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reasonable salarios to the judges is, of course, to avert the possibility of suspicion regarding the motives of the recupants of the beach when may deliver decisions which do not seem lu ac co dance with the facts." But the same thing applies to those in piber official portions and A. S. WATSON & CO., it is therefore satisfactory to learn that the
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Government cow proposes to raise the amount annually paid in salaries to officials, which now totals some Y60,00,000, by about Ibisty per coat It is also proposed to increase ibé allowances" for travelling expenses from Y1,100,000 to Y1,500,000. Several of the Japan ese newspapers have already commented on these proposed augmentations' of the pay.. ments to officials, and it is evident that the scheme will give rise to much discussion. The Oiaka Andi approves the increase in principle, as it recognises that at present
he official salaries are too low to attract the
tore brilliant and efficient moe, with the result that business circles are constantly being re-
consumpting tax, and Y5,000,000 from the transit tax. Owing to the surpītie and the natural increase of revenue, it would be possible without much difficulty to abolish these taxes, but the Government, although prepared to adjust taxation in so far as that will strengthon the foundations of the national finances, is not inclined to do away with the imposts in ques tions, as they are regarded as comparatively satisfactory sources of revenue. The whole idea of the Japanese Government appears to be the strengthening of the country's finances be fore the question of abrogating the taxesbrought into existence by the war is taken under cas. Bideration
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Bay Docks this morning, Tus bulk Maple Lan/ was towed out of Quarry
TWENTY-SEVEN cases of plague have occurred at Yokohama since the outbreak.
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Japanese Lexation Guards have lately been increased by one hundred men, REAR-ADMIRAL 1; Teragaki, the Captain and officers, Imperial Japanese Third Squadron, will be "At home" oo board H.LEMS. Otowa to-morrow from 4 to 6 p.m. .
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Dock Competition.
REPAIRING U, S. TRANSPORT.
SHANGHAT DOCK CO. LOWEST BIDDERS.
(From Our Own Correspondent,]
Manila, 13th July, 1969. After the long series of successes which the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co, Ld, has scored over its Straits and China rivals, none, I feel, sure, will gradga the success which appears fairly in the way of the Shang hai Dock and Engineering Co., Ld., and
HE, KO YO HIM,
BAD WEATHER AND CRIME
́`A 'DULL' DAY AT the magistrĄCY.
· Business at the Police Court to-day was at a
| DINNER AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE, H.E. Ko Yo-bim was entertained to’din- | standstill—a sort of "trade depression " as it ner at Government House last night. The were, if it is necessary to quote remarks made by following were invited to meet the distin. Chairmen of local companies during the past guished official, appointed to conduct, the couple of years. There can be no disputing negotiations for the delimitation of Macao the fact that the unsettled state of the weather Mr. S. W. Txo, Mr. Chau Sio-ki, Mr. Kwok Yik-,, of yesterday was greatly responsible for the ting, Mr. Yung Him-pong, Mr. Li-hing, Mr.
"depression in crima to-day, Not to our Chin U-tin, Mr. Li Yau-chun, Mr.Lau Yam-tsuo, knowledge has the Magistracy assumed such a Mr. Leung Pui-chi, Mr. Ho Fook, Mr. Lau Chu dull appearance as it did' this morning, Ins Pak, Mr. Wei Yok, Dr. Ho Kai, Mr. G. T. Lloyd, stead of the customary crowd, assembled inside Mr. D. R. Law, Mr. Harris, Mr. E. C. Blanch. and out of the count-rooms, and the dia
which usually follows such a mob, thers was: if it is to be the first over, is the Shang-flower, Mr. C. Clementi, Mr. P. N. H. Joner, Mr. bai lacings our Nonhorn friends will have W. J. Gresion, Mr. Murray Stewart, Mr. A. W. a dead silence, which to the initiated showed good cause for gratification after several maiden Drawin, Sir Henry Berkeley, Commodore that there was "nothing doing." Inquiries were overs. Tenders were invited last month by the Lyon, Mr. R. O. Hutchison, Mr. F. P. J. Wode-promptly made, with the result that information was received which was astonishing:-"There Chief Quartermaster of the Division for exten, house, and Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher.
is only ̧ous casa during the past twenty-four sive repairs to the Army transport Warren and
hours," our representative was told. It is not busy tongues talked of the job being one worth
suggested, for a moment that crime is on the somewhere in the neighbourhood of two lakhs
decrease in the Colony - pot for an instant. The THE PUISNE JUDGE'S DECISION. -rain storms have kept all the undesirables at of dollars. As it happened these gossipers knew whereof they were speaking and the extensive
home; and it might be said, let the rain repairs and alterations to the big transporter specified by the Quartermaster's Department is the Summary jurisdiction Court, this inpradowa crime in this liste island home of aure.
His Honour Mr. Justice Gompertz, presiding storms continue, if they can assist in patting,
will involve an outlay of betweek one and a
ball and two bundred thousand dollars, in the currency of your Colony
Boon after detalled specifications were mailed to Hongkong, Shanghai and Singapore, repre. sentatives of the competing ship-repairing yards began to arrive and each proceeded to figure the estimates in the interest of his firm.
Bids were due on the morning of the roth ins, and in shipping circles as usual and
COOLIE SMUGGLING TRADE.
ink, gave his reserved decision in the case in which a trader named Yan Yuer, of 12o, Queen's Road Central, sued one Tam Hu Wai and the Hop Hing Wing firm, el s. Jubilee Streat, to recover the sum of $151, money due on a pro- missory note, dated 19th January, 1999, money alleged to have been paid down for the smug- gling of coolies into Americas poris
His Lordship seid : - I can state the facts of this case very shortly as follows:-The plaio
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crusted at the expense of the various branches of The Administration. It also considers that the lures of judicial officials have recently been raised it is only reasonable that something should be done for the other classes of officials Funbermore, the Anahi thinks that the pay
A couple of very good games of water polo ments to nembots of the House of Represents.THE. Prince Regent lately received H. E. Taug
were witnessed at the Victoria Recreation lives should be raised in order to enable them in audience and questioned him on the attitude
Club's enclosure yesterday, when the Lusitano of the Powers towards China. He also asked to live entirely on their salaries without having him his opinion of China's currency.
Réérention Club met the. Victoria Recreation. Club, and the Royal Engineers tried conclusions recourse to such practices, as those ex-
THE driver of a Quarry Bay ricksha, otherwine at the offices of the agents bere of Hongkongliff sues to recover $651, being balance due on with the 88th Goy. Royal Garrison Ariiliszy. posed in the Dai Nippon Sugar Com known as the "double yellow was hand Sa in and Shanghai. Dock Companies the air was
a promissory note fár $731, which purports to. The first match between the Lusitanos, and PAOT revelations. The journal, however, the Police Cours, this morning, for plying his astir on Saturday morning in anticipation of have been given by the defendant in respect of the V.R.C. was very fast, and although the fat- points out that a direct increase of salaries vehicle in town, which is prohibited. Police the onouncement of the bids. Two tenders money leat. The plaintiff gave in evidence ter reams netted the leather thrice in the first
man Pincott prosecuted;"
from Hongkong, two from Shangbat, and one very circumstantial details of the alleged-loan--spell-and-five-times-is the second, the lowere is not the only way of improving the fraan.
from Singapore represented the kesocess of transaction. The defence is, inter alia, that must be credited with having played a very –cial-position-of-officials of small means.This INSPECTOR GOURLAY sonmoned fr-shop-the competition. The noubern part was net
to be outdone this lime, if it was hand there was no messy-lent, but that the instru- plucky defensive gains all through, sticking to iment was given to secure the payment of a their powerful antagonists well and the goal- capped in the bids for the lighters, and tuga balance owing in respect of contracts to take keeper cleaning many a dangerous shot time by reason of its greater distance from the point two Chinese into the United States of America.ater time. From the score, & goals to ail, one of delivery. The prices qucted were all in.
It is urged that this was an agreement for the would imagius that the V.R.C. players had United States currency, and i append the de-
has been made-it is impossible in sa skørt a
tion of the law of a friendly state, and was, case, as their opponents gave them a very tough therefore, an illegal, or at any rate, an invalid game from start to finish. The players word :— time-the tenders have been sker under contract, unenforceable at law and in respect advisement. A recommendatipo has gone forth of which no liability could accrue. may say for the acceptance of the Shanghai Dock Co.'s at once that I do unt sccept the plaintiffs story,
are as follows: proposal which is the lawent in detail that and thei-i-do-believe that of the defendant, at
any rate with respect to the alleged conuidern:"|"Riza-Pereira,~~F-L=~Roia,~]. M.-C. Lopen; C. Shanghai Dock and Engineering Co., Ldtion. I must then consider the adequacy of A. Rodrigues; R. A. Carvalho and C. M. 8 $69,740 (gold); completion 12 weeks after de
this defence. livery of the Warrew at their docks.
REFRESHING. could be done by exempting them from the income tax and by abolishing the bad taxes, which affect the officials as much as the rest of the public. The real remedy in the case of
Watson's
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keepers to the Magistracy, this mutung, for being in possession of scales' which did not come up to the standard weight. Fines of Sto each were imposed.
people with small incomes is a proper adjust. T118 Japanese Consul and the Chinese Taotai tails of the respective bids. Although no award performance of an act which involved the viola- matters all their own way, but this was not the
meot of taxation and the taking of steps to lower the prices of commodities. While, therefore, the Arahi welcomes a scheme to
benefit the minor officials it, hopes that
the Government will also adopt measured o relieve oiber, persoos in receipt of lunited salaries. The Youturi is moto emphatic in its support of an increase of offi- cial salaries. It points out that the present sele of the latter, in the cases alike of Cabinet Ministers and, the lowest officials, was fixed a
A. S. WATSON & CO., number of years ago, when the cost of living
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the adoption of a tael or dollar currency, the Prince Regent will shortly call a menting of the different Ministries to discuss the question. « TAM WA, a shop coolie, residing at 18, Tuog (Shanghai), 2159.481 (gold); completion 51 New Engineering and Shipbuilding Works
Man Lane, with the sense of the artistic, stols
months after delivery of vessel af Shanghai. three dozen picture postcards from a postcard
Taikoo Dockyard and Engineering Co, of shop in Ru was arrested, and in the Police Hongkong, Ld., $90,184 (gold): completion was very greatly lower than it is now. It co-Court, to-day was sentenced to a fortnight in locally by Messrs. Castle Bros-Wolf & Sons.
DODO. He was in eight months. This firm, was represented siders that any difficulty which may be experi-
guoi,
Hongkong and Whampoa, Dock Co, Ld. enced in obtaining the necessary amouni cap
A-SERIES of films are to be thrown on the represented by Messrs. Findlay & Co., $88;366 "be"as nothing compared with the difficulties-to-
screen for the next few nights at the Ke Shing (gold); completivoaine-weeks: 128 which the cfti ials are subjected to their efforts Theatre in Queen's Road by the American Tanjong Pagar Dock Bontd of Singapore to live on quite soadequate pay. Moreover, Cinematograph Company. The pictures in | $107,500 (gold); completion six months,
increase the efficiency of the official classed The first performance takes place tonight, at the running both in price and time. Those in a position to know hold to the opinion that and therefore to swell the revenue, so that commencing at eight o'clock.
the award for the contract will go to Shaoghal, the change would be of advantage to
it is about time ibat that port got some of the the Government as well as to the officials
plums from Manila, as it is a long while since themselves. On the other hand, the Nippon
they came in for our favours, strongly opposes the proposal. It says that if the Goyerament has a surplus it should employ it Srstly in relieving the public in general by abolishing taxes, and it declares that the report
This Court bar, of course, no judicial know-
evidence was given by the gentlem is perform ledge of the law of a 'föreigs country. Bot
ing the duties of Conrul-General of the United states in this Colony, which satiißed me that under the Statutes dealing with immigration into the United States of America, Chinese, with the exception of members, of cer aín 'special classes, are forbidden to enter the country."
Breach of the law is punishable with fine and imprisonment. Now, on the evidence, I find that the men in respect of whom these agree-
ments were antared into were not members al
V.R,C, :—L, E. Lammert (Capt.), A. H. Cati roll, A E. Alves, A. V. Barros, J. M. Rom Parcisa, 2. M., Remedios and F: K. Tata."
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The second match between the two Military Teams, although polso fast, wis gooi̟ss the eams were very well matched and after a con- siderable amount of hard play the Engineers scored, Hayward setting for them from A corner throw, the result being one gori-te nil in favour of the RE.'s at call of half time.
Coxon scored again soon after recommenco- ment of play, 'adding another a minuto later,. 'bot still the Artillerymen kept to their men and before the-call-of-theiato_for_zime, Gooner Snow placed the leather safely, the score standing at 3 goals to 1. lo favour of the
The Military teams comprised — Royal Engineers:-Coxor, McCrory, Halmes, Marshall, Goodyear, Hayward and Barton,”
88h Coy. R.G.A.:-Snow, Beathe, Thomas, West, Hardy, Debenham, and ̈Mc'rthur,"
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As H. E. Tang Shao-yi, who was ordered to study the curser dy question in foreign coun tries, has returned to Chica, currency reform will soon be brought up for discussion., Duke Tsai Tao, President of the Ministry of Finance, will strongly, advocate the adoption of the dollar of seven mace two candareen denomina- ||tion.
ed Government scheme is opposed to the known PROPOSITION to build floating bridge
A SOLDIER'S SUICIDE,
SHOT HIMSELF WITH SENTRY S RIFLE IN THE MOUTH
An amazing story of the suicide of a British this morning was reported to the police at headquarters by the military authorities some intentional.
the United States in breach of the provisions of immigration Law, and that it was fully un derstood by all parties to the agreement' that this was the case.
The match betwear the Buffs and, the 83rd: Coy. R.G.A. has been postponed to Saturday, commencing at 4 p.m.
The first match in the 3rd Round between the Lusitano Pecreation Clab and the Royal Engineers täkes 'place on onday next at 6 p.m, and on Tuesday at 5.10 p.m. the BO.C...
tam led to this conclusion by, inter alia, the langu ge of the documents which were put in, and by the very high price, $1,050 | head to be paid for passage money for men who were not going first class. Are then these co- |tracts either illegal or juvalid by the law of this Colony? Now, the contract, were entered into in Hongkong. Payment was to be made part.
act by the plaintiff took place in America whenthe emigrants were landed there."
There is, of course, nothing in our law to
else. It seems quite clear, therefore, that theseV.-R. C. contracts are not illegal by the law of Houg Ba kong. Are they then invalid? Now, the law, R Conflict of Laws, page 551, tula 148, as follows: B. O, C. on the subject is eastociated by Mr. Dices-L, R. C --"The essential validity of a contract is, zob. 83rd Co., R GA, I
The rates per quarter and per sentiment, proportions! Imperial wisher, as the Emperor has several across the Huangpu to Pooteng from the Chi- soldier in Murray Barracks at an early hour! ly in America: The performance of the con will meet the 87th Co, Royal Garrison Artillery.
times refused to consent to increases of the nese Bund was brought forward on Sunday last The daily imas is delivered free when the address fe income of the Imperial Household Depart at the Public Welfare Society meeting in the
soolbla to messenger. l'eak autiscribers car havement, which is now at the same figure as it was Chinese city. The benefits to be derived framtime later. The act was as deliberate as it was forbid Chinese landing in América or anywhere C. Y., C. 2
the_bridge-are-set forth in the schema. It is estimated that the construction with buildings
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On July 1, 1909 at Shangbai, ÉLIZANKTH ANGUS, wife of the Rev. Thomas Barclay, of the English Presbyterian Mission, Tainan, Formon.
The Hongkong Celegraph
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JULY 16, 1909.
which are inu, dis all warnment departments the world over. Whether the idea is a really po-
at both ends would cost some 7. 150,000. The proposer believes that a Company might be formed to carry out the scheme...
The facts which bave been placed at our
disposal ge to show that about a quasier to six this morning, Private James Hardsley, of The Buffi, stationed at Murray Barracks, left bin quarters, with the evident intention of going for a walk. When he got as for as
CLAIM FOR house reNI.
contract."
I will assume that the proper law berg is the law of Hongkong, Mr. Dicey next-gives-cer- tain exceptions to the general rule formulated "A contract, whether lawful by its proper law or noi, is in general invalid in so far as (1) the performance of it is unlawful by the law of the country where the contract is to be performed
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THE, MAKING OF MYPHOONS.
_A_RE:SOVABLE TOPIC,
Apropos of the recording of the first typhoon
Union gives an interesting account of how at typhoon is formed.
It begins in a very small way." The day' is exceedingly hot and the a'mosphere growing, foci solutionis); or (1) the contract forms heated, expands and rises. As this hot cal- part of a transaction which is unlawful by the umn of air rises, colder air rushes in 'on' alf law of the country where the transaction is to sides to take its place and as the heated air take place, It is suggested by the learned continues to arcend, it cools and then presies author that probably this exception does not down on the kir under it, forcing the latter to apply to any contract made with a view rush in more rapidly to take the place of the to the violation of the revenge laws of recently ascended bet air. The ascending Country not forming part of the Bri-column of air, being acted upon by the son's tish Dominions.
rays, increases. Its velocity and circumference.
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their copies delivered at their residence without twenty years ago, so order not to increase the any extra charge. On copies sent by post ad additional $1.80 per quarter is charged for postage.. public burden.. An increase of official 2- The postage on the weekly imue to any part, of the laries' at this time would, in the Nippon's
world is 80 cents per quarter.
opinion, e clearly opposed to this principle. Bingle Copies, Dally, ten cents. Weokly, twenty-
There are the views of the Japanese press, the five cents (for cash only).
burden of opinion being in favour of the pro-IT is stated that the Police Headquarters in
the Inner City of Peking recently called the the westera gate, Private Hardsley approached/ject to the exceptions hereinafter mentioned, 87th Co., R.G.A, 2 posal to augment the official salaries. As a
manager of the Kung Yun Pat, & vernacular the sentry, and said that the efle he was carry. Roverned indirectly by the proper law of the 88th Co.,.R.G.A, 2 On July 10, 1909, at Shanghai, the wife of matter of fact, it, is impossible to expect that
paper, to account for some inaccurate state-ing belonged to him. The sentry, the report „H, W. PILCHER, of a son,
the best meg of the country will be content to mans made in that journal, and treated him to goes, was not sure, so he handed the rifle over serve the state for a pi tance, when they can a sound scolding. The Chinese Press defer
to Bardsley for inspection. The latter took make a competence in other walks of life, with mined not to submit to this kind of treatment the weapon, and slipped a cartridge, which he out being trammelled by the bonds of red-tape without a fight, and last Friday a meeting was had brought with him, into the magarida with above. The third 'exception is as follows: of the season (somewhere near Hiphopg) 7he
held at which it was decided to address a joint out the sentry noticing the act." Before any. complaint to the Ministry of the Interior, thing could be done, Private Hardsley placed the muzzle of the rifle into his mouth and pall. pular one in japan we have no means of judging. THE Seattle Post-Intelligencer of the 16th uit.ed the trigger. The bullet entered the head, Probably not, because it is seldom pleasant for reports: At the save yard, Puget spund, the inflicting a serious wound, and passed through the taxpayer to find that the Government official Great Northern liner Minnesota was examined the back. Death was instantaneous The mo- —that is to say, the petry officer who bas to live by the surveyors yesterday while workmen took tive for the soldier's action is 'no: known. The from hand to mouth in the hope of a meagre pen-out the broken pont tail shaft, which snapped funeral is expected to take place this after while the big vessel was steaming from Yoko noon. Deceased was about thirty-four years OFFICIAL SĄLARIES IN JAPAN. | 500-is likely to obtain an increase of salary, bama to Seattle. The shaft is being removed. of age..
But the step is a wise one, even if the finances through the vessel and a spare shift will be According to a semi-official statement which of the country are not established on the satis installed without delay. It is expected that this appears in the Japanese vernacular papers it is factory basis which is aimed at by the economi- work will not take more than two days, the proposed by the Government to increase the cal Government in power. It is further stated broken shaft having been removed ready to go isto gatvicé as soon as the new piece of steel is salaries of official employes. That this has during the present fiscal, year Y53,340,000 placed in position. A large crowd witness d "elep" in advance which will have the effect of is to be paid into the sinking fund for redeem the Minnesota enter the dock Tuesday afternoon.
maintaining the efficiency of the Governing the national loans,, but the doxt-f.cal ment departments cannot be gainssid, for year the Government will raise this sum to THE Foralru tells'a ramarkabla 'story to iba | month's rent for the gerund floor of a house in to those who are accustomed to reckon the Y6joco, op by making use of the surplus from effect that a marvellous invention has been Staunton Street, The manager of the defend- salaries of Government servants from the 1908-9 fiscal year, Y53,340,dbo in all, and made by a Japanese boy, aged 19, in the form aut firm said that complainant had given him
of an airship which is in many respects for notice to quit the premises. European point of view, Japan is not over the natural increase of revenue. In this way superior to the Wright asroplane. For instance.
Mr. Justice. Gompáști-Did you drive him liberal in compensating her worker. For the Government hopes to raise the prices of it is claimed that the Japanese contrivance
Complainant No. example, it is well known that the judiciary Japanese. Bonds abroad, thus paving the can rian vestically and descend with perfect
Or tell him to go?—No, is not paid or anything like the scale way for the conversion of the foreign ease. Moreover, its motor is remarkably light,
"Dofendant-Dida's you complain to ms of prevailing in other countries, a fact which has loans into loans, at lower rates of interest, and it does not wholly rely on the engine for been regarded with dubious eyes by foreign This convention scheme, is already under its power to remain in the air. It has a longth the broken condition of the floor tiles, and told litigants, it is trus that the emoluments of consideration, and it is believed that Mr. Mis of de fent (Japanese) and a bright of 11 feel, me lo goi-1 did make a compl.ins
with an alleged speed. of over 50 miles per Didn't you say you would not have such the Japanese booch have recently been fomachi, the Financial Commissioner abroad, hour, while its câyrying capacity exceeds eight toounts in your promises?—No. creased, but they are still far below the who is expected at Tokio on the moth, will bring hundred pounds. Ilis said thai the insignifi „Didn't I ask for notice in writing and you minimum received by judges in other coun: back a favourable report with regard to it. As cast sum of Y4,000 is enough to make this refused-No. tries and, so far ke we can ascertain, satirely to the so-called three bad taxes," the officials airship, The boy inventor is called Yosh. inosuke Takaoka, a student of the Industrial suadequate for the serious and laborious work quoted polated out that during the last fiscal School at Taukiji. He has been engaged on which has to be dealt with by the conşta | year ¥19,000,000 was obtained from the salt | bis lavantion thrán years. He has 2õi yot got.
ianegoly, Ys0,000,000 from the tentiis fabrice the machine patented owing to his lack of funds, i pisati. ( Juttiot in Japan. The "object in
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A JEWISH LADY AS PLAINTIFF.
But this suggestion need not be consider and, in a short time, it is several miles in diame» `A Jewish lady, Mrs, H. J. T. Raymond, brought ed bere, as it is perfectly clear that ter and rushes upwards at increased speed. against the Kwong Sing Loong Arm to recover gard to the immigration of Chinese are an action in the Supreme Court, this morning, the laws of the United States with re- Then the in-rything siṛ commences toʻrevalvė, +
and the diameter keeps 'on increasing till the... the sum of $13, alleged to be due for ost not in any sense revenue' laws. Now, the rotary motion extends perhaps a thousand or
more miles in circumference cdstract being to land persons in a country where the laws of that country forbid them to be landed, it seems clear that the case falle within Mr. Dicey's third"exception, and that this is an invalid contract in Hongkong.
out?
And in consequence of that didn't I tell you I had shifted my business to the next house-No. 281-Norg
His Honour gave 'judgme is favour, of
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· At fint the commoting ham boin, almost stationary. Now it attains two motions; one“ round-its-axis-and-the.other along a course in - which the typhoon commits great havoc. Eo That is to say, that the law cannot be invoked long as there is no obstacle in the way, the 10 enforce it, mor, on the other hand, could course of the typhoon, is prally, regolar, but; damages be claimed in our Couris for a breach when it reaches land, it is liable to be de... of it. Similarly, although one party has perfected or broken up, though i mariner formed his pan, he can of sue to recover the knows that when he faces the wind in ble consideration agreed to be paid. There is no locality the centre of the typhoon is than eight" obligation which the law will recogąike, and points or so on his right, though in the South- no consideration to found liability; so con era hemisphere it is on his left. In the centre. rideration, therefore, for the instrument sued of the typhoon there is a perfect calm, but the on." I "muj!'give' judgment for the firer defend, wind increases further out. Further out still, not with costs,
zoey it will not be so bad.
Mr. P.X. d'Almada a Castro, of Messrs. d'Almada and Smlib, represented the plaintiff, Mr. E. Davidson, of Messrs. Hastings and Hastings, defendediny
An instrument called a barodylowematur bas. been invented which admirably, servis) the purpose, for by its sid, the accuraid position and direction of the typhoon can be foundertaki