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SWATÓW'S NEW POST OFFICE.

FORMAL OPERINA,,

On the 2nd inst. tlp new Buildings of the Imperial Post Office were opened at Swalow, by tho Tactai of Checobor in presence of General Huang, the Prefect. the three District Magi. stratar, the Consuls and the leading Chinese and Foreign residents, in all some sixty or more invited guests. After an introductory speech in Chinese by Mr. A. H. Harris, the Total

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 618, 1908.

afterwards that a distanes sliding scale wa found to be inappropriate. The progress of ideas in relation to the development of the service, moved slowly-but in 1839 Rowland Hill succeeded in persuading Parliament and the Publio that on Inland id rate would bring a larger revenue than the heavy and com pliosted rates current previously. Since that time till now reforme chiefly connected with Colonial and Foreign rates, among which the establishment of a Postal Union with various European countries and our own Colonies towards which the first steps were taken in

SUPREME COURT Tuesday, 5th April.

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.

BEFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE

(SIR F. PIGGOTT). ·

ing body of statutory law. This matter disposed of, I come to the question directly raised by this point of law: has the notion of criminal conversation been expressly taken

away whether by Ordinance or inferentially bys maries of Ordisanos The fret Act I have to look at is No. 5 of 1858, which introduced bodily certals English Acts into the Colony, among them curtain osticus of the Divores Act, except in so far as they relate to dissolution of marriage. Among these sections are sections conversation was done away with sitogether in 3 and 59. Therefore, the setion of criminai this Colony and the limited power of awarding

the damages against co-respondents for adultery in limited to that objent was granted to

aile for judicial separation, or in a pati iton

delivered an inaugural addrew. This was 1803) have been continuous and beneficial. It Mr. St. E. Pollook, K.O., inetenafed by Mr.Supreme Court in the some way as it had bean

translated and followed by the speech of Mr.

Harris, who said:

I boro taken the liberty to invite your China. No doubt, it would be, as in Europe, sppeared for the deThis action is for, as it It, however, reoited in the preamble that it was

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home of the Imperial Post Chico at Swatow accepting a fee from their neighbours. The first defendant with the wife of the plaintiff in this by No. 5 of 1958 by distinot enactments; but I may in unmistakeable language declare ite

I may remind you that an interport postal service long formed a part of the work of wach Castom House. Originally supported. and worked by the Customs Service to convenience and 'expedite its own convenience, the postal department had been gradually extended to meet public wants to a limited extent, and when after many years of patient waiting the first proposal to establish a National Peat Office having been made by Sir Robert Hurt in 1861 an Imperial Decree to inaugurate and develop a National Servies was issued, the management of the Imporial Post Service inaugurated by that Decree on the 20th March, 1896 (Kuang

ath

Therefore there is no mistake

Has 22nd year, 2nd moon, 7th day), was Intent Chinese correspondence, To Hongkong perhaps arise in the future I have nothing is, and not merely from the passing of the local Ordinance, is most complex in it

it and its developments an everyder convenienso, some of them sa honourable career, and the Government a useful servant, and also, in this populous, industrious, and letter-loving country, a perennial source of revenue. To what extent the forecast and intention have been more than justified a few facts will show. The postal branch of the Imperial Civics Bervice reached a state of semi-independence from its Bister Customs Service on the 11th July, 1904 Kuang Hac 30th year, 4th moon,-28th day) when an Imperial Rescript sanctioned the isane of an annual grant-in-aid of Taels 70,000 The following year 1905 marked an important departure in its career, sincs, notwithstanding than half and not been pail set, the postal the fact that of the sanctioned subsidy mora

that administration ceased in

year to appeal for peonniary help from the funds of the Customs Service and was able to make ends meet with its own resources, that is revenue and salsidy combined. It continued, however, to borrow the survies of various mem- bers from its sister branches and without these from the Inspector General downwards, it, inangaration and development would not have been possible. A comparison of the figures for 1901 and 1906 may serve to indicate ils

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"URIMINAL CONVERSATION" ACTION, Judgment was delivered in the action brought Lemm for damages for criminal conversation by Thomas Alexander Mitchell against John arising out of the divorce proceedings in the Court of Session, Edinburgh, where the plaintiff obtained deres against his wife. The Hen, Steavenson, af Meurs, Deaco". Looker and

enacted in England. By No. 6C of 1880, this would be interesting if we could meet with Dragon, appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. M. granted to the Divorce Court when it was records of the first dawn of a postal service in Blade, intrasted by Mr. J. Scott Harstons Ordinance was repealed in one short section.

Lordship said,

expedient and necessary to provide for the is called in law, "Criminal Convormation," presence here to celebrate the erection and also, conducted by parties for the beneßt of formal opening of this new and independent their own business and extended at times to alleged to have been committed by the subjects dealt with in the same Act introduced far as matrimonial jarlsdicilon is concerned this defendant has raised a pre has never been done. We therefore get to this unwisdom. general postal service that 1 came in contact Colo 7, The with in China, was that of a guild whose liminary point of law to the effect that this. The jurisdiction orented in 1858 was abolished in about it, the setion of criminal conversation

action. As a matter of fact the plaintiff has postmen vero-called conriera between Amoy and Court has ue jurisdiction to entertain the 1860. Ez! was the Inw which had been destroyed which had been revived in 1860, and which Lot revived ? In her words, was the right to retroactively. Now the learned Attorney. Fochow. This would be about 1857 when obtained a decree of divorce against his wife by the introduction of Section 59 of the Divorce existed down to 1895, was destroyed in 1895

Footch Courts for adultery, but bring an action for criminal conversation General, if he reads this judgment, will, I ROBINSON costing steamers were not numerous, and the in the

has no bearing on the point of law now China tos trails then enlminsting in haughty this is right for me, to add that the brought into existence again? Now the prin make no doubt, immediately repeal this law, ciple of repeal is of course that it destroys. and re-enact it in proper language. And I monopoly end grandeur, required at times are defendant was not a party to the proceedings But when repeating act is itself, repealed Lave no besitation in pointing to what would

therefore, although I rapid communication than was afforded by in Scotland;

plaintiff's

raa destroyed before. This ralo is very clearly versation would again come into existence steamers. No doubt similar guilds existed or bound to talk in this judgment of the the common law rule is that it revives what than happen: the action for criminal con- conld have been enlled into existence elsawhere defendant's adultery, with the

is repealed, and the repealing enactment is kave been in existence, I think. I should been proved 20 far os the Court repeated by anchor which manifests no inten take this opportunity of explaining the differ if necessitated by trade-bat, as trade where wife, it must not be taken to have stated in Maxwell (at p. 699), Where an not in the Colony, and would further always foreigners were concerned, was confined almost concerned. Whether the plaintiff will be able on that the first shall continue raporled, the ence between scotiau 11 and saction 38 of the

the Treaty Ports, there was but to prove it, how far the judgment of the Scotch

common law rule was that the repral of the English Act. Section 1 is straight-forward, entirely to -little-to draw their attention to the facilities for Court will help him, in judication which may second not revived the first, and ravived it too, but the clause of acation 38, which was also referred to as the counterpart of section 11- with now I cannot, however,

of the reviving act That this rule scoorde because 1 cannot with common sense

is manifested in its wording. It provitice that where on Act.** confided to the Inspector General, The sim and is, I suppose, due the jeane of the first areid alluding to it,

The action repoals any other Eusotment, then, unless the to clear

the contrary appears, the repeal shall not reviva intention of Sir Robert Hart were to so plus postage stamp, aud in these early days decide this question without dealing with one application to the present case,

aspect of the case, in order

for criminal onversation eziated in procedure as to avoid friction, alike for officiale the postage on a coast letter was eight onto the ground of a surious, and so far as I know, Colony. In 1858 an English Act was in anything not in fores or existing ant the time andvernments as witli respect to oxisting Stradually other European countries established novel point of law which I mentioned during the tradated which among other things did at which the rojos tobi paegative le puzzling, institations, in order that a future day might wo post offices of their own at many of the Treaty argument. Strictly speaking, it lies outside the the national administration fuvoliening widely Ports, though their raison d'être was scarcely scope of the argument on the point of law after that set was itself repealed, clearly and suggests that an express reviver is contem aotually raised, and therefore cannot be sold 10 because it was a very clamey way of giving the plated. I think it is Take the following and fully appreciated. The prople Anding in pittout it the requirements of trade and finally have been fully argasd, But if aither party is Sanreme Court a series of acmewhat complicated case:-Assume an Act passed in 1858.. reported A FEW LOW PRICED

as we learn from Mr. Harris' opening remarks, dissatisfied with my opinion on this question, jurisdictions. Whether the preamble exactly by another Aot passed in 1860; but it is expressly the Chinese Government decided on taking a it may be raised for re-argament should Atted the intention of the legislature is a matter anaoted that, say, section is to continue fa

time hereafter come on aby part which was rightfally theirs, in the the

only to say that the other Acts introduced by to clear my own mind of a question which No. 5 of 1858 were replaced by special ordinances repeated in 1865; this repoal would destroy administration of postal affairs. To begin for hearing, I deal with it now in order which need not be inquired into. It remains furce Test section of the Ast of: 1858 then with, it does not seem to have arred on the side might perhaps impode a clear appreciation of in the Colony, the Matrimonial Causes Act was section 3 of 1858, which now ex'sts in virtue To have one's corre- what is as complicated a sangle of legislation. It would be manifestly impossible to hold of the Act of 1960. Therefore comes this of high postage rates.

I over came acrois. The proceedings, that there was no reviver resulting from this provision and says tho repeal of the Act of 1860 is to revive section 3 of 1858: revivo is need, spondenco delivered within the limits of the as

familiarly known as the action for criminal repeal. Therefore, after No. 5 of 1950 oame one cont, is aanversation, are no more than

into operation, the criminal conversation was because the repeal of the Act of 1860, kas in fact port augl Chao-chow-foo for

maintainable in the Colony. We then come destroyed it. But there is another question

The jurisdiction of the Supreme Court VICTOR" TALKING cheap and correspon, I presume, with the action for a tort: adultery with a man's wife

of the raised. to the Interpretation Ordinance rate fixed st.the various other head offices is a wrongful act for which an notion for dama-

lies at the suit of the husband for the Colony. No. 8 of 1897, by sections and is by action 7 of 3 of 1873 declared 10 hou and branches. This will give, an impetus to ges

amisit It is a transitory action, that is, it may be

here is another legislative pit-fall straight in the already important development noticed by damage suffered by him- per quod consortia 11 of which certain rules were laid down jurisdiction of the English Courts of Queen's

of the other sections of the Ordinance, were tion the defondant may be found the placs of

EASY TERMS. Mr. Harris, and when the pepution to be served brought in any Court: witbeat whose jurisdic. to the effect of repeats. These, as most Bonah, Common Pleas, and Exchequer. Nuw 1889. Now the English sectious ars as repeating an existing provision, but it is in is considered, the potentialities of increase are

adat follows: Section 11, which appears under the form of a reenacting clause, and it is quite enormous. Statistical comparison betwem commission of the adultery in immaterial, bad on the English interpretation Act of the way of the unwary litigant This is merely

Hongkong. 29th April, 1908, Lory in this case was alleged to have been con the heading" Hennetment of the existing possible to contend.tust the date at which the ascertained in 1873, there some 45 milion-and Chica is courcely permitted in this Colmy: bat beyond the fact that raios provides that whors an Aot passed after jurisdiction is to Great Britain-with its population of only thoni as a matter of fact the

is a proper form of words where you want to Maatschappy. (6) The plaintiff bas demanded missible under the present conditions of the it makes this Colony the convenient for the the year 1850 whether before or after the com- two countries they are so very different gestion is frrevelant. Before the Divorca Act

enactment, it shall not be constrand as retiring difficulties. But this question does not arise, defendants refused to pay.

because the answer to the arganoat of the The statement of defence set forth that the in England the action could bare been brought

defendant on this point is much simpler defendant firm bad become bankrupt and that but perbays I may point out, in order to stimu-bolished the sction for criminal conversation encament of this Act repeals a repealing continue as well as to re-snnot which avoids all from the defendants the sum of 8 1,05, but the Br added retiring that enactmisst. The refer- late the cleers and employees of the Chinese there, although the adultery was committant any easement previously repealed unless w. rde

ence to the year 1851 has a very definite than I at first thought. It is said that the plaintiff had received dividends on the

the effect of section 19 of the Divorce Act was smott dus. postal servies to continous effort in their in Hongkong. Now the divores in this asse several duties, and encourage the enlistment was decreed in Sootland; I have not the meaning. The Statute 13 Viu. Chap. 21 for

to remove. criminal conversation actions from At the last hearing Mr. Grist contended that Footch Act before me but for the purpose shortening the language used in Acts of

Bootion 5.tbis the jurisdiction of the Common Law Courts: the plaintiff could not split her cause of action. of others, that while Mr. Harris puts the number of Chinose emplyed in 1966 61 5,000, of what I am going to say I am going Farliament contained in

to assume that the divoros Woj deorned

jurisdiction in 1873-this Court has not got it. I of plaintiff and had, at her request, lodgal it that the sections following and under Great Britain in 1801 had a staff of 173.000, in England under the Divorce Act of 1875. same clanes. The statement of the heading and therefore as thesa Courts had not got that The defendants had received $3,609 on bahalf existing rules of construction, do not think that the question is one either of with a firm which had become Lankrupt. Sho

The action is had received dividends on the amount due. of whom 35.500 were women. Here again we Now that Act by esotion 59 destroyed the it did re-ennot

and substituted for it a power for the divores are met by poztraste, radioslly opposed, for to action for criminal conversation in England had a definite meanir g, and was in fact accurate, catapelence or jurisdiction.

that the action is an existent action, one which contemplate. that the Chinese Government Court to award damages against a cores. Now this becomes section 9 of the local Ordia- simply destroyed. When you say that a Court Me d'Almada consented to being non-salted isting Rules of CorBiruotion." There was an

BRITISH STEAMER FIRED ON BY might nitimately take the destiny of its female pondant on the same prinsiple that as would sace, and here alan we tave the heading "Ex has us jurisdiction to try an action that means and this was done.

been awarded in the autioa for

Interpretation Ordinancs passed in 1867, No. may be brought somewhere.

ARABS population into moro paternal considerations have

riminal conversation either on the petition 1 of that year, but it does not contain' this the action has been destroyed that is an 2018 and give, them some baro in the lighter for divorce or on a petition limited to claus. There was also a Repaal Explaustory end of the mafter: the Court Tools t

TOUE PERSONS SHOT- 113,000,000 departments of letter distribution, would be such act either of which petitions ta to be Ordinace pasged in 1895, 10, 3 of that year, competent to entertain it if it existed, only it 1,383,000 contrary to Asiatio ethics. It is interesting served on the wife on the alleged adulterer which, though-in somewhat different language, does not exist. I do not think therefore that

The Foreign Ofise received a telegram from 4,310,000

work, and there are curious anomalies to be with power to this court to dispense with service contains the effect of this clause; and the question befors me is affected by section 7 or to direct the method of service. There seem by section 4 this Ordinance was applied of the Supreme Court Ordinance of 1873. The

before as well as reault this painfally, tedious argument is that Mr. Barclay, his Mejosty's Minister Plenipo- 7,892,000 met with at times in I dareesy nearly every to me to have been few cases in which the co-res to Ordinances "passed

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pust office, comic too. in their charactar as the pondent has been abroad and so for te Iman

after the commencement of that Ordinance this notion, in virtue of the retroactive operation tentiary at Constantinople, announcing that 5,578

annual report of the Postmaster General in gather from the books it is an uncertain question The same remark applies to section 1.1 (which of section 9 of the Interpretation Ordinance, the Bloase, one of Merers. Lynch's steamers, The outlook for the fatore of the postal London aften testifies. Just think that in whether the court has jurisdiction over a co-tea-

la section 38 of the English Act), for that also has not been revived by the repeal of No. 5 of had been attacked by Arabs on the Tigris at poudent whenever it has jurisdiction over the

in somewhat different language is to be found 1858 by No. 5 of 1800. Without expressing Amare, three passengers and one firewan being service is bright and continued advance may be 1901 the total value of property found in un-respondent or whether that is subject in No, 3 of 1835. The leading under which he slightest opinion on the merits of the oase, and wounded. Immediately after the receipt of relied on. Among its 38 districts there are a delivered letters opened in the return letter the same rules as other actions against persoas etctions 9 and 11 of No. 9 of 18 7 come is regarding it as I am bound to regard it as on this telegram instructions were telegraphed to dozen as large as must countries in Europe, alloffee, though every effort had been made to abroad-thet is to any that the cash must be therefore neen rute. The rales of, interpretation action brought to vindicate any other alleged Mr. Barclay to press the Turkish Government with teeming millions, What has been achiev

find the rightful owner, wes £881,000. At brought within Order XI. sule q (c) as relief contained in them were, in fact, Existing infringement of right, I osa only say that the for the capture and punishment of the offenders. ed in this immense Empire is but a small times of stress and difficulty too, the ingezuity gain t parties domiciled or usually resident in Rules of Construction," and I am therefors reeult is ludicrous. But the defendant's point Representations were at once made to the Porte England. But I will assamé. still on the said some rather difficult inquiries: what is is well taken and must prevail, and though I and assurances have been received that all beginning and it is easy to foresee that the wave

of the officials of the post office may have hypothesis of the divorce proceedings having the true legislative effect of sectional beatings, have given much thought to the question I fool porsible measures will be taken, in the tease of progress now passing over Chine ose but to be tasted in ways that ars unforseen, and buon in England, Lbat the damages would have which it appears is somewhat more extended that I cannot make any other than the usual desired, and to ensure the security of naviga- The manager of the Euphrates and Tigris favour ita rapid development and hasten its many surprising developments will result." been pronounced against the defendant asanming than that of marginal notes; and ther order, and give judgment on the point of law tion on the Tigris.

him to have been guilty of served with what

is the effect af sy ibacenrate raised by the defendant with costs. This las completion. So much for the Service as a

In 1870/1 during the Franco German war, regard to section 33 it is to be

in the heading, as

this in the revised edition the effect of dismissing the action, But I think Steam Navigation Company, to which the whole May I be allowed to add a few partien.

pigeons

ware. commandeered to do the work first place that it by no meats meets the whole.

appeared to be.

The problem is simplified should the law on the question of repeals he pat presentative of Renteria Agaboy, said: "Our bars regarding our own district. We had on of postmen, and well they did it too ease which results from the abolition one of the laws undoubtedly of first sight I am justified in expressing the hope that Blosse helongs in an interview with a re- 31 et Docember last 81 offices and agencies while balloons algo took part in the distribu-action by section 50. For an action for criminal his exteuf, bat the crudity of the legislation straight, and the action for orimion conversa telegrams show that the Blosse had to ran

conversation could prior to 1857 have been with a paid staff of two Foreigners and 197 tion of correspondence. It is "carious also to zo

brought in England for adultry committed parted in 195 remains, and it is about as orude tion thereupon revive, that no technical obje. the gauntiet of a well sustained fusillada a bit of legislat on as it lias ever hoon my fate tion will be raised by the defendant to the kept up for several hours by Arab tribər- the abroad between parties over whom Our courier lines are estimated to note the distinctions mada in various countries.

banks of the Tigris. The Blone is employed. endeavour to construe. A retroactive effect revival of this action at the stage at which it en entrenched behind good over along the on our regular weekly servico between Bagdad total over 1,600 miles. We handled one and a

no jurisdiction. is given to existing repealing laws. What they har now reached. of the Postal Union, in connection with owner- Divorce Court bas

ABEL ACTION. quarter million articles in addition to one-third ship of letters once posted. In Great Britain Secondly, and this is material to the present did do is suddenly undene, and andune retro

action, I do not think it can be taid that motively. They did revive laws which had The action by the Tes Tudi Wo Company, and Basra. It is a most serious state of affairs of a million covers enclosed in registered the ownarskip vests in the King till delivered-otion 53 gives the Divorca Court in exclusive been repealed by the Ordinances themselves carrying on business at 107 Connaught Road; if our service is thus going to be iziterrapted. postal hong. olubbed packages, Of-parcele vot.in India the sender has properly in his letter jurisdiction to prenosov a divoros, Inasume repealed. It is, many years afterwards, Central against the propriotors, printers, andIt is got the first time that it has occurred, over 50,000 weighing nearly 370,000 pozods till delivered, and in transit may recall it. It for the purpose of what I am saying that the boted that ther did not revive those laws publishers of the Chinese newspaper the Sai The cause of the trouble is not deep satel Kang Yik Pe, for $10.000 damages for alleged and energetic action would soon remedy the passed through the ofles. Coming to receipt is the same in Belgium, Austria, Hungary, Bente Divorce Court has a jurisdiction similar What is to happen to rights equilibe), the libel mugsting of a statement upstate of affairs. Disputes between the tw to the English Divorce Court. Now as the in the Beantime under aneh legislation the pablio patronage produced revenus, of-

Portugal, Engsia and the Sciodivavian King Scotch Court had jurisdiction to pronounce a

pearing in an article published in the nawe.xfuential triber of the die riot ne to the holding nearly $38,000 or only about 82,000 short doms-bat in Canaḍs a letter belongs to ita divorce in this uess the competence of this Court have not the remotest idea, and in this case

the Arabs use as a means of foreing from the of our ordinary disbursements. These figures addresene as soon as posted. How is it to to enterial this action must depend on the fact need not speculate, for I Lare quite sufficiently paper charging the plaintiffs with having been oHand-involving.complicated feudal and tribal

itsue of

came to make the blandar. I was continued. are net and do not include the

There is an apophthegm that the Scotch Court had not exolasire jatie si noquences to deal with as it is.. How associated with lawless characters in Manila, rights, are the cause of those outbreaks, which over $80,000 worth of money orders and be in China?

that Correspondence is the offspring of co-respondent, as in order that I

diction in the matter of damages against the cannot understand. Section 11 of the English Sir Henry Berkeley, K.C, instructed by Mr. Turkish authorities a settlement of their

may Aet was rot made retrospective, but was Olo Kong Bing, appeared for the plaintiffs grievances,

Though there were some European passen. paymente amounting to nearly $29,000 on advanced civilization" From time immemorial consider this question at all I must assume this applied to Statutes passed since 18′ 0, bedanes and Mr. M. Blads, instructed by and Denoon.

The majority of the passengers are stated to the same account" And in addition the

there has been correspondonos in China, and we Against neither section 59 of the Euglish hey themselves were already all subject to this eon, of Megers. Deaton, Looker and Dahoon gets on board none have apparently been burk quots of the postal grant sanctioned by

After hearing evidence, His Lordship gave have been British Indian tradere. Imperial Edict and apportioned to this port for all know how forward in certain special aspects Divorce Act nor any corresponding section in rule of constraction. Section 38 was naturally appeared for defendants.

the Secteb Divores Act has any application to only made apploable to future legislation.

WEATHER REPORT. payment has been regularly banded to us by the her civilization has baun. Now however, that the Colonies, therafora on fondament principles The corresponding, sections of the local judgment for $500, the aum pall into Court, Custom Superintendent and forwarded to the such correspondence is to be carried safely action for criminal nonversation committed Ordinance are both made bodily retrospective with costs

Bay divorce

I cannot help myself, therefore, in coming Inspector General. The Head Ofeo staff of swiftly, under the control of a wall ordered anywhere and quite irrespective of

the common is of England introduced intta Jeoision in this case although it is 34 employes has been working under many service it will be multiplied, and its offspring preocodings begun or not, began elsewhere lies

Courts are not allowed to interpret what has difficulties in threr, and lalterly in four, smalt will orcale a civilization visible in all aspecte, the Colony on 5th April 1846 by Ordinamenitestly contrary to common sense. The

no need of interpretation. The legislature Baronn MR, H. H. J. GOMTBETZ (ACTING fallen considerably in E. Japan owing to the PUIS JUDGE). rooms provided for us in the Custom House. In which hope I ask you to wish all prosperity of 1846, always supposing the divorce spurt

what it has has not awarded damages against him

donsequently, there plainly expressed, and Having long outgrown that accommodation we to the Post Office Bund its officials and to con

I should of course res jadicats.

It matters add is no room for construction. new move into this building. It is as you soos gratulate the Chinese troverement through when the question would bare ben already must be intended to mean

to what I Вата said already that, in such a case, what the consequences

The action in which Lo Isang otherwise plain and substantial one, but it is also of useful Mr. Harris on the acquisition of the Row

may be. Where by the use of clear and size and planned for developments. That it Swatow Post Office, which appears to be it would not have been altogether an unreason may continue to fulfil its object and that we admirably adapted for the present necessities, able thing to bave created by Suction 30 an unequivocal language, capable of only one Lang Ta on proceeds Hair Dye for the

meaning, anything is enacted by the legislature, Hang Yu otherwise Thong Hang

Moderate N.E. winds may be expected in the may continue to deserve the patronage of the though I hope it will before long prove too exclusive jurisdiction over co-respondents ia

[nil osses where the Ditores Court has jurisdicit must be enforced, even though it is sbeurdrecovery of $1,000 was called on. Mr. F. the Yaugize, and slightly low in the neighbour-" Binall publio is the earnest wish of all the staff.

The Director of Foreign Affairs, Total ever he co-respondent. and

of jurisdiction was deliberately excluded from

we probably the intention, effect must, Mr. E. J. Grist for defendeais.

The statement of claims set forth: (1) The Formosa Channel, and the N. part of the few words in Chinese and the Divores Act, that being left to the common nevertheless be given to them. They cannot plaintif is widow and resides at No. 213 Hon

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending Liang, added a

low, and if it had intended this even so far as the be construed, contrary to their meaning, a English.

In returning thanks on behalf-of-the staff, Colonies are concerned section 50 would have mbracing or excluding cases merely because no Des Yeux Road Central, Victoria (2) The

bean drafted altogether differently. Therefore

The forecast for the 4 hours anding at noon ed or embraced. However unjust, arbitrary or No. 237 Wing Lok Street, Victoria. (3) On

(NE. winds, rapid development of the Imperial ssnotion in Mr. Harris remarked on an interesting asineld, in s.esse where the matter has not already been good reason appears why they should be exelud defendants are traders and carry on business at 10 s.m.. to-day, 0.00, inches. 1896, must exceed that of many other Countries fenoo. The day of the opening of this new Post dealt with in another Court in England or else inconvenient the intention conveyed may be, it the 37th day of July 1906 the plaintiff at to-day is as follows:~~- on their first adoption of a similar institution Oftes, fortaitonaly selected by the Total of where the nation for criminal conversation is most receive its full effect. When once the Macassar remitted to the defendants in Heng- and large as is the revenue of Great Billain the Circuit is the day which sees the departure. part of the common law introduced into this intention is plain, it is not the province of akong the sum of 31,000 through the Neder Hongkong & Neighbourhood light or mod'te

Colony by the Ordinances of 1845 Court to soan its wisdom or its policy--It-landsche Handel Maatschappy by bill of ex-! from China on furlough of Sir Robert, Hrs 1846, I may hare point out though I from that source, it is possible that China will and he called upon the company to join in do not think anything in the following duty is not, to make the law reasonable, but to change. (4) The said bill of exobange was band-

it expound it as stande, according to the real ed by the plaintiff to the defendants on her arival Formous Channel... overtake it within no very remote-period. wishing him a pleasant voyage and forlough argument turns on if that theräis no sense of the words. There is much more in in Kongkong en or about the 3rd August 1900; Among the first records of postage in Great Britain, I find that the rate was fixed at 1d per/and his saccessor, Sir Robert Bredon; prosperity common law in this Colony but that the Maxwell to the same effest. I must not for collection on her behalf and for her use and Scutli conah of Chins between Hongkong and Hainan.. sum of $1,000 from the Nederlandsche Handel South coast of Chins between Fame as No. 1. I success in his difficult task of following in English oummon law was introduced by the scan the wisdom of this enactment, but benefit. (5) The defendants collected the sid

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The Hongkong Observatory yesterday Issuel the following report:-

On the 5th at 1:05 am-The barometer bas depression which is moving towards EN.E, over 9.E. Japan

Pressure has increased moderately over W. Jepan and the N.E. coast of Chins, and fallen alightly at the stations around the Chips Sea. It is relatively high over Chins to the South of

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N.E. winds, ***moderate. Hongkong and Lamooks, Same as No. 1.-