be londing aựt towable; the North and South
which passed between the architects of the par- Jade. Quartz coming in Ence of North shaft,
ties, on the date of the last letter, is not with. I consider the prospects most favourable"
out some bouring on this point:
GBEAT BRITAIN AND FRANCE IN
AFRICA ADAM
Mr. Curzon in reply to a questioa, in the Honse regarding the negotiations with Franco on the Niger question, said that no agreement besa arrived at sad that he was unable to sta to the progress of the negotiations
the 11th instantan
Hongkong, 11th March, 1997,
W. Danky, Esq. Bas
Dear Fir-We have been instructed by the trasteer of the sysgogus to meet yon in orlar to arrange for the transfer of the site on the Kennedy Road.
Lot No. 1,381 46,073 sq. ft. 36,031.00 $346.00 Site 25,630 sq. ft. $3,841.50 $195.80 11 would seem that the site as marked off received the approval of the parties. Mr. Danby then raised the question of the cost of the re taining wall between the approved site and the remainder of the block of land. The diendant
Bochofoncand v. Bonsmad, [1887] Ch: 196, Mr. Francis. relied straply upon tho-ouse of
as being in close analogy to the present ease. Tbore the plaintif asked the Court, inter alia, linsed as a trustee for her certain celates in for a declaration that the defendant had pur- Caylon which had belonged to her but had boon brought to sale by the mortgagee,
The MAFFOOS CHAMPIONS; first prize, $25; second prize, $15; third prize, S5; for winners only; weight lost; entrance & One mile and a quarter. The HONGKONO STREPLECHASE CTY; for all
China ponies; gravione winnors of a steeple chase 7 a, exten; entrance $5 to go to second Tomy; over a course selected by the stewards; five to start or ne race, ·
The YENISEI" Our value $25; presented; second pony to receive the entrance foos, for all beaten griffins at this meeting, waight for inches as per scale; alicranca-auplased Derby gritas 5 Pa., unplaced subscription krifasts, entrance 35; fourth day winners barred. One mile and a half. The "Jous Pral) Cum; presented; second pany to receive the onfranco fees; for ponies that have run and not won a race; waight for izohes as per scalej ponics that raced before this meeting 5 B3, extra Enbsorption griffins of this meeting allowed 19, alt placed ponias during this meeting allowed an addi tionel 7 fourth day winners karred, and placing to count against allowances; entrance- $5.One mito.
The MAFFODS' RACK; first prize, $20; second prize, $30, third prize, 35, for all beaten Onco ponies; weight 1st. notrance 35. Roand. SAILORS Race, first prize, $25; second, $15;
third, 810 Once Round.
CORRESPONDENCE.
[We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinious expressed by our correspondenta.]
THE BONHAM ROAD IRONWORKS,
suggest that the locality ses singularly unsuited to their utility on several accounts.
Fire broke out jest about 12 o'clock on the of men from 1 danish mab-of-war in the barbour ground be is prepared to dispase o as n gile for terminated, the defondant saying that "nothing examination of it satisfes as itat it is far and also the concrete putaway which now maken
WA, DANEY.
Hongkong, 18th February, 1898. THIS EXTRAORDINARY WEATHER,
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The U.8.8. Marin, which has been destroyet by an explosion in Flavana karbour, was build ki New York and jawirled in 1890. She was a bultlesdrig of 6,492 tome displacement and had
who held that the evidence did not show horse-shoe carte, elosa to No. 8 Police Station, The case was board befors Kokewich, JTO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY FREES." Sir, Whom the abovè Rond makes an almost; complycret of 574 men. The catastrophe,
and that the trustees would havɑ to pay half of involving as it does such a large loss of life, BÍ
that the defendant had purchased the extator there are some smail ironworks belonging FIRE ON THE “ ESMERALDAT We would be glad to call on yon this aftor-it; the trustees on the other hand said that for the besett of the plaintiff, and dismissed understand to the Public Works Department -evuke” much sympathy from the civilized world.
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moon at-4 if convenient or at 11.30 to-morrow they ought not to be galo apon to pay uy the nettab. The plaintiff apported, and the This would be one of the net beatiful parle A telegram has been received by the Com
Within a short time of the departies from morning if you prefer.-Yours truly,
of it. Mr. Danby then male out a rough mander-in-Chief of the U.S. Squadron from the
Conet of Appeal, taking a different view of the of the road were it not for these ausightly shoda. Manila of the China and Manila stormship
Texan & OBANGE estimate of the cost, putting it at about $1,200 oral and documentary riders in the case, came Apart, however, from their ugliness, I would Hetary of the Navy taking that the United Company's steamer Emeralde (Messen. Showen, Sates Iattleship. Mine was destroyed by acci. Tomba and Co., general managers), a fire broko Messrs. Jeigh & Orange,
Hongkong, 11th March, 1897.
but adding that he would not be responsible for The extension of the Burnab valiway intact as Havans on Fabuary 15th and the Pre out on board which destroyed, three thousand
to suficiency of that sum until he had prepared that the estates in question ware: conroyed
to the candiusion that the plaintiff had proved By way of Yunnan, which has now becu agreat in by cat bas directed that colours be half-masted lags of sugar. The we, the origin of which is I think it will be of little or ne use your calling promise, the trustees offered to bear
Dear Sira, In reply to yours of this morning detailed drawings and estimates.
the defendant apo trasé for hor, and second chiefly the increased cost of carriage of the iron ingly reversed the judgment of the Court below and other Lavy materials needed in their opera. the Chinese Government, will be of coal therurders, Ito flags on, to America auknown, binks out in the after batch of the Lore to see me, I suggested to Mr. Belilios mount not exceeding $600, which they sub.
m-of-war and at the Consulate wore Rocord. vastel about six pan.
Iz will be seen that the decision in this casa, flexible importance from a political point té jingly half ansted yeeterthy, and aleo the fings the first intimation of it was given by the sakesterday that you send your drawings to hisequently, increased to 81.00€, but the defendant
tion, most of which must be brought from the tafood upon the question of what was the trag direct, when we can take the matter would not accept either of these offers and
harbour. The romeval of these sheds and view, though it is to be feared that it will or the British me-of-mast.
whidrisiel from the hold. Biguals of distress over togather, aftor which ownld be in insistai that they should defray half the cost,detail into that evidence. I may say thatu carefni
effect of tis evidence, and without going in heaps of iron pipes would greatly enhance the be a long time before the line will prove
were at once shown and in a shot tino a party a position to fat you know which end how mach whatever it might be. The meeting then
picturesqueness of that portion of Bonbam road; a fine seerss. Yuunan is a thinly night of the 8th February at No. 41 Sakai and two floating fire engines were alongside the the cynagogue-Tours trily,
was settled. It was anderstood that Mr. Danby stronger to establish a trust thou, is the evidence a dp and short out for chairs might be raised populated and malarious province, given up Earsus and the fire originating at the western the crew of the crudde took prompt chi, lehome, Robe. The block comprises fenr stor. While useistana was being obtained
would prepare detailed drawings and estimates
|in the present caso. j
and so rendered available for rickshna-Youra chiefly to the cultivation of the poppy, and as quickly communicated be the wind to measures to prevent the Ere from spreading,
Charges word made on the one side and ex- Hongkong, 11th March, 1807.
of the wall act that they would be sent to the the other at the hosting that the opposite
truly, Dear Sir, The trustees for the ayungogre
trasters. So unfortunately ended the attoupi parties were actuated by unworthy motives in
VIATOR. in so vountainous that the construction of the other boss in Precession. Thres were but their tusk was rendel very dificult indeed have settlel to take the whole of I. L. 1,281 as at a settlement of the dispate. It is to be pasning the line of condnet which they had railway with, he a diflicult costly suppletis desteered, tecluding Hr. Borgwa' by the thick, binding reluts of state which nearly perd Retaurant; but the fourth, filled the hold, The crew resiately stack
a site for the new synagogue and will write egretted that the same wide counsels which on. It was said by the plaintiffs, counsel taking. But if Great Britain's policy is to which is in the decupation of Messes. Gomes to their work, and with the aid of the
direct to M. Bellios to lant fees. Therefore brought the parties together on that cocasion that the motira cause of the defendant's be be directed to tire preserving of China's in Bosas valy partly burned. The house where me from the Spanish ward the fire the matterYours truly,
there will be no nos for us to meet or discuss did not avail to do so again. tegrityeit is of importancy that she should the tweak le mysterious. The alarm was unes after about two bonus work. Most of
On the 25th March, 1992, Messrs. D. Rariour is to be found in the fact that land has the are originated was exiply, and the case of they accedot in ratinguishing the
appreciated in value in the neighbourhood of 40 THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY FRESS." Sassoon and Eschied foft the colony. TARM & ORANGE,
Konnedy Road, while on the other hand the Burely air, there must be something andly BECUNG Ausy months of ncgeet jo the suntle
On the 27th March, 1897, the defendunt defendant's deungel suggested that the plaintiffs wrong with our weather-office. mur by 230 am, by which time the frenum the damage was dead by the sea water, which to in the fist of these latters, My "Orange
With regard to the "instinctions" referred
wrote to the trustees enclosing Mr. Dauby's und conceived the idea of "squeezing" the For the last three days and nights the tom- western portion of the ampire at a tad gained a complete masters despite the usual was pumped into the hull, haunders of bags of emphatic in stating that they had reference to
luna and making to be informed by Monday defendant by getting possession of leuks in this part of the town of deling any sugar being completly abuzafel The
thepornfare in most of our houses has ranged from bext whether they would inke the land or not. qaico substantiad indess to to counties water-supply. The Braichal Euging delayed the real's departure for twenty-four Eut No. Lisal, and that zouling was sad to lahu The cost of the retaining wall was stated as him pay a high price for the
his arranging for a transfer of the whole of
whole of Lot No. 1,31 and then making 72 to 77 Palur., and that in the middle of a ter-bulince the anivity and ambilio instance bad to rum ut seca 200 yards if. On crriving in Hongkong si prccused about his arranging for a transfer of a portion being "about $25.
westera month when our thermometer usually falls to France in the region, it region which is order to tap the Division get well to the Kowloon Wharf, wire the cargo was only of the lot. I am untirely satisfet of Mr.
20 this letter the pastion of it, by way of securing on approach 50 and frequently manh lover! trustees sont the following answar :—
is his two upper Ints. J in Bot. Feal esUnd I am assured by some of the oldest inhabitants Franchi expansionists are necaptured to
dige Nowe
divolpagod.
Orange's bona fides in making this statement:
Hongkor 29th March, 1897. pan to express any opinion upon the truther that mah a temperature in February has not regard as a future okdition 19 the Inila At the Police Court yesterday the chief mato
But then it fothys that there has either be on. E. R. Boiling, CALG.
ofherwise. of these several charge; I have not to bean known in Hongkong for, thirty years, if Chinese dominicans of their country. When charged with sultong a man
of the american ship 2. B. Thos WIKI
Das Sir,--Wo are in receipt of your letter deal with the moral aspects of the case, but ever. Also some of these same authorities say A lapan of memory on Mr. Orango's part-
of the 27th instantcsing latter of Mr. Danby and his memory was not very fall or precise on
that for the last four or five winters they have the railway bus protrater Younan from Bouer. While too ship was in Hongkong
some of the transactions about whio hedatud 2its. Jost, and plan, and we regret ex. Daly with the legal relations of the partius.
Uader ordinary cremetanoes the result of noticed a steadily increasing number of damp was qualined or else comprehensible tremely that we are able to agree to give the views which I have to expressed would buggy days, instead of the uniformly clear Burreal it will in course of time bu carried about on the 11th inst the prisoner sent un The General Managers, Messrs. John D conduct on the part of the person who you a portion of I. L. 1.81 on the terms that judgment would be directed to be untoral skies which in years past prevailed in our Dec- nemes the province into Kwangs and down to the complainant and was him of being Humphreys and Son, have rived the follow gave him the instructions, For the perpusled
acep. The allogation was denied and thus
We have decided to take over tha ishole-of sen who are these lustractions must, at te the valley of the West River to Canton,|paischer then struck the coniglinunt on the ingroport from Deir mixing,manager by
time when he gave then, have rond the defend I. I 1,361 as originally intended and would Was will then have a fulfiltrent of the mouth, knocking out a tooth and causing bim fatormer Trivar :----
ant' eccond letter of the 8th March and puru- ask you to kindly arrange transfer, &o., with sebere agitated thirty-five years ago for, the thy hod and hody? The complainant informer full on deck, and then kicked him accorely on
Mount Mukenali.“
bably also be lottar of the 10th March, both of Messa Deacon and Hestlags without further establishment de nilway communication, Ch Magistrate that he had applied for his dis
(bem referring expedsely to the architect of the delay-We are; Dear Sir, yours faithfully, Since last report the sinking of Queen malu trusten merling Mr. Danby for the purpose of
D. GUBDAN, between Calcutta and Caton. A mitway age from the vessel, but the diptal told skaft to a depth of So fest hae bacu completed arranging for a transfer of a portion of the int
A. J. RAYMOND,.. lroy he weald give the dieleurge only on cou would de hulp Yunuso is recover tion that the chief met was not charged feet. Ground Barourable art wineralised construition of the correspondence between It may he observed again that, now that it is
A. J. DAVID, and a drive to ent reek stated and driven esitus, in the light of these two lotters, the rapidly from the effects of cho wure that Leplainant sout to the Sailors Home, whore Contractors for ballery making fair progress the arhitects is this, that loss, Leigh and only a question of transferring the whole lot, have desulated the province, Underthe most Magistrato commented apo tiny brutal store the fortnight two men have been prosting Mr. Danby with a row of arranging for a
he was advised to take out a summon. The Re erecting battery and nine sheds. Daragauge proposed in the frit lastance to meet the trustees do not propose to and their archi avougible cirdumstances, however, it will of the assault and sentenced the prisoner to on the Balmoral mine without sneem, working tatastor of a farting of the lot, but, in conse, the bansfer should be arranged with their all
test to the defendant's architect, hat ank that The long ting before the alway; if males whicaprisonment with hard hour on the hsit share-and-hall pay yotdag
quanes of this subsequent decision of the trušless olors, Mossry, Denton ncul Hastlags, Me, Grist, who defended, applied for have to
to take the whole lot, this proposed meeting The following is the final latter which passed was centered useless. Again, in their letter of hatwesu tho parties. the 8th Murch. 1897, when they contemplated the taking over of the whole lot the trustees had simply requested the defendant to instruct his solicitor to prepare the transfer.
On the same day the defendant sent the following answer to the last mentioned loftor of the brastes
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THE NEW BALMORAL GOLD AUSING CO., LIMITED.
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20th January, 1898.
י.
OLIVERS FREEHOLD MINES, LIMITED
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Hocglong, 20th March 1897, Musere. David Bubbay, A. J. Raymond, A. J.
David.
Gentlemen,-In reply to your letter just t band, you will obligo by returning me Mr. Dumby's letter with the enclosures, and I re- gest I cannot reopen the question after the de. cision we arrived at after a long discussion in Mr. Duuby's office-I am, Gentlemen, yours faithfully,
ember, January, and February
The writer can testify that in 1895 for the three months following 11th January we had
only sure flag fine clear daya..
for the defendant. But in the present instant a question raised at the hearing as to whether the facts of the case would more properly support a decree for epcoife perform auce than a declaration of trust, and, aflor
If any snob medvarological changes bava,been some discussion, it was ordered that it coming on, can any of your scleutlic readers should thereafter be occasury and if they offer an explanation?
Can it in any way be vonessed with the should be so advised, the plainvifiy should hate make a caso far specific performance. leave to apply to amend this petition se us to enormens member of inues which love beez cave is accordingly granted, with the condition tion in what was once the burren rock Yours Each planted, and the sequeat increase of vegeta that if a summons for this purpees is brought truly, the question of judgment will stand over 1 into Chambors within 14 days from this data,
INQUIRER,
otherwise, on the oxpiration of that period, judgment will be entered forthe defendant, with his costs of auit,
J. W. CARRINGTON, C.J. 12th February, 1899,
TRE HONGKONG SHARE MARKET. Mr. J. Y. V. Vernoon in his weekly okaro report, dated 1861 February, says
Hongkong, 18th February, 1896,
THE HONGKONG RACES AND THE NAVY LEAGUE.
will be able to pay its working expense. anal, sl the application was granted. A work of unre immediate otility, would be
railway hos Kawlion to IIankow
loading artiste a fer dags ago on as
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS," This would be m centerprise worth under-und at by France upon Chis for an
The Gensial ngers, Messrs. John D.
·SIR-You will ask, what can by the conneo indemnity for the kidnapping of a Frenckunu taking and certain to prove remunerative. Tokiu ne sfided that in a provins, Humphreys & Sen, have reseived the following
tion between the Hongkong Races and the local Navy Loogue of Hongkong, I reply at own It would te fundit this colony and give at of the Lyaulut amily, an indenuity had report from thaji uluing maagar by sunst
ninally be paid under similar cireumalances. Talana
that our last thinks wv čuo to the Hongkong employment to great unibers of the Fora Toukin papers just rocurved, however,
Branch of the Navy League for the strenuous Mont Madok
Hongkong, 12th March, 1897 Cantonese. Moreover, it is specially within so bear that the Landet plain was still out-
and suovessful efforts they have made to secure 26th January, 18 Messrs. D. K. Sagoon, M. D.. Esokici, A. J.
The Bace holidays, into considerably inter storing, and as there is no reference to
a definite and property enclosed plass at the the sphere of British iolence, and no one way
Enreka Main Shaft, Havo cat, chamber at fresh
Rayword, A. J. David.
fered with business and there is nothing of any Race Ground in the Happy Valby where the LSU of kidnapping, it is 300 feet level. The roof was struck at u Gentlemon,In reply to your letter of yos:
E.. B. BALIL:108. importance to report, ti pa singiga. could have any grounds for opposing it. If probably the Lynndet ones that is the eubject distance of 14 fost from the shaft. 3. fost has today, I am extremely arry lo be unable to
|blao jaskets of Her Majesty's ships in port can "The Isfendant is mistaken in speaking of a BANK-Hugong and Sheaghuis have so the Hongkong Enons annually. In pro.. Russia is to be allowed to make the rail- of tbo recont peremptory demand. M. Lyaudal been delven juts it without any indications of waply with your request by transferring desition as having been arrivodat at the meeting heon negotiated at 176 por cent, pram for Marevious years the bluejackets if they drod ways through Manchuria, Germany thusa s omployed at the Koban mines, and on the leg through it. It is of very promising yen the whole of I. L. No. 1,831. (sic)
night of the 21th April, 1895, he and his wife appearance, solid hard stone, showing gad to
at Mr. Danby's office, bootuse at tho conclusion and at 173 cash in small animportant otsad to see the races had to tight their way abongst through Suting, and France to continus and child wore awakened to Bud thousevas the muked eye. Will report are daily upon it
Your Mr. Ezekiel and Mr. Clater, divvoters of that mooting his expressly informed the close quiet at quotation. Nationals are reportal thousands of low alass" Chinese coolies on the of the Hongkong Lund lovestment Co., will trustees that "nothing was settled.”
$18.
Raccores and audare the beat and the dis the Tonkin lines into Kwangsi," what more arrounded in a band of armed men who withhea more leveloped and size andartnino convince you that owing to your inaction and On the 90th March, 1997, the defendant for. MARINE INUENCER-China Traders con comfort of cual surroundings. They had also no natural than that Great Britain should out giving them time to obtain a change of Stoping is being carried on it back of 150 and owing to having bean rupestedly told that the warded to the trustees, ikrough Mr. J. R.tinue on offer, and wellors at $58, point tower shelter from the sun, nor any sosts in, any part
elathing hustily took them to a bust and rowed 200 foot levels whore large bodies of ors avo majority of you were not favorably disposal Bichost, a document, signed by himself, and than last quotation, are able to find buyers of the ground, of with them. Their eqptivity cofitioned until exposed. the Bid October, a period of six months within.
towards the lat in question, since its sale, I embodying an agreement to submit the whole A other Diarines have been on offer during ....... During the Badge just ünished all was differ- Eraka Bhult Touders for sinking this have become the proprietor of the siten over of the dispute to the start of an aridtrator, the week without Imsiuessent, and zo porgon lus was pleased to seo co a fur day, during which they were kept shaft a further topth of 107 feet were opened booking it. My arrangoutents to utilise them it it was returned by Mr. Michael with an
FIBE INSUNAN 088→→ Hontrkengs and Cluse many Kandrod bluejackets on the grouely so. great hardship. The object of the pirates was the time a larga mber of mou eveling empley. advanced to permit of my, making smok a ona. alicet contually as the maroh and suffered on the 20th inst., but although there were at in conjunction with the land below are too far futimation that the trustees said the thing was have both raled quiet and without business at fully enjoying themselves, while ut intervals grotations. The directors of the former macam the bands of the warships played for the men's precious mass of abdustien, but the Governor above the estimated cost, consequens none of gested the purchase of the plot in question, be made is a letter from Messrs. Deased and to oxtort & Sensom which had batu psi in mout the prices asked for the work we mual. casaton as the pre prepad. When I sug The last document to which reference used bond a dividend of $20 per share
amusement. The bearfy and ringing "beera Ganga of Indo-Chins deelial to aunotion the the affers wore accepted. The work will be one of the rooms which procluded you from Hastings, the plaintiffs' solicitors, tinted the 1st Love ruled the finer with all sales at snecesatul rider in each rige gaye rol pleasure to SHIPPING-Hongkong, Cantor and Macac with which these bundyods of man greeted the as to the cause, Unusial meteorological payout of any ransom in this case and adopted carried on by day labour of na only dates
the policy of hunting the pirate out of Elenír conditions have of late prevailed from the tains. Titus case was also vigurously prossed water wo were obliget to ug in the boilers since thon has taken place to warrant a oking the correspondence between the sites before $55. Douglases are la small demand it 858 and Loud and its native seerstry, who have attes
froolold Battery-Dwing to the very made guiring it won that it was too largo for your April, 1897, and addrezzed to the da"ondant. In $20 and $205cash and at 87 to Muroh Slat many sa onlooker (APA
raquiraureate No alterativa in your conditions 2 is letter, Mesura. Descon and Fees, having Indo-Chinos romalu dil sud la un demand at Te is said we bred all this to the local Navy Philippines to Siberin, and Hongkong being at Paking, and the remnants of the piration pravicus to the late rain wo ford that there in your opinion in regard to the matter. You them and having no doubt boo fully justruoted China Manilas could be placed at $73 to 377. angefully moved the Race Stewards and the cmbraced in that wide regions has unturally the liberation of the captivce was secured by clewood ont would sudanger the safety of the the neighbourhood, brat simply because Fam application for and purchase of lot No. 1881 by REFINERIS Chin Bagers are continued there public grounds for the moon. It simply gang having grossed over into Chinese territory was a large nezanatics of mud, which unless nya no claim ca ma laud has appreciated in by their clients, treat the unse, not ne vuo China Mutuis stegûy sub unchanged and Director of the P.W.D., or whoster clee allots shared in their influence, but to suggest that General Hou, who is believed to have paid $6,000 boiler. To guard ognjust this it was nocassy member of your community, wishing to so the defendant for and on behalf of the comin fair demand and sales have bean footed at shows what can be done by a body of men who the afforestation of this dot on the occon can to the pirates. M. Lyanist thor advanced to stop for 20 hours, during which time tho synagogue erected in the colony, I can only munity but as one of a binding contract to sell $170, $171, and 8172 for 28th inst. and at $175 really Inve the bluejacket and are absolutely possibly be the cause of these conditions is aim for incomiation and so were under boilers were loaned out, and tested up to 75 lbsent to transfor to you and atuointely neces and purchase the lot, book contract being for Marol and $175 and $178 for April market anxious for his comfort.
the traprension that the claim l been admitted bydrilic pressro, which is highly infantry say for your purpose. Under the oison pressed in the letters of the parts bearing date loses steady at $172. Lazone have been agai absurd. It is a fact, we bolove, that and settled, but apparently hack was not the Everything i la fest class order and the batterslebeus, therefore, unless the apportionment of the 8th March, 1897. Upon this letter it noc negotiated at Si for Juns zu bleco quist with Some of us oven, tike the members of the Navy * Many s pórsen, can malo a patriotic speech. weather like the present has not previously case.
úving excellent work.
the ground le-wattled between fr. Darby and only be remarked that the sedance to alloy sellers at 341, cash.
League, may need a new torpedo boat for
construct, the line from the Yangteze to the colony of Hongkong ?
The correspondent who writes on tho ostra, ordinary encher we are no experiencing cannot be congratulated on his suggestion
left in the bands of their solicitor.