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EXAMINATION, IN HYGIENE.
It will be remembered that; early in the past year, a manual on hygiens was published by the Government, and the subject was made compulsory in all Government and Grif Schule. His Excellency the Governor kindly offered prize of 500, $50, and 125 to the beat competitors i
in Sinndards VII and VI, and also offered a shield as a trophy, to be held for
the best team of to competitors out of its lower Blandards (V, IV and [11.)
Both eximinations were held at the bexis ing of December, and the results are Dow mado public. ::
At the examination on the Advanced Course put of 79 Competitors the following are prize winners.
N. T. Exta, at St. Joseph's College,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY JANUARY 13 1906.
Witness did not receive $100 frond defendant In January, 1905, to supply provisions to her daughter while the mother was away in Sings, pare. He did enpply provisions to the extent of $125. The money was handed to his son for his expenses, and bestdak it off his son,
His Honnur Is your son hare? Are you going to bring him up here to tell as many. stories as
*** you are telling? Witnen You
Looking at an account of moneys received, son received it
His Honour: But you took it from your To Mr. Otto Kong Sing! I hope you are not going to call the son to tall any more lies?:
Mr. Otto Kong Sing: No, my Lord, His Honour: A good thing too. This man. alone is enough to try anyone's patience. Wit ness, continuing: My son went to his aunt to His Honours Never mind about the paying back-you got
My
san got it,
HONGKONG BUTTERALIES.
STANDARD AUTHORITY IN THE
MAKING, NAT
MACAO NOTES.
"[From Our Own Correspondant.]
A LARGE CONFLAGRATION..
'CLAIM "FOR COAL
B.E. "PAUL BEAU” BUED..
6th Inst.
Mr.Slade objected to witness saking that. BILKSHAKE
any
106
Mr. Pollock Very well put it in sand don't
witamin Macao, 8th January, 190%,
Wiinass, continuing, said that from memory roth inst.
could only say that the "Paul: Diamman In Admiralty Jurisdiction this morning, His The anthusiasm of the specialist in a parti. On the night of Thursday last, there occur Honour, Sir Francis Piggott, Chief Justice, mentioned, but did not remember if there was cular branch of study was never better exred a large conflagration in the district of presiding, the Sam Hing Firm sued, the think the Charits Hardouin was mentioned.
mentioned. other steamer
He did not emplided than in the case of ir. J. C. Komhaw, Tarrafeiro in the nativa bazaar. As result Pan raw for the recovery of the sum of The word "Agents" was added to the F. E.S., F. Z. S., who is ous year, by that school which should send up /.witness sald'he did not receive the mopoy; his | series of Part issues, how completing, in a.), several Chinese shops were 'completely gutted; | $5,490,60, being the prica of coni supplied to] # Trevoux and Colfte. That was’done at with it's. examination Into the two of these are insured i in fire Insurance com the defendant steamer by the plaintiff arm, be direction. The bill was then sent to Kwok Yike
Iwasa May and July 14tructed character and life habits of the butterflies which panies at Hongkong. It is reported that the
Tin, and the latter sent it back a second time, are to be found in Hongkong and South-Eau outbreak originated in one of the shops cover-
Mra M. W. Slade,
by MEC. D. Chin. Mr. Kershaw may have taken optised by insurance. No sooner started than the Wilkinson, of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, leaving out the word "agents"Kwok Y
and at his request now bill branch of scientide investigation in the spirit of fire spread with great rapidity. Owing to the nat appeared for the plaintiff firm, and Mr. H. E. Tin was not witness for the plaintifs Wit
"whaimado,
the amateur, but this production, of which W
rowness of the streets, 1
The flames leaped across Pollock, K.G., instructed by Mt. M. J. Dness left out that word as Kwok Yik Tin' said have received the first two Paris, is the work of the road and soon ignited the bosses on the op. Stephane, appeared for the defendant vessel. -20
In opening the case, Mr. Slade said this was your money and to claim the money from An authority. When the volume is completed, posite side of the burning buildings. Thanks to
leave out the word agents, and you'll ret When he had the bill made out it will undoubtedly rank as the standard auth the sustained efforts of the fire-fighters and the a case brought by the Sam Hing Firm, who did not
he ority on butterflies in this corner of Chins. Mr. men in charge of the manual engines as well
were coal merchants, carrying on business at Trevoux, but from the ship first. He was in
28 and 30,
Pottinger Street in this Colony, Canton when trouble upon bis research into the spacies and confined to a restricted area. Some Chinese
the second bill *was made the s., Paul Bean, a steamer which out. The transaction was carried out by characteristics the butterflies which ream la firemen were conspicuous for their bravery on had for the
of
Fouth-East Hongkong and
Chics, and the this occasion They climbed to the greatest
was on the "bill; "che looked ato:ktio
he only in 1904. He never borrowed Stoo from his sister, he whose value and importance can best be appre: mity to the actual sea their efort. Towards ex. There was a precisely similar action against Tin knew witness was in Canton when he
"ship for Bis money. He went to Canton Mr. M. W
W. Slade sald this was a test caac, 40 odd days after the desling's. Kwok-Vik ciated by experts. And he has anshrined the personal risk directed their efforts towards ex back,
sent Did you pay it yourself?—No, my son did,cular domain of science in most beautiful form, of the appliances for efficiently
bas.once sister, of 35 for interest. Was that not in which he deals. If Mr. Kershaw has made this again been brought into prominent notice. raspect of the $500 borrowed? Yes, it wail. subject a life-study, and there really seems no. It is also matter of general comment that the Mr. Harding! Yes, so I should think); reason to doubt it for none could collect and Gavemment should devise some improved plan Looking at
at other entries, witness said they collate the facts be has gathered in any baphat for the widening of the streets is the native were not in his handwriting.
ard or promiscuous fashion-he has certainly section of the city. His Honour: Look again.
gained the reward of his toil, in winning re- Witness: Yes, they are.
cognition as the standard authority on the His Honour Then why did you deny it subjeci. :) Just now My son wrote them.
His Bonour: I should not think the son is much use to society; he is as big a liar, no † daybt, as his father.
and W. Drude, of the Diocesan Home and'. xef money on my behalf but it was paid back. Kershaw has devoted an immange amount of as the officers directing operations, the fire was in the past two years been trading between his' forf, and he did not cura" what name.
ged,
In the
Orphango
Felices, of the Italian
(Enriqueinvent.
Hung ing 98 boys and girin competed. The shield was won by Queen's Collage, with 239 marks.
Tu-chi, of Queen's College.. Competition to teams, number-
ii
But you took it off h❘m-Yes (reluctantly). | result is seen in minificent publication heights an adjoining buildings in closest proxilledong and Canton. The coal was sup
A
rot it from the Fook Yuen Tal, and paldangible returns of his explorations in this partitinguishing the conflagration. The inadequacy another abip of the same company for the same the bill to be altered Witness did not St. Joseph's College.....227 marks. But here's an entry in your account with your commensurate with the varied beauties with with an outbreak of fire in this cite Coping supplies, and the parties had agreed to let the first bill after it was altered, He was present
The other schools in order of meril warn:---
3 Italian Convent 224
4. Wantial District School,..... 218.
Bellios Public School for girls2144 Diocesan School for girls......205 Diocesan Home & Orphanage191
μ
B. Rilis Kadoorie School......... 188.
Cathedral School .............. 140
(8 competitors only.)
th
10. Yaumati District School 165 H. E also offered prixes for the two besi papers in the winning team, and these fell in Robert Eastlake and Ip U-pak.
Witness had been in business at the same place for 28 or 29 years: The shops were formerly his father's. He did not take out letters CLAIM FÖR MONEY ADVANCED. of administration, as it was then under the
Chinese Government.
BROTHER VERSUS SISTER,
roth init. Before Hii Hanour, Mr. A. G. Wise, Puisne Judge, in Summary Jurisdiction this morning, Ip Fat On, trading as Mow Cheong at Nos. 127 and 129 Upper Main Street, Kowloon, sued Ip Sun. Kiu, al No. 131. Upper Main Street,
$1,000, being" advanced by plaintiff at the request of the 'de: fendant, for the construction of the house No. 131 Upper Main Street, Kowloon, and not re paid by the defendant to the plaintiff,
The
Mr. Otto Kong Sing appeared for the plain tiff, and Mr. R. A. Harding for the defendant,
Mr. Otlo Kong Sing said that the full amount dus was 51,960.00, but the plaintiff had waived the sum of 5160, in order to bring the claim within the jurisdiction of this Court, Mr. Ono Kong Sing stated that the claim was also partly for goods sold and delivered.
His Honour: Chinese do not usually keep their books like you do,
1 am not acquainted with my own laws (laughter),
His Honour: No, but you appear to be ac quainted with some of ours.
Other evidence was given as to the payments made for the building of the house, by the
paid some small amounts now and then. When. plaintiff paid monay defendant told him to pay 'il out of the money in his possession belonging to her. Witness heard these Instructions rivers.
Mr. Harding submitted that pinintiff had not made out any Care, as the last witness had proved that defendant paid at least $500 herself
Fook Yuen Tai said he knew plaintiff and defendant. Plaintiff often sent him
nates for money of his sister's,
Mr. Harding Then plaintiff knew you had such money in your cara?—Yes, Finlquiff, his son, and his daughter, frequently drew money belonging to deferding, and had borrowed money from witness besides.
THE STA CASA BOARD.
The Metropolitan Government has decreed that the Board of the Santa Coan de Misericar In a sheet which accompanies the first Pan, dia shall, in future, consist of five members; Mr. Kershaw modestly says that "this is an three to be nominated by the Governor, and attempt to give a popular but accurate account the other two to be elected by the members of of the butterflies in this part of the woria, with the Institution. Under the re-organiser Board, whenever possible, a life history of each insect" the Government will control the majority of But who ever met the enthusiast, as Mr. votes in all matters arising for consideration Kershaw certainly in, who, being saturated with Being Government nominees those members his subject, could be absolutely popular in the will be so many puppets answering to the accepted term? Mr. Kerahaw does not go int fancies and whims of the wire-pullers in Lis for wonderful language or an excess of tech-bon, who for the most part are ignorant of the nical terms, but he is none the less explicit requirements of the Colony, and whose one and none the less displays his erudition purpose is ostensibly the draining of the the public exchequer or private benevolent one colonial funds whether belonging to the in- benefits are seen only in the home country;
titutions for the furtherance of to the detriment of the development and material prosperity of Macao. This latest off
A more interesting prefatory note we have seldom read. The author remarks that: "Though within the Northern Tropic, Dong kong, Macao, and the adjacent country exhibit little of the luxuriance of vegetation usually as
of
decision in one action govern the other,
The plaintiffs were requested by Kwok Hee Ting, representing himself as the agent of the Faut Beaw, to supply coal to that vessel, and the coal was supplled to the captain and ownerd. Under the English law the sup. pliers of goods to a ship had a right of claim against that vessel for the price thereof, and could arrest her and hold her aga the
against amount dus.
not see the
when the first bill was made out, but know. nothing about the second bil, until he returned countant in witness's shop 1 from Canton. Yung King Wan was the sè- partner.
he Was not The case for the plaintiff having closed, Mr. Pollock, in opening the case for the defence, said the English law did not apply to this case, as the Paul Brou wat a French steamer registered in France and in Canton, and there. Mr. Pollock said that be objected to the'
fors must be tried according to French law. reference to the English law, as the steamershe also flag. was a French steamer, under the French flag, and the case must, be dealt with by the law of that flag
Mr. Slade said the supplier of goods to a ship had a lien on that ship, when he had given credit to the charterers.
He would deal with the French Inw later. Mr. G. Liebert, French Consul, here entered the Court, and watched the, case on behalf of
received on board, and receipts given by the the defendant steamer.
Mr. Slade, continuing, said that the coal was
paid and was still due and a ing. officers thereof, and the cost had never
been The defendants admit the Paul Brou was
plying between Canton, and Hongkong during
plied to her, that coal was supplied to the or-
be at lavding under the wrench freige
steamer entering this post at once became" amenable to the laws of this Colony, bat that had nothing to do with this class of, case. Mr. Pollock then quoted' carteis" yo- thorities regarding cares which bed :: bcen decided in Queen's Bench, and which had decided that in such actions the ship, Dif a foreign bip, must be tried accord-
any law, for goods supplied, necessary 10 ing to the law of its country.
His Honour: But is not a ship liable, under its proper navigation?
person ordering such goods is alone liable.
Mr. Pollock: 1 submit, my Lord, that the
A lengthy discussion then followed to the ing that it had generally been accepted of late
law of the
Mr. Pollock said he was not in any way arguing against, the jurisdiction, as he fully admitted the jurisdiction of this Court, but the question to consider was under what law the case 'WAY
der of Messrs. Trevoux and Co., the then owners
er that the sleamer. The defendant steamer denirs owing any money for coal supplied, or liability for any claim for conl, and cuter a counter claim for damage sustained by reason of the plaintiffs causing the wrongful arrest of the Paul Beaulo be dealt with. said stenther, during the period of such arrest. on account of the fans of the services of the
plaintiff wer not aware of Mesars, Trevoux At the time of the supply of the coal the
tution is a very old-established one; its found. mould-forming ing dates back a
of centuries ago. The couple greater
Pro -promoters were actuated by most benevolent of the Paul Bray, and not to the order if the all over the w Hag did not follow 'VESED} intentions. The direction of its affairs has been vested for all these years in the bands of its members, who devoted their time and ener By gratuitously for the good of the poor. The director hold office for one year and are elect of its history the administration was not above ed by popular vote. It is true that at one time reproach; but nothing can be said but good of the directorate within recent years. There funds have been judiciously appropriated and have been party disputes, but on the whole the
honestly administ reit
are
And Co.'s existence.
Mr. Polock; I would ask your Lordship to make a note of that, the plaintiffs were no! aware of the existence of Messrs. Trevoux and Co." It is an important point.
oth inst
Kowloon, a single woman; for the recovery of { plaintiff, the contractor saying that certain/sociated with a tropical climate. This, how interierence with the administration of the
balance of a sum of money tums, were paid by the defendant. Plaintif Lever, is owing to the district being burdened Santa Cass is generally resented. The insi. the period mentioned and that if coal was suprights of the law of the flag, His: Honour hold.
with a poor and dense population who destroy inaterials fundather up the mould-f the vegetation and gatheri
chiefly rain-swept, sun-burned hills, interaccted. part of the year is hot and damp; the landscape by but with patches of sweet potato and other valleys meatly cultivated as wet rice fields, vegetables, whilst dirty, crowded villages lie in every direction at the foot of the hills. Most these are very barren, some boulder-strewn and scantily covered with coarse grasses and stunted undergrowth, others scattered over with the small fir common on the hills of S. China Here and there, chiefly at the back of the villages or an isolated
d hills specially devoted to the ever-present horse than graves, small clumps of trees or bushes 'con tinually topped and hacked by
The annual distribution of prizes to papila of the villagers, except the few, generally banyans, preserved the Senate House. The Governor apologised not aware of their existence at the time.
the municipal schools was held on Sunday a trees, the trunks bedaubed as "Joss
with red
for not presiding at the function on account of Papers and the usually, dirty and tawdry para- phernalia arranged on a dilapidated altura slight indisposition beneath their shade. A few of the Buddhist The Bishop of acad was to have presided in H.E.'s absence, but at a late hour His Lord. monasteries, however, are sheltered by
realy ship sent word regretting his inability to be fine forest trees. Here, then, Mr. Kershaw in word in its beat sense, not scalping but delive revealed in the pursuit of his hobby-using the present owing to indisposition also, Mr. A.
wildly a the hither and thither after chance
popular president of the Council, long and brilliant address, In the calmly, evenly investigating, enjoying the existence of a Press in this city which course of bis remarks he regretted the non. goes, inspecting everything. Kershaw in the zaak Walton to the timer might be the instrument for ventilating the butterflies. After referring to birds, he re
grievances and urging upon public brilliant and strike even no Indifferent obser
His Honour said he was under the impres sion that it was a question of title, but ke found it
it was nothing of the sort; it had nothing to do with title.
Mr. Harding submitted that it was a question as to whether the sunny was paid by his client or by his friend's client.
Mr. Quo Kong Singanid that a piece of land was bought by the plaintiff and subsequently a house was built on that land, the house in ques- tion, the plaintiff advancing the sum of $1,3/0 for the construction thereof.
Ip Fat On stated that defendant was his youngest sister. Early in 1934 he bought a piece of land at Kowloon for $760, and subte. quently his sister asked him to build her a house on that land, and, to pay on her behalf the sum of $1,360 for the con struction of the said house. He had also
To Mr. Oto Kong Sing: Plaintiff never had too much money, so defendant instructed witness to pay him money out of her deposits. Witness was not a banker; he was a walking- stick dealer, but he had other accounts similar
lo defendant's.. This closed the case for the defence.
Mr. Otto Kong Sing sald that a claim had been made out by the plaintiff, but he must admit that his second witness gave him away as to the $600, but he thought he was entitled to a decree for the balance of $400,
as he
EDUCATION.
Mr. Slade:I think not; the „plaintiffs weië or course, they became au are subsequently that there was a firm of Trevoux and Co, and they had been owners at one time of the Paul Beau, and another vessel of the same sort.
Mr. Pollock; It is an important paint and i must ask your Lordship to note it,
Mr. Slade then proceeded to quote the Eng lish Admiralty Court Act of 1840, when Mr. diction this was a case of coal supplied in Pollock objected, saying he doubted the juris foreign ship in a foreign part, and the English
··advanced other sumy, but they had been repaid, be has said, and therefore, I can give you marks that butterflice "are both numerous and the requirements of the Colony, on Admiralty Act did not apoly,
at
the
His
has to
|
In Admiralty Jurisdiction this morning: His.. Honour, Sir Francis Piggott, Chief Justice, presiding, the case in which the Sam Hing. firm sued thesis. Paul Bran for the recovery of $5,060,90, being the price of coal supplied to the defendant sleamer, was resumed this morning
Mr. M. W. Slade, instructed by Mr. C. D Wilkinson of Messrs. Wilkinson and
Gelate appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. H. E. Pallock, K.C., for the defendant, Instructed by Mr. M. J. D. Stephens, Belore Mr. Pollock continued his opening address for the defence,
Honour said there could, he supposed, be no doubt in the case he mentioned. yesterday that the coal was ordered by the owner of the steamer ty pour, that the remedy would be only by an action in rem. There could be ro question about that.
Mr. Pallock: There is Jurisdiction in r
a steamer, His Bonour: Not necessary supplies, but Hoods supplied by order of the master.
plaintiff to gaol, but did not think that was ver. One noteworthy feature about the buy upon him wunicipal Council it devolved Bia Honour: Well, we'll just hear what Mr. for necessary supplies to a
is Honour: I don't believe a single word nothing, as ons time thought of sending much god. He hoped he would not see him again, Judgment for defendant with costs,
THE CHRISTIAN BROTHERS.
and 51,360-remained still due and owing, but he walved the $360,
To Mr. Harding, witness said about tea years ago his sister went to Singapore. His sister over sant him any money to take care of for her, nor did she ever lend him any money, He bad twice mortgaged his ancestral house. His later did not pay the money to clear off those mortgages, he paid them himself from the moneys his business brought in. He did not know the master of the Fook Yuen Tai shop. He did not know if his sister deposited His Grace the Archbishop of Colombo, the money chose the land, he bought it on beamustar, Drinnert, Osed pradeda the
purchase of the
annual prize giving at St. Benedict's at Colombo last month.
her
A GRACEFUL TRIBUTE.
Mr. Pollock: Very goo.ĺ, my Lord.
to render an Account of his. steward- want of a good commercial school which would of authorities bensing on the supply of conl ship to his electorale. He regretted.also the
Mr. Slade then read extracts from a numbe fit the youth of the olony to earn their living steamers, and the liability of such steamers for The speaker praised the numerous schools of in the great commercial centres of the East.
East. the price therent. Hongkong, Japan and China which were so equipped as to enable their scholars to fit 16pleves for different careers and various oc cupations in after years. He read the petition Government of His Most Faithful Majesty in which the Council had firwarded to the which a scheme for the establishment of a
propounded,
commercial school was
terflies, or at least some species, is that they "By hither and thither at a speed which quite eclipses their English.relatives,"
Mr. Kershaw refers in a succinct paragraph to the climatic conditions of Bongkang and and in an interesting conclusion be says. As the number of species described is the result of some seven years' collecting, the species new to this list which are sure to be added by degrees will probably scarcely affect the event feature, here presented, of butterfly fauna found on a wide strip. of coun the extending from Hainan to the Chusan Islands,
The Colonial Secretary, Dr. Alfredo Letlo, It may perhaps be thought that too much spate who represented the Governor in his absence devoted to the very common insects, but there also addressed the gathering. He controverted are really more
seen, partly because they add
Government of the Metropolia had for this nkaite life and charm to the country, partly because they are generally, of mork
Colony the highest predilection and sought to favour value in elucidating many most interesting:
by all possible means its inhabitants Tnd that Macao was progressing it h questions concerning the past history of the world." There speaks the artist, and one can.
fine buildings the like of which no other lortu understand how absorbingly-interesting. Mese colonypussessed. He assured his hearess That Government was not neglecting the Kershaw must be as a companion when after question of public instruction in this city. Fur his butterflies.
years the "Government had been deliberating Kingdom. Dr. Lello was of opinion that the upan a schame relating to education in the school project the Council had submitted was beset with serious difficulties.
and
་་, Kwok Sau Chuen, the first witness called, proved the sale and delivery of the con! in question, and said that he first heard of the firm of Trevoux & Co. forty days, after the transaction, when the captain of the Pawl Beau went to him and asked him to alter the name on the bill to Trevoux and Co., as Kwok Tee Kin said they were the owners, and wit ness altered the name to Trevoux and Co. accordingly.
Witness saw Mons. Trevoux after the pre- sentation of the bill, and he was then told that
tions from France.
Mr. Follock abjected to that going in as evidence, as it was only an alleged converen tion betw en Mons. Trevoux and witness-an alleged statement between, witness and a third party, and as such that could not be accepted As evidence. Mr. Slade said he had the same doubt on that point as Mr. Follock and there fore would not press the point,
Witness, continuing, said that in conse quence of something Mons. Trevoux said he waited, and the first time the ship came from Canton he took action,
Mr. Pollock said that the case of the Ripan the master's claims to a lien on that vessel arose City on which his leamed frland relied, and under special statutory provisions.
He is given the same ilen in respect of disbursements, properly made on account of the ship, as he has for his wages, and all the remarks of the learned judge in that casa showed that it would be a gross injustice not to allow the captain to exercise his statutory rights given him by the Merchant Shipping Act. As regards the ques- tion of registration the Past Beau had all along been registered in the name of the Compagnis Française de Navigations, the real owners, and Travoux was mentioned as an armåteur, that is a person who equips, flis out and worke
any conlt that coal was ordered by za mao named Kwok Vik Tin, an employee of Tra voux's, who said that at first he was under the impression that Trevoux was the actual owner of the Paul Benu, but later he had reason to his opinion. Kwok had disbursed no money for the coal, and the coal was not paid for, but the. ship was a liable since the master did not order it.
alter
half of his sister. In the Chinese deed it was so written that he was the middle mad. When
Immediately after the distribution of prizes his sister went to Singapore after negotiating His Grace addressed the large gathering pra for the purchase of the land she did not leave sent. He said that most of the boys to whom with him any parcel addressed to the Fook His Excelleney-hd given the prize books had which are important 'han the butterflies Mr. Basta's discourse, and affimed. that the Mons. Trevoux was then waiting for instruc. I a vessel." In this case the master did not order Yuan Tai thọp. He had never drawn any
received baptism at his bands; most of the money from that shop; his sister sent brothers were his old acquaintances and friends, asphew to draw money,
His Honour: If you know that, you must
for he was for five years closely associated with St. Benedict's Institute. No one knew better know that she had money deposited there.
and admired more the work done within those Wliness: I know nothing about it—I never saw her books, and she never told him about her
walls by the Christian Brothers than himself A great change had taken place since he left money.
the Kotahana mission, five years ago. The
of number
The species describedre Illustrated by pupile then was a little over 500 at
and
coloured plates by Hentschel, from the original of Brothers had also increased in proponton, which were coloured out here from the fresh to-day it was close upon 1,000, and the number
specimens, and they are wonderfully beautiful In those days the prize distributions were then
are works of art, and will, we have no held in the school-room near the Mission House, but now they had the pleasure of meat. doubt, be issued as supplements with family due to the munificence of his predecessor, and and spacious hall, which was
magazines when
sines when publishers see their beauty. parts
"and there are five coloured plates, printed in London, great protector of that Institute.. It was really
Crown folis cause for
great satisfaction
tion to him.
the size of the volume, and the descrip to see such large number of boys trained by the Brothers
tion of the insecta is printed in clear, large in Religious Knowledge that instruction which type on fine, old-fashioned papers delight u will maks them useful members i
the touch and the eye. Altogether Mr. Ket
• in every walk of life. To conduct a school of about a thou. shaw has prudi ced. A publication which must sand boys was not an easy matter. It required add fresh laurels to his name. It occurs to If she paid Ssoo. it would have been, entered experience and long practice in the art of, such an authority on insects might well
teaching, and this the Christian Brothers possess requisitioned to set the Hongkong Museum in in my books.
order and arrange the somewhat chaotic col His Honour: That is not the question-Didel to a very high degree.. The Brothers of the
lection which reposes there. $5007-No, did not.
He never asked his sister to lend him $200. He know nothing about her monetary transac the land out of his own mure honey fly tions. Witness paid the purchase money for been repaid $1,000 altogether by his sister. She made no arrangement with a contractor to take goods to be paid for by money to be re turned by defendant. All the money, the paid passed through his shop. His sister navor went with a contractor to his shop to make out their accounts. The contractor, Tong Tak, owed him $1,013.
Lith
*sistër pay you $500! Mr. Harding; Did your Witgets I don't know.
You don't know? You must know if she paid you $500.
1.
she pay you try in his book that all the
There was money for the land had been paid to avoid future dispute, but it was not in his hand. writing. What he wrote had been torn out on the next page.
His Honour: There has not been any page torn out of this book-What did you write?
The page has gone! don't know. His: Hanouri These handwritings are all
the same.
Witness: If your Lordship will allow me I will re-write the book (laughter),
His Honour: Oh, not you won't--you'd like Witness, continuing, said he did not receive
to, no doubt.
from the Fook Yuen, Tal shop any payments on behalf of his sister. He did not borrow $500 in July last from his sister.
Mr.Hardings Did you not give her a pro missory note ?
-
in
Christian Schools are essentially
THE FRIENDS OF THE PEOPLE. That he ventured to any was due to the saintly founder, St. John Baptist de La Salle, who taught that education should be within the reach of the poor as well as the wealthy and great. Thus we are the Brothers of the Christian Schools in various parts of the world numbering
тепи
of thousand their pupils by thousands and
the Christian Brothers, had just been given charge of the schools in Manila by the American Government, who had also granted them large sums of
money,
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QURUE-OUTTING MYSTERY.
WATER RETURN.
Level and Storage of Water In Reservoirs on the 1st January.
LEVEL.
Tytam...
His Hanouy I take it that Mr. Slade's point is that the case of the Ripon City is on all fours in principle with this case ? OUT.
Mr. Slade la principle, my Lord.. Mr. Libbert, French Consul, as, to the registration of the Paul Beas, and.
gave evidence explained the meaning of the word armateur, and said it mount the man who fitted out and ran the vessel, borrowing her from the owner. be the charierer?
His Honour Then the armateur would
Mr. Liebert: Yes, that is also a meaning of
of the word. It is neverused of the
Cross-examined by Mr. Pollock, wilcess said he was not the sole partner in the plaintiff firm. He owned a $1,000 share in it, the whole capital being $7.00. Witness
was the sole manager of the firm, and the partners looked to him to attend to the business in the best way to pre vent loss. He had known Kwok Tee Kin for 1905.
years, and had fo below? 20% * Selow order before supplied coal to steamers an his Tee Kin was manager of overflow 3 Overflow
28' 1" below 28'.
totaled tung, Steamship Co. He was not below related to him, Byewash...
overflow
overflow Pokfulam.. 14′ 3′′, below 23′ below
overflow
I overflow Wong-nai-1 45 47 below) 43′ 3′′
overflow. cheong.. overflow
STORAGE GALLÓNS. ..
1905. Tylam............ 306,200,000 Byewash..........
ตม. Pokfulam... $5,580,000 Wong-nsi-cheong
below.
".
1900, 131,440,000
ΟΙ
owners were,
the surname was the ties quoted by Mr. Pollock, His Honour decidad same. He first met him when he came to buy to admit the arguments on French-law, if coal for the Hongkong Steamship Co. The necessary by ordering them in pleadings, but bill was addressed to that Cp. and i was paids- valdošeninas" vast: wit blade would have sle When Kwik Tee Kin ordered the coal in right, if anything unforeseen: transpired, tof question he said it was to go on board the asking for an adjournment to consider it, Paul Bras. Witness did not ask who the Continuing his evidence, Mr. Liebert said that, apart from France, the only places where a Mr. Pollock;hy did you not Ask the
-steamer: could.ba French
consulate in a 18,300,000 supplying coal?-1 trusted the steamer.
country. you call yourself a business mån 7
Mr. Follock proposed to puts few
dwquestions where would you have been if the steamar to witbars regarding . French law, and Mr. had not come back to Hongkong-Well, Slade
and the objection was should bave waited and then seen what was to be done. I would not have looked to Kwok Vik Tin for the amount of the bill,
15.8 gallons
name
The owners of a steamer to which you were Calony, or in gingerGA was in aë
to supply it
noted.
bede formally'
objected, and Mr.Pollock According to French law
could
to be paid for. In 40 days, He dret heater/hen, as in this cash; the word armateur, alo
the actual date.
but did
·
Intermittent supply Eastern District from the bill being made in the same of. Trevoux ses for the time baing was foŋlawjo) pos?
1905.
ail.. Toin!...... 141,880,000 249,240,000 Consumption of Water in the City of Victorin and Hill District during the month of Dec.
1904. 1905.
ship be seised for a debt, contracted by su in order that the Brothers raight carry out their
A CHINESE EDITOR'S STATEMENT. Consumption... 115,136,000 113,799,000 gallons When the coal was ordered witness was employee of the armatur? It could not
Estimated):
asked
it on credit, the toth inst.
226,500 population.
231,300
coal
not include the opperiven de oven ftit walk belter, St. John Baptist de La Salle made rule that Latin and Greek, should When news reached Hongkong that natives, Consumption)
Cross-examined by Mr. Siada, Mr. Lieben not be taught
of Trevoux, as the agents of the Paul them. He considered not be taught by the record
both men and women, ware losing their queues. (bat
per head per
16.4
Beam, in in Canton and could not account for it, people.
Jalys Nothing was said than boys had
said the word armateur would mean any per not remember, said day...... dimculty in finding employment suited grew doubtful as to the truth of the story.
tbont JA their life. Suppose the thousand boys who very enterprising Chinese editor in Hongkong 13th Dec,
and using t
the ship for the tim
belog sitended school there learnt Latin and Greek who at first disbelieved the story, went down to
but after the bill was sent in, he was asked to French ships ware registered in thise places Constant supply during the whole month of and became Lawyers and Doctors, would it not
alter the bill from the name of the Captain of in France by metropolitan authority, in French intothe affair. Speaking to a
to Dec... toolsgraph, reporter this afternoon
the Haul Beau he more than the plague of locusts in Egypt
10 that of Trevoux. Witness did Colonies by sausa authority, or in i Consumption of Water in 1
Peninsula
make our the bill, but he saw it and it was not Everywhere there was a great demand for
the French Consulates.A tries JALION said: stry of during the month of December. houses for the money, and they had been since I schools, but no one Brothers of the Chris- [ doubtful to me, bi..when I went to that
fitted to carry better
made out The captain and owner of the ship was registered at the place where she best the queue-cutting Canion at:
at:first appeared
steamer Paul Bras, Tung Shuk Hing made came French. The Paul Beau: WAS: BETIT TEŻ: Consumption...13,371,000 15,235,000 gallons out that bill. When port
Coisulate, Mr. Harding's Will you explain why, if de- tian schools. His Grace concluded by addres- andanw SEVOTH men and girls who had had their Estimated
to be a fact. Vicalma and believed it to
the captain the words mentioned were scratched A langthy argumant 76,850 population 71,150 -
out, and the accountant who brought, le said: 'admissibility of letter of demand "written thele masters at length in order that they (the
to the
that a new bill must be made out in the name by Mestra, Deacon Looker and Descopy on pupile) night, proft more and mores by being be
cannot state how, when perhead ports 6.0. under their guidance. They ought to try, and or where they became queueless, & petition. day and
64 gallons written on the top, and that was "Trevoux and behalf of the plaintiff in the first instance), sod respond to their efforts for both spiritual and has been forwarded to the mandarins by the The Govemment Analyst reports that the It On that bill there was no mention of the testify as to under what circumstances that Co." A fresh blil was made out, and witness saw Mr. F. B. Deacon of that firm was called to. temporal wants, and profit by the training they people to take the matter up, and to try to effect water is of excellent quality, of ɔda money?!! captalo and owners of the Paul BessTheuld letter was written, what he stated thRE STAT gaya them, which would earn for them a moble: the arrest of the scoundrels who are the : pers Career in life.
W. CHATHAMJUI bill was kept in the shop. Looking at a bill memory did not serve him as to whether the petrators of the deed, jus
Water Authority, liproduced withsis said that was the old billje letter was written as the result of his ndrick
Not in July. My son barrowed some money Witness
ówned Nos. 137 and 129 Upper Main „Street, and he gave a charge on those two
out that work than the
gentlemen fa
The
„fendant ownd you 37,360, you borrowed Scoosing the pupils. He said ba bad addressed hair coghut ca depastmbot reporting Consumption>
* from ber 1---I did not borrowit, my son borrow-
Joy His Honours But you: gava a charge on
the houses)
To the Fook Yuen Tai shop my son bor. * rowed the money and handed it to me to pay
deine at the end of the year, y
dally, outrage
B. 1904.
it was brought back from"),gistered in Hongkow! Septed as toj tha;