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Bank's Inability
THE HONGKO
vary much ip,ihe,wron-, but 1 hays dod" thin most reluctantlyk Nowa k "That'you will ask your honourable master to
RESPONSIBILITY OF A COMPRADORE accede to my request. (I will; Grit raisa and
RUSSO CHINESE BANK BUED. VES
103.inst, "'A_special__ jury · · was empanelled in thé Sepreme Court, this morning, to decide the case in which a Chinese inerchant named Li Yan Sam brònght an action against the Russo- "Chinasa Bank to recover a certain sum of money, which, he alleged, was handed over to "the bank for trasmission to Shanghai,
* The claim was for "541,015, being as to $40,961.30, return of money alleged to have been paid to the bank on the 24th December, 1956, to the use of the plaintiff, and ai to $53.83 interest on the sum from 24th Jan uary, 1907, at the rate of eight per cent, by way of damages.
The jury empanelled compared of Messrs. D. W. Craddock, H. P. White, W. B. Walker, W. L. Canter, A, O'D. Gourdin, E. G. Barrott and C. H. Ross.
Respectfully written by
Your bumbly,
“No Sau Kox,
and lost.
pay several thousand dollars and as to the bal- auce | will make (promissory) bols and fully
ommittes; of the Tun: Wa Hospital, pay is off gradually, I will never break my. The new triple scrow turbine steamer, Lowe, in Hongkong, are la receipt of a despatch from word. In future, if I have an fuch of progidas, Maru, of the Toyo Kissu Kasha, of which 16, the Viceroy of Cantos, in which they are luform. I will certainly requita you" (kipdacas). Tale much has been written, and board during the ed that H.E. Chang, fes-thun has been gracious-1 is to inquie after your health and beg your past weak, left port to-day on her maiden trip: le plasued to vaccade to the representations of pardan.
to San Francisco via port Were it not for the tha Kwang Yun Charitable institutions of fact that trade is doll and the general nummer Canton, to permit of the entering of a night exodus of residents to Europe had comwell knows the Canton Customs does not allow
steamer from Hongkong on Saturdays, And menced earlier in the season, the inaugur al journey of the Pacific steamer presenta somewhat discouraging features to her owners. Nothing Arts lacking in every detail by way of special attractions to passengers and shippers by the Tenyo Mfar and the meagreness of the patronage which the splendid mail steamer has been able to came mand for her initial trip should not be taken as any lodication of the favour with which the vessel is regarded either by the travalling public or the shippers of cargo
March 1, 1907.
Please deliver to
[Courr.]
Tha Hoá. LAU CHUNG YU. Concluding, Counsel for the plainilő stated that the question of the bank's liability was not for the jury to decide, that being purely a ques tion of law. What they had to convidar was Whether the monpy had been paid to the brok, or not D
Witnesses were then examined, and the case adjourned.
STANDING OF THE COMPRADORE.
and inst
The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, acting for the defence, addressed the jury in the Supreme Court, this forenoon, in the case in which the banker Li Yau San brought action against the Russo-Chinese Bank to recover the sum of Sano15, which bad been handed to the bank's compradore to transmit to Shanghai, and which had been appropriated by the compradore, | particulars of which was published in last evening's issue of the Hongkong Telegraph,
Mr. M, Slade, instructed by Mr. C. E. H. Bearis, of Messrs. Wilktason and, Grist, ap- peared for the plaintiff, The Hon. Mr. H, E. Follock, R.C instructed by Mr. H: J. Gedge, of Messrs. Johnson, Stakes and Master, re- presented the Calendant bank.
Mr. Slade proceeded to read the statements" of claim and defence, as follows:-The plaintiff is a banker residing at Nanking, and carries "on business at 179, Des Vaux Road Central, under the style of Yee Sun Yuen Ket. The defendants are, bankers doing business in Prince's Building. Of the 3rd January, 1907, thaplaintiff requested defendantsto transmitthe sum of Tanis 30,000 to Shanghai by telegraph, Mr. Pollock argued at length that the pro- and paid the defendants the sum of $43,965.30, secution had no cause of action on the Russo being the amount demanded by the defendants
Chinese Bank could not be held liable for its for transmitting Tasis 30,000. The defen compradore, who had no authority to enter dants did not transmit the sum or any part of into this contract. If a compradore was play it to Shanghai. The plaintiff on the 21th
ing a game to benefit himself, how can the January, 1907 demanded re-payment, but defon-principal be held liable? he naked In this dante bave not repaid him.
case the bank's compradore was "bard up" and he admitted appropriating the money, hoping that in a few weeks' time matters might take such a uro that he would be able to pay it off. This, however, did not occur, and counsel could not see how the bank, having no knowledge of the fraud, could be held liable: Supposing, he pursued, shat a back" mannger had committed the same fraud an 'did this compradore and placed the money in his own packet the bank could not be held liable, Otherwise, it would be putting the co upradore, on the same standing as a taißen,
The Chief Justica-It is the custom here for compradores to introduce businets..
The defence stated that the plaintiff did, on about the 3rd of January, 1907, request, be defendants to transmit the sum of Tis. 30,000 or any other sum to Shanghai either by tele- graph or otherwise. The plaintiff, they alleged, did not pay them $40,961,35 or any other sum for any purpose at all. The defendants never made any demand upon the plaintiff as alleged. The defendants never agreed to transmit Tia. 30,000 to Shanghai or any other
place. The defendants admitted that the plain. tiff demanded payment of the sum of $40,961,30 and that they had refused to comply with the order.
Continuing, Mr. Slade stated that from the above the jury could gather the alleged facts of the case. The plaintiff be would prove was the owner of the Yee Sun Yuen Kee, which firm had several branches in China. There was branch in Hongkong, which was maintained by the plaintiff, for the purpose of receiving and transmitting monies from and to the various active branches in this part of Chide. The business was a very large one, something like three or four million taels, being transmitted annually. When a certain sum was to be transmitted to one of the firm's branches the madagar obtained from the different banke "in the Colony the rate ruling on that day, and the most satisfactory rale he would accept. Inquiries ware made through the Chinese com. piadores at the baoks. This procedure was followed in the present case. On the day in question plaintif called on the compradore of the Rario-Chiness Bank and arranged to remit Tis. 20,000 at the rate of 738 The next day he arranged to remit an Extra Tis. 10,000 at 73, bringing the total to Tis, 30,000. Flaintif paid in the money, and received his "resura commission" of $1 fot every $1,000 ba remitted. His book was chop. ped, and plaintiff, thinking everything was all right, polified bis Shanghai branch by wire. Four or five days later he received a telegram from Shanghai informing him that the money had not been paid. Plaintiff went to see the compradore, who informed him that the money had not been sent, and that he would speak to the manager in the morning. The plaintiff, Mr. Slade pursed, was not as tonished at this as he had had delays before He called again and again at the bank, but he got no satisfaction. Plaintif thep consulted with
a solicitor, who wrote to the bank. The manager of the bank denied all knowledge of the matter, The compradore was then informed and he was alleged to have stated that the money was paid to him; that, being pressed at the time, he appropriated it, but he was willing to return Mr. Slade then read to the jury a copy of a Tatter sent by the compradore to the plaintiff
on the subject. It reads thus :---
Mr. Chung Yu,
same soon.
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Mr. Pollock maintained that it was not a question of.custom. If, he argued, the cam pradore introduced business to the firm, the firm could not be held liable for the fraudulent doings of the compradore. In this matter the documents were not signed by the compradore, neither did they bear his chop. -Counsel then proceeded to quote authorities to strengthen his ar ument. He then proceeded to say that if a customer did not choose to rely on the compradore he could transact his affairs with
the faiban.
Mr. Slade, counsel for the plaintiff, contend- ed' that the bank was liable for the actions of the compradore. The compradore, he stated; was authorized to sccept monies for the bank. This sum at issue had been paid into the bank, an it was received by a man who was authorized to receive monies by the bank, and, therefore, he held that the bank was espousible. Ther compradore, counsel stamped as a "receptacle" into which money was placed for his firm by customers, the bank, or firm thereby being held responsible for the action of the ' receptacle."
The Chief Justice summed up at length. The jury retired for about half an hour. They returned a verdict of six to one for the plaintiff.
A CONTRACION'S ACTION.
CLAIM FOR BALANCE OF WORK DONE.. An action to recover the sum of $332.60 was brought in the Supreme Court, last Tuesday, by a contractor named. g Shum, of the Shing Hop firm, 15, Station Street, Yau-ma-ti, against the lu. On firm, of 102 Station Street,
Yau-ma-ti
Thomson represented the defendants,
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vessels to enter the port on Sundays and hitherto there have been no river boats running from Hongkong to Cauton on Saturdays Owing to the incidence of plague in Hongkong" this year and the debtre; manifested by the Chiness inhabitants to be allowed to proceed to Canton on any day of the week, represents tions were addressed to the Viceroy of Canton, who has been willing to accurd the Hongkong Chinese the special privilege prayed for, at We understand the Hengkong, Canton and At the office of the agent of the Pacific Macao Steamboat Co., Ld. has been approach mailer* we learnt that sixty-four salooned with a view of a suitable steamer being passengers secured berths by the Tayo placed on special week end run. The man Mars to-day. They were Messrs. F. Wagement has so far consented as to name the Killen, C. Richarda, Miss E Hamilton, popular Pewan for the special service-She Mr. Loo. Berghols, U. S. Consul-General, will, if arrangements can be completed by then, at Canton, on home leave, and Mrs. Berghol begin the service on Saturday, the bits inst, and Mr. W. C. Barker, Mrs. C. U. Barker, Missesine Chinese, who alone stand to benefit by Ads Barker and Alice R. Barker, Messrs. B. it desire the maintenance of the service; Mantell, C. E. Stegmeir, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. it may be extended for a period of three. Belden, Mits Jones, Mrs. B. B. Atherton, mouths, until the end of August next, when Misses K. Atherton and Flashman, Mauss, the plague Boasen, may be considered to be W. D MacClintock, H. M. Wheeler, .D. practically overi kyn Vas Vieck, H. Hall, S. Farnsworth, E. V. Thoro, F.. A. Gardner, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Assy, Mrs, and Master J. J., Richards, Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Richardson, Mr. M. Haines, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Whedon, Mr. T. Sumil, Me. and Mrs. H. Humphrey, Mesir. E. J. Hut. chinson, L. M. Alvares, A. H.. Pecas, E. H. finds, J. H. Gardicor, Mr. Geo. E. Cross, Messrs. H. P. Butler, J. Haynes, Stjes Souza, Miss Perrault, Messrs. F. Rao, W. Gardiner, Miss A. Schock, Messrs, W. J. Bums, Alles, Jr., C. B. Graves, J. Lambert, Lloyd's surveyor, A. Jafferbhoy, G. Sheermohamad, J. B. McKinley, A. C. Wyndham, C. A. Reynolds, Ms. Chin, and Mears, R. H. Nelson, and J. Dol.
SUICIDE OF WELL-KNOWN CHINAMAN.
• MR. CHOW DART TONG'S 80 TAKES OPIUM.
Chào Slar Wáu, the von of Mr. Chow Dan Tong, a merchant, roilding at 4 Alveston Terraca committed suicide last Sunday by swallowing opium. The deceased, who was about thirty-two years of age, was believed to have developed insanity during the past few weeks, When his body was found in his room a bowl, containing's solution of opium, was There were fourteen intermediate passengers found near him, The police at boadquarters and about nineteen steerage, of whom ten or were not notified until this morning,.... We un- so were Asiatics, that is, Japaneso and derstand that an application has been lodged Chinese. The Tenyo. Maru has accommoda. with the proper authorities arking for permis. tion for 173 saloon and 54 intermediate pansion to keep the body in the house, instead of seagers; and as regards the steerage the space having it removed to the mortuary. on the "E deck allotted for the Japanese and Chinese forward and aft, respectively, will en able Soo passengers to travel comfortably, All that she carried to-day was only nineteen.
With a gross tonnage of 14,000 and a dia. placement of a1,000 tons, the Tenyo Maric's cargo capacity is 8,odo tons. All that was aboard her to-day was a thousand tons of Doo-Chinese Cargo.
THE NORTH SADDLE ISLAND,
PROPOSED SUMMER RESORT FOR SHANGHAI
RESIDENTS,
Under the auspices of the North Saddle Is Jand Development Chmpany, an excursion was made on Saturday, 24th ult, says the W. C. Daily News, to this island with the object of picking up the threads of the scheme that aims at the establishment of a permanent summer, resort within seven or eight hours of Shanghai The sur, A. M. Bilis belonging to the Liceused Pilots' 'Association, with Captain Carmichael in command, had been chartered for the occa sion and left the Nangking Road jetty at soda with fourteen passengers on board. Interest in the trip was enhanced by the fact that the A. M.
Bisbea was to be the first steamer to use the
The North Saddle Island is too well known to
is
THE FIRSI TYPHOON OF
THE YEAR.
EXPERIENCES IN MANILA,
"It has been one of the mast severe typhoons of the China sea on record for many years, similar to the one which swept the northwest and of Luzon on August za last year, but far :| mora savere. I believe the weather will con tinue rough until to-morrow, abaling probably within 24 bours," said Father Jose Algué, the learned chief of the Philippine Weather Bar, dau, to a representative of the Cablenews American on the 28th ult.
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-letter_from"]}{chemist the last minutes of that other Acterhadi
ral Chamber of Commerce,
In the" gardan" Watchi fortunate ngkong, sath May, 1908. He had kept bat
· passer committee have now carefully cons Japanese, who each morning. sidered your letter of 7th Tolant (No. be secessary marketing and stant, on the subject of a possible modi affairs of his master, so that the 864/1998), acknowledged on the thin artful attempts to be led into Scation of the restrictions imposed by the of fiting both of master and servant quarantine regulations of the Government of colour to the vagus stories that ficated aro the Straits Settlements upon steamer arriving Therefore, although the medical mang there from reply as follows port, and I am directed to had been called in certified the camp The two firms having the greatest interest in death to be natural, the Malays and
in were wiser. and declined to accept, 1000) the Chinese passenger traffic between this port simple verdict. Who was the fall stimageR and the Straits Settlements are Messrs. Jardine muffled to a long black robe that bildu besa Matheson & Co., Ltd, and Messrs. David seen at long intervals coming out SREEDOD & Co., Lida a gateway, and always disappearing
of thes From these firms my committes sought an rapid steps in the expiring twilight,What opinion on the subject to enable them to place was the explanation of the frequent exp before the Government the views of those most
slons; and the piercing crisn that, bad bonne directly interested,
heard by more than ops, suspicions listener ties No, the doctor Toan might be wory, wise but be bad not heard what was known to them, org he might have observed, some of those secre algus on the body, which it is well-known are always to be found on the person, of those serving the spirits of evil. Bu
The opinion shared by both these firms is that the suggestion to vaccinate Chinese emi grants and Asiatic crows is quite impracticable, and to insist upon such a course would pro bably do considerable harm to the passenger trade to the Straits Settlements,
They therefore do not see their way to adopt the precautions recommended, and In the opinion of my committee it may be taken that the views of all the shipping firms engaged in the Asiatic passenger traffic be tween this port and the Straits Settlements would coincide with those expressed by the afore-mentioned firms.
MAWA
Ballt for a European residence it was ac quired by an Arab after the death of the eccentric Me, Mand had been lat to three different occupants, none of whom stayed longer than a couple of months, and on my mentioning the matter to one of them, with whom I was acqualated, and who had left hurriedly after the experience of one night I am directed to add that my committee deonly, he assured me he would not have the size to thank His Excellency for referring the house at a gift, but firesly declined to discusa. matter to them for consideration.—I have &c. the subject further or afford the slightest
(Sgd), EA, M. WILLIAMB, splightenment.
Secretary,
Hon. Mr. F. H. MAY, C.M.00
Colonial Secretary.
"SHOCKING "ABRAIR IN TIENTSIN.
One Sunday morning, when passing the gateway, emboldened by the bright sun, curiosity and me to venture up the avenue to the front of the house. Not a soul was visible. 'and' an tabroken silance rasted over all; even the twittering of birds being conspicuously absent The door of the large dining room downstairs opened at a touch, maty iron and rotten woodwork falling before it: There was nabing however to attract attention, only a dark empliceis, damp with a smell of singuunt, water. Yet the Imagination suggested that this Tientsin, 14th May. exposure to the light of day was resented as an
WednesIntrusion and peopled the place with ghostly in. ...
males threatening vengeance on
on my aggresive........ proceedings.
CHARRED HUMAN BODY FOUND IN A BURNING HOUSE,
A terrible discovery was made on day morning near the East Amenal by French troops of the Corps d'Occupation.
About half-past three the sentry noticed a column of smoke rising from the direction of the grog-shop known as the Cafe de Paris, and gave the alarm. ONS
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A detachment was at once despatched to the scene of the fire. The boots when the men arrived was burning furiously, and but little could be dons until the roof and floors fell in. The fire having then been extinguished search was made among the ruins. Under the ground floor & cellar, was found, and when the debris had been cleared away the search party came across a bed, twisted and wrenched by the fire. A lerrible smell of burning fesh pervaded the place.
The odour came most strongly from the bad.: continues, the typhoon was crossing the Balin-nised to be a human body was found under the At 6 o'clock yesterday morning, the repin After a little while an object which was recog. tang chaonet, and it was then pre-licted that charred remaics of the bed-clothes. The body the weather would become slightly worse in lacked bead, arms, and legs, and the action of Manila and the bay would be very rough. the fire had made it impossible to any but Winds from south to west, squally at intervals, were also prophesied, and it came true.
a medical man to determine how the mutils :tion had occurred.
Bumpered.
At about moon a report came that a very high The Colonel and the medical officers were pressure prevailed in sorthern Japan. Tha sent for and an informin), examination WAS - barometer were rising slightly in the Visayas made. Yesterday the French Consul, visited and South-Indo-Chink, and falling in southern Japan and elsewhere in the Far East, especially, gesting a crime were found. In one corner &
the scene of the tragedy, Various articles sug la southern Formosa and northern Luzon. In huge knife, bearing blood stains, were discover- the Boula group the pressure, was falling, ed, while the blue farney on the body was owing chiefly to the depression in the Pacific, dreached with blood as were the sheets of the "Winde in Luzon will contious to prevail bed, he mutilation was horrible, the spinal from South to West said Father Algod,cord and arm and leg bones being exposed. A "squally and gusty at intervals, especially post mortem examination will be held by Dr. Seas and in the Sulu Sea. The second storm along the western coast of Luzon, in the Inland Carayon, ET PARLIM signal remains hoisted in Luzon, and there is a disappeared, was an ex-soldier named Oaies The owner of the Cafe de Paris, who has rough sea in the chapods of Formosa, Bashi The mas enjoyed a doubtful reputation, and and Balintang and the China Sea down to had some trouble with his servants. Ons of These had been convicted of some crime on liberated after serving a period in prison. It Onie's evidence, and a few days ago was is suggested that a crime actuated by feelings of revenge has been committed. Five boys were employed by Onis, but none of them are 10 be found.-F. &+ T. Times,
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barometers began rising in Manila, and the At half past seven o'clock last evening the typhoon was reported raging pear Santo Do mingo de Basco, Batanes Islands. It was then in the beginning of this story, that Father Alué made the statement quoted
Malate beach where the waves played heavily A five-ion schooner was blown against the against the old church, Vessels have been unable to leave the harbour and shipping is tied up." The open gap in the breakwater makes self fait again and loading of vessels has consequently become an impossible task. With such seas as were experienced here dur protection so long at the gap 'remains, vo«, ing the past 48 hours the breakwater is little closed.
HOUSE TO LAT.
The drip from the sodden lichens, that cling The musty scent of the fungus, the odour of
pel
to the broken oaves,
deadened leaves e p
Make heavy the sombre silence, which cur bdstained fails around the On the blossoms' languid petals that strow
the soaking ground."
The stairs creaked under my fest, and the ti brokes ralle of the banisters lay across bero sta and there. The front verandah with a broken chair and a round table covered with the dust of years, boasted the only articles of furniture left. The doors were closed and the windows. shot on all sides, and as I pushed msy way In the side posts and lintel fell with a soft crash; on the shaking floor, like a dried up skeleton out of which the sap and life had long since boon extracted.
It was then that the shrill cry of a child broke out piercing the silence and arresting my entrance, ma
Tush I was it not day and behind all lay in light, nature throbbing with: life, why then
tricks? should I allow my imagination to play such
had been in einer days decked out with all the ornamental paraphernalla common to what is euphemistically termed the drawing room, My advance was checked by a loud peal of laughter, followed by clapping of hande god then the sound of soms ons sobbing in anguish. broke on, my care, and almost immediately an angry exclamation, the echo of a blow and the shuffling of feet in, rapid succession....... As I rushed into the room beyond," whence the noires proceeded I saw through the sea of dust, created by my andden entry amidst falling timber, a small bad of spoilers whiteness from which there rose the figure o of a Japanese dwarf beckoning over his. (1) right shoulder to unseen friends, Springing the bed only to find them crumbling in my forward 1 grasped the slender from pillars of t hands, and now I could feel the Bat of a child drumming on my heart and for the first time
chill of Tear crept over me, as I realised my sky beating. With a desperate effort barat strength giving way before the continuous pat away and rusblog downstairs sped over the soft earth, daring to look back only at the turning of the avenne, when it appeared to me a crowd of men and women were leaning. over the front verandab gesticulating and jabur bering, pointing me out with mocking fingers, and fearing at my cowardice. Panting with ge breathlessness and terror written in my face 1 gained the highway, at the other side of bich #ha sat an old Malay adjusting the balt to bis fshe and as he glanced up at my appearance be slow ing tackle," A sudden calmness came over me,
ly nodded bis head, saying, “ The Tuan bas béen to the rumah hantu, and has seen what; it. is forbidden to look upan.” Lat bim hestes to, the place where his fathers worshipped so that the spirit of both Mahomet and Isa máy ràn apon bim, giving peace to his heart, for lu not Afish the Merciful greater than all the powers of darkness plegreenish TVR
I moved forward into the main, room, which
In stating his case Mr. Merrell observed that the claim was for work done and material supplied. The defendant firm, he stated, had the contract to do certain excavation work for ibe Kowloon-Canton Railway, which he sub-let to the plaintiff. An agreement was entered Dear Sir, On the 19th day of the Winter between the parties, in which the plaintiff moon (11th moon) last year (3.1.07) your decided to do the work at a certain price. The respectable firm bought from my kong a work was to be dose to the satisfaction of the Shanghai, telegraphic drait for Taels 30,000 European- engineers. On or about the 12th which works out to be 540,963.10. On that moon of last year the work was completed. very day, the money had been paid over
The work was then measured by the plaintiff to my kong and I ought to have ut opce in the presence of the defendants' foreman and sont telegram to Shanghai to make repay the figures were agreed Certain payments tent thereof, but owing to my money on had been made at intervals. A balance of that day being insufficient for circulation, I | $182.60 was left, which had not been paid. bava appropriated for my temporary use the amount as the telegraphic draft (which you) after the writ had been served a letter was after the wt had been served on have purchased with fall intention of repaying received from the defendants' solicitor stating of the time when its successors should be which be discerped on the other side of the For choice it is a detached residence sita-ak it by sending telegram to Shanghai on your that they had overpaid the plaintiff and behilf in a few days when my money was a demanded the return of a certain sum. Noland. little free. It was only (a matter) of a delay of | notice was taken of this felter, and in spite of a few days and a payment of further interest. || this, no cross-action, Mr. Morrell stated, war Therefore, at the several times when you came laken. and made Inquiries, I likewise antwered that
There are few towns of any size to speak of, that do not possess at least one house having the reputation of being haunted,
new channel now in course of being opened by the Huangpu Conservancy Board on the west side of Gough Island. The river was at low abb-ilde, and the narrow channel had to be ne- gotiated carefully; the soundings registered briefly to 13 ft. then rapidly back to 17 ft, when gave a steady run of 14 ft. and 15 ft., dropping a triple blast of the booter sobounced the suc cessful navigation of the channel. Shanghai residents, either from personal visits or from the many articles that have been written Mr. Justice Gomperiz presided. Mr. G. E. about it, to need detailed description here. It Morrell, of Messia, Goldring, Barlow and enough to say that on Sunday last it fully main Mouself, was for the plaintiff. Mr, O. Dained its claims as a health resort. On the preced had been coquetting with the nineties and had ing days, when the thermometer in Shanghai
before us, the bighest reading at the North even outraged public feeling by flaunting 94.9" Saddles had been 77 A steady breeze was blowing throughout the day spent on the island, and while it lest dispatch to both the early morning and the afternoon baths, it rendered walking over the various ridges most pleasant, In the interval that had elapsed since the the Development Company it was inevitable island was last visited by representatives of that most of the buildings should show some traces of neglect; but an expert inspecties At about three o'clock yesterday afternoon proved that pa irremediable damage had been a car was derailed on the Bagumbayan drive. done either by the elements or by the remiss The wrecking car with Master Mechanic ness of a Chinese caretaker. The plantation of Rashton came to bring the necessary an sturdy enough, and challenged considerationed his services. Trying to get a pole, r trees belonging to Mr. Heary Morriss looked sistance and "Admiral". Flaherty proffer
Clan in Singapore Frys Preat, crowning most of the heights and slopes of the most, the admiral bravely faced the storms, ated in its own grounds and reached by a
THIEFS REWARD, ANAK setting his saite in an east-north-east direction. winding, avenue where some of the hardier Before that period arrives, however, the He had hardly crossed the equator, that is, the shrubs and flowering plants strive with North Saddles stand in nood of regular and line separating the street from the moat, when
commendable tenacity to pass a struggling and [COOLIE' WHO FELL, DOWN A WATERSPOUTIL constant communication with Shanghai, and it he discovered an unchartered feef and downthewith the noxious weeds and rank grass that is satisfactory to learn that a scheme has now went disappearing speedily beneaths whirlpool twine and twist in desperate efforts to throttle
DIES FROM INJURIES.N "precarious existence, waging perpetual warfare
I do not wish to be ungrateful to other persons,
been-formulated to carry out this object. A of water and mud. A life-saving expedition we the adversary. The former represent the work meat: Civil Hospital to the effect tha), Leeds taformation was received from the Govern company, it is understood, is to be formed to quickly formed and faully brought him to of man, the well regulated sober life, amidst & Yau, the coolie who was being detained on and that is why I don't want other persons'to' know it. Unexpectedly, although a long time.
provide such communication and in connexion the surface with the help of a derrick, crowd of rakes, loose livers, given up to depro charge of theft, committed at West Point, had hai elapsed, my money is still tight and I am
with it to build a large hotel on the narroW TUBING EFFECT ON SHIPPING.dation and untidiness and flourishing on the died. The reader will rememberther enty neck-separating the North-West-and-the- "- unable to remit you the repayment, to this
South Bays Mr. Henry Morrise offers to hand The Manila Times of 29th uit, says 2-1. The laxity that has been permitted to obtain. prad the morning of the agih ultimo, Lensg clim mattor, as I know I am very much ungrateful Last Monday,awireless message was received over to the Company, fres, but subject to the effect on shipping owing to the continued bad* Such a place should for preference have been up the waterspout attached to heur to you, I dare not show you my face and yer by the Commodore as board II.M.S. Tamarfrom usual land tax, one hundred mow of land weather brought matters in the harbour almost the scene of a ghastly murder, in which weak. Second Street, and 1 sliding- to ask you to consult with me and thus make 11.4.S. Astraca stating that, while cruising in close to the beach with all the buildings now to a standstill." Launches that went out this nest and purity were sacrificed to strength and with a quanlity of člothing, died op 1 mistake in the matter. Unexpectedly, you sud- the vicinity of Wagian Lighthouse, at a die standing there. The capital of the proposed morning, report, a high sea running and, the vice, where featous passione or sordid tempta which be had slang over bis should denly wrote a lawyer's letter to the manager and tance of about four miles from the land, a large Company is to be $150,000 in shares of Sto, breakwater a mais of foam from end to end. tions struck the felos blow, or at least, where lost his balance and fell to my manager at once cams and asked me about it fishing junk which had been capsized was each, and of this amount it is thought that The loss to thippers must necessarily be great the legend of a mysterious disappearance of the landed on bir bead : 4. palilng I have thought over the matter that although eighted. Captain. Ryan of the Astraes sent a $50,000 will be spent on the new-hatchain almost every case the dates of projected previous occupant has bean, handed down found kim unconscious in the this sum of money is the amount of a tele;
party to survey the overturned, craft, but found $16,900 will be required for repairs, mending departures have had to be postponed, gathering strength with time, 200) || him, taken to the hospital, graphic draft bought from my kong, yet it is a
that it did not constitute a danger to shipping. reade; building a landing stage and diber The Indo-China steamer Loongrang, which It is contain at any rate, thắt Houtdi bays a fractured skull. Deceased matter concerning the public. This money,
The message was trapsmitted by the Commo- suitable works. Financial arrangements with was listed to leave this sternoon at four o'clock, been heard, which could have proceeded from" | "two years of age; pad however, is wholly appropriated by me for my dore to the Harbour Master, and the 1,1. Stan-local steamship company should lead to the will not leave until to-morrow afternoon as it un satural source; faterrupted footfalls fa 1664 private: ure, “Your jespectabla firm certainly ley was sent in search of the junk lo question, provision of first-class steamer communication has been impossible to handle her cargo, stilinem of the "delag night; and the hurried RETURN of visitors 10-the- did not know anything about it, nor did my
On arriving at the "scene, all that could be for three or four months in the year. If such The China-Manila Company's steamer Rublj step of the passing grass-culter tempted by the and Museum; for, the kong's manager hare any knowledge of it 100. found were a faw-spars floating about.. The a scheme could be carried, through in its on advertised to lears to-morrow at ton" in the Basicsts and richness of the apoll, betrays & May, 1908 --This is absolutely- my own fault. At present | Junk bad evidently beat smashed up by the tirety there can be no doubt that the Nonk morning, will not be able to get away at that feverish anxiety to lengthen the distance from
1 at desirous of repaying it, but unable
Saddle Inland would prove an excellent Sana: hour, as her Hongkong cargo, which consists the house, at which he casts furtive and fre to do so. For days continuously. I have
torium and summer resort for Shanghai. almost intirely of cement has not yet been quent glances of fear while plying his sharp approached my friends to again and again
discharged raise money, but I have only obtained several One of the severest earthquakes that Zam,
house, there is in Singapore, but for port to load a cargo of hemp for the obvious reasons, detalle had better be avoided. Observatory, when leterviewed on the 26th United Kingdom and the Continent; has not face the Asiatic owner may Datonlly feel A COOLIK samed alt, as to the rainfall during last month said; been worked as all, adu
The rainfall so far for the month of May this No, a typhoon signal is still dying although, to depreciate, well he has to which might tend to three months hard what no tong hoped might last Tuesday moming Zarunt of infall or the ache to the verage there is a considerable abatement of the ad, become the property off to pasuspicious) per shargo amount of rainfall for the same month for many, To the vergitusel, the month bankilaily channel ACESTEA SUN years. These changes, according to Father picked
dse's that happ" beep ting But the land boom has come and gone, and down Algue, cannot be accounted for
led pp: the opportunity of seqcirips à charming allgat ago Manila wat vlaited by two
tom price his sonsangu. month of May, the firsttyphoon the Aftbooth or
Evidence for the prosecution, supporting the
(the money) kad bean remitted by telegram.above statements, maniaken.
The case was adjourned for a week.
WRYES.
A DERELICT JUNK.
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thousand dollars. Now, twill first, pay over: boanga' has experienced for many years oc- † FATHER Algus," in charge of the Manila 22 and Of Hoamer Roons, lace her Such
to you all that what i hers and as to cured at 9:20 Tuesday night, the 12th ult. The the balance 1" will make a note and pay it duration of the shock was five seconds, although off gradually, I have done this, when there is it seemed like several salutes to many. pontane ration, Tope into exhaustion, and none of ir bar syer minutes and twelve seconds. There were two * men put into my own pocket : If you don't be. | distinct sbocks, the latter of which was the lieve in pigale make careful inquiries, about it stranght, Tha Mindanao Herald says them was //This money you did not secretly trust me with, no great damage to buildings, although several
nor did your respectable firm'enenly lend it to stone and cement walls were cracked; but 3's if you will do as you should la a hósi. destruction of crockery, glassware,
yon can cartainly (writs A) latteron, lampa throughos; the city was enough. your honourable master, Mr L1, the Chinese dealen lo such articles w “noble and rich family for many, delight. "Many Bghted lampa föll and
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