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ANTI-FOREIGN EBULLITIONS IN

CHINA.

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HONGKONG, SATURDAY JULY 19rm, 1889,

fcourse particularly desirable that these col-neighbours. Sometimes they calse poultry every facility to them gonflemen to give their lisions should be avorted. If the Siamese and other produce for the market and ezer-evidence with as little menteriance as possible. Government wish to prepont a recurranca of cise other vocatione. They are to be met in Mr. Francis zail thair witnesses had already thees outbreaks they will have to adopt churches, at balle, at public meetings, in the be required that forenpen, probably not that day. son informed that their attendance would not measures to surb theus searat societies. atrusts, and in the market place. No one and that thar would have suffelent notes given

Beanse

The Acting Attorney-General, in opening

That the defendant osy be ordered to pay to him the asid sam of 85,660 togather with interest at the rate of 38 per cent, per sanum from the 31st March last, and

Four or fra brokers would come into the affas Inst. I may have bought the greater portion during the day and I always enquired as to how of those 150 shares after this information and “Ropes" were in the market. I am aware that come to me through the insorane busine. I That the defendant may be ordered to pay fraud and onerolment. Mr. Tomes, who is also fore the trial I said I had no shore my posses I am charged in conjunction with others with answer to sortain luterrogatorias put to my ha-

the dormant devil in a Chinese mob. Cra. Wherever they areallowed of their own,tacion, although the infested population bas

all coele of suit.

mentioned, is a partner in the firm of Russell & skin on the 16th April, but Papalea from memory dulous to a degree, dressty ignomut of for diately proceed to set up codes y imme-M. TEBB #BYS, appesta to be afraid of con⋅ them when they would be likely to be required. Or that the plaintiff may hava snob further Company, Mr. Shawan is in the shipping offer, and I afterwards armandot that unser Ar I have

their fallow countrymen,

or other rollef us to the Court may seem St. Mr. Watson is in the shipping ollos, Mr. Duer mouthly attlemouts with my brolux, but (al- eignore, prone to attribute to them all sorts dictate to

To this the defendant filed answer as follows:- la in the book offoe, and Mr. Freak Grimble way, déstrng the resants after the settlement of evil intentions and still more abominable all who venture to differ with them, and boy angmented of late years. The leza. the cans for the plaindik, said this was an action

berotron At Gorcham and Mthaica, British for dengan for breach of scntract for the enla The plaintiT is not an anderwriter, nor is is in the Dock Company's offler. How I haltovo I did veil soms of the 150 baroy be practices, the lower classes of the urban po

come a standing menace to the

full of hard. The amount of damages claimed was he a olerk in the Yangtens Inantanes Amooia formerly in our firm. He left shonf. two years | taom the lat and ths 15th January. pulation in China aro always ready to break order, and a source of Que maintenance Gulana, st Trinidad and Barbados, are t $5,600. The faots of the case upon which the tion, Limited. He is a clerk in the pay and em. ago. All of these are mentioned as being won! my what want the shares from $5 to St cut in open demonstration against the for-to the opalito perpetual unenriness to overflowing, now wings were in progr plaintiff relied were so lottows. The plaintiff ployment of Mesars, Raxsalt and Co. of this place cerned in fraud and concha. Isia are tween the 7th and the 12th Fraury, exempt.

there are soldom.

avente

boycott

are now

general belief that thor accretly if not quite capable of auppressing such riotsmitantial ridereared sa strong dividend. The orangistances alluded to ware

:

T cannot

Ľan-

authority Tha signer on the first mendacious story be-

or bad recently been added, and the demand importance of monistaining a

was employed in Messrs. Russell & Co. "Messrs. and; as the defendant believes, attends to the what is meant by "cornering." Ifa nan selle that the market was going op. $150 was th› considerably exceeded the

present accom- Kaff and Co. mrs the agents for the Yang business of the Yangu Ierande Association, shares short and other people outside get to market rate and if you wanted sharea ing prepagated about him: Unfortunately and effeiont Palice Foras where there is a molation in ever instance. ft. is hardly tons Insurance Asciation, and plaintiff was Limited, under the orders of Mosers. Russell know of it and buy ap all the shares so that he yon had to pay that for torn. I

Jarge

Chinesa popitiation dom wanting mischievous per-

a is forcibly illustrat-possible to doubt that the free commpaica employed by them as underwriter for that ag- and Co., who are the General Managers of the is unable to get them he would be cornored. not give you has various state of the sons in a large city-be it in Decident of of that city been efficient the 'riot worth Dust be responsible owed to the lepers iociation. On the 16th January through his said Coupony,

or fed by

this riot at Bangkok. Had the Palice tios with the healthy

Mr. FranoisThat is a very good definition.riso. cannot tell you of any elnier trapano Orient-who will aprenda canard- with the [01]

for at all events part of broker he ontered into a contract with the de- -The defendant is a broker and general of a man being cornered but not of "corner." tion about that date at a figure informediato deliberate

His Lordabin-Well the people who cornered between 2005 and $150. I hal sequined ne fur, igoiting to violence, ever have assumed such alarming propor- the purpose of course to fed sheir prost in

tions, and a pitched battle lasting a whole increase, area admitting to the full the fundant for the pirohase of fifty shares in the dealer in shares and resides in Hongkong

3-The defendant dia, the 1016” day of bàn gould be making a corner. Is that so? · Dopicontagious character of the disease. In Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Company st

ther knowledge which caused me to bug at. aut. To this cause man be traced most day could not havo bien fought in its boun-oculation can be effected by accident as well Baron During the early menths of this year plaintiff to sell to the plaintiff 20 ghares is the a corner is the result of confedernoy. It might apeifio information. I do not knie where the

the price of $94, to be, delivered on the 31st January last, enter into an agreement with the Withers Yes, my lord. It is not follow it rise. There were ramnors ontalà, bet n of the anti-foreign riote which have occurred daries. The Police of Bangkok were apparent as by the surgeon's langet. There was a the shares in the Row Manufacturing Com Hongkong Repa Manufacturing Co., Limited, be antienfal in Chins. The officiate have often been ly absolutely useless, and it was not until the case a few years ago in which a man at pany tooks great rise. During the month of at the price of 894 por share, and to deliver the

Tumours fret started. On the 25th February, His Lordship-I do not ea how it could be bought 150 Ropes at $170 f:on Mr. Jones. **verely

to blame in pot soting with energy coolies exhibited the smallest concern as to cigar which had been rolled by a person issued and shortly afterwards the annual goneral ¦ of March last, and on ar about the 27th March man is corant when he is in difßenity, but I kat roto.

military were eslind that the Chinese Shanghai contracted syphilia by smoking March the enamel roport of the Company was said shares oumi all against cast on the S1st day accidental. There is a glang phrase that a I cannot-aon..ant for the rise. It may jắn truT- and promptitudo in suppressing such de. cool

This transaction was with Yr. Tamara monstrations,

doing nothing in some car the movements of the anthorities. In the ioned in the Custom Marlin Report, was folared, and in the ordinary course of respect of the said shares.

ing from that disease. The case was mesting was held and a dividend of 36 por atiare lost a diridonil of 36 per share was declared in do not think that is what is met ia share direct. It was rumored at the time hitherras to restrain the populace until all the thie Straits Settlements similar outbreaks havo

transactions. If a man were to buy up all the a good report. Thosaran es did not neno aprily chief had been wrought that was possible, had to be dealt with, but the Police and the evidence as to the way in which the world be satibind on the 31st March to this shares in parsuave of the said agreement, but he would be making a "corner," would be not?

Levanta under tho vodtract entered into, plaintift 4—The defendant did not deliver the mid tea, say, in the market so as to raise the prios come from the clerks in the offer. The dietori and by their passivity lending colour to the at Singapore at all

would koow of it. The darke would know of it

·was convoyed

can be. A slight

on the contrary be repulisted the mið agred. The Acting Attorney-General--Perhaps your rat, even before the directors Tho merk je However, the insurance adina, who saw the policies an openly applauded the entrage, oxulted in the It Rengkang, owing chiefly, no doubt, orack on the lip was sufficient to allow of the cactically admitted by the defendant 1tment on the ground of Frand and condeimant tordship's via is the oornoot. OBLE

was admitted that plaintiff was entitled to by the plaintif Ito the absence or

don't think it is very material that the wiloose hemp coming in and rope going out, also meatā s et é the Fokienese adriasion of the marcity

poison into the system. ¿ho dividend in the ordinary course. The 5-The defendant denies that on the said should give an explanation.

be able to form him of his. I should say But the Chinces officials are growing wiser slapent in the population, and the fact that The virus of leprosy way no doubt be con- 31st March falling on Sunday, 30th March 31st day of March last, the mistket value of the Witness coulinuing On the 16th January I that all the employés of Years. Russell & 76 after the section of feequent indecanities, is almost entirely Cantoness, society and voyrd in ways equally as unexpected as was was fixed us the settling day. On that day said shares was $200 or anything like that maino, was nota party to any corner. I was not a party to could not form a good fina Vr. Show and, we will hope, more sensible and civilized clau fights are raro and not at alarming di the virus of syphilis in the cases referred to, defendant did not settle under the soutrant and and that the plaintif has refered darangas to any confedernay, I did not know of the cristineo Mr. Toma, hir Dror, and spit Erwther pro We do not know at present what the cir-mansions. The occurrence of the cargo boat Wherever leprosy exists, therefore, rigid two or three days afterwards les sent a printed the extent alsimed or to any extent.

at that date of any such schfederacy. To my were being made, ton cartais.extent than cumstancos bo at Hapkow which bare shown this Gorarnmont the need for a strong, forced.

strike riota tired

circular to the plaintiff, signed by himicif, and years ago, however, has segregation of the infooled ought to be en: dated the 29th March, ia which after making defendant says may be at

To further reply to the Patilina herein the knowledge on the 18th January there was no information I gained in the insurance offl-o în led to a riot there, or even whether it f

confederacy between those persous mentioned in flownoad my mind in making these ph various vague suggestions as to a corner having 8-The said firm of Russell & Co Are the the seventh paragraph of the answer. Between on swear for myself that is rujna s migh specially farelled at foreignora. Possibly it reliable, and trustworthy Police Force. It

been created and frand basing been committed General Managers of the Hongkong Ropa the 16th January and and of March i was not were going about antside dil not originate wil may have nothing

therefore the more remarkable that they with them. How

The bures which I baght.foam Dieg against him he offered to mile the sharon in Manufacvaring Co. and early in the present a party to any corner or conferlarang. In the not improve

every opportunity to in-

respect to the Rape Company at the rate of year the members of the cold firm of Russell & latter part of March I promised to give Mr. Showed on the 12th Penney for the end of officials has within the last daya pro-cross

$150 per abars and brokerage. On or about Co. and the employees is the said frm boyma Shewas the refusal of any charos I wished to March, were paid for by Wollen. Tha bably ste

averted a most dangerous, anti-foreign pas contingent fairly strong, and its er.

kang Dialast! with corresponding versions in demonstration in that excitable and for pense precludes any materin increase in

was at Icast $200. The fendant did not Co., Limited, had, daring the year ending 3 st than $178. At na period had I the slightest and Fredericks, I did not pay the money to hat the Sikhs are easily pre

Dutch and English. Edited, from Grarins's attempt to carry out his contruct and the plain December, 188, rade vory large proffs and idea how the shares were held in the Company. Mr. Shewan. I have not cat the account with eigner-bating-city. towards the latter end of last month a man at rates of pay little higher than that givan

It seems that one day numbers;

urhletho service is

adition of 1661. by Rev. W. CAMPBELL, tiff claimed the difference between the contest would be able to pay a very good digidend for 2 did not know how many shares Mr. Shewan Joseph and Fred risks. I, hard in general in service is popular with then

MR.AA. Foglish Presbyterian Mission, price, S. and $200, the market value on the 31st that year.

bold. Neither did. I know how many Mr. way that Rustomjan was going to expudinta these was stopped in Canton by the s

the soldiers, who

Taiwan-foo. London: Trübner & Co., 1999, March. The plaintiffs cam was therefore mado Inar about the month of January lash the Times, Mr. Watsau, er Bir. Duer hold. At the Don'ra's. I also heard that he ta sunt aletzee adapt As a Nerary cariosity, and the solitary, up as follows $3,500, the difference between plaintiff or the persons hereinafter mentioned or time I parchesied I believed deferuant to be to Mosers, Russell and Co. shout the Rop 1-on- fire opportunity for

violence.

to

do with

REVIEW.

over that may be, the action of these the Sikh element in it. The Baro | The Gospel of St. Matthew in Formosan Bia-the 31st March the market value of thers shares ware that the Hongkong Rope Manufacturing dispose of; I told him I could not, mil for less shares were puranased through Mesra, Joh

Daturally straightway taken to the

Government had a therefore

from the Roman Catholic Foundling Flospital | officials most competest to, give advice had a soul above dolars, sad. Hiberally en- of the shares. He took it that with very few sted and agreed together to take advantage of foadant could have obtained slures in the war. formed hit it was $19 for the m

boen Patural.

ural, He further.

falso rumours must

THE SPREAD OF LEPROSY..

any money from Mr. Tomes this year. Fesbably

and in a short time an in- useful certainly alarming and possibly the books were, if alenedy dispatched from as a motive.. The concealment they alleged was confederacy it would be impossible for the de- shares which I bad at the end of last year. Ijasted in my cafhly settlin DEMIA Dageable mob might|leprosy, hava rendezed but a doubtfulin. Formosa vanished from the coena Ons the price when he entered into the conimot. agreement of the 16th January, except from the an account with the. Oriental Baak.

arpectations.

LAVA 201

insisted on examining a large basket he var to Chinese, and they are much better the though melancholy, relic af former, Protestant 1894 and $200 on 50 shares, 8300, the qividend of $6 seme of them together with Charles Alexander its holder of 1500 to 2000 slurs in the pass. I have not sold any ship to Mr. Torra. ried. This was found to contain the bodies led to the work, Some little time agerarissionary labour in Fermasa, this book in un per share on 50 shares, and interest atthe rate of Tomes, a partner in the said farm of Russell & Rope Company. Altor flie 16th April I had no personally. I paid Me. Toes for thone I bught of seven infants, and the man generasing the Sikh coalingout. A batch of 'doubtedly of some interest.

eight pot omt. per. eam from the 31st March Company, Robert. Showan, Alexander Joer particular knowledge of how many he held of him by beras, I bayant thu cheque with ma yamen, where, Kitora preliminary inquiry,rrupti

ever fifty Chinese loangs was dismissed for As is well known, the Dutch established trud- There were three issued to be considered in George Irvine Watson, and othem to the & fend- | except that in the latter part of March there was At this point the Court aljurawh for tid, the matter was sent down to the E20-ya 3rruption, having been proved to be in re-ing stations of the island of Formosa in the this case. The strat isde be would take was ant uukuwa, clerks and suployees is the said a general rammer that he was short. I did not: Darasaning the Forrasu of the jury, söiss Magistrate. On that official the man guler, receipt of retaining

om early part of the seventeenth century, in con--what was the market value of there shares. cial asking the man

bribes from

firm of Russell and Company. Phiners Francis to my knowledge have any further transactions og his lordship, and the jury were under thaim where the babies on me from, he auswered espers of gambling hours. After this ex-on with their factories and settlements la They alleged that the market value was $200. Thonse Gritable, formerly a clerk and bookkeeper with the defendant after 18th January, Waither praasinn that thay vera to be paid $10 per day.

the offies of the Hong before nor after the 18th January did I know

His Lordship said he didn't know at tha pariance, and in spite of warsings from Java. To the honour of the Dutch be it said In considering the market valne of the shares, in the suit firm but now The Magistrate, being

that the typical Dats ader of those days they had nothing to do with the intrinsic value kong & Whampoa Dock Co. Limited, coufeder- how many shares Mr. Grimble had. The deal was, but the Deputy Registrar. kad je satisfied with the re plies olicited, gave orders for the release of on the subject of the folly of engaging comaged and supported Missionaries, who exceptions in every market in the warld and this special knowledge before it became known to hot at the end of March. I would have and The Foramux-I think that it is $10 per day, the prisoner. The matter chd not end here,

Chinese chostables, the Government, salonsly sought to spread a knowledge of with regard to the stares of every company, the general publio bay up all the share of them to bini wyself at from $200 to $210. On know that was grandal before, however.

fasuene, if not trional, reck. Christian trath among the sereral tribes of the market value of shores was not the rest or the said Hongkong Rope Monofactoring Comor about the 12th February I bought 490 cash

The Depay Registrar-It is 310 per case It soos got wind Bong the ICR popolace, with no

proceeded faisurely to fill up the aborigines (Boulang, Mattat, Sinkang, Baloan intrinsic value. He might even say that the pany, Limited at currant prices, to hold the shares at $170. I bought them from Mr. Toms uier the new Ordinance.

The Acting Attorney General. The fobis now aggeration, and. man named CENN poti acancies with other Chiness. It would be Tarkan, and Tavorang) with whom the market value of shares in every instance was shares a parohased by then until after the 31st direct. I bought 100 shares for delivery on tioned the Jaago that an inquiry abould interesting to know whether the now mon ducted. Chapela star as a tea was short amor hast of a noticias gott test sight be day of March last, and at merely to take ad- the 31st Marchat $1.50 in the beginning of March $10 per casa unless there is priests arrangamont Cross-examination onatinu -! have not gut be held into the matter. The

adge receive the name retainers as thoir predecee-dicled. and schoals ware established store the real rains or it might be below. Shares vantage of the reasonable rise in the size of throngs Messrs. Jo eph nid Fredericks. I di

in great numbers, and it is reported that many were subject, as the jury well know, to corners than shares consequent on the doctoration of a not then know who was the ear. When I got the cheque with which I paid Mr. Tomes. It very promptly replied that a Judge rec

inquiry bad sore Is is notorious that the Chinese bout thousands of natives embraced Christianity, rings, operations such as balling and bearing by dividend, but to create an unreal and fictitious the contract nate I found the aller was Mr.is not my property. The buck verer and me beco beld, that the bodies had head exomin people are regularly squeezed by thedokange, One of these Missionaries, Daniel Gruvias, private persons and by each wea as the defon price for the said alates and to d-frand and Showan. I bought 125 shares for delivery 31st my changes when I set up my nesoun. Í ed and found intact, that there were no trauer but they dare not appear to give evidence after labouring st Sinimag in Formous for sheat dont in this case, who described himself as a cheat anvory sproniators and sneb other mem-Marsh at $101 through Mr. E. J. Coxan, also in annot produce my cheque book. I have of injury on them, and that the deaths bed of the fact, While the Chicas members of four years, retired to a pastemte in Holland, hrokes and guaral dealer in shares. There bera of the public as they might induct, in the begivingof Fehraary. In January I bought destroyed it. I caucot remember the dain when intimated that all the Force are notable for their corruption, where he prepared for the press an alition of were two other issues raised in these pleadings funerance of this sexfideration and rrezent, 25 shares ok út 12. Thoms are all the pur. destroyed it. I dan not recollect whither f Gospels giving Datoh and that this contract was repudiated on to enter into contract for the sale of shares in chases I can remember. At the end of March. I have paid Mr. Tomes, and money todo this I went to Mr. Tomus and be suppressed, and that they are, us a muse-there are some fair teriozaju Fantled coluant. The Erab park, the the proud of frand mal oon coelaunte Ho the Rope Mundicturing Company to Cacia hadits try pression 195 whereva, & costuit auther abort that titan. any person fabricating then would be con-worthy exceptions-tonepignons for puail Gospel of Matthew, was setually printed in this would take the latter, coraluent. Erst. Aany of them for delivery on or before the 91-5 were deposited with Mr. Wotton and the other asked him about these alars, I tak he dignly

punished. Yet zevertheless band bills animity in dealing with criminals, and in form in Amsterdam, in 1661 A.D., and it was far as could be made out the case was this. The of March.

with the New Oriontal Bank. The 495 shares quoted the price and to that 1 surg sind it to containing a string of lying inventions in re the event of a riot or outbreak could not be naturally hoped that the book would prove to be plaintiff we employed by Mesurs. Russell and 8-In pursuance of the said confederacy and was the balance I had on the 31st March after my bio. I cannot remember whether I have crived. ference to the dead infants were distributed reckoned on to render nur useful assistener, of mach are for the evangelisation of Formosa. Company and Mosers Bussell & Co. wire agreement the plainti? and the persons ne-previous operations, in the city, and one man was arrested while Yet the Government prefer to keep throw in Unexpectedly, borover, it so bappened that the gueral users of the Rope Company. tioned or referred to in the last paragraph or Cross Famined by Mr. Francis-Iwas employ. I have swall anus for murinus things, not for disseminating these libels. An official peo- the majority in the Police Force !

this book was passing through the pross It was alleged that on the 16th January, when some of them bought up and coatinged to buy ed in theYong!ze Intranca Association in Lon. Ropes" I paid alt. Toires 3170 bamus «it was clamation on the subject ban therefore beer

Holland, the famous sea-foyer Koringa cara plaintiff entered into this contract, be had spen shares of the said Ropa Manaitoturing Com-don. I never pold any insurance loss out of my the market rate as that time. It was not hat ised by

by the Magistrates, in which the resi

down upon the Dutch sefilements in Formoso,cial knowledge that the Company hail had a pany and withhold the same from sale until after own pocket. I never incurred any risk of da feals that made the market at bas me drove every Dutchman say and not only estiv-particularly good year during the preceding the said 31st day of March,

ing so. I signed the policies on behalf of the no brokers knew of my prreban that dat facts are set forth and the people warned to

quishod the Dutch Formosan trade for.evar, batiwelve months, and was about to declare a big -At the time who the defendant entered Company, I was spocially employed by Rustoll Mr. Shows did not fan of i; on the day of abstain from idle fabrications and from be

whatever Christian congregations had boon os-dividend, and that he did not when he entered into the said agreement with the plaintiff for Company for inarancs business I have he purchase. I told Mr. Shewan afterwards, lieving them when put sboat.

A few days ago we commented on the pro tablished among the natives were wiped out of into this contract with defendant reveal to him the sale and delivery of the said 50 shares, the beon in Ilougtong fear and a half years. The hat not the number of stars sold or the price. This action by the Canton officials to very posed taquiry into the subject of leprosy Bience, their very remembrance being buried that knowledge.

subject matter of this suit, the plaintiff was a Yangtze Insurance Company is in a separate told Mr. Woften the panning. I cannot fall Ludable, whatever the motive by which is India. Sisee then we have, sean in one of in abseinte oblivion for several centuries Of Mr. Francis said his learned friend was not member of the said confederacy and was active office. There are three Fortagnose clerks. I bow it was the site was town to the brukers the was prompted. Uniers, prompt and devieve the papers. brought out by the last tail was much waste paper and ranet likely concealment they alleged was not this particular and he well knew and the defendant did not profit or to hold. I do not call that speculation. min and Lanly at $1-5 for en of Mah I course, the whole edition of Gravina's work taking the pleadings in the way intended. The ly employed in earering cat the designs thereof, purchase Rope shares last year for sale at 35000 day. I said 100 area to Mears Beajn, wasares bad been taken, the rumeur, like lotter by Mr. WILLIAM Tenn which contaion a

contaica a never reached Formes at all. Most likely concealment at all. That was simply alleged know that because of the operatings of the said I cant remonitor when I bought the 150 did not know the parcher. The and was art soowball, would have quickly gathered 25 it rolled,

This is nothing less than that Holland, left at Batavia, and disappeared al- that the plaintiff was interested in a ring or fendant to obtain any such shares for delivery do not keep a aberas book. I giva compradora's got the account of that selent, he ha furiated and

rosy in or may be spread by vaccination, most as completely as those Christian churches rornar to any up all the sharsa .d that put on as the 31st March, in fulfilment of the said orders. I have no record of them. I have were sold about the middle of Ferrary 1std hare

been gathered round the Catholic Europe

I bare Mr. Tomas direct with my own ab qua or Mission, clamouring for the lives of benefit to leprosy stricken countries by sup- solitary copy of Gravina's work, however, finding

His Lordship-And that thir contract was confederates and at such prices an they should looked to ara if I paid for these 150 shares with pheques. As Cox as I can ayaher he as ed the missionaries and threatening the, da plying them with a protection against small. Its way by chance into the University Library simply a stop is that concealment.

think it to demand, and the plaintiff at the time a cheque, but I unnat tran shem. I cannot say oe to give him the money in two a threa struction of the premises. It

would

pox if vaccination proven s not

Mr. Franvia-Certainly, my lord. The other be suterad into the mid agreement had no whether I had any contrets for Rope shares on cheques of different grounts. He did not give a medium for the of Leyden, remained as the tombstone, en to

intention of taking delivery and paying for the the 1st January, Mr. Tones is the partner in me any reason for this. My last purchase, was be the first time such a demonstration has spread of leprosy. The loathsome disenan of all those glorious Missionary hopes and conpalment was only a motive.

The Acting Altorung-General said he would said 50 stures.

Bassell & Co's who looks partimularly after the on the ith Pubrusy. Between that lim- and been made, and there is

is always a danger of

of seems, moreover, to be again lifting op its Two hundred years passed by, after Koxinga's take bis learned friend's view that the concent 10 The defendant further says that the Bope affairs; Mr. Duer keeps the books of the the end of March I sold any more shares beyond the repetition of such an event so long as bead in Europe itself. During the last ten years batings, before Protestant Missionarie renewed mant consisted on was alleged in that plaintiff said agreement of the 15th January last was, Conipany; and the correspondence is done in the the 100 I hove just matímed. From tas st the present want of appreciation of the forty-nine patients have been treated in the their efforts in Formosa. This time they came when he sutered into the contract, had confort for the reasons aforesaid, not merely voidabls shipping office, Mr. R. Shewan, Mr. W. Sheran January to the 31st March I had bought or tot

of foreign missionaries existe: St. Petersburg hospitale; we have from in the wake of British instead of Dutch trade, derated with others to buy Rope sharea at cur but void.

and Mr. Wation are in the shipping office. Itracted to buy ube it 2200 shares. I had sales for Though the humanity which prompts the time to time heard of it in Sweden and Norad mupported by British gunbosts, and once rent prives and hold the sad thus be side to 11-O the said Mst day of March last and bare held shares ip the Tepe Corapsuy for over the end of March for aboạt 325. In ny over weden mere campels and schools Lave been established put a fictitions prire, on them with the object of for some long time previously the whole of the twsirs mouths. I have only attended one weet to the interrogatories I did not nation the infants can-way; and there is not be questioned, ita wisdom, vode

under exiat-

thed and some five thousand natives have accepted docsiving an ignorant and unwary public, of said shares in the said Rope Manufacturing ing of the Company, On the 18th January, 100 shares ald to Massa Banjerie and Barby. stianity as their professed faith. Bat and which this general dealer in shares was doe Company Limited were either actually held by when I held the 150 shares, my knowledge was I had forgottea shout it all 31 Darby mun ing circumstances, may perhaps be doubted. Dublin. 288 in bis letter refers to the this day very naturally suggests itself-p Plaintif would be put in the witness box and the plaintiff and the members of the said confe that hemp golog up and seeing the policies for tiqued it on Saturday best. Or the Bal March But the missionaries are prepared to run recult of ent observation and inquiries in poss another Koxings were suddenly to sweep the jury would be able to judge for themselves dency or were controlled by them, and thers insuranos on home coming in and rope held 195 shares. I bare not sell say of them great risks; many of them have knowingly the at Indies, which shows that leprosy the Missionaries, chapels, booke, converts and whether to was spooking the track or not when were no bona fide dealings in the said shares going out I know that the Company was doing sinus. I asked Mr. Benjamin du Peidar last to taken their lives in their bande; sad dodely increasing there. The theory of all into these would the light of truth be again he stated that when he entered into that con and no market price or value tharouf. Thad fairly well. I know there was a considerable bring ine an offer for 09, and he said bould would be waste of time to

contagion put forward to account for this 18-anuffed out 24 completely as it was dans two inntract he knew nothing about the actual prospects fextant, by resson of the aetion of the plaintiff quantity of hemp in "touk, which was bought ses after this case was over. Sans the S1st sunde them that it would be bettà”

I did not how that March I have had offers for the shares from of highest medical authorities both at home foretell what might happen in the future, but other date was he a partner in any confetain any shares is the open market or anywhere theron a considerable quantity of rope on several brokers for 3170 and 8175. Thrash it is a melancholy reflection, which obtrudes deracy or corner of any description They exospt from the plaintiff and, his onfederated Inand. I did not know that for six months in 1898 I did not sell was not harus I was afmid to the population. We can

hope.

that in and abroad; and, if true, would only account italf in sight of this historie mazorial of the would be able to judge from plaintiff's evidence and at such prices as he and they thought it to the Bape Works sure closed. I was under the lower my claim in this case.

It was Home prosecuting

their boolent schemes they for an infinitesimal portion of auch increase. Audden and utter collage of Formosan Mission the truth of his statements and be trusted they demand.

impression they were closed for two months. I did not wish to wall. I cant say how mcel the will arercine merelligence and discretion. All authorities admit staat leprosy untay beary labouts, that history has a knack of repast would bare an opportunity of judging of the 14-The shares of the said: Tops Manufac- | got an advance from the Blank, to pay for thess bank and Mr. Woiton lays adunced me lo thau appears have distinguished the communicated by inoculation: The only ing itself. We do not aspire to prophetic in truth of the alleged frauds from the defendant, turing Company Limited were never worth or 150 sherre. I cannot remember what an respons to these shares. Mr. Wotton adr nod Calbolje ionaries in Cantos in the dis method of inoculation urtensively practised tiution, but the more diffident wo are as to what whom he challanged his friend to put into the than 100 for share zum dividend. On and for vaude. I knew the company had been establish a in full. If Mr. Erstemjes had tenderid “tan post she bodies of the dead foundlings is by means of arm to arm vaccination and pressed by the historic fact we have here before The third issue was that allogation that by sea pot prasible for the defendant to obtain zor tlivy puit a divalend of 7 per vert. in 1885 and then them up. I had a margiz with the bank

and may happen in the future, the mora we are in- Į vitness-box and subject to press-examination. some weeks before the 31st day of 3 arch it wased for four years. In December, 18:8, I knew come 10 Mr. TEEB Leprosy has been distinctly the arrangement with the authorities in traced to this source by thedical practition us, the actual case of a flourishing Protestant son of the operations of some of the members of shares in the open market for the purpose of none in 1888 and 1887. Anybody could have got and with my camprad r. i had not overde wo Canton to collect thead bodies on notification, pre in the West Indies and in Norway,in and thousands of converts, being by one fall whom was the plaintiff, it was rendered impos of the 16th January nor was it possible for him to dad and red berth, remise ve the stock. I said-There is a witness in Court, we lard, or

PS Mission, with numbers of schools and chapels the firm of Messrs. Russell & Company, smong completing and carrying out the eak contract that information by looking at the report. I my account with the bank. and not despatch a man with a

The Attornor-Grveral addossing his lead hip Jooking basket full of dead bodies to dispending, several medical interdont of woop wiped out of existence, and leaving not a sible for defendant to carry out his contract. obtain any shożus anywhere except at unresep anything had been realised on the stock. I

Tis suspicious

the Leper Asylume, by distinguisbed

karat so afterwards I knew that that year, the other side, who has been twice told to wishe of them probably as best he could? There rities, ne Dr. Fizeray For Russo suo trace bound it except a stray valame raked out The defendant accused the plaintiff and others able and prohibitive prices.

ERASMUS from a heap of cubbish in a library corner. of deliberately putting up the price of the sbarsa 13-The said impossibility was brought about 1996, the stock was sold at a ions and that tani | draw. should be a place of burial appointed for W115on, Dr. GAYAN MELHOR, Profossar W Library of Leyden that solitary rells of Gravins's tain tikin and meet his liability. He (Counsel)

When Dr. Kern lately discovered in the in the market so that defendant could not ab- and mused by the action of the plaintiff himself year's working showed a total song of 816,657. His Lordship There is an rosson why ho thes shildren, and an officis might be de. AIRDNER, of Glasgow, Dr. G. A labouri, and when the Rev. W. Campbell had thought that would strike the jury na on the employment of Mesars Bussell and Co. us this there was stock 369,000. In the operat.the Court.

George Frederick Hation: Potts, said-I am The total indebtedness staged $120,096. Agrinet i should withdraw unless there is an order fimm puted to examins the ladies, certify to the Balso by Dr. A. M. Brows, Dr. RAZLZacgmile copies of it, with aub-added English what peculiar and strained defonen. Hare was underwriter to the Yangtze Insurando Associa ing year 1887, the result of the year's working

(Superinadent Lepor Asylum, Ber-

The Acting Aftornay-Gonne | -My learned most desirable that he pretext should be Balaton Dr. Brenton, and other text, reprinted in oract and beautifal imitation man who as general broker and denter in tion. I received a circular from the defendant was to reduce the loss of 813657 to 86930, friend and I agreed that he shoy a withdraw.

BAXWELL

of the original, they did a good sud useful work, shares to teks his ove dedition, by his offering to compromise. I have not get it; I tar it There were still autalanding consignments for His Lordship-Then you he better ask for afforded to malicious: person where it is to to over-estimate the Mr Tenn romarke, not merely in formalng the modern philologist Jona confesipa went into the market. and up. The eco banded to me 1sa afmilaroironlar. I 1883, 1898, 1887 anointing to $1200. The order.

be-esise a dry

dry It is lusedly possible, as be feared the twin spires of the Catbolicject, which will donhittance of thie sabe with additional material for the study of Forgold.what he had not got, taking the chance of received thevircular about the Idol April. 3 horo indebtedness to Bank and Graecal Managers sgainst the foreigner city

The Acting Attorney-General-Certainly, I' receive the atten-moaan dialecte, but especially in natting. before whether he could obtain them or not, and then were certain alterations in red ink on the circular and sundry creditora was $140,000. I was pre-ask that Mr. Grimble bu roque fed to lears the Cathedral while constituting its only tion of the Royal Commission on Vacoisa Protestant Missionarios a warning example of turned round and complained that someone was The figures $130 wers altered to $150.1 book sent at the meeting this year of the Rape Com- court.

tion'

recently appointed by the Government, the futility of all propaganda such as neglects putting up the shares anil he said not carry no notice of the circular, because I considered pany. The profit realised. $58,000, was caused His Lordship gave the ardor s the witness 'arobitectural ornament are the object of coowever, it should be found that the 2 or slors over spiritual soul-work, in the harry out his contruct. He would not detain the jury the dares were worth $250. I know that the csily by the's le of old stock en haad, I faner then withdrow. centrated popular batrod.”

It, ger pointed at is actually existent, the and bustle of labours onlonlated only to prodas bla to judge for themselves wanther what be cividend was going to be declared in the hope the Chairman. Mr. Forbes, said it was owing to Witness confining, sid~I applied to the

is simple, namely, to

outwal acceptation of the

able he Company about a wock hofors the report came the foot of flere being a quantity of stook ea boult for an advance on the day I bought flap namely, to use only remady

haul stated were really the facts or not and be noth The report came on in Marob. I heard hand that there was a profit. I knew that the shares. Mr. Shayan did not wike a joins appli Faph

and to discard buman lymph alto.

thought they would havo ne difficulty in cordlag before that there had been a good year. price of hemp and hence the price of rape had eation with mu 1 met him in the Queen's Bond gether.

to the campinaten that thia defonon as regards The annual meeting of the Coupony was held zone ap. The rope which was macufactured and I told him I was going to the bartered the alleged frand and concealment was a deli about the 25th March and a dividend was then frem dear komp could be sold at a profit. The Bank for an advance ou o Rope." He said berata fabrication in order to mabis the deferd-doclared of 12 par cent, or $6 per share. The price of hemp would go up all over the world he was going thers on the some errand said we ant to evade. Lis Ualitition under the contrast, shares are $50 shares. I will swaar positively and cousequently the price of rope The Com-both went together. Mr. chowas was in the room

Mr. Pollock then read the petition and answer. that no information as to the company's working pany's ropes has been solat all over the world. while I was falleg to Me Ahitehead, the man- The petition was as followeTING. 1-The plaintiff is en underwriter and clerk in the Yangtane Insurance Association, Limited, and resides in Gongkong.

motive.

missionaries to

augcour deserted

to

Re

of it st.the

in

fine their energies to tha Tcaso. is doubtful, and is danisd by the dred years ago? It is perhaps impossible to of the company sud neither at that or at soy and his confederates as aforesaid, could not ok when bump was shemp.

Sad it not be better for them to

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MABO

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pls calf Christianity.

THE CHINESE RIOTS AT BANGKOK.

The Chinese riots in Bangkok appear to As to the contagionaress of laprosy, this bave been solely due to society or clan dis- is by no

is by no meaca clearly demonstrated by the pates, and the Éghting, as well as all acts of cage of Father DAMIEN. That it is inocul violence, was confined to the partisans of able these in doubt, and what more prab-

SUPREME COURT.

8th July.

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.

ME. FIELDING CZARES, ACTING URIEF JUSTICE, AND & SPECIAL JURT.

Ports & "RuSTORJEE, This was a claim for 25,600 for non-delivery of certain sheras under contract

these shares og the 31st Barola I could have

the respective disputants. The rict deve« able than that in bis devoted attention to

or prospects was ever obtained by me except a cunnot say at what profit the repe is being seldager. We did not make a joint.appliestion. I week before the isseo of the report. Between this current year. I had rosson to believe that am ready to swear that, no amtter what Mr. loped,

towe, en into one of most formidable the lepers en Molokai the deceased priest

January and Marolthere were many fluctuations, the good business would continue, despite the Whitehead and Mr. Bhewan may say to the con- proportions, thousands of coolies

may have overlooked a scratch on his skip, BEFORE

They rons from 804 to $210. In January shares rise in price of hemp, because the rope is getting trkey. Before we met at the bank there was engaged in the fray, many of whom were with which the virus of the disease has come

The defendant is shar jobber and rose to 3100. In February the shares rose from known all over the world now. The Company no agreement or sggestion between Mr. Shawan furnished with Brearms. Nor were they at in contact. On the other band the tegative

broker and also resides in Hongkong

8100 to $180, and in March I believe they wore in 1897 earned $59,000 and on $350 that would and me with reference holding Rope bares. all slack in using these, and web blood was evidence against the theory of contagion is

3-By a contract in writing dated the 16th done as high as $20. I can give no other reason make them nearly a aven per cast stock, All he did was at a provims dute to remark ça spilt. Fortunately no actions attempt was very strong. The writer of the letter under

Jury 1889 mule between the plaintiff and for the rise in the shares except that it was which is considered, very good. The land was sually that shares were doing very well and bo bis beakers and confirmed by the defendant, the ramcured outside that there had beon a good bought for 330,000 and it is now made, even by the most rowdy of the belli netice says that after going through the

worth advised me to had them. That was probably plaintiff agreed to parcharo and the defendant year, and also that boup had risen in price, about $60,000 or $70,00). About a week be some weeks before I went to the bunk. Me. gerente

to interfere either with

The Acting Attorney-General (Hon. A. J. and to sell 50 skares lu' the Hongkong Hope while the Company had a good stock The rise fore the report come out I got a clear notion Bhawan had never mentioned to me greement with their property, and thougb

Dog of the Timer AsVium A

Trinidad, and seeing the uefor Laach) and Mr. Pollock lustrusted by Messra. Manufactoring Company Limited at the prion in the price of hong commenced in December, as to the rise in the value of land. Of course, with a certain Mr. Perry not to sell till the 31st Siamese police woro wholly powerless to retunate patient in

overy form of ble Wotton and Deacon wore for the plaintiff and of $94 per share out all from date, the termus 1888. I Lal several chara transmotions after the before that I knew that land was going March 3r. Sheran advise me not to sell an store order the troops found a great diff. bidoous and mutilative disease, he said to Mr. J. J. Francis, GC. and Me Robinson, in being cash on delivery of the mid shares on the 16th January. I sold 125 shares about Glb up all over the colour: Seppelog the con- there were short-sellers and I should get a good culty in scattering the riotere, upwards of the Lady Superintendent (of Dominican structed by Bears, Ewans and Pesos, for the Stat March following

February at 8135. I sold them through Mr. paay again earned $60,000 is would not have grize for my shans. Some weeks before the 31st 600 of whom wers eventually taken pri- Sisters) who bad charge of the institution W. O. Brodie, G. A Wieler, J.Towler, E. J. M. at the rate of 85 per share was declared in res through Mr. Mendel qt, I think, $102. These aintion, because of the rise in the price of land. were doing well. This might have influenced wein defaudent. The jurors were:Mens. A. Levy, 4-Ca araboot the 37th arch ins a dividend Ceron. I told about the same date 50 shares boon necesary to get snide, anything for depre- Jaunary Mfr. Shewan told me casually "Popes" BOD-OFS, ought Ragrante delicio

As to the for seventeen years, "Have you no fear of

pect of the shares in the said Lompany. methode employed is hunting down the contagion P

were for delivery at the end of March. About Ikaw in December that there was an increase my parehass of starog. I perer had any con Not the slightest, she, R. K. Leigh, and T. Dodwell.

Bir. Prace said before his friend, opened his 5-Thu den fendant failed to deliver the seid the 10th February I sold through Mesars, of business in sales of rope from the policies in vreation with Vir: Shewan' about kolding sharəs fugitivoe aftor

aftor they had been dispersed

dispersed promptly replied. And you and your sessa he wished to make an application under 50 shares in pursuance of the said contract and Benjamin and Unaby at 8185. I sold 50 shares the ingorance offee: I cannot rostember, which until the end of March. He gave me to mater to be feared sistants that the latter were not very particular, requires

do all that conscientious nursing Section 42 of the code, subsection 19, for lave has refused and stil rufuses to deliver the same. to Maasra. Lightwood and Bootf, but I cannot mouth the sales were largest. It was about the stand there was some agreement with large

Certainly, and feel it a joy

joy to amend the answer,

6-C or about the Dist March 1889 the mat remember the date or the price. When I schl Levioulag of February that I first calculated holders not to sell. That was not before I went and more blood was shed that

comed and

and privilege to be

to be of service to these affict The Acting Attorney-General thought the ket valus of the said shares was $200 or there: to Messrs. Benjamin and Danby they refused to that the shares would rise. I miss conally in to the bank for an advance. Mr. Showan nocemary, but must

Ind Russell & Co.'s. Mr. R. Shewan and Mr. Dasr advised me not to all but card me for the the other hand, that that be forgotten, on ad people. Has way case of infection by application au extraordinary ous, hat raised no abrutapersiane and in coquence of such failure give me the name of the purchaser,

was of an uncontact to doctor, nurse, attendant, or laun-objection and the amend seule were granted.

At this poizik Ale. Mendel, who had been calls and refusal as aforesaid the plaintiff Las sufferod, several, ansh wales which I have no resort of also em there. In the ordinary course of refusal if I did soll any. I gave him liberty to ually determined and sanguinary nature, dress ever been reported during your super- as switusts, asked for leave to address bis Lord-say) the sum of $6,34) bing the difference be sales between 16th Jaunery and 31st March. not discuas the anestion of what they are doing. part of my instraeticus that he was ant to sell damages to the amint following: (that in 10 aud cannot remember I had several cash events Ropes" would be mationed. They do all my shares, but not under $178. It was out and it was imperative that the loadora si intendence? Not one. This experience ship He said he knew absolutely nothing with twon the said contract price of the said 50aharas When I entered into this contract of the They may deals the probability of any shares before the 31st March. If Mr. Shewan say least should be arrested and such. blow was confirmed at the Lazaretto, Barbados, regard to this case, but he was summoned as a sad the merkerwsing no or isbont the 31st 3 arch, 16th January with the defendant; I had going up or down or the non, for it. I that this took place before we went to the bank strack at the organisation as would prevent and elsewhere, and some of the nurses wituose If he remained in Court all day long and the sum of 850) belag the said dividend on a few Rope shares in my possession: Afty bad not. In February formed may idea as to what I should deny it. It was not Mr. Shawan, whe them renewing the combat on the following and attendants had been employed from he wished to know what compensation he was to the said 50 shares, tanking in all the aggregate shares at the most. Previous to that date I the prots would be formed the idea tha adrised me to bar these shares of Mr. 1st day. These clan feats among the Chinese are ton to thirty-two years. As the same have for the neglect of his business.

sm of 85,000, AVEDA

hail about 150 shares About the 30th March they would be larger than any year before. I I have not repaid Mr. Wotton's lost. I am often of a most desperate character, and time it most be confessed that the con- His Lordship' said he could not say for what All conditious buvi boon fulfilled all things I heard of several transactions which had been knew that at the end of last year; I satimated paying him interest at 7 per cent. on thei strong measures have to be adopted to sapidence in the absence of contagion rooms resen Mr. Mendel had been called. With rehas happened and all tires love elapsed nes made on five for that date at $200. I also re- them for myself I knew nothing positively loan. I did not give Mr. Sheran, the pe press them. In Siam, where it is estimated in the West Indies to be carried to extremes, gard to the aftendance of witnesses he andersary to unite the plaintiff to the relief hervin suber a cush transaction being done deinig About Janis last year there was alig nesadora ment of my shares, I only told him I would Thezo are at least a million Chinese, it is of Lepera exobogga visita with their healthy been added and be though Counsel would offer The plaintiff (Serefore humbly praya:-

stood that a great number of business men had after prayed.

March of 50 alios at 2200. I was informed by in Rope shares. There was a ramour that the sali if he got that prios. I also told him brokere every day of the state of the market. company were doing good business in October I would not all without consulting him.

by the Siamese cavalry,

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