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licon abareholders for long or short periods. To continue the policy writing down)

ines. would no doubt play the Company

in the course of time in a vy strong posi for as regarda ita carning power in rela Lion to its capital. Even what are considered bad half yours would shows handsome re- turn to the shareholders what the debt was paid off and the large sumnow paid in ju- Lerent wan arailable for ditidend. On the

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have it extended.

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27th August.

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The E. & A. steamer Airlir, with Australino mails, arrived burn yesterday morning. The bjcined telegrams are taken from cur Aus tralian files.

His Excelloney hopes to be shortly in posl czny, Vypowder, intent which the Committee of the Hong- The Director of the Observatory in his builted that although there was no express up the defence? port resterday states that the typhoon appears Agreement as to any definite time named, it was there was the dacht finade, and Thong Gastal Cheraber of Commerce arge a ration to make a further cammunication to you on

I 30th April, 1888, as to an inoressa most ubedient servant, of the whole of the earnings of the Comte bs situated to the Eastward of the Inland of understood in all contrasts of this kind that they it had to be dealdia ostrae wax ide nonsider of question, raised by them in this subjst-I have the honour to bo, Sir, your

FREDRICK STEWART, Colonial,Secretary, A. S, WATSON & Co., LIMITED, png, but, as the contrary, své a large Formoes, but that further information is not should be finished and completed in a rennon on the 15th Angeridones of that their 1

power in the hands of the Dinctore. The arallable, owing to the lack of direct telegraphic able time. He submitted they could have been there was a memor and an entry in of belowance roade to Special Jurors, and in

and the evidence want to show that that nontract Mr. Pitman agreed to pay $9 foring in your letter which in any way modifies F. Henderson, Esq. Saaretary, Hongkong Ge

neral Chamber of Commerce. ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841,

qualification for a Director is the holding of communiosti. Pramable the Formossa manufactured at the rate of Avo shells per day, note book, toado at the same time. In this rapid am to say that His Excellency sees no- was not an unreasonable rate, 1,500 shells certain shells and 38.19 for others. There his view sa to the Inoxpediency of altering the As will be soon by the advertisement on our at anything like strate could have been was nothing in the contract with regard to time law in the direction' desired.

The reasons for the Governor's decisior, (on tions, we beg to state that we continue to live, the total number held by the nine front page an agency kae ben opered for the finished by the following April, and plaintiffs for the performance of it or time for the pay-

drawing attention to our spasial propera-four shares, and at the present lime, se bo cable is interrupted still cl import Drugs, Chemicals, and Gords of every gentlemen composing the Baid does not apply of obair and other coellow by Mr. Ng Bul-themselves stated that in Fobranry they ment. He aarded that in the absence of any the absence of which the Committco make com- A

The agency has best oponed on the bad only 406 frished. Fr. Pitman said that montion of time for the perforiance of the cou-out). His rolleney had thought would be kind of the boat description only. No other

The Jagerald says:-The Seiron, report- quality is kept in Stock. Our long experience Exceed a hundred and fire. Any gentle shang.

mar accepting & seas at the Board would gastion of the Acting Registrar General, when he returned to Hongkong in February tract there would be imported into the contract efficiently obvious to preclude the necessity of

And we trust it may be the means of providing a 400.shells were paly setundly completed and 100a nundition for reasonable despatch, and that in giving them,

The duty of serving on juries has, from time and intimate acquaintance with the Trade and

It was perfectly alear that the abeoase of any express condition as regards

unmistakable wait of fear and dismay of the the best sources of supply enables us to par naturally, se a matter of common hopeaty, botter claas of servanta, in which case it will ware in the rug ishod worn than 495 un payunt, the work should.be paid for as de-jjumemortal, been regarded as an obligation at.ed in bo Count Goto's organ, pabitshes a most

plaintiffs had zeror ohase dirent from the Produoote ni the vary

Chinos The dnrestricted immigration of Chi- best tema and thus gives us an advantage in return for lis ramuneratio se his best certainly prove useful.....

The following are the "orders of the day" for dar their contract. Augther point in dispute livered from time to time I liad been ang-taching to British citizenship, for the fulfluent prospect of mixed residence being permitted th was whether there was any agreement to pay for gested on the part of the defendant that the of which payment was not contemplated by the which blee na to offer our Constituents the judgment in the control of the affairs of benefit of a considerable reduction in the price the Company, bat his peracts! interest in the meeting of the Sanitary Board to take place those shells 100 by 100 as they were completed, liability of the plaintifa was to take all sermon law such payment is, moreover, not nose into the country will ring the knell of the

at 4.15 pm. to-day:

One of the plaintiffs said that was so, but on the shells complete before they readived now granted in England; or, so he belie, la Japanese labouring classes. This is how one of all Specialties of our own Manntactare or

1.-Mr. Francis will move

the other band he would call his lordship'attention cent of payment that was, they bould most of the Colonica; nor does His Excellency

"In all the talk and discussion upon Treaty putting up, as compared with similar articles affairs world probably be quickened it Gold slowher).

his pecuniary atske in it warmlarged.

ake all inspections of dratas personally and not solvent during the art nine months they never before receiving any payment. He did not Hongkong which justies an exception from the Bevision no one seems to think if or to head 1.That tha Ravitary Surveyor, be directed to to the fast that though the firm had become in do opwards of $11,000 worth of work ses any peculiarithe in the eircumstances of contemporary delivers itself upon the greation: As to the policy of writing down the value

by deputy

2.That the Banitary Surveyor whes about to made any claim to be paid for these shells 100 by think that it was over intended in a contract general rule. of the Company's property of increasing the

inspect drains give notice to the owner or to the 100 as they were completed. On this point thers of this kind to have such a tart at all but that Special Jaroc have, however, by a fosal Iaw China's position in the matter. All that a worry This is wrong China merits attention in this capital in order to pay off the large dobt, we arabitent of the time when be proposes to make the was a conflict of evidence and it was for his lord- it was understood that payment should be from of the colony, bean bitherte allowed a fee of $10 selves about refers to the Europeas Powers.

inspection. biak Mr. Hvaraits and his supporters

3. That the Sanitary Surveyor report to the abip to my which story he would nocept. What time to time as the shells were delivered. That for each cas in which they serve, Common question; and abe merits it in this way, The the result was that in February aly 496 shells that he had told the plaintiffs that he was under though it must be supposed that, in at testame and mixed residence la permitted her subjects and containing in carb drachtu «ne, grain of have decidedly the best of.the argument. Beard, fortnightly all work done by him ne Sanitary ever the terms of the contract might have been was what he billored. Defsedant bad, stated Jurors on the other hand being allowed nothing day that a ravland treaty is signed with Chins, were Beinbed and at that time, he submitted, contract with the Chinese authorities, and that cases, they, relatively to their means, lose faily in this pantry, low grean Chiness will enter that is universally despised and taboood. What As inclusion in the st Special Jurors Mr. Fitman had a right to repudiate the son he wanted the shells as quickly as possible, and as much se Special Jurers by the performace the land in great numbers-members of a race perfectly justified is refusing to take the 405, the rats of five or sir shells per day Plaintif's tract entirely on the ground of delay. He was that they had told him they could make them at of this duty. which, sening that be had 2,060 to on the other hand asserted that the defendant ankempts from serviss on Common Jnrits Anil is will be the result of their advant amesg ne in

Eseless to apply, wore practically

bim.ed them to be as quick or they could, and they therefore a privilege, which is not unfrequently at numbers, free to go whither they please They had it fa evidence that Mr. Pitman promised to carry out the work in a resonably solicited for, it would see that payment, if made and to trade where they like The result will hy them. And Europears will do likewise, we agent bath by word and by latter, and neither something of that kind did ascne, and that in the rather to Common Jurors; and yet application Fancy we hear our readers way. True, but the he had complained of this delay as had also his short time. Ho this lardship) had no doubt that to only one of the two classes, should be made be this. First of all small shops will be opened the plaintiffe nor Chan Tu Fai tad over repudi conversation it was mentioned that they could is now made which, if granted, would ingresas Dropeans, shou they do business, it is upon a ated, coatradicted, or denied that. It was for make five or six sliplle per day, without it being what His Excellany regards as the undue pro largo scale, and rowhere will their competition his lordship to dride between the evidence of recorded as a term of the agreement that they farenes in favour of Special Jurora already exist be felt by one amali shopkeepera. Bat with the .IN OntarNAL JURISDICTION.

Mr. Pitmen and Ghay Yu Fai, bat it must be wors te make that atribar par day Hamnst ing. For this reason above indicated, His Chinese this will not be so. It is with our small A Chingman does remombered that Chan Tu Fai was an interested now look at the circumstances and so whether celiancy is of opinion that if there were to be merchants that they scmpute. BEYORE MR. FIELDING CLARKE,

party as he was a hoary creditor of the plaintiffe. there was such unremenable delay as entitled any ohange in the law it should be que abolishus care for honour, nor does he shrink from ACKING CHIEF JUSTICE.

labour if money is to be got thereby. In theas He submitted that Mr. Pita, inasmuch as defendant to refuse to pay for these shells, shella ing fees to Jurors altogether,

His Excellency observes that the Committee shops they will soit not only Chinese goud; but there had been an unreasonable delay, and that which bo admitted were of no value is tha Fox SUL AND ANOTHER FITMAN.

during the delay he had over and over again plaintiffe and would be thrown on their hands, regard their application an almost without the Japanese Fares, and those Japaness warns will he The bearing of this camo was recamied. Mr. Pollock, instructed by Messrs. Caldwell threatened to reject the shells, bad full poor This agreement was made in August and plain-pale of the Government to rafine", (1) because retailed at a lower rate than our marchants will be other hand, as the roalisats value of their and Wilkinson appeared for the plaintiffs, and to reject them. And now as to the subsequent tiffs set about the work. The defendant was in it is based on the strictest equity." (2) because able to sell them. Nor will our shopkeepers be stock is a uniter of constan importance to Mr. Francis QC, instructed by Mr. Webber, for taking over of the shalls. Ho submitted that and out of thaimanfactory frequently up to the it finas not luvplru a charge upon the whole the only mes to feel the result of their compati

when Mr. Pitman took over these 495 thells he 25th September, when hoeft for Shanghai caminaity, but only spor iltigants," (9) becaus

toilars, obedient to their overasers, while the the shareholders, the policy of representing the defendant.

Cross-examination of Mr. Pitman by Mr. did so, not under the old contrast bat as agent where he remained till the following February.the Special Jarers are unanimously in itation. Our labouring blasses will be influired by the value of the property in less than it Tollock continued I was informed by the Foo for the plaintiffs. Would Mr. Pitman after What ha esco back 400 of the shells were forear, and (4) beatha silance of the rest it. It is well known that the Chinese are patient really is in order to pay a huge dividend on the Government that the 106 projectiles re.these delays be likely to take over a small finished and 35 partly so. and as plaintiffs did of the community must be taken as approval of wage for which they will work is very small His Excellency is unable to conour in this It is tras that the Japaness labourer is content. smail capital does not seen judicious. The bed ware shot and not shells. I said roster naaber of the shells, which it was doubt no further work no doubt these were the 495 the application.

lay that when I went in January, 186, to the ful whether he could get rid of, and accept which were subsequently placed in the gedown. market value of a stuck in deermined largely, Hip Tai Loong I saw 4:0 shalls rendy and S3 the entire responsibility and probable laas on. It was now admitted that none of these shells view. For reasons given above he regards the with a little and can live on a little, int that in der the whole contract These shells were were rejected by the Chiness authorities, that proposal, instead of being equitable, as wrong in o riterion that the Chinese will not be a keen Chinaman sacrifices everything for money in This Wine possesses the topic and anti-febri- but not altogether, by its earning power; els ready. I charged the 441. which I paid token ander snow contract in which Mr. Pit. part of the case having brokex down. One of the principle and as increasing an inequality already competitor with him in the labour market. A

as a bribe to the Canton authorities for exten

man was agent, and as such he got an advance plaintiffs said that those shells were finished in existing. Moreover, bearing in mind that litilading his honour and his liberty. A Japanese fuge properties of the well-known Cigohons the satual alue of the property is reallygion of the contrast, to the plaintiffs. It was of ready monay, went the shells te Fouchow, and Norember, the other one said in December. De gante are by no means wholly confined to the esimot do that. The matter therefore resolves Quinasina or Jesuit's Bark, combined with thetho chiof item. Aabare representing 3100 through my influence that the contract wus or

panese wid Chizes alomo, the Laster will get the stengthening qualities of the finest Port Wine.

ther. The accounts in connection with the were inished, because ho first saw them when he his duty to favour what would practically be a Prepared from the finest selected Bark and a worth of property and warning 8 per leaded, I was behind time with the contract, endeavoured to get the best possible prios for fondant did not know personally when they class of Special Jurors, he does not consider it itself into this-wagre the fleld is left to the Je blond of our well-known Invalid Part," It is an cent, interas would satnnily coined but it was also for the benefit of the plaintiffs to sale at Foccbow which were in dispute were of returned from Shanghai in February. The tax on a portion of the community, nor does he better of Le It is argued that when the invaluablə seromer tonto and appetizer, especially

Flis Lordalip-You say the 106 projectiles small importance. The only poist Mr. Follock plaintiffs then claimed payment for the comfee! bimself bound to sooord an application bo-contre is opened foreign capital will dow adapted for use of Convalescents from Malarial higher price than one representing only

cent. were rejacted because they were shot; not shella? raised was as to the $1,500 aid by Mr. Fitmen pleted shells, and stopped work because they could cause there is eaid to be unanimity in its farerit, and that the wages of the Intouring classes for extending the coutenot. Hr. Pitman said not get paid. He this lordehabip) did not see on the part of those who alone benefit by it be will improve. It is very much a question whether Fever, and other climatic disenon.

$50 worth but returning 16 per

Witness I was informedsoby the Government.

that he waple nover bare been able to get rid any reason to doubt plaintiff story that these meso nere but the very few interested happer forniga capital will come to us is any quantity,

to have expressed their opinion on it, and this but, Kranted that is will, the labouring pla If therefors the Dock Company's property. But you examined them No, my lord ie really worth two mills and a half When you went to the Hip Tai Loong in Fe of the shells, Sad he not stent this money shells were finished before the end of the year.

amongst the miopr offcials, and as anyone who and they were it smed to him exercising all specially since the decision of the Gornment will not benefit by it so long as we have the Chinese amongst us. They will evar aoutrive knew anything of Chinese affairs know, this reasonable despatch in the manufacture of the rendered any adverse expression unnecessary.

His Excellency farther observes with surprise it would som sound polig to increase its bruery you saw 400 shells ready and 95 maar

ly ready Yes, my lord.

was always Decessary in scioh exces, and it was sholis. Itsesmed to him that there being no ex-

Therefore, what with foreigners possessing You lealed at these P-Yes, my lord..

only for his lordship to say whether he thought precondition ta thecontractaste time it must be that the Commitive regard the case of Ladia and be willing to work cheaper than or the capital and Chino raling the labour Sapital to something like that amount

And they were all shells P-Yes, my lord.

this was a fair and reasonable amount understood that they must use reasonable dea(where it appears that Special Jurors are not inatoad of writing down the value in order

Then I think we can aaramie that they were that big dividends may a paid on one the 495 shel's delirarod. How could a pertion expended on behalf of the plaintiffs. In the re- patoh and he was of opinion that they did use paid) as having no analogy with that of Hour market, we shall have illlon and a half. Ta understate the rail them bedems shot while being transferred suit the Foxbor authorities took over the shells reasonable despatch in making these shela kong, on the ground of the enormous disparity time of it. The advent of the Chiness in value of the property in st calculated to Foochow P-I was informed by the Govora. and paid $5.10 per abell. Now as to the reduition With regard to them not being up to sample in the number of the glass from which Special grant numbers and their presence amongst us

made for the 10 rejected. Mt. Pitman received there was no evidence on that point and he Jarors are drawn in India compared with

morality will feel the beneful effects of their secure the most favourable market for the

Do you wan that the plaintiffs, after yon information that thoas 166 very manufactured thought it was perfectly clear that, defendant Hongkong" and because For this trison in will artful in other ways; the national since that these could not have been the plain- it was therefore annecessary to say anything light, while in Hongkong it is a positivo burden." teristic of the low Chins cannot fail to have His Excellency presumes that the Committee a prajudicial effect upon ont own lower classe shareholder when they wish to realise. The had examined the shells, erbstituted shot for by Hip Tai Loong. It uppenrod fairly clearly had entirely failed in that part of his case and India the tax on the octamercial comtuity is residents. The immoral is, which is sa ebarso. object of acconste in to when the real, not them I do not say that, my lord.-

Might not those rejected have been others is because they were shot and not shell, more about that. He found, therefore, that there inently useful as a Tonio in cases of Dobility, festivus ate of affairs understate the than those manufactured by tho plaintiffs and Mr. Pitman admitted that the shell he was no reasonablo delay a regards the de- have statistics to justify the atatamant as to this in lime. Thorn is yot aunther objection to the Saw at Hip Tai Loong's were all shells, and livery of these du shells and that might enormous disparily, but in their absozce heatness. They carry on the basina of usurers, valus.of the aggota ia berdure as objection. They might have been. able in principle as to overste them, and it night --Yes, my lord.

To you produce the acepunt I naked for last plaintiffs test be credited with 106 shells dispose of the case, but there had been a great should have bees inclined to question its existand set only that, bet thy lend money at s at 55.10 each. This would reduce the balance deal of evidence as to a second agromaut entered unce, and to believe that the number of Special cheap rate of interest. All the questions an You made out this account last night P-Yon of tho ̈ 82,000 due to Mr. Pitman to $15. Heiuto briwon the parties by which defendrat Jurors in India (like that of Europeune) bears a rally occur to us when here is a prospect of will be comeded, we think, that the Dock

was to act is agent for the plaintiffs. The de much lover and nat a higher proportion to the the Chinese being permitted to reside uure- nabmitted that Mr. Pitman was not liable to Company's properly could not now be replac. my lord.

What did ron charge the plantiffs for storaga take over there shelle as they were not faished in feudant had stated that he could have paid for total population than it does in Hongkong..

In any case the duty devolting on Special stricted among na.” proper and reasonable time. Under x fresh the shells in February, bet that subsequently ed for anything like the amount at which it

and insurance P-$75.

agreement he had procured an aduros he could not do ae. The plaintife said they tried Jurora in Hongkong, though no doubt "a stands in the accounts. The increas of At the rates charged what does it amount to for the plaintiffs' temporary commodation sad to get their money and could not, and as defend positive burden can restosly be regarded as NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS, Communications on Editorial matters should be capital could be attended lyno great risk to on the 694 shells f-9241.

Why then did you only charge them $75 as their agent had endeavoured to dispose of ent scquitted they were pressing him to take these en exceptional hardship seeing that it on the adas "The Editor," had those on business "Te the sbarcaldera, because interest has at their ruction I thought that would be thess cheila Kis Lordship had calculated that sheile ever, there could be little doubt that plain-average involves to each Jaror servies only once

out of this advanco a fair proportion for Mr: siffs were pressing him to take delivery as they in eighteen months.

Bat bowever this may be, His Excellency is Manager," and not to individuals by name,

Corespondente are requested to forward their aepresent to se paid on the sponat for which fair price to barge them.

This in not a copy of the account yen sent in Pitman to have paid to the paintiffs would have wanted their money. Matters went on in this and adress with communications ediremed to the it is proposed to issue new stack; them all. Won's some shat I mizda been $2,720, but with all ruspect he put it to his way for some time and then the plaintiffs especially surprised that the Committee, should Lordehip that as Mr. Pilana had incurred employed a friend,Chen Yu Fal, for the pur now repudiate the existence of any analogy is Edita, not for publication, but as, evidenss of good sum thus paid in interes would at once last night.

The Egures are not the mme as in the secount trouble and expense in shipping, storing, and pse of trying to get their money for them. the case of India, inasmuch as it was at their become amilable for divided. When good

delivering these shells, and the firm being in Chan Ya Fai went and tried to get payment ovn saggestion (contained in their letter of solvent at the time, it would te very improbable from defendant. It had been suggested that 30th April, 1883, that he made engairias a to All etter for pabllestite should be written on one half-years occurred, like the last one, it son sent them P-No, not exactly the same,

roughly they are the same.

While mach regretting that he is unable to would be possible, instead of writing down What did you get from the Bank on these that he would receive anything from them, and ho Chan Ya Hai had a personal interest at that the Indian practice.

time, bessum he was's creditor of plaintiffs and was fully justified in keeping hack 8700 for ex- Adriana and Sabaanptions 'which are not

THE EMPERORS OF AUSTRIA AND GERM LEFT. penses. As a matter of fact he had to expend that he was interested in xooping this money, geant an application which is urged with yo

LONDON, 15th Aurost. ested for a find period will be combined until values, to build up i fund for the shells P-$5.10 per shell.

for storage and insurance -Yes, my lord.

come to the coneling that the counterclaim money and handed over the rest. It had also deservedly influential morabora of the community,

The Emperor Francis Josh' of Austria, And you paid 241 7-Yes, my lord." Did you chata the balance from them after the abandosed, and asked his Lordship for been suggested that he was an interested party His Droollenny is at the same time glad to re

judgment for his client on the slain of the being still creditor, but he (his lordship was member that there always has been, and to visiting Berlin on Wotuesday last, was sa satisfied that his evidence was reliable. Clan hope that there always will be, completo accord thusiastically rencired, and a zagniloant taté warda? Yes, my lord, in my connterola.

dinner given in honour of his risit. The E That was after this action was commenced plaintän

weat into negotiations with the ance between has views and their as to all Mr. Pollock said he was surprised to find that Yn Fai Did you claim anything buforo. that Ye, my big learned friend had abandoned the pounter defendant, but it was quite clear to his his matters of real importance to the Colong-peror Willam of Germany made a powerful Lord.

Although what was done by you in selling claimal orether and had passed svar in his speseb lordship's) mind from the letters and the have the honour to to, Sir, Your most obedient speech, in which he stated that Germany would Logs sheils for them was done out of kindness anything about the shells not being up to the godown receipt that Chan Yn Fai put, the Servant.

Yes, my lord, I disposed of them out of kind-sample, and the only point to which he had didelekiant in control of these shells before rooted attention had beon that of delay, which the odvazor was made. Then there was the Now is it not curious that in this ocount you did not appear in the pleadings. Be should be letter of the 28th June the one in which de. The Honourable P. Byrie, Chairman, Hoogkong bring the emoant to be advanced to them after glad to know whether his Lordship wished him fandant stated he would not as agent for plain- to address him on the point of the shells not taffs which defendant relied on. Chan Yu paying expenses to exactly $2,000-That is a boing up to sample.

LONDON, 18th August. Fai, said he never got that letter until after the ECRETÁKY, HONGKONG ORNERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, TO THE COLONIAL SECRETARY. His Lortsbip-There is not the slightest no money was advaues, and he was quite are that

The Right los. Joseph Chambarlsie state But now you estimate it at that sum to s cent

he would not have taken the money if he had

Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce, The Agath (Messrs. Butterfeld & Swire) in- Ir may surprise the shareholders of the

that the Unionista Irish policy will include in- Hongkong, 17th August, 1889. Mr. Pollock said as to the shells not being received that letterfres. The ovidence as to this Hongkong and Whampas Dock Company to form as that the O. 8. 9. te's steamer Titan,I think your levdahip will not sea it is $2,000 easily to do so

letter was very conflicting. He this lordship did

Sir-If agreeable to His Excelleney the fraged facilities for small landholders; the er delivered up to time, his Lordship would re yon on what I hesed my account.

fernor my Committee will feel greatly obliged if tension of incal Government; and the subdiviİDO learn that no dividend has been legally de-from Liverpool, left Ringayen on the afternoon exactly to a cent. I made this estimata to show

Yes, but I wanted to know what you based year member that the plaintiffs claimed that 495 not like to judge of these things too much on alated for the bat half-year. The Chairman,

LORD SALISBURY AND EGYPT. We has to soknowledge the reeipt of the sount on then, not now. Did you not, now, find shells were completed in Desember. This con- probability but he did not think it mush matterson will be good anengli te sanction their obtain of largo estates at equitable rentals.

Lord Salisbury donis that the polioy of his directors, and shareholders present at the Customs Gazelle for the sind quarter of the that tho pries of the shells amounted to 80 749 50 trast was entered into on the 13th August, so which story was accepted, beanse the lettering from the Registrar of the Supreme Court

Government in Egypt has proved a failure, sad meeting held on Monday were apparently present year, issued by the Statistical Depart and then put down the expenses at $792.50 to that the intertal was about four on the and a must have been written after defondant got pou the following information having reference to

During the past five years,

refuses to consider the question of abandonment much concerned with the question whether mont of the Chinees Imperii Maritims Customs make your advance of $2,000 corrent P-I simply half. This aunted to sheat 100 sheila por sesion of the shells and therefore made ar sl the duties of Special Jurors.

How many special jarg cases have there boon, until all the obligatias entered into have been. estimated the charges roughly for your month or more than three shall per day. It coration in plsinäffs' pozitisa.

The daration of esok trial

flflled. the polioy of writing down was to be con

The Agents Mears. Alanson Bell & Co.) fordship to see on what besig I bad barged in was quits true that one plantit had stated to remained in the godowns ant!! October 1897..

How many of them, were Criminal cases, tinted or not that the business of declaring inform us that the C. P. stner Batavia, frein the accounts, I put the expenses at about $700: Mr. Pitman that they might be au's to tarn and were delivered to the sathorities. Is som out five shells per day, but they had not agreed to his Lordship that upon the facts there was

The nature of the Civil cases, the amemte the dividend was quite overlooked. The Vancouver arrived at tehes yestarting in reality the expenses were more than that.

involved, morning, and will leare forthis part, vid Kobe, Yes, and you put these figures down now as to do so. Taking defendant's own evidenes no evidence of an ency on the part of the de- ominion is not likely to be attended by say to-moFFORT

8732.50 for the purpose of bringing right the he had admitted that in February, 1886, fendant it appeared to him that defendant and serious.consequences; the dividend fe to be

which wont give a rate of panufacture of shout shells except under the original contrast. He The Nethern Territory Tunes states that amount you advanced Yes, but I estimated at 100 shells were completed and ready for delivery, os interest whatever in the delivery of these was of opinion that it was after the defendant duly paid and no shareholder will be found to Chinese pesengers by the China Navigation at the charges at $700.

Those charges are not the result of a colous- 80 shells a month, which he submitted was a object, we think, on the ground of informa- Co.'s steamer Changsha (with arrived in Hong: tion made at the time?No; but at the time I very reasonable rate. if these 400 shells were had gol posession of the shells that he lity. What happened at the meeting was on5 on Sunday last) regised 241) aances of roughly alenlated that the expenses would ready for delivery, and defendant had nor given made the representations, as to his acting as obedient servant,

up kis point of their not being up to sample, what agent for the plaintiffs. He thought the com- amount to about $700... simply this. The adoption of the report and gold at Part Darwin for apert

You did not calculate at the time that they resam on God's earth was there why he should rol was one of sale, never vos of agency. He

Hone Office has certifol that Maybrick's death A telegram in the Port Darwin paper, dated accounts was proposed and seconded in the

was not oaused by arsenic, as was supposed, but, nemal manner, and an amendment was then Sydney, lith Angus say The Rev. J. E. would amount to $722.50 f: You baro not carried not have said to the plaintif "Send me the 400thought there had been no rozeble delay 10 The Honorable F. Stewart, LL.D. Colonial by poisoning him, an analyst employed by the was the result of gastro-enteritis. The prisoner Tenison-Woods is serional ill, and very little those guras in your hood ever since --No, my shells at once. I am in a hurry for them." De the delivery, and that pisintiffs were perfectly fandant admitted having been asked Er money institted it making ze more beyond the 495, and Mr. lord. proposed and seconded to the effent that a hope is entertained of his recovery."

Now will you try and recollect whether this by the plaintiffs, and he sabzitted that the only refusing to deliver these until they got paid.

were found in the house to make face-wash. Tenison-Woods has been is feeble health for son of $100,000 which it was proposed to some time

shm of $2000 was not the sith you agrand to dolas there was was caused bydefendant not being Aftorgards finding they could not get full pay. COLONIAL SECRETARY, TO THE SECRETARY. stated that she parekased the. By papers, which On the night before his death her husband in give them I did agree to advance them 32,000 able to pay for thess shells and take delivery meet by book or by crook, they consented, as the

plored her to give him a certain powder, but she write off the value of the new dock, should

The C. N. Co.'s steamer Chingtus had a rather, Then you did mention the sum of $2,000 1t was quits unreasonable to suppose in a large best thing to do, to take $2,000 on account.

refused antil he declared that it would do 20 be carried to new account. The amendment i rough tins on her passagedwn to Australia, as Yes, to Chun Yu Fei. Ha knew I was going to contrant like this, for 1,300 shells amounting to That was his his Lordship's idea and this over 211,000 plaintifa could carry out the con- was borze out by the receipt which Cha

Bir With reference to your letter of the 17th harm whan mixed with kis food. She then placed ww.discussed at some length, and won Anslly will be set by the following, from the Melbourne advanos $2,000 on the abels.

Then you did not bell him that you would give tract without some agreement as to payment by Ya Fri gave to Mr. Pitman whics wAS BA voled upon and carried. The Chairman Argus of the ad alt-Taxteamship Chinghi,

of the Chins Navigation Cipany's fleet, arrived him a 1 roportionate amount of what you got an instalment. Defendant had admitted that in his follows: Received of John Pitibar the sun instant, I am directed by His Ersellamy, the some of the powder in's Lin of most-juion Sie. baring made the usual-'announcement as to yesterday from Hougkong with a cargo con- all the ehells P-I told him I would do what I contract with the Chinese authorities thesof $2,000 for the Hip. Tai Loong a scount Governor to transmit to you, for the use of the | went out, and whèn cho, returned här knoband the fanon of the dividend warrants, the pro fisting almost exclusively dingar. The Chingis could in Prochow, and that he should enjoy the sbells should have been deurered by February, of shalla. He thought there could be no Chamber of Commerce, the information arked was asloup and had never tasted the contents of cordings terminated, the question that the is one of the smartest boat her fleet, but her same advantages as regards his abella as I did 1655, and that he was behind with his contract doubt that at the time that delivery war for therein respecting the duties of Special the tin. She was not aware that the ponder page and he vow tried to make out that plaintiffs made, it was mode in pursuance of a contract of Jurors. I bare the honour to be, Sir, Your mentioned contained urgenic until after May-

LONDON, 7th Augest T'as going capabilities wen sever so well tasted for my own. report as amended be approved not being put as on the present, voyages will be seen from Did you export to get the whole 1,900 shells were to blame for the delar. So little did she sale and not under any ciber conical whatever, most obedian: Borrant.

defendant want theta shells that he allowed this he contract had been carried ons on the part of

At Liverpool yesterday, Mrs. Maybrick was to the meeting in any shape or form. That the appended report. Notwithstanding the from the plaintiffs? Yes, my lord.

contraes to remain safinished for over 16 months the plaintife, and they were entitled to be paid Withont advancing any convey to them on so they were not disposed of till the month of for these shells when they were ready to deliver F. Henderson, Esq., Secretary, Geu-cal Cham-sentenced to death for the murder of her his- band. Mach surprise was caused by her ad- the abareholders did so approve might be rough tratzient received, is Chingtw has been

brought into port în exoslat order, and Captain count Yes, my lord.

mission that she had committed adultery, but taken for granted, but the approval was at Hunt and his offloars an to be oredited with You would hare paid for these shells if they October, 1897, when, no doubt greatly to the dis- them. They had received 82,000 and they were gast of the defendat, he equld only obtain a price entitled to recover the balance. The counter Then there was the claim had been raised on an agreement whion he expressed, an required by the Articles of having bought the vessel through a very trying had been delivered in tima P-Yes, my lord.

ts innocoat of wurdering her husband. A and tempestuous ordeal. The following is the ・But afterwards you were not able to do so of $5.10 per sheil

statements to the 82,000 ng an advance and did not think ever existed, and mori therefore

The fee received by Sir Charles Bonsall, QC, Asociation.

account of the voyage:-The Chingtu laft Heng. No, my lord.dent. The adoption of Mr. HUMPHREYA's amsed kong on the 29th June, reiving in Mandera Did you give them any ordere not to make any not a payment on account. His Berdship would fall to the ground. Judgment would be for the

reprieve will probably be granted. remember how very vagu and ambiguous the plaintiffs for $2,125 25 and costa q

for the defames of Mr. Maybrick was £1,100, LONDON, 13th August, ment at Monday's meeting may be taken as Straita on the let inst, nii p.m. She crossed more after the 195 were fished?I did not.

You did not at any tims tell them not to make defendant was in his statements with regard to the equser on the 5th just as 10 am. The

this. He stated that the latter offbring to take indicative of the determination, of the ma weather had been very in, but then it com- any more? No, my land. jority of the shareholders that the policy of menced to be squally, with heavy min, thi the Did you expect them to go on making any these shells ever as agent was given to Chan In Fel before the advance was made. Chan Ya writing down the value of the Culpany's 6th met very strong with from S.E. sei lu, more Tas, my lord

with blinding rain, for hours. A moderate Although they were not paid for the 495 Fai on the other hand dented this and stated We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opalons property is to be discontinued. It a

3.E. gal with bead windad sea, was then an I thought they would go on. I found out after that he did not receive the letter until after the

A WHY AND WHEREFORE F doubtful, however, whether under the countered until passing Thursday Lalaud. Izside wards they could not because they were insolvent shells were deposited in the godown and the

-TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PERSI.”:” the Barrier Reef the it was very strong Re-examined by Mr. Francia-The $1,500 I advance was, made. In the two letters put in

BIBI notice that the Scorstary of the Dock Articles of Asociation the Directors might from S.B., with a abort eppy san. She passed paid to the authorities was for the parpom of nizo in both cases thers courred the phrase -Dot have written off the amount they Cooktown on the 12th us at 6p.m., and desced getting them to take the shells. It was not ay payment to Hip Tal Long, no montion Company advertises that Dividend Warrants proposed on their own respenkibility without Whitsunday Farage on ke 14th at 6 am the renewal of the sootrest If the Hip Tai Long, being made of any advice from the Bank-will be ready on Thursday, and I would like to In fact there was nothing whatever to show that ak by whose authority this anncondement le nferense to the shareholders. By Article dil blowing B.H. ls, with black-looking had not given me the disable they had ex: this was not, as plaintiffs daimed payment by made At the meeting yesterday the Report

sky toweds the mant The barometers, aperoid possibly have got rid of them. I have

Tader all these cirou and Accounts were not pissed, nor any resola 301 it is provided that the Directors way, and memurial, during the gale were ranging tensive, dealings with the Chinese Govern defendant on account. with the sanction of the Company, dealare from 2995 to 305, tematurs 7 dig: She ment in me and shells, and I am of stance ha sakad for judgment for plaintiffs on tien authorising the payment of dividend the Colonial Scoretsry to the Chamber of Com

no Hikelihood of the their claim and the counter-claim.

Alay at the same time ack why a gentleman

■ dividend or hopen to be paid to the share passed North Reef Bgbts the 16th inet at 6 opinion thers was

His Lordship said he thought there could be who had no right to vote was allowed to address merce , and then the sea gan to rise, and the Government buying these shells from the Hip bolders; and Article 102 provides that "the wind me away in her squalls with dense Tai Loong. I believe the 495 projectiles I saw bat little doubt with regard to this age. The the meeting, except a special favour The Directora may, before recommending soy rain. The wind kept wering from 8.B. to in January were all shell I have had av de action was for the balance of the price of 1.500 etioles, distisedy state that no que except a E.N.End at 2.80 p.m. a. Leavy equall, the eire from the beginulog to end of this matter shelle under a contract secuted on the 18th shareholder may yote, ather as a prory or an at- dividend or banue, set aside out of the prefore trail split put stamer's head east, and except to do the best I could for them with their August, 1885. The defence had suggested that torney for a shareholder.

I mule no they had a right to set aide that contamos on St. Paul and Lot of things be done decently Bts of the Company such a sum te they kept the engines going half-speed. Another shells, and for myself with my own jhink proper as a reserved food." It does tryssil ya beat, and at 4m next day tried the claim against them because this would have been two grounds that the thells were not up to and in order and so may

ship on her course. Thus, however, was run-illed when we cats to adjust the soocante. sample, sad that there was e, varensonable delay

Hongkong, 27th August, 1889, not appear that the shareholders have any aing so high, coming frea BB, at the same time. The payments made for freight, insurance, in completion. In passienne of these tro right at an ordinary meeting to reverse the that the ship's bend had to be put eart again both are and in Focchaw by my agents were not grounds, the defendant exercised his right to

FRES TO SPECIAL JURORS. His Excellaney fally concurs with the Cham. Mack Diamond for fishing in the Behring Bes denialan of the Directors as to the som tot 8pm. on the 18th the rind, from blowing alaimed against me lil the accounts were finally repudiate the contract The defendant advanced

bar of Commerce in their view as to the extreme connived at the escape of the vessel

WashinGros, 8th August.” very heavy gala with blinding sale, all at ooos sutied. I hold these shells, as agent for Hip $2,000, to the plaintiffs which he stated was be no set aside. Some years ago the reserve became on in, and left atendees cross sex. Tai Long, but I did for them identically the not as payment, on the shells, but as agent

The following further actrespondenos has importance of obtaining and pablishing the beat

The Government has apologised to England food was done away with in favour of This lost about half-hour, when the gaie same as if they had been my own for the plaintiffs, to whom the sheds still be the policy of writing down values. How commossed again with pester fory from 8.E.Er. Francis and it was admitted a gards longed, and he as their friend advanced them pared between the Colonial Secretary and the and earliest information with respect to

and after buying to for far more hours, put the the contract between the plaintifs and defen-may, but not in performance of any part of

wife of the paper only.

Onions for extra copion of the Doily Presi aboutiqalization of dividends, which in a faw You say you only charged the plaintifs Stomuch more on behalf of the plaintiffs. He had bat he enterstated #125 when be did get the unch persistency by a body containing many

BENSIINIVARČIČĪ.

be sent before 11 : on the day of publication are would grow to anfident dimensions

After hat hour the supply is limited,-

TILOPHONE No. 12′′′′

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, Avevær 28ra, 1889.

to guarantee a permanentheir return to the thareholder and do away with those sharp Buctuations in dividenda which in the pat have been felt so keenly by the propriutore of this Comps stock.

The Agrute Massa. Jutine, Matheech &ness to the plantifa Sa.) inform is that the stastie Gare Quán Bioc from Londen, left Singaporn Monday for this

port

of the 25th instant for this.

estimate.

These shells

CORRESPONDENCE.

axpressed by our Córrespondent.

I

༄།

·FREDERICK STEWART, Colonial Secretary.

General Chamber of Commerce,

How many Chinese cases (ie, plaintiffs and defendeute) wore theco requiring special juries. Were the remainder European cases I bui partionlaries have the honor to be, Sir, your

Sooratary.

F. HENDERSON, Secretary.

HONGLONG GENERAL CILAMBER OF

COMMERCE. Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 26th August, 1889.

PREDERICK STEWART,

ber of Commeres.

Colonial Secretary.

THE PRINCE OF WALES.

LONDON, 8th August. The Prince of Wales is suffering from a strained vein in bin tag.

maintain the Allinado even at the cost of wor The Emperor Francis in response, stated that Austria could not be other than grateful for the sympathy shown by Germany.

MR CHAMBERLAIN ON THE UNIONIST IRISH POLICY

THE GOVERNMENT AND. THE TITHES BILL. The English Government have suffered dis credit, and lest several supporters, by modifying the Tithes Bill

THE MATERICK POISONING CASE.

LONDON, 5th August. In connection with the trial of Mrs Mayback for the.marder of her husband, James Maybrick,

brick's death.

The Registrar's return shows that from the the number of special jury cases tried in the 1914 August, 1884, to the 19th Angust, 18. Supreme Court was 25, and the tires occupied 59 daya Nias of the cases were uriminal, os.

The sentence of death passed upon Mrs., cupying 15 days, and 16 niväl occupying 44 days. In zine of the civil cases, occupying 21 days, Maybriok, for the murder of her husband, be were Chinese; four were between Europeans comment. Many of the leading papers assort all the parties were Europeans; in two thoy peissuing him, is causing considerable adverse and Cali esa; and one between Koreans and their belief in her innocence, and public meetings Europeans One of the case was to vary a to being held for the purpose of obtaining a decree, and the amount involved in the others repricco. was 3257,159.

THE BLACK DIAMOND " AGAIN.

LONDON, 6th Aug There is intenes satisfaction expressed in Caunde and Great Britain at the 'oscape of the Black Diamond from the American authoriti LATER Partfonlars of the escape are not yet to hand

The Black Diamond has just arrived at Van Colonial Becretary's One,

couver Isizud, Laving with her several men sad Hongkong, 94th August, 1889. Sir-With reference to your letter of the 9th the prize master, who were placed on board by instant, on the subject of mather telegrama, the American authorities when the Black Diamond was captured. No particulara as to am directed by the Governer to soquaint you, how the vigilance of the United State authori for the information of the Chamber of Com merce, that be has givan strict instructions for ties was evaded are yet to band.

The Montreal Gesette expresses the belief that the immediate transmission to the Chamber of the United States Government, knowing their Commerce of all such telegrams received, he subordinatas had made a falze step in seising the ther from the Observatory or elsewhere.

STORM WARNINGS.

The following latter has been addressed by

far the discretion of the Directori a Aroated i vansel ei her ovalno aguk with reefed fore and i dent that the plaintits modertook to mannfso the contrect. The defendant sino' stated that! Chamber of Commerce in referanse to the fees typhoons; kad ka is by no means satisfied either for the recent seizure of a Carodian sealing

HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF

with the nature of the information now given or vessel in Bearing Be with the promptions of its supply to the public. by the change may be a matter of arga aft cabras. Great best of wazer breke of 1.500 shells, and the defendant undertook to having obtained 82,000 for them he kept the paid to special jacora ment, but it is clear the Articles utaud in board, Sooding varying, and doing some bake them and pay for thom provided they were shells and incurred mertain expenes in connen COLONIAL SECRETARY TO THE GRAIRMAN, His Excellency is now making saquiries with

damage Thie vaatlusi mift the morning of equal to samyle. Defendant and refund to take tion with them with good of this $2,000. Es need of amendment, un auggested by Mr. the Lod inst., when the rind became a furious, them, and the two points in dispate, were who falt bound to zemark, se Mr. Pollock pointed HUMPHERY! st Monday's meetings. Taking and the barometer kept sing alowly. She kept ther the shells were up to maple and as to ant, that the defendant it frst denied having wway, and made the land a 8 nm, off, Emoky whether there was any engrossent or under-made the contractas plainulis stated, and soundly them as they stand they do not sem Cape. The wentnor the gradually Improves standing between the parties as to the time in the pleadings he stated that the balls Tero to give the shareholders at the ordinary | Akrivd at Bydney on le 20thÍ

within which the phails were to be supplied. He not up to maple, and at the list moment he set knowledge

Cofonial Beeratury's Office, Hobgong, 18th August, 189, Bir as directed by the Governor to so this roowpt of your letter of the 9th

·GENERAL BOULANGER

LONDON, 18th August a view to substantis improvements in the re-

At the trial of General Boulanger, which is apreis, which he is determined, if possible, to effect, and though this might possibly involve a still proceeding, evidence has bend giren that Bousewhat largs expenditure, he does not doubt the General sold decorations, and used tha that the importance of the object to be gained proceeds for the purpose of paylay his privats

debta, and supporting his misionet will furnish its complete justification;