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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1900

SUPREME COURT

17th Jonnay

I SUMMARY JURISDICTION BEFORE HIS HONOUR A. U. Wiss

JUDGE

THE CHONG KLV LEUNG WING KAI Talk was n kiu for $500, ne damages for the infringentent of the plaintiff's exclusive. right to keep dross opium sho s'at Thug Lung Chan and Quarry Bay

THE GRINAN TRESS AND THE SEIZURE OF TRANSPORT

~ London 31st December The Borlin nowspapers are somewhat bottled by the British captura of the German steamer Bundesrath at Delegos Day, but they realis that the question is purely a technical ons, The German archips Condor and Sebuable sre en route to Delagen Bay

Londen, dlet December, The Gerraum officere arrested on the steamer Januesrath also that arms ava baig landed at Delagoa Bay for the Bours also that a French lieg lately brought in thors two large gass from Madagascar consignol to the saree destiut

SKIRMISH AT DE AAR

London, 31st December. Two attempts were made to cut the sailway Vistoria West, to the south of the De Aar mounted. Boers, who esebanged shots with British pickets on this night of the 26th Que reclier was detected and shot

AMERICA PRO-BOER ARSOLUTIONS.

London, Sist December The New York and Boston City Council ava adopted rosolutions wishing success to the

era.

Londen, 1st January

THE QUEEN'S XMAS MESSAGE. The Queen las cabled the following to the Genera's commanding the various Divisious. at the Cape: "I wish you and all my brave sof diers a happy Xinaa. May God protect and bless yon vil

PENIANS IN AMERICA,"

THE CHINESE MINISTER AT LIVERPOOL

inet strong sulphure acid, then freeing from

Tees of acid by washing and gentralization. 2 Sulphitic cellulose, prepared by breatment with acid alphite: of calciums or magussinn, begamo thirty years ago the most important substance in paper manufacture lien saturated for s long time in o pulping machine it yieldy waterial for a cheap parchment paper, which in thin tragsparent, sheets is known as: "! post- gamy, and is so for packing perishable articles. By long trituration of alphietie celluloso, destroying completely the textile fibres and spontaneous raporation of that palp, blocks of amorphous cellulose are oblained. This mstarial, enllcollufith, when frood froin air by balling or usamling, can be worked the horn or obonito, resists the nation of laohol, petroleum, fate an oils, and is fairly elastto. 4olutions of chloride af sine and ammonioni (xide of copper, like sulphuria

is exposed to wind and rain for some works, it is completely changot, fulo" "hydro- colhulose, apu is known as vu banizat

fiber. If a made in two varieties, the flexi ble and the bar It has been innilo in sheets in the United States since 1878, und is now formed into tubos, rods, cog wheels, etc, and ased to replace rubber and leather. 5, Trent- mont of celinless with sulphuric and nitrio beids yields nitroellalone." This is the starting point; of the high explosivos, aud with camphor is changed tato collaloid which is very varied applications. 6. English makers are torning out an imitation leather, callet-peganoid." This is a mixture of cotton and paper corered. with a secret cooposition, supposed to be cel- - luloid, with some oil, and is used for trunks, curtains, of jade p

Leakage from stone pipes is bolieret to have been greatly underestimated, taste by Mr. R. S. Hate having indicate the following propor tions of loan: Tu mills, 3 to 1 por dent; leot inic plante, 24 per cont; steamships, 11 to 10 per

cent, waterwork, 25 per cent,

Mr. Moansey (Messrs Moussey and Britton) tin appeared for the plaintift and Mr. Birens for!

Dr. Leydsdunies, this and says the imputa- the defendant., men T tion is only a pretext for soupying Delages

Mr. Munsey read the petition

and answer. Bey The petition and the plaintiff was a dross MILITARY RSTORMS NEEDED. opinton dealer residing at Ne, 17, Irving Street,he Times, is a leating atilele, says that the tracaform celulose isto an amorphons. and the defendant was the dress opinion farmor war in South Africa has convinced the nations, Whon, after treatment, this mass residing at No 16, Queen's Road West-In or that far reaching military reforms are very abent the beath of December, 1897, the defen urgently neutedora dont addressed a certain document in the untere of a circular pata or letter to curtain of the dross opiam dealers and opiom divaa koopere in the colony, inviting them to tender for the right to deal in drose oplum at the cations villages in the colony, ent in conseguenes of such circolar nots or letter the plaintif was induced le, and, the in feet, did, fender for the right to dent in dross epiam fu the villages of Tung Lung Chan and Quarry Bay. At the time of making his said tenders the plaintiff deposited with the defon dnot a sum of $20 in respect of such tendera for ench of the said village. The amount of the plaintiff's tender in respect of four Ling Chai was 136 par Chinese month and that for the village of Quarry Bay was $8 per Chinese month. The plaintif baving submitted to highest tenders for the villages in question, such fenders were ancepted by the defendant for a term of three years, and the plaintiff after paying to the defendant the sata of $139, being the balance due on the enid tenders for rent for the Tho Fenians hare recommanded neticle first mouth of the stu torni, commenced the the United States, and ridisaious statements annidess of a dros apium dealer ut. Tung Lungere made to the effect that they are storing

Detonations heard at about the time of the Chan and Quarry Bay. On or abs the 15th wunitions of war to invade Cauada,

Umbria-Murches.earthanake of Dos, 18. 1897, hy of Ostaber, 189, the defectant, contrary

hare boat made a subject of study by Prof. A to all'usage and enstow, and in violation of · Lho

Issel, an Italian selamologist. These detona- rights of the plaintiff acder such liceuse, opanoll

tions were quite distinct from the ordinary" a droez opam shop at Tang Bang Chen and commenced to carry on the basiness of a dress The Chinesa Minister was introduced recently earthquake Bound and wora mere or less pro- oplumdealeria opposition to the plaintiff, where to the great crowd of business men in the lenged crashes, resembling the boom of thundue by the plaintif suffered considerable less and Liverpool Exchange News Rom, the Lord or the report of hoovy gana in the distance. dautege in his basiness of a dros opium dealer, Marot accompanying him . R. San Sometimes they were isolated; at other times The plaintiff therefore prayed (that the Courtch, chairman of the Exchange, said he was following one another at brief interrals. To would order and decreu that the plaintiff bad an ear they would welcome the Minister as the many persons the crashes seemed to come Axolueive right for the term of three years from representative of a great and friendly Empire from Monte Nerone, where bite epicentre of the the 1st March, 1898, to deel in druse opium with whore we had extensive commerini rela-earthquake was situated. Similar sounds are at the villages Fung Lusg Chan and lions. He could sssure his Excellency that frequently heard by inhabitants of the middlo Quarry Bay; (2) that the defendant should pay the closer those relations became and the Appennine region, to whom they are known by the name of Bombio," and, as they are very to the plaintif the son of $500 by way of more trade they could do with China the damages, (a) and that the deleudnat do pay to better they would be pleased. The Chinese often closely connected with earthquakes, it is the defendant his chats of snit and such other Minister said it had gives him the greatest crecluded that they are mostly due to cases and further relief as the nature of the case gentification to risit the second commercial within the earth. These mysterious boorings might require The Boswer stated that the city of the United Kingdom. There were fure of the kind known in other plases s defendant denied paragraph 1 of the pet ow two Jghways contenting the East with the Barisal Gone," "Mist-Posters," etc. tion except that the defuntant admitted that Par West. One was through the Suez Canal he was the dress opium farmer defendant and the other as through the gute of Livér- denied that the plaintiff.esur fondered or was put by the Canadian Pacific line. Through juduced to tender for the right to deal in dress that gata they could are two or three days in opinm, or that any person was eror accepted for comparison with the Laat journey, and he had muy place, but admitted the rest of paragraph 3. so doubt that they was now trying to still The defendant denied paragraphs 3, 4, 5, 6, farther increas the speed of their liners, and 7 of the petition. A which were floating towns and to still The plaintiff, having given ovidenie, was further aborten the journey. They would thus cross-examined by Mr. Ewens. He said he bad bring two Empires--one the greatant, most taken out several monthly licenses. The last powerful, and prosperons of the Western Empires.. lescas he took out was taken out after the writ and the other the most ancient Empire seance, atilizes the tide for fourteen hours a The power station at Pont l'Abbe, Finisterre, in this suit was issued and had expired, He bad East-woro elasely together. Liverpool was a not read the license.

kuusehold word in thina. It was just as well day, the total fall being saved fest and Mr. Eweas ad from the license a paragraph known in Chin ng London itself, and be could half, generating eighty hore-power which stated that the license was for one month scarcely realize the magnitude of their commer. The water at food tide flows through a chual ouly and could be withdrawn at any ligue. aial importance without paying a visit to that two miles and a half long to a pond returning.

The phintit said ho got his privilege by Exchange. Histodustrial tour throughout the to the sea at ebb tide. tender, and was to pay for bis Bicones monthly kingdom had tho object of bringing the produ This license was only good for a month, when hoere al the conenmers more closely together, bad to renew it. He bail not renewed the lass and be hoped that his effort wond enlist their one. He admitted that the opium farmer bad sympathy and support: He had the greatest the right to isane na mauy licenses as he pleased respect and admiration for her Gracious Majesty in the city, but in the villages the number was the Queen, and he asked thems to be so jard us to Limited.

join with him in giving three most hearty checers His Lordship pa # appeared from the for Her Majesty Enthusiastic cheers weregiren licanso that the witsoas had only a license for the Qrown and also for the Emperor of

Interesting and beautifal effects of the wall. known stahing, of glass by finorio neid have bren reported by Mr. C. E. Boshain, of Colches tor, Eng. Various saits bro crystallized in a thin layer on glass which is wel warmed to prevent the crystals from dissolving, and the glass is then exposed to the rapor for three to fire minutes. Tho microscopie forms of the crystals are accurately reproduced on the glass,

Cakinwas of the fout from ten-drinking, an effect sometimes observed, is explained by Prof. atobinson, F.R.B., as probably due to con. traction of the arteries. On one lady tea drinker the feet were not only cold but were wet with perspiration.

The calamander tres of Ceylon, allied to the

to anil drses opiums. The only man who could China and his Minister. The entire courpany ebony family, and represented by only 90 speci sell exclusively was the opium farmer. then aug Got Save the Queen. The C-mens, is credited with the very rarest wood,

Mr. Mousey said the defendant invited tegnese Minister was last sight the guest of the The tree is carefully protected...

ders for permission to open shopin certain place. Lord Mayor at a batquot at the Town hall, Several teaders were sent in to him and he The toasts of the Queos and Emperor of China socapted the highest. The defendant's idea was having an hououred, the Lord Mayor pace to let out these tenders for the different villages that of The Trade and Trosperity of the Chi

VISITORS ÁT, HOTELS. HONGKONG HOTEL

in order to save himself trouble for the whole of dss Empire. His Excellency, in usponding, Mr. J; 13. Altken the three years which hy derived from the God that the present Government of China Mr. F. Audet vernment. The defendant took the ghost was extremely suxions to introduce proper meara. Angus Lander and said, Very well, I will accept yeasures of reform, but they must have patience.Me. J A. Parter for three years, but I can only grout you a remembering that Rome was not built in one Mr. W. 8. Hailey

Mr. J. B. Earlo licenses for a mouth at a time. So long as yott day. In the century which was aboat to open go ou paring me this monthly tender I shall he trusted that the trading relation between Tenew your license. The tender had not been Great Britain and China world be developed to ronewed this month, but the teria had only just their fullest extent. expired

His Lordship pointed out that there was nothing in the Iscosse to prevent the de fendant granting a license for another shop. It was just the suusations for the sale. of atre

The plainti ant the circular which ile defendast seat out' said the tender was for the exclusive right. He had not the circuler

"with him.

His Lordshipgave judgment for the defendant

with costs.

THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA OPERATIONS BY GENERAL FRENCH,

London, 1st January.

It adome The Duers vacated their entreurl meats at Reasburg on Saturday fearing to be cut of, Generul Friach basing advanced within three miles ADM lepa ET

DISCIPLINE O JAPANESE VESSELS.

A NEW TRAR'S DAY INCIDENT

Mr. II. B. Baity Mr. W. Benson Com, Blackburn, R.N Mr. & Mrs. A.

Kezeheim ·

Mr. C. Lima. Mr. It. Lord

Mr. & Mrs H A

Mcleod & cb Bren Mr. A. Kaapbell Mse

millan.

Mr. & Mrs. Malon Mr. J. Y, Mayston Mr. & M, E. McLeod Box. T. A Meser

Mr. Meurer M&M E. W. Brown Str. E. O. Mu-ply. Mr. A. H. Bailer

Mr. Ya Nirop Mr. T. F. Barzdorff*** Mr. J. O'Neill Me. H. B. Carter

Mr. 5. Otle Mr. & M. W, T. Church Mrs. Georg L. Olis Dr. & Ms. F. Clarts 0.13 Mr. A. Comensis

Mr. Plait

r I Dawson so

Mis Califfe

...children Cmd. Indey Then ME. P. C. Deuroche ̈ Miss Drum

and 2 children Mr. & Mrs, A.P. Pachecs

MW. Pfit Ar. Reeves

Mr G E. Richardson Mr. S. J. Robins Mr. & Mix Albot Robin. Von, valet and maid Mrs. Robin oa

Mr. & Mre. T. II. Eddy M. M. R. Foster, Mr J, Gondinting Alra, bylover Capt. Goddard

When a fun days out from Honolala, on New Year's Day, the Fremen on board the America.Mart, in order to celebrate the day tossed several Europeau esgineers in a blanket. rorything was done in a good-natured way. reports the Japan Herald, till they came to Mr. Senters, the chief engineer. Evidently, by preconcerted action, they failed to catch him. ale, Senyore felf on deck, but lackily, by using his bands to advantage, did not hurt himself. The second engin er tried to interfere, but had to desist, as the coolies wore going for him. Later on the firomen cane on deck armed with | Alajor & Sim, Geilba bottles, iran burs, etc, and threatened the so- * Groves cand engineer, who, through the gond advice Mrs. He General French kept them well on this move of Captain Going, was prevented from striking Mr. K. J. Hall; through Saturday and Sunday and on Monday the men, Later ou again ons of the coolfes are W. Lanxhurt mersing attacked them at Colesberg, having tried to attack the first engineer, but he was Mr. 2. Hayakaw orought ap his infantry in wargona His

Miss Henneberger oavalry and horse ar iltary meanwhile hadrat in irons. As in the Tunebo dors occur Me 11. Henneberger

venes, this excited the rest of the gang, who landia got round on to their right flank and the Bees distatbance, till Gually the captain beratur. Henderson

Mr. A. W. Hon Hed in disorder W

the town on promise that he would behave him. p. 11.1, Horsey Lot, 2nd January.self. The matter has leeu reported to that. W. IL. Howe Nothing ofuel is yet heno published re ganding Gonsal French's victory and the head office of the Toys Kisen Kaisha in Tokyo. Nr. T. Hincar

--Kobe Chronicle ma British occupation of Culesberg, bas tiyo paport confirm the dors

Mr. A. Hod be. "Mr. J.0. Intchinson. MR Inch

Mad & Jellroy Mr. & Mrs Josephi

Miza Robinzon Mr. W、 G. Robinson

KER. T. Boljski. Mr. II. Simus Mr.TB. S-14y

·MA J. Halion

Einlythe

Mr. T... R, Stoddart Mr. 6. Takamatsu

Mr. Basil Taylor

Mrs. Taylor

Mr. HUB. Tag log.

Mr. & Mrs Tedie

Alr. II. S. Vänglam

Mr. Ga Waghorn.

Aca. 1. Widow: Cap & Mrs. B. P. Wal- aling and child.

MA, C, N Watu Mr. & Me, W. F. Wea

yon Mr. Mrs. Miss Whiley Mr. & M

Willow Mrs. ir. T. Bagnafl

Wild

Mr. J. 35. do Zziniya

PEAL HOTEL/AL,

SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANYA The Daily Matt's despater from Colesberg states that after twe hoars" artillery duel the The artificial produsion of cold has rescher Bours retired northward shundoujog tamir its great at development in Munich, where Mr. E. à, Katsch Hotchkiss and sovoral waggons of stores and refrigeration by the passage of gasa from Mr Kinghorn that our lostcs were eight high to low pressure was begun in 1881, and has | Mr. A. Kog

London 1st Jaanary.

since found so inany applications that the Mr. CMKnight Later particulars croing General industry line become second only to that of air. B. A. Leggat Prenoli's querations come from Rausberg, dated browing. In the gold air storage building the Mr. P. Lemaire Bouday afternoon. Greitoral Brouch confined most remplate yet erected, the tempera are of Mr. LA Lev to keep the Ghway on the move and rented the calle is kept at a C137, 4 do the air is WV, B.. Levia their rear closely; both on Saturday and Sun- containing 60 to 70 per ount of moisture day. Last nigʻst all the cavalry with artillery These are the chief industrial and scientific Mr. H. F. R. Dave and infantry, the latter being in wages of the low temperatures armature of Mr. Leys Berindongue started their night march and at lay break Ten in the brewing industry; fpreservation of Adminal Bruce arrived within strik distance of tlie per eat and other food; piaservation of anatomi. Mr. Brace und muid forces. The infantry with the field hatcul specimens in the morgues, arrestation of Mr. 1. Bure taries, made a fan attack on the front, the development of the silk cocuta arrestation. C. Cluth" A. C. Oike while the cavalry with the Royal Horse of the growth of bulbs (making them inde Artillery got round Bay's right Bank pendent of their customary flowering sensou Mr. G, H. Darin

Capt. Van Corbuck. The plan of campaign worked without a bith the propuration oflexplosives, in the prepara- Mr.A, IL Denison' The Bouts, who wore utterly surprised, finding tion of mixturea rich in oxygen; in the mann- Mr. P. Low their retreat threatened, fel in i disorderly facture of zone in the testing of metenrologi-wrap, J. Haver Droez mipier outwards, Imaging Colesberg in cat instroments and in salutito research gene Colonel II. Elle handle

rally

Londos, 2nd January.

A telogram from Cupa Town states that force of 2,000 Boors are advancing against the

B MAC Förbes 1

In photographing word option without a

Mica Ilu Anior 12. St. John Chp'. Kofod Mr. J. E. Love Mr. C. W. Loogurt MOW. Louret Madame S. Maye" Bit. B. Martin Mr. R. Litchell. Mr. & Mr. Mounser Caprism

Hon. 11. Poltonk Com'ler B. L. Husey Mr. A. Hinelsin Mr. A. Findlay Smith LACLASE Fraser Mr. Albert Suth

Mr. A. G, Stalber AL. U, H ̈Gompertz Colonel The O'Gorman Mr. O. D. Thomson Mr.Kelward F. Grass Mess Real Wardwe

position taken ni u British at Dordréoliens, Herr Fomus places a place of tinfoil on olonel E. H, Garges- Mr. A. P. Stokes

side of the section and the film surfag of sheet

and that the piskets have been delve in.

General French bus followed up the ads of bromide paper, against the other side. A fage gained by theatening the commabientious Food impression-showing clearly the rings and Capt. Heller rinktis Waulwell- of the Boer. force at Rensburg by sending is of the wood-in produced in' about half a M. Helm Mr. J. Wheel strong force of cavalry and horse artillery to minute, whin a metallic point negatively charged follow up the ouemy The force started on influence sebine is brought within about Mr. Andres Saturday night and at daybreak on Sunday the Artillery sidled the enemy's positions outside the paper benomes negatirely custgen and Colesberg The Boers did not return the photographieally solivo glowlight is produced the unexpected movement having demoralised between it and the wood. It is proposed to try the enemy cd

this method for copying drawings and other pn Sterkstorm 31st December, poses,

two inches of the paper. It is explained that

Clement

Mr.

Birk J-P. Cotta

Rev. Francis Hyon,

RS.

Iter. FT. Jobson

Mr. R. FJolinstou

L'eut. C. F. Snav, U.3.N Dire. CF. Snow and

daugh.er Capt. Bianonds, R.A Alra. Biome Dr. Richard Strong

Consal Volpicelli Madame Volpicelli,

By. W N Hor

Lieut. Milford was cut off owing to an in

The Arctic Ocean, Roys Nanson, is a kind of Mrs Lead currect report to Captain De Montmorency who was led to believe all were obeying the lagoon, separated from the Atlantic by a sub. THE WAVERLEY HOTEL order to refi, The error was discovered to rise ridge, etretebing from Spitzbergen to Mr. &m.. Andrew Birs, Leigh Hunt Greenland. To this video is dues curious con: Mr. Berkley Miss Helen Hunt late the same evening. In the morning edition The Arctic is covered with a layer of Capt. &tis Chris pretty dght accurrule Captain Goldsworthy secoveded in raging the eastern and of the lightly salt water from the Siberian rivers and le sud child

Haring Strait and under this is the normally Captain A. W. Dixon pläteen under the Boer position while Captain salt Gull Stream inter It she twe layers were Cat & Me Feampie Do Mantmorency and scouts mounted the southern clift. The Boers were not pressing ledus average temperatura would fall, bat ira A. F. thig Milford heavily, whoan ammonition was fail this arorage would not be us gold na the surface Alr. G. IIo kirk

Mr. Coo. Laviya.

1tor Lü'tis, LG,H

As Jus T. Rich

Mr. 1. Shoolbred Mr: Franz Urtag": KONNADGER Hovane X

ing, but on rainforgonents appearing the lay.r. Thiraccounts for the enormous formatien Bur. & M. G. W, Lieut. Forta

Boors Bed and contouted themselves with long or polar a raugu bring from the hills The party being rescued and our front cleared our guns oponed,

→ Cellulose, the florous buse of plant structure the enemy replying infotually, though the familiar in our paper and cotton bos loug sholls burst on percussion not falling dead bad ste great teefulness extended by upreg Our slight loss was due to the enemy sporation with gypsam, resin and other substances, courage and had shooting The Boers vainly covering with impersions varnishes, or tried the white dag with Miferd, followins it recout products into which it is transformed by with their usual valley We killed two of the chemical destruction of the call it are listed party, including the bearer of the flag. by 8 Forucezi - 1. Severnt kinds of parchment The engagements yesterday and to-day pre paper are produced, resembling trus parchment most creditable to our men and a distinct rovers from animal akize, by plunging uarited paper to the Boera,

Arewa and chi Mx, IL Hala stren

Mrs. W. Huwchuret 1r. & Mrs. D. Baldwins Ulent. & Mrs. G. W..

Knepper t Caps J. Blastin

av ter A, Cather, Mr. M. Laundrid Lieut. A. Dongherty,

USN Mr. U. fiuey

feat. R. H. Walt

U&ND . 4. A. Genge

Lieut &M. C. Nao

kent Mr. LA Muso Mr. J. U. Nasle

Lent: Muras de av Bride MUL Smith