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not thes empratorted on the board of the Union hiring for a year.Mr. Deaom then road ahout the vpinion he had got. We left it there watchman to atract gambiars at Yantuti. The than nhove at last two of the four. Gronarni
Insurance Co. ---No.
Flad you in your mind's syo any ider of show that a general hiring widkot expronsel or glad to bring it to an amicable sattlemnt, and he was arrested by mistake.
adventure of that ?—None.
It was merely a o rious coincidence P—I don't une the cincidanen.
Mr. Dunoon--Well, its rather an unforta- wore urt on the hourd when the appointment
nate thing Messrs. Jarliso, Matheson and Co.
was male.
MOTO MASON.
Sentenced to twenty-me days' hard labour. WATCHMAN TO STREET GAMBLERS. Yu Yang Sun, nook, was convicted of being a charge was fully proved against him, but he said
Fined $, or fourteen days' hard labour.
ODSTRUCTION. Cheung Seung Mi. of No. 45. Praya West, was fined $10 for setting about sixty bags of rior on the footpath there to the obstruction of pass angers, on the 7th insteat
THE PROHIBITION ON THE EXPORT OF IRON FROM THE TWOKWANG.
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Tai On, excise officer, said that he found to apply for the Melbournengonoy of the Union. This closed the aridence for the plaintiff, Mesari Jardino, Mathoeyn & Colas. I recollect I told him I thought Mensa. Jardine, Matheson Mr. Dunoon-It now becomes my dusy to show havings conversation with the plantiff shout his about three tools of proparni opium on the par- & Co. had behaved very unjustly to me by en the line of the defence and the reason why that desire to loare. I think it was the day son of the defendant, who bad na porticate from
The writer of"Tho Present Position of Buro-
WEDNESDAY, 9th Merola, Raging es faranno clerk and then placing line has been adopted, and in doing so I cannot after Mr. Boll-Irving left for Stanghal, the Farmer.
EXPORT CARGO. very good billet Dofendant said that the drug was given him, pean Politics" in the Fortnightly Reviso (endar- in charge as manager of the department. Ha but regret so much feeling has been imported Mr. Doar said there was
stood to be Sir Charles Dilka deals with France Fined $3, or fourteen days' imprisonment.
Por Brit. ship Brynhilda, sailed on the 6th may hare referred to the agreement, but I have into the case on the part of this plaintiff. It was offering as special sport in Melbourne.
in his last communication. He has a good deal STREET GAMBLING. reelection but he did. bare no recollection not the futantion of the defendants it should be which he would like to take, and he had recrived of saying that although I thought I was morals, and it was felt batter on their side that the nasurnaces that if he applied for it he would get : Wong Aming, poole, was convicted of obstructiv say about General Boulanger, and from this March:-For San Francisco-30,594 bage rico, bound I found I washed legally bound. My re-matter should be confined to the striatly legal it. He went on to say it right he made eithering the street by gambling thereon, and was fined part of his paper we quote samo passages: The 575 bags toploce, 280 bags pepper, 130 bagsbean, whole of the persons who count in France, have 1,017 packages Arocrackers, 263 bags DON Balletion is that I told him I wonke likata leavein print, whisk is this-What we the terms of very pleasant or very disagreable his touring SE, or in default moven days' hard inbour".
LARCENY.
cannted latterly, or are likely to conut, are, with cractors, 2,198 roll matting, 75 boxes oins, 25 asked me if I would do what I ative xrbni way, and as kolot some influence with the agreed hiring on which this nation has been Jardins, aud the firm I asked him to try foarrange it sumienbly brought? There is no doubt that the agres-could to smooth mattes sad talk to Mr. Bell: Chung Atung, coctie, was hargal with steal on possibla exception, admittedly peacable boxes aleres, 580 paskagen Soy. 1.750 bores ail Maimout did say that between gentleman ment signed in January, 1881, chune te du ab- Irring about it. I told im if he could not a beting tin pipas to the value of $1.50, so the 8th ines. The one option, of cuncse, is General Boalan 765 packages sashes, 495 packages tas, nod the moral it was the thing and not the legal solute end on the 25th arch, 1886, and there-ter plan 1 sunld be vars glad to help him, but I P.C. Fatty Singh etated, that he found prior, and it must be admitted not only that be 12,796 pookages merchandise, fenicalities. In id I dit not think morality had fors for the purpose of this action that agres said "What about your agreement p He said zone concealing himself, at 8 p., on the 8th excitos in Germany and in Eumia feare or hopes, In obervel very much. I can't swear, but I want is rod and vulnolesa. Bat a note biring "Oh, I have been gating adrise about that, instant, in a corner of a hangs which is betog the case may be, but that be arouses very don't romambar saying I admitted I was morally omapood on the determiuntion of that period, and alhough I admit I am canally bound by it pulled down in Queen's-read Bast, and found the general public attention even in Frands, The personality of the mus is strong. He has come kurd. When I wrote my letter of the 10ths and I submit that on the plaintiff's own showing. I am not legally bound." Well," I said, " Dest, piping on his porsan.
very suddenly to the front. Gambetta, indeed, December r. Hell-Irving hu lett for Shangbal. It was nothing more than a general biring, which amount gentlemen if the moral antiration is
used to speak of him as ons of the four best And Mesas. Jardins, Matheson and Co. were the law has held over and once again to be olour it dosa not matter much about legni tech-
Boera in Frandɔ, but he put him rather below Old Malwa niculitis," and I advised him to be very c cefal and I mid it on oppurtunity offered I would be
Boulanger is still quite young; he is very Older Malwa handsome, and a good speaker. He awes his advancement to If. Clémenceau, but he has Patua (Now) I hoped there would be so unpleasantnesa.
rather sliphed his patroo, who, Indeed, werer Renares (Now) was se poially popular. General Boulanger i
mmonly supposed to have violate the gentle. manly gods of honour, but it le universally ad- matted that what has leppenst has not docebim Logo- My harn I aball bo disbelieved when I state simply that his personal popularity in Frapos is gronter than that enjoyed by any man since Na- poleon was at the height of his power, with the TL vlosed the evideos for the defenos."
possihis exception of Lafayette at the moment of Mr. Donoon briefly munod up, citing soraral
The following sarrespondench has been, hand-the Revolation ta 1930. neral Boulanger er- Mr. Caldwell My friend' just now saidt heed to un for publication by Mr. Jeffries, Secrevites a deal of prejudice in society; but lety regretted any feeling had toon imported into the tary of the Hongkong Chamber of Commeria Franos counts less than it does in any other country in Exempo. He is probably ware popu case, and abarged the plaintiff with importing
Colonial Secretary's Office,
tar with the army than was the Prizon-Prevent 8th March, 1987. the feling. But if you look at the circum
ja 1849 and 1856, and the dislike felt for him by Bir,I am directed by His Excellency the large number of the superior officers wa felt fauce it must be evident the feeling sud animus were actually on the part of the defenficar Administering the Government te trans- also, and even more intonedy, for the Princo- dants. Mr. Dear bad romus ant to them, and mit to you, for the information of the Chamber President." we have them working Loder fas agrestuent of Coramaras, the nanered copy of a letter and
HIS GREAT POPULARITY. At the and of its enclosare from Her Dritannic Mejesty': upon the most amicable torn.
All the politicians are afraid of bim, nad yet, the three years originally etipulated for nothing Minister a Peking respecting the removal of wax aid as to any coulanaque of the service, the prohibition that has hitherto exited on the somehow or other, he is over mantioned without a smile. In spite of his extraordinary popularity either as to the terms or the noties by which it sport of iron from the wagon and go one takes him quite seriously, and the news was to be terminated. Mr. Dear then drew hissi Provinces. I bare the honour to be, Sắt,
papers are able to ignore his real standing with salary at the rate of $350. Things want on your most obedient servant.
FREDERICH SIEWART,
tanir readers and to go on writing of him as a well arough until the 1tt February last, when,
ring-master, which they pretond ho renerblös Acting Colonial Stratory. in acordates with the general rule of the board
not wanting in General Boulanger'a composition. Mr. Delf-Irving refused to pay it. That was
neral Chamber of Commeras.
He is not only much advertised man; ho has tbet importation if feeling in the whole ynestin. From that tine to the present I mate. E. 81 J. WALA BART, TO HE. THE done a gous to advertise himself at the Ho, W. H. MARSU, Č.M.G.
age fire he is an ablo, War Minister; and the say to feeling has waxed a little warm, but the
çonstant kindness which ho has shown to the feeling nannot be impaled to the 'plaintiff.
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private soldier is probably sa honast kindness, Poking, 10th February, 1887. Sir,I have the honour to encloss in tran- for a calentation of the good results of which to- slation copy of a femorial which has recently wards himself be cannot with any fairnos be appeared in the Peking Gazette on the subject of charged. Although General Buulaager's popu the removal of the prohibition that has hitherto arily in France is far greater than that enjoyed alsted on the export of iron from the Kang- by Gambetta in his lifetizio, less never attained
share. in European esta aution the same position, nor tung and Kwangrai Provinces.
Your Excellency will observe that the object dons be deserve it. But in Germany there is an which the Gorerar General at Canton bus in unonsy feeling with regard to General Bon view in suggesting the removal of this pro-langer's popularity, and by some Geruser and hibition, to which the consent of the Emperor by the German newspapers he is thought to be a Thoro never has been given, is to enable native iren and iron War Minister who means war. manufactures to compete ou more favourable was a greater mistake made than to think that terms with this class of commodities imported General Boulanger is warliks. He seems to mo from forsiga voantries. To what extent the to have done bis duty an War Minister with no by this arrangement, I mundo voulure to ex-war, bat, on the contrary, to have shorn, in press an opinion, but, the fact of the prohibition roustanily limiting the expeditions intended Straite Mains Insurance Company, Limited... having been removed may be considered by to conqner so-called "polonies" a prudence Year Exollepey of suficient importance to be which is landable from every point of view. I Straits Fira Inarance Company, Timited
$80 asm. comunicated to the Hongkong Chamber of cannot agree with these who think that the Commeros or others interested in the subject strong personality of General Boulanger is any Hongkong and Whampoa Dook Company's way affects the situation of France in Europe
Shares-118 per cent prom. have, &e,
(Signed)
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Sharo 989 par cunt. prom., sellors. His Excellency The Hon. W. H. Mausa,tine nga Inakol a friend of mine who was going
.M.G., G., &., Sa
to Paris to End out for a whether. General
Indo-China Steam Navigation Co.'s Shares- Boulanger, who was beginning to excite stten i 5 por cont. discount, sellers. tion, was a soldier. a mountsback, or a China and Manila Steamship Company, Limited The report was of no great practical value, be-30 per cent, discount, nomina). cause it was to the affect that the Bonaparts without a victory was at once all four. But although probably, for the reasons which I have giron, au exollant War Minister, General Bonlauger has shown by his last consherable speeches that his English blood is strong in him, break windows.
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ruzes from the text books on the law of mister and servant, and nite a large number of cases to
implied terms us to notice was a poorly hicing, that the rule applied to clerks as well as others. By Mr. Caldwell-When I spoke of moral ob and that a servant under a yeuly hiring break-ligation Mr. Dear sail to thought he was justi ing his term was not entitled to be paid for the dad besaum Mr. Keswick had misted bira. Ee time he hat netrally worked. We then pro did at sey anything about Mr. Bell-Irving seeded-I don't know that I nood go into any of stalemonte Ho showed as Mr. Bell-Irving's In firiber cross-examination the witane said the outside questions which have been intro memadam about not allowing him to brank be considered his salary was too small for the duced into the case. I think it a great pity they bis agment, hat net for the purpose of cer dution be bad to perform, and being asked to say were introdused, because ap for from Mr. Dose pisining of i1. what salaries were usually paid in Hongkong lie having cause to complain my clients think said they ranged from £1990 upwards. Being they hara good conse to complain, even asked to give an instanes he mentioned Mr. from the equitable point of view, I am Ede, of the Union Insurance Society.
aware that that in no way affects the issue of the De fou consider your in the same re cane, but as it has been raised I think it only #ponsible raition as Mr. Ede-Yos, except fair to nuower it by giving my clients' viosa, not thal bi rasponsible to shareholders and I toenly to this court bat to people who may read aler, Jardins, Macheman & Co.
the newspapers. The plaintiff has belved with, In reply to further questions as witness to say the least of it, scunt curtosy. He has meationed Mr. Ray, of the Chias Traders, and been in ovory way treated well as bad Mr. Coughtrie, of the Clint Firm Insurance Co., leave which he was not entitled to. He has had aa, reeving higher salarios ihan he did.
free lodging for over two yeare which he was ant Then what you mean is that you were in sa sutitled to. And I need scirealy tell your psille a position as the Secretaries of Lordship that lodging in this colony is as of all these companies Po men to say I have the most important items in car mouthly ex- Had to be responsible for and manage two one-penditure, and it was a very great hoon and s panice, marine and fire, for less than they got on for which Mr. Dear ought to have been ₤OF UNILA
thankful-though he does not worn to bard up The salaries are paid at home for similar prociated it-that he had fresquarters for two At 6 year.
year Aste My Dear's char:cs of having bronho sent in his debit note for his February salary. H. U. Jofrios. Fag, Seorutary, Hongkong Get wat be dritted that the airens element is £4-Yes, £4,000.
inisted and having has brought out under an His Jeril-bip said he did not see the question imposition, I think they are hardly worth an- of what wlarins were paid bad mythig to deswering. If Mr. Dear's position was to be what with the case. There was the agreement, and he said, was it oneerivable that Mr. Keswick H.A. Deur was dissatisfied ho might have de.would not hare written out to firm herd that Larmind at the end of the three years. Ithough a responsible position appeared on the face Mr. Dan sal he was only cross-examining of the agreement the plaintiff was to havoous not on the eviden pat in.
s responsible or onerous ? If it was so it was a His lord-bip said he thought it did not affect very curious coincidence that. X. Doar was here three years ander what he calls an Imposition Crose rumination resumed--I have never pro-and yet he never in any way attouinted to re tested to Messra. Jardine, Matheson that mysafars monstrate with the firm for having imposed on riisut I thought I could remain there him or said one werd to lead them to suppose be Mr. Caldwell-In sordans with the pro antil I get dorething botter I uever gave the was dissatisfied with his position. In spite of rious praction we drew for the salary, and the matter a thought as to where they were under his statement I have no hesitation in saying he feuding was evidenied at the part of the defaul the belief I was bonad to them for two years. was perfectly satisfied with his position, and apta is refusing to pay. I have never been treated badly by them with satisfied with his salary. That that salary was Hits Lordship -He had asked for leave to go lis exemption of the first fastener. Under the an adequate one I think is evident. Your away and did not got leave, and then you any Agreement I was to defrag bourd und lodging, Lordship stopped we in my cross-examination. Well we will go in spite of you."
and I will not allude to it I bad free lodging at East Point until about as to raise word mare before I put Mr.eriderte of feeling required I have quly to esfar Viceroy's satisipalious, aro likely to be realized special view of undertaking so aggressive China Fire Insurance Company's Shires-$87
Mr. Caldwell Wal, if there is any further May, 1885, rather more than two years I had furtor. Ono leave for shout six weeks. I was not vary well. Ball-Irving in the box Mr Daar has given to the correspondence which last passed, when I They did not meet my desire to borrow money your Lordships his interpretation as to clause 6. wrote on Mr Dear's behalf offering to go back and ou my bouse on favourable terms. It was the Well, if that was his real opinion about it I can to fakh the term of urvice acording to thoir Hongkong Fire Iusyrane Co. thust did so, only way it is a most extraordinary ons The contention, and the ground upon which he made They are the General Agents of that Com-lause is as clear as anything could be. It gives his offer was that he did not wish to cause them pany. Mr. Boll-Irving eather opposed the ides. Messrs. Jardins, datteson and Co, at the or more inconvenience than he and not aroid, new bat Mr. Keswick was fanarabin, and it waspiration of the said term of tires pars the op- that the compulsory departure had oessed to
exist. through bin got it. I do not think I had a fion of contiming the plaintif's serviced at au sufficient staff to discharga Mr. Alford's duty increased salary or giving the notice therein re- There was ous other European in the offles and quired. It does not give the plaintiff the option fire Potuguos to run the two companies. I or anything else. Now, if Dr. Dear did not often felt the inconveniens of the small-staff think the engagement was roule extended at the by having to work in the evening when I might piration of the three years it is a curious fact have hat leisure.
that he draw the innemsed salary of £350. ¦ Me Dear took that, Eat, he says in evidence, "I was looking out for something else." Well, that is very like the doctrine we have heard of, heads I win, tails you lose. He was willing to take the inorced bonafit hat was not willing to consider himself hound for the tore yours, which was the consideration for the increased salary. He tells us that was his opinion of the agreement, 1st he comes into cart with cleats heads, and that that is an equitable construction. Well, I don't think any one else will think so. I think people will say that if he okose to take that £35), which was the That was consideration for the extended period, the least
theas.
Mr. Caldwell was proceding to put a question as to the salary Mr. Alford received.
His Lordship asid he thought the question of the amount of Ealary had nothing to do with the
C$39.
Mr. Caldwell-But saray the salary of his
pressor would have sexo hearing.
His Lordship said he taught rot.
In reply to bis Lordship the witness said he nderstood the sixth clause of his agreement to mean that the defendants hat the right to re- tan his services for two yara more after the expiration of the first time Ferra.
what was in his mind when ho signed the on- braot in Loadou. Nothing was all when the these years oxpired, and he ermaidered after that he was imply drawing a monthly salary.
Hi Lordship, referring to the last motion of the contract; asked the witnoxa if anything had
he could do was to be equitably on his side and perform that contract for the extended time which Moses. Jardine, Matheson & Ca, fally
happened to alter the sesse at that section since he aigend the contraet in London five guars ago Yes. I found I had bou very mush misled with regard to the position I was to fill. I oon-bound to accept it. sidered it nothing less than so imposition
Did you remonstrate -No, I did tast. Your position was improved rather than lowered, as it not? You get a higher position in the offies F-Yos, but the position was made
mora responsiblə one.
Did you object to it ?—lo.
a
With reference to the notice, are younwate of any vitam with referance to noties determining 3. &Treement, either la Messra, Jardine, Mathem and Co.'s, or aberkore in Hongkong, a castam amongst merchant and their clorka k— No, I am not.
This Lordship The drawing of the salary in advane was a rere privilege. It could not pos sibly be a right. Then they any "We are at arms langth and we go by our strict rigbis. You are threatening to go away in spite of us. That is the position. I don't think there is anything in that
itis Lordship Yea, but you had taken out writ of antenons then and there had been an ap params in Chambers. Well, when people gut to latboy don't settle things so easily.
Mr. Caldwell Wo had taken out a weit, but not until there was an absolute refusal to pay the February satary after it was earned.
(Copy)
| Translation. Removal of prohibition on export of iron from Canton Province-Peking Gasella, 6th Fe bruary, 1887,
His Lordabip I am only mentioning that
Chang Chih-tung, Governor General and Act with ference to your willingness to making Governor of Kwangtune, prassits a momo thingreasy.
rial humbly praying that as an act of kindness | V&Caldwell then mmmented on the cass cited by air. Deacon; azi bronght forward others which he submitted as conclusive in the contrary direction. He contended there was un yearly hiring after the completion of the first three years; as the agreement contemplated a les torm than a year rather than a whole year might bo one month.
POLICE COURT.
The Memorialist has recairoda mport from
to merchants and others His Majesty will rand that las is not a wan, as the French sy, to toove the existing prohibition relating to iron
А РОМЕЛЬЦЕ ПІСТАТОВ. "I have said that in the event of Francs desir- Wang Yi-tsao, Salt Comissioner for Krang- tung-and Kwangai, and Kao Chung-oki, Fining a master, she is more likely to look to a new Itaocial Commissioner for Hwangtong, in which man than to a member of the late royal families;
they state that the export by sea of iron and
tbat attraction which is always felt for the slo
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130
TABLE.
THE KOWLOON FERRY.
STEAM LAUNCH "MORNING STAR"
Kans Daily ana Ferry Boat between PEPDAR'S WHARF and T82M-TS-TRUI at the following
the 21st October, 1880,
WEEK DAYS.
1.00 TBS Leaves
SUNDAYS.
Leaves
Hongkong Kowloot. Hinghous
12.20 0.
LALUE
Kowicon
6.00 A.X.
7.00 AM
7.50 L.M.
8,00
6.25
T 7.30,
6.00..
8.30
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His Lordship said the agreemat stipalated articles made of icon has been forbidden through. And, when this is-said, people bogia to ask, with Hongkong and China Bakery Company, Limited The Square bottle" Whisky of Napier John- that the salary should be payabis quarterly out the scouter with the object of praranting ment of personality, Have you such a person in the furnishing of supplies to pistes. Bat view ? I have in view, not the prosect War fe did not suppose it was in the contemplation they onntinne, now that the maritimetastrictions, Minister in actionlar, but the Gezeralisme of of any of the person that the renewal should be have bead removed, the gane al madition of the Fresh forces in the event of war, whenever believed was in fores. Aith these wandi Ilave for los than three months.
France is very unlikely to be Mr.Cildhatomass within the meaning ffairs is very different from what it was that may nome. the public to judge which haaright on bis side..
His Lordship The options undoubtedly roof my segment equally wol As the agerat formerly. Every year foreign steel and iron bully busten in the next war for the russons which served to the firm to state the extended since for provides for less that's gaar it non-sarily ex are imported from abroad to the ammat of cos I Layn given in the article upon Germany. If. which they would keep him if they had fix dolades the presumption of a yearly hiring. Your tons of milline of oatties; ganz, firm, and however, she is to have any obance of naceuse, eighteen mouth, nix manaths, or two years he was Lordstip will take das netics of the fact that other articles are bought by the million; and her Ministry must trust the best general that Mr Dear gave nearly three mouths Botie overal millions of tsels are spent in asking they can find and let him sirtually as a
dictatorship during the continuance of the A. S. Watson & Co., Limited—32 per cent Mr. Deacon-Exactly. There ou bo no ques. Nosiwn the 106 December to expirePaymyut for the same. The altogether one
"promiam. War. A Generalissimo thus placed with fall pow- Ban about it. There is no doubt alss, we diú on the 29th Fobrnary. My contention briefly is sided charecter of this teada is eminently un
fsir. Of late years groat attention has beeners at the trend of an army of some 4000,010 Hongkong Kowloon Wharf and Godowe Co., not give the natics, and legally the agreement that this is not a yearly hiring, and that accord
Timited--20 per cent prem., asies and buyers. came to an ord. I don't think that is disputed. ing to the custom in Hragkong, a custom which paid to mining affairs throughout the ongntry of men may be successful. If so, all will admit Mr. Dear's interpretation of the agreement will bas bren upheld in this art anytime, and the twu chief staples are coal and iron that the Hepublic will ran a danger through his Singapore Insurance Company. Limited-22marked
Canton iron is of unusual fees and ex success If he is not successful, the strong pro- por share. appear Atill wore extraordinary when I show to month's notice is sufficient, Your Lordship that he notuslly admitted to 3ïr. Is Lordship the case of clarks? Heroellence, but the market for it is limited bability is that Franos will not he greatly driven Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 A-2 per cent
Should any one wish to convey it to the bank within her frontier, and to some extent protiam. McClymont that he knew he was worally bound do you prove it? by that document. I shall prove that as clearly
Mr. Caldwell I have not proved it. I admit.coast ports for sale he is hampered first wil be able to hold her own with an srer-in-Chinese Cuperial Loan of 3834 B-6 per cent. as anything has been proved in this case.
His Lordship said he know of no suck oastom. by the ost of land transport and then by the erasing amount of suffering caused by the pros- The following ovidones was then called:- In the ches of domestic rvants it was illegality of shipment by sa
premium. agriculture and from trade. If the Gratis- Hoa. J. Ball-Irving said-I aw a partoar in understood, but not in the case of clerks. His that foreign iron penatrates everywhere, and sat of taxation, and the withdrawal of men from Chinese Taperial Loan of 1884 C-8 per cent. the firm of Mestre Jardins, Matheson & Co. Lordship then referred to as decided three all the prode fals to its share. Now that the imo has been fairly cantinas, is ha not likely. Chinese Imperial Loan, 1886 E-5 por cont,
premium, sales. The Canton Board of wins is stima lating the enor even in these circumstances, to be alaust as You felt they were entitled to some notios, Whan I initialed the debit rates of March sud years ago, which was a slain by a seaman. because you gure notice on the 15th 17-crmbar: Aptil 1586, my quderstanding was Mr. Dear was comis most anxious then not to do anything is of the people in the direction of mining, the formidabian person to his colleagues as be would Chinose Imporis! Government 1885 Pellar Loan boers-This Time Table will take effect from
-3 per cent premium. I want to know whether there is any custom going on for the extended term. There was that would interfere with mercantile usage, and Commissioners conceive it their duty to pray he in the urent of a successful war. In case, among lorks P-No, Idon'tknow ofsach aonstone. nothing sail about the roronal. We pay oarn seann conld not claim payment until he had that the Memorialist will representto His Ma however, of a sovare defeat of France, the Re- jesty the strisability of removing the prohibi; public would certainly be upset in favour withor Mr. Ede said I ww Saretary of the Union clocks oathly in advance, for their mavesience fulfilled his contract.
Mt. Caldwell referred to the recent case of tide against the export by sax of iron and of the House of France or of soms individual *Insurance Society. Mr. Bell-Irving in one of and not as a matter of right. With referenza to
who had been less compromised in the failure the directors of that Softy. My Doar has late. my memo.of the 1st December, 1886, considerable Service, the Hongkong and Macao Glass Man articles male of irou, the said goods paying, as ly best appointed agent for the Society in Mel-diecussion took place at the U-ion Loand as to factoring Co, an analogous case to this, in hish, is required by law, duty and Zekiu at the part of than had others: sous guzeral, for example, whe
shipment
had made a gallant stand. I cannot but think bonus. It was decided on the 26th November the expediency of having a special agent at Molas he understood, his Lordship held that can.
The Memorialist would observe that in Awang that a calm observer must fear that war, either to appoint an agent thors. It was dovided de honrae, shon finally it was decided to instruck tinmaco in a survine after the completion of an tang and Kwangsi iron has long ben produced anseestal or nasaocoseful, must be fatal to the finitely. Mr. Bell-Irving was one of the diree the Secretary to communicate with the agent in agreemont did not constitute a yearly hiring,
His Lordship and that in the case of Service in large quantities, but the cunenuption of it French Republie. Not necessarily in name, tars present. Mr. Dear int applied for the London with a view to obtaining the services of position rerbaily on the 2 November. That a niable man. In December a conterencs was and the Glass Co. the decision turned on the strided by its connement to a narrow area. however; not even probably in name. The next application was withdrawn a day or tw after to be held in London between the Chins and the fasts. It was purely on the ovidence of the Not only does foreign iron panotrate everywhere man who upsets the French Republic will, if he causing a orions drain on the wealth of the coun a pradest man, retain Repablican forms. warda It was renewed verbally and then in house offers. Though the London agent was witness that he decided it. The company WAS writing. The application in writing was sub-instructed to look out for am I was under the going to stop, as the plaintiff know, and the try, but there is an illicit trade, which cannot be Tudor ordinary oircumstances, that is to say, entirely prevented, in the surpins stocks of the supposing that there is no war soon, General matted to the board and man Med.
impression the outcome of this conferenes might greenant hul expired by effluxion of time.
local iron. Thus there is merely are more ob- Boulanger willust rim higher than he has already By Mr. Deacon-Th» montar-nos bétwoon the change the position and the company might Mr. Caldwell then went on to argue that prom
stacle thrown in the way of the development of in. With his popularity, with his face and figure. Campanias at home did not in any way affect the not wish to take sneh sofre steps in Mel- if the plaintif in the present osse were under a establishment of the agency in Melbourne. On boarno as they intended at that time. That yearly hiring the salary was payable moutbly, uning and one more source of profit lost to the he would have a good chases of Laing, siested President if the election of President were by a the 28th November I was instructed to obtain was what was in my mind when I wrote that that the plaintiff coufillain aach month's salary merotants and manufacturera.
The Memorialist would hambly recall the isot national vote;nt bo has little or none as matters so agoat and a sub-committee. So far as I am memorandum. Asamatter dtect the conference as it lame due, and that nothing that happened aware there was nodigenarion among the direc- did not sect the question. On the 28th No-afterwards noald part that claim. He content that, in the last math of the 9th year of His stand, the hon being made, as in well known, Lars about rescinding the resolution in certain ramber I told Mr. Dear the Union was goinged the plaintiff bad daarly proved is right to Majesty's reign, whom he held the past of Gov by both - sitting together in Congress. ernor of Shansi, in cujuction with Li Hung-Like the popularity of the Prince President in events I believe the coalerancez are all over. I to establish an agency in Melbourgu." The bis salary for February,
chang, Minister Superintendent of Trado for 1850, General Boulanger'e popularity is ons which A compromiss might bwe besa arrived at be salary had not been settled then, and I was sur- Julgment was reserved.
the Norbera Ports, bo requested His Majesty lenses as you go upward in the social scale... tween the two sets; we hoped for it. Thers prised to hear it when I came back. I had
to sanution the removal of the prohibition on the The net reaalt of the efforts of General Boulan- might no have been at arrangement arrived at been mentioned that a max could probably be by which the Chips Companies should not trade obtained for $1,000. I left for Shanghai on
export of Shausi iron from Thaisin byger and of his enemise has been that, while be which request waa approved by Dworce, and sa- in Australia-sertažuly ast so far as the Union the 4th Decembar and returned
is still a young man, the General's popularity thy Stat
cordingly Shanxi iron has now fur overal years
excels that of the next most popular Society is concerund. Boeing we have been January. Mr. Alfort was an asistant in the
boon of ported from Tientsin by ses to the three rachman, who has been far more years boforo trading in Australia for 37 years I don't firm when Mr. Dear come out When Mr. Dear
Manchurian provinces. The case of Kwang the country. 11 Be Lesseps cannut vel be Holis consider it at all likely wa stonla withdraw. was engaged it was arranged that Mr. Alford
tang and Kwangai is similar to that of Shansi. Generalissimo; General Boulanger could and Hongkong That is the reason why I my it was not possible. was to leave the Insurance Office nad Mr. Dour Everything is possible.
Moreover at the present moment steps are would be Generalissime if there were weret any Amby* -- I would not 'e surpris was engaged to, tako his plaio. It is not a fast ed to hear that one of our directors thought it that he was engaged to be under Mr. Alford. Chang Shing, seamen, was charged with som being taken to Angelop the mineral resources of short, interval from the present time. Some sucked...... possible. We are on friendly terms with the Mr. Dear had no authority to do anything of mitting a unisance at Peddar's Wharf by obey Kwangtang, and it is in the intereel of private suppose that there may be civil commation in Cant Insurance Ora. It is a fact the Union himasif beyond what the vuur clerks in charge ing a call of nature turro at 2.30 p.m. Defend trade that the Commissioners request that the France, and that he may be the general who will. precedent may be followed by romoting the pro-put it down, and that in this way, as well as in engnerd Mr. Dear without consulting the Can- of departments buve. He cane every day to my ant simitted the obarge and was fined $1.
hibition againat exportation. ton nad during the shoes of Mr. Bell-Irving. private ofle for instructions, and his letters
war, there may be danger to Republican institu- Accordingly the Memorialist wald humbly ions. In 107 opinion that is not so. If there Fra Asa coolie, vas fined $1 for cutting By Mr Caldwell...The conference had nothing were sont up for approval and signature. to do with, the appointment. We would have By Mr. Caldwell We pay our clerks in ad-earth on Crown Land at Morrison Hill, on the Fay that in order to encourage mining enter should be civil troubles, put down by face, the hal axprcial agent inbourne in any case, vance for their souvenience." I did not sunotion Bth instant...
price and afford profit to personsh trade. His general who puta them down will faw inege- Fong Atong, noslie, was finod saidlar joy way be pleased to pornit iron and red violent resentment and will not be popular
articles of iron to be exported by sea for sale from enough with the whole country to found for Mile... had the permission of Moers. Jardine. Mathebruary, That was not for his convenience. I amount for & like offence.
Kwangtang and Kwangsi, sop & Co. to apply for the appointment. I ask was under the impression the outcome of the
OPTUN CASES.
himself a dictatorship, sapposing that ho wish- The Memorialist in addressing the Boards of ed, to do so. But with war it in different. Lan Achan, opium dívau kesper, was charged ed him if he was free to apply, and he answered conference might change the position. I gathered that he was perfectly from. When he asked me that impression from the discussion at the by croise officar Haim Singh, with being in pas- Revenue and Worke on this sabloot. Li Ping: Whilst no unlucky war might even restore the Fohow
heng, Gownraorof Kwangsi, joiusin the seniorial. House of France, and a doubtful war ruight pro- about the agency on the 27th I asked him howmeeting-
session of prepared oplum without a certificatee Governorship of Kwangtung is held by the duce a distatorship, a. successful war world give he kusw. Ho declined to say who gave him the Were you not present when it was definitely from tho Farmer, on the Ftb instant... information. I then sked him if he could decided to establish an agency in Melbourne P The defendant stated that he was an opium Memorialist himself. Therefore a third wame to the Generalissimo who brought to France astrek kaunurably love his pronat employers, and he I was present when it was definitely decided to smoker and bad only samal quantity of the drug, cannot be affixed..
Alsace of Belgiama supreme power veiled under said he could. I then said I would consider the sand to the agent in Londen to see if a suitable enough for one pipe.
Kaoript: Let it be as requested. The Board republican forma. It is certain that the next matter. There was not a meeting of the board man could be found.
The arcina officer aid that he searched the concerned will take note.
French Caesar will bave no arak-chancellors fo balwax the 26th November and the5th Decent.
Trans by T. L. Bullock. Was it not definitely decided a nien should be hour and found the wood utensila for propar-
brooches and silk stockings about him, and it is Note: It appears from the Cushina Rotacas probable that he will be styled President of the bar. I asked the directors, some of them, pro-appointed -I did not andestand it so. I was ing spium and less than one made of prepared | bably all of them, about Mr. Dear's verbal ap nader the impression something might happen drug The house was a poor coolie house, of that, so far as the trade in foreign vessein is Republic. But the virtual autocracy of a strong
concerned, the remors of the probibition on the man is not by any means cat of the question. I pienting before the next meeting. I did not to alter the position. Meanthue the agent in which defendant was the master.
export from Tientsin bas had to effect in orent spite of General Boulanger's present popularity, speak to Mr Boll-Irring about it He went London was to sea if he could find a suitakia man Fined $2 or seven days' imprisonment. away won afterwards. It was probably the 1st not in Hongkong.
Ta Alia and Mok Aolick, coalies, were ing an ion expert trado. No iron or Iron ware it is quite possible that within a few you, as he was exported through the Foreign Customs from grows older, he may be forgotten. In France. December before I began to speak to the diren Not in Hongkong but wes it decided. or was brought up charged, the first with being in tora. I did not go round to them specially, but it not, to get masu It was decided to ask the poeussion of proparvi opium without a cratif Tisatein in 1885, while small cantity of usmen, even at man, are thrown saide more Hire iron ware and a larger amount of foreign easily and more completely than in the can with spoke to them as decusivo ofered. I had per-agent in Landon to see if a man could be found. ostaand selling same without a leanos, and the
BA in England. haps spoken to one or two of the directors with You cannot say any further than that No. second with being in possession of prepared iron was imported
(Signed). T. L. BULLOCK. reference to the first verbal application, but had And.ys the salary fized-It was thonght apina without a cartiicata. not sabutted it before we withdrew it. Then about £1,000 would be about the salary. I think PE. Alexander Taylor said that he went to there was another verbal application, and that I that was suggested. I do not remeber com-the defendants' house and found in the principal One of the largest advertisers in London anys: Lord William Ceoil, scam gon of the Mar submitted. I cannot give the date of that au- nicating that to Me. Dear, but it is possible. rece devan horn homes containing two tasls of We amos hit upon a ucvel expedient for as quess of Salisbury, is about to be ordained. It conderplication. Mr. Hell-Irving had no notion of With rolerence to what has been said about Mr. prepared opiam, four pipes, four lamps, one paix certaining over what area our advertisements are is expected that he will be appointed to a opravy it beyond what he had from Mr. Dear. It was not Alford, of coures I do not know what Mr. of wales, and two trare The sand defendant read. We published a couple of half-column 'ads." at the parish church of St. Nicholas, Great Tor with any intention or by part that the mattor Keswick said to Mr. Dear who is ongaged him. had also two taels of prepared opian. which be in which we purposely is stated half a dosan his mouth was concluded without Mr. Bell-Irving's know- With reference to Mr. Daar's duties, you say threw away from a. The Louse was Otted torical taste. Iz loss than a week we received Electricity has in its time played many parts. led Mr. Dear told me Mr. Bell-Irving had he always referred to you F-Always in unttore up as a regular opian divan. The first defend between 300 and 400 lettore from all parts of the bat to apply it to a conductor's hiton has at any sud he would probably get the oEer of a similar of importance, and his letters were sont up. dant was lying down on a bed smoking whon sountry from people wishing to know why on rate, the superior merit of novelty. After the appointment from the Canton Insurance offlos. Did he come to you for every risk he took P→ wites saw him, he was lying apart from the earth we kept each a vonsaromate fol who know recent manoeuvres of the German arany, or
berenson Mr. Dear gare for withdrawing the Ot, no; no more than the shipping clerk re- others and appeared to be the master of the so little about English history. The letters kept made was given in honour of the Emperor, and bos. They had no certificate from the Far paring for three or four weeks. It was one of 1.200 executants took part. It was pitch dark, first verbal application was neither that the fare for every bale of onrga be takes Union Insurance Society was not deofded nor You wasider those analogous casos ?—Yes.
the best paying 'ads.' we ever printed. But wo and, of course, quite impossible for the bands. that the Canton Insurance Oflee would make a Was not Mr. Dear left in entire control as to First defendant admitted being the master did not repeat our experimenta, benee the one men to see the conductor's beat. Ant soiree aug- similar appointinout. He simply communicated what risks he would takeP-In ones of doubtful and was fined $20, andthe second was discharged. referred to served its purpose. Our letters gested an aoonmulator on the music denk, con
Tin Ying Hoi, Lehmonger, was brought up oame from schoolboys, girls, professors, clergy- nooted with properly-covered wire secnied along on charge of being in possession of prepared men, school-tenobars, and in two stances from the conductor'e stick, from the tip of which there opium without a certificate on the 8th instant. ominent men, who have a world-wide reputation."shous a tiny electrio light.
By is Lordship—Mr. Dear did not say he payment of Mr. Dear's slay on the 1st Fe-
to me the substance of Mr. Ball-Irving's momo. | risks he would refer. Ordinary risks more'left randum and said "I will therefore withdraw 10y to his discretion. appilation."
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