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SUPREME COURT

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION, Monday, January 8th. BEFORE IS HONOUR THE CHIEF JUSTICK (SIL FRANCIS PIGGOTT).

The d'argument de THE ELECTRIC TRACTION

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 9rm, 1912.

the defendant agreed to transport for the plaintiffs (rom Juale Bay to Macao. In the alternative the plaintiffs claimed $1,000, the value of the timber and cable.

COMPANY MEETING.

UNITED SERDANG (SUMATRA): RUBBER PLANTATIONS (LIMITED).

"A"SUCCESSFUL. YEAR'S TRADING..

the contrary intention appear, be construed disjunctively, and not, as implying the word “similarly," unless the word "similer," or other equivalent expression has been added.

There was a counter claim by Ng Tsun In regard to the words "other causes "the section means exactly what it saya, It Kee for $774, amount due for work and.. might be said that electrolysis causes the labour done in receiving and removing

timber and cable for the defendants.

The Fourth Ordinary General Meeting of physical deterioration of the line, and, that

Mr. Lewis appeared for the Electric Light this company was heid last month at the. any other cause" would mean any other

(the chairman of the company) presiding similar cause, but the interpretation ordin-ing Co. and Mr. Holmes, on behalf of Mr. Cannonlstreet Hotel, Air. Arthur Lampard

F. X. D'Almada, for Ng Tsun Kee.--

The mesting had been convened to take ance clears that, away.

Mr Holraes asked for an adjournment'sas Mr. d'Almada was away, and the papers had place at the London Chamber of Commerce, but the Chairman explained that, owing booked which was quite inadequate to ac.. only been handed to him that morning. He to a disunderstanding, a room had been know absolutely nothing about the case,

Mr. Lewis--It is an unfersunate accident.commate the furge number of shareholders attending, and he accordingly proposed the His Lordship-It would not be fair, under adjourhment to the Chimon-street Hotel, His Lordship-Supposing the last clause, after the words telegraphic or telephonic-the circumstances, to go on with the case, which was agreed to.

as I would have to grant them a rehearing. communication, had been affected, 1 should

if they claimed it, and showed cause why I have thought it high time to call on the

should be granted. Of course, the plaintiffs will be entitled to costs of the day. other side.

Mr. Lewis-1 ask for $10 costs on each

His Lordship have not yet been införm Mr. SladeIt is a chemical decomposition which causes the physical destruction of the object affected,

This was a special case in which the Gov ernment of Hongkong claimed damages toed as to what electrolysis is. the extent of $40,000 front the Hongkong Electric Traction Company for injuries caused by the working of the company's lines to the lines used for telephonic com

· manicātion lajd down by the Government. Mr. M. Slade, K.C. and Mr. Eldon Petter (instructed by Mr. F. B. I.. Bowley) appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. C. G. Alabaster (instructed by Mr. Holborow of Messrs. Deacon, Looker and Deacon) for the defen dant company.

The question for the decision of the Court is if telephonic communication by_nieans of say

action.

His Lordship-The amount to be paid before the next hearing. It will be a con- dition of any hearing the case that these costs are paid.

The case was adjourned to January 22nd.

CLAIM FOR GOODS SOLD,

In the course of his spooch the Chairman said:

-Turning to the balance sheet for n moment, on the liabilities side I think the only item which needs any reference from me is the fact that our capital this year is 10,000 higher than it was at this time last year. That is due to the exercise of options. The balance of those options the only options now outstanding is to,oo, and those will complete all the options that are outstanding, be exercised at the end of this month, which On the assets side of the balance-sheet the differences are that our buildings stand at £5376 3 tod, more than they did at this time last year; the live stock stands at 2 os. 6d. more than last year; labour advances are 45 18. g. in excess of what they stood at last year; sundry stocks and stores are 107 Sad. more than they wore at this time last year; and our stack- of produce, las against security, debtors,

A SHANGHAI DIVORCE CASE,

The London papers report at some length the hearing of the petition of Mr. John. Curzie Hanson, a retired solicitor, formerly practising in Shanghai, for dissolution of his marriage with his wife, Gladys Emma, on the ground of her misconduct with two co-raspondents, Jobu George Monorioff and Ernest Atkins,

ahauffeur.

All the parties put in answers. denying the not appear and was not represented. allegations, but the corespondent Atkins did

Consol For the petitioner, Mr. Barnard, C., and Mr. Le Bas, for the respondent, Mr. G. F. Emery for the on-respondout Moncrieff,

Sarith. Mr. Harold

Mr. Barnard, opening the case, stated thist to England for a holiday and in August be made the petitioner in March, 1908, came from. China the acquaintance of the respondent, who was leading an irregalar life. Bho told him a story that she had run away from home and that hor friends had das rtod her. Mr. Hasson formed a very strong affection for her. She was quite young. They were married on March 2, at the Westminster Registrar's Offro They went to live at Exmonth. Very soon the wife expressed dissatisfaction with the gaior constry life. He went to Southampton to seek a house, believing that in that neighbourhood there would be more society for her. He was away his wife was absent from home and also her for two or three days. On returning he found maid.

Mr. Stade-It would be better if the word "telegraphic" fuad been left oui. The last sentence covers absolutely all the damage done to a fine used for the purpose of tele- phonic communication. The line affected is cabie lue a fine used for the purposes of telephonic of telephonic communication' and, and if you affect the purpose used area communication by the Government of Hong | telephonie communication, you affect the

Messrs. Blackhead and Co. sued the Globe kong. (but not cables or wires themselves,thing which is referred to in the section.

Hotel for $488.35 balance due for goods or the sheathings, coverings, or all supports), The words "or other cause "cannot be rend

sold and delivered, Mr. P. W. Goldring

maid, and znother mur. as njcaning "other similar cause." I sub-

appeared for the plaintiffs and Mr. Leo. -has-through induction or otherwise, been injuriously affected by the working of the

D-Almada for the defendant. Judgment by defendants

consent was entered, for $450 and Sag costs, defendants widertaking, are liable, under the provisions of Ordinance 10

Sino to be paid forthwith and the balance

three, monthly instalments of $125. of gue?

mit that any cause of injury to the line is covered by the enrlier portions: of the section, and not merely physical injury to actual material of which the line is composed. Now comes the question whether or not the

In opening the case, Mr. Slade said it was a special case that differed purlaps from the ordinary special case, in that portions opt to redress given in the earlier portion More objected to by one side or the other is not bring evidence in the case. He suggest

of the section is cut down by the words in the latter portion These latter words are for the purpose of this section, a rable or

NOTES AND NEWS.

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER”

Couns I suggested it would be made clear that the wife, as soon as her husband had gone to Southampton on October 4, went on a motor-car In April, 1910, Mr. tour with the co-respondent, Monorioff, her Hanson bought his wife s motor car. He took his intention being to stay there when in town tben aade exonses for fat in London at 32, Westminster-maasions, on basinges. The wife

Moncrieff

ed that the most convenient course to adopt the shril be deemed to be injuriously affect London fast month, to the R. H.A. K.Year we are reviewing has amounted to at various times in the fit with his wife; that' would be to read all the undisputed portioned if telegraphic communication by means of the special case in the first instance, and of such cable is affected through induction then, when the time came, to consider whe- or otherwise, or is in any way affected by

ther or not the rest was admissible..

any act or working of the company," Do"

of that be asked her and cash at bank and in hand amount to

in the country. In visy living in London while her husband was at home £43014 89. 20., against which we have

mether, Mrs. Howell, to live with her at the Creditors and bills draw of £79 144, 24. In September, 1910, his wife met with a I think those are the only differences that

motor accident near Reading. Host once came She did to town from Exmouth to see her. exist in the balance-sheet.

was Turning to the profit and loss account, you

4. The petitioner's case was that Lady Co stance Fuljambe, daughter of the will see that our profi secured during the not tell him Monorieff was in the motor-car. late Earl of Liverpool, was quietly married in

£43,707 95. 30., against a profit secured last she gave way to drink and that when he

him to her she said she would not retara to Hawkins, vicar of Whitwell, none Malton, year of £21,615 tos. 6d. (Cheers.) With the learned from her mother of her habits and spoko Yorkshire. It will be remembered that the marriage was arranged to take place at St. carry forward of £4,277-155, id. the total Peter's Church, Eaton-square, on the 3rd of available balance which we have to dispose Next day he left the Ast, permitting his wife to mission we suggest dealing with this sun £10 sek, He subsequently learned, throngh by the payment of a dividend of 20 per cent.luquities, of her associations with Monerieil and and carrying forward £14,985 48. 44. We also with the other corespondent Atkins, s we formed this company 4 years ago the chauffeur, who was driving hac about. The

the flat and staged with her. we would be likely to secure this year was

It was also estimate that we made for the profit which allegation was that Atkins was frequently at £35,000. We have therefore to congratulate on one session after she had returned homs alleged that Mrs. Esuson stayed at the Sureox ourselves, I think, that we have had a under the inflnonce of drink. successful year's trading.

Hotel, Bustlouros. in December, 1910, giving the name Mrs. Gregory, and that Moncrieff stayed in the same hotel,

His Lordship-Would it not be better to these words cut down the remedy given in fly, but the bride failed to appear at the of is £52.085. 45. 40, and with your perrain there and making her an allowance

read the whole and then, let objection be taken to the disputed portions?

Mr. Slade The disputed portions come in the middle of the case, my Lord.

Mr. Potter then outlined the case, which 'he skid originated in April, 19th. The plain uff claimed $40,000 as compensation for injuries caused to the Government telephone line by the working of the company's tram- The plainti was the Attorney- Ways. General of Hongkong, and the defendants "the Hongkong Tramway Company, properly described on the date on which the case was opened as the Electric Traction Company. The amount claimed by the plaintiff was the ammunt expended by the Government or afterations in their telephonic communica Tions,

Mr. Stade-Your, Lardship will realise from the reading of the case, that the com- plaint of the plaintiff against the Tramway Company is that the working of the trains way has so lajuriously affected the telephone

necessary to make considerable alterations

the earlier portion of the suction? If the word telegraphic" applied only to the communication popularly associated with telegraph signals and instruments; fit the was to be read in its popular sense.

down the earlier effect would be to cut portion of the section and render it meaning less as far as telephones are concerned."

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THE COLOUR QUESTION IN SOUTH AFRICA. The Appeal Court at Capetown has dismissed

Encopes the appeal lodged by Mr. Moller, landowner in the Keimoes district, against the refusal of the raps. Provincial Court for an order to compel the local school authorities to admit his two children to school. It was con- touded that Mrs. Mellor off-coloured." protested against the admission of the Motler and that the parents of offer children bad ohildren to the ashool,

His Lordship-That is bad drafting.

PUNISH ENT FOR BLASTUENY, At Leda Arrizos last moth Tomas W. "Mr. Stade-If so, and the meaning is clear, the Court can correct that bad drafting by Stewart, analytical chemist, described as pre- such an interpretation as will give it thesident of the Free Thongh Socialist League intention of the statute.

Flis Lordship You can omit the word telegraphic."---

Mr. Slade-Yes, that is so, it ought to be omitted. The Court, in order to arrive of the meaning of a section as a whole, must have regard to the evil which the section was passed to remedy, and must liave regard to all the circumstances which were in existence at the time the section was passed, to dye this reply to the Government telephones.

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and the British Secular League, was contensed to three months imprisonment for blasphemy at Leeds, a speech in Town Hill-square, and John illiam Gott, tiavaller. was senteticed to statements about the pamphlet blasphem att four months' imprisonment for publishing in a Bible

WHERE PAFER WAS FIRST MADE,

An Amerionn Consul in Tokyo states that, next to cotion spioning, the production of paper is Japan's gre test industry Contarles before Ocofiental peoples learned to manufacture paper actual Abres. From Chins this art was carried from rage it, was being made in China from to Europe through Central Asia by ihe Argis, It is true that the Egyptians are considered to but marely the

servicey

A resolution was passed increasing the fecs of the chairman and directors, whose the company were referred to in atlogistic terms.

The Chairman said this-proposal really came to him entirely as a surprise, adding: it is a recognition at least that you think It is a very pleasant one in this sense that we are able to safeguard the affairs of this rompany. We are, at all events, doing bess to do that, and we all take the very this company, which, while it has been fairly prosperave this year, is only, I believe, just think he furore strongest possible interest, in the future of

at the beginning, prosperity is going to make the profits that we have made this year sinte into, compara. tive insignificance:

s Donsiderable time

INTIMATIONS

ERUPTION ON BOY

GREW UNBEARABLE

Gried for 18 Months, Day and Night. Scab Formed from Head to Foot. Was Told Only Time Would Cure it. Tried Cuticura Soap and Ointment, First Application Eased Itching. Kept On. All Scabs Cleared. Now Bonny Boy, Spotlessly Clean.

"My title grandchild had some white spots breaking out on this skin and than they were

'full of watery stuff ar itched. The reault was that they fobe" and formed a stab which' was over blebady from head to foot, so that it became inibearable for bkm. Ho cried for about righleen nionthis. day and night, Ittled two or three dectom, But they di ben no good, ouly that they Fave some powders, sa mako hiin eleep, and that was only for a short timo as to effect of them was soon over They could not take ost what was the ra

the clad, of the sores that covered a Nothing would cure it, only tima, they sald, but I was not alified, so tried the et leurs, Soap and Ointment. I had two tablets of Soap add two boxes of Ointment. The first application eased the liching so I kept on used the two tablets and the bozes, until and all the scabs got cleared, and now he la -abonny bay, spotlessly clean without win- of anything on his kin. Betore applying the Cuticura Remedies, he was all covered with cabe and gone, only skin and bones, so I must shank the wonderful Cutkura Remedies. They saved the child's life (Si-ned) 31ra. D. Thomas, Ivy Cottage, Zoar Road, Ystaly fere, Hwansen, South Wales, Mar. 3, 1010.

Cuticura. Remedies are sold throughout world, with depots in all world copters. The ver treat tocus, for the exin and seni so pure, economical and speedily effective.

Chas. J. Gaupp & Co.

Beg to invite inspection of their

The petitioner gare evidence. After Mrs. Howell had informo him of his wife's drinking NEW SEASON'S habits he wrote to her the following letter

October 26, 1910.

My dear Gladys, for you will always be dear

GOODS.

to whatever you do, as I cannot forget the EXTRA FINE DIAMOND JEWELLERY

• Burnout

Replying to a question, the Chairman dividends was distinctly in the minds of the said that the question of paying Interim directors.

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ines of the Government that it has been His Leadship-The effect of the first part have beau the Erst papermakers, but their company was held subsequently for the pur in order to render these. fars capable of of the section would not be cut down if the Papyrus was bot real on the banks of the capital of the company to £250.000 by

being used for the purpose of communication.- There has been no material douage done to the structure, the wires, posts or instru- ments But speech over the lines has been In any endered difficult or impossible. case, it has been rendered indistinel.

His Lordship-Am I to assume that that is.50?

Mr. Slade-Yes, my Lord, you are, and assuming that to he so, are defendants liable under the law? We have agreed that the question of fact" shall be decided by arbitra.

word "telophonie" was introduced.

Mr. Slade-No, but as it stands it entirely takes away all remedy for injury to the telephonic lines, whether physical or other. wise, if you read it therally.

His Lordship-Supposing the word "tele phonic" were put in?

Mr. Shade-Or the word left out?

telegraphic"

His Lordship-Yes, Yes; then the sentence explains the section. I should have thought it removed the difficulty,

Mr. Slade There should have been

An extraordinary general meeting of the. pose of submitting resolutions for increasing peeled bark of reeds growing ou the Nile. The mute is for making paper first the creation of 50,000 additional shares of employed by the thiness was the eo culled paper each and for making certain alterations in the articles of association. These résolu so the

tions were approved. mulberry bush, which is know..na kozu in Japan. Peakies this. the Jap nese Bampi, which grows in the manntains of Shikoku,: a large inland south-west of Kobe, and in the contral part of the main i-land.

THE FAN POCKET.

LATEST FASHION FROM CHINA VIA, PABIS.

An Expre representative was told by a

tion after the question of law. has been difficulty in this case if the section had stop- Reard of Bapersi jog Traction Engineers. In West End modist yesterday that this is quite

That has

decided by your Lordship. Mr. Slade, then ped at the word "affected." proceeded to clear up a point which she been put in for the purpose of explaining thought might arise as to the liability of the, the earlier portion of the section. present company as apart from the old com pany, which had been taken over

Elis Lordship Does that question arise? Mr. Slade--The Taci that the name of the company has been changed offers no possible! defence. What your Lordship has to con- sider is whether, under the terms of the

VOLCE RINGS. Chicago society, which occupies a very bigh place in the divorce affistics of the United States, in amusing itself, with a new fod in the

During the past year, khys a London paper, shape of special divorce rings. At a fashionable

cention it is reported that the attention of a the pocket has been slowly and steadily regain- number of guests was attracted by a duin y golding its position in woman's toilette, and eran-80 ing on the little finger of the right lisad of during an innovation as a sleeve pocket has now ore. Marina Parke, Mr Poika was recently been made ossible,

divaread from her husband, the secretary of the response to inquiries. Mrs. Parke observed the latest fashiou note from Paris, the new form Why, that is my divore ring. I invented it, of pocket being ehielly intended as a receptacle and now quite a number of Chicago women re for the tiny fan which is so much in vogue at wassing

milar rings. Before larg everybody present.. will know that a plain geld ring on the little. The pocket is usually inserted in the slave Hoger of the right hand means that its wearer is just below the elbow, the aperture being diverced." Mrs. Perka explained that, apart cleverly concealed with face or chiffon, so that frm other advantages, the diverce ring is its presence is not even suspected until the "mast ero omiral, since divorced women are fair water suddenly, produces a ministara now able to here their wedding rings out down tabroldered far, apparently out of her or

The fan porket is to be found or either sleeve to fit their litle Eagera. Then, too," she added,

the divorce ring saves you such a lot of of a smart afternoon gallo, and in soDIS berras mait. New acquaintabéis no longer costumes one or other of the cuffs is frequently Although originally intended only to hold the found so convenient that it is also used to hold a lace bandkerchief, nd there is no doubt that ila-dimensions will increase when sleevesame larger proportions.

| Mr. Alabaster, in raising his objections, argued that it was unquestionable law that the Parliamentary history of a bill was absolutely inadmissible. What could be done was to take the state of the law as it was before and then take the new act, and from that it could be inferred that it was

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brdinance the company which is working the intended to alter the jaw which it did alter.rnire about your husband, and sid friends who provided with a pocket after the same

a Speciality..

This drinking has orida-tly bean going on a long time, and you canuot expect me to live I think the with you unless you give it up. beat king wil be for us to remain soparate INEXPENSIVE

for hit and are how things go on

MODERN ART JEWELLER】

I have paid off the overdraft and told the bark not to honour sny mero of your clieqnes, and I am sening you £12 a week. Even if you have no affection for me or your mother, at least you have regard for yourself, and I ENGLISH-MOUNTED in lore you to give up this terrible habit, Ten have youth, unusual beatity, many ácson plishments, had no one can possibly make bersalf more agreeable than you, if you like. You would be an ornament to any rooints you care to go into. Why rain all this for this habit--for this is what it will lead to if not Kiven up?

The petitioner said that when he wrote that letter had no suspicion of his wife's infi. delity. He paid debts, including her bank over- draft, amounting to £500. Under date Nur

CHINESE JADE JEWELLERY

GOLD BRACELET WATCHES

In Gunar Vaniggy,

ember 6, 1911, he received the following letter MAPPIN & WEBB'S

from his wife:

Dear Jack, I have heard today from Messrs. Colyer (the sollotions) that the case is likely to come on this month, I have been ill have had congestion of the lungs and on the verge of a nervous breakdown. My doctor adrices a change of climate and no worries. Now I cannot fave the ordeal and terors of the witness-box, although, before God, I wa innocent of the obarges in the petition. I euntry while this thing is going on. I want you to let me bare a cheque for £200 and I feel it is impossible for me to rem in in this will leave the nonatrymmediately and you will never hear of or see me again, unless you wish.

GLADTS, Co-respondent Atkins was unrepresented and he was called upon to cross-examine the peti tower, but there was no response to the call of Several witnesses were called to give evidenco his name. the corespondent Moncrieff, who said that she in support of the petition, including the wife of led a petition for divoros in May last, alleging

hushand.

line at present is Kable, and section 21 13 His Lordship-There must be some excep- have not yet hourd of your divorce, perceiving \ too, as in China, the sleeve pocket has been fortelty and misconduct on the part of her

always talking about what the term the mischief of the Act. Consequently they must know what that mischief is.

the important section to consider. That section, to that rule, because the Courts are tion is perfectly plain. Although it apparent ly is ambiguous, the section indices plainly that if any cable or line used for the purpose of telephonic communication in the Colony- by a Government department, or any sheathing, covering or supports in such cable or line, shall be injuriously affected by the construction or working of the undertaking, or by electrolysis or other cause arising or resulting from the working, the company shall pay the expenses of such alterations as may be necessary to remedy such injurious defendants. They were merely facts which affection. The first portion of this section 15 were existing at the time the section was perfectly plain; it says that if a cable or passed...

Mr. Alabaster claimed that the ordinance in question was forced on the Tramway Company, so far as the section alluded to was concerned. They never agreed to it.

Mr. Stade submitted that the portion of the special case' not read. was not Parlia mentary history in the sense in which it was used in the cases quoted by counsel for the

the ring, are karod, from embarrassing them. elves and you by asking awkw: rd quesitons.”

BIG FIRE IN MANILA.. Damage to the extent of P. 250,000 wax tapeed by fire which swept the entire black of build- ir gebounded by the streets of Dasmarinas Mari- quaza Pollera aud Ugalde, in the district of simond last Thursday afternoon. Brossing out in a Chinese tiends located at number 493. Dasmarinas, the blaze spreid in a semeskably hort time to the upper stories of all the buildings in the deemed block

RUBBER.

POSITION OF THE INDUSTRY IN MALAY STATES,

The London Evening Standard of the 14th alt. sigs --

Among the large property owners suffering

The onflook for rubber shows fresh signs of loas by the flames, says the Catterewa, were the improvement, and more cheerful views are taken antonese Association, Chinese Craks mild, of the chances of a return to me active trad-

Mix, Hanson, the raspendent, wearing a heav sealskin coat with muff and hot to match and a spray of cardatione, was at once called into the witness box She denied that she was the worse for drink at her dat, as the girl Clay

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LEATHER GOODS.

CLOCKS AND TIME-PIECES of all descriptions,

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stated. On the occasions that Monoriul stayed PINCE NEZ and

in the flat the witness and her mother hoonpied the same room. Her mother's presence was sufficient protection. In the botel at East. bourne her dog slept in her room, and would bark when suyone as in,

Mr. Justice Backsill. If there was crimi- nality nothing world have been easier than for

The Witness: I could not.. this lady to have kept the dog quiet,

His Lordship: Oh, no, no; dea'k tell mo

sonld.

Crosa examined by Mr. Barnard; She first met, Mr. Moooziest Exeter II Mr. Moncrieff

line used for the purpose of telephonic com- His Lordship said he thought the whole munication shall be injuriously affected by of the case "had better be read, as the queso Coupeny covered. P85 000 of this amount, than for a long time, and was sufficiently strong dilly it would be untrue.

the working of the undertaking, or by tion was one on which one could not decide electrolysis or other cause arising or result unless he knew the whole of the facts:

SPECTACLES

Accurately

Fitted to Facti

Individual's Face.

Dy Aloe meraliunt, and the Yak. 'Tong Lin. ing in shares once. 1912 is fairly entered upon, that. If I know anything about dogs, you great many of the prominent Bio inserance. There was no rush of haring of the erade companies held risks on bar a build ngs and proanst between te auctions, but the demand stocks, geregating P235,500.

Policies of Wie was zone the less of a more insistent nature over stated be inde her acquaintanos in Pia Our Stock is Complete, Assortment

P30,000 to impart a steady app-arare to the market

Para and plantation grades,

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ing from the working of the undertakirig, After further argument, the case was ad contents. Chinese ate res owned b. tbn. Yak and a higher range of sales both for fine hurd

the company shall pay expenses. The first remark 1 would like to make is that the words or other cause" in this sector. cannot be read injustum generis with the words immediately preceding them, and import into this ordinance any cause whatsoever that may cause dantige to the I admit that in an "English statute Fino,

that would probably not be the case, but the llongkong ordinances are governed by the Hongkong Interpretation. Ordinance and this ordinance stays that the words " or other," and "otherwise," shall unless

journed until this morning.

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ES IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. (BEFORE HIS Hoxour Mr. JustICE. GOMPERTZ.)

BACH OF CONTI This was a case in which the Macao

Electric, Lighting Co. proceeded against Ng Tsan, trading as Ng Tsun Kee, contractor, of Yaumati, for breach of contract. company claimed-for the delivery or return to Macao of certain timber and cable, whic

The

The hearing was adjourned,

A NEW STRINGED MUSICAL

INSTRUMENT."

the Cantonese Association 5,000

Tong-Lin on Dasmari Poth to and Ugalde,

Indeed, quite a good business in stated to bave were cutered tw policies of P25,000 each been transacted in contraor rubber at a farther pik Wise Company and two others of small adiance in price, plantation first Intx P2/00 and P7,030 onrried by the Tak Tong h-ving been on Mon ay hid up to 4. 11d, Lin. Four despantes, ripresented by Beha while sellers asked 5s,, which figurs, was actually

stock Meyer and

A new stringed musical Instrument is re- last week for fine pale op for December Jo Barry insurance on smounting F39,500, and P10,000 on one of

a de Fairly active. fequi is ontinue to the balldir

plastation producers for deliveries overported to have been devised by a Japanese violin Macoudray and Company held a

and seems likely to poly of the stock of Kwong Biz buns, corner the wholerid 1312, at improving priore. The maker in the city of Nagoyo. The invention Is Bil darines and Marquins, for F11,000. The price of fine hard Para has hardened uptoboet named the "issin,"

of

ng and Company are reported to have 6d with more tangible guidance of support supersede the sandart boa the chapa nf a pois tobidrag P65.000, Uy Aloe carrying while the progress of the crop movament from guitar, says in the neck, which is the only part 40,0 0 with this company in addition to the the Amazon Valley has not yet shown that resembling a Bam. There are four strings an orchestrs of Japanese instruments and F10,000 with Babu, Mayer and Company. An rate of increase usually looked for at this period to it. The renter has played his * roikia" in

showed that it is a success in every way, drewe and Company have insurance on buildings of the year. for P10,000.

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