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SUPREME COURT.

Thursday, Newmber 22nd.

IN BANSCUPTCY,

BEFORE SIX FRANCH PIGUOTT (CHIEF

JUSTICE).

BANKRUPTCY PETITIONS,

Mr. Daniels (of Meri Johnson, Stokes and Master) applied on behalf of the petitioning ere litar. for a regiving.arder.

His Lordship What in the set of bank.

uptcy

Mr. Daniels-That the debtor intended to suspood payment. The notice, was a verbal une. His Fordship--I am not quite sure the intention is suficient.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23xd, 1906. different categories of cases, and the question ; not capable of doing it, and he has no books or they should not be sold here. All Mesars.

Bir Henry-Being without papers is a very grave matter.

His Lordship Of course he is not mens rex, Sir Honry-Then he shouldn't bon trøder. Mr. Slade-He's not a trader:

His Lordship-I don't think he's got thạ meas res to commit any offence, sron under the Bankruptcy Avt.

Sir Henry-Than he has not tho mens res to draw up a composition.

which the motion, raizan is not given the same ia į papers. both. In no category the question is--If the omitted fact had been stated would the Court bove made the ordor ez parte? In the second it is--If the omitted faot had boɑn staled, would the court have made the order at all? Hilton u. Lord Granville seems to have beon a case in the first ostegory. The opinion on this motions in that if I had known the facts now brought Re the Kwong Cheung firm ex parte the forward for the first time I should not have Tung Hang Yu arm,

granted an injunction ex parte. I draw atten- tion to this distinction between the two classes His Lordskip-I don't think ha has. of cases, because it may be that the a

Sir Henry-According to the Bunkraptoy Principle does not apply to the second-class Law the debtor is undur every obligation to although I am under the impression it does. If afford every facility to the trustas in connection with lie affairs. There is an aflavit by Mr. I had known the omitted fast should I hare granted the ortor ez parte? With such a quos-Lowa stiting that he had the greatest difficulty tiou, a person who would not have to be served in getting information. with noties if this ex parte application had¦

Sir Henry-I don't know whether this lack beon refined, could have nothing to de, and that this in the case here is clear from the fact of mens rex is Lot assumed. The debtor had the that the truster lofinated that ho conseated to rental capacity to attempt to bribe Mr. Lowe. the order being made and still sequiesced in it. I think the man's as much rogue as fool. In a To put the question the other way round.paragraph in Mr. Lowe's affidavit ho stated Supporing I. quand the order on this that the debtor had been tempting him to agree ground and required it to be made with to the scheme by printing out that it would be to his interest, as if it woro omried through he potice, the notion would be giran, the

The omilled last would be stated, the trustee would should get incresera romaneration. fill count, it would be argued in Court and general licct of this is to show that the con- dnet of the deblor la not such as to be nuires the Court saw some reason against it the same order would be made, but the debtor would approved by the Court. With respect to the se ao voice in the matter however auch ho leave which your Lordship gare to He Tang. might think himsoll aggrieved by the order, And if he would have no locus standi on the motion if made without notics, how can be roly on the dictum of uberrima fides nu! chject to

Mr. Daniels-If a cunot pay and integids to suspend, it is an act of bankruptes.

„His Lordship--The words of the mention sy "if he gives notice that he is about to suspend" If he intends to suspend he may dos eix months hence. That wouldn't ins an set of

bankruptcy.

Mr. Daniels--If à dansud is made and a debtor says he cannot pay, that is suficient.

His Lordship-That's not an act of bark, ruptcy. Hu-roly states les cannot pay.

Chan Kom-ming, wanger of the petitioning

firm, was then called sad stated that the debtors owed his firm 32,000.

His Lordship-Is he a partust? Witness said he was bot.

Mr. DanielsHe can prove the debt, ' His Lordship-Ho cannot sign a petition.

I hold that a long timesgs. It must be partner

The case was adjourned,

RECEIVING ORDER MADE.

I

Be the Kwong Cheung firm ex parte Lo Luk. Mr. F. P. Hett (of Mrs. Bratton und Hatt) who appeared for the arlitor applied for a receiving ordor. Lo Lak said this debtor owed Ler 83,000.

An order was made, and the Official Reveivor appointed trustee,

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A DEETOR JERPENDED.

Li Darling ca parte the debtor,

Mr. E. J. Grist, (of Hesers, Wilkinson and Gristy applied und-sation 27 of the Bank roptoy Ordinance for debtor's discharge. In view of the report of the Oñoist. Receiver, aud the disaster in San Francisco which zuully led to the man's financial dificulties, Me, Grist asked his Lordship to suspend the discharge, for a very short time.

His Lordship-Are the debts due for the goods be exporte: P

Mr. Grist-Yes, my lord, His Lordship suspended the debtor for six monthe.

CHUNG SHUN-KOO'S AFFAIRS,

Be Chung shna-kon saperte Sea Cle-chuon

ku a first notice of metion to disclaim, Sir, Henry Berkeley, K.Cs justructed by Me. D. V. Steav onron (of Mosure. Deacon, Looker and Deacon).

Sir Houry-Your Lordship will remember yon direoled us to gira notion of motions to Ho Tung That from beca Асио and your Lordship will fad on the file the consent in writing of Ho Turg. He has a jugment given in his farone calling upon the debtor to aj ecifically perform an agreement, but he new consenty to its ling disclaimed by the

trastec.

There was another application for leave to disclaim by Mr. A. it. Lowe, the trustee appointed by the Courtin respool of tho estate of the d-blox. Thy application was made in respect of a lease dated June 17th, 1905, whore- by section B of Marine Lot No. 7, gether with all messunges, scolions and buildings theroon, was demised by the Hongkeng Land Investment Agency Co., Lal., to the debtor for the term of ten years.

Mr. J. S. Barston (of Messrs. Ewens, Vacaton and Harding) appeared for the trustes, and Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.U., for the lessor.

Mr. Harston stated that notice had been

served on the lessor, but he wished to confer with the trustee and obtain his Lordship's directions as to whether counsel should be employed, as a sum of $7,50) was involved.

Mr. Pollock Do I understand up friend's application is that we should hand over the $7,500 as security?

į

His Lordship-I am sure he did.

nadurstood my friend to submit best time before you that your power to give leave to

and was derived from rule 1 of the first scheduls to the Bankruptcy Act, 1883. I

Humphreys want is protection.

Mr. Grist-They may be doing business in Japan.

Mr. Master thought it would be reasonable if his clisat forfeited the stuff and paid a nomical fins of a dollar.

Mr. Grist could not agree to that, The defendant was liable because he sold the soap knowing that it bore a false trade mark.

Mr. Master said that if the case was going to be pressed like that he would ask for au adjournment.

Mr. Grist-It is not being pressed, Me. Master-It is being prosed. Mr. Grist--Nothing of the kind, Mr Muster-We will have the case gous

iate.

Mr. Grist-I am prepared to go on with it. Mr. Merior I would suggest to geur Wor- ship that the goods bo forfeited and the man fined a dollar.

Mr. Grist-What protection are we going to have for trade Lore!

His Worship--Mr. Master has pleaded guilty,

and I will deal with the oase straight away.

Mr. Grist---I must leave it to your Worship. His Worship Fined $25, the mop to bo forfeited; costs dísillowed.

BANK RATE RAISED TO SIX PER CENT.

CAUSES AND EFFECES.

HIGH RATES OF 50 YEARS,

The Globe of October 19th said:-The directors of the Bank of Bagland to-day raised

its having been made ez parte. 8tress was aid Hubmit you are not bound by rula 10 or soy the rate of discount from 5 per cent, at which i

on the fact that the trustee and the creditor are

rula whatsoever. You have the right to relieve 5 creditor who has made a mistake in the

represented by the same solicitor. This grefilling of his proof, and the power to give him of attack really amounts to suggestion that the solicitor was deceiving the trustes as heat relief is not conferred upon the Court

did not constitute proof of debt. was not seting in good faith. I see no evidenco by any power made by not of parliament,

Mr. Slade argued that lodging the proof

of this and I cannot conceive it from the fact that the solicitor does represent both the creditor, and trustee.

I may not have given bim sound advios, but that can be dealt with on the debtor's motion to supersets the order. The real stress of the debtor's attack live in the marits. With regard to the merits. I heard eugh to call upon Ho Tung's counsel to deal with thom, because I am strongly of opinion that. Ho Tang cannot eat his cake and bave it, He has done the damage as na unsecured creditor now he wants to put in as a skeured oveditor, therefore, I think I shall not call on Mr. Slade to argue that point. I shall call on you(Sir Henry Berkeloy; if you have any strong cases to argas on.

Sir Henry said he was prepared to deal with

Mr. Wakeman, Ofisial Receiver, questioned by Mr. Slado, said he admitted the proofs of debt presented by Mr. Sladu's clients but did not admit them to rote at the creditors mosting.

it was fixed on October 11, fa per cont. Our Financial Editor telegraphs this afteradou :-- oumadiate auxiety as to the monetary position Just as the City who 8 congratulating itself that of ibe Bank need be felt, Thursday's mating

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annouusement that the

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ARTICLE III.

Even political interest and nepotism can bring about the appointment of good and suitably offl- cars in the Consular & ervice now and then, and I am not saying that a good number of his Bri. Tandio Majesty's Consuler:

y do not! representatives d show themselves

we do not

Coules. bas bran increased to per cent. However, the New York exchange upon London has, recently been falling to a considerable extent and Egypt Russia, and South America are known to be greatly ili want of gold, 40 that while thore is apparently some good cause for the change, it was not expected I say that Peg fit, zenlous, and officient. But! to take placo galte 40-5003.

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to get tho Consols promptly

Hot go the right way thera The Court was adjourned till day when reflected the uneasiness in City circles by man asoftenas possible; that when we have got him we often keep him in suborilizate posta falling away to 8; they were quoted at. 861 and promote over bi head must incompetent existing conditions, it is necessary to Jant night. In order to find a parallel for the

far too pereons; that wo

often employ back

British or Irisla or Colonial resident could easily be induced to represent us): that we loo often employ them unsalaried, and allow them to collect fees, which hampers our trade; and that we do not employ nearly so many Consular representatives as, with the greatest forviga zeď skipping trade in the world, we need to do.

the motions will be proceeded with,

INFRINGEMENT OF TRADE MARK

to November 3, 1899, when the official rate was raised to 6 per cent, and on that occasion the rato was maintained up till January 11th of the following year.

At the Magistracy yesterday Mr. C. D. Melbourne heard a chargs brought by Mesers. W. G. Humphreys and Co., 2gainst Tong Wab Shing, storekeeper. 265 Queen's Road Central, of infringing the trade mark of Messrs. W. Gossage and Company, Widnes, Lancashire, by Wa

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CASH OR CREDIT.

HIRE FROM $10 PER MONTH.

Hongkong, 22nd August, 1996. We have for.

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Upon that wasion the increase was, of course, dictated by the enormous drain caused during the early stages of the South African war. How abnormal n rate is 6 per ceu!.

Our export and carrying trade with Germany; that. At the outsat bis Lordship would find using the "Beshire" brand as applied to that may be gleaned from the fact that i had not

ben roten previously

Bines September,

-is considerably greater than the German expert | that the preposition from which the conclusion had been drawn was false. It was not beaanse Company's shop, Mr. Grist (of Messra, Wilkin- 1890 Btween that time, however, and 1950, and shipping trade with this occstry: set,

whilst Germany employs eighty-eight Ecosular | eon and Grist) appeared in support of the there had been some ten er u dozen occasions Ha Tang voted against the proposition pro-

summons, and Mr. G. C. C. Master (of Massall of them times of financial pressure officers over bere, we only employ fifty-five orur posed by the debtor bat tharafors ibat

when that figure had been sched. Even there. Our Consular posts in Germany are proposition could not be passed at the menting Johnson, Stokes and Mastor) appeared for the 6 per cent, however, by no means representa practically manned by foreigners. Here are n

the bigh water mark of the past half-contury,

few of the towns in Germany whore pur Gon- of August 3rd. According to the Bankruptor

sula General, Convals, or Vien-Consuls, are Mr. Gries said they were prepared to prove There have been several instances of so not British nationals:-Borlin, Frankfort, low a debtor who submittal a schonne of con

and eight, and at least two of nine par out, the trade mark and that it was registarað. position to creditors must have that scheme

This last figure was first reached in the middle Leipzig. Dresden, Cologue. Movich, Mannbeios, Mr. Muster replied that they admited that sixties, as the calainating, point of the burg we bare an excellent representative a

point of that will Dasseldorf, Laback, and Dantzig. (At Nuram supported by a majority in number of the

Continuing, he explained that his client had gambling in railway enterprises creditors who had proved and were entitled to

ly neonssitated the a

naturalisad Englishman.) In France and in eenspension of the Bark Ast. entered the soap from Japan, but as the letter, That messure promptly eased the tension, but Italy the same features ef which he had a press copy would show 9 per cerit. was again reached during the early too few Consular repressplained that, we bed

eres obtain. he did ant instract the manufacturers to send dorosties, as a precaution against the possible

Some two years ago I complained no representative in such a bary Freuch that you have Deed of an agent to lock after zay soup with the "Beehive" mark. The lattor con que es of pauio on the New York Stook

industrial 10wn as Limoges; we have your trade interests in this place, but this seat it down on their own sessunt, and hid Exchange,

one now, but he is a Frenchman, The excitement in the Stock Exchange over client wrote to thom iu August last that

the & F

can we expect dermaus to desire to further Consulato-General is unable to act in that they must not send down soap made by a subsided, but the general opinion is that the British trade in Germany, or Frenchmen in the application received a must business-like

per cont. bauk rate bus to a great extent.

capacity. From another Consulate however, torsign firm. Certainly his client ought to change about hare been made yesterday, when France, so well as people of our own rationality and helpful response, have gons to Mr. Humphreys with that case of the stock to the marks would have been soap, but he did not do so. Still it was not as reduced in 7.16 The principaliscount bouses manol loss. The fall of A in Console is new it he had imported large quantities with the have raised their deposit rates to 43 per cent. object of underselling Messrs. Homplirays. Ho at cast, and at noties in 41. soll fifteen cases out of the forty. He suggested that his client be allowed to export the 20 cases. His Worship asked if Mr. Master would not

it

vote, and by a majority in number and in value of the debts provél. Even if the whole body of creditars, or majority. voted for a scheme, the Court word not necessarily

The total debts approva it. approved in round numbers amounted to $139,000), while the total amount represented by reditors present who had proved they wore entitled to vote was only $71,910, which was not three-fourths of the valus as required by section 18() of Ordinance No. 7 of 1991: The trustee bui refund to call a meeting to put the mutter gain before the oralitors unless and until the creditors satisfied him they wara bann fds Creditors. Mr Ho Tung's notion in this matter as au unsecured sreditor was wholly immaterial to the question whether he should be allowed to amend. This composition against which he voled was not made, and supported in good faith, and the schamo could not have best approved by his Lordship even if it was passed by the creditors, use it was not bona fide; it was

bo carried out becaus thera no guarantos; and the proved obta of 1ild creditors supporting the composition had not beea investigated by the trustee

likely to

wah

come to somes arrangement with Mr. Grist,

Mr. Grist replied that he could not do se, defendant had recived 4 cases from Japan which be know bora a forged trade mark aut he had no right to put these on the market. Mr. Master admitted that his client had sold

15 cases but he had written to the manufacturers not to send that sinf again.

would desire to do?

representatives are.

How

xpert

reffice

There is a londonoy ameng unwaiaried Con- About three out of every oven of our Conanlar serants to multiply occasious for fees, of solar representatives abroad are not of our course and requests for services which do not nationality. Savan of our salaried Consals carry fees get short thrift sometimes. Com General and Consuls are ant; twenty of our plain a have touched me that registered otters, unalaried Consuls are not; something like half or those on which exeuss postage is due, efter de of our Vice-Consuls are not. In some of the pot roach their destination when they go via a MISSIONS TO SEAMEN.

principal towns of countries where anti-Semitic Vice-Consulate, because of official disinclination fooling reas high, our chief Consolar to take trouble, or to sivause the small sum Special corvices in onnection with the jubilee

are Icon Jows. I

do not celebrations of the Missions to seamon were held in unexcus parish churches in ragland muration that in any anti-Semitic spirit at all, beeful to obtus the lettera and frank them ou but in proof of the plentiful lock of wisdom

Mauy

of our Consular representatives "lie last month and collections were made on behalf

sbich has the

guided

Foreign Office's appoint abroad" in very delightful enervating climates of the erpool now being made for £10,001 to

a business point of view it is sad places. Thoir work, their odless, and thire extend the work of the society in foreign ports. At Westminster Abbey the preacher was the most harmful that in Jew-baiting places the ways of doing business are not ofleially inspect

wi had Rev. G. F. Wilson, general superintendent of United Kingdom, its prestige, its commerts, and ed and overhauled. One of the

e tropical day in his bare mock for the Mission, end at St. Paul's the pulpit was its general interests should find their local many hours of the t

Germany and the twenty years, was recently sent to austher

post, ocenpied by the Bishop of Stepney, who delivered representation in Jews.

of the institution United States do not make such an obvious and where the British colony had been begging for a stirring address in Mr. Gritt poluted out that those 40 cases

support

specially strenuous Consular repr-contative The mission bad small beginnings among gratuitous mistake as that,

when It never seems to cross the mind of the people j ho got to this new being on sale constituted a breach of the Ordiu- asilora adoat in the roadsteuds of home

port ho installed his reli in charge of this siter at the Foreign Office miles inland, alung bis hammock, and went to ance, and while his clients did not wish to halt

extended inwards to the hat bours, gradually

that & Consular reprezentative should be used in sirap again. In another instaure, the Consular where the pernicious influence of crimps had vindictive sad did not press for a heavy penalty, to be combated, and the co-operation of the

office pas

removed from the docks and locality to initiate and develop trade for this

about three Fot they asked for a conviction. They wanted Board of Trade in eradicating the evil country there. When British trade has devel-opened

miles

at Gway #spot Br. SledMy friend is referring to a the soap to be forfeited and they asked for thair was successfully sought. Later spiritual work oped there, of itself, the Foreign Ofies may lose to the tenois ground and the club.

& Consular representative, In anulber case the effice was commenced in foreign waters among proceed to appoint & Mr. Master said he had understood from Mr. the Royal Navy as well as the mercantile but they do not always do that, by any means. quay; it is now two miles away. Higher the salar representatives are required to send to the marine. Sixty-three ports at home and

And IÊ

and the United States work

Trade Reports"; some of thom are excollert but his notion was diffrent to what bis state- mission staff comprima fty-five chaplains Ocular representatives very hard and pay pieces of wor

others are mainly the result mant led him to beliova. His client was not a Paty-six lay readers, 116 churches and insti- them badly. We--it may be said as a generalf siseors and pesto And it fundig stod Sir Henry-It is the same subeme only fraudulent trader, desirous of anders lling Most of the misfortunes that botell samen ea badly er der ut salary them at all. We then do commercial offler, required to raportul tende

tates, and mighty mission vessels and boats, cale for one-half of our service-lery ear men of

wand

and nnsuggestive statistics. An utterly un- Mears. Humphreys, If his Worship was to coming asboro after along voyage are not trouble much whether they work hard or amplified. Counsel then proceeded to give a digert of Mr Wakeman's affidavit,

impose a fine, confiscate the goods and order attributed to the system of deferred payment are idle. That is fair, it may be said no pay, in his habitat, and indisposed to do anything

Inno Swiss." But we "p

which means exortion, sends them by allowing

↓ Fslueless the defendant to pay cosis in a mild case like of wages, Pith a large sum of moneyum to wear an imposing uniform; to place the then the Foreign Offer takes a mouth to gef

pay

report to the Foreign Office un punctually; aul his pocket poor Jack is the victim of that, what could he do when a flagrant casa osme sort of attack, whereas if some other method Lion and the Unicorn over their trop door

Dolas far Sir Henry Interruptions over affect me before kius. If necessary he (Mr. Master) would of discharge were compulsory, such as that and to collect as many fors as they can. It is it printed and set the world. in the abghtest. They delay the Court, but ask for an adjournment so as to enable him to advocated by the society, the men would incredible, perhaps, but the fact, that at such into" slipshodness and ineffectuality all

easy prey crimps and false important trade or travel centros or ports as round. they don't put me out. Proceeding, he sub put before the court the letters which bis client not be the

Soma 23,000 silore desert aunual

ally, the

the following

Consular representatives of ours mittel ve general principle that clause | bąd written to Japan.

Hia Worship-Perhaps Mr Grist wit His Lordshipsid~This dobter applied for the | 'n which the trustee had to call upon admit these ?

Mr. Grist-I am quito prepared to admit discharge of an order which I made allowing crediters for evidence to support the claim put one of the creditare to reduce the amount

in was merely directory, not imparative. The all that he says, but I ask what could be a more of bis proof. He asks us before going into the

Court was not compelled to acede to the wishes flagrant case. If my friend esys I have gone of creditors. It sat to protect the commercial back on my statement to him he is utterly morality of the country and in the genara! wrong. interests of the public, and it was not to the Mr. Muster-My client having found out

Mr. Harston-Yes.

The case was adjourned for a week.

AN EX PAITA ORDZE,

His Lordship delivered his decision in con- n'ction with an order made allowing a credit- or in Chung Shan-kosa bankraptog to amend bis proof.

Bir H. 3. Berkeley, K.C., instructed by Mr. Stevenson (of Musan. Deacon, Looker and Deacon) appeared for the trustes, Mr. A. R. Lowe, and Mr. M. W. Sinde, instructed by Mr. R. F. C. Master (of Hesers. Johnsen, Stokes and Master) and Mr. P. X. d' Almada e Castro represented a number of creditors.

merits to quash the order on the grunne that the application for the order was made en parte.

affidarit in which Mr. Lowe makes comments costa. on a subsequaat scheme put forward after the

Con.

man was made bankrupt. He is not referring Grist that he did not intend to press the case twenty-three abroad are now occupied, and they do it they try to do it on the cheap Foreign Once reports which are published s

to the scheme put forward by the Official

Receiver.

Mr. Slade ---( am sorry to interrup?, but my friend is making a misstatement of fact.

As far as it related to the time with.

friends,

and

hut."

work,

a com

COTE-

Wo bare four commercial agents-four only! I thas forfeit every penny of the money due are foreigners or unsalaried, or bothBrindisi,who are doing excellent work, from centres to them, it being alleged that they are purposely Curacca, Budapest, Berne, Dresden, Vienne, at Moscow, Zurich, Chicago, and Guatemala, made uncomfortable with this object in view. Quito, Venice, Lausanne, Genors, Finae, Bat it is whispered that Consular jealousy of The income of the missist last year was £63,000, Lübeck Bolivar, Cologne, Mannheim, Lucerne, thom inspedes them; and it is certain that

St. OVON

the services cur commercial agents but that is not sufficient to accomplish all that Munich, Dusseldorf, Vigo, Revel, Biga,

desired and coold bo easily done were the Tals, Carte, Bilbao, Corfu, Naples, Stockholm, cannot be always had by our home merents Toulon, Hot flour, Danzig, Bayonne, Trieste, without the payment of fees. Thus a com- Available. necessary foods

The

Prince society, was represented at St. Paul's by Colonel Leipzig, Nantes, Basle. Königsberg. Limoges,

of Wales, vies-patron of the Rotterdom, Frankfurt, Part Mahon, Tasi-, mercial agent must charge a guides a day for

ired to answer inquiries on Bir Williem

mercial required i Carrington The Lord Mayor Cairo, Salonika, Tripoli, and Shanghai,

subjects, and (says tho regulation) was unable to attend owing to indisposition, but Consular fees are taken almost everywhere, pagaut in advance will be required." Is it and a material fact having been omitted the ceneral interests of the public that the debtor he had got the wrong soap, wrote to Japan the Lady Mayoress and Sherifs were present and amount to a sum which almost liquidates any wonder that our merchatte so often dis- nas fails within the pisciple which requires a

together with Admiral rir Ed. Fremantle and the cost of the salaried service as whole. dain to use our Cournlar system at all? Or aberrima fides to be shown on the ez parte should havou composition approved which was not in August before the prosecution was com

Admiral Sir N, Bowden-Baith. Bishop Custo

"Additional fees are chargeable for the that German commerce, under the care of Application. After ghing the matter, my bear agood and honest one. Those processdings should tenend to stop the maugfacturers ganding Lang, in the course of sa eloquent, sermon, f transnotion of duties performed net during droit commercial. German Consular officers Yet this is called a fingraut pleaded the cares of the mission, and bore the customary business hours of the place, or growing, at the cost of our own? [A fourth attention I have com to the conclusion that be stopped at enou, and the other side should that sosp

give the particular asked for. The slobter had a I think it is the mildest case that personal testimony to the value of its operations requiring special attendance on the part of article will appear to-morrow.] this point can only be raised by the person wilfully refused to disclose his property in the could come before the court.

in the Port of London and the Eastsid. the Consul so Lord Lansdowne informed me directly affected by the result of the ex parte sistement of affairs. His Lordship ordered

in 1902. How this fee system operates to obook Britieb trade enterprise from home is How to an BEAUTIFUL-Keep your.com. application, and as the debtor la represents him file a proper statement on August 16th,

It's a bad look-out, when an individual or seen in the following copy of letter-spent in plexion, Mrs. Ellen's Crème Charmant, Lait That amounted to

nation tries to do things on the cheap. From reply to a Midland firm who wanted some in-Charmant and Special Skin Tonis and Pondre has the right to attack the order in any other bat ho bad not done so.

the immoral desire to make a bargain aprende formation and assistance from his Britannic Charmant will enable you to do it. Her contempt. way he pleases, but not to past it in this" |

the disease of the necessity for cheaprees. The Majesty's representative in a great South Specialities for the skin are the stady of a His Lordship-I did not make such a

cheap commodity means, in their turn, the American port. This was the reply:It lifetime. A 8. Watson & Co., Ltd, Cole Agents. way. The question bau baan discussed in several

cheap mage, cheap food, cheap clothing, the weald appear from your letter of the 15th ulio easer, but it is material to note there are two stringent order as that; because the man was

very cheapening of life and virtue themselves,

ed by his trustee he is not such a person. He

Mr. GristWe could have taken action in a civifo›urt.--------- Mr. Muster-Yes. His Worship-Can you not make some arrangement with Mr. Geist $9

Mr. Master--I advised my client to ship the remaining cases out of the Colony so that

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