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SUPREME COURT.

Toonday, 9th September..

In Original JUBISDICTION.

Barona His Honors W. Ms104

"GOODMAN (CHIEF JUSTICE),

This was a summons taken out by Antonio Simplicio Croman against Francisco d'Asó. Domenand August Jose Gome for the determina: tion of the question as to what was the proper share of certain property to which the plaintiff was entitled under the will of the late Follo Bay tists Gonen. Mr. M. W., barriator-at-law,

THE HONGKONË..

far as so doing would zet contravene the require" | ments of Hongkong law I decide, therefore, that, in this case, both parties are at liberty to give me the evidence of experts in the Portuguese law in force in Masso, as to the meaning, according to that law, of the particu- lar passage in the will. When that evidence is before me, I alail be in a better position to know what the testator meant by the words in question then I sun at present. I desire to add that, in this case, there is spacial circumstance which makes me deem it right to admit the evidence of Portuguess lawyers. It is this, On looking at the petition for probate I find that a year and Baif before the testator made his present will, he made another which this will revoked. In the revoked will occurs the following passage

I finally declare that it is my intimate with

K.C., for the defendsatser dem

thing therein contained relating to His Loruship in delivering judgment said: existing in this Colony of Hongkong be ad- This is summas taken out for the deterministered, fullied and interpreted according mination of the question as to what is the | to the laws in force in the Colony of Hongkong, proper share of curtain property to wins the and by no means by the Portuguete laws zur plaintif is entified under son will of the late by those in fores in Macao, or in any other João Baptista Women. It raisas an important country." In the present will, however, made point as to conflict of laws, viz-Amuming a in Macao, this clause is entirely omitted; from certain expression in the will to mean one thing which it may possibly be inferred that he had by Portugun law and another by singlik law, altered his mind, unless indeed he thought the which law sa to prevail ? By which is it to be clause unnecessary. It shows at least that is interpreted, the testator s domicile being Portu- knew that questions as to conflict of laws might guess, the will made in that language at possibly arise in dealing with the Hongkong Maan, and the property being immovable property.

The Court adjourned.“

· PRYES, THURSDAY, SEFTEMBER 11TH, 1902

against the accused were heard separately, that against the male defendant being taken first. Bergbaut J. J. Watt, the first witness, gaya evidenos as to the part ho bad played in the tale. As soon as he entered the boune in Staunton Strash with the defendant to sxecute the search warrant, the girl commenced Ito and opened the chon in which the thirteen forged $50 notes were found..

started a business, Lda. balad klarown, inside the Kwong Yoon Hop, with the manager off the testator's shop to manage his business; and by his carrying on the same class of business he appropriated to himself practically the whole of the profits of the testator's shop. He sull one bakery for 8150, made me referance to subther bakery also owned by the testator, and minimised the number of shares which the testator bald in other shops. He was going to show that this man setually appro- † pristed a vast amount of this estate to his own me and to ask his Lordship to make him account for the suuual rents. The authorities

were that when an executor and trastes appro- priated trust money, used it for his own purposes and made profits out of it for himself, ho had to account for these profits with the interest which they would have earned if he had

Mr. Megan Phillips my gooda

"Mr. Hastings-She didn't ory immediately, did sho?

Witness-Tex, as soon as I sotared the house, Six of these thirteen notes, witness continued, bore the same numerals as the two fifty-dollar

and the other suvez also showed the same gure, with the addition of a namoral prefired

tioton landed in at the Fank by the defendant,

“in some cases' anil affixed in' others.

appeared for tue plaintiff and Mr, E. H. Shary, and last will that this my testament and every-dealt with them prope contanded that his } search warrant, he asked him, through sn

property, mix, lesboulder

Wednesday, 10th September.

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION..

BEFORE HIS HONOUR W. MEIGH

GOODMAN (CHIEF JUSTICE).

PAU LEUNG AND OTHERS. PAD KWOK CHỊU. This was a petition for administration of the plaintiffs father's estate, by the Court and for account of exentorship to be taken. Mr. M. W. Slade, barrister-at-law (instrusted by Mr. F. X d'Alcuda e Castro, solicitor), «p« peared for the plaintiffs; and Mr. T. Morgau Phillips, barristes-at-law instructed by Mr. J. S. Haratou of Messrs. Ewen and Harston, solicitors), appeared for the defendant, in the absence through indisposition of Mr. E. H. Sharp, K.C.

clout was only presumed to be in default. The scconuts should be taken in the ordinary way.

Mr. Sade went on to say that there was not a single cash received by the Kwong Ynen abop accounted for. Then the defendant sold half. of this flourishing business for $700 to the maungur of the shop. It was the most out rageous protended sale he had

ever heard of. It was a valuable business yet he gave away half of it for next door to nothing.

His Lordship anggested that the caso might be adjourned for a little time in order to allow" the parties to determine, if possible, what form of decree they would like him to make sa regarded the special enquirios to be made into the accounts. If they could not agree upon that, evidence woull be taken if

necessary.

Mr. Morgan Phillips said he could not admit that his client was a fraudulent or a defaulting executor; be absolutely could not agree to the accounts being taken on that basis.

His Lordship stated that the question whether he was a defaulter or not would be proved by the accounts that lie produced of the transactiena.

After an adjourement for twenty minutes, the Court resumes at twelve noou,

Mr. Blade-said that of the secounts here- quired, the first was the accounts of the Kwong Yueu down to the present time. Secondly he required the accounts of the Kwong Kes, the business which the defendant carried on inside the Kwong Taon. Thirdly, he required the profits of the Gaol contract."

Mr. Morgan Phillips was quite prepared to agree that enquiry should be held as to what the catate of the testator consisted of; these wore the ordinary secounts and the accounts of the dealings of the oxocutor with those properties.

By Mr. Hastings-When witness took the defendant to the police station to obtain a Indian interproter, if he had any more notas in his possession, and the defendant, after a momentary hoitation, replied, "I don't know i. God knowe." He did not say he had other notes at home.

Wai Ting, the Savings Book shroff, said it his duty to receive and pay money over the conater from and to depositors, amongst whom

was the defondant. When the latter handed over his pues-book and $110 in notes for entry therein, witness looked at the notes—tho $50; notes and one $10-aud ER the colour of the $50 notes was different from that of the ordinary note of the поще value, be handed one of them for examination to Mr Ardron, the European in charge of the department, and the other to the second shroff of the Bank.

This was all the evidens, token and tho heating wea adjourbod till ten o'clock this murcing.

Mr. Hastings applied for bail on behalf of the defendants, of a small amount in the case of the girl, against whom he did not ses how there could be any criminal charge. The bail in her case might be fixed at $50.

Mr. Master-With reference to the second defendant, I am quite agreeable that she should be liberated or very small bail.

His Worship What do you say-$25?----- Afr. Manter-325 or $100, just as your Wor- ship pleases.

The Magistrale cxplained that be-coull not of himself fix the, amount; the evidence had not yet shown how or to what extent, the se cond defendant was implicated, and therefore the amount of her bail must be decided by

consent.

Mr. Master said he was agreable to bail of $25, and at this amount it was placed. In the ease of the first defonduct his Worship decided to rofase bail

Hi Lordship-romarked that the first enquiry.n would raise the question whether the testator" has the full share or only half a share in the shop.

Mr. Blade proceeded to put in the Graol cou tracts from 1875. In the first contracts the defemlant was described simply as Pau Chiu, contractor, but in subsequent contracts as Patje of the Kwong Yuen shop.

The defendant, Pau Kwok Chin, afterwards gaze evidence at considerable length.

His Lordship then made a decree that the terms of the will be carried out and that the usual accounts be taken. If the plaintiffs thought that that did not cover the other matters on which they desired enquiry as to the Kwong, Yuen, the Kwong Kos and the profits of the Gaol contract-lay could deaft the form and submit it to him next day in Chambers, and he would apply a formal decree. He ordered that the release of date 15th April, 1893, be set aside and gare plaintiffs costs up. mure thauto that point.

His Lordship said that at any rate he gave costs so far as properly insarred for the purpose of setting it aside. so far as the action did not ask for the setting aside of the release, he could not now decide the question of costs,

The Court adjourned shortly after four o'clock, until to-day,

Dipey, in his conflict of Laws in'. D. 1886) chapter 22, pp. 546 10 625, lays down very carefully the general propositions rolating so the question of lez look applied to immovable property including lehude, and points out that the dazibution of such leaseholds must, on the est being cleared, he made without any refered to the deceased's tex domicili, if the deceased dies intestate, fi accordance with the Statute of Distributious (lex situs) and, if the deceased dies having we

valią.

I will, then in accordance with the terins of his will. In other words, the beneficial succession to the arcend's chastels real is governed by the len situs applicable to the particolar kind of muvables. (pp. 619.20) He does not, however, atata precisely what is to happen if certain forms to the will would convey one meaning to a lawyer adustomed to the lex sites and different messing to a lawyer acustomed to the fe domicili of the foreign, testator, haj-maker of the will.

To the petition it was stated that the But, in the valuable Axiorican Notes: appen-plaintiffs were the three sons of Pau A. Yai who dud to Chapter 26, occur the following passages, by his will of 1876 bequeathed his property to with the rezerek to the American authorities thus defendant in trust to be divided in equal iu support thereof The Carla of one Blate shares amongst his sous pa their attaining will not be hona in respect of lanus there 18 years of age; and appointed datencat as situate by the constraction, put upon a will exacntor, The defendunt thereby obtained by the Courte utsunother state! But the possession of property in Hongkong, being the determining the state of the testator, of over $41,000 in value, Bin Court of the Alli e contered by certain though the defendant in his application for

be meaning intended to words, infor such meaning from the sense probate of the will swore the value of the estate uttecbed to them by the law of the state in to be nuder $8,007. The property consisted of which the will was made. Those two passages two parosis of isnd, Inland Lots Nos. 239 and 28, follow shortly after another, which is as follows: the Kwong Yuen compradore shop in Jubilee **** Generally speaking, al questions touching Street, of which the testator was the role owner, the validity, opnstruction, and effect of wills and other property, including shares in shops, relating to immovables are determined by the cargo-boats, money, jewelry mad personal. Les vifus In Story's Conflict of Laure (ention affects. The had refused to give the plaintiffs 1883) the question of Literpretation is discuss any proper accounts of his dealings with the el, beginning at p. 661 and at p. 665, dealing said property and had wilfully and fraudulently with the case of wills and testaments of personal concealed from them the bene amount and value property (by which he mess, I take it, "movf the property left to them by the testator and Bles, considering the context) it is laid down had lost by negligence or by unauthorised and In such cases where the will or testamen, is improper investants or had converted to his made in the place of the domicile of the tes own use the larger portion of the property, tator, the general rule of the common law is that

Ont of the property, with the exception of a it is to be construed according to the law of the small allowance prior to the plaintiffs grenting defendunt a velenso from all claims with re place of his domicile, in which it is made.' Passing en top. 71, the question of wille of forence to the estate, the plaintiffs hus re. Immotables la considered and the following | ceived, from the defendant Ekeröga groürk ile 1'46 some rules of coustene Inland Lot No. 389, which was sold for Mr. Morgan Phillips contended that the ton will orally apply ic wills and staments 84,700. On 15th April, 1893, the defendefondant had never gone upon the rolease nor of immovable prent, uolos indeed it can be dunt, without disniosing to the plaintiffs the relied upon it. He bad statud at the commence cirarly gathered the terms used in the true value of the 1ostator's property or his mont that he abandoned the release. will that the testeter find in view the law of the dealings therewith, fraudulently induced the place of the site or used other language plaintiffs to exsents a release to him from sil which necessarily referred to the usages and claims, accounts or denunde concerning the customs or innguage appropriate only so that estate. Ho stated that this only property was Inland Lot No. 23 and one-half of the Kwong situs. The views of foreign jurists are next considered by the author. Ten at p. 676, Yusn shop at the date of the execution of water cius bending General Ruls, cours this the release the plaintiffs were under the age of passage Indued, it may be laid down as a 21 years, They prayed that the roleuse be set drenoral rule that wherever words ut su am- | aside, that an account by taken of the estate

biguous sgoilication or different siguiliations in different countries are used in a will, they ave to be interpreted in the sense in which they are used in the law of the testator's domicil, which he may be presumed either to be most fimiliar with or to have adopted. It seems 10 me that the variona pases inted by the authors, so far ás 1. have been able to refer to them (for the American authorities are not acaiolu] bear out the positions above laid down, Now the teatotor (João Baptista konja) su this case rando lils will an Portuguese, at being, it is allaged, a Portuguese subject, divini

Lime he became-oxocator until the division of ciled in Macao. The passage of the transis» ted will to which. 3. nm asked to give effect the estate he devoted the whole of the income relates to cortain lanseholt prontion in Hong. arising from the estate to the support and

in which he first gave his wife alito inter kong

education of the plaintiffs, and as the income eet. She died aboat 14th May, 1902, and in was initiient to the busy to the azonnt such event, the testator wills as follows: Imented it from his own money to amount. further determine that, after the death of my of $6,571. When the stato was divided and wife, the inocme of my said properties a the release executed, the defen-lant gare the Hongkong, after deducting Crow rout to the plaintiffs a full and complete account of the Local Government, insurance charges or repaits, executorship and the plaintiffs signed their be divided between our, düldren visthe first approval. and second marriage in sharper lim in capitu, Mr. Sisde raid that so far from the defend- and this I leave to the discretion of my oregnant being an honourable and upright men who tors whether these properties should be pro- had out of his own packel paid large sums served without being sold, but tease they are of money for the support of the beneficiaries sold, the proceeds sunil bo divided in stirpes et let in his clurge, bo und systematically robbed mon in capita between, our culdeen of the them of very large sums of money and had first and Cecond marriages. Now if one takou advantage of the position in which he

That they all ought to be construed

rued was placed by the testator, to fill is own de Interpretare cording to the law of pockets at the expense of these children.

seems perfectly clear at the Mr. Morgan Phillips, interposing, said he ALLEGED ATTEMPTED FRAUD ON THE

this property would be might be able to shorten the proceedings. Ho HONGKONG AND BHANGHAI BANK, L**** (capita), Le..., not to add admitted that it might be necessary that those Saul Lery, a Jew, and his twelve-year-old of living children by account should be taken. The release was daughter, Mozzalle Levy, were brought up du fret marrings, by his second wifea | given by the plaintiffs in 1898. He did not remoni on a charge against each of being ku marclage, and by the testators second | rely upon that as a valid docums at. It was unlawful possesion of forged bills on tha arriage, and give to each child of that total undoubtedly prepared in accurlsia with the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation number an equal share, but to regard, the testator's will, but it appeared the aspeficiarias

stem from which they sprang, and to divide the the statement of defence the defendant stated property into three equal shares as representing that he had on several occasions rendered the three stirpes. Of these three equal shares, accounts to the plaintifs. He agreed on the the unitron of the festator's fire: marrage defendante, pehalf that the accounts should be have tone, divided equity between taken before the Registrar with the proviso ought to them, the children of lus egeten wife by her that the question of costs should be reserved. first marriage another, and th

to have Cours would we in a better position to judge the remaining thişik karo. I am, however, what the dealings and money transactions resily Informed by the color executore that were. The question of costs would of course to Mr. Ardron, the Europasa in charge of the

not have that mean- be deferred. words of the

department, with a request that he should look ing according other

of A ECHO BINĚ Mr. Shade said he wanted enquiries made as at them. The latter pronogused the bills to be Willetan is the testato whether the various prices of the testator's forgeries, and just then Sergeant J. J. Watt Portuga for fintention informed, at oue businesses sold by the defendant were fair prices. happened to come in an business. The matter timo, Gadidia ad emasma (mono and presumably, When the testator died he was the owner of a was explained to him by the Bank oficials, and as bis domicile wall lignete, and his will was very flourishing contracting business and to he questioned Lery as to the circumstances made iradia nguage at Miedo, and as he was bakeries, had at the time of his death the under which be came into possession of the well loquainted with the law of that Colony, he contract for the supply of provisions to Victoria notes. No explanation was given, however,

hot by his will, when he used the expressions Gaol -s very valuable contract. That was sad Sergeant Watt detained the

suspected man Istiopes and capiza, what these expressions yearly contrast, running from November to while he got out a warrant to search his heara. wook

sad of Fortiguese lawyer. November. As soon as the testator died, defend Hore, in a box belonging to the girl, the se it would be right for ant got that contract cancelled, and took a new Bergeant found thirteen $50 notes, which were question our the

contrast in his own name, and continued to be the afterwards pronounced at the Bank to bo controtor from 1875 till 1892, appropriating forgeries. The man and girl were chequently probably the most valuable portious of the arrested, le testatora baziness to himself. Of the proffs Mr. G. C. C Master prosecuted on behalf made by him as contractor for the Gaol, he had of the Bank and Mr. J. Hastings defended. so not asconated for a single cash. Then ke On the representations of the latter, the charges,

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and of the dealings and transactions by the defendant with or without reference to the Buid estate, and that the defendant be ord-red to pay the plaintiffs suck saus, together with com pound interest at the rate of 8 per cont. per annum, as on the taking of the account might be found to be due from the defendant to the plaints.

In his answere defendant denied that the estate included cargo-boste or jewelry except a gold watch, or was of the valas of 310,000. Ho had rendered to the plaintifs fosquent and proper accounts of bis executoret.ip. From the

POLICE COURT:

Wednesday, 10th Scpt.mber.

BEFORE MR. F. A. BAZELAND (POLICE

MAGISTRATE),

ATTEMPTED MURDER.

Leung Yna, a shopman employed at 51, Wellington Street, was charged with the attempted murder of a fellow-worker and Kong In Toug, whom he attacked with a cho per on Wednesday night. The case was ri

munded till the 18th instant, when it is hopes the injured man will be able to appear in Court, about some money the defondant aflegus wast The two men it appears, had 3. quarrel owing to him by the other, but which debt the This roused the anger of the latter denied. defendant, and, after waiting a couple of hours for a favourable chanos, attacked his victim în the bick part of the shop with the weapon men tioned. ie backed him bratally about the head and body, one cat on the arm penetrating to the boue. Lukongs heard the disturings and took both the would-be marduree sad the other unfortunare fellow to the Central Pollos Station, whence the latter was despatched with all haste to the Government Civil Hospital

prore fatal.

11',

BEFORE MR. J. H. KEMP (ACTING

POLICE. MAGTILATE);"

MASTIE AND MAN.

W. J. Terrill propriet. of a boarding house in Kennedy nond, accused a beuse-boy of disobeying orders.

He told the Magistrate that yesterday morning the defendunt didnt carry out bis aqual duties, and was upbraided for his neglect. Subge aty, when the complaisant told him to take a small parcel of sundwishes to the Naval Yard, he refuted, whereupon the complainant took him to the station. On the way the defend. aut struggled and tore the complainant's coat.

The defendant said bo did not neglect his work, and did take the parcel of sandwiches to the Naval Tard, there to be informed, by the person to whom it was consigued, that he wanted the Dally Press, not a deal. When he re- tured and told his master this the latter said he was lying; then be slapped his face, grabbed him by the qaene, and ran him along to the police station. On the way he again assaulted the defendant, who resisted, and in the straggle complatasnt's coat was torn.

His Worship convicted the defendant and fiued him 34 or 10 days.

A MONTH FOR FIYA CANTS.

bottle of kerosene oil of the value of five cents A Chinese engine-driver admitted stealing a

from the premises of the Green Island Cement Co. at Bunglon, and was sentenced to ono month's hard labour.

NO CASE.

E. R. John charged a Chinose attentisut in the store at Kowloon ferry wharf with unlaw. fally tendering in a counterfeit lifty-gent pece. The youth explained to the complainant at the time that he did not kunw the money was bad, that he had received it in the course of business, and that he gave it to the complainant in the full def that it was- a good spin. However, the complainant was durate, and gave the defendant there and thou into custody.

The defendant was discharged, thers boing no proof of guilty knowledge on his part.

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former President Steyn, of the Orange Free It is said that as a result of su interview with State, Mr. Kruger, former President of the Transvaal Republic, has abandoned his political campaign and countermanded the proposed terones of Boer luders at Jobannesburg.

It is offuisily announced that Generals Botha and Delarey, who aro with Goberst De Wet,

Africa Lext Saturday, will appointed members of the now Trausvaal Executive Coon

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of workmen is 200,100 short of the dead. the orders of Commander McLean. Commander The Kafirs, like the Filipinos, are strongly McLean reperts in part as follows: Barco disinclined to settle down to ateady work, after lens ocupied by revolutionista They have the comparatively largo say and easy life of imprisoned all civil officials and military officers Army employment. The inck of agriculturists are in. possession of the entire district. Some is equally marked.

pillaging done, but everything now quist, Twenty-nine business houses sacked mostly foreign alee fifteen private dwellings.

GENERAL NEWS.

AFFAJEJ IN HAYTI-FOREIGNERS

THREATENED.

A ROMANOR OF "A"THEONE,

Paris, 14th August, The Matin, which has been publishing the story of an alleged scoret betrothal between the Port au Frizes, Hayti, lith August.

Crown Prince of Germany and Miss Gladys The gunboat Créta-à-Pierrot, which is in the Dearon, daughter of Mrs. Edward Parker Firminist service, gave notice yesterway of Deacon, ceases publicstion of the story to-day the blockade of Cape Hastien. The foreign in consequence of a letter from Mrs. Denson, a consula here and Lommander Mourea, of the follows:-I have read with the most profound United States gunboat Machius, protested sadness the Latin's article. I know better than against this action. Sekliers bave again goo out from here, and battle in a few days is believed to be inevitable. The bud feeling "ogainst foreigners has increvsed.

Paris, 13th August, An official telegram from Cape Harption states that very many persons were incinerated during the burning of Petite Geave ou Sutur day last. The telegrare adds that the blockado of Cape Haytien by the Firminist gun-boat Crete-R-Pic.ret has not been recognised by the American Government.

one the very brief character of the relations during that meeting of 48 hours at Blenheim, the home of the Duke and Duchess of Maribor nagh, brought about between the Crown Prince required euiderable imagination to transform and my daughter, who are both children. t. the matter into a State affair"

A MANUFACTURED SENSATION.

Berlin, 16th August, Inquiries mado in every official quarter bere show that there is absolutely no foundation for tho reports published in the United States, by GONALVES TAKEN.

a news agency, that a sensational attempt was Washington, 12th August. made to blow up the Imperisi yacht Hohenzolleru, Minister Powell cabled the State Department off Royal, Russia, recently, while the Emperor from Port au Prince to-day that Gomalves was Willina and the Taar were on board, or that in the hands of the revolutionary forces nader letters containing notes seemingly referring to General Firmin, Ou Monday he cabled that a plot to assassinate the. Emperor William the Vasquez Government had notified him that during his stay at Homburg, have been found Goalves, with three other provinces, ware in on a criminal in court at Frankfort. recallion. Over night the "Nary Department received information that the Cincinniti sailed yesterday from Porto Cabello for Barcelona, | under instructions cubled yesterday to Com- mander McLean, directing either the Cincin noti or Topeka to proceed immediately to that point. Lommander Mclean, who is the senior officer present, evidently decided to go linssit. and leave the Topeka to protect American in

Letests at Porto Cabello,

FRENCH ACTION.

Port au Prince, 12th August. The French steamer Ferdinand de Lesseps, has sailed for Cape Hayties, accompanied by the French cruiser d'Assus, which will protect the entry of the de Lesseps to the port, in case of opposition from Admiral Killick on the gunboat Creie-u- l'ierral.

A report reaches hore to the feet that Admini Killick has out the cable between Moly St. Nicholas and Sandago and intends to cut the cable between Mole St. Nicholas and Cape Haytion.

A TRE-T STORY.

Sydney, C. B, 12th Angust. President Boas, of the Dominion Iron & Steel Company, says that there is absolutely nothing in iku reported amalgamation of the Canadian and British steel industries to fight the United States Trust. He says that the question even has not even been discussed.

THE CECIL BRODES SCHOLARSHIPS,

London, 14th August.

Dr. George Robert Parkin. Principŝl of Upper Canada College, Torinto, who was appointed by the Trusteos of the will of Cecil Rhodes to prepare a plan for the allottment of the Klindes scholerships, left Liverpool to-day for New York, on board the White Star

his return here he will visit Canada, the United steamer Oceanic. Dr. Parkin will go to Tor onto and return to London in October. After States and Australesia in conauction with the scholarships provided for in the Rhodes will

CANADA AND STEAMSHIP SERVICE?.

·Ottawa, 14th August.

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A meeting of the Cabinet was held this after-

His injuries, though serious, are not likely to and are expected to reach Englanit 1rom South roon, and an order was passed, approving of the

rörigin of the children; the stirne ve stock or were under age at the time they signed it. Inst the first dafendant there is a sacond station was remarkable.

charge of uttering the bills, knowing them to be forgeries.

The circumstances of the case, as reported by us at the time, are as follows: Sant Lavy,

ative of Bagdad, residing at 11, Staunton Street, went to the Savings Bank department of the Bank on the 3rd inst., and banded over,

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arrangement made by the Canadian Ministery in London, England. for a steamship, service between Canada and Boatli Africa: The service will begin in October, and the steamers will sall from Montreal and Quebec íu summer, and Halifax and St. John in-winter. In Sonth Africa the steamers will call at Cape Town and probably Durban and another port.

Oftans, 14th August, A special Cabinet mesting is being held to deal with the fast Atlantic service project. Several offers are before the Government, the last being that of the Allaus, and it is said that approving of a speedy settling of the question the Premier esbled from Landes yesterday

josable damsels in the wairing of belts orna- One of the latest fada among America's fash mented with Chinese.characters in silver. The characters are generally chosen at random, for as for persons can read Chinese the meaning of the hieroglyphics is regarded as of no importance. Nevertheless, in the case of one of the belted beauties, the fashion has an extremely droll result, Quite lately she met a Chinaman who expressed his admiration of sentiments set forth in the lottering of her belt. "It is beautiful," he said, "I coagratąlate you on the excellence of your mottoes, which, I think, aro unusual in your country." "Oh, the senti mouts," replied the gratified owner of the adorn mant. Do tell me what the charactors mean,"

There are but two wishes oxpressed," and the. Chinaman, but as they are repeated several times over I know they must ba your true aspira- tions; ons is, May all my enemies die by tor ture' and the other is, May I have fifty sons."

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London, 10th August The Box Generals reached London in the coarse of the afternoon, and were loudly cheered in the streets. The scene at the railroad An enormous crowd of people gave them a welcome as hearty as given to Lord Roberts and Lord Kitchener, when they arrived here from South Africa. Shouts of Good old De Wet," "Our friends the enemy," and "Brave soldiers 'all," were frequently beard amidst satros of cheers. Gen eral De Wet was fairly cornered by a mob, and. It is understood that the tender of the U. PR. PER CAFE OF 8 DOZEN FINTS $10.

of the testator by his second we ondronia Lordship agreed that by that means the for entry in his pass-book, two 250 bills and had to be rescued by the police, who by sheer has been practically accepted. This would mesn'

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a tremendous extension of the groat Canadian transportation system,, and make it the main London, 16th August artery of travel in the whole British Empire.

VENEZUELA, Thers is a decidod lack of public interest in

London, 14th August, the settlement and dovolegnens of south africe. The publication of a number of tents

The Associated Press learns that the ques- tire schemes, official and otherwise, has not tion of recognising the Venezuela revolution- resulted, thus far, in any rush of emigrantsists as belligerentes is not being considered at In fact, the United States Embassy seems to the Foreign Offics, have supplied the Foreign Ofoe with a large proportion of the applicants for South African passes, many Americans having registered applications daring the past week. None, how ever, could property be classed as an emigrant. The pro-Boers are quite gleeful at the apparent falsiment of their prophecies that the wages of the whites would be lower under this British than under the Boer regime. The always sonte problem of working the mines is now more difficult than ever. It is said that the supply

Washington, 14th August, Under date of Wednesday, the 13th inst., Minister Bowen, at Carsocas, reports to the Navy Department that the situation there is very critical. He says that the sacking of Barcelons continues and that much valuable property is being destroyed. At the Navy Department ashlagran has been received. from Commander Malean, raporting the arrival of the Oincinnati at Barcelone The Marietta at Fast of Spalo, Trinidad, and is subject to

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