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SUPREME COURT.

Thursday, July 28th..

IN BANKRUPTCY.

Barons His Hosovn SI FRANCIS PIGGOTT

(CHIEF JUSTICE).

EUROPEAN'S NAUCCESSFUL VENTURES. The public examination of Mr. W. H. Em. berloy by Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher, Deputy Oficial Receiver, was concluded.

How long is it, Mr. Emberley, since you came to Hongkong-Nearly three years.

You came out to tako churgs of the Sailors and Soldiers' Home? You.

How bug were montbe.

What did you do after that?-Went to 74, Caine Rend.

you there -Twenty-one

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What business did you take up?-My wife took up the keeping of a boarding-house.

What capital had your wife to start the board-

Mr. Fletchor--As a matter of fact, 'you' have been living on credit since you left the Bailare and Belciors' Home Yes, up to the end of January. I have been working since Februars This closed the public examination, and debtor was adjudicated-bankrapt

IN SUMMART JURISDICTION,

BEFORE HIS HONOR ME. F. A: HAZELAND (ACTING PUISve Jonne).

DISPUTED OPIUM TRANSACTION,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 29TH, 1910.

INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION.

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threshold of the third and final development when the nations as a whole determins that international justice is the province of the international community and constitute a Court of international justice to which litigant States may resort in ocnfiets of importanco. Dr. Scott's argument postulates a sufficient strength of international public sentiment to cronte a sanction for international law. It is

NOTES AND NEWS.

from

FASCINATING FORTY-FIVE.

We are told by the best authorities that BOY'S ADVENTUROUS CAREER.

Cleopatra was at least forty-five years old when she brought Mark Antony to her foot, that Although only fifteen, Stanley Condor, a Liverpool boy, who has just met his death by Helen of Troy had attained almost to middle falling out of a boat at Winnipeg, had had a ago when men fought and died for her sake, life full of excitement and adventure. When that nearly all the women who have swayed the only four years

destiny of nations or have bear famous as rulers years old ho began making trip home, and staying away two or three days at had arrived at what is generally regarded as of men became known to the world after they with the broader aspects | interesting to Bud that Mr. Root, by all odds time, and later he began to journey to Scotland {alengo. Never wore they mere

the foremost American authority on the and the South of England. For a time it was

men. In this Twentieth file or Century subject, thinks that such a sanction already a mystery how he managed to make the trips, oven young women.

for he had ng money, but his secret was discover-teelf, and the years

the Gentlewoman) surely history reponts axists. In 1908 he declared to the American

ed one day when he was captured riding on the are more often than not those crowned with years between forty and Afty Society of International Law that:

buffer of a railway coach. His most famous

modera journey was from Winnipeg to England when the greatest aurcos in the life of a

Take a typical, well-pra- he was only eleven years old.”

served; wat oman of the present day

THE AMERICAN VIEW.

Washington on Jana 21st

The Times. correspondent wrote from Comiterable aftention has deservedly be attracted to an addiose recently delivered by Mr. Knox

Spirit and Purpose of its title implies, the American address dealt and underlying motives of the condnet of Ame. rican foreign relations. Mr. Knor's chief object WOM to establish for American diplomacy a record of continuity and consistency. He developed lucidly and convincingly the argument that his worked in the cause of peace and the u Ara dool

**square to weaker and less unlight. sued nations.

the whole

Hung Men Cunneed the Shun. Kee firm to consist in the Department of State havo

roover $770 damages for breach of contract by the non-purchase of ton chests of opium which defendants agreed to accept delivery of on April 19th, and which thing failed to pag for or tako delivery of.

Mr. II. L. Dennys, sour. (of Messrs. Donnys & Bowley), appeared for the plaintiff, and do

A careful consideration of this question seems to lead to the conclusion that the difference between municipal and international law in respect to the existence of forcos compelling obedience is more apparent than. real, and that there are actions for the enforcement of international law not less real and substantial than these which secure obodience to municipal law.

fendants were represented by Mr. S. A. Sotb.itisted by the United States in the purdly seems to share

his

Mr.

ACCUSED OF BEING À WITCH.

addressed" to the inhabitants of Bokington a little Worcestershire village on the banks of the Avon, some seven miles from the county town), and runs:-

Toman of

complexion years

RUANY

at least ten

An advertisement in a Worcester paper is to

are both as froek as if that younger. She has a keser zest for life a woman only half her age, for she has learned from experience not to expect, too much from human nuture; so who is seldom disappointed. Well aware how to make the best of her own appearance, perfectly groomed, exquisitely polished in style and Buner, she is a thing of beauty in a very real sense of the word, and she knows her power.

Wereas a certain Mary June Danes, wife of John Dause of the villigoof Eckington, has been repeatedly sinadered in common talk and gossip as a witch, together with other flee and injurious accusations against her charecter whereby she has enorm grievously in mind and body and in the esteem and fellowship of her neighbours, any repetition of these offences will result in action being taken against the

TELL-TALE EYES,

ing-house-A couple of hundred dollars and for $770, being the difference between the tion so far as the diplomacy of his country of the Arbitral Court. He rogards as faluali siondozer."

Rome furniture..

months,

43, Robinson Road.

The Waverley?—Yes.

Was it your wife or you who took the Waverley I took it for my wife. Isigned the lease, but it was understood all along that it was on my wife's behalf.

Interesting and suggestive as address was, the paasaga of mort immediate importance was that dealing with the American attitude towards international arbitration. Mr. Knox was at pain to demonstrate that his How far Mr. Root's belief in justibed to-day Arbitral Court proposal, the latest and most it is impossible to decide. To judge by his important of American contributions to the Sorbonne and Christiania addresses air. Roose

optimien of international peace, was in accord with velti

in ardently though he believes Tresty in 1794 and steadily practised arbitration, seems to be a follower of Beathan whenever possible during the intervening rather than of Maine. Yot from the point of century.

f the broad American policy, the difference The Jay Treaty, Mr. Knox reminded view of t bis licarers, established the principle of arbitra of opinion is hardly vital. Mr. Roosevelt, as faroar was his public aitoraucos show, is

shourtily in concerned. By signing it both the United of States and Great Britain committed thementes its educational aspect. Nobody believes, Mr

least of all, that to a proendure by which the oldest and mosi Root probably in process of settlement at The Hague,

Since 1794 (it was in connection with the Jay Trealy that Alexander Hamilton urged the general practice of arbitration as a sab. stitute for war) the United States Govern ment has uniformly and constantly exhausted fivo chests of opium at a certain rato,every rossures in order amicably and peaceably

-lo adjust its international difficultios.

Mr. Knox then proceeded define with admirable lucidity the American policy and the American aspirations in regard to the Arbitral Court. Mr. Hey, then Secretary of State, proposed, he said, to the first Hague Conference. the establishment of a permanent Court of Adjudication.

and thund

to Mero

According to Dr. W. Andorschon, the dis- accord- tinguished Norwegian seiontist, all diseases and

in

CROWTH OF INDIVIDUALISM IN JAPAN.

DECLINE OF THE FAMILY SYSTEM,

The Jupem Chronicle quoten an article from

You and your wife My wife. I was lookinstructed by Mr. Mr. P. W. Gekiring (of ing for something else to do..

Meirs. Gahiring, Barlow & Morrell).

Mr. Dennys, in opening, said tho claim was

market price of ten chests of opium which were How long were you at 74, Caine Ron-Three purchased by the defendants from the plaintiff, and of which the defendants failed to take What happened next?- We rented a houso at delivery on due date. The point in disputa tiresome of their internaliom! disputes is new Court will immed' tely stop war. It id, injuries are registered on the iris, either be the Toyo Jiren, in which it suggest that in

ing to the Amerio u idea, to be the beginningar, spots or lines, each organ of the body dividualism should be regarded as a national appeared to be whether plaintiff refused or

and not be one of international relations, its being connected, my with the iris and having its trait, and if its prowth, in the past has born mily failed to give delivery, or whether, on the other

the development band, the defendants failed to take delivery.

existence will make war more difficult, and will representative for the right part of the body, a and system, it is none the less steady, and is destined On March 23rd plaintiff agrood to vil defondants

help, in Mr. Knox's words, to bring about a state the native place there. The right eye is under the pernicious influence of the family of affairs, when the corporate righteousness of the left eye the indicator for the left half. The to supersede the latter in the end. The question the world shall compel unrighteousness to dis- new system of diagnosis is said to have been has been discussed for many years, remarks the appear and shall destroy the habitations of discovered by Professor Peozely, of Poland, who, Tokyo journal, whether Japan should stick ic cruelty still lingering in the dark places of the in his boyhood, caught an owl, and the bird's her family system or adopt

right leg was broken. The boy directly noticed though there is almost an earth. That is the American iloa.

a black stripe in its right sys. He kept the teligent men in from sgresitent among in. bird, and found that when the fracture was wanting men of old-fashioned ideas whe adhere quite well the block line disappeared.

to the time bonoured family system. There can be no doubt, however, that the days of the family regime are numbered, and it must give way to individualista suoner or later. Everything tends to work out to this end. In former times profession or pension was given to the family, but it ia now riven to individuals. The law and social systems no longer take cognisanes of the family, but of individuals as a unit. The old practice of making the head of a family responsible, and placing all other members in subordinate positions, will bars no longer any on which to stand, and it must needs be ground on done away with.

How long is it since you went to the Waverley Since 1st November last.

What capital had you and your wife, then We hadn't any at all.

The house was furnished, was it not?—Yes. And that was not your furnituro-No. It belonged to Mrs, Tuxford --Ye You agreed to purchase that furniture from Mrs. Taxford for 33,000 by instalments P-Yes, On the 20th September you gave a bill of sale on that furniture to Mr. Hott-Not on that

furnituro.

You did-Yox, but that was a mistake, Did you give ous Yes-

be delivered within twenty-five days. On April 1st another Üve chests were sold, which were to be delivered within fourteen days. There was no dispute, as far as he know, as to the amount or the price or anything of that sort. : Plaintiff bad arranged to purchase this opium from the Kwong Hung Shing shop.

His Lordship-How does that arise ?

Mr. Dennys said this firm agreed to hand over the opium. He did not think there was any disputs, as far as that wont, but the question

would arise as to whether this firm we give delivery, prepared in

The efforts of the American delegation at the second Hague Conference resulted in the readoption in an extended and amended fona of the Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputea as well as the framing and adoption of a Convention for an International Court of Prize.

He would. But, added Mr. Knor, the Conference went

international tribunal.

G.O.M. OF THE THAMES,

DEATH OF WORLD'S OLDEST OARSMAN.

With the death on July 2nd of Dr. F. J. Farnival, one of the most notable figures iu London literary and athletic circles has dis- appeared.

He passed away at his residence at Primrose Hill in his eighty-sixth year.

Dr. Furnival was probably the greatest authority of his time on arly English literature, concerning Shakespeare and particularly that

sovisties in different parts of London, and was author of several works dealing with his the aut

"On 2nd February you made un murangement / Prove that the defendants took a delivery ordo further and endorsed Mr. Hay's plau for an Milton. He founded a number of literary

with Mrs. Taxford by which the furniture was regarded as your own, and you gave her a bill of sale on the same furniture?—Yes.

What is your explanation of this first bill of sale on faraiture which was not your property? The first bill of sale was on turniture we took with us from Caine Road, and on furniture for which we paid Mrs, Ford $1,000.

I am asking you how you explain it

I explain. The first bill That

is how

of sale was supposed to have been on that

furniture.

to the Kwong Hang Shing, and that firm was prepared to hand over the opium at once, buf defondants, said they would soud for it next day. Bat they did not, and they had not token delivery up to date.

Kr. Seth I think a lot of time will be savad it we admit everything up to the Kwong Hung Shing.

His Lordship-Do you say you went to the Kwong Hung Shing?

Mr. Both Yes...

His Lordship-And you say they did not?

Mr. Dennys-They went, but they said they

How do you explain that it was not? It was would retur: eat stay and take delivery, and the fault of the solicitors, and they acknowledg-they-did not. ed it..

Mr. Fletcher-The solicitors are not re- presentel:

Mr. Both We say we wout, tendered the money, and they refused to take it because the

Debtor-My Law will have it on the record price had one up.

After hearing the evidence, his Lordship

of the Court that Mr. Hinds almittel he was-Centered judgment for the defendante, blame for these bille of sale being irregular.

Mr. Flotober-You must have been aware you were giving a bill of sale on Mrs. Tuxford's furniture. It is hardly possible you could sign a bill of sale with twelve pages of other people's ' furniture in it without noticing it

His Lordship-I thought you sail there was an agreement to purchase?

Mr. Fletcher-In December last the debtor went to Mr. Hott to borrow some money and

THE BUSINESS MALAY.

RUBBER DEALINGS IN TÉRAR,

The general plan of this tribunal

.

In his youth and

friend of many literary ginita," including Carlyle, Ruskin, Rossetti, Thackeray, Browning and Tennyson. Ha was wont to declare that Pning out killed Browning.

Dr. Farnivall was born at Egham, Surmy, and he used to tell of seeing King William IV. and Queen Adelaide drive in state to the little

incorporated, in addition to the fundamental favourite subject. d middle ago, he was the iden of permanence adopted by the Hay plan, the fundamental principles and procedure en- bodied in the conventions for the pacifio settlement of international disputes and for the establishment of the International Court of Prize. Inasmuch as it thus contained only wuch

provisions as

as bad in

in essence already been adopted by the Powers in the two conventions abovo-narmed, the Government of the

the United cooping the

that there could be no

The Duke of Wellington, too, ho frequently machinery of

of tho

saw journeying through Egham to London in Price Court for the Permanent a four-horeo post-chaise, for he would have Court of Arbitration, issued, on Octuber 18, none of the new-fangled railways." 1909, A11 identic cironlar Nato proposing to As an oarsman Dr. Farnivall had a widere. the Powers alternative procedura for the Inter-patation. He was probably the oldent scaller in national Prize Conrt and the investment of the world, for on a Sunday in February last he

to

tions of a Court of Arbitral Justice.

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This month's Blackwood opens with a poem entitled, "The Sailor King" from which we may quote the following two stanzas:

...

His friends are the old grey glorious waves

The wide world round, the wide world round, That have roared with our guns and covered

our graves

From Nombre Dios to Plymouth Sound; And his crown shall shino, a central snu Round which the planet-nations sing. Going their ways, but linked in ove, As the ships of our sailor-king. Many the ships, but a single floot;

Many the ronds, bat a single goal; And a light, a light where all roads meet, The beacon-fire of an Empire's soul; The worth of that light his seamen know,

Through all the deaths that the storm on

bring

The crown of their comrade-ship o-glow,

'The signal fire of the King.

EFFECTS OF THE COMET.

individualism, and,

Itke låttor, there are not

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From every point of view, this journal con- tinues, it is clear that individualism at present stands on a real, solid foundation. In 220 time in the history of the country has it made anch remarkable growth as during

the

present régime. It can be shown that from ancient to find a place, but its efforts have been times individualism has been making straggles only

successful under the oppressive und

partiifusace of the family system. From

this circumstance many are led 10 believe that the ayatem is constitutional, and oppose the adop tion f individualism, which they regard as a

choracic,

ind as contrary to the best

of the country. This is hardly the case, however. It

In the Court of the Chief Presidency Magis trate, Calentta, on the 1st inst, the following Western petition was presented by a young Bengali ised Prani Nath :-

the International Prize Court with tho fune celebrated his eighty-sixth birthday by pulling benet of Government and the people or for growth, but all the time straggles have beza

That the American plan would eventually be adopted Mr. Knox expressed the utmost con fidence. He did not, however, make it clear

the

The

I beg to state the following for your is true that the family system has for so rdship's information, I trust you will be many centuries exercised such a preponderating pleased to grant an order to have my wretched influence over the social life of the nation life sucrificed boforo

foro our goddess Kali Mata for that individualism has not bad much room an car in a race on the Thames between Ham-

Hindustan. I understand that tho comet morsmith and St. Margaret's,

going

ou for the overthrow of the tyra At a subsequent birthday party held by the appearing every night in the heavens is a very family system. No doubt there was a Furnivall Sculling Club for ladies, which the bad sign in the part of human bodies in the the latter was necessary for the pr grass of so

hed, a mammoth cake was illumin worl, In the sircumstances I hope you willciety, but that time was past long since. For for

"Doctor, **as they called hini, was justico, the preferinta consideration and many centuries the family system se obtaining known to all the watermen on the reaches of the answers to pay questions regarding this matter, Bocial evolution rather than necefsutus-thef

and as such it can searvaly to considera river between Hammersmith and Surbiton. He for being the victim."

thing of which Japan can be proud. was the "G.O.M" of the Thames

Oarsmen half his age hositated to "take him

ia scalling matches.

on

by the mina fazer expected that a ́s doable parposes whetizer the lines of the Prize Court, though speaking separate Arbitral Court would be formed apon not long ago at the Mohonk Conference, Dr. Scott, the Solicitor of the State Department, to whom the mattor has largely been entrasted. seemed to imply that the Arbitral Conet would, if The following is taken from the Perak Ad-created, I distinct from the Prize Court. ministration Report for 1909, and refers more

An interesting passare in the address was especially to Lower Perak The cultivation of rubler has rande, wonderful stridas The ap devated to the Americas conception of the of the country is transformel principles involved in the establishment of an pearance

very ba jadicial rather than nationalities are requiring land in various diplomatic matter,

AN ARDITRAL COURT.

Maidī

HIS WONDERFUL ACTIVITY.

•

The magistrate refused the request, and the applicant was recommended to resort to prayers more effenoiens means than immolating himself,

SIN

CHARACTER FROM CIGARS.

Japan has loog suffered from the bansful effects of the family system, politically as well as economically. The administration of the country since the establishment of tho Fujiwara rugency

in For his great age he was extraordinarily

1 the lands of one family Character from bandwriting and paltaistry we had successively been active both in mind and body. A represent-

the government from the grasp of preceding ative of The Evening News, who saw him on his are acquainted with, but a Paris contemporary or another strong enough to seize the reins of eighty-sixth birthday, found the doctor, although announces that dispositions can be ganged from

the ayare of figure, as actire and vigorous as cigars. The man who smokes, wo learn, is holder. This, generally

guild systom

to the people. Industr asking, spelt fissster

gare a bill of sale on furniture, part of which Numerons companies have been floated. Most Arbitral Court. International arbitration, the-av-rage man of forty. flis hair and beard Brazily recognised. His lips show it, without

of the Government loans have boon tepaid. All Mr. Kas, antes. The award of un. Arbitral wore white, but his voice was clear and strong, speaking. He who fixes his nigar deeply in the that was evolved resulted in casting

mouth is of a His Lordship-If there was an effectivo con plant it with rubber Ly cartel | Court should not be a compromiso, but a jailg. † his eyes keen and bright and his laugh expres-pt: one who bites off the end of his cigar is growth of individual enterprise or initiative, and

Mr. Winstedi hus the followinst ment, founded upon principient has fine and

was his own, and part Mrs. Tuxford's.

tract of that furnituro, I suppose the property. had passed to him.

of law and equity, Biro Have the America interesting tale to tell: The exuple of one Malay here (Matang), who set twrite acres gain upon dus and appropriate occasion

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nature resolute, sceptical, and into one uniform mould, thereby res

Mr. Fletcher-I think not. The agremnant of clean rubber for $8,000. has brought house submitted to international tribunal for any average man to abandon athletics autil dǝlicate person. The man who amukus his cigar corrupt courtiers may be considered as the first

was not to that affect. No doubt there was a the importance of diligunt supervision to his international law which had been already

was not.

50

husband, and of a persovering nature. If one

but refused it, and is 100 Borea

These

inore

ha

won

OUR APE ANCESTORS,

tami.

different

ganorons gesial spirit.

or listless. When the He was then preparing for his birthday race, care, then to nip of the end, the sucker development. The movement for individualism, the checking in to scall dogros general industrial time. as it proved, the last he was to row.

may be considered as a nae of caution. The however, was going on unconstugly all the I have boon soniling regularly for 63 years,"

The rise of the Fajiwara and the overthrow be told his visiter, Indised, there is no need user of the amber holder may be considered a

class compact apon and determined by the Supreas

to the end is a faithful friend, a constant victory of individualism over a mistake in this matter, but the creditors have whole makin with most elatury result, the United States, this Government having, of he takes to his deathbed,

When the tyranny of the Fujiwara part the zaked Hoversi questions about it, aul I want Another Malay, the headmas of some

is in the habit of throwing away the cigar when ly became unbearable, warriors rose is

were de Mr. Emberley to explain publicly, so that they ner, got an offer, on almost the same scale, for course, always accepted the awards of these A friend of mine punts at 90, and a major

the tribunals even where, as in some cases, their whom I knew won cycling races at 70. spending

"Brt a man cannot do these things unless only half-smoked he may be considered fickle, parts of the country and the former

ft. Personally Ι hundreds of dollars a month he wins from his decisions have not been in accord with these can see what the explanation is,

have not smoked blasé, and a trifter. Further, obarzoteristics privert of their power. Towards the close of aince I was 15 years of ace.

can be deduced from the habit of allowing the the regime of the Ashikaga faraily many men His Lordship-If there was a binding con-old trees on white ant killer, fungus cures and which had been previously pronounced by its

highest Cauri. clean weeding, and looks forward to making

Then I smoked muy first and last cigar up a civar to die oat. Such a person suffers from appeared eager for the assumption of power, treet, I should think the property had passed.

Indeed, the United States has taken eson-

want of memory. He may have aptitude for and for a long period the country was thrown watohful school-master. thousands of kollars & moutl BOOL his

into a chaos of isoessantstrife until the work of Mr. Fletcher-As far as I remember there things have afforded food for thought tingmuch as arbitration is thus, us stated,

advanced ground and has said that, tree to escape a

"Neither tobacco nor alcohol is good for a mathematics, but he is not selfish.

tranquilisation was finally consummated by Government officers, and some have

procedure,

whe hopes to be nu athletic octogenarian.” that Hie Lordship (to debtor)--. I suppose that list pressed their thoughts in the reports before e indicigment of an Arbitration Court mast "The Old Docter" liked to recall the early

Ipeyass. All these events show the steady assertion of the claims of individualism, and it conform to the principles of law and equity in- days when the Leunder Eight were cosed by of furniture was prepared under your supervision me. One officer, who admits that Malays the

who should be are among the first people

volved and

waterman who wore a white beaver top bat, a and that where, in its controlling,

ay be said that the foundation of modern

in the house?

allowed to reap any benefit. that is to b

this principle stockings. derived from the plouting of rubber, "-hus opinion, it is wholly clear and orident that

small areas to Malaye, on the aposial decision essentially fails so to conform such international decision should be open to an

He built the first narrow sculling best seen the two were confused in the lawyer's office in give that they shall each year for five years indicial revision. It is in accordance with this on the Thames. * some way. The second bill of sale contains only on

Scholar, sociologist, and spertama rais Plant five that which is rightly Mrs. Turford's.

bas done this because: "The ghosts of principle that the United States and Venezuoia Mr. Fletcher What is the immediate cause coffes ami tapos are still in every mukim in have recently negotiated a protocol of arbitration combination-Dr. Furnirall will be sadly missed be found in the existing gorilla, chim- Kichest offcial rank in the land from a mere of year bankruptcy. Having to pay too much the shapes of abandoned patches waving their providing for the submission to The Hague of in many and various circles in London.

warning blades of lalang. Moreover, one cannot the question of the revision of an international for the business is the first place; having to but feel that, whatever be the future price of award.

WEATHER REPORT: · the danger to the industry in In emphasizing the judicial as opposed to the "borrow this money to do it, and having to pay rubla will be very great when the large diplomatic nature of the proposed Arbitral!

The Hongkang Observatory yesterday issued estates are surrounded by patches of nativo. Court Mr. Knox is in sympathy with tho

On the 28th at 11.55 p.a.- Except over the favourite American conception of international the following report Explain farther We could not get a lesse grown rubber, ill-kept as, in the absence of rbitration, a concaption upon which, it is not too

the planting of the house at 74, Caine Road, so we immedi- special logislation on the lines of that much to say, the Arbitral Court scheme is based. Bonins, the barometer has fallen generally, the Lapus. Berbors and Bouthern Europeans.

of coconut trees the ately took steps to find another, and went to majority are likely to be. Clean weeding will Briefly speaking, the historical development of fall being considerable over the Loochoose and

in theory to spalons disease that may come will almost shadow the possibility of a like development in

the average raiat. Ang private and municipal law is taken to fore-light elsewhere. infections

international law. certainly and I's source in a native kampong.

Destor-No, from the existing inventory, and

for two houses for four months when we wors only receiving an income from ons house.

43, Kobiusou Road, for which honia we had to

pay 2400 rent to retain.

His Lordship-How much were you paying in Caine Road ---8200.

any

the

low.

| These words, says the Singapore Free Press, Dr. Bratt, after truing the development of the Roman judicial system, put the caco as have been written by a planter. They follows, in a recent address: might

of the picture. They Eido of

by an officer who

And that went on for four months-For look so entirely at one

Love Bride written

hava

June

more

A striking development of the Darwinian theory is supplied by Dr. F. Felchers, the German biologist, in the Zeitgeist. Instead of green coat with gold facings, and pink silk descent from a single aps, Dr. Melchers pro. civilisation of Japan is placed on the taste of In the whole history of the country no pounds the theory that mankind is really divided into four great race groups, each of which is

of single person perhaps furnishes descended from one of the four rice groups striking example of individual Capabili

apes, Representatives of these four to than

to the Hideyoshi, who rose are to be panzeo, orang and gibbos.

From a gorilla type of ape are descended the commoner, with no claim to distinction whatever in an age when class was everything and in- ruco which the writer calls West-Congo Guinea-dividuals nothing. Coming to a later Soudan-Negro, the Bani and Zulus, and also

the social and political revolution al t

of the present era has materially contributed the fair-haired and redhaired porthern races, including the Finns.

towards the Ansi triumph of the cats of From

the chimpanses spe descend Bushman, indfeitualism. In fact, the battle of in- dividualism has been already half won. From the premise sommarised above the Toyo Jiran Bystem, to the conclusion that the family Comer however useful it may have been in the past,. no longer suited to present-day society, and the sooner people are induced to recognise the fact, and to obriate domestic disputes or unhappiness that will otherwise be occasioned, the better for

The depression is now situated over the Central Loochoon. It is moving towards Pressure remains high over the Pacific to the W.N.W, or N.W. E. of Japan, and relatively low over N. China.

Fresh W. winds may be expected in the! There are thus three stages in the develop Channel and moderate SW. winds one month only, but after we got to Robinson the Sembilan in his mind's eve, for

ment of Roman judicial systems:-(1) The Road we found it was too far away from the I know of only one makin, or it may be two, in

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending private litigant submitted his controversy to along the 8. coast of Chins. an arbiter of bis own choice for decision been spoiled by tapioca Central, took a house at Gleaenly, and there.Perak, which baye

Clan wooding has certainly not appealed to

according to the conscience of a good and im. at 10 am. to day, 0.00 inches.

(2) the had to pay extra rent.

the magistrate or partial Many planters have the average planter,

The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon chosen from an official list planted up more and than they could erer

of to-day is as follows;— are properly upkept, and it is fair to ad-

W. and SW mit that the formation of companies has given men and money to the country to enable that which was bitten off to be chewed. This specula

has had its effect on the Malay. He has tion Mr. FletcherThe fact is, you took a house gold patches of rubber at enormous prices, and at Glenealy in addition to the Waverley Yes, is appetite is whetted to plant more for the And the Waverley was not paying Yes, In-demented forsiguart makes him

rich and makes him one month we took nearly $1,000

Was the bearling-house.carried on at a pro- it-No, never. We bought it through the misrepresentation of a former owner.

Did you buy the goodwill -The goodwill

and furniture for $1,000.

His Lordship-I thought you said it did not succeed?--On account of the doable expense.

Was the boarding-house business by itself a Bucoess --Yes, if we had not had to pay the zeut of an extra house we should have paid the money off

If it I, as one of his friends, look on in perfect complacence. I soo

to no reason jarap at the conclusion that disease will'spring up in his land, for the coffee blight did not begin in the Malay kan ng; but I endorse the suggestion that legislation heartily

be promptly adopted to ensure the treating of all cultivated lands according to the methods good husbandry.

of

panel

tea citizen arbitrator; (3) the ad.

justice is regarded as the duty and therefore

The orang-outang is ancestor of Tasinanians, Australians, and short headed South Germans; while Mongolians, Malays, Polynesiana and Siberians come from the gibbon apo.

Dr. Melchers promises further details of his remarkable theory.

KILLED IN THE PULPIT.

"SHANTUNG."

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the right of the State, and a judical system is | Hongkong & Neighbourhood wiada, moderate duel was fought at the opening of the evening tunging from elsewhere than the provinco of ·

prepared for and imposed upon the citizen.

fue.

Bame as No. 1,

W. winds, fresh. is not the same unconsciods development Formosa Channel

of arbitration be- Benth coast of Chins between i soon in the windspondent beings they

Hongkong and Lamooka. tween States? "AL chose arbiters, the Pope in times past, a South coast of China between

Rongkong and Hainan No. 1, foreign Sovereign in modern times the con.. scicness of the defects of this system, in decided but con which the individual case tinuity

of Jovision is wholly lacking, has led to the second stage, which dates from the first the appointment by in Conference-namely, ternational action of a panel of Judges from which the Judges forming the temporary tribunal are chosen. We stand upon the very

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As a result of a doel with knives, fought in all concerned. the pulpit of the Rock Creek Baptist Church at Williamsbury, Kentucky, the Rev. Robert Vanover is dead, and the Rev. Isane Perry and

The London Chamber of Commerce has been his cousin, Mr. Blaine Perry, are in gool under indictment (says the Telegraph's New York informed by the Manchester Chamber of Com- correspondent). More than 100 prominent rosi merce that the circular latter issued by the silk dents of the county whe witnessed the fatal trade section of the London Chamber in April fight have been subpoenaed as witnesses. This last, relative to the use of the work "Shan

as a description of silk prece goods been originating prayer meeting. Recently charges had preferred against Dr. Vanover, and pending the Shantung, China, has been under the considers- trial Dr. Perry filled the pulpit. Dr. Vasorer tion of the merchandise marks committee of the had been excluded from the meeting by the Manchester Chamber. trustees, but when the prayer meeting

and

здеррой convened he walked up the aisle into the

According to the witness during the last 25 years, that committee result Perry immediately hastened toward Dr. Yood that, in their opinion, the name.t.Ehantong

ought properly to be limited to silks woven in over, followed by Mr. Blaine Perry, and a fight China, and that to apply it to silke mana- began in the pulpit. Kuives came out, and infactured elsewhere, or to piece goods made of little while Dr. Vanover fell with a gash in the other fibres, or of mixtures of other fibres with neck. Dr. Vanover died within a few minutes silk, is u contravention of the Merchandise after sinking down near the pulpit, and both the Marks Act. This resolution was adopted by the board of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce. Perrys were arrested and hurried to gaol,

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