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THE PUISNE JUDGESHIP.
FAREWELLS TO ME. JUSTICE WISE: CONGRATULATIONS TO, MR, JUSTICE GOMPERTZ.
An interesting ceremony took place at the Bupreme Court yesterday when His Honour the Chief Justice called together members of the legal profession to bid farewell to My Justice
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 23RD, 1909.
HOME AND CHINA AFFAIRS.
PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
LONDON, February 23, THE IMPERIAL ARMY SCHEME
behalf of the Bar but of all the sollettors Bat as your Lordship has kindly notified that I may address the Court I shall, as perhaps the oldest solicitor present, say that I have known Mr. Justics Wlus since his arrival in the Colony. He was then clock to Chill Justics Phillippo, Mr. Haldane is professedly joyful about the Shortly after that he was called to the local bar reception of his scheme for an Army of the and practised as a barrister, I think I may Empire, with a General staff covering all the say I am the only solicitor here who ever gave principal colonies. No doubt there is enthusisam Mr. Wise a brief as a barrister. I instructed in Canada among the official circles for Canada's him at Canton in 1893. Since then I have representation on this body, bat my private Wise, and to congratulate Mr. Justice Gompertz been before Mr. Justice. Wiso sa Magistrate, information from Canada is that the newspapers en being appointed his successor, Mr. A. Beth, I
and the public, apart from the General statt ... Registrar, and Mesars. G. A. Woodcock
iden, are by no means so enthusiastic. The only and G. D. Melbourne, Deputy Registrars, were
ides that has met with really whole-hearted seated in their assigned positions, while at the bar
approval there is the establishment of an WereBir Henry Borkulay, K.C.(Acting Attorney.
Empirelegue of prses to take service in case General), Hon, Mr. H. E. Pollock, K., and Me
of war.
H. G.Calthrop. In the body of the Court were
was before him when he was Registrar. I was working with him to a certain axtant while he was Attorney-General, and, of course, I was before kim many, many times in this Court while he presided over it as successor to Mr. Justice Snowden. My Lord, we had the greatest respect for Mr. Justice Wise as a con-
Mrs. Gempertz, Birs. Pollock and the following scientious lawyer, and socially we had a love for members of the junior bar:-Messrs, F. B. Le him which is very seldom felt between members Bowley (Crown Solicitor), H. L. Donuys, Ben., of the profession and the president of the Court. H. L. Denays. Jun., C. D. Wilkinson, E. J. I will not take up time by saying anything fur- Grist, S. W. Tao, O. D. Thomson, P. Mther as to Mr. Justice Wise, As to Mr. Justice Hodgson, A. Jackson, C. F. Dixon, P. Syden- Gomperts he has been long enough here for us ham Dizon, F. P. Hett, Crowther Smith, J. H. all to know him well, and 1 may say on behalf Gardiner, A. Daniels, F. X. d'Almada of the solicitors that we were delighted when Castro, Leo d'Almada e Castro, Otto Kong we heard of his appointment as successor to Mr. Sing, H. K. Holmes, F. C. Barlow. P. W. Justice Wise. Goldring, Reader Harris, Bulmer Johnson, H. Mr. Justice Gompertz then took his stand to G. C. Bailey, J. Scott Harston, F. B. Deacon the rear of the Chief Justice, while Mr. A. Bath and G. H. Wakeman (Official Receiver in Bank-read the commission na follows ruptoy). The staff of Court interpreters, and the whers and bailiffs were also in attendance.
F. D. LUGARY, GOVERNOR.
EDWARD by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and of the British Dominions beyond the seas, King, Defonder of the Faith, Emperor of India;
To our trusty and well beloved Heary Hesser Johnston Gompertz, Esquire, one of our Counsel learned in the law..
SHIPPING NOTES.
The Bank Lane steamer Gynteric which left this port on Saturday for Tacoma, returned yesterday with a loose propeller. Until she is surveyed, Messrs. Dodwell and Co., the agents,
into dock. are unable to say whether she will have to go
The second turbine steamer of the Japanese Volunteer Fleet has just been launched from the Miten Bishi Dockyard and Engine Worke
A BABONET'S THIRD MARRIAGE. There was quite a painful scene on Tuesday at the St. Pancras Registry ofco, when the aged
The Portuguese cruiser Vanco de Gama has Sir William Neville Abdy, of Hanover Square arrived at Hongkong after a little delay at married a third wife, Mra Fanny Robinson,
striking a reef.
•: student widow of a General in the Indian service. The Singapore where she had to be docked after baronet many years ago WAS interpreter in China, and fifteen years ago he derved as High Sheriff of Essex. He is sixty four years of age and his bride is thirty-five Rutherford bat on succeeding to estates near The family name of the Ahdys was formerly Hoense. Of late years the baronet hus suffered Romford they took the name of Abay by Royal ranch from imperfect locomotion. When he appeared at St Pancras to be married this infirmity showed itself in a marked degree.
at Nagasaki. The vessel which has a displace- He was so ready with his responses that the Registrar complimented him on it. Ha Judging from the Canadian press comments, replied that he had looked it all up in Whittakert of 3,500 tons and a speet of 21 knots, bas intended that these two steamers should run the Canadiansus a whole are slow to accept any adding that he found Whittaker invaluable ou been named the Umegaku Mara. It was between Japan and Formoss, but expectations thing that looks to them like a formal mill-all such things. When the bride tripped tarism," suited to the defence of Great Britain
rowd, she was a dream of colours with fulfilled, there is some uncertainty, we believe, a great but not to the Dominion. Moreover, there has lightly down to the waiting carriage where was regarding a Government subsidy being an- been a demand of late in Cants for admission to her attendents shepherdess bridesmaids, but the at present as to their employment. noloser partnership of dignities as well as sensation came for the crowd when the bride. groom painfully dragged his feet along the responsibilities with the Mother country, and in this matter the ground is being carefully pavement leaning heavily on two sticks. Some callous unlucicer let out a mucous laugh, and St. surveyed before the Canuck decides to jump.
But at least the discusion of the possibility Pancras in its hardlane way laughed generally, of war has awakened Canods to a sense of her Still the baronet declined to show a sign. Hi unpreparedness. It has been found on investi liveried footman was a few yards away but the gation that the Dominion militia is totally master spirit.compelled the old man to drag prepared for a winter campaign. There are himself slowly scross paidad to the carriage. no sleighs for the field artillery, the rifle oll in Ho has had ample romantic interest in his life. use coagulates when the temperature falls below One wife he became enraptured with while sh" zero, and in other details there in a complete lack was a witness in court and the other he had to of readiness, That has set the Canadians divorce. thinking, and good will result..
NAVAL PLANS.
The very carefully worded statement made by the Premier just after the opening of Parlia ment as to the naval plane of Germany and Great Britain has not served to pacify the scare monger. It did not, in fact, turn out as satisfactory & statement as might have been wisted.
The CHIEF JUSTICE--Mr. Attorney, I have asked you and the members of the Legal Pro- fession to meet us here today, not to bury Caesar but to praise him: not to pronounce a Funeral oration on a doparted friend, but to usy a few words of farewell to-day to one of the
Now, know you that wo, taking into considers small minority who rotires to rest from his labours whilst yet enjoying moderately goodtion your loyalty, integrity and ability, of our health, and one whose name, we hope, will, for special grace, cartain knowledge sud mere many years to come, grace and embellish the motion, have thought it to constitute and list called the Pension List. It may seem appoint and do hereby constitute and appoint
First the Premier said no arrange presumptuous on my part to speak to the many you the said Henry Hessey Johnston Gomperts who have known very much longer than I have to be Pubne Judge of the Supreme Court of our ment had been made with Germany during the done of the virtues of our friend Wise. But Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, from King's visit, becanes Germany had repeated her in the intimate relations which must exist the twenty-first day of Marsh, 1909, inclusive, to explanation that any asyal building she under- between judges who have to work together, I have, held, exercise and enjoy the said office and took had no relation to British plans, and it was came to know him very well, and I never knew place during Our pleasure with all the rights quite understood that Great Britain had an one whose name by chance and whose instinct profita privileges and advantages thereunto equal right to take whatever stope she deemed by nstare better Attod him for the perform belonging or appertaining, provided always that necessary to protect her interests. From this ance of the duties of a Justice of this Court. I you the said Henry Hessey Johnston Gompertz the Premier argued that building activity on know him, as many know him, as very wise, do sotually reside within our said Colony and do either side of the North Sea bat no reference to Suitora found him very summary, and indeed, not quit the same without the previous permis-strained relations between the countries. '
sion of Our Governor of Our said Colony, or of the affectionate name of Summary Wise was almost inevitable. He was so summary in his such person as may, for the time being, be methods that he himself was often astonished to charged with the Government thereof And Hind how sound he was. We come here to-day also that you execute the said office in your own as well to welcome the coming as to speed the person, except in case of sickness or other in parting Judge, and I think the occasion is fit capacity, and do is all other matters and things ding to say a few words I have in my mind with perform the duties thereof in a discreet and regard to the Court in this Colony. The port orderly manner. of Hongkong claims to be the premier port in the world, and in like manner I think the Court of Hongkong ought to daim the premier position among the Courts in His Majesty's dominions over ses; for here the East kisses the West and men of many nationalities Bock and
In testimony whereof we have caused these our letter to be made patent and to be sealed with the public seal of Our Colony aforesaid.
Witaces our trusty and well beloved Fre derick John Dealry Lagard, Knight Com mander of the Most Distinguished Order of
Then a pushful member pressed the inquiry as to whether the building of British ships was undertaken with no regarsi to German growth of armanent and the Premier rather spoiled his original statement by saying that was not to be understood He added, after the manner of Parliamentarians "I meant just what I said and no more." Which Is not very illuminating..
There will not be is much disenssion of naval expenditure, by the way, ne members of extreme economical ideas would have liked. Mr. Murray Macdonald had a motion calling attention to the growth of expenditures on the service but the
LOED OURLOX.
Lord Curzon has beziefitted very much from his visit to the Cape, and is now almost himself again. He will now divide his energies between the Opposition Benches of the House of Lords and the Chancellor's Chair at Orford University. I understand he also has a look in progress on the present condition of South Africa. It is hardly expected to reach the public, however, before the Spring of.
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SOUTH AFRICA.
The Taciro Mara, one of the six Osaka Shosen Kaisha American liners, will be som pleted and ready for sca in May next. Twe other vessein of the same feat, the Seattle Mari and Chicago Maru, will be launched at the Kawasaki Dockyan, Kobs, in April and September next, respectively. The new NYK. Europeau liner Migasaki Mura, is nearing completion at the Kawasaki yard. She is scheduled to leave Kobe on April 24th on her maiden voyage,
The latest, and absolutely the final decision as to the disposal of the barued outoil ship Netherton, which has lalt af anchor of Tanjong Rhu Singapore, since early in 1907, and has now been gold to a West Hartlepool firm, is (the Struits Times says) that she will proceed home tuder her own steam, as soon as she is considered by
The work the port authorities to have been put in a fif seaworthy condition to put to sea, will be executed by Mesars, Riley, Hargreaves Ltd. It may be recollected that the greater part of the damage from fire was sustained in the fore part of the vessel, and that the engines
BABY'S TERRIBLE PAIN AND ITCHING
Head Encrusted with Humour
Wore a Cap to Stop Scratching- Could not Sleep Her Sickening Suffering Lasted Ten Months. FATHER WRITES OF
CURE BY CUTICURA
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Writing of South Africa reminds me that there are rilances in reports from there of
tura for the better in trade, after a ware practically untouched. The greater participa depor disastrous period of depression. Thereof the work to be done, therefore, will be the of public confidence strengthening of the ship forward. On reaching steady recovery
the Tees, she will be thoroughly overhauled. The purchase price of the ship, as she lies, is approximately £4,000.
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in the mining fidustry and agriculture is developing. The waification of the colonies is regarded as an accomplished fact, and this tends to a fresh feeling of security. Here at home too, though business is bad in many places, I may say there is an admission in the chief com mercial cerizes that things are looking up a bit. There is no help, though, from America, where the fales boomed a month or two ago has anbaided and left the markets as flat as possible. There will be no improvement in that direction till well after the new President, Mr. Taft, has made his inaugural Agech next month.
Ata special meeting called for February 15th. the stockholders of the Boston Steamship Com
any were to be asked to dissolve the corporation. On January 7th the company sold its Pacific steamers Shavemut and Fremont, to Government for $1,213,282, agreeing to bring them around to New York. As the company now has no steamers and is earning nothing, it is deemed wise to dissolve. The proceeds of the sale were insaficient by $300,000 to pay of the in debtedness, and Kidder, Peabody & Co., who bought out the corporation, have handed the
no obligations to do so.
Des & Chem, Cera Hole Prope Borton
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Mr. MeArthur asked the Secretory of Btato for Foreign Affairs whether any definite reply. had been received from the Bussian Government to the representations made by his Majesty's Government with regard to the cases of the night Commander and Calchas respectively what was the present position of these
Government of which he was cognisant, arising cases; and whether there were any other claims by British subjects upon the Busslan out of the Russo-Japanese war, which still
remained unsettled.
Mr. MoKinnon Wood-I must refer the hon. member to the answer given to him on July 27 last. No farther communication has since that te been received from the Russian Government in regard to the case of the Knight «ommander
Informed, vessel have, I am The owns the innocent mebound tasty.
fnstructed un
throng through the wide open door to see if St. Michael and St. George, Companion of Speaker has ruled it out because, as he explains, the affection of the Southern State that company's treasurer 9300,0.0, although under ivocate to take steps in the Liban Prize Court
something is not to be made out here; hence many disputes involving curiously compliented questions of law. Here, indeed, in a very Unlike our hotbed of conflicts of law. professional brethren alsowhere, who have somewhat attenuated theories to deal with, we. hare here to meet them face to face, to deal with them practically, in order to maintain the very high position which this Court ought to maintain. That is the duty and must be the constant endeavour of every Judge who sits upon this Bench; and I know from the past that in the future every Judge will be ably seconded by both branches of the Legal profession. To no one does this duty appear more a pleasure, or this endeavoar more constant than in our good, friend Gomperta. It seems to me that he really revels in unravelling knotty points of law. Well fitted and well chosen, he to-day takes his position permanently usa Judge of this Court, and I
THE CANADIAN TARIFE.
there are other occasions when the naval cost can the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Cem-be criticised sud the time of the Bossion if
already extremely crowded. Panion of the Most Distinguished Order Governor for the time being of Our said Colony this twenty-first day of March, in the year of Our Lord One thousand nine hundred and nine, and in the ninth year of Our reign.
By command,
F. H. MAY,
Colonial Secretary,
Mr. Justice GOMPEBT7, on resuming his seat, said--Mr. Chief Justice, Mr. Attorney-General, Mr. Dennys, I can only say I thank you with all my heart for these very kind words. ---
The Court than adjourned.
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“ THE GEELT TACIVICATOR, Mr. Taft, by the way, is winning golden opinions. He has taken so strong a hold on
for the recovery of their losses. A reply was they are already calling him "the Great
received from the Russian Government in The dissolution of the Boston Steamship September last, which left little hope of obtain Pacificator" to balance Lincoln's title ar "the great Emancipator." It looks a little
tion from the Russian Government for the premature. but fact is that Mr. Company, writes the Seattle Post-Intelligencering through diplomatic channels any compensa Tosses occasioned by the detention of the
The terms of the reply Taft has shown & much more tactful manner of Feb. 10th, means the disappearance of a than that of the robust and aggressive corporation which has been identified with President Roosevelt. The country needs a Paget Sound and Orlent shipping for several communicated to the interested parties at Their firm operated from Seattle to the time. Hie Majesty's Government did not see their way to press the case further. regards the claims arising in the case of the rest," is the comment of the American business years. menand Billy Taft will give it us." It is Manila, via Japan and China, in spite of heavy
that showed apathy towards vessels flying the condemning the vessel was reversed, and the fanny to learn that there is some strain between losses, unfavourable legislation, a Government Ikhona, the fading of the port Prize Court assessment by the Liban Prize Court. These cases, together with there referred to in my the outgoing President and the new one over Taft to appoint somebody to a big post. Taft competition by foreign tonnage. That the com- Government appointments. Roosevelt wanted Stars and Stripes, and finally against strong amount of damages is at present in process of said Sorry, but I can't do it. Roosevelt was pany's indebtedness is not more than $300,000 answer to the hon. member's other question to- and the only other claims remaining are those more sere abont it, so they say, than one would will probably surprise many who have watched day comprise all the shipping cases outstanding: expect from a man who had been through the with interest with what difficulties the company which relate to cargo on board the Halacea, in mill himself and had felt the pressure of post contended. The Boston Steamship Company is which case the Russian Government have com. not identified with the Boston Tow Boat Compensated the Peninsular and Oriental Company hunters.
pany, owning the steamers Lyra, Pleiades and for the detention of the vessel, and certain claims of a different category in connexion with the Our Poor Law Boards of Guardians and our Hyndes, formerly operated to the Orient from destruction or loss of private property on laud
only vessels in the Boston Steamship Company's ation or in course of adjustment. fleet.
THE ABOLITION OF THE WORKHOUSE.
know I am right in saying that the Colony most giving an outline of the Hongkong Univers by arrangements tothons just concluding with workhonse system is to go at last, though it is Seattle. The Shinemut and Tremont were the during the war. These are still under consider.
The N.-C. Daily News in a leading article
scheme, adds
THE ANTI-OPIUM AGITATION.
improbable that this session will see any progress
the
RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR CLAIMS.
In reply to farther question,
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Mr. McKinnon Wood said he believed action was being taken by the owners of the Knight Commander. He did not think notion by the Government was insessary in the case at the. moment.
I may add, while touching on Germany and Canada, that I have good authority for stating that Germany is making overtures to the Canadian Government with a view to easier tariff arrangements. In 1905 the Canadian Customs Minister, in whose hands such matters finally rest, plaved German manufactares under tariff because Germany treats imports from the special surtax of one third of the general Canada unfavourably. Lately there is so much evidence of France at last concluding a commer cial agrement with Canada, by which trade be tween those countries will be conducted on the favoured nation plan, that Germany is looking ́askance at her drawbacks in a rapidly develop ing Held So enquiries have been directed to Ottawa to learn on what conditions similar France might be extended to Germany. The ith the change. Still there is nobody to shed cordially welcomes and approves his prom
a tear over the system that is so savagely tion. For myself I shall only say this: that I
We cannot refrain from comparing this important point to Imperial Briton's lies in the have never perhaps heard of an appointment, scheme with that which Lord William Cecil is foot that Canadian papers have of late shown a slaughtered by the reports of the Royal Com-
In the House of Commons on the 23rd ult save perhaps one which His Majesty was actively advocating at Peking, mely, to tendency to minimise the desirability for Canada mission. The minority report sad the mujority
Mr. McArthur (Liverpool, Kirkdale, Opp.) disagreement branching out on the asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs pleased to make some four years ago, which has establish a University in China to organized to continue a preference to Great Britain on report agree on the main points of denunciation, given me greater pleasure.
under the auspices of Oxford and Cambridge, her tariff cohedule.
́subsequent treatment of the poor and unemploy whether any final decision had yet been given. SHENAY BERKELEY--May it please you, my As has already been pointed out the latter
ed Tang Bhao Yi's encouragement to the British
The errors the system was set up to in the Russian Courts with respect to the claims LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
for compensation for losses sustained by this Lord. The Bar and the entire profession echo is to be of an avowedly Christian character, ita
as ever by it. There is no sound point in it and respectively, during the use Japanese war; the sentiments and expressions of regret and air being at one to transplant our higher sati opium ritation to continue " in the inte- avoid seem to have been perpetuated as strongly British ships St. Alda, Hipsang, and Oldhamén, appreciation regarding Mr. Justice Wise educational system and to propagate the rests of China" will certainly be effective and
Mr. McKinnon Wool (Glasgow, St. Rollux, which have fallen from you, my Lord, the Chief Christian point of view. A meeting of I am assured that the members of Parliament extravagance, eficiency and stupidity have been and what was the present position of there Justice. Mr. Justice Wise, during the long intuential men held in Paking decided interested in the subject are keeping so watchful rampant, to say nothing of corruption. It easen,
the
of the Liban Prize Court in tenure of the high offiou which he held with that the scheme as contemplated was not su eye on this matter that the immediate griev would appear that the aged poor especially will
ances of their own constituents are in danger be dealt with on more humane out-door-relief. Min.).-The appeal from the finding of the such distinction for many years, discharged the practical and, as an alternative, they recom
Yet if there was much conditions; the existing local authorities by St Kilda came before the Supreme Prize on December 21. last. important and responsible duties of that office manded the establishment of a system of scholar of being neglected.
The P. & O. str. Nubia left Singapore on the with marked ability. To the last he possessed ships similar to those founded by the late Cecil British capital in this opium trade there would committees will deal with the insana, the sick at St. Petersburg
recognized that the vessel and certain portions of the absolute confidence of all who appeared Rhodes. The Hongkong scheme is nothing it be rear equal to that against the Licensing and the infirm; much expensive machinery will The Court while maintaining that the Bhanghai on the 21st instant, and is due here- her cargo were entition to be release, and 20th instant, at 5 p.m., and in due here on or
the appellants Isare to recover, losses about the 26th instant at 5 a.m.
The NY.K. str. Inaba Maru (European before him, which, added to his kindly nature not practical, and certainly has gun claims on Bill. Truly our people at home like to smack be obvisted; and casual labour will be dealt with I detention of the St. Kildy was justifiable, on the 24th inst.
Lord George Hamilton, the chairman of the granted, thus reversing the finding of the and genial disposition, made him not only the support of British Universes and the their lips in ecstacy in their zeal against the in labour colonies on rigorous conditions.
Commission says: The necessary bills will highly esteemed by the whole profession, British publia. The question of s University evils that exist among the poor benighted bat caused him to be regarded with feelings for Hongkong is not a local one, but one of foreigners regardless of the need for reform at take months of preparation: Possibly, though. Libou Port Prize Court In the majority of Lane) left moji for this port vis Shanghai on of affection deep and true. My Lords, we regret Imperial Interest, and the prestige and in-home. On this abject I gave some time ago the Government, will deal with London this the cargo claims the Supreme Court apheld the the 22nd instant, and is expected here on the
to that that the time which so long bound us
fiuence Great Britain will be increased sad some chastic remarks by Sir Henry Blake, who session. The existence of the Metropolitan tinding of the lower Court
Beard provides a centralised machining rhian Hiparty in still pending before the Russian M.K.K. Fot. Takasaki Mari (Bombay learned, able and conscientious Judge have at laat been severed. My Lords, the Har desire to extended in China and throughout the Far contends that the opium don is a much more
vimages have been mentioned in the King's April last in order that the evidence of certain inst.
establish Russian members of the crew, who had not pre-The NYK. str. Tango Muru (American the Government If offer their congratulation, and the members of East if the University is established. For estimable place as a rule them the slum pub they will be in the provinces. Labour ex Prize Court by the Supreme Prize Court in 22nd instant, and is expected here on the 30th
Speech the legal profession generally join therein, to this resson representations might be made in Londos.
the Home Government and Home
With the return of the Parliamentary session a complete aratem of exchanges, under central viously been examined, should be taken. The Line) left Yokahaus for this port via Kobe, his Lordship Mr. Justice Gomperts. We to believe that he will worthily follow in the foot, educationista to assist in raising the required there is mnoh entertaining in London, and control, such as we suggest, the country will, delays that have arisen, especially in regard to Moji and Shanghai on the 22nd instant, and is steps of his distinguished predecesser. We sum for the endowment. It is true that the lestre respectfully to add this assurance: that project is primarily for the Chinese, and among the most honoured guests is Sir Robert
this vase, hare formed the subject of repeated expected on the 22nd
the announcement of the appointment of Mr. order to secure the support of the Chinese Hart. No sooner has he passed the flush of Justice Gompertz to fill the high office vacated community both in Hongkong and South China Public banqueting than hostesses fix upon him Apart from these privata functions he has by Mr. Justice Wish met with the complete definite and practical steps are being taken. as the desirable lion of the sesson. satisfaction of the entire profession. I speak But a nation that contributes large sums annu-
ally to educations work in China, over which accepted the presidency of the London Associa tion of Old Students of Queen's College, Belfast on behalf of the whole bar.
hoarty manner to the appeal to support anHolborn Restaurant, with Mr. B. A. MoCall Mr. DENNYS -My Lords, I did not expect to institution in a British colony which, from its K.C., in the chair. Among those present, in -speak on this occasion as I understand that the inception, will be well-governed and of practical addition to Sir Robert Hart, were Lord Permanent Secretary, and Sir John MoLeavy are living in the Far East.
SIE ROBERT HABT.
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which
for the first time, learn the truth about auem-
ployment".
case
The N.Y.K. str. Ceylon Maru left Moji on The Danish str. Cathay loft Shanghai on Saturday, the 20th instant at noon, and muy be the 19th instant, and is exposted here to-day.
The str. Aumeric left Moji for Hongkong on expected here tomorrow,
The Austrian Lloyd's str. Forwerts left the 19th inst.
he case of the 29th inst.
The str.
The Silk ex C.P.R. str. Empress of Chine arrived New Terk on Saturday the 20th inst.
The P.R. str. Empress of India left Yokohama at noon on Sunday the 21st inst. for Victoria and Vancouver.
representations on the part of his Majesty's Government. The case of the Oldhamia came before the Supreme Prize Court, on appeal, Except in certain unimportant details, affecting the cargo, which belonged to the American Standard Oil
HOW TO BE BEAUTIFUL-Keep your coma. Company, the Court practically upheld the finding of the lower Court, which condemned both vessel sad cargo, I may add that the texts
Charmant and Special Skin Tonic and Poudre Her ajesty's Government Both these cases in- Specialities for the Skin are the study of a Kada and Oldhamia have not yet rachel his Charmant will enable you to do so,
when the fall terms of the findings are received importance which will be carefully considered
THE CHINESE AND THE WORKHOUSES, Perhaps it was the threatened abolition of workhouses that caused thirty Chinese from on December 12 Inst. sesmen's boarding house in Cardiff to take to the local poor establishment. There had been strict enforcement of local regulation in the last few weeks and overcrowding had bus stopped in the boarding houses there. That is the like our workhunes and they intend to register establishment as a member's club, which will ustion is a mest difficult one in all our dock
The CHIEF JUSTICE-The solicitors have it has little or no control should respond in They had a dinner a night or two ago at the dental, reason. Anyway the Chiness don't of the judgments in both the cases of the St ! Plexion, Mrs. Ellen's Crème Charmante, Lait
a right of andienos to-day;
Attorney-General was speaking not only on utility alike to Chiness and foreign youths who MacDonnell, the ex-Indian official and Irish really be a boarding house. The overcrowding volve questions of prínciple of considerable tifetime. A. 8. Watson & Co. Ltd. Sole Agents.
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