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SUPREME COURT. Friday, June 1st.

IN (BIGINAL JURISDICTION.

BEFORE SIE FRANCIS Prosor (Chier

J

JUSTICE).

COM BHADORES E. CHINFAR BANK.

The cash was continual in which Tang Cheuk-hing and Tang Kwai-pok claimed from the Sha Tuon Bank the sum of $1000, being àn acconat of money alleged to have been deposited with the defendant bank.

Mr. I F. Poll ek KC, instructed by Mr. C. Barlow (of Mr. H. K. Holmes' ulice) appeared for the plaintiffs, nud Mr. M. W Stade, jastructed by Mr. R. D. Atkinson (of Mesas Deacon, Looker and Deacoul, repres sented the defendants.

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the slightest attention, he thought the justice of the case required that each party should pay its

Dib coats,

AN UNCOMPLETED CONTRACT. Ho Tung v. Chung Shun-koo was a case' in which the plaintiff proceeded against the de- fendant for the specific performance of an agrooment of lease, and to recover $6,000, arrears-of-reat-

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE 2ND, 1906.

Mr. E. H. Sharp, K.C., instructed by Mr. R. Stevensen (of Mesara, Deacon. Looker and Deacony appeared for the plaintiff, and the (defenilent was represented by Hon, Mír. H. E. | Pollock, K.C., instructed by Mr. M. J. D. Stepheus.

Mr. Sharp, in opening, stated that the claim was for a specifie performance of a written agreesanut for a lease, and for payment of cartsia | arrears of rent due under that lease. The material facts were that on or about October, 1901, the plaintiff was negotiating with More. Mody and Habington throngs Mr. Risney, who seted as broker and agout throughout in the mafler, for the parchase of this property. The properly was to be sold subject to au' exist- jug Bral mortgage

of $150,000 to Mr.

POLISE COURT. Friday, June lat.

BEFORE MR. F. A. HAZELAND) (First

··POLICE MAGISTRATE)

CONTRAVENING HARBOUR, REGULATIONS: The coxswain of the launch Brema was ined

A MISTAKE,

HONGKONG GYMKHANA CLUB.

The third meeting will take place on the 16th inst. The programe will be- 1-4 pat-ONE MILE AND A 'QUARTER Far Back, Handicap. For all CutroPonies Nou-winning Jockeys allowed 5lb. Entrance fee Su lat Prize: A Cap presented : Zod Prize: $25. (Entrance fees to go to winner). 428 for not uxbiliting the proper lights on the 2-4.30 p.m.-LEMON CUTTING. Gallop past Two posts (passing post on your right hand), launch.

on each of which a lemon for bung

At Birst post Cat Potato) will bo on the right" (ie, forward out level with shoulder): at 2nd post Cut No. 2 on the right" (.p heck out level with shoulder). Points, 3 for cut lemos for pach 11 for styla, First Prize pro 2nd Prize: $23.

prosented Extrance for $3 1-5 p.m.-GYMKRANA CLUB CHILLEYOR Cur-Distance One Mile-Value - to be dclared when Cap is purobased. For all China Ponice. Catch Weights at 10 st. Gib Wioners

Grifin of an open rnce or open rade 51b. extra. Non-winning Fubscription Griffins allowed lb, Non-winning Jockty allowed. To be won by the pony scoring

John Lysaght was summoned for having allowed a truck to obstruct the thoroughfare, The police said the number of the truck was

1,'81, which defondant admitted but declared that the truck was never in Hongkong, being always used between Yanmali and Mongho His Worship was convinced that a mistake had bocu mode prohshly dae to the wrong number being painted on another track, and the sum. mous was withdrawn.

BEFORE MR. C. D. MELBOURNE (SECOND.

POLICE MAGISTRATE).

USJENT MUA LES,

Inspector Withers provecated five slingikseqera for having unjust scales in use. They were each fined $25.

NOT OBSERVING THE RULES OF THE EVAL

The coxswain of the Lee Hung, summoned for failing to absorve the rules of the rond In the harbour, was lived $25.

ALLEGED INTENDED MURDER,

R. Bagge, o passouger from Shanghai by the 9.8. Üceuna, was charged with intending to commit murder by attempting to discburga a resolver by presenting it ut àl is Dorothy Grant the Ceausight House Hotel on Thursday, Mr. C. E. H. Beavis (of Messrs. Wilkinson

and Grist) appeared for the defendant, and Chief Detective Lospactor Hansen conducted the provention,

* Dórofky Grot"said she left Shanghai lest aniny night by the P. and O. s.3. Occung, on which vessel, defondant was a passenger, his destination, being Europe. Witness intended

to stay at Hongkong. Defendant was vuployed ́at Shanghai, and she was on good ferme with him

His lordship, is delivering judgment, said he had had an opportunity of rarefully per." using his notes, so he did not think it advisable that the case should hang fire any longer. Had he realised what the case was about, it certainly should not have been set down for trial by a judge without a jury, but as that had been done he would raake the best of the materials before Smith and to a soud mortgage of 380,000 to him, although he was pel quite sure that he the vendors for part of the parchass money would be able to give a logical judgment. He The price was 2275,000, and the property wa thought there was agend deal of truth to his sold subject to them mortgages. Appar- butli kides. And were it possible to ently the dofsabut had, previously formed a get to the bottom of the case there would be ayrilicute to start a new "hake, snd he had hewa much morts truth than imagined. The asto, negotiating with Mesars. Moly and Babington however, was a mixed up with inconsequent through Sir Paul Cluster for the purclass of this statements that which way the ultimate truth same property, où which runs l would prove that might be almost passed his understanding to the defendnut was aware of the mortgages. The devide. In the first place it was not unreason -

"apshot of those fegotiations was that the de- able that the plaintiff, having a large sum of

fendant was able to produes the balance of the you unexpectedly in his hands, should ga to the cash. $145,58), and Ho Tang was the purchaser.at

About November the dofnudant (n-ked Mr. defendant bank with the object of d-poiling it. True, he had not had dealings with them before

Bisney to obtain for hire a lease from the I and Investment Eq; of the next door house to the For two or three years, but it was a book with which he had had dowlings, and he might have

bouse. tiris aetion, concerned—Hi, Des Yanz

Thought it would be a good opportunity for re

Road. This waa pst through'early-in Dcum- What his Lordship her, when the defendant informed Mr. Bisney establishing relations

that No. I would not be big, amongh Tor conld not understand was why the plaintiff sindd destroy his private memorada Hil bis hotel, and that he desired to get a case would be a simple ense from the ovidence lease from He Tang of his property so in hicbooka. It was, however, strengthened fu | as to work the two hours together. Ne what appeared s'krak point by the evidenes of Bisney saw the plaintiff about it, and Holthe day before arrival here, when she object. Mr. Mihora, who stated that this dealing and Tang asked $2,500 monthly real to commenca not been with the compradors dapartment of the pen the sigulug of (hỗ agromeat which Mitsui Bussan Kaisha but with the compratore proposed to be a period of five years. while the third material form was that the lessee was persoundly. The plaintiff destroyed the very book which would lava thrown light on the to find security for his performance of the case while he produced others, and his Lordship terms of the legs in the sum of $10,000 each. was entitled to say that be viewed it with Qu December 14th the defendant gave Bisney suspicion. So far as is, books were concerned a written authority to nike s reduced offer to on which such an action might be expected to the plaintiff and upon that there were further rest, the case lamentably failed. He did not terms learling to the offer of the defendant. see why the defendante did not adopt a simpler The first was that the rent should be $2,300 a means of defence. The missing, money month, and was not to commeres autil July 1st, hare gone somewhere, and the defendants could. The second term was that the period have ascorta inud from other banks who bought must be ten years instead of five, the third; that the yen, as 100 could not ha disposed of so the arts for his performance of the lea so be easily.

There were many difficulties in the way reduced to $7,500 rush: the fearth, that the of the receipt. First it had been directly defendant would spend from $10,001 to $15,000 on alterations to the premises. The only challengeri rygariling some of the characters on

remaining terie was that the existing tenants were to be allowed to remain in occupation until their partions of the building were required for alteration. On December 20th a written agree- ment was entered into which incorporated the stand-raries, and modified-unty on them, Ho Thug agreeing that the defendant shoubil spend only '$5,000, for alterations, Mr. Bussey oud told him the hotel scheme bad In February, 19-5, the defendant went to

failed and is syndicate collegeed and he asked Mr. Bisy to try to find a tonant for the property,

it, and expert evitionce ad bona enllad. The Court had get to say whether the export eridence was to be believed, therefore the Court had really got to confirm the evidence of as expert. His Lordship then reviewed the expert evidence auf, contiming, said he could not for the life of him conreive how the plaintiff got. Leld of the doensent from the

bank, bat, triking dus za as he put it, it might

be that he got soother receipt but it did not fit in with the case as he pat it, so he thought might after receipt No. 1. This would be a peculiar kind of frand, asuming that it was fraud,

His Lordship only put this forwarst- Jenuse he was anxious, în view of the respons- ible positions of both parties, not to press horse a churgy of fraud. What was alleged by the defondants to have taken place tive or six yours ago repeated itself. A receipt was given, a receipt which, according to the defendant's own statement, would not have appeared in the Books the bunk, while of the yon blau - weives no record would have been kept in. the bank's books. What happened seording to the defendant's statement six or seven years ago might have happened again. "The gefendant

not berza content with challenging the document put forward by the plaintiff, but had indulged in a series of surmises. His Lordship could not understand why; they were perfoelly nuecassary, and if they were not based on fuel ed inevitably to a tangled and confused mass of ovidence,

Ha could not believe a Chin-so bank was pon- ducted on the loss stated in evidenzen (which was to the effect that a bank manigse erased to be a manager), and then came the vary servas matter of the missing remipt. The manager said he did not konw a receipt written by one

ed to his going to Ser cabin, and reported the matter to the steward. De fandent went there a

second time, and pushed her over a traak.

and threatened to shoot her if she refused Lo Tet him outor the cabin. They arrived here on Wednesday, and pot up at the Conunught Hanso Rotst.” On arrival

there witness and defendant

went

to the

roc they had engaged. While in the room they spoke about the affair on the steamer, Defendant askel bor to have a drink bat she

refused. Later he asked if she was still going to be friends and forgive him for what be had done on the steamer. She replied. "No, I couldn't be your friend any longer." The reply provoked the defendant who stepped back, and drawing a revolver from his hip pocket posted itat her, saying--I will shnat yon." After that he returned the revolver to his pocket, sud approaching her struck her and witness hit bie back. She atteus pled to throw a glass at him, but he had bold of her, and she was unable to aim straight.

Defendant then struck her

count.

most marks in the races for the

Cap ing 4 points for a first; 2 for a second; and I for

for a third. The benefit of marke

airendly scared to

to pass with the pony on a sale. Any winner of the race to earry 51b. extra for each win in

bot in sont starts for the Cup,

event of a

pony carrying the penalty not winning, lb, to be dedusted next time he starts. Peuelties accumulative up to 15. Entrance fee of $5 to go in the purchase of a menuato to the winner of each race, and $25 to second pony foot of the Club funds. At the conclusion of the Season a Cup, value. SICH, will be presented to the Owuor of the pony obtaining the second highest number of marks, 4-5230 p.m.-J.ADIES NOMINATION. -- Each lady will be provided with 3 poin balls. Ladies to stand on the mud course, gentlemon (dis- menutu) on the grass coarse. Ponies may be held by Mafcos. On the word "ge ladies will throw polo balls to o gentlemen, and as soon as has secured three, he can mount # competitor and

riile to a print indicated and deposit polo balls in a Dakot First

past the post with three balls in

in basket 16 must be carried in the hands porkote, ke may not be yard. First add Second Prizes presented by the Club. Entrance.fan $3.

po. TE GARTERS OF A MILE FIAT RACE-For Hergkong, and China kubecription Gra

Griffan of any season. Weight for Juches

ches as per scale. Previous winners at this season's Gymkhanas barred. Winners of an official recs to carry 71b, extra; of two or more rees tb, extra. "Of-day" win-

Polo

Hars at Hongkong or as an efficial race

extra,

ponies is

allowed lb. Non-winning Jockeys allowed Alb Eutrance fee $5. 1st Pris: A Cap presented: 2nd Prian: $25. (Entrance fees to go to 6-10 p.m.-ICOLE RACE-For China Distance about One Mils and a Ponier.

merter. Catch Weights Inst. b. Winner 1 Hurdle Race at First and Second Gym- khanus to carry alb, extra. Entrance fee, Ist l'ria. A Cup presented; Zad Prize: $27 (Entrance fees to go to winner).

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When the famous Pranus rase brought £5,900 in the Louis Hutli sale last year-having been bought originally for 12 sd in the dark Ynt days of neglect all the work wondered. Orionlal porcelain had cost Mr. Pierpont Morgan well over £100,000 in 1902, and that American connoisseura had long been

bitussing the rare pleous of Chinese art outside the collections of the rich mandarins. Three years ake it was announced that the well-known firm on bloc formed by M. Startsed, of Tientsin and of Messrs. Duveen had, secured the collection

some remembered that the Garland collection of

the news me of another, colossal eluutsļi Admirers of Chinese porcelain know that the Warren ontinets in New York rouk next to the Garland collection. They contain some of the

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DEATH OF PRINCE HENRY VII. OF! by Mr. George Salting to the Victoria and Albert Mnsemn The Warren cabinets olen hold wany examples of soft paste us and small Ming blacks Other world fathers collections ace the Grindjdjer in Jim Louvre. the Waltors in Baltimore, and the Alimsan in New York. Fortunately, there was no Chinese porcelain of the first rank to be ground to powder in San Francisco. At Christie's recently, a famille-vorio vast, 174 high. made 320gs Duceon), and a pair of powdered. blus horties, Knag-le, Stív, also 320gs (Sparks).

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Then the bay came in and defeript went out of the room, and as she was shutting track bor with his stick. He went downstairs the door defendant reached into the room and

but came back again almost immediately, when policeman. An witness was going to call officer then came and she stated the case to him. Who he threatened, to shoot her she said, This was the beginning of the trouble. Marly in March the defendant went to Mr. Well, if you want to shoot me, shoot me,' He threatened to shoot for whilst on board the Bisney and asked him to ask Ho Trag to farther remit the rent until such time as altera-steamer, but did not produce a revolver. fiou might be coinpleted, but Ho Tung said it could uske up Farther concessions as the value of the mauressions sirely granted worked ent at sourliking like $10,9. On May 19th deiendunt was sent the draft lessa and document which he promised to excute, but finally he re- Inred.

The case was adjourned.

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A FISHING COMPANY.

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It is rumoured here that a syndicato will soon ferma lishing company in this city, with steam fishing boots. It is strange that whenever a foreigner benar. to Morso, he brings with him some extraordinary ions. Iwould hit to the terprising syndicate a fart which they probably ignore, that the Chinese fishermen ara paying a tux to the Chinese Covernment for the

THE NEW MINISTRY.

of the bank clerks was entstanding, while the ¦ right of fisling in the waters around Mario. clerk said be informed the mounger of thi The whole story was“ mystify ing, and he did not believe that if such a transaction took place the manager did not know the rscript was outstanding, and that efforts wère not made to If such proves to be the case it is much

It is lived here that the new ministry under the premiership of fr. Vouse theiro Jeas Franeo Castello Branco, will not survive long.

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that the plaintiff | Failu

Cross-examined, witness said that when the defendant pointed the revolver of her she could do nothing, but say "shout away. She could Lot fun

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The diplomatic career of Princs Reuss, who was over 81 years of age, covers the greater portion of the history of morn Grmany. A scion of the reigning German House of Renka younger line) ho was educated at the Köllnische studied griculture at tidelberg, Berlin, and Haleem In 1850 be obtained bis commission as a Prussia officer of Uhluss, and three yours ister he began

We read in the Tientsi and North 1969 he was Sherlary, sail altimately First transformation is beginuing to be made in his diplomatic career as an attaché of the then Pro-sian Legation in Vienus. From 1859 till | China – News the following:-A aleady

the Rue de Frauce, ike music street in the Secretary, at the Paris Ebay. There h and attrae ed the particular attention of French Concessioa. One of the more important Napoleon IT. who set great store by him, of the new stores about to to built is that of whom he was afterwards able to infone, during Messes, Ullman and Company, jewellers,» the critical paried in the European situation

firm who love Ison established socas twenty which followed the battle of Konggratz and yours in Ticatsin. It is som forty years sines receded the Pease of Nikolslarg in the firm of Ullman and Company was started Prince Rouss was on the Headquarters Stuff of in Hongkong, opening afterwords at Shanghai. King William I. whon, after the decisive battle, Their new store at Tientsin will have increased the celebratel despate of Napustoon II, arrived accommodation for the display at 82514 Df fring the French Emperor's mediation. jingle, watches and art goo is. It will have a Prince Reuss, was at ones despatched to Paris. fresinga of twenty-two metres with four show and hs sueneeded in courarting the Emperor to window, next door to Mesurs. Magdon and Mr. Beavis-You could have gone down on the vine that sawistice should only has con-

Company, and opposite the American Trading laid if one could simultaneously be arranged Comp about the end of this year. Tho your knees and begged for mercy ?"

Mg Seal for -flew to Chru Baby Hanseura." The premises so expected to be betworu Anetria and Italy, and that it shou'd Witness--1 would not do that. Costinuing, costia the preliminaries of porco, In 1967 foundations have just boon laid. The designs she said he had accused her of having stolen a

Prince Rouss was went to S. Petersburg as are by Mears, Carrey and Couversy, the ring of his. He told this award afterwards Cucillor of Embassy, and when the Laxe French architects, who are doing much to burg question aros ke xerted his in Buenes iu improve the architectural standard at that end that he had only made that masation because the Russian capital in order to thwart the efforts of the town, and who have already a number of be as angry with the little girl and that it of French diplomacy. He was also instrumental handsome looking buildings to their credit. was all right." Witness had been for 20 months in dubiishing thean cardial relations between The ses premis a will be and back some five in Shanghai. She refused to answer where she Prussia del Russia which refiered Bismarck of metres to allow a road widening and a parement

in the future. many anxieties during the camp igy at 1870-71, lived in shanghai. Later she said she lived in and which secured the significant congrat aiz North Honan Road, Shahad parouma at Kingsitions of the Tsar Alexander II. on the Road. She did not see what it had to do with German victories. He was ever one of the most

Lovel of the case whether she met poople ut No. 56,

Bismarck's henchuneo," and this personal Fionship underwent a

aucial text on the Kings Road. Defendant paid, hor fars of

necasion of Count Herbert Bismarck's marrings his own free will, because he wanted to be with Countess Heros at Viauna iu 1894, when fer friend. Certainly she did not refuse to lulinjunction to Prines Rus not. La gen plan the Corian Imperul Guralla published se lius pay it. The trouble did not take place about.

In the midst of a very acrimonious discurioa It was invitation to the wedding

stifiently of the new education bill, is which even bishops Boilers. The fetrod in Berlin that Pines Bismarch might the ring he nesed her of having stolen.

hara lest their temper, the following leer by only reason for pointing the revolver was use bis virit in order to inthence the Austrian beanse she bad fa'd that she would not forgive of the German Empire.

Court

in senso prejadiciul to the official poliey Mr. Chamberlain thrown a ray of esllu and cool

common mouse most refreshing: him and would have nothing more to do with

Highbury, Moor-green, Hirmingham, Prince Rouss, who retired in 1804, was a bint.

Knight of the Black Earle and of other high April 25, 1908.

Dear Sir,In reply to your letter of the Prussian Orders. He was one of the thre Pist iust., have not yet had time to consult Furviving Aidas-de-Camp General of the Emperor William f., und heid in the Prus-iau with my political friends in the House of Com army The rank of Guneral of Cavalry. Faisons, and can only say that it is already evident survived by the Princess Rauss, and by treo that the Uniest party will thanimously CHILDREN

oppors the provisions for dealing with religious education in the Government Bill. Pergens ly. while sympathize to some extent with the objections of the Nonconformists to the Act of 1902, I fort that the present Bill is in erory rexpect mnch worse and that grivance in an aggorated frm from the

THE VOLUME which consists of 461 shoulders of the Di-s uters to those of every

Page, a includes: Sketch Plan of other seet in the country, while of the same historical interest showing the disposition of The IG.M. str. Kieten, carrying the German time it falls upon the taxpayers to provide a mails with dates from Beria of the 8 Alay, million a year in the endowment of

the Forces at the lettle of Kwailin, is dedicated left Singapo posted here on or about Tuesdry, there are only

Friday, the let inst, at 8 a. religion. I hold, as I have always dorm, that to Sir Robzir. Haer, G.Q.M.G., and Dr. A.

just ways of sattling this RENNIE. is that the State should confine The is

Its description of Chinese Social Customs question.

you

Witness- I think it is a very fealt question

Mr. Pravis-He must have been very fond of

Witnon-Well, I can't way. It was a very to nake Sr. Franca, who belongs to the Regeneradomfainany way of showing his fond mass. cass good by his book). A resipt Liberal party, in the right man in a rigat His Worship Don't you think he could have was produced which was challenged, and the pluse, and further that he has under him in the | aholyon if he had wanted to 7 challenge was one which his Lordship eculd yet now ministry devoted men of high intellectual overlook, and he could not hold the receipt to be good iu view of the challenge. The defendant's caso did not slop there, however, bul went on fo- surmises and was supported by a tangle of evidence. What is Lordship proposed there. forą to do. iu view of ull the circumstances, was to non-suit the plaintiff berzuse he did not think the defendant, in view of his ovideñco, waE

entitled to judgment. There was something more he thought in the first placo, in dealing with the condust of the care and costs, that all that part of the trial which had been devoted to unravelling surmises ought to be borne by the riefendant, but when hoʻlooked back to the cause of the notion as stated by the defendant, the "culpably careless way in which they had lot the document got out of their hands wi bout paying

and moral valné.

TUK LESFRIE LIGHT,

It is now more than three weeks that we bage had the vlectric light, wid the, inkubitants Had that lay earnot yet dispense with their kerosene large,

WEATHER REPORT.

the following report :-

The Hongkong Observatory gusterday issued

On the 1st at 11.55 a.m.-The barometer

to answer. I can't tell what was in the man's wind.

Hi Worship If the revolver were loaded could he buvo shot you

sons and a daughter-Tinna

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J. W. KEW, Manager, Hotel Mansions, 3rd Floor, fongkong, 8th August, 1995.

621

JUST PUBLISHED.

OF FAR CATHAY.

SOCIAL AND POLITICAL NOVEL OF

AUBORDING INTEREST,

By CHAS, J. HALCOMBE (Formerly of the Imporial Chinuso Custoras Service, Author of 1: The Mystic Flowery Laud," etc,)

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to secular iustruotion, giving ega 3d Superstitions, combined with the insight it on Wednesday. the 30th Bay, p... and may be facilities to all deucuiustion, to provide the gives into political conditions in China makes

è on or

or about Tas-day, 5th iust.... religious education which muy be desired by the The C.P.K. str. Athenianacrived at Yokohama zeukonu

hpre

Olber eridoner having been called, and after

expected Mr. P. W. Goldring, who appeared for complain. has rise generally, particularly over Japan.ant, had a consultation with Mr. Beavis, it was at 7.30a.m. on Friday, the 1st inst., aud left again parents for their children. The other is that The Stute should provide religious education The bigh presara are lies over Japan, and indicated that the proscention did not want to at 10 am. on Saturday for Kebe, where she is

for all according to the wishes that may be pressure remains relatively low to the . of

due to arrive at 4 pm on Sunday, the 3rd inst. Formosa.

press the charge, ard" as defendant was rotura-}

The C.P.E. str. Turtar arrived at Kobe at expressed by the parents of the children. Of myself greatly prefer ing to Shanghai soon, his Worship bound him 5 pm, on Thursday, the Slet May, and left over in the sum of $100 to be of good behavior gain at 3 a.m. on Friday for Yekohuma, whore the arst, and believe that ultimately it is in this she is due to urrito at 8 cm. en Suindy, the direction that a final settlement must be locked

ferdam, your faithfully,

Frook N.E, and E. winds will continue in the Formosa Channel, and the N. part of the Chian Sea.

Forecast-Fresh E. vinds: fair.

the vise year.

2nd June.

these two alternatives

(Signed) J."CHAMBRELAI","`

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