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(2) We have no information as to why the new Chinese cruisers docked at Singapore rather than at Ilongkong. Perhaps the local Customs authorities could enlighten correspondent? (3) We can only suggest if it be true that Gov. cramentadina shine wners have la'ely given the Dock Company as we a berth as possible and we are bound treadmit that there would appear tee supe-grounds for the assertion that they have pe bably given the preference to ether places on grounds of economy and (fficiency,

If shareholders are to particularly anxious to obtain information reganing the working of the Dock Company, as our corresponden wishes to imply, they should either apply to the Board of Directors through the Secretary, or attend the next meeting of shareholders and assertheir rights.Ed., Hongkong Telegraph.

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your lordship that the agreement cannot stand for three reasons. First, it is illegal, because it must be and has not been signed by bull parties. Secondly, it is illegal because it in champerty technically, and I may say also that it cannot be sustained even if the Act, the Soliciters Kenturernion Act of 180rrean be applied to it Counsel then directed his lordship's attention to the words of Lord Chancellor Turner in the case in re Dickinson, 26 Law Journal, Chancery Div. 19, page 95, which he quoted at length, Resuming his argument the learned Counsel said-This is not against exccutors, and there fore the particular decision does not quite apply to it, ut it does apply in other cases, and I referred to it because it has been adopted by the julge in the case Struther, 26 Law Journal, Chancery Div, page 695. Mr. Wilkinson qualed the words of Vice

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Mr. Wainewright repiled in the affirmative if we fully understand what the course of and said:Perhaps, my lord, it will be as well procedure is to be. As natiers stand, the other side, M. Wilkinson, as I opened the case, has cited his authorities, and if I am going to answer his arguments, ish to have the right to reply finally? In ordinary cases he would call bis witnesses, and i would call nine and then reply upon the whole case. But of course in this case it would be different as 1 am put in the position of plaintiff and otherwise I should have the right of reply in the end.

support of this and said-In the age kind it would have been very advisable, if Mr. quoted above, the Court decided that there should, Wainewright had taken the precaution of having be taxation ven after twelve months in speciala witness to show that Mr. Benjamin knew what he was doing. If any suspicion appears in con- circumstances. First of all there has been no payment in this case; in fact, no pretension, 1nection with Mr. Wainewright I can only say this very reasonable precaution on the occa- take it, that there has been actual payment.hat, it was due to his having failed to take

then refers his Lordship to the words of the judge in the case of in re Street, to Equity, on, aut also upon the occasion when the letter was written to him by Mr. Benjamin and for- p. 165 in which a solicitor retained, the amount of his bill of costs out of money in his hands warded by me. If he had stated then that he had belonging to his client and continuing, Counsel this agreement, the cage would then have stood mid--ersthere was really no recount delivered very differently with him. But he seems to have heen his own adviser, and on these occasions it at all, and, therefore there has been no pretension to anything like payment. Mr. Wainewright requires a much wider mind than any of us pre received one sum of Ils. 45,000 and he retained tend to have, to be our own legal advisers, if are trying to "do" them, as Mr. Wainewright in one sum, Tiq, 25,000 and he has never, on his people live ideas in their minds that other people. own admission, rendered any account of this Tla 45,000. There had been a great many cases appears to have had that they were trying decided under the Act, but he would only refer to "do" him, and to concoct felters; I say that the evidence 1 shall produce will remove a few of thein. The case of in re Struther was Chancellor Wood, in the Struther case, in re- ference to the taxation of Solicitors' costs, and decided upon the Act, and there it has been held all such suspicions from Mr. Wainewright's proceeding said-Now, my Lord, I need hardly that there should be taxation of a solicitor's bill mind as to the concoction of letters and also all To su Farn or Thuy Hongkong Taleʊraph."

say that I do not intend by this to throw any fifteen months after. The learned counsel pro- suspicions from your Lordship's mind-if there are any such suspicions, rely upon all the SWould it be asking too much of the

imputation whatever of fraud on my leamed ceeded to draw his lordship's attention to the public of niekom, of u ness in this color friend, Mr. Walnewright; but I do say that there case of Watson v. Roberts, Chan. Div. p. 625. technical points that I have raised and 1 respect in doing a lucrative business Colony,

is sufficient évidence of fraud within the mean a case which he said had some points of fully submit that they are so strong and cogent to take sau decent kind of measure in trying ing of the clause ist regard to the Solicitor's bills, similarity to the present one. An in that case, it it will not be necessary for me to call much to effect the circulation of a respectable

I have stated these, my three points generally. Mr. Wainewright was in the habit of waking evidence.

His lordship-Very well; then I suppose, Mr. currency in the island? Every day business

and I will now go more particularly into the case. his client, Mr. Benjamin, advances and Mr men have offered to them bundles of paper rags.

I say that the Solicitors' Remuneration. Act of Benjamin was in the habit of relying on Mr. Wainewright, that you would like to look at the called notes, which, if they do not carry leprosy 1881 does not apply, at all. He then quoted Wainewright as his father or his elder brother; authorities quoted. and other deadly skin diseases about from hand

Section 8 of the Act and said-That is the Act but there was a difference in the case if Mr. to hand, are at least a disgrace to the people wito handle and circulate them. Is there, Supon which Mr. Wainewright relied. The Act Benjamin knew what he was doing at the time

that the agreement shall be signed by

of the undue influence of his solicitor, as b tween really to chance of getting a lot of these abomia-

both parties, and in this car the agreement solicitor and client.

Flis fordship-What time do you mean? able shin plasters called in? Surely many of

is signed only by Mr. Benjamin. If the Act

Mr. Wilkinson--Froin July to October 1885. them have dong enough duty, carried about in applied to it and it was signed by both

I say that taking Mr. Wainewright's account of the pouches of unwasted coolies and floway parties it would be an agreement in form. There native traders since 1879 Afew days ago at are other points in the agreement to which the agreement and the making of it, and assuin- ing that the agreement is valid, the agreement, one of the biggest langs in the town there were

will refer afterwards. It is here in writing, and

15, was trade under undue mifuence, and I uffed to me by way of change, three dollars in signed by the person bound thereby, but I say silver-ton which had the appearance of having clues-not come under the Act at all, as it must be also say Mr. Benjamin never rightly apprehended len in a lifelong haubardment; and on politely

temuneration for business to which the provisions that agreement, and never entered into the true accept the same, and requesting to

of the Act-relate. The learned counsel then re value of that agreement at all. And assuming Le furnished with notes, I had presentert to me three pieces of ragged and filthy paper which ferred his lordship to the 2nd Clause of the Act the a reement was thus made, I say again, it was which he read in full, and according to which the made under undue influence, and even if there had been a plea of paymem, which there has not no reasonably rich nan would have deigned to

remoneration might be for work, in connection touch. There have been expressed lately come

with leases, mortgages, and conveyances fat bren, we would be entitled to have the matter ideas that Chinese were conveying the small hould not be consideration of any contentious reapened and the bill of costs taged. - and handy 5 and incent pieces away to the inland

After reading from the volume last mentioned districts of Chim, either there to be hoarded business. Taking up the thread of his argument un or converted into buttons and other such again the learned counsel said-Now, your Mr. Wilkinson said- do not in reading over Jordship may have observed that Icross examined-these-passage intend to say that they apply articles; but could not that chifficulty be obviated

Mr. Wainewright with regard to what was conserbatim et literatim to this case, and I may by the introduction of money: tokens made of templated when he went to Hongkong-He says say generally that I do not intend to go more Some such, valueless stuff as black vulcan, that when he went to Hongkong he was con- fully into all there points seeing that I rely which is used in some parts of South America templating that he might have to go into Court upon the more purely technical points, but if notably Chuli and Pere -for the payment of

in Hongkong as well as in Shangbai, and that these were the only points I would go more sual bills and for omnibus fares, etc?

before that some proceedings had been taken in fully into the ease. What I do say, my Lord, is filthy ragu by just taking them to the banks that

transacted in a Cant, and clearly, I submit, that when the agreement was signed by Mr. issue them, but I maintain that in a well-o-de

comes within the definition of contentious basi tienjanin, he was under the undue influence of community like Hongkong, such disgusting and

ness. He then refened is Joudship to the Mr. Wainewright. The case to which I refer is disease-Leding mediums ought not to be allowed to exist. Ist the public en marse refuse case of in Russell, Son & Scott, and said-1 mentioned again in ni C. Div., p. 150 on appeal. their and deinand dist the banks, with their mention this case because it was decided in chill in sparcare contained items, but here 1885. The reference to it is 30 Chan, Div, p. in this it is a lump sum, and lay that the palatial respectability and backs and fronts of

observations in that case apply here to the Tls. 114 clexamly cut and hiselled granite, shall call in

35.000, and if the bill were presented it would be all such rigged and dirty representatives of their

sufficient to reopen the whole matter. The wealth. As have said, I had some notes the other

learned Counsel also referred his lordship to the day which had been circulation since 1879. and

casc of Pitus 35 Chan. Div. p. 571, and to in re if that is put foar titues as long as there is any

Boycott 20 C. Div, n. 571, to the case Norman | necessity for, then 1 know nothing about a

at page 673-6 Q i Div. and to the rule laid possible clean and sweet business in circulating

down by Lord Esher, Master of the Rolls, who laid it down that the acquiescence of the client Yours truly,

did not prevent the taxation of the costs, and ONE OF THE PUBLIC.

characterised the solicitor's charge as "almost frightful." ***Pongkong? June 5th, 1888. [Our correspondent has ample Justification for hly growl." A fair proportion of the bank nates in circul tur especially the one dollar tenie in such a filthyand tattered condition that they ought to have been withdrawn from circulion long since. The reference to the diseppentance into the interior of China of a laver quantity of our subsidiary silver coinage shows that "One of the

Public" has not accurately opel the situation. There has certainly been an occasional scarcity of ten and five cent. pieces, for which we have blamed Mr. Lister, the local Treasurer; Mr. Lister, of course, has thrown the blame on the Culodi. Office. However, there is no necessity for the use of money tokens made of vulcanite; without any trouble the colony can get an unlimited supply of small silver coins, and the larger the quantity absorbed by Chinese in the interior the greater the profit to the Treasury-Ed., Hongkong Telegraph.]

His lordship If we go into-the-facts-and- evidence is called by the other side, then of course you will have the light to reply to the whole case. But when you come to argue these purely legal points upon which you ely; then it may be that you will not be able to sustain the agreement and then it would be necessary to reply."

Mr. Wainewright-If in your lordship's onion the agreement cannot be sustained, it would not be necessary to call evidence.

His lordship This is only with a view to shorten the proceedings.

Mr. Wainewright said he only raised the have the right to reply to Mr. Wilkinson.

His lordship said he could not say how that might be at the present stage: Mr. Wainewright could give him his authorities against Mr. Wilkinson's arguments, and then if there was any doubt about the procedure-they-should- follow the usual custom and Mer Wainewright But at present the question we be seemed to be one of pure law and it would be only a waste of time to have much eving en which might not after all have much bearing on The case.

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To hear talk idiotic, or growlers despotic;

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¡Whether we're up or down","

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But there's things that are just as bad

For a martyred conductor to bear i

There's the man who acis like a cad

And insists on a third-class fare;

Oh I then ain't glad when a crowd

Of Chinese crush into his place,

And his clothes incense with the odours dense

Peculiar to that race!

For I'late to see a man

To the yellow level sink,

And try to evade the difference paid

For a seat, for the sake of a drink,

And then there's the regular bore

Who remarks on "the lovely view,"

And those who yearn' in a minute to learn)

The use of each lever and screw

And the ass who always full stand

Al the steepest part of the way,

This case was decided four years after the passing of the Act of 1881, and yet it was entirely. decided upon the Act of 1870, which laid it down that a verbal agreement as to a Solicitor's remuneration-is not-binding on the client.

His lordship That is a verbal agreement. Counsel resuining Yes, a verbal agreement. The whole question is decided by the Attomey and Solicitor's Act of 1870, for the Act of 1881 does not apply to it at all. 1. have said, my lord, that the Act of 1881 does not apply to the cane, and that the Act of 1870 does apply to it. Mr. Wainewright has just stated he relies upon it-The learned Counsel then read the fourth Section of the Act of 1870, and resaming said There might be some difficulty in applying this proviso, because, ne Mr. Wainewright had put it, he contemplated legal proceedings either in Hongkong or here, and it would be difficult for him to go to the Court in Hongkong, and ask them whether the agreement was one that could be enforced, and the Act did not apply to Hong- kong but did apply to here. Its not, however, propose to rely upon that proviso, and so far as I am concerned reference to it may be avoided altogether. The agreement is as I said illegal under the Act of 1870 because.it is not in com pliance with that Act.-Upon the point that the agreement should be signed by the persons upon whom it was binding, Mr. Wilkinson referred his lordship to the case in re Lewis, 1.Q.B. Dly, 126, and read the decision of Coleridge, C.J. in support of bis contention, and continuing said According to that decision the agreement must be signed by both parties and both parties must put. their names upon the agreement. In this case Mr. Wainewright did not sign his name and therefore the agreement is invalidated, as it does not satisfy the requirements of the Act of 1870, and would not come within the definition of the "Act even were it in all other respects unexcep tional Mr. Wilkinson having read the decision in the case of Russell, Son and Scolt, 30 C. Div., 413, said-That was in 1885 and Mr. Justice Kay adopted the decision of the Court of 24s Bench which was then in force.

His lordship What was the date of in re Lewis?

Mr. Wilkinsan 1886.

His lordship Russell, Son and Scott was in 18857

Mr. Wilkinson-In 1885, my lord.

His lordship-Justice Kay does not seem to Lave had the Act of 1881 in his mind 7

Mr. Wilkinson-No, my lord, because it did not apply.

His lordship-Because Why

:

Mr. Wilkinson-Because it had reference to business done in Court, and the Act of 1881 only applies to business done out of Court, and business not otherwise of a contentious character.

Mr. Wilkinson then referred his lordship to the case in re the Attorney's and Solicitor's Remuneration Act of 1870, C. Div. p. 573; and resuming said-The agreement of the 19th October says, "I agree then the said ..E. Wainewright, out of any moneys that may be recovered from the cald Messte. E. D. Sassoon & Co.

will be entitled to retam the sum of Tls. 25,000." Mr. Wainewright bad accurately expressed it, that he would get nothing unless be recovered something from Messrs. E. D.

Sassoon.

His lordship-You are now going on the second branch of your contention

Mr. Wilkinson-Yes, my lord, on the point of champerty,

His lordship-And it it with reference that you quoted from Chan. Division,

Mr. Wilkinson-It is with reference to that. I quoted the case fax Chan. Division,-Having read the passage referred to the learned Counsel Case would have submitted the cans to Court if

And the foolish Chinese who says "No sabbee," said I do not suppose that the solicitor in that

When I ask him kis fare to pay.

But I'll yet be revenged on the lot.

Some aggravating day

My hate 11 gut-for the cable I'll cut Then a prayer for my soul, friend, say.

THE BENJAMIN OASE.

Continued from the 31st May

The learned Counsel. proceeding said-I do not intend to apply, that expression to my learned friend, Mr. Wainewright, but his adcount was over twice as much as he would have been entitled to had it been taxed.

His lordship will read the case.

Mr. Wilkinson-Very well, your lordship will read it. With regard to the inxation part of it! say again that the Act of 1881 does not apply to it at all. If the Act of 1870 is the only Act applying to the agreement with regard to this particular kind of business, and this particular written agreement does not conforms with the Act, the provisions of this Act do not apply to it at all. And I say that if the provisions of the Act did apply to it, it was not a fair and reasonable agreement in all respects. To use the words of the Act itself, no bill of costs had been delivered, and taxation comes as a matter of course. But I say that even if a bill of costs bad been delivered,and one had not-the circumstances are such as would justify your lordship in re- opening the matter and requiring taxation of the costs. And then I say that even if the Act of. '&1 did apply to the case it gives the widest limit to solicitors to make agreements with their clients, and say this agreement should be set aside on the ground of undue in- fluence. It unnecessary for me to go more fully into the case as I could only be wasting the time of the Court in doing so and I will content my self with relying on the technical points, which are so cogent, and the authorities to conclusive thereon. For the linte would be too great were to enumrate all the details of the case at length

Hie Lordship-Would you let me see the Act of 1881 for a moment?

Mr. Wilkinson-It was from the beginning of Sec. 8 that I read.

His Lordship-Do you say, Mr. Wainewright, that it was under the Act of 188: that you might make an agreement by which you would be paid the sum only in the event of your recovering?

Mr. Wainewright--I have not really come to const fer, le As I had not the slightest idea of what my learned friend's points were, and there fore I have not looked at the Act of 1881 with that view.

His Lordship--For it does seem to me that we might reserve any further enquiry into the facts of the case, until these points of law.raised by Mr. Wilkinson have been considered, and if they are determined in one way it will not be necessary to take any further evidence,

The further hearing of the case was then adjourned till Monday morning, the 4th inst, N, C. Daily News.

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Mr. Wilkinson-And if i had only known how the case would turn when I came into Court Senator Dolph and Senator Stewart prepared I might have saved your Lordship home time and trouble. But I had no information from Mra Chinese exclusion bill tod y which will be introduced in the Senate to-morrow, The bill Walnewright on that point.

His lordshipIt seems to me that much of is Intended to carry out the provisions of the new Chinese treaty, and Senator Stewart thinks,that the case turns upon a pure question of law.

Bis. Wilkinson--I think that after what your it wil effectually prevent the landing of the lordship has zaid, 95 this has to be decided Chinese laborers, who are not entitled under the mainly on a point of law, that I will only say a new treaty to enter the United States The new few words on the evidence I am prepared to call bill provides that the provisions of the bill shall His lordship-That may not be necessary. go into operation immediately upon its passage, MrWilkinson--I do not think it necessary to This is intended to exclude all Chinele who have go fully into all the facts, but as Mr. Waine left the country with certificates and who have wright has made some statements with regard not returned. It also provides that Chinese to other people I think that something ought to laborers who are entitled to return, having either a fa vily or $1,000 in the country, ahall be entitled be said liy me.

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AKINE RISKS on GOODS, &c, taken

MAINE REST to all parts of the

world. 1

HEAD OFFICE, 8 & 9 PRAYA WEST.

[877 Hongkong, syik December, 1885.

Intimations.

THE HONGKONG HIGH LEVEL TRAMWAYS COMPANY,

LIMITED..

PEAK TRAMWAY was

OPENED THE Public are respectfully informed that the for Public Traffic on WEDNESDAY, the 30th,

instant. The Steamer is berthed at KOWLOON and Cargo impeding her discharge will be at once landed and stared at Consigneer' risk and expense and no Fire Insurance will be effected,

All claims against the Steamer must be pre- sented to the Undersigned on or before the 15th instant or they will not be recognised.

RUSSELL & Co.,

Agents. Hongkong, 8th June, 1988;.

1577 HONGKONG & CHINA GAS COMPANY, COMPANY.

will be CLOSED from the 9th to the 23rd "THE TRANSFER BOOKS of this Company instant, both days inclusive.

F. W. CROSS, Manager.

1579

Hongkong, B:h June, 1888..

NOTICE

THE

The CARS RUN as follows between ST JOHN'S FLAC, and VICTORIA GAP JA

8 to 10 A., very quarter of an hour, 12 to 2.P.M. half hour,

4 to 8 quarter of an hour.

SUNDAYS.

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past is to past one every quarter of an hoor, and from 4 to 8 P.M. every quarter of an bour,

UP—Tickets may be obtained in the Car. Fint-class, 30 Cents; Second-class (intended for Soldiers, Sailors and Policemen only), 20 Cents; Third-class intended for Chinese only), 10

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DOWN-TICKETS at HALF the abova

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Rates

Gentlemen are requested NOT TO SMOKE in the First-class Compartiment,

Tickets for to trips up and 30 trips down, First-class, at $12.00 and Tickets for six trips up and six. trips down, at $2.50; Five-Cent Coupons and Reduced Tickets for Servants in, of the GENERAL MANAGES

Hongkong, 4th Jane, 1888,

to land only at the following ports: Portland hereby notified that, by command of His the other classes may be obtained at the Office?

be thought there was anything wrong or immoral Mr. Wilkinson-My own line of cross-examin- Or.; San Franciaco, Cal.; Boston, Mass. New in it. Now I do not for a moment consider that tien might have suggested that my part of the York and New Orleans. The bill is made up Mr. Wainewright thought there was anything case was different to what I really-found-i-1 from the other bills which Eave been presented wrong in that agreement when he made it. But saw cyer and above all the arguments that 1 to Congress at this session by Morrow, Felion, at the annie time 1 respectfully submit that it have brought forward of a technical nature, that Belmont, Mitchell and Stewart. comes under the definition of champerty, coause there was never an agreement, upon the ground it is an agreement where the soliciter stipulates that Mr. Benjamin at the time had not fairly for payment only in case of success. There is before his mind that he was about to enter, of no agreement that he would get anything all to be had entered into such an agreement, unless he got it out of what he might recover I do not wish to say for a moment that Mr. from Messrs. E D. Sargoon & Co. It is part Wainewright did bellere. Mr. Benjamin did not and parcel of the agreement that he should know what he was about, but the evidence that

POISON IN THE ASHES.

ANY people believe that Nature has some- where a remedy for every disease. So many and so terrible are the ills of life, and so be successful, and only get paid out of I shall produce will go to show that Mr. Benjamin light the pleasure we get as time flies past, that whatever sum he may recover Quoting from was really in ignorance of his ever having signed the decision in the case just referred to Mr. any such document at all, I might venture such a belief is the leas Wilkinson said:-It was here laid down that to speak with regard to what was done in the la

mater I might say that Mr Wainwright! "Ho (the solicitor) would not get anything out of it unless the taxing master considered it fair was injudicious in the way

Mr. Wilkinson in his argument for the defence Baid The Solicitors Remuneration Act of 1881, does not apply to the case at all In this case now, my lord, the issues are narrowed down to the very small question. This is whetlier agreement, the written agreement of the 19th October 1885-between Mr. Benjamin and Mit, Wainewright, can stand. If it cannot and the issues met all has the evidence goes, be found and renschable. Now I say that in this enso nereement. It was as Mr.

bet quòica the 1 himself sand - Mr. Benjaming with no

in favour of my client. If it does stand, then the taxing master would not consider the agico said, done in his own dining room, bere

though I would not say necessarily,itment fair and rea vainst my ent. "ubmit: how to "Sthi and

this:

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Excellency the GOVERNOR, and pursuant to Section 2, of The Public Heath Ordinance, 1887 on FLECTION by the RATE PAYERS of TWO MEMBERS of the SANITARY BOARD will take place at 4 O'CLOCK F., on MONDAY, the 11th day of June, 1888, at the CITY HALL

CIS39.

THE CHINESE INSURANCE COMPANY,

LIMITEDU

The following persons will be entitled to votNo

INORDINARY GENERAL

at the election, that is to say

(a.)-Rate Payers who are included in the Special and Common Jury List at pre

scat in foren

(.)-Rote Fayers who are exempted from Per Serving og Jurles on account of thei

professional avocations.

necordan

The election will be conducted with the Rules made by the Governorin fow Zon the giat May, 18887

cen

Vating will commence at 4 P.M. and box will be closed at 6 P

Supreme Court,

Juge

NOTICE hereby given that ad EXTRAS of this Corapany will be held at the

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