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SUPREME COURT,
Tuesday, 1st December.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
BEFORE MR. H. H. J. GOMPERTZ (ACTING PUISNE JUDGE).
THE SALE OF A BEWING MACHINE.
CANTON.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY; DECEMBER 2ND, 1908.
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]
November 30th.
MORE KIDNAPPING.
DAIRY FARM COMPANY,
Two extraordinary general meetings of shareholders in the shore company were held yesterday at the offices. Mr. B.H.Hinds presided und there were present Dr. J. Noble (director). Jas. Walker (manager), S. A. Seth (nocrotary), J, M. E. Machado, and Chan Tong.
At the first meeting, which was opened at 12.30, the SECRETARY read the notice which stated that the weating was called to confirm the
SHIPPING NEWS.
LATEST STEAMER' MOVEMENTS. The str. Denbighshire left Shanghai on Tues-' day the 1st inst, and is due here on or about Friday the 4th inst, p.m.
The N.Y.K. tr. "Hakata Haru (European Line) left Moji for this port via Shanghai on the 30th ult., and may be expected here on the 7th fast.
THE SUFFRAGIST SCENES IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
WOMEN CHAINED TO THE "GRILLE,"
Bill
Robbers have kidnapped Messrs. Lo Aok Wai and Lo Hol Lim, members of the wealthy Lo family in the district of Shan Tak, during their visit to the town of Yungki in the sboys The Singer Sewing Machine Company district. Mr. Lo Wa Tang, uncle of the brought an action against S. Esekiel for the victims, is asalatant secretary to Viceroy Tuan subjoined resolutions, which wore passed at the time) left Bombay for this port via Colombo entered into its amte stage, is no novelty, recorory of $45, in respect of goods sold and Fang of Liang Kiang. Lo reported the matter delivered. Mr. Otto Kong Sing appeared for to Viceroy Tuan Fang and His Excellency has the plaintiffs and Mr. Gardiner soted for the cabled to Viceroy Chang requesting that strict orders be given to the Shun Tak Magistrato to defendant,
possible and also to arrest the brigands and have them severely punished.
In its long history the House of Commons aan offer no paralled to the "scene" which last month interrupted in startling and dramatic fashion the peaceful not to say dull proceedinge The N.G.I. str. Ischia left. Bingspors for this which mark the progress of the Licensing port on morning the lat inst., and may be ex- through Committee, A-demonstration within the walls of Parliament by women, since the pected here on or about the 8th inst.
The N.TK. str. Fetorofu Haru (Bombay present agitation for their enfranchisemont but on the evening of the 25th alt. the House of Commons was treated to the nuique spectacle of ladies in the Gallery chaining themselves up the grille," the removal of reations of the "grille" being rendered necessary before they
The
to
Mr. A. E. Parker, manager of the plaintiff obtain tho release of the captives as soon as 15,000 shares of 87.50 each and that the CP.R. Br. Empresa of China arrived could be conveyed from the House and released company, stated that on June 11th defend aut purchased a sewing machine 850 to be the price, if paid within five months of the date of purchase, and 870 to be paid if the
SEQUEL TO THE FATSHAN RIOT.
period of purchase extended beyond that time, tion issued by the Superintendent of Police registered, in the proportion of three new shares rancisco on 30th November
The machine was to be paid for by monthly instalments of $10, and 825 had bean paid. Defendant had written asking for considerate treatment as he was really hard up at present.
Cross-examined-There was an alternative
The following is a translation of a proclama
in Fatshan on account of the riot This proclamation is issued to inform the publie that notorious monk about three weeks agā n came to Fatshan and caused all kinds of strange rumors to be spread over the town. As it is the
CHINA TRADE AND SHIHPING.
from the fetters which they themselves hal forged. Strictly speaking the chaining-up notion is not new. It has been put into practice on the railings of Downing-street, but its transferenco to the House of Commons marks a daring departure.
BECHSTEIN PIANOS
SOLID MAHOGANT.
FULL TRICHORD,
STEEL FRAME.
SPECIAL
CONSTRUCTION
FOR THE TROPICS.
Extraordinary General Meeting of the Com-and Singapore on the 30th ult., and is expected
here on the 21at inst pany held on the 17th day of November last:
The Silk er M.M. str. Caledonien which left 1. "That the Capital of the Company be increased by the sum of $112,500 divided into this port on the 27th ult. was delivered in
on the 30th ult. Directors be authorised to allot such shares pro Sharghai at 5.30 a., on Tuesday the 1st inst., rata among the oxisting shareholders according and loft again at 4 p.m. same day for Nagasaki to the number of shares in respect of which they where she is due to arrive at 6 am on Thursday
the 3rd Inst. may, on the 27th day of October, 1908, beThe T.KK. str. Tenyo Maru sailed from
on the 3rd aft., were delivered in
Asa preliminary it is necessary to explain that for each complete lot of five shares held by them an
the Ladies' Gallery is divided from the House on that date and that any of such new shares
In the opinion of an Mr. Iwanga, the managing by a "grille," which is really a trellie-work of CASH DISCOUNT remaining over after mach allotment shall be director of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha the China gilded iron fashioned according to a harmonious dealt with by the Directora in their discretion," shipping trade will not improve for some time architectural plan and divided into sections
2. That the Articles of Association of the yet; it may on
besome worse, Mr through which the ladies gaze down into the contrary
at actual Parliamentary areno! The iron-wrought present six regalar stenmors on the run between of Autiele IX and by substituting therefor the Yokokamin and Taku rin Kobe and Shanghai. time to time there have been
abolish proposals to following:-"2. The Register, or Registers, of Last year almost all the N.Y.K. steamers tradit altogether, but more than one First Commis shareholders and, the Register of Transfers may Ing to China had full cargoes, but the trade this sioner of Works has aswared the House of Com
mone that the ladies themselves do not desire the be closed for such period er periods and at anchoat has been very unsatisfactory. The NY.K.
a direct service betweon Yokohama taking away of what is commonly called their ROBINSON PIANO time or times as the Directors they think fit, but oponed
and Hankow last year, but this has had to be "cage. It is supposed to facilitate casual the period or periods of such closure shall not discontinued this year owing to the dulness of comment on what is happening on the floor of exceed in the whole 30 days in any one year." the trade. The P. & O: had also cossed to ran the House, while partially screening the The CHAIRMAN-Thers is nothing for me regular steamers between Shanghai and Yoko- occupants from the visual scrutiny of members. to add to the notice, I simply propose the first hama. The dulness of China trade this year is
most severely felt in shipping circles. resolution.
the
contract that if 850.40 were paid within five duty of the police to put a stop to this sort of Company be altered by deleting paragraph 21wanoga told an interviewer that there are trellis is moveable from its setting of stone. From
months the matter ended, but that contract had no reference to payment by instalments, and the period terminated on Nov. 11th.
Mr. Otto Kong Sing-Was it part of the contruct that he could go five months and then pay the whole $50.40 P.
Witness-No, we could not conduct our business on promises:
we had
things und prevent any disturbance in the place the monk arrested and sont him over to the Chief Superintendent of Police in Canton where he will be tried and punished for disturbing the public peace. The inhabitants of the town should thank us for removing a person who was doing injury to the general public, but unfortunately some bad characters seized this opportunity to incite the people to riot and thus brenght misfortune on the other good citizens. The, rascaly led a large number of people to No. 1 Police Station and without any reason whatever mado a great disturbance in front of the station and afterwards they had the audacity to wreck Here is a letter in which defendant wrote
the Police Station and the property on the informing you that the machine had been shipped by mistake with the Bandmann Compromises. Conduct of this nature is in defl- pany. You never received the machine back ?
NO.
Did you lease this machine --No, I rented it. And he had no right to dispose of it--No. He disposed of it ---Yes.
You wrote and asked him for the return of the machine P-Repeatedly.
Mr MACHADO seconded, and the resolution. was carried.
The second resolution was also carried on the motion of the CEAIRMAN Bonded by Mr.
CHAN' TONO.
The CHAIRMAN-That closes this meeting. I shall be pleased if you will stay for the next meeting.
STEERAGE HATER ON PACIFIC LINERS:
OR
MONTHLY PAYMENTS
CO... LTD.
Hongkong, 19th November, 1908,
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or three small setilaments at which the boat called are mainly interosting for the display of totem poles which the Indians fix in front of their cabins:
THE ARRIVAL,
THE START OF THE TROUBLE. The bour was half-past eight and Mr. Remnant, the Unionist member for Holborn, was calmly, addressing to a thin and lintless assembly arguments on the position of the Licensing Commission and its attitude in Bladonly the assessment of compensation, Suddenly there was a shrill cry from fllery. "Women of England demand the simultaneously there was hun. sote! forth through a convenient chink in the "grils" a banner which boro thedovios The our arrival than we expected to see, considering Women's Freedom League demands votes for that it was pouring with rain, and our spirits women this session." Mr. James Caldwell, who were somewhat cheered by the sight of two or was acting as Chairman of Committees, called three nicely built frame houses and the twinkio of lighta in the windows of other buildings on eddressing his observations to the Treasury
large area.
and
We arrived at Prince Rupert about 11 pm-
A larger crowd was waiting on the docks for
Cheap trips across the Pacifis, $20 a head, or about You 40, are now being offered. Seattle states that a rato fight to secure the Chinese phe Dent has been started by Frank Water
Orient has been house & Co. on their ships to the Far East by cutting the fare more than half and offering special indrooments to a Chinese travellers on their boats. The regular fare to China from The attendance was the same at the second Puget Sound is $43.50 on all the liners except those of the Great Northern and the Canadian The Minnesota is the only meeting which was valled for the purpose of Pacific. were paid within ave account of the ignorance of the people. We considering and, if thought fit, passing the rebel falling from Seattle that charges the for "Order, order," while Mr. Remnant went which seemed to be distributed over quite s
following Extraordinary Resolution That maximum amount of $54, the same as the Cana the Directors be anthorised to declare a bonus dian vessels. With the sailing of the Kumeric or dividend out of the Reserve and Cattle | fare of $25 for stearage passengers went into stood to have been a Miss Muriel Mathers tried
In reply to his Lordship. Mr. Otto Kong Sing stated that the machine was sold for 850.40 if that sum
months, but they were sueing on the 870 contract beesuse the instalments had failed When the writ was taken out the instalments
were three months in arrear.
Mr. Otto Kong Sing said that thoir action was for the sale of goods and delivery.
His Lordship-Not sale ?
Mr. Otto Kong Bing-Yos, we have parted with the goods and received part payment. '
His Lordship You do not part with the property▸
Mr. Otto Kong Sing-Yes, we part with it
on conditions.
His Lordship-No you part with the розвеннісц.
Mr. Otto Kong Bing-They held it only on condition. There is an agreement and part performance.
ance of the law and cannot be toleruted The Viceroy, on receipt of the report that a rist was going on here, authorized the police to shoot on the rioters, but we refrained on
only arrested a couple of the ringleaders. We hereby warn the people against a repetition of this offence which will be treated as.8 revolt and we will direct the soldiers to fire on the mob. We command you to obey this proclamation &o.”
ALLEGED LARCENY OF CASH BOOKS.
At the Magistracy yesterday before Mr. J. R. Wood, Tain Wang Chin was proceeded
Bench. The original interrupter, who is under- her voice in contest with Mr. Renimant's. The women of England," the lady was heard to say, "demand the vote. We have waited too long already. We are tired of listening behind this insulting grillo. Give us our right to vote. We protest against the inaction of the Government. Stop talking abemt the Licensing Bill and listen to the women."
Other ladies in the gallery joined
of the Waterhouse line last month the
special Resorve Funds or out of the accumulated profits effect. At this time of year many Orientals are returning to their native country for the of the Company sufficient to pay a call of 36.00 Chinese New Year and other fete days. The per share upon the New Capital already outward bound ships from Puget Sound have authorised to be raised by Spacial Resolution been doing a large business to the Orient for and that such bonus or dividend he appropriated several weeks. The special rate of $25 on the for the purpose of paying aneh call.
Kumeric included a rebate of 85 at the end The CHAIRMAN proposed that the resolution of the trip, making the rate in reality 820, and
this rorulted in many passengers at Vancouver, in the
Seattle. The first response to the cut rate is from the Canadian Facile, which has made a special fare of 843.50 on the Monteagle which sailed from Vancouver for the Orient on November 7th. The Blue Funnel and Japanese liners are also expected to make ents in their rates as the result of the action of the Water
Electrio light was being used everywhere, and an electric sign or two gave a cheerful aspect to the place. We were steared up to the Hotel Premier, which had that might been opened for tho first time, and was in a state of wet paint and incompletion. But it was the best that could be obtained then, and still lives up to its name, though I expect it will soon have to play second fiddle to the Grand Trank Pacific Hotel new that it has opened. We turned out the
against for the larceny of two account books ba. approved, which was seconded by Mx. although few took advantage of the rate in justics: "Votes for women; give us next morning to see the town and face the rain
from the Po Tai Wo Hop Koe medicine shop, of 119, Winglok Street.
Mr. E. J. Grist (of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist) represented the complainants, and Mr. P. M. Hodgson (of Messrs. Ewons and Hamton) appeared for the defendant.
MACHADO, and carried.
The CHAIRMAN That concludes the meeting, gentlemen. Thank you for your attendance.
MISSING DAIRY FARM CHEQUES,
The case in which Ho Choung was indicted Mr. Griat, in opening, stated that on the evening of November 10th the defendant went on a charge of being in unlawful possession of three cheques, valued $68.29, the property of to the complainants' shop and asked leave to inspect some of the old ledgers, As defendant's the Dairy Farm, came on for hearing befor father had boon a partner in the Fo Tai Wo Mr. J. E. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday firm, he was granted permission, and was accom-afternoon.
Mr. G. N. Orme, Assistant Superintendent panied upstairs by a foki. The books he
of
house company.
THE DURBAN CONVENTION.
the
anco more.
Prince Ruport is an interesting specimen of s To-day it is metropolis in the making.
of wooden nothing more than a small group houses, with footpaths for streets and planks for pavements, but in the near future it will become possibly the most important city on the Pacific coast. It is one day nearer the Atlan tie coast, and 500 miles nearer Japan, than Vancouver, and the railway which links it with the East passes through the greatest r wheat-growing country in the world,
YO MUSHROOM CITY,
Company. When the Company returned he required wars handed to defendant by the Police, appeared to prosecute, and Mr. Daniels for me to dwell on the evident magnitude and guardians of law and order had to wrench the its growth will be more gradual and more
Defendant said that he hired the machine on behalf of the Bandmann Company and after ho had paid the second instalment he told them to take it sway. Shortly afterwards Mr. Parker wrote claiming $50.40, but the machins was taken away by mistake by the Bandmann was unable to get the machine back. As the plaintiffs were pressing him for payment he entered into two agreements, one that he should pay 12 monthly instalments of $5, or, if he could make good $50.40 within five months that would be accopted. Nothing was said about paying by instalments. He had paid $30.
Cross-examined-On this $5 monthly instal ments you have failed —Yes.
You have been here for debt before ?-Not for debt.
Were you lodged in Victoria Gaol That was the action against Goldenberg..
Then you were imprisoned for failing to pay costs?--I paid.
You paid eventually. Is that the only occasion you have been in gaol? That is the only one.
Did you tell Mr. Parker you were. sorry you had lent the machine to one of the Bandmann girls I told him the machine was gone away You said you were sorry you had lent it, to her P-She was paying the instalments.
Why should you have paid the instalments?
-She went away.
Mr. Gardiner submitted that the defendant had the option as to the two contracts and plaintiffs were prematuro in sueing.
Me. Otto Kong Sing said that this was not se and asked for judgment, as, adopting the langer agrement, defendant was still at fault,
His Lordship reserved his decision till Friday morning.
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
foki, and
the former put them under
his arm and walked away. The foki called down the stairs to his master, who attempted to stop the defendant, but the latter aluded him and ran away. Defondant had since been applied to for these books, but denied having taken them away.
His Worship-It is a question of fact as to Mr. Grist-Yes. The defendent is charged with simple larceny, such as the larceny of valu- able documents or security. I submit this is a serions larceny, because books are very import ant doenments.
whether he took them or not?
Prog
Kwong Pok Tong, managing partner of the complainant firm, said the defendant formerly manager of the old firm-the When granted permission Pa Tai-Wo to inspect certain books he carried them off, giving no reason for so doing.
Cross-examined-Isn't it rather strange that you should allow a man, having nothing to do with your business, to inspect your books-Ho didn't inspect the books of the present business,
His examination was of the books of the old business, in which his father had a shara.
And you allowed him to go out of the shop with these books P-No, he ran out with them. There was an entry of $20,000 in one of these books, the amount paid for the purchase of the shop..
Mr. Grist-Since defendant got possession of these books he had issued a writ..
Mr. Hodgson (to witness)-You are one of the defendants in an original action at the Supreme Court P-Yes.
An action relating to the sale to you of this property?—Yes.
The assignment of the business was te you and the co-defendant in the original action! Yes.
exe.
A meeting of the Council has been convened far Thursday next. The business includes the consideration of a number of bye-laws under motion 16 of the Public Health and Buildings
Who were the vendors P-The defendant was Ordinanes 1903, and the following "Orders of the Day":
You have no declaration of-trust of any sort, First reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to I suppose No.
Mr. Grist-It is very unusual to have them empower a Magistrate to hold a Small Debt:
hero, Court in the New Territories and to regulate
After further evidence the hearing was the proceedings in relation thereto.
adjourned. First reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend The Magistrates Ordinance 1890 and to affect certain other amendments in the Criminal Law.
First reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to amdad The Fire Insurance Companies
A 1,000 YEAR OLD TEMPLE BURNED
(of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master) repre sented the defendant.
grillo
fourths of the town, and the Provincial Govern.
The defendant having been previously charged future development of the sub-contine the bodily convey Miss Mathers was the first to go.ment the other fourth. Buik"opening,
with this offence, and dismissed, his Worship intimated that he did not intend to hear the cose again, and discharged the defendant.
Chan Chik Yee, shroff to Messrs. Hastings
aud Hastings, was then charged with attempting to obtain a reward for helping in the recovery of stolen. property without bringing the offender to trial.
The evidence of one of the Dairy Farm shroffs, taken in the previous case, was read to Mr. C. F. Dixon, who appeared for the defendant, and cross-examined.
.......
The accountant and shroff of the Dairy Farm stationed at Kowloon gave evidence as to missing the three cheques before the Court on the 17th or 18th instant. He thought the person who removed them must have gained admission to the premises through a window.
Cross-examined-Witness reported the loss of those choques to the secretary and compradore of the Dairy Farm Co.
A Central Police Station interpreter put in the statment made by the defendant when charged, and Mr. Dixon proceeded to cross examine him.......
Did you see this defendant's finger in pressions taken No.
Is it visual to take finger prints before a man is convicted ?
Mr. Orme-He is not an authority.
The
ordinary male attendant of Ladies Gallery rushed forward. Other rusle re-inforcemente were speedily on the scene, and to their consternation these men found that Miss Mathers and another Lady-Miss Helen Fox-had succeeded in securely fastening themselves with chains to two separata sections of the grille" at either end of the gallory, Each Indy had a girdle round her waist attached to it was a chain, which was passed thraugh the iron trellis work, and the whole This Convention was opened on the 12th was fastened by a padlock which bound the
The Grand Trunk Kaiway, which has decided ult. by Sir Matthew Nathan, the Governor of chain securely, the key of the look being absent. Natal, who said:
It was in vain that the attendants exposta to make Prince Rupert ita western terminal, has “As I am addressing the most thoughtful lated with the ladies. They continued to shoutne desire to build up a mushroom city. Unlike mon of Bouth Africs, it would be superfluous with all their might. In sheer desperation, the many boom
"towns in Western America,
from their sockets and importance of the task before them-a task panels of the on the just fulfilment of which
ladies, grille, chatne, and all out substantial. The Grand Trank owns thres and of the gallery
lots are not of the generations after them. To this just perspiring attendants were endeavouring to
when settlers can purchaso land and erect buai. Talaam her from her bonds she went on
address- of well-being of the present inhabitants and Miss Fox remained, and all the time that the the other font Bu
ze honses and dwellings without further "Lot justice be done to us fulfilment, the delegates will bring a wise caution that will take advantage of the ox-ing the House.
she cried. "We demand the right to vote." Mr formality, has been postponed several times.
Many persons have come here with the periances of the cations unified in the past, a beld imagination that will start the heroite Remnant raised his voice, but the screams of the intention of locating but the majority have of these experiences to our sespecial conditions, women drowned it, and the words "Cowards a broad vision, which, while seeing to the general und "Bullies were hissed out with vehemence, gone away again to wait for a more favourable opportunity. The railway authorities have been good of the whole, will not overlook the special as the ladies were finally removed, and the doing their best to discourage settlers at interests of the parts; and, above all, a wide gallery itself was cleared and closed for the present, refusing to allow them even to pitch fonts, and only allowing a favoured few to de sympathy with all their fellow-subjects of the night.
FREED FROM THEIR FETTERS.
business. The two ladies were escorted to No. 15 Com- Empire in South Africa, taking no account of in differences or geographical boundaries.
The whole people of South Africa are looking mittee Room that they might be freed from their the North-West is an uneven, rather hilly to you to devise a scheme which will unite fetters and that the iron trellis work might be tenet of 2,000 acres, cleared of timber. A large them in great nation of white people, restored to the rightful ownership of the First barbour, equal to any on the Pacific coast, and maintaining their virility, increasing in num Commissioner of Works. In the case of one of deck a quarter of a mile long, and accommo bers, and ruling over a contented native them the operation was accomplished without dating he doepest draught vessels, will be population in the interests of all-a nation so difficulty, but the chains had been so securely constructed. There are already here a branch governed that the vast resources of the load riveted on herself by the other lady that the of the Canadian Bank of Commerce, a Customs may be developed and its productiveness cor- services of a skilled workman had to be called in office, post office, and a provincial police station, stantly increased, that a world-commerce many before she could regain her freedom. The all of them, save the bank, being sccommodated be established commensurato with the favourable chains with which she was riveted had to be all the position of the country between the Western severed with a file. Inspector Scantlebury saw There are of course, no streets, and horses and Eastern Oceans; and with the commercial the ladies off the premises, but evidently their cannot be used, Narrow footpaths covered instincts of the descendants of two historic particular demonstration, though the most
A small tramway line has been. highways. trading nations; that peace and good order may dramatic, was but a segment of a concerted plan with planks are laid through the principal be maintained within and security provided which had apparently been devised with squal constructed for hauling freight up from the against attack from without, so that a new boldness and secrers, Simultaneously with the steamship quay, and at the other end of this Commonwealth may add to, and not draw on,jection of the ladies and the closing of the thom line is the hotel. Curiously enough,
an attempt was made to get up a the usual famine prices, do not the strength of may advance so that, in culture disorderly demonstration on the steps leading to the Prince Rupert. Some time ago lodgings as in strength, South Africa may be among the St. Stephen's Hall. Several ladies who pretended were advertised for Is. night but now foremost nations of the world, and that there that they had appointments to see members of the sign is displayed Lodgings free." The may be carried on through the centuries those Parliament, raised a simultaneous shout of hotel proprietor has a large restaurant, and bo ideals of honesty, justice, courage, and purityVotes for Women!" and attempted to force sells three meals for 4s, with a bed for the night which have
ave made great the nations from which their way towards the central Lobby. They thrown in.
the and education,
Mr. Dixon--I didn't say he was. I asked the British and Dutch in South Africa have were, however, promptly removed by the police. him if it was usual.
aprung
Mr. Orme objected to the question.
Mr. Dixon-I want to know. They do some very funny things there sometimes. (To wit ness)Are finger prints of defendante taken in the charge room after charges have been pre ferred?—If we have time.
Are those your instructions ?—No. Are they the instructions of those in charge of the charge room Yes.
Did you see defendants Anger prints taken? -No.
to
Defendant then made a statement in which he told the Court that he informed the Dairy Farm shroff that a friend of his A firo is reported from Sinanjn, South Pyon had picked three cheques belonging
The shroff said that gan-do, Korea, on the 8th ult. at 2.30 a. It the Dairy Farm Co. resulted in the complete destruction of a famous no cheques were missing. On В second temple named the Chil-pul-chyok. The build occasion when defendant saw the Dairy Farm ing, it is said, was constructed about one thou First reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to architectural beauty. The cause of the fire is friend to return the cheques, and he would give sand years ago and had some pretensions to shroff, the latter told the defendant to tell his amond The Interpretation Ordinance 1897 and ascribed to tobacco pipes carelessly left on the him some tes money. The defendant saw his to remove an ambiguity in the construction of spot by natives, embers from which set fire friend, who wanted at least $5 or $7 to return to the piles of straw by the temple. Unfor the cheques. Defendant did not ask for a
there was no water, alose to hand, so,
Ordinance 1908.
the same. First reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinamos. further to amend The Companies Ordiusnow 1865. Committee on the Bill entitled An Ordinance for Authorizing the Construction of a Tram way within the Colony of Hongkong.
topateing the efforts off flurried crowds reward.
of Koreans the flamer spread more and more, Examined by Mr. Orme, defendant said he fannedss, they were by a strong wind, until the told the man who held the cheques that they building was utterly burned down. The Bud-ware creased and that he had bettor return them dhas and utensils belonging to the temple were to the owner. He Cheung told witness that he resened from destrustion owing to the exertions had picked the cheques up in the street. of some firemen who were present-Seoul Press. The defendant was discharged.
"
In appearance the faturs metropolis of
HOTEL ACCOMMODATION. The hotel is a large, plain structure, divided
I leave you to your deliberations in the profound hope that under divine guidance they A METROPOLIS IN THE MAKING, into compartments, each containing six banks, South Africa, adding strength and lustre to the may lead to the creation of a great naited British Empire.
Bir Henry de Villiers, the President in reply, thanked the Governor for his practical sym pathy with the great objects of the Convention.
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 1st at 11.55 a.m.-The barometer has risen, over China, particularly along the Yangtze. It has fallen considerably in E. Japan and slightly over the Philippines.
A depression lies off the E. coast of Hokkaido, and pressure is again low over the S. Philip pines.
A high pressure aron lice over Chins to the North of the Yangtze.
Gradients are steeper and hard monsoon will prevail in the Formosa Channel and the N. part of the China Sea
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am to-day, 0.02 inches
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon today is as follows:-
Hongkong & Neighbourhood.
Formosa Channel South coast of China between
Hongkong and Lamocks.} South coast of China betweON Hongkong and Hainan...
N.to N.E.winds, strong; cloudy, some rain. N.E. winds, (atrong to a gale. Same as No. 1. Same as No. 2.
GRAND TRUNK'S TERMINUS.ON
THE PACIFIC.
(By a Bettler.)
and opening into a broad passage. The only stipulation is that visitors must furnish their own blankets.
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The constraction of the railway is proceeding steadily, and labourers are badly needed. Owing to the prevailing bad weather and low wages— 10s. a day-it is diffealt to secure workmen, PRINCE RUPERT (B.C.), Oct., 1908. - Considering that the man must put 4s a day There is a saying among prospectors, "Camp for board, and that sometimes they cannot work on the northern coast and commit suicide," and, more than two or three days a week, they cannot indeed, if one had to choose between life in a be blamed for not enthusing over the prospect. dry, shadeless desert and life in a country like The labourers must pay a provincial tax of 12s. this, heavily timbered, with an incessant heavy and a hospital fea of 88, which sums are downpour of rain, the desert would be preferable deducted from their wages, and less depressing.
The soil is excellent, and grass grows We came direct here from the Nevada desert, plentifully in the open spaces in the town, where the sun beats down mercilessly on the A sinal stream empties into the harbour, up sand, and consequently one which the salmon have been running in enormous already broiling appreciated to its full extent on the voyage from numbers, so that in places it is impossible to San Francisco to Vancouver the delightly cool, throw a hook and line into the water without Trout are also very plentiful, and deer are quite numerous.
In fact, were it not for the continued rainy weather this would be an ideal spot in which to live. But after all, none of us is here for pleasure, the rain will not impede the progress of commerce, nor choke this wonderful natural outlet for the produce of a great and growing country.
moist air of the Pacific Ocean,
Though the weather was perfect in Vancouver on the evening we boarded the steamship Camo- sun, bound for Prince Rupert, we awoke the nert morning to find ourselves in a horrible misty drizzle which continued throughout our journey.
catching one.
The trip from Vancouver takes two days and nights, and presents no particular attractions, The course is through the narrow channels Commerce has built all the great cities, and between the islands that abound on this coast commerce will build this one. It is prophesied and the mainland. The only time the open sea that in two years this tract of water-soaked is approached is at Queen Charlottle Bound, territory will have a population of 200,000.– where the water is rough and choppy. The two Daily Mail.