THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 25TH, 1900,
SUPREME COURT.
24th January,
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.
BEROSE IS HONOR W, MEIGH GOOMMAN (ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE) AND
SPECIAL JURY,
ALLEGED LIBEL BY A CHINESE
NEWSPAPERTANIA
In this case U Norvegna, of Wyndham Street, marchaut, claimed from Wong Sha Tong, of 14, Praya Cestral, ad proprietor of the Taun Wan Yet Po, and Ng Sai Jung, of 39 Gangh Street, as printer and publisher of the said newspor, damages for libel...
Miss Henneberger Capt. Mrs. D. P. Wal- MEC. Holi
Jing and child •·
SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY SCIENCE IN ART, EARLY CEMENT, LIME AND M&Mrs. H., Horsey, Mr. & Mr. P. I. Warren.
ME. T. Howard Mr. H. N. Hud- Mr. C. Horney
MALARIA, A "CHEMIST'S MAGIO, A LOOKAY OURE, UNIVERSAL VOISON ANTIDOTE, TEST OF EXE FATIGUE, BILKWORD GUT, A Maj. & Mrs. Jalliar HYDROFLUORIC BATTERY, ELECTRICITY Mr. & Mr Joseph LAND ANIMAL GROUTH, HEAT-SAVING My E. A Katch
ENGINES.
Mr. Kingborn CAM. A. Koe
Mr. H. A. Leggatt.
Mr. H. F. R. Brayne Me. Louis Berindongus Mrs. Bruce and bald Admiral Brace Mr. P. Bure
PEAK
Cap. A. 0. Clarks Mr. A. C. Clarke Capt. Van Corback Air. G. H. Dann. Dow
Mr. F. Javer Droes
Mr. A. Forbes" Mr. J. 8. Ezekiel Colonel H. Eladsto
Lt-Col, A. R. Frager Mr. B. II Gompertz Colonel E. H. Gorges Colonel The O'Gorman Mr. Edward F. Gras Mr. J. Hays Mr. H. La Helms
Mr. Andrew
&mid
Mr. Mrs. Miss Whiley Mr. Windsor
M&M AW.
Whitlow"
Dr. O.C. Wochlogtoa Mr. & Mr. T. Baguail
Wild
Mr. J. M. de Zuniga
HOTEL,
Mr. F. B. Jacob
Major G. R. St. Jolip
Capt. Kolod. Ar. J. K. Leg
Mr. C. W. Longitet
M. C. W. Longuet.
Mr. R. Mitchell Mr. & Mrs. MounsOF Capt. Prynai Hoa. H. E. Pollosk Com'der R. M..Ramsey
Me. E. Martia
Mr. A. Sinclair Mr. A. Findlay Smith
Mr. A. P. Stokes Mes. Albert Smith
Mr. 0. D. Thonicon Mr. A. G. Stokes
Mess Reslie Wardwell. Mise Wardwell
Mr. . H. Wheets: CRAIMEBURY.
r. C. Clementi Mr. Mrs J. P. Cottan
and son
A special study of colors and their chemistry has been made by J. G. Vibert, the great Frauch painter. He finds that the enviont painters, of The time of Apelles, had only four colors chalk Play's time there had been nuded different white, yellow, ucher, red ocher, and black. In chalk whites, lead white and its combinations, nagsicet, minium, orpiment (rod and yellow sulphide of arsenic), td and purple lakes (man from shells) naturel and burnt ochors, einuabar, The following composed the jury-Mesars indigy, powdered Eum blac, cordigris, brown J. Orange (foreman), F. D. Goddard, D. W. Later came the red likes, made from continen
earths, fvory black as other bincke, and sepin Craddock, V. A. Caeser Hawkins, John Thur baru, A. Tarner, and E Oaborce. It was also the true altramarine bleis from the costly and from madder, and the regetablo yellow lakes, agreed that the jurors should be reminerated lapis lazul A chest ja the museum of Antwerp at the rate of $10 a day each: Mr. Blade (in contains a collection of the colors used by stracted by lesers. Meansey and Brutton) Rabene, and of these white lead, cinnaby, lapis appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Robinson (ultramarino), the mater lakes, the sartha and and Mr. Francis, Q.C. (instructed by Mr. C. the ochora have provou very durable, while the Ewane), appeared for the defendants, Mr. Rovegetable yellows, reds and groens. kave faded binson for the first defendant and Mr. Francis and vanished. Of the many colors brought out for the second.
Mr. Blade read the pleadings in the case. brilliant bat deceptin mixtures are held to sinoe Itubens time, thse of anilineofton Paragraph 3 of the petition said, "The plaintiff have been on aufortunate addition for art. It on or about the 24th Mareb, 1897, was appoint is coneladed that the facst colors are those of ed merchant consul for Italy without salary for pare pigment, with a kitle insced or poppy oil Hongkang, end in the beginning of. July 1898, was farther sppointed merchant anasal these from rogotable substances are geacially se a medium, and that the mineral colors-uolike. for Italy without salary for the two provinces permanent, but hard to get in parity. of Kwangiang and H wungsi, in tba empire of China" Paingraph 4 said, "In the beginning of Angust, 1899, the plaintiff at bis own request was relieved of his office of cogent for the said provinces of Kwangtung and Kwang, and was succeeded by Lisutonunt Ginda, and on or about the 6th June, 1899, was relived of his offies of consul for Hongkong and was suceded by Mr E. Velpicelli, a member of the regular, with a small proportion of fatty acids, Italian interpreter service." Panigraph said, mixture of two parts of slag or time with one Experiments indicate that the cement was r "During the time in which the plaintiff was part of olive oil as This was hard and durable, "acting as Italian consai as aforesaid the plaintiff Treament of soil with line, bas been suggested carried on and still carries on his business as to the Paris Academy of Sciences as a possible merchant dealing in coals and goueral merchan; remedy for malaria, as it has been noticed that disa, and trading largely with Chinese customers countries having a sunrface rich in lime sie free. in Canton and in Wuchaw and other ports on from this malady, the West River." Paragraph said, "On tha 9th day of Joua, 1899, the defendants falsely and maliciously printed and published or canned to be printed and published of the plaintiff, in respect to the plaintiff is his said business as & merchant in the said newspaper called the Tun Tan Yat Pa; which has a wide circulation camern with a sheet of white paper exposed in Conde de Senna Fer Mr & Mrs, L, A Museo
in Hongkong and Canton and adjacent ports and in the ports and districts adjacent to the West River, the following words in the Chinese language." Then followed the words con- plained of. Faragraph 7 asid, "The following is translation of the said words;
We lears that a certain merchant who has once acted an Italian Cossal at Canton has in consequence of certain affairs been reprimanded and dismissed. Recently the said morehaut has conspired with the Chinese to work a certain woal mine, and relying on the protection of a foreign dag resisted and refused to rog lokin. This the high authorition have found out from eaquities made, and decided to thoroughly in vestigate the matter, It is not known what may happen afterwards."..
be said words were so understood by those to whom they were published, and mean that the plaintiff in his business and us Italian can-
ancient water conduitse Ephesus and Supra A mumber of sample of coment from the have been analyzed, proving to be of similar com position, although, ranging in date from several hundred years before Christ to thres centuries- after. The samples were found to be chiefly
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Rev. Francia Flynn,
R.N.
Lieitt. C. F.Snow, U.S.N Mrs C F Bo વી
daugi er Capt C. B. Simonds, R.A Mr. Simonls Dr. Riohud Strong Consul Valpfoolli Madame Volpicelli
Kny.: F. T.Johnson Mr. R. F. Johnston
Me & Mr. Andrew Mro. Leigh Fat Mrs. Libeand
THE WAVERLEY HOTEL
Capt. & Mrs TU. Cum Mr. H. Berkley
Captain A. W. Dixon ste mad el d Capt. & Mrs. Brampton, Mr. C. Hook'rk
Die W. N. Hauler Ms Helen HADE *
Mr. Geo. Lates Mr. Fas. T. Ronch Herre, I.G:
Mr. II. Suolbred
Lient, U. T. Holases, Mr Franz Urtzig CONNAUGHT HOUSE.
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Mrs. A. F. Udig
Stuff Sor. & Mr O. W. Andrews and chil tren
Mr. & Mrs. D. Baldwin Capt. C Baalian Mr. A. J. Basto Mr. J. Boccher Paymaster Cathcart
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Lieut. J. A. Dougherty,
U.S.N.
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Mr. C. Finner
US.N.
Mr. A. Genge Mrs. H. C. Hale Mrs. W. Mawrhurst
A elever X-ray trick is described by Dr. Gus. tase Michand in the Sichtige American. To heighten the effect a Lamp may be placed behind apparatus, which Inoks like the less tube of the sitter, in front of whom is thon held the
full view as the plate, and the rubber bulb, apparently operating a pneumatio shutter, is at R. H. Galt, pressed. The result is startling a picture of the subject's internal organs Arshing instaut aneously into flew in stang colors. The piture inks diluted solution of calphocyanide of is previously pointed on the paper with invisible
concentrated solution of the sate salt for the potassinu being used for the lungs, a more. heart and the principal arteries, a solution of potassium for the larger veins, and a weaker anlation of the same salt for the stomach nad a few intestinal coils. For the rest of the body is used a concentrated solution of tabuis. The tube really contains only a small atomizer, ned pressure on the bulb fomes from this upon the paper au invisible spray of ferric chloride solu- to. pratasing well-knot chemical reactions.
In a caso reported by Dr. Woods, the only.
Lient. J. Knepper,
U..S.N.
Mr. J. C. Knepper Mr. D. Lentreta Capt & 3r, G.T. Mijere,
USMC
Mis G. T. Myérg Lieut. & Mr. C. Mac-
kenzie
Mr. C. J. Naylor Mr. B. Brau
Paymaster G. C. Schäfer,
U.S.N.
Mr. P. N. da Silva Mr. & Ms. DeSluich Dr. R. Weise
AACHEN AND MUNICH FIRE INSUR- INSURANCES
ANCE CO. OF AIX-LA-CHAPELLE.
HE Undersigned, having been appointed prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE AGENTS for the above Company, aro at Current Rates.
REUTER, BROCKELMANN & CO,
Agenta. Hongkong, 21st April, 1897,
96
cent. solution of carboli ucid every-half-hour, was treated by hypodermal injections at tourBANSATLANTIC FIRE INSURANCE except when quist at night, until able to swallow..
COMPANY OF HAMBURG. A dram of the solution in glycerine was then cessed, and after that les ferquoat and smaller to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRM at Current The Undersigned, having been appointed administered every thica ipurs until the pass AGENTS for the stove Company, are prepared doses nutil ali rigidity bad disappeared. Like Ratas. treatment proved effective in a case of totanus. in a horse.
Hilk aoutaining five percent. of born is pre- posed by Mr. Ed. Crouzel is a general antidoto insoluble borate by most minarai bases. The Ito poison Boris meld is procipitata na su case in of milk coagulates with toxic acids, sut also forms insoluble arcuate with mineral bases, while the fatty charter of milk prosents irritant sabatance from taking too much effect..
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The number of winks int given time is found by Kotz, a Ensaian physican, to furnish a fairly
Ans fumants caused by Eve the following asertected results from readings of ten minutes. With a candle, 0,8 electric light.-18. winks per minute; city gas 28;. malight, 2.2;
sul has been guilty of dishonourable and dispatient he had seen to cover from tetanos honest practices, and has on account of sno practices baen dismissed in disgrace from his office of count; that the plaintif and the Chinese with whom he had basiness relations had been guilty of a conspiracy and in fact defranling the revenue of the defraud, Imperial Chinese Gavarument; that the high authorities the provinces of Kwangtung and Kwaugai moaning thereby the Viceroy of Canton and his midisters-foued this out, and in consequence caused the plaintiff to be dis missed from his offee of consul; that enquiries were still being prosecuted into the action of the plaintiff and his Chinese associates; and that it was not yet known what punishment would be inflicted on the Chinese who should be found to have had business relations with the plaintiff, and the whole paragraph purports to be and was understood by the readers thereof to be issued or inspired by the said bigh on- thorities a ustice and as i warning to per sons intending to deal with the plaintiff that the platatile add the persERATIN WICH himbat inenrred their displeasure; and that the plaintiff had been in consequence degraded from his official rank at their instance, that persons who had dealt with the plaintiff had rendered themselfs liable to pauishinent; that- the plaintiff in cousequence și bis degradatión
A peculiar industry of the island of Procids was now a person of no account, sad could vs. longer obtain any protection from the Italiane to annfacture of fine silk threads from the fag (and that any person having business rela-
stomachauf silkworms The worm, just before tions with the plaintiff would be able to be
the time of its metamorphosis, is cut open, and the membrane of the stomach is carefully re- suspected of legal proceedings, and to incar the displeasure of the said big & authorities." Para moved and pickled by a seret process. Holding one and in the teeth and drawing the other graph 5 said, "On the date of the publication of the aforesaid defamatory words by the defend. with the hands the work people then work the ants one Aa Lap Saia had given to the plaintiff treads are prized for strath and fexibility, tisqus into threads of considerable length. The orders for 5,0d rides, Lut-in consequence of thead find a market in Northern Italy at about said publication the said Au Lap San refused a 315.00. a pound. They are used for fishing complete the said order, whereby the plaiotif tackle, brushes, etc. Production is expensive, kis suffered denge to the assount of $5,000. Paragraph #said, “At the date of the pub- lication of the atoresníd defanatory words by the defendants, the Kwong Tu Sun Thi firat and given to the pluintiff orders for 2,000 barrels of cement, 3,000 revolvois; and 400 casks of nails, but fa consequence of the said publication the said firm has refused so complete the sail orders whereby the plaintiff has saitered damage to the acount of $1,970. Paragraph 10 said, "Prior to the publication of the aforesaid defamatory words by the defendants, the plaintiff. had considerabin business transactions with the said Kwong Tung San Tafici, from which he had derived large profta, and the said fem would have coutined to deal with the plaintiff and Animals treated by electricity by a Gorman. the plaintif te derivs large profits, but owing experimenter have shown increase of growth. to the said publication the vid drin, gefaced bu
as the worms must be takent the time of their greatest raino for silk-making, and the varions operations demand much labour by skilled hands.
A new primary battory, patented by C. I. Anderson, les us the negative electrode a car on cylinder, surrounding which is a lend eyliu. der that serves as the positive electrode. The asid mixed with three parts of water, with the electrolyte consists of one part of hydrofluoric addition of about two pads of voracic acid. A source of oxygen is also added, such as chromio acid, potassium permzugate or atmosphoric air.
have any further transaction with the plaintiff 18 to 24 per cent. ander osrtain conditions. und the plaintiff has lost the profits which he animals were placed in a cage through would otherwise have made thereby, and Chind which an alternating curent was pissed six A stronger enrrent producșă de- merchants and traders in Canton uud the West hours a day, River ports are afraid to deal with the plaitif, prosion and retarded grouth, and the plaintiff Las been seriously injured in
SIEMSHEN & CO,
Agents. Haugkong. 16th November. 1872 124 TORTH GARMAN FIRE INSURANCE:
COMPANY OF HAMBURG.
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SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
Agents. Hongkone. 29th Inna 1804
1741 HENIX FIRE OFFIUE.
The Dudersigned as now prepared to GRANT POLICIES of INSURANCE against FIRE at Current Rates.
"DOUGLAS LAPRAIH & 00,
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A. yearly premium of 282 (ng 30) goourea the following
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bis cralit and reputation and 'in, bis said "Heat accuwaleters" are claimed to save 15 business as a merchant, and chuites $12.0.0 to 2 per cent. in the full cousuinption of locomotreats in case of injury.j danges. The palatit. therefore, prays (1)tives on a Rusgon railway, while the weight of trains has been lurressed by a similar perbent that thondant may be ordered to pay to the plaintiff $18.970; (2) thatthe plaintif water-filled steel reservoir of about may have such further and other relief as to 330 gallons is placed over the boiler, and is this benourable dust may senus Bt." Zu-Chair Ashes to drive the ougeiria answer the defendant said they had no personal All feed-water passes through it, kuowlolge of and did not adat the fauts alleged in paragraphs 3-4, and 5 of the palition. Paragraph of the answer said, "The defend aat Ng Sai Yung adults haring printed and pubisted in the Tsun Wan Tat Po newspaper the Chinese words sont in pasgraph of the ipolition; but he had ve, koowledge and does nitendait that they refer to the pinintiff, and further says that if such words de refer to "the" `plaintiff that they are not libellous
A new species of Lebasso, Nicotiana Stock- toni, has been discoveret by Dr. A. E. Stockton Sverre Island of the Pacific coast. The umber of species of tewees now known to botanists is about one hundred.
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in their natural signification, and denies turt, Mr. J. 11, Aitken, they bear the defamatory moving alloged Me F. Andet in paragraph 7 of the polition. He does not. Maj. Angus da admit, iba-berrectness of the translation into,† Mr. H.1. Andersen. English contained in pagraph of the piti Mr. 3. A. Bale tion. Paragraph 5 of the user said, "The Mr. W. B. Balley. defendant Wang Shu Tong dhule having Mr. J. Barlow, Priutod or published the Chinese words set ont M. & Miss Hanner in paragraph of us petition, and enre as Com Bhicken, R.N.ch Bren aforesaid for farlier answer relate the A11. Bot. allegations contained in parigraph hereof." telein Paragraph 6-aid. The del ndunto deny the Mr. Franklin Brooks
Mr.FW. Brooks faut alleget is paragraphs 8, 9, and 10 ft. T. F. Burglor petition. Continuing. Mr. Blady mentioned A. IB. Carter the various pounds whigh fr would be for the | Max Mr. W. T. Church jury to consider, viz, as to whether the extract Dr. & Mrs. F. Clarke from the Chicose metepaper: in question und | 112, Çirafin Gjok been corruptly translated or not, the translation: Mr. Heurich Cong, having been malo by the geast: transluter : Mir, J. Qian whether or not the wards were libellout; aid- Mi» Camlille next the amount of the dusinges.
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Dawson Mr. P.C. Deansho⠀ 2 r A Denis
The plaintiff gave eridanou bearing out the allegations in the petition, and was cross-ex- amfied at considerable long the
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