¡INTIMATION.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25TM¤, 1906.
increase of uearly eleven per cent. Expressed
The amount takon at the O.M.8, malo of work ( The United States cruisers West Virginia,
in silver, the growth in reduced to barely was $1,230; and we are requested to experses the Pennsylvania, Colorado, and Maryland left TELEGRAMS. thanks of the members to all who so kindly Gibraltar on Sept. 23rd. During the short visit
咖
(REUTER'S SERVICE.] over five per cent, the total for the year
helped.
of the squadron the cffloors were the guests of the officers of the craisors attached to the British
MOROCCO. bing Hk, Tls. 5,931,322, and for the
Atlantio fleet, to Deputy-Governor, and the previous half-year Hi, Tis. 2,822,528. Wo
British warrant ofloers. The Americans ex- pressed themselves highly pleased at the recep tion accorded them. It is reported that the bat will prodved to China forthwith.
The C.P.R. mail train (with the Hongkong
India) crossed from Vancouver to Quebes in 88 hours, & record.
WATSON & CO. may.look for the interest in these details. maila that left on August 30th par Empress of garrison, and the inn were ontertained by the
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at Ainsefra.
SUPREME COURT.
Wednesday, October 24th.
IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.
BEFORE SIR. Frasers PiquOTT (CHIEF
JUSTICE).
THE CHARGES AGAINST INSPECTOR WARD. The hearing of the charges of bribory and
spretor Francis Ward, was continued.
commissions in the Royal Naval Reserve. The feet will not visit the Italiau ports a arranged, south. General Lianter has rejoined his post intimidation preferred against Banitary In-
The British Admiralty has stopped granting number of R.N.J. officers is in excess of Admiralty requiromonts,
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Tucaday night the usual "ging song " dinner at the Volunteer Camp was by a lantern lecture by the Rev. C. II. descriptive of tours in Norway sad Injor Pritchard voiced the apprecia
men at the close.
Buis at the Magistracy has been tail this week.ith Mr. F. H. J. Gomperta attending the Supreme Court, the bulk of the work has falien to Mr. P. A. Hazeland, but fortunately there has been little beyond the ordinary patty
not, as representing the actual volume value of trade, but as illustrating the extent to which the steamer companies are managing to compete with the junk traffic ". We are now told that Chjagsha in chilly a residential city for retiral officials and other wealthy people, but with very few trailers TO of importance. It offers only its own loca}}
consumption for foreign goods, which at Hi present. is neither strong or growing Japa Shipping is about fairly divided by British and Japanese steamers from Hankow, two of each. The British take 47.5 per cent of the tonnage, the Japanes: 41.35 por ceuk, the modest remainder falling to Chinese and German bottoms. The British per-centage is much greater when expressed in carga value, being 61.96 per cout to Japanese 34.34 per cent. There has been tank of new | composition by the China Merchants' Gan- pany and by a German line, but Mr. Artex does not think i Ekely to pay them. Although the foreign steamers have been getting a bigger lure of the carrying trade, he understands that freights have been for from remunerative; and the existing stenar monpanies continue ruming rather with an BEEF AND TRON WINE (BW & Co-eye to the future than on account of the
fits realized by them at the present time. As
· DARTRİNG'LANOLINE PREPARA-
it is, they have to suspend during a quarter
BURROUGHS WELLCOME
& Co.,
LONDON.
PABLOID BRAND PRODUCTS.
· SOLOID" BRAND PRODUCTS,
· KEULER”-MÅLT EXTRACT.
KEPLER SOLUTION or COD LIVER
OIL 18 MALT EXTRACT.
FLONS.
• HAZELINE, “HAZELINE' CREAM, -HAZELINE" SNOW." &e, de, de,
TABSORO MEDICINE CHESTS, AND
PORGET MEDICINE CASES:
· FELSEN,
!...
The mus under canvas at Stonecutters have
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY.
LONDON, Octuber 22nd. The Emperor Francis Joseph bás accepted As Count Goluchowski's resignation.
RUSSIA.
The Central News Bays:-The refloating of the stranded Pacife liner Mongolia is one of the most remarkable instances on record where a steamer, aftor having ruu astere in a most dangerous position, floats off unassisted. showing the serious vina taken at Lloyd's of the vessel's position, no less than 50 guincos per cont, was paid for re-insurance, In fact.
LONDON, October 22nd. doubta were entertained of the ultinínte salvage
In view of the coming election of the Duma, of the vessel, so pessimistic wom the st. Stolypin has definitely declared that a reports, The salvage expedition, which tasarl
Parliamentary Ministry is impossible in been successful in refloating the sister skip Mar- churia at Houluin, ou the day the Mongolia Russin, where the Government must
ashore, immediately left for Midway | outside all parties. Islands.
rin
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When the Canadian 'Pacific line was hailt. its great strategic advantage was a matter of general comment, The company beg now brought England within about three weeks af
the Far East by a route which will be exceed. Its ingly difficult of attack in time of war.
CANTON.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT)
October Bird..
THE PRECIPITATE VICEROY, Popular fending, as well as so tas official opinion,
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The Attorney-General, instrusted by Mr. F. B. L. Bawlay, Crown Solicitor.pronscutod, nad Mr. M. W. Slals, instructed by Mr. E. J. tirist (of Mousra Wilkinson and Grist) appearol for accused.
The same jurors were again empanelled. Before the next witness was called Mr. Stodo asked that the Court Interpretar allowed to nunké a literal translation of
statement the
said to hate bean mo
to Chan Pui by the accused. It rend- You ell són go away, I look after your latrines. Your won make what not ge, eb? Up top yet not alrendy ask arrived at. They als when will reckon ciu meet control. They ask you will your sou go away. Ask when willday raekan op."
The Attorney-General pat in the Govern ment Gażeffe of 11th May, 1906, stating that. it hore on page 750 the Commission issued is the Governor of Hongkong in Concil. In this contuction he referred his Lordship to action 26 sub-section 2 of the Evidenca
andoubtedly made progress in their self-imposed duties. The keenest rivalry prevails between the several half companies. Fach w put Forward its strongest gan crow for the gun ratupetition on Sunday at the sports, and some start work should be witnessed that afternoos,
Sir Arthur Nicolson, the British Ambasador, advanos is thus a fit subject for national con-condemns Vierey Shun's rash and busty mordinance which declared that the Hongkong las formally conveyed to the Russing Govern- gratulation. But in the near future there will thods us responsible for the suicide of the two trovernment taalle, and any Government. Then the propand of the British Government be three or four great Candian lices, rapuing Commodores. It is alleged that even if the Gaste in any country, ooleny or dependency had not Lakon poisen, they would not havin His Majesty's dominions should be proof thal the whole case of the sinking of the British from aceia to oceat, each with its steamer con- steamer Right Commander during the Russo-sections at either terminus, binding England lived a day longer, as the Viceroy was in a be- by a fair production thereof before the Court. Japanese way shall be referred to The Hague to the Far East. The service which railway heading bar. As usual, His Excelleney is Sub-section 3 of the said Ordiannes stated that. Court of Arbilration.
development in Canada is rendering to the being donounced to the Throne.
all proclamations, acts and nominations of Empire can scarcely be exaggerated-;-evon India“ A dispatchi from Kharbin stated that agents by the Canadian routes will be distaut only sent thither by Yuan Shikai, Governor of thirty-eight days from Liverpool, while 14 Chi-li, wore endeavouring to permed the Chinese Eastern Australia by the sans contes will be b employed on the railway to return to Chi-linud journey of but a month. The Daily Mail aske: join the troops organist by Yus Shi-kai, on
-Who, forty years ago, when Canida was the ground that proforms would be given to popularly supposed to be a region of snow and Chiasso who were acquainted with the locality ice, could have anticipated that in little more with a Itusalan language, and with the
thau a generation the magnificent enterprise of diguisition of Ule troops gaarding the milway, her citizens and Government would have covered The days of daelling are not yat over. The the vast prairies with parallel tracks and ditors of the Courrier d'Haiphong and the stretobed out tentacles eastwards and westwards Avenir du Jonkin had a "rencontre a' l'opos "Lover half the world!*--
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'CONSULAR OBANGEN,
1 hear that Mr. R. T. Tebbitt, the British appointment apparing in sach Gazette coali
The next witness was W. Hawes Rowlands, bat as he was unwell, the Attorney-General asked permission to read bis evidence, in which
Vice-Consul, is to be transferred to Newebwang. proved by the prodnation thereof.
-and that" är. H. E. Sty is to return horn from
Swatów. Both men are very popular hero.
1 SHAMEEN IN DARKNESS.
For two hours on the evening of the 21stbestäted that the subpoenas in this case werd just., Shunoen had no electric light, owing to issued by him by order of the Commission. a big fire in the Southern suburbs, which gutted twenty bonus, and melted the wires.
of the year, owing to low water, while the junk continue basy. The junk muders are alive to their advantage, and frequently, when approached by slippers during the steamerless three months, insist on contracts for the whole year. That is, of course, à check on exports, and helja to explain their comparative insignificance in the Customs returns. There is in probability of the river being dredged, as the Chinese Beco ummble to tackle it, an4-object-Tagudo Balny, and at the third "repris"the- The late Lord Loch (Eben Captain Loch) told foreigners-doing the work. Ex-governor former received a slight wound on the right the Chinese rapresentatives Romo home truths Hongkong Jockey Club arrived from Shanghei Tuan Fano might have achieved something, arm. The cause of the dael was an article which A. S. WATSON & CO..but wien be was transferrel, the schemepared in the Avenir and which the editor of
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INTEREST in the alleged open port of Changsun has waned since what was at une tine a burning question was allowed to end so ignominiously--that is, by allowing the Chinese obstructionists to have their own
The
One
was simply allowed to drop; doubtless with the junk-owners' approval. Among tho Letails of imports, largely flavoured, with- Japanese products, it is pleasant to aute that Hongkong refined sugar is making headway against all other kinds. quantity imported was 31,853 ewts, against 49,015 ewts. in the last half of 1994. Mr. CLES tells us that a further increase may be confidently looked for".
the importance of graph shows commercial travellers, even against quality, Ir ways: Soap is also being imported in ever-increasing quantities, and a number of Japanese brands have been placed on the smarket in an endeavour to compete with British and American article. They are of very inferior quality, int Lacy upeat to emmand a ready sale, largely because they enjoy the advantage of being pushed by Japanese merchants on the spok". And again, we have this
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The Japanese are making a determined bid for the truda of Changshand of Finuan generally In this provinco foreign interests are as yet practically non-existent and the Japanese are making the most strenuous efforts to develop their trade and place it on firm basis before
shall bars had an any other country of doing 50.
mumber bar estalish unity of liens in Changsha, chiefly large retail Denis; the number of Japanese traders amounts to no less than 100, who, By of advertising and pushing their own goods, are slready doing very fair business and one which is rapidly devotoping. In anticipation of the opsuing of
Change the
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the other jurul considered cast reflections
upon himself.
When Prins Houry look over for the first time the command of the dorman Home Battle Fleet on September 23rd, 1900, as Chief of the First Futron, the naval strength at his disposal was very modest compared with the ships and men over whom he has now for the second-time reamed the chief command. Thus, in 1900; the Hong Title Foot Bad-a-topninge of 21,320 tons, 1:12 guax, and 3,221 men; to-day tim Active Battle Flest consists of Id battleship and 11 cruisers of a total displacement of 20 tous, with 931 guns and carrying 14,147 men
President Roosevelt has met his first official
that cynically represented the attitude of the British Government to the opium question in the days when its policy was determined. The question of the opium trade, he said, “rests cutively with yourselves. If your people are virtnons, they wil desist fre ̄n the evil practice, and if your officers are incorruptible.and obey your orders, no opium can enter your country, This discouragement of the growth of the poppy in our territories rests principally with you, for nearly the entire produce cultivated in
ARRIVAL OF THE GRIFFINS.
The first batch of 42 griffins for tho
by the... Choysang yesterday. They wore landed at Douglas whart and taken in charge by Mr. Gegn, anger of the hars repsiler
who at once had then driven to Kennedy's
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>The Attorney-General- I now propose to call Mr. Fraser, u clerk in the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank.
Mr. Slade We have received no notice of this.
The Attorney-General-We gave you notice to produce your bank account
His Lordship You propose to call. Mr. Prasor?
The Attorney-General-To produce the bank account of the prisoner.
His Lordship-Do you say noties has been given
stables, where they were drawn for yesterday
The Atloruny-General-I-gare thom notice, afternoon, Although scraggy aut unkempt, there are some fine lomiting beasts in the hand it is evidenco against the prisoner. and under Mr. Gegg's experienced cure should turn out well. The following was the result of the drawing:-
No.
Colour,
Drawn by
Dark brown Dr. G. P. Jordan 2 Light daw Mr H. J. Moly
Dark chestnut Mr Murray Stewart
5
Dark bay Sir Paul Chater
sury
Me J. E. Greason
On Me E. Goetz
Mr H. E R. Hunter
Dapple grry Mfr. Parker and Mackio
Mr Marshall 11 Grey Hon. Mr W. J. Gresson 12 Light grey Hoe. Mr R. Shewan
Dirk brown Me J. Gray Scott 14 Black Mr. N. Mody 15 Light chestnut Mr Williams
Dark by Mr H. Humphreys 15 Dark brown str W. H. Wicklow 19 Brown Mr H. P. White. 20 Grey Mr. W. Ross
adia travels East to Chios; il, however, the habit has become a confirmed rice, and you fes! that your power is at present inadequate to say icy indulgence, you may rest assured that your people will procure the drug, in spite of every- enactment. Would it not, therefore, be better at once to legaline its importation, and by thes defani in his spelling raform campaign. The securing the co-operation of the rich and of Comptroller of the Cureeney, Mr. Ridgely, ra.
your authorities, from whom it would thus be no fand to submit to the modification of his title
louger debarred, thereby greatly limit the to Controller," as provided in the Govacament facilities which now exist for smuggling?" mcanal issand under Mr. Roosevelt's direction. Honest, straightforward cynicism could not pat Mr. Hidgety based his enfasat upon the statute the cues more clearly, and 16 Ebiz spirit (un creating his office, in which it was spelled British attitude towards the opium trade has Comptroller. The Treasury Department has
been defined for many years. But if the Chi-
I White Hon. r W. J. Gres decided that the public printer must not change
ress Government is determined to put down the
22 Dark brown, Waifoong Mass stoguillip of the statute A similar contestate of opinor in the interests of its people, and Browe Mr Eilis Kouri took place in the Aimiralty on the word not in those of the opium manufacturers of 2 Dan Mr 1. N. Mady
passed," as applied to the rank of naval China, we are convised that the Imperial Grey Hon. Mr H. Shewan
5 Mr E. H. Minds
Cry officers. The spelling reformers want this word Government, acting in conjunction with the 27 By Mr D. Macdonald to be spelled "past.”
Indian Executive, will put no obstacles in its 28 Grey Me D. Macdonald
29 Grey Mr W. J. Clarke
Durk bay Hon. Mr R.
Mr R. Shewan way.
MW. A. Cracksbank 31 Gray
The statement that the Sr of Harris ant Dixon is about to inangaratu a line of . sios merg to the Far East and to East Africa in compe tition wib tho Hamburg-America Line, does not appear quite correct, says the Glole, The
LAUNCH FOUNDERS IN THE HARBOUR.
32 Dapple grey Mr T. S. Porrost 33 Dark bay J. N.
I
N. Muly 34 Gray Misers. Parter and Mackie
Gray The launch Hot Po, plying between the 35 Dark chestnut Mr C. W. May
Hon, Mr W. J. Gresson Mr G. C. Moron market wharf and Yaumsti, rao screen the 37 Dan Hu sunken disinfecting hu'k Stanfield on Monday is Light brown Mesar. Parker and Mackin night, tearing a big hole in her bottom. She Lark bar Mr Marshall
water, but not before the passengers and crew were taken off by junks and launches in the vicinity, un lives being lost. The owners of the
lights.
way, for a consideration. Mr. Acting-Consul Japanese Steamship Company is building agreement with Messrs Harris and Dixon was beaded towards Yaomati and sank in deep 41 1 un Mr E. Goetz
B. tiles is Lot particularly encouraging in his report on the trade of Changsha for
bu
firm in nation anneauess that the plan did not originess with them, but with a group of prculators, chiefly French, whis concluded an
whereby in return for a freight rate of 25 shillings per too, and 5,100 tons guaranteed for each vessel, the firm should supply steamers
1905, and we close the bine.book with ly speaking careful and systomatic study of the for the new line. The agreement, however, Hoi Po allege that the hulk did not show any
feeling that perhaps after all the place was not worth the tight for principle that was foreshadowed soon after its nominal opening in 1904. The statistics he gives us are not of mach present use, for various reasons, There are no figures with which to make neeful comparisons in any case the large proportion of junk-borne trade make the Custom returns. unrepresentative of the real volume of business; and finally there is the rise in silver to further complicate the report. The Customs showed exports worth only £246,641, against £645,559 of imports, but such important exports as tea, goal, and wool-oil are not seen by the Customs. Mr. GuLes also adds that kerosene oil and machinery were undoubted.
steamer larger thau either of f its present which will be put on the Changsha run, while one of the smaller ones ut running to Changsha will be transferred to the Changlé rau. General
11 may it
aid that the Japanese tare made # commercial possibilities of this province, they are making the fullest use of the information collected by them, and are prepared to take advantage of the slightest opening for trade in whatever direction.
Hon. Mr. T. Sersombo Smith goes on. leave on the return of Hon. Mr. F. H. May, C.M.G, to the Colony.
The steamer Sunghiung has taken the place of the Hankow in the Cauton river service, Captain Brauch of the latter vessel being in command.
has not yet, Sept. 21st been ratilled. The new scheme is doubtless, due to the favourable conditions now prevailing in the Far Eastern traffic, the Hamburg-American Line at pre- sent being compelled to place all vassale at its disposal on the Far Eastern route to meet the demand, According to the Hamburg newspapers Mossrs. Herris and Dixon are supplying 13 large tramp stauwers of modern construction for the new service.
Scotland, when she speaks upon the spelling reform, will have, like the provincee, to con- sider dialects and colloquialisms beyond the ken The occtie who was sentenced by Mr. Gomperts of resident Ronnavelt. To prove this there on Tuesday to seven weaks' imprisonment for may be recalled Archdeacon Sinclair's story of. ab exumination of scholars in Aberdeen. The larceny at the King Edward Hotel was not, as previously stated, employed by Mr. F. B. Lxaminers were an English clergymana and a Bowley, Bolicitor.
Lowland Scotsman. The master of the scholars pat many questions to them which were admir. Although the salvage steamer Protector las ably answered the boys brought the Israelites
Ly imported in large quantities last year, yet bear successful, in her efforts to refloat the ent of Egypt with a simple directness which they do not figure in the Custous returus. Feangshan, the vessel is blocked by rocks from Mases would have envied. Then the clergyman Consular returns have to depend largely on getting into deep water. It is expected, how-asked, “How did Pharaoh die?" The bogs Customs returns, but Mr. GILES seems to ever, that she will be got clear with the nex be so alert to what is being dons that we high tida. uay take his word for it that as a place
This evening at the Union Church Literary commercially important Changsha is unlikely Club, Kennedy Read, Dr. Amos P. Wilder to justify the hopes it once inspired. The Consul General for America) will deliver a total trade of the port for 1905 is given at lecture on "David Henry Thorean." The Club £892,200, as compared with £403,399 for is fortunats in securing Dr. Wilder's services. the latter half of 1904, proportionale
THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF
CLUB.
For the quarterly mooting, held at Happy Valley from the 10th to 22nd October, 1908, the following cirds were returned :—
MACEWEN Cur. +Mjr. 8. H. Pedley, R... 82 ser.
Mr. E. J. Grist Mr. T. C. Gray Dr. G. M. Haratou Mr. T. S. Forrest.. Mr. G. E. Morrs])
38. I =
83
91
982
92
884
83 + 1 = 87-
110 - 18 - 92 JOHNSTONE CUP.
Mr. E. J. Grist, rep. 1 stroke... Major S. H. Fedley, E.W.X. ser.
Mr. T. S. Ferr
1 down
3
42 Dark bay Mr G. K. Hall Button 4 Dark chetat 1 E. P. Hanter 44 Grey Mr J. A. Jupp 45 Dark bay Mr Logau
Mr. Sinde-Th Crown have no right to put in ang witness without giving noties to tho ‡other side.
His Lordship- I nuderstand notics has been gitan.
Mr. Blade-No.
The Attorney General--Listen to the noting reid.fefore you any that ronds). If you don't produce the book I ara entitled to call evidenos.
Mr. Stade-Here in a criminal case the Attorney-Chegaral requests the prisoner to pro- quen a document which has absolutely nothing to do with the matter at issue He cannot campel him to produce anything whatsoever.
The Attorney-General-As far as my stand- ing gous in what I have done, I would refer you to section 20 of the video, Ast. Our Oliosaca incorporates the special English enactment making baukers' books evidence in criminal and civil cases. I will have to prove that the bank watzt kostime of making the entry, one of the ordinary books of the bank; that it was made in the ordinary, course of business, and that it was in the coatrol of the buck.
His Lordship-What book is it you want? The Attorney General-His Savings Bauk pass book.
His Lordship-I don't think there is say notice to produce fu criminal proceedings, bus you can call evidence if you like,
The Attorney-General-That was only a matter of courtesy. I am not bound to sak them. to produce. There is no law to say you cannot calf a witness, bat it is a matter of comment that the Attorney-General should call witnows whe was not examined "before the Magistrate. It is pot the law to say that bunso a witness was not called before the magistrate he could not be called by the prosecution without notice being given.
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SHELL TRANSPORT COMPANY.
At last we have some definita statement ra.
The Atterasy-General quoted cases în support garding the negotiations which have heen proceeding between this company and the of his contention and stated that if as accused Royal Dutch Company. It seems that an person did not produce what he was ordered, agreement-preliminary, it is true-has been they could call secondary evidence. concluded ander which the profits and losses, us Mr. Blada-No one is disputing that, but you weil as the assets and liabilties, of the two have not gone about it in the proper way. undertakings ac be merged into one single
of which
His Lordship You gure notice to produce in the management of
the book ?-
interest
refain its individuality us &
companies will ch
the results, the Royal Dutch
6 per cent and the Shell
the two and will
To
8 to 44
por cent. It has also been decided that in the ent of a definite agreement ou these lizes
being
The Attorney-General-Yes, and they, "wont- do it, so I propose now to vall the bank clerk.
Mr. Slade You should have gone about it în the proper way.
His Lordship-I cannot shut out aridence if
finally ratided the Royal Dutch Com pany shall acquire shares to the salt of it is admissible.
25 per cent of the Ordinary share capital of
the Shell Company at 30s. per share, which
Mr. Blade-It proper formas are not adopted,
shares they are to hold in portuity or, at the Court shall refuse to allow evidence to be least, shall I not sent of the board of the Shell Company, and it
5
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79+ 476 94 - 18 89-
70
for the
Lt. R. M. Crosso, 1.0.a, rec, 8 strokes 4 Dr. G. M, Harston, rea. 6 strokes...
POOL Forrest ... Mr. L. Evans...... 8.P. H. G. Wilson, R.N. Lt. E. M. Crosse, B.17.6. Major B. H. Pedley Mr. E. J. Griat
Mr. T. C. Gray ...
91 982 928 84. -Dr. G. M. Harston
Mr. G. E. Morrell 110 18 —— 92
+ Tie for MacEwen Cup.
Winner of Johnstone Cup.......... Tie for Fool.
at dumb. The Lowlander, to make it more plain, repeated the question: "Hoo did Plawraoh doo - Agrin there—was-a-dead- silence. Next the master himself took the matter in hand: "Fat cam to Pharaoh at
The next competition will be held at Happy hinner end?". The boys answered as with one voice, "He was drooned!" To "des”. means in the Aberdoon dialect to die in one's Valley from the 3rd to 5th November, 1905, for and it is hoped a large number will be presented. These careful scholars knew that Pharaoh i the Captain's Cup and May Cup:
And not "deed."
with creept with part
the con-alled.
The Attorney-General-What have I done?
has been farther agreed that the Shell Compey
shall not divide more than 5 per cent ac
current year. Very little is known
Mr. Slado...... You have not given propor notica,
His Lordship-He calls on you to produce
regarding the inner working of the basiness of and you don't produce. The question is whether
the two undertakings, but the arrangement
which has now been reached is evidently based yon de produce f
ou the
Mr. Slade--I don't. Notics to produce has· will preu unity of interests" plau, which
allow of better prices being to be given, and notice at the same time las to obtained for their products. Meantsus The be given that in default of producing documents directors of the Sholi Company have, owing secondary avidence will be called to prove such to the unsatisfactory nature of the trade in Europe, arranged to withdraw altogether from the European kerosene business, and they have succesded in disposing at par of their shares in the European Distributing Company.
docements. That has not been done.
His Lordship Unless there is a regular form I don't think there is anything irregular.