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The silk shipped from Hongkong by com the Acting Chief Justion : (Me induced to open their shops in order.S. Empress of Aria on April 15th H. Gompertz) and a special jury in many regal as the mom important day the of cat storlins to supply coffins for those who have reached New York on May 10th,

the original jurisdiction of the Supreme of the Bac Showers more or law November, 1918, and payable Court this morning The plaintif was Yun been stricken down. Such in a few

The masurement of rain falling reater upon the life of cpo, Yun Ming for all the time interval they rozained very 1.15.

Cheung Shi, and ber claim was for $3,000avy wean frequent during thing, Jaary, 1914, and nigued by chefmdanbe day for the previous 24 hours up till 10 store the jure worm called his Lord unsettled. But in spite of bad wouther Mr. P. Sydenham Dixon (of Mars and though conditions improved after at the agreed rate of exchange of 1/1 is given = 1.66 Inches. Almost the whals dunpour was between 15.30 and hunday bight.

words is reported to be the condition of the great area of the sonth and west of the province, and no one in able to make any head way in stopping these terrible ravages. We have no reason to assume that these reports are in any way unreliable, and if not, then we bere in Hongtong have

reason to be thankfiil for the atton, 1- tion that Goverment have given to the sanitary condition of the Colony, and the comparative success that has followed their efforts. We are wont to cry out, and it is a terrible thing that every week there

Before wan

Faffas

tau info and them, the this was all the stendance was fair Naturally, the Wickinson and Gristy, who represented

case, and wished any who were in any way connected with life insuranowny spectacle of spring frocks gave place the plaintiffs, intcared his Lordship that to, mention the fact, se in this case bef to the sombre, huss, of, cloak, and win the promissory note in quetion was would ask them to stand down because it brokas, but as everybody wont to the chopped by the mat Arm, whi was undesirable that any gentlema com counte y obeary determination to make had since gone into bankruptcy, uni wad bectedith life, faturanes abould be the beat of things, there was no lack of signed by Chiu Tin Cho

that his gemalno interest. Paladin's victory. It 16th C. Shewan sanengoed -

na surprise, and mee? Arm ware agents for an innsnes company the Champions came

ared to stand down. The both M GE

han owner, Mr. Dixon Yes, and also Following:

A detailed account of the disaster to the Flying Scotchman (which occurred on Apull 14th last, when particulars were wi ed us by Router) is published on page | Mt.

3 and 4 of this laque,

A

Horan Koseived cgrat

His Lordablp You say hơu a purt-

his jookey re the note Wo would not tro

The Hung, fem, and required, this

Chir Tak, of Yaumat, received one a W. Bollen foron and Mr month's hard labour and 4 hours stocks for Love, 3. F. Wright and H. G. White. It was endence from the voether conhis signature to the note,

Baller AB the theft of the taver of a standing weigh Mr. Eldon Potter, Instructed By Mr.ditions that there would be an upset of call a representative of the plaintiff in machine, valued at $7. from the San WB, Hind, frous the ofion of Mr. G. form. Is the diss raco Figan Chist, fim to prove this, and another man Chaise yard

Hall Prution, appeared for the plainti who is bobter adapted to of course pross the signature of the seconal and defendants were crimented by Mir then a dry, won rather easily by a chiar dans.

and

Me Faithfull (for second defendant) 2

set out that phun-was god. Castlefield, who had through Mr. Dixon: What is your defence?

it stated that Captain M. S. North-9; 2. Joskin, who was instructed by two longths from Bornite, with The are about two hundred victims of this le gà làm rosigond his commission in the Bayou diar Jor, alien Fout the training season beon wall fancied Mr. Faithfull: You will learn thab

Hogan Horan Plover third, The time, for a wel costese, You needn't prove that, wo adinit

dire disease, and probably na many

Voʻimteni. – Hai has been an efficient and [eurteous officer and was a member of the

Coronation in London."

Low-On May 6, a 93 Carter Road, more that have never been. reported Hongkong Volunteer contingent at the 94th Cugust 1913, bring previoual for the Champions, failed to justify the when it comes on, but wa, udinia, the...

Shanghai, to Mr and Ms Batxo E. Lox a daughter.

GRIMBITA-Un May 7, at the Victoria Nursing Home, Shanghai, to Me and Mr REPERT GRINSIfaw, a daughter.

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WaTRON-HA as Lor.-At Hongkong, on Wednesday, May 13, NOWELL LAT. youngest son of the late Anthony Watson, 521 Inverleith Place. Edinburgh, to ADA, only daughter of F. B. L. Haeloop, of Bremen, Germany, nor Swaton, China.

at all, for if rumour be trustworthy, even now considerable, if 'bot large mumber, as soon as they are stricken with high fever move off to their ancestral homes, probably to die, in some cases before they reach their destination.

But if we put the

figures as high as four hundred per week, then it would seem, by cont• parison with what is reported to be happening on the mainland, that the MEMO. FOR TO-DAY.

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SUNDAY, May 24-

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TUESDAY. Miny 28

Queen Mary's birthday (1887).

WEDNESDAY. May 27:-

The Derby ran at Epem. TAUERAT, May 28:-

Local Stockbrokers' Settling Day. FRIDAY, May 29

Dragon Bont Eestival,

been far worse were it not for the continuous watchfulness exercised by the Government and especially the Sanitary officials: Whether the babit of the Chinese in going off into the country has helped to sprend the con tagion far and wide it is difficult to say. At any rate we iu Bongkong need not take much credit for what is going on in the country districts of south China, for the natives act in exactly the same way, whether they live in Canton or in Hongkong. They have learnt, probably from long experience, that if sick they are restored to health ander ordinary conditions much incre rapidly in their country villages than in the stuffy bent of their big cities, and, therefore, off they go whenever they are feeling ill. So in this way, what has been

the

Mr. Pere Cox in retiring from ditorship of the Queen" newspaper. Mr. Cox, who has conducted the paper for more than 20 years is the son of Mr. Horace Cox, who helped the late Sergeant Cox to found the group of papers, Field," the Queen," and the

Times."

the

Law

the death of Marguerite, wife of Andrew Our Scottish correspondent announces Wight, M.B., Ch. B., of the E. P. Mission, Swatow. The ad event occurred on board thes. Medina. Mes. Wight was this elder daughter of the late William R. Super leuitts, and of Mrs. Resas, 20 Saton Place, intendent of Government of India Printing, Edinburgh.

tiff was the Yan Sheung, and that decessed died.

on the

sured his life for the

his life for the amount claimed. teen According to the statement of defance, the policy of insurance referred to in the statement defendants in favour of the

the

(clador was poolsins.

expectations of his supporters, and was signature. badly beaten.

His Lordship: 'I' do not understand. The second race tho. Rubicon Platesbut the first defendant. There is: nơ produced a splendid finish between Bri-record of the judgment against hinz. tanie und Bartorhill, who had been third. Mr. Dixon: There seems to have boed

In the Pari-Mutu Stakes, Coruñalu gained a very easy victory by many lengths from nebanon, which rich ided well ahead of Chancellor.

Hi Lordship: Was judgment given against him 2

rides given in support of plaintiffs. claim, ruined the poins that the pe missory note was not in proper form, and defondant deposed that he signed as to the ninerers of the chop on the note now a signatory to the note, Plaintiffs were non-suited with costs.

Me, Faithfull, on the conclusion “of

the life of Yun ding Jor, but was affected by t the said Yun King Joe upon his own the Derby. The former won by apa resord made, life. By the said policy the defendants head, and Sir Eager came in a good third, the 1st March, 1830, to pay the sum of pony. ocvenanted, should the sasured dia baform

one and a half lengths behind the second 83,000. to the wife of the aired,

abould

- Mr. Disini. Yes, in Chambem, when she survive him. It was a condition of,

of the

In the third race at the day-the| Mr. Haris attended to the case, but-ib policy that the payment of this sam to the Paper Hunters Handicap, splendid is of no value and we do not mind wife of the assured should be made only on finish was witnowod between Springbok, whether it go on the record or rust. It office in Montreal of proofe of the fact and receipt and approval at the defendants Liebeslust and The Hotter, only a neck can be ignored towing, m we are simply, ontise of death of the assured and of the dividing first and west, id a leading Chen, Tin Cho proof had been farnished of the death of title of the claimaak. No matiniser second and third: the a sured or of the title of the claimant By reason of certain autrue statement void. Defendants, as an alternative defence, made by the assured, the defendanta mid that the policy became and wa boll and while denying any liability, brought Chief by four langths from Annan in the into Court the sum of $738.40, the amount good time, for a wet course, of 2-11 15. if the premiums paid 'by the id "Consigned to order" was the label sasured, and said that sum was enough place, Moffat failing to justify expecta

Neptune, who was favourite, gained third on a mysterious looking package in the Plaintiff, in reply, said she had furnished tons

satisfy plaiotia's claim after, hold of the America. It was to the defendants ressonable proof of the reputed to contain dried shrimps. Revenue fact an case of the death of the said confortably by Oficer Wilden probed beneath several Tun Ming Jar, and of her title to the Polar Star, who fought out a good finish waliark being out with a lead of ave layers of shrimps and found nine balls of tion. Plaintif further stated that by the for second pince with Royal Rose, the lengths at Loongdel, with Concessi.com

yable under the policyin ques- modays payable about £25. No owner could be traced, and objection should be raised as to its validity The Manchu Stakes-gine Consola forth. The three latter gained on the Pengal raw opism ach of which is worth said policy the defendanta agreed that no latter being only a head away, an application to confiscate the opinas was unless such objection was caised within two tion was won in very easy fashion by ader and to four wee wall together granted by Mr. Wood...

years from the date of ice, and u obje The Woodcock, who passed the post along the back straight, the rest of the tion, had been raised within

-The title "The Bishop who ste his boots hardly sounds respectful, but on the admission of Dr. J.. Stringer, Bishop of Yukon, it is true. Dr. Stringer was one making an episcopal tour in North America of about 5,000 miles, and when he was trying to cross the Rocky Mountains

ia

that time..

to

The Racing Stakes was won by Saxo

The Woodlark and Cornfield, with Palig In the Yangtze Cup, The Trador wou din in 8fth position. The leaders ware couple of lengths from in the same order at the mile post. Tha

came sway grally and won comfortably. Fijaan, Chief secured second place, with

second, Cornfield third, and The Buster

din fifth. Consession led into the straight

and with Ye Magicians next, and Pala

fur home, but Paladin quickly drew to

Ponies. Pulli Fijian Chief Cenfield

Mutual

Place.

.1.081 015 130 100. 10107

Total shares tuki 2,068 2,651-

Dividends-Wan, $8.60. Placer, $7.10, $17.10, $23.44).

BIG DIVIDENDS.

Mr. Potter, in his opening, after outlin many lengths ahead of Rosefield. Sir field being also well bunched & tan ing plaintiff's claim, said the defence, no Fager was third, and the field was strung gts behind. At the half-mile Com A wonderful story of pluck and deter. far as he could understand it, was that the out in single file.

cowion showed the way, followed by the that Mr. Annnad Mackenzie in one of the bathers and sisters, whereas in truth and smaller field than usual, but the placed bars temporarily dispined by Pectover mination is revealed by the announcement deceased red fraudulently informed

Tas Consolation Cup brought out a Woodlark and Confield, the latter being the insurance company that he had no new Masters of Arts at Cambridge. died of consumption. That was the dening a good race by half a length from fact he had two brothers, one of whom ponies were well hacked, Baite win Hackensie is deaf and dumb, and is the fence of frand, so far as he could Next-- Auction of the Hang Les" by

first individual so afflicted to take the stand it. The facts was very sanderahatina, with Anlita in third place. Messrs Hogle's sad Hough. 5.45 p.m.-Annual Meeting of Best-reported as happening, in regard to slis record in still more remarkable owing shek. Hoi village, China, applied to the large field of 15. Paladin, was naturally Chief gainely dullenged the under, but Fegree of 3.4. at. an English University he thought very simple. On March 15, Champions, brought out an unusually rendanen aid Cornfield well placed. Tus The great moe of the meeting, the the front, with Fiji Chiet in close at 1910, assured, who was a native of stricken persons leaving Hongkong to the fact that he paid the fees out of his defendant company for two policies of in- bot favourite, and Fijian Chief, who Paulin completed the distance Andly and and carrying infection into then earnings. Mr. Mackenzie, who is 42, arance of $3,100 each; one payable to him had in the first race of the day qualified why length. Cornflod, www thing, country, may be charged with equal has a deaf wife, a descendant of the at the end of 23 years, and the other and show his liking for the track, had a length and a hat behind. The Gay Bitd and even more truth to those who "Rebel Kett," of Edward VI's time, bus. When he went to the defen-many supporters for a place. From the fourth and Parseverance fia. The time

parable * tő his wife, if he died within leave their business houses in the city their little sun is perfectly normal. dant company, as maul, they put certain Montsent Paladin held a good portion, min. 42 1-5secs was not of the best, and move off into the Villages. From

questions to him. The questions were pat and took second place rounding the bend but this was cally accounted for by the by an interpreter, and the answers were faso the home straight. For a moment heary going. The win was a most popu what ear he gathered the situation is

· received, through so Interpreter. The very bad, though, perhaps, not so

anger of

of the defendant company,

Counsel

when Fijian Chief challenged Paladin a believed, was present, but he did not furlong for home the verdict, seemed bud as it has occasionally been.

understand one word of Chinese Having in doubt. Onos in the lead, however, Whether the sad consequences of this

giren curtain answers in response to the responding to his jockey's can, Paladin questions put to him, the sanured was than spring will wake up the Chinese

taken to Dr. Ferryth. There again, be remains to be seen. On the other

was asked questions by Dr, Forsyth band, any one who knows such cities

breaks the mod fan of the same inter- Corndid, third

wha

again as Canton and Fatshan are driven to

interpested the ans

snswers. Dr. Forsyth, in accordance with the the conclusion that no very effective

practice, sent to the defendant com measures to prevent the plague can

thorough examination he came to the con- be instituted, unless parts of these

him at all, that he was absolutely a first- clusion that there was nothing wrong with THE PLAGUE IN SOUTH

great cities are pulled down and

class life. That was a point which might be of importance later on. Some five or rebuilt, which will never for a CHINA.

years ago the soured was adopted by niomeut be entertained. There în, FROM all reports the plague is very therefore, no hope for them, and virulent throughout the south of they must subunit to the yearly attacks which this terrible enemy Kwangtung. It is virulent in the intensity of its attack and also in the

of human life makes, extent over which it has taken hold times. After all that is done, there at other more effectively than times upon the districts, both urban and seems to be no iminunity from it, and nual Not only is it bad in Canton the only thing that can be hoped for but its ravages are just as bad is that watchfulness will lessen the throughout Shek Lung and the east, consequences in Hongkong, whilst Shun Tak and the central, Sanyui in Canton things mast be allowed to and Sanning towards the south west, run their normal coarse, and little and, also at Shishing on the West abatement can be hoped for till botter river. It appears that most of Can weather comes, which seems to des ton city is affected, for if we scan the troy the germs, after which for a time streets which are infected, we see the disease subeldes

HONGKONG, WENENDAT, May 13, 191

that most of the important parts of

the city are having to pay their toll

to the god of filth and if these

streets are thus infected, assured that the bye-lanes Ade alleys are not exem

THE EDWARD DISPENSARY mentione

TAMMING & Co., Lv.

HONGKONG

After

THE CHAMPION SWEEPSTAKES.-Value, Tis. 1,000. Second pony, Ta. 900. Third pony, Tis. 200. For all Chin ponies, winners at this Meeting. Weight for inches as per scale. En- trance, Tis 25.-One mila aze "quarter:

with a companion by a short cut to his home in Dawson City, provisions ran out,pany report of the assured Winter came on a fortnight earlier than usual and they found themselves frosen in remote part of the country:Then the eplacopal boots came in and the bishop They were of goalskin and walean hide and wo boiled them and toasted them to a Yun Chan Foo, who had two sons of his. H. Thomson's grey Paladin rasch an Indian encsuptient.

(Mr. C. R. Burk

obe,

ertain furn. They gave us strength own Yun" Chan Foe and kamenné Ar.. El Kadoorie's gray Fijian

THE NEW NAVY - RINE.

since dead, but one of the "

counsel - would call to

would call to prove the adoption Chick (Mr. Howe happened to

brother of Yus

smares

BOOK TIME TARK? P-079, that the 3z. Henry Morriss's dun Comfeld

He

(Mr. Laurence)

had no natural brothers. For defendants Mr. Stewart)

in the first list of officers belonging to satisfy the jury that that statement was

to prove t that he bad, they must prove that | Ala. Union's bay Britannia The monthly Navy Lias for Apri con he had rio brothers, and they must then Mr. Permy gray Pora

the Aured did make the statement that Springheid) the newly created rank of lieutenant tales, and consequently that he made that commanders.

There are 710 such, and they comprise in, all so, appointed down to April all lieutenants over eight years' standing 1 1906.

anawer fraðniently an

Evidence as called, and, the case was Proceeding when we went to green,

TION CASES

The proaction automatic, and every MONEY LOAN ABS001A: Lieutenant as he completes eight yours in lieutenant-commander. that grade will beocene in de comme

Ass romit of the change thers are mer only 1205 lieutenants on the active Link In place 1,015 before the creatio

the

Mr. R. McGrpigzr's: co (Mr. Fook) Mr. Spero bik, Ev

foller)

May Durg

MA

1600

Some big dividenda were paid during, the day. Six winnery paid $78.50, $101,10, $78.80, 40.50, 52.70 and $170, respectively and two placed portes paid $41.90 and $3140.

The following are those that came out. m top

in the analyses:

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CH. Thomso The B. P. Kongsi Ellis Kadooria Winsome and Has

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