1905-12-14 — Page 2

INTIMATION

WATSON'S E

VERY OLD LIQUEUR

SCOTCH

WHISKY,

THIS

CELEBRATED

BLEND

OF

THE FINEST

WHISKIES

DISTILLED

.or

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 141H, 1905.

that of returning to all purchasers on a certain day (which chanos has to decide) half- of the money paid for purchases from thai on that day. It will be one of the days between

"DAILY FRESH " EXCLUSÏVE SERVICE,

THE NEW MINISTRY.·

Messrs. Gregor & Co. practically constitute TELEGRAMS it is to reform; and officials avorsa

evident that the more

less vuiled in this Colony an Advertising College. They are frequently teaching some new method of hostility and rescutment on this head

attracting public interest. In our business came to a crisis on the 8th instant,columus to-day they announce their latest idva, as set forth in the startling report which we reproduce from a copy of the N. C. Daily News received last evening. In this case it will be noted that the girls in question were

the 14th and 2 inst; and the firm takes not prisoners, not avensed, but victims of ano part in the drawing of the date. cruel feature of Chinese society. They ale

The Count de Lesinin and his wife, who appear to have been of tender years. Endor

started on their honeymoon trip from Peking these circumstances, we conceive that not

and travelled to Thibet and through unexplored even the most bigoted foreign upholder of tracts of that mysterious land, have arrived safo- the rights of the Chinese will sympathisely at Darjeeling. The Count, who wee attached with the side which wished to thrust these to the French Logation at Poking, travelled in a children (infinitely more sinned agains direct in wast anti reached north of Las thau sinning) into the cells at the Mixed One of the most interesting results of the

SUPREME COURT.

Wednesday, 13th December.

Is Affeúlate JURISDICTION.

BEFORE SIN FRANCIA PRUGOTT (CHIEF ·

JUSTICE and Mr. A. G. WIBE (PONE JUDAE).

TAM MAN SAM D. TAM YAN AND CHEUNO,, SAN PAKG. This was a untied of motion to vary an order made in the Court of Summary Jurisdiction on November 4th. Mr. M. W. Slade (instructed by Mr. Starenson) appeared for the appellants, and Mr. II. E. Pollock, K. C. (instructed by Mr. C. E. H. Bearis) opposred for the respondents.

LONDON, 13th December. The Hon. Winston Churchill has been appointed Under Secretary for the Colonies; Mr. Herbert Samuel, Under Home Secretary. Earl Porta- mouth, Under Secretary for War Mr. Edmund Robertson, Secretary to The new Attorney

In delivering the judgment of the full court the Admiralty. General 's Mr. John Lawson Walton, hie Ifonour the Chief Justice said: The K.; Mr: WS. -Robson, K.C., bedefondants obtained judgment in summary Court, penting the adjourned hearing. The Journey is said to be the Count'a discovery of comes Solicitor General: and Mr. 3500 as return of a certain deposit, and 8500

the Yangtzekiang. The Count is retuning Chinese officials, notably the VICEROY atto China to rejoin' the diplomatic service. Nanking, the TaoTai at Shanghai, auf their

South Africa is making, the oxelusion of creatures, insist that tuis Court is a Chinese Asistics more stringent. A now regulation Court. The Europeans insist that it is not, forbids any Indian entering Cups Colony unless and are determined to protect the Chinese he has his domicile in South Afries and either who take refuge in the Settlement from the possesses £20, or is able to write a European language. is the owner of a business, and has treatment to which, they are exposed ont- sit. The Chinese point of view may be the intention of bringing a wife and family into the country, or of making a permanent described as patriotic; it is certainly anti-home in South Africa. This would constitute foreign and Chauvinistic in its spirit; aulín its resulta, if successfully established, would be disastrous to Chinese as well as to the settlement. The European attitude is usually described as purely bumane in character, but AND MELLOWNESS there is no doubt a good deal of policy

IN SCOTLAND

IS CHARACTERISED BY ITS FINE FLAVOUR

ATTAINED ONLY BY

GENUINE

AND

GREAT AGE.

PER DOZEN

about it. But whatever eviticism one side way advance against the other, it is certain that accomplished facts must be faced Shangh is a place of foreign residence, the QUALITY land in foreign ownership, and must por, for all time, be administered according to foreign ideas. "There must be no "squeeze pidjin or persecution there; un since the Chinese who are so inger to re-assert their rights are of the sort who cling hardest to old and badenstoms; they must be rigorously put into their place. We can readily believe that our contémporary expresses the position appropriately in saying that the wave of exaltation that has come over the Chinese since Japan so easily defeated WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, the big Power, which has fascinated China' for years, as the python does the rabbit,

be checked

$16.50

WATSON & CO.

*LIMITED,

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

133

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. OsLTcommunications relating to the new column should be addressed to Tan EDITOR,

dresses

Correspondents must forward their names and ad- with commnnications addressed to the Editor, net for publication, but as evidence of good faith,

All letters for publication should be written on one side of paper only.

Nously signed communications that have sirendy appeared in other papers will be inserted.

Unders for extra copies of JAILY PRESU should be scht before 11 a., on day of publication. After that our the supply is limited. Only supplied for Cash Telegraphic Audras: P. Code: 4.8.0. 5th Ed, Lieber's

P.O. Bux, 3. 'stephone No. 12

BIRTH.

On 13th December, at No. 6 Des Voeux Villas, Peak, to Mr. und As, O. D. TRON, a daughter, (2823

HONGKONG OFFICE: DA. DES VOUS ROAD C.

stגונן

dangerous."

before it becomes

Yesterday afternoon the Fire Brigade received a call that, there was a fire at Wanchai, but oap ceeding there the alarm was proved to Ise fat.

Mr. Chesney Duncan, editor of the Straits be seriously ill of Ech is reported to

cerebral symptoms, the result bronchitis and

of overwork."

Seventeen undesirables" were lauded here un Tuesday from Singapore, but the, Local authorities despatched most of them to Carton the following day.

We learn that the ships of the British Fleet now in the harbour will leave about the gard inst., probably for practies in Mira Bay, but the Admiral is expected to return before the oud of the month.

a domicile. And South Africa is the chosen abiding place of Imperialism !

Pine-apple growers in the New Territory may glad of this advice. The Curator of the Botanie Station at Dominies makes the follow lag suggestions with regar i to dae desirability of shading pineapples during the fruiting period:-An experiment was made in shading pia apple plants from the time of Bowering until the fruit was ready to be cut. The effect was very marked, the shaded plants being heal thier and the fruit more perfect in shape than those nashaded. Probably pine plants would benefit, if grown under light shade from the time of planting, as in Florida, but in any case it is necessary to shade during the fruiting period, if the best results are desired. To shule beds of plants is not an expensive matter. Forked sticks, bamboos, and palm leaves aro generally oasily obtainable, and are very suitable

for the work.

By kind permission of Lt Col Aitkin an1" fficers, the band of the 19th Infantry will play the following programas of music, at the King Edward Hotel during dianer, on Thursday, 14th Dec, March...... War March of the Priests from Overture......Taneredi"

Athalie" Mondelssohn

Waltz

*Douan Wellen" Selection..... "Ban Toy" in (2) Hound Dunes « The Veleta"

Solection Shop Girl' Cake Walk... "Jolly Negroes"

Thomas Shaw is Lord Advocate..

RUSSIAN STRIKE ENDED.

LONDON, 18th December. The general strike in Russia has been abandoned.

jurisdiction in an action brought to racover

terday in Chambers under section 469 for leavO for the plaintiffs to proseed, to establish their claim, and the order was on the file.

His Lordship-There should be some state- mont that attempts luve been made quite rently to find the defendant.

Mr. Pollock- think that will appear from the evidence. Perhaps it would in useful if your Lordship gave a ruling under section 489 of the Code; you will sierber that the soliciter appearing for the plaintiffs made an application yesterday for leave for the pisintiffs to proceed to establish their claim. I

must confess that it seems to me that that application was unnooossary, section 19 saya that after the issue of a writ the plaintiff may

forthwith file his statemout of claim and procesi

establish his claim.

His Lordship Is your point that thers should be no application in chambers ?

Mr. Pollock Yes.

aution?

Mr. Pallank referred his Lordship to sections 50 and 52 of the code.

His Lordship-In futurs there will simply be the usual application to the Registrar to fix a day.

damages. The plaintif applied to the Fall His Lordship-If that could be eliminated it Court for leave to appeal in respect of that port | would sare costs. What is the rule with of the judgment only which related to the regard to proceeding exparts in an ordinary return of the deposit. This application was mado esparto: the plaintiff at the same time applied for the stay of execution. The defend. unts afterwards moved oxparte to vary the order, and obtained a rule to show cause. This was argued before the Fall Court; the Full ĮREUTER'S SERVICE.}

Cuart las, therefore, sat-in this malter on three exparte occasions. We have some doubt THE NEW CABINET.

whether the application for sneh should have been made exparte, as it is obviously a question on which the respondents may have something LONDON, 11th December.

to say. As, however, the respondents have not It.is, agreed on all sides that Sir Henrysequiesced in the order, any apparent irregala Campbell-Bannerian has enlisted a Cabinet rity (supposing it to be such) can be looked upon of the strongest men of the party, excluding us waived, and the motion before us may be Lord Rosebery. Even the Unionists admit takes us if the uppellunt and blained a tale to it is good and capable:

RUSSIAN POLAND.

show cause, and the argument on the motion to The appointment of Lord Elgin (Secretary vary the order is the argument on the rule. We think that, in fntura, · in order to of State for the Colonies), has been favour.

sava costa and multiplwity of motions, that ably received. The combination of Ford notice should be given to the other side if the Aberdeen and Mr. J. Bryce is regarded as party desiring lears to appeal intends to apply indication of au active Home Rule policy. for a stay of execation. It will then be open The new Ministers have been all installed. | for the opposite party to appear on the motion Mr. George Whitely he been appointed to argue this question of stay, if he is so advised. He will, of course, not be heard on the motion chief Governmont Whip.

for leare to appeal. Dealing, now, with the Sir Michael Hicks-Beach has been created motion before us, the respondents relied on the Viscount.

practics under 0. 59, R. 16, and cited seroral cases which seem to establish the rule that execu. tion as to costs will not be stayed naless the res. pondents' solicitors declínu to give an undertāk-- ing to refund any costs subsoquently found dus to the appellant in the event of his succeeding. It does not seen necessary to examine the oases at any length in order to ascertain whether this is the usual rule, or whether the Court bax a discretion as to acting on it or not, because we are of opinion that the rules which govern the interpretation of that order have no application to the present case. The principles which govern stay of execution for costs, where the appeal is of right, do not of necessity apply where leave to appeal is to be obtained. In such a case the Court has to go, to a certain extent, into the merits of the case, and requires a prima facie case to be established that there is at least a possibility of the This being 80,

LONDON, 11th December. It is reported that the whole of the garrison in Warsaw has mutinied.

FOOCHOW RACES.

The Foochow Races opened on Tuesday, the results to hand yesterday being:-Stowards Cap. Mr. Bridge's Tiara. Muiden Stakes, Mr. Stella's Bucentaur. Totalisator Cup, Mr.

Rossini Imovice 8. Junea Morris ******Caryl R. Berger DINNER MENU-Hors D'Œuvres-- Cavinra on Toast. Soups-Tomato, Ox Tail. Fish-Boiled and Shrimps Sauce. Entrees- Pate-

tate-do-for- Oswald's Cross-in-hand. The Min Stakes, nus en Aspie, Salmi of Pigeon, Pheasant Patties. Mr.. Miu's Copaiba. Tho Captain, Hope Curry-Koh. Joints-Koast Saddle of Mutton and Red Currant Jelly, Roast Turkey and Bread Challenge Cup, Tiara. The Hook Stakes. Mr. Sauce, Cold Meats-York Ham, Hind of Best. W. Shaw's E. Bun (late Morida). The Farmer's Salad-Beetok Vegetables-Boiled Potatoes, Fried Potatoes, CauliHower, Sweet Corn, Boiled Cup Mr. Min's Meas. The Mandarin's Cup. ju..gmout being reversed.

Reg. Entremets-Chocolate Paddling, Strawberry Bacentaur. Ice Cream anl Finger Cairos. Fruit-Chueso

Coffee...

CANTON.

FROM QUE CORRESPONDENT.j

12, December:

PROVINCIAL BANK.

THE "STRANDING" OF THE YINGKING.

CONTRADICTED: INCIDENT EXPLAINED,

Mr. Pollock Your Lordship will soo from the statement of claim fited that the plaintiffs are claiming for $5,000, cash advanced on the 16th ultimo. Two promissory notes were given on that date for the amount, one for $3,000 and and the other for $2,000,

Luk Pak Ham, sworn, asid l was the

managing partner of the plaintiff dem, which carried ou business, at 6) Wing Lok Street. The plaintiff advanced the sum of $5,000 to the defendant on the 16th November, and he gave them au acknowledgment. The whole amount was still duo and owing, Witness did not know where defendant was, although he had had people looking for him until yesterday.

Mr. Pollock said he had attached the property

of the defendant on account of money owing to other creditors, as well as the one before, tha Court. He would ask for execution with regard to that.

His Lordship-On the last occasion, when I gave judgment it was general, becanas the

writ was a general writ of altashment.

Mr. Pollock-With regard to the question of execution

His Lordship Execution had best be limited to the movable property of the defendant registered in his name andor a memorial, and attached by the plaintiffs. Judgment will be given as prayed, together with interest claimed and costs.

A SIMILAR APPLICATION.

Mr. Pollack made a second application against the defendant, the plaintiffs boing the Ming San Pon bank.

Mr. Pollock stated that the claim of the

plaintiffs was for $10,000 lent to the defondant on the 24th September, and a second $19,000 advanced on the 27th of the same month; in all, $20,000, together with interest and costs.

Leung Hok Sau, manager of the plaintif bank, gave evidence as to the advance of the money, after which his Lordship gavo judgment as prayed togather with interest and costs.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION,

BEFORE MR. A. G. WISE (PUISNE JUDGE).

the right which the successful party in the Court below has to retain tho costs he is entitled to under the judgment, caunut be put so high as in the case where, the unsuccessful party avails himself of his right to appal We think that whatever the exact rulo as to the solicitore undertaking may be, it is

AN OLD DEBT. Capt. E. J. Page of the steamer Vingking based on the fact that primo facie the judg

The Lok Kee firm claimed from Chui Sing Some months ago Chong Yn uk, the ex-called yesterday to inform us that the word ment of the court below is right. There the províncial jadge of Carton, memorialized "stranded" in our telegram from Canton was prima fucie is the other way, and it Chi the sum of $780, being balance day o Viceroy Shum on the subject of the establish quite uncalled for. He explained that when therefore seems more reasonable that the stay money lent and interest thereon.

Mr. R. F. C. Master (of Messrs. Johnson. Els evening (Thursday) 21 9 pm, Mr. Frankment of a Provincial Bank in Canton with a

he reached the Flats, he found there was not of execution as to costs should ba absolutely on LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, EC. Brown (Government Analyst, will deliver a capital of one million tools. He stated that the icient water to carry him over, and simply the discretion of the Coart. I agree that in Stokes and Master) appeared for the plaintiffs, lecture to the U. C. Literary Club on "The tank could collect the provincial revenue (chored and waited till there was. This, we ordinary cases where vuly part of the judgment and Mr. E. J. Grist (of Messrs. Wilkinson Earth, the extraction of valuable constituents 5,000,000 and remit same to Peking periodically, readily admitted, was a different thing to a is appealed from, the stay would only, bo as to and frist) represented the defendant.

| stranding. We gathered from the captain, (with metallurgie illustrations) Mr. H. Hurst- It is said that Viceroy Shum is szoctioned whose natarol annoyance wo sympathized with, the judgment, but this must be included in the being for interest and balance of principal

the opening of this Bank.

that if there was any grumbling among the discretion which the Court ia culled upon to float by the plaintiff to the defendant who was The doings of the evil spirits believed to be lou passengers, it was confined to one gentle exercise. My learned brother thought, and under haunting the city at present still occupy the public mind.

The Daily Press.

bon-e will take the chair at 9 p.in, sharp.

HOSOKONG, DECEMBER 14TH, 1905.

A foreman mason was killed in the Naval Yard on Tuesday. While superintending WE presume that most, if not all, of our reader's know what is meant by the Shang-cocles engaged in building work, a misbap occurred at the crane, as the result of which kai Mixed Court, a tribunal where a sort

the brake failed to act and the boom fell to the of justice is dispensed by Chinese magis-groand, erushing the foreman under it. He trate assisted by European. The Euro-only lived a few minutes after being released.

is supposed to participate in the judgments pronounced; and the object

peaa

it

We received yesterday, from Mr. John S. Thomson, of Montreal, Canada (who states that

as far as possible those varieties of native Mail 8. 8. Co. four or five years ago), a letter justiciary methods which are repugnant to giving what he describes as "causes of the the more tender heart of the Occidental. unpopularity" of that company. We may not The mixture of methods has arisen from publish them, as they are in the shape of a tou the anomalous conditions prevailing owing strong indictment of the manager at San to the omission by wake Shanghai really and truly a foreign settlement.

It is still

Francisco

MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR.

Every evening news comes of

the removal of queues in a mysterions manner.

The police are keeping a vigilant watch and in the course of time one of thesa ghostly barbers may be caught. Then the scare will be ended.

CHAU-TUNG-SANG'S AFFAIÏts,

man, who was called but did not hearken.

IMPENDING ELECTION TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

RETIREMENT OF AIR PAUL CRATER.

so much of the costs as rolate to that part of

intended to make such order, and on the hear- ing of the respondents exparte application I also thought that this should have been the order. But then, as I expressly stated at the time, I was under the impression that the costs of the two issues could be divided. Now,

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION,

BEFORE SI FRANCIS PI30OTT (CHIKF JUSTICE).

APPLICATION FOR JUDGMENT.

Mr. Master said the claim was for 8780

arrest. The principal was $300, and inforest had accumulated until it had reached $780. He had received notice of two techsical defances from the other side; one, under the Summary Jurisdiction Act, was that the claim was out of time, and the other came under Ordinauce L. of 1851.

His Lordship-It would be very much more

Mr. Grist handed same to his Lordship. His Lordship-Well, let's get on.

The managing partner of the plaintiff firm said the defendant borrowed $300 from him for which he gave a promissory note. From time to time he had paid 345 on account, but had refused to pay anything more,

After hearing farther evidence, his Lordship said he was sorry he could do nothing for the defendant. Ho believed there was a swindle, but he must pay up. There would be judgment for the plaintiff with coals.

Sir Paul Chater, C.M.G., who has represented The Nain-Hoi has been very busy within the the Justices of the Peace on the Legislative when the case is threshed out by both sides, it convenient, Mr. Grist, if, when you forward the of his presence is, of course, to prevent he was the Hongkong ngeut of the Pacific past few days, proparing, with the collaboration of/ Courei! for nineteen years, has announced his appears that the costs are incapable of division, other side notice of these objections, you would

intention to retire on the expiration of his pre-except in regard to a very minute enm, whether also apply the court with copies. several contractors, a valuation report of Chan-

sent term at the end of the present year-and they will go to the appellant if he sacceeds is Tung-gang's family residence in the Po-Wah.

a meeting of the Justices has been convened another matter to be determined on the hearing The report will be Ching, Choung-Yuk.

for the 21st inst. to appoint a successor. The of the appeal. But us there is a possibility ready in a few days and tenders will be invited term for which the representative of the Justices that he may get them, the prop order is that is appointed is six years, and when re-elected there should be a stay of execni n'as to costs. for the purchase of this magnificent property The land, together with the buildings thereon. on the last occasion Sir Paul; eopted with We think the justice of the care requires that is said to be valued at T1100,000 at-least.

reluctance and in a short speech to the Justices the costs of this application be costs in the cause. Colonel Haignes Chief paymaster on the

QUAINT CRINKSE SABCASM.

intimated that ho would definitely make way Chinese territory, nominally, and the South China station is on the sick-list, and The Ying Tak Magistrate, whose term of for new blood on the completion of the present term. That intaation is now abont to be -Chinese residents are Chinese subjects, will in all probability be invalided home for six office has just expired, left his prefecture of subject to Chinese jurisdiction. But Shang- months proceeding in the Dunera. Captaing the 6th inst. He is said to have been very fulfilled, and Sir. Paal has propbaud as his

unpopular among the inhabitants of that hai could not countenance. in its very John R. Gale and Marchant are carrying onrefecture. They gave expression to their successor Mr. H. W. Slade (of Messes. Gibaun midst the old notorious customs of Chinese the work of the Army Pay Department in this dissatisfaction at the way in which he & Co, Chairman of the Hongkong and Shang-

In the case in which the Foo Ching firm yamens. Augmented apparently by the offer's absence, the duty of chief paymaster administered the prefecture's affairs by placing hai Banking Corporation. The nomination is claimed from Chau Tai Nung, otherwise Chan anti-foreigu TAOTAL, the and treasury chest officer Iriag performed by hundred stram dusmies near the wharf from conded by Mr. J. L. M. Smith, Mr. E. A. Yak Chung, the sum of $5,000- for money policy an

Howatt, superintendent of the P. and O. advanced, Mr. H. E. Pollcok, KC, instructed

Tho Japan Chronicle writes:-There is a jealousy and mistrust of the rival elements Capt. Gale.

which he was to embark. No real people Company, and Chairman of the Chamber of by Mr. R. Harding (of Messrs. Ewens, Harston magistrato at Hongkong who appears to he at the Mixed Court have for a long time

were present to see him off.....

Commieren, hus also been nominated, Mr. A. G. and Harding) applied for judgment.

afflicted with that sad complaint of which Mr. been very pronounced. The Europeans

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. Wood praposing and Mr. E. W. Mitohell Mr. Pollock said the application was made Plowden, a London ornament of the polico interfered in the matter of the lock-ups at

seconding. We understand that other nomins. under the provisions of the code relating bench, is a distinguished otim. The sufferer is impelled by some uncanny rolition to make The CP.R. str. Empress of China arrived ut tious are not improbable.

to foreign attachment.

A writ of foreign remarks intended to be humorous, but which, the Mixed Court, and succeeded in having the typical Chinese dens substituted by provided for them, bat the matter was: Kobe at 4.30 pm, on Tuesday, the 12th inst., and

Since the above was written we learn that attachment against the defendant's property in persons of tower degree and leas education, During amicably settled" by the Russian Consul. It left again at midnight same day via Nagasaki

8 rècont assault case at aparturents wore consistent with the foreign was rumoured that the men of the Rusia for Shanghai, where she is due to arrive, at Mr. H. E. Pollock, KC., has been requested was issued on the 27th of last month, and would be considered ill mannered.

to offer himself as a candidate for the position that had to be advertised under the provisions the hearing of treatment of the innocent or uncivicted battleship Czarevitel were bordering on a state 3 a.m. on Saturday, the 13th inst.

The CPR str. Athenian left Vancouver on and has consented to nomination:

of section 467 of the code.

assalted and robbed, was describing accused. They also found it necessary to of muliny caused by the had foud. A repro-Monday, the 11th inst., p.m. for Hongkong via

would find an afdavit on the file by Mr.to "his Worship" the attacks made upor him At a sale of valuable books conducted by Harding of Messrs. Ewebs, Hatstou and with a polo, when the "learned" msgistrate pols take steps to see that judgments pro- sentative of the Straits Times called on Mr the usual ports of call.

Steberbatchoff of the Russian Volunteer Fleet The str. C. Apcar, frem Calcutta, left Singa-

a copy of Captain F:

than his head " noured by the mixed tribunal were not Ageury and was informed tba: the crew of the pore yesterday noon, and may be expected hero Hodgson and Co.

advertisements had appeared twice in the that the interpreter's reply was inaudible; secretly revoked or nullified by an informal

The Al. 1, Chind loft Singapore for this Tatakey's, "Japan, its, History, Arts, and that ing, the solicitors for the plaintiff, slating interrupted with the remark. "Te this poke native tribunal. Particularly in the treat-

port on the 12th inst., p.m., and is expected bere Literature," 1903, one of. 35 copies of the Government Gazdte and another local paper. perhaps it is as well for the dignity of the

édition de luxe, 12 vols., realised £10 lbs. An application was made to his Lordship yes-bench" that it was, ment of female prisoners were the Chinese

There has been some trouble with the soldiers on the Russian steater Belty and the transport Lerouin, now in Singapore. The men were discontented with the quality of the salt junk

battleship were quite happy and content." The trouble on the Helly and Livonia had been

settled satisfactorily."

on the 18th isnt.

on the 19th inst.

HONGKONG'S "Mr. PLOWDEN.”

His Lordsin the prosecutor, who had boon