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SUPREME COURT. Thursday, December 19th.
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.
BEFORK 812 FRANCIS PIGGOTT (CHIEF
- JUSTICE).
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20тm, 1907.
IN DANKEUPTOL,
BEFORE BI FRANCIS PIGGOTT (CHIEF JUSTICE).
APPLICATION TO BESOIND. Be the Cheong Wing Bank. Mr. G. Grist (of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist) said he appeared in support of an applica tion to rescind the remiving-order made in this bankruptor. All the preditors were satisfad
Mr. Grist-Quita so, my Lord. And It. If obtain judgment I am entitled to cost. My friend la obliged to show how he arrivờnnt hin particulara.
Mr. Kang Sing--The letter.I wrɔte to my friend was sent before. the writ was issued. If he wanted partienlars my booke were open for inspection.
vidence by parous in the poultions of Pun Bik Chi could be admitted. I think it is a mistake! to say that the current of authorities requires a partnership to be proved up to the hilt before such confirmatory evidence can be admit suffiolent ted. It is wufficient to show. B. prima facie case that a reasonable man might come to the conclusion that there might have been a partnership and that these state. Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, KC, instructed by ments as being on the authority of the alleged partner should come in to confrm the prims motion for the admission of Mr. P. S. Divan facie casa. With regard to the admission of the with the exception of those for, whom Mr.) llowed my coste, even if I don't succeed, because
Mater appeared, letter Iconfess on consideration that I am doubt.
Mr. Mastor said there was a cisim by És the local Bar. E's moved that Mr. Dixon ful whether they should have been admitted, be approved, admitted and enrolled to practise and if it were necessary for us to reply on them from Bingepore. He was to obtain counsel's
solicitor or prooter of this honourable in the decision I am going to give, I think I advice that day on the maiter.
ENHOLMIENT OF A SOLICITOR.
Mr. R. A. Harding, appeared in support of a
Court. His Lordship bad before him the alidavits made by Mr. Dixen, sad by Mr. R. A. Harding, and Counsel asked him to make the usual order sessuting to the motion. He might Tertion that Mr. Dixon's father was & Justica of the Peace for the County of Cumberland and be had for three times noted as Mayor of Carlisle.
His Lordship-Mr. Dizon, I have read the papers through and found them in order. I have rory much pleasure in welcoming you to the Court, sad to order that your name should be added in the over increasing roll of solicitors "of the Court,
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▲ PARTNERSHIP DISPUTE.
His Lordship-I think you had better go un unless the plaintiff is prepared to accept.
Mr. Grint If we go on I would ask to be many friend was obviously at fault under the Codo not furnishing particulars, and how they
His Lordship Then it would be better to fix sa early date for the hearing.
Mr. Master-I will have to get my client
The matter was adjourned.
A HOLTENT DEBTOR. he James Campbell Logan, Mr. M. J. D. Stephens applied for the The unnalling of this bankruptcy order. petition was filed with reference to an action brought by a man named Watkins. This nation had been settled satisfactorily to Mi Watkins, and consiquently there was no further reseon for proceeding with the bankruptcy. The bankrupt was solvent, and the creditors who had proved their debts were satisfied to annul
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should have asked that that point be further argued. Now, the case put forward is that səmə witnesses say that Chao Man Chi took part in the from Singapore.
abagement or consultations with regard to the management of the business; that at the firm's opening festival dinner he sat in one of a quite the seats of the hosts. This is muloient prima facie cse of the partnership and then it is reinforced by Pas Sik Chi's statements which we may now take to have been made on authority. The partnership was denied but the defendant undertook to bow who Chan Fai Sin long-the tong name in the I think some partnemlilp book really is. Mr. Dizen-I am much obliged to your Eord-ospital was made out of this quite legitimately,
hat I doubt very much whether, the airoum-the ship for your kind remarks.
staboes being as we know, it could have been His Lordship delivered judgment in the avoided. In fact, the documents put în showed the case from the vary sation brought by the Kwong Fang Wo firm that that was against the Wing Ki Cheong and the trial of--beginning. These booky profess to show that the iste between the plaintiff firm and Chan Chan Pai Sin tong was Chan Chun Chín Mad-obi, otherwine Chan Pai Sin-long, and (deceased), and that Chan Mau Chi acted for his Tim Wai-tak, allas Yim Ping kai alias Yim widow and that all he did, or is alleged to have Quen, to decide whether the letter were partners dore, if he did anything at all, was done on in the Wing Ki Cheong.
behalf of the widow. Now here is a point of some interest. Chad Man Chi puts forward a
Mr. Stephens-We propose to pay in fall. ease which depends on a fraud of the revon ne
We are zolvent. The reason the bankruptcy law, not committed by him, but connived at and ssaisted by him. The proper course to petition was filed was that one of the creditors substantiate a case of that course would by toWalkins-commenced so netion for a large put in the probate taken out by the widow bat she did not take out any sud I am not quite sure whether the case does not break down here, but
Mr. M. W. Blade, instructed by Mr. Sargent (of Mesure. Wilkinson and Gris1) appeared for the plaintiffs, and Bir Heary Berkeley, K.C., instructed by Mr. Otto Kong Bing, for the
defendants.
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The Official Receiver ziid he had written to all the creditors. Most of them had answered and said (hey had no cbjection.
His Lot dehip-Have all had notice? Mr. Kemp-Yes, my Lord, His Lordship-Have you any objection? Mr. Kemp- No, my Lord.
His Lordship (to Mr. Stephen)-What do you propose to pay ?
of money, and if he had succeeded in that action he would have left the other creditors at in the cold. So the debtor & led his petition in bankruptcy in the meantime, the Official Receiver he really was not bankrupt
He showed
have no authority at band to justify my opinion, so I will not press it. Bat two things I am certain of: If I give judgment for Chanaal why he took that step. hitxa Chia fre would be indicted on someone- for removing papers from the jurisdiction without taking out probate and secondly, it raisen a suspicion against the bona fides of the one, I cannot accept the view that this is often done by Chinese a su exense. The Courts are bound to support the revenue laws of in the Colony sad I should be doing wrong according to a document removed la contraven- tion of the revenue laws the same woight as I should attach to a document free of suspicion. Thon iLars is another way of looking at it. The law provides a means of justifying the title to the property of a dressed in the person
His Lordship-The simplest, thing is to allow the bankrupt to go on paying his bills,
Mr. Kemp The bankrap's father paid the amount of a proinissory note to Walkin Nothing can be paid out of the state by me except in the nature of a dividend.
His Lordship-I cannot annul the bankruptcy until the creditors are paid. How much sesets bare you?
Mr. Kemp-We have a launch, and there are over $1,000 in hand..
His Lordabip What about the dabta P Mr. Kemp-A large debt is due to the bank. rupte father, and there is a debt to his mother. His Lordship-I must have a report from the Official Receiver that he is entisfied.
The matter was accordingly adjourned, pending arepart from Mr. Kemp.
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were arrived at.
Mr. Kong Sing-If I succeed I will ask for.. sorts from November 18th. I submit my friend is not entitled to recover under the writ.
Hi LordshipYou've paid in.
Mr. Kong Sing-Yee, but, he is not entisled to recover; and I am entitled to ask for a non- zait.
Hie
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e Lordship Well, we had better get on. Plaintiff was then put in the box, and after his evidence had been taken, the Conet rose.
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Taft, Washington.
Enforcement head tax clause immigration law here seriously affects entire Philippines Bog your goed offices towards immediato abro gation. Carniral seriously handicapped unless repealed,
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Manila Merchant's Association. Reynolds, Washington.
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Manila Merobants' Association,
Be the Ki Chuong Firm, application for great intended to shut the approval of a scheme of arrangement.
Mr. F. B. L. Howley said he had, as directed by the Court, given notice to the dissentient creditors, and to those who did not vote for the scheme. There had been no appearance in reply.
The Official Receiver had at first objected to. the scheme but he now believed its acceptance would be advantageous to the creditors.
The Chief Justice, after persuing the scheme, said it did not so a very satisfactory one but there did not appear to ba ay tangible reason why he should disapprove of it.
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restilence, and famine. a young person," waid B West of England great impert to the world in general. It ham man, writing in the fifties, who had not taken long to move the Colossus, but once firm belief in spirits, nor an old one who begun progrses may be all the more rapid. had not seen or heard some supernatural Japan Chronicle, manifestation." Then the observant Chinaman
possessed by the mass of the English people might have wondered what sort of spirit was, FEWER BIRTHS, FEWER DEATHS.
ac permitled themselves at that time the
BRITAIN'S POPULATION CONTINUES TO."
INCREASE,
the days immediat ly preced. Please ist immediate abrogation head tax
ing, aven an acceleration of the anch clause immigration law in its application to
service by which London was reached ing Philippines. Coming Carnival seriously hundi from Newcastle in three days and three nights was regarded by many pacpl with deep disapproval as an impious flanting of Pro- far apart and evidently did not interd nach ridenoe, which had placed these two towas so clous communication between them. As to superstition, popular credulity had au bounds The rich cousu ted astrologers, the poor had The men to whom the telegrams are directed.
recourse to wise men and outning women. when here, gave the merchants to understand Jonas Southoutt had thousands of followers that any aid they could give the association
Hongkong, 6th December, 1907. would be gladly given. The merchants avail who expected her to give birth to a new Messinah, and when she died lived in daily expectation of themselves of the offer in the same spirit is
her resurrection, The Chinese are laughed at herself from Western aggression. What the which it was given, and, working in harmony
because the common people are of last altionate results will be time be left to prove with the distinguished men who visited the
in England in the early years of last century It will be the development not of her m islands last summer, the merchants think the
Lhe populace took alarm at any unusual almo doom of the iniquitous tax is sealed.
The same psper comments The Manila spheric phenomena, at any disturbance of the power, however, but of her commerce and solar heavenly bodies, at violent storms, and at the industry that is most likely to affect the inter- Merchants' Association has aimed a
The first census of 1891, it was confideatly Japan. Whatever the consequences, the move influence on the fortunes of her neighbour in plexus blow at the iniquitous 8 peso head tax. appearance of meteors and comets in the skies.et of the West, and to exert a powerful Perhaps no other thing apparently so trivial in its nature, presents so great an obstacle to the expected, would be followed by s plagament now in progress în China is plearly of coming of visitors to those island. Hnd Con
ports of this country to the world and keep out all immigrants and sil visitors and tourists no more effective method could have been found. Travelers aIG BYDLOO to paying admission feas. There are so many open doors these days, inviting sightseers and are given a wide birth by travelers who are globetrotters that the niggardly inclined porta worth while.
Whenever the traveler turns his face toward Manila, ho is confronted with this picayurish tar. At the steamship office, where he would buy his ticket for this city, he is told that no one is all wed to enter the islands withont paying 8 pesos for the privilege. The castora of collecting this tax has become so common. In some stenwship offices that residents of the islands returning from a visit to the stales or elsewhere are frequently held up for it. Not long ago a lady for several years a resident of the islands, stopped at a neighbouring part to boog ber passage to Manila. She was informed that, in addition to the regular fase, she world have to pay to 8 pesos for herself and 8 pesos for her two-year old babe, Sho ocked esse to fight the matter out with the Manila onetome authorities, which was readily granted. The steamship companies have no desire to dollect this tax.
Incidentally, this objectionable clause of the Immigration Act of Congress, illustrates the folly of long distance legislating. Congress means well towards these island, Eut Congress wen do not know what the islands nood: they have not yet learned that what is good and out here. The conviction is growing out here wholesome in New York may be a noxious drug that the business interests of these islands will though inexperienced, than they are when be usfer in the hands of a local legislature, even manipulated by Congress ten thousand miles distant. Especially to this true when Congress go to the Sager Trust to find out what is good for the inlauds,
The Chiat Justice said-I very much regret that when I was trying this antion I had rather an aento attack of the prevalent complaint so common to the Colony at this time of the year, and therefore I am afraid certain points must have ercaped, me during the trial and I have got to do what I very much object to doing, that is notice in the judgment certain points which I did not pat clearly or at all to Counsel sngaged, but I had so clear a view on these polute that I did not think it necessary to put the parties to the trouble of farthordage argament. First, I may say that this is another partnership issue in which the issue in fogged by the use of ng names. I do not know whether it in any use, but if it is any so, I strongly ra command some influential body of Chinese merchants to meet together and so if they cannot possibly abandon these tong names- either to abandon it themselves' (the use of it) er to abandon dealing with partners, firms, injustly entitled to it. It awards a public docu- which tong names are used. A great number of ment which in itself is a document of title and issues come before the Court and the Court if a person does not choose to adopt the cours the law provides they must take the consequences Counsel and everybody engaged are busily en deavouring to unravel what the partias know and one of the consequences in this case would perfectly wall is the truth, I may be absolutely undoubtedly have been that if I found Chan wrong in the conclusions I have come to but Man Chi a partner he would have to bear al all I can say is that it is the parties' own fault the costs of the case, because the suit was started for using tong sumes and dealing with firms who entirely through his own neglect or the person "are them and not taking sufficient precautions for whom he was acting in not taking out to see that the actual partnersers really known probate and an justifying his title, if that title Now, as to Yim Quon: There is a curious is true. If there had been probate as the law slip in the procedure with regard to this issue requires then the plaintiffs, having a public that is in the form of the partnership lasa, it is dccament to which they could réfer, would not directed to inquire whether two different bave made their allegations of partnership, and people are partners, in the firm. They are therefore, as I say, supposing Chan Mau Chí really two distinct issues sad should not have was held to be a partner he would undoubtedly been combined in one. The evidence in one is have to pay a large proportion, if not all the not evidence in the other. The two persone costs of the issue. This is not all: Another
Mr. Bowley-Will your Lordship fix the alleged to be partners stand on an eatirely suspicious circumstanos, is that the backs on different footing. They are not oo-defendants which much rolianes was placed to show who security of the trustese. I understand the Off- at all but unfortunately they were so trested Chas Pul Sin tony really was, are produced cial Recorer fixes the amount at $20,000 each.
The Chief Justice- Very well. and, if admitted, an execeding ingenions from the keeping. argument into the mouth of the plaintiff's
Action was brought by Chao Yusa-lun, Ccapsel. With regard to Yim Qoon 8 I indicated when Sir Henry Berkeley moved for very inception has been suspicions. If I trading under the name of Kwong Sing Lung, a nopault that I bad very grave doub's as to had any doubt loft about the assoundness to recover of Cho Kan, trading as the Kwong set at rast Tak Lung, the mim of $289.54. Mr. E. J. Grist whether there really was a case against him of the defendant's case it is
one of (of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist) appeared for and I still have doubts, because the prima by another curious consideration facis evidenos against him" in accordanco those which unfortunately escaped me at the the plaintiff, and Mr. Otto Kong Sing for the with the rale I will indicate presently is trial. Chan Pai Sin Tong's copy ut. the defendant.
Mr. Grist-Plaintiff's claim is for $239,54, practically the foot of his having had disoer in partnership agreement had written on it in the guest room and that is sensistent with the large imposing characters the alleged real balance due for goods sold and delivered as That is to say, on a book per particulara. Your Lordship will see that respect that might be shown to a landlord rʼsi - partner's name.
which was the private property of à pariner three items for stone total $786.59, and there and which was not intended to be seen by other is a credit given for $497,05, leaving a balance partners at all, which was to remain in his own due of the amount claimed. I have received keeping, had written on it in startling obaras from my friend a latter dated Decem er 7th in tors the name, which it is the admitted object of which he said he had paid $117 into Court in the use of the tong name to conceal; and it was satisfaction of the plaintiff's claim. That is written at the same time as the scribe of the not a sufficient specification of the items he firm was writing the song name so carefully and admite and I am not able to accept that money, beautifally. I do not believe this is possible because I cannot go into the matter and see and I do not believe any jury would believe how it is the $117 arises. Your Lordship so either. These three points load me to a will see by the Code that in paying in very alar opinion that the ouse set up money the defendant is obliged to say how he by Chan Mau Chi as to who really is the arrives at the figure which he pays into Court owner of the long name has broken down | Olberwise the plaintiff cannot really ascertain and it is naseossary for me to go into the many his position; he does not know whether he has minor points which confused this issue and got to fight the action, or whether it is better made it exceedingly dillonlt to unravel, to accept that amount in settlement. Therefore Therefore by the failure of the defendants to I submit in this esse that either I go on with prove what they set out to prove sete up the the notion and do not treat this as a payment in, plaintiff's one which I must socept. I cannot or that the matter should stand over for my call it a very strong one and cannot omit to friend to specify how he makes up the money refer to the fact that Pan Bik Chi dons not This is practically a statement of accountments. seem to have behaved very honourably to the between the parties. firm, whose credit has been attacked on this ground. I may add, that if I had based my decision on the documents and letters, sasaming them to have been properly received in evidence,
Mr. Kong BingI can point that out Your I would have given judgment against Chan Man Chl who juggled with his case and said he Lordship will see on the writ particulars of the noted and apoks as them letters say he did, but three items. As a matter of fact this work was in the capacity as representative of the widow dons under a contract and payments were made
ing his premises as to his being a partner. Bat I narume there is just enough evidence to matisfy the rule which I shall refer to presently in order that Pan Sik Chi's evidence may be admitted as a statement made with regard to him and by his authority. But this confirms. tery evidence is the evidences of one man only and on the other side there is a double denial, denial by Yim Quon and alie a denial by Chaa Mau Chi of the fact that he introdused him as partner and I think it will be too dangerous on such slender evidence to find that he was a partner. But then it was add suppos ing I were to ind. that Chan Man Coi was a partner that would show Pan Sik. "Chi's sridenos to be trustworthy in that respect and so trustworthy in Tim Quon's issue and also that Chan Man Chi's is anreliable. The two defendants are not joint defendants and I must treat Yim Quon as entirely distinct from
Chan Man Chi. The evidence of the one could not be brought to mapport the cass against Tim Qoon. No jury would find on that eridonos and so far si the issue against Tim Qoon is concerned he must have judgment. And now sa to Chau Mau Chi: The first objection was taken to the reception of the evidence of Fan Silk Chi. I think on consideration It was pro. perly taken but my ruling mast only be con- sidered to apply to a trial before judge, because he can do what a jury is supposed to. or vary likely cannot do, omit from
consideration evidence which bas in fact
been given, 1 đo not see any harm in ad- mitting the evidence as I did admit it, be craze the Isarded Counsel opened with the fact that prima faois evidence would be given to the partnership and that confirmatory
which is in fraad.
of the bankruptcy laws and this adds a a case which from its further suspioi ›n to
INSUFFICIENT PARTICOLAES,
of
kidnapped by press-gange and taken sway from their families to forced service, often nader The Registrar-General's rotera for the disgrao fal conditions, in the country's war quartor ending last September again states that ships. Even men of position did not always es the birth-rate of England and Wales was the enge, there being the case of the merahant at lowest resorded in any corresponding períod Liverpool, kidnapped by the prere gang, whose since Civil registration began.
On the other hand, the rednotion in the death words: 1o the memory of--Eq, Tonderate has been such that the natural increase of family need to be engraved on his tomb the mer, killed ighting for bis country, mush population, by excess of births over deathe was gainst bis will, in the glorious paral Betion 123,559, se against 103,974, 114,47, and 108,263 of Trafalgar, &.D. Oct. 21, 1805." Combined in the third quarters of the three previous with this slowness in defence of personal years.
The births registered throughout England liberty there were occasional sbullitions of popular ferocity which the authorities found and Wales were in the proportion of 26.1 it difflesit to deal with. Priza fighting found annually per 1,000 popalation, being 2.5 below innumerable defenders, as did cock fighting, the most in the ten preceding third quartore. dog-fighting, ball-baiting, sad other such In registration counties with populations amusements, which drew-dense crowds boss over 100,000, the lowest birth-rate return was while the general attitude to stranger Monmouthshire, with 34.7. In the seventy-. behavione was little removed from magery; that of Sussex, with 20.3, and the highest Ebroughout the country W58, Fate arf six grant towns the rate averaged 20.5, and brick at him!" Finally the laws were ranged from 16.6 in Bournemouth to 35.3 in London's birth-rate last quarter was 25.2, ferocious, Capital punishment was inflicted Rhondda, for the theft of property exceeding fire shillings in value, public whippings and and in this respect the metropolie sooms to exhibitions in the pillory and stocks were occopy an average position in relation to frequent, while the prisons were ennducted foreign ospitals. The rate for Triests as as The enormous change which has booneffeolid 172 New York's rats was 24,5, that for without humanity, and proved hotteds of disease, high as 32.8. sud that for Brussels as low as has been for the most part due to education, birtherate was 28.0, and that of Edinburgh 21 in England in the space of less than contury Berlin 23.7, and that for Paris 18.4. Dablin's The death-rate of England and Wales inst combined with an improved administration from the time people began to have a voice in quarter was in the proportion of 12.1 annually the government. Why should not a similar per 1,00 population, being 3.9 below the mean ditions are scarcely WornO tbau they the lowest in any quarter on record. In the change weep over China, where the con rate of the 10 presseding third quarters, and OBDĹwry ago P Dr. renty six great sowas the rate was 12.3, or were in England a Morrison says there are some two hundred 0.1 above that of the whole country, and ranged Taking London alons, the death-rats was 11,5, newspapers now in Chias, This is a new force from 6.6 in Hornsey to 16.4 in Liverpool. not always for good, but at least having the and among foreign capitals there is only one destined to have enormous influence, possibly effect of making people think. The old opposi- lower. Amsterdam, with 10.6; the figure for tion to zailwaye has almost disppeard, and the Brussels was nearest, 11.8, Moscow being se people flock to take advantage of them high as 32.7. The deathrates of Dublin and
Thousands Edinburgh were 12.7 sad 184 respectively. wherever they are established.
students go. abroad for education,
ratura
with new ways, and a
WEATHER REPORT. generally witer antlook upon life, even
annen where a narrow "national senti- The Hongkong Observatory yesterday Isamed Ee Dow established On the 19th at 12.20 p.m.-The barometer ment has been Imbibed. Schools to teach the following report in most nut-of-the way places, and if the has fallen over the Philippines, and the Western knowledge. Japanese teacher who is often found conducting depression appears to be now situated over the them is also in the service of his Government Archipelago to the Boath of Laxon, and to be this will havo but litt effect on the general moving Westwards,
The Pressure has decreased also over N. China, morement these schools contribute. cumulative effect of all these agencies must be probably owing to the advance of a depression enormous, and it is the general testimony that from the Westward, The saticyclonic area the change throughout China is more marked remains over the Upper Yangtze,
Strong moonscon may be expected in the year by year will be it is difficult to my. Dr. Morrison Formosa Channel and hard N. and N.E. gales evidently approves of the exertions China is over the Obins Sen. making to form an army, and praisen the pr Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending. grens already made in this direction. It is to
si 10 mm. to-day, 0.00 inches. be regretted that progress in Chins should involve the training of a large number of men Showan Tomes and Co.
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in military science, thus withdrawing them from The Carnival Committee is also in receipt of more useful cocupations. The old Chinese
couraging letter from the Pacific Mail attitude of contempt for the man who lived by Hongkong & Neighbourhood
Fornaces Channel.. Bamahip Company, The letter suggests that Sghling or being prepared to fight really the committee send its advertising matter to represents higher stato of cellars than
Hongkong and Lamooks. agents of that company in the East. The the world in general has yet reached. Bouth coast of China between company thinks that there should be a great desi Yet it seems that only by following to some of travel from Japan and China to Manils extent in the inman military and zaval South coast of China bet woon during the period of the Carnival.
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Hongkong, 2nd December 1907. come to the carnival:
Per S. 8. Rubi." "Capf. Gov. T. Langhorne, A.D. C.,
Manila, "Dear Sir:
"We have received for reply your letter of 20th ultimo, addressed to our hr. Shewan
"Oor steamers are well able to carry 80 first in Halcon passengers (European), 26 second class (Chinese only) and 41 saloon, Ubinsse.. We can, of sourse, after our arrangements in regard to Chinese and European passengers if inducement offers, but as to this we must await develop We have received from you, through Messrs His Lordship -You are not prepared to take Warner Barnes and Co., a supply of lesfiets showcards and posters. We shall distributs thess so that they may be displayed as the $117 in full satisfaction?
prominently as possible.
We have also received from Mr. A. B. Moulder come outtings from your local papers, and are well pleased with the maurer in which your press has received our scheme.
"Youre faithfully,
Mir, Grist—No, my Lord. I don't know how it is scared at.
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If I am wrong he has only got himself to blame to the plaintif, or at bis request. It is Therefore judgment will be on the issue impossible for me to render the particulars in with regard to Yim Quon, for Yin Quor, friend wants, more especially as he claims
Chan balanos. My books show conclusively wint and in the isle with regard to Mau Chi for the plaintiff. The Registrar Items are missing from the plaintiff's books, will have no difficulty in discriminating between, and if my friend does not care to take the
money he can go on with the case.
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The forest for the 24 hours ending at noon to-day is as follows:
N. winds,. strong; fine,
N.E. winds,
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Bamems No. 1.
Same as No.1,