1897-07-23 — Page 3

Friday, Julk 28, 1897.

Maros Andumon, K.E., who has been Act. ing Surveyor General at Singapore, rejoins his corpe in England.

صمیمنے

THE gradients of the new road at the Peak are 1 in 17 and 1 in 20, and the rise in the old road are as much as 1 in 5.

MaJon-Guteral Jones Vaughan sled from Singapore for England on the P. and O. steamer Ravens. Ils goes on three

monthe' leave.

OWING to the enormous success of Pollard's Liputians in Bhanghai, the opening per- formance in Hongkong is postponed until Thursday next, the 29th inst. The open ing opera will be Buppó's Eveuterio.

A MEETING of Kowhon Reddants will be helde Onter's Bangalow at six o'clock on Tuesday evening next, to consider the steps taken by the School Committee dur ing the past six months and to elect a now Committee.

It is understood that two cadets will join the Hongkong Civil Bervice in the course of the year. They will go to Canton for the customary study, in the Cantonese dialects, and will be available for duty in 1900.

-SERGEANT Colleft has been appointed to the

THE CHINA MAIL.

SUPREME COURT, IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION, (Before His Hon. Sir J. W. Carrington, Chief Justice, and a Special Jury.):

Friday, July 23.

of

A DISPUTER CHARTER PARTY. Lauritz Tollefsen, master, and Thomas Fearnley and Detective Section of the Police Force. The the clamer Skarpyne, brought an action Engelhardt Eger, owners of vacancies occasioned by the deportation of against 3. Tobias y Tuason for balance the Chinese detectives have been filled by due for a charter party, and damages with Irkongs, and another batch of Chinose con-rais (instructed by Mr J.

Mr.J. Hastings) appeared for the plaintiffs; Mr stables has been recruited:

II. E. Pollock (instructed by Mr C. Wilkinson) representral the defendant. The alleged police scandal at Singapore The following jurors were empanelled consists of nothing more serious than a de-Messrs D. B. Brown, D. Gilben, E.

Wheallor, W. I. Taxley, C. §. Sharp, A. lay in paying ricksha colis and gharry G. Morris and.

G. Stoker. A. Mr Pollock and before addressing the drivers on the spot. The Municipal Coun- oil, dusivas of abolishing the chit system, jars on the facts of the case he hand to address his Lordship, upo certain points have decided to prosecuto the polics if that he might direes the jury upon. It did theso fares are not paid whon earned. not appear anywhere in Sennett's evidence thst Tanson received any information from Sennett about Olsen and Co. in connection with the charter.

Os Wednesday evening, a Chinaman was found by the Polico in Possession Streetin an unconscious state, with a wound in his Taz death is reported at Bangkok of Mr sido presumably caused by a knife. A. 17. Wolseley-Lewis, tutor to the child-was removed to the Government Civil

statu.

THE INDIAN FAMINE FUND, ? The following is a copy of a letter re- oived by Sir William Robinson from the Secretary of State for the Colonies

must be taken for the present as being true was to the effect that the defendant gon- erally authorised him to charter the steam ship Skarpno. There was no loitation of that authority, thero was no restriction of it to Sennett and Co., themselves, and if that were so he ruled as a matter of law if the

jury found that Olsen and 30.

were employed by Sonnate and Co., under that general authorisation, that Olasin and Co. the act of the defendant alia would be sufficient to make the act of The employment of another agent would, Fund.

THE TRADE OF CHINA.

REPORT ON KOWLOON..

The following is the report of Mr. M.

Hillier. Commissioner of Customs at Row

loou, for 1836-

LOCAL..

(b.) Ezporis.—The following articles show conspicuous increases, to the extent in- Fang, Palm-leaf 7,955,000 pieces 54 % dicated by the appended figures: Eldes Sintling

Dil, Ground Aut... Rico

4,944 picul±840 „,

69,700 rolls 39, 0,609 pieple-338

124,607

12

=60 18

20

Downing Street, 31st May, 1807: Bir--I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatchi No. 8 of tid

There is a decline of something less than let ultimo reporting that a apm of 860,(72 tribution to this Indian Faite Relief year's trade, distributed in the following Planks, Soft-wood.2,986,352 sq. ft. 50 has been subscribed in the Colony us a con- Hk. Tis. 1,000,000 in the value of the

...China

Imports: From: China to China... 449,537 Exports To Hongkong

112,500

Silk, Raw, White. 610 Sagar, Brown &

White ..... 32,336

"

The advance in soft-wood planks was pro.

tie

he thought, bo quite within the provisions 2. I have noted with pleasure this evid-proportions between ita thros divisions

Hk. Tis,bably in consequence of building activity bound by the agency of Olsen, and Co. the part of the Hongkong exmmunity and Imports: From Hongkong to of the law and the defendant would be ance of the liberality and public spirit on

in Hongkong. There was a considerabla Even if that were not so he thought there would ask you to convey my acknowledg

oxport of rice from Cantos towards the end D.was evidence to go to the jury of the rati-meals to Committee why organs

remained axceptionally 434,35 of the year, and as the price of grain there fcution of the agency with Olsen and Co. subscription, including the Honorary Tros

permis- aion

to export waA

the au in the fact that Mr Sennett said the defen-surer, Mr T. Jackson.-I have,

(Signed) J. CHAMBERLAIN. 3.dant became aware of the fares of the

Total... Hk. Tim. 396.972 thorities. There is a growing and wides charter patty or at any mate suw the charter

spread demand for pain-leaf fans, which is These figures represent a loss of a little sold to extoud to South Africa. The party, when it arrivedin Japan, some ton of twelve days after its execution, and there,

A MISSING STEAMER.

more than 2 per cent of the grom volume ground-nut oil crop was more productive Sore anxiety is being caused by the fore deducing from them any conclusions extent shown, will be found in the follow- of the tale of the preceding year, and be than that of 1895. Notable decreases, to be thought an that first point the objection taken by Mr Fullock failed, and the case non-appearance of the Italiniz stanice must go to the jury with the direction Farfalla. Capt. Gagging, formerly the that portion of China to which acocas is at Caesin Ligua 9,500 piculs 12 per cent.

as to the general conditions of the trade of ing products that if they were satisfied, that Tuasonal Siri Sintang, which is now owned by fained through the water-ways about Kow- Chithing S authorised Sannett und Co. to charter this Mesurs Gagging and Co., runing between loun, the statisice of the junks trade of Fire-auskere. 15,000 vessel there was no limitation to Sennett inre and Phiurang and Cochin-China Kowloon should he studied side by side Sult and Co.'s authority, and the defendants

which is & vessel at Canton of the tmde with that portin

Fits Leviship said if Tucson expressly would be bound by the agency of Olson, and which is now considerably with the rcturus prepared by the Cestoms Silk Cocoons" |witherised Sennett and Co. to entur iuto and Co. He than called upon Mr Fordue. The Farfall for Phanrang on ressols of foreign, typo, The two are so

A number of bullocka

3

"

11

154

21

13

315

13

سے

=

***205,045

of 187 tous, loft

Refuxe.. 行委 thin contract, would it matter how intly with regard to the question of some seven or eight days overdue. It may change in the fiscal or commercial circum Tin-fol

to Rapport the position taken up by the the 1st ult. and is now understood to be instately associated that

Pioca Goods 324 any slight Blick... 19,658 Ilearcats were appoiutest.

Mr Pollock said it would make a very damages accruing to the non-return of the be however, that meeting with bad weather, stances of other may partially divert the The decline in silk clothing ani sik pices musterial differvare, assuming that the plain-portrait.

Mr Francis said with all rospect he sub and nas, she had to pat into Palau Conder rent of trade from the ore channel to zonde ja attributed to the enhanced prica

and having on board ä ron of the King of Siam. Mr Lewis was! Hompital, where he lies in an unconscious tiff's story was absolutely correct, and as,itted that the proper time to do that was for water and frewood or she may possibly as a guin on that. As a caso ay appear arising from the demand for raw silk for

the other,

and a long on this vide amming Tuason's story to be incorrect, and that Sennett's story was correct that Tuason after the case had gone to the jury. He authorised túrm to enter into the charthought his Lordship ought to deal with it ter. The point amounted to this that Taaas he proposed to do with the other ques. son authorised Sennett and Co, to enter tion. into the charter party and that Tuason didHis Lordship mid the only thing was not authorise Sennett and Co. to employ the statement that there was no proof any sub-agents in the matter. He sub-whatavor to go to the jury, he ought to mitted that Sennett and Co, was not au- withdraw that point from the jury, thorised in this away, and it

Mr Francis said it was not the practice was not com

disting

case before the jury. the

the son of an English clergyman and an Oxford B.A. He had just returned from a holiday in England. Dysentery, followed Ar the Magistracy to-day, before Mr H. by Boute inflamnation of the bowels,, was E. Wodehouse, Folico Magistrato, a house.

boy was charged with leaving the employ Yesterday afternoon at a meeting of the mont of Captain W. F. Travolyan, Aray Pay Department. Dunettar, without rea

the cause of death.

have called at Pulau Tioman on her way mention an interesting circumstance in the

point down-Singapore Fres tres

year's history, which, though pertaining more properly to the annals of Caston, had HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO the effect of withdrawing some 15.000 cases

of korosong oil and STEAM-BOAT CO., LIMITED,

of athar quantity marchandise from junka to foreign veaulo. The following is the report of the Board refer to an attempt, which in the end of Directors to the ordinary half-yearly succeed, of several foreign tradore Lo

excepo

COAST TRADE.

(c) Re exports --Nü.

(a) Original Shipments Const:viss.--Ni. (6.) Constwise Arrivals (ie, produce ex- Kowloon Stations)--In the decrease under changed

between Chinese ports via the his head the truss important commodities

MaxiCunCompany of the Võlunteer Corps sonable excuse. The boy loft the service potent of Sonnett to employ Olsen and Co. to decide these isolated points befere put. meeting of shareholders to be held at the settlement of the Ching-fei tax and are split bamboos, dried and salt fish, fina

Sergeant H. D. Sanders was elected Captain, in reon of Captain C. Murray Adamson, re- signed. A meeting of sections 1 and 2 of the Field Eattery ciccted Gunner Brown as Bombadier in reon of the late Bombar dier J. Inglis

ment will play the following programme at the Officers' Mees on Sunday evening, July 24th

1.March. “Militairo*...

Uroner. Da Vemtals'

-Kemialectes of Hundel......

God save the Queen

The

Aponcini.

-Aris fro Jensonda tercom.

"Wm.die, Bentley, A.R.C.M., Bedmaster.

It is interesting to observe the movement

of the complainant on July 15, stating, he was going home to ses his mother, who was very ill. He was in receipt of $10 a month as wages. The boy was arrested last night

istracy

Two carpenters employed on P. and 0. steamers were charged to-day, at the Ming- with unlawfully disobeying the order of the masters of their respective vessels. Frod. William Frost, carpenter on the steamer Brindis, when ordered this

Sennett's

This sub-employment was extremely dis astrous, because it appeared from Senn

got into financial squabbles with Olsen arid on that in December, 1805, Son- and Co., squabbles which had gut been Sennett's

evidenes

AEVENUE

INCREASE.

Export Duty (9xcluding

Opinm) Import Likin (excluding

Opinus) Export Likin Ujkat Ching-fei (chiefly

Kerosene Uil)...

tobacco

increase.

BILPFING.

the question of the validity of transit roth, mata, proparet opiums, salt, and Office of the Company, on Saturday, the passes by escorting their own merchandise a la Coarse cloth, rice, and His Lordship said that was his view.

covered by transit pans to Wa chou-fu, ite paddy are among the fut *ppets showing an Mr Francie said he would rather aak his 31st inst., at 12 o'clock noon --

inland destination, where they watched its Lordship, in addressing the jury, to direct

The Directors bog to sabmit to the

"Hongkong-Macro Trade via Changchose then in the summing up,

Shareholders the Report and Statement of fortunes after its purchase by native and patinoon -The junk trade from by the Police, he having entered the om-squeen was to the effect that Olsen and the jury on the facts of the case.

between them. "P

Hongkong to Macro aggregated Hk. The. Mr Pollock, then proceeded to address Accounts for the half-year ending 30th merchants,

He and June lust.

2,570.000 as compared with Hk. Tis. 2,429, playinant of Mr A. "G. Stokes at wages of Co. had quite suficient monies their thu Tuason did not authorise Sennett and After paying running exponeos, salarios,

000 in the previous yours. The chief Tas Band of the West Yorkshire Regi- $12 a month. He was sentenced to six hands to pay the whole of the charter Co. to enter into this charter party. Sen- premis of instince, repairs and all other The increase, of Tia. 36,641.948 is ac- articles carriel wara picco goods, metals.

weeks' imprisonment.

monios of the Skarpone, but owing the nett was really the man liable.

out-goings there remains, including $743.76 counted for thus

heata, coal, coko, betel-nuts, fungus, unfortunate disputes between the two Mr Francis said the defence wore die brought forward from last account, the cam

kerosene oil, and ground-bat oil in increas firms the charter money was only paid up liberately charging Sonnett with per. of $125, 74.01 at credit of Profit and Loss:

od quantities: and cotton yarn, indigo, rice. to 10ta December. The other point was, petrating fraud by deliberately recommend that a dividend for the half

Account. From this amount, the Directors

Ths.m.c.c. and paddy, vermicelli, and macaroni in he contended, that the plaintif's claim for Tuason's mume to be inserted in that

reduced quantity. From Macao to Hong damages rosted entirely on the remark that charter party without acquainting him year of 8 per cent. on Uspital, or $96,000,

17,470.0.2.1 kong the trade was valued at Hk. Th

L224,000, ar

of over Hk. Tia. the permit bad not been returned in with the conditions of the party. There be paid to Shareholders, and that the

miprovinent sequence of which the vessel was detained was not a title of evidence to support the

balance of

of 829,974.01 be carried forward to

6,483.0.0.5 200,000 on the previous year's figures, the at Katchingtsu for ten days, and these tan fraud except the suggestions and supposi

New Account.

6,646.7.0.7 leading itoms being breasware, palm-leaf days were simply wasted to the owners of tions of what might have been and what The gross earnings of the reamers on all

fans, fire-crackers, packing mate, ground- the Skarpano: Phintifs had not given any might be, and he put it to the jury that the lines show a substantial improvement

27,036.1.0.0 | mut vil, aud brown sugar. evidence

which would entitle them to the of trade on the frontier of Chian and Tan-morning by Captain Watkins to transfer on dunia;

the plaintiff's stor

a perfectly plain as compared with those of the correspond- if a story was dunayos on

on that head,

and his Lord and perfectly simple one. The chartering six months of 1895, bot owing to a

54,585.7.0.2 kin, and to watch whether the special ud. board the Ceylon, refused to obey the order. ship ought to direct the jury that there was party was made by Tasson through his heavier cual bill and exceptional expenses

evidence whatsoever upon which they vantagus socured by our French nuighbours Defendant, said the Ceylon left this aftor-could award to the plaintiffs any portion owing to Tuason not having paid that West River Trade, the not result shows

agents Sennett and and

Co., 1 it was entirely in connection with the inauguration of the lead to the development of trade between neon for Shanghai, Japan and Londen, of the damages claimed. Whatever damageey that the charter was cancelled, only a

Import Duty (exclusive of slight increase During t

Opium) the half your the Honam, Fatshan | the two countries. At Lungchow, where and he had no desire to go there, but if the chartaros had put up and have been racked for the intercourse is had with three points

BIessrs Wicler and Co. in ordering the [at Kutabinote on the oth and 19th usual suuual Government survey and ca-pina Likin in Tonkin, viz., Langaon, Thatke, and Cholang, the total value of last year's trade was only Hk. 111,628, an increase of 22 per cent on the total of 1895, but 27 por At Mengize the total was Hk. Tls. 2,476,675 or a decrease of Hk. Ths. 35,644, or nearly 16 per cent, but this increas is set down to accidents of weather. Ou the whole the total amount of trade done on the frontier does not bulk largely in tho Custotna Returns for:

cent less than in 1844.

1896

We understand that Dr F: W. Clark, Medical Oficer of Health for the Colony, is to be appointed Superintendent of Statisties, and as such will be attached to the Registrar General's Office. This 4p

statistics lodged with the Registrar, a mat- ter which has occupied public attention for very many years. This might have been considered a noction of the Sanitary Board's work, but after due deliberation

ed to return to Bombay. If he went away or the Ceylon he should probably not get a chance of returning to Bombay again. The Magistrate ordered the defendant to be taken on board the Ceylon. Davis Ritchie, carpenter on the Ceylon, was charged by Captain R. R. Poarce with refusing to transfer to the Mantu. He admitted the charge, and was ordered to be put on board the vassol.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

[SUPPLIED TO THE CHINA MAIL']***

Rome,

IMPORTANT GOLD DISCOVERIES

IN BRITISH COLUMBIA. /

THE UNITED STATES, President McKinley is withholding his

crder to detect the abnormal occurrence of adopted the Tariff Bill.

TURKEY AND THE POWERS.

vossal to that port.

вази

the instalnionta

up

as running order.

Tis.

TEOREASE,

The year shows a decrease in the number af junks, both inwards and outwards, se Tis. n.o.c. compared with 1895, which had the highest total on root.. It still however, maskes o 7,214.5.4.8 good second on the list. More passed in- 3,471.6.2.6 wurds to Chins and fewer outwards from 9257.5.7.0 between Hongkong and Macio; between

China in

in halast; 137 more janke traded

TIs. 19,943.8.4.4 Hongkong and Annum the number rosa from 4 to 8. Only: 4.458 steam-sunches Not Incmase...TIs. 36,641.9:4.8 visited Kowloon during 1899, a соткратен 578,202.8.2.5. under the above heads, Tis. deprived the inhabitants of a brisk trade

with 7.3 in

7,368 In addition to the total collection of Tis.

the provious year. The ng of the gambling-ho uses has undoubtedly 27,403 puro collected for granary taxon and of facilities of pom

comm munication withe rice and paddy exported abroad, which Hongkong a los which, though not with anunt. was in excess of the previous year's out its benefit to local monuis, is much grain tax by fts: 10,606. The increase of deplored by the shopkeepers, who have Ching Fei on kerosene oil alone smounted to made several vain attempts to restpro Pls. 20,00 The advance of import likin, okl order of things. coincident, with the decrease of import duty, is again apparent, and, as explained in my 1830 report, is probably due to the segment ed trade to Canton. The decline in opium revenue is perennial; its proportions are slightly accentuatod.

Mr Francis said the plaintifs elaimed Decorater. It

was the duty of the pairs, and the steamers are now all in good damage on twe grounds-general damages charterera to return that permit as for breach of contract and special damages unrly as possible

The West River was opened to foreign Ele eskred leave to in respect of the non-return of the permit. amend the prayer of the petition from steam traffic of the 4th June, and the Com Bir Pollock said the bare fact that the $1100 to $1800 damages, and he asked the small steamers Litengslum and Lunghiang. at once occupied the line with the two chip was detained at Kutenoten by the jury to give the Rinant they claimed. hegligence of the agants or the captain Whether they gave it as damages or under In view of probable future requirements would not bind defendant to pay any the charter party it did not matter, but his your Directora have acquired land with damages whatsoever. The only way is Lordship would point out the point of Law water frontage at the new Treaty Porta of Wuchow and Kongkun at a cost of about He submitted they were $8,000. the defeadsuts with the damages. was entitled to the full charter, mones which the plaintifs sought to connect on the matter.

up to

In accordance with the articles of As. Hie and including oth January and if his tha non-return of the permit. Lordship had pointed out that so long as Lordship should be against him in this sociation the Honourable H. R. Bullion the charter continued in force the defend-point he asked for damages

ges for not and Mr F. A. Gemes tire from the Board ants ware bound to provide a permit to go giving

Pin due

31st Decor bar of Direction by rotation, and, being eligi: payment to to non-treaty ports. He contended that there were simply the questions to decide ble offer Munselves for re-election. that stipulation of the charter could not he whether

was chatterer or Sunett, Tasson

The retiring Auditors, Mosers A. O'D. mid to exist after the charter had bean put and he asked them to find that Tunson was Gourdin and F. Henderson, also offer

He asked the jury to find for the plaintify themselves for re-election. for the fall extent

E. R, BELILIOS, the amount claimed

Hongkong, 23rd July, 1807.

an and to.

need not

Mr PoLock submitted the whole of the at the amended amount it his

His Lordship suggested that Mr Pollock fur chatter money and other d

any further on that point.

and for

Chor damages turned entirely upon the allowed the amended claim

could

evidence

with res

ed

Chairman,

in

FOREIGN TRADZ.

the

PASSENGER TRAFFIC. has decreased by about 90,000, and from The passenger traffic to Chinese Kowloon Chinese Kowloon by 76,700-also the result of the dwindling prosperity of that neigb- bourhood. The aggregate number of pas sengers through the other Statiana falls short of the preceding year's total by 15,000.

(c.) Import-Every description of cotton piece goods from Western countries except Agured shirtings, drills, and cambrics, has fallen the total import being about (a) Foreign. The history of the years

on the

| Ling, and Candian Pacie Steamship Com-

descriptions

being

ZARA

of

provinces

OXTUM

640 630 415

BL The total imparts in Hongkong waro

pr

Malva Patna Besar Parian. Taking Totalas Chan Chu CAN Chatto Cars, Chante. 7,578 17,889 6,003 3,657 64 34,908

& decrease of 2,401 phosts. The stoor at pieces the end of the year wa—

The Conference reports that an Irade I could the jury zot piva ccurred what peculiar Tuason had not Baked Sen each, are as follow: Cunard Company, broad and medium plotas 2,000 pieces; alto Palisa Besar Pusiau. Turkey, Total. :

certain diseases is one which has been

frequently discussed and recommended i in

the Press, and, therefore, Dr Clark's new

appointment will be cordially approved,

has been issued sainctioning the settlement

mands of the Ambassadors.

OBITUARY.

001-

of

and

Although prices advanced cons in stopped business. The in

the dealers.

without

Cheat Chests

have

LONDON, July 21. CHANGE OF RUSSIAN AMBASSA- DORS AT CONSTANTINOPLE. M.-Zinovieff has beer-appointed Russino question of the permit. Whether the defence could-attend an amendment-wale at pointment is being made by the GovernAmbassador at Constantinople, replacing the duty of returning the permit, the whole which embodied the effect of the avideuce how a boy named West fell into the hair pieces in the previous year, Japanese cotton amount declared for import at the Row».. fendant did or did not neglect to perform that time, it was simply an amendment The Naval and Military fiecard relates 35,775 pieces, as compared with 40,572 1833.06 has been repeated in 1890. The ment for the purpose of checking, the vital M. Nelidoff, who has been transferred to of the plaintiff's that, one point. It address and the arguments already bour at Waymouth an June 14 and was their record for 1805, and have reached year by 115 piouls. The following fe a dom

to already respect to

contrary, neatly donhi- loot Stations is smaller than in the provious damages rested

rested upon

drowned. Lieut. 8 M. Binny, of the Sil was the act of Messrs Wieler and Co.

Pollock said as a matter of fact on 1 Northumberland Fusiliers, arrived on the high sepins to prove that their 2008 which it may be concluded that the the substantial figure of 90,723 parative statement of nine years imports, which brought this damage-if any, damage principle. the plaintiffs ought not to be scene almost immediately afterwards and

undoubted from was sustained--and it was quite within the entitled to the encant. They must abide without divesting himself of any clothing cheapness is not their only marit. Indian day is not for distant when the drug will right of the Captain to proceed direct to by the particulars filed which they came jumped There is great excitement in British suy treaty port without having the permit futo Court and his learned friend gave his adverboard. There was a very strong cotton yarn has jumped to 65,310 piculs, entirely disappear from the trade returas

running, was sink. an increase of 25

which has been of this office It had but bous pre-opening spopch, His Londanip of suns the bunces, and the bry missento sitio More than counteros cubed by the dirbam 1688 of the Government decided to leave the col. Columbia owing to the discovery of extended that the plaintiffs had any claim for would bear in mind the fact that the whole view of finding the body. He at last became to Canton. Taking the Canton and Kos- souls on Pols Pott

in his possession.

1890 1891 tion of tho lection of all statistics to the Registrar-tremely rich gold in the Klondyke district. damages with respect to any clause in the of the evidence which was available to so exhausted that he was rescued in anto General's Department appointing Dr Clark

Kow-12,851 2,483 charter party. He asked his

1,820 1,447,41961 Lordship Tuason on the point was the evidence of unconscious condition and had to receive leon ligures together.

to

the

hot result for the to auperintend their compilation and to

direct that there was no evidence which Mr Sennett himself, and the cross-examina medical assistance,

year is a decrease of 20,000 picule. Cantor 1809.. 1894 1895 1396. would warrant them in giving any damagestion was made on certain definite iasuce,

$10 thread has diminished from 280 to 187 check the causes of death. The necessity

whatsoever to the plaintiffs in respect of His Lordship thought the amendment for having a daily check on the returns in Currency hlassage. until the Senate has any of the matters zaferred to in paragraph might properly be made, although in allow. To the P. and Q., Cunard, White Star Plouls, Woollens also have decreased

thos Sho aggregate number of pieces of all of the petition. His Lordship asked Mr Pollock if the amendment he did not express any panies the Admiralty will pay in subsidissent, below the i

or about 3D par he opinion.

| Your's® cite any authority in respect of the

this year the sum of £48,600. The shi Hie Lartship then summed up at consubsidised, with the mount of subsidy for large proportion

a figures. A Were sent to Can questin of general

ton, Pix

striper, Spanish assuming the breach of contest and siderable length. He thought it was sume-

2,354 pie nominal damaged,

Campania and Lacania, £7,500 each; and Lustres and Orleans, 1,831 nult for the charter party and that he said and

Chu Obese Cheats. Che plecos Mr Pollock did not produce an authority he had not seen it. They had,

Company

Australia and Himalays, hoperor, a

merchants 266 2,023 521 6808,416 Mr Gomperts, of the Straits Settlement of the frontier in accordance with the de- not give any nominal damages. Mr Pollock had admitted writing the letter co know 7,265 ani Makstig£7,396, while the for the remarke on opium at the end Indian opium trade was anything but satis

on the point and submitted the fury could conflict of evidence on this point. Tusha 3,376 onch, and the Arcadis and Victoris, am indebted to one of the

$2,438 each; White Star Line, Tentoria Hongkong for the forma The exports by steamer to Chinese treaty Civil Service, has been appointed Assistant

continued his arguments at some length on the charter, but he said he did not know anadian Pacifle Company will receive the of this report. The trade in 1996 was very factory both to importers and Chinose tion concerning Indian ockton yar, sad ports smounted to 20,363 chest. The the contents. He asked the jury to Registrar General at Hongkong. The salary

His Landsbij sani Mr Pollock should in-sider it after the evidence that and bona collective sum of 47,315 for the Empress unprofitable timportars, is $3,240 per annum. Mr Gomperts will

clude the remarks in his address to the given that Tuason know few

of India, Empresa of Chins, and Empress words of

latter half

lossen failures Though there have best no showed very The death is announced of The Right jury and Mr Francis would

of Japan. views did not know the

the latter, two hungs among the take up his appointment next month. He succeeds Mr A. W. Brevin, who was up.

Hon. Anthony J. Mundella, the Member on the point and he would direct the jury when he himself cupied it out. That latter

in the summing up.

Chino, the rise was not comizensurate losses through the fail pressustained

Π in the rupee ex- entirely confirmed to account of the

The tran

with the fall in the rate of exchange he change pointed, some months ago, Inspector of for Brightside, Sheffield.

Mr. Pollock Your Lordship dochines to snation as given by Sunnett and Tolieften, Ir is worth noting that the Colonies, which troos here and India. The native dealers, prices of the drug coding rise in the There is also Schools for the Colony. As it is essential tingham, and

Me Murdeila was born in 1833 at Not hear further argaments on the question of and it lay with the defendant to show that are playing so prominent a part in the however, ons and made large profits, no doubt that Chinese upiums is slowly at

entered Parliament for that the Assistant Registrar General should Sheffield in 1868. Vice President of the His Lordship repeated his romark as to a result of misrepresentation

ed in her Majesty's title. The title runs one or two new bongs have fromhus,

any question that the enhanced prices of since the Chinese New Year. The President of and as there were no subordinate officers until Gladstone resigned. Again President

Board of Trade in 1896-the jury, bu

Bir minds the question of

Majesty Victoris, by the Grace of

great impetus to point which fur the ten days after 31st December, stat

considered available in the Colony, it was deamod of this Board of Trade in 1802; resigned arista in connection with my address to the ing no evidence had been swap of the Britain and Iryland Queen, Defender of invites competition from to be trade, an leabertase of the Bengal opfam crops year sidered healthy for the is the growth of the Chinme drug. The the after year and diminished suction sales by necessary to apply to the Straits Settlements that post in 1804.—Ev., C. M.]

jury at e

at all.

custom of issuing the permits.

the Faith, Comprem of India. His Lordship-I am not to hear further!

A Colonial paper the Now Zosiand the Southay mills of count of the Indian Government are partly impon- The jury retired, and, after an absence argumont AN

CF half-an-hour, returned with a vonlict for

onlict for Herald, notes the omission, and prays for à to rise the prios, and Japan surther able for the fine in price, but the chiul

Japanese Fart factor is the fall in rupee exchange. Mr Follock-Do I understand, your the plaintiffs. They found the defendent second Beaconsfield to incorporate the is said to be reaping the advantage of Lordship,

(6.) Nata.None has passed through that I

break The following natics in issued from then the middle of my addres Probably lable under the charter party and awarded ones in the Royal titles. No obssion, the situation, large quantitée being bought the Kowloon Sations.

Cop

"to

the jury the chatter money from Uctober to Decem- it says, could be more appropriate than that by Chinoen oven in advance of amicale, and refer your Lordship to this point. ter 31. They were also entitled to tele on which formal rst time the Colonic The heavier metals are mostly shipped

fie Lordship-I have already stated Mr Pillook-It acets to me that your and other expenses, amounting in all to great Imperial demonstration. According and Tangkan districts aboerb

graphic expenses as per Account rendered have been officially invited to share in

junk to Canton dirent, though the Shuntar Lordalis is very much curtailing privileges 89,787 and also general damage amounting to the Herald the title ought to read

consider His Lodehip intimated that was not his of an advocate of this Court

Of the United Kingdom of Great Britain meats of old iron went to Chantann,

able quantity. Over one-third of the

intention, but if a judge, considered that a 17

ard Treland and of the Colortes, Queen, Shantal district. Nail-rod, har and old Nstiva His Lordship gave judgment secording Defender of the Faith, and Earprats af iron all show convenient course was not being pursued

a marked "India.

iron wire, pig Iran, land in pige, and tid yellow stol exhibit a slight improviment but the not realbis fallng off representing FOR THE BLOOD 18 THE LaClarke's Alus of some H. Tis. 43,000 330 folya World-federal arter som sundries, keresete dil show fat increase steamed the blood fram mil impurites from what- ever too arising. For Garofald, Bourry of 880,706

The suprem tó gallons. summing upsex Kasvit nighty alyve very unusual thing is a sur rrallon hands of wonderful career by de will direct the jury 1:1000997 to it, in my been made a pak edinburd, who has Eenerat, Bad Legs, Ekin and Blood Sismann":},SKUDTAk nearly equalled, those to Canton the age of Finghs, and Sores of all hinde, la sechs are and there is no fetide en trade se carried

marvellous. Thosmuds of wandorfal cares have by fucks to all the marty supplied by dre Mr Pollock Does your

your Lordship mean viver of the army of the East Judio Com

Stations, and bu _view of the low to the pany. He has resided in Edinburgh was Beware of worthless landtations.

from

table No which li Lia Lordahip-Will you be

the parly fifties, and he in regarded the

The Angriaan product enough father of the Edinburgh Ride Volum fears. to resums? Argument is a zary good. In general military .:Tas Keikh and Vigont of an individual devi chin but it arif be carried too far. Sebast known as an AAC, Lowever, he is pand apon the quantity and quality of the Blood

"ANAN IMPORIOr, his; LirastoISH

law.

or of fraud,

attles!

mi

he was not bound by what was in that letter Queen's Diamond Jubitae,' are not include and it is. reported that, & CAUSA annplanting the Indian ; nor is thers have a thorough knowledge of Chinese, Council on Education from 1880 1885. Mr Pollock proceeding with his address to Ha directed they suecial damages God, of the United Kingdom of Greste, due to the fall in rupes exchange, is the s

Government for a junior officer, with the

result that Mr Gompertz was selected." He

WEATHER NOTICE.

was educated at Bedford School and Exofor Collego, Oxford, of which he is a scholar, Observatory gaining the degree of Lat. Hum., B. Ai, în

On the 23rd at 1180 a. The harometer 1890. He became a cadet of the Straits has risen on the coast of Chins, fallen Suttloments in the size year, and in Preasure is still high over. S. China, but in slightly on the 5 coat and at Bolinao. cember 1832 passed his final examination the middle part of the China Sea it appears in Chinese. He was appointed acting to be slightly lit Forecast light vari Becond Assistant Protestor of Chinese at

able winde fine. Penang in Mush, 1894. We may mention

that in consequence of the inbordistion of 30 New Prange just arrived; best makani. Mr C. Osmund, the Registrar General's Also Cabin and posing Pianos, guaran Offieb was sqriously undermanned, and My

t for the alimata. W. Robinson & Co.

Seth was, in consequence, appoisited. At Tar death rate for Suppore for the wook ing Assistant Registrar General Mr Panded July 10 was 49:57 30 deaths being Wodehouse, son of Mr H. E. Wodehouse, due to faver, 25 to bari ber and 17. to OMG.. Follow Magistrate, is also sa phthids, ployed in the Registrar General's Office.

Versza at nur Docker Koutoon Metaven Chile, Loongmoos, H.M.S. Humber, Ank

Aberdeen.-Oscarshal. Usamiopolitan --Ho}

or hate the hood tools and

Mr Pollock-It is not

aim to

to 8100

to dismiss

he could direct that it be discontinued. WILOBITION & Co.. Piano and Modeal Mr Follock submit that I ought to Instrument specialists and experts. Work- have been heard in raspoof of my alient shops and Factory, Duddell St.; Show

His Lordship. I rale nut

rule not. I rule that Rooms Queen's Ford, Gentral.

you state your view of the law to the jury

and Mr Francis will

vill give his view, und 1 Coronel Davidson, of

metol

Mr Palock did not intend any dia induding the elongated bullet wich cand" spent amount andra ako ng on less concepte sights for spacing, funt,

os be mat alium, fed but (through any aura) this argumené

thrown blood, waste are to me I proceed

detained in the blood they infeanos antritids

and function and "Asally prminós drgania die.

TAM, TAN BAMatiarias. Is sana a. sau: Jadgn af

pleu, sdopted in the mervice in

A guns and mortar bra

collimator Colonel Da

Davidson, who wIORA desling with the bin autoos

Hor

Wort

Pallons Bog kos

the

MISCELLANEOUS.

The net vains of the trade for the yeKY İS shows below -

the Foreign Importa from H'kong...21,124,268

China to Chis

Bertso Hongkong.

e

și blacao to Hongkồng

• Hongkong to płasko.

bate, Violins (ins mode)

sad Birings at all kinds,