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Interpret the discretionary powers conferred on them in a generous spirit-is empowered to arrest at night those of the Chineas com- Perhaps the principal topic of conversa munity who offend against the law by tion during the last day or two in those inadvertently, shall we suggest, spitting in a circles where budding scientists and ac public place, meaning public buildings, vehi- | knowledged orators abound has had refer A. S. WATSON & CO..les, wharves or sidewalks, tiren, to. quote:ence to the mysterious, evanescent typhoon
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An Insurance Dispute.
ECHO OF THE TYPHOON.:
CHINESE SHIPPER'S' CLAIM AGAINST
INSURANCE COMPANY.
Sir Henry Berkeley, K.C., instructed by Mi Oto Kong Sing, appears for the plaintiff firm; whom was Mr. H. G. C. Bailey, of Messrs. John Mr. M. W. Slade and Mr. J. W. Or, with sno, Stokes and Master, was for the defendants,
STATEMENT of claim.,
When the proceedings opened, Sir Henry Berkeley dealt with the statement of claim, which we prescot below, as follows:-
1k
1909.
made to the defendants, by plaintiffs, for the insurance of certain goeds by the steamer King Tai for $1,000--"hat application was made to Lan King Hire, the same broker, os the 13th July, the goods were put on board and ́the ship sailed and the insurance policy for the
Kwang Tai issund on the 14th,
To return to the cassin point; the application was made on 27th July, and on the same day the goods were put aboard the Sun On. Bui on the following morning, the time fixed for the departure of the vessel, a typhoon burn over Hongkong,, and the Sun On was sunk at her wharf and the cargo lost, On the follow
THE DEFENCE.
For the defence there was a total denial, as
A Sensational Affair.
SUPPOSED PIRATES CAPTURED IN HONGKONG,
•
FINDING OF INCRIMINATING INSTRUMENTS-
AT WEST POINT.
our
If the story which has been related to one of representatives this morning. correct,
there is an question that a most daring plan, worked out by a number of men, to attack a cargo-boat, în' this harbour, or to embark as passengers and then carry out their dastardly dead while at son, has been frustrated by Inspector Robertson and bis able detec tives, at West Point.
was moored off Connaught Road West,
the daily number of arrests under this sec which has been hovering round the Colony
An action which will interest the shipping tion alone will be so immense that the like. some Oriental spectre of evil for world occupied the attention of the Chief Jus strength of the force, the time of the courts nearly a week. Day after day, the Obser.tico (Sir Francis Piggott) in the Supreme and the accommodation of the gaol will be vatory has reported that the typhoon Court, the whole of to-day, and is expected to taxed to their utmost limit. Moreover, the was within three hundred miles of the continue for several more days.
The case in question is that in which the enforcement of the law will give rise to con. Colony, as if that were any consolation to siderable, friction between the European the average neophyte in such matters. Not Kai Tai firm of traders, 326, Dos Vocux Roading day the plaintiffs' manager, in company firms, and their Chinese customers, who are only so, but the typhoon has persisted in West, is suing the International Lloyd Insur with Lou King Hing, made application for the in almost every transaction represented by remaining within the dangerous zone, threa-ance Company of Berlin with offices at Prince's Insurance policy and were refused, the defend.
Building, for the recovery of the sum of $5,500. ants anging that their application had not been At about nine o'clock last night the sensa their servants. These servants, more or less tening, all the time to pounce down upon a
The plaintiff firm's claim is for the loss, under accaptad. No premium had been paid by tional news reached No. 7 Police Station. It addicted to the habit of spitting, form a very peaceful and placid people. Night after
a contract of insurance upon a cargo of batel-plaintiffs, said Couasol, because it was the cus was to the affect that preparations bad been important factor in business. Should they night the eminently respectable citizens of nut shipped on board the steamer Sun On on the tom between the parties to settle up accounts made, and would shortly be carried out, by'a be driven into avoiding the premises oc- this sentinel outpost of the Empire which 17th July, 1908, at Hongkong for delivery at at the end of the year, Everything was done in number of men, residing at 27, Belchers Strast, cupied by European, firms a dislocation of is rather an appropriate phrase in these Samibui and Wuchow. The plaintiffs claim
this case an in that of the Kwang Tai, There to attack knd rob the crew of the junk Zui business, and a rupture of the friendly rela patriotic daya-have gone to bed, perhaps the sum of $5,500 and interest..
was no difference bo act was omitted.
Ping, which carries on a passenger and cargo When defendants' broker accepted the aptrado between this port and the port whose fions existing hitherio between the European-little later than usual but always at a fea- archants and their Chinese customers will sonable hour, in the sure and certain hope
plication the risk was undertaken as in the same she beare, The Tai Ping at the moment. Then what are the Sikh of being awakened before daybreak by the
if there was no typhoon to sink bar, said Sir Kwang Tair case. If the Sun On bad sailed, jogvitably result." and Chinese policemen going to do? Are crashing of broken glass, the whirling of
Henry, plaintiffs would have got the signed paplled by the informers to police, were two-fold. The plans of the pirates, as they wars "sup- they going to make fish of one and flesh of shattered jalousies, and the uproar of de
licy next morning. Now that they had receiv. Firstly, that they should board the junk after the other? Are they to determine the mon wind." Their hopes have been sadly
ed the application, be added, they could not dark and the deed should be carried out there," enormity of the offence by the area of the blighted and now there is no faith in them.
escape liability:
and then. One of the pirates, who was a friend' spi?
Cr are they to use the power thus Here is a typhoon which sends along a herald
of the boatswain of the Tai Ping, who was given them to harass the Chinese and every now and again to announce its coming
him a "friendly"visit and "get rid of him, by known to be never without a revolver, was to pay employ it as an instrument of revenge and and many cautious residents' prepare for its
knocking him over the bead, before he was blackmail. It is true, that this proposal--arrival: by leaving all their moveable goods in
joined by the others. The other alternative has been made to instal cuspidars in all such a position that they may become the
was to go aboard as passengers and carry out public buildings but what Chinaman or sport of the storm and thereby add to the
their purpose on the high seas. The latter war, emulate the beggar, by giving away some- For after all, what is the use and purpose of thing which the rich man keeps, will remem- a typhoon but to enable one to recount the ber, till it is too late, that such a thing as a tremendous, the irreparable losses he has It has now been proved that Plague ispittoon has been placed there for his con sustained by the latest evidence of nature's conveyed to human beings by means of flees venience? In the United Kingdom, the frenzy? Yet that typhoon hangs back like public have been educated to the pitch of the maiden of bashful fifteen, and the worst curbing the desire to expectorate, whenever of it is that it neither advances nor retreats. All risk of infection can be avoided by the feeling comes over them. But not quite, The Director of the Observatory not only be it understood, otherwise why those signs condones its conduct but actually aids and washing the doors, etc., or sprinkling where
an-tramcars, and placards, in places entreatabets it by keeping the danger, signal at the the dean are likely to be with a dilute solutioning the citizen not in spit?: Who ever heard flagstaff. It is this sort of thing that brings of.“ WATSON'S HYGIENOL." A ten
the Observatory under the scorn of acute spooola! 10 pint water, or a teacupful to
amateur meteorologists, because in their three gallops, makes a solution of the strength
opinion it is the duty of the Director to in form that stationary and recalcitrant typhoon caquired for this purpose..
either to forge ahead ai once or betake itself to its own quarters, otherwise it will be arrested on a charge of trespas- sing on His Majesty's dominions. Be cause, in reality, this stranger at our gates is a stranger in very truth, an alien and ap:
BUBONIC PLAGUE!
It has been proved by repeated experiments that "WAISON'S HYGIENOL" is the most potent agent for the destruction of feather person who has been accustomed to spectacular picturesqueness of the scene. follows:-At the time of making an application lift or to any person acting on behalf of the 1
rapecially rat fleas.
from rats which have died ni this disease.
HYGIENOL IS A POWERFUL
DISINFECTANT AND
GERMICIDE
Price per Pint...
Gallon
AND
50 cents
KOWLOON DISPENSARY.
toukong, 17th March, roog.
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The Hongkong Celegraph
HONGKONG, 'Monday, July 17, 1909.
CHINKSE APPEAL" 10 THB
SECRETARY OF STATE.
no doubt, what they intended to do.
Immediately the information was received ·
Inspector Robertspn got together a number of men, and lost no time in raiding the house.
most murderous looking weapons were found promptly seized and searched and some of the
will be seen from their statement appended
The defendants did not on the ayth or 28th of July, 198, either by themselves or by their agents, accept any application for, nor did they agree to issue, nor did they issue to the plain plaintiffs, any policy of marine insurance for $5,500 or for any sum against any perils in respect of the alleged goods or any goods to
as carried on by themselves and their agents, mitting that it is the custom of their business that an account of the premiums owing by their defendants') several customers is kept between the defendants and the customers and that such accounts are scot in and become payable at the end of each current year, the defendants deny that the alleged stament or any arrangement whatever was made between
They were arrasted and taken to the station, the plaintiff and defendants or the defend
where they passed the night. Their names ants' agents. The defendants further deuyare-Lo Laí (15) a hawker, Chu Kwong (30) 'a'
diately prior to the 27th July, 1998, done The plaintiffs have for some years imme- marine Insurance business with the defendant company through their agents. By arrange meat between the plaintiffs and the defendant company the course of such business was ab
for a policy of matine insurance, such appli cation was made io writing on a prescribed form contained in a crasterfoiled book; if such application was accepted, the applicatione shipped on board the 1.5. Sein On. While ad-Bevan men were found in a room. They were counterfoil was stamped" by the defendant form was received into the office and the company, and the premiun therein stated became owing but was not than payable; a policy of insurance duly stamped was then banded to the plaintiff as the day following the acceptance of the application, or au soun thereafter as poss b'e, and the stamped-policy was then taken 19 the manager of the defend. ant company and, was sigued by him; an account of premium owing was kep! between the plaintiffs and the defendant company, and what was due was paid by the plaintiffs to the defendant company at the end each current
year,
for a
that the course of their business as carried on
by themselves or their agents is or ever was as alleged in the statement of, c. No appli cation for a policy of marinsurance was ever accepted by the defendani? and no agres- ment to issue such policy, was ever made and no such policy was ever issued by them and
in their possession.
The policemen brought out such things`as- fighting-Irons, gags, with tapa" attached, ready. for use; a large quantity of wire, to be used for securing the crew by their queues; a packet of pepper, for their eyes; and various other articles.
fireman, Wong On (16) a tailor, Chu Kong Ming (45) a doctor, U Yes (30) a coolie, Cho Tseung (14) a 'bostman (the supposed leader), and Wong Tas Nav (47) a school-master- - v In the Police Court, this morning, they were charged with being in possessing of arms with- out a permit from the police. This was the only
*
charge that could be preferred against them
evidence was heard, the magistrate ( *x.F. &. The accused pleaded “not guilty,” and after
Hareland) fined each man $250, the alternativa being six months' bard labour. They did not pay the figer. An order was made confiscating
be arins, etc.
a
Inspector Roberisoo and his men deserve great praise for the prompt way in which they'
acted, thereby averting what would have been
most serious affair.
CANTON DAY. BY DAY,
CANTON'S VICEROVALTY.
[From Our Chen Correspondent.]
Canton, soth July, H.E. Wu Seung Lin, the Acting Viceroy at autifying the general public that he will assume Cantos, has issued an official proclamation temporary charge of the Viceroy's Yamen on the 24th day of this moon (the sith instant),
ADMIRAL LI CHUN,
Admiral Li Choo, since his returo-from-the Paracel Islands, has been suffering from a boil in his thigh, which has been causing him con- siderable paio Admiral Li intends to proceed. to foreign countries for a change, on b's recovery,
in England of a prosecution for this offence which has aroused the indignation of the Chinese? There may have been cases but we do not, for the moment, recall them, and in our opinion the average policeman at
At or about 1 p.m. on the 27th home has so many more important duties to perform that he would probably find it un-
July, 1908, the plaintiffs through the profitable to arrest an individual who had
broker of the defendant company made an committed This admittedly ndious but never
application to be defendant company: theless not unnatural "crime." Moreover,
policy of marine insurance for $5,500 against becomes a valid policy soul and unless such not only would he be made the butt of ridi-parently an outcast, who deservesneither pity, bags of betel nut to be shipped on board the signed by the manager for the time being perils of the sea on certain goods, to wit, 163 application, agreement or policy has been. cule by his comrades, but it is probable that sympathy_nor esteem. It was raised no steamship Sun On, risk to continue until the or the agents of the defendant company or This, superiors, would look askance at the body knows where; it simply growed like bags of betel nut should be safely landed at their representative duly authorised and no officer whose diligence was mainly confined Topsy, and now it plays its silly pranks on a Samshui and Wochow. The application was premium becomes owing or payab a in respect to the apprehension of atherwise worthy trusting. Colony like-Hongkong, where written out by the plaintiffs on a form takep of any such application, agreement or policy citizens for a trivial offence to the neglect of simple faith may be picked up in the gutter from the counter-filed book of application unless and until the application, agreement or A. S. WATSON & CO., his proper duties. The arrest of persons for while. Norman blood flows like a river on
forms used by the plaintiffs in their business policy has been so signed by such manager or spitting in public places would be on a par the upper levels. As we have said all these with the defendant company. The application representative for the time being. Neither the LIMITED,
with the arreat of small boys for riotous and preparations to welcpine the visitor, and was handed to the braker of the defendant manager of the defendant company's agents disorderly conduct in as much as they reviled enjoy the delightful sensation of a shudder
company and accepted by him. At or about (Messrs. Bander. Wieler & Co.) nor any repre HONGKONG DISPENSARY
3 18 p.m. on the 27th July, 1908, the application sentative on the 27th or 28th July signed the constable on his beat and ran away and a shriek have been rendered nugatory--- was taken to No 176. Wing Lok Street by the any application for or any agreement for precipitately. Such cases have happened to use an official term-by the perverseness plaintiffs with the counterfoiled book of applia policy ni marine insurance in respect in England, so there is no reason why they of an inconsiderate and, for all we know, cation farms to Läm King Hing, the agent of the of the goods to be shipped on board the should not happen in Hongkong the en-cheap-tinselled typhoon, which is neither defendnot company, who chopped the counter. 1. Sun On. Defendants say that if, which lightened. Reverting again to the spitting here nor there nor anywhere else. And, again, foiled book, thereby accepting the risk; the they do not admit, any clerk or servant question, from which we have digressed as consider the troubles of the newcomer who application itself was subsequently at 4 p.m.on of the defendant company's agents in Hong the result of past incidents crowding on the has never seen or realised, what a typhoon is by the defendant company, at the office being of the ageals or their representative duly the 17th July, 1958, delivered and received kong, other than the manager for the time mind, the idea of the petitioners is that "in made of or what it can achieve? The only of their agents, Messrs. Sander, Wieler & Co., authorised did on the 27th or 28th July, 1908, order to mitigate such a nuisance your peti persons who seem to derive any satisfaction a stamped policy of insurance in terms of the accept any application for or agree to issue tioners firmly believe that under the present from the vagaries of this particular storm plaintiffs' application was subsequently made or did'issus or did purport to isauto any policy Conditions and circumstances, and in view warning are the master mariners, who prove out by a clerk of the defendant company of marine insurance of any kind what of the situation of Hongkong, time and edu- conclusively that the typhoon does not Shortly after 4 pm. on the 27th July, 1908, ever in respect of the as. Sun On or of any cational measures will be found more effective exist or, if it ever did, it has made violent the goods were shipped by the plaintifs on goods to be shipped thereon or in respect of than coercion by legal enactments. His tracks for Painan Straits, for as there was a
board the steamship Sun On. At or about 42 any ship or goods, such act of such clerk or That the Chinesecommunity in Hongkong Rxcellency, the Govenor appeared to en-depression at the Paracels and Pratas
noon on the morning of the 28th July, 1908,
servant was not in the course of his employment is deeply moved over the proposal of the tertain similar views, when te graciously Islands lately came into considerable pro- company applied at the office of the defendantment and was wholly unauthorised by the the plaintiffs through the broker of the defendant and was not within the scope of his employ Government to make spitting a "law-made promis d that no regulations would he made minence it is obvious to the meanest in company for the policy which the defendset defendant or the defendants' agents. In the crime" can be plainly gathered from the peti.for a period of six months; int your peti tellect that the typhoon is bound for company had agreed to issue in aalternative, defendants say that if, which tion-a document of unusual verbosity which inners are humbly of opinion that it would Hainan to disperse itself somewhere in cordance with the plaintiff, accepted ap: they wholly deny, the agents of the de has been framed for presentation to the Secre- appeal more to the Chinese, if section 8 the region of Indo-China. Q,E.D. One plication no the previous day. A stamped fendants did agres to issue or did issue any tary of State in protest against the enforcement itself was deleted and the, consideration of feature of these discussions has been policy of insurance for $5,500 io BC-
policy of marine insurance in respect of the of the law. From our point of view there passing such a law postponed. The adoption the suggestion that the Observatory cordance with the plaintiff's application was
such agreement was made or such policy was sard in order to explain the situation wound the susceptibilities of a large section which give both the direction of the wind thereupon taken by the broker to the manager the plaintiffs already been lost when the Sun was no need to ransack the files of Han- of the former-course has still a tendency to might follow up its system of day signals, bereupon huaded to the broker tor the plain goods to ba shipped on board the as. Sus Onkong, where he will soon commençe ́negotia
tiffs, The stamped policy of insurance was issued after the goods had to the knowledge of and set forth the positius of the signatories of the Chinese community, while the and approximate contiguity to Hongkong, by of the defendant company in order that the lat A terse adoption of the latter will clearly demons adopting a system, which would afford the ter should sign the policy, but the manager re- vis-a-vis the question at issue. epitome, if that is not too tautological, trate that His Majesty's Governinent has no
same particulars at night. At present the fused to sign the policy. At about a a,m. on the of the events, which had offended the intention, at any time, to harass the Chinese night signals simply declare (x) that the 28th July, the Sun On had foundered in long. susceptibilities of the Chinese would have community with irritating legislation or done equally well, for it is to be remembered to coerce them into compliance by threats." yphoon is believed to be more than joo kong harbour during a typhoon and the goods miles from the Colony-green, green, green; were totally lost. At the time this occurred, that while with the Secretary of State rests That is a sane and sensible' conclusion-tot) that it is believed to be within 300
the premium on the policy of insurance on the A JOCOLAR WITNESS. goods had not been paid, because such prai the final decision such petitions are generally trust to time and education rather than to
miles-green, red, green; and (3) that mium was not payable until the end of the
CURIOUS THEORY OF DISMISSAL. relegated to the permanent staff of the legal coercion to abate the nuisance. the wind may be expected to increase then current year. The plaintiffs have always Colonial Secretariat for consideration in the was the Colonial Secretary who said that
at any moment,to full typhoon force-red, been ready and willing to pay, "and have offered man's examination in the witness-box in a
During the progress of a Chinese insurance
MAÇAO'S DELIMITATION, first instance and a prisis made of their con. the law would be futile if no penalty was
green, red. It is submitted that if, in addition to pay, the premium due on the policy of in important case reported elsewhere, in the
The Canton Self-Government Society this tents. Now it is undoubted that this question attached, because it would resemble a gua
to these, a white, signal was added it might surance, but the defendant company has re- Supreme Court this afternoon, Mr.. M. W. morning sent out circulars to persuade the peo- of expectorating in public places is an ex- for which no cartridges had been provided, bepossible to frame a code which would meet fused to accept payment of such premium. At Slade asked the Celestial if he had not been pie not to create any disturbances during the ceodingly difficult ose to handle. There ap or words to that ellect. Well, as the Chi- the requirements of the shipping community. the time of the loss of the plaintiffs goods, the dismissed from the employ of Meyers. Sander, progress of the negotiations between the Chin- pears to be something in the air of China and nest show, the adoption of stringent sani-Fer example, any vessel at Kongmoon could plaintiffs were interested in the goods to the
Wieler and Company shortly after the me- escand Portuguese Delimitation Commissioners. of Hongkong which leads to the formation tary measures and the expenditure of be kept informed by telegraphic despatch, value of $5,500,
morable typhoon
of 28th July, 1908, on the Macao Boundary question, but at the of an unquestionably repisisive habit. Even strenuous endeavours to enforce them met of the direction of the wind throughout the
for an alleged irregularity, It was clearly panse time warning the people from visiting Europeans are met at every corner who have with little or contracted the disease, people who under operation of leading Chinese gentlemen night and thereby the master could decide the aid that it would be proved by the plaintiff noticed that the witness was evidently trying the Portuguese settlement with a view to avoid-
whether it was advisable or not to make the tion for insurance for $5,500 for certain goods bim and Counsel will show: -
that on the 27th July, igad, they put loan applicato quibble, as the following dialogus between ing any possible disturbance.
CONSULAR VISIT. other circumstances would never dream of had been obtained and the sanitary laws
H.E. Chang Jen Chua received the British distributing globules of phlegm at large relaxed. The petition of the Chinese, passage to Hongkong by that lide. The to be shipped by the steamer Sun On. That
Consul-General at Canton this' morning “at and to the disgust of their neighbours, backed up as it is we understand by influeo-question is one which might be considered application was taken from plaintiffs by a person
II a.m. who, on returning to their native land, im-tial firms, is worthy the consideration of the by the Director of the Observatory an well with whom they had had dealings for many mediately forget the practice which has held local Government. We confess we have the Harbourmaster. We give it for what years a man named Lau King Hing, an in- them in unconscious bondage while in little hope of its success in London unless it is worth but there certainly seems to be sunce broker solely in the employ of Messs Sander, Wieler sad Company, which firm are China. With the Chinese the custom of the Governor here gives the jaestimable something in it.
sgoals for the International Lloyd Insurance spitting seems to be labórn, for children benefit of his countenance, for it is not at all
Company of Berlio, a firm with which the and lo some cut women are to be met improbable that it will fall into the hands of
plaintiffs had done a considerable amount of light-heartedly giving vent to the microbes a subordinate permanent official and cop
business. The application, having been, ra- which have been tickling their larynx. The venically shelved. In all we have said me do
ceived by the broker, was handed in to the office of Messrs, Sander, Wieler the same after. question is,How is this nuisance, to be not wish it to be understood that we argue midgated, and finally, suppressed? And in
And in favour of the spitting habit; what wo
noon and received by them at about four, o'clock. The application was made on a there's the rubi: If, as the Chinese petition maintain is that lças drastic measures abould Nanking, was present on the 5th to lay the form, taken from a counterfall. book, supplied Court gave nudible sounds of merriment.
to the plaintiffs by the broker,
THE Waiwupu is preparing to negotiate with Sir Henry proceeded to say that some time the Japanese Minister on the Antung-Makden previously, egth July, a similar application was | Raliway question,
no success until the co
IT is reported that Commissioner Tang Shao-yi will be appointed President of the Waiwupu, Grand Councillor Chang Chih-tung has obtain ed leave on account of indisposition. [
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It is stated that II. E Tuan Fang, Viceroy at
foundation stone for the Nanyang Industrial Exhibitios. A large number of guests were (d) (grited on this surplesana Occurigu,
em point out, every policeman, Indian and₫ | take the place of those which it is proposed Chinese---we say nothing of the European 10 enforce, against the united forling of the force beoryen its to vorbers may be trusted to Chinese community
Counsel then proceeded to open his case.
'K. E. XO YU HIM'S DEPARTURE. After, tendering congratulations to R. F. Chang Jen Chun
upon his ден Vice- regal appointment to the Liana Kiang provin cer, B. E. Ko Ya Him left here on the 22nd day of this moŋn by the night boal for Hong;
tions with the Portuguese Delimitation Commis› sioner over the Macao, Boundary question.
THE PRATAS IS' ANDB,
On foundered in Hongkong barbour at or about The Canton Viceroy has appointed Tastri 3 am, no the 28th July, 1908, and that such Wel Báo, Chiseso representativa to investigate agreement or policy was therefore vaid,
the question of "the" Pratas. Islands. When Evidence was called, on behalf of the the Government steamship Hot Chau has arri- plaintiffs, and the case adjourned.
Mr. Slado-Were you not dismissed from Messrs. Sander, Wieler and Company?
Witness-No.
Mr. Slade pot it to yon that you were dis. missed from the fires on that
Witne-I left at my own discretion. The Company did not want me and I didn't waste have farther connection with the Company,
Mr. Stade-It is quite clear the firm didn't want you?
Witness-Yes, and they put a potice in the papers to that effect.
Daring these proceedings; several people in
ved, Tantai Wei Han will proceed with the Japanese Consul at Canton to the islands where they will jointly investigate and settle the amount of compensation to be paid to Ja' panese settlers incurred through the develop. ment of the island.
THE FLOODS,
The officials of the riverina districts along" the West River have reported that Boe weather has been perwalling for the last work and that, is for the present no fear of another visitation. the giver has resumed its normal level. Thare
OPIUM-SMOKER PUNISHED,
Yesterday, an opium-smoker who was arrest, ed on a charge of smoking' oplom without the necessary wooden licence and attacking the police, was ordered to bo exhibited in the stocks
for three days, in addition to one month's im prisonment with bard labour."
THE Prince Regent recently Commanded the President of the Ministry of the Interior, not to prevent any one from intercepting bigsconian in order to present a petition of complaint i