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SUPREME COURT.

Thursday, October 15th.

·IN. SUMMAST, JURISDICTION. BEFORE ME. H. H. J GOMPERTZ (ÁCTING

PUIONG JUDGE).

A DEFENDANT'S ILLNES

When the case of Bang Cheong and Company v. M. Christie was called Mr. J. II. Gardiner, for the defendant, asked for an adjournment os his client was too unwell to appear. He would produce a medical certificate,

Mr. Otto Kong Sing, on behalf of the plain tiffs, objected. He mid that the money bad been owing his olients for two years and the writ had been issued more than a month.

Mr. Gardiner explained that his client was too ill to appear before and a medical certificate to that effect was produced.

THE BUILDING COLLAPSE INQUIRY.

SENSATIONAL FINISH, ARCHITECT COMEFITED YOM TRIAL

The inquiry into the cause of death of Chinese, killed in the collapse at 36, Portland Strest, Fanmail, in the typhoon of July 27 28th, was concluded before Mr. J. H. Kemp and a jury at the Magistrasy yesterday after

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Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, Crown Folloitos, presented the Crown, and M., H. J. Gedge (of Measts. Johnson, Stokes and Master) sppeared on behalf of Messra Palwer and Turner, the architects.

His Worship said it had been suggested to bim, in connection with the question asked by a jarer at the last hearing, that an officer of the Royal Engineers might be asked to inspect the bonding. He also understood that photographs wall. He did not intend, however, to call frosh asked for an adjournment, An adjournment had been granted suit then ifr. Gardiner took evidence, or to wait for these photographs,

Mr. Otto Kung Sing oxplained that when the writ was issued Mr. Reginald Harding bad

SHIPPING NEWJ.

THE FORT SAID COLLISIONS. The collision between the steamer City of dinburgh, Clan Colquhoun" and "Somali at Fart Said on 25 alt. is more serious then was at first believed, The City of Edinburgh" had 5 feet of her upper plating ripped open and the "Somali" lost 5 feet of her bulwarks, Beth ships bad many frames and beams broken and

beat

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRE88 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16TH, 1908. who took over the job and finished it had In order to find manslaughter they had Rino vanished, so

so there was not much to find that three links, existed in s ahain. use of discussing the liability and responsi The first was, that death was due to the collapse; bility of the dontesolom But in this the second, that the collapse was substantial case the architects were peculiarly responsible contributed to by bad work; the third, that the for the whole business. They had signed bed work was due togross or criminal negligence, the notion of intention to build, and the fact of Negligence that amounted to manslaughter their signing that notice threw upon them by must be gross. The jurors were not there to law the responsibility of seeing that the whole actually try any person, or to say whether there of the provisions of the Building Ordinance was a prima facie case against any person. were carried out. They were not bound to They were to try to disentangle the liability sign that notice, but they had, and they could of the different partners In the firm of not shift the responsibility on to any other Meurs. Palmer and Targer. As a matter perzon whatever. Not only had they undertaken of law, held not think one partner the initial responsibility, but they also undertook was liable for the sets of the other partners; ba the supervision of the houses. Of course they had might be civilly, Mr. Tarner was chiefly in not done these things gratuitously. They were charge of this work, bat he was nowabeant from paid a commission of five per cent, on the son- the Colony, and on ovrinin points which tract price, which was considerable. Under the turned against him he might have explanatious tens of the contract they were put in almost to offer. It seemed to his Worship that it was absolute control over the contractor. Every- not safe to not on that evidence without bearing thing bad to be done to their satisfaction; they Mr. Turner's explanations Therefore the could condemn any materials and any bad work; case might be confined to Mr. Bird. Mr. Bird tractor. Finding that these houses wore so bad wall should have had specia! dimensions made him very ly built, they might have rufoged to pay the con and that ought to hara tracter suything. In addition to the Statutory careful of the construction of it. He said it responsibility which fell upon them, there was was the duty of the foreman to see that the a Common Low responsibility. If negligence mortar was up to specification, bat his Worship were found against any person who underlock thought the jury would say it was the duty of any works or action which tended to the danger the azobitref. Mr. Bird did not appear to have of the public, the Common Law threw on tifled himself in any way of the foreman

the case and Mr. Dison appeared for, him and were being taken of the broken ends of the and they could withhold payment to the con- submitted the plan, and must have known this

Mr. Bowley was then asked to addreer the up the care and also obtained a further adjourn-jury, but intimated that he thought Mr. Gedge ment. It had been going on for a fortnight,

abontil speak first. Lordship thought it would be rather unfair to have gone ou in face of the medical certificate.

Mr. Gardiner She hae not been in your ofle

Kifice thon P

"His Lordahip--I don't see how I can go

behind a medical certificate

Mr. Otto Kong Sing-That was last Friday Mr. Gardiner I bave asked for another

His Worship-In & case of this kind no one krons who the evidence is going to tell against. Mr. Bowisy-It cannot tell sgainst me.

where the defect lies.

careful. He also sent the notios

ANOTHEĽ NEW P. AND O. STHAMER The second of the P. and 0, Company's now which, it has already been arranged, is to love wall and passenger steamers is the " Malwa," London on Jan. 29 for Colombo and Australian ports. Like the Morse, the first of the new Vessels of the "it" plase, the "Malwa" will be. liberally supplied with single barth orbins, will room, and will be furnished with a laundry, It boast a divan in addition to the usual smoking. is announced that next spring the P. and 0. mail servise from Australie, will, with one exception, be carried on in Femtols of the "M" well-known steamers, which will be employed in class. This, of course, will lease certain other the improvement of other branches of the company's service.

THE FUTURE OF ISLAM.

Mr. Theodore Morison, in an artiole in the

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CASII on CREDIT.

N neteenth Century entitled Can Islam be Reformed disputes Lord Cromer's view that WILL BE STORED UNTIL REQUIRED the elasticitity of the religion is an insuperable obstacle and argues that the number of sente in Islam is a proof of its innate capacity for form of opinions. Interpretations of the Horas's Tichings are changing ematbably great reforms in the Meliomed in world, but many obstsobe unconnected with religion ars in ROBINSON PIANO

pach of polititical reconstructions, arising from penturies of despotism and the atrophy of to management of villages, religions sommunities, political institutions already existing in the

theoretically superior institution with which sto. which the people will work better than may they are not familiar.

the

INDIAN ARMY PENSIONS.

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Co., LTD.

Hongkong, 13th July, 1908,

THE FLOODS AT HYDERABAD.

T-lograms in Rangoon paners from Seeun- derabad, duted the 29th ult, give the following information about the foods mentioned in recent London telegrama:

An unprecedented, devastating flood has.

Mr. Otto Kong Sing admitted that it would have been so at that time. Again bis friend represent the Crown. I think the opening and him oriminal - responsibility. The Ordinance | experience, whereas it was his duty, to bave notably in India H confidently nulloipates came into court and asked for an adjournment subsequent evidence las sufficiently indicated under which these houses wers ballt was passed satisfied himself in some way. Again, he in 1891, and be submitted that in the construc-appeared to have known perfectly well that Perkaps the womso was ill, but after the writ

Mr. Gedge-Mr. Bowley is not here in the tion of these houses that law had been broken this contractor was putting in bad work, she was in his office,

position of a Crown Prosecutor, and he ought Another set of perous the jury had to consider and that should have made him spesially to fairly, and without biar, put forward his was the Building Authority and his wistanta, evidence and make his speech on that evidence. If the architects or contractors had done any inspect, an he was the member of the Bem who Nobody at present is indictable for anything. thing wrong, they would not possibly shield

His Worship -I don't know what the preotice themselves by saying that the inspector of had to satisfy himself that the buildings were in has been before.

Buildings or any of his assistants had neglected at state to be passed. But the different Mr. Bowley-In this case my friend appeared their duty. They were not appointed toombers of the firm tried to get the contractors

It is noted that the Secretary of State for thedieal certifiabe. I understand Dr. Belilios for a party, and after I called all the evidence assist the architects "in" carrying out their to put in good work by making them take

I wished to, he called further evidence. Surely work, but were in the position of polios, portions of the buildings down, and so on. In India has sanctioned: il Thoir of State for His Lordship-If-that-certifoate is put in that puts him in the position of a defendant Mr. Bowley thought that Mr. Tooker considering Mr. Bird's ability the jacora pension of £6000 annually after completion of caused beavy loss of life and property at think the defendant is entitled to a further If my friend had not called any evidence it committed's grave mizor of judgment who should bear in mind that although the thirty yeïra' ›ervice for Indian pension under Hyderabad. The river Mousi kas burst, flooding (2) The admission of anemployed pay daring an area of tea square miles, washing away Alanigunj hospital and the bridge, the Begum he parsed these buildings, but his error bonding was quite bad in some parts of the Indian Army Regalariane, Vol. 1. para 706, The jury then retired, returning into Court annum to officers of the Indian Army below the not produced I would ask your Lordship to Mr. Gedg.I only called evidence with the of judgment was nothing at all compared the wall, It was quite good in other parts. residence out of India st a rate of 2500 per and Residency and bazaars, Hundreds of lives Beveral lakhs of property is completely, dos- wish the error of judgment, mistake or care.

furlough regulations of 1895, provided they troyed. The Residency grounds, the lower por lessness of the architects who supervised the after an absence of forty minutos, when the fore, rank of Major-General, who have aduered to the lost and many people rendered homele

have completed 24 years service for Indian tion of the house and of Captain Min-Manobin's erection of these buildings. It was said that man (Mr Austin) announced that

bungalow are under water. The telegraph office regulations of 1895 who entered the

or attor lat July 1881 will Resous work in boats and on slephants is now be granted permission to reside in carried on strenuously. It seems worse than a

will attend to-day.

adjournment

Mr. Oto Kong Sing-If this corticoste is.

take it to-morrow.

Mr. Gardiner-Babject to the certificate being produced then your Lordship will not allow ocate, simply the costs in the case, not the costs in this adjournment.

would be quite a different position.

consent of the coroner. I am not in any way a party to the proceedings

Mr. Bowley-I em entirely in your Worship's bauds in the matter.

Bis Worship said he would prefer Mr. Bowley Mr. Otto Kong Sing-You must pay that in to address the jury. aby oper

Mr. Gardinar-No.-

They found that death was due to a pollapse, pension. An effloor subject to the flax in froded. The staff had a narrow escape.

it was very difficult indeed to find reliable

They were not unanimous with regard to the contractors, reliable foremen and honest brick-assed by the typhoon of 27th-28th July. Jayera. But this block of 26 honsos was worth

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Mr. Bowloy said the jury would recognise $74,000. Was not that a sufficiently. import- question of gross negligence, two being of out of India immediately on vacating his battlefield, hundreds. of oerpses are to be sen and are being extricated from the debris. Bir that this was a case of extrème importanos ant job for an arukiteet to visit as often as us. opinion that thero had been gross negligenos on appointment ander regulations in force, in-

instance as regaired by the existing rule; Afsub-ul-Mulk was the last person to cross His Lordship Subject to the certifeste The collage ocenioned the deaths of cessary to insure the work being properly done? the part of Mr. Bird, while the third held that stead of being grautad-leave in the first

it and Afsalganj bridge collapsed. Two other They were unanimously of the opinion that be beormes nuemployed any furlough be way bridges, were also washed away. There are being produced I will postporis it to-morrow, six persons, but the small number killed They were told by Mr. Bird that the mortar was there was negligence, but not gross, negligence.t he will commence to exhaust from the data Oliphant bridge at imminet peril just before

WAS owing to the way in which, it happened, never tested. How was it possible to tell the Mr. Otto Kong Bing-My client is entitled Although only six persons were killed, the quality of mortar if it was not tented f. I was Mr. Teoker committed a zarious error of judge at his credit on that date. (3) The Sears several breaches of the railway and the train collapse possibly endangered, the lives of no less quite obvious that Mr. Turner did not see that ment in passing the house and issuing the tary of State has also approved of the grant of nervios la noriously impeded. Hyderabad city

If it is not filed £.will deal with it.

to the costs of to-day.

His LordshipIt is not the usus! practice. Mr. Otto Kong Bing-In any case 1 am outitied to the costs of this sdjurament.

Mr. Gardiner-That is for the Registrar: His Lordship-I will put the caso la to

morrow's-list.

-AN INGENIOUS DEFENOW.

Lo Saa Ting sued the Ying Tak Lang for $152. Mr. J. H. Gardiner appeared for the plaintiff and defendants were represented by Mr. Morrell,

Mr. Gardiner explained that the plaintiff, a very ignorant man, came to Hongkong with the intention of proceeding to Saline Cras. He zaked "the" defendanta manager to procuro & ticket for him, handing him $160 which was all the money he possessed. Defendant added $20 to this in order to make up the necessary

than 100 persons. He appeared for the Crown the work had been properly carried out. After

certificate.

in this matter and took it that it was the first the jury had found what canded the death don't know whether I ought to record it, department between ist April 1881 and 1stantly on Saturday and Sunday, registering

these persone and what caused the colloper, they would have, to say whether anything else son. tributed to the collapse. He submitted that the

His Worship-Regarding the third part, my reason being that Mr. Tooker is not here to give any explanation of his conduct, and

the same concession to all officers now or here tofore in civil employ who entered the Indian completly isolated, and communication is only Army before 1st July 1881 and joined the oil possible by siguals, Torrential rain fell insan. November 1887, it on superannuation from fifteen inches in thirty bours.

CHALDEA RECREATED. 32 years service for pension, on condition that

A GREAT SCHEME. civil employ they have not or had not complated

duty of the Crown, as the personification of Government to protect the lives and jimbs of its subjects. The jury did not require Mr. Doricon to prove that the typhoon blew faulty construption and bad building contri- I don't understand clearly why you wish to they retire when-entitled to that pension.

the wall down. It was a matter of common-buted to the collapse, and that the architects knowledge, and it had been proved in Court were responsible for the had work. If the jury that the July typhoon was of extraordinary thought they were negligent it was their duty from the 8.8.E. to say no; if, on the other hand they thought violence, and

any other person negligent, it was their duty to say so,

blow

OPIUM SEIZURES AT BANGKOK.

centure Mr. Tocker without any reference to the architect who supervised the greater

The Caetoms officials in Bangkok have been part of the work. I mention this because I

kapt very busily engaged during the last few referred to the fact that Mr. Turner was not

The Foreman-That is our opinion from the daye, says the Bangkok Times, of the 25th ult here, but did not refer to Mr. Tooker.

made. On the Phranang, & coolie was found evidence brought before us. There may be and quite a number of opium captures have been with 15 task ouncealed in his clothes. Another His Worabip Two out of three jurors hav-volie, on the Decarongse, had 10 toels. When the Lockran searched, 5 taals w-re evidence to be heard on the other side.

discovered in the sailors' gailey, 10 in s lave. tory, and 20 in the ossing of a steam pipe, The two quantities first mentioned were cod- cealed very cleverly. In chose a ordinary placed in the cavity, and the wood thrown oarelessly down on the deck. piece of weed had been hollowed out, the apin k

in his own recognizancer in the sum of $1,000.

KOWLOON CRICKET CLUB.

WAN

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The Turkish Goveramint has engaged. Bir William Willo oks to supertise the contemplated irrigation and onnalisation works in Meso- The belef annonase- potamia and elsewhere, ment by the prosaic Reator is emblemantical of the immense change which bas been effected the recollection of many of our readers that in Turkey by the revelation. It will be within some four years ago Sir William Willcoks entranced an audience in Ceiro by his description of the anciant irrigation works on the Tigris and the Eaphrates, and his forecast of the possibilities of reconstructing the modern scientific principles. In the cold weather of 1905 Sir William visited Baghdad, and made o rough survey of the country, and upon his re turn to Bombay the press published an interview. with him, giving his enibusinatie estimates of the Enture of this ancient gran ry. Immed intely apt his return to Europe Sir Willisto set himself to obtain from the Forte a concession for the works, but he was obstructed by the dominant laflance of Garmasy, and the German nowspapers were full of advent of the Baghdad Railway. As soon as the 1 ildiz Camarilla has fallon, Sir William now be able to secured his end, and he Level pad Storage of water in Reservoirs on devote himself to the attainment of the dream

Works.

On the Pongting, which brought over 1300 coolies from Swatow, 81 taels of opiam and 31 of opium dros were found in a false bottomed box, belonging to one of te passengers Another can was found to have 23 taels of opium dross in his possession,

WATER RETURN.

Camerinin horta to anticipate the

The defends was that the manager oondusted not at all a pleasant thing, ho asid, to bave to and said that his olient, to be liable in report and balance sheet, and, in doing the 1st October City and Hill. Distriot Water of his life, which is the recreation of Ancient-

the persage booking as a personal business, The hearing was adjourned.

BECHE-DE-MER.

The demand from Chins for the suconlent sea-alog. the beobe-de-mer of the North Queen land coast, is so heavy just at present that the industry has become very profitable, ard many young fellows combine basiness with pleasure by embarking on be eut rpris. A

a certi

Tytam

LEVEL,

1908.

1907, Aboveoverfw, Above overlow 2ft 6 in. 2 ft 7 in. mytam Byesch.. 2 ft. 3 in. 2 ft. 8 in.

2 ft. 6 in. 2 ft. 0 in. 2 ft. 0 in. Tytam Interme

diate .......... Pokfulaman

Oft. 3 in. 1.ft 9 in.

Wongnaichung... 2 ft. 0 in.

Tytam

STORAGE

GALLONS, 19.7 407,000, 00

25,908 000. Ty team Intermediate 196,389,000 Pokfulon...

69,860,000 - 33,280,000 Worgnaichung

The fark wall of this block of houses was in a high degree exposed to the effects of a

Mr. Gedge said if the jury caine to the 8SE. gsle, If they found, on inquiriog into the history of this wall that it had been conclusion that the fall of the wall was con- properly buiit in accordance with the law, and tributed to by criminal negligence, there was in accordance with the skill of architets and no doubt they could add a rider to their verdinting found grem negligence on the part of Mr. to that effect, end it would then be for his Bird, I don't think I can say there is no case builders, then there would be nothing more to

His Worship then committed Mr. Bird for say beyond that it was regrettable Rooident. Worship to say, according to the facts disclosed, 1t is my duty to commit him. 3180. The tlaket was obtained, but as defen But cumery glance at the remains of the whether he should commit that person for dant was not passed by the doctor, the moany task wall revealed the fact that it was triol. But it was not necessary to End trial on a charge of manslaughter, allowing bail was refunded. He asked the defendants to badly bonded in the heart of it. It was anyone guilty of manslaughter, or to pass any retain the money for him, drawing only $8. also observed that the well fell more or opinion whatsoever. The jurors were present When he subsequently asked for the money he leas in single bricks. These houses were to ascertain the cause of death, and were not could not get it, though defendint admitted at

The annual ceral meeting of the members. a mosting of the Banning people that he owed practically new; they were only six years old, called upon to find any responsible. He the money. Later he offered 827, holding the and had not had time to deteriorate, but on the submitted that it was nut tus primary object of remainder as he wanted to pay the costs of contrary the moriar, cement and other materials this inquiry to find out whether anyone was of the Kowloon Cricket Club was hold hard

son presided over a good attendance. must have had time to consolidate. Mr. Bowley criminally responsible or criminally negligent, night in the Club Pavilion. Mr. H. T. Biebard- The CHAINMAN moved the adoption of the his solicitors, Messrs. Goldring, Bartow and

qe xt dealt with the history of these walls, which Mr. Gedge referred at length to the law on Morrell.

the satis be characterised as most extraordinary. It was the subject of criminal or enlpable negligance,

congratulated the members on

The report was adopted. attack a man in bis abeenra. Mr. Tooker was this case, would have to be proved grossly factory position of the club,

The election of office-bearera resulted o not here to explain his sotion in any way, but negligent, and grossly was a vary, strong

word. When Mr. Tooker issued

follows: President, Mr. H. N. Mody; vice- the jury could see how Mr. Chatham, his superior Beste for this work, he submitted that bis president, Mr. W. Stewart; captain of the in the department, did his best to shield Mr. aliente Statutory Hability esme to an end. The cricket team, Mr. B. Lightfoot, vice.captain, Tooker from any blame very naturally and

in tenders and enperintend construction. Every team, Mr. C. W, Jefferies; hos, secretary, Mr.

T. Chee; hon. treasurer, Mr. F. P. sbre very properly. But the speaker thought the day of an architect was to prepare plans, get Mr. P. Robinson: osptain of the hoosey jury would consider that Mr. Tooker took & very serious responsibility upon himself when plan under the Building Ordinance had to be Committee Mesars. Mead, Monagh, Smith, he disregarded the report of the Inspector at approved by the Surveyor General, and la every Clelland, Jefferies, Harves, Neilson, and On the suggestion of Mr. CHAPPLE, it was duty of the architect was satisfactorily dis- Buildings and the Assistant Engineer that the case the plans were so approved, so the Bret Bobinson,

bonorary vice president, and votes of thanks awarded the retiring committee and with a draught not exceeding & fent. A large theas reports and allowed the architects to strap

Europesu forsman on the job, and bis dalies were quantity of water must be currited. A smoke house has also to be ereaid on the boat. Beche- up the houses with bars of iros. Mr. Denisonere to say that the buildings were put up in chairman, as well as the hon, sonretary and

treasurer. de-mer has to be smoked and cured before it is

The report stated: Gentlemen, In presen ready for market. A beche-de-mer fi bing-beat was enlied to support the theory of the architects, accordance with the plans and specifications

and the best he could say for this wall was that and to see that the walls were properly bonded. ting their smunal report and statement of carries a crew of about eighteen coloured men, who act as divers and smokehouse hands, and there were quite a number of cross bonds missing It must have been obvious to the jury that accounts for the year ending 3let August, 1908, the Committee feel that there is considerable in portions of it. An stiempt was made to the architect could not possibly superintendense for satisfaction at the result of the year's one white man, who is captain,

The beche de-mer is a fish found in the ses show that good mortar was not obtainable in

The Club has been placed on a which washes about the Great Barrier Rest of Queensland, and it looks excotly like a big Hongkong, but practically all the houses in the every detail of construction. All the witnesses for opaque jelly in the form of a German sausage, Colony were built of mortar composed of local for the Crown, in a casual, broadcast way, sonader financial basis than for a long time The Committee deelded that the time had There are four or five different spesies of the shell-burned line and red earth. Several parties said at the bonding was bad then Mr. past, flab and they are all to be found resting on ore concerned with the building of these houses Denison got into the box and took the trouble arrived when the Club should poses some more little ledges of rook. The orem take the dingboys from the boat and row to the rocks, the owners the architects, the contractors to specify as to what bonding was good and permanent structure, and thanks to the great where, after sollecting the fleb lying about on and in a different degree the Building what was bad. Because six bonding bricks interest shown by our President, Mr H N

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ere, they were able to complete the present the surface rocke, they dive for those below. Authority. The ownere, Humphreys Estate wore missing the Crown Solicitor Wanted Mody and our Chairman Mr Richardson and au absolutely pavilion, and that they were justified in this The dives which these men perform are really sud Finance Co., employed one of the leading to make out that it was

depth

rotten wall, and that it would have undertaking is

number of new members marvellons, some of them reaching to a of six and seven 'Entkoms. When the faberton of architecta in the Colony to put up 20 fallen without a typhoon, The notion of Mr attendance and any shown in the inoraased been collected, the men row back with them Clinete homes for them. Apparently they put Tocker in passing the plan was sufficient proof enrolled. Out of the issue of 200 Debentures, to the schooner, where this fish are plit the whole matter in the bends of their architects,

The Committee desire to record their thanka After they have open, and then boiled. baan boiled, they are opened on and dried who prepared plans and called tenders, the as to his satisfaction of the buildings, and he 18: have been taken up and then put into the smoke-house aver is lowest of which was not accepted. The centrest submitted that the architect, Mr. Tooker sad to H. E. Sir Frederick Lagard, K. C.M.G., foz was prepared by Mesers. Paimer and urner, everyone else had done his daty. If every niade form mangrove wood. When thoroughly oured bestrede mer is packed into and and the work was carried out by them, There wall with a crack in it was pulled down, Bong taken to Thursday Island where it in bonghi b

was ho suggestion that bearchitect did not have kong would soon be demolished. He submitted only by tender, and they pay & high prios for it, an entirely free band in the matter, and be to the jury that there had been no negligence Hongkong is the final destination of the beske submitted that when owners of property am by his client... de mer, and the white men find it impossible to ployed the best skill they could in a work of bandle it either on this ride or in Ukiza. The this sort, whatever blame might attach to they found there had been grass negligenco. 10 and water has been isid ́on, which materially | Consumption 9.0 Chinese are le users of beche-de-mer und it. anybody else, no hlɛme attached to the owners was their duty to bring in a verdict accordingly, assists in the ground work The Committee they are going to eat it in their soup they teke The contractors had practically vanished; there They had two things to direct their minds notioned (with the approval of the Govern good care that they wes the only ones who handle it. reche de mer has more of a stan was no member of the firm left except ons old to. The first was the cause of death. The meat) the lying by the Aumiour Athletic As improved the appearance of the ground and dard value than pearl-shell, and it always finds | man, who said he had nothing to do with the second was whether anyone was guilty of Boviation et a cinder track; this has greally water is of oxenilent quality, a ready market.

building of the henses. The contractors gross negligence amounting to muslaughter abonld tend to popularise sport in Kowloon,

fair-sized boas about twenty tn is required wall should be pulled down. He disregarden charged. As to the other duties: There was agreed that the retiring Chairman be appointed Tytam Byewash ...

Lave

cit

1908

Chalden. The magnitude of the schemes may be gangad from the fact that rough estimates place the irrigable area at nearly there million pores, the expenditure at twenty-one million pounds sterling, and the capital value of the land, when irrigated, at sixty million ponade. The possibilities opened up by these schemes that they will demand detailed Are No VAS! examination.

THE JOVIAL CAPTAIN.

407,000, 00

A jovial and altogether-fine American cap 28,301,000 210390,000 tein jumped from bir hanson to the Port Melbourne pier after one of the Big Dinners, 70,409,000 33:280,00 Bays a writer in the Australasian,

He looked for the launeb. "Where's my steamer pr be asked the officer of the landing. 747,340,000 Total 782,417,000

"Bight here, sir." The captain looked; aw two little yellow funnels where only one should CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN THE CIFT AND HILL DISTRICT DURING THE MOSTA

have appeared. He approached the pler-side OF SEPT. MIES,

saationsly. Optical illusions (as he know) are 1907.

1908.

right aye with bis hand; (wo fannels. Closeil common after the Big Dinner. He closed his his left eye; still two fannels. He stepped into the boat, put out both bands; there was a warm funnel ander each.

Consumption... 145,722,003 144,106,000 gallons

lation ......

205,560 207,360 Estimated popa- Consumption per head per day

23.6

23.1 gallous

Thought I was not as bad as all that," he Constant supply daring September in both years, The return of Consumption is subject said to the patrol officer as he osme on the plor to error owing to the ditenity of accurate again. That belongs to the Powerful. Now medearment whilst the extension works at show me my own.".

KOWLOON WATER- Albany Filter Beds are in progress.

1907, 1908. Kowloon Gravitation Below overfor

Reservoir... 90 ft. 0 in. 20 ft. 0 in.

STORAGE GALLONS.

1907,

10.8. Keservoir *** 112,000,000 178,700,000 CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN KOWLOON DURING THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER,

1909 than in Cobramption... 25,611,000 23,691,000 gallons

Estimated

popa lation.

79,7.0

*84,500.

11.3 gallons The Government Analyst reports that the Public Works Department.

having kindly attended on the 11th July to open Kowloon Gravitation the Building, and to all those members and others Mosar Stewart and Libeaud for the attention who have made various gifte to the Club, and to buildinem during the construction.of-the-i

ground is in His Worsbly pointed out to the jurors that if the past, the cricket pitch has been returfed

The

better

condition

· head per day

W. CHATHAM

Water Authority.

MR. CARNEGIE AT HOME.

There is interesting account of Mr. Carnegie and his home is Rootland in the ourrant Muney. It is at Skibo Castle that Mr. Carnegie gives full play to his fondness for getting out of life all that it has to give. Here he has everything that can appeal to the vein of romanine which rane through his nature. The flag which flatters from the main tower of the Castle is very characteristic of the owner. en-one aide of it is worked the British Union Jack, while the other shows the Stars and Stripes of the American National Standard. is something of the same old but pleasing blend of nationalities in the customs of the Castle. The bagpipes summon his guests to breakfast much as in the days of Waverly and "Bob Roy" bat the breakfast itself will have many American dishes, and the sppointments of the Castle represent the latest devices for comfort which can be found in the - palatial cottages of Newport.