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SUPREME COURT.

Thursday, October 29th.

IN CRIMINAL JURISHTOTION. BEFORE SIE FRANCIS PIRGOTT (CHIRP JUSTICE),

ALLEGED MANGLAUGHTER.

Chung I was indicted on a charge of man- slaughter in connection with the building collapse si, Shaukiwan. Prisoner, who was not defended, pleaded not guilty, stating that the typhoon brought about the death of the 17

parsons killed,

The following jury was empanelled :---

J. Witchell foroman), N. F. 6. Harme, E. S. Ford, F. H. Hlokman, J. E. Danielson, W Nicholls and F. T. Chapple.

Hon. Mr. W. Rees Davies, K.C. (Attorney, General), who was instructed by Mr. F. B; L, Bowley (Crown Solicitor), stated that this srose out of the typhoon of the 27.28th Jaly, the defendant having been

His Lordship-on allege the wrongfal sob occurred on 28th July, 1908. Te that right ? The neglect would have been in 1803,

The Attorney-General---As a result of the neglect in 1909, these deaths was used in

1008.

His Lordship-The negligence was not

committed In 1908, I don't think, in a criminal indictment, you can omit a defalte statement as to when the negligent act was committed. In civil law, you; but not in criminal law.

The Attorney-General-If your Lordship thinks it would be mare correct to put the date at the time the buildings were completed, I would apply to amend the date.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PREB - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 80rn, 1908.

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His Lordship-It maker: 16111) tha mech necessary to prove grem negliganos.

The Attorney-General-I am parfactly zware of that. And I know it very naturally would be urged that it to the duty of the Building Authority to discover whether the work had

been neglected and, if it had, to refuse to sue

sportiflontarka

*** His Lordship --That Inspration could only be superficial, basanse it was not made until the work was completed.

A TOUR IN THE PHILIPPINES.

LECTURE BY DB, WILDER.

Dr. A P. "Wilder, the Amerlosh Consul. General, delivered a very instructive lecture the Philippine Islands, last sight, at the weekly Dabating Boalety. In the course of the lecture Dr. Wilder said ----

meeting of the Union Charoh Literary and

while salenos la ready to grapple the peat, there la sé yet no revival in this industry although SPECIAL Philippine coffee is said to be of very high quality. The islands carry gold, which is attracting much attention at the present. specially in Northern Lason; the Iggeroties and others worked copper for coaturies, coal

and iron are also found. The penṛl industry

in

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the southern islands in very profitable to the HIGH CLASS

tobacco

few and there are many other resources which Those islande are very fertile, and agri in good time will come to their own. The The Attorney-General-The neglect of the tare to the industry. It is significent that imports of the Philippines rus from 85 to 40 Effective polonisation there has decrossed the some thirty millions, of which hemp yields Building Authority would not excusseren, the opports twenty eight-million people lions gold a year. The exports, aro

dowth rate and organisation has built up two thirds; copru, sugar and

ara other items. While Porto Rico enjoys free families. To develop agriculture is the econo mie desideratum in the Philippines and lately

trade with the United States, these islands have an agricultural lank has been started by the not sat ben alle to secure it, paying 75 per Government, private parties having declined one of the Dingley Tariff imposed on others. the opportunity. This bank will make loan to Export Datles, forbidden in the United States, catives to encourage farming operations Thears charged on the principal products. word fertilizer is never mentioned in the Philippines, unlike Chias. The Spanish firs did considerable, in Irrigation and some ex- tenes public works are now under way. The effective than fertilin r.

primary duty that is placed upon the gontrector by the Ordinsio, and spart from that, to his ordinary capacity as a builder. Considerable His Lordship-I agree with what the prisonerobanges hare sinos-been made both with regard pleaded; that it was the typhoon that caused to the construction of buildings and their the pollspen. The charge should have been that inspection by the Government. No building ean now be passed as habitable aulem an he wie negligent in 1903,

The Attorney General I hardly see how that authorised architect has certified that the will work out. The result of the negligence condition of the Ordinance have been complied with, and cutting into walls with view to was not caused in 1903,

inspecting their construction is now permitted the construction of works, has to see that they are properly carried out.

His Lordship-It seems to me, Mr Attorney.

His Lordship The prisoner is quite right, in committed by the Police Magistrate, sitting saying the typhoon did the damage in July 1908. ↑ A contractor; or a man who takes upon himself 20th century is learning that water is mora |

The Attorney-General-As your Lordsbin knows, in old indictments for manslaughter it is customary to set out the alleged not in

Bus coroner, ander the Coroner's Ordinance. of 1893, after the death inquiry which had been held concerning the death of these people. The

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Hemp is the obiel product of these islands. No other place produces an equally good cor-

Immediately after the occupation, soldiers werà amigood as subool teachers and in 1901 545 teachers with degrees caine on ́ezo steamOL.,

There are new over 80 American teachers and 4,000 Filipino. teschere, with 600,000 school children. The school in the principal selivity

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BROADWOOD. COLLARD.

WERNER

RAOKALS.

HAAKE.

KRAUSS.

AND OTHER

MAKERS or REPUTE

WEAR GUARANTEED!

of the towns and the sitzens have entered WILL BE STORED UNTIL REQUIRED heartily into the idea of uplifting a nation by

Coroner's jury found unanimous verdict of / enlinvo; and to connect it with the death of the that the, jary might just as well have found adage product. The sports are some twouty this plan, gros negligence, wbich in point of law amounted party concerned. Under tas sisting state of verdict of manslaughter against the Surveyor: millions in gold, the pries the United States to manslaughter. Manslaughter was a orions of things it is only necessary to allege the killing

and slaying. Various categories. It was defined an unlawful bomicide without malice aforethought. Malico was the main ingredient in marder, and the

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Ui Lordship-Then the date should be omitted altogether.

The Attorney-General-It might be mat,

abesace of malice constituted manslaughter, with your Lordship's consent, by inserting A lawful set, improperly performed, mightbetween the dates of August 1903 and Jaly amonet to manslaughter, and a man by neglect 28th 1908," of his duty might render himself liable to be convicted of manslaughter In suelta a

there had to be negligence so great an to satisfy the jusy that the defendant had a wicked mind in the sense of h.ing tackless and careless

The facts! whether death sccurred or not.

of the cass were that at about 1,45 on the morning of the 28th July, when the typhoon was blowing with its greatest vicienos, the back wall of a block of five thros-

storeyed houses at Blankinsa collapsed and fell

on to three small houses and a boat builder's

His Lordship-I don't think in criminal law you can say there is any cortinaing sat. If he eliable at all, ho is liable for the consequenos of his negligent act in 1903,

The Attorney-General-Ewe allege only the 1903 date, nothing his happened, We cannot llegein the indictment that in 1903 he brought about the death of these poople.

His Lordship-The negligones in 1903 brought about the deaths of these people in

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The Attorney-General-I will ask your Lordship printssion to put it in this some day dayn between way: Iu: August 1903 and July 1908.

or

ahed, killing 17 people. The fire three storeyed houps, the back wall of which collapsed, faced the main road. The lot on which these buildings stood was not in the old village of Shaukiwan

Hi Lordship-Fhat wouldn't do. He son- bat in what was known as Shaukiwan Wait, cluded the houses altogether and gave up diatrist which had recently became of importanpervision in 1983 on a certificate being given ance on socount of the construction of the by the Public Works Department. tram line, and its proximity to the new dock at

of amendment have I got? The Attorney-General-A general power to Quarry Bay, it appeared that in July 1902 the owner of this lot gave notice to amend any indictment. the Building Authority, under the Build-

powers

What

The Attornay-General-The jury may add a General or the Director of Pablle Works,

rider to that effzet,”

His Lordship-I mean the Coroner's jury. The Attorney-General ontinged-There is

no crime that varies in degres like maalaugh ter. The question of punishment in the caces is purely one for the Court A mag may be guilty of a most serious ones of manslaugh ter ju which the Court would be justified in sentencing him to penal servitude for life osses of gross negligence the Court frequently exercises its discretion by imposing a day imprisonment or a fae..

CASH OR CREDIT, -

Co., LTD.

Hongkong, 13th July, 1908.

Education, like Christianity is dynamic; it paid for the islands to Spain, thus fortifying themesna sarast and ambition; by its nature it olaim of cor quoat by the fact of purchass,

WATE on berlatism and-orror. Education and Leyte and Samar xoel in hemp; Albay and Christianity aliko wake for individuality, the Borsoran are favorite spots and in remote development of individuals. Consequently they ROBINSON PIANO Mindanao one hundred American planters have are dangerous prepogauds for those who would Colony in the Davao-District, from which obscure these movements. All instruction io excellent hemp is coming to the Hongkong Rope the Philippine schools is in the English lan Works. The plant cannot be distinguishað from the banans tres by the inexpert. It needs shade trees to protect it. When ent down it is stripped by hand, some 5 or 6 inches wide and 6 feet long. Many machines have been devised to expedits the tripping process, but the Eli Whitney of this industry has not yet appeared Leonsiz čo not est hemp, nor does fice sprea

The

His Lordship-There is no osse in which a

among-it and the owner may out and sell his fins could cover gross negligence.

The Attorney-Gaueral-If it is not gross prodect at any time dacing the year.

output has trebled in the last twenty years, and negligence it is not manslaughter.

there le no limit. In the Davao Distriof some thousands of the wild men have been encouraged te setile by the planters and they solve the Jabour problem to an extent..

Evidence was then called which was of a

similar naturs to that adduced at the Police Court

Mr. H. E. Haggard, after giving his evidence in chief was questioned by the prisoner:*

It was the prsation to send an officer to inspect the buildings during their progress-That

is so.

If your statement is correct, and the work was not in accordance with the plour, or was badly done, why didn't the oflear stop the progress of the work-He should have seen,

gnage and now as many children speak English as ever spoks Spanish. The schools have-dens

mora

but the

now

a remote island, the seLON

ing Ordinance of 1891, at that time in force, of his address, stating that defeole in material / the bad work and checked it. f what you say heavy that they sink in water, and some are 89 the career of an Indian priace, educated in is brought swiftly under-control.

The Attorney General again proonaded with construction would contribute to the fall of the wall in a gale. Witasrees would tell the jurors the way a wall should be built to comply with the terms of the Ordinance.

His Lordship-I am afraid I must interrupt you again Mr. Attorney. We must get the proceedings quite right. This is not a prosecu. tion under the Statuta, but a prosecution at Common Law.

The Attorney-General-I don't think your Lordship quite apprehends my point. Where the Statute imposes a duty on a man in the nature of a huliding and that Statute is ignored there is evidence of negligencs. He might perform a lawful act in a negligent manner. which may cause death. I am most anions to pat everything before the jury, and regret the fact that the prisoner has not got counsel.

Hi Lordship-Therefore it is my duty to technionlítios, Tha jury must point out understand that violation of the Ordinance in only a step towards proving negligence.

is true, how was it that the officer allowed me After the completion of these houses, did you to go on using bad materials ?—I cannot. may,

call and inspect themes.

You were satisfied with the work done ?—Yes. And caused a permit to be issued !--- Tang.. After saying the houses were well. balt, and were in a sonad condition, why do you go against your own word now -Boonuse I had not proviously on the inside of the walls.

Don't you think it is your duty to inspect houses carefully and me that nothing is wrong! Why don't you out a wall open and examine it floor by door-Bessuse I am not allowed to

out open walls after a work is completed. Do you remember about six years ago a block of fourteen houses, of which Mr., Danby was the architect, being completed? After completion the Public Works Department suspected that the walls were badly built; they were out open, and after that pulled down and rebuilt.—I remember those hɩness,

Why didn't you adopt the same rosthod with the houses in question --Those houses had big

NBQOON OMÍC.

ALL ULBAS PROFIT,

than anythig. also to intill moderosagregated on ideas. When they began, ohildren of good soperated and out-door life the rule. I visited families one with servants bearing their penal colony in Palawan where 530 men from books. Thore is, a university in Mani'a Bilibid, the largest prison in the world, in older than Harvard and from it select youth, Manila, live and work outdoors. Guards are... bavo graduated to reflect great credit; the trusty prisoners armed with nothing bat

educational movement

is bolos, and one army offloor with an assistant for all the people. The people have no liter controls them all with no.show of force. The stare of their own as yet. There is EN BIL are busied in forestry and farming Normal Sobool in Manila of 700 pupils with 20 operations. If this can be done with white teachers, which las inspiration for one to visit. mon, the absurdity of shutting op our fellows There-are-trade-schools in Manila, and in the so little different from ourselves or the outside four other cities of importance. Bons handreds must be abated, The timber rest uroes of the Philippines are of Filipino youth, ohosen by examination, are Manila barbour has been improved at a cost fascinating. While the United States boasts of being sent to America and on their return must of millions: 230 sores of made land topresses som 600 arieties of trees, the archipelago bas serve the Government for as many 7ɛSTA ME the water front; the telegraph has been stretched their education abroad contin.d. Filipino over the islands. The Bureau of Suieros has over twice that number. Many of them lake on a

eautiful polish; the hardweed, floors of the youth are slac being trained in West Point. thirty six men doing the most advanced work homes of the well-to-do are beautiful. There The matter of ednostion of Ariatios in Amérios Cholers, small pox and other disasses no longer woods equal to wahogany and there is a and Bogland is much debated here. Those run unrestricted in this part of Asia, There is are

variety of ebony. Many of the woods are so who have read "The Broken Road," relating oholera in Manila to-day, but you note that is

hard that literally it is impossible with ordinary England, who returned unit for life among Civil service is the rule. The tendency is to blows to drive a sail in. The round tables six his own people, recognise a study along insert Filipinos in all the departmentsms fast sin and even dine feet in diameter, common in this fine, averthelem many Chinese youth they are ready for it. The aim of a Filipina Manils, could readily be secured for Hongkong. have bad. the advantage of foreign study boy is to pass oxaminations and get a Govern Of course the bombee end rattan are common. and retarned to do their own countryment position, whereas it would be better for. The move is well called "Queen of the good. The matter calle, for wisdom, but him to becomes planter. However, this tendency Words." There are some 30 saw mills in the generally speaking, these people should be is not unknown in the home land. Whereas the islands, but lack of labour, transportation educated among their own people where they printing offoe once had 75. Americans, now difanities and possibly unwise restrictions-are-tu-do-their work,· An admixture of foreign there are but twenty. The city of Manila is plain why thus far, even Hongkong. gote bat study and observation is valuable for those who under sharp civil service regulations and an little timber from these islands. Mindoro, con stand it and at the right time. The official told me that one of Governor Taft's Samar, Palawan and Mindanao are the chief American teacher sally momes out on a two greatest cervices was to organise the polios sources, although half the whole area of the islands years contract at $1,200 gold a year. Someare force, which carries 200 Americana, on civil in forestal. In northern Luzon, in Bangust, soon filed with discontent and the frequent service rules, with the result that the police where a summer resort is being developed, there change in this and other departments in fores ja more blameless than most cities athome.

The English and Dutch and are pine forests.

THF BRITISH OLYMPIC Buger is another potentiality. Negros and other colonisern come to stay, to make a life

ASSOCIATION. Panay, the Iloilo District are a chief source of career.

Nonu of the American achievemen⭑a supply. Mr. Taft is not enthusiastic over this

of proper courts. industry because it does not develop the people excel the tolling up like some othere. It is a curious fact that is There is a Sopreme Court of seven, headed by the largest sugar districts in Cuba the natives a Filipino with three macciates of his rac

as able, dignified and blameless men su one are least prosperous, Great capital is needed to work sugar in a large way. Hongkong gate can find in any nation. There is a series of considerable sugar from the Islands, although curte of the first instance of 14 judges, about Java i obief source. The processes in the four of whom are Americans, the rest natives Philippines are orade, only 50 per cent, of the These courts yield good results although it is Filipines sometimes juice being eaprissed from the care; centrifugal iguificant that the plants at an enormous expense not yet being petition that an American judge may be introduced. The soil is admirably adapted to assigned them. I met the bar of sixteen sugar, which can be produced at a very low gare Filipinos and one American at Iloile, the and when the United States encourages the former bright men, educated at Manila and industry by a lover tariff and restores certainty abroad. They are loyal to the Government and enthusiastio. American lawyers who have among investors, the outpur will increase,

Rios is the mainstay of the people for food learned Spanish (court proceedings are in both and it is an absurdity that with such admirably languages) have prospered in the islands.

in the 700 municipalities are justice courte, lande the falou should import sne millions geld year in Baig rice. Even headed by a layman, a Filipino, where there is eggs are imported by the inactive Filipino necesarily a good deal of blundering and wores, This money, seat out of the country, if kopt But it was a great thing when the Filipino was able to know the charge against him, faco at home, would make a brighter industrial out. look. It should be and rated that there is no tie witnesser and bars a speedy trial on the seen these one knows merits of the care, When one poverty in the islands as

Chine: There is DQ fuel things, be concludes that the anti-imperialists of poverty in bill to pay, and munch food-can-be had for Buston are wrong. I bad the same feeling the islands at night, about where 120 lighthouse áre now 1aabing the picking all the year round. Rise yields counting in some 842 one hundred fl, but the

The pestilence safely us against 25 in the old days.

According to a telegram received from Aparri, processes are very ride, which

off three fourths Swopt

The spanish built 120 miles of railroad on.

the recent storm which swept over the Cagayan Caribou grastly interfered with the rise outpat, Lason. Already this system has been extended Valley was the most terrific for many years. a torrible hut oven now it is from twenty to thirty million and railroads are being built on three of the The streets of Aparri are in dullara. In 1903, a very bad year, the importe Visayan Islands The effects are already plight," a Manila paper says. During the in rice were twelve million dollare gold. The tremendo os in civilizing these thickly populated continuance of the floods they were inundated. over three foot higher than ever befors government is demonstrating on, experimental districts, in bringing crops once sold for what in the memory of the survivors. When the farms dry cultivation, planting the rice with they would bring, to a competitive market. The waters subsided, the majority of the streets drills and harvesting it with a wolf bieder, the Government is back of these railroad to the were impasmble debris carried from far and The value of cotton yarn imported into India folds being Hooded is needed, bat, after all, the extent of 4 per cent on the bonds. I traveled near by the torrents, and, the patrid corpses

drowned human beings and animals choking Hi Lordship As I road the section, the duty

on all of them. There are neat stations every them and loading the air with a most shamisable would be seen therefore, from the certificats is imposed on the Surveyor-General's depart. during the five months of the financial year Asiatic must work it out his own way. A law

ended August was Rs, 193 lakhs, or an increase

three or four miles. The verdure is constant stench. The number of people drowned in which aid that the work had been carried out in ment to enter and inspect the progress of the of Rs. 1 lakhs over the figarees of the cor. compelling every Filipino to grow a certain

tardiness of the local authorities in dealing compliance with the provisions of the Ordinates, work. I supposed, as you had opened this case reponding period of last year. Daring 1967.08, amount. of rice would seem a good one, but sad rice fields forever in sight. The natives Aparri alone le estimated at 200. And the that the houses were designed recording of gross negligence, that this inficiency the total value of the imports was Hts, and lakh nocapulsory labour is for theorists only in those live in nipa hate, which can he put up for ton with the Bitby state of the place bae osased or twenty dollars, raised on peles to escape the another woourge to come upon them. Cholera is of mortar would bare been discovered, but It or total weight of 304 million lbs. The weight latter daya. The growing of copes, from the There is an

stated to have broken out there. Eight cas. to law. He used the word "designed

financial year is over 20 million The and sala 0000ant plant, is universal. Advisetty became dhe sa obzisky zapustion could not be, sa'yon now way, bensure there was of the fire months imparts of the current showed that the buildings had been designed superficial inspection after construction, owing Ra. 193 lakhs, as compared with 183 millions tha frereused dense from this arts. Mais rere reported on October 19, and an additional

reported 26, according to law, but an examination after the to an insuficient staff in the Public Works and Rs. 141 lakha respectively in the correspond product, Costanut trees are ever in siget, is completing a fire million collar sewer system eight the day following. Twenty case bro mino sollepes, showed that the rear well which fell Department to carry out the duties laid on it by ing period of last year. The imports of piece especially near the sea. They come to soaring and Commissioner Worosstor claims that the double that number are believed to be in that goods (gray unbleached), however, decreased, in from seven to Ave years and it is estimated was very badly built, both constrmotion and the Building Ordinancs,

The Attorney-General-The jury may babaing Ba 6331 iskba as compared with Ra 8294) that sach tree averages $100 á year profit death rate in that city has been reduced two-tone tologram mates that the townspeople of materiale being faulty,

his intention to congtrust ten Chinese dwelling houses, of three storeys. Plata were prepared at that time by Mr. Brotherton Harker, the architect, were submitted, and after certain alterations were found to be in accordance with the Building Ordinance, and permission was given to begin building in August 1902. The owner, it appeared, after submitting the plans sharged his mind, and instead of erecting ten houses which would have covered the whole of the lot. he areated Eve houses only, and on that side which fronted the main road, leaving the three old houses and the best balder's shed standing below on the remainder of the ket. The book wall of the new houses was built almost back to back with the back wall of the old houser, but of course, at a very much greater height. Haring got the plans passed, Mr. Harker, the architect, had nothing further to do with the work which was taken in hand by the owner. In this case no kind of responsibility aitooked in any way to the architect. The plant were taken in hand

The Attorney-General-Supposing the Ordin by the owner, who engaged the defendant anos did not exist, it would be my duty to (formerly a stone mason, and subsequently, & submit that if the wall was constructed in a building contractor) to build the lower portion grossly negligent manner, as the prosecution way of the houses, advise him in their ponetsuction, it is, this man would be guilty of manslaughter. the matoriale weed, and generally to supervise. At the time of the typhoon the wall was only The defendant in his evidence before the five years old, and according to the eridonos of Coroner said

he lived near the houses witnesses for the Building Authority, the mor while they were being erected. and only tar ought to have been at its maximum strength, nisked; and be It had had plenty of time to sot, but not enough left when they were exercised a general supervision over the time to deteriorate. With reference to the bricklayers and other works. He teck upon position of the Building Authority, under the bimself the full responsibility for the con- Ordinance of 1889 the Surveyor-General, who struction of the work, for the material that is now the Building Authority or Director of constituted it, and so forth. The walls of the Tablic Works, is empowered to enter, inspect first storey were constructed of rough granite, and survey every building or work daring its and the upper portions of red brick. The progress, and to stop the work until say con- defendast applied the granite and labour, travention of the Ordinance has been rectified, while it appeared that the owner bought the At the time of the construction of these build: lime, and also purchased the bricks on the adviesings the building staff was very muah ander of the defendant. Shortlyafterthe buildings were manned, and undoubtedly there was not the name started the Public Health and Building Ordin mashinery for inspection of buildings as exista ance of 903 was passed, but no question really at the present time. Mr. Haggard, who at arose in regard to it as the owner volun. that time was employed under Mr. Tooker, tarily amended his plans of building to comply stated that he did not inspect these building with the new Ordinare. On June 3rd, 1903, nutil after the 23rd May, 1903, when he received Mr. Tookor, on behalf of the Director of Public's formal request from the owner to inspect the Works, signed a certificate to the effect that houses and free certificate. He made an the five houses had been built in compliance with inspection of the buildings, which were then the provisions of the Bailding Ordinance of completed. At that time he was not permitted 1889. This was after the buildings had been to cut into a wall, so that his inspsotion was inspected by Mr. Haggerd, an assistant engineer necessarily superficial, and it was almost im in the Public Works Department, who was then possible for him to detect flaws in the construe- employed under Mr. Tooker to carry out the tion of the wall. provisions of the Building Ordinanes.. It

possessed of all the facts I know on the sabjant. His Lordship-When was that discovered ? The Attorney General-After the collapss. But I submit that any want of daty on the This wall, if properly built, would have been part of Government officials does not exempt

• very substantial atraeturs which ought the contractor of the buildings from his to have withstood almost any typhoon negligence in the primary duty that is placed Certain expert witnesses will be slied to prove upon him. that the law has not been-complied with,.

cracks in them.

Then in this esse you thought the houses were strongly built They showed no signs of fatture when I saw them.

His Lordship-In the absence of that Govern- ment order would you have out open the walls? -Imost likely should......

Bat would you?--It was previously the onatam to do, so,

During the progress of this wall didn't one of the officers of your department inspect the work ?—I can't say.

His Lordship (to the Attorney-General) This man was not erecting the buildingu on his Town behalf, and he was not the contractor. How are you going to bring the responsibility home to him? According to his evidenca he assisted the owner to build the houses, and in a friendly ao of way supervised them."

The Attorney-General-In his evidence before the Coroner be prastically undertakes the whole responsibility,

His Lordship We'll adjourn until to-morrow morning. The case is a little puzzling so far. The Attorney General naid he did not prop to address the jury as the prisoner was un- defended, but he would make some ramaṛzı on the legal aspect of the sa89.

The Court rose until 11 s,m. this morning.

INDIAN COTTON IMPORTS, →

lakhs in the corresponding period of last yea

of

siz

the

beslaria.

An interim audit of the accounts of the British Olympic Association to July 31st h now been made, and, though there is "ao they prove that the balance sheet, when com- finality" about the figures at present available,

The pleted, will be a thoroughly satisfactory one. total receipts are shown as £18,863, of which public subscriptions furnished £14,029, and the Stadium gate. money yielded £4,834. The expenditure, incurred or provided for amounted to £11,803, leaving an interim balance of £7,000. The expenses of the autumn and winter games a substantial eurplas will remain to the bave to be met, but it is unquestionable tist Association's credit when the accounts are finally Connell state that adjusted. The Olympic this fortunats reunit is due to the munificenos

for in the nick of time to provide that hospitality of Daily Mail readers, whose subscriptions came our foreign visitors which would otherwins have bronk to a sadly poor and shabby display, All this is clear prest in every sause, John Bell's reputation as a host has been properly maintain- international good cheer, and a solid unclens bas ed international good will has been promoted by been provided for a much-needed fund to saint British athletes chosen to represent this country at futura Olympic calebratione, The only thing one regrata is that the Government, as the nation's official leaders, have not a rather more lastrous record in the matter.

FLOOD FOLLOWED BY CHOLERA',

but as yat unreported.

of

the awful state of their streets and houses, and Rs. 814 lakhs in the previous year. White The tobacco industry in the island is in the thirds. The native local health authorities are

line. The Agrisaltam! Burean bas experts The patrid carcases were left rotting in the different crops, with sun, without a hand being put forth to remove dealing with the (blenobed) siso dolized from nearly Rs. 469 hands of a few large companies, some of which brought to Manila to be educated in their Aparri showed the most atter indifference to corps of soknolohildren lakhs last year to Ba 376 lakhs Coloured sell to monopolies as Spain and Japan. There

Coffes, of which in 1883 7500 tons were stock farms, eti The ten thousand lopers them. Ultimately,

was formed to rid the barrios of pollution' and have been în

part printed or dyed) improved, being Ra. 434 lakha cotton imports was nearly Rs. 2 crores,

Lexported, is very little grown now. An insect of the archipelago

they are now doing the cleaning up. "gainst Ra 397 lakhs. The total decline in are very large festorien in Manila. Daily News.

preying on the stem, appeared; in 1892, and

Indian

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