BUPREME COURT,
Friday, January 14th.
to sign the letter
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION BEFORE HIS HONOUR ME. H. H. J.
GOMPERT (PUIBRE JUDGE).
THE CLAIN BY A GOVERNESS,~DECISION. The case in which Miss Eve Engledow sued Colonel and Mrs. Prior to recover 3255 for damages for wrongful dismissal, was concluded: Mr. F. Paget Hets (of Messrs. Bratton & Hett) appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. P. Sydenham Dixon (of Mr. R. A. Harding's ooo) represented the defendants.
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not be of what she and work There had been continual rons between leg. Prior and oopnection with the child. There had been Stan
beedings. threats by Colonel Prior of legal They suspected the plaintiff of all sorts of B curious things and showed that they distrusted her. Her money had been withhold, though she told Mrs. Prior she wanted to pay a bill Plaintiff had earned this momoy, and Mrs Prior was not justified in withholding It. It was mot a proper way to speak of a Isdy in one's house to refer to her as “that woman,”. as Colonel Prior did when he possibly lost Ishlated instances of disobedience traper
Miss Eve Engledow, recalled, we further cross-examined by Mr. Dixon. She said Mrs. Prior submitted a draft resignation, and refused to consider any resignation that had been tend ered before. Unites she had signed that letter she would not have been allowed to go, but she understood patil she wrote it that the Indiano suficient to terminate a contruct possage would be paid. Had she known she was ordinarily. The disobedience must go to the root entitled to the passage she would not have signed of a contract,
that letter.
So I suppeso you say you were tricked into giving up your passage? It looks very like it
A few days after signing that letter you put an advertisement in the Press to get a new situation ----Yes, and I advertised to get a Fassage to England...
And in the advertisement you styled yourself as destituta PNo
And after this your conduct, became worse I was most particular in those days to be polite, and I don't know quite what they mean about my conduct being outrageous,
Proceeding, witness said she did not tell the child to go and call her for her music lessons, Mrs. Prior requested her in a way she did not like, and ordered her to call the child. She replied, "I will not call her," partly becausa tho child understood if she went to her mother the would get her own way in the end.
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Mr. Diron said the cardinal feature of the case was that the plaintiff willfully refused to obey an order of her employers, and an order given in her own intereste Plaintiff did not acknowledge the suthority of Colonel Prior, so that it appeared a master could pot give an or er in his own houss, neither did she acknowledge the authority of Mrs. Prior unless she spoke misoly. Miss Engledow was no doubt of a very unhappy disposition, for she made meuntains ont of molehills and saw grievances in everything. Every person know when he or she was “ent,” and Colonel Prior would not have been mistakon 7 was the anal thing to call a child to its lessons, but this the plaintiff declined to do. He thought the platutiff knew perfectly well what was happening.
His Lordship in giving judgment said he would have rather submitted the case to a jury. With regard to the passage money, his opinion
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HX.C.C-Dr. Atkinson, Dr. Aubray, A. A. Claxton, E. C. Hagen, J. Hall, H. Hancock, E. Irving, P. Jack, A. MoKenzie, H. K. Mankin, and Eov. H. E, Wells.
NORTH CHINESE FRONTIER.
STATE ADDED COLONISATION,
THE, ECONOMIC STRUGGLE WITH RUBBIA.
atuation
the form of edit for the development of the fish- I Ing industry, Alaska in naturally much poorer than the Russian conatal region, and its climate is more severe than that of Kamokatha. Yet the total trade turnover in Alaska in the year 1902. 1903 was 83 million rubles. The Americans have eren established on the Chakchi peninsul colany of over 200 persons, who trade with the natives, instruct them, and are in constant communication with Amerlos. And while the Americane prospered the Russian commandor of the region lived with his Counicks in a
In view of the flores pressure on all sides Dr. mud cottage Kokhanovsky urges that in order to soeurs boris stopa must immediately be taken tematically to enlonise and civilise the Maritimo Region,
by Dr. A. Kokhanovaky Chinesa Col
Auton. Long the Russian the bed in a rovent issue of the Proceedings of Eye Russian Imperial Good clete This paper is of special rosent moment hen the complex art is attracting more and more attention in St. Petersburg, and
Imistic laws at par to be gaining ground, Dr. Kökhanoval says that while there has always sxisted in Galna a tendency to colonise the frontier region the movement has during the List Ten years been intensifed and systematised to a remarkable degree. The Government now actively promotes the movement. In 1902 Colation Society was formed with the object of colonising the region in A famous scientist, Dr. Ludwig Mond. diel Mongolia tween Urgs and Bedare; half the last month at his London residence after a capital of Boolety is provided by the protracted illness. He had occupied several Governors in the frontier important positions in the selantiftiororld. vegen who are usually highly educated and station and this Chemical Society Seventy the Vice-Presidency of the Royal
nood farm, akilled. In administration and
Governors are supported by trading: and political olubs, "which
AA
~ FAMOUS SCIENTIST'S DEATH.
DEMISE OF DE, LUDWIG MOND IN LONDON.
hoy now realise the importance of years of age, he was chisty known for his great Log In view of the development of achievements in chemical research. He founded usso Chinees relations and the imponding and endowed to Davy-Faraday Research uggle between the two Empires Laboratory of the Royal Institution in 1896, and dingly samgn large sums from was an extensive contributor to the proceed- PcialFand for colonisation ings of the Royal Society, British Association, Cassel, in Germany, but he came to England in and other learned bodies. He was born at part in Chinese public Italy 1852 with the object of introducing his proGONG t Bras in Tientsin and Shanghai for the recovery of sulphur from sikali vasta, which business with the frontier regions are and subsequently he became a naturalised British Interested in the colonisation move subject. Beveral British industries are entirely be the Mongols, Kirghises, and Sarts due to his inventive genius, who run over these regions display a prefer.
With Mr. (now Sir John) Brunner he
po ense for Russian goods or local products. The feated a process for the manufacture of atmaonis world-wide poorer classes of the Chinese population in the rods, which laid the foundation of regions bearer the coast are only too glad to business and an enormous fortune. From Avail Dselves of the encouragement given all beginning, Messia, Brunter, Mond and the othorities, and the murement North Co., Ltd., have now the largest alkali works ward and Westward is now assuming an almost in the world, employing about 4000 work From the outset. Dr. Mond has bapa alemental character, recalling, as Dr. Kokha- men novsky remarks, the movement of the Rumianrge number of important patents he took out managing director. His genius is shown by the perkantry to the Black Ses steppes. These included
mient
IMPERIAL AIDS TO FRONTIRE SETTLEMENT,
processes for the maxufacture Aumber of reforms have been rosently of ammonis soda; manufacture of chlorine,
Can Now administrative units are effected with the object of promoting colonias recorory of ammonis from nitrogenona sub being stancos; economical consumption of coal. formed (slong the Kars Iriyah, the Shingari, Appliances were also invented by bim to obtain and in Kulja). New towns have been founded gas and ammonia eimultaneously Meleklo on the now a rapidly developing industry. Northern Tian-Shan road).
Could not Mrs. Prior give you orders-Is that the facts were too strong for Mr. Hott, Hongkong & Shanghai Bank:-0. J. Barnes, (Kabs on the Trtyah, Band tortur which the South Staffordshire Mond Gas Com
anything for her.
You may you have no complaint to make against Colonel Prior roept the last.
And you deny ever having been rude to him — I never have lesa voluntarily rude to Colonel Prior. If I passed him withent saying Good morning" it was after the conversation about the lawyer
You know his office Yes.
And you walked up and down the verandah
on purpose to annoy him?--I did not, and I
had no ides, he was busy.
But you could see him writing at his doak?— I did not usually look into his office.
didn't you?-On the morning you speak of two gentlemen in uniform passed, but I did no recognise them. If Colonel Prior had spoken to me about it I should have apologised frankly You beard the child call out, "Hello, Daddy?" After I had passed,
did not see
why, if the engagement was
and
E. M. Bishop, A C. E. Elbert T. More enlarged (San Bin on Kuott, R. Foord-Kolooy, A. C. Leith, ME A. Bordojen and Mergen on the Noal, Manas Murmy, H. D. Sharpin, N. G. Stabb, W. C. D. Chitai along the Tian-Shan, and Bodune on the boundary of Mongolis and Manchuria). Old Turner and A. W. Walkinshaw,
towns are being moved towards the frontier, among Barkul. Live stook is distributed maa bolonists aé certain points, sig, at Guchong
are being drained, near Manse, for excallent high-roads are being son
LAWN BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIP, The flap and semi-final take place on the
Robertan, MoLenna Gourlay, Pitt, Grant and Ogg Civil Service-Mesara. Pond, Fisher, Molver, Bloway, Blake, Fenton, and Wheel. At the conclusion of the day's sport Mrs Badeley will present the prises.
A notable illustration of this is the installation
where the coal is being converted into sulphate of ammenis and Mond gas, the latter being distributed to nearly one hundred works overan extensive aronilising
With a view to utilising gas obtained from ool for the direct production of electricity, ho and his sasistant, Dr. Carl Langes, worked out now form of gas battery. He discovered s
COLONIAL NAVIES.
"AUSTRALIA 8 FLEST-UNIT:
THEIR SCALPS IN
A DREADFUL STATE
Four Children Suffered a Year with Terrible Ringworm-Hair All Came Out In Patches Leaving Scalp Dry and Scaly-Grow Worse Under Various Treatments.
ALL CURED BY TWO
SETS OF CUTICURA
About elehteen months ago my four Children had ringworms on the body and head. They were under the doo ter's care over time months without say satisfactory result; in fact they got worse. Then we tried several other so-called romediow without effect. #All the hair came off in" patches and left the scalp dry and scaly, They were: In a dreadful stato. At last a friend persuaded me to try the Cutleurs Bem- edles, used the completa, trestiment, Outioura Boap, Ointment and Resort- eat. I had two lots of each und before I Anjabed this sooond lot they were pompletely cured, Now they hava beautiful heads of hair, soft and gloser. I still continue to use the Cuticura Boap, which I find much superior to all other scapa for the hand and thin. My chil- dren had been surering nearly twelve months before I tried the Cuticura Remedies and I shall always recom zoend them to others Edward - §. Walker, 67, Oxford B Loughboro, Leicester, Eng., Doo. 6, 1008"*
For Faded Fretted Women
In the 32-paga pam- phlet wrapped about Cutloura Ointment a to be found most valu- able suggestions for women, especially mother, for removing torturing, dia- figuring humours, rashes and Inflamme- tions; for sanative, antireptio cleansing of ulcerated, infamed mucous surfaces and destruction of microscople life, and for bringing about by suggestion and medication a formal condition of health, strength and beauty, AP Chan Cotiers Remedies are old wherever the Brigha Fan Beats.· ·Depotg: Loodan, 27. Charterho
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TRE CANADIAN NAVY.
THE MISHAP TO THE P. & OCHINA,"
after the plaintiff came to the Colony she became lonely and homesick, and his Lordship fully accepted her statement that she was very unhappy. Any old resident of the Far East know that many people when they came here, and for a very long tims afterwards, were lonely and extremely unhappy, although, when they Follie and Civil Service Greens to-day, commed from Urumchi to Khami, and near had been here for some time they took a differencing at 3 p.m. The finalists are Messrs. Kal along the Eussian frontier mountain new boring of chemical compounds, composed of
are being broadened post-offices and metals and carbon monoxide, now known as deserre well of the Empire for their enterprise, rent view. He could not help thinking that Haxton and Bell and the semi-finalists are ment posting stations aro
Mors Fetrie and Howay. At the conclusion something of this sort was at the bottom of Miss of these matches a full rink competition will billed in large numbers follows the great bong-ho dovised a new process manufacturing it is impossible to oppose the colonial desire, and
being metallic carbonyl, and as the result of further Although the British Admiralty cannot be ex
all study be one of the compounds-nickel car-peated to prefer the formation of separate units, Eagledow's attitude. That attitude was a very take place between teams representing the The colonisation movamsat unfortunate one, and it showed that she must be four Clubs entered. They are Kowloonado: routes. In Western Chins it ruas parallel pare nickel from its ores. This discovery has the arrangements to be made for co-operation Haxton, Pettio, Alexander, Russell,th the Tian Shan, in Eastern China along given rise to a very important industry at will mitigate the inconveniences, Naval and diffoult person to live in a house with. His Hers Emery, and Crawford railways and the Nound and Bangari rivers, Clydach, in South Wales, where a wickel re Military Record Now you did "out him" in Nathan Rosa Lordship formed that opinion on statementary Scott, Dinuser, Farrell, Mongulia it tends towards Bodure and Urga. finery now produces good portion of the world's
the made in the witness-bor on trivial Harron, Hardwicks, Peacock Grimshaw movement is follitated by the steppe-like output of the metal. In the midst of each s It is regarded as practically settled (wires the matters. He thought it was clear that cho did and Currie Police Mist Dell, Langleyler of the frontier regions, the abundance attentious life Dr. Mond gradually obtained one Ottawa correspondant of The Daily Mail) that if Five stook in the possession of the loost nomad of the finest privata collections of pictures in it is found to beat all possible, the vessels which not like lie in the Colony, which proved
the dry healthy climate, and such local the country, chiefly of the early Italian school
will constitute the nucleus of the Canadian Nary will be constructed on this side of the Atlantic. entirely different to what she had conceived,
mantered iss the existence of Large beds of coal but he did not thing it at all fair that the blame
the South of the Tian-Shan and abundance
After going fully into the question, the Gov ber on the northern-slopes of the range.
ernment has come to the confusion that vessels for that should be put upon her employer. No
The Russian advance in Manchuria at the
"'oqual to the British standard" can be con doubt Miss Eagledow had her own system of
DR. COOK'S PRETENSIONS.
ing of the century also gave an economis
Australia has enthusiastically committed her structed in Canada, Negotiations have been And you turned your head sway ?—I did not. educating, but he thought it very unfortunate
timalt to the colonisation morement. The all to the creation of a feet nie. The House in progress between the Government and re- THE OHLEGTS: OF Then I suppose Colonel Prior is making up when she had this small girl in har charge
CAPTAIN LOOSE: soloniste display strong inclination to subtle of Representatives, by the overwhelming presentative British shipbuilding firms for some all these things?—I don't know what Colonel that the should have adopted such an ár-
near the Russian frontier in the neighbourhood majority of 30 to 9, accepted fire Government's me. It is quite within the range of possibility New York, December 9.
of Russian towns, despite the greater severity of solisten doelsring that This House approves that an agreement as to the establishment of
the сод Prior is doing, but there are many inventions.
reconcilable attitude. Under the sirenmstance
Captain A. W. Loose, the master pilot and the clituite. The nomad tribes in the frontier of the naval proposals, and that immediate steps yards in Canads may be riched and Continuing, witness said it was in November he could not help thinking that she was my gefor, whose siderit stating that he had regions are regarded by the Chinese authorities be taken to provide the Austrilon unit traot for the first vessels assigned shortly she spoke to Misi Loureiro about the Mano appointment. She told Mrs. Prier she had notppy no doubt, if she had not been lonely she formulated a long series of observations as a politically and economically unsound element Colonial opinion has developed rapidly uponWhile it le recognised that in the beginning control over her, and that she would go would not have been so foolish His Lordship data for Dr. Frederick A. Cook at Dr. Cook's and are therefore being gradually pressed back questions of Imperial defence in recent years, it will cost a little more to build the abipe in request sings his return from the Arctic region, from their pasture ground towards the frontier. The great British Dominions beyond the sens, Canada, the opinion prevails that the bonante had been given leave. She did not purposely terminated before its time, the defendants was published to-day, talked at his home to During the last ten years a number of Dangans haring but email revenues to dispose of which will seerno to the country by construct
Brooklyn
were until recent times Inclined to viewing the ships on this side will quite justify the in Russia Russian subjects are not permitted with hostility the militariam which charao Government in adoping the policy of a try to irritate Mra, Prior. While on the mould pay the passage money. The diaminas), Fulda 0oncerning the statements made in the and Taranéki have crossed the border and settled
I went
Dr. Cook," said Captain Losse, to engage in agriculture in Chins, although terised the older evilzations of Europa Canadian-built Navy. Peak with the child the day before leaving. he thought, was due to a very great extent thinking that I might be of some acuance, large gold-mining Concessions are freely But they have now discarded their illusion that she met Mr. Humphreys and told him she to Miss Engleton' attitude, which caused but I aster expected when I approached him to given to foreigners Dr. Kokhanovsky has any people or any country can afford to neglect was leaving her place in a few days. Colonel a great deal of friction in the house auch extended work as I have done Arbori personally observed the colonisation move the untural duty of self-defence. The Fontli Prior told her ho had bean to the expense hold. But thers were on this occasion tale with Dr. Cook convinced me he knew ment in Manoharis and in the neighbour African war did a great deal to convince the atian Ho, we hood of the Tian-Shan, where, besides au colonies that naval and military defence cannot
In implification of Renter's recant of seeing three lawyers, and would sue her some things in her favour. Undoubted Almost nothing about - navigation.
Fof some of the ementials of the science. of
Chins, aolonists for breach of contract if she left before her timely her salary for a month had been kept back, ignorant
At first Toonsidered it at least likely noticed a moroniens from Central Orina, he be improvised at short notice. Changes in the we take the following from The message, relative power of ustions since that time have The P. & O. liner China, when leaving her When the Colonel went to call her into the quito illegally and quite wrongfully. No doubt that Dr. Cook had got, near the Pole, Bay Eastern slopes of the Tian-Shan westwards to enforced the lesson. A scuse of deuger- remote berth in Tilbury Dock n route for Australia, drawing room he shouted at her, and she refused it had been kept back in perfect good faith, to 89 degrees, or within sixty miles of the Mants and Kuja Lautenant Cretisk has
sanguinary and costly war between Russis and Port of London tuge, when she came into to go. She did not consider Colonel Prior had but there was no legal justification for not pole. Even his observations would have observed an sotive colonization movement from 1 trust--was brought home to Australia by the was being slated to the dook entrance by two any authority over her. He was at liberty to paying it. When the received her money the oven him that some Taten spony anal and hens to Mongolia Mare, Par, Japan, Tho proximity of Japan to Australia, collision with the pier hod. The liner at the
to change that opinion. A person not especially ticularly towards the neighbourhood-
od of the
the existence of the colour rivalry, un time had considerable stern way on her and the give orders in his own house, but not to witness. understood from Colonel Prier that he was not sccurate might have thought himself at the towns Dalal-Nor, Sing-ming-lag Lai-ping doubtedly stimulated Australia's desire to pos- strain occasioned on the taga attempt to chack
und Bodane She did not call the boy to bring her trunks out
2006 a periaanent Naxy of her orn. In Canada the spood proved too severe, and the hawaer gavs- sure she was anfilled to it, and she appeared to Pole when only within sixty miles of it. What sien, Lao-yang-wo-prng:
RUSSIAN COUNTER-PROJBUMS URGHD. suspect
the possession of great harbones and waterways way, causing extensive damage to the stern port of impudence to Colonel Prior, and nothing was hays felt this very deeply, otherwise the world I got deeper into the matter I began to susp
The that Dr. Cook was never out of sight of land. Dr Kokhanovaky recommends energetic and the organsion of the American Navy bsa had and disarrangement of the steering gear. settled about the new situation before she left. not have left her money lying on the table Plesse notice that I have never said that colonisation measures on the Risian ride of a similar effect. Those nations not unnaturally vessel was taken back to day desk for repair Witness did not know the exact position of There were several negotiations as to Dr. Cook is about to subunit my caloniations to the frontier se s panterpoise to the Chinese contend that they should possess vessels of There werea large number of passengers on board. mistress and governess, but supposed the the terminadon of this agreement, and Colonel the University of Cpenhagen as his own obor movement. The two points of least resistacos which they can dispose at pleasure, and employ The following offcial notice with reference to mistroas had a certain amount of authority, and Mrs. Prior quite rightly wanted the matter vations. Dr. Cook never intimated such to me are Bemiryochie (the Region of the Seven for the vindication of their own honour and the mishap to the China and the armugements I was working for pay then and was indifferent Rivers) in Central Asia and the Amur Region diguity. But in time of difficulty they will made with regard to outgoing passengers and This closed the case for the plaintiff 2 Mr. Hett, in his sidrese, dealt arst with the put in writing. Finally, the plaintin assented on that point. Now I have not received my The danger in Semizycobie is not so imminent op-operate with the mother country on terme mails was postail at the head offers of the P&O. Company in Londonball-stroot on question of egency. He said it was trua them to the anggestion of Mrs. Prior that she should pay. I don't express an opinion about when or that in the Amar Region, upon which both i which will be orange has thus been Saturday morning
The Australian plau, which write out her resignation. His Lordship thought how Dr. Cook wrote up bis recond books. Dr. Chins and Jupun are pressing The Maritims
Cook never allowed me to inspect his original Region must not, says Dr. Kokhonovsky, be endorsed by the House of Representatives, pro-The Chino, having met with an accident to was presumption in law that if a mate that was a very reasonable thing to do, and coords of, Indoss, any more of them that he handoned as many now urges for that would vide, allimately for complete trait of one her redder when going out of the Tilbury Dook woman ordered necessaries, or hired servants,
mean the abandonment of the Amur Region and armoured craisar of the Indomitable alsas, three yesterday will not be able to sail on her or did other things that one within the there was nothing to be said against it. The been published in the newspapers."
she was soling for her hasband proposition that Colonel and Mrs Prior were Captain Lossald the writing down of soconda Transhaikal I must be systematically co-cruisons of the Bristol class, six destroyers, and inbonded voyage. It is intended to make the domestic sphere,
going to put before the plainted was undoubtedly Dr. Cook's reports of his observations did lonised in order to secure it against the pressure three submarines. This will involve the expen following arrangements with regard to the or for her husband's agents, and in an notio
Americans. More military occupation on the the now Navy will be ready for service ate it for Gibraltar will have the option of
South against the husband as principal, in thow one for her own good, and it would have been not show " & skilfal shampt to deceive,” of Chinese, Japanese, and Korian refugees and ditore of 83.695 230 upon new construction, and | passengers Those of this passougers booked
part of Hassis simply stimulates the predatory 2 years after the authorization of the scheme by the German steamer Forcle, leaving ecmomic advance of the neighbouring peoples, An equimlent number of skips of the Imperial ampton on Tuesday nost. Passenger to
prezent Annual
will be released from Australian service porte boyond Marseilles will be sent through The Hongkong Observatory yesterday tued Wine Region (figures for 3906) is 64 million the new unit has been prested, and a cor to Marseilles by spesiale train, whion has fallen moderately ovat 9 Japan and the population of the region is 377,129, of whom Imperial naval force, Australin intonda chat at 10.45 am on Tuesday next, the Exet shall be manned as far as possible by inst., direct to Marseilles, where they will Korenas) and 265,610 are Christians (including and Tongking
foreigners). This computation certainly fails Nary making good any dedelency Regulations voyage to Avstralia, and will be waiting to to include thousands of Japanese, Chinese, and analogous to thee which govern the discipline receive them Fassengers to Marseilles will Koreane, who room about the forests and along of the Luiperial Navy are contempisted in the also have the option of proceding on the same The company will pay the rivers hunting and feling or gold.
Booking
Australian unit, but owing to the higher rates train if they destre. attempting to colonise the sogion with of pay is the Antipodes wages will be consider any reasonable amount for hotal accommod Russians misses have been made in not ensurably aber, thoas paid by England. This litter allon of anger in the interval, say, on the Ing that aplarge proportion of ther colonists
point opens up prospect of some difficulty busts of 20s first and 15. second class should be wristans of tradesmen, in drawing die In the South African was the existence of passengers per day, this applying to all above main supply of colonists from Southern Russia higldy-paid irregulars side by side with the passengers.
the where the climatic conditions are those prevailing in the Maritime Region, and in leaving coloblets after their arrival to that own resources while failing to provide elementary and technical schools or to couende self-govern ment: The result is that the bolonists simply become demorali ed or return home
eleramstances the ones would undoubtedly be on the husband to prove that there was not much authority.AZ
very much wiser for her to have gone to see them in the drawing room. But she did not, and not annaturally Colonel Prior felt annoyed. On the whole, hir Lordshipthought, considering the pre-
ir
WEATHER RETÜRL
the following report
on the
proceeding
Mr. Hett-Yex and we thought the war knew Colonel Prior had taken logal advies, that Looohooe, and risen considerably over & China 303,686 are Russian subjects (among themes Afficers and seam the British join the Persia, which will take the China
Mrs. Prior was not in fact an agent?
as principal. There was never util the defence any suggestion that Mrs. Prior was noting for Colonel Prior.
meting
The depression is moving Eastwards over the Pacific to the East of the Loochoos
Probably pressure is high over China to the North of the Upper Yangles,
His Lordship-Are you arguing now that one negotiations in waiting and that plaintiff refusal to go and discuss a business, the nature of which she bat no means of knowing was not a conese of conduct she was not entitled to adopt, and not such a refusal, as justiBod hez summary disinissal That being so he would give judgmont for the pleistift for $55.46 fasFreak to strong mousson may be exposted salary and board and lodging up to the time of in the Formosa Channel and the N. part of the her obtaining a fresh engagement, with costs China Sea
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours enduay against Colonel Prior
it 10 am today, 0:00 inches,
MISSING CLOOKS Thieves took advantage of the absence of Colonel and Mr. Prior from their maidens 6, Victoria View Kowloon on Thursday While the Colonel was on duty, and Mrs. Prjor was engaged at the Supreme Court, the house was entered and the intrudere departed with » valuable clook.
Prading. Mr. Hoti, stated that a governes was not a domestic servant, and did not come within the rules that governed the hiring of domestic serrenta Had he commenced the action against Colonel Prior the defence would have been that the Colonel did not engage the governess, and the notion would have been dis missed. It was obvious that they had to sue Mrs. Prior. The prosumption that a wife was acting as agent for her husband could be rebut tod by showing that credit was given to the wife
Mr. Hett continued his address after the tiffin adjournment. He contended that the resignation written by his client from Mr. Prior s draft was no agreement at all. There could not be a contract in the circumstances, ometer and com even if the plaintiff had written it herself. It found attempting to was borne out by the evidences of Colonel Prior pawnbroker defai that there was a concluded agreement on
The cla sequently the succeeding letters were of no valued at $75.
ident hinding eftot. Plaintiff was forced, in a way, i
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at neem today is as follows:
N. wind, fresh Hongkong & Neighbourhoods Ans
CINE. vânds, Formosa Chsunal
South court of Chias between Hongkong and Lamecen South oast of Ching between
Hongkong and Hainan
Same as No. 1
Same as G
Dr. Kokhanovsk also wonsiders it a polisi and economic error that Chinese are being employed in large numbers in, prefere
An owner is wanted for 6 bardsome gold framed drawing-room clock and barometer with One of the regrettable signs of American to
which a coolie a prosperity, say the San Francisco Chronicle the
that there were nearly 5,00 inertians from
the moldiers
regulars created some amount of jealousy in the Lieutenant Colonel O. F. May wrote to Aray, and it would not be strange if the British The Times as follows: I am desired by malor conceived a similar fooling with regard to some of the ladies and gentlemen who embark the apoially favoured Australian bluejacket ad at Tilbury in the P The dificulty, however, appears inevitably, for to ask you to publish their acknowledgments to in a Parlament
Labour combinations the directors for their mun successful ar power the Au lana, cinnot rangements towardsminimizing the incovenience hope to reconcile the men to the European scale comooted with their transfer to the company
of pay. I is an essential part of the soleme Pereto. The mishap to the China, through
Australia will plans the fleet
the control of the Fritanu naval
of war, and special stress is of the game gene
and gone
ander sanaroldable accident in Tilbury Docks, has ities in bean promptly and generously met by sending apon the the pssangers in a special train to Marsilles
01 at the expenss of the company. The train ha oney restaurant car attached and sleeping nosOM- Nomodation is provided for the ladies and children. their "All obarger, including hotels, have been met
the liberal spirit by the company. Jast, and nob host of least. I would note that Bir Thomas Bath
10 Land and a director of this coumdara
present at Victoria Btation to supervise parson unds ally the comfort of the departing passenger