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A case marked “unddlery,” nad consigned by' a British firm to a Transvaal Arm, recently bust open on Durban wharf, showing that it was fall of swords.
Sharp shocks of earthquake were feit-ou the orning of the 6th inst. between half-past three four at several stations in Assam, causing a care, but no damage was done.
M. Jusserand, whose studies in English literature have made his name familiar to readers in England and America, is to succoed M, Jules Camboo as French Ambassador at
Yesterday the British storeship Humber Washington... arrived from Weihaiwei.
Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C., is exacted to return to Hougkong next week on the Gaelic,
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The record of Harbour thofe was added to the other day, we are informed, by the cabin of an engineer on an Americas steamer in dock being rifled. The lost comprised a quantity of jewelry.
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The band of the 3rd Burma Infantry will play the following programme of music at the Queen's Hotel to-day.commencing at. 7 30p.m.
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At the aural meeting of Pinang S. An- drew's Society, it was stated that during the. year fifty members had been enrolled and five had died, leaving a membership of 103. The fuancial report showed a balance of $13425.
* Under “Latest News," L' Echo de Ching of the 18th inst, says that it is cabled from London that the cecupation of Kelantan is not officially confirmed; and the Echo explains that Kelantan is a Malny State, and the reference doubtless is to a port of the same name?
Further discoveries have been made in the great raine at Zimbabye, Rhodesia. Two ancient ascents leading up to the citadel itself have been cleared. An old stairway was slao discovered, and various objects, including gold bangles and pieces of pottery, were found. One of the passages which was penetrated for the first time is 4ft. in length,
The death took place at Mankonin, Burma, the other day of Mirza Nazim Shah, son of Akbar II. King of Delhi, and brother of Bebadar Shah, the King of Delhi, during the Muling Mirza Nazim Shah, who was ninety. Ave years of age, was taken to Maulmain in 1857 and has since remained there as a political pusiouer. A son and widow survive him.
The Calentta Statesman announce that
Bhujys manuscript of great antiquity, entitled Irah Samhita, by Paravars, the great astro- numer and ascetic of ancient India, has been discovered and is now in the possession of Mr. John A. Francis, Caloutta. The manuscript contains an account of the incarnation singular- ly in harmony with the sacred story of Christianity.
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THE MARCUS ISLAND AFFAIR It is reported at Washington that Captain Rosehill has lodged a claim through the Foreign Office for four million dollars com: pensation from Japan in connection with
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The Financial News learns that the Revenue authorities claim income tax on the whole past profits of the De Beers Mines. It is calculated that the tax to date adopts to one million pounds.
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LONDON, 21st September.
THE KING EDWARD HOTEL,
business. And how was it using R1 Laat/vbu be thought, it paid 16 per sert Certainly at BAR INUENCE MEANTEN,
the present moment notices had been imeand that A meeting of Justions of the Pence was held | fuddents' rates were to be raised from next at the Magistrsay yesterday afternoon to benas o dinht extremely bright for the share- south by about 13 per cent. The prospect The me
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sider an application from Mr. Dhuujeebhoy lolders, but how about the rublic? Dersbju, for a ́publicsi's license for the thing that was wanted in the Sit-elam hotel promises aitasts at No. 3, Des Voeux Road the Court refused the Bosure that day.
business here was competition. If for Central, under the sign of "King Edward even though, one was granted, Therontier af e `Hotel.” Mr. F. A. Hazeland (Police Magis different sort--they would indict osuvutially a
trate) presided, and the other Jurti es present for great loss upon the pro were-Hon. Dr. Clark, Hon. C. 8. Sharp, and licence was not granted a mecious delay would
· opened. "If the Messrs. F. J. Badeley, H. H. A. Craig, J. H. necessarily exque, during which time a very hotel was siuost rundy to probrietors. The
Kemp, C. A. D. Melbouro, S. B. C. Rom, Arge capital would be lying idle laere main Seth, A. F. Arenlli, F. H. Arjanes, H. W. Bird, enance expenses would be mentred and mema while the proprietors would be paying an David, W. B. Dizon, C. S. Gubbay, E. A. would be an acquisition to the Colohy. There J. H. Cox, W. A, Cruickshank, W. Danby, A. J. enormous rent. He submitted that the hote! Hewett, A. S. Hooper, R. K. Leigh, N. Mums need for more first-class 2000meundation ford, J. Orange, W. H. Percival, A. J. Ray way, or place it at a dhadraninge as compared sad to refuss, this liesnes, to bamper it in any mond, T. H. Reid, M. S. Samoon, P. W. with the other leading hotals in Hongkong, Sergeant, E. Shellim, A. G. Stokes, Dr. J. would be to do the proprietoca z prout injustics, H. Swan, J. W. R. Taylor, C. H. Thompson, his learned friend, in long for the
In opposing the appliostion, ME BGADE SOIG A. Turner, F. Maitland and H. F. White. of a fall licence for this hotel, bad drawn very Fisting Mr. E. H. Bharp, KC., barrister-at-law, rigorous ploture of this selfsbues of the Hong- appeared for the applicant; and Mr. M. W. kong Hotel in the attitude it had tikou up Slade, barrister-at-iw, appeared in opposition with regard to the application. That was not on behalf of the Hongkong Hotel. Mr. H. L. the ground of opposition at all. As Mr. Sharp Denny, of Messrs. Dennys and Bowley, Crown had said, there was room in the Colony for Solicitors, represented the Government, another Brst-class hotel, and what the meeting had to consider was the best way of worslag the Colony is that matter. Mr. Sharp had drawn attention to the position of the bar in this hotel se one of the reasons why the hotel should be granted full pabilo-konse fag the establishment aren better than the licence, but was not that a remedia also for mak-
proprietors wished to make it? Grant the hotel an adjunct Koonce, and ther by the pro- prietors would be enabled to marry on the basi- bess of the hotel and to supply liquor to every conceivable paraon. The only thing they would not be able to do was to take in destal custom. With an adjunct licence, any one could go to the ho of as a guest, take a meal there, and have a much drink as he liked to call fox, and at the same time he could take friend with him who also could have what he wanted to drink. The application for a full public house licence was simply to enable the proprietors to get was the partner of a man who was in the liquor opstomers off the streets-to make preft ont of at all. The only result of such persons voting went in for a drink and nothing else. The business bad
I ne right to sit in these proceedings the casual paser-by, the person who merely would be that the party against whom the objection to a bar of that kind, however well decision was given could have that decision it raight be condasted was that there already upset and the whole thing would have to be were enough of them in the immediate neigh gone through ngain.
bourhood-ample for every reasonable re The GHIRMAN said that that was the case. quirement. Dir. Sharp bad drawn an artificial If anyone voted who had any interests, area in which he said there were no public- pecuniary or otherwise, there could be no ques-houses at all, bat extend that aron a fow yards tion at all that by application to the Supreme on either sidu and ons got le two such houses Court the whole proceedings could be set aside
Mr. BLADE remarked that of course any one whose name appeared on the register but only hell shares as a trustee was not incapacitated.
The CHAIRMAN-That is so. Messrs Aroulli, ruickshank, Lewis, Mait land and Dixon thereupon withdrew, as being interested parties.
Mr. SKARP said toot at that stage he must take a preliminary objection, although his Worship might not be able absolutely to enforce it, and that objection was against any share holders in the Hongkong Hotel, who were most taking any part whatever in these proceedings. certainly interested in the subject-matter,
He was quite aware that at that stage the withdrawal or non-withdrawal of the share helders of the Hongkong Hotel must depend upon themselves. He wished to protest against their being prosent, and in his opinion it would lie with his Worship to say that they had no right to sit us Justices.
A NEW AIRSHIP.
Mr. SLADE stated that be most fully endorsed Mr. Stanley Spencer navigated his new everything Mr. Sharp had said in relation to airship for a distance of thirty miles yesterday this matter. Any shareholder in the Hongkong evening, starting from the Crystal Palace and to any body win was interested by travelling across London to Harrow. This is shat anything to do with the liquor business or partnership or otherwise in any other hotel or
world's record, surpassing the experiments of M. Santos-Dumont and M. Zeppelin. The now strahip is 75 feet long, twenty foot in diameter, and has propeller blades to feet long. She easily anewars hur steering gear, and presents altogether a marked development in aerial fight,
A BULGARIAN LOAN.
The issue is announced of a Bulgarian five per centage gold loss of 106 milliou tranes nominal. Five Paris Banks and one Vieuns Bauk receive subscriptions. The issue price is 001
LONDON, 21st September,
ARCTIC EXFLORATION-RETURN OF THE "FRAM". The From, with the Folar Expedition under
the Now Victoria Hotel and Thomas's Grill Rooms; if the application were granted the addition of the new hotel would make three. And yet mr. Sharp had suggested that there was not enough drinic accommodation in the neighbourhood The objection of the Hong kong Hotel to this now! hotel having a full public-house licianoe was not, as Mr. Bharp und
Details telegraphed to the Vistos papers list Captain Sverdrup, has arrived at Stagange prietor or part proprietor of most of the leading more public bars there were in the neighbour-
As bé raz
month show what a wonderful escape from death the English sportsman and anthor: Mr. Baillie-Grohman had recently, returning to the railway from shooting channis in the Styrian Alps, the timber bridge over the Solk broke ander the weight of the two horses and earrings, though the latter was but a light country vehicle; All were thrown into the torrent below, then in full spate in consequence Mr. Baillie-Grohman, who sat. of heavy rains.
Norway, after being ica-bound for four winters in Jones Sound.
Attempts which were made to blow up, the ics were in vain, and it was eventually due to a heavy sontborn drift that the vessel was freed in Jaly last. The unexplored region of Ellesmere and, and further territory to the Westward has been mapped. The surgeon and another member of the expedition are dead.
*SMUGGLING CIGARS FROM THE
"YAWATA MARU."
Charles Brown and Robert Smith, who on 10th August last, at Shanghai, stela a launch belonging to Mestre, deu. A. Darby and C. W. Queich, have been convicted of piracy and sentenced to one year's and nine mouths' imprisonment respectively. Smith was formerly alance sergeant of police bere, and after his dismissal from the force figured for a brief parind se barman in the Hongkong Hotel,
It is reported from Khailer, says the St. Petersburg correspondent of the Times, that, notwithstanding the extreme violence of the cholera epidemic, a terribly insanitary state of behind the coachman, was flung head foremost affairs continues to prevail on the Manchurianato a deep pool and was held there by the force Railway. The carriages are indescribably of the current against a big tree trunk lying filthy, especially those of the fourth-class, which athwart the stream. The coachman, who was "Bra burdly ever brushed out, or what is much himself entangled in the harness, could not against T. Ando, second steward, and Kilding was an excellent building; in fact, proprietors and ran ouder the same manage
mara.nocossary, disinfected. Many passengers who are aware of this neglect on the part of the officials take the precantion of bringing with
them various disinfectants,
The P. &...s. Bancs arrived at Singapore from Hongkong on the 12th inst, bringing down about 2,000 tons of fresh water, the greater part of which was taken delivery of
come to his assistance, but eventually bath managed to extricate themselves from their positions and resobed the bank none the wone for their adventure. Subsequently it took njus men four hours to haul what remained of the carriage out of the water. Tae incident'ay wull serve as a warning to travellers who penetrate into the unfrequsated parts of the Alps, where often the flimsiest bridges of 'rotten
In the Sydner Water Police Court on the sub-ult, the adjourned hearing of the charge
Okamura, under-steward, on the Japanese mail steamer Focuta Mare, of unlawfully interfering with 110 boxes of cigars without authority and net in accordance with the Customs Act of 1901, was resumed. The solicitor for the de- feace informed the Court that the defendant Auido pleaded guilty: Customs officer Douche stated that, as the result of enquiries, he had ascertained that the price of the cigars was £5
that be was a boy on the Yawała Harz. He helped to carry the licen down the gangway but know nothing of the contents of the bundles. The magistrate found the defendants gailty, and fined Ando £60, or in default, three months' imprisonment. Okumura was fined £30, or two months' imprisonment,
Mr. SHARE, proceeding to address the Court, id, grant attempt to create a monopoly, said that the present applicant had never held but an endeavour to preserve order in public. a licence. His father, Mr. Dorabjes, son, bed hans. It was dileniz enough now, with an been in the hotel business for something like hotel so well inasaged as the Hongkong Hotel, 40 years, during which time he had been pro- to keep order, and it stood to reason that thứ hotels here the Hong.ong, the Peak and the hood the more differit it would be to keep order, Victoria. He was well known in the businers That was one reason for opposing the applica- and bere a most excelent reputation. Thore tion-one iu the Interests of the public, and on
Farmer. Mr. Farmer, who was to be manager, wore three partnera only in connection with that ground the granting of a fail public-konse this hotel the applicant. Mr. Mader and Mr. licence should be refused, Certaluly, con- had been Mr. Madara partour for a good muy adjunct licenes, by all manner of mans, and be tinged Mr. Slade, grant the applicant an years. Before coming here he was a hotel cuald then carry on the business of a first-ness proprietor in Australia, had had a very long hotel and at the same time save his gu sis from experienes in the business, and bors, a most the sights and sounds which ajjari ly jav excellent reputation in the Colony. There was Hongkong were inseparable from peab ke dnes. Bo objection against him, and none had It would be a boon to the Colony to have an been made either by the police or the hotel where there was no pellis bar, ⠀ There sanitary authoriums; therefore w possible was, however, unother way in which this hotel exception would be taken with regard to might reastushy be granted a full licence, and the probable caudnet of the hotel. As to the that was by the owners of the hotel transf-tring hotel itself, the proprietars infended to con- the licence of the New Victoria Hotel to the a first class residential hotel. The new premises, They wore owned by the sme in vier of its up-to-dateness its ranitary went. By adopting this course there would equipment and the like, it was the b-st that be obviated an increase in the aum ber had been devoted to this business in Hongkong. of public-house; and if the applicant was al- It comprised one-half of the new block on
verse to working on an adjunat licence alone it the south sido of Chater Road, built by would be a very good way out of the difficulty. Sir Paul Caster. The need for more first- The Commission whion was held here in 1895 class hotel accommodation in Hongkong examined witnesses at great length and went was notorious; the City was certainly under into the drink question in Hongkong very hoteled. They all knew that in the tourist season extensively and in their report they stated. the Spring and Autumn-the hotels here were that they thought the unqber of Hosarel over-fail Frequently for that reason people had houses in the Balony was fully sufficient for the
to leave Hongkong-when 13
erorded aredsof the community. Thengni berüt that datə
duct it as
We have received a letter from a corres by Messrs. Hammer and Co. and the Tanjong timber span deep gorges. A short time ago per thousaad. The defendant Okumara deposed came in, for instance-and go away was 29; it was now 24 and the new baiel would
Pagar Dock Company. The water was brought another and yet higher bridge in the same down by special request, und as the telegram on valley gave way and tumbled into the gorge, few fortunately during t night when nobaily was the subject only reached Hongkong a hours before the vessel's departure, it speaks on ít, ·
well for the resources of the Banca to love boon able to bring so largo a quantity of short. notice. The water was discharged at Singapore at the rate of 100 tuus an hour.
Dance.....
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PERILOUS BAGGAGE-GUNPOWDER AS PROVISIONS."
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Mr. BHARP, in reply, said that the Court must either grant the license or refuss it. There was no guastion of impating conditions on SLADE. It is the commonnel practica at
pondent with reference to uurnly ricksha
Hongkong to Marae.or Canton to get accommodation. The make it 25 Fast was another reason why coolies, for which unfortunately we cannot
the Hotel manger Would bear out that meeting
should not grant the hotel B statement. He himself bad perceived
public house to-day find space. The writer alludes to the
licence. A body of capable on had Hoary considered the qu sties only few years ago ns 20 people being tarned away from the Hong case in which Mr. J. H. KEMP, Acting Police
kong Hotel at such a season. At this very and come to a deliberats conclusion on the Magistrate, inflicted the full penalty of ten
MUSIC FOR THE PUBLIC.
moment that hotel was reducing ita capacity by subject, and as Janie Mr. Slade would ask tollars on a ricksha-coolie for refusing hire.
II or 13 bed rooms, these being morfoud for fanse present to follow the ruling of that day. and congratulates him on the firmness
The programme of music to be played by the
the purpose of establishing reading, drawing With an adjunct licence there was no reason at band of the 10th Bombay Light Infantry, on
and billiard rooms; so that if we had been short fall why this hotel shumld not go on and prosper. shown. Nevertheless he points out that
of first-class hotel accommodation in the Other hotels here were conducted on such lines The Japanese Exhibition, now at the White-the New Parade Ground, to-day, between 5 and such fines being paid by the guild to which.
past what would we be now! It was pro and could make proffs for their proprietors →→ posed in this new hotel to have a small the Connaught House, for iartasco--and for these coolies being cannot really have chapel Art Gallery, is a rather meagre and 6.80 p., is as follows:----
miscellaneous affair, say a writer in the Times. Overtura...
March......... "Iron Face".....
A singular case came before M. Paillard in Private, bar and he took "it" that no the purposes of an hotel, Mr. Blads suggested, much effect and that a few days' imprison-It could hardly be otherwise, considering the Selection "Reminiscences of the Gaiety." Lutz
"Si J'étais Roi,"
Adam the French Consular Court at Bangkok on ducted bar in the position of this one. There cauce. In conclusion, he submitted that, objection could be taken to a good, well-con-nothing more was "apeded than our adjunct ment without the option of a fine would do public which it is designed to instruct and enter- Vale. L'Et sile Polaire,... Waldteufel
the 8th inst. It appeared that in the baggage were perhaps too many law-class public-houses toatand of a fall public house floonce being more to bring theth to their senses. Ourain and the circumstances which limit collec-
Selection "San Ter"
....... 3. Jones of a passenger named Vistor Philadalphe (also in the East and West of the town; but that granted to the hotel, an adjunct Hounds. be ["Down Buth,”....... W. II. Middleton correspondent goes on to mention his own
question did not at present concern the Court allowed, unless, as he said bore, the proprietors tors in Europe. ^ A really representative exhibi-
known as P. Victor) who arrived by the s.. God Save the King."
Donai, there was found in one camphor-wood position peculiarly unobjectionable. It was not Victoris Hotel to the new premises
This bar would be within the botel, in a experiences (which will be corroborated by |tion of Japanese art would be impossible in this
were willing to transfer the license of the Now
almost any resident) of ricksha-coolies pre- country-sufficient examples are not available-- THE SHAN TROUBLE IN STAM.
box 120lbs. of gunpowder, and in another cam. on the street level and did not open dirently tending to be engaged when an attempt is and though a much more imposing collection
phor-wood box 1001be. of gunpowder. He had upon the street. It was the sort of bar which made to hire them, if they anticipate the might have been made, it would doubles have
A correspondent, writing to the Rangoon also two large cares in the ship's hold, which on should be permitted in that district. It practi- cally opened into the dining room. There was Gazete on the recent Shan rising in Northern examination were found to contain in one caso opportunity of a more lucrative fare. This had little meaning in the eyes of the East-end.
Bo licence at present in that large and rapidly Mr. The committee has wisely aimed rather at Siam, concludes bis letter withthe remarks 5083bs. of gunpowder and in the other Gllbs. filling arts bounded on the week by the home, da, eg praguriang ganda confirmed by Inspector WARKOCK'S
M SHARP It has been frequently decided statement to the Magistrate on Monday, giving Londoners a sympathetic glimpse into Let us hope that the Siamose Government will Besides this gunpowder he had also two guns Hongkong Hotel, on the cast by the Naval
the daily life and landscape surroundings of our
have karned a wholesome le son, and that out and several hores of cartridges. All this bag, Yard, on the south by the sea and on the worth that no conditions can be imposed," upea an when he said that it was inipossible for a
by Queen's Road. Not only would this at ordinary Bounce, care new alling, by means of models, photographs. of this turmoil there will arise a better govern-gage was labelled "Provisions—Bangkok.”
present be the only licence in that area, but it Mr. ÓLAVE—It in dozenvory way. A lícsuca civilian to get a ricksha where there was a ostunion, and characteristic specimens of the meat, one that will trout the people not as The passenger was charged by the ship's captain would be the only one that the Justices is often refused to a mad taless he will commat prospect of the coolie picking up a drunken more popular phases of their art,
slaves, bat as human beings-chil, can, it may with taking this explosive substance on beard, would be asked to grant for a very long to do something. If he assunta to that, he is sailor. As a leans of telling whether a
be, but thoroughly capable of developing under without license; and he was also charged by time. A first-elses bar, be submitted, would granted the licence.
H.M.S. Customs authorities with the attempted was in the knowledge of the Court that the bea very great convenience there. It coolie is really waiting for his fare when he According the Tokyo Asahi's correspondent is proper care and training into men and women. claims to be, our correspondent suggests, the officials of the Corman Coorams, Should such prove to be the result, the rebellion importation of this ammunition into Siam con- Hongkong Hotel opposed the application. say that it was far better list Somoss, should that the Government should issue cards offices on account of their opposition to the
who have rently been discharged from their will not bave been in vain."
trary to the Arms and Ammunition Regulations. They were, of course, perfectly right in oppos be grated, to people who had showo The correspondout gives the following se- with the word "Engaged" upon them to proclamation of the law enforcing the cutting count of the Shan grievances, as pat forward
He pat forward various exenses, the chief of ing it: he could have no objection to their themselves disposed and able to do well all pullers of public rickshas, who should of topknots, had been also opposing the scheme at & Conference on the 30th July(1) Siamose
them being that the powder was for bis brother, doing so; but what the Court had to do was with them thes to strangers. If the new Kat to look after the interests of the Hongkong hotel was unexceptionable in I wolf, on its and he appeared to feel aggrieved that the Hotel bat to look after the interests of the own merits, it could not possibly be objected be warned beforehand that they would for elevating Lady Om to the position of Goverument refused them timber to build Custome authorities, interfered with him and general public And--this without meaning to because the proprietor was already success be beverely dealt with if caught using Empress. It is therefore supposed that the temples; (2) the Sismees refused to grant pass would not allow him still farther to imperil any offence to the Hongkong Hotel-this acties fully conducting another hotel elsewhere Mr. the card wrongfully. This scheme is, followers of Lady Om in the Coreau Court ports, and subjected the Alaus to imprisonment peoples' lives by transhipping this gunpowder monopoly in this feat-class business. The enough, they were not asking for an adjunct of theirs was a most flagrant attempt to create Blade list said that an adjonst Licence was we fear, impracticable, for the coolie poratading the Emperor to doors the dismissal were vorbita e inoltre piste (or instance, to abertos lied, farver, so substantiated. How wild or tombs extremely well bounce, sur possono put, not be greated who offends now by verbal misrepre- of these officials whom they have bien always no one could kill a pig or a beef without paying on the packages were produced bearing on
and increasing tial answer to this serious charge. The
He say.in that in under their pressut application, 22 sentation would continue to rely
"The it would be very seriously on trying to make powerless in the Government. from, one-sixth to one fourth its value, de a their face. Provom Produped bearing on The correspondent says that the State affairs privilege tar; (4) It was becoming more and understood that the accused was to be dealt relating to the appointment of Government more impracticable for the Shans to procure with at Baigon for his efences against the ship oficials having been now mixed up with Court homés and rice fields, or any property." Other with regard to his offence against the Arms in their control of ricksha and chair-coolics, intrigues, many party conflicts in Government oppressions were mentioned, and the present Regulations, the Copet inflicted the maximum hat we have not heard of cases, under the as well as Court circles are expected to arise in "régiane was compared with the old order of penalty of To 800, and ordered the gunpowder present régime, in which a constable has Corea.
things; very much against the present system.
the aversion of the general public to attend ing the Police Court to prosecute. It is some times complained that the police are remiss
to be confieosted:
Mr. SHARP contended that the argument was not in accordance with facts. He went on to
injured by dis now hotel. The viny urithiye CHALEMAN-I think that is eo Mr. and thought that the Hongkong Hotel had requirements. would be always increasing M. BLADE Yes, I
Fagree
rés, your Worship Mr. BRARP-Louki larorna delay during
been unduly disturbing itself in imagining which this hotel would be lying decis that it would be injured. But even if M. SLADE A 10a- or not more than 10 that would not affect the question now before MY. SHARP said that the time that would be it involved the rain of the Hongkong Hotel dara the Court The Hongkong Hotel had lost would not necessarily be as short as that, practically a monopoly in the first-olasa hotel | An adjunct licence was not solicient for them