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SUPREME COURT. Friday, November Bird,

IN ANKLET(V.

BEFORE SIE PRANCIS PIGGOTT

(Carer JustiCE).

CHUNG SHEN-KOO'S AFFAIRS,

The hearing of Mr. Slado's motion asking his Lardalp to disrlarge an order allowing Mr. 1 Tung to amend 'bis proof was eatinad

Sir 1. S. Herkoloy, K., iustructed by Mr. D. V. Stareusin (of Masara. Deacon, Locker and Duscon) appeared for the Truntoe, Mr. A. R. Lowe, on 5-half of whom Mr. J. S. Harston (of Messrs. Ewena, Harston and Hard. ing) sko watched proceedings, while Mr. M, W. Hale, instruclad by Mr. Jackson. fot Me «w. Johnsen, Stokes and Master) and Mr. P. X d'Almada Castro, represented a number of erilizers.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24ï¤, 1906,

an injury. The error arises merely on a highly technical conejderation of a subsection of the ordinance,

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His Lordship-Supposing the trustoo bad proved and supposing the whole of the procedure required by the second subsection bud hocu enforced, then if it came up before the court the whole thing would be set aside because

infin it is wrong.

OUR CONSULS.

HOW ADMINISTRATION MIGHT IMPROVE MATTERS.

ABOLISH PATRONAGE,

After quoting authorities in support of his case, Mr. Stade eontinned: The official receiver has exercised his right and that excludes th trustee. If, as the fourned counsel for the receiver has assorted more than euce, he is in a position to bring forth evidence to show that those claims are fraudulent clains, his laty is Dy J. II. Yorall, M.F., in the Daily Chroni:te.]. to bring that evidence before the Court. trusts has no inherent power; his power is { derived solely from the Ordinance.

The

ARTICLE IV.

In three praceding articles I have outlined the orrom and defects of the Consular Sercice. Let us wind up by indicating remedies which

Sir Hoary-We are asking for relief against n mistake. What wrong has been done hure? if Henry quoted casos to support his conten-reform of Foreign Office administration might The scheme which could not be approved has tion that a trustes should never be precluded at "PR Consular Servies ought to bọ adminis any line from making inquiry into daima until hear defeated. Wo are doing right.

His Lordship--If the vote bail been for 859 00 there would have been a special resolution Sir Henry--There was a special resolution and He Tong did not preveut it coming on Inserat tim".

His Lordship-1t never came ex time.

second

cavo

His Lordship reserved his decision.

THE SKI-O HIFFICULTY,

In connection with the Chung Shun kan involve ency Mr. Looker previously sought his Lond Bir Fenry That is not the fandt of Ho¦ ship'enssistants relative to a banking account of "ile debtor's estate, pointing out that the Hong. tung.

king and Shanghai Bank, it only baok anctioned by the Governor, hal alased to | open such au aceonat.

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His Lordship-The trustes dook st pe at the and of the first resolution which he ought to Even have taken at the end of the second. supposing Ho Tang had rutted properly there would have been a special revolution which the court entopol accept.

Sir Honry-Certainly; but Ho Tung did no prevent it being confirmed.

I

Cate

Hi Lordship-So for as this point is coa

the asumption that the ereditors are bons fide, I think there has

which from been relieva Ho Tung. Now comes the propse tim to like your motion which is to call on the others to prove.

214istake

Bir Boury an intruoted that the dishtar was and bankrupt with the assent of the petitioning creditor and not by Ho Tung,

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a was finished, and that bankruptcy rulistered by a Department of Commerce, and, in the meantime, by the Commercial Department of were not to be regarded as imperative, but merely the Board of Trade, Stress should be lail on the commercial functions of Consular offlers; direetmy.

st present. thu stress is rather nil on their diplomatical duties, which, however, in the case three out of four of them, was almost nil. Tha Board of Trade ought to receive, edit, and publish the Trade Reports by Consals; the Board of Trads ought to school the Consuls in the kind of report, which are unaful anði recoptable. The reports ought to be issued in monthly serial publication, available for com.

thing

• Take the official Láhone Gazette, calme here easily-a pullie dion say Commercini ought to find entrance into our Consular Service. The limited competition y de trods abolishin; the examination sight. Patronago, Lepotism, and to be an open one. party induce should be eliminated; Consalur appointments ought to crase to be the refuge of broken down politicians, impecunious cousing and younger

brifless barristers, and ristiven of Foreign Offlies ekrks or Parlia Berit by mentary agents. Promotion should be and seniority combined, the

able

Ban should be made to feel securn of rising in the Servien su long as he continues to deserve it. As many as be of the South American and West may Atlantic Coneular parts abould be filled by Canadians; as many as may be of the Puritie Counlar pats by Australians, to do that world be a fine Imperial stroke! Salaries and jonsions should be pu upon a systematic and "rational scal.

is Lordship stated that in consequence of the Gosaunee's indisposition he had not issan afle to do what he said he would, in maler abration of section to he would give leave to the Tensta to retain the money in his hands for a further wiek,

Bit

enormous sam; he

Sir HonyIt is enut keep it on his hands.

can put into his His Lordship-Ho

I want to regularins private banking account. his position until & further order is mady.

THREE MORE "DREADNOUGHTS,

His Lordship-Without giving a formal judgment on the figures Mr. Slader mentioned last night, what you (ie Houry Berkeley) can upset then I think the harm has been done, and that I cannot allow Mr. He Tring to amend his proud. When you nigged on the figures we sverlooked fine moning of the words “spreini resolution." Fuler substion 2 of section 15 a prebletion was to be pisswed by a majority in amber and three fourths of value of ill the creditors who have proved. We hadened, and on not got to that mating by which the special We were only roselution was to be confirmed. Be the first reling, and under the first Subrose in creditors may resolve to entertain a propesitions by apoeist resolution. I am report made by the Official Receiver wa find that there worn alleged to be present a mastebur

POWERFUL ADDITION TO THE FLERT It now turns out i writes a Clyde correspondent of creditors whesus elsims amnated to stingu, à in that included. Ha bokskum who representeil Mr. Slade Thal sistersent is hardly correct. of the Party Telegraph thn the two mysterious

Our Consular places of business in ports and armored eraists" which are being built on three people whose elnicii ammantel to $34,546 I apps that Ho-Tung appeared-and

The Clyde, as well as in six or ship in hand at her commercial centres should be always to Tip all the time sir W.i.Armstrong, Whitwor

orthand Company's As a proxies were prodired, they were not imported the application.

the fore, ou the quay or in the best business Pertisers

in the

street. A Corular place of business should seemly building, not presesit, and the amount represented at that of, the wjuliention the trustee has authing yard at Miswick, he not

back room weeting was $1,80 including Ho Tong's to do with the winter.

then the ordinary meaning of that word, but battleships be a prominent and

in a banlieus 10 was

shunty for n of us hency breadside-fire as the Dreadnoughts ar a bowling grees. Every Censular $195000secured). Therefore the net valwe would offeint reneiver,

herself, but very much faster. The three ships,ince of business should sunde & showroom Lave been S5,860 and three-fourths of that is

which were authorised in the spring of 1905,

for sample

Bri ish wares, dispatched for that $65,100. Therefore the special resolution was in

were commenced

down st Mepard JOH Brown and

system and long as the fee be Company's establishm on

d Li Shu, Li Yee-cho, Jai Shun-che al Chan Clyde on February fith, the Indomitable at Vice-Consuls aro-rutaited, there is bis L. x. chek-sang notess before November they the sure of the Fairfield Shipbuilding and reason why ar View Consulates should not

alliplied They might well be in, subsinotistë

Clyde Brently malliplied the truston Engineering Company 80 on

creased nearer or on one third The Invincible

at rival and the Iat, is !!

wick on tho Tyne) on April 2nd. Forumlar sal three-fourths of the pot of

Under

ti miser

HyeL•fals obvious reasons the Admirdly have delayed

aid rendered to British publishing any details of these three ships, and eventually, fous for

Commerce will conso to be chargeable, and a -xplanatory of New oven in the "Memorandum

Vice-Consulate will exist in eve y place where Construction for 15.6" and tuto in last nothing was stated as to the character of the armament to be mounted in these men-of- war, nor were details divulged of their armour protection. The secret has been well kept, and the ships are now well advanced, i

Now,

bowever, the bread details as to theso now

Sir Henry-This is a motion to ask your Lerdship to expunge the proofs of Chau Hou-

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Kren four articles aza toa few to expose the j real condition of our Consular service and ex pound the remedies. For years I have given attention to the subject, and I have had many interviews with Consuls and Vico-Comuls, and; letter from them and members of British; firma by the sero; I do not doubt that soo of the teriff difficulty which our exports meet within Protective countries is due to the defiets of car Consular system and its personnel; mest irritating item is have been made to me on at particular print. Mush of the setand value if commerci

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and so en,depends on the entity. zal, und alertness of

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fnot curried at that meeting, and the view that ting. Sam Co-chuen, A. F. de J. Soares, I flexible bearly in the present your, the | margore, and catalogued with price saiuried Ale British exporis Bourish in spite of the i

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I take of the authorities is this, that although it rany bo perfectly flour that the Court has a discretion in respect of any expressed rates or provisions in the Statuts to allow a proof to bui amander, yet if the bure has been done then something this will not be allowed. Now, the harm has been done undoubtedly, and for some reason the gourd meeting was never bed, therefore be the veto of 1 Tang at that first morting the special resolution was not ecme ta. Valess you can disprove that-

Sir Henry That I caur quits easily. At the first noting Ho Tung voted against the proposition. Da what happened?

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on March

session, I

British trade car bo dure, as well as where I

bad or is boing done. The Con•nler offleers

ought to come to be regarded, and to regard themselves, as the eyes and ears, the authorised national agents and pioneers, of British com- merce abroad.

thir claims 1.0

14 debtor. be regretted that for sake of trus justice living done to the motions to a whole that the application 1 made in the first instanes that this motion should be faken first, was not acorded to. It was an application that did not suit my barue), friend, to establish that persons hero claiming to be entitled to support a resolution put forward by

Aliens should earn to be employed as clerks the eruditus were not really bona fide creditors, swift battleships, hitherto apled "armonred

in all official papers, have Iraked out. Consular officer. Their employment sem The and to shjeet to any irregularitine, I put it to and there appears no reason why they should cheap, but it is really wasteful and dougerans. resolation was pat, passed, and wrted, but yai rst that it is a clear duty of ong rinnat be published. The main dimensions of these Russia wo employed for twenty years or so a In one of our most important Consulates in when we come to confirm that resebrtion it ¦ a bankrupt estato to investigate the claims of vosada, which are now in a forward state, and

Russian tehinoraik as shipping clerk and in requires not only the vates of those present but the who come forward in the character of should soon be launched, are as follows, tinterpreter; during most of that period he

The first editors, Te does not do that he is at per oomparative figures of the Drondonght being also employed by the Russian Governant of those who are entitled to rota.

giveo :-

a controllor of the Ludo-Face mesting has to be confirmed by the second forining his duty, and if o kas mudo au

-Faropan Tolegraph Now Ship. Dreadnought. investigation, and has any reason subsequally Displacement (tons) ... 17230

Cote panyo

How incongruens he two officus meeting.

17,9-0

were is obvious. In the year 194an masalaried to believe that that investigation has not been Longth (feet)

eeer was found to be in unlawful safloiently searching, it is bis right and Breadth (feet) Mesu draught is his duty to make further investigation; and. I put it to you as a further proposition that

- His Lordship The seconil me ting was vor called

Me. Sinde-I am instructed by his folicitor that the petitioning Proditor did not apply for adjudication. Mr. Wateen applied.

His Lendship--The question is whether the

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Weight of hull, includ-

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9,660

Sir Henry-No ono nekeți us to call it. It was bever called, and it was on the mor mott of the petitioning orediter that the ma was it in the duty of the debtorieassist the Trustee in backing (tone) ... 11,100 wade bankrupt. The petitioning arditor investigating claitos, and further that it is the The Invincible, Inflexible, and Indomitable are to mornt the newest typo of 12-in, gun, the was one of those who were supporting the duty of the creditors to behave in like manner Composition.

towards the franton. Both the debter and the same wonron as the Dread otght, and will have crestur must trent tha trustee with abereitet 9p., 7.5-in, or 6.in., the weapons in armoured cruisers. Each of hitherto orried files; they must keep nothing from his. The those new ships is to carry eight of the new 12-|

The

has ten, it will be Dreadnought

De debtor, ladeed, is liable to pains.and peudtice in guns.

remembered, so that on the face of things these ander the act if he is guilty of conduct which three later vesels are twe guns weeker. This anuntato impeding the trustee in the investiga- however, is not really the case. Bread wide fire in tion of the state, and the creditors are, in the the standard by which battleships are judged. ages of the Canet, bound to give a true and The Dreadnought can fire waly sight of her guns on the broadside, and owing to the improrad failsful account, when called upon by the mothed siopted in the three vessels of what may taste of their chairs against the estate. The be styled the swift Dreadnought type," they crestor net jump a claim." as it wore will bring exactly the same gumber of guns to

bear on an enemy c CR either

resolution is in fact, good in: law.

Sir Henry is not greed in law unless and

until it is confirmed

His Lordship-Bofor that, it is net on offer tire resolution uplow two-thirds of the number in value of creditors is present, Now Station

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Bad Consuls at the foreign perts. One good way i break down course or two of the bricks in tariff wils would be to improve one Consular system-

system, not because of it; our Consular system as a whole is an adverso händicap, not u help.

INTERESTING HORSE CASE AT SHANGHAI.

SHRŹWD BLOW AT PERNICIOUS PRACTICE OF SHOEHORNING."

At . M. Supremo Court, Shanghai, ou November 16th, before F. S. A, Dourne, Eq Assistant Indge, the Shanghai Horses Bag aned T. H. Harris for Uls. 51.80, balance due by defendant on a horse sold to him at auction by the plaintiffs,

Mr "Muciod appeared for the plaint!ES; defendant was represented by Mr. Home.

Mr. Inne submilled that the owner of the. horse and not the plaint f's shenkt spe

be reserved until a later stage. If it appared His Laard-hip suggested that the print should necessary that the owner should be willed he would enriainly adjourn for that purpose.

it was simply a question Mr. Masirod

kidat of whether the horse was sold what price! Ho did not think the defendant would deny that the horen was sold to him for Tis, 105, and

Cons of a British telegram edo book, afterwards re-soki by the Horse Bazaar on his

which contained the secret. instructions of the Foreign Offos as to communicating with thi British admiral in cas outbreak of war.

of aught to cease to employ the

the sharp Jew, the smurt Greek, the idle Hispano-Indian, the self-seeking Prusiau, and the seeming Lerau. ter so freq sully. A German Jew, interested

British-bora in German commerce, is not a saliable person lo be Consular officer of ours. Empire born ustionals of ours are resident all over the glob, and everywhere we could find one of them, rendy nod prand to represent us in is locality as Vie-Consul, if wo in the least tril. To any of our paid Vicu-Consuls apparently so- tate our officers for anti-British regsons f

Leir

OWD.

Bharp descipline ought to be wised upon tho idle, the incompetent, and the rastly obserious. for example, a British ousuf in a certain city ages-his position to irritate tire British Colony

behalf for Tls. 53.20

Mr. He admitted the parchase of the borre, for Tix, 105 and that his cient had instructed! the plaintiffs to roll it; he did not know what price. The pesond purchuse repudiated the purchase on the ground that

the horas bad farey,

Mr Macleod admitted that the animal bal

for Wome said his client then repudiated}

Haintiffs

the purchase on the same grounds, declined to accept this repliation, and now breaght this action against hira. He rendidor the purchase on the grid that the ai bat fare and that he was, therefore, not imnud

to take it.

is the value of this creditors present, three. Te cannol come in, and because the official | tattlesbig, excluding beam. No existing there in every passible way. That is all prove it had not got faray, but it was for thei

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blr. Masiers said he did not admit that the animal wat suffering iwan farey when then die fendant parehased it was not prepared to the Dreadnought, of sems to do. All his proper werk is left to the defendant to prove that it hard, and that if it bad be was justified in repudiating the purchase. fourths of that including He Tang's ameant is receiver - bus admitted his proof, put thal course, cu bring more than four of the biggest vara of non-British serenote. Ha is a type.

No one knew whether the horse had farcy be of Ens on to the broadside, and it is held that He is only the worst case

Eat the fore the first purchase because it was not ex- the defeuco really relied upon, many Office sustains and maintains its fore the only big guns will count is batile. In the Invincible. Inflexible, and Indomitaule the guns competata through all, as is the way awined will be disposed as follows:-

Four in two barbettes fors and aft, on the line

879,500.

Sir Henry--If you are going to bring him in you must iucunda kita.

His Lordship Now they had not got three-

forward if the irustro calls upon him to It is obvious that it is east- substantiate, tial the testéo shoul! have such powers otherwise the croitors, wha was not a ba

Government Departments to do.

It is

of

Mr. me admitted that it was a wattor of

65-10%

Mr. Homo mid it was not the point which His Lordship-Judgment for the defondiaut

quarters in confequence of Ho Tung's vole 28 | de colitor, night illicitly gol upon the of kept, m in all existing battleships, with a girl wise to have a Consul and a commer. Presumption whether the horse had farer. Iwith coels, The Horse Bazaar at havo.

Mr

eame near the second subsection.

list of creditors.

Som

au nusenrod craditer. Do me that)

The trustee might, within Lowe fall into the same mistake we fel iuto pentes day of treating the matter as if it reasonske time for the chains in Bled require farther evidenen in suppert of such Sir Heury-The two must be read together. proof so long as the matter is before the Court. Hís Lordship-The position is that ther" "This trustee In this ense has called upon those were not three fourths in value of the persons Persons whoss vatos are before your Lordship present, therefore this resolution cannot go to substantiate the proofs they gave to and were forward. The trustee had no by other easts, accepted by the official receiver. The r usou of one which he did not take, which was that this this application has arisen in this way resolution is set a special resolution within time in September, shortly after the order of the terms of the definition, therefore ordulication had been made, the official receiver thing falls to the ground. That is the point handed over li's papers to Mr. L we, who und

creditors' trustre. bem appointed, se

The It was accepted by he should bare maken. the Euston under quite a mistaken view of a batustes west Jute the papers hunded over to bim" and was act satisfied with the sort of his duties were then.

proofs which had book seesplek by the official receiver. He was aware that a resolution had been come to by the meeting for the purpose of armyding a e mposition, put forward tha debtor, and he was aware that

Six Henry--When that resolution was passed and recupled, then it become necessary to have it confirmed.

side.

or

His Lordship suggested that the best courts to follow would be to prove the date of the two

Thomas Henry Harris, sworn, aki hal

owner

Jorge Bazary to costs,

On the application of Mr. Hem- bis Lordship fixed casts at $25.

LIFE AT HARBIN.

epat a question as to openings for trade, to widen auction aud I send something to be bold" ani had a look round, said nung and woot away.

and

MAN

The reason thereof in

the sake the plaintiffs did not attempt to deny the seller of the house was . Georg Dallas. Cousul is fit for commercial work, a commer training are enabling them to be used on either gent both in the same locality. If the the correspondenes which had taken place since knew, and shell have told its counse), the cial agent not needed thero; if the Consul that the animal had farey when the defendue That being so the plaistif's mast base kuwa that they had no right of aution. Eveu il Mr bought it. Four in two barbettes plead ea chelon in is not it for bis work, he is almo

he is almost xuro to

Homy had been informed of the matter by his the centre of the ship, so as to hour on either make things awkward for the ommercis agent

client I do ust think that would entitle the hrough haughtiness, "diplomatical" pride sales beam, zabead or extern

It will be seen that by mounting the eight-alonsyFour commercial agents only is a

ridicalons;

four Thing guns in this manner each of these vessels will

WH ought to have

an auction at the ore Pazane. The fire are * fire ahead or astern of six of these brudred; wa cold, if one Consuls and Vice on July 5th fast be bid for a horse at big guns and will be able to bring eight-Conaals were men of business habits and

10. Witness know that Mr. Dallas was a the whole armament to bear other on the experience, as a rule; if they were they would bidder as Mr. George Dallas with The port or starboard. Consequently, their Bre or could be each a commercial agent for us:

A great blow has just bon dealt at the in chasing will be as beary as the ahead or as German Consuls and Vios casuls are for well-known deler sad thought that if the animal astern fire of any thres foreign battleships their Empire, within curs. The very fact that were worth la 300 to Mr. Dailes it would beptim with which the Russine Fees has The Dein Vostok has published white on the beam it will be equal to any it bus ben thought necessary to appoint worth. Tls. 195 to him and bid that amount, regarded Harbin and its future in Russia's

British commercial aponta, in

in cities and dis-The horse was kneeked down to witness. If buds

did not then know to whom the horse badged, the following original account of the actual two; moreover, the new British 12-inch gan far Our porrerful than any weapon carried in tricts whers British Coments and View Consuls but about t

affer he bed re rub it state of affairs Any rival Hot

over the teleplanne "With the throwing open of the doors to Whereas the Dreadnought has been built from existed already, is a confession by those lan was to'd by Mr. Jackson over ·

sponsible at Downing-street that our consular

that Mr. Georg Dulles was the original own

owner. international trade. the infax of foreignora was spred of twenty-one kupts, these three now system fails in its functions towards bar com

His Lordship-Ibon that auttles the case, looker for and it was hosed that such ships are designed to steam at twenty-five kots, merce. But to appoint four-only four! And and may adds the correspondent) reach twenty sten to compel them to charge fees, and dem indules there is so understanding that the newcomers would froshen up the sunken life is enti lod to bid that settles bo caso, of the region. The foreigners duly cams; they soven on their trial. They will to the swiftest them in advance, when a Britism Bra writes to

It is a well known

thut if there is principle o armoured ships in the world, with a speed 1

now becoming clear thunany battleship of the German, the auswer can only be furnished after a

It appears that the Europeans lenots greater) Freach, or Ataerican foot, Apart from the journey!

to have resolved not to sot fent in the ge Fuand and bid for it aud. run it up, he ally. markable difference in speed the three later

It is, perhaps, this system of fees which rist whn buys it is not bound by his offer. It seems

are not only ships will carry more coal and oil, and will binders our Coxsuar system fra berming to me that this finishes the case, I do not want Russian Harbin, as the conditions of if there

olesa Mr. Macled cau ar not to hear anything more cl useful to British firms. *To lory: *Consulage," presumably have a greater radius of action.

how me that this sale took place sabject to the nonreble rerous, but they are really.. These craiser bittleships will carry, as the fees are called, upon bills of lading,

auch ich is pass and they addition to Their

the man who was a certain article, bids for it came to the decision that life in Harlin would for repelling torpedo atlacks, issue of parsports, "warriage-lines,” and so then the trustee might have comon forward with confrming that resolution. He then conceived and is the construction of the hull the same forth, tay bo

it, he has done something that is fraud against they des led to found their own settlement, and this other at jention, but to really assisted in it to be his daty to inquire into the claims of principles will be atopted as in the case of the

as to trade, or nifasing to the purchaser, unless it is shown that he rasarves they selected therefore a spot lying nearly Dreadnought. They will, however, be less

sach queries because fres the right to bid.

three miles from the Russia Harbin, rnd land prising something which was not a special these creditors who were supporting the cam-

armoured, and the ring effected in

wht there.

divided into districts,, Mr. Macleod said this was the first be ad is to be bought of our résolution at all, anil therefore put the trustee in position and he did it,

onguier

of it. ould not show there was any which will Consular Trade Reports, and speakers

only to thoan persons By grautor the course of wrong proen dings which have quoted authorities in support of his metion, turbines

With reference to the report that the cruisers and writers qu. Wake

Bagland condition of this kind, und he could only ask for who wish to settle there, and so selflee will led to this argument.

Inflexible, Indomitable, and Invincible now niways blaming our merchants and mara

ground that this was the first time have the right of pasting with his grunt of custs-on tire fron

lead to another. A special commition will ander construction, are really to be of the facturers for inerts in trade abroad, but when the question had boer raised.

His ordship said that it was only now a conduct the affairs of the plaes Dreadnought type, the Clyde shipbuilders British firm applies to son: Cusular person

Mr. Maclerd submitted that, had this been! courteously declined to say whether this was so for a pires of information it depends entirely question as to the form of the order.

Imagine a community that in its lofty Consular person's

raised before, it would have been perfectly clone intellectual prolat against petty artificialition freless question shall be aroodwill whether the eficiently or We can render those whne ms after us no repaleed with a snub. One great administrative that the sale could not be gene on with, as with bad decided to dispours with looking gluesos. service as great as to be hopeful concerning step, and not a costly one, won d be to lay down out notice it was frauduious for a seller to bid. What would happen ?. I will tell you what them. If we must err, let us overpraise the that any British Erm which takes the trouble to The point had never boen raised in the corres-would happen. Within twenty-four hours the

of it;

af-water--would have risen to fabulous. Įrices, young. Life will rectify that error; experience send an inquiry to Coasalate or Vice-pendence, and this was the first he had he heard rat of land round the edges of smooth pools shakes the sawdust out of most people, but we | Consulate shall have the answer forwarded

His Lordship-Defendant dia not raise and the entire population would be safering stand more stoutly and endure longer if without question of fes in advance or not.

the point; I raised it.

from pains in the back. someone bas judiciously betiered in us.

Hie Lordelig-It couldn't be. Sir loy-Thon i? It couldn't bo Ho Tung by couldn't have done any wrong,

His Lordship-fo did not vote. If he had voted for $19,500 as he should have done there

ertain creditors were in four ant certain against the corupus'tion. The trastes was aware that certain of the creditors wore desirous of

would have bien a valid special resolution, and having a further meeting for the purpose of of small eight 12-inch guns, a number clearage, and other shipping matters, upon the special condition that the owner could bid. If prospect of the foesigners dreaded the

Sir Henry-What has Ho Tung done; what injury has to indicted; and upon whom hus he indicted it that it shall prevent a Court of equity relieving him of a wistake?

His Lordehip--Because he voted for an smount which prevented a special resolution being passed.

after which

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fr answering qori nezary; but fees without the knowledgs of the person who buys; be both unpleasant and dangerons. Thereupon Sir Henry the elon is being utilised for far more powerful Payablo, play the very mischief with the

Bommercial utility of

Mr. Slade-My learned friend tries to per- suade your Lordship that this is a purely technical and frivolous objection. It is po- thing of the kind, but a very serious and important question which has to be decided with-

in the interpretation of the Ordinance. Section

30 of the Ordinaces is the section which deals Sir Henry-But would that resolution have with proved cuble, and that section is taken in been passed? That gots to the root of the thing. the main from the second schedule to the Bunk We ask for relief because we have done nebody | raptry Act of 1863 with cop aiderablo omissions.

or not,

on the

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