SUPREME COURT:
Monday, 24th July,
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. BEFORE SIX F. T Pisaure (CHIEF ACTICE.)
--A QUESTION OF PARTNERSHIP.
Ke Tong Loes, phamlik, and Li Fung Kum, i Seung, Lin. Chou, partners of the Tak Huang, and Tak Honog doicdants, and in the matter of the same between the said Tong Leo, plaistil, and Li Fung and Li Seung, defendants.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 25th, 1905,
source. for dissatisfaction and be considered the directes were perfectly justified in their action.
few duces, I do not think there was any im- I manager to instruct the chefen cert in matters. When you first cams inck the plaintiff was provement whatever.
with costs.
THE "LONG HING"
Whon, yet found this, at the end of two not in the habit of attending Board meetings He, therefore, gave judgment for the defendants PHOTO COMPETITION FOR AMATEURS noth at course did you purane I did That in an;
Y suggested that he should be asked to attend? Yes.
What reasons had you ?-Because it was the practice to have assivtals of the Hotel at Board meetings.
further until the winter. What did you do then I again watoled matters closely and found that there was still cause for dissatisfaction and the matter was brought up at various Board meetings, after
Why didn't you have them there before then which messages were sent to the manager (Mr. Haynes) about the chef. Until March or April 1-You and better ask the iou themselves. fov spoke to the ches When I returned was not hare and decline to answer what I from Home I suggested in whould attend theesusot vouch for
When you went into the käteken—I didn't go Bid meetings in ca e he had any suggestions to offer for improvements to his part of into the kitchen. duties.
And be used to atford? - Yes,
Da bo make any suggestions?—He puver B. Ferrers (instracted by Mr. R. A. made a remark, and as it was useless for him to Harding) appeared for the plaintiff, nud Mattead we did not ask him to cune again. H. E. Pollock, K.C. (instructed by Mr. Otto Kong Siup), represented the defendants,
WITH
d Hed you made many representations Lafore At almost overy Board The principle that?-Soveral,
You told us you did. — I did not.
Well, had the provisions yon saw hoon passed Chý dlo-chef?—As a rule they had but sometimes when I saw and contemnest them, he said he bad not pastail 1km..
Mr.
You did not examine each carrot or turnip
What do you know about carrots, Osborne I suppose as much as any intelligent was does..
You are not au oxpert --No. Youār]
you back your opinion as to the age
good us the chefs as to the age of carrots,
How can you tell the age-Any fool can see whether a cerrot is agad and huley, and full
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11 YIR PAN WHO WING TSUN AND OTHERS, In this action the plaintiff claimed from the defendants the sum of $220, alleged amount fun for wages.
Mr. Almufa o Castro appeared for the plain- tiff and H.-W. Goldring (of Messrs Brutten. Holt and Goldring) for the defendants.
Mr: Alminda stated that the defendants, who befor constituted a company. w
woned ap-on the 19th Jano, at which time four months sal vy was due to the plaintiff. The amount has not yet be paid, but the defendants puid $50, one month's salary, inte Court in settlement and anh quently offered $100, which the plaintif refused to accept...
$220.00 IN PRIZES.
ENTRIES FREE.
CALL OR WRITE FOR FARTICULARS
LONG, HING & C
17 QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL, HONGKONG. After hearing the evidoure if Honour gave judgment for the plaintiff for $100, without OSS OF THE “ROHIRA-MARU.”
co:ta.
BRITISH MANUFACTURERS' VIGOROUS ACTION.
An association representative of British business is now being formel under the usme of the Manufacturers' Association of Grest Britain..
of carrots against a man of nineteen years manufactures and tradare interested in export / which recently stranded near Idzukushima, tas of the judge would be to give a decision meeting the manager was instructed to convey experience Yea. I think my opinion is as
o message or other to the chef.
Was that messager taken any aotic of Practically ignored overy time, ae were the messages sent by the acting manager, and
nally the Board dipated me to see him myself.of This was about Margh or April.
Aboat what time was it when you began porsonally to go into the pantry P-Abant Formers explained that the is to be March of this year when we found rapresenta. tried whether Li Fung und Li Sang vertious to the chef-through the manager were partners in the Tak Hung or not. The plain. tiff had obtained judgment against the aborignored. newed dr fendants, uni new two of them protest that they were not partners. duty upor fact, not so much on law. The Tak Beung was a family concern, a refreshment salon in Tuamati, whore business had been The partner Li carried on for saDIG years. Chan was the uncle of Li Fung, La Kum and
Bru appeared
10 have L Sorry.
Prier to that had von been in the pantry. got into difficulties and borrowing thousy to relieve them of their kitchen or other part of the chef doparont
---I had never been in the kitchan except on my After a shits the leaders respensibilities. asked for the return of their capital, whereupou reads on Saturday afternoons, but when the it was found, he is usual, that two of the part-directors requested me to investigate I went ners,, who were the moneyed men; had is very day at one o'clock and saw the raw food peared. They
were Li Fang and Li which the chef had bought that day.
What did you find about it On several Senng. Their reason for leaving the Cotony was that their mother, who lived in some occasions I found it was unfit to come into the
hotel. remote village in Kwangtung.
Did you point it out on these occasions to the chef I did.
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When the one got into difficulties, nature ally the mother's hoxlib failed, and th wore forced to abandon their Susacial obligs. tions here, and hasten to their mother's bedside. Here they remained for some time, the mother having dies in the meantime. Before they
Did you dad it led to improveragat No- Bad food still continued to come.
Was this bad food confined to one description
Its objects will be similar to those of tha the rest of the complaints mands of the Canadian anufacturers' Association, and the United States-mely, by co-ordination of the Nature as the complaints about carrots National Association of Manufacturers of the industris! forces and co operation among the No, they were of a gene future. I havo bez to the tels lu Jaja and other plugs, and knowleading manufacturers and merchants, chambers res and shipping, and other such of commerce bodies, to promote
promote and expand British trade in that the food prepared by the chef was not sp to the standard.
foreigu and Colorind markets.
Do you consider the complaints made were sufficient to convey to the wind of the plaintif that you were dissatisfied with him think so, taking them altogether. When the remark je uude that the food is not fit for the table. I think sny man who prides himself on his work wenld take anch remark es a sufficient sign of diaratinfuction.
In how many other instances have you made compla ats? Until we had to go into details of article, or extended to all the provisions?thore were no records taken, but general vem-
provisions.
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HOPELESSLY STRANDED IN THE INLAND EA. Dot-ils of the loss of the old Rokilla com Frsterday with the Japan Chronicle. The! Rekira-maru (form ly the P. &O. str, Rohilta) now broken in two and will become a total loss. The fokira-murs left the Innoshima dock in the Inland Sea on the afternoon of teeth inst for Ujini. She struck the Manila Rock, near
ut about 8 o'clock an the Kokarekami island, shout one mile south of It appears morning of the 7th instant. that when the steamer was approaching Miyajima, the rock, then ashing boala wars sighted VIN ORDINAIRE 9473 right in the course, and the Rohira altored her course to avoid a collision, whereupon struck the sunken rock by the storn The MEDOC steamier was lifted about 14 degrees, and suffered | ST. EMILION serious damage to the bottom below the bridge. | MARGAUX... She made water rapidly and soon Nos. 2 sud 3 holds were filled and the horth of the aliief ST.,JULIEN... ongiurer was under water owing to tho list. By aheat Se'clock a.m. the steamer was nearly Cos Sr. MICHEL anhinerged. There were on board 137 persons. surgeons and including a raw of 87. twelve: military hospital nurses, and 31 dock workers. CH. LAROSE At above 3 o'clock in the morning the surgeons steamer in the ship's boats and landed at Koso Here the res-ol's gaaf was also landed The CALIFORNIA captain and officers remained on beard and did their best to sure their ship, but in vain. On ZINFANDEL ... the morning of the 18th inst. an engineer with men was to arrive from the Ujins office of the expert the vessel's position was hopeless and further operations were abandoned.
returned to Hong, ng the plaintiff had been / It was practically extended to all the market plaints were made as to the quality and service offices, Chamber of Commerce, and other bodies, and bespital men with their effects left the;
of food.
If this has continued so long, why-di-l you not have the chef up and give him fair warning
As a matter of facts toll him once that if he wished it we would cancel his agreement.
With regard to the post of meals, was there bonns offered provided he kept ander
not
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CH. LEOVILLE... 13.09.
$1.50 per day for the thresmealy -The second commercial standing of any firm or merchant Kawasaki Dockyard, but in the opinion of a VALDEPENAS... $4.75
active, and had obtained judgment against
Then.
Did you continue your supervision I con firm, and attached the firm's property. thinking they hail fulfilled their obligations to lined until one day the cook flow into a pas. their mother, the two defendants returned to sion, nud practically told me I knew nothing He was then called before the meet. Hongkong. They went to no fore than thres about it. advisera before they raised the point of noting, and told he must either accept my decision being partnere, and that issue was to be tried or say he would not. He said he would accept it.
With reference to the
and suggestion -te-day--
Mr. Follock-I can say of my own knowledge-Fogetable books, what reason was there for sucht me he asked for an increase of salary we told that some of my friend's statements are incor books boing started After I had been do reet. One of the solicitors came to me, and paled to supervise they were both started with the express purpose of placing on record then this defence was isited.
The Chief Justice-I do not think it is points on which we were dissatisfied. relevant,
A. Ferrers thought it would be if he could
prove the point was not raised until the third adviser had been consulted. The delay in bringing up the defence was explained by the domestic tragedy which had called them away. 1ino The firm a. fire occurred
-It-the directors were satisfied, would these
bucks over lace bom started Not ser send
Apart from the food, did you ever messages to the cook about the way the meala wore served Yes, and practically no notios
was taken of them.
a day, we would consider the question of bonus. him that if he would keep the cost-heiny 31.30. What is the price of meals-I don't know, you had better ask the manager.
Would the hotel agents in England get you smith who is not reliable ?--I don't know, you had better ask them, t
As to the later of the 6th April written by didn't write on hir own responsibility the Secretary of the hotel to the plaintiff. He suppose -No,
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was bought by the Tokyo Kisen Kaisha from The Rokira was insured for Y150,000. She the P. & 0. S.N. Company a low years ago. Since the und in April last year was sold to the Oshiro Steamship Compuur of Tokyo. ontbreak of the war the has been serving as tered several accidents and was regarded us the hospital ship, The Rah re-maru bas encoun One of the main objects of the association will most unlucky of all tbo steamers in the Govaru the systematic dissemination of knowledgement service. During her latest mishap the of British goods in all possible averses markets master wid his fleurs worked hard to mee 3emporary accommodation for the association thero on board, with the result that all were a result for which the captain and officers are given every cralit.
The aridanre he proposed to call was somewhat after he had the row with Mr. Davies Yes dissatisfied with the plaintiff, after greating as ber secured at Orchard Agus, Westminster. landed without a ringle person being injured,
lengthy. Daring the was carrying on business, which destroyed the books and papers which would have proved beyond doub who the partners were. However, the safe of the firm which bad been in the hands of the Court oficial had teen opened, and documents of material salue to the issue bad been found These, with the oral evidence, would place the question beyond doubt, Money has en font to the firm on the representations of the two defendants that they were partners and he would call the senior partner of the Tak Henng to prove that the defendants were his co-partunca,
Evidence way led and the case adjourned.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. ESFOBE MÁ, A. G. WISE (PRISSE JUDGE
ERNST WOHLFARHT.V. HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LD. The hearing of this action, in which the plaintiff claimed from the defendant company Ele an of 91,000 for alleged wrongful diemis al, was continued.
Mr. B. F. C. Master (of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master) appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. H. W. Looker (of Messrs. Deacon, Looker and Deacon) represented the defendant company.
om the defence. Mr. Looker called Mr. F.
Osborne, a director of the hotel company.
In March, 1903, you went home to England
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Had you previously discussed the question of engaging a chef with the other directors before going home? Yes.
And it was arranged that you were to get one Yes.
As a result the present agreement was entered inte with the plaintiff?-Yos.
Finally, I think he was dismised the day Was that dismissal in consequence of the ow or previous dissatisfaction -Previons dissatisfaction which ait existed for a long while.
His Honour-Was he aware of your dis. satisfaction?
Witness-We told the manager or assistant have every manager to inform him, reason to think they told him. I
Loos that letter show that the directors were him a bonus-I think it shows the conscien tious autor in which the directors treated him, because, whilst complaining to him about the quality and service of the food in the general dining room, they were perfectly willing to recognise that private dinner parties were extremely well served, and to be perfectly fair towards him we informed him that on private
THE CORONA OLUB.
The sixth annual dinner of tho members of
TRADE OF KOREA.
him of it myself after I was uppointed to dinner parties we would make him this bonas. The Colonial Secretary presided, and is pre-value of the trade amounted to £3,444.178, as rupertise.
Can you tell us why you sent your letters of complaint through the manager until yo were appointed to invostigate? Because the whole staff come under the directions of the manager.
On the other bond, as regards the general dining room, we expressed our dissatisfaction.
The bonus was going to be continued - long as he gave satisfaction.
All this time were you contemplating dismis sing him The Board was not.
Do you know as a fact the price of meals in
the
$5.75. $3.75
H. PRICE & CO.
12, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL:
THE
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ROBINSON PIANO CO.,
PIANOFORTE
TUNERS.
The report on the foreign trade of Korea for the Corona Club was hold on June 20th at the Hotal Cecil, when there was a large attend the year 1904, by Mr. Harrington, noting British of gentlemen contested with the Crown Colonies. Ties-Cousul at Chemulpo, is issued. The total -LIMITED. posing the least of The Lita saigon to be against £2,327,281 in 1903. The increase of with about 300 members, but he was proud to
Cars £616,797, or 21.8 cent looks large, hul it able to announce that to day the soumbers were as wholly in suports, which amounted to not less than 1,072. The British people were ignorant in many things, but as a race they £2,736,333, pgainst £1.859,870 in the previons wore especially ignorant of the Crown Colonias year, a gaiu of £878,507, On the otho MANUFACTURERS
exports bave declined from He regarded with great pleasure the consolida Is the manager the person through whom the hotel was kept below $1.37 a day be. Ition of so many distinguished men in the Corona 967.505 in 1003 to £707.795 last your. the directors their however,
in lo above, the total exports, charged --Invariably.
provided Tu kopt this areage or the whole watter of congratulation to the whole Empire, £60,985, and gold exports, £11,306. are
because the more that was known about the included year.
bince the plaintiff has been there do you Crown Colonies the batter. An idee was amount to 21.308,156. The total trade figures is, as Mr. Harringtou remarks, especially in. put forward by young writers of sbility constitute a record, and the expansion in trads POLISHERS AND that the British Empire its present the figuras show it.
*As matters now stand he was dismissed on slate was baleful, because it promoted militerosting, as it has occurred during a period of Japa- aereant of becoming violent and insulting tarism, seduced Legislatures and stateamon war. In the territory nuder Japanese control, the manager -The way he looked after the from the path of domestic reform, and placod thanks to the exemplary conduct of the hotel was sufficient to dismiss him, and if the heary liabilities upon this country. Those who nese soldiers, the war has benefited the Korrans other directors had had their way he would entertained such Ideas were not very well versed considerably, especially the farthers, who have in the bistory of the British Colonies, Bo for found a ready, market for their producs in the have gone sooner.
from the Colonies providing a danger of nadus Japanese commissariat department. precisely the contrary was the case. military spirit being furthored, he thought that perhaps of greatest interest is the proportion of
Was it possible for you to have -seen the Chinese fastend of expressing your dis. satisfaction to the chef?I could have, bat wouldn't the chef, who was in charge
ignore Do yan consider the chef did or did not fail in the duties for which he was specially engaged?
consider he failed
With regard to his conduct in Mr. Davies case, do you think that is aaough to justify his dismissal - I do, as a conflict like that botwaon the chef end the manager is dangerons to the hotel's intereste, and it would be impossible to maintain dissipline if that sort of thing went
on unchecked.
Do you consider the plaintiff know the directors were not satisfied with the wenner in which he was carrying out his duties I think he knew.
In cross-examination-How long have you beba director of the hotel-Since 1893,
You occupy some other position in the Colony well -Yes.
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Ilas it been your practice since you have bear a director to personally superintend the kitelem P-It has not.
How much of your time do you, as a rule, give to the concerns of the Hongkong Betel About ten minutes a day.
Tell us what took place at your interview with the plaintiff He came to my lodgings, and we had a conversation which lasted about three-quarters of an hour, in which I explained to him exactly what was required. I told him
Does the amount of attention you give to the we did not want a man to come and cook hotel call for any comment from shareholders hiraself, as our Chinese staff was quite capable in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and of doing that; but we wanted an experienced Godown Company I cannot say. chef, not enly to moks things better, but to
When you engaged the plaintiff in England keep the Chinese up to the mark. I explained what did you mican to engage?-A chef. to him the circumstances of life in Hongkong,
If the chef was to obey the manager's order the heat in sammor, the probable opposition of the Chiness, and every other drawback I why was not a sinus to the effect included in You drafted the agreement, his agreement. could think of. I told him he would be under did you not I did. the direct orders of the manager and that And you put all the terms in on which the long as be performed his duties to the entis- faction of the directors, he would practically be plaintiff was engaged? No. I did not. Thero
are a lot of terms which are self-evident. left alone. If he did not fall the expectations
Did you think it self-evident he shoull be a of the directors he would be told so, and giren housewife I don't know what you mean by an opportunity of remedying matters; then if housewife. he still continued not to give satisfaction, he would be dismissed. He appeared to be anxious to come. I told him that our agents in London would communicate with him, and the inter- view ended.
Who drew up the agreement-I chafted it and seat it on to the agents in Tandon,
Did you clearly explain to the plaintiff at this interview that if he did not carry out his duties in connection with the hotel his agree special mention of it.
When you catre back to the Colony the plaintiff said you shook hands with him, ond expressed your pleasure that he had given satis. fartion to the directors in the meantime? That I shook hands with bini is probably correct; that I tell him the directors wore satisfied is untite.
Did you say they were dissatisfied? No, Why-Because it was not my place to offer any comment on his work.
Did you say anything else P-I have answered
know the attendsuos has increased?-I believe
Ob, I see, yon are his friend -No, I am not in the habit of making friends with subordinates
in the hotel.
The dissatisfaction of the directors was not the only reason for writing the letter of the 1st June, was it -The man was dismissed. on account of the dissatisfaction of the directors, And not on account of the row he had with the
manager.
Re-examined-Do you suppose it was puusible for him to have effected improvements on the various dishes I think it was quito possible for any man, taking a pride in his work, to make a great difference.
With regard to the duties of selecting the best pronurable ment, do you consider he did As a general role he did not.
Do you consider he affected any substantial improvement at all in teaching the Chinese gooks in the preparation and terv co of the food-I think he made very little improvement, indeed, and as regards the service, he rather
retarded the improvement.
Has there been any improvement in the service since he left-There has been an improvement in the quality.
Are the Godown Company aware that you are a director of the he tol?--Yes, and they sanctioned it.
Have you ever-interfered with the actual cooking of food?-Never.
Is it corrent or not to say the soused fish was made pecording to your taste!-The whole thing a lie. An absolute lie.
Hare you bad day experience as a vegetable grower -I once had a private garden, and have had about fifteen years experience.
You grew carrets?—Yes,
Do you consider the carrots you condemned were fit to be brought to table --They were not fit to be brought to the hotel.
Mesars. William Parfitt and W. H: Porta, two of the hotel directors, also Mr. Davies, acting manager, gate evidence in support of the addressed the judge.
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note that sottou goods sud railway plant HIGH-CLASS INSTRUMENTS,
British trade with Korea. It is difficult to arrive at exset figures, but it is satisfactory to of British origin show up very favourably, British steamers entered during 1904 namb red 53 of 108,694 tone, as compared with seven of 15,115 tona in 1903.
At a Shanghai "boycott" meeting on the 19th inst. there were quite a number of loquent and patriotic speeches made, in which the speakers exhorted everyone present to maintain
the N... The Tokyo correspondent of a firm front to show to the world that in this THE FATE OF THE OLDHAMIA.” For, said one gentleman (Taotaomtements on the 20th instVice-Admiral.
Daily News sont the following remarkable instance, at any rate, there is a united Chiria Americans have angered at as saying is nothing to fear because we Chinese never cat Dewa reports that a midshipman and thirteen units. Even the previous U.B. Minister in a bluejackets belonging to the Knias Suvarof. recent speech made the same snoering allusion. part of the prize crow of the British steamer We will show by precept and example how hamia on her way to Vladivostock, were
Other speakers showed how little fallacious an idex this is on the part of such captured by the Japanese army near Isushima- Americans."
When the British crew of the Oldhamia wore transferred to the Bessin squadron, the Japan by her unity and determination had zoli on Seghalien or Monday afternoo leston her huge opponent Resin, showing the world what Asinties are able to do when Oldhamia stored for Iterap Strait, and stranded The thoroughly aroused. Cannot Chins ausily do to the east of Urupp on the 3rd of Jane.
set her ou fire and landed." Cannot Chian
Russian by a united front and
prize crew Ono officer and ten bluejackets left for firm determination obtain her desire, also, by the repeal of the China Exclusion Treaty At Korsakoff on the 17th of June to obtain support, this stageot the proceedings the members of the bat nothing has been heard from them since,
The second batch, which left Urupp on the Piece Gords Gold came forward and swore that beginning from the 20th of July they had 5th instant, are those now captured. decided not to buy any more American piece and other, gouds until the purpose in view of the nation had been properly obtained. The meeting was then asked for a show of hands that would purchase or contract for any more goods. beginning from the next day no one present of American manufacture. Erary one present raised his or her hand.
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Two ofleers and fourteen blusjackets were left on Uropp with provisions for one month.
DIAMONDS IN CHINA.
YELLOW RIVER. DISCOVERY BT GERMAN PROSPECTORS NELK The Shanghai Times published the following. telegram:---
ment terminated Most clearly. I made that cannot give me an suawer-I have defendant company,iter which the solicitors Shanghai at 1.30 am, on Saturday, the 2nd July. They have been camped for some time near
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you say whether or not at that interview already given you an answer. No. I didn't. plaintiff clearly understood this? Be clearly When you found things were not going to understood it. At least, he said so.
your liking. why did you not immediately communicate with the chef? I made complaint through the manager.
Bis Honour, in moming up, said it was the evidence of the perfectly clear from directors and the acting muunger that for Bowe time there had been dissatisfaction in the Did you take the chef to task at the Board minds of the directora 3s formed in dates which the plaintiff has performed his duties, meetings? Certainly
Were the complaints serious? It depends and there was no doubt, frein the acting manager's evidence, that he communicated such on what yon call serious.
call serious ?—If food is sant complaints, to the piraatiff. The complaints What do you
trivial, but with a series of them thero
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. The C.P.B. str. Empress of China arrived at and left again at 11 pm same day for long Kong, and is due here at 9 am today.
The C.P.R str. Athenian arrived at Shanghai at 2 a.m. on Saturday, the 22nd July, and left again at midnight some day for Honghong, and
due here at 6 am. to-morrow. The C.FR. str. Empresa of Japan left Yoka. bams on Saturday, the ad-July, a.m., for Victoria and Vancouver.
You ougaged him practically to superinbond the kitchen department, not so mach to cook
and he arrirail hero "in" September. I red the following
March. When you arrived did you find your co-
The I.G.M. str. Scharnhorst left Kobe vis directors satisfied or dissatisfied with the chef' performance of his duties as outlined in the
Nagasaki and Shanghai yesterday, at 4 a.m. agreement P-They were dissatisfied.
Did you have a discussion about it -Soverato tablė ir nú unfit standard, surely that is s were vel pot be much doubt that they wald and way to corposted hora on Tuesday, the Ist
You have in your become serious; therefore the directors were August matter of complaint.
Tha J.-C.-J. Lija str. Bogor left Macassar for What was the remit 2-1 he result was that examination made it appear that I taught this given reasonable cause for dissatisfaction. Then this port on the Bat inst., and may be expected the other directora asked me to take the matter man how to cook. I say that is a lio: it is
was the dispute about the sausad fish. in bard. They said they had done nothing misrepresented.
The P. & A. str. Arabia strived at Yokohama themselves as he had been engaged by me, and Why didn't you complain to the chef before the directora decided to try another cook. The here on the 30th inst.
plaintiff was out and on returning found
His indignation took on the 20th July, and is expected here on the bie paas removed. the form of abusing and insulting the manager 2nd August.
The H.A.L. str. Rhenanto left Singapore for in a very gruss manner, and taking into, con sideration the series of complaints of the this port on the 23rd inst, am, and may be directors, in His Honour's opinion, there was a expected hero on the 28th inst, am
they preferred to wait till I returned. I waited Because I thought it hurdly fair to bring the for about two months to seo for myself, and min to task in the summer time.
Trida't you think it was your duty to war foded that, in my opinion, the food was not improved; the service was the same,
him that he was not carrying out his duties to Generally speaking, did you find any appreci-the satisfaction of the directors, and give him able improvement with the exception of a an opportunity of doing bettor.We told the
f-thero
and
Chinking. 9th July, Two prospectors-Germans have lately passed here on their way down to Shanghai
in that the diamondiferous area is large and, the oil bed of the Yellow River. They state their opinion, rich. They karo some specimen
reticent as to their plans. stones with them which, though small, are of very good colour. They are of course, very
WEATHER REPORT. The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report
On the 24th at 1155 a.m.
The barometer has fallen generally, except over the Philippines- The depression is still lying oger N, China.
to be moving slowly Eastwards. Preure is highest over the Philippinen and
2
THEIR
BOTH OF
"OWN MAKE”
AND THE
LEADING BRITISH,
CONTINENTAL
LAND
AMERICÂN HOUSES,
AT
PRICES WHICH DEFY
COMPETITION.
MUSIC AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
·OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.:
CASH OR HIRE PURCHASE
SYSTEM,
Hoogkong, 20th July, 1905,
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DR. NEWELL WILSON, DENTIST.
Latest American Methods, Reasonable Fees,
No charge for examinations. Office hours 9 A.M. to 5 F.M. adjacent bens.
Frouk S. and S.W. winds may be expected in No. 2, PEDDER STREET (next to the the Formosa Channel, and strong S.W. winds General Post Office and opposite to the side over the China Sea:
Forecast-Moderate to fresh W. and 8.W. entrance to the Hongkong Hotel winds; anally, probably thunder showers.
Hongkong, 5th 1905.
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