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ENQUIRY INTO COLLAPSES OF BUILDINGS.

KOWLOON CITY ROAD, The official enquiry into the fatal building collope at 30 and 32, Kowloon City Road on 18th July last was concluded yesterday after-

THE HONGKONG DAILY PLESS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4r. 1902

THE SOMALILAND OPERATIONS.

noon bufere Mr. R A. Hazeland, Police it-have been? It could only have been rendered it necessary. In the collapsed wall' tionea Courao to which some military objec

Magistrate, and a common jury. Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, Crown Solicitor, appeared on behalf of the Gore ament, whilst Mr. H. W. Looker ripsmented the architects, Messrs. Leigh & Grange, and Mr. C. D. Wilkinson the contras tors, the Loong Cheong firm.

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HONGKONG AND CHINA,

EASTMAN'S

"KODAKS, FILMS AND ACCESSORIES,

Addressing the jury, his Worship aid hed by the Foreign Office in Somaliland hure DEVELOPING AND PRINTING UNDERTAKEN.

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GOOD WORK, PROMPT RETURN.

WE HAVE AN ESTABLISHMENT SOLELY DEVOTED TO EXECUTING WORK FOR AMATEURS, AND WE HAVE LARGER AND BETTER FACILITIES FOR DEVELOPING AND PRINTING THAN ANY HOUSE IN THE COLONY

In fact it was the only one which fitted in with I buildings, but if that uffleor had not done bis the 78 or sa collapses which occurred during work properly the fact did not excase anyODU

The main features of the new expedition CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR CARDS these three months. It was apparent that the from negligence Again, the Building Or extraordinary number of collapses this yeardinance had come in for a good deal of against the Mullah are now cloorly apparent, must have heen due to some more or less com- criticism, but the Ordinance simply laid down writes a military correspondent of the Times,

ILLUSTRATED WITH VIEWS OF mou cause. Mr. Leigh, Mr. Chatham and Mr. the minimum dimensious to be employed;

no restriction against making In the first place, the Foreign Offles evidently Tooker all said they thought there must have there w been some common element. What could walls of double thickness if circumstances intends to retain complete control of the opera one of two things; either wind and water the minimum dimensions had been adopted, tions have been stated by the present writer in External walls, from their being exposed to the or else something like an earthquake Wo know there had been a good many earthquakes in weather, regnited more care to be taken with a previous article, Another now presents itself, them and in the present case many reasonable namely, that, under present conditions, the this part of the work of into qud possibly we

Tudica military anthorities are somewhat hom might have bad one in Hongkong. But the precautions which might have been taken were more probable thoory was that the collapses mat taken, with the result that the work had were caused by the extraordinary number of been scamped. Mr. Bowlay concluded by pered, in their efforts to render assistance, by the question of rank. This may seem trivial, consecutive days of wind and rain which softened anying that he would leave it to the jury to the bricks and the plaster over the bricks bs decide whether or not any one was responsible: and the fact that the two senior officers employ. The proceedings at the resumed hearing resalt was that a great many walls beanie very Thursday last, which we were compelled to omit, weak and a good many collapsed. Indoed some-proposed patting two questions 10-them-(1) were confined to the taking of expert ovidence. thing or other required to be done to nearly every Was the death of the docensed herein the result logai raak as colonel, and brigadier-goneral as a result of the typhoon and the rain, of criminal negligence? and (2) if yes, what cospectively partially removes the difficulty ons Mr. FT. B. Hewitt, a professional Associated they had been told that if there rad been person or persons are guilty of such criminal this score. But the ore regiments which the

thug of the Surveyors Institution, who had been

continuance of the severe weather there would negligence? Any rider could be added that the called for the Crown and previously examined, have been many more collapses. Against jury wished. His Worship the explained the Indian Government would naturally hesitate to was recalled, and questioned by þir. Looker. Mr. Tooker's theory that the rain camo off law on criminal negligence, and asked the jury place nudor Colonel Swayne's or Brigadier- General Manning's orders, simply because their He explained bis experience and qualifications the bill side, penetrated the ground and gapped to consider their verdict.

the fanulations of the wall, there was the

commandants are not only greatly senior to as a building survayor, and said his present evidence that the foundations were good. Mr.

those two officers in the ludian Stuff Corpe, but Lare also a still more distinguished record of sinties consisted of getting out quantities, for Chatham did not agree with him and there won works to be erected for the War Department, no evidence to show that the fraudations sub-

service in important campaigns. As to the in which he was bow employed, smell as of sided. That being so, and there being a good

control of the expedition when formed, the deal of evidence in support of Mr. Leigh's

Foreign Uffee will doubtless unit itself of the measuring up extensive works in progress. theory, he submitted that it was the correct

advice and assistance of the War and India Offices, but it will need to make some important For his services in connection with the present ons. Mr. Chathara said the wall was not He (Mr. Looker) asked him

now departures tefors it removes the painful enquiry he had applied for remuneration to strong enough,

why and he said it was because the provisions

impression of inoptitude, obstinacy, and misguid the Colonial Government.

of the Building Ordinates were defective,

ed economy which the record now available of its previous performances in Somaliland bas Well, of course, if that was so it had nothing to

created. do with the architeots or anybody elso concerned in the building. It was the duty of the Government to ace that walls were built of such and such a thickness and in such a wanner as to, ensure the safety of the public. This wall had boon cortified, as having been built in such a manner and there was no doubt that it was so. He thought the jury would have no difficulty in coming to the copelasion that if there had not been this excessite rainy season with main-fall of & inches in three months thissu 78 collapses would not have happened and this wall would have been standing at the prosent moment. It was a peculiar thing about this enquiry, Mr. Looker said in conclusion, that no evidence had been called to show what actually was the cause of the colinpse.

Tua jarer witness replied that the walls which collapsed were built differently from those of the majority of Chinese houses, inasmuch as they had rare imposing string courses, which made good boading "were dillonit.

Mr. A. H. Hewett, Member of the Institute of Civil Engineers, and assistant manager of the Green Island Cement Company, was called by Mr. Wilkinson. He said he wont to Kow- loon City Houd on the morning following the collapse to form an opinion as to its cause.

The mortar and other materials he considered to be good, and he at one set aside the theory that the collapse was due to bad mortar. The honses were better constructed than the aver age Chinese honso.

Mr. Wilkinson, after a preliminary statement with referents to the real object of the enquiry and the authoritat ve deflation of criminal negligence," said that as the jury were aware

Was appearing in this matter on behalf of

The jury retired, and returned into Court about half-an-hour later, when the foreman read out the finding as follows as the death of the deceased herein the result of criminal negligence No. This rendered unnecessary a reply to the second question. The following rider was added: We are of opinion that, haring regard to the area of the wall, its thick. ness was insufficient.

A jurer asked that he und the other two jurors be exempted from serving again for a number of years, and his Worship, who thanked them for their services, promised to forward the application,

LEPROSY AND ITS CURE.

THE CANTON EXPERIMENTE.

Mr. Robot Me Wade, the US. Consul at Canton, who left the East some time ago for America, has been giving some particulars to the Pruss in Victoria, B.C., with referance to the oxperiments conducted at Canton in conue tion with the care of leprosy. These experi- mente were made by Dr. Razlag, of Vienna for some time attached to the U.S. Aray

Medical Corps in the Philippines, and are said to have proved the curability of leprosy, bither- to regarded as incurable.

this century."

Mr. Me Wade says he is carrying to Washing: for a report covering all details of the anbjoot The method of treatment was covered by Dr. Razlag in the report. It lies chiefly in massage and frequent baths in fresh and salt water aud medicated baths with internal medicines Dr. Razlag, who was formerly prominent physician of Vienna, went to the Thilippines as an officer of the United States Medical Corps so that he might be enable to continue his experiments on which he has been working for years, in the trontment of leprosy, and he resigned from the United States corps in order to complete his work at Canton.

GODLESS AMERICANS IN THE PHILIPPINES:

It is further apparent that the now expedition. ary force will consist of about 5,400 mon-Lord Cranborne, with à conscientious accuracy which those with practical experience of such estimates and will include, besides the force formerly under Colonel Swayae's orders, about 1,700 This will, roughly speaking, mean a total of Jadian troops, and 900 King's African Rifles. 3,500 Regular troops-holf Indian, half African

know to be illusory und needless, saya 4,90

It is to be feared that the water difficulty will interfere with the acceptanes of the loyal ofers made by the Indian native chiefs of contingents of Imperial Service troops. The Bikaner Camel Corps and Bahawalpur Camel Corpa escort, which by the latest returns had an aggregate strength of 617, are of very well known afficiency. The former has been described as “ a regiment of mounted infantry 5.0 strong, fully equipped with camel transport, and capable of carrying with them, on the back seats of the camel saddles, another body of men of equal strength."

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time of the Jameson Raid, the Republic was practically defenceless. The burghers bad none. was, the more uncary, unsuch as, at the

but Martini-Heury rifles, and many did not possess a rifle at all. There was not sufficient ammunition to wage war for a fortnight.

Shortly after the closing of the South African Committee, Mr. Chamberinin began to write. his uninterrupted series of despatches, which continued until the war broke out, and which. had no other object than to embitter the British people against the Republic, and to make them In bis just published Lentoira ex-President-believe that the Republic was constantly sinning

the London Convention." Kruger writes a follows concerning Mr. Cham. against England and systematically violating berlain's South African policy

Wo have seen how the attempt upon the in- dependence of the Repablis failed. But now. Mr. Chamberlain was to set to work to try whether he could not be more successfull With his assistance. Jameson's Raid was to be replaced by a gigantic British Raid.

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aud 100 naties levies. It is obviously necessary to cut down the numbers, owing to manner in which the weak points of the natire the water difficulty, hot, baving regard to the lovies Inve already been demonstrated, it may well bo doubted whether the risks have been

liation of the King of Cambodia and of the sumably the expedition will take the shape of Emperor of Annum, who, owing to our solemn In susirer to Mr. Bowley, be said that

sufficiently studied in this reinforcement. Prepared in 1853-to-the detriment-and-bugi two or more columns, and if the Mullah oper- engagements of 1867 and 1884, were looking Green Island curnout was supposed to have been

ates, as he made a shrewd attempt to do on at

for the restitation of their provinces conquered used in the two houses which collapsed, but be

"Dr. Razlog," says Mr. McWade, "who has least one previous necasion, on interior lines, ho by their hereditary Bangkok enemy. This had no personal knowledge on the subject to the contractor. It did not concern him whether been conducting experiments iu tas Philippines may quite conceivably, score another success by convention, which nothing either in general Still greater supplies of ammunition, rites, examined the mortar of the collapsed houses by sight and teach, and never analysed it. He had there had been any breach of duty by anybody and Cantón, more recently, has succeeded in weight of sheer numbers, in spite of the utmost politics or in these of Indo-China obliged you and guns were ordered after the investigation

rigilance and cantion.

to conclude, and to which, ahandaning the of the so-called South Africas Parliamentary no thoory which satisfied him as to the cause of else. The legal duty of the contractor was

Not that there is any necasion to deal very traditions of all your predecessors, you Committee had taken place in London, because.

It would seein collapse, at he thought the driving/rein was unto erect these houses according to the specific discovering a cure for leprosy. This is authen-

tions which had been supplied to him by fie; in fact I have with me, consigned to Washing- urgently with this point. important factor in causing it. If the wall'

in Bangkok, Pom-penb, Saigon, Hue, anded that Mr. Chamberlain was not so innocent the architect. When he (Mr. Wilkinson) asked been built of good material and with good w

mentary King's African Rifles are only due at Hanoi thie convention constitutes an im Mr. Leigh Dit the contractor build these ton, full particulars describing the discovery doubtful whether, since 700 out of 100 supple-lected to consult competent men hare or certain matters then came to light which shows of the Raid as he represented. One or two manship, it wonki have withstood the r For instanco, if osment mortar had been used houses in accordance with the specifications and the results. Fourteen cases were trasted | Berbera between the end of November and the mediate menace for the trade, coloni·ation, telegrama have already been quoted on the. Ms. Leigh answered Yes There was also with success by Dr. Baslag at Canton. The beginning of December, any serions advance and satees of Indo-China. It paralyses our subject; but the fact that made the worst im- throughout the wall, it would have stood, and a coating of tar would have been an intprovement, the evidence of Auderson, the overseer, who

Mr. Looker, in addressing the jury, said the confirmed what Mr. Leigh said and stated that Viceroy, who is my personal friend, had some will be made for unother six or eight weeks, and action in Las, it deprives Cambodia and pression was that other telegrams wore delibər- new houses, a hospital as it were, specially built much may happen in that time to modify Cochin-China of all hope of trading freely ately kept back, while, shortly after the presont arrangements. The stately deliberation and safely with Upper Laos. It will involve investigation, Mr. Chamberlain declared in the first thing they had to do was to come to a clear the work was carried out in accordance with

the scifcations, and further wont on to say far Dr. Razlag and the people agon whom the with which the Foreign Office is preparing to undoubtedly almost immediately, the gravest House of Commons that Rhodes was a zaan of idea of why they were there. The ongniry was bold under the Coroner's Abolition Urdinance, that the materials used were very good. Then doctor operated wore there segregated from wipe out the memory of the unfortunate affair complications in our Laos and Cambodian honour, and that there existed nothing which there was the evidence of all the witness who their fellows and no communication allowed at Erego may not impress the Mullah at all markete, and, far from rendering our relations affected Rhodes's personal position as such. It 17 of 1888, and the primary object was to as-

were called, all of whom stated that so far as with them. Dr. Razlug was given no help and forcibly, and may even lead to an activity on his with Siam any more stable, it will create for is impossible to avoid drawing the oquelusion certain the cause of the death of the people who

us daily at Bangkok and on the Mekong that Mr. Chamberlain was Rhodes's accomplice wore killed in connection with this collapse, they could say the materials used were very defrayed all expences of food, medicines and part which will call for more vigorous measures. clothes from his own pocket, for none of the Moanwhile, although if the Indian Government

sources of conflict with Siam rendering and that he now publicly defended Rhodes If the jury came to the conclusion, after good. Until Mr. Browne was called there was.

shock inevitable.

because he feared leat the latter should make having decided that these people died

no suggestion of any kind that any portion of friends of the lepere ever offer any assistance had the matter in hand there would probably be by

the materials used was, inferior. Kat inving after the disease breaks out, the Chinese lepers forward movement in progress fortnight.

atatements which it would be anything but reases of the wall falling upon them, that

His people, relatives and hence, it is easy to explain the delay in the

pleasant for him, Mr. Chamberlain, to hear. The fall of the well was contributed to by regard to the evidence of the Messre Hewett being an outcest,

This at least was the view taken of the matter one of who said the mortar was good and the friends cast him out, and D. Razlag in order present preparations, In his book, Is Pursuit the criminal negligence of anybody, there was

in the Republic. no doubt they might add a rider to that effect plber very good indeed, he submitted that the to continus his experiments was able to get of the Mud Mullal, pablished a few days to their verdict and it would then be the daty jury could very well disregard Mr. Browne's number of typical cases where the disease had ago, Captain McNeill, D.8.0., gives some in of the Magistrate, if they did an, to commit statement that it was inferior. Mr. Browne been well advanced and with fourteen patients teresting details regarding the timport such person to trial. But he submitted that it had no practical experience with regard to under treatment he developed his discovery, required by the expedition which entered the wes not a vessary to find anybody guilty or to mortar, but simply as an analys, They had

1,500 men, with about 350 borses and 260 riding pass any opinion at all; they were there to fud got to take us evidence of practical meu and which makes another mark in the wonders of Hand last year, and which was composed of cals. It was calcalated that, by making long ont what was the ease of death. It was quite these said it was good. There being therefore a misconception to think they were called there no evidence that the material was not good and

morehes, water could be obtained every four to find somebody responsible, whereas the im- there being very good evidence that his client

daya, but a reserve supply was necessary, and, pression received by his clients and he thought, carried out the work in accordance with the

accordingly, at least five days water had to be carried for every men, horse, and riding camel, by anyate reading the report of the opening specifications, he submitted that it would be epecch of the Acting Crown Solicitor, was absolutely impossible for the jury to come to

the transport camels going without drinking another. This that the chief object of the ergniry was to the conclusion that he had been guilty in any

from one watering plaos to meant the collection from scattered grazing find out whether anybody was, criminally way of any neglect. negligent or

dr. Bowley said that before commencing the

grounds of at least 700 camels for water carriage not.. Criminal negligence

alene, to say nothing, of stores, equipment, and having been made, he said, the touch-stone few remarks he intended to make, he should like to explain to the jury that his position was

smmunition. by which to test the action of every one

different from that of his two learned friends; coted with this case, Mr. Looker went OG quote authorities showing what criminal bo was there simply to endeavour to assist the

His first step was to iavite me to come to neglige" had been laid down to be and what coroner and the jury to elucidate the facts and an architect's duties are, dealing also with the to come to an unbiassed and unprejudiced

England to confer on Transvaal, matters, while questions of the materials neel and the super decision thereon. After-quoting Jereas on the

he began by declaring that he was not prepared intendence of buildings. Proceeding to review Office of Coroners, Yr. Bowley said the jury

to discuss Article of the Loades Convention STILL LEADING the etilence, Mr. Looker zaid it had been had not to try any person for criminal negli gence, but had only to bring in a verdict es to

the only article which still in any way restricted- suggested that the overseer Andersen was

the foreign relations of the South Africsh- not a thoroughly capable . He con the cause of death, to which they could add. tended that having already been with Maurs, any rider or recommendation or suggestion

from this invitation of Mr. Chamberlain's, that Leigh and Orange in that capacity for three they liked. In a case of that kind every

Speaking on Christianity and Americanism"

Republio. One would really think. to judge individual проп whom any duty lay

at Manila last week, Dr. Pentecost made some

it was the Republic and nát England that had years he was as good a man as could

to make amends. At the same time, Chamber- be got. In considering why this wall fell was individualty liable. He couldn't say,

lain sent off another despatch, in which he propos the inry had to put away from their Someone else has been negligent, and therescathing comments on the moral state of the minds the collapse of any other wall or fore I am not responsible for any such Philippines. He said-

ed that a sort of Home Hule should be granted to In criminal law, the low they hoare. This wall was built in accordance negligence."

What is happening in Manila and the

Johannesbarg, and be published this despatch in the London Press before I received it, When with the building lawe of the Colony. The were dealing with in the present instance, cu

tributory uegligence was not recognised at all. Philippine Islands today? We see bere a evidence went to show, judeod, that it was a good deal better built than the majority of If the jury found that these bad been negligence commanity where there are ten thousand M. François Deionele has written to Mond reflects that it was the very gao:tion of home Chinese houses, and there was no subsidence of on the part of anybody, it was for the magistrate Americans, and four little churches, ohurches Delesssé, writes the Times Paris correspondent, Rule for Ireland that caused Mr. Chamberlain the foundations. They also had it in evidonco to commit that person to trial, and so all the

at his impudence in making this suggestion that the bricks and overtar onit the plaster the jury had to find out was whether a prinu erected, organised and almost entirely sap explaiting in dolar? why he wishes to intor to withdraw from Gladstone's party and from covering the bricks were good The point of facie ense had been established against anybody. rted by the churches at home, and the pellate him on the subject of the now Franco- Radical to turu jingo, one must stand astounded The Government, however, at first received cours-wa-What caused the collapse Three After summarising the facts of the case, the aggregate congregation: in those four little Siamese Convention. France he tags, loses a

short excerpt from the despatch, theories had been put forward to account for Crown Solicitor said the wall the "all had been churches will coarsely number 350 people! We portion of the kingdom of Luang-prabang

Mr. Leigh said it was the effect built for six months and could no, therefore be

Mr. Toskor said it was called a "green" wall; it was in what might be have bere government which is said to represent which she had already occupied, and restores to only s

'whole text bad already been published in the ofte act of the rain water coming off the tormed its prime, wall it had lost minent the highest ideals of civil life and for Perret Sisza nominal sovereignty over the entire embracing the principal points, whereas the

effect bill-sido soaking. Chatham

into the wall and sapping the set in three or four months in dry weather, and yet if we were to see a prominent official of that region. Frence loses likewise the neutral zones London papers, and to this it sent the reply, in of the right bank of the Mekong and of brief, that it was undesirable and inadvisable to was because the particular wall in question had had these proverument worshipping in a Protestant foundations the wall was not thick onough. All these four mouths" dry weather befor the rainy church the people would upon their eyes in Battambang and Angkor, while reopening the give previous publicity to views which the

Great Lake of Cambodia to Siamese influence, British Government thought it to adopt towards KING EDWARD VII the Republic, adding that the Government could gentlewen said that the wind and rain had some susilico attached there were sortaiu respon

to do with ff. He did not know that they sibilities attached to the erection of a tonement surprise. We who are here claim to represent wat so far as to say the rain and wind was the house, and the least of those was that the house the American people and yet we are practically She also bands over gratuitously to Sion not permit any interference in the internal the Government was likewise at once commnai- "Himary cause but all said it was the rain should be strong enough to withstand average godless, turning our backs on car God. What Chentabun and her protegia there, as well as the affairs of the State. This reply on the part of

The owners in the use had and wind which combined with other causes to climatic conditions. bring it down. With regard to the question of engaged comp-tent and experienced architects. I is going to happen? General Davis said to mo barracks and forts and all the advantages of an icated to the Press, ad shortly after its receipt, which wall foll first, Mr. Looker argued that and apparently given thema free bond, the archi-a short time ago, that soldiers are scattered occupation which has cost her 15,000,000 francs. Mr. Chamberian despatched a telegram in while the more likely theory was the one put forward tacts put the work into the bands of experienced thoroughout this land fighting thieves, robbers, France furthermore loses the right to protect he said that, if hie proposal was not acceptable by Mr. Leigh-that No. So fell first and coining contracters, who in turn had engaged sub- etc., sad yet in almost every province there are thousands of Chinese, Aunamites, Cambodians, to the parties concerned, he would not insist

No. 32 brought the latter down. Only by contractors. Mr. Looker bad made a great Americans so depraved and godless that there and Los tribesmen in Sism, buding over upon it.

A little later. I telegraphed the conditions that theory could they account for the window deal of the fact that the architects in this case is not another place in the world where Ameri- nine-tenths of her protégés to the revengeful jalousies of No. 32 buing more smashed than visited the works much more frequently than canism has sunk so low. Such men become not and corrupt Siamese meadarias, who will upon which I would be willing to come to Eng- those of No. 30. Mr, Haggard's theory that architects did in England, but, Mr. Bowley only enemies to their own people but enemies immediately enslave them. But this is not land. My chief point was the abstitution of a

France losss the zone of influence, treaty of peace, commerce, and unity for the 66 this was caused by the bricks rebounding across submitted, the circumstances hero were entirely to civilisation when brought to half civilised all the 15 feet lane was less reasonable. Again, the different from what they were in England. countries, and we wonder that Amerie ns can which was hers, by the Declaration of 1896, London Convention. Into this Mr. Chamber- wind was froin the W.N.W so that its whole There & clock of works would be employed who ding themselves into the arms of vice and in- up to the watershed of the Menam valley, lain refused to enter. He continued to speak of force must have been blowing on No. 30. This would be upon the building the whole of this dulge in the worst practices of their surround and that, too, to the profit of commercial and admitted grisrances which must be removed, us partier lar honse was passed by the P. W. D. as time, and whose duty it would be to see that ings. Every American in these islands, from industrial enterprises-railways, concessions, that was a matter of the highest importance to Power complying with the Building Ordinance, so the workmanship was good; the architect visited the highest official to the lowest tramp, who and ports--nominally Siamese, but in reality England in her quality as the paramount. they must come to the conclusion that it was the has occasionally in order to see that it was does not lift up the standard of God becomes Danbb, English, German, or Japazese. France in South Africa, stating, farthermore, that, properly built of goul materials, and built being built according to the plans, but the an enemy of the people for whom the great loses control over the western frontiers of her even if the London Louventlop, wes replaced

American nation desires to do so much.

Lade-Chiness Empire, exposes them to possible by another, Article 4 of that: Convention enough. Nothing had been said, befleck of works was responsible for the work- thong ti, to suggest that if it had not been for manship. In the caso under review there was

We hear a great deal of talk hare about the attack, and opens them up freely to Sininese mast, in any case, he included in the now agro- the wind and rain this collapse would not have no stark of works, but a Norwegian sailor was corruption of the church and vices of the frinrs. smuggling, which will finally divert towards ment. As we have said, this was the only restricted. That be happened. These houses, were built by Mr. engaged as overseer, and he had to look after Without commenting on the correctness of that Sism all the trade of Laos, to the detriment Article in which the independence of the Leigh, who had had years experience in 118 houses at the same time. That would give I may say that there is enough American vice of onkin, Annam, Cambodia, and Cochin Rapable was in any way building China houses; they were built by one about 300 walls in process of erection, and the bere it unrestrained, so work more destruction Chin France loses all the advantages soing so, what would have been the sense of my of the best contractors in the Colony; they were services of one man as overseer word clearly to the people that was ever done by them. Our painually obtaluod in Sieve by her policy over undertaking a tedious journey to England or

By appointing an iusposted about 24 times by Mr. Crisp, the absoletely insufficient. Government inspector, whose duty it was to oversier to supervise for him, the architect country's greatness, righteousness and integrity since the time of Louis XIV., and andors all what the use of substituting a new convention

In every the work of Francis Garnier, Harmand, Thom- if this Article was to be incinded? are the outcome of faith in God. zoo that houses were built in compliance with could not arade responsibility, norby the omply great crisis of our country's history God has son, Paul Bert, Pavie, Constans, de Lanestan, the Building Ordinance and they were passed ment of sub-contractors shift responsibility to baen anr strength and guide. A Godless life and Le Myre de Vilers. Finally France is by the P.W.D. which was constituted to himself to them, foran expert builder which under any circumstances is inexcusable, but humiliated in the eyes of the 20 millions of her it is Ancamite, Chinese, Cambodian, and Laos sub provide that the public safety was ensured, took to do certain work could not tra under the circumstances here

and virtue fall jects, who will never understand why she The jury would have to decide which of the responsibility by sub-contracting her aderimins!, Let purity theories regarding the cause of the collapse been a tendency on the part of what he would from the American flag as silver is failing submits, unnecessarily and without appreciable was the most probablo. The wind-and-water call the defence, continued the Crown Solicitor, from the gold standard, and you will have compensation, te sach a diminutio capitis for the benefit and glory of Sian-which we theory was, he submitted, the most probable, to throw responsibility on the inspector of national bankruptcy in an appalling sense.

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THE FRANCO-SIAMESE CONVENTION.

me.

Me. Chamberlain, seeing that be could not induce me to visit England without giving some guarantee that my journey would not be with out purpose, withdrew his invitation. Mean while it had become evident to the Government that it must prepare for possible events, and consequently a commencement was idade in the purchase of ammunition, rifles, and guns. This

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Hongkong, 28th October, 1895.