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7829-FEBRUARY 2, 1888.]

THE CHINA MAIL

tolegram stator that tho was acting strictly as secretary, moraly Reports, 603. Proceeding, he contend refer their Lordships to the law on the more properly attained by direct legislation, Stablo ruled in London as the intermediary, the month-piece, nd that the cases cited laid down clearly subject, which ho prehended he need din by introducing a practice which can

anocreinry, had hardly do ro thats mention, Having not be defended on principle, which may the go-betwuun, between the Directore that a scoretary no

·ស no powers whatever that he could not do quoted from Branson Principal and wont riots have been clispind and thesu who had any coutracts withthing beyond the scope of his anthority, Agent and other, antiorities. Mr Robin "ed for by: other flags und which may Apeaking, a twenty por cent rechretion can tho, largest Atlantid lipers to email fishing

them, and he (Counsel) contended that if

at any moment give rise to greater dificul as compared w evan in these transicions the very that if he did his principals vara stad aid he did not know that he needs than these-it-is-menet to avoid besides

4978.

BUBAT TO WEST AUSTRALIAN LINE OP

furo.

gister. In this connection we loam that at tura being driven out by steel. The im- portance of this revelation is aut duly felf my given time ping-tenths of the fonn gu infuss it is born in mind that onerally wing built in the United Kingdom, from

ba altuwed on the scantling of a

fastucl venner may be roughly estimated to be res with one built of under; he upervision of Lloyd's Register. whole existing ironclads of every had done anything he was not authorised). bound by it Ho was not a manager bus & refor to any further cases. Referring being invidions and unfur to our own coin- without sacrifice of strength. In an iron Ther is thoroforú avery romson to believe stul a steel vessel of the same are, thero that Mr Dongy did nob overrate the beno, to do, the Directors would not be bound by only, and had no inde ondent nuth to the memorandum in the articles of mordid navy,

atribe Great Britain porecases 1988 per

the latter has a very great advantage Buial influency of that society in its wide- France, 10:02 per cont; Russia 17. He contended that in these istuces ority or initiative of his own, And in not one ciation as to the duties of the secre

in weight carrying capability Mr Da Conta was acting strictly within his of the cases cited was it stated that a secretary ho said it was merely stated that he труля diructed do. nt, Germany, 60 per cent. Italy duties as secretary and nothing mure. Evon tary had any authority to bind a company was to do whatever he

Tarning now from the hores of ship spread onorations.

Another element in the safety of life and In answer to a reference from Goyo pinairobieniku kome of the results which proputty at sen has been introduced by thỏ? For cont; Turkey 4-071 por cant and

acting under the circum and as the Master of the Rolls said persons That just amounted to the Company saying ment your Committas advocated the con- when huwa tria, 3 8 ur cont Of the whole num

ah dik with a gocratary must do so on — You will be pleased to unsurve what the time of this small subsidy 3500 a trip have been attaind, it was 10. well to decided action taken, as the result of the

you wil be par of non-ahkalete sex-going ironclads, stances how he ons by the dđi

except a zero she understanding that he had no power to spretary does do, and thei

aus teading la foster a small direct trade deal flat with the gnation of apud Lout Line Commission, in regard to the Great Britain possesses 200 pur cunt; hoing anything

averetary's work; Thon make any representations of his own. He pleased to voscere that he is directed to do and to develop and entimragon consider with this subject was read by Mr Patatements had been made. The fact that An interesting paper dealing largely Fangerous overloading of which so many ner crotary and. France, 1845 per cont; Raasin: 11:30 por, there wan cig kabinit 16 bind the Company in any way cunt, and us was the plauti e general -eurten-·|

hay was a thre servant and could not it That said his powers were unedible transhipment traffic 6.95 pur Germany

Jum, of the Barrow Bhipeptiding Gun the administration of the Freeboard Tables pur cent. Italy. 714

pany distinguished authority before the been entirely intrusted by the Govern plaintiff had not is tion on the question us to whether there per ount; Turkey, 90 per cent, and 10% baon given by the secretmy to those "Austria, 4-70 f cont. Of the whole nush journalists win furnished cupite of their tended that

Chutitution of Naval architects last year, ment to Lloyd's Register will carry so ber of ironclads tint can steam 16 knota papera for their stundora Now these passes any way altown any business or any course was utidenes of this particular contract,

The first steamers which had crossed the many minde the conviction that the Frees which would authorise him to He submitted that the learned judge of dealing and over, Grade Bit is his 64 16 per cents were gireil nut by the 'se retury, bat by theory that die, Cabipay, evar held out the sm. Hanld have ben wrong and he withheld the

Atlantic shout the year 1838 had occupied board question will te, timaly solved with

བསམ། ཐ Directors

hey were signed, by the Bucretary. batcretary as empowered· lo vedėt à trid im from the jury thought painung his vessel a Plimsoll load-atint lõ days so his time to be latter efforts which have marked the riso

exchange for papers

in the passage. Various im the game abscess that has attended the Germany, uone; Italy 2102 per cent. Tur they wore signed by his merely as or to invite anybody. Whatever was there was no evidenco

provements had enabled this time

to but

of that tho ironclad that can Aluam between 19 cratary, ang breause he had fall att he proved, and it was very little, was that he case there would harsh contrast, Government Surveyor. If the Government reduced by the year 1874 to

were not liable

of the Canard Company's If Mr. Da Costa used moraly na seurs Fraser Staith in econection with the Dock at common law for their noget of duty in properly market withhold his Betsin. The mutual emulation of the

From the Directura to

beat he thought lig would

some communication with his about a this contract. If their Lordships wished

cont

Franeo, none; Russia, 1081 per cont koy, uone; and Austria, 2:70 per cont

and 10 knots, Great Britain has 221 par. cent. France, 26.05 per cent; Russia,

Italy

cent,

ດ້ານ

rity and powers fro

3:36 per cent Turkey, 88 poro

make it clear Anstrin also 5.8 per cunt. Of the whole number of ara-going itonelads Company by

NO-

roosive touders, but not to udjudicate upon them. lu ail the other evidence there was

tho

STEAMER DECK AND LOAD LINE BOBINANCE or 1887.

This Ordinance applies to local stemmers. sinjwns, upon the weave the duty of

fine m

unck before obtaining cortificate of thio

benton in

Que Vosse

ung

and

progress of remarkable ins

institu

AN INTOFAST DISCOVERY IS A

is announced

from the cases he (Counsel) wolny's business nudusat Mr Fenwick carrying on their Unginess, irrespective of Cortinate. The owner can then, either antie companies began. it's record in the "Paris Figaro, of a valuable remedy

rootify the mark to the satisfaction of the all previous recorde, only the G. vernment Survey ic or can: appeal to a 1176 par sent; Corthay, 8-40 par cestite to their the could not big the tender; but he was then asting strictly him to go into that point le should proceed Board of Surveyors, whesu decision is fine! Podily heiture Fach such case for nervous debility, physical exhaustion,

used public interest fur

biief period, kat

and premature The discovery was ho was antling aid or done unless within his duties is secretary. What he to aqbmit bis-argumenta,

swid the jury that without sach its shining light was son elipaod, Nearly unde by & imionary in Old MUNDO 118

There is

has won inchutk for use of overy car

saved him from miserable existence and which carry gune paide of penetrating in every one of the stances. He was

mark it is not always easy to prove beyond other of the companies greyhounds of the an early grave. We learn that the Rov. 20 in. and upwards of iron, Great Britain in

no ageht of the Board, properly en called, has 28-84 per cont.; France, 5175 per ceste hat merely the screens, and therefore he not proved to have been me declaration or

dispute, that a veant intelegerean, until now the voyage deras the At-Fuseph Holmes, Biessbury Datisions. Committed fuave confined their represent-lastic has bect completed in a six days Bloomsbury Shire, London, WC., will Russia, 7:49 per cont; Germany could not bite theot by anything he did one not on the jurt of the Directois showing

tion on the subject to requesting that house; and we have allat six steamers and the prescription, free of charge, out Italy, 1923 por rent.; Turkoy, tone; and lesa

honless wik apocially authorised to that they had in any circumstances over

practical men with some local experiples that have done the passage under seva receipt of a self addressed stamped enve of the dos Parents lesling with scev, nts or held him out to be anything except a secre Austria, 3-81 per cent. Finally,

should be selected, ca sarveyors. whole number of non-obableto sex-going

days.

lope. armour-cla is with 18 in. not over of com agents aught in den with them, as onetary. Persons went to him an i say fain ea plote water-line ammoir, Great Britain has of the Judges had it, at aru's longth. secretary; there was no objection to that, WAS but there was not que act proved in which

it.

.

3571 por cunt; while France has 3333 They ought to know that the pritely he has donë яmething which was beyund

incuack

not bound unless the agent was

I

cent.; Rusin, 714 per cent; Germany, 952 per cent.; Italy, 11.90 per cent.; and authorised and lind powers; unless he was Turkey and Austria none. Whitaker's Acting within the scope of his authority. might be hard in some cases that a person who dealt with su agent and trusted in lite should lose everything, but that was at argument which had over been admitted

had never been taken by the judges to be me; and it would be found in somo

his duties as sourdlary and of which the Band approved.

acemod

is he that there was a contract.

Mr R. Cincin said be would not proceed further, int would singly cite several crées to their Lordships for reference.

Their Lordships macreed jadgment.

CORRESPONDENCE

THE REGISTRATION OF IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.

DRAFT ORDINANCES ANNOUNCED.

Registration of Partnershipaard Firms

at Stocin, ju

the blood, but it is not often that we get cases thataith uga praone had been induced secretary, nud pass granted by the clanse, limiting its operation to a year, or it is introduced at. the instance of the here for their vessels still when circuid-

all

once,

was

The

Ashikilding firm as the

180

prophecy of a momentoms character as is with tirao or, money, tina argument had no worst get passus fron Mr D. Costa Goveruseht to renew or discontine.46 | the editura of the Christiem, He-dial," which had boon decided in or two cases which facts wom to and it was ono of the the Blil can always be introduced fur the repeal? The second bill endeavours to give effect to because it is with them chiefly thas competi Eruuts.The golid bulk of this to considered very he said to have sind taurualists in the capacid that adopted, wherous if tho Bil had to be re-should he registered.. Tho, subject is a twover, to be thought that in other trade

bears

Jie

Che

liowever, prezenta he was only

could not be

Spore.

nsked

paper's

part of the pathe roverai titura thin which cortained these were 101

bus scanty notice of some

currences

of

allords the province of a sucro

75ger, and

the directors were managnotorious fact to everybody.

traf clans

We Hesbruild show their Lordships the predicamos ho need scurvely do inte than cite the tion of gigantic ware and revelations * butweed 1888 and 1801, nations of Burope, conquering Germany and

1903.

nd resulting

from

of

he merely sig

and then form port. It was nitagsther boyouk bis pro- by the regular boats, but there we a

TRADE IN SINGAPORE.

We take the following items from the

QUINA.

with the other meamires enumerated above,

THE HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, LIMITED.

The following is the report of the Hong

trece mention

It is not

suffice; but

of

names

mest

nu Britannia, the Orient Co.'s Drmus and extrail, the done and Doric, chartered by the New Zealand Co., and the boats rau

between Devor und Calais, show hos fall of life has be the period we have just Fasted thraigh

ing

Quotations HONGKONG, February 2,

· Did

"Esh, New Bonaron, cash, 497)

ой

Now Hale, past 50 Allowance, Tal None Ola. Malwa, esah... 570/00 Allowance, Tauts Nozie to 8 Pursian, Oily, cash. 600/630; Allowance, Tuels. Nono Persian, Paper tid. 640/50 Allowanco, Tadla, Nuns to 16

Exchange.

Hoxoxona, February 2.

On London-

Bark, Wire,

37

On demand, 10 days' say

4 months sight,

Cradita, 4

Documentary, m

Ou dewind,

a New York-

O dewand.

On Borokris

3.92

Credits, 4 months" sig

4.01

Credits, 60 days' might,

Wire, All

On

desuand

in those

Wirg

On demand,

The General Managers have the pleasarayas inrge vessels. Progress as to De On Shanghai-

Un doma, 30 days l Gold Leaf, 100 fi Savareig,

It will bo proper to allude here in general terms to the size of the great vessels which have been constructed within the decadu, specially for thus Tronantiantie trade: From done for; BABY yours the Eastern, little was construction of what we look

upon

in a more gradual way than was contem

33.000

$6,34

It worth notington, that the As the your closed the following im Gerenat Tunsalutis stermers, which aro portant measures were aimounced: competing so strongly for popularity with the vessels of the English companies, are at Fraudulent Trade Marks Ordinance. To the Editor of the CHINA MAIL.'

least for the most part of British construc.PIUM-New Patas, cash, 606 to 5073 tion. Last year the Ger

the German Cr

Company built The Acting Chief Justice said Mr Ackroyd

Feb. 2nd.

Ordinance.

six vessels acuos to forget that the evidenco of the

Sir, I trust that if the Governanoht pers

sin, ju-accordanco, we he carried back

Incorporation, &., of Tinding Cosa plaintiff was that he had been

panies and other Assogintious Ordce, with the terms under which it is sub- silized by the government of the Father. A PROPHET OF EVIL-It is when the air

wards and forwards on the Company's sist with the Bill for the Registration of

Regarding the first, it may be said that land, Apparently, however, they comu thick with wadiku siaurs that tho modore

atomers and with the knowledge of the sports and Exports that they will insert a Directors, by means of prophets are wont to fuel the stirring of

thut he two years at the most. It is mu experiment Secretary of State, and is the same as the notorious

the slanges permit. A ain-which a large number of merchants think English Act, which has recently betai Clyde bas

in hand for them a' stouter plain- to give passen. enela mass of political by the representations of a secretary la part in pet began his evidence by stating will have anything but grind us, welcomed by all honest traders and mina of 5,500 tons. at

till in fact

and it alould be in the option of

Facturers in Europe, and is being cracted

We have

ave taken

tho of the Allantie to be found within the pictorially cabalieric ver been admitted. Persons had ne right to

all British Colonies, with

with such modificatisere as ex-mplifying the t increase of.

great wrappers of a phlet by the Rev. MaryWell I trated his; I thought he had to geto & welding at Macao. These were lo

at the end of a certain time.

Of course &

tiona ny local circumstances may require, speed which has been attained in stearers, Baxter, episcopal

and one of power; I thought he was an Ament. clorgyman

which the jury bused their vordiet that

nf f the measure, but as a rule a good deal of t

the urgent Wars and Great

and repeated CROCs indeed. M: DA Gasts had authority to give hardship is endured befort such a course is your Chamber that all trading coparineries feduces the greatest eerie, the title of Coming

softion for a largo and paring passenger trade representations portentous Mr D1C

Jouma- Probably it might be publication is, it is tree, oked out by within the scope of his authority as

these by twenty expositors tary or within the extent of his business were granted on the ground that nowed in two years, the whole question twenty

predictions.

were supplied gratis, bat, at might easily be raised and wa wanld have most delicsts and lifeult ons, and, alour similar enterpriat has not been sliawn. shot he of Daniel und Revolation' who appear to when he ordered xirial tepe pluintiff f all events, thay declared that the more experience to gnido ds. A similar will claim the curly and careful attention of the Peninsular and Oriental Co.'s-Pieturiu 1 va oxuriaed their great gifta somewhate for a report o or when he about the year 1872. By far the greater to write that report. He was not tanager; secratary was invested with the power curse, I observe, has been taken in Singyue new Committee now to be appointed.

giving pero with reference to a piece of expurinion- of making arrangements for

T. Suzaroan, Chairman.. dida

it turned out after tal logislation-iku registration of partners not come within tickets u journalists.

12th January, 1888. the rory latest fruits

fa secretary bat of the mannwards from Mr Belilion evidence that he in patire firus.--You's, prophetic atmin,

CA" CANNY. to do and it was a had express authority to ED, would ite

that a secre

secretary. Mr Ackroyd said it was known that he was £ mere servant, he contended was authorised to give pasua; but he did all the that as a servant Mr Da Costa had no right not hinwelf gis end passeissuo passos, France to order a trial trip or to ask for any reported

ed them. He bad authority countries west of the 2 mexing all or to iurits any pucaon to make that re-in return for papers, to journalists to travel report of the Singapore Chamber of Cum-kong Tee Company, Limited, to be presented the time of the construction of the Great On Caloust

at the seventh Annual Meeting to be held ing tho Ton-Kingdomad Confederase. All vines, and if, instead of offering plaintiff cial contract stud for in this case, that it meren this in nothing to the final crisis fixed by a passage in return for this report, he was on the invitation of the defendnut DIFFERENTIAL DUTIES IN FRENCH COOKIN. on Friday, the 10th Feb., at none

ia Dine infallible signs for the 17th of April, had promised to him a

pay

certain. Company that plaintiff went, and because New there, was this, people whose nerves of money for it, he (Counsel) they wanted a

The French proteclive tariff, long of submitting to the Shareholders a state-plated by the great man to whoes genius report, are mededingi

strong will robably be con contended that it would not have been a

ne authority shows that the Directors had threatened, was brought into force on 1stment of the Company's Accounts for the that schlovemost wax due Shipbuilders were to go hand-in-hand with shipowners tent to suspend their tremblings till they matter in which the paintiff could have given power to da any-such ching. He July last, and for three or four months one year 1887-

The lulance at Credit of Profit and Loss and merchants to provide the kind of vessel hawa soen wint proportion of the wondrous recurred such a sam; for, as he had did not grab the passes; be simply deli- the most extensive outlets for Manchester

of the latter indiatod Committes to the payment of a dividend of 10% or $1 per would be BULCCES on which he preceded a chretary had noted to journalists in exchange for petraders. The efforts of

obtain information regarding the duties and share, $20,000.00 manner, shipbaiders have been able, with authority of his own, por any power to make pers.

ious failures, to prasines such ent stupendous to bring diplomatic pressure to bear on the and an addition to Reserve any promise on behalf of the Company.

7,500.00 government LO

and Depreciation Account of procure a modifica

structures as the Etruria and the might say that he knew Mr

French The plaintif THE ANESTHITH: BOLLET. Did thairenter Da Costa was neprotary and that he went to

tion, of the tariff will be gathered from the leaving to be carried forward

499.60 Umbria, both of 7 718 tons, and the City in new account..... of that altra refinement of civilisation; the hits and trusted him, and that he thought

correspondence published in Appendix 1; te

Roma of 8,144 tons. It is interesting tu ancethetic ballet, sorinnaly expect his vice he had fuil power to order a trial

which your

Committed: have now little to

note that in the last-named vessel we

we have arder a trial trip; or

$27,929.00 attained to withits 120 feet of the length of to be taken up by any European Power Or was he only poking solemn fun at our he might say he believed that ir Da Costa

add, beyond stating their belief from the most recent information in their possession The Extousion Worke have now been the Great Eastern, though no, of course, military friends is in kea ing with the of the Directore, but this was no Zrgoment was acting under the authority and sandlion

Mr Ackroyd repeated imt a secretary that no abatement of the duties is completed at a cost of $36,767.15, and the half hur tonnage. W may have state softness of the English character at all. He should have assured himself if he was, By the Mister of the Rolls said, likely to be made. During th

of our leading builders on the the last few Guteral Managers hope that, with the in- that some of our that anyone should think of a menys of war and any doubt, in the matter that Me Dua mero sorvant, there mouth-piaca, months there las heen a partial resumption creased facilities for the manufacture of Ice Clyde and elsewhere have now in hand without anffering. The unesthetic ballet, Crea was acting in this matter with the and had ae authority to bind a company. of shipments le Saigon, though the traile

How at their disposal, they may be enabled rossels which are intended so surpass even

This trio, oth in may be explained, is made of glass and

Insy and authority and consent of the Directors. If The Acting Chief Justice said it was is still far from its formor volume and it is

to still farther develop the zusiness.

Land size. They are spood is more than

iu bu batween us and ten thousand tons marcolic, which, as the he had trusted Mr Da Costa without doing surely obvious sad clear to everybody that very donhtful if the recovery

The allod with rocks on impact, is to sondths the fault me

Dry-uir Machine is obsolete and the glass bullet

must fall BERD bimself and every

cost of working it is out of all proportion to ach the mid struck into a profound lumber not on this Directors who did not thoi care mitet ba decided on its own | temporary.

merits, and that such powers right bo

ite wer of production. It is retained, lasting about six hours. The theory also Da Costa trdo this. Mr Da Costa wae wot given to a snoretary is would malo bim At the date of last sonual Report, this however, as, in the event of any unforeseen contemplates that the battle sirall be win or

a general manager. guuenal agent; he was a secretary, or, an really a

question, combined with a proposal to accident, it may enable the Company tim lost before this wounded recover, and that it had been defined by the Mastor of the tinselt hart stated in this ride quoque demonize this Mexican suid af farige In the absence of Mr Frotxa Arnold, the

to maintains supplies. afterwards they can be collected in am Rolls, a servant of the Company.

Be wa 月 bulance #agons, and restored; prisoners nut a qänager, nor had kú any managerial trinafar of the company was the loss of Mrtvis, had been taken up by the Straita Go- |

as will be set from the accounts have boon secited by Mr Fullerton ive years the vations impurements which being taken in the usual way. It very

have been made in marinu engineering havo I whether this plan would have the Powers; his duties word clearly dontent. Da Costa's services in the management papers furnished to the Legislative Chuncil Henderson,

and no acte or proceedings had been proved rusalt of saving pain, for the sub lad over held an out as anything he had no power whatever and that the only wald. in.

Bir Ackroyd anrintained that in this case and given in Appendix D, was fully laid bo Me Arnold will return to the Colony used the emption of fuel in propor- Hongkong Observatory, Feb. 2, 1888.

for the Home Government by Governor shortly, and the General Managers rocsia-

iiou to

three to the power developed by nearly

is to say, despatch bearing dato 22nd mend that he should be re-elected Audikr quarters. In other words, that is a

the working efficiency of the stear-engine ently-usly with the bay act than be out a secretary, The first ease to which he evidence they had was as to his dealings as December 1886. By the Colonial Office

JARDINE, MATITESON & CO.........

in the last quarter of a century bas heen General Managers, / slmost quadrupled. This has been brought Hongkong, lat Feburary, 1888.

about in the main by improved methods of wing the steam rather than of generating In part by the introduction of steel, Kutly $18,125.00 increased stump csszes have been render ad available. And then, the introduc 215.00tion of the triple and quadruple expansion Winstock, 30.20 09

7.16 types of engine, the high pressures have Tokio: 25,41 $147.70 been more thoroughly utilized than they Nagunki: 90.25 152.31 could otherwise have seen. The introdeo-Sheng 30.4

6. tiun of the compound engine, which

53

Temperature.

things that are to happen in the meantitne already stated-and this was the main point | vored them, that privilegà kad already been cottoris was practically closed to Singapore Account is $27,929,660, which will admit of which this experiensncially. In this (Taken ul Messrs Patconer w-Cor's Premises

do really, if we may be pardoned a flippant an expression, como of-Daily News

growing

the plaintiff to show that the Di

Bul-h **** { reelors

diere, feeling no respoat fur ancha benevol bullets, would change onio

mero

ΖΩΗ ΤΟ

428

The Acting Chief Jurties asked if this was not evidouce from which might be in forred his authority to give a panungo to a journalist by this particular steamer? Capt. Hoyland in his evidence stated that when the order was given to him by the secretary it was all he wanted.

اده

BRIFISH TRADE DOLLAR

Mr Balijos

the reasons which led him to propose the

of

verunient, and,

the

› company.

scratary,

orders of t

or-

by a tardy Allen pars in who was ; ase the Company were not bound-by-it; spahot hoing that it of

might and itë rear intih

บ!

all

In

Property Act Extensions to Buildings, seo, thu Invested iongkong Firm Invrager

"Company's Wmiy, PATAN CASE DII Hard,

should refer their Lonishi pa

e had simply to transmit the the subject was referred for Report to the ipa was that of fore, and thus do far more damage than in Newlands & the National Employers' Ac- of the Directors Putting his position Treasury and the Mastor of the Mint. now done by the rifle Moreover, watcident Association; Law Journal, vol. 4, secretary aside then, they must regard Frute both these quarters, na also from the battles last longer than the effects of a

; Queen's Bencli Division; whore him as a mar

as a mere stranger. In conclusion,

sion, he Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and waver powerful; whilst & vicit was stated that narcotic, however

Racretary of a whore A

is prints were, first that an attrary Chins, opinions were moved aasid his

adverse to the fyld torious army, having passed over

company had no general nathority to make Mr Da Costa had only to transmit

renauts whe the proposed coinage,

which of battle in pursuit of a r treating enemy, representations to induce persons to take durs of the Company, and if he did anything fully set forth in the of awakened.

un their induced by

representations male and, second, that the was no ocidence to whilom victoratuler

entire notion is too by the secretary to take shares in flie Can show that the Directors ever hold him out fantastic be taken seriously. Besides, the

is something, if not much, to be said any were not entitled to routain an there is for the brutal doctrine that anything which tends to diminish the proper sufferings of war is a mistake, ns tending to lighten the responsibilities of nationis, posBorsod of morbid taste for fighting Pioneer.

SUPREME COURT.

IN APPELLATE, JURISDICTION, (Before is amour Mr Justice Russell, Acting Chief Justice, and Mr A. F. Leach, Acting Puisne Judge.)

Thursday, Feb. 2, 1688.

THE YOUNAI EXPLOSION CASE,

MOTION FOR NOSSÚZT,

to be anything but their secretary. That feruor Weid, that he cannot recolls on kad,

action against the Company, The judg-boing on there was na oridence to go to the nicht went on to state that the accretary jury that there was any contract between was a more servant; that his position was the plaintiff and the defendants as mention. that he had to do what he was told, and on in the petition.

1857, Sir H. Holland informed G Houstong and Shanghe Dark-On Car-

rent, coaut Pakundig Anunta... Her Majesty to uccede to the prayer g

In eo on kanıt, Memorial of the Legislaties Counci another despatch the views of the Story Cixxped Fire Instmure,

Stores on band, State are atuted as follows:

All that Sir Henry Itulband can suggesti Mr Robinson said the main point in for the amelioration of the Straits arrency, Capital Accouch,

Etabilities. any authority to represent anything at all, the

was-was the Judge wrong besides the al puer the consideration of Acorns Payabl

of the suggestion which This suited exactly the present case.

Hererro and Depreolution Avesisut, the jury has been long under fin gizing the case The Acting Chief Justier said this jogard was here as vidunes for the Colonial inshorities for the retablish Proft HT LUN AUSTR ment began by staring that there was no

jary of authority on the part of Mr D

INCISIONS when

that person could assume that he had

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evidence to show that the secretary had Cesta 1 He sabditted that the fallacy of ent of one-dillar Government Noto, is

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METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER.

AT 4 PM 70-EAY, Barometer.

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45 88

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OHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL

LEGISTER. FEZRUARY 1-4

Apoyi. 30.

5179

Winda

21.00 enable the stean to be successively used Hongkong 302 45 80x 20.30 in two eylindern, ffected in its time a Haiphong 30.2304 79 $18,746.74 very great saving; and now by the power Bolino, 29.97 8L

of using the steam in three or even four Manila, 29.97 79 871 Siano. cylinders, we have a still further economy. Tationsly catinated to be from 25 to. 53 por

34,000.00 1916.14

$85,745.74 Batem of

PROFIT AND LOSS AVENT

any power to make any representations fritid's argument was that is the first Mexican dollars are at a promin, the local That was the whole point. The jury in place he had ignored the evidence relating Ranks should forecast what are likely to be a bike, Weges and Guard Tredo this case bell that there was evidence from to the course of business and combined him the which they inferred that the scntary had ali to a wet play pou the word seem fequirements their customera, the To Crown Rants and Taxis, lesa Pent

mercanule community, at such seasons of tary, which for a long time he did not the Mr Ackroyd said what he contented was define but at last defined as a scribe. He fear as experience shows large quan- } To Arbiter's Pee,"

sof dollars are wanted, and purchase in that the secretary had to powers as secretary, atdncod instapow drawn from the cases of anticipati and his position as secretary being wiped accident insurancecompanies,

anticipation supplies of Moxices which can in which it was

power.

there?

ton and Macao Steamboat Company cavie The position he held?

Thal Managers' Commission,

Fu Balency,

value of Stock on bani,

Fores

1.

FEBRUARY 2.-- IT 10 A^6/ Woatask. 30.43 3 652 $ b

N

f forced draught, and likewise fort denght, has also been intro-Nagasaki 30.49 duced in some cases--though not yet to Shangha8257 34 79 xm any extent. The object of the system de to 46 02 NE

or 0.83 15,404 feet economy both by rendering possible longong 30.3 46 DONNW or 0.78

those of infer or cand

Duplion.30 to 81 x 2 81.10 2000.00 action of the fire on the

Loiler 1800 intense. 17,99.70 Lignid fuel has of late com somewhat 345,465,32 before the public as a substitute for coal

teamora. But whatever way come of the it is a thing of the fature and not of

by making the

surface

njure

E

30.04-78.

The barometer kas risen in the north. and fallen over Luzon. Gradients are very steep for E. winds. The weather is veroast, cold and wet; snow was visible ou

from 6am till 10 am on the lot. W. DOBERCE, Government Astronomer, Bengkung Obserratory, February 2.:::

61.27 the "#bich latter only. wo are the hills near Pagoda Anchorage, Foochow

$14.66.05;

49.00

$18.445.32

Dow

RITEXNIONS TO BUILDINGS AND PLAST. Tu Expraded during the your 1887,

out, the question was—what evidenca was very probable the duties of the secretaro. frequently be bought at ballion valure or at

laad presumes that this simple measure of By Interest, The Auling Chief Justice thenght the were pretty well known and were in the fraction above that value. Sir H. Hul. By Receipts for lou during the year, and The motion for nonsuit in the case 'Fraser question was- What authority had he from Brice But Susie has the smology precaution is probably already taken by the By Tranter Fo

scribe. where be Banks carrying on business in the Straits. Sithand other versus the Hougkong, Can the

treon the bises of accident insurance col Settlements. Ackroyd said that what he would

He sub- panies and the present case1- before the Full Court to-day, M Edward point out was that from the position he fitted to the Court that it made no

Acting upon this suggestion your Chair- Robinson, instructed by Messrs Caldwell held he had no

there?

His first what a man was.

A ross by any other questioned the Guverument as to their in-

ross and Mr L. J. Ackroyd, Justercted by point was that as cretary he had absolute nime would smell as swest; whether

trution of iesuing & one dollar Government Messra Wotton and Duscosi, for the de-ly no power whatever; ite was a mere ser. they called & ung secretary, or manager it Note. The reply of the Colonial Secretars by Appisquinted out of Traits of yous furadents.

vant, and everything his did could not bind Chief Justice said be under the Acting atcark that Counsel for the defondsois asked the Company. His next point was, was hemattered not. If the man was in fact (Appendix D) is instractivo so showing that Hy Appropriated out of Trans of year.

over authorised? Had he ever any other manager they could not shelter themselves Government now waits for the Bunks and

other bohind the name of Secretary, There US merchants to take up tla question and that by lance

and Wilkinson, appeared for the plaintifs; was wiped outer whatever, nod if that difference what hey called, a mani, buman, Mr. Shelford; in lus place in Council TV Excurled during the year 1657, 22:

and

The

SKU: over

what was

for a nonsuit on the ground that there was powers or entrusted to 'hini except evidence to justify 119 contention

ion for the should they not do so wider scheme of no authority given to the Secretary of the those of secretary? There were two or plaintif that the secretary was manager of Government note Late may eventually be

to which bo(Counsal) defendant Company to make any such con thresenseann that point to

this Company and had the ordinary powers brought forward. tract ne wasulleged, and that there was no would di eat their Lordshipa" attention

& manager. The. plainti himself had evidence at the trial of the existence of such namely as

as to the scope of a s

a secretary's duties. | decribed his knowledge of Mr Da Costa Mr Da Casta in acting beyond his author and his dealings

The

B contract.

Wat

no evidence to go to the jury of any con- strang

hin

on many goa

1856-

may.

Bal it

tress have bu asked what

progress we made in regard to the safety of life and property at sea Speed may be very well; 30 005.27 but in some respects it may increase dan

ger. Large abips may be very well bui when calamities do occur they are intensi- led by the very element of size

$8,750.00

-7,ZIS,UI 20,773.24

JARDINE, MAT & Co.,

Bauerai Hanajers. ·

BAROXETER, reduced to oz durres Fahren

ait, aid to the level or the vein inches, tenths and hundredths.

2, Temperate, in the shade mm degrees, Fehrenboit,

9. HUMIDITY, in percentage of seimura:jos, the

humidity of air furated with mustare being 100,

4. Discomon or Wind to tao points

In reply to such a question we cannot g into much detail, where the answer would chiefly lin. The first difficulty we have -530725 mentioned is doubtless largely removed by the great care exercised by the companies.

5. Fonor is Locarting to Deeufort which own the famous racars; and the se-

Scale.

6. Stars' by Westnen,♪ bine sky, ode- Thieve cuuningu the Ronks, Voudrers, and Seenalties end by the increasing practice of subdivid of the Company, and certify that the above Statuteing largo vessels into watertight compartached cloude, ingilis, rain, Flux. 9 Flooray, ments 20 s make them as far as practi-ha, Llightning, verse, by showers, cable unsinkable

Among other things, equally, Riu, capo, è blunder, z visibility, too, we may romark that a notable improver dew (well.

of vessels. At one time

are în até prsiance therrasjeh,

Hongrong, 3: December, 1897.

F. HEADERSON, Auditor,

mont has taken

aken glass during recent years in the proportions of vesse

·MAN-OF-WAB'ETATUS AUCURDED TO

FURETON MAIL STEAMÉES. with

Tarly in the year year Chrsmittye ex- Mr Ackroyd said he contended that there rity, it would be sects waz metlag sa a mera sjous, and had stated that he always looked changed views with the Hongkong General

case already referred to laid

having authority

and Chati bar of Commerce on this anbject(Appen- direction

As the law of this Colony now stands, having the general fere moved that judgment to entered for the responsible for the misrepresentations mada

subsidized mail stom pany's business, not a mere scribe. the verdict of as these were made by us who was merely the evidence of Mr defendants, actwithstanding s

French Mr Callwell was to mor

10 more have the stat

atatus, nichts, Jury. Admitting Mr Da Costa, was point which was reported in vol, 57 of the of all 24 The two strongest of war of their respective la- |

for the moment that a so retary. There was a later case on this the game effent platutiff had proved

were those already referred

tons, while in the harbours and waters of secretary of this Company, plaintiff noser Law: Tinies

and the positive has this year attempted to show what his powers were,

to by the Court. Capiuin Elvyland, the Colony.nd as your Committee thiul Shipbuilding in the United Kingdom' in at present designed with a much more ade

that Mr masking

Da Gita heelt alter

altored the

tract binding the defendants, and he there- down the principle that a company was not him as a person having the Com-dix and deals and privileges SHIPBUILDING IMPROVEMENTS IN there was a growing, tendency to build res

01503

the

The Acting Chief Justice pointed out that for from or that the Difcators ever hold him out to in the judgment referred to it WAB stated

tate was a mere soribs,

450m

secretary,

tlint he

of

Public as being anything else but that there was no evidence of any express took all his When Me terring the by the onger loving passager with regard to recent dora-d steel for deck Gitinga, instead of woma

hi (Counsel's) antiafaction, went. cach

He contended that the plaintif authority to make auch representations. Bolilios was exiled into the box be, very annua) had sat shown that there were known to while here it was sad that there was much to

which he could infer that the Directors aver stated that it was on the absence of cridense

7. Bain, in incher, Santha su Jindrezkia

SUN AND TIDE TABLE FOR.

HONGKONGEMA

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Day of Mornaf Mouth

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3010

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5,49

the

which

$9.49 0,40 5.40

mia into vos

vogue, bai which

5

1340 6.199

Hola, greatly narrower than at present. But In an interesting article on Recent this fault of construction has now becois (From The Hmyhony Almanach. }

quite a thing the past, und vernela

Whitaker's Almanack there occur the fol- quate breadth of besanuther consider privileges being na

able advance Iras been made by ging from ordinauces

and renewed

was formerly donte. A we but made to extend lopments in the shipping trade him any facts or any course of dealing from | wach evidence: The Master of the Rolls into the history of the Company A France treed to in 1865,

and cold during the

af tho

to that steel has come into general use in tents, important in beld Mr. Da Cozia out to the public of any express authority, or of any course tea that the Company was first under with

then under the private maragoraent and

There Ordinances have be passed under the shipbalding ports of the north-east lave gradually come having any power beyond that of a inere of Busines from which such authority management of a Secretary. Subanquently instructions from the Secretary of State and cost. But now the shipbuilders of the are not suitable for mention in such an ar Recretary describit

The memoranda of the articles miglit be inferred, that the decision was

ground that susilar privileges uró

uro north-eat Murst

with ticlo as is." It is butions to notice, is tha compete with evidenca gives before the recent Royal. for his ading the transfer of - powers of the secretary was put in The Me Ackroyd then refered to the case of the Guigany was the loss of Mr Da Coast neticulel porte, But your immittag aan in the case of the page-datrying steamers Plaintif spoke of having corain dealings Susilo. Dewsbury (Law Times), and went their executive man Be Counsel) aub Lot but hias, that the objects in view at present greatly in demand-not always with Mr Da Crysta, white, the

plaintif in the empleng it the Dack Company, and on to say that with respect to purse of nitted from the evidence of those witnesses which have never been vory closely defined with results gratifying to the Scotchmen am Deany, a man of great eminence in Mr Febrick spoke of having, saut certain sinses he would cite twisser, the first that his Lonishi wund have done wrong but which presumably are the avoidance of Iron, then, has anrk to an almost nominal is profession as a shipbuilder, attributing tenders to Mr Da Cost aut he contend of these being Grant and others. Nor- to allow the one tri go to the jury questions about criminals and the Civil and place as a material for ship-constructiin much of the improvement in shipbuilding ed that in these deslings Mr Da Cotia Way and other X Common Bench While dealing with that point he would litary laws of diferent nations, would be ad ne i drove out wood, it is now in its to the indirect influence of Lloyd's Re

are able to

for describing whint were grounded en hendinitted that on British nl bunts in Con- those of the Clyde itself and especially-ion on Las of Lile at Sea, su sery

Dociatiou.

main

oicest shipbuilder as the late Mr Wil

3.52-6.2915.49

4:53 10:38 1630-4 7.39 5.47 0.32–6,60

er at Whampoa: 2 hrs. 80 High water towa later than at Bangkong at the Bartier: 3 br, in wins, at the Selt Flat 3 br. 50 aus. at Shapigen 3 hrs 45 mins. Moon-Last Quarter öd. Sh. So,