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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4TH, 1911.

WEDDING AT THE CATHEDRAL. HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD.

KELLY-WRIGHT.

The marriage was solemnised at St. John's Cathedral Fosterday morning of Mies Ada Winifred Wright, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Francis W. Wright, and Dr. Percy James Kelly, son of Dr. James Kelly, leto of the Bengal Medical Service. Though the bride groom, who is in the Government Medical Servico, has been resident in the Colony only few months, ho has miado in that short time a large number of friends, and many wore present

A meeting of the Sanitary Board was held yesterday at the Board Room. Mr. E. D. C Wolfe presided, and there were present:- Hon. Mx. A. W. Brewin (Registrar-General), Hon. Mr. E. A. Howett, Mr. A. Shelton Hooper, Colonel Bedford, H. A. M. C., (Principal Medical Officer), Dr. Filzwilliams, Dr. F

THE OLD QUESTION.

SUPREME COURT.

Tuesday, 3rd January,

IN APPELLATE JURISDICTION.

BEFORE THE FULL COURT.

THE CHINGBY ADMINISTRATION ACTION.

PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM-NAVIGATION CO.

The 70th ordinary general meeting was held on 13th December at the offices, Leadenhall ALreet, London, Sir Thomas Sutherland pre- siding,

tracte at a little lower price than those of the past year, although they were hardly lower than thos of the year before. Let them observe how ominou the coal strikes appeared to be; and, seeing thes they had certainly not yet exploited the results of the eight hours' legislation of recent dato, how was it possible for him or any responsible mian in his position to say what the price of coal was likely to be in the next 12 months?

THE ACQUISITION OF TIM BLUE ANCHOR LINE.

"CHIESE SLAVERY."

In the Mission Field for December-the monthly organ of the Society for the propaga tion of the Gospel-is published a letter from Bishop Montgomery, Socratary of the Society, describing a tour he has been making through various parts of China The Bishop stayed at an inn in Shantung, where ho discovered that Alluding to the company's purchase of the two sons of the proprietor had been to the niinos in South Africa. lis Lordship says that those mon spoke onthusiastically of the kind treatment Blao Anchor Line, he said he thought that it was an absolutely fair transaction on both sides. they received whilst thero, and that they bewail- The accounts showed that the £25,000 for good on the fact that they could not voturn for another will had already been written off, leaving the capital of the concern at present, at only turn in South Africa, Hundreds of Shantung £250,000; that was to say, about £100,000 late mon went out to the mines, and the Bishop found that there was the same testinny with regard "No ""class. It would be very hard if the Australlic was over greater than the tin of Chinese it neccesarily a revival in the shipping industry sa colonies continued to prosper, as soomed litely The company had participalul in the return of to be the caso, if the company should not to slavery in South Africa," adds the Bishop. prosperity, but only to a somewhat limited able to obtain some profit on a moderate The accounts were, howover, £80,000 capital of that kind. They established at ouco extent. would pay their usual dividond and bouns and ng a totally now desoription of passenger better than these of the previous year. They direct onrge line to Australia, and they opened carry forward £67,181, after writing off the business, which it had been impossible for them to enter into with their mail steamers lo considerable sum of £511,151 from the value of the feet. That was a very satisfactory, but not Australia, by any means on excessive, appropriation in view of futurs contingencies, by which ho meant, particularly, a lar, cemennt of shipbuild. ing, which they would hure to do in all prob. ability during the next fuw years. Every shig sold out of their doet had had to be replaced by a much larger, more costly, and, he had no doubt, a more valuable veseol, and that process of improvement was certain to go stondly forward

The CHAIEMAN remarked that during fully bolt of the 75 years' existence which he supposed Argument on the question of costs was heard they might now claim to have had, the company. Clark (Medical Offloor of Health), Dr. W. Win the cross-appeals from the docision of the Henenloyed a practical monopoly, but during the other half they had had to fight far their own, Pearse (Assistant Medical Officer of Health), Mr, W. Rees Davies, K.C., formerly acting Chief and not unsuccessfully, he hoped, so for as the concerned, and and Mr. W. Bowen Rowlands (sqcretary).

Justice, in the administration action between Li thareholders' interests more

with, be trusted, a satisfactory record as regards Correspondones relative to an application for Chok Hing and Li Pui Choi, alias Li Shok Pang, ed the annals of steam navigation. There had intho Cathedral to witness tho nuptial coromony. I permission to construct water closets at Now, 38/alias Li Hing Wai, The action was one in which been a great improvement in the trade of the than the value of a single mail alunor of the to their gool frontment from them all.

uver $1,000,000 was involved, and the original country during the past 12 months, and with and 40. Queen's Houd Contral was submitted,

Dr. FITZWILLIAMS minuted-I strongly con-hearing losted 54 days, judgment being delivered cur with the minute of the Modical Officer of June 4th. The Acting Chief Justice gave Health that the Board should have the power of judgment against Li Pui Choi (appellaut) for na romoval iu-all such cases. There would then be account of the estate of the Man Sing Tong, less opposition to the granting of water closets and against Li Chok Hung (respondeat) on the Wing Shing Tong isane, and both parties in gitablo pares. ·

. Mr. HEWETT minuted-The emo of No. apparted against the decision. The-Fall Court 38, Queen's Road Central, like that of the old reversed the judgment of the Court below. Hongkong Club, still further confirms me in Mr. M. W. Slade, K., and C. G. the opinion that water cloasts should not be al-Alabaster, instructed by Mr. D. V. Steavenson (of Mostre Desopa, Looker & Doncon), appeared for the appellant, defendant, Li Chok. Hang, and Sir Henry Berkeley, K., and Mr. Eldon Potter, instructed by Mr. Barlow (of Messrs Goldring, Barlow & Morrell), represented the respondent, plaintiff, Ji Pui Choi

The bride's resiconen in Hongkong was of ereu briefax duration, for she arrived only a fow wooks ago accompanied by her parents and The service was conducted by his Rister. Lordship Cho Bishop of Victoria (Dr. Lander), Johnson, the assisted by the Rov, F. T Cathedral chaplain. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a charming white satin dress draped with ninon old Irish Ince Tell, while her sister, Miss Queenie Wright, who acted us bridesmaid, wore a drasz of pale blue satin and ninon. The bride carried & shower bouquet of tube lilies and white chry santhemums, the gift of the bridegroom. The bridegroom was supported by Dr. G. D. R. Black as "best man."

Subsequent to the ceremony at the Cathedral -a-reception was held at the residence of the Hon. Dr. and Mrs. Atkinson, to which-between 60 and 70 guests were invited. After receiving

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lowed in the houses of this class.

The PRESIDENT said the question was whether the olcoots at 39, Queen's Road Thore wors Coutral, should be closed or not. two alternatives suggested by the Medical Officer of Health. One was the adviesbility of caueelling the permission to have inter alasets, and the other the serving of a notice and getting an order from the Magistrate for their removal,

mend the Governor-in-Council to withdraw the pormit.

the falicitations of their friends the happyHe thought, the easier plan would bo to recom.which he made as to costs only could not be couple left for Masao on their honeymoon, the bride's going away costume being an electric blue cloth cost and skirt, a Murshow hos and muff and a brown hat trimmed with Marabou feathers.

The bride's gift to the bridegroom was a silver eigarcite box, while the bridegroom's gift

to the bride was a silver-mounted dressing case, and a diamond and sapphire ring. To the bridesmaid be prevented a gold bracelet.

Following is a list of the other presents- Mr. and Mrs. Wright. Sheffold loa tray, plato,

-pearl and turquoise bracelet.

Mr. Wright, coral ring.

Mr. Wright to bridegroom, silver flask.

Mrs. Wright to bridegroom, cut glass spirit

bottle.

Mrs. Daar, tantalus,

Mr. Douglas Wright, biscuit barrel, Ming Wright, revolving batter dish and pair

of cricklito lamAYOR. Capt. and Mrs. Kolly, dessert knives and forks. Mrs. Macpherson, sulfs bottle

Mrs. Wheeler, silver trinket box.

Mr. Lionel Kelly, nerviatto ringe.

Mr. Harry Walker, jam jur and spoon. Mrs. and Miss Woodhams, silver ton spoons and

tonga,

Sir Henry Berkeley said the general principle with respect to costa which by law were left in the discretion of the Judge was that any order apported against except by leare of the judge who made the order. That was nocerling to section 49 of the Judierre Act and by the corresponding section in the local Ordinance.

Mr. Slade The wording of which indifferant Sir Henry Berkeloy-But tho souse is the same. Proceeding, he said there were numor- ous cases which made it abundantly clear that where there were any materials before the Judze upon which he might exercise his discretion the exercise of that discretion would not be the questioned in the Court above.

Mr. Hoorn-It is wa who do that, sir, hion, Air, HAWETT-klas the Vice-President spoken to you about this, sir?. I brought tho question up at the Legislativo Council some time age, and I understood he was going to look into the question as to whether the Government bad power to remove them closets.

Mr. HOOPER-We can deal with the matter at once as a nuisauce.

free nud

Dr. FITZWILLIAMS-Can we -closets?

MAQMDA

Hon. Mr. BewETT That is the question. Mr. Hoord-Wo can serve a notice on the owners to abato annisance,

-

His Lordship-Yen, but you are going to another rulo. Wo have firat to get rid of Section 49. They are two things absolutely distinct

Hon. Mr. HEWETT thought this should be au Sir Hoary Borkoloy said the Judge decided in object leason for the Board not to permit fixe this case against the plaintiff on the Wing closets in Chinoso houses. If they did they Sling Tong claim, and in the ordinary course would have to have one hundred inspectors all defondant world to entitled to his costs with round the Colony watching, water closets alone.rospect to that claim, but the Jadga said that this The PREBIDENT said a nuisance notice coull was a case in which he should exercise his special boserved ordering the owners to alate a nuisanc discretion as to costs, and therefore he ordered the Dr. TYTZWILLIAMS-Would it not be as well defendant to hear all bis own coats... Defendant

Mrs. W. Woodhams and family, silver to apply for powers to close all water closets

„photo frame.

Mr. and Mrs. S. Woodhams and family, pair

silver candlesticks,

Mr. and Mrs. Boucher, water colour picture. Miss Henwood, jak stand.

Miss Moncton, selections from Tennyson. Miss K. Monckten, peart and turquoise pendant

and ogg-stani.

Mr. and Mrs F. Pino, pearl and turquoise

brcoch.

Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Smith, silver mustanl pot, Mr. and Mrs. Jade, silver anlvor.

Misses Mary and Peggy Scott, hot water jug. Mr. and Misses Jackson, silver tea spoon and

tonga:

Mr. and Mrs. Bensted and family, dessert sugar

bowl.

Mra. Plomley, flower bowl.

Miss Margerot fear, suamel brooch set. Dr. and Mrs. Hoar, pearl and turquoise brooch. Mr. Stonning, silver trinket box.

Dr. Travers, silver vases.

Dr. Brooks-Keith, carved sandal wood box. Mrnd Mrs. Moure, water colour picture. Droid Mrs. Shaw and family, silver cake knife, Captain Wright, silver writing table set.

Miss Dobis and Miss Hills, silver serviette

ringa.

Dr. Collier, breakfast dish.

Dr. and Mrs. Sony, brass Inttor rack.

Mr. and Mrs. Watson, brass in stand.

that are becoming a nuisance?

Hen. Mr. HEWETT-I think, sir, Govern mont has the power.

was uppoating against that order, and that only,

His Lordship-An order as to "costs only is very well anderstood. This order is a general order in the whole action. In a judgment which covers the whole action and distributes the law, how can that be an order as to costs only?

Mr. HUOPER-Don't you think the best way would be for the Board to order removal of these closets subject to the opinion of the Law Officer of the Crown being takon ?

Gir Honry Berkeloy-For the purpose of Colonel BENFORD-In any case the nuisance this appeal the order is as to costs only. to be abated.

Mr. HOOPER That mast be. I move that notice be served on the owners to remove the

closets.

Hon. Mr. HEWETT seconded, and the motion was agreed to:

With respect to the application for permission to erect five water closets at the Italian Convent,

His Lordship Your point is really not maintainable.

Sir Henry--Wo Rubmit that appeal will not be because appellant did not obtain leave of tho Court below to appeal against the special order as to costs..

His Lordship said he interpreted the jung ment to mean that the learned Judge refused cests because of his opinion of defendant's

THE MAIL SERVIOR.

"UNPRECEDENTED LEGISLATION IN

_____SINGAPORE,"

which

RING

FOR A CASE

OF

UP

M.P. WHISKY

Ho folt that they had reason to believe that the present busynuay of trade would continuo, but there was one rather important section of their trade which was threatened with confusion In common with about a dozen owing to some unprecedented legislation in Singapore. other composites, both British oud forvigu. which served the trade of China and the Straits. In looking into the futut they had always Saitlements, they entered into an agreemont to remember that they had to mesta crisis, more about 16 yours ago of course, in strict con or less of an anxious charactor, with referenco formity with Boglish law-to secure what to their mail earvien avery four or five years, trade unionists would call a living ware," but they were gradually becoming more indef 14 years ago freights had arrived at a

was disastrous to all con pondout of their mail sorrico. When ho joined pont ilie company as one of their managers the sub-cerned. The Straits shipping trade had since sidy they revived for a limited sad, compare then beon carried on with the utmost efficienes tively speaking, a very slow service was very and regularity, in proof of which assertion he early double the subsidy they now resolved quoted the final words of a raport made by the. for the splendid service toy carried ou. At Singaporo Chamber of Commerce to the Royal that time the proportion of their subsidy was Commission which sat for two years to in- equal to about one-fourth of their gross roveone; vestigate the procedure of what were called the proportion that day was approximately one "Shipping Rius." He was examined for somo twelfth, and perhaps even a little less. They hours by the Royal Commission specially about JOHNSTONE'S had thus been working gradually towards inde- Singapore business, and the only griesauge pondence in so far as Government subventions which he could detect in the many questions pat were concerned, but, overthless, the faturo efto him was that the companies which worked the mail service was always a matter of keen the tin mines in the Malay Peninsula were to the conferrence because they anxiety to those who managed the company's hostile affairs. A good deal had icon written in the could not have their tin carried gratait.

ballast 11A

Or ut about newspapers recently as to the prospect of a rail-ously

6. way to Ilia. which was to land passengers ton. All all avents, the Singapore Government unil maila in Bombay in about a week's was struck with the idea that the ship time from Loadon. He thought that it waers profits must be so large in Sing would take some years. to accomplish that apore that a tax of 20 result; but, on the other band, the Siberian their freights, or any higher tir they might Railway was an accomplished fact, and it was afterwards impose, would prove of bonell to the capable of carrying passengers and maila in a trade of the colony. The theory of the Bill was much more rapid way than any steamship com almost comical, for it seemed that the produes of munication could possibly do. If it should as this taxution was to be employed in subsidizing happen that that route should be adopted in come opposition to the present-suposuers, who must notion with the next mail service to the Forthen be reduced to such a condition that they East it would make an enormous shange to their could only follow Japanese example and commit company, but he did not say a disadvantageous hari kori. (Laughter.). change Personally, he was not afraid of what- The legislation emanated ostensibly from over developments might occur, for if they were a petition signed in no way by morohants freed from a communication with the farth and shippers, but by a very miscelaneous est East, be believed that they world find means class of persons who were absolutely of of developing the. nompany s business in other no authority whatever in the matter in directions which would be more independent and question. The worst that could be said about a not less profitable. At the same time, be thought shipping conference was that it bore some 50] it wasabsolutely essential for them, while paying a resemblance to a non-statutory trade union, dividend equalling over the whole of their stocks but in the case of a shipping conference 9 per cent. per annum, to maintain a fiancial it was always of a temporary and fragilo position which would cuablo them to avoid lie character. Could one imagine this sort of necessity of raising sex capital, no matter what

transformation might come about in the future working of the company. (Hear, hear.) That was the reason why the direptors wore every year particularly anxions about the nature of the company's reserves.

THE REVENTI.

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EXTRACT FROM "THE LANCET.

66 (DUR ANALYSIS of this Whisky regard to it is honest, that is to say--it is Pare Malt Whisky distilledin the Pot Still. over, the evidence of the palate is in favour of the statement that it is fully matured, The

OUR indicates that the statement made in

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flavour, while malty and rich, is soft. This

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hisky, is well adapted for Special Dietetic

IT PAYS

you to buy this Whisky. Each case contains a coupon, and one who holds the ous selected by the Distillers is entitled to a FREE FIRST CLASS PASSAGE HOME.

H. RUTTONJEH & SON,

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

thing coming to pass, that a trade union-let CHS. J. GAUPP

the shipowners be called by that name-having settled a rate of wages, not disputed by its employers, for which the union gave import- ant, valuable, and efficient service-a Govern mont (say, the present Government of this country) would thon step in and sayThese wages- that we, these freights are too high. The most striking figure in the general work We must tax you heavily, and the higher you ing account wak unturally that under the head make your freights the higher the tax must be; of freight, charters, &c., which amounted this and then we will hand over these taxes to some year to 1.734,247, showing an increase ever association of what trade unions call blacklega last year of £215,430 For the last five yours he in order to induce them to come into the found that their freight account, which was so field and ruin your trade out of your own important to them, had been absolutely station packets." But if it should so happon that the Mr. Blado said the only differonco in sectionary, notwithstanding the vastly increased capa blacklogs" did not come into the Geld, or that. 49 of the Judicature Act and the corresponding city of their feet in that period. That was they soon disappeared, then the Singapore Ordinance in Hongkong was that the Act said owing to the fact that the sene had been crowd Government would probably hug themselves with ed during those years with an enormous amount satisfaction that in imposing a heavy burden of that leave to appeal on a question of costs had of tonnago, with the consequence that freights tszation on shipping (although he doubted to be obtained from the Judge who tried had been kept very low. In 1905 4,116 vessels whether they would over be able to recorer the. case. The local Ordinance said nothing of the passed through the Suez Canal-of his connection taxation from foreign ships) they might accum kind. Leave lind to be obtained from the Court, with which he desired to say, in passing, that alate a rovenze towards the requirements of the harbour specula- After hearing farther argument, their Lord he was very proud while in 1909, 4,239 vessels colony in other directions-kay, for instance,

passed through it, showing an addition of 3 per their Tanjong Pagar cent. to the number of ships; but whereas tira, which, no doubt, was a canso of consider abips reserved their decision.

the gross tonnage which passed through ablo anxiety. He was confident that, even in

The MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH in Battitude." minato stated that the architects in this ense

wore nuable to obtain safficiant water from the well and asked that the five water closets be applied from the main source. Healvised that the application to allowed in the circumstances, Colonel BEDFORD minnted-I concur in

Captain Walter Wright, antique silver sait and the ruinate of the Modios) Oficer of Health.

pepper onstars.

Miss Ethel Wright, salt collars. "Nanino" George, silver ten service. Alico, silver batter knife.

Lilinu and Kate, silver cucumber knife. Kate Lipscomb, crown derby coffea cups. Mr. and Mrs. Hollands, pickle jar and fonat rack. Mesers, Ambrose & Son, lace ten cloth. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Ireland, pair of ross bowls Mrs. Rose, desert sugar bowl.

Dr. and Mrs. Ground, Irish lace tea cloth.

Mr. Ormiston, silver sugar castor.

Miselle. Renardis, sal cellars.

Miss Abraham, silver almaese,

Miss Teahol Snelling, silver trinket box.

Mixa Hilda Dunn, lace fray cloth

Miss Winifred Moore, knife rests.

Miss Jessie Macphail, silver nutpiskers.

Hon. Mr. HEVETT-In view of the presont condition of our water supply under no circum- stances should water from the main be used for dushing purposes.

Mr. Hoor-Grant.

The PRESIDENT explained that this applica tion was similar to one..which was before the Board some time ago, and the compromise sug gested was that the Board should recommend a

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

BEFORE MR. F. A. HAZELAND (ACTING PUIGNE JUDGE).

E SCHOOLMASTER'S CLAJE.

A Chinese schoolmaster sued the father

the Canal in 1805 wat 18,300,000 tons in

& CO.,

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,

CHATER ROAD,

ARE NOW SHOWING-

VERY

FINE SELECTION

OF

those gomerhat revolutionary times, no Britiel DIAMOND

Government would ventare to submit legislation

1909 the gross tonusgs roco to 21,500,000 tous, being an increase of 17 per cent. in of this character to the House of Commons; and, the actual size and capacity of the vessels pas- that being bis opinion, ho could not imagine eing through in the Eastern tendo, And what that this despotio interference with the liberty was true of the Eastern trade was absolutely of British and foreign ship wors, carrying on true of every other trade throughout the world. their business in strict conformity with the of The improvement in their present account only laws of this country, should or woall over ro-

His Lordship called the attention of the plaintiff to the fact that he had made a mistaks

in

addition.

He afterwords alluded to the circumstances in because they had two or three very disadvant ageous circumstances to contend with during the connection with the company's refund of the earlier part of the year. The great conl strike money to the passengers by the Himelayn in in Australia cost them £20,000, and the unfor consequence of the terrible outbreak of plegab tanate accident to the China in the docks in in the vessel, and incidentally romarked that London cost them altogether £30.00 in repairs when the ship left London, as far as their know- and the loss of freight which followed on the lodge rent, it was absolutely free from any dis- derangement of their programme. But for ease whatorer. those two recurrences the year's profit would therefore have been £50,000 greater than it was. To turn from the freight to the passon ger depurt-

Miss Rowlins and aliss Storons; silvor tea spoon permit on ocndition that tho Conrent took the threo of his pupils for $39.45 for school fees and i came about is the last six months of the year, ceiro the sanction of the Crown. (Hoar, enr.)

five closets existing off the public manin and sup. for tea expenses, Mr. Stenverson, of Messrs. plied the whole ton with an independent water Deacon, Lesker & Deacon, appeared for the supply. Now the engineers came forward with defendant. A fresh application in which they stated that it was impossible to supply all the ten closets from the well, and asking permission for the flushing. of five with the water from the public maine. - Colonel BEDFORD thought these educational establishments should be treated exceptionally, and moved that the application be granted. The REGISTRAR-GENERAT seconded. Hon. Mr. IEWETT said he would vote against the resolution. He did not think in a Colony like this, as we were now, that fired water clos- ets should be allowed on any of the higher lorels.

Dr. Goldie Scott, silver quaigh.

Dr. Leggott, silver vases.

"Disk," silver dessert spoons. Captain and Mrs. Turner, silver fish servors. Mrs. Reynolds, breakfast ornet. Mrs Elsden, table centre.

Mr. and Mrs. E. Cowell, handsome lace cloth. Mrs. and Misses Blonch Mason, travelling clook. Captain and Officers of s. s, Sundo, Japanare

china ten service.

Dr. Dalmahey Allen, nut crackers and picks. Mr. Wood and Mr. Melbourne, sweet dishes. Dr. and Mrs. Y. K. To, pair of rosebowls and

carved ivory brush.

Lient. Commander Adair Hall, set of silver

serviette rings.

Dr. Fitzwilliama, silvar sugar castor.

Mr. H. A. Michell. liquer cups and tray.

Dr. and Mrs. MacFerlane, set of tables.

Toto.

TRAINING OF NULLAHS.

Mr. Stevenson said the plaintiff was actually chiming 235.65 school foes. It was rather curious that although he was a schoolmaster he made

THE CAPITAL ACCOUNT.

Referring to the satisfactory position of the

Major and Mr. Stewart Taylor, pendant and training of the nullahs shown in the plan whole year. Bo produced rules and regnistions that accessity to the beat of their power. Ther, which was carried unanimously, after the

chain.

Dr. W. B. A. Moore, silver ten spoors.

Dr. D. G. R. Black, silver butter dishes. Dr. and Mra Saunders, mother of pearl sweet

dishes and rose bowl.

Dr. and Mrs. Jorden, trinket box. Dr. and Mrs. Hartley, silver te knives. Mr. Christopher Wilson, set of olive spoons

and forks.

Misses Wilkinson, toast rack.

Dr. and Mrs. Montagao Hurston, silver ruses. Dr. and Mrs. Charles Forsyth, silver tea knives. Dr. W. V. M. Koeb, serviette rings.

Mr. Logan, mother of pearl ton eh.

Mr. Dyer, silver card tray,

Mr. Woodcock, silver sweet dishes.

Capt Bell and Capt. Perry, liquear cups..

Mr. Woodhouse and Mr. Fletcher Japanose

ombroidery.

Mr. G. N. Orue, two laeb teadlothi

Mrs. Stodmer, silver card caso.

Dr. Hobson, pepper and salt castors.

attached.

in regard to this school.

AND

ENGLISH MADE

HALL MARKED

ALSO

A LARGE STOCK OF

MAPPIN & WEBB'S

ment, the amount received this your was company's capital aceomat, he stated that during JEWELLERY a mistake in addition and also in the English £1,231,483 or only £15,000 odd in excess of the the past five years they had bailt 160.00 tons of letter which he wrote to the defendant. figures of the previous year, and yet they carried shipping at a total cost of nearly £4,500,000, Defendant said he was claiming in rover 3,000 passengers more this year. The pes which worked out at £26 12s 68. per ton. He was, however, glad to say that the total book cost gongers, however, made shorter journeys to u speet of three boys for the school your large extent, and they were omphatically passen-

of their tonnage figured at about £5 per ton The motion was carried, Hon. Mr. Howett at $15 ench and tea expenses $2.40 gers who availed themselves of the cheapest allowing, of course, for the cash reserves, which voting against it, while the President did not It was the onstem in veranonlar schools to passage they could obtain in the company's stood practically to the credit of that toonage. pay the fees yearly when the boys entered the ships. The directors were naturally a little dis. He was perfectly certain that no shipping com. A letter from the Government relative to the school. It did not matter whether a boy appointed at that resalt, because during the fire pany stood, as regarded its capital account, in a passenger vessels to the value of £3,800,000.hich was reflected, of course, in the market training of nullahs our the Military Hospital left or not before the end of the year. He had ears from 1905 to 1909 the company had built are satisfactory position than that - a position stated With reference to your letter of the 21st July last I am directed to inform you that beer a schoolmaster for twenty years and it had The fact was that the Eastern world was appar value of their property. (Cheers.) Ho conclad- Sir William Adamson socended the motion, it has been decided to take in hand at ouco the blways been his ouston to charge fees for the ently obliged nowadays to travel most economi od by moving the adoption of the ropert.

cally, and the company endeavoured to meet however, felt somewhat discouraged at the fact Chairman had replied to a few questions; and Mr. Stevenson said if the plaintiff was suing not only of the large oatlay to which he bad re the dividends and bonus recoamouded were on the rules and regulations they must beferred on new ships, hat also at the constant afterwards approved.

growth in expenditure in providing the luxuries he might say, those necessities-which passeng stamped.

His Lordship, after looking through the rules, orsnowadays required, however little they might said there was no mention of fees having to be pay. paid in advance.

Plaintiff-No, it is not necessary. It is On the debit side of the account he would only allude to the heaviest item-coal, which in the past year crat tiem £818,907, or £48,000 more thau in the previous year and £110,000 more than was shown in the statement two years ago. The Dalai Lama, who is still at Darjeeling, as The increase of 15 per cent. in the cost of coal by them: Second Class, Third Division, Imperial Plus only Cost of Transport to

comparing the figures this year with those of Chinese Order of the Double Dragon, Reverend renewed his request to be allowed to visit Eng-two years ago was partly owing to price, which Arthur Sowerby Third Class, First Division, land. He will leave for Caleutta on January 12, was very high this year; in a great measure to and after a stay in that city will probably go to the increased spood at which their large mail Imperial Chinese Order of the Double Dragon, stars were navigated; ond also largely to the Reverend Evan Morgan, and Benjamin Charles England. The latest reports from Lhassa stats extre voyages they had had to carry out during Broomball, Esq., F.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. that the situation there is unquiet.

the last 12 months. They had made some con-

Mr. HOOPER minated-Very satisfactory. Dr. FITZWILLIAMS minated-I agree with Mr. Shelton Hooper, and hope that the number of cases from this district during the next five montbe will be loss than those reported since the matter was before the Board last (Jaly 1910).

The REGISTRAK-GENERAL minated-Were any snopheles found in these nullahs? What about anophel s in other localities P

The MEDICAL OFFICEE OF HEALTH minutod In reply to the Registrar-General, Colonel Sir Joseph Fayrer's letter of 22/6/10 witáched states definitely that anopheles mosquitoes have been found in these pullahs.

The paper was laid on the table.

MORTALITY STATISTICS.

The mortality statistics for the wook onded December 10th showed that the death-rate per 1,000 of the Britisli and foreign community was 37 and for the whole Colony 20.3.

understood.

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The case was adjourned.

THE COAL EILL.

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The King has been pleased to give and grant unto the undermered gentlemen Majesty's Royal licenced authority to accept and wear Decorations (as stated against their respective names) which have been conferred upou them by his Majesty the Emperor of China, in recognition of valuable services rendered

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