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SUPREME COURT.

Monday, 13th April.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION, BEFORE ME. H. H. J. GouPRETY. (ACTING PUIS JODOR)

AN INTERESTING POINT..

HOME AND CHINA AFFAIRS. [FROM QUE COREEBFONDENT.]

London, March 18th.

THE CUINÀ 800IETY.

The China Booiety had a larger attendance than neaal on Thursday at the Caxton Hall, Bir Henry Howorth the president of the Archeological Institute, made an excellent chair- Lo Leung Yan otherwise Leong Tal-hooman, and the lecturer, Dr. Augustine Henry, brought an action against the Tung Hang Ya

gave one of the most interesting addresses otherwise Theng Hang Dyoi for the recovery of the Society has yet been fortunate enough to $1,000. Mr. F. X. d'Almada Castro appeared arrange, The subject was Pelmitivo people for plaintiff and Mr. E. J: Gist for defendunt,

in Chins, but in reality the lenturer stepped The statement of claim aut forth (1) The beyond the actual rale of the Emperor at times plaintiff is a widow and resides at No. 216 Desand dipped into Annam and Siam. He gave Voonz Road Central, Victoria. (2) The te nd much information, redolent of personal ex ants are traders and carry on basiness at Neperience, of the holor,the pigmios; the Shaus, the- 237 Wing Lok Street, Victoria. (Or the 17th Siamese, and the Thibetant, and word pictures, day of July 1906 the plaintiff at Macassar.brilliantly descriptive of their several industries rexaitted to the defendants in Hongkong the religione, and customs. There were excellout sum of $1,000 through the Nederlandsche lantern views to illustrate the lecture and Handel-Maatschappy by bill of exchange, (4) veryone was wach phased with the interesting The said bill of exchange was handed by the and informative description of the Doctor's plaintiff to the defendants on her arrival in doings among the people he spoke of. At the Horgkong on or abeat the 3rd August 1906 and there was no discussion, probably becaus for collection on her behalf azil for her use and the lecturer and the chairman impressed every. bencft. (5) The defendants collected the said body with the idea that there was nothing to sum of $1,000 from the Nederlandsche Handel add to the knowledge they could supply between Maatschappy. (6) This plaintiff bas domanded them. Sir Henry Howorth told a funny story from the defendants the sum of $1,000, but I of a lady why, having heard that he was an the defendants refused to pay.

anthority on Mong ls, came to hit to ask for

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 14TH, 1906.

was a licensing measure that throw out Bir} William Harcourt's few years ago; it has done the same with his son at Hastings, and it may do the Government generally more harm than anything they have tackled so far. But it was probably framed with the idea of making. concessions to the opposition and when the Bill becomes an Act it will most likely be in a form that its first parents would hardly recognise. The agitation against it is growing, while on the other side the temperance people, though they talk a good deal, are practically useless at agitation. And it must not be forgotten that many Liberale are as opposed to the Bill se their Conservative opponents. It is a queer situation, and the outcome will be interesting to watch.

NA SIAMESE "KTON BOY."

HIR ROBERT HART,

There is regret among the friends of Sir Robert Hart that his departure from China

has been delayed and be will not arrive here till Jape. It is hoped to accord him as fitting a option in London as is due to one who has done such notable service in the Far East, and hence it was hoped that he would arrive before the year was so far advanced, because it is much was no doubt about be snimal being a wongrd-air to make the round of social engagements a smoothly before the summor days are come.

The statement of defence set forth that a ours for her pet deg, and assured him there

the defendant firm had become bankrapt and

that the plaintiff bad received dividends on the smovat due.

SHOULD SEE AFTER THE DRAINS.

The dear old Times" is at this time Mr d'Almada stated that the plaintiff after entitled to sympathy, for the bomb it introduced a residence of twenty years in Msoassar came to to the notice of the public in regard to Hongkong, bringing with her this draft on the the Istier written by the Kaiser to Lord Holland Bunk for $1,000 and four other drafte Tweedmouth has turned out on inspection to

Of course the letter would have been better suwristan, an quelly of course it should never have been made the gosip of political circles and the plaything of the active imaginations that run riot in Fleet Street and Pall Mall. That the Kisor wax incene by acme remarks by Lord Esher in the papers as to Germany's naval policy is certain, and in his impulsive fashion-be-wrote to Lord Tweedmonth and told him such talk was all He added moonshine, or words to that offeol

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ECZEMA BEGAN

IN FROST-CHAP

Itching, Bleeding Humour Spread Over Child's Limbs--Different Ointments Brought. No Relief- Grew Steadily Worse-Could Not! Go to School for Two Months.f AWFUL DISEASE WAS

CURED BY CUTICURA

BRAND 'BOAR'S HEAD” In addition to the incident of the Kaiser's efter, there is the curlons fact that a

GUINNESS EXTRA STOUT. photograph has appeared in a weekly paper in Berlin giving intimate details of the con stenotion of the naw Dreadnought battleship "at. Vincent," at Portsmouth, British photo- graphers are severely barred, from the yards, so bow did the photo reach Germany? It is remarkable that photographs and details are so often obtainable abroad concerning Britiab ships that cannot be had by a British paper at home by direct methods for love or money, Ja striking contrast to this was the strict Gorana Dreadnought this week. The leakage store attached to the launch of the now has several times been inquired into here but. Elloy is to have one of the younger sons of nobody has been punished, so far as I know. the King of Siam as a popil, I underland-for-a-whole-series-of-these-regrettable-incidents has been under private tutors for some time in The inquiries have been as unable or as un- England. He went to the House of Commons willing to gibbst offenders as the inquiry into of the public, and the reward had been slender, trenchant character. By co-operation among the other day with a brother of hie, who is about the robbery of the Dublin Castle jewels Nationalization, he said, involved gigantic to return to Bangkok. His eldest brother was though many scores of people. Besides myself issues; but there were other remedies of a less latter caso right away, without any inquiry at down; and by combines and amalgamation, under conditions which would prevent the aB. at Christ Church, Oxford, and another brother could place their flager on the culprits in the trades, the rates on small parcels might be out abuses of menopoly, competition among com- It was was also at Oxford, after a period at Harrow.)

might conse to be ruinous. teresting to note that in no European country, the property of the State, was there a question ment was doing wisely in proposing to of reverting to private ownership. The Govern investigate anew the grievances of the traders, the grievances of the railway companies, and the conitions under which agreements for amalga mation and co-operation should be allowed. Lord Brassey then drew attention to the question of the Port of London. He said that the necessity for improvements in the administration of the Port, and for bringing all the appliances for dealing with ships and their cargoes up to date. Board of Trade bad acdertaken to prepare s had long been recognized. The President of the

the expenditure required might prove consider. ably less than that contemplated by the Royal

necessary. Their Bleck Ecobange value was Commission which reported in 1902. Compal. estimated at upwards of £20,000,000. Purchase Bory acquisition of the docks did not appear mat involve a beasy charge, and, whether laid burden. There were remedies other than con on the ratepayer or the trader, must be a serious pulsory purchase for the grievances of the compsules. They received no revenues in respect of a large proportion of the goods which were brought into the docks and lusted- on all goods, whether despatched from the ship's or delivered in lighters. A small charge levied consigned to the private wharfogers, would of necessary betterments. The fund thus rated administered under the supervision of the Port might be or marked to speciile object", and authority. It would be necessary to consider

outting do carefully improvements in regard to the water- of the proposals, which were formerly deemed way, and here some considerable essential, should be possible. Since the Royal Commission reported, the P. & O. and other companies had more their large ships to Tilbary, the space was ample for the extension

R of docks on a large sesle, and the facilities for Tilbury, and had suffered no inconvenience. At

the conveyance of goods to the wharves would not be inferior to those afforded at Bamburg.. The president also suggested the extensive of the deep water wharf system on the adoption Thames, and in conclusion, said that in London be necessary, The Thames Conservancy, rein- some reconstruction of the Port authority would forced by adegaste repressatation of all the intereste concerned, should be fally capable of. doing the work of administration. (Hear, hear.)

I have received from the Norddeutscher

new liners the "Lutzow" and the "Derlingor" Lloyd Company a cabin plan of their two great

on the Chartered Bank. On her arrival in be a bad egg and nothing more dangeront. to secure s grester reduction than five thousand which will probably be put on the eastward scheme, and there seemed reason to believe that i Hongkong she wont to the defendant Arm and banded the draft of $1,000 to them, at the same time telling them that she wanted, the money before she went to Canion as $100 of that amount belonged to another woman. Defend ants promised to collect the money, and she then handed over to them the other four drafts for colleclica. Those amounted in ail to $2,600 Plaintiff said that she wiebed this money in order to purchase cerisia, property in Canton, Proceeding Mr. d'Almade said that his friend We raising the point that plaintiff could not a osastic comment on Lord Esher-whom be split her cause of action and if his Lordship met at Windsor and did not like, because of ter su strongly, in fact the Labour man, Mr. before the Press-and-was-assured that though side by railway, or warehoused, at the docks, or i agreed with that contention then plaintiff would 'the' self-sufficiency of the noble lord-and the boat ibe" hypocrisy" of Bagland, but on the questions as the Commissioners thought desir-producos revenus anfolent to cover the unit Remedioa to all I know suffering frata ·

be non-suited.

comment was so amusing that it was shown to the Mr. Grist submitted that on the showing of King, to Sir Edward Grey, and possibly man his friend they had received $3600 and he would tiened to others. It spoke of Lord Esher as bet argue that the plaintiff could not sne for the ter employed in looking after drain pipes than repayment of only one of those separate drafte meddling with naval matters. The letter W Immediately thoas dratis were assbed the money extremely friendly and barring this touch of received in respect of them become one-total-salire was not worth bothering about. It was sam. The money was not earmarked in respect the retailing of this choice morsel which set the of each draft. Taking the figures as correct ball rolling until it reached Colonel 'Court there was a sum of $5600 due and not $1000, Repington, the "Times" military corres and, to bring it within the juris liction of the pondent, who made his reputation as a writer Summary Court, the usual practice was to waive by comments written for "The Times" as the any amount over the $1000. His friend did not Russo-Japanese war proceeded, Ho immedia- waive any cause of notion he might have against taly wrote to The Times" a letter under the defendants in meking the recovery of that heading "Under which King," suggesting that $1000 out of the moneys had and received by the Kaiser had been meddling in British naval the defendants for the as of the plaintiff, bas affairs. Not much harm would have been done his intention was to proosed with other soliers had not "The Times" faken on some of its old

vigor as the Thunderer" and written editorial denouncing this correspondence.

On the point-of-the-inadvisability of such correspondence" The Times" was undoubtedly right, and I do not doubt that the Minister who receives such a letter is embarrassed by it, but to suggest that any British minister could be influenced against his date by such munication, even if it were so intended, as this one was not, is not thinkable. Hense we found Mr. Balfour and Lord Lansdowns against any interference with the decision of the Govaru. ment not to bring the letter further into the public light. It was a private and personal letter in their judgment and so should be as Lord Lansdowne respected, even though, sarcastically put it, the privacy so far had beou

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His Honour-Is that so Mr. d'Almada--So far I believe these are my instractions.

Mr. Grist added that in the event of his clients being bankers and receiving small sumes amounting in all to $1000 it would not be com potens to sue on each of those individual payments because they were merged in the greator inta

His Honour-Unë debt?

Mr. Grist-Yes, not several debts. Mr. d'Almada sold the drafts were en different, banks and though the drafts were paid in on the same day they were handed in at different times.

His Honour-Ton gay there are two separate traueactione?

Mr. d'Almada Tes, they were drafts on

different banks.

His Honour You are susing on the Dutch Bapk draft?

Mr. d'Almada-Yer, Mie Honour-Suppose you recover in this action you would still have to go to the Original Jurisdiction.

Mr. d'Alwade-I would have to go to the Original Jurisdiction for the $2600. I could not split that up. -

like the privacy of a private view at the Royal

Academy."

Lord Rosebery added a reproof to the news- papers which nowadays are always trying to set people by the ears with songational stories. But it must be confessed by one who in

SHIPPING RINGS.

Much bas been said here during the last week ahent the opium traffic and the need for bastier measures by the Indian Government, but it is not likely that Mr. Morley will take any steps chests a year in the export from India-service in a few months. The plan shows that announced a few days ago. Mr. Theodore the vessels are fitted with numerous roomy day warmly attacked the international settlement 36 well as a number of third class cabin Taylor, M.P., ut a meeting is London the other first class state rooms and second class cabins, in Shanghai, the administration of the Btraita bere is a children's playroom in the first olsas Sutlicts and the Felerated Malar States quarters and the latest luxuries in the fitting for continuing the licensing of the shops or of music and smoke rooms, the farming of the traffic, and be praised the Chinese for incurring the pecuniary-loss- necessary in order to free the country from the habit Other speakers pressed the mat. Kameny Macdonald, did not scraple to talk whole there was too much invective and too little statesmanshipabout the specshes. It will be difficult enough for these advcostes to stir up such a remote question in the public mind here, and indeed some of the criticism directed against Shanghai was immediately discounted by a ohle announcing the reduction of the licences. I think that whatever they do, they will not be able to move the Government beyond their present avaouncements, for there is influence in India against it, and the influence for it here is neither widespread nor cotive.

CHINESE SAILORS,

Mr. Richard Holt of Liverpool was the wit nere on Wednesday before the Shipping Rings Commission. He showed a distaste for speaking certain parts of the inquiry must be publio such able to put in private could be dealt with after the public inquirse resnit is that only part of Mr. Holt's evidence is available. He denied that the Conference arrangement in the Far East had given dissatisfaction to the majority of traders, There was nothing in the nature of a compact between shippers and shipowners in the trade, which they carried on under the Outward Conference, similar to that which existed in the South Afrinsa trade. The Conference in stond of reatrieting trade had increased it. In answer to Sir Fred Bateman, Mr. Holt said he could not explain why, while British shipping trada at Hongkong hed decreased b; 1,000,000 tons, forsiga shipping had increased by a simils tonnage all the businesses he was personally acquainted with were increasing. Certainly he did not associate the decrease in British trade with the operation of the Conference system, which provided regular, panctus), sud efficient services. Merchants and shippers were as well served that they did not want outside competi- tion. They did not want new lines in the Conference. First of all they would do their best to keep a new line out; and then, if they were completed to let it in, they would do their best to restrict the number of its ships..

The Board of Trade is under a pledge to stop certain evasions of the law by which Chinese are abipped aboard British steamers, The num- ber of Chinese it appears is increasing and some members even go so far as to my that forty per cent of the crews are Chinese or Laasari while there are many others who belong to European nations. Laat week there was a care of a wreck under inquiry in which a vessel

out and he could not make the captain under- went ashora because a Greek was at the look stand at once that he saw breakers ahead. The objection to the Chinese is, of course, that they are cheap. It is alleged that they join on the plea that they belong to Hongkong chiefly, and are British subjects, In future they will have to show proof. If the matter had

in doing so they were doing their duty. it would be a long time before measures been referred to a Committes, sa was suggest, 3, could be taken to prevent the alleged abases, so the House was glad to agree to the matter being agenta of the Board at the rarions porta are left in the hands of the Board of Trade. The being consulted and, steps are expected to be taken within the next six months to put a stop to illegal practices should any be proved and also to ensure that the Chinese who are signed on are not subjected to insufficient distary or

CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, The 49th souuel mesting of the Assolstion of Chambers of Commercs of the United King. dom wes opened at the Whitehall Rooms, Hotel Metropole, Lord Brassey, the president, was in the obair, and there was a large attendance The report of the oxcentive council, which of representatives of chambers of commerés, was presented, contained an account of the pro ceedings adopted in reference to the resolations passed at the last annual and autumual meet. ings.

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Fleet Street himself has often sweating conditions, this is a matter which is address, said that it would be his endeavour to power to make the passing of the mansures easy; and therefore we beat them in the neatra

oriticised this tendency in one or two of the papers usually called "yellow" these name papers have taken mane views of this incident and the sensation has rested wholly with "The the law and that there are not suoient British battleveld of polítics. It had for many years all rruized that Lord Brassey was not exag. Germany. It was the security of the home

Hls Honour-I think had better conskler Timee." I doubt if that paper relishes the result. Never did a sensation ar ́m so ruddenly the point.

Mr. d'Almade-We would like to have the and surely never did one fall so atterly fat in

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Mr. Bense Law, M.P., who seconded the adoption of the report, said that he did not entirely agree with the view expressed by Lord commerce of such a subject as the fival question. to free exchange than if there were prohibitive one side, and none on the Brassey, as to the disonsson in the chambers-of--R5-Germany, that was a nearer appproximation It was true that it had become to a party tariffs, to the question, but there was no possible subject which other. The whole problem was whether it was wise in our own interests to leave our home market open to the hornstricted com commerce throughout the constry, It was could be of mere interest to chambers of inevitable, and would show a great lack of date petition of our competitors when they rigorously on their part, if they did not express their cloved their merkete to our manufactures. The opinion

the matter. (fest, hear). It did system on the foot of it was not wise, and the not involve terning the chambers inse party burden of proving tant it was lay on those who organizations. Surely they could express with defendorf it. Statistics, be continued, were only out bitterness their opinion on the subject, and of use when they fairly repr eenied the facts With which they professed to represent, and wheu reference to the question of the Part of the facts themselves were made in regard to London and the Bill which was likely to som's vital principle of the qu ation: Ne tarift might it was another instance in which they was so bad that, no matter how great he brought in by the Government, he said reformer ever coutended that on fiscal system would all feel that that trade question be the expansion of the trade of the world, should not in any sense be a party issue. During we should get no share of it. Free traders the existence of the present Government the endeavoured to prove that we were getting President of the Board of Trade bad carried a larger share of the trade than other two measures of great importance dealing with countries, and that was where figures did not their trade. In both those measures he tonk as represent facts. The real principle on which The President, in moving the adoption of the keen an interest as the President of the Board free importers justified our system was that we report, and in the course of his presidential of Trade himself, and did everything in his would produce mora cheaply than other countries, When the Port of London Bill asms up the markets. He pointed out that the returns last steer clear of the controversy in which, to his Argooi.tion had done good work outside the the Opposition, and it would be their desire, of South America and Chinu za were not sven if they could, to support the Government. They holding our own against the United Statas and regret, they were shont to engage The same attitude would, if possible, be adopted by year showed that in the great neutral markets

been a link between merchan's and manufac tarers and the Board of Trade. They had dealt grating the importsson of baving the Port market which apabled German manufacturers to of Londou put on a proper footing: (Hear, hear.) feel that they had a certain amount of trade secure at all times and permitted them to go out THN F SCAL QUESTION, I hear that some correspondence is passing with questions on which they had no differeuoss

paper and conquer foreign markets. (Har, hear.) Two resolutions were on the agenda

Lord Avebary urged that they 60 ming between the American and British governments of opinion; they had spoken withrone voise and

used their influence for the benefit of trade with regard to the Japaness attitude towards the promotion of useful legislation. That day dealing with the fiscal question. The first was

merce bad not been destroyed by forsiga tariffs. foreign enterprises in Korea. It is complained they would engage in a controversy on which proposed by the South of Scotland Chambor, increase the prosperity of the country by

Last year this country exported 426 millions, as minds, and so to which they would remain while approving free trade in principle, re- cognises the grave danger to which our by some traders from both sides of the Atinatio tho majeetty bad long since made up their and was se fellows That this association, living more dear. He maintained that our com- that the Japanese aro con tintly placing deaf, to the most convincing arguments. They uses population in exposed by the action compited with Fauce, which exported 221

peaking as B The matter obstacles in the way of the proper working of would end where they began.

of scientifically imposed foreign tariffe, and in millione, Gerasuy 337 millions, and the United The showed that we were doing a larger trade than they were there associated, be arged that if of opinion that steps should be taken to mitigate States 394 millions; with these facts, which

the evil by the reform of our tariff." and concessions obtained long ago and subsequently free trader to the protectionists with whom confirmed by the Japanese.

they went to a vote and were best, if Baifast. Chamber bought forward the second any one of our foreign competitors, before them, a result became an auxiliary to the

res iution, which ran as follows.-That this they were asked to give up a system which had- Reform League, they would duplicate work

wo should maintain car present system, under. which our trade and commerce was extending which was being vigorously done elsewhere, asacciation desires to record, its deep disap. left those countries far behind. He hoped that to result bither in a distinct step towards the more rapidly than those of other-countries in the would be regrotted. He proceeded briefly to ference of 1997, and that the negotiations failed There might be many secessions, and they pointment at the results of the Colonial Con- review the recent progress and present condi. were & record, more especially lu relation to promotion of reciprocal trading between the tic of British trade. The latest statistics creation of an Imperial council or in the world. madafeclared articles, Comparing 19:7 with Colonies and the Mother Country

Mr. John Roberts, on behalf of the South of its way to Germany in the keeping of one of that he will remain in London for a consider been of late very numerous and have covered

1906, their exports of manufactured articles, the. Baier's subjects, who happened to be able time as he intends to zoquire a knowledge almost everything from Wurüester Bauce to

increased by €36,645,00, and imports decreased Scotland Chamber, moved the rat resolation, present when the various representatives of of the English language, as well us to gain an Sheffield ware,

by £1,944,648. In fair competition in the which was seconded by Mr. E. Parkes (Birming Western civilisation-belped themselves to all insight into Britiel-socialpolitical and indus

open merkels of the world British industry ham). On the suggestion of air. Roberts, the available "Bonvenire" capable of removal.

The marriage contract consists of a gorgeous piece of silk rome four feet in length and a foot

the East Ead for some years are brauching out in all fading lines excepting silk, was words principle of free exchange" were sub. into the suburbs and will it is announced, reach Lard to beat. Lord Brassey then spoke of stilated for the words" free trade in principis." the methods by which further progress could and the meeting decided, on the recommends tion of Mr. Stichal (Nottingham), to trest the wide, which tolds up in a curi us manner.until

the West End vory Hous. The London Laundry be scared. From the Commissioners who had

two resolutions as one. it as awes the form fancy wallet. It is richly

The Licensing Bill appears to be a sort of emblazoned with dragons and other artistic emblems of the Chinese dynasty, and ronites the A Bron's Rod that is swallowing up all other is a terror for ruining one's goods, and in thi, lately studied the position in colonial markets Boleman conditions of the sacred pact in Oriental political matters, so far as public interest in case the advent of the hand work of the they learnt that the British manufacturer

conerned.

The man in the street feels Oriental may not be provocative of mach concerned himself to exclusively with produa attention to distribution as well as to production. Ever since the disappearance of the document Chinese diplomatic representatives in all parts himself touched, expecially in the pro- opposition us might be expected. The present ioa. American and German manufacturers gave him walk BİL wiles method of working laundries by machinery and Then again, we must not he remise in our of the world have conn-ted an exhaustive posal to make search for its whereabouts. For nearly eight on a Sunday instead of three before he can be acide was well expressed by the late Dan Leno endeavours to obtain our abare of trade in years beled discovery, until it was incated a served with liquor; the licensed vistaaller and in one of his whimsiosi patter contributions Chios. He also considered that it was chiefly traders legged behind. At the autama meet- few weeks go ia e village in Southern Germany the brewer, and so far as I can judge most to music ball gaiety. You put the shirt ia st in the cheap and low-grade goods that British

one and of the machine, and the buttons come in the porses-Jou of a tavern-keeper, who had

eat at the other." The Chinces firm now operating, at Liverpool, he offered some observations not the slightest notion of its tremendous moderate men call it rankly confiscatory, and import, and thought it looked as well on wall as the men who frequent clubs are irritated -ovoring here goes by the style of W., Lee, and on the railway position, The railway com- not. But this ystem was not half free trade: Bpecialities for the Skin are the study of s any multi-coloured pill advertisement,

the proposed inspection of their premises. It employs only men,

EMPEROR'S LOST MARRIAGE-

LINES" -

ALL-WORLD BEARCH.

As the Paris Tempa" said "The Kaise wrote too much, and Lord Tweedmouth spoke too much, but the subsequent proceedings-in this. British Parliament redound to the credit of the parties represented there," has dono no injury to Anglo-German relations, which oflats have ranch improved and are indeed even in prospect of an agreement on general matters,

From Berlin ma the interesting informs tion that one of China's most snored pablie documents, the marriage contract of the reign- ing Imperor Kwang-bane, dated February 26, 1889, has been discovered in Germany and for mally banded over to the hiness Government

The document had been missing from the

Prince Kiroyasu Fatimi, the eldest son of archives of the imperial palaco since the visit paid to Peking by the Allied Armies in the Prince Fushimi of Japan, is now in this country sut mer of 1900. It is supposed to have found and is staying at the Ritz Hotel. I understand

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This is not the only cause of complaint. It has been renounced in the House of Commons that stops are being taken to ensure a stricter recognition by the Japanese of the rights attaching to British trade marks. The com plaints of the misuse of these trade marks have

CHINESE WASEERMEN."- The Chinese Taundries That have existed in

panies had made heavy saoriflees in the cortice

Sir Swire Suits (Keighler), who opposed the resolution, and Mr. Siebel (Nottingham), who the fiscal quastion was the employment of the come beok to "that" After Mr. Ashwort supported, contended that the rock beltos of people, and that whatever they did they had to

Mr. Bonar Law said that it was arged by some that half a loaf was better than no bread. (Manchester) had spoken against the motion. That was true sometimes, but sometimes it was it was the negation of free trade. If this country had tariffs of exactly the same amount

After farther discussion the resolution was put to the meeting. 40 chambers voting for it and 30 against, 31 remaining neutral. The Chairman declared the motion carried,

Sir Albert Rolit pointed out that under the taken by the association in..its collective rules of the association, po notion shall be

"Ho presumed that no action: capacity, except on nuolutions carried by a majority of two-thirds of the voles given thereupon. would be taken.

The Chairman stated that that was the case, The meeting proceeded to the discussion of adjourned. resolutions on other subjects, and alterwards

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