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Americans in our midst, in the same in.. terval, have more than doubled in number; but this, in great measure, is doubless due to the proximity of their first colonial acquisition. The proportion of adult tomates A. S. WATSON & CO., to males in the British section is steadily rising, and may be looked upon as a highly gratifying, sign of the times: the place is beginning to be regarded more as a home. Of the purely non-Chinese races, other than Europeans, Americans and Portuguese, Indians, Japanese, und Philippine Islan- ders show big additions: Malays alone give evidence of a decrease. Eurasians are difficult to number. The word, here much more so than in the not distant Straits Settlements, is looked at askance, and is regarded as a term of contempt and

numbers Hence inrge reproach.

of Eunisians who dress, live, and are brought up as Chinese, have been returned as Chi- Under paragraph 25, either the 810.88 neve.

years or the numbers referring to the Salyingpun District are not in strict order. Of the kind population of the four biggest Chinese villages on the Island, that of Shaukiwan shows a substantial increase of

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A Chinese workman fell down the hold of the steamer Tai On in the docks on Saturday after- noon, anal was killed,

A new fre-alarm äystem, such as Is in 1250 throughout the United States, is to be installed in Manila.

The Colorado beetle was found last month in a potato-patok near the Tilbury Docks. The affected area was isolated and the crops and grass were destroyed,

Manila has now a city electrician, bis dutles Major Base, representing the Liverpool being the inspection of electrical installations

Na Tong, the head of if Chiness Mission of Apology to Japan, and his suite are expected za leave Tokyo on the 2nd inst, and to proceed by School of Tropical Diseases, is stated to have in honsus. land to Nagasaki on their way home.

The visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum last week were 312 non-Chines and 111 Chinor to the former institution, 134.pon- Chinese and 1,834 Chinese to the latter.

The Emperor and Empress of Japan have bestowed 4,500 yen on the poor people in For. moss, who are in great poverty owing to thờ late storm. The above is in addition to 700 yon given a short time ago.

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The following items appear under the hond of Military Intelligence" in the Indian papers -The 12th Battery, Royal Field Artillery, 3rd Bombay Cavalry, and 4th Punjab Tufantry, are now to be retained in Chins until next

spring-Enquiry has been made of the War Office as to whether the regiments remaining in China Garrisons may have their bands sont out

to them.

The opinion has been advanced in Tokyo, it appeare from Japanese vernacular contem poraries, that men like Iba Sotaro, "who would sticrifice his life for the good of the State should not be subjected to the degrading process of hauging, bat should be allowed to commit karattri in public, and so die an honourable death. This seems to be adding an additional attruction to the profession of an assassin, but it is said to be part of the reactionary tendency observable in Japan of late years.

reduced the disease from mosquito-bites at Free Town (Sierra Leone) and Lagos (Nigeria), West Coast of Africa, to one per cent of the normal figure.

Large importations of angar inte Japan have been made lately on speculation in connection. with the new duties. It is stated in Japanese been doing much in this direction, the Japanese papers that, while foreign merchants have not in Yokohania and Kobe will have brought in, be- fore the impost occurs, about 100,000 baga from Germany and Hungary, 210,000 bags through a foreign firm to Hongkong, tegother of an estimated value of 2,800,000 yen, and some 200,00 bags from Hongkong Sugar Retining Company. It is anticipated that the Japanese Government will begin to draw revenue from the now daty after the lapse of about three

oaths.

Mr. W. J. Bryau, the late President Mo- Kinley's twice defeated opponent, was said probably to be going to make Chicago his home for the future; but the roport has been denied

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GENERAL NEWS.

MANILA, 30th September, 2.8 p.m.

At the Penang Cricket Club's lawn tennis tournament, the Championship final tie was holder, beat F. O. Halifax, rauner-up (6~0; played off on the 17th ult., when A. 8. Anthony,.. GARRISON SURPRISED IN THE 6-2, 6-2), o large attendance being prosent to walch the game.

The old Nursing Home established in 1897 at Bangkok has been discontinued, the former A new nursing home is to be built. Subscrip association wound up and a new one formed on to the extent of 13,452 ticals annually

a building fund, have been guaranteed, besides 1,500 ticals for

PHILIPPINES.

Thirteen survivors, bearing with them

eloven wounded men, reached the coast They

garrison of Southern Samar, P.I. report that 400 bolonien rushed the garrison consisting of 72 men of the 9th U.S.

der, including three officers. The details Infantry, killing or capturing the remain-

of the affair are indefinite.

SUPREME COURT. Monday, 30th Septaziber.

TK SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

(ACTING PUIN JUDE).

BEFORE HIS HONOVE T. SERCOMBE SAITH

Sir Gordon Sprigg, the Cape. Promier, has The Eastern World, after quoting the news the courage of his convictions. He is a total wired home by Dr. Morrison, that the Chinese abstainer and non-smoker. Whilst speaking of 1,721, or 23 per cent. more than in 1897: the

Government is rapidly accumulating arms and liquor legislation he expressed the ardent wish ammunition, says: China has learned the one that he could introduce legislation which would extensive works ianugurated by Messrs.

lesson that the West is no longer in a position provent the white man, as well as the black, BUTTERFIELD and SwIRE at Quarry Bay

to present ultimatums to the Fox East, and she from consuming alcoliolic liquors, for he declar mostly account for this. Aberdeen, with

is also perfectly aware of the fact that Japaned it was the curse of the country. Cheers and 2,787, is practically stagnant. Stanley,

will not join many policy of adventure and laughter followed this sally, but the laughter with 805, has lost 239 since 1897. The

congest, so that it will be in her interest to predominated. Sir Gordon was not addressing inland hamlet of Pokfulam has gone up

satisfy Japan's just and admitted -chains, and, 8 toototal audience.

The reoanl spread of athletics among the

J. ROSELET AND CO. THE GODOWN CO., from Japan a declaration of neutrality. Popular Latin races of Europe is not a little remarkabla.

The plaintiffs, J. Rosselet and Co, torchants, from 384 to 610 in the same period. The

in case of any open declaration of war, to uhtain opinion in Japan would strongly favour sach a considerable floating population of the first three camed places, in each instance, shows

Governor Ross, of Yukon, has recommended course, for Japanese politicians are perfectly The King of Portagal, through the secre- sued the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and invited a team of English lawn tennis players to 9276 damages for the non-delivery by the do- heavy increases, British Kowloon, quite the abolition of the gold royalty and the subunited on the point that it would be snicidal to tary of the leading Lisbon Sporting Club, has Godown Company Limited, for the sum of visit Lisbon carly' this mouth, in order to playa fondants to the plaintiffs, in January, 1900, of twe've cases of Bass and Co's Pule Ale, the exclusive of the New Teritory, us might be stitution of an export duty on ostpat with a take any part in strengthening the position of

judg on the 26th all. The 20.40 expected, shows up well. Its population in rebate on gold marketed in Canada. He also European Powers in Chins, which, from the

hearing took place 20 years has more than quadrupled. This that it is intended to throw open 1,000 point d'appai gained, might eventually exercise series of international matches, and join in a

neres of reserved wood land on the banks of the † pressure upoa Japan, Norts Japan finnuchally tournament, in which the King himself wil | Property of the plaintiffs, àt $23 por caso, The In Angust, 1999, the Nippon Yusen Kaishase position to embark on fresh military enter compete. Mr. and Mrs. Hillyard, Me. Faves, ment is ne follows:----

Mr. Cazelet, Mr. S. H. Smith, Mr. Durlacher, In addition to Wines of our own battling,phenonenal growth may be set down to

that slectricity and petroleum will soon supplant-prise in Chins and the European powers too

thirty cases of ale and stout into the Kowloon the following brands, bottled in Europe, the activity implied-by-the-existence of the Klondike, as wood is becoming scarce. He says in e

Gedowns of the defondant Company. The ship

་ order. Hanuzu, bill of lading made out to pors ware Hannams, Ltd. who shipped unter a Ltd., endorsed the bill of lading in blunk and sent to the plaintiffs, who were consignes of the ale and stont in question. The paintiff obtained Mast to the hill of lailing, which was ondorsed by Rosselet & Co. and presented to the defend- and Company and retained by that Company.

Laigncos. On that dale The consignses received Up to 26th Angust, 1899, eighteen of the thirty cases had been removed by the cont from the defendants is shore delivery note for the balance of 12 cases. On the 20th January, 1900, the paintifs sent to take delivery

have been sparially selected, and procured Naval Depot there, of the Briquette Factory wood, and that the construction of resorvairs have none tooneh money to spare for such Miss Robk, and perhaps Mr. I! Doherty, are Sado Maru arrived in this Colony and discharged from the celebrated firm of MESSRS, GEO of the Kowloon Wharf and Godowa Com-will-do, uway with the scarcity of Wntor, which purposes, although nothing at premont is like-mentioned as likely to make the risit. *・

G. SANDEMAN, SONS & CO., of LON-paay's extensive establishment, of the newly DON and OPORTO, for whom we have been appointed Sole Agents:-

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opened Cement Fuctory at Honghom, and of the Dock Company's extensive workshops, to make no inention of the mumerous other hives of minor industries that have sprung $17.90 into busy being on the peninsula opposite 25.00 duing the two Jost decades. The number 25.01 of Europe and American children on the 30.00 | Tsimshatsui pronuntory, below the age of 32.00 15, is 58: which is a significantly eloquent 42.00. testimony, were one indeed needed, of the want of a purely European School in that A. S. WATSON & CO. [part of the Colony! The Colony's floating population amounted to 40,100, an increase above that of 1897 of well over 26 per cent., LIMITED,

although this may be partly attributable to

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The Daily Press.

this year.

caused work to be shut down this summer."? -

The Universal Gazette states that the Peace Plenipotentiary Li Hung-chang recairent a telegram recently from the Chinese Minister at London containing an aesurance from the British Foreign Office to the effect that the Liontein: Reking railway, which has been under the British charge since last year, will be returned to the Chinese Government na soon as the whole of the Foreign allies have been withdrawn from Peking, and that the Chinese Government must understand that it is not the intention of Euglund to cause China any trouble

Mr. William Whyte, assistant manager of the Canadian Pacific Railway, returned to Vancouver on the 27th August from a tour of investigation of the prospects of establishing line of steamships between Canada and Vladivostok in connection with the Trans Siberian Bailway. Owing to the disturbed

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to disturb the penes of Europe. It would be

Negotiations are still pending for the transfer idle to assure that these and similar considera of the Danish West Indies to the United tions have not suggested themselves to the States, and it cannot be said that they have Chinese Curt. There can be no question then reached a stage of finality. The fignes named that China means to so the neas and amani in Copenhagen advices--namely, $3,750,000-is tion which she is at presont manufacturing and approximately that under which the negotin- importing at an early opportunity, to save hortions have proceeded. The satisfactory views self from political extinction, sed in the recent expressed af Copenhagen are favourably received fighting the Chinese into shown themselvesta, Wings The King of Denmark and the new Cabinet have concluded that it is he not altogether contemptible opponents.”-

A Wachang despatch to Shanghai reports absolutely necessary for Denmark to dispose of that to prevent say protoner on the part of the islands, and a majority of the Rigsdag foreign concessionaries of the Ln Han Builway favours the sale, as does also the public.

detall several companies of his troops to protect the workmen and materials along the line and to continue adding men to act as railway guards as the building of the line progressed. Some

it

the countersignature of the agent of the Sailo

of this balance, but were informed that it had been sold by auction. The short delivery note was then put into a safe, where it slipped under a drawer and was not discovered till the beginning of April, 1901. This accident is the reason why an action sus not brotight earlier.

delivery note of the 23th August, 165)

[35 the greater efficiency of the numerators One of the most noticeable features in this part of the Report is the fact that there are 200 launches in the harbour-a number probably exceeded in o other port in the world. It is satisfac. condition of Manchuria, Mr. Whyte was unablo three battalions or about 1,500 well-armed men Pathology, University College, London; Dr. Was uo contract contained in the short delive

HONGKONG OFFICE: 14. DES Vaux ROAD Cl. LONDON OFFICE: 181, FLEET STREET, E.C

HONG KONG, Jet October. 1901.

tury to note that the enumerators and other,

met with neither opposition nor obstruction. The Report, with twenty-two carefully compiled tables, is suficiently exhaustive; and, several trifling discrepancies in figures part, due to changes in the clerical staff in the middle of the work, as well as to the

departure of the Census Officer himself,

Maneharian live at the point of the bayonet, Railway is ulee to pass, have recived secret in Mr. Whyte reported.

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whose funeral was on the 14th September.

structions from Hsian to detail a somewhat Great regret. is folt in Tieisisin, says the large fores, or say, 2,500 man, to act in the China Times, at the death, affer a short illness, same capacity anal so forestall any movement on of Majer W. R. Little, Hongkong Regiaient, the part of the French to send “railway guards" into Honas from Chihli. A report emausting The regiment assembled at 5 par under Lieut. from a reliable source states that there is much Col. Rettalio. There were a large number of anxiety and excitement amongst the Yangtze British officers, non-commissioned officers and Valley high officials, as well as those of Shan- men off duty present. The coffin, draped with tung sud Honan, as to what will be the nature the Union Jack, was placed on a gun-carriage of the German officials' reply to Governor Yuan while the whole assemblage saluted. The Shi-kai's demand for the evacuation of Chinese cortege then left for the cemetery, the band in territory by German troops, for upon the result the centre with draped instruments, and the of this will depend in a great measure the regiment with reversed arms. On arrival the future action of mandarindom, aggressive or Rav. G. D. Iliff read the burial service, subservient, so far, at least, as island railways Inspector Bourne was in ultetidance with a are concerned. posse of Municipal Police, who lowered the coffin into the grave. Three volleys were fired and buglers sounded the last post," and an extremely impressive service was concluded Amongst the wreaths were those giren by the Hongkong Regiment, the R. W. F, and the

Tho present sotion is brought upon the short recover $276 damages, being the value of 12 cases at $23 case for non-delivery on domund made on 20th January. 1900. A variety of was advanced. First, it was set up that there defences, as unexpected as they were unsound,

note, because there was no consideration for the promise to deliver to the holder of it...

The plaintifle parted with their bill of lading short delivery note: that was a consideration, and storage if necessary, an implied promise to pay stor dues could be added as a consideration:

The defence of negligence also fails, for A Lenox (Mass.) telogram dated 23rd August says:-Society is very much stirred over the there was no voluntary nequiescenes of the invitation of Morris K. Jessup, the New York plaintiffs in the infringement of their rights financier, to Booker T. Washington, the regro by the defendante: it was merely the less of the poet and orator, to visit him at his splendid short delivery note which delayed action being Then it was said that plaintiffs were out of summer home, Belvoir Terrace. Mr. and Mrs. Jessop have also announced the intention to time and could not bring an action on the con. "del. up to 22nd Beptember, 1899," which give several dinners in Washington's honour tract. This was said in reference to the phrase during his stay with them. The invitations are appears on the face of the short delivery not get out, but it is expected that the best note. people in the summer colony will be asked to meet the coloured poet. There is little chance that colour prejudice will show itself. It is more likely that the action of the Fessups will set the fashion for other folk and open the doorn of the best homes to Washington.

DESTRUCTION OF GERMAN MISSION PROPERTY.

takon.

Other short delivery notes pat in show that this, in full, is deliver up to. 22nd September, 1899." The former phrase is an order, the latter phrase is a promise. The 22nd September, 1888," and not "delivery up to construction which the Court places on "deliver

to 22nd September, 1899" is that it is a creation to ser rants of the Wharf and Godown Co. and is not an integral portion of the short delivery note. If that construction is wrong an the phrase is to be construed as equivalent to "delivery will be given up to 22nd September, 1899, and is to be viewed, as contenderl, as u condition precedent, I observe that this is a condition which is to be fulalled by the defen- by the plaintiffs, becomes a mare warranty dant Company and one which, if not enforced giving rise to an action for damages, but does not opgrate to scharge the plaintiff. If the phrase means delivery is to be taken by 22n September, 1899 it is also clear that, If it was condition precedent, the defendants have by

in insisting on the control of this railway sending foreign troops to act as tallway guardsThe members of the Royal Commission ap along the line now being constructed within pointed to enquire into the theory of Dr. Koch Hupeh province, the high authorities of Wacociated at the Taborenlosis Congress that chang have sent instructions to the Brigadier bovina tuberculosis is not communicable to General commanding a force near Hankow to mankind srcept in raro enses, ace-Sir Michael Foster, K.U.B, M.P., Professor of Physiology Cambridge University; Dr. Germain is Woodhead, Professor of Pathology, Cambridge University; Dr. Sidney Martio, Professor of to obtain any information in that country, al- are to be utilised in this way for the present in Robert Byco, Professor of Pathology, Univer- though he was furnished with letters from M. Hapeh provine, commencing from Hankow: sity College, Liverpool, Dr. John M'Fadyeau, Fofficers engaged in the by no means easy Witte, the Eussian Minister of Finance. Ferty and it is also reported that the high authorities Professor of Pathology and Bacteriology, the or document of title to goods in return for the THE student of comparative statisties will task of distributing and collecting schedules, thousand Chinese coolies were employed on theef Honan provines, through which the Lu-Han Royal Veterinary College. reyel luxuriously in the Report and Returns of the latest decennial census of the Colony, as published in the Government Gazette of 28th September. The census of the four hundred and odd villages comprised in the New Territory, mainland and islands, was taken by the Police authorities; and its

Mr. P. P. J. WODEHOUSE, before the laborious ascertained population of 102,254 shows tabulations had been completed-both of

the estimate: how closely ncetrate was

which facts are mentioned by the Hon. A. arrived at by the Hon. J. H. STEWART W. Buxwis, the Registrar-General, în bis LOCKHART, C.MG., in his Report to the covering letter--the entire series of docu Colonial Office, as Special Comutasioner.ents is of liveliest and timeligst interest. Jated 6th October, 1898, although that. The total population resident in the Colony, -calculation was based on nothing more on Sunday, 20th January last, Civil, Naval reliable than enquiries on the spot, combined and Military, was 297.212. If to this bo with personal inspection. The difficulties added the people on the lossed land known

The Right Rev. Bishop Awdry, Bishop of met with this year in the outlying districts as the Now Territory, we get a grand total and among the boating sections, chiefly of 999,566-say, in round numbers, 400,000

South Tokyo, in a recent letter home, wrote:-- Mach that in really ridiculous in the talk about ascribable to nothing worse than simple souls.

"Yellow Peril," and as mischievons as it is ignorance, were admirably tackled and over-

ridiculous. is due to nothing out this that the people who give oxpression to such things CURIE. The census of the native harbour

hardly ever know anything worth speaking population was, on this occasion, taken by day; and, owing to the precautions taken,

...The question of the Peking astronomical about Japan of the present, though they may By the incoming Empress of Chinių, dus

lustruments has attracted some attention in the be sequainted with Japan of the past. That as Mr. P. P. J. WODEHOUSE the Census,

A Bocialist newspaper in the leaders here are absolutely settled and Officer reinarks, in all probability gives the to-day, are expected to arrive II. E. Major-German Press, most acurate census of the boating popula- General Gascoigne and Mrs. Gascoigne, Captain Bremerhaven alleged last month that part of consistent in their intention that Japan shall tion that bus yet been taken. Amid in. the Hou. A Trefusis, A.D.C., and Sir John the carge of one of the German transports bore be a Western, not an Eastern Power, in its at Piang-thoug, near Hsing-ning city, in the their conduct allowed it to deteriorate into a a suspicious likeness to these instruments. The methods and associations, and so far as Western ercases on all sides, it will be a surprise to

Clerical organ, the Kolnische Volkszeitung, at ideas are good, in its ideas alao, seems to me Two fresh Chinese plague cases, oue fatal, most people to learn that the Portugueso community is dwindling it was slightly were reported during the 48 hours ending at once roised a protest against their appropriation about the most certain and stable fact in by Germany. It pointed out that no one bad Japanese politics. But if this in so, then if over 300 smaller in number this year than noon yesterday. Last week's figures wers:——

Three cases (cue in Victoria), three deatha, the right to commit such an act of robbery. Japan were to lead Chinn, which does not look in 1897. No reason is alleged, although | There was one other instance of communicable The instruments were not military material; Tery likely at present, it would only be by hap-wei (Triad Society). abnormal rents and the greatly enhanced disease, a case of enteric fever in Victoria, the and even if they were, Germany was not at war regenerating China, and this would be done

with China, and had no justification for seizing agcording to Western ideas except so far as hand. cost of living are the two chief contributory sufferer being a Chinese.

Chiness property. The instruments, moreover, these are deliberately altered for the better by factors. Alone among the more consider-

Yesterday's six-a-side football ties resulted an

had no value except on the spot where they had the infusion of what is thought by Japen to bu uble sections of our cosmopolitan community, follows:-Russell, 1; Danby, 0.. Bettie, 1; the Portuguese show an excess of females Kew, 0. This afternoon at ton minutes past been constructed, and where they served as in- best in the Eastern. I do not think the over walos: the proportion works out to 35 five in the same competition McMurtrie's teresting memorials of the influence exercised by probablity of any such movement on world. removal to Germany was an act of barbarous it did come, and Japan with China botatoo 'a' males for 49 females. In a total of 1,956-team will play Stevens R.E., team. The the Jesuit Adam Schalk on the Chine. Their affecting scale likely in the near future, but if vide Table V, although paragraph 18 of the matches for the weak are:--

self-will, for which amends should be made by leading infushes in the world's thoughts and Wednesday. Lowe . Goldring, Report saya 1,948--1,097 (the Report gives

Thursday Danby v. Stevens, R.E. restoring the-instruments to their legal owners government, it would only be so becanas Japán

Beattie T. Russell.

Hongkong, 30th September. 1,095), or 56 per cent., were born in Hoag-

Friday......Lower. Kew.

This protest of the Clerical organ was ropro. by taking out of its treasures things Eastern dated by several German newspapers friendly and Western, things now and old, had become

SIE,-I beg to draw your attention to the kong; while 750, or 38 per cent, were born in Macao. Yet very few of them, it seems, A painful incident occurred on Saturday to the Government, in the obvions hope that it the best leader for the next stage of human claim British nationality. The European afternoon st Laichikok. A number of Porta- would provoke an official démenti, or at least on progress. If this is at all a tras estimate, then article in the Government Gazelle, dated 31st and American divisions show large increases guese children were bathing, and after they left explanation. This hope has not been realised. The policy of trying to nip in the bud any such August, relative to increase of salaries to the bince 1897 and 1891; but as certain impor. the water it was noticed that one was missing. The National-Zeitung bas joined in the protest, movement, or to prevent by force, and through Pelice, Gaol, Sanitary Board, Public Works tant sections comprised in them, for nome Mr. Farmer, of the Victoria Hotel, was parsing demanding that the Government should farms a stare as to what may come of it in the matter Department and Government Civil Hospital gustated reason, were not included in the in a launch, and, being appealed to went into some authentic information on the subject. It of andership in the world, the growing influence applied for in 1900. In the same year the the water to search for the mixing boy. He compared the sours of the instruments to tim of Japan, is just the Boer policy of preventing | Police received their rise, and in 1001 the Gaol list deconnial census, accurate comparative found him quite doad, in about four feet of conduct of Napoleon T, who plandered the the Uitlandags from having any privileges, received theirs, dating from lat January, 1991 deductions cannot be made. The British water. The anfortunate little fellow was nine Italian galleries, and suggested that the Bim. The asfishness of such a policy may be excused The remaining three Departments are left in case this is not matter of equitable itiladiation resident civilian population has nearly years of age, and was the son of the late Mr. plest way of settling the matter would be to doubled in the last decade, having risen Leos, secretary to Mesars. Campbell, Moore and hand over the instruments to Prince Chus, for

Yesterday the German gunboat in left for Canton, and the US. monitor Monterey wont into dock at Kowloon.

Carringtou and Miss Carrington.

British Consulate.

from 1,448 in 1891, to 2,708 this year. The Company, who died during the plague epidemiu him to take back to China:

on the plea of zelf-perration, but the mean nous of sin sortico of all the future to sue

own rested interests is despicable.

The Rev. G. Gussman, of the Basel Mission, Hongkong, has courteously sent as the follow- ing :-

During the night of Saturday-Sunday, the Secretary of the Basel Mission here received telegraphic advice from the German Conent at Swatow stating that the Basel Mission Station

has been burned down by rebels. north-east portion of the Kwangtung Province, The missionaries have arrived safely at Kis. ying-chow.

this does not operate to discharge the defendants.

Having

regard to the practice of the Wharf warranty sounding in damages and that

to

and Godown Cu to keep goods four or five months, and to the words themselves, it seems up to 22nd September, 1803 read no if they Tho mabela seems to be members of the Bam. me to be impossible to make the words "del. meant, "We give you op to the 22nd September, Details of the affair have not yet come to 1899, as the limit of time for clearance; if you don't clear within that time, we shall dispose of the goods as we see fit E feel almost sure that the defendants did not mean this, and I am sure that the plaintiffs would not hare contracted on such turma, DIRVALAS taken within a reasonable time, I think not only that the demand of the 2011 January, 1900, was made within ressonable time, but also that no As regards the point that delivery was to bo

idea that the goods had been kept for an unreasonable time had occurred to the defendant otherwise dus warning world in fair play been given to the plantitis,

CORRESPONDENCE.

opinions expressed by our correspondente. We do not hold ourselves responsible for the

SALARIES OF SUBORDINATE CIVIL OFFICERS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRESS.

If this action for damages for breach of con- tract to deliver had fallon, it wont be surpris. ing

if the defendants were not table in conver-

son as well as upon an implied contract treated by the relation of the parties

for $6 storage, and this will be set of Esgal

The plaintiffs are liable to the defendants

or and client, be- the sum of 1976, claimed, 2000

The results that judgement will be for plaintiffs for $270 and costs which, I am sorry,

annet he is, beigeon, sallerfes

Mr. F. B. De600n, solicitor (Mentes. Descon

the cold until 1st January 1905 Why is this

through infnenge of You, and Hastings), appeared for hic defendants

INTERESTED.

and Mr. Hays, sollator (Messe. Johnson, Etoken and Master) for the plainths.