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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JANUARY 21st, 1901
The proposed free coinage of silver in For mosa has boon abandoned, owing to the stomach opposition of Marquis Ito.
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The ship Queen Margaret on December 20th being then 54 days out from Hongkong for Paget Sound, was listed an overdue with rein sarance at 10 per cunt quoted.
able to press to an osteme the disarnia- ment of the Empire. In the interests of foreign Powers no less than of China her- self, there are limits, and some better worked
A meeting of the Shanghat engineers, archi- out system of guarantee, short of the ren-tects and aurrerers was held on Tuesday lont in A. S. WATSON & CO., doring of the State powerless for good as the Town Hall, when it was decided to for a well as for evil, must to an honest subject society to promote the interests of the profes seem advisable. Nor will any right-minded sion generally. Power be found to object to the principle of restraining the interference of foreign mis- sionaries in cases where only Chinese sub- jects are concerned. Objections to the given as Mr. J. J. Keswick in Saturday's issue before the' Mixed Court at Shanghai on the
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SUPREME COURT.
Friday, 18th January,
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
SERIOUS ILLNESS OF THE BEFORE HIS HOROUS T. SERCONER SMITU
QUEEN-FAMILY SUM- MONED TO OSBORNE.
Jonnor, 18th January, 4.50 p.m.
Kung Chao, the victim of the alleged illegal arrest at Shanghai last month, was produced
14th inst, to prove the illegality of his arrest- The case was adjourned to the 16th, Kang Queen Victoria's health. Chao being kept in the custody of the Court in the mean time.
There are disquieting rumours concerning
Prince Lobanoff, formerly Russina Consul to that port to fill the post of Eussion Consal-
LONDON, 20th January, 1.30 p.in.
The Queen's condition is grave. The
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THE CRISIS IN CHINA.
(ACTING PCIONE JUDGE.)
́BASKELT. V, STEVENS & co.. The Acting Paisne Judge gare Judgment se follows:--
On 6th June, 1900, this defendants wrote to the plaintiff asking him if he would (1) go tho- roughly into Mr. Hall's books; (2) give his opinion as to the manner in which the books had boor kept and whether from the materials at hard they could be properly written up; (8) point out and note any irregularities in the books. The question of remuneration was to be gone into in a day or two. hahahhah
On the 7th June the plaintiff replied saying (1) that he wouldbe pleased to go into Mr. Hall'a books and accounts; (2) that he would not be able to give an opinion as to the manner in which the book had been kept until he had thoroughly
all transactions entered into by their firm dur that if the defendants- hoël full particulars of
ing Mr. Hall's management there was no doubt that the books could be properly written up and An account rendered.
attempts to create an imperium in imperio have not come from Chinese sources alone; it is unfortunately the case that these inter-
The ordinary meeting of shareholders of the ferences bave in many instances been dictated by political motives, and anyone who wilt Hongkong Land Investment and Agency Co., itake up the foreign newspapers within Ltd. will be held at the Company's Office, at Yokohama, in reported to be on his way Victoria Buildings, at noon on Thursday next the last two years will find several' cases
the 24th inst, when the report of the Bouril of General, The Prince is accompanied by his loyal Family has been summoned to locked into them and completed the work; ) where the "churches" have attempted to
Directors will be presented.
family, but the Japan Herald learns that since Osborne. The Kalser is coming to Eug- drag their own affairs by such measures
The US.S. Monadnock is going up to Shang-saving for Japan. he has lost his daughter into prominence. No well-regulated state' 18.00 19.20 in Europe permits the civil power to be set hai under the command of Captain Faroulett to through an accident.
at naught in the interests of any association, salat permanently in the protection of the set- tlement. It is hoped that the harbour authori- religious or otherwise, and of all the Towers ties will be able to find her a berth off the Bund, that which most strictly confines the Church
even if that necessitates the removal of one or within the leading strings of order is
two opium ships, the identical Power which in China would open the door to ecclesiastical abuses of the worst character. The Press in China. while at all times a strong sapporter of nissionary enterprise, bas to its credit always held the view that the missionary but towards the close a weaker feeling set in sprang up in the prefectures of Chênyuen and mends the withdrawal of the Allies to and to make an offer to the defendants if ho
oficial despachos received at Naninde Tientsin and a guarantee to China that when ed by the Governor of the province, who at once the Treaty is sigued the Allies will evacuate grunted the aborigines their rights which had been certailed by the dishonest local mandarine. Chinese territory, including Manchuria,
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Mr. Erich Georg says in us weekly share ist, datod Hongkong, 19th January-The market, during the week under review, opened strong, and a fair general business was done,
The quinquennial consus of the German Empire, which began at noon on the 4th inat, gives Munich s population of 498,503, Dreslon 395,340, and Magdeburg 229,543, or increases respectively of 92,992, 58,902 and 15,299. Berlin has now a population of 1.884,345 compared with 1,677,304 in 1995.
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The Minotze insurrection which recently
for some stocks, on account of the approaching Szomanfu, Kueichau province, in, according to
January settlements, which are supposed to be pretty heavy, and some of the leading stocks have suffered in consequence,
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bodies were more partienlarly, from the very nature of their task; bound to respect the civil arm; and the refusal of Lord SALIS pray to recognise any claim to official rank on the part of the eclesiatical organisations that to-night is positively the last performance The managers of Pollard's Lilliputians state has wisely been accepted by the English of A Gaiety Girl, and to-morrow night Arthur missionary bodies, and endorsed by the Roberts's great success In Town will be played, country at large. As Englishmen we may This, it will be remembered, is the niagical afford to smile at Lru's fears for the pre-comedy in which the well-known comedian posed commercial regulations, and the made such a hit in the part of Capt. Codding- On Saturday afternoon the Theatre was stipulation that they be of such a nature as not to inflict injury on Chinese commercial crowded with little people, who were delighted interests will certainly meet with entire sym- with A Gaisty Girl, and in the evening an ox- pathy. "Restrictions on trade form. no part collent house was assembled. of England's policy, nor has England been The Return of Stamp Revenue for the years tempted by the selfish restraints placed upon 1999 and 1900 shows an increase for 1800 of her own commerce by rival states to retaliate, $116,236.90. The principal items in which íz- or place barriers on the most free inter-crease were made were conveyance or assign So far then we ment, $47,214.25, pusbate or letters of admini- ebange of commodities.
stration, $44,246.28; bank note duty, 50,222 50; can assure His Excellency that his appeal adhesive stampe, $6,101.24; mortgage, 84,361.40; to British sympathies will not be made in lease without Ane or premias, 21,579.68; adus min, and that if he can succeed in his self- for of shares, $1,296.40; charter party, $1,080.00. induced task of bringing his own Govern No decrease exceeded $700 in amount, and the ment to reason, he will have nothing to sum of the decroussa only came to $2,425.65. fear from any action of England. But, and
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On the 15th January, 1901, at 168, Calle Nave, Ermita, Manila, Philippine falands, by the Rev, Jay C. Goodrich, Jous BRowNut, of Hongkong, to MARY M. WILSON BERA, daughter of D. M. WILSON, Esq., Bo'nesu, Scotland.
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A Hangchow telegram of the 15th inst. to
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A private note of the 1st instant received in Shanghai from Poking says: “All well here, but everything deadly slow and at a standstill, nobedy kuowing what is going to happen, und everyone evidently succumbing to the usual apathetic Peking air, and the policy of 'drift' greatly to the fore." From another privato
note the N.-C. Daily New learns that Genera) Gaselee was recovering from his attack of in- finenza, but that Sir Ernest Sutow had fallen a victim to the epidemic.
LONDON, 18th January, 5.40 p.m.
PROPOSED NEW.U.S. NOTE. It is reported that the Cabinet at Washing- tan is considering a new Note, which recom-
GENERAL NEWS.
LONDON, 18th January, 4.50 p.m.
GERMANY AND HOLLAND. Ou the bicentary of the establishment of he Kingdom of Prussia Inst. Friday the German Kaiser and Queen Wilhelmina of Holland, exchanged, remarkably friendly
LONDON, 20th January, 1.30 p.m.
The Star's London cable says surprise is ex.telegrams. pressed that the Pacific Cable Board accepted the tender of the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company to construct the Pacific cable for £1,795,000 before the end of 1902, inusmuch as this company was always tador-:|| stood to be allied to the Pender cable group, It is belioved, however, that full evidence has been furnished that the assumption is unwar- ranted. No other tender promised such early and effectiva werk.
Japanese coal to the amount of the 38,850 tons was exported from Moji during the first
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On the 8th June the defendants replied Bond- ing books, vouchers, etc., età, and offering to place at plaintiff's disposal other books and doera- ments in daily use at the offler. -
These three letters wors preliminary to the forination of any contract between the parties and constituted what I may call the negotiations between them.
The books, sto, sent with and referred to in the third letter onabled Gaskell to estimate for himself the nature and-ortent of the labour and skill which he would be called on to expend
thought it worth his while.
After taking five days to consider matters Gaskell an the 13th June wrote us followA ; —
have looked into the books kept by Mr. F. W. Hall during his management of your busi ness and find that many serious mistakes have been made."
He evalinus: To prive at a correct state- ment of account for the twenty-one months of Mr. Hall's management would necessitaten largo amonnt of labour, and would probably take about two months" continnal work, day and night. My fee for undertaking the task wonkl be 81,000, $500 of which payable in advancé and the remaining $500 payable on my handing you the work completed."
In this letter Gaskell offers to furnish a cor-
rost stutement of account (based of course on the materials supplied or offered) for the twenty- one months of Mr. Hall's management upon. condition that he is to receive $1,000, of which one half yas to be paid in advance and the other half when he handed over the work completed. That offer was accepted and such acceptance clinched the contract. The phrase "the work completed means finished correct state- mant of account,
Under data 5th November, 1900, Gaskell THE COTTON MARKET.
wrote: "In accordance with your instructions - to me I have now the pleasure to hand you The cotton market at Manchester and horewith the following accounts made up to New York is stiffening.
REUTER'S SERVICE.
LONDON, 17th January.
the 31st December, 1899:--
No. 1.Balance Sheet.
No. 2-Profit and Loss Account.
No. 3-Statement giving particulars of house
account
No. 4-Statement giving particulars of T. L. Stevens account.
He adds that the accounts have been very
LI KUNG-YI bring any influence to bear in the present position to bring about the state of affairs he desires One, and perhaps chou prefecture, Chekiang, during the Boxer wook of this year, but the general coal trade THE OPERATIONS IN BRITISH SOUTH carefully gone into.
the If
the greatest, crine alleged against the Em- On the 14th January, 1101, at No. 2, Aster Tor-peror was that he say in the best interests race, Shanghai, the wife of Ges. PEARSON, of
of his country that the artificial distinction between Chinese and Manchu could no longer be maintained without greatest danger to his country. any evidence were required of the wisdom of the Emperor's policy it has been afforded by recent events. It is therefore all in favour of Lau's appreciation of the [202 political situation to find him endorsing this view. Naturally we should expect the whole of the Empire to be unanimous in upholding this view, and it is one of the symptons of the incapacity of her present rulers, that Lru should be left alone with his Emperor to urge so natural
At St. John's Cathedral, on the 19th January, by the Rev. R. F. Cobhold, MA, HALLY SABAH ELLEN, only daughter of the late B. A. IoLMEs, Esg, to LLEWELLYN T. A. C. SHILLINGTON, of Portree, Isle of Sky, Scotland.
DEATH.
On the 12th January, 1901; at Chemnino, DORA Leaks, the ellest beloved daughter of Cat and Dona Luras, aged 14 months,
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DES Vœux ROAD Cl. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C.
AFRICA. Commandant De Wet has crossed the Vaal and joined the Transvaal commandes. The
sad death and sufferings of Wa Tè-hsien, the late murdered magistrate of Heimhsien, Chu-
massacres there last July, in which most of his
there was not se brisk as the above figures in- family and staff. also suffered, Governor Yúndicate, because the greater portion of the coal Tsu-yi of Hangchow has memorialised the
was klippel in execution of contracts for rex throne for special posthumous rewards for the
iar shipments. The above figures represent above-named sufferers as a recognition of their 15,520 tons shipped to Hongkong. 10,700 tonsing from Kaalfontein on Saturday.
to Shanghai, 9,330 tons to Manila, 2,000 tons to Swatow, and 1,100 tonk to Talienwan. In addition, 19,778 tons were shipped by stoamers for their own use. The rates of freight at which coal is now being shipped from Moji as follows: For Manila, 4.50 yen are quoted per ton; for Singapore, 3.15 you per ton; for Hongkong, 2.60 yen per ton; for Shanghai, 2.20 yen per ton: for Yokohama, 1.40 yen per ton.
remaining faithful to their duties against the Boxers.
The following items are from the Peking and Tientsin Times of the 5th instant-The Im perial Palacos ut Peking have been repaired and put in order for the return of the Court- Mounted brigands and Boxers are still giving some trouble.The Fancy Dress Ball was a great success, notwithstanding the mow. The receipts from tickete amounted to over $1,300-The American Methalist Mission and American Board Mission converts have pre sented tablets to Mr. E. Cousins.There is a
TIES IN CHINA.
On the 12th November, after au interview with Mr. G. R. Stevens senior, who drew his attention to cortala items in the Balance Sheet, ' and the Profit and Loss account, Gaskell wrote: Boers lost sixty killed and wounded in retreat giving particulars of the amounts debited and "Pleuse find enclosed horewith statements
credited to 8. 8. Dagmar and S. S. Logal dur- THE ALLEGED MILITARY ATROCI-ing the period of Mr. Hall's management of your firm. With reference to the $5,000 upper- Movements are on foot both in Englanding in the balance sheet as due to Mr. Victor
your firm as follows
1899, and the United States to ascertain the truth of Roque, I find that this sum has been paid by
Feb. 17, 100 tons of coal
$1,066.77 the alleged strocities by the international troops in China.
Aug. 12, cheque to Chartered Bank 3,831.12 4897.29 This amount will therefore have to be written off before opening fresh books,” etc, ofe.
THE UNITED STATES AND CHINA.
A new agroomont has been signed by the United States, who are willing to use their good offices to secure the abandonment of military operations and the withdrawal of troops at least from the vicinity of Peking.
LONDON, 18th January.
SOUTH AFRICA. Three thousand Boers are concentrating at Carolina.
a reform. If any large or influential section | very graceful and well-deserved tribute to Mt. of His Excellency's countrymen could sum. E. B. Drew, who has just retired from the post mon sufficient courage to declare openly the of Commissioner of Customs at Tientsin. The necessity for such a change, we could look British officers at Tientsin gave their Austra. forward with some degree of confidence to han comrades a dinner at Tientsin on New It is curious to observe that of all the the coming ability of China to manage her Faur's Night in honour of the Australian kept alsof. from the State affairs during the the Boers with heavy loss at Vautoundershoek. Federation, General Lorne Campbell being in
HONGKONG, January 21st, 1901
the chair.
Monseigneur Favior, Roman Catholic Bishop of Peking, in a staternent made soon after he had landed at Marseilles, expressed his opinions on the Chinese troubles. In Mgr. Favier's opinion, Prince Tuan is at the bottom of all the mischief, and the Bishop declared -- The revolution which broke out in Chico is entirely the work of Prince Tuan. Constantly past thirty-five years, Princa Tuan resolved to so-called statesmen that China has brought own affairs; but political courage is, wo
avenge himself by sowing revolt in China. to the front during the present crisis, the fear, the last thing to be locked for amongst
When Tuan came to power he was completely The two following items are from the Foochow ignorant of the Stato affairs. He was in ignor. old Viceroy of the Liang Kiang is the only the administrators of the Empire. Mean-
Echo of the 12th inst. We learn that the anse of the Treaties which had been signed, but one who has been able to grasp the situawhile it is unpleasant to have to believe, French and United States Consuls have secured from that day he swore an unyielding hatred tion. Reading between the lines the sketch that not only the Emperor, himself the satisfactory indemnity from the provincial fremst all who laud contributed to establish of his policy given in the Universal Gazette individual mòst largely interested, but even authorities for property destroyed at Shaoun there, and at the same time resolved to destroy seems to afford the only reasonable grounds the Empress Dowager herself, are ignorant in July last, belonging to the Roman Catholic all that had been done without him. When: for a settlement of those difficulties in which of the terms offered by the foreign Powers; and American Board Missions. Sons forty with the aid of the Boxes, he fomented the China, through the action of her govern- and that the cordon which surrounds the thousand dollars
was claimed by the two Revolution, he was in ignorance of the strength ment, finds herself placed. In this respect Palace has hitherto been successful in block-missioux, bat a smiles sum was finally accepted of the Europeans, who regularly held the con- the proposals of the Nanking viceroy are in ing every avenue of approach. This is The Kakumin Shimbun of the 20th Dec. cassions for mines and other industries. Krow. agreeable contrast to the impractical sug.
ing that the Chinese Christians sided with the Europeans, his hatred naturally extended to gestions of his fellow in the Liang Hu, and give some hope that if his suggestions are received, it really may become possible to enter on definite negotiations regarding the future relations of China towards the world at large. Lau KUNG-11 from the beginning of the troubles, it must be remembered, made no concealment of his views that the Dowager Empress and ber party were em- barking the State on a course which was. certain to involve the worst consequences; and this, it also must be remembered, he did at the imminent risk of his life, for there is
surely a thing which rests on the shoulders of the Provincials to remove, and which we ought to hold the Viceroys theinselves re- sponsible for.
say that the Viceroy's Yamen of Blinche, China, has applied to the Bank of Forison for a loan of 5,000,00 yen, offering as security a them."
Mr. part of Mamoi docks near Foochov. Soyedu, President of the Bank, was expected to
The Japan Times notes then according to Dr. Mr. E. R. Hallifux bas been appointed As. stort from Tailoka for Tokyo on the 20th, in Goto, Chief of the Civil Administration of For convection with the application." We are in mo, the result of the past three years' admi. sistant Superintendent of Police.
formed that there is no truth in the above state-nistrativo efforts under the present obis
The Franch mail of the 17th December: was delivered in London on the 17th inst.
It is reported from Japanese sources that Field-Marzhal von Wallersee will return to Germany in March or April next.
ment
Another fire broke out, ogniu on a Sunday evening and at about same time as the last It which occurred at Beaconsfield Arcade originated in a pile of empty bores and straw in the backyard of No. 13, ground oor, oe cupied by a curio-dealer. The attention of Dr. Macleod, who happened to be in his office at the time, was called to it by the hammering on the front door by passers-by trying to get in by it, and he with a bucket poured water on the fire from the back part of his office. Some Chiness general meeting of shareholders of the Hong-soon turned up, who after great exertions broke kong and Whampoa Dock Co., which takes down a strong wooden partition and also with place at noon to-day at the company's office.
The Haitan, which arrived yesterday from coast ports, reports H.M.S. Britomart at Foo chaw, and H.M.B. Argonaut, the German Kaiserin Augusta, a Japanese cruiser and an U.S. monitor (the Monadnock) at Amoy.
Wo remind our readers of the extraordinary
The Prayer meeting of the Hongkong no doubt that his destruction was already Christian Union will be held this evening in the determined on, and it was unly the personal City Hall at 3 o'clock, and will be conducted pluck of the aged Viceroy, who accepted the by Mr. John Pitt, position, and openly dared the worst that the Court could do, that prevented him being made to pay with his life for bis unwelcome advice. When, therefore, LIU KUNG-Y* pleads for a remission in the punishments meted out for the Manchu princes, we feel that his words are dictated by no craven fears, but are the outcome of well considered thought. So also he has some reason to allege for his protest that it is advis
buckets of water finally quenched the firo before the arrival of the brigade. The flames cracked some psues of glass and got inside the store, but fortunately were suppressed before any considerable damage was done. The loss was stated to be $70, unsecured, but this has not yet been verified.
Governor-General, Haron Kodlama, has been successful beyond all reasonable expectations. When his Excellency first assumed the control of affairs in 1898, it was estimated by him that the revenue, which was at that time less than five million yen per unnam, would be about double that sum by the year 1901-2 That esti. mate was rogarded in some quarters as too it is estimated, optimistic but it was not, that in the coming fiscal year the revenue will amount to over fourteen million you. The Formosan authorities now confidently expect that the ordinary income of the island will swell ie twenty millions in the next three or four years, when the island will be financial- entirely independent of Japan, even in respect of the military and naval expenses. Dr. Goto speaks enthusiastically of the fature prospects of the sugar plantations, being con- fident that the industry can easily be developed so as to produce fifty million yen worth of sugar annually.
General Colville's mobile column has repulsed
The British cruiser Sybille, while landing bluejackets to intercept the invaders, stranded in Lambert's Bay; the crew were saved.
Martial law has bees proclaimed in every district of Cape Colony, except eight in which the British preponderate, and the possession of arms has been declared illegal REPORTED ILLNESE OF THE QUEEN, Numerous reports concerning the illness of the Queen are current and it is stated that two physicians have been summoned to Osborne.
Losos, 18th January,
THE HEALTH OF THE QUEEN, It is officially stated that the great strain of the past year has told on the Queen's nervous system. The physicians have prescribed perfect quiet in the house and abstention from public affairs.
When this error in regard of Requo's account had been corrected, the balance sheet, so far as I can judge, was accepted as substantially accurate and there remained only a questioni relating to the accounts of the S. B. Loyal. On the 18th December Gaskell wrote:
Your letter of this date enclosing manifests of S.
Loyal has come duly to hand, alse the statement of accounts I rendered to you made up in accordance with the firm's Cash Book, Bunk Pass Book, ste, which were in use during the period of Mr. Halle management.
As already mentioned to Mr. G. R. Stevens, the books and accounts having been kept in such a disgraceful manner during Mr. Hall's management, are absolutely worthless us récords of fact; the vouchers are mixed up and many
I
meall be pleased to do my best to reconcile my statement of account of S. 5. Legal with the manifests you have sezt ne, but it must be borne in mind the statement I sent
you was made up from amounts shown in your compratere's cash book and the Hoag- kong bank pass book daring Me. Hall's term of management of your business. Before cont mencing this work I shall be glad to receive choque in settlement of my account."
The Court is not versed in the manner of waking up a ships accounts: but assuming that those accounts cannot be properly made. up without the production to the accountant of the ship's unulfeste, I consider that Gaskell was within bis rights in saying, as he practically did say in the last latter quoted." In the unterhals which you either want to me or offered to place at my disposal, I find that no ship's manifests are included and my contract was to furnish a correct statement of accounts from the materials which you either at or offered. That I havo done and I will not do extra work except for extra remuneration."""
In the House of Commons last month Mr. Yerburgh asked the. Undor Secretary for Foreign Affairs whether the Anglo-German Agreement nallited the Agreement of the
Subsequently on 27th December, C. W. Mar 2al of September, 1898 munde between the
"Will you go through Lojil secount with representatives of certain British and German shall, manager of the defendant firm, wrote:
me? Name your own time! Perhaps this offes Corporations, defining the respective spheres of interant of Great Britain and Germany are would be best as I have books hare. This is all garded railway concession; und, if not, whether we want to get to the real bottom of in the such agreement applied only to the parties im meantime. That is to say in company with mediately concerned in it, or whether it repre- you. So soon as this has been done Mr. Stevens sented an understanding arrived at by the will be satisfied. I have got it out pretty wall, Governments of Great Britain and Germany; but it will require your verification as a docu and whether the Anglo-German Agreement in ment of importance." any way affected the Agreement of the 28th It appears to me that the words 80 soon as April, 1999, between Great Britain and Bassia, this Ime been done Mr. Stevens will ho satisfied
almit the satisfaction of Mr. Stovens with defining the respective spheres of each coun try for railway concessions. This elicited the every account except that of the steamer following reply from Lord Cranborne The Loyal. But the oral evitenes and this last Agreement of September 2, 1898, between the letter, as read in the light of Gaskell's letter of British and German Syndicates, was concluded the 18th December, indicate that the request with the cognimno and approval of the two to go through the Legal accounts was a re- Governments, and is in no way prejudiced by quest to Gaskell to do what he had already the Anglo-German Agreement of October 16 legitimately declined to do, viz. compare bis last. The answer to the second question is in statement of the Loyat accounts with the the negativo.
Loyal's mafests.
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