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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 24rı, 1900
at Chaochistu-built between two streams which lower down unite into the To River, a tributary of the Yangtze--he only escaped a riot by his mien telling the inhabitants that he had come to build them a railway! The idea of the railway, indeed, seems to be po- pular in Szechuan. This is not to be won dered at when the state of the roads in taken into consideration. The great undertaking of 1900, the Kelsang-Chungking road, which should have made the journey between the two towns a matter of twelve days (instead
A. S. WATSON & CO., f, as now, by junk, in winter of twenty-
LIMITED.
THE LEADING MANUFACTURERS
OP
AERATED WATERS
IN THE
FAR EAST.
THE MACHINERY
five and in summer of sixty days) remains
The French Mail of the 23r, ATHE WA delivered in London on the 2nd ingt,
Mr. J. Fatrick, nasissant Inspector of Schools, Peruk, died in Penang Hospital, recently.
In the 24 hours precating noon of the 23rd. instant there were reported seven fresk-cases of plague and eleven deaths,
A Seoni telegram states that Mr. Gubbins, the newly appointed British Mintáter to Coren, arrived at the Corean capital on funday, the 13th inkant."
The Secretary of State has made his consent to this day an attempt, mainly owing to the to the formation of a Bingapore Rifle Corps inaction of the Hupeh Viceroy. The Stenditional to its not interfering with the re- craiting for the Singapore Volunteer Artillery. chuan-action, though devious as all Chinese roads, was a creditable piece of work and cost
TELEGRAMS.
DAILY PRESS" SERVICE.
THE. WAR,
Loudon, Bud May, 9.35 p.m.
THE WAR-FURTHER DETAILS OF
MAFEKING.
Lt. Col. Malion confirms the news of the relief of Mafeking. Previously there was five hours' fighting nine miles to the south of the town.
A DISASTER NEAR VRYHEID.
SUPREME COURT.
23rd May.
·Br. Sharp mid that this was a matter of anei. ont war between those itineranḥ punchers and the. lessons, and it would be imposible for him to admit that "without let or hinderanco" these men had one this.
The Chief Justice-Very: well: geom with
your rane.
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION,
Mr. Sharp said he thought ka need not open Buroze HIS HONOUR SIR JOHN CARRINGthis C at any length at all. The facts upen TON, KT., C.M.G. (Chief Justice), AND which the plaintiffs relied were no doubt almost Нта HONOUR T.SERCOMBE SMITH within chu knowledge of their Lordshi (ACTING PUISNĖ Judok), ¦
entered into
were awzre, e anvention was
the botwo Her Miaste the Quest
THE HELL-COLLECTING CASES—CHAU KWAI and the Emperor of China in the year 1898
CHIC AND LAI KOK TSUN V. WÒNG BHING,
for an extension of the-solony of
of Hongkong Th this case the plaintiffs as leases from Her No doubt certain terms and expressions used in Majasty the Queen of a certain piece or parcel that convention would havs, to be settled, and of land covered by the sss on the eastern shore the nature of the tenure which the Crown the island of Laatat, in the colony of Hong of the ortension. Within the area wided to
had in respect
of the property within the area kong, claimed from the defendant the sum of
of
8100
Blaa
se damages for the wrongful acts of the the palony of Hongkong by the convention General Butler reports that a party of defendant in trespassing upon the said promises of 1893 were sundry coral, and shell beds,
plaint the property of
aid the plaintiffs to be rather dead, shells than orals. He It is notified in the Guzeffe that the Corami. Major Bethune's Mounted Infantry have and taking thorefrom certain shells and corals. 23 they were called. The material seemed thought he would be able to satisfy their Lont aimed the costs of
petition said (1) the planitiff are mom ships that many of these coral and shell beds the provincial treasury a million tacts. Butsioner of Customs at Shangla telegraphed been ambished near Vryheid and that very it has been allowed to day and the agricul-resterday to Acting Commissioner 1 V few escaped. The casualties amount to 66 bers of a firm called the Lee Hing and carry on within the limits of what was called the Now
within this colony o 105 with corals must shells for the purpose of New Territory by Great Britan been granted and its dependencies as Territory had hofors the acquisition of the turists have cueroached on it everywhere. Brenan that the ports of Macao, Kobe and in number.
gatherers of agriculture and the manufacture of montre (2) under lease OF concession by Thus," comments Mr. LATTLE," the great. Osaka are declared infected.
The defendant is
is the owns: and master of
all had, probably only the "Szechuan bighway, opened with such a
Mr. Brodrick, replying to a question by registered at the Harbour Office at Victoris, suppose that hits enbjouts. He did not
this colony as "Bourish of trumpets and innumerable
as No. 168H) By on agrement valuable. He thought he should be able to deeply-engraven, rock inscriptions in the ration of the eighty. Brat birthday of M.X, the Mr. Yerbarghs in the House of Commons dated the 20th day of Decembar, 1999, the Crown satisfy their Lordships that an ancient war going
To-day being a public holiday in commemo
Queen, them, will be no issue of the Hongkong
Saturday estaual.
BRITISH RIGHTS AT MASAMPO.
ta
mort
"Fischent. Sturars Walí, in 10-day dead. Daily Press on Friday, but it will be inued on stated that at Masunpo no exclusive
right ered by the has and registered in the thons itinerant dredgers, or pauchers, and the
| bad wen granted to Bussia by Care The
those shall beds which had not been based from
It is reported that the greater part of the Papers pire disappointed at the ministerials from the Once of the conditions of ground by these itinerant dredgers, and no doubt
"after a short ten years life and "now literally buried. Such is Ching!"* use is of Mr. LITTLE laid a full experience of the
hadness of the roads, for he had the misfor-Russian Asiotic Squadron is now lying at Fort the latest design and most up to date-tune to meet with a week of wet cold Arthur. These reads are expected to proceed weather in the second stage of his journey, northward before the end of next month, to character.
from Waubien, on the Yangtze, to Changtu, "pend the ammer at Vladivostok, and he describes the path as frequently a mere mound, of red clayey and with how paving-stones embedded here and there.
ENGLISH EXPERTS maninge our factories, and their practical know-
A despatch from the Secretary of Stato was laid before the Singapora Legislative Council on the 15th isnt.., expressing the opinion that the Governor of the Straits Bettlements should
be paid a salary oquivalent to £3,000 sterling in fature.
attitude.
REUTER'S SERVICE.
LONDON, 21st May,
THE RELIEF OF MAFEKING.— CAPTURE OF THE BOER FORCE AND GUNS.
Laage
to the defendant a piece of back as far as living memory, had waged between Ofice at Victoria aforesaid as Lantan cocasionaires of these shell beds. Sual of
Lot Marius
No. 3, for
tera of fre illst of October, 1809. at in the Chinese authorities were regarded as open annasi reat of $103. the said agreement was that the plaintiffs should they wore. On the 14th October last your a ass the said premises for the purpose only of 10 of a shell be known as marine lot No. 1. sarching for and obtaining corals or shells from off Lautan Island, was granted to soins people, the bed of the sos. () Tiut on the 12th Jan ons of whom was called Lat Kan. This lusse
similar to uary, 1000, the defendant trespassed upon mush
the one before their Lordships that day; The
of this lense in converting October last kas
ontury und
Wi3
of
right to gather these Goverant
This pro lease.
and shell live x
and
the that
them the sum of red from considered by the Govorn-
Were
ADY
promises, taking therefront certain coral and shells, the property of the plaintiffs, converting the same to his own use sur wrongfully depriving a protest from the itinerant dreigers, ono the plaintiffs of the passion thereal. The whom was defended by his friend that day, plaintiffs farther pray (1) that the defendant who claimed s may be ordered "to The Daily News correspondent at Laurenço $100 damages for ad said trespass ond
(2) That the defendant insy ho test and Mauer 20th inst, wires that the British, on conversion. the 17th inst, captured the entire Boer force ordered to pay then their conta of suit. 3) montus ads, and the result of
That the plaintifs may have such other ralief that enquiry was to ascertain that the consen round Mufeking, including guns.
as to this honourable, court shall soo Bt.
sionaire of this particular sholl bel w THE ADVANCE IN THE FREE STATE. In his
his awer th
the defendant a unitted continues:(3) Itis a condition of the agreemont very interesting, but as far as he had gone he epposed.
Le paragraph did not know that! Zat said oug wurd which dated the 20th December, 1933,
was strictly evidenes of the petition referred to, that thy planitiff aso LONDON, 21st May.
the case. the premises thereby agreed t to bo domisel
Mr. Sharp-I atn going to call evidence. Mr. nad navigation.
shall object. not to interfere with Sshing (3)
The Chief Justice salt it did not strictly relate to the case but might help to a clearer undang.
to
Mr. Slade said his learned friend's address wor
This lack of roads makes porterage very ledge produces an article that is unexpensive, of course, and hence, though fairly good bituminous coal can be mined a rivalled for its excellence.
day's journey from Wankien and can be
The Kobe Herald says: It is reported that suld at Fenshui at one cash per catty, the the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank is now con- THE WATER used is the best market price at Wanhien is five cash persidering the establishment of a branch at Soul, The British have. occupied Klerksdorp anos 1, 2, and 3 of the petition, and the Para-sall his line more cheaply than other people. known in this “ Ishind of fragrant catty! As to the mining of the coal hand was investigating last mouth the com- streams," and is skilfully filtered on scientific principles. ·
:
We use only the best and most expensive ingredients, guamateeing AB-OLITE PUR.TY.
The minor Government vervants in Singapore have their grievances about the cost of living and it is reported that they are about to appeal to the Secretary of State, sesklug alleviation in the forms of an increase in compensation. A non-Government man writes to the Strains Tires, complaining fast it is not only on Gov.
S
THE RELIEF OF MAFEKING.
a
Str. A. Milner wires to M. Chamberlain that Mafeking was relieved on the 17th inst. by composite force of about 2.300 under Col. Ma han.
waters
anaver
Ex of
tions rangement Tor
in
tained in the mountain ranges further along mercial relations of the Coreau capital with the road traversed by Mr. LITTLE from Chemulpo through two delegates seat for the Wanlien to Chengtu, the whole description | express purpose." is worth quotation, but for considerations of space we refrain. However, it may be noted that there appears to be no actual property in the mines and any one is free to start working them. The manner of working is primitive and the miners are often little better than slaves. The coal fetches at the. The leading English makers freely pit's mouth 60 cash a catty, less than three shillings a ton. As the supply seezas plenti. acknowledge that WATERS MANU-ful, the opening of the district should make FACTURED BY US are equal to with regard to other industries, Mr. LITTLE a wonderful difference to the province. notes the great recent increase in opium-to the Japanese Government on the 15th that, tien in the House of Commons, said that the Į (6) It is a term of the said Convent of dredging for this material within the area of those of their own production.
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growing in the 600 miles between Ichang aud Chengtu. The faravet, as he says. having through want of roads no market A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. beyond his immediate neighbourhood, natur ally favours a product so tasy to truusport and so readily saleable as opiums. The effect of cheap opium on the inhabitants themselves is deplorable, but disreputable as they look they do not appear to be really poor. Two days journey from Shunking is a salt dis trict, where the salt is so plentiful that when prepared, it costs about d. per 1b.- 20 cash a catty. Of the other means of com. munication that roads now existing between
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Szechuna and the outside world, the river Yangtze, Mr. LITTLE Hays: "In onu res. pet the stretch of river 300 miles above -Claingking..
affords marked "contrast to the 500 miles below Chung king. In this stretch, although still a
A
ernment servants that the hurtship of increased prices falls.
battleship dsaki, telegraphed from Portmeath the battleship was docked there on the 14th inst. No special dumaan to low bestond was found and she is expected to come ant of dock in a fort- night, The nevestry preparations for the voyage out will be commenced then at the ship will leave England toward the middle of June.
Captain Miso, Commander of the Japanes
'The auriferons reins, runsaared for more thin two centuries to exist in Eiberia, soem at last to have been found. At least, the Tageblatt hears-
is
Mr. Sharp, continuing, said that an the result of the enquiry these petitions were dismissed. and thereupon the plaintiin applied to the Go- for a lease for marine lot No. 2, which lay alongside marine lot No. 1. and a lease was reantal upon similar terms and for a similar as granting of the lease was followed by period as the other lease on the 20th December. the patrolling of the leased
in consequence of complaints made by faveens of marine lot No. 1. The result was that on the 12th January this year the defendant was arrested in his junk in the not
lease.
The said provis are situate baneath the of the open es, and the defendants
· 13 U member of the general public has a proseriptiva right of taking therefrom in a accustomed mataar fish and all other natural products of the son. (4) From PROMOTION OF BADEN-POWELL.
the limits of living momory, Chines The Queen has prometed Major Baden-Powell have without let or hindrance,
ance, and fu exercise of to the rank of Major-General. General Houter their lawful rights, talon by dredging the natural mises as from the adjacent and surrounding pushing up the railway with applies for the Brodacta of the ses sa wall as from the said pre Mateking garrison. The sick, and wounded will waters and the land beneath much waters. be removed to Kin.be-lay,
Tho
aald
polica, in premises are situate within the GREAT BRITAIN, RUSSIA AND
district lensed to Her Majesty the Queen by Fils Magasty the Eagerar of China by and COREA.
subject to the conditions contained in the “Mr. St. John Brodrick, replying to a ques-Canvention dated the 9th day of
of Juas, 1803 rights of British subjects ut Masimpho work that there shall be no expropriation of the
inhabitants of
of the said district @ The do. not be limited by the Swiss Cortas sarovanou fondant is in Jakabfunt of, and hot fight
THE COMMONWEALTH BILL Me Chamberlain said that an agreement had bean reached with the Australian delegates by which the Loperial appeal would be fully main tained in every cuse whers other than Australian nterests were cours rajd,
SANITARY BOARD.
ORDERS OF THE DAY
A Mooting of the Banitary Board will be held on Friday, 25th May, at 4.15 p.m.
1-Leiter from Dr. Harston relative to 2-Reopening
situate within the said district, has u
and
the
the
Inspector Kean deposed that on the 12th January the owners of fire junks were brought to the Water poligong for on at the bay two four charged with dredging coral in prescribed
to take the noticed products of the sea including area south of Lantan Island. The masters of from the said promises (the junks were charged separately with larceny Tho defondant denies that on the 12th of varying quantities of coral. They ware hit January, 1900, he entered on the mid pro bailed out and the cases rame up at the Police miges and took therefrom corals or shells Court the as is alleged in the petition or at all, but lo
Mr. raply maye that if he did enter the said pramiansen Station by Sergeant, Kerr. The the men were brought to the Water
dradging by
a lawful and accustomed manner, aud
fortuny cage the witness said
which he denies that he entered therem
was cleared out of the junks and placed in from St. Petersburg that the Englishman who
engaged in fusing for shill fish in a
the Police Yard. When the case was damiered that he took only sell is obtained by such at the Police Cut the owners of the junks ga were authorised to prospect for gold near the
deadging together with othar substances an vastern coast of Siberia, on the shores of the
the coral back, except a sample which was kept with the shail fish for which he was seeking, (in the Palise Cont? avoidably brought up by the dredges, together back.
The Chief Justice--What became of the casen Sea of Okhotsk, have discovered immensely rich strata, described as a second Klondike. Aging of the Branch Pinguo Hospital The defendant donies tant he trespassed on the in
or that the shells and copy on the said premises, or that the
Inspector Konp-Dismissed, your Lordship Colonel Osborne is said to have gone to St. at
said premises are the
property
Sergeant of the plaintiffe,
Kerr gave ovidence as to the arrest 3-Preliminary Report by the Medical Officer and says that by reason of the matters herein of the junk-owners caught dredging. He added Petersburg to ask for a concession for exploit-
4-Further reply, of May 15th. 1900, relative after set forth he has the right to enter on the that he asked them if they know they required ing the goldfield. The Russian Government, of Health on Overcrowding. however, seoma disinclined to grant any ecr.oms.
to the removal of the arinal at the Watera eud holls, whics are natural therefrom coral, and penission to gather shells and they said no.
are products of the sea, or
Elarte, in consequetice of certain questions siva to foreignerË,
of Cricket Ground.
IV. of the Raport of the Indian alternatively that he has the right to enter on being put to the witness, said he was prepared Fab to admit. That the stuff got up in the lowlity which deals with Anti-Plague the said promises and to dredge for shell fish to
thereon in an accustomed manner and to take in question was
doad shell
It is stated by the Japanese paper Chiso:
poor, the frer Jubens the whey that Daron Kaam,
Geraner-General of ForKPITZER to Bubonic Plaguein Manta and convert to his own use
wkstover naturel They were 33% casgam to fe w
"in a natural way and runs parallel with mosa, and Mr. Goto, Chief of the Civil. Gevera- "the stratification: hence we are no crossment Department, have interested themselves
一
the duties aud
Products of the ses his dredges may bring
nazure.
not practically Mr. E. H. Sharp (instructed by Mossre Mr. Shurp said that that would simplify Deacon and Hastings appeared for the plain-ovidence, because in the pleadings the point was
raisen Ins to fishing for live Ish,
relative to the destruction of rats. Edward Osborne, pursuant to notice, reefe athwart the current, though races greatly in the problem of spreading Juganese will
That the Sanitary Board are (unanimously) of tiffs, and Mr. M. W. Slease (instructed by
Masers. W Vilkinson "attended by whirlpools, dangeron to ill-influence in Falikien. By giving substantial
opinion that Assistant Medical Officer of found craft, occur, it is not a vicious riveraid to schools, fostering the establishment of a Health is argently needed,
nows; aper, promoting the organization of a responsibilities of the Department are more tha “as is the stretch below." And yet, as we saw the other day, the Woodcock and Wood-ultural station, and encouraging navigation, one Modical mans can be reasonably expected to
undertake. they have succeeded in winning much public approval, so that the people of Fahkien have coas to regard Japas us a most desirable neigi. bour, and are showing a disposition to take her
A sins of interesting articles has been appearing in the North China Daily News on Sakuan Revisited" by Mr. ARCHIDALD LITTLE. The province has been gradually lark successfully surmounted the difficulties changing from the state in which previous of the passage up to Chungking. There travellers found it and in the near future the seems therefore every reason to hope that changes promise to be still mere remarkable. the maiden voyage of the Pioneer to Tehaug, for a model in everything. There are traces of
Saluan," says the writer, "nolonger seems which was to begin yesterday, may be the the remote country it was when I first first start of a regular means of communica- "visited it seventeen years ago and, although tion between the coast and a province where the British sphere is a pure chimera, must undoubtedly great natural resources
* you the number of British interests in the are only awaiting development.
"province are rapidly inervasing from day to
day. The communication with Shanghai
Among the departares for home by the Japas
by sfeain, now shortly to become an accom-to-day are the paid off crews of H.M.S. Whiting plished fact, is anxiously looked forward to and Fame.
by foreigners and Chinese, alike, and a
great further development of the various At the Magistracy yesterday several persons
the enthusiastic penman in this paragraph, says the 'Jupan Mail, but we may assure that it contains some grains of truth. And yet a writer Harper's Weekly in an artich outilled." Japan's
in
Failure in Cores" hints that Fukkien shonla altimately, in event of Chica's break up, fall to: the United States, as Japan has shown her in- competence to govern sath a province.
TO-DAY'S PARADE."
The proceeding at today's parads in honour
A
** resources of this exceptional province must were charged with keeping brothels in certain of the Queen's birthulay will be as follows:-At surely follow." The capital, Chengtu, is prohibited streets at West Point. Mr. Francis, 5p.m. the Royal Welsh Fusiliers will troep beginning to acquire the life of a treaty QC, appeared for the defendanta and raised the colours, The Royal Navy and the Hong- port, dintier and tea-parties being the order various objections, which were, however, over. kong Regiment will be formed up on the of the day, Mr. LITTLE offerves; while ruled Ultimately Mr. Gompertz made an order fanka. At 5.30 pm. there will be a march past foreigners, both men and women, move about giving the defendants until August 1st in in column, then mass, then in line of Quarter Columns. They will then form up in line of which to vocate their premises. the streets not only namoleated, but even
Quarter Columns on former alignmout and ad- unnoticed. In Chengtu the traveller found, His Honour T. Sercombe Smith sat until vance in Review Order. Then will follow besides numerous missionaries, Mr. Fair-nine o'clock at the Supreme Court on Monday the Royal Salute, and the termination CHARD MORGAN'S party, who were there right for the purpose of finishing the hearing | 13. "Three Cheers for the Queen. in connection with the mining concessions in of the armed robbery case at Causeway Bay, six will be seu from the astics which appears the province, Mr. BIGHAM, of H. M. Lega. men and one woman being charged with (1) rob-laewhere the Grand Stand, private stands and tion at Peking, and engineers and surveyors bery being armed; (2) wesiting stolen goods, compound in the Happy Valley will be thrown of the Yuunan Company. The Chinese The jury fond the fifth and sixth prisoners open to the public desirous of witnessing the officials were on very good terms with the guilty en both the counte, and they were sen- parade this evening.
tenced to seven years' imprisonment with hard missions, and altogether the foreigners were aboar, and to receive 20 strokes with the birch exceptionally well situated. The town itself, rod during the first week of their imprisonment. though most of the buildings are poor and The drat, second, third and fourth prisoners low, is described as spacious and fresh for a were found guilty on the second count only sud Chinese town. "Mr. LITTLE did not arrive ut sentenced to two years' hard labour. The woman Chengtu entirely unmolested, however, for was discharged.
to
G. A. WoonCOOK. Acting Secretary.
AGENDA
1-Four applications for exemption from constructing backyards to existing houses.
Applention for exemption from "House house visitation." 3. Further return of the progress of Bubonic Plague in
Further statement of the progress of Bubonic Plague in Bombay City.
Result of the analysis of a sample Milk
in Tainan. Formoso.
taken from the Wo
Mortaime-washing return."
Dairy. Statistics for the wocks ended 5th and 12th May, 1000.
Mortality Estums from Macap for the weeks endel 6th and 18th May, 1900.
-Bixtoon applications for Licences to keep swine.
Kwl Chiu, one of the plaintiffs and december 20th last year a member of the gave evidence, Ho Kar Chu, a in hie
is employ as patrol, als gave evidence, Mr. Brace Shepherd, deputy land officer, and
boy in
and Grist) appeared for the defendant.
The Chief Justice-Have
you gentlemen Li ་་་་་ made any arrangements na to the course of the ease, so to
speak Mr. Sharp said they have tried to arrange in charge of the Land Office, was asked by Mr. matual admissions of fact, but though he did Sharp whises from the Chinese authorities whether any claims had bow made in suppose his friend had been wrong at all respect dispute
not
in
the course lie lud taken, at the same time in regard to coral or shell beds like the leam in he asked them to admit facts they had no
. Slade said he objected to the question en knowledge of For instance, he asked them to admit that the defondant was an inhabithe ground that it was perfectly irrelevant, if taut of a certain place. They know me these claims did not refer to this particular thing about the dafondant. He might be an piece of land. inhabitant of a certain plase or he might not.
objection was over-ra
over-rated: He was quite prep
Mehephard then answered that several
argument
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t
quite prepared to make certain admis- sions of fact, because he thought his friend and ellms but then made in respect of grants of himself felt that this was an ent of law fishing rights including the right to guther
argument of and very alightly an argument of fact. His shells. The difference between the grant of the own impression was that it was not at all an Chinese authorities and the grant in question want of fact. He believed his friend would. was that the Chinese included the not entirely agree with him there, but they wore of ishing while the present
gehat of the quite prepared to mate all admissions which kong Government excluded the right
of fishing. their
been supported Lordships thought they should males, but These claims had
documen by they not admit what they did not know tary evidence. He produced a lease in Chinese anything about
and said he had
I he had also proclamations issued by the Chinese Government as to these mattor
The Chief Justice-Thers ought to be some We should have someone
The Chief Justice-Perhaps the most con- venient course would be to prove the facts and have the ra
• general argument afterwards more aster Dhinese law, Mr. Blade said that with reference Prov. Conversant with ing that the man was an inhabitant of a ver-
Ou being asked by the court if these claims
tain place, as soon as his friend said he had been recognised and registered by the did not know of course he did not require British Government. Mr. Shepherd replied
admission on
the subject. He was per- We have not recognised any claim until the prepared to assume it. The only question constitution of the Naval Court.
The Chief Justice All that has been done has between theuy was whether or Whe
any
824,831.03 focus
1,293.66
INDIAN FAMINE RELIEF FUND. The Honorary Treasurer (Mr. B. T. Wright) hers to acknowledge with thanks receipt of the following contributions to the above Fund.
Farther contributions will be thankfully to cuived.
Already acknowledged. Entertainments in City Hall -
hours and Ben H.M.S. Undaunted Hongkong-Singapore Esttalion, F.A. Sergeants 2nd Batt. R.W. Fusiliers Firet Presbyterian Church, Canton Becond Prosbyterian Church, Canton, Second Presbyterian Church, Canton,
Other members $31
Third Presbyterian Church, Canton Additional True Light Beininary,
Canton Additional Becond Church, Canton
arfee Canton "A.B." K. Edulji Vaid D. H. Vasanis
4
The Matin thus gives its opinion of ang Little Englander This Blead, who has Yeung Kong Church and Missiou- nothing but words to offer when his conntry is -| being beaten; who writes profanes to books by the Secretary of the Stats with whom his coun try is at war. troubles me somewhat--makes me think; and I believe that, were I English, I would detest him."
975.48 not they would admit that the defendant, or been to note these claims without recognising
rather Chino fishermen generally, had fished, their validity.
154
79
is those waters as far back as living memory
71
18
10
Mr. Shepherd We cognise their validity
extended without any objection being taken to be taken their vente, subject to their proving them. That was the point about which
hich they thei
their title to the satisfaction of the Land Court, We do not mind who pays the rent.
differed
said he was perfectly prepared to
Mr. Slade If anybody wants to pay the rent
Mr.inese fishermen had been in the the Land Court th
.
Mr. Shepherd-The Treasury takda it on the production of a certifiente from the Land Office, which is based upon such enquiries as they are
make able
to
admit that labit of dredging for those shells and this coral as far back as living memory extended..
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