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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESSTUESDAY, JANUARY 30т¤, 1906.

business. The Registration of Partnerships, The plague total stands at three. During thTELEGRAMS.]

| properly devised, is merely an extension of an admittod principle; and it is, therefore, sheer nonsense to talk of its "doraoralising the Chinese-who, by the way, despit

week ending Jan. 27th, five cases of smallpos Singhalese, the cther four were Chinese. were notified, two being fatal. One was t

In addition to an interesting article which is

A. S. WATSON & CO., tradition, are an more to be trusted in a desi copiously quoted in another column, the Far

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than the foreign contractor—or to talk of its harassing trade," or of its "interference with the liberty of the merchant and trader." The best our laws is an inter- TO ference, and all stipulations whatsoever are

[ARUTER'S BERVICE.]

SHIPPING.

LONDON, January 27th. Eastery Review for January has a wall- The Garman newspapers announce that illustrated article describing Sir Paul Chater the Peninsular and Oriental S. N. Co. wil new house on the Peak, with particulars from the architects, Messrs. Leigh and Orange.

start a fortnightly service on the 3rd proximo, From Hamburg to India, taking consider. ably reduced rates. The service is regarded

SUPREME COURT.

Monday, January 29th.

IN SUMMARy JurisdictION. "

BEFORE ME. A. G. WISE (POISNE JUDAE).

NOT AN EAKLY RISER.

Mak Ynel-ting sued Chan Honkai for 8. Mr. E. J. Grist appeared for plaintiff. On the case being called,

Mr. F. P. Hett of Massrs. Brutton. Hott and Goldring) said-I have been retained by

POLICE COU ART.

Monday, January 29th.

Bavoru MR. P. A. HAPKLAND (FIRET POLICE MAGISTRATE).

A LARGE GAMIĦLING SCHOOL. At the instance of Detective Wilden, 48 nativos wore charged with playing fantan at No. 7, Market Street, Hunghon, on Sunday. The

being the keepers of the game,

the nature of things harassing to any Judge that he was uuizstracted us his clisid as the opening of a rate war between the defendant, but have not roseived any instrust. 'Arat, six defendants were furtuer olmarged with

persous liable, either wilfully or involuntari-

A solicitor appearing for a defondant d the Supreme Court yesterday told the Pisao not "get up till three o'clock," "Tell in to

fixing the case for to-day.

ly, to make default. Registration of Part-Tiso enclier to-morrow," replied his Lordshi in nerships, either general or of Chinese only, will not drive away any Iusiness that is

The programme for this week at the Hig

and 0. Co. and The Hansa Co,

RACING NEWS.

Över a wet track the ponics galloped yester

DISPENSARY | worth keeping, in this or any other 'Colony kong Branch of the Royal Sanitary Inst day morning, the recorded times being

NOTICE.

Another Singapore" objection was that the Government finger was a nuisance in the commercial pie, which is merely another form of the parrot-cry already mentioned. The Bankruptcy Orliance represents a very big finger in that same pie, and is

5 PER CENT, DISCOUNT

equally exposed to such an objection, | Shifting their gromul, and by implication ALREADY ADVERTISED, abandoning their noble stand for " the fair

IN ADDITION TO THE

FURTHER

REDUCTIONS

fame of the colony," the objectors protested that a new kind of frand would arise, a kind of legal fraud.” This seems to us more puerile still; since it seems clear that every law ever promulgated can be charged

is as follows: -Trcaday, Lectaro by Mr. J. Bryan, on "Sauitary Plumbing;" Wedoody, Sanitary Inspectors Test Examination, Fry, Lecture by Mr. J. J. Bryan, on "Sanity Plumbing

On Saturday afternoon the remains of k. G. A. Cbaliers, late sul-accountant of t | National Bank of India, Australia and Chi, were interred in the Happy Valley, cometei. A large number of decased's friends followi the corlege to the coustery, where the Re, C. H. Hickling conducted the burial servici,

The following notification has been recaivad from the

Government:-", The}

Mairaa

Emerald King, m, 211. Goll King, m, 32 4-5.

tions regarding this case; I expect them any moment tow. If your Lordship could allow this case to stand over

Mr. Grist-I will take judgment with a stay of execution and if my friend is instranted the case osa go into the next list.--

The Puisne Judge-Well, prova your câdo, Mr. Grist--I would rather not; I know

away.

Lukong Wong Po zaid when he visited the school the doors of the room were opon, and he observed the first six defendants wore the keepers of the game, while the others were playing.

After bearing further evidence his Worship convicted the first defendant of being the La France Rose, 13, last half, 32 35, nothing about the defendant, he might run keeper of the game, and tired bio: $100 or two 1.00 5-5.

months' imprisonment. The second, third, Mr. Hett-He is a large property owner in fourth, fifth and sixth defendants he found act the Colony.

guilty on the charge of being keepers, but Mr. Bonear He has been anod for his rates found them guilty of gambling, and, together (laughter).

Glorious Ross, 18m, f, P, P, 1, 3.08, 3.42, 4.14 2-5.

Suario Rose, 13 m., 2, F, P, 3, 3.13, 3.48, 4.90, Himalaya Rowe, m., last taken, 38 3-5. 1.17 3-5, 1.552-5.

Common Rose, Just quarter 31. Pilot, 1, 32 4-5.

Frechdachs, 1m, last 1, 35.2-5, 1.13, 143. Arab Chief and Mongolian Chief, 36, 1.12- 1.48, 2,24.

Sondial, m, 32. Rising Sun, Jr., last quarter 31 2-5.

At this stage a clerk handed Mr. Hett m piece of paper, upon perusal of which Mr. Hott said-I havo bren lastracted to ask for, an adjournment.

The Paine Judge-Who instrasted yon, your clerk ?

with the others, ordered them each to pay u fine of $3 or go to grol for seven days. The money and implements of gambling found he ordered to forte.ted to the Crown.

GAMBLING IN THE THEATRE,

Turea Dusives were paaricted of gambling in n Chine theatre, and his Worship, in fluing

Mr. Hot ---I wrote to the defondant, but he them $3 enob, said the practicə must be pat -

Have been made from this date IN THE creating a consequent crime, in the Governor in Council is pleased to withdraw hire MR. CHAMBERLAIN'S PROPOSALS. for ence

PRICES of any of the following-

PATENT MEDICINES,

INFANTS FOODS,

SOAPS,

PERFUMES.

WE MAINTAIN THE LARGEST AND MOST COMPLETE STOCKS of these GOODS in the Colony, and our Stocks being frequently turned ocer, ensures all Goods being

| attempt to break or erade it. Indeed, after carefully extracting and weighing all the cons brought forward at the southeru port we fail to Bud one with any more weight than the objection that there might he temporary “annoyance and inconvenience; and that, it will in congedasi, does not require serious'

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regulations under the Vonica Sanitary Cen- vention imposat in the ports of the Madras

A correspondent writes: In spite of all that Presidency against arrivals from Hongkong, has been said and written about Mr. Chamber- intimation having been receirol that Heg.lain's fiscal proposals during the last two and a half years, I find that there are still very kong has been free from plagus "

many people who have either a confused or a totally erroneous idea as to what those proposals are. I think, therefore, that you would be doing service to the Unionist cause if you would recapitulate them spes more, as plainly and

League: in a killat redzully issued by the Tariff Reform

PROPOSED NEW TAXES,

Return of visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the week ending Jan. 3,

does not get out of bad mutil three o'clock.

The Puisao Judge-Well, fix the case for the morning, then (laughter). Can be gat up early

Mr. Hett thought be sould, and the hearing of the action was fized Bocordingly. ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB.

COMMODORE'S CUP,

down. They did not go to the theatre lo gamble hat to see the play.

BEFORE ME. C. D. MELBOURNE (SECOND

POLICE MAGISTRATE).

ILLICIT OPJUK.

Wong Yan and Chau Ping were charged with being in possession of 30 taols of opium without a permit from the Opinm Farmar. The latter was further charged with selling and

The first defendant admitted the charge, while the second denied the two preferred against

consideration. In the case of the Singapon excluding Thursday and Friday for Newsimply as possible. They are set out as follows/K.C., Commodore of the Club, was miled. At dealing in opium without being duly licensed,

festivities, slows that of non-Chinese thoreware

Bill, we read that its main idea is that every 126 to the Library and 38 to the Museum; and person who trades under a name which in Lof Chiness 63 to the former and 2,979to the dicates that he is in partnership with anlatter. The Library was therefore used by 189 other person, or who trules under a une persons, and the Museum by 3016. not his own, should be required to register the constitution of the partnership, or, if be be a single individual trading under a fancy uane, his true place of business. It will A. S. WATSON & CO., thus be possible for auy one who is asked to

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give credit to ascertain whether the firm is worthy of credit. The bill does not propose to make any alteration in the existing. Eng- CHEMISTS, DRUGGISTS,PERFUMERShish law, except that the penalty for non- registration is loss of claim to the benefits of partnership, and, on the other hand, inability to be sued. At Hongkong, « Bill somring these paints would be hailed with approval ;. and by moae, we imaging, more than the baks, the bankruptey officials, and the

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AUTICA TO CORRESPONDENID. Oxirconmunications relating to the asas colunn should be addressed toTuz Epirus,

Corregendents:

s must forward their numea and ad-

The N. Y. X. is making arrangömentų to record time. Loving Seattle at 3 am, by the land passengers in New York cia Seattle in Great Northern Railway, St. Paul is reached at 10.40 pm. There is a twenty minute interval hers, and then the C. M. & St. P. line carries the passenger to Chicago, arriving at 110 p.m. Thence to New York by the 20th Century Express means 18 hours more (2230 p.m. to 9:30 am.), or altogether. 2. Wm. wait- ing, and 9th.m, in the train--less than four days for the overland wip.

28. a quarter on foreign (not Colonialt corn. Correspoading tax on foreign four.

5

5 per cent, on forsiga mest.

per cent, on foreign dairy produce. An

Brenge

per cent on completely manufactured foreign goodi.

10

TAINS TO BE BELIEVED, Three-quarter of duty off ten. Half the sugar duty taken off. Correspondlag reduction on coffee and cocon, Preference, to Colonial wines and fruit.

His Worship found both guilty sad ordered them to pay s fino of 8300 osch, in default, three mouthsiraprisonment

GAMBLERS.

On Sunday, the race for three very handsome prizes presented by Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock,

11 o'clock with a very light breeze from the Ensto start was made for Kou-i-clsa rock, some twelve miles there and back. Dice, him. Bonito, fin and Kathleen were the first to cross the lines, and with Vernon and Chanticleer started down the centro of the fair way | Alunnäh, Elspeth, Gloric and Doreen kopt nearer the Hongkong shore, though Elspeth was the only one who profied by doing so. Of those in the fair way, Chanticleer soon strung out a long lead, but on arriving at Green Island Elspeth was found to be ahead. From here to the book there was a fine northerly wind, and the pachtsweat away at a great pace. Elspeth, going very woll, steadily increasing her lead, till on rounding the rock she was about 2 minutes ahood of Chanticleer, 4 ahead of Vernon, G of Mių, and 7 of Kathicon, while Dione and Bonito, and Mr. R. . C. Master (of Mosary, were quite 5 minutes behind these, the rest out of wight. It now looked as if the one designers were clear out of it, and that the Cap would 19 farthings go to Chanticleer. But in yacht racing a race is never lost till it is won, and in the fresh breezy Man and Kathleen began to rapidly pick)

DUTIES NOT CONTEMPLATED..

No

tax en raw materials. No tax on maize.

Gain by now scheme

£9,000,000 Loss by now scheme...

2,800,000 Surplus for further relief of ex

isting food and other duties £6,200,000

This is how Mr. Chamberlain's scheme will affuct

THE TOWN A&TIBAN:

(1) THE AGRICEL-

TORAL LABOUREN, Guin....17 farthings Gain Loss......93

Lass

3)

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Three Chinese were charged with keeping a commos gaming hous, at No. 26, Tal Ping Shan Stroot, and ten more were charged with gambling therein, all the defendants were charged on a second count with having in their possession instruments it for unlawful parpowe with intent to use the same for such unlawful purposes, and with being unable to give a satis- factory account of their possession thereof,

Chief Detective Inspector Hanson proseout- Johnson, Stokes and Master) appeared for

the first and fourth defendants, who pleaded not guilty; the remainder admitted the chargen. Detective Choi Tim, declared, said that at about soon en the 90th instant he visited No.

dresses with communicationsadareswad to the Buites, business men who deat largely with Chinese great-uncles Liout-Gea. Sir Jobe Moore and Net gain...7 farthings| Net gain 94 faribings | her, up, though Vernon aud Elspeth were stift 25, Tai Fing Shab Strest, and ascended to the

mut for puldication but as evidence of good faith

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

Hu anonymously signed communications that have already appeared in other papers wul be sorted.

•Unders for extra copies of SALY Pugs should be sand before 11 am, on day of pudicabut. After that kuse pas mady is limited. Dry supp Pelegre, die Address: P. Conesia.5.0. Abd.

1.0. Bor, 23. Esonplanen RG, TY

HONGKONG OFFICE: 1A, DES VEUX LOAD. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, BU

The Daily Press.

Hongkong, Jasuary 30ry, laud."

firms. One Singapore gentleman, the Hon. Mr. A. HUTTENBach, held the opinion that it would be difficult to find a case of a man represcuting himself to be a partner who is not really a partner. Experience teaches

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BRITISH POLITICS.

going away. Elspeth then ran into a cals

second floor. The door was open and us entered. and saw all the defendunts playing paikan. The defendants noticed him enter, and he saw the third with something in his hand; ho

There have just beau deposited in the Museum of the Royal United Sarvice lu- stitution in Whitehall by Miss Carrick Moore the decoratious worn by her two distinguished

Admiral Sir Graham Moore, K.C.B. relics the former comprise the gold collar and budge, the star oud riband of the Order of the Bath, most beautiful diamond star, representing the same Order, which was pur. chased by his ofleets for 350 guinea, and us that is not the correct formula to empresented to Sir John Moore in 1804. Sir ploy the trouble is that sometimes, wen Graham Moore's orders include the bo Igo and are represented by others, to be partners, when they are not; the firm prospers on the star, riband, and collar of a G.C.MG, the develop the Irish policy of the late Governannt which she did not seen to make any great effori cutting pockets open.

eredit of such representation; and if things go wrong, it is easy for the lawyers to prove that the man (who may have secretly derived profit from the firm) never held himself out as a partner; and of course be deres that he authorised muy to do so. The Singapore Chinese were said to be averse, not to the principle of the Bill, but to its form. It is the principle only that interests this Colony just now. Would the

star of a ..B, the star of a G.U.B., and the

foere at Corunna, as well as leis writing desk, prayer-book used at the barial of Sir John has for several years pat bien on view at th Mnseam-

Vice President Yon, of the Ministry of Education (Hsiopa), has recently memorialised the Throne on the adsibility of discontinuing the study of what are cailed the Four Books" as part of the curriculum of the primary schools of the country, on the ground that they are too deep and philosphic to be understood by

OUTLINES OF THE NEW GOVERNMENT'S FOLICY.

teresting details of the policy of the New Telegrams to the Indian presa furbish in- Government in the various departments of Statu

patch, when about half a mile from the faish and Fernon went too far over to Stonecutter's Chanticiser, Min and Kathleen all close together wore then all practically becalmed close to the Sulphur Channel. Kathleen got the breeze from the East first and went about into the

as announced by the newly appointed ministers. fair way, and then Min got it, but stack address, reiterates the Government's desire to Mr. Horbert Gladstone, in his electoral

to the Hongkong abore, both Leaving Chanticleer standing in her calma patoh, from

with the management of paroly Irish affairs. proposal for a legislative Partisment in Ireland can be introduced in the coming

Ho as to voable Irishmen to be directly associated

No

Parliament,

The tide of this Colony is honeycombed with fraud and deceit." These words were said, not of Hongkong, but of Singapore, in connection with the proantion of the Bill for Registration of Partnerships, which, after long discussion, was read a second time. The words are too strong to apply to Hongkong, perhaps; but the geutical

ably? It has been pointed out that Chinese mercantile guilds are already in a great who said, "it will be apparent to any one who over some years back has closely equivalent to such registration; watched the course of mercantile and truther fud partnership records useful for the sogo Mencius); "Ta Hsio" great learning high quality in the militia and also to encour

protection of Chinese creditors. Com

affairs here that the methods of conducting these have changed considerably-and one

Chinese business people regard it favour.young children, and that there be substituted

B

The

modern text-books of the grado suited.

Four Books" mentioned in the foregoing are composed of the "Lunya "(Confucina Analects): Mengtes" (works of the philosopher and

by the philosphor sad sage Tseng, the ancestor pulsory registration, even without being of the aristocratic Trong clan, which boasts of Marquis and on Earl), and the "Chang peal, would afford similar protection to all. regrets to feel that the change has not been There would be fewer fraudulent bant.Yang" (doctrine of the mean, by Tzs Szo, the grandson of Confucius, the chief of China's News considers this a sensible idea.

in the direction of higher morality," might

Mr. Winston Churchill at Manchester said the Government of the Transvaal will be trans. ferred to a repressatative democratic assembly continue in office unless it obtained a substantial as soru as possible, The Government would not

majority enabling it to maintain itself with dignity and honour in the House of Commous. Mr. Haldane, Secretary of State for War, waking in the City of London, annonuced that Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman had given him a free hand to reorganise the aray. The Premier, he said, laid such stress on the matter thought requisite, to spend rame money and of efficiency that he was prepared, if it was get more men.

The army must be a strik- ing force spable of immediate transportation overeba. It was, he said, necessary to secure a age the volunteers. Mr. Haldane declared that Le would rather resign than reduce the expendi ture on the artillery by a single penny. In. conclusion, he said that the Government's policy was to follow up the best which was done by ita' predecessors.

The Standard nuderstands that Mr. Haldane,

have been speaking of Hongkong. There ruptcies; and even if men of straw were philosophers and eages). The N.-C. Daily Sucretary of State for War, will rostore the five

registered instead of the real partners, who would be more likely to suffer the firtos that did so, or creditors? Such firuns would

was a good deal of claptrap talked by the Singapore opponents of the principle, some of which will doubtless one day be repeated lose credit; or if they got credit, those who locally, about nofair imputations, and so bad trusted ch of straw could not very

on.

The Berlin Morgenport says it has authority for the statement that the Chief Burgomastor of Berlin intouds to incite the Lord Mayor

of Londes and other wombers of the London

years with the colours and seven years in the

reserve.

ייי

grabbed the defendant's arm, and on opening

his hand found that it contained a short kaife.

Further witnesses ware heard, who proved the arrest of the defendants, and that a number of thera had small knives in their possession. These kuives, it was stated, were used for

For the defence Mr. Master said there was

but not all the time.

Master the opportunity of calling, ous of this His Worship disagreed, but allowed Mr. other defendants as a witness,

to get out of. When Min and Kathleen at again, it tras anou seen that the former would not the slightest oridence to prove that the first save her time on Elspeth, and Pearso is to be defendant was keeper of the game. Ho might congratulated carrying off the very fine bowl. have been in charge of the back for a time, Elspeth had bad luck or not actually winning outright, as she went better than as has ever done, though no doubt the very nice little cupes third prize will remind her owner of one of the most interesting though rather flakey races ever sailed in Hongkong. After the race was over, all adjourned to the Commodore's launch, when the prizes were presented.

Times Elepeth...

Min

...k

59 31 58 40

Kathleen ...2 01 42

Varion

03 38 Chanticleer 2 12 4 Dione did not finish Bonite ..2 28 13 Alannah 2 32 53 Gloria

...2 35 20 Doreen ...

2 53 10

Corrected.

1 3 31 (3) 1 49 40 (3) 1 52 42 (9) 03 38 (5)

2

2 01 12 (4)

2 19 13 (6) 2 26 23 (8) 2 19 50 (7) 2 40 10 (9)

THE CONNAUGHT RECEPTION COMMITTEE.

We have been supplied by Mr. C. H. Bearis, M. John Burns, President of the Local the hon. secratary, with the following list of anuanced that the toilitia will be called out at Government Board, speaking at Batterson,names of the Connaught Reception Committee: the earliest possible date..

As a matter of funt, no mercantile elt complain if they lost be doing so." A local governing bodies to pay a corporate visit speaking at Sheffield, said that the national

present complaints are frequent and numer ORS; and the Government ought to re- consider the question very carefully without

community has any right to be thin-skinned in such conuection. The late Mr. SPENCER, in the volume of essays published shortly before his death, pointed out very simply a loss of time. Why wait for Singapore? fact that is so obvious that it is overlooked, This, by the way, is no paradox, at all; it is Mr. H. J. Gedge has joined the H. K. V. possible to put a solid object so close to the Troop.

to the German capital in June next. It is probable, the journal adds, that Lord Avebury and Sir Thomas Barclay will receive a cítia invitation to visit Berlin at the same time, The Berlin Chamber of Commerce has decided, in furtherance of the movement for the strengthening of the existing friendly relations

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Mr. Asquith, Chancellor of the Exchequer,

ten years, half of which was spent on the army expenditure bad risen to forty-three millions in and cary. There was, he said, a wide field for remission of taxation, including that on coal, ten, sugar and income. But the remission was The new Government, however, hoped to econo- impossible without a reduction of expenditure. mise without werkening the services.

Welsh Disestablishment and Disondowment: are to have a

programme.

between Great Britain and Germany, toeral Gereinmanent placo in the new Lib- Sir Alfred Thoruns, MT, who addressed his "I pay to promise" was the form on a pro-organise a demonstration of Anglo German missory note submitted to Mr. Justice Wise at friendship which shall at the same time be a constituents at Rhondda, after reiterating his however, did not affect the judgment, which was the Supreme Court yesterday. The inversion, reply to the recent manifestations of good will declaration that he would not support any administration which did not ineluda Welsh- towards Germany which have lately come from disestablignent and disendowment as an given for the plaintiff.

Great Britain. To this end the Chamber of essential item in their programme, said that be Commerce will give a banquet on January 15, was in a position to tell them that this would at which the British Ambassador has promised ho carried out by the Liberal Government. to be present. It is wided that representatives Anglican Church in Wales was introduced by A Bill for the disestablishment of the of the German and of the more important the last Liberal Government i in 1995.

It was in charge of Mr, Asquith, then Hous

His Honour Sir Francis Piggott (Chairman) The Honourable Mr. W. Chatham The Honourable Mr. C. W. Dickson The Honourable Mr. A. W. Brewin The Honourable Capt. L. A. W. Barnes

Lewrence

Tho Honorable. Dr. Ho Ki The Honourable Mr. Wai Yuk The Honourable Mr. R. G. Bhowan The Honourablo Mr. Gershoma Stewart The Hou, Sir O. P. Ühaber, C. M. G. Mr. F. J. Badeley Mr. E. A. Howell Mr. J. R. M. Smith Mr. D. R. Law Mr. S. T. Dann. Mr. Leung Pui Chi Lt-Col. C. H. Price, D. 8..O... Capt Savory, B. N.

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Mr. Master said he would endeavour to pick an honest mu He culled the sixth defendant, who said he visited the houses when the police wero inside, and was arrested,

The other defendant denied being present. His Worship found all the defendants guilty on the frst charge. He ordered the two keepers to pay a fine of $100 each, or go to gaol for two monthis, while each of the other defendants was find §10 or fourteen days. The charge against the second keeper was remanded as he was in hospital. On the second chargo the third, fourth, seventh and ninth defendants were each food $100 or two months, and the remainder were discharged.

The Foochow Echo reproduces from an old Shanghai paper (1869) an article from which wo extract the following for the benefit (we hope) of many of our correspondents. Wko- ever has learned to write at all, and is not --paisied, can form his letters-so that they can bo read; and whoover fails in this, does s0

from one of two causes, gross negligence, or, still worse, affectation. What we maintain is that a bad hand-writing is an immorality, an offence against mankind. For it cannot be disputed that the cumulative effects on society of a long life of bad writing, constitute a far greater evil than a single act of piracy or murder, yet for these a man would naturally be hangad Daily irritation contributes either to the amelioration or the deterioration of the temper and the character-nearly always tho latter, of course, Honce it is a sin to provoke one's neighbour to wrath. How great then must be the turpitude of those who inflict incessant worries on a large circle of victing to their cacography! (We use the word in a MOTS accurate sense than the common one) Arg The Committee was appointed by H. E.

and ill-nature that are so common-for the number udded the yeadmen whose names are subjective effects of many inarticulate cursos ?”

The Honourable Mr. H. E. Pollock, K. C. *The Honourable Sir Henry S. Berkeley

The Honourable Mr. T. Bercombe Smith * Mr. E..H. Sharp, K. C.

Mr. S. 4. Levy

ere that one sees over and under it while it remains nebulous if not invisible. The ignored fact referred to is that all modern business is conducted on the tacit under standing that the parties thereto are poten- tially dishonest. Every formal contract is per se an implication that its signatories, Tú our report of the Scotch Concert held on without it, might not meet their obligatione. Saturday night, we emitted to refer to the part The law affords further safeguards, which, taken in the programme by Mr. Baxter, who British Chambers of Commerce will be invited Senretary, and had reached the Committea The Govornor and having power to add to their they not responsible for unch of the hatred while by no means uniformly effective, are sang "O' a' the airts" most effectively, and unanimously accepted as necessary to gare "Annis Laurío" in response to an encore,

to attend the banquet. Prince Buslow tele-stage, when the defeat of the Government on graphed bis "warmest sympathy.”

the cordito vote put an end to its esreer,

*Mr. E. Sheilim

marked with an asterisk.