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The return of visitors to the City Hall Library and Massam for the week ending the 16th Anne, 1907, shows that of non-Chineso there ware 39 to the Library and 187 to the MusaUI, and of Chinose 1St to the former and 2002 to
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The Library was, therefore, used by 343 persone, and the Museum by 2.47).
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7oformation bas reached bare that the Somas, while on her journey last Wednesday from Cauton to Waehow, went ashore near the Ling Yang gorge. A hoiu has been knocked in ber part side and her cargo has been seriously damaged by water. Fortunately no lives were, endangered but her passengers resize such a fright that most of them clambered over the ship's side and weder shore. The vasel was bachnd end shortly afterwarb the gunboats Moorhen and Sandpiper arrived on the scene but little asistanon eonid his rendered.
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us the salient features of the fascinating city and tells us at the same time their several stories. The editor has had the wit to further enhance the literary charm of the book by including au esurry "by the artist, in his own quaint English, coloured hy bis own native sentiment. After a resi dence of over nine years, Mr. YoRIO MAR KING loves. London. His pictures would prove it, if he had made uo such declara-
Before Mr. F. A. Hazgood at the Police He is also a great admirer of the Court yesterday a native wes charged with London Indies, as who that has travelled being a rogue and a ragabond, and with oiler- and compared can fail to be. As an artisting on the Pakfalum Read in the early hours he regrets metaiscontrast colours" in yesterday morning with intent to steal. Why their dresses, but praises their generalwers you there?" asked his Worship. I went carriage and style. Busdrivers and polize-weeks' imprisonment with hard labour and sis to steal," was the reply. Sentence of three en be ha a ffection for, and a respect hours" atocks was passed, for the dan erawd exupt on two occasions. Pary were Ladysmith and Mafeking's days" Normally that crowds forty-thraa Festitutions involved in the can- please him. They move on slowly and fagation of April 18-21, 1996, shows that the akowly as slow as the watch handle, and Liverpool London & Glebs C. Liverpool, one after another they finis the sight England, paid all claim, ie full apoo adjust- Bering. The conversation of the shot, without ovan cab discount. Treatment
of claimants was courtois and entirely satis.and wisdom, plus a broad intelligence and war from whom he gets "moning papers factory, Only four other companies sattled ungging amiability make a woman a very and a few pence of cigarettes every day" upon this baxis, except a fow whose loves ware queen sometimes, though her dominioh be but has given him, "more than once, a key by nominal. Meers, Wm Meyecink and Crore
the hearts of friends. Such a garen bold court which I could solve my questions about the Incal agents.
yerlerday at the King Edward Hotel, in th the human philosophy! Perhaps he him
person of Mrs. Dossibal Cawasje Jasswalla. self does unt know the lessons that he gave me were two valuable than some books or lectures." There are any such with the laresy of S67 from a safe. It ap-At Hongkong she has been paid respectful hospt- unwitting philosophers, batit needs the harpears that when the safe was opened, the satchel ng ear to discover them, just as it requires in which the money was certaine was found the seeing eye to find the colour of to beply, and a further examination showed London." The Philistine interprets literally
that it was stained with blood. Curiously enough, the family learned at the same time that the amal bad cut one of her fingers, and a tow more quotations may be pardoned 18 | she was given in charge.
as she would not explain how this was done,
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INTERESTING VISITOR TO HONGKON The fullness of years that bring grey haira
lade, aged 73 years, is making her third vi it to Accompanied by bar two sons, this venerable Europe, this time via Chins, Japan, and Americs.
tality by lauling citizens. Parsee and other To her yesterday afternoon, as on other daya, weat numerous callors, including foreign ladies bearing tribute of flowers, and a representative. of the oily Press was also permitted to pay his respects. References to her career and para mality in the Times of Indio made her an object of considerable interrat. Fifty years ago she was the pioneer of English alucarion for Parses. ladies, and suffered for a long time the displeasure and censura the orthodox
of blame Parse ladies are still good Zoroa Zoroastrians, but now they praise instead
of
A special telegram to the Manila. Times, "I see that almost all children are very dated Honolulu, May 21, 1ys that Jack London beautiful. I am sery fond of the poor clust has reached there aboard the Swark, the little children as well, and perhaps with mors sympathy. It is very lovely to see them skip-vessel with which he intends making a raizestrians and their foreigu eccomplishments ping on the streets. Their faces stained with finger-marks and tasir stockings pulled down to the arkle are very picturesque,
They don't know what will be their futzes, but when they are grown, lo! there is a wide ditch between
them and others. They will be like their own parents, and their own children will repost the same again. Se, generation after generation, hese poor victims will have no sbance to lost up to the surface of society, unless some batter arrangement of education takes place. When J tick of it, the question of the meaning of life always comes to my mind. Although I have NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.
a great sympathy towards those poor children, CONLA, Camaminations relating in die anwealal says dread them when they come near me - intl be solde seg for The ExcroR
within a yard. hey bara sacha borrible odour Correspuntalents quest jordnet Ekate mosses and me pity that London has not cheap bathe as in
dreams will connetadrotimes wild pesani Elite, ont pu pustication bet
Bentle
us cridence of greet
4th letter for palluritise should be written na vey sale of the piper ontz.
Tapo, for they ought to go to the bath once a dug. If the coject of our life in this world is merely to seek happiness. I think the poor are having a better time than some others who have too much ambition- expecially those who are in political fever. For instance, look at the sovereign of one of the great powers of Europe. His ambition
alfile by being an Emperor in his own country. His heart is always aching, his life cut degjore it, one day of mitention, after this always in danger, and bis brain is always hate the supply, is diuited, thały wizydied for Dash, | 97e-worrying, and now and then he has a
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around the world. He experloined a pleasant trip from San Francisco. The Shark shaved splendidly. The people of Honolulu are lioni- zing the intrepid author. Hozolułu is London's
first purl of call After leaving Honolulu the Smart will loaf through the South Seas calling at Sanos, Tasmania, New Zalau, Australia Now Gaines, and the Philippines. The Start
is a koushrigged bost of about 45 feet on the water line. She has a ball engine to be used in certain emergencies only. With London are his wife and his wife's uncle, an old men of sixty years, and two Asiatic servants.
When H. E. Tathan-hauen took over the seals of Ministry of Posts and Communications a few weeks ago, says the N-C. Daily News one of his first schemos was to send a spesin I Commissioner to Shanghai to investigate the accounts of the Ha-Ning Railway Administra-
tion and create trouble for these concerned in
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has passed a pacific and statesmanlike Mrs Dossibal was iu England a short time resolution anent the San Francisco go, and smiled when a tentative reference to the Suffragettes" was made. politician," she declared, and well not pass relations that existed in the past I am no affair, dwelling on the excellent any opinion as to the political status of woman
either in India or England. That they should between the two countries, and ex- all be allowed to enjoy a good education was pressing confidence in the ability of the most she claimed for her sex, and, of the diplomatists to course, freedom to travel.
reach a just
and solution.
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RUSSIA.
body," she said, sad offered
Travelling is good for both mind
herseli e living example. At 78 years of age, with flushing eyes, a healthy appetite, and.
trip with the farlessness of a young mal brace spirit, sho parse a round the world
With Hongkong she is not particularly pleased, though it has pretty scenery and very
LONDON, June 15th. kind people. But it is to hat; yes, much holier Stolypin demanded the exclusion of 55 of A crisis has occurred in the Duna. M.
than ladis.
she ovuld pass au opicion as to the true state cerned in a conspinter to establish a Having me so recently from India, pirhaps the Members, whom he alieged were con of affairs there, apropos the reports of disrepublic, and the arrest of sixis of the affection? No. She believed wicked men were Meters. The Duw, in spite of the if the papers told us the great going about trying to breed trouble, but opposition of the Government, referred the
max of
SUPREME COUBT. Monday, June 17th.
IN APPELLATE JURISDICTION [BEFORE THE FULL Corp.
DAVID SABIOON AND CO. . FUE WING FIRM,
An appeal was heard by the Full Court, the appellants, and Messrs. David Sassoon the Yue Wing firm, of 45, Jorveis Street being and Co of 8, Des Vocr Road, the respondents. The appeal was aguiast an order made by the Chief Justice in Chambers, in favour of the plaintiffs in the original action.
Sir Harry Berkeley, instructed by Mr. F. X. d'Almada e Castro, appeared for the appellants, M. W. Slade, instructed by Mr. D. V. Stoaven- the respondeals being represented by Mr.
son (of Kokare. Descon, Looker and Descon).
The claim in the original action was for $49, being balance due from defan/douls to plaintifs for goods sold and delivered according to the
naal terms and conditious. also claimed the sum of $2,05, being the The plaintiffs difference between the price of gonds and by the plaintifs to the defendants under three contrasts entered into by the defendsala cated May 2nd, 2004, March 2204, 1906, and April 4th, 1904 respectively according to particulars the dendants failed to perform), and the supplied is the contracts (and which cantracts amount realised by the sale of the goods by public auction on January 29th, 1997, for the sum of 842€ and avotioneers' charges and oz. penses in connection with the sale,
The appellants contended that respondents were not entitled to an order as it was only a debt, or liquidated claim under section 19 of the Civil Procedure Code.
The respondents held that the claim was sh ordionty one for debt and damages for breach of contract.
Sir Henry Berkeley-This is an appoal from an onder made in chambers without the advant. age of counsel having been heard on the point. The Prisne Judge-Whoas fault was that? Sir Henry Berkeley--Nobody's fault, The order was made under what in England is knowa being section 23 of the code, the section under as Order 14, the equivalent of that order bera which the order is made. It is made in pur-
stisuce of and in secordance with section 19 of the code. The corresponding order of the rufs which appears in the margin to section 19 is Order 3, rule ti - Your Lordships will observa that section 19 starts with these words, Whera the plaintif sees only to recover." If he seeks to recover anything other than a debt or liquidated demand he cannot endorse his writ specially, even though he is also seeking to recover a debt and liquidated doaraud. In other.
demand. If he does so the endorsement is had words, a plaintiff cannot specially endorse a writ both for a liquidated and an uzlīqaidated
and any judgment is entitled to be set aside.
debt,
that a writ could not be specially endorsed for Dealing with the el sim. Conussi contanded damages alone, or for damages coupled with a Regarding that portion of the claim for $2,065, the measure of damages there would have to be determined by the market value of the goods at the time the contract was broken. Inquiry would be made as to what was the valne of the goods at the time the defendante refused to take delivery, when the plaintive sold them and claimed between the contract
tieners' charges and expense that was not a price and the price realised. With reference to the third item in the claim, $126 for suc- lebt nor a liquidated demand. Is was clearly would not be delivered in chamberg, a question of damages. Summary judgment,
reactionary party being still in the ascendsat Indian people were not loyal to the Emperor atter to a committee. A dissolution is guidated damages, could be recovered ou
order to satisfy the envy and jealousy of certain officials, whose names need not be mentioned at nightmare called "ellow Paril. How miser. Present With bis appointment to the Liang sble he mast be, comparing his life to the Kusug Viceroyalty the scheme seemed to be at Whitechapel people. I rather prefer the the point of falling through, but owing to the latter's"
Therein we have a glimpse in thought of in Peking the post of President of the Yuohues the qualities of the pictures, sentiment,
pu has been given, us we know, to H. E. Chèn sympathy, and a sly humour, with sowelongs to the reactionary party, and who, reports Pih of the Ministry of Finance, who also be 10 times a slight distortion. There is the
greyuess of London, which any Philistine has been cradited to H. E. Tera Chan hsneu state, will continue the conservative policy that can see, and there are its component hues Nous verrons. that the analytical brush discovers. It is not even necessary To have WiISTLER'S fanciful imagination to recognise the beauty to be found in dear, dirty Loudon, although
16th Judy, at Haiphong. Tonkin. KLIENNE KOUSA, inthage.t A. R. MARI HAPROR -Agot'49 peasy.
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HONGKONG, JUNE 18TH, 1907.
view from Hungerford Bridge the Japanese artist has relied on the WHISTLER hazines. Very often, of course, what are Ir is inevitable that in such a book as called "effects" depend on more trickery of The Colour of Louden," published by technique, and Mr. Yosh 10 MARKING'S CHATTO & WISUUS, the work of the methods probably afford ample scope for anther, Mr. W. J. Lorrie, As.4., will be professional controversy. We are less inter- partly eclipsed by the work of the artist,eated in that, however, or in bisstrictly urban Mr. YOSH MARKING. With recollections portraiture, than in his marvellous knack of of many foreign stadies by Japanese artists catching the life and movement of the we opened this book in the full expectation streets. The various ways in which skirts that the publishers would be found to have may be lifted out of the mud seem to have spoiled an excellent series by yielding to afforded a special and interesting study. Au agree. Each specimen is convincing. The faves
the extente craze of the emament.
the
THE MIKADO."
and Empress, they told that which was not regard na probable. true. She herself was taking present to pearls and gold thread by her own heads, the Queen Empress, a cap embroidered with
without the aid of spectacles.
Fine work?
Lesnos, June 15th. It was kind of the visitor to admira ithibition against playing the "Mikado," by The Admiralty has withdrawn the pro- ausch. Over that medallion showing the face Naval and Marine bands. of the late Queen Victoria, there was still t go a big diamond.
Trade depression in China in the early part Custome Gazette," the figures set out in this loved it, and was glad to go there once more. of this year is reflected in the January-March England was a dear, basatiful place. Sho buiky volume showing a revenar for the first Long ago, nearly sixty three months of this year of over
увах ago, she Haikaan toels less than during the same period letters. She used to attend parties at Govern- a million made many friends there and wrote many last year. There is little comfort to be found meat House, and remembered the
the referic that the returns last year show Lord Lytton and his lady very wall. They great od an increase of nearly Hk. Tls 1,200, 00 in wore vary great friends. Queen Victoris sent compared with the corresponding quarter of Jabee. In 1878 she toured all over Europe, revenue collected is the first quarter her, special invitation to attend the 1887 the year 1905, as while it is true the figures at interviewed the Pope, and went up in a balloon present before as are in advance of the 1905 at the first Paris Exhibition. See, here I first quarter, yet the set-back from last year's have a souvenir, in this great gold medal foreign trois is not so healthy as the rapit those daye--and the dear old lady. sic:ost raturus is an indication that the condition of They said I was brave, then; I was young in growth of the foreign commercial community seemed ready to apologise for not repoating sach at Chinese ports would indicate. The principal wonderful performances now. falling of has been in the import trade.
Yes, it was true she was writing her autobiography, and that
she must not neglect the ladies who had so many, many things to put in it; but just now it would be published before very long. She had
kindly called to bring her flowers. It was good to come and talk with her, and the newspaper object in Bogging the natives publicly was home when she returned.
My gentleman must pay her a visit, si hor Indien owing to the tatal inadequacy of the punishments Jamshedji, are nice fellows, and justifiably that many natives more getting out of control inthisted. I look upon any matter connected proud of such a wonderful mother. with the safety of one's important that I do not consider. I am justified. as a family mau, in leaving it to the vagaries of the law and the application thereof, and T. wish
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Her two sons, Messes. Dadabhoy
and
CEYLON'S NEW GOVERNOR AND
RIFLE SHOOTING.
Mr. Slade submitted it was recognised par- fectly plainly that any liquidated demand, not specially endorsed writ. "Liquidated" meant a fixed and asseridized amount, so where there was a fixed and ascertained amount demanded a the writ, arising on a contract expressed or implied, `it could be recotured by summary judgment.
the date of the writ?
The Faitus Judge-You mean liquidated at
Mr. Slade-Ascertained. Proceeding, bo—— said, respondent took the necessary steps to ascertain his damages. He sold the goods by public auction, the ascertained damages after will remember that, some years age, Sir Henry goods. If appellsais had filed an afidavit that The sale being the difference between the Those who take an interest in rife shooting not proceeds of the sale and the price of the McCallum induced the Natal Rifle Association the sale was not of a proper kind, there would and shoulders of a to introduce a competition in which the bead three seconds at a time, formed the target, and the case would have to go to trial.
man," which appeared for be a defence as to the quantum of the action,
ought to ful more favour at Hongkong. Governor's Cup) met with great success, and leave to a defendant as to the amount only. This most practical form of conpstition (the The Chief Justice-T very often have to give But his Excelleney, with bis well-known could have been done by the defendants in this Mr. Slade It frequently has to be done, and
wish that more shooting should be dons under demand against them, he can interest in shooting matters, has not been
so much shooting at stationary targets. He content to rest with his first effort. It is his tiff bas taken the proper course regarding, his care. And unless they do that, when the plain- practial conditions, and he does not believe in wants the marksman to be effective at moving
a; ecially endorsed writ
The decision was reserved. shoots to be able to pick off the enemy equally objects in fact, he wishes every man who well if he be running, or is only occasionally visible behind a stone, or other covering.
On the 17th at 11.50 am.-The barometer Te this and he is giving a handsome coasts of China, and risen considerably in E. has fallen moderately over the E. and N.E. challenge trophy, to be won and held for one Japan.
recster o
WEATHER REPORT.
year by the competitor who makes the highest aggregats score in the Governor's Onwards over Shantung, and the bigh pressure The depressicus is the North is moring East- Running Man, "Rapid." competitions. The competition, to
"Running Back,"
and
popular Governer, and one who always strived which the Association will add other prizes, will be known as the Sir Heray McCallum" Trophy, and thax will the memory of a most te placa rifa shooting on moro practical plane, be for ever kept green by those on whose betalt be has rendered such signal service.
able disappintant was the reenit. This are English, or rather London faces-no three nativas in front of the Court House at Captain Grogau's excuse for publicly flogging Japanese colourist's work has had the suggestion of the Oriental about them. Nairobi was that they had been impudent to selection and endorsement of Mr. M. B. M Londoners will understand and white ladies, and that he was sick of the SPIELMANN, ESA., na well as of the anthor; approve while noticing that it is finnicking ways of the law in such cases. and though we cannot doubt that there will London by night that appeals to the be exceptions taken by some experts, we artist, and not one exile who gazes at theau are vastly impressed by these remarkable well remembered scenes but will sympathise pictures. These watercolours of London with the feeling that made the artist draw scenes by this young Japanese put the the Inale Maru" as it lay in the Albert watercolour studies of Japan by MORTIMER ks. If we could welcome, as we did a KENPES quite into the shade a comparison few days ago, a feeble attempt by a Japanese the natives to understand, and it should be tha is as irresistible as it may be odions journalist to show as ourselves as others see generally understood amongst natives, that any As it is the Japanese point of view that hass, we can the more casily and gratefully { notion of that nature involves a far greater risk Manila ou 17th Jane loft Mauils and may be chief interest for us out here, we may disbak this artist for pointing out beauties then dass of horse-tooth manlies or a mild due here on Thursday morning 20th Jane.
Bomehow felt but not recognised, in the suggestion not to do it again. I would bere miss the literary work of Mr. LOFTIE, excellent as it is, with a few lines. Lose great centre of civilization to which our explain that horse-tooth mealies are particular i Friday 14th Juns and is dus here on or about life, and the saddest people in existence are the
The str. Carnaronshire left Singapore on
The happiest people one meets are those who could not run a quarter of a mile to save their mealies noted for their excellence, and supplied. The Mogul Line str. Pathan left Singapore mon who perform systematic exercises for their
Thursday afternoon 20th June, to the prisoners ia gaol.”
thoughts are constantly turning.
ambitious than Sir WALTER Besar'e work,!
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. The M.M. atr. Ernest Simons with the out-
ward French Mail left Singapore on Blonday The str. Golf of Venice from Sydney and
the 17th June at Gam.
on 15th June and is dae here on 21st June.
in some way separated from outer influences that way bie thoughts; the pole-star and not the iron of the ship must attract him.
No teacher of men is, to be trosfed who is not
good health.
aron lies over E. Japan,
9.2 and 0.3 inch over E. Japan, and below the Pressure is in excess of the normal by between average by about 6.2 inch on the F. coast of of China.
Fresh 8. W. winds may be expected in the Formoss Channel, and light S. monsoon over the N. part of the China Sea.
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10a.m. to-day, 0.11 inches.
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon
to-day is as follows:-
Hongkong & Neighbourhood
Formoss Channel... Sonth coast of China between South coast of China between Hongkong and Lamooks Hongkong and Hainan
10-
S.W. winds, light to derate; fair.
8.W. winds, fresh.
Some as No. 1.
Same as No.1-