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SUPREME COURT.

Monday, 25th October,

IN CRIMINAL JURIŠDIOTIÓN.

ESTORE HIS HONOUR MH. H. J. COMPETZ

(ástinó Cinar_ JUSTICE)..

Five Chinese were arraigned on the charge of having on the 15th September murdered one Kwok Ying within the Colony. They were also charged with assault. The Hon. Mr. Bees Darien, K.O., instructed by Mr. Dennys, oon ducted the prosecution, and Mr. Eldar Potter, instructed by Mr. Otto Long Sing, appeared for the defence.

The following jury was empanelled Mosers 3. D. Auld, A. Lopes, E. M. Hayward, T. Meak, R. Perrie, A. Kohlar, and J. H. Balmer.

BEFORE THE CHise-Justice (812) F. PreGOTT.)

"A PARTNERSHIP ACTIÓN,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26TMя, 1909.

In the action in which Ng Tak Tong, exeentor of the will of Ng Kim Wan, sued Wong Chung Cho for an order to have an as- count taken of the partnership dealings between the deceased and the defendant in the business of the Yoon Shing firm, of which defendant was managing partner, his Lordship the Chief Justion aid he had no hesitation in applying the partnership Ordinance to this fiem, ka it parried on business in the Colony, and he gave indgment for the defendant with costs.

AN EXTRADITION CASE.

His Lordship gavo judgment in the question relating to costs in the application for habeas corpus on behalf of Ean A Wan. He said after reviewing the facts of the case-Tho man was first charged with having committed an

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THE LANGKAT CASE AT SHANGHAI

The claim for Tla. 55,000 damages brought by Mr. M. M. Troker against Mr. B. 8. F. He ain occupied the Supreme Court of Shanghal for three days last week. The trial came on before Bir Havilland de Saussars, Judge, and Messrs. W. Folgand, A. R. Fullerton, P. A. Pearson, M. E. Gray, and G. A. Bichardson, juror

Mr. 1. Morgan Philling and Mr. H. B. Oppe appeared for the plainti. Mr. B. N. Manfood and Mr. B. E. Gregion represented the

defendant.

Mr. Oppe read the amended statement of claim as follows:-

1.The plaintiff is and was at the times heroinafter referred to the holder for value of 155 ambered shares in the Maatschapply Tot Mijn-Bosch-en Landbouw-exploitatie in Lang kat and of instruments of transfer for the same duly signed by the registered holders of the same and was prior to the overta heroinafter set out entitled to be placed on the register of

jury returned to Court and informed his Lord-

COMPANY MEETING, ship that they find agreed on two points--they could not agree on the third. He asked if the NORTH CHINA INSURANCE CO, LTD. verdiot must be unanimous.” His Lordship said it must be, unless the parties consented to a majority verdict, and naked if he conlil naslet the jury on any particular point. The foreman asked if his Lordship would deem it right for them to let him know on which points they did agres. His Lordship having replied in the armative, the foreman announced that the Jary humored tå first question and the third question in the afirmativa. They could not sgree on the question of fatention, which was very difficult point.

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His Lordship then further directed the jury on this question. The foreman of the jury asked the Court: Would the knowledge of the realts of his set on the market prove intention? His Lordship replied in the negative.

Mr. Phillips naked his Lordship if he would note an exception to that raling. His Lordship replied that he would make a note what Me, Phillips said, but he would not note an exception to the

The sixth annual general meeting of the above-named company was held at their offoca on the Bund at 4 p.m. yesterday. There were present Messrs. W. D. Little (Chairman), H. De Gray, A. Hide, JN. Jameson, A. MoLead and W. Mererink (Directors, Mouses. J. M. Toung, G. M. Bain, A. G. Hunter, C. W. Wrightson, J. Sampson, G. E. Burgoyne, Que Sang, and Chu Ching-son (shareholders) and Mr. H. G. Simų (Secretary), représenting 720 shares.

The Secretary having read the notics convan- ing the meeting.

shareholders of the said company in respect, of | of the because that was not the practice bannia to contributors; the plasing of Th

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The CHAIRMAN said :--The report and state- ment of accounts for 1908 having been in your hands for some time, with your permission we will take them as read. The business before the meeting iss Tho passing of the report and. accounts; the declaration of a flusl dividend and 75,000 out of the year's working account to The Attorney-General, in outlining the case

Mr. Oppe than addressed his Lordship on the underwriting reserve, closing the account for for the Crown, stated that the affair seemed to Magistrats was not satisfied as to the identifica

offence on October 30th, 1908, and the the said company is a public com.law, and a lengthy discussion ansued.

1908:

the election of directors and auditors for have originated in bad feeling between two tion. He was secondly charged with another any barrying on business as extractors The foreman of the jury asked if the question the next working year. The wisdom of waitors' guilds, but how the quarral originated. ese committed on 12th May, 1908, on this the and dealers in oil in Sumatra, Shanghai, of the influence on the market had anything to continuing to build up our reserve, you will, I and elsewhere with a capital of 2,500,000 da with itf His Lordship replied that it had-as-are, approve of as in the best interests of there was no evidence to show. The facts were Magistrate was satisfied, and the prisoner was Guilders, divided into 25,000 shares of 100 hot. The foreman said that in that case he did shareholders and policy holders alike. The chief spoken to by the dermed who made a deposition committed to swait extradition. This was sat Guilders The sail shares have for not think that they would have any difficulty.

each.

feature of 1908 working was restricted trade, before the Magistrato in presence of the accused aside by the decision of the Court on the habeas some time past and are still extensively dealt in Shortly before three o'clock the jury again which has naterally had its effect on our gross in- zez and also by Li Shing, a friend of the

to some changes in the staff, and the allowances thermof is quoted daily in the official or other question in the negative. The questions and deceased. These two were together whest corpus rule for irregularity. Ho is then re-n the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the prior returned to Court, and answered the second coms. Our expenditureis somewhat higher ring made to retiring officers, which we gbbled direct. answers were or followa the affair took place, and there were besidested within six days on another charge for record of the same.

(1) Did the defendant make a false repre to working account. On the other hand, our 3.The defendant is a British subject and is an offence committed in another locality on

Trade santation to Anderson and others to the effect losses are well below those for 107. a Director and the General Agent of the said two eye-witnesses of the affair. In the July 27th, 1908. There seems to be something ompany at Shanghai and a general agent that no news affecting the value of the Com- during 1909 having improved in some directions ore instance, an eye-witness speaks to the wanting in this procedare. But I do not say manager the affairs of the company in Shanghal pany's property in Sumaten or otherwise had our premium income has so far shown an in- ve prisoners being present and in the any more than this: Where there is apparently 4-0 or about April 10, 1909, the been received by him 'or by the Company ?-crease over the same period in 1908, For some other the eye-witness identifies three of the amocession of applications for warrants, as

defendast Bauch General Agent and Tea

time past there has been a good deal of talk with Director The story was that decossed in this case, the Magistrate, ought to be prisoners.

Shanghai as aforesaid received by (2) When making this statement did the de reference to improving rates, and although I and Li Shing were on the evening under notice exceedingly careful in issuing his provisonstable saws that oil had been found on the cor- fendant directly intend that brokers and holders cannot say that our figures have so benefited, pany's property in Sumatra in great grantitids. or shares in the Langkat Company should not there is a more hopeful feeling, and underwriters walking together, and at the junction of Holly warrant under sention 8, and to be quite certain 5-The said discovery was of great impor upon such information by selling their shares so I am informed, are more inclined to work together and hold out for fair rates. It is to wood Road and Queen's Road West they were that he would have issued the warrant in the same tance to the said company and the new thereofon April 15, 16 and 17-No.

if then published would have greatly immedi

be sincerely hoped that some practical resuite in met by the five prisoners and a number of others, oircumstances if the crime had been committed stoly appreciated the value of the shares of the

this direction will follow in the near future.

probably eight or ten, who attacked the two man. The five prisoners were alleged to have and various kinds of instruments in the shape of knives and pronged forks in their possession. One man escaped and went to the Central Police Station, whore he laid information as to what had occurred. The deceased, who was injured. went to the Government Civil Hospital and was examined by Dr. Moors the following morning, who did not regard his wound as serious and the man was allowed to appear at the Follow Court. Two days later he was again brought to the hospital and it was found he was suffering from peritonitis. As the only hope of at ng

his life was to perform an operation, that was undertaken by Drs. Moore ind Koch, but the

in the Colony...

Mr. Potter, for applicant-That over the costs. We also get the costs of our application in charbers?

His Lordship-Yes.

A CHINESE FAIR.

EFFECT OF ABSENCE OF OPIUM.

something like £30,000 to £12,000 sa a result of How the receipts at a Chinese-fair-fell-from the absence of oplum dealers is related in an account respecting the annual fair at Talita (Western Yunnan) furnished to the Board Trade Labour Gruetle by the Acting British

Cannal-st Tangyueh (Mr. A. Rose).

company on the market.

The defendant omitted to make knows the said news from the general body of share and improperly concealed with fraudulent intent holders in the company from the time of its arrival until April 19.

8.- Omitted.

(3) Did the plaintiff being a helder of shares in the Langkat Company in fact act upon ench information, and was he damnified by doing

of Yes,

judgment with oeste.

Mr. Macleod on this finding applied for

His Lordship anterod judgment for the

defendant with costs.

**?"RUSSIAN 'EXPLORATION OF

FREE CENTRAL ASIA.

In a recent despatch & London newspaper's

The fair, which lasts for five days (states Mr. man died on the 15th September. A subsa Bose), Legan this year on the 4th May, and the made and it was ofty was thronged with people for many days quent examination was

after the tents and disappeared. The really imferred to. then ascertained that the wound was mportant busino appeared to be done either in serious than originally diagnosed. There had the exchanges of Hais-Kusn or in the big inns been a penetration of the intestine, which of Tali, and the stocks of imported place goods hat set up peritonitis and death was directly and of copper did not appear on the fair ground, Nearly one-third of the tente were devoted to due to the wound inflicted which had all foreign articles, such as watches, cloaks. After referred to' was not due to the receipt of last year, caused peritonitis to follow The case was one cotton, blankets, enamelled basins, Burmosories of identity. In his dying deposition the bowls, mirrors, ribbons, Iscas, soap, asant, madi. deceased spoke definitely to two out of the five dicines (notably quinize and anti-spinm pills), brushes, knives, scissors, needles, marbrellas, men having attacked him, numbers two and cigarettes, bonds, and trinkets, the last of which four, two having struck him with an iron bar appeared to be in high farout with the tribon while four stabbed him. He also testified to men,

the other three having taken part in the assault. In these circumstances the five men would be guilty of homicide, but the question for the jury was whether it amounted to murder or manslaughter. That altogether depended upon the oiroumstances.

Evidence was then called and the bearing adjourned

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.

BEFORE THE FULL COURT.

THE 10B CASE.

The Chief Justice and the Paisns Judge delivered their judgments on the point reserved so to special damagas in the action at the instance of the Hongkong Milling Company, of which Mr. H. Pery Smith is liquidator, against Mesere. Arnhold, Karborg and Co...

The Chief Justice in the course of his judg. ment said that assuming the defendants to be bound by Mr. Axides admission, it did not carry the plaintiffs' claim for loss of profits consequent on the cancellation of the qontract with. Mesars Jardine, Matheson any further. Mr. Arndt informell for what purpose Jardine, Matheson & Co. wanted the ice. It apparently was waited to put on the market with their own in order to supple ment their own supply which had fallen short of the demand. They had ordered it to meet the demand, which was incressing, and they cancelled the order, relying on the fulfil ment of the contract made by Mr. Raunis, The

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It is evident that there is a demand for foreign goods of many descriptions, if they can be supplied at prices which are within reach the people. Another opening for foreign enter prise might be in the way of amusements, which seemed strangely lacking. The few simple toys were eagerly bought for the children, and a gramophone on a Cantonese stall attracted large crowds.

DEPRESSED MERCHANTS.

This year the gravest apprehensions were felt with regard to the mocess of the meeting. The Jocal traders have hitherto depended on their supply of opium to tempt buyers from Canton and Hunan, who have, in the past, brought much as £30,000 a year in silver, taking mainly opfum in exchange. This year the crowds at the fair were reported to be unusually large, but the local merchants stated that the business done was the smallest known for many yes and it was generally felt that the great fair, an the commercial feature of the frontier districts, would be doomed unless they could flad some new product which would bring silver into the country.

The total turnover this year was reported to be only 80,000 to 90,000 tails (sbont £12,000), and the merchants left for their homes in groat depression, with large quantities of their goods unsold.

A' SUBSTITUTE WANTED. ·

9.--The defendant further represented orally to the said persons and on the said cocssions that the rise in the price of the shares, herein say news, but was due to some other cause, well knowing that such representation was falso

10--Omitted.

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There being no questions,

* Mr. W. D. LrgyLE, proposed, Mr. H. DE GRAT seconded, and it was carried--That the report and sccounts as how prosented be so- cepted and paused.

Mr. W. D. LITTLE, proposed, Mr. A. MOLEOD seconded, and it was carried That a final dividend of 71 per cent. on the paid-up capital and a bonne of--15- per cant upon contributory premiums, be distributed, both payable at Er of 2/341⁄2 per Taal: Tuels 75,000, to be transferred to Silver Reserve Fund, and the balance transferred to anderwriting roserve account, closing the so- count for 1908.

Mr. J. M. YOUNG proposed, Mr. C. M. BAIR

Little, Jameson, McLeod, De Gray, Hide, and Meyerini be re-elected directors of the company and that the remuneration of the directors be be Teele Six Thousand per annum.

seconded, and it was carried That Mounte

Mr. A. O. HUNTER proposed, Mr. C.W. WBIGHTSON seconded, and it was carried.-- That Mosers. Wingrove and Hayter be co elected auditors of the company.

7.-During the said peried on or about April 15, 16 and 17 the defendant stated orally to certain persons members of the Shanghai Stock Exchange and others (other than the plaintiff or his agent) that no news affecting the value of the company's property in Sumatra or otherwise had been received by him orŻCOLOTEL KOZLOTY'S EXPEDITION. by the company. Buch statements ware to pay of her m the defendant's knowledge false and trandu- lent and were calculated to deceive and did deceive the public including the plaintiff verrespondout of St. Petersburg applied some particulars, of the discoveries made by Liente. (meaning thereby the dealers in and of shares in the Langkat Co.) with regard to the nant-Colonel P. K. Kozloff among the rains of same and were calculated to and did give rises sand-buried city to the east of the lower to files rumours regarding the reason of the resolfes of the Elsin gol, a river which rises in rise in the price of the shares hereinafter re- the Nanshan and flows northwards till it loses

itself in the Gobi Desert. A long communion Han received from Colonel Kozloff by the Royal Geographical Society not only gives a detailed Rosount of this discovery hut continues the

The CHAIRMAN said this concluded the busi- story of the expedition down to the autumn ofness of the masting. Dividend warrants would be posted on Wednesday. He thanked all present After leaving the Etsin-gel and conducting for their attendance. Desert, Colonel Korloff entered the Nanshan explorations in the Alashan, or Southern Gubi range, and in August of Inst year arrived at Sinin, an important town on the western borders of Kenet, some distance to the east of the great fake, Koko Nor. The Chinese authorities received Colonel Kosloff with every courtesy, but were Fo very enwilling that the expedition should forward, on the ground that the travellers would be sure to be attacked and robbed by the nomad bands. They farther urged t at it was perfect madness for Colonel Koziell to think of mayt. gating Koko Nor, since the waters of the lake ware peculiar in that not only stones bat oven wood at ones sank to the bottom when placed in the lake. Colonel Kozloff was not, however, to be deterred from his purpose, and at last ke was provided with an escort on his signing a paper stating that he was going forward on his on responsibility after receiving fall warning of the dangers he rau.

11-During the said period the defendant cerruptly and improperly communicated the said news to or allowed the said news to be communicated to or obtained by cor tain persons other than the plaintiff and the general body of shareholders with the result that such persnis ware willing to and did buy shares of the company in the market at higher prices than had immediately before the arrival of the said news been offered for the same and by reason of such willingness on their part other persons were induced to sell at less than the time market value of the said abares at the maid data in the boiled that there was no cause for the said rise in the market price of the same.

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Mr. SAMFHON proposed that a hearty vote of thanks be accorded to Mr. Sims, their secretary, which he deserved, having bad au uphill fight in bringing the company to its present position. The motion was carried with acclamation.

Mr. BI returned thanks on behalf of the staff and himself.

The proceedings then terminated.

AMERICAN MANNERS,

LEAGUE OF FOLITENESS.

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OVER RINGWORM

Caused by an inficted Ruzor → Spread Over Neck and Chin - Prescription Made No Impression on it—Lasted for Six Months.

NOW FREE-HAS HIGH

PRAISE FOR CUTICURA

*___"X_am, very glad to tell of the skin.

trouble I suffered from-for quite alz...... months. I went to a barber's and Kil through a dirty razor or brush which must have previously been used on a customer who was suffering from a akin disease, I caught ringworm. It covered my nook and chin and no sooner did f get rid of it in one spot when it camzM 'out again in another place worse than avor. I wan"beginning to utterly-dər epair of a cure and I greatly feared is had gained a firm and lasting hold on my skin. All my doctor's ointment awerged, wolens as it made little or no Impression on the disease. At last. I tried using Cuticura Soap and Cutipura Ointment. I daily used these for about twa...months and I notioned_a_very marked improvement in the disease. The large rings begun to get much lighter in color and the skin had a much more healthy appearance. And now, after three months, I may say I am oured, I still continue to use Cuticurs Soap and also Cuticura. Ointment in very small quantities. I shall always recommend. the Cuticure Remedies to all my friends needing a skin care and, although comettisen doubt a great many adïcalled **kin-cures". I call Ĉuticura very genu- ins and most useful. Henry J. Mozon (St. John's Coll, Camb.), 0, Devonshire Bt., Brighton, England, Sept. 19, 1908.

BABIES CURED

Of Torturing, Disfiguring -

Humours by Cuticura.

The suffering which Cullura Soap and Cutlours Ointment, havs alleviated -among skin-törtured, disfigured Infanta

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54-19

AMERICAN MERCANTILE MARINE,

DECLIBATION, BY ME. TAFT,

An out-and-out declaration in füvour of a ship subsidy low one from Mr. Taft in his speech at the Seattle Exposition yesterday, cabled the Times correspondent at New York on the lat inst and was received with enthusiasm by an audie one of 15,000, who have soon their ships rusting at Anchor. Such a declaration was to be expected, for the President is determined to extend American trade abroad, and, without mercantile marine, that deber mination idle. He proposes to sak Congress during the coming session to darote the six or seven millions sanual profit from the mall service to the subsidisation p lines to South America and the Far East. This beginning: "Experience will show how the policy can best be enlarged and the Americas commercial flag made to wave upon the seas sa it did before the civil war."

In Bt. Louis, wrote the New York correspon dent of the Daily Telegraph three weeks ago, 1,000 men are now qurolled in the League ef

My Taft us always, had Ching and South Politeness, and are now wearing trus bine Amgrios didely in his mind. He declared buttons as pledge that they are ready to that the commercial progress of the world surrender their seats to woman. Mr. Stafford, would be greater in the Pacifle than any- a St. Louis-millionaire, declares that he was where during the next half century, and he delighted with the experiment, which be is pointed out that China was waking up and confident will spread throughout the country, like Japan, one of the most generous countries and counteract the public incivility which he in the mater of subsidies, was moving on believes is giving America a bad name through ward with giant steps. In South Ameries, out the civilised world.

In defence of New York it is represented that

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enid, European sudsidies threatened. the existence of the trade with New York, Therefore, the condition of the American mercantile marine, "humiliating to the national pride and most burdensome to the United States in competition with other nations in obtaining international trade," must be remedi હવે, especially i

yin view of the revolution of trade routes which the completion of the Panama Canal would entail.

But the President had another argument, the force of of which was incontestable. He said

Were weto goto warto day our merchant marina lacks altogether a sufficient tonnage in the auxiliary unarmed ships absolutely necessary to the proper operation of the navy, and we should have to purchase such vessels from foreign countries, and this might, under the laws governing neutrals, be most difficult"

The tort was aptly illustrated by reference to the use of foreign colliers by the Atlantio AR & Fleet in its voyage round the world. writer in Everybody's Magazine remarks, the Americgu navy is all front, all line of battle, and behind this albing, and, for lack of i merchant marins and merchant mariners, battleships would be impotent for aggression,

The President believes that the country is

12-During the said period on April 14,15 and 16 the plaintiff's agent in Shanghai relying on repetitions by third parties of the sald falss statement as to part of the shares so sold, sold The lake shore was reached on August 27. the plaintiffs shares at prices less than the None of the gloomy predictions of the Sinin true market value of the same, in the belief that thorities wore realised, and in the course of the prices offered for the said shares represented same three weeks stay in the neighbourhood of the true market value of the same, wherese in the lake the expedition succeeded in collecting truth and in fact they did not.

mich interesting information about ita cha In issuing the buttons this inquiry is mader 13. Omited.

ateriatios. The great extent of its surface "Are you a gentleman? Are you willing to 14-The plaintiff claims Tis, 57,000 damages (the contine messures about 230 miles), the give your seat to any woman standing in a reason of the facts colour and saliness of the water, and the size of street car? If you are, you may wear the the waves raised by the sudden storms which Stafford trae blue button, by which you are sustained by him by herein before set out being the difference approximately between the price at which the boat down upon it, all combined to give the pledged to see that women are seated before Mr. Stafford says that if men do this plaintiff sold the said she and the price stavellers the impression that they were on the men. which the said shares could hays been parolased horse of a rather thair of an inland lako. for one week they may get into the habit upon and after the publication of the said nows, he expedition was only provided with n and keep it. He has lived in New York, Canvas boat for the purposes of na Chicago, and St. Louis, and he says St. Louis So far as could be ascertained, practically no

Mr. Macleod read this statement of defendation; int several excursions were made is the politest of the three towns, but he believet opium changed hands, the dealers did not attend as fellowa DEFENCE.

on the Inks to secure soundings, and two there is ample room for improvement erery the fair, and there was great difficulty in obtain-

of the scientific staff, whore, 1. The defendant has no knowledge of the ofthe members ing silver from the loosl banks. It was general matters alleged in paragraphs 1 and 2 of the after a perilous voyage, mooocked in rench- In New York, where the invasion of business

admitted by merchants, officials, and

people at the trade of the annual fair had been statement of alim and leaves the plaintiff ing the island of Knisa, situated roughly offices by women at high rates of pay has rather in the middle of Kobo Nor. This was the first nettled many men, there is admittedly an revolutionised by this one factor.

Although prove such allegations. the sales of cotton goods in Tall were less to the said statement of claim are admitted.

The allegations in paragraphs 2 and 3 of times the island had been visited by Europeans, enormous feld for Mr. Stafford's propaganda. than

though in the winter, when the lake is frozen During the past week, according to the American half, those of last year, there appear to have

3.On the tenth day of April, 1909, the over, numbers of pilgrims make their way thither newspapers, an important lesson has been taught sensually large mal for local the fact defendant se gezoral agent and director in over the ice. Its only permanent inhabitants by the sailors and marines of the European sot, this is accounted for locally by the foot Shanghai of the Company received from the are three monks, whe occupy themselves in the warships, of whom the Evening Mail wrote: that the opium-collecting agents have been

performance of raligons rites and in making They are most polite, never keeping their seats obliged to seek for other employment, and have Company's agent in Sumatra a telegrama od umbrous feated or clay images of gode. They whan lady enters and thereby showing a

ing Hole No. 94-888 feet-boring finished been travelling the country with yarn, which is The result is beyond expectation. Output live on cards and batter which they make from good exemplo: to be the the insolito ustoms of manufactured into cloth in the native villages.

50,000 gallons daily salt water nil-great to sailk of sheep and goste, each wonk having who have succumbed to the impolite customs of

a cave by himself. the city. pressure very much better than all previous bis own flock and living There is now an urgent need for the develop and the defendant did not make known sual A temple has been built on the island, in which ment of exports from the district, and the pro-aws to the general body of shareholders in the there are also several tombs and cave oratorias, European visitors there only go short distances, ready how to try such a subsidy law as he sug daction of hemp, wheat, bristles, straw-braid, Company until April 19.

the latter containing some curious old idols, and that a very little experience of long-dist- geats. Undoubtedly this adroit appeal to na and ducks' fosthors all baye possibilities of con- 4-The defendant denies each and all of the The island is about a mile and a quarter ance straphanging all the way to and from tional-pride should have some effout. But if the siderable expansion. Nothing, however, can allegations in paragraphs 4, 5 and 6 of the said long, being at its greatest breadth a third bastusas might omvert them to the local prac-high cost of building and operating American take the place of the light and easily transported statement of claim except so far as they are of a mile wide, and rises above the lake tice of "first come first served," and that shipe is to be offset the President must be surface to the height of about 200 feet. The womers who claim the same privileges and rights ready to advocate to halfway measures. If the vides a profitable outlet for the bulkier products

as men in business should take identically the idea of "free" ships is to be tabooed, then the 6-The defendant denies each and all of the natives inhabiting the Kobe Nor district declare of the province. There is no real poverty allegations in paragraphs 7, 9, 10, 11 and 13.

that the island is increasing in size, and in same chances as males in public conveyances. only alternative is shipping wall as high as Among the Chiness of Yunnan; food is cheap

6-The defendant will object that the state confirmation of these statements Colonel Korloff Appreciative ladies are now urging the the tariff wall. And already the Republican and plentiful, but the people can produse no

ment of claim is bad in law and discloses ng reports that the lake is drying up year by year. présidents of local women's clubs to issue a party is torn with dissension over the height of material which is suitable for clothes. They aro dependent, for material for summer and winter of motion against him on the ground this woord being secured near to Kuisu.

The greatest depth obtained by sounding was 120white button with the words "Thank you," to the tariff wall.

be worn by members of their sex scepting the garments and for bodding on imported raw

(a) False and fraudulent statements to per. On the return of the expedition to Sinin courtesy. On this side of the Atlantio button cotton and cotton and yarns, which come mainly sons other than plaintiff or his agent calenlated Colonel Kozloff was rejoined by Captain wearing is very popular, sad one more or less from Barmah, and there is argent needed for

to deceive, deceiving the public and giving rise Napalkof, who had been conducting explors will not make any great difference. Home native products which will restore the

to false rumours give no right of action to the tions in the eastern part of the Kanen the truth less than 50 per cent of the women balance of trade,

here ever thank a man for surrendering his province, where the positions, were fixed of plaintiff.

sine towns which have not before figured on seat, and I find this neglect a fertile source in

here aft

after a very the maps. Summarising the results of the converting many Europeans

the traffic, conditions expedition up to this point, Calozel Kozloff short experience of states that after leaving the Etsin-gol the main between New York and Brooklyn to stand pat and never yield an inch except to old women, expedition and two side parties, traversed and (c) The damages are not natural and probable surveyed 1,600 miles of country, connecting its females with children, and sometimes to parti- consequences of the sets and omissions alleged. oboersations with three new natronomically-fixed cularly good-looking women. The hardy young The reports of the trial have cocupled many points besides old ones. On all the journeys women with only the average good looks get- no more consideration in crowded cars than columns in the Shanghai paperi. The triadicteorologisal readings were systematically lasted four days being conchidel on Friday taken, prominent points were determined hypso athletic youths, and it is much the same thing, We take the following from the NO. Daily metrically, and collections were madeological as is complained, in all the big American cities. News

soological, and botanical-the laats however, only The jury

jury retired at 12.10 m, for an hour and aby,

In the the main party.

ethnograpical three-quarter. Whon his Lordships came back alleylion objects of the Baddhist cult are HOW TO BE BEAUTIFUL-Keep your com- into Court and asked the foreman if he would conspicuous, and the expedition has also secured plexion, Mrs. Ellen's Creme Charmante, Lait help them in any way to come to a conclusion, four number of specimens of Chinese paint-Charmant and Special Skin Tonic and Poudre the foreman said that he did not think so. They rings, as well as numerous photographe illustrat- Charmant will enable you to do it. Her hoped to come to a decision, but if they ing the geographical characteristics of the Specialities for the Ski are the study of a could not de so, they would come to his Lord country traversed and the types of the people ifetime. A. 8. Watson de . Ltd. Bole Agents: ahip for further assistange. At 2:30 pm. the encountered.

iso might have been wanted for other purposes for which it is quite fitted, for it was undoubted- ly a merchantable articla, and the absence of any information as to the purpose to which the ice was ultimately to be pat, lot in this that it was not an absolutely necessary inference that a profitable outros notion of a railway pro-consistent with paragraph 3 horsef

the ice would not have been put on the market in spite of ita rejection by Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co. He did not say the Milling Co. was bound to do this. It was only Zecessary to say that the information-supplied to Mr. Aradt was not much as to exclude the possibility of this opening. The long and the short of the whole matter was that the contract was rather carelessly entered into by Mr. Arndt, for which the defendants have suffered; and by Mr. Beanie, for which the Milling Co. must suffer. It was clear that if they were entitled to a certain form of ralist, if they fulfilled certain conditions, they were not entitled to that relief if they did not fulfil ther

The Friens Judge also hold that the claim for dainagos failed.

Mr. Alabaster, who appeared for defendants; asked for costs on all the points on which they hal encoeeded.

The Chief Justice polated out that an order

for costs had been made.

THE SIMPLE LIFE.

DAT OF AN ABLS:BODIED WORKHOUS INMATE.

✔

It was stated at the Marylebone Police Court recently that 240 able-bodied men preferred to remain in the local workhouse rather than look for work. The day of one of them was described

as follows-

7.0 am-Put to grind oorn... 8.15 am-Found reading a nowspaper. 9.15 a.m.--Found smoking. 11.15 Found resting.

5.0

3.0 p.m.-Found taking a walk.

p.m.-Found to have ground three grain of com during the day.

Whon ho was sent to prison for twenty-one After argument the matter of coste was days he remarked that he might as well be in referred to the Registrar.

prison as anywhere else.

that

(b) There was no duty of the defendant to the plaintiff to give him the news withheld or to abstain from communicating or allowing to be communicated to or obtained by others the

Baid news.

To telt

453

TEST MATCH -FINANCE,

GATE MONEY AMOUNTS TO £16,397.

A statement issued shows that £16,397-9s. 60. was received in gate, money at the Test matches played during the past cricket season.

The receipts at the various matches were as follows

Birmingham Lord's

Loods

Manchester Kennington Oval

... £1,572 15 2

The total will be divided as allowe

4,720 13 U

2,744 -4 0

3,153 6 0

4,206 11 4

M. C. C_(each)

-

i.. £5,451 13 6 and

Grounds on which the matches

were played (each) Second-class Counties (each)

308 1 y

528 14 11,

The Australiane

First-class Counties

45 18 11