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SUPREME COURT,

Tuesday, 29th January.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

BEFORE HIS HONOUR T. SERCOMBE SMITH (ACTING PUISNE JUDGE).

REMEDIOS V. FREDERICKS. His Lordship delivered judgment in the enit .. de Remedios, College Chambers, aguinat J. A. Fredericks, braker, College Chambers, for 8250, part of the sum of 8523 belonging to the plaintif and handed to the defendant on 6th September, 190. for the purpose of pay. ment by him to the Punjom Mining Company. Limited, of the said sum of $525 in respect of calls on 525 shares in the said company.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.

promise to pay and that it could be read us containing nothing else.

His Lordship observed that he did not wish to give a decision on the point off-hand

Dir. Grist suggested they should go on with the suit and that this point should be reserved. This suggestion was adopted nul evidence was.led.

The witness having been heard judgment whe rosorved.

POLICE COURT. Wednesday, 30th January,

BEFORE ME. HAZELAND.

IMPORTANT GAMBLING PROSECUTION.

He was out on bail

Kwan U, money-changer, 345, Queen's Road Central, was charged on remand with unlawfully keeping a common gaming-house at the above address on the goth inst. of $1,000, Defendant pleaded not guilty. Lance-Sergeant Tereett was the coupliment.

Kwan Ho, 6 seamstress, said she received fire dollar bill from the police authorities with which she bought three gambling slips from the defendant.

Lance-Sorgeant Terrett stated that the first witness handed him the slips produced, and that on his searching the defendant a book was found in his possession coutaining numbers cor responding to those on the three slips.

The Line of 550 was paid.

KAID ON GAMBLERA,

Juigment was delivered as follows: The plaintiff in this cas sold 525 Punjon shares to Joli Joukins, a master mariner, through broker, and carried the the defendant, a

he plaintiff re- sharos for the purchaser. mained this rugistered holder Lud as such was respousible to the Panjon Company for the calls. A call of one dollar i share was mande on or about 6th August, 1900. On or about 6th September, 1000, the plaintiff, the defendant, and Jenkins laet in the defendant's room. On that occasion Jenkins, at the request of the plaintiff, handed money to the defendant cient to pay the call of one dollar por share. and the defendent received the money for the purposs of paying the call. This was equiva

Inspector Macdonald and a party of police lent to Jenkins handing the money to Re medios, al to Bemedios in turn banding the rsited a house well known to be the resert of money to Fredericks. It may be that foulins gamblers at Sam Shai Po on the 29th iust., was not liable to reimburse Remedies natil Rand ariested altogether fourteen inen who were medion had paid the call. But Jenkins, admit: caught playing pui kau. ting a contingent liability, satisfied it in advanen and gave money to Renisdios, who utatrasted it to Fredericks to pay the calls. The money which Fredericks received was therefore the money of Ramadio On the day on which he reacived the money to pay the calls, the defen

ant bunked the money and asked Jenkins to make him a loan of 8250 out of the $525 banked. To this request Jenkins acceded. But Jenkins had not the necessary authority to accento, as he had parted with his right in the money when it was handed on behalf of Remedies to Fredo ricks. Jenkins having gisen au authority which hu did not possens, the arrangement between him and Fredericks was fatile to vind Bemandios.

Two of them, who were convicted of being the keepers of the house, were fined $1 or three weeks' hard labour, the remainders or

days oach:

CORRESPONDENCE,

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THE ACCESSION CEREMONY.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PEESS."

THURSDAY, JANUARY 31ST, 1991 portant point that weighs with many parents is"} the question, of contact. It is impossible to conceive that European lads can beneft morally from intimate intercourse with Chinese boys, and I nee the form in its broadest sense.

LATE TELEGRAMS,

NEWS VIA JAPAN. THE CRISIS IN CHINA

THE CHINESE DEMANDS.

Peking, 20th January.

A conference of the foreign Ministers was hell yesterday. The Chinese demands consist- ing of seven articles, as given below, were dis-

used

1. The withdrawal of troops. 2. The rotura of pluzder.

3. Increise of import tariff.

4. Deciding the area for the acommodation

of the Legation guards.

of

5. Limiting the period in which the import arms is to be prohibited.

The point is that there does not exist a se- lest school in the colony for European children n matter which is incomprehensible to a new Hongkong. 30th January. SIR.-Your correspondent, "A Member of the comer to such an important colony s this Cricket Club," seems to forget that the Cricket is. Its necessity is obvious to all parents, and Grund, so-called, does not belong to the Crick that being so, it should be the immediate duty et Club, but to the community. Apart from of the Government to provide such a school. this fact, the damage done yesterday was infif Tiontein, Shanghai, Chefoo, and even Woi. nitorimal, as he can discover by going to look haiwei can possess such well-established and The area devoted to excellent schools as they do posses for the at the ground now.

6. Fixing the number of foreign troops to be was practically untouched. education of European children alone, surely cricket-matches

it cannot be argued that such a necessity stationed between Peking and the const. 7. Revision of the treaty.--Mamichi. DRUSH WITH BANDI.6 NEAL SHARHAIKWẠN. The Cricket Ground is the only suitable area

Tientsin, 20th January. in the centre of the city for such a ceremony does not exist in Hongkong. It is impoŝsi-

A Shanbaikwan despatch states that an ex as that of yesterday. I do not know whether bie nowadays for many residents to send their

The there was any necessity for holding it in the children to Europe to be educated, and in auch centre, but had it been hold in the Happy a city as this, it should of all places in the cast peditionary force captured some mounted band- captured men stated that a majority of the on a large scale, which might not be thought the centre of primary education among the bandits took flight, proceding towards Shotah; Valley it certainly must have been conducted be unnecessary. Hongkong should not only beitti in the neighbourhood of Talinkan, advisable at a time of such general morning scattered British communities in the Far East, and that it was the practica to plunder the vil ALLEGED UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN UNITED As for the writer who disguises lile personality but it should also furnish facilities for advanced luges for their support. under the style of "Disgusted," I am surprised education. that he should allow his anime wo to carry him away as to designate by the name of the "Gov. ernor's satellites" the leading naval, military, and civil personages in Hongkong. Are oven the unofficial members of the Legislative Council "satellites," just because they took a leading part in the ceremony? I too sir, am disgusted at an exhibition of bad taste on the part of your correspondent-Yours, ete..

S. P.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRENO."

Hongkong, 30th January. S-May I be permitted to draw your attention to a slight inaccuracy in connection with your report of this morning (which, if not corrected, may prove misleading in some quar ters) concerning yesterday's ceremony on the Cricket Ground, the proclaiming of His Majesty King Edward VII.

You repert His Excellency the Governor en leaving the platform being vigorously cheer. od as he reached Chater Rond by the gentlemen assembled in the Hongkong Club, &c., o.." whereas the actual facts are that the gentle- wen assembled at the Hongkong Club who did the cheering were loyally responding to a toast of" A long life and a long reign to our new Sorereign, His Majesty King Edward VII."

Whilst everything has apparently been done for the education of Chinese children, H. E. the Governor could perform a noble work, and ono that would keep his name in last reabruace and girls in de colony.Yours, etc., by instituting a good school for European boys

A PARENT.

BTATES AND CHINA.

Shanghai, 21st January. The proposed removal of the site of the noge- tiations to Washington was due to an undor- standing between America and Chias, dating from some time back. The matter was brought Washington. It is reported that the Chinese Government will bring the proposal up again about by the efforts of the Chinese Minister to

when opportunity offers.

The Commander of the troops in Yuunan. THE PEKING ROLL OF HONOUR. who was recently summoned to Hsiuufu, is call- ing for volunteers at Canton. He will start overland for Heianfa when he has enrolled His men will thirty companies of mon. serve as the Imperial Body Guard when Their Majesties roturn to PekingAvalci.

The following is the full list of names men- tioned in Sir Ulande MacDonald's despatches to Lord Halabary for exceptionally good service during the siege of the Legations

COREAN NEWS.

Seoul, 21st January. Mr. Yamaza, Japanese Acting Minister to regard to the reported appointment of Yo Yu-in Seoul, has advised the Corean Government in who was found guilty in the An Kei-su torture affair) as Minister for Polios Affairs. the appointment were inade the indignution Yamaz stated in his representation that, if aroused, and the uf the Japanese would

Mr.

Capt. E. G. Poole (East Yorkshire Regiment), Capt. Streats (R. M.L.I.), Capt. Halliding Dering, Ceekburn, Ker, Capt. Percy Smith (38th Regiment, retired), Messrs. Clarks-Thorn (RM.LL), Messrs. D. Oliphant, H. Warren,

Morrison, Russell, Townsend, Bristow. Han hill, (Rev.) F. Norris Tours, Tweed, (Dr.) cock, Fiskarty, Kirke, Barr, Howlatt. Brazier, Rrawitt. Bandercook, Ferguson, Wintear, Richardson, Simpson, De Luca, Duproe, N.

Ye Yu-in Inid Sir Claude requests the thanks of H.M.friendship between Japan and Cores would Emporor Oliphant, Dr.) Poole, (Dr.) Velde: and two

his representation before the ladies, Miss Myers and Miss Daisy Brazier. Governinest to be conveyed to the following considerbly affectedl

recently stating that Pak Sai-jan, Kin Yoi- foreign officers:

jun and Kon Zai-ko were co-operating with a

offered himself as a candidate for the past of certain foreign Minister in a plan that would endanger the life of the Crown Prince, and Minister of Police Affairs, binding himself to arrest these parties and nip the trouble in the hul. The Emper was inclined to consent to Ye's representation, and a cabinet crisis sonized inuminent. Mr. Yazuza, however, sent in his representation, and the proposal to appoint Ya

Lieut. Baron vou Rahten (Bussian Navy), Capt. My (U. S. Marines, Lieut. Darcy (French Navy) Lieut. Baron van Sodea (Germ Lieat. Hara (Japanese Navy). Marines), Lieut. Paolini (Italian Navy), and

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Thu pleted in two bi-weekly instalments, following is the list of the Story Writers:~~

BLANCHE WILLS CHANDLER. R. W. CHAMBERS. Mrs. L. T. MEADE. SILAS K. HOCKING. HELEN MATHERS.

REF. S. BARING-GOULD. ARABELLA KENEALY.

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A QUESTION OF A STANY. Mr. J. T. Cotton, Inspector of Markets, pro- secuted Chung Bun Wo, proprietor of weef tall No. 19 at the Central market, for having on 31st December last committed a breach of Byelaw 13 by bringing into the Central Market 54 catties of tresh beef not bewing the official stamp. The defendant pleaded not guilty, and was represented by Mr. J. J. Francis, Q.U. Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, Crown Solicitor, prosecuted.

Inspectors Cotton and Watson gave evidence, On 1741 September Fredericks wrote to Renu-after which his Worship said the charge must dios and stated, inter alie, What there is be- fail on a question of fact. It had been proved tween Captain Jenkins and myself does not that part of the piece of meat had been sold be concern you in the least," to which Remedios fore the inspector sur it, and there was nothing replied next day as follows: "Meantime I note to prove that the official stamp was not on it, that the non-payment of the call of 250 Pan-The evidence of Inspector Watson was to the jons does not caucern me at all, bat it is a effect that it was his practice always to stamp the neut on the ramp, but he was not mattor between ren and Captain Jenkins, to

Let there always, and when he was away the shroff whom I will send copy of your note."

He (His Worship) had not been so what this reply amounts to. The origin dit this. al contract between Fredericks and Remedios satisfied that this piece of meat did not contain was that, in consideration of Remedies handing the cfficial mark on the portion that bucl best cut off, and therefore he would discharge the $525 to Fredericks, the latter undertook to pay within a reasonable time calls to the extent defendant. of 8525. Fredericks actually set about the basi ness but did not complete it. That was an exe cuted contract, iussmuch as Remedies wholly performed his part of it. But an executed contract cpmot be discharged except by release under seal or by performance of the obligation, as by payment, where the obligation is to be (Foster v. Dawber, performed by payment."

Exch. 851. It is clear then that ali exeonteil contract, ie, a contract in which one of the parties has performed all that is due from him,

Miss Nelly, who is but ten years of age, was cannot be discharged by a parol waiver. The most that the reply of Remedios amounted to put into the witness-box and timidly assured his Worship that she knew the consequences of was a parol waiver of hie right to insist on Fredericks fulfilling his obligation to forthwith not telling the truth. She and her younger pay the call that was due. But as that parol sister, aged soren, engaged thus rickena ou Sun- Waiver did not divest Remedios of his fight day afternoon at balf-past four, and drove to against Fredericks, Remedios, after a reason the Circus. They told the coulie to wait, and able time had expired, was at liberty, notwith went into the cirens, where they remained for standing such waiver, to hring at notion for about an hour. On coming out, Miss Neily money had and received to his use, for the gave the coolio thirty cente, and said she would failure of Fredericks to perform his part within give him ten cents more when they got to a reasonable time amounted to a rescission of Connaught House. Half-way up the hill from the contract. Therefore I do not doubt that Happy Valley the younger child discovered such an action will lio here. In the case of Parry that she had lost u ring, and Miss Nelly asked worth repeating That is considered it a and the Germans arrogated to themselves dela hair, 24 cases Chinaware. 6 rolls mats, 639 lady story writer; MokLY ROBERTS possesses e. Roberts, 3. and E.-118, the plaintiff em- the coolie to take them back that they might great blot on this colony-and a very serious which had been done at the cost of Russian pkgs, tea. For Bordeaux :-H1 pkgs. matting an enthusiastic constituency; THE QUEEN OF

the suit.

BEYORE MR. KEMP

MISH NELLY HARMSTON PROSECUTES A RICKSHA COOLIE.

It was merely a coincidence that the Governor was leaving tho platform at that moment-En- closing my card, I am, yours, &0.

ONLOOKER. [We have also received a letter signed "Loyalist,"

hoid over natil to which wo Miss Nelly Hariston, the clever little per- former at the Circus, appeared in Lourt tomorrow.] prosecute a rickstus puller for unlawfully re- fusing, whilst unemployed, to perform his duties us such and convey her in his vehicle on the 27th inst. The defendant denied the charge.

THE BISHOP AND EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS," Hongkong, 30th January. 812,-The speech of the Bishop of Victoria at the recent prize distribution in the Diocessu

to the advisability of having sepamte primary School, in which he expressed an opinion as schools for Englists and Chinese children, will Endoubtedly be read with much pleasure by The Bishop seid, sad his words are well European parents in this colony.

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ployed defendant without reward to carry £45 look for it. The coolio, however, would for him to a person at Liverpool. Defendant not turn back, and also refused to put the rick-blot on this colony that it provided no school where European children could go without this Plaintiff sued sha down. The children, therefore, had to

He did not know how it did not deliver the money. defondant for £45 had and received to his ass. perform the somewhat risky feat of jumpingmixtarė.

"had come about, but te his mind it was a very Held that the notion lay. In the present case out while the vehicle was in motion. They

" serious blow to a colony like Hongkong that it plaintiff employed defendant without reward to went back and examined the ground for the

→ did not offer a school for its own people. I take $525 to the Secretary of the Panjom lost ring, and were followed by the ricksha Company: defendant did not deliver 3250 out palier, who demanded the extra money pro-

was a good thing to govern Hongkong fairly, of this amount, and is now sued for the sum, mise then and thore. The children had

and to govern our colonies with all due con- which he must pay in addition to the costs of given him all the money they had, and told him so, whereupon he refused to carry them any further in his vehicle: Fortunately a Europesa aideration for the people who formed practically who was passing relieved the little caes of their the bulk of the population, but it did not seem difficulty, and cuffed the ricksha driver into to be a good thing to govern a colony to the altering his mind.

neglect of the education of the children of their "ovu race; and whilst the claims of the Chinese to school of their own where they could get "at the same time it should be one of the first godnation ought not to be neglected, "duties of an English Government in 20 Bag.

Mr. E. J. Grist, solicitor, represented the plaintiff, and Mr. O. D. Thomson, solicitor, appeared on behalf of the defendant.

Wednesday, 30th January,

IN BUMMARY JURISDICTION,

BEFORE HIS HONGUE T. SCECORRE SMITH gors because they were cliidron. He would

(ACTING PUIBRE JUDGE),

CHAN YIK CHO V. CHAN PO SHAN. This was a promissory note case, the plaintiff saing the defendant for 2000,

Mr. Grist appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. Leoker for the defendant.

Mr. Grist said that the $600 sued for was due on a promissory note made by the defendant to one La Lin Chin and endorsed by him to the plaintiff.

Mr. Looker, in raising an objection, said the translation of the promissory note was as follows: -Now borrowed from one Li Liu Chin, the sum of $800 in Hongkong current bank notes. It is allowed to demand payment at any time," promissory He submitted that this was not note at all in the meaning of the Ordinance and as such it could not be sued upon. If his friend intended to sus it must be done in some other form and not under a This note did not con. promissory note, tain any promise either conditional or un- conditional to pay. The document was nothing more or less than an agreement to pay. It was enly evidence of money lent. He submitted that the document did not comply with section

83 of Ordinance 9 of 1885.

His Worship found the defendant guilty of refusing to complete his contract. There was no doubt he took advantage of his par- be fined $10 or 14 days, and as he was put a t person to be a ricksha-coolis, his Worship re- commended that his license be confiscated. ANOTHER COMPLAINANT FROM THE CIRCUS. Yeang Ping, seaman, was charged with at- tempting to snatch a gold-filled watch and chair, valued at $29.50, from the porson, of Samuel Charles, head lampman at Harmston's Cirens, on the 27th inst. A plea of not guilty was tendered.

A fine of $10, with alternativ of 14 de hard labour, was inflicted. The defendant took the alternative.

A ̃TRIVIAL CHARGE,

John Oswal, timekeeper at the Naval Yard extension, charged a coolie with assault on the 30th inst. The coolie denied it.

The following non-British subjects are also nctived · us particularly distinguishing them

Lieut. Col. Shiba (Japanese), Don Livio Cae- tani (Italian), Rev. P. D. Gamewell and Mr. Herbert Squiers (American), M. you Strauch (German), and M. Fliche (French).

A RUSSIAN VIEW OF THE CHINESE OUTLOOK.

The Russian papar Petersburgskiye Viedo mosti bis received from Vladivostok, under date of the 9th all., the following remarkable despatch:

to a

Governinen: office

was abandoned.-

EXPORT CARGOS. Per steamer B Morrow, sailed on the 15th January. For New York:-5 cases Chinaware. 15 cases stm cuffs, 60 cases brushes, 100 bales canes. 148 bales strawbraid, 199 cases black woodware, 200 casksoy, 350 pkgs, rattan chairs, We hear from Tientsin that the political 259 rolls matting, 623 cases preserves, 700 cases

Per steamer Sambia, sailed on the 18th Jan. and unsatisfactory. After the victory of the camphor, 1,860 cases fans, 2050 bales cassia, situation is in the highest degres complicated joss sticks, 856 bales auttanenze. 150 cuses

Por Havre 3 cases bristles, 4 pkgs. tiu, 5 Russian troops, the conquered territory desired, crackers, meate in their power to prevent Li Hung-ebang

casas copperware, 8 cases blackwoodware, 8 cases from opening negotiations. Comut vou Wal- Pesce, but the majority of the Allies used every darseo estered Faking as a triumphant general, camphor. 14 cases woodware 17 cases han For Havre and/or Hamburg-10 cases human hair, 33 volls matting, 112 bales feathers, 198 pkgs. tea. For Hamburg-1 case China ink, cases gengs, 6 cases sundries, 20 cases e98011- tial oil, 2 cases palmbark. 20 cases palmieaan,

sundries. 100 cases storaniseed, 100 bales gralangal, 100 bules broken caasia.

bones The Chinese people are being perse outed by the Germans, and feel insulted. Fresh ferment has arisen, and when after the failure of the harvest and the devasta- tion of the country the serore, hungry winter comes on, we shall have more treacherous at tacks of the part of the inhabitante, hoping to exterminate the hated strangers, The mea of communication are very bad, and with the freezing of the rivers complete isolation will ensus. Under the pretence of the impossibility of communicating ragnarly with the Court, and while German policy treathes roven e and desolation, the Chinese abstinately elude the question of a peaceful settlement, the more so ar Powers, such as Austria and Italy, who have small interest. In China, wish to snenre a Shylock's percentage out of China. The igno marauding bands of soldiers, are capable of bring- ing renewal on greater of, rant populace, acting in conjunction with the

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THE LADY MIDDLETON,

From JANUARY to MARCH, 1901,

the following will appear CHRISTABEL COLERIDGE, "The Lady Drosz.

nisker."

E. EVERETT GREEN," Sir Oliver's Hobby." BEY. S. BARING-GOULD, "A Dartmoor Idyll." LUCY HARDY,Supposed to have Foundered

at Sen. JOHN FORTER FRASER, "The Transformative

of Therosa.

OF ROUMAN1A,Decoli's THE QUEEN

Daughter."

H. J. ASHCROFT, My Sailor Boy."

Upshires." FRED WISHAW, The Toutine of the Loyal

R. W. CHAMBERS is the powerful novelist whose "The Red Republic created mach interest; HELEN MATHERS is a most brilliant

ROUMANIA is represented by a must pleasing been proscribed by the Russian Govern- story; FRED WISHAW'S Clever novels have ment; the Rev. 8. BARING-GOULD is an ever welcome old favourite; HOWARD PEASE ASHCROFT is new novelist of exceptional promise; and JOHN FOSTER FABER contri- [3156 bates one of his strong stories. known as The Northern Kipling;" H. I

THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST.

MONTHLY RECORD OF INFORMATION FOR PLANTERS OF

Palyst arena habitants have quantities A.1, A.B.C., Scotts and Engineering Codes 1 has now an assured penition in its large

fish colopy to provide an education for the of comated arms. Even if no revolt occurs, it is almost impossible for the Allies to find susten- Complications taily "gons and daughters of its own people."

ance mutil the spring. so unless the looting Sepoys who are so parti- threaten to break out its Shanghai, and will do cularly hated by the Chinese, ure sent off to the South The Viceroys on the Yangtze can no Hankow. The British doubtedly danger at longer count upon their troops. There is un- will be ouly too pleased to aco the decline of the own tes from Coylon. The rivers of the pro- Russian tea-trade, and to replace it with their

to Hankow. The mouths of December and January hare great surprises in store for vinceare very low, and Russian gunboats cannot

the Powers in the Far East. The Chinese dream of celebrating their New Year after a ernel reckoning with their unbidden guests." LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

fret

The H. A. L. steamer Silezia left Kobe for this port on the 30th inst. via Shanghai, and may be expected here on or about Friday, the 8th Tel.

There is no doubt that the Bishop's opinion will be emphatically endorsed by all parents in the colony, and those who for years past have boen striving to obtain such educational facili- The complainant declared that us he was giving out handbills on the day mentioned the ties for their children, will welcome the Bishop defendant and another man came up to him as a leader in this absolutely essential reform. a number of European parents have done their opposite the City Hall. The defendant tood Hitherto, I believe, for I write as a newcomer, behind the other man, and tried to snatch the Ho actually managed to palm the watch. watch, but the tugging at the chain attracted utmost to persuade the Government to establish a complainant's notice, and he arrested the de.school for European children, but without avall. and I believe, that in Kowloon, despairing of Go- fondant. The other man walked away.

vernment help, they actually started and main Lained for a time such an institution. Apparently those Government officials who should have un- besitatingly helped forward such a movement, the result that Hongkong studs conspicuous displayed un inconesivable indifference, with The complainant's evidence abowed the alleged assault to be an extremely paltry affair. On auengst the other colonies of the Empire of pos the morning of the day in question he was pass sensing no school for the English children, who Mr. Grist observed that it was not necessary ing the Robinson Piano Company's premises are born und breil in the colony, and who ene that any particular form of words should appear when the defendant came along. Complainant day will assume the responsibities of their par- in the document so long as it was clearly un stepped out of the way to allow him to past, undertaking to pay a vertsin sum of money at hut, in passing, the defendant gave him a push eats. a certain time to a certain person. The doou with his shoulder. Complaint thereupon ment must be read as a whole document, and gave him in charge for assault. the meaning of that document must be con- sidered. It was quite unnecessary that, the His Worship dismissed the case.

The apparently unrestrainable thieving in partionlar word premise" should be usel.

It is al stinct of the low-class Clunaman, even where a The words "Now borrowed. lowed to demand payment" meant clearly "I friend is concerned, was very well illustrated in

before hia Worship am prepared to admit that our local masters are д case which catre

Chan Yau, a shoe- promise to pay on demand," and old be read in no other possible way. It was yesterday morning. very constant practice among the Chinese not maker, called on a follow tradesman in Cheung competent and conscientions men, it is im

as well trained with the Chinese in his class to put the word "promise" in such documente. Hing Lane en Taesday to have a chat. He possible to accept that the English, bey is It was not generally written. He had heard remained for about a quarter of an hour, but this same matter discussed there many times. on going away was seen by his friend's spas he would be without theza. Ons is struck It was a question of translation. In the trans. prentice to take a jacket, of the value of about with the grost want of interest the Eng- lation appearod the words "It is allowed", from a nail on the wall. He tucked. it There might just as well have appeared under his armi, and was making a bea-line for lish lads her take in their schools-their one - allow od te demand. Fayment may be do the nearest pawn shop when the owner of the desire seems to be to get away from it. This manded at any time," would be just as good jacket, apprised of what had taken place, caught may be said to be unreasonable, but there is translation no doubt. His submitted that the the false friend and handed him over to a lukong something in that want of interest which should

Chan Yan got seven days in which to ponder receive serious consideration? Another im-called LEMCO. translation of this note constituted a promissory note and that it contained an unconditional over his mistake.

STEALING FROM HIS FRIEND.

One would imagine that the first daty of the Government would be to provide for the Eng- Lish children of the colony an opportunity for receiving an education equal to that imparted by a reputable school at home, in an institution from which Asistios are excluded. Although I

The steamer Polarstjernen, from New York, will leave Shanghai for Hongkong vín Ámoy on the 31st inst.

The steamer Hillgien, from Japan, China and Hongkong, arrived in New York on the 29th iust"

The C. B. steamer Teerket, from Glasgow and Liverpool, left Singapore for this port ou about the 4th February. the 30th inst, and may be expected here on or

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