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SUPREME COURT.

Tuesday, September, Ist

IN APPELLÁTA JURISDICTION, BEFORE TUS FULL COURT.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRE AS. WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 2wd, 1908,

Hongkong Club or the City Hall, and said t was high time this business should be stopped.

The Chief Justice—I cannot assent to that! The Pritte Judge-Supposing the jury had. dons that, couldn't it be referred to as a question.... [ of showing antifus ? **

For

Mr. Pollock-I have no authority on that point. There may be broad distinction between physical sets and what the jurk said. instance, an afidavit cannot be filed by a juror resolves itself into this: Can this be considered

THE ALLEGED "TRESPASS ACTION. Their Lordships the Chief Justice (Sir F. Piggott) and the acting Pulane Judge (Mr. B. on behalf of the plaintiffs and the other on behalf of the defendants in the resent jury as part of the verdict? Whether it must be mation in which Router Brookelmana and Com-considered as being technically on the record or pany were sued by a Chineas fica for allegedle, or not, it cannot by sonsideral by the Court #rongfal seizure of property belonging to them. as material for their consideration. Mr. M. W. Blade, instructed by Mr.. Dizon, of Meurs. Hastings, and Hastings, appeared for the plaintiffs and Hon, Mr. H. E. Pollock,

H. J. Gompertz) ent to bear two motions, one with regard to bin vordint. The matter really

The Chief Justios-We think it is regularly ou the record, not merely technically on the record of the case. It is also clear that It dould

HOME CRICKET.

[FROM A CO ERESPONDENT-]

“HAMBURG.

GERMANY'S FINANCIAL POSITION

(F2OM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]

London, July 30th. The match of the reason, so far, Kent v. disappeared all Lopes the Ovalites ever anter German empire, in a recent sumber" of the Surrey, has come and gone, and with it have

Hamburo, August, 6th. An article on the fosnoial situation of the tained of winning the County Championship. Grenzbote" has been mack dommented on in before the Kent bowling and bud to own defeat not to say entirely, to the amount of the public for after holding a winning hand, they collapsed the Fress. The writer addresses himself chiefly. by no less than 200 rosa. The Hop County, debts contracted by the Empire and the several |batting fint, made 185 (Woolley 58), to which

Surrey replied with 199, though at one time States, and begins by saying that, although the they looked like making a much "hegar me about $50 million sterling to which two or *ggregate is close upon 19 milliard Marke— Kent declared their second innings at 393 for 8, principal contributors being E. W. Dillon 93, three more will probably be added in the course J. R. Mason 87, Hardings 52, Woolley 49; thas of the next few yours, it hardly needs staling leaving currey 390 to get to win. They only that the holders of the atook may rest assured of the mfety of their investments, and that the payment of the interest does not satifuts

K.C., and Bir Henry Berkeley, K., instructed be referred-to-and brought before the art piled 183, in which the outstanding feature by By, Long, of Meears Deacon, Looker and by way of atidavit, but this-is-uuascessary-wow a good second to Yorkshire in the Chain-resive burden on the population. The

was a capital 106 from. Hobbs, This- Kent are Deacon, appeared for the defendants,

*

Mr. Slade said he thought it would be better,

because it is on the record of the trial.

Mr. Pollock-Mr. Lang has filed an affidavit

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pionship table. "Kent have since added another assets valuing against the debis consist of royal favourable aspect than in Eugland and Franco SPECIAL victory to their list, bealing Gloucestershire domains, railways, mine, industrial-under- before going into the detailed facts of the ease, for the purpose of showing that i wag pot easily by 8 wickets on Tuesday. The Wester. takingi, &c, all of which are reproductive and a Great Bertain it amounted to. stout, 162 |

to refer to the rider, or addition (or whatever I considered by this Court.

the corrost phraseology was) by the jury to their vardlof, and to show their Lordships how the jary Ead obviously diarsgarded the aridance so a to give effant to their desire to indict a

penalty on Chinese who acted in the perfectly lawful manner of carrying on their business noder "tong." pAMEN ---

your

The Chief Justice Supposing it had been written three or four days afterwards to a paper ;. that could be put before the Court P

Mr. Pollock-As part of the verdïat ?

far exceed in valug the above liabilities; the million Marks before the South-African war prole on the same sosording to the last rose to 332. milliona in 1900 and to 1,600 amcunt to over a milliard Marke, being 260 wie manegement h'on reduced to about half returns available--those for the year 1906 millions in the following year and has since by

millions more than is required for the that figure. La Fence to Goating debt is servicce of the loans, including amortisation somewhere about a milliard Marks and son- and administrative, expenses. In France the sists of obligations court terme," bearing State property is, estimated by Monsieur Leroy. interest at 3 par vent and of "bons da trésor" Beaulies, at no more than 34 milliards and in similar to our exchequer Mills, but most of these Great Britain at only 708 millions; this by way are held by saving banks and other public bodies anj of to certain limitations as to repayment in time of war.

of comparison.

of a country correctly, it is necessary to consider But in order to gauge the financial position not only the State Besets but also the wealth

Rers made 158: (Dennett 66) and Kents fest innings produced 153 (Fairservice 55). Glonces tershire were only able to collet 131 in their second Fonture, and Kent had no difficulty in The Chief Juntos-No, simply as a feat knocking off the requisite 100-fox. 2 wickets

Yorkshire had to draw their match against which oro.grad.

Mr. Blade said his Lordship, in dealing with

Leicestershire owing to rain;. Out of the Tykes The Chief Justice- ttention has been the question of "toug" names, laid before the

total of 325, Rhodes was responsible for 122 and drawn to notes taken by the shorthmod writers jury their duty. The summing up was delivered

Hirst 72. The Midlanders did unexpectedly which do not exactly correspond with what before the tiffin adjournment. This typed well the against Yorkshire attack, compiling 309 actually happened. I shall alter that word recommendation or paper was prepared by the (Knight 79, King 52, Yorkshire had scored 69 without loss when raia put an end to the pro- ridar into remarks,” and put it at the end,jury during the adjournment, and therein the Mr. Blade-Perhaps I'd better narrate what jurors said "They felt it their duty to draw the weedings. Against Derbyshire, however, York

finished occurred, Your Lordship

attention of bis Lordship to the very objection-shire bad an easy task, winning by so io.

of the nation, its annual increase, the amount and 136 to Yorkshire's 394 for 8 wickets of the people to take up further loans themed ve ninge and 131 rada. The Peokites scored 127 of savinge effeo ed and the consequent capacity (declared). Wilson, who was making a rat without being obliged to have recoured to foreign appearance for the county, scored 10%, while markets. It will be found on going into the pectively. Surrey's defeat by Kent has been perfectly able to bear the bardewtf ao oggregate Wilkinson and Denton made 79 and 59 res matier that Germany, su au goodomis body, is already alluded to, and their match with Susser indebtedness of 20 milliard Marks and more— was a draw, obaracterised by phenomenally and, if the necessity should axies, of far more? high acaring. Sussex declared with 6 wickets down for 515 (Ranjithnji 200, Killik 85 into the elaborate calculations concerning the It would take too long to follow the writer

ran up 540 (Hayward 164, Rayes 136, Holland.

Middlesex beat Lancashire by tot runs at 67 not out, Hobbs 54). Sussex had made 73 for 2 wickets when stumps were drawn.

to it,

somming, up about one e'lock. The Court ble systems pursued by Chinese firms of conceal then adjourned for tifin, sad the jury returning the identity of their partners in their ed to Court to consider thoir verdiot after sadoqata by the use of fiolitious designations or the tiffin-adjournment. They gave the answers tong" namse, and aro of opinion that firms as recorded in the shorthand writer's notes. that keep theirbooks in this manner should not be Then a discamion arose as to costa and various allowed the benefit of the Courts of this Colony." matters. When that bad ended, the foreman of Your Lordship had told them in the plainest the jury handed in a document already possible language that the duty of the Court „typewritten.

was to recommend "tong" nimes, and that

namen in the Colony were entitled to the benet of the Courts of this Coloný, The jury

ships in this particular that the majority say they are not. And I shall show your Lord-

of

The floating debt in this country is composed

M. 160 millions 3 per cent. treasury bonds

of the empire falling due shortly. 145 millions 3 per cent, treasury bonda

of Prussis falling doo shortly .20 millions 4 per cent. treasury bonds,

- of the empire at Sipe youra date M200 millious 4 per cent. Erang bonda of Prussia at Ave youra dule M. 200 millions 4 per cent, treasury bonda

of Frussia in this year

42.5 millions treasury bonds of other

Blates

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M. 9475 millions allogether, to which have to

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Hr. Follock-I cannot assent to all you see people carrying on business, ander "tong" A. Relt 73, C. B. Fry 55)and is reply. Surrey national wealth, but there seems to be no doubt be added short exchequer bills, the amount of WILL BE STORED UNTIL REQUIRED

Baying.

Mr. Slade Then will you correct me? 1 will be only too glid, ban

Mr. Pollesk-What then happened was that

that the result be arrives at, 20 milliard Marks, in a conservative estimate. Assuming it, there fore, to be correct the total indebtedness of the

which fino es but which will ly be much below the limit fixed by law, ie. 475 millions for the empire, 100 millions for Prussia, 12

your Lordship stated you reserved the question of the jury--to their bonour be it said two of Lords; the Metropolitans in their first inning empire and theseveral States would only sount millions for Wurtemberg and 10 millions for jury that they were dobarged and would be deliberataly given effect to this desire of theirs 78, Poidevin 60, Tyldorley-53) Middlesext; the zational debt in England. however, therefore, be assumed to be not far off 1,600. exempted from attending for a period of two to prevent Chinese trading under "long fared far better at their snoad vanture, aggre, comes 16 no more than about 58 per cent, millions, a large amount the looking up of years. Then, after your Lordship had formally-names-having the benefit of the Courts of this

the Court concluded before the adjournment?

The Friend Judge Was the summing-up of Mr Blade-Yes. Then the jury returned, one can only presume, with this typewritten

· discharged the jury, the foreman read from a typowritten paper,

The Chief Justice-And then Mr. Slade moved that the reading should be entered on

the record,

Colony. ""

Mr. Pollook-Your Lordship will seo bydoonment, because there is no opportunity for

in their mind was that the law ought to be altered.****

gating 935 (Tarrant 118, B. J. 2. Bosanqust 100) and, dismissing the Lancastrians for 143, won easily us stated Lancashire, however, beat Essex yesterday of Manchester by 272 rus. Scoring 222 first jonings (4. Hartley 52), they dissmissed the visitors for 135, and declared their second innings with 32 for 9

unequal to the task set them and were all out for 122 (Reeves 61). Walter Brearley bowled in quite his best form securing in the course

Germany, the annual increment of the nation's money market, whilst la case of a watch is it ould forther loans become necesary intel in times of puson weighs andaly on the capital, which by various authorities la put at money raised would have to be applied to it! four millind Marks, would amply sufios te mest plin, instead of being available for

military purposes. the demand.

An article is the last number of the same

CASH OR CREDIT.

ROBINSON PIANO

Co., Lt..

Bongkong, 13th July, 1908.

looking at the original that what the jary hal typewriting in the library of the Supreme Sharp 111, Whitebead 56). Esser were quite and the several Slates amounted in 1893 to 192. aquel to the raboys, its object evidently being out by geatleman in Pekingim

T

The Chief Justice That, of course, is its wgument.

Court.

IN BANERUPICY JURISDICTION.

BEFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE (SIR FRANCIS PicGorry,

» ALLEGED FRAUDULENT PREFERENCE,

of the match 14 wickets for 111 rubs. Previous to this defent, Essex had beaten Darbyshica bandsomely by 6

wicketa.

According to the Staterman's Year Book" the total amount of indebtedness of the empire

milliarde and bas since risen to from 18,8 io. 15.8 being an increase of 6 milliards in thirteen years, or half a milliard per annum on sverige; this is equal to about 121 per cent of the xonual increment. In the present year, however, it has been about 20 per cent se-1200

periodical on indirect taxation forms a sort of

to strengthen the hunds of those fiscal reformers: who hold that,, Germany being more lightly taxed in that repeat than other countries, an increase in the duties on tobacco, beer, spirits and similar commoditisa world be under francial policy than the one hitherto pursued

fresh loss

His Lordship delivered judgment on the mo. There was little to choose between the team militems were raised. The correctness of the of covering ths, suunal deficits by means of famous avenue of stone images bays been defaced

Mr. Pollock-On behalf of the defendants I. think I should formally take the point that thin paper, to use a neutral term, does not in the eiroumstances really form part of the record at all. It is obviously not part of the verdict,tion in the bankruptcy of Li King Shek that the and my friend is obviously going to found some argument upon it.

Mr. Blade--I am going to show that the jury

"carried out their own recommendations, v

Mr. Follock-This paper, road by the jury after they were discharged by the Court, did not form part of the verdict of the jury, and

The total

VANDALISM IN NORTH CHINA,

The following circular letter has been sent

Peking, 17h Angust, 1948, soonrred in China sincs 1808, especially in Dear Sir A great increase in Vandalian bas. North China Bome of the most celebratad and valuable monuments, sculptures, eto, STS threatened with destruction. This osu bè anid of the monoliths at the Ming Tombs to the north of Paking where the statner in the and where depredations to images, carvings et”, -

respected, financed an expedition to Bian-fu in During 1907 a foreignér abroad, otherwise the province of Shansi. The head of the expedition asserted afterwards that his primary object had been to filch the Nestorian. Tablet and float it away by the Wei and Yellow rivern. The enterprise failed owing to the presence of foreign residents at Sianfu and the preosutions of the Governor of Shonsi who removed the monument into The City-zian-fu,

on first innings, Essex 913 (Brokenhem 60), estimate of four milliards, the writer goes an

The writer takes his figures from a paper by by visitors is ingressing. Darbyshire 195 (Needham 107) The Peakites to prove, by the amounts invested by the public

Mr. Rosenbanin published in the "Journal of second venture, which realized 255, was

in State and other bonds, and in shares the Royal Statistical Society" on Food Taxation noteworthy for a contribution of 104 from Needham, who thus exceeded the century for stock companies of all kinds.

in mine, industrial undertakings and joint in the United Kingdom, France, Germany and the second time in the maten: a fine performs issues of stock and shares of different the United States according to which the amount per head of the population hua been 'in me. Essex were thus set 298 to get to win, descriptions during the last

Your Kingdom France Germany U. Status only, thanks to a fine stand by Ficoman and C. millions on account of conversions, to 23,492, 1875 1.35 s number they, obtained for the loss of 4 wickatsumes to 26,867 millions, or, deducting 3,375

£0 63 (1.05 or on an average 27 milliarde, per abrum. 1880. 1.2 of foreign securitics 21.0 milliards were put 1885....

1990, on the market during the same period

ten

trasfer by him of 14,000 bags of four, the property of the Kwong Yik Wo fem, in favour of Ubai Wai Chi was a fraudulent preference as against the other creditors of the debtor, and further that Clai Kee was not 's bons fide pur chaser of the flour from Chai Wai Chi, The motion was made by Hon. Mr. Follock, en bohsif of the Official Resolver. His ship said he could not see the slightest, use of the motion against Chai Wei Koo which he dismiss

he could see the Mr.ed with costs, and so far

motion against Chai Ros' was one, of suspicion only. He understood that the trustee was Mr. Pollock-Not as forming part of the desirous of arguing the question and this mig 10 wickets, the soores reading: Buster 530 for deducting 83 lor, conversions, this leaves 13.7. 1900......

thereforabe dora

should not form part of the record;

The Fulano Judge-You don't mean, Pollock, that we are not entitled to look at this

record. It has no more effect than if the jurors had afterwards written, a "letter to the Registrar or the newspapers tow similar offerta –

The Chlef Justice-That, of course, we must Dossider, But so far as the formal point is concerned, we must look at it now sait is on the record,

GOOD NEWS FOR THE SEASICK

Sir

McGabay (92,not out and and 87 not ont),

Worcestershire'e'two matches have resulted in a defeat and a draw, Sussex beat them by

9 wickels, declared (C. B. Fry 214, Ranjitslauji 87. D. Feet 71, Killick 58, and & feruo winket Worcestershire 226 (Cuffs 60) and 365 (H. K. Foster 1, G. N. Foster 62

The Windsor contains two artioles on the gyroscope, Mr. Cleveland Moffett describes the monorail oor, with which the readers of the

Agaizat Hampshire the Sancemen made 450 Review are

Mr. (Bowley 108, Cuiffe 79, Arnold58) and Hampshire now sufficiently familiar. Mr. Pollock Your Lordships can consider Williams discusses the relation of the gyroscope 285 (Stone €9) and 264 (Bowell not out 101). whether it ought to be on the record. It seems Bessemer's costly failure in the endeavour to

He recalle to ocean travel.

Henry Last year's shampions, Notty, bare hid a bad to me a point that will have to be decided now, prevent the ship from rolling: But a German week, losing to Glonçestershire and drawing engineer, Dr. Orte Schlick, has developed the with Leicestershire. In the first match the

to pretical demonstration Western county Torolving whool can prevent ship from which thay, soored. 175 (G. L. Josoby 75) to In the year 1904, Dr. Schlick elaborates with 129 Alcoastershire made 398 sond theory before the Society of Naval Architects knook (Langdon 92, G. L. Jessop 78) set 355 in London. His paper aconsed much interest in to make in 5 hours on a perfect wicket, it

The Chief Fratice-We must be quite regular. Unless it is in your notice of that this is an irregularify it must form partice

- the appeal,

Mr. Pollock-We cannot appeal from soms

rolling-

motion we would practically admit that it is in made a tangible reality. Fortunately, however,

Dr. Schlick was enabled to make a practical teat G. Guna 65), Gloucestershire thus winning an

the record.

•

Mr. Pollock-It was not a regular motion. The Chief Justice-It was a motion in the Course of the trial.

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foodstuffs (and alcoholio cotton-produce beverages Great Britain...8/6 17/4 France...........874 Germany....10.

6/2

916

76

4/5

10/8

3/7

-150 127

of which, say, two-thirds were placed abroad 1905..... whilst 4.5 remained in the country, or a mean | 1906. of 450 millions per annum,“ Adding 500 distributed as follows in 1906- millions for mving bank deposits and 150 millions invested in co-operative banks in the course of the year the total does not fall, far short of four milliard Marks. The power of the nation to provide itself. whatever means may be required in future is thus clearly demonstrated. although in order to be perfectly accurate it

me

U States a

U88 0,88

Tobacca

This plainly shows that the daty on alaoholic liquors and tobacco is very much less in Ger- must be admitted that of late some of the funds many than in the other countries named, for the

be say have been taken from the working low rate per head is not dua, as might be sop capital, whereby the stringency of the money posed, to a more limited consumption; on the market was intensified. On the other baud contrary, el per cent more lacul is consumed the writer is of opinion that the annual than in England and the United States, the

frem 115 to 120 litres against 125, the United States remaining some 30 per cent, behind either of them. Owing to the general mes of wine, however, Franos ranks highest in the alcobolio scale. The consumption of tobacco per head amounts to 2 lbs in the United Kingdom, 2-20 lbs in France and nearly 4 hr in Germany.

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Fesently one of the Government boards called the attention of the Throne to foreign vandalisin in the Temple of Heaven enolosara at Peking, Last year foreign trespassere committed out- rages there which attracted the attention of the Throne. About the same time the depredations of foreigners caused the Temple Te Kaotien ’ in Peking to beralased to visitor

The destruction of the carvings around the base of the famous marble tops in the Yellow Temple began before 1960, has continued..

Depredation is apparently accelerated by the visible destruction performed by foreigners in 1900, Other instances than the above might be olted, if required.

It is urgently necessary to commonce the discouragement of senseless destruction of monumenta in Chirs, Tho press advertised the depredation made up on the Nestorian trailed

| going on sinewhere in China. Ent the afforts of

and has called attention to the destruction

the press are insuficient. On the other heati the conditions of foreign travel in Chius and

discourage, if not to entirely eliminate, vandalism and to encourago the preserva- tion of all forms of Chinese monuments and art. It is possible not only to discourage the acti vities vandala but to

to encourage mutual respect amongst foreigners monuments which in Chins mark the great and interesting achievements of the past.

Dur

Chinees for the

At the present rate of progress there is danger that the monuments that are to be the chief attraction of China's futuro parke, masonms and blitoria abrinen will be effectually destroyed within a few years.

oord at all. If we included it in our notice of that it represented a theory that would never be but their las! wicket fall 5 minutes before time aressing more rapidly than in Great Britainly 4 litree, 2.3. and 2.4; as to beer Germany folin China make it possible for foroigúore to thing we contend ought not to be on the technical circles, but most of his bearers believed looked odds on the Notts men bringing it off, national earnings are likely to go on in.. Bigures per head in proof spirits being respective { the relationship of foreigners to the Chinese

with 295 on the board (Iremonger not out 74 and France, as the inperior instruction in lows close on the heels of Great Britain with The Chief Justice-It is on the record as a by constructing a wheel and installing it on a intensely exiting game by 60 rank. Fairly soivalile, teorical and economic subjects tende fact, and there should be a motion to remove it, small ship storgado-boat called the Sea-bar, beary scoring predenimated in the drawn game heighten the productivity of the country, which

Mr. Blade- formally moved that it should one hundred and sixteen feet in length, and of a

discarded from the Gorman Navy. The vessel is between Notis and Leicester. The latter be tries to prove by comparative statements of totalled 432 4. J. B.-Wood 171, Coe 79) aud be put on the record.

little over fifty-six tons displacement. The device Notts made 282 (Hardstaff 68) and 218 for exports and imports, the shipping trade, railway employed consists of a fy wheel about three feet (Iremonger 4 not out, J. Gann 49 not out).

traffic and the output of coal in the three in diameter, weighing just over eleven hundred **ORNTURIES". BINCE LAST FORES. goantries during the past few years," pounds, and operated by turbine mechanism. Fry (Buster Worcestershire) 214 He then turns to what he considers & Lasy capable of giving it a mazimam velocity_of | H, H. The Jam Sahib (Sussez v, Sutroy) 200 The Paisna Judge-Supposing the jury sixteen hundred ravolations per minute. This OJ. B. Wood (Leicestershire v. Notte) 171

pleasing sabjot the national debt and the Imaded in a paper next day, wouldn't the powerful lywheel was installed in the hall of Hayward (Barrey v. Suces)...

154 fiscal policy of the empire. He points to the ibe "See-bar Court us entitled to consider it ?

on a vertical axis, whereas the Hayes (Surrey v. Sussex)

manner in which that of Great Britain is being Brennan gyroscope operates on horizontal axis, Rhodes (Yorkshire v. Leicestershire).... 122

tomatically reduced and explains the mode So installed, the Beblick gyroscope does not Tarrant (Middlesex v, Lonasshire)

113 interfere in the least with the steering or with. Sharp (Lancashire. Essex)

adopted; he states that that of France has the ordinary progression of the ship. Its solo Wilson (Yorkshire v. Derbyshire)

remained stationary for the Isat twenty years !... TOD design is to prevent the ship from rolling. Bowley (Worcestershire «. Hampshire) 108 and is likely to continue so unless the troubles

The realised. On a certain day in July,

expectations of its inventor were fully Necdaam (Derbyshire v. Essex)

I

in Morocco should entsil further heavy sea so rongh that the ship rolled through an are with a

expenditure. In Germany, on the other hand, 108 of thirty degrees when the balance wheel was

the indebtedness bas grown from 43 millards at in rerelation, the uro of rolling was reduced

in 1879/80 to 13.8 in the present year, sinking to one degree.when the great top was Bat spinning and ita secondary bearings released,

fanda in Prussia and some of the other States In other words, it practically abolished the

existing only in name, repayments in 1908 not, rolling motion of the o

its decks

haring exceeded 1,3 per cent of the debts, whilst fresh loans may be Find Ways

+

Mr. Pollock-My point is that the jury were discharged before they made it. We contend that it is neither a rider nor an addition to

the verdict.

The Chief JusticeWe don't say it is part of the verdict. We say it is technically of the record, and your only point now is that it should not be on the record.. There should be a formal motion to remove it.

Mr. Pollock-Do your Lordships hold that -ng should formally move? It means filing a

notice of motion,

The Painns Judge-Supposing Mr. Blade had not moved that metion, and the paper had never been on the record, couldn't it be referred to in argument P

Mr. Pollock-Fe Who Puisne Judge Supposing they had written to the papers next day, and signed it?

Mr. Po Look-It could not be referred to because it was not part of the verdict ; no more than if the fjurors held a public meeting at the

to remain substantially

a whole, heaved up and down with the waves,

It is estimated that a gyroscope of sufficient as to.render even a Channel steamer steady would represent energy equal to 50,000 foot pounds. writer-concludes with the pro

The phecy

I think It is a safe enough prediction that all battleships will supplied with this mechanism of destruction on war vessels, one wore will not In the near future. Amid the mass of engine appel the builder; while the advantages of being able to ling a storm of projectilsa from a stable deck must be inestimated.

.... 136

Hobbs (Surrey v. Kent) Bowell (Hampshire v. Worcester)........ 101* B. J. T. Bosanquet (Middlesex, Lab-

-carbire)

....100.

* Indicates "not gut".

T. C.

LAIKSI VILAMER MOVEMENTS,

tomorrow.

kept back a milliard of the credits already voted, The German str, Borneo left Sandakan on Bacony 100 millions end, the imperial govern the 29th alt pm, and

be expected here ment 200 to 300 millious, besides which large The LG.M. str. Dorflinger left Koba vis amounts will be required for railway purposes, and may be expected here on or about 9th inst. Nagasaki and Bhangbai on the 81st alt, p... In mes of political disturbances of war this would become a very serious matter, for under The C.P.Bats. Monteagle arrived Yokotame.

rain at minulght some day for Kobe, where an sabanced rate of interest, and Germany at 6.30 p.m. on Monday, the Slat all, and left, such circumstances loans can only be placed at

she is due to arrive at 10 am. to-day...

has already been obliged to allow 4 per cent, on The 0.& 0. str. Asia arrived at San Fran- her recent borrowings, whereas Great Britain cisco on the 29th ult.

pays only 24 per cent and France 3 per sent.

Monsieur Yves Guyot, the French economist, neiders Mr. Rosenbaum's figures for Franco too low as regards foodstuffs and provisions, on account of the very high duties on corn, cattle and meat obtaining there; he thinks frs 13-or 105 should be added to his estimate. The same may hold good for Germany, but even with an additional 10s. per head indirect taxation there

The improvement of railway connections with Europe during the past year has been the mesne of this rapid developement of vandalism." The destruction at the bling Tombs has corred since the opening of the railway to: Nan kón little more than a year ago. in a short time e railway will be opened, to the tob of Confucina where similar outrages will most certainly be committed, if something is not done to

prevent

would still be much below what it is in-Great | it. Britain and France.

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ADMIRAL SIR GERARD NOEL'S

PROMOTION

The formaticu, of a "Sopisty" which shall receive sufficient prominence to give it power to Impress upon travellers and other visitors that vandalism in China has reached state of aggravated grievance would be a means towards

The "helical 30% that should be ey

Admiral Sir Gerard Noel, now Commander places in China opon such monuments in danger taken is the placing in public Chief at the Nore, is practically certain, angs of mutilation and destruction nations of authori Admiral of the Fleet when Sir J. E. Erskine this ought to have at least the initial effect of London contemporary, to be promoted 20 fative remonstrances. Even a simple sotion like retires. Thin "tep" is given

on the

arresting vandalism and promoting a public recomendation of the King, but Bir Gerard sense of responsibility in the matter. Noel's record is so good that he cannot very weil be passed over, Both Sir Harry Rawson running by the operation of the age olanse, and and Sir R. H. Harris will be placed out of the

Bir-Gerard Noel will thus be left next in seniority for the higher promotion when the

facuboy vocars.

For the sake of these 'monuments and their

Ühine soias organized sotion should be imme service to future generetions as well sa for the good name of foreign residents and travellers in

diately started."

I view of these facts can you aid in the matter, and anggees what steps should be taken 2