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WEKLY $13 por annuin,
Tho raion per quarter and per trenem, proportional. The daily issue is deliverest from when he who in
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CONTENTS.
Births, Marriage and Danth. Leading Articles:-
The Sugar Market.
"Salary Sharks."
Our Sanitary Laws. '
The Kowtopa-Canton Railway. Hongkong's Water Supply, Telegram:
The Japanese Tariff.
Disturbance at Tomsk. Kowloon-Canton Railway. Sir Ernest Satow.
Monting:-
Alice Memorial Hospital.
Sanitary Board...
The Shanghai & Hongkew Wharf Co., L.d.
Logal Intelligence:—
Suit for Money Lent. Partnership Issue. Claim for Work Done. Pledge or no Pledge? A Twice-brought Suit.
Police.
Alleged Kidnapping.
Alleged Manslaughter.
Starting Young.
Alleged Arson,
Extradition Case.
A Kleptomaniec.
Gambling Rai is.
Smuggling Ammunition.
Correspondence)-
Entertainment to the Fleets: Minoellaneous Artiolos and Reports:
Our Naval Guests.
Canton-Hanków Railway.
China Sugar Refinery Co., Ld. Union Insurance Society of Canton, I.d. Hongkong Schools Football Shield.
A Blaze in Des Voeux Road.
The Queensland Trade Commissioner. Corinthian Yacht Club,
Hongkong Volunteer Reserve Association.
Drowning Fatality.
A. Masucis Steamship
Horses for Shanghai.
A New Preaching Hall. --
The Nanchang Massacre.
Judicial Reform in China.
Lime-washing.
Dust-bins.
Government Property.
The Disbanding of the First Chinese Regi
ment.
The Japan Famine and Foreign Sympathy. The Oriental Ladies' Society.
Japanese Judiciary.
The Imperial Naval Review.
'A Maker of Modern Japan.
To increase the stature of the Japanese.
American Banker in Tokyo.
The Japanese Railway Bill.
The press and Public Functions,
The Formosan Earthquake.
Future of Vladivostok.
The Question of Street HawkerS.
Indo-China.
Commercial-
Yarn Market.
Chinese Engineering and Mining Co., Ld. Exchange. Opium
Local and General,
BIRTHS.
On the 26th March, at London, the wife of
F. F. RAPER, of a daughter.
On the 28th March, at Shanghai, the wife of T. F. W. MAMMEN, of a daughter.
On the 31st March, at Shanghai, the wife of J. W. JACKSON, M. 8., of a daughter.
MARRIAGE.'
On the 17th. March, at Shanghai,af men' ingitis, VITTORIO Palazzi, son of F. Palazzi, aged 17 mouths.
DEATH.
Hongkong Telegraph.
乒三十月三年二十三猪光
MAIL SUPPLEMENT.
(ESTABLISHED 1881.)
SATURDAY, APRIL 7,
OUR SANITARY · LAWS.
(4th April.) Messrs. Humphreys and Lau Chupak deserve the thanks of the community for their forceful minutes on the effect of the opera- tion of the sanitary laws on the inhabitants of the Colony, A perusal of the sensible observations of those members of the Board affords convincing proof that, in spite of an inordinate annual expenditure of the public funds and a well-equipped staff of sanitary officials, Hongkong does not seen to fare any better in regard to its mortality from plague than the neighbouring ports where, As in Hongkong, it is also endemic. It has been asserted that the appearance of plague, in the Colony synchronizes with an outbreak in Canton; it attains its highest number of cases about the same time that reports are received from the Southern capital of the greatest virulence of the disease in that chy and its vicinity. And when atmospheric conditions are favourable, the epidemic dies out as steadily and us surely as it takes the same course in Hong kong A year of comparative immunity in the Chinese city likewise witnesses a similar cou dition in our andst. Yet it is not contended for Canton that, any elaborate systein of sanita tinn prevails there such as is in existence in de Colony. The causation and spread of the terrible scourge remain little less a mystery to day--welve years after its appearance on the island in an epidemic form in 1894-than it did on the first year of its appearance with us. 11 is not urged that there should be ray relaxation of the best efforts in the application of the most scientific methods recommended to combat so persistent a scourge; but in the administration of the laws providing for the carrying out of our sanitary measures, it is just possible that greater
nor
1906.
•
五拜禮
鹽六月四英港香
313 PER ANNUM. SINGLE, COPY, 25 CÈNTS.
inequitable in their stipulation. there is some error in that statement, for that be was. The Loi Hing was a bank, and The terms are no other than those ambodied it. is common remark that much of the for many years carried on business in Hong • •
kong prosperously, and, financially, Wong Ka in the agreement providing for the utilisa liquor sold in Jongkong could not by any Chu, was the principal patiner. At the Chin tion of British capital and British material. exaggeration of terms be described as sc New. Ver 6: the bank found itself in China, one of the contracting parties to the "of excellent quality," but it may be that difficulties, nut unusual occurrence at that solemn compact, agreed to all its articles, analysts are more fortunate in their investiga-time. The Bank had a good deal of Chinese and no amount of antipathy to foreign, or tions. However, the fact remains that money in deposit, and when, they heard the rather joint foreign and Chinese enterprise, Hongkong's water supply has the hallmark Bank was in difficulties they went to the on the part of the Viceroy of the Two of official, approval, and the majority of bank, and saw Wong Ka Chup, and Ma Fa Ting, and Woog Ka Chun made certain pro- Kwang can defeat the end of a subsisting people will not cavil with the statement, so
mises of payment, and sonin-of the men wero and valid written understanding, signed long as the supply is ample or even mo-
paid and some were nol. A meeting was then summianed for the 198 February, and it was and delivered." That the Goy derately continuous, It is to be hoped that able the Director of Public Works will be in at
hold, three partners presiding, Wong Ka Chup, ernment will submit to no 1
Viceroy, position., at no distant date to announce Ma Fa Ting, and another, be need trouble unobstructiveness from the Can
them with. Ma Ea Ting addiessed the credi it is not difficult to infer from the simple that the reservoirs are again overflowing, so statement which Sir Matthew Nathan did that a large section of the population may tore, and submitted a dratt agreement for the our representative the honour of enunciating obtain a cheap and steady supply instead of creditors to sign that they would give the bank another nine months to pay the other hall. The when His Excellency was interviewed this having to pay twice over for their domestic. nine months to pay half the liabilities and creditors refused to sign that agreement, and morning on the subject of our yesterday's privilege.
then Wong Ka Chun addressed the meating Shanghai wire. The Governor said, in
and offered to reduce the time to ex and effect, that no new difficulty had since
twelve months instead of nine and eighteen arisen. The suggestion for a revision of TELEGRAMS
months for the payment. The books were pro the agreement had been made
duced and showed a balance due to the bank.of considerable time ago by the Viceroy
about $1,000,000. Wong Ka Chun then said that if the bank had any bad debis, and was not of the Two Kwang. We must assume,
able to pay them, that they, the three pastvers therefore, that its reiteration at the present
themselves, would pay them. The agicement moment is but a renewed attempt to nullify, in part, a compact from which there is
lailed, and a petition in Bankruptcy was filed by the creditors. He would prove that Wong absolutely no intention on the part of the
Ka Chun bad filed affidavits in das Court, one concessionaries of the line to withdraw.
as recently as in 1904, six years after he alleges he retired from the bank, stating that he is the There is the gratifying official assurance
managing pariner in the Lni Hing Bank. This from no less an authority than our Governor
should be sufficiet alone for the Official Re- himself that the position taken by the Hong-
ceiver's care, but he would prefer to produce kong Government throughout is that the
much further evidence. The evidence would preliminary agreement entered into in 1899,
include that of merchants whom Wong Ka on behalf of the Government of China, with
Chun had induced to deposit money, staling the British and Chinese Curporation is This being
that he was the managing partner of the Bank He would farther prove that up to the last binding on the Viceroy now, the unequivocal opinion of Sir Matthew Nathan, H.E. Shum cannot carry on his
Wong Ka Chun had been in constant attend tinkering policy in opposition to the spirit
ce at the Bank, and performed all the duties and letter of the agreement for all time. He must call a halt when the scheme
some
ficial to the sugar refining business which could never have been possible when beet sugar found its way in increasing quan- tities to the markets of the East from the bounty-granting countries in Europe. In the interest, therefore, of the protection of the colonial industry it is greatly to be hop- ed that Great Britain's adhesion to the compact against the bounty-giving States will be long continued. In connection with the speech from the Chairman at the recent meeting of the China Sugar Refining Co. with special reference to the recession of prices which has taken place upon nearly all European sugar markets, it may serve some useful purpose to scan over the review of the world's sugar market as presented in the journal devoted to the sugar industry. We are told that sellers obtained the upper band and they were supported on the one hand by the fact that the fears of insufficient in crease in consumption were stimulated by reports from numerous sources and on the other hand by reports that the decrease of acreage in the beat-growing districts of the old world would not be nearly so large as it was hoped and anticipated. There was also a noticeable decrease of buying orders from the Orient, which had been taking rather large consignments of granulated and caused quite an activity in the English markets. Cheaper prices, however, did not cause any perceptible buying over the usual amounts, and it looked as if the consumers pect a still further decline. In view of the altogether erratic complexion of the market during the past few months, it cannot be said whether this expectation will be realized or not. Sull some effects of the decline ought to have been discounted, because the first two months of the year are, according to the experiences of many years, the least satisfactory in the sugar trade. The current beet crops have been disposed of, no suregard might be paid to the domestic pri-to connect Kowloon with the Chinese city prises in this direction are possible, and, so vary and the prejudices of a people, per/ far as the acreage for the next campaign is fectly amenable to all laws, who ak to concerned, reliable estimates, cannot be considered in their individual colorts made before spring. This causes, naturally quite as well as any other section of the either a cessation or suspension of specula community resident in the Colony. It is a tive quations. This attitude of the specula: serious matter for the well-being of Hong tive element is so much the more pronounced kong when fifty thousand of its law-abiding this year because the admittedly immense and revenue-contributing inhabitants are world's production on the one and the low driven to transfer their homes to places prices on the other hand scarcely admit of where they are not hariassed by the operation any advantageous conjunctions in either of laws to secure local domestic cleanliness direction. Even if the acreage should really There must, surely be a way of effecting all decrease a few per cent and the crops should that is necessary in the best interests of the take a fairly normal course, the tendency public health without unduly encroaching upon the susceptibilities of the natives. An inay be downward rather than upward. t
fortunate is probably a
circumstance, exodus of 53,000 of the population is remarks the Sugar Gaselle, that the
î serious matter. The clearing out decline should have set in now, because of so large a number of the Chinese this will result in lower offerings for beets in inhabitants partly accounts for the large the next campaign, and this in turn will number of Chinese tenement houses, built to have some influence upon the acreage. The meet the demand for them which, at one time, fact that the first estimates of the European seemed apparent would exist in the Colony, beet crop have been materially exceeded, being vacant. What wonder, then, that pro- and that the production may reach 7,000,000perty owners should havetheir righteous indig-plied by the Director of Public Works under. tons, seems to have come to the compre hension of speculation only very gradually, but its effect is for this reason apparently so much the more marked.
" SALARY SHARKS,
(3rd April)
is ripe for a commencement to be made at the northern end. The development of the Kowloon hinterland which is so sanguinely anticipated cannot be delayed at the whim sical pleasure of an official never.very.ami- able towards friendly foreign overtures. The interest of the Chinese themselves would seem to call for the removal of all
obstacles in the way of the simultaneous commencement and rapid construction of the Kowloon-Canton Railway, and in reviving old difficulties the Viceroy declares his direct
hostility towards
** HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
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SERVICE.
THE JAPANESE TARIFE,
DATE OF OPERATION.
OCTOBER 1.
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai, 2nd Apriļ, 2.15 p..
Telegraphic advices have been reerived from Tokio announcing that. the new Japanese Tariff comes into operation on the 1st October next.
DISTURBANCE AT TOMSK.
of a managing partner,
The defence would be that Wong Ka Chun retired from the firm in 1898, but if he clired then his own affidavits showed that he came back to the fem later, so it was of no moment whether he retired in 1898 or not, There was a change in the firin in 1898, and the business was assigned to a syndicate, call ed the Kwong Tai Tong, and that fact was ad vertised in the Chinese papers. But he did not propose to deal with thatlers so remble at that. Wong Ka Chun bad filed two affidavits, one prior to 1898, and one in July 1904, and in both those affidavits he used the same ex- pression "I, Wong Ka Chun, am the managing partner of the Lai Hing firm.". As regards the alleged retirement in 1898, it was immaterial, and even if it was true it would not affect the case as they would see that from 1902 he was managing pariner. And the strongest ević flee-dente that a man is a partner is his saying so
CITY PLUNDERED,
CHINESE FLEEING,
[From Our Own Currespondent.]
Shanghai, 2nd April,
2.15 p.m.
It is reported from Peking that riots have occurred at Tomsk
The city has been plundered. The Chinese inhabitants are
the scheme and his indirect obstruction in the advancement of the prosperity of the province for whose successful administrationing. he is responsible.
HONGKONG'S WATER SUPPLY,
Were it not for the fact that the dry sca son has practically passed the figures sup
KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.
PROPOSED REVISION OF AGREEMENT.
BRITISH TERMS UNACCEPTABLE.
4 C NTON VICEROY'S OBSTRUCTIVENESS.
From Our Own Correspondent.]
Shanghai, 4th April,
2.40 p.m.
His Excellency Viceroy Shum, of Canton, las memorialized the Go-
four reservoirs-Tylam, Byewash, Poktu lam, and Wong-nei cheong-amounted to 12,427,000 gallons, whereas last year at the same date there were 257,630,000 gallons, or four times the amount there is to-day. The Wong-nei-cheong reserve shows the greatest proportionate falling off, for there are only 127,000 gallons where there were over
of the Kowloon-Canton Railway. ten and a half millions at this period lastvernment at Peking on the subject
Tytam has over 55 millions as con. year.
He suggests a revision of the trasted with considerably over 200 millions,
temporary agreement subsisting while Byewash is empty. During the month of March the total consumption was with the British Government in some 62 millions in reserve at the end of reference to the construction of the
line.
nation aroused? No one invests his money
the heading "water return" would be far in the Colony out of purely philanthropic of March the total quantity of water in the from reassuring. It seems that at the end motives. Property owners, like all other in- vestors, have a right to expect the adequate return which might reasonably be earned for their capital. Instead, they are charged with the upkeep, and the maintenance in of empty proper tenantable condition buildings, and the heaviest of all their A matter which appears with more or less penalties (not to speak of unearned in frequency before our Summary Courts is that terest) is the sercharge for Crown rent in which indian money-lenders figure with which is a fairly heavy burden directly sad some prominence as the plaintifs in actions died upon, property owners but ultimately for the recovery of small amounts lent to and indirectly got out of the pockets of small clerks and other youthful persons employed tenants. Regarding the latter class, it is in subordinate positions in the Colony.omforting to observe the public advocacy These are often victimised by the modern of their cause by Mr. Lau Chu-pak. When 9954,000 gallons, and as there were only Shylocks who, in spite of the law, always that gentleman stated that a quarter or more manage to evade the provisions of the of an average wage-earner's monthly income the month it will be apparent that we were on the verge of a water famine « A curious
In the opinion of the Viceroy the enactments against usury and often for is paid away in house-rent he did not at all very inconsiderable sums loaned in the first over-state, faut rather underestimated, the fact is to be learned from these returns. It instance, by an accumulation of compound monstrous levy which is made on the middle seems that people in longkong or rather proposal, that China should build the ne (excepting that portion across interest, in the end succeed in establishing class in Hongkong for the one single item of Victoria are more than twice as thirsty as a claim for comparatively large amounts
The hardship is one the residents in Kowloon, for while those British territory) with British ma against their unwary youthful victims. It is certainly deserving of more than passing who live on the island require nearly 13terial and capital, is unacceptable. true that with His Honour the present notice, and if the operation of the sanitary gallons of water per capita per diem, Puisne judge on the bench, little sympathy laws is responsible--as we have no doubt it the suburbanites an is found with the lenders who, nevertheless, is very large so-far a condition of affairs quite content with 5.9 gallons per head, succeed in obtaining judgment in accord well nigh intolerable to the class immediate the average for Hongkung being based ance with the law. Pity it is that, they affected, it behoves the responsible on a population of 232,500 while that
Legislature cannot devise şonie' method whereby the infamous trade of money lending at usurous rates of interest can be restricted if not wholly extinguished. In America there is the not uncommon practice of a public officer assigning hislary before it becomes due.
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has now been held that the practice is Do the 30th March, at Shanghai, GEORGE Contrary to public policy and therefore HENRY ROSE, aged 29 years.
The Hongkong
Celegraph
MAIL SUPPLEMENT, ISSUED GRATIS TO SUBSCRIBERS.
HONCHONG, Saturday, April 7, 1906.
THE SUGAR MARKET,
(2nd April.)
house-rent alone.
THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.
the mainland are
At all authorities to appoint a
commission of of Kowloon is estimated at 78,250. investigation to bring about an improve-events it is quite clear that as water consu. mers the Kowloon residents are far more ment in the existing state.
abstunious than those in Hongkong. It would be interesting, however, to learn the reason for this disparity in the consumption per head; for a difference of 7 gallons to each person must be capable of explana. tion. Of course the cynic might offer various and quite plausible reasons why the water returns should show such a difference, but these would not probably gain confirmation In Victoria the from the water authorities. supply was intermittent in the Eastern and rider main districts up to the 14th of March, after which the supply was checked over the whole city. No mention is made of the numerous exhibitions of water power in the centre of the city when crowds were enter tained with displays which often lasted for hours, but it is to be presumed that much of the water which goes to the average per head in Victoria disappeared in that interesting form. Along with the returns we are assured that the water is of excellent quality, and that
(5th April.) Our special wire from Shanghai yesterday reveals the Viceroy of Canton once again in his mood of obstructiveness which is Ex- cellency, has shown himself so prone to fall into off and on. At one time relations be- tween Viceroy Shum and the representatives of the fateign Powers in Canton appear to have been of so unsatisfactory a character that no business matters could be advanced through the Viceroy's attitude of perfect passiveness in ignoring all consular repre- sentations. But when at the beginning of last month, on the occasion of Admiral Train's visit to Canton, His Excellency was accorded an adequate reception at the official yamán, it was believed that the
SIR ERNEST SATOW,
AN UNCONFIRMED REPORT..
| From -Our Own Correspondent.}-
Shanghai, 5th April,
12.30 p.m:
He not only acts as a partner, but he signi affidavits to that effect, and tells all the mer- chants with whom he has transactions that he is the managing partner. He would put it that. this was conspiracy between Wong Ka Chun, Ma Fa Ting, and the other partners to make out that the principal partner is not a partner and so shield his property from the creditors. But when the jury had heard the evidence they could not have any doubt that Wong Ka Chun was a partner in the Lai Hing Blank.
Evidence was heard in corroboration of Mr. Sharp's statements.
6th insi,
Mr. Slade said that he had several letters bearing on the case which he wished to submit, bat he had not had time to have them translated or certified it present, and therefore could only put then to the expert witness formally, and would have them translated and certified later. Mr. Sharp said he would mise no objection to that course, and the latters could be put is at any time.
A considerable portion of the morning was occupied with expert evidence as to "running," grass" and "fair" hand writings, which were copied and re-copied by the expert, and then
the evidence of depositors was taken in which it was shown that the reason they deposited their money with the tai tieg Bank was that Wong Ka Chún, was recognized as the manag- ing partners of the Lai Hing Bank, and so described himself in thein.
Mr. F. X. d'Almada e Castro was called to give eyidence regarding an affidavit filed in an action'in 1904, being Action No. 135 of 1904.
Mr. Slade: Do understand that Mr. Almada was the seficitor in that action?
Mr. Sharp: Yes, that was so.
Mr, alade: Then I submit that it is grossly improper for a party to an action to call a solicitor acting for the party of the other side in a previous case, to ive evidence as to what took place between that suficitor and his client. Mr. Sharp: 1t has been done in this Court times innumerable.
His Honour (to Mr. Sharp); I understood you were going to put in as a fact a certain Affidavit are you going beyond that ?
Mr. Slide would represent to your Lord-
The report that has been publish-ship that it is a very inproper net lu call a aplicior to speak as to private words that here, stating that Sir Ernest passed between him and his client in a previous Satow is not returning to the East action, and I object to the solicitor being called, on his departure for England, is notd, if called, to his relating a single word of confirmed.
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PARTNERSHIP ISSUE,
IN BANKRUPTCY,
what then passed between them:
His Hondur upheld the objection; and Mr. d'Almada e Castra was not called.
A depositor was re-called and stated that Wong Ka Chun was generally understood among the constituents to be the managing partner of the Lai Hing Bank and in thạt capacity drew much business to the firm.
That concluded the case for the Official Heceiver.
void. This applies to all persons who draw salaries from public treasuries. This is the keynote and final paragraph of a decision rendered last month by a Superior Judge sitting in a department of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. The deci sion practically wipes out the supposed legal right of those, who, by charging
4th inst, ruinous rates of discount, advance money to
In Bankruptcy Jurisdiction this moming, Mr. Slade, in addressing the jury said public employés taking as security assign nents of their salary warrants. If the deci
before His Honour Sir Francis Piggott, Chief he proposed to detain them but a short time. Mr. E. H and be asked them to fisten carefully to the sion holds there is nothing to prevent a
justice, de case of the Lai Hing firm, er parte. They had heard the evidence for the plaintiff public employé who has "shaved his
Wong Ka Chun, was called on. Brutton, of Messrs. Baitan, Hett and Goldring, defendant's caso was that he relied on warrant to some salary shark from repudia
Sharp, K.C. instructed by Mr. G. K. Hall evidenen for the defence, and said the ting the assignment and collecting his salary
appeared for the Official Receiver, and Mr. the fact that the law provided against any On Friday Reuter transmitted a most in full. In the case in which this important
M. W, Slade, instructed by Mr. K. F. Harding, attempt to manufacture is case, the late
ments of facts were opened on this after- important message to the Colony which is decision was rendered, an employé was Viceroy had cast off his peevishness on the authority of the Government analyst. represented the defendant,
The following jury was empannelled:- ngan before this trial. The plaintif had not without considerable interest to all those sued on open account. When his salary and would once again resume the in. No doubt it is up to the standard, although interested in one of the staple industries of was attached it was discovered that he had tercourse with the foreign representa- most people have had little opportunity Messrs. H.M. Kendal (foreman), Gustav Kunig, furnished them with the most meagre de- come into Court with no further premises than Hongkong. Mr. Scott's motion in the assigned it to a "claim shaver." Despite tives on lines that would be of mutual of testing it for some time past, and then. C. Gow, A. E. Slaney, A. Schunemann, D. tails of the case, and the defendant had to
Mr. Sharp said this was a case for a trial of those meagre details provided, House of Commons that Great Britain with this assignment the Court decided that the advantage to foreigners and Chinese alike, only after it has been paid for by Silas, and (). H. Schneider.
The learned counsel then reviewed the his draw from the Sugar Convention was with. man who had discounted the warrant has His latest action in relation to the terms of the load-and of course the poorest peo-issue as to whether Wong Ka Chun was d drawn upon the statement of Mr. Lloyd no standing in law, and that the transaction the agreement of 1899 concerning the Kow-ple had to pay most-but these reports partner in the firin Loi iling, and the Official tory of the Lai Hing Rank: and said that in George that, though the convention had not with him was wholly illegal. Although the toon Canton railway, however, does not look about "excellent quality" are not always Receiver would produce evidence to show that 18,8 Wong Ka Cha, being a very old man he did everything in the firm that usually feli retired from the Brew, and some of the partners. achieved the anticipated results, a with case in point has no analogy with those men- hopeful that he is anxious to advance the quite what they seem, or it may be that a
to the share of a panner to do. Wong Ka retired with him. His original share was $600, drawal at the present time would emtioned in the beginning of these comments, construction of the line: It is an old plea special language is used in connection with
people who bought the business carried it on barrass Great Britain. It has been tie it should be made possible, by legislative that he is urging for delaying the commence the analysing department, for month after Chun was now 23 years of age and had been and when he retired he received $3,000 The Addressing the jury, Mr. Sharp said the' under the old name, and some of the old part.... reiterated opinion in the Colony that measures, to to decree, in cases brought, be- ment of this most important undertaking month we learn to our infinite astonishment partner in the Lol Hing firm for forty years. the operation of the Convention to which fore the Court by professional usurers, that He had said before that the teras of the that the liquors, for instance, sold in Hong question they would have to answer was pera rejoined and took shares in the new dim Hongkong, with the mother country they will find that the "pound-of-flesh" subsisting agreement were unacceptable kong have all been found to be over the whether Wong Ka Chua was a partes in the But Wong Kd Chub was not one of the
Manifestly | Lo! Hing firm, and he would submit ovidence | They must not conalder, whether Wong Ka Adheres has brought about results beue transaction does not pay in the long run.
terms neither onetous in their fulfilment | Government's requirements.