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flout optimism, All this is platitudinal, but because it is constantly disregarded, it is necessary frequently to repeat it. In any case, the truth is essentially a platitude, and must always be, although that is not to CO say all platitudes are true. Indeed that brings us back to Mr. BALFOUR'S warning. Though he did not explicitly say so, be in effect reproaches us with letting GIBBON lead us into the habit of accepting as a truiam the theory of Decadenco-an untrue. or at least undemonstrable platitude and with taking for granted that the idea of Progress as procreated and nurtured by
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philosophers of the Cowra sabool is as good at self-evident. If there is n possible crystalization of ultimate truth, we would expect to find it in some adage stating the inevitable and inseparable presence in every- thing of opposites, of good and bad, light and dark, negative and positive, or what you will an idea dimly perceived by the Chinese, also striving for an unreachable finality of philosophy, in their Happy Menu. Once this is grasped firmly, we see truth in parador, that the rankest pessimism is the Burest optimism, and that when we come to apply that sure optimism (of the aort some what unfairly burlesqued by VOLTAIRE) we ran the risk of being mischievously pes Beistio. It is as true that idealization KEPLER" SOLUTION OF COD LIVER makes life poorer as that it makes life
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that decry inconsistancy. We may admire our marmalade, or we may eat it, or wisely we may do both; but baly a foolish extremist will advocate ono more than the other
The amul dance in connection with the
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Hongkong Volunteer Corps was he'd in the City Hall last night. There was large Attendance, and a pleasant time was passed,
Two of the firemen on the Japaneso steamer *Itsukushima "qunerelled on Wednesday. One drew a knife and inflated a seyors wound on the other. The injured man was unable to leave the hospital yesterday and Mr. Hasaland
PINANOIAL MINDTHG... The COLONIAL SECɛETARY, by command of E. the Governor laid on the table Financial minntes No. 6 and 7, and moved that they be referred to the Financs Committee
The COLONIAL TREASURER seconded, and the_mation was agreed to,
** FINANCE,
The COLONIAL SECRETARY—1-havo to.
TELEGRAMS. Intention of the parties. I was tempted to appir
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what may be called the well-known meaning to the word 'compradore, but the meaning involves a statement of his rights. and duties, and possible liabilities, And what these are is precisely the question I bave to decide. Beyond saying that it is dom mon-nowledge that a compradofe in a surely for Chinese customers I cannot go for may be that he has acospted liabilities lou may
into an insurer. The foot is that the real nature of those rights and liabilities has never, so far as enn nacortain, beou determined by the Court.
Australia won the fifth test matchmake him something more and tnra bim in fast
bring up the report of the Finance Committee by 49 runs. (No. 2), and to move ite adoption.
The COLONIAL TREASURER Reconded, and THE FIGHTING IN MOROCCO. the motion was agreed to.
LONDON, Februr y 27th. An armistice has been granted
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SUMMONING OF CHINESE ORDINANCE. The ATTORNEY GENERAL-Sir, I rise to move the resolution which stands in my name, before whom the defendant was brought, If extends the period of operation of the the Zakkas, whose surrender is con-
Summoning of Chinese Ordinanon 1899. Leder sidered probable. remanded the ass for a week.
the existing ordinance it is necessary that it should be renewed, and as it seems advisable to renew it, this resolution onrries out the effect of the Ordinance:
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Natheraole Hospitals acknowledges with thanks the following donations to the funds of the Hospitals -
A. B. Tuxford (for Samaritan b'und)....... “$20 Ku Toun Chitta Li Chan Sing...
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Great Northern Telegraph Co. bec 5) A dastardly affair was reported to the police yesterday, An Indian watchman was attacked in Queen's Road near the military staff offices by two Chinese, one of whom throw papper in his eyes while the other used a combination are and hammer. The alarm was raised-and-one of the assailants, whe proved to be an ex-police. man was arrested. The other man is stil af large
The COLONIAL SECRETARY Seconded, and the motion was agreed to.
The resolation was in the following terms: Whereas by section 5 of the Summoning of Chinese Ordinanos 1899 (No. 12-cf 1899) it was saoted that the said Ordinance-should only continus in operation for a period of two years from the coming into operation of the said Ordinance and for auch further period or pe riods as might from time to time, be determined by resolution of the Legislative Council. -------
And whereas it is desirable. that the said Ordinance should remain in force until its operation is dotormined by, a further resolution. It is hereby rosolved by this Council that The Summoning of Chinese Ordinance 1999 shall be and hereby is continued in force until
resolation of this Council.
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THE JAPANESE IN BRITISH COLUMBIA.
THE UNITED STATES IN THE PACIFIC.
LONDON, February 25th. The United States daval experts have decided to make, Manila the Hond Quarters of the fleet which will hereafter be main
As was said daring the argument these agro- monte have been drawn up in different solicitors' offices, each office probably having a form of its own, they have been gradually evolved, obviously becoming gradually more and more stringout the security covering a wider area, until the agreement which is before mode A ross
BEEF AND IRON WINE (D,W. & Co.) ke pains to use it or reject it-in proper the product in an opium ease which had been its operation is determined by further taited in the East. Six-batteries of 10 inch But even in contracts of insurance consent
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A very sad mobbery came under the notice of the magistrate yesterday. A quantity of opium,
remanded, was stored in the charge room of the Central Police Station. One of the inter- preters on duty gave way to temptation-and abstracted a tal and a half of the opium, together with a pipe and a pipe cover, and went off to one of the opium, divace, to was arrested and brought before Mr. Hassland who romanded the casa until to-day, and Axed the defendant's bail at 3509.
INSPECTION OF ANIMAIS," The COLONIAL SECRETARY-1 beg to move that the approval of the Council be given to the Amendment of the Importation and Inspection of Animals Bye Laws made under section 16 of the Public Health and Building's Ordinance 1913. The only alteration, Sir, in the byelaws that is rather material is the concluding words in bye law No 9 aush other place as the Board may appoint." The insertion of these words is
A spoonful of marmalade, held up DARTRING' LANOLINE PREPAR-in sunlight, is one of the prottiest bite of colour-that nature has to offer. It offers aesthetic pleasure enough to justify its existence, if (which is not the case) any. existence needed to be justified. The same Poonful also offers material nourishment to those who use it in a material way. Eaten, it nourishes the body and no longer delights the era. Gazed at, it deligits the eye without contributing to material nourish- ment at all. The analogy, though weak in various ways, may serve to explain how contents, but believing the bisnuita to be good conded, and the motion was agreed to there are times when ideals are only to be four of their number had to be taken to the chow, they partook of them, with the result that
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A number of coolies made au ualucky and at Lammert's sale room in Daddall Street the other day. They picked up a packet which proved to be rat poison bisemite. However, they were not sware of the deadly usture of thi
A. S. WATSON & CO..ooked at, and times whow it were foolish Alios Mumorial Hospital. Three of them
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recovered but one died on Wednesday. The pollen are making inquiries into the matter.
Considarätilə disonsapu has taken placa with regard to the railing at Battery Path, and it will be interesting to learn that the railing was placed there with a view to teatrain the coolies and others from trespassing on the stoop bank and spoiling the flowering shrubs and other plan's growing thereon, it being recognised that the coolies would respect a fence or railing and cease frost clambering down the embark
anitable, and we cannot admire the taste of those busybodies who wanted a heavier palisade in such a sylvan spot.
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A meeting of the Hongkong Legislative Council was held pa the 27th instant in the Council Chamber,
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tion may be pessimistic in theory and optimistic in praction, or vice versa, or bath CHEMISTS AND DRUGGLISTS,
alternately and consistently. Human schemes DISPENSARY. to beautify life have usually threatened its complexity, which it is sheer fully to assail. The faddist regards everything in life that he cannot understand, sufficiently to admire as the surgeon regards the vermiform appendix. He itches to cut it out. Some day an aesthetic-minded surgeon will dismant. The pattern is well chosen and eminently
the human ear is an ugly and cover that useless excrescence, and want to do as PETER did in the Garden, The ear thent PETER lopped off was put on again, and with all possible reverance we suggest to any proncher that there he has a suitable text on true reform. The test of reform, we are almost inclined to assert, should be whether it undoss the meddling of soupe previous reformer. The vermiform appendices of life are probably all man ninde, evolved out of human error in conduct. However that may be, history does not show that man has really pro-surer). greased save in a circle. History through. oat shows how men have indeed succeeded in making things, but usually not. the things they set out to make, but something one. Their boasted free will" is not to be denied them, but qualified, It is the free will and choice of a tethered dog, which may bark or be silent, jump the length of its ožain or sit still, walk to left. or to right, in all things limited only by its tether,In time, as the Oxyrhynchus papyri surely illustrate suficiently, the fact that it didn't mater much becomes ap-
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-HONUNG FEBRUARY 28TH, 1908 LATELY we referred to the socialistic ideal as ¡mpracticable because nature is individua- lietig. Yesterday we wound up a few comments suggested by the King's Speech with the reflection that there is no fiuality the fatter of reform. To-day, in another column, we publish a report of an address delivered last month at Cambridge by Mr. BALFOUR, who, even by those who do not
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HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, Sre K.C.M.G. C.B. D.80 FREDERICK JOHN DEALTRY LIGARD,
Hon. Me, F. H. MAY, J.M.G. (Colonial Secretary).
Hoa, ur. AM. THOMSON (Colonial Trea Hou. Mr. W. FEES DAVIES, (Attorney. General).
Hon. Mr. W. CHATHAM, CMG {Director of Pablic Works).
General),
Hon. Mr. AW. BREWIN (Registrar Hon. Commander BASIL R. H. TAYLOR, R. N. (Harbour Master)
Hou. Dr. Ho Kar, M.B., O.M., C.M.G. Hon. Mr. H. E. POLLOCK, K.C. Hon. Mr. E. A. HSWETT. Hon. Mr. WEI YTK: Hon. Mr. E. OSBORNE Mr. A.G. M. FLETOHER (Clerk of Councils).
MINUTES.
The minutes of the previous meeting were read, and confirmed.
ersary in order to give groator Jatitude to the Board in selecting the place for the segrega- to of infected state
The Hox. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS
CHINESE EMIGRATION ORDINANCE. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved that the Council resolve itself iate committee to our sider the Bill entitled an Ordinance to attend the Chinese Emigration Ordinance 1899.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the motion was agreed te
Several alterations were made in the Bill, including the substitution of a new clause.
On the Council resuming,
· The ATTornay-General paid-In view of the introduction of the new ofense & which involves a charge upon the revenue we do not propose to ask the Council to-day to read the Bill a third time,
journed until after the meeting of the Finance HIS EXCELLENCY-The Council stands ad
Committee.
JUHY LIST.
When the Council resumed the Jary List for 1908 was considered in private.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
A meeting of the Finance Committee: was then held the Colonial Secretary presiding The following votes were passed
POLICH STÁTION REPADES.
The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of one thou and thres hundred dollars ($1.30) in aid of the rote Pablic Works Extraordinary, Buildings, No. 5 Station Alterations to Quartors.
QUEEN'S COLLEGE. The Governor recommended. the Council to rote a sam of one hundred and fifty-six dollars (3156) in aid of the yote, Fablic Works Extra ordinary, Miscellaneous, Queen's College
Latrines and Urinal.
THE CHINESE SIGN BOARD PERIL,
years.
SUPREME COURT,
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION,
the
BEFORE H18 HONOUR SIB FRANCIE PIGGOTT tract of the compradore one of suretyship, or of
(CHIEF JUSTICE),
hoon arrived at which, as will appear from what I have alreally said, goes about as far as It is possible to go. So much for the merchant's side of the case so far as ther
the compradore's side is concerned, it may be summed up in one senteng, he and his surety have accepted it, and unless 1
oan see olearly that it was not the intention of the parties when they made the contract, he will be bound by the grammatical LONDON, February 25th."
construction I have just indicated, even though The Times correspondent in Vancouver it osunot be said to be a plain grammatical wites that the two Japanese who were intention corresponding to the reasonable mean- construction. The law imputes to a person an recently arrested are still detained and willing of his words; but not au marestonsbio meaning. Now is it possible that a surety can he said aver to have intended to be bound likely be deported, as they did not come
to direct from their own country.
guarantee, or that the other party to the contract evar intended so to bind him? This question must be considered independently of a priori argumenta, of which there are a certain number available on either side. The whole idea of enroty ship is based on ocasent, The del credere, agency. which in the widest from of suretyship, involves consent also: and this pogation of the right of refusal in any given case was one of the grounds which indiced ms think that perhaps this was really a contract of insurance, on the part of the insurer is obviously the guns will be placed on the island on Corbosis of the contract, ar 1 therefore I think rigedor, which is the key of the defences.
that no such contract whether of suretyship or insurance can cover a case of express dissent, BRITISH NAVAL ESTIMATES.
anless it appears clearly, and not by any round. about argument, from the words used that the argument I have referred to and up to now LONDON, February 25tli.sccepted is round about acoda no demonstration. The British navy estimates includo a pro. Therefore- am satisfied that this was not vision for beginning a dockyard at Rosyth bo had as to whether any controls were entered intention of either' party, and an inquiry may at cost of £3,250,000, completable in ten into contrary to the expressed dissent of the
compradors. The next inquiry asked for whether the defendante sve released any of the contractors from their engagement, or have cutored into agreements altoring the terms of the contracts; and whether this has been done -with the consent or acquisenuos of the aom- pradore? At this point the question which I suggested in my minute again arises: Is the con- insurance and then, farther, is the contract of the surety of the compradore one of the straty THE LIABILITY OF COMPRADORES.
ship or of insurano? This question is not din The Chief Justice delivered bis reserved pused of by the fact that in my opinion the judgment in the notion brought by Chan Koo ohmpradore has a power of dissent. For over against David Bassoon & Co, Ltd. Mr. M. W grauting that, he may alt-on-the-plain-mean- Slade, instructed by Mr. C. D, Wilkinson (ofing of the words have made himself su-insurer. Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist) appeared for the The qzestion so far as it concerns, this plaintiff, and Hon. Mr. II. E. Pollock, K.C., plantiff may be disposed of at ones. It instructed by Mr. H. W. Loker (of Mesars.19 probable on the face of it that the Deason, Looker and Deacon) for the defendout, guarantee of the compradore would have im- His Lordship said I have to deal in this case ported into it the same quality me the con- with a peculiarly dimonit form of words used in this contract, which is a Compradore's facts, or rather constructed out of two other Agreement, and which is composed of two documents-the mortgage given to Musses Sassoon by the compradore's security, and an agreement between the same parties for the payment of $20,000 to complete the security The compradore.is.9, party to both doouza at and the terms and conditions of his en to be derived from them, gagement are The question now to be decided arose out of a special case in an action by the surety for au account of what is dne, if anything, by the compradore to the firm and for the re omp tion of the mortgage, the compradore having without the canont or knowledge of the ceased to act in that capacity, And the plain-compradores contract of suretyship. tiff demands that certain inquiries should be This can be solved by inquiring Weether a which may or may not bare taken place, but And whether it can exten1 to an indefinite: directed to certain special class of dealings, guarantee can extend to a parson unknowa? in respect of which, if they did take pleos, the number of person also unknown? And the plaintiff alleges that the mumpradore, and con- answer to theas questions san, I think be equently he himsel, would not be liable. The satisfactorily obtained by propounding the question came up in Chambers, and I gave a following question: Would it be possible for decision on the question of construction of the compradoro. to exercise the rights of the words to which I will presently allade. But surety against the debtors (the Chinese there was a stumbling block in the way of merchants) and against the creditor the further progress being made with the question, defendant company, his principale)? If he because it seemed to me that there was here in could, he is a surely, sad there is no volved a question of insurance rather than of reason for attributing to this contract guarantee, and I therefore directed a re-arga. meaning which is not the commonly accepted ment in Court, owing to the very great import-one if he could not, he is an insurer, sveo of the question; this re-argament naturally and has, therefore, not got the right_of_ after a great deal of consideration to a different inquiries depend, and therefore, would not be covered the whole ground, and I have some surety, on which, speaking generally, those opinion from that expressed in the short jndg.
entitled to the inquiries. The argumenta et already given in Chambers. It is provided severed a wide range, as is natural when we that the coto pradore shall be liable for all dəß- have to deal with an entirely new relationship siszcies in the price of goods sold or agreed to which the parties, aided by very acute legal be sold to Chinese "with or without the consent winds, have created, Bat I think the answer or knowledge of the compradore." The question lies in a fairly narrow compass. The
general arises: Is be liable in respect of contracts entered prinsipal is that this must be a contractual into pradore! The argument on which I based my and bis soroty, in order to enable the
"against the expressed desire" of the com-celationship between the person
guaranteed decision in Chambers was this: The above sun-suraty to exercise his rights against the tende amplified, is with or without the con- person guaranteed, dealt with by De Colyar sent or with or without the knowledgd" of the p. 304), and he says that "the reason why the
inforce the negative word superfluous and are only introduced to re apless, the engagement to the latter was made therefore the sentence may be read without is bounds the English law does not allow a without, and with the former's consent, sotaal or constructive, the conant or with ut the knowledge of the person to make himself the creditor of another compradore. In other words, bis erasent is by volunteering to discharge his obligation." immaterial, and his knowledge is material. The authorities bear out this proposition
Knowledge is the wider term, and severa the only one I used refer to a Waltor r the narrower terdy consent, knowledge being James (L. B. & Ex. 124). There the Court immaterial, and consent being immaterial, laid down this proposition as elbar lev "express dissent"
Would
susount to no more hat where one makes a payment in within the rights conferred by this large authority, it is compelect for the debtor than protest against the firmaoting the name and on behalf of another without clanss, which virtually makes the compradore to the payment which shows that guarantee the Whole Chinese nation. Ia their ratification is necessary to endblish the legal dealings with Mesara. Sassoon & Co. But olaim binding on all partic
And if ratification the mara fact of having come to this is necessary to establish the link between the decision made me hestitate, and feel grave debitor and the volunteer à is obvious that- doubt whether it was sound, whether it does without vatitisation thar is no contest not err against the rules of construction which
between them. nd if there is no have been laid down with regard to contracts contract between them there caunot be. There is a variety of principles on this subject, a relationship of princips and surety, bscanso a of which the fllowing may have more or less surely ceases to be a surfy if he chubot and the application to this contract. Words must be principal debtor. Wadare now go to à pre- construed in their grammatical and ordinary pusit.cn of law why is applicable to the sense the construction must not lend to a relationship establish by this compradora absurdity: they must ba
of the uncrown prin
tract entered into by the compradore himself. That is to say if that is an insurance, then of a contract of insuranos; and if it is soon fract the plaintiff as guaranteed-the performance of muratyship, then he has guaranteed that But I cannot see anything which would make it per se a contract of insuranos. Stress was leid surety may guarantee all losses occasioned by on the use of the word "alt 1.axes:" but u or arising out of the business in respect of which the compradors has undertaken liability, whatever that liability may be. The important question is whether a contract to incue trade by the firm with Chinese-"with or lability in respect of losses incurred in
admire him as a politician," will be granted. parent. It did matter and does siter, last this Council,passed a resolution with regard was passing the shop over which it hung, and00mpradore. The positive words with are principal debtor is not chargeable to the surot
to
PORTUGAL'S CALAMITY. HIS EXCELLENCY--On the 6th February to the crime which has been committed in Portugal. Before proceeding to business, 1 will read the reply received from the Governor of Macao, to whom the resolution was forwarded.
Pal elo do Governor,
12th February, 1908.
SIR-I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of Your Excellency's letter conveying to ma copy of a solution of Candolence with the Portuguese Throus and Nation in the terrible calamity that has befallon tiem, passed by the Legislative Council of that Colony and to tender to Your Excellenor, the Horable members of the Legislative Council and the people of the Colony of Hongkong the beart- folt thanks of this Government and Colony for their kind expressions of sympathy-1 have etc.,
(SA. PEDRO DE AZEVEDO COUTINHO,
Governor. His Frosileney
↑ PARSKE BROKER SAVED BY QUÉSE HAT.
Yesterday morning, about half past nine, Mr.K. D, Gazdar met with an alarming sövident in Queen's Road Central, farbgaately without the srious results that might have been expected. A big Chinese sign-board fell as he
crashed upon his besd. He was wearing the peculiar beadgear that the Parsees call fela, and this suced to interrupt the severity of the impact. The hat was practically out into two, and the board then struck Mr. Gazdar's head and back. Naturally, the victim is now feeling sondemned over the danger to the public of these swinging boards, and would be glad to see Something done to reduce the risk that the public incurs every day in walking beneath them
IMPERIAL CRICKET.
LORD SELBORNE OY ITS POLITICAL VALUE.
some standing us a philosopher. We take though, the moment we realize that it does it he cannot be taxed with any pessimistic not. It matters to the living dag, but not unbelief in Progress; he does believe in (from the wise dog's point of view) to the Progress in a circle.
This was not dog's posterity. Every action of the living, pessimism; it was pondered history. moving dog (or man) may work a cerebric," Chirent undes, of speech, he pointed out, celfalar change, liable to be transmitted by take Decadence more or less for granted the mysterious force of heredity, but only and they speak with still greater confidency to that extent used it or he consider of Progress as assured." Why should to posterity CoMTE cheerfully contemplates expect progress indefinitely?" Mr the passing of unnumbered generations of BALFOUR demanded, and forthwith stated unrewarded rivers in the faith that some his disbelief in the possibility of a satis remote (and, a history suggests, impossible) factory answer, There are various ausworg generation will enjoy perfection, much in though, and they are only unaatisfactory the same way as some religioniste scorn the because man expect to receive the ultimate gift of earthly happiness in the hope of or whole trail in a phrase." Backs of the sons Lappiness unearthly. Yet are we all many fates of the gem of truth is too big tethered, all playing a part very like that for such treatinent, and exceptions accom- of the fly on the wheel, and our pushings pany rules as shadow, consorts with light and pullings, while they may result in a
"I think such a tournament would be a
ordinary meaning: cipale for whose The best the wisest can produce is the more pushful posterity, do not affect the
splendid Thing from the point of view of mercantile terms must be understood in compradore liable and the next question is mercantile meaning Abore whether there is 4y modifleation to be intro- relative. When we repudiate socialism, wa progress of the wheel. Necessity invents The CorIAL SECLETALY, by direction of in its highest development.
all the "Further, I think that the proposal has a carried out and if the parties are not ad idem, cumstances arise out of the relationship of ail not necessarily embrace individualism It invented capitalism, and capitalism be. His Excellency Governor, laid on the table
real oxclusively, as shallow reasoñers assume. gat socialism, and so on (whither nona can
the following papore "Progress Report on the
el political value.
then other rates apply. Nowen re-reading the these parties. question now is: Can it be more the reality of the Empire is argument which I adopted in Chambera I am said that the is a contractive consent on Construction of the British wetion of the brought home to its people, in any shape or satisfied that it is a very forced and artificial the part of these unknown debtors to the When we point out the futility of reform, say) to infinity Philosophic peagimism Hongkong-Cant on Railway to 31st December form the more the idea becomes part of their construction of the words; it reveals, it is true, guarantee offe compradore on their bobal P we do not advocate stagnation. When we saves us from fruitless fussing grautical 1807" and "Report on the Widown and natural being, and as there are more men in the latent meaning of the words, but I do not It seems to that Alexander v. Vane (I: M, admit the justice of an apparently pessim optimism saves us from pessimistic reaction Orphans' Fand for the year 1987. Printed in orasted in sport than in politics, art, literature, think there is say case which warrants the and W. 51/which is guated by De Colrar in or business, thers is a larger number who are Court in holding parties bound by a latent support oflis proposition hardly warrants it, latic statement, we do not deliberately or suicide; that is life; so down with them another column.
touched by the influence of such a contest. meaning in a contract if that was clearly not the for there 10 engagement to pay on his behalf
do
the Governor,
Hongkong
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Johannesburg, January 23rd. Lord Selborne, responding to a request from Mr. Abe Bailey for his views on the proposed triangular series of cricket test matches between England, Australia, and South Africa, com municates the following:
sed in their Presumed to have been agreement in rest profess to make the
sport. The content ought to present cricket their ordinson of the parties mast badaved into ita aplication, owing to the oire