Intimations.
DAKIN BROS. OF CHINA,
LIMITED,
CHEMIST S.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 1890.
might have been construed as damaging to the character of the gallant Major, who has only done his best with the oppor- tunities placed at his disposal. We have always considered the post of Arljutant
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It is supplied regularly to the households of H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh, to most of the leading Clubs in London and the provinces, and is also largely patronized at the military and naval stations at
horne and abroad.
THE Ertogrout, carrying the Sultan of Turkey's cumshaw to the Mikado, reached Yokohama on the 30th ult.
LATEST advices from Singapore state that the steamer Singkep (formerly known as the Suit), was ashore in the Stunits of Rhio.
A LOT of the prisoners in the gaol at Haiphong have had to be released on account of the insanitary state of the building, coupled with the fact that they could escape pretty much as they wanted.
THE Lee Association of Confederate Veterans of Mobile, Ala, are preparing a statue of Admiral Raphael J. Semmes, of Alabama fame, to be erected in that city, Mr. Dayle, of New York, is the sculptor.
Incumbrance to the Force, and have not hesitated to express that opinion; we think so now, and further, that Sir WILLIAM DES Vaux exercised a wise discretion in recommending the abolition of what was an anomaly and an imposition. But we, nevertheless, desire to bear willing testimony to Major DAMPSTER's valuable services, both as Captain Super- A PREBLES man visited London for a fortnight. intendent of Police and Governor of When he got back he was asked what he thought of the capital. "Aweel. Lendon's a braw pince, Victoria Gaol. No officer in these respon-nae doubt; but für real deevilment there's nac ever been more place like Peebles." sible positions has deserverlly popular, and none, has ever ACCORDING to the Japan Herald Russia is heen subjected to less hostile criticism.supposed to have occupied the district of Kung Hune, the extreme north-easterly portion of the And although we have occasionally had kingdom. Iving on the Korean side of the river to express our dissent in connection with Tumen. If this true is a pity. various matters in which Major DEMPSTER has played a leading diz, we are bound to admit that he has worked hard and faith- fully and deserves well of the colony. But we are glad that the Adjutantcy of A. S. WATSON & CO., LD, the Police is as extinct as the dodo.
It is a Champagne of the highest character, absolutely natural, without either artificial sweetness or dryness, and we can confidently recommend a trial to sit judges of good wine. Per Case 1 dozen qts. $22; per bottle $z.
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TELEGRAMS:
(From the Courrier d'Haiphong).
·ACCIDENT TO THE YOUNG KAISER. PARIS, May 28th.
horse running away, caused his Majesty to sustain rather serious contusions, which confine him to his bed.
COCHIN-CHINA.
A CHICAGO labor orator said the other day, that Alfred the Great established the eight-hour wstem for a day's work. Alfred never stuck to the eight hours movement himself, however, for it is on record that he lavented lanterns to work by at night.
VOICE from above: "Who is it?" Servant: IT is a gintlemon wid a subscription list, an' he says he do be a member av the Society av Charitable Firinds av Humanity,' sor 1 Voice from above: "Bring my overcoat and umbrellas up here, and then uhchain the door and admit him, and say I'll be down directly ! "
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with Mr. Fraser-Smith, and so before due date I told Judah to inform him of the fact, and effect a settlement, I do not doubt that in conseq sence of that the shares were sold, and a loss of $1.600 incurred by Mr. Frasi 1-Smith. Judah has since left the colony-rather suddenly. The first 1 heard of the defendant's intention to pay the $1,Go out of the money he held belonging me was from the letter, he wrote to me. I did not wish him to do so. I suppose Judah, knew that defendant owe me $3.332.
Re-examined-When I found myself in diffi culties I wrote a circular letter to everybody with whom I had contracts, informing them of the fact.
That closed the plaintiff's case. For the defence,
with the Hongkong Fire Insurance Co. for the purchase of Marine Lat 184, of which they were the mortgagers, but afterwards gave up the Idea, having arranged with Mr. Stephens for the sale of it. Negotiations were thereupon entered into with the Land Department, and finally a survey was made, and a lease obtained, by which the lot was bounded as follows, on the Nerth by the Praya, on the South by Barry Road, an the West by Whitty Street, and on the East by fut 185. and the line of godowns erected on the same. lot embraced in all 339 square feet. Mr. Stephens was aware that the dimensions a laid out by the Surveyor enclosed a little mare land than, his lease called. for and for this reason be wrote to the Surveyor
Mr. R, Fraser-Smith stated—I was a party to General, that, he wished to at once begin, the erection of godowns on the property, he a contract with Benjamin for the sale of 50 wis ed sinkes placed at the four corners of the Luzons for the 31st August. Mr. John Andrew was my broker. When he brought me Benjamin's lot. Mr Hancock, then in the employ of the
name on the contract I refused it, until he (Mr. | Survey Departmens, made a second survey, by which be took six or seven feet the west Andrew) guaranteed the fulfilment of the con- side of the lot for the purpose of widening tract. On the 1st August, Benjamin's braker, Whitty Street, thus leaving the lot just too feet Judah, came to me and said he had been wide, which was in accordance with the specifica-Instructed to say that Benjamin would not be tions of the lease. Plaintiff thereupon com- able to take up the shares at the end of the menced theerection of the buildings, and had the month. I therefore sold the shares, there being
a loss of $1600 on the sale, and Mr. Andiew, foundations and some of the walls well under way when he discovered that the wall of the paid me that amount on Benjamin's behalf. godown on lot 185, forming his Eastern boundary, encroached some gor to inches on bis pro-
Fraser-Smith, He at once communicated with the Surveyor-General, and Mr. Bass was sent from that department to verify the former surveys which he a pears to have found correct. Mr. Stephens then saw the Chinese firm that owned the adjoining godowns, and advised them to have their wall taken down, receiving an order from them to have his own contractor do the work. A suit was afterwards entered against him by the owners of the godowns, in which judgment was given against him with costs, hut he some time afterwards received $1,700 compensation through the Secretary of State.
Mr. Stephens stated that Mr. Hancock, who,
peity.
as Government Surveyor, had staked the ground, the stakes on the Eastern boundary were properly placed. Witness had had to pay the costs of the former suit, which amounted to $1,002.42 He theref re claimed-The value of the land damages for loss of rent and income, moneys paid to contractor for pulling down the old wall, and costs of defending former suit: the case was adjourned until to-morrow.
After a lengthy and intricate cross-examination
Defendant then stated-Iams broker. I acted in the contract between Benjamin and Mr. The latter refused to take Benjamin's name, 10 I guaranteed the contract. Judah, Benjamin's" broker, came to me on the 21st August and asked me to effect a settlement with Mr. Fraser Smith by selling the shores, as Benja- min would not be able to fulfil the contract, I mentioned that I had guaranteed it; and shewed him a letter from Mr. Fraser, Smith In which he had refused Benjamin's name. Judah knew that I was indebted to Benjamin to the extent of over $3,000. I asked him to put his instructions into writing, and he sat down and wrote me a note in which he said As requested, I now write to say, as I had already Benjamin will be unable to clear the 50 Luzons sold to him by Mr. Fraser-Smith through you, for the end of this month. In his letter to me he requests me either to effect a difference on the value with Mr. Fraser Smith, at the present market rate, or to have the shares sold in the market, and this also I told you on the dale of his letter, fè, the 21st inst.”. I did as requested, and afterwards paid Mr. Fraser Smith $1,600, the difference.
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audience. We are glad, for manifold reasons, to be able to record that the appearance of this Company was not heralded by Inudatory notices of transcendant abilities, or any of the numerous dodges, so frequently resorted to by cute advance agents. Mr. Empson, 'Mr. Stanley's avant courrier, is not as handsome as a circus poster, but he is good deal nearer the ident of veracity than those objects of art. He said “We've got sixty people in our show, not counting little uns, and wo have a repertoirs of so-and-so." "And he was right-Empaan was strictly accurate. Seldom, if ever, before, lins the orchestra of the City Hall theatre been so well-filled with professional instrumentalists-the sight itself predisposed the audience to favorable verdict. La Margotte, Audran's eccentric old comic opera, is always popular; the memory of how it was produced here, pretty nearly seven venrs ago, by the Loftus troupe still lingers with us, and the recollection of last night's rendering of it will clinch the remembrance' with a never- dving snap. Reg rded analytically, of course, La Marcotie verges almost on the improbable. That any farmer should be such an old fool as Recco; that Lurent. Duke of Piombine, could reconcile his idea of dignity with the clothes he wears; that Betting, the Afascotte, should gurgle love-songs with a shepherd who wears a white, shirt and whom she has known about twenty minutes-all these things are a strain on the credulity of the public. "The best comic opera ever written has a tendency this way-nothing can save it from oblivion unless the background is crowded with giddy young persons drinking nothing very boisterously out of five tin cans and singing choruses, whilst keeping one eye on the brokers who sit up aloft and fixing, the other eye on the conductor. This conventional treatment of the subject was what the public expected Inat night, especially as the cast was constituted as follows:- Laurent, Mr. F. Fletcher; Prince Frittelini, Miss D. Childs; Rocco (a Farmer). Mr. W. Driscoll; Pippo (a Shepherd), Mr. Lydiard; Parafanto, . A. Boyd, Matheo, Mr. C. Lyndon, Princess Miss Amy Childs; Pages, Villagers, Soldiers, &c. We regret that our previous discursiveness, which we can only attribute to the delirious excitement of the evening, prevents us from criticising the performance at length, but space really will not permit. This evening, however, Olivette will be on the boards, and nearly every seat is booked already.
Despatches from Berlin state that an accident THE benefit which the Military Mummers,assisted to the German Emperor's carriage, through the by a number of vocalists. from the A. and S. toid bim that the survey was correct and that intimated to you on the 21st inst., that Mr. D. Frittilini, Miss F. Stanley; Bettina (the Mascotte),
Highlanders, intend giving to-night in the Garrison Theatre, is bound to be a big success. A good programme has been provided, and Mrs. Kimber and family will, we hope, be the recipients of a substantial sum in consequence. ANDREW CARNEGIE advises all laboring men that they may become millionarics by avoiding intemperance, speculating and endorsing the notes of others. This, says a San Francisco còn- temporary, is ingratitude, as the United States endorsed Carnegie's paper by taxing the country for his benefit until his fortune rose from $1000 to $56,200,óco in twenty-nine years.
May 30th. The Conseil Superieur of the Colonies has been re-organised and divided into three sections, one of which is specially appointed to deal with the affairs of Cochin-China.
June 3rd.
The Chamber of Deputies is holding a long debate upon a bill concerning the taxes foreign maize and rice.
On
THE DUKE OF ORLEANS.
June 4th, The Duke of Orleans has been conducted to the Swiss frontier,
THE MARQUIS DE MORES.
June 6th. The Marquis de Mares has been sentenced to three months' imprisonment for causing a riotous crowd to assemble.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE question of over-crowding in Victoria will be wrestled with at the Sanitary Board meeting
to-morrow...
THE Ocean Steamship Co.'s steamer Titan, from Liverpool, left Singapore for Hongkong this morning, and is due on the 17th inst. ACCORDING to Japanese papers, the influenza has got a strong grip in Dai Nippon, over 100,000 cases being estimated to exist in Tokyo alone, but all of a mild type.
A LONDON correspondent to the Chicago News observes:-"Lacing is a vice that obtains very generally among the women of this country; nowhere else are to be seen such slender waists na are found here. The vice of tight-lacing it practiced in every class of p-ciety; be she duchess or barmaid, the native womas indulges, with the same persistence, her vanity in this particular " JACOB OLSON, a scoman of the U.S S. Monocacy, was "docked" before Mr. Wodchouse at the Police Court this morning, owing to the fact that while running down the "pubs," yesterday he got half-seas ever in Queen's-road Central, collided with a chair, smashed it, and became uproari ús. His Worship imposed a fine of $2.40, of which a dollar and a half was to be paid to the complainant as compensation. In default Jack had the alterative of 14 days H. L. A LAWYER named Paulhan cleared out of Tonquin a few months ago with about $10,000 latitudes he took the title of Baron unto himself, belonging to his clients. In more remote and the American police nailed him as Eyraud, the latest French murderer, and only released him under surveillance. This should be a warning, to gentlemen who contemplate an unostentatious departure and the subsequent improvement of their titles. "C.M.G." is the
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
{Before Mr. A. G. Wise, Acling Puisne Judge.)
CHINESE IDEAS OF LAW.
Mr Bowles, in closing, the defendant's case. submitted that there was no doubt as to Judah's anthari'y to act as Benjamin's agent, and that thal felter justified Mr." Andrew in pay.ng Mr. Fraser-Smith the money.
Mr. Wilkinson, in reply, contended that even if Mr. Andrew did guarantee the contract there was no consideration given for it, and it was a wel-known legal axiom that if a guarantee is given without the consent or knowledge of the principal debtor he is in no way bound by such guarantee." In, this case the defendant had improperly paid this money because Benjamin had issued a circular notifying that he could not full his contracts,
Mr. J. J. Keswick sued Hol Tim for $350, interest on mortgage. Mr. Bowles appeared for the plaintiff, and defendant was unrepresented.
Mr. Bowles said that the mortgage was executed on the 18th January 1889, in respect to $7,500 lent to the defendant for one year, at 74 per cent interest, payable monthly. Subsequently Ho Tim sold the property on which the mortgage His lordship reserved his decision, as he was made, to Sau Che Wan, who obtained wished to refer to one or two cases, but added anothe $1,000 from Mr. Keswick on mortgage, that he had a strong impression that the defen- Ho Tim now seemed to set up that he had trans-dent was not justified in paying over the money. feured the mortgage with the estate, and had no further responsibility.
His lordship asked defendant how that was possible, adding-Do you think you are relieved of all responsibility because you sell the equity of redemption ? You may have arranged with the purchaser, but as far as I can see you owe this.
Ho Tim pointed out that the mortgage bad beca renewed and increased since he signed it. He sold the property for $14,000,
His lordship You can bring an action against Sau Chi Wan for this money, but what has that to do with Mr. Keswick? He lent you the money.
THE LATEST EMBEZZLEMENT'
CASE.
MAGISTERIAL PROCEEDINGS.
Yesterday afternoon, about 5 o'clock, Mɛ. J. A. Company, Limited, caused the arrest of Gabriel Barretto, secretary of the Hongkong Marina George, his clerk, and charged him with the 'misappropriation of moneys to the amount of $1,000 entrusted to his care. The prisoner, when arrested by Detective Inspector Quincey and Detective Sergeant Haddon was in a semi- intoxicated condition, and looked greatly bewil-
was read over to him at the Police Station. forge is quite a young man, and of highly respectable family, his father having for many years been in the employ of the Hongkong and and Shanghai Bank in this colony, and being much respected.
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CORRESPONDENCE.
[We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed byt Correspondents in this column).
'THE PORTUGUESE MUST GO. TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HongKoko Telegrap 518-Please let me know through the columns of your paper what amount it is necessary for a noble of Portugal, born in Macan, to embezzle before the Banks or the Government will take steps to get rid of him? It is the opinion of a set of well-informed people that the Government dare not discharge them 'or fear of Portugal declaring war-but surely that does not extend to Banks. Joking apart, I think the sooner Government offices, English Banks, and Telegraph offices are rid of Pertu- guese and Chinese clerks the better it will be for all concerned. Why not get a lot of clerics from home 7-they are plentiful enough and can be had for very Httle pay.
Yours, &d.,
Hongkong, rith June, 1890. ́ ́
BRITISHER.
LATE TELEGRAMS.
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 19th. Latest advices from Puerto Alegre state that the troops have joined the citizens in their rebellion against the Government.
BERLIN, May soth. The statement of accounts of the German East
No Credit given for bottles that look dirty, it appears from latest intelligence that the only safe card to play--there are so many of 'em, and Co's, formally proved the debt. No interest dered and crestfallen when the formal charge African Compan shows that their operations for
or greasy, or that appear to have been used for any other purpose than that of Containing Aerated Water, as such bottles are never used: again by us.
A. S. WATSON & Co., LIMITED, Mongkong, China, and Manila,
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY. JUNE 11, 18,0.
Siamese man-of-war which ran ashore at Pulo Amza, at the north end of Klang Straits, is in a very dangerous position.
Mr. Oldɛ—Will you be my wife? Miss Youngs [s-No; but I Mr. Olds-Don't say you will be sister to me. Miss Youngs-I wasn't going to. I was just going to say I wouldn't mind being a widow to you.
In our issue of last night we made some references to the approaching severance of Major DENISTER's connection with the Police Force of this colony. When this gentleman, who is Paymaster of the Garrison of Hongkong, was first appointed some seven years ago to be Acting Superintendent of Police-vie Captain W. M. DEANE, absent on leave-we Look the liberty of expressing our opinion that was one of the most disgraceful "jobs" on record, And so it was. It is hardly necessary to state that Sir Gusu "BowEN was the party responsible for what we described as "one of the most scandalous and bare-laced pieces of disgusting jobbery ever associated with the Government of any British colony." And it is equally unnecessary to remind our readers that when Captain DRANK returned to the colony and resumed the duties of his office, Governor Bowen invented a new post, that
IT is rumoured that the weary monotony of life in this sequestered part of the Far East will very
shortly be enlivened with yet another embezzle- ment case. No warrant, in this connection, has yet been issued, but it may be at any moment. Tremble-Somebody!
THE irqui y continued by Mr. Wodehouse at the Magistracy this morning, respecting the death of a coolie who was found hanging to a door in the Tung Wah Hospital on the oth instant, ended, after the evidence of the Police had been taken, in a finding of felo de se, THE Ray, FITCHETT, editor of the Melbourne Daily Telegraph, started lif: as a carrying and forwarding agent's clerk, at Geelong. The irrepressible Sydney Bulletin says that Fitchett was a dab at way-bills, which accounts for the weighty-not to say heavy-style of his current leaders in the Melbourne Telegraph.
THE Panang Gosalle reports the death by dr waing, at Ausahan, of Mr. J. Wotherspoon chief engineer of the steamer Delf. There are no further particulars. Mr. Wotherspoon had been some years in the employ of Messrs. Chong Mob & Co., but it was his first voyage in the Dell. The deceased was a native of Renfrew,
Scotland.
THE verb "to boycott" has been defined by the Spectator as "to excommunicate for a secular purpose. It is high time the new expression was fixed on to something definite; at present it is sadly knocked about by the minor members of the fourth estate. Teetotal "stumps" go around at home now advising their hearers to boycott whisky and gin; as if it were well within the power of these hare-brained cranks to boy- cott anybody or anything. Alfred S. Dyer, the notorious social scandal-monger, wants the Chinese to boycott opiuma divans and opium farmers !. Of course they'll do it.
Tut Bangkok Times hears that a summons has been issued by H. B. M.'s Consular Court against Mr. McGregor, the manager of the Siam Gold Fields Ld., ona charge of having floniously killed one Chin Chiaw, a Chinese blacksmith lately in the employment of the said company, on the 8th of June 1879. As Mr. M.Gregor is now at Bingtaphan, the summons will be served on him hrough the Siamese authorities, and he is ordered to appear before H. B, M.'s Consular Count on the gh of june next, We understand that the Foreign Office has instructed Luang Ratana Yati, Crown Advocate, to prosecute on behalf of the relatives of the deceased.
Mr. W. A. Cruickshank, of Jardine Matheson
bad been paid since September.
Defendant was then sworn. He said that he executed the mortgage, but in September last sold the property to Sau Chi Won, and so trans- ferred his liability.
His lordship inquired if San Chi Wan was going to be called. On learning that he was not he at once gave judgment for the amount claimed, with costs,
A SHARE CASE."
J. S. Perry, assignee of the estate of David Benjamin, claimed $1,000 from John Andrew for breach of contract. Mr. Wilkinson appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Bowles defended.
Mr. Wilkinson stated that the case was
originally commenced in Original Jurisdiction, but was reduced to $1000 in order to bring it within the jurisdiction of the lower Court. On the 5th March last year a contract was entered into between David Benjamin and the defendant whereby the former sold to the latter
75 Steam- boat shares for the 31st July. On due date the contract was not fulfilled, and there was a loss of $3750 The only question before the Court, though, was with respect to the retention by the defendant of a sum of $1,000 belonging to the plaintiff. If that were admitted the issue would be very plain,
Mr. Bowles was willing to admit it If the plaintiff would admit certain contracts made with Mr. Fraser-Smith.
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the past year have been carried on at a loss of eighteen thousand pounds.
LONDON, May 20th. Lieut-General Sir Alexander Hamilton Gordon died yesterday.
Mr. Newton solicitor, found guilty of conspring to defeat the ends of justice in connection with the Cleveland-street scandal, has been to day sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment.
Mr. Provand, M:P. for the Blackfriars Division of Glasgow has given notice of his intention to bring before the House of Commons a motion regarding the long hours worked in the extile factories in India.
Prisoner was brought before Mr. Wodehouse at the Police Court this morning, and seemed rather callous than otherwise when placed in the dock. The Court-room was fairly crowded, with a good sprinkling of the Portuguese element. Mr. Rodyk, of Messrs. Holmes and Rodyk, prosecuted, and the prisoner was undefended.
Mr. Rodyk, in opening the case, stated that the prisoner was only arrested at 5 o'clock last night and that therefore it had been impossible for him to be properly instructed, seeing that the documents becessary for the prosecution to produce were still in the Bank. He therefore pressed for a short remand in order that his
'ient might have time to "fornish him with all | by 135 ruas, the necessary evidence to procure a conviction.
The circumstances were very suspicious ind. ed,
and he felt sure that were a remand granted he could produce in Court positive proof of the charges
A collision occurred to-day between the 14- bourers on strike and the military at Pelsen, Bohemia, when five of the former were killed.
In the North vs. South cricket match, played at Lord's to-day, the latter eleven were victorious
May zist.
The New York correspondent of the Standard telegraphs that President Harrison will vete the Silver Bill. It is stated that a canvass of the Senate has revealed the fact that there is a majority of only four senators in favour of the Bill now under consideration.
BRUSSELS, May 23rd The Miners Conference at follmost has unanimously passed a resolution in favor of the eight hours' movement.
J. A. Barretto, Secretary of the Hongkong Marina Hotel Company, Limited, stated that the prisoner was his clerk, his wages being paid out of witness's own pocket. The day of the pri soner, amongst other things, was to collect money and deposit it in the Chartered Bank of
King Leopold proceeds to Balmoral to-morrow India, Australls and China. Something of a suspicious nature came to witness's knowledge to be present at the birthday banquet to Queen yesterday morning, and he therefore made in Victoria.
LONDON, May 23rd. quiries which resulted in the discovery tha certain monies entrusted to the care of the pri.The Queen has created Prince Albert Edward sober to deport in the Bank were missing. He Duke of Clarence and Avondale and Earl of went to the Bank yesterday at II a.m. and Athlone, inspected the account current of the Marina Hotel Adebate took place in the House of Commons Company and found, as far as he could then last night during Committee of Supply on the discern, that the account was incorrect. He vale on account of the Public Service, in the went to the Bank again, in the afternoon, to get course of which Sir James Ferguson further particulars. The prisoner turned up at denied that the Government were making the office yesterday morning for a short while, sacrifices to Germany in East Africa. Bag- day. In consequence of his suspicions, witness maintained in that quarter. Negociations with directed the Company's solicitors to obtain a Genmany were proceeding amicably With prisoner with the misappropriation of money en had protested against foreign interference in the warrant for Jorge's arrest... He now charged the regard to Portugal, he said the Government trusted to his care, on different occasions, to the amount of $1,950. The offence was committed a few" days ago.. He desired that the case be
of Adjutant to the Police, for, Major syndicate formed to work the concession have to search fields. and thickets, in which shares bought by plaintiff. The issue bis lordship and then absented himself for the rest of the land's rights and interests, he said, would be
DEMPSTER. The Right Honourable Fraud wasted his eloquence on the desert air in trying to convince the hard-headed citizens
Tut Standard publishes a curious account of the experiments which are being made in the French Army for training dogs to act as
Mr. Wilkinson thought that had nothing to do scouts, messengers, and sentinels. When a dog is on messenger duty, two men are with it. detached from an cu post and walk about a
His lordship-But you are suing for breach of mile, their companion being led by his collar. contrect, and you are going into quite distincr One of the men then returns to the starting matters now. Are you suing for the difference point, and the dog, whenever he is let loose, between the contract price and the market price run back to the outpost with the message in a Mr. Wilkin on believed so. The defendant- bag tied to his back. The sentinel dogs are had paid $1737 of the amount, last August, L'Avenir du Tonkin says that General Schap-ad to scent strangers a hundred yards off, and leaving a balance of $1600 still due. In a letter delin is new in possession of the coal concession directly they do so, begin to barke and growl, which he wrote to Berjamin about that date be at Dongtrieu, granted to him in perpetuity in The training necessary for the scouts is stated that he had paid that amount to Mr. Fraser 1888. It is 1190 hectares in extent. The more elaborate as they have to be taught Smith in satisfaction of a difference on some Luzon bad. to decide was simply whether or not Mr. instructed Mr. G. C. C. Master, solicitor, Hong oldiers dressed. in foreign uniforms BIO kong, to make the first payment of 11,900 francs lying in ambush. As soon as the animale Andrew had a right to pay Benjamin's money
find the enemy, it is their business to run back away without authority. under the conditions of the grant. Mitch to their own friends, and so to report what they. His lordship-- Bus you are suing for breach of after speciag the location, has expressed high have seen. It is further hoped that the dogs will contract opinions of its futurci
prove useful for sending ammunition and food to AN unnamed hero is the second engineer of the patrols and detachments on outpost duty. No City of Paris, who plunged into the engine thing, in our opinion, could beat the Chinese room when all the space that was not occupied pariahs for duty as sentinels. They'd scent a by the rapidly rising water was filled with scald-tranger about a quarter of a mile off and raise the nearer be approaches. The "work" ing steam, and shut off the power from the broken engines that were pounding the ship to would make tracks home smart enough if he pieces. He did this and saved more than a suddenly came upon sirangers planted in the the offices at the imminent risk of his own bears go home will it with his tall well yet the official dispatches do not even mention between his legs all the way. his name.
of Hongkong that our local "bobbies" ought to be, and as a matter of fact were, an improvement on the Royal Irish Constabulary, and this was his excuse for appointing an Adjutant to teach military drill to men who have quite enough work to do without any such third-class fooling, at the salary of $100 per month. SirGEORGE Bowen is, without any manner of doubt, 'the biggest hypocrite and most consummate SIAM is sending to Hongkong for all her steam- lau ches and small vessels. The new steamer sham Hongkong has ever officially which Captain Andersen is bringing over from known-and that is saying a great deal. Hongkong (not the one intended for the Koh-i- Chang line) says the Hangkok Times, is reported Major Daarsten, who has been merely to be a sturdy little craff, bulit by a Chinese the victim of circumstances, is one of the contractor in Hongkong, and on her trial of
did nine knots easily, with Solbs of neam truest gentlemen and most efficient officers She is 75 feet long by 13 feet six inches broad, the local Government has ever had on its with a mean drait of four and a quarter feet, establishment. We say this the more thus admirably sulted for service on our river. Then w vessel is built entirely of teak, has a readily because comments have occa-
roomy cabin forward, and has been engined by slonally appeared in these columns which | Tai Sing & Co., of Kowloon,
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SUPREME COURT.
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION, (Before Mr. Fielding Clarke, Acting Chief Justice),
M. M. J. D. STEPHENS 2. THE CROWN, Mr. Francis, Q.C., (instructed by. Mr. Deacon) appeared for the plaintiff, and the Attorney General, (Mr. W. M. Goodman) instructed by Mr. Johnson, was for the defence.
Mr. Francis, in opening the case, stated that in May 1784 Meris, Howard and Co, negotiated
Mr. Wilkinson-Yes.
though.
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British settlements of Nyassaland and the Shirð region..
His lordship-This is quite a different matter,
successful debate took place, last night at Mr. Wilkinson -I gather from the letter which remanded in order that fuil and accurate paril. the Oxford Union, which was crowded, many defendant wrote that he had guaranteed some culars of the defalcations might be placed in the ladies being present in the gallerles, Mr. contract between Benjamin and Mr. Fraser hands of the Company's solicitors.
Einly Noiton moved that the House views The prisoter had no questions to ask of the with regret the non-recognition of the elective Smith, last year. It will obviate a good deal of trouble if the defence will admit that he acted winess
principle in the India Councils Bill, arguing knowledge, of With regard to bail being allowed, for the from Imperial and European and unofficial Benjamin. without the consent, or even
msprisoner, Mr. Rodyk pointed out that, as the standpoints, Mr. Galbrath and Lord Hugh Mr. Bow'es, declined, however,
case was enveloped in deep esipicion, and as it | Cecil opposed the motion, the latter saying that David Benjamin was then called. He said would be quite easy for the prisoner to get away England had too much of representative Govern I am a clerk. Last year 1 entered into a con- to Micao, he should not be admitted to bail, for ment already. Messrs Cotton; Magee, and others spoke, in support of the motion. Mr. His Worship took this
remanded the prisoner ontil, 11 o'clock to Congress, really wanted Social questions, he morrow, refusing to allow bail,
the
Itract with Mr. Fraser-Smith to buy 50 Luzons at the present at any rate,view of the case, Surendranath Banerjee pointed out what the
$132, for the 31st August. My broker was a Mr. Judah. I did not authorise him to guaranice anything, and I only learnt afterwards, through you (Mr. Walkinson) that he had done so,
Cross-examined--"I be sum due from MI Andrews should havą beebi paid by the end of July, and as it was not, and he kept putting mo off, I took steps to recover it a low days later I was unable to meet my own Liabilities at the time. About the 5th September I signed a deed of composition with my credi tre I was unable to complete the contract
and
STANLEPS OPERA COMPANY,
said, were simulated by political activity. Poll- tically, educationally, and socially India needed such reforms as were urged by the Congress, and the querion was above a party one. Mr. Banerjee's remarks were much applauded. At AT THE CITY HALL
the conclusion of the debate the motion, on a Mr. Harry Stapley's Opera Company opened division, was carried by a majority of sixly, their first season in Hongkong at the Theatre
BERLIN, May 3 rd, The North German Gasttle commenting on Royal, City Hall, last night, to a very large and, under all circumstances, a most enthusiastic i the recent Blue Book on Egypt endorses the