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ratura was laued by the Mod Health, yesterday, showing *Hongkong ka be absolutely fres able disease.
Mr. C. D. Melbourne presided over the small Court the Magistracy yesterday. A native wan charged bafore him with bringing à boy fate the Colony for the purpose of emigration. His Worship found the chargs proved and sentenced the offender to six months imprison- ment
TELEGRAMS.
[" DAILY FRUUS" RECLUBITH SERVICE
LONDON, November 2nd, The King Emperor has sent A message to the people of India on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the Proclamation of the transfer to the Crown of the territories formerly governed by the East India Company, The message was read to-day at Jodhpur.
lity of the affair may, it is allowed, seem different whether the caso be viewed from the landlord's or the occupier point of view, hat who is to decide which is the cor- rect point of view? That, for lang or for
At the Magistracy yesterday Mr. J.R. Wood JUBILEE OF THE PROCLAMA- short, is what is agitating Earope at the
sentenced" the native who was charged with ACTION IN INDIA. moment.
Certain statesmen, of whom Bir EDWARDealing 12,000 from the Hongkong" and t
Shanghai Bank to six months' imprisonment €0., GREY in the spokesman, hold with perfect holding on the evidence that the defendant was
reason that the Twins having been put in guilty. possession under Mandate" from the ain things must wait a Congress to do certain things, must await a further mandate before making any funds. mental change in the conditions of tauanoy, The intrinsic Justice of this contention is unimpeachable, and neither the Twins, our their backer traverse it; but... What the doubt is is not very intelligible, for the sentence has never been concluded; but very likely it was intended to add, "we are the man in possession," and that in convey PERFUMERS. ancing covers a multitude of defacta 14 title, So far so good, the question of abstract justice would probably puzzle the Supreme Court at Washington to decide with a stia, faction to all concerned. But this is by no means all. Somehow or other it has become a tradition in Dame Errora's badly man-
CHEMISTS.
DRUGGISTS.
&c., &o, &c.
A FINE ASSORTMENT OF SPECIALLY SELECTED HIGH-CLASS TOILET
ARTICLES,
A testimonial which has been prometad amongst the congregation und friends of St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, to Mies Rooks, who has rendered valuable servios a voluntary organise and in many other ways, will be presented this orgning in the Teater st 6 pm. The attendance of all the subsoribses is requested, Mine Rocks bayes the Colony thin week and her departars is sincerely mpestted, especially sincs, up to the present, her place appears to be unfilled..
In connection with the loost celebration of
aged school, that if JACKY BALL gets hold His Japanes Majesty's birthday today, there of a big lump of sweets, HARRY GOODMAN are to be two fireworks displaye-one between 4 and 8 p.m. and the other between 8 and 10 is entitled, by way of "compensation" he calls it, to demand an extra supply of. The day fireworks comprise 35 sa pleces Among those will be piecos representing In- marbles; that cake and marbles are by no.perial Birthday greetings, a symbol of the means cuminenaurate is a matter not Leed Alliance, and also something" aymbalio of ing discussion Bulgaria, bas not been universal friendship. Even the Balkan Quen- actually independent, but she has through tion will be represented. Altogether, judging. from the programme, a picturesque display LADIES, GENTLEMEN'S AND CHIL-out used as if she were. So the difference
should be witnessed. ́DREN'S HAIR BRUSHES, MILITARY would require the skill of a Hudibrar, OVAL HAIR BRUSHES IN LEATHEE Who could distinguish, and divide-A CARR, CLOTHES BRUSHES, NAIL BRUSHES, TOOTH BRUSHES, NAIL POLISHERS, NAIL BOISSORS,
Comprising:
AND
FILES, MANICURE SETS, TOILET AND SHAVING MIRRORS, SHAVING SETS, Ja. 40, &c.
hair 'twixt south and south-west uide" to arrive at. Nevertheless, Serria and blou- tenegro, are fully convinced that they are. entitled to "compensation" iu respect of it. To most sensible men who were really desirous of putting an end to these psovich and child-like squabbles, it would occur that the thing required was a little sensible talking to, and a simple explanation of how little was really involved. A few sensible and well-timed words reduce the supposed points of difference to an insignificant A S. WATSON & CO. factor, which with goodwill could easily be
Inspection Invited.
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ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS AND "KOWLOON DISPENSARY.
Lengkong, 28th October, 1908.
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At the Bangkok Custom House recently the members of the staff presented Mr. E. Ambrose the retiring Adviser and Assistant Director General, with a handsome silver box, silver tray,
and an illuminated addres, The prosantation. was made by Nai Boonek (ahsirman of the com- mittee of subsoribers), who appropriately ex pressed the regard in which Mr. Ambrous was beld by the staff. Mr. Ambrone replied briefly, thanking the staff for their kind of fusions.
for the loyal manner in which they had always supported him,
Today is the seventy-fourth birthday anni. versary of the Empress Dowager. At a largely attended meeting of merchants and of members of the educational institutions of Paling
proposed to oslebrate the anniversary with athletic sports, as a mitable festivity. At the end of the sports all present are then to proceed in a body to the American Legution to ak the Minister to convey the thanks of China to the American people for the remission of the
for the Boxer War.
adjusted by a jury of reasonably wise men selected at random from the Powers, Such a solution would, of course, suggest a "Court" or a "Congress, call it either indifferently; but a court, which would arrange affairs, has no charms for those who habitually live by fanning disorders, so thenused portion of the American Indemnity council for the defence expresses his agree- meat with the ides of a Court, provided that nu cognisance,it füontenegro's claims for Compensation! In other words the Counsel for the prisoner charged with forgery addresses the Court in some such words as My Lord, my client in willing: to ba iried by this Court, if every allusion to handwriting be excluded." It is evident
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It is leest Yaanan incident has been settled under the following conditions: -(1) China "to pay sum of Taels 10,000 to the families of the dead; (2) Chins promises to given. lint of the officials responsible for the insidont
to the Tonkin Governor through the French Chargé d'Affares for enquiry; 13) Chips will not interfere in the mining concessions granted to French Byudiosios; (4) France and China agree to make farther enquiry into the damages
It announces the remission or reduction of sentences, and that representative institutions should be prudently extended.
THE LANCASHIRE ORISIS.
`EARLY BETTLEMENT EXPECTED,
LONDON, November 2nd. Representatives of the Lancashire cotton mill operatives have invited representatives of the employers to meet them to-day, and it is expected that a settlement of the dispute will he arrived at.
THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
LONDON, November 2nd,
e election are The chances of regarded as ten
one in favour of Mr. Taft.
THE KAISER'S INTERVIEW,
LONDON, November 2nd. The German press daily grows more indignant over the interview with the Kaiser.
Chinese Reception Committee and slokal man it was one of those things that Officers of the the Fleet. A dance so be procured at a stationers, probably
bought by the gross at the Club and fireworks follow.
Mr. Goldring-It was applied by Ewen Admiral Sah, the Commander-in-nd Harton MENAN
Hie Hoary Barkeley, mid the landlord let chief of the Chinese Squadron, whom thess premises with all appurtenances, and the I interviewed, told me he was delight- drain pipes were appurtenant to the bolding ed with the visit of the American The drain pipes were there for the convenience
of the posapiers, Fleet, which was a lesson to China. It impressed upon the Chinese the necessity for a navy as well as for an army.
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[BEUTER'S SERVICE.]
THE SITUATION IN EUROPE.
LONDON, October 81st. The Tear and Crown Prince of Servia have had an interview extending over an
hour.
In Montenegro every soldier has received five hundrel rounds of ammunition.
THE LICENSING BILL
LONDON, October 31st. The Solicitor-General of Scotland, Mr. Alexander Ure, K.C., speaking at Coat bridge, said that if the Licensing Bill was thrown out or mangled by the Lorus, the Government would impose a license duty ion would compel one fourth of the public houses to close.
SUPREME COURT:
Monday, November 2nd.
IN APPELLAte. JurisdicTION.
BEFORE SIE FRANCIS PIGGOTT (Cúinn. JUSTICE), AND MR. H. H. J. GOMFERTE
(AOTING. PUISNS JUDGE).
Mr. Goldring contended that it was perfoolly tear that in the absence of expense words demise was only of these things which were sxpressed in it. According to all the author- ities, a dousise" did not phan anything more than what was actually meant in the agreement. He submited that the learned judge in this case was perfectly right in holding that the possession and control of the roof was retained. by the landlords, because he had no mean of access to it whatever, from the pre- micos acoupied by him; to gain access to it, it would be necessary fo Isah two bamboo ladders together. It could not be said that the roof was in any way domiced to him, and that being the ease be submitted to their Lordship that there was a very clear duty thrown upon the landlords to keep in order the gutters and the roof. Mr. Goldring referred their Lordships to the cats of Clerk and Linsoll on torta, ones in which it was held that there was a daly on the part of landlords to exercise reason.
`INTERESTING APPEAL Before the Full Court the Humphroyo Estate and Finance Co., Ed., appealed against the decision of the Puisas Judge in the case. Goldring, the Humphreys Estate and Finance Co., Ld. In the sumtuary notion the Paine Judge gave judgment for the plaintiff for $500, for damage done to his property during a storm.
Sir Henry Herksley, K.C., istenoted by Mr. P. M. Hodgson (of Mesura, Ewans and Harston) appeared for the appellants and the respon- dent (who was assisted by Mr. E. J. Grist), appeared in person, po
SHANGHAI RACES. SHANGHAI, November 2nd. The Shanghai Autumn Races meeting opened to-day.
The results of the day's races were certain premises on the Kowloon side, against as follows
THE MALOO PLĪTE”
M. Henry Morris Heathfield (Crighton) | Mr Manchester's Sulppet... (Eggers)
T-1.042/5
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THE ULITEEION STAKES, My Balint's Gemini... Me Barley's Moriah.. Me Tong a Stlerup Cup... ...
Time 211-4/5,
Mr Copenhagen's Shook.......... Mr Ellis Kadvorie Kandahar Chief
·THE MAIDEN SFAKES,
1
Sir Henry Barkoley said this was an appeal by the Humphreys Binte Co., a lessors of
a decision of the Puisne Judge, in which the Inndlord was held to be liable in damages for injuries sustained by the tenant by the leaking of roof due to alleged defective repair
able precautions against damages to fisie
The Chi-f. Justios-Yau sue on a Govenrat, and a sovenant may be su striotly drawn thatit would not over this case. There may be a duty irrespective of the covenant which yon havə not sued apon
Mr. Goldring The summary court juris, diction permits a judge to take into considera- tion other can see than one, and I think that is what the learned Paisne. Judge did in this case. It makes my case strong if I establish first of all that I have a right to notion for damagos in tort, and it makes it even stronger if I have a oprenant.
The Chief Justice Either you're got a duty under the covensat or another duty under Common Law,
Mr. Goldring That is what I say, and a fortiert they srə even stronger.
The Chief Justice--Also they are independ ent. If there is no damian of this rood, and ne covenant that would fit this case, yet the law would imply the doctrine of sccumulation.
Sir Henry Berkeley-Where you have a duty there cannot be a duty independent,
The Chief Justios-The point in thin; this question of accumulation is not touched by the covenant,
Bir Henry Berkeley--The action here in for breach of covenant to repair.
The Chief Justice-We must consider that. Mr. Goldring-The Paino Judge's decision
was based on the whole of the fasta, and the
law broadly. ../.
The Chief Justice-Supposing we are against you on the covenant and an ordinary grounds of negligence, this polat does not seem to have
boud aniwored: that the landlord, having retained the possession of the roof, allowed (the accumulation of water which by some mess found its way on to your property.
Mr. Goldring ssid an overseer would be suffient to overlock all the Company's houses in Kowloon.
After farther argament their Lordships reserved their decision.
of that roof, which defect was allerad to. be a breach of the covenant of the land lord to keep the roof in tenantable condition Molor) and repair. The first feature he would call (Polen) 2 attention to was that it was admitted on the (Hayes) 3 evidence that the landlord had received ne nation to repair. Their Lordships would use that the learned Paisas Judge, accepting that (Pouben) 1
a fast, and recognizing the long series of (Sobaorr) onses which established the principle that under s sovenant to repair the landlord was not able for breech unless notice had been given, dia THE FAH-WAH`STAKES. issues which see to be adjusted.
French Syndicats to lengthen the Ching Tan MrF, Marcbal's Myrtle Tres (Vida), 3 ties which established that prinsiple. And bis Hookey Club in a match v. 105th Mahrattas
Mr Buxey's Spring Rass
(Bari) 2 and Goldring from that long ng of authors The following will represent the Hongkong After all, it makes very little difference railway to Singan.
Time, 8.26 to Turkey whether Austro-Hungary hold
Lordship Led enunciated what seemed almon to lay at 5 pm. at Happy Valley :-H. V. THE REITISHI NAVY CUF, LONDON OFFICH: 131, FLEET STREET, EC, Bosnia and Herzogovina under a fee farm THE IMPORTATION OF MORPHIA. Mr. Edbrook's Squire Cannington (Vile) 2 no authorities either in this
to be a new principle inasmuch as there were Wilkinson, Livat, E. W. Isonon, N., Capt Mr Argentino's 8 Criollo (Bobnarr) 1
Court or Collingwood EA.KO., W. Waterhouse, Licat grant, or on a lease of lives renewable in
Mr G. D. Coutts Defaulter (Campbell) 3 in the Courts in England directly sustaining F. V. Kiswan, A.B.C., C. O. Johnson, Lient, C. O. neither case is-her chance of resumption of A Gaze te Extraordinary was issued yesterday
Time, 2,20,
the principle that the occupier of dst Mullins, M.LL, Lent., C. J. Satterthwaite
t before 11 6.rt. on day of publication. After that that a Congress under such conditions would
done to railrosde la Tuunaa by the revolu
Mr Species's Double Zero ...(Hayes) 9.
Tims.--1.88-3/5.
hour the supply is&imited, Onterenties for Cush be an actual farce, these being the very tion'sfe, and (6) Chidm agrees to permit. the Mr Bazo Borussia's Sagittarius...(Meller) 1 tinguished this particular case of Humphreya
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any pecuniary value whatever, and this is containing the following. Notification isgned. Mr.Toeg's Sallejo (Mr Poulsen) ho had a lense containing covenants snob &.E, L. G. Blid, T. H. King, Rev. A. D
and from the Ist of January, 1969:——-**
Time-2.55-2/5.
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THE AUTUMN GUP,
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(Mr Moller). 3
(Mr Moller) (Mr Vida) (Mr Schmuri
From Jaanary Ist, 1009, the importation of morphis, and instruments for its injection, into China will neequently be prohibited by however he made for the importation into Chino THE AMERICAN FLEET the Chinese Government, Dae provision will of morphia and instruments for its injection, for medicinal purpose, and all British subjecte
AT AMOY,
concerned are requested to acortain without delay from the nearest British Consulate the method of procedure to be followed in that regard."
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THE DISCOVERY OF A HITTITE TEMPLE.
space is a large altar guarded by human hoaded winged sphinxes. The sculptures are said to while remaining slov in their original situation. of excellent workmanship and in good condition.
ISIIMAELS OF CEYLON.
Sir Boury Berkeley-I don't so that that makes any difference whatever. I think of a Hittite temple. On each aldeia s that each case which comes before the lion of massive size, built into the walls, Court for enanoiation of a principle has to representing Asiatic deities, sphinxes, other together with reliefs carved in the stone depend on the facts of the particular religious emblems. In the middle of the floor. 1 Proceeding, Counsalasid be proposed to take the as in detail and dieces the facts because it was Supossible to say what the low wasin a given case until it was agreed as to what the facis were. He asked their Lordships" attention to the wrii- On the sdmission of the plaintiff, as part of his osse, he was the losses of this premises at There is a curious tribe of people in Caylon Kowloon. He asked particular altention to the called the Rodigas, who live the life of social wording, because everything in this cena Tehselt, despised and cast out by their fal- would turn upon the trus construction of from the shodes of other men, in holes and lows. Until quite recently they lived apart the contract between the parties, Every cares; in no case may they He down to rest thing would depend in this case upon what with other men; they may not enter s temple passed from the lessor to the lessse under the or a court of justice, and on sil cecasions are contract. If the landlord retained in his compelled to stand a far off. So low, down possension and control the roof, pipas and in the quale of humanity are they placed that they may not even speak with strangers ex- gutters, then the long line of onses mentioned copt through the intermediary of man of in this instance would not apply. Under the the lowest onate above their own. Of iste expression" promites ovarything posed this years their statua has been improved, and they are less servilo in consequence, but even now premises let. was necessary to the effective onjorment of the they fall on their knees with uplifted hands
He thought it was hardly to address people of the lowest
oaste, and upon the
neware contained in this lease, was under no Hoveyone. NOVEMBER 3RD, 1908 the only possible interess that she can have by H. B. M. Minister at Poking to H. B, Y, ■ | Mr Ealings' Bucephalus ... (Mr・ Moler) 2
| Me Toog's Burs in them the difference of dignity too is in Coala at the Treaty. Ports in China on the
(Mr Hayes) 3 liability to give his landlord any unlims of Time 4.07-3/5. WHEN King VOLTIGEEN deserted by the practical view of no consideration what-morphia and instruments for its injection on Mr Wingard's Ottawa,
subisstof the prohibition of the importation of at
want of repair, it TAM POLIPSE STAKES.
The Chief Justice Do any ossss with regard Roman legians found himself unable to ever, yet this is the puls question that a
"Reid) 1 Messrs Harris and Ayscough's Med. to necessity of molios to repair refer to sts? Control his troublesome subjects he called Congress would have to decide. The whole Under instructions received from His Mr W. G. Ficia's Hillsman (Mr Burkill) 3 know of necessity to repair by damage being Garstang, of Liverpool, is continuing exes- feld, (Mr Crighton) 2 In the oue of the lower Ats they would only from Sakje-Genki nəsr Aintub, where Professor Further remarkable discoveries are reported in, as many a well meining statesman has of the Balkan affair, except in so far as it Majesty's Secretary of State for Foreign A Fairs, done at other times, the mythical Twins to affords a convenient source of perpetual the andersigned hereby notifies British subjects
vations. Following up certain indications, reduce his State to some sort of order, snarling to ill-disposed politiciaus, is so far the enforcement, from January 1st, 1900, of Mr Enxey's York En...
that His Majesty's Government has sgrond to Mr Beverly's Brockton
the explorers located the entrance, or Batt HENGIST and HORSA, for so we were in out as Europe and Turkey are concerned not Article XI of the Treaty which was concinded Mr Balinus Antaeus... chool days taught to call them, made short worth a week's bickering. The day has between Great Britain and China at Shanghaj
Time, 2,49-4/5; ? work of the task, but when King VoRTIGERN passed when Turkey in Europe was a matter on September 5th, 1902,
HANGTOO STAKES. tendered them their wages, and suggested of political consideration; the old battle
Mr Saxo Borassia's Jupiter... the time had come to go home to their dig. ground has practically ceased to exist, and
Mr Neville's el Aximal... Mr California's Oskiand
gings, the brothers informed him that they except for a few miles of disputed boundary were very comfortable, and were quite con here and there the peninsula bas settled toat to stay without requiring any further down into a heptaroy. One of these days repairs, thank you." In 1878 the Congress there will, of course, inevitably arise the of all the European Powers meeting at struggle between the different States for Berlin, in despair at Turkey's administra- aupremacy, and the issue will become on tion of the two Adriatic provinces of important one. It is not, however, a case for Bosnia and Herzegovina, gave a mandate undue hurry. The struggle will come soon to Austro-Hungary to go into occupation. enough, but at the moment there are no and see what could be done about putting premonitory gruauings of the coming the tumble-doru tenement in decent order, tempest, and it would be the height of folly but omitted to insert in the lease a clause to seek to fan them into existence. Rather of surrender. Austro-Hungary did what let us learn to enjoy the present so long as repairs were necessary under the lease; and we have opportunity Sufficient unto the did them well, it is knowledged on all day, waida wise womu, is the evil thereof. sides. The Dual Monarchy has not bad a very fat thang out of the job; by dint of delivered in London on the Sist. October.
The Englab Mail of the 3rd October was good management it has just succeeded in making both ends meet, but it has bad itself
On the occasion of the Imperial luncheon to pay the Police rates, so, as Turkey has given in honour of Admiral Sperry, the E been showing some symptoms horeclf of put-peror of Japan was pleased to present the ting in order the part of the estate in her Admiral with a large silver vase bearing the own occupation, the Twins in this case sincere thanks to His Majesty for the handsome withdrawn large sums of money during the Imperial orest. The Admiral tendered his
THE AFTERMATH OF THE YARN CRISES 1906-1907.
Amor, November 2nd. The men of the American squadron, though they are forbidden to enter the native city or Kulangst, are having boundless enjoyment.
To-day's programme " included luncheon on the parade ground to 3,000 men. The foreign community
the
Chấm
The Parsi of the 11th ul., says: The insolvener matter of the well-known arm of BS. N. Talati and Cowhee linbilities smounted to twenty-two lakhs of Eupaar was of Kulangau received the Officers of disposed of last week. Mr. Huttonjes Borabjes Talati, partner in the maid frm was convicted the Fleet and the Chinese Officals at necessary for him to pross upon the Court that nominal value of three and a half lakhs of of misappropriation of sidestept of the Corps and entertained her to fit Bat, ha rool over that de wethod at a foste
road, i Rupees and of destroying documents, and Jancheon. Throughout the sentenced on osob charges to nine months' simple imprisonment to run eozourrealy, on men have been indulging in sports hon. Mr. Justice Russel, who tried the case as the criminal side of the Common Jad. The commissioned of the Bombay Insolvenor Court the Fleet was abandoned owing to A tennis match between Amoy and remarked that the insolvent was guilty of reckless trading, and he and his brother had 1810.
period of their trading in which they had.
This
a nevessary adjunct to his enjoyment of that flat, and if a man took the lenus of a flat with out any reservation he got the possession and
have a right to go on the roof for the enjoyment control of the roof. Ha sabmitted that the roof was an easement, and the tenant would
of that easement, Therefore at this stage he
that plaintiff would have been a trespasser, if at the American Consulate to
he had gone on the roof, was a mistaken one Chinese Commissioners, The agresment was not drawn up by a profou
of
It
Fink of dolla
persons.
molely
meat from the proximity of their is curious; and yet so characteristic of in all countries and all levels, that even amongst these people, who sent to have reached the very
ambetteyos, or barbers, and the banomoReyos, lowest rang of the human ladder, there are classes and social distinotions. Thus the
or betel-box makers, are locked upon with contempt by the despised and ostracised their dogs lest they should stray into the houses of the low-born, or guaw a bone that they may throw at them.
likewise have suggested that they were very gift, which, he said, would be preserved by sunched without capital. Their discharge was dinn lenings arrangements are put it that the view taken by the Paisne Judge Bodigas, who go to the length of shutting up
comfortable and did not want to trouble his family as a memento of a most interest-postponed until the books were posted up; the Turkey further, "Thauk-you." The morning occasion.
two opposing creditors were awarded corta.
Imperial