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(amongst other things) to carry on the business of timber merchants at Langulmanoc in the a.id Jslands.

3. In order that the said. Company coul legally do business in the said Islands the registration of the said Company in Manila was necessary; such registration was not effected until the 18th January 892.

4. In answer to the 5th paragraph of the said reion the delet.dart denies that the said shares were tendered to his bikers or agents on the

31 December last. The defendant had no brekers or ageals in the said transaction. The defendant was in the colony on the 31st De- cember last and the said shares were not lendered to him until the 6th January following. 5. In answer to the 6th paragraph of the said petition the defendant denies that the pirinti has been unable to sell or dispose of the said shares.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MAY 27, 1890.

un condition that on the date you were required to fura sh me with absolute proof that the forms f Spanish law had then, been complied with in respect to registration.

This you did not do then, nor have you done it since; you did not even tender me the shares until late in the afternoon of the 6th instant You say in your note I was absent from the 'olony on the gust ultimo. It is true I did not rrive until o'clock on that day, although made great haste to get here and left unfinished business in order to do so. I wired Mr. Van Buren when I was coming, and he answered alt enquiries, but you were not among them.

You say you tendered the shares to my broker, but you know full well that, even admiting that brokers were concerned in the transaction after the signing of the original contract, they certainly had no concern in it after the 30th June. You not only told them the matter was a private one between ourselves but you gave them to under- issued.

day, but did not tell him what. Vari Buren had saiff until about the 3rd January. When I told him he asked me to put it in writing, and 1 wrote asking Mr. Mady what he was going to do with the shares, as Mr. Gorham would not return in time to full the contract, I knew I was not retained by Mr. Gorham in the matter, but was prepared to act

Mr. W. H. Young, broker, said :~My firm - Stakes and Young-compile a weekly shure list. Our quotations for N. G. Brown & Co's shares, on the 4th January were $58, being the highest rate for the week. On the 15th February it fell to "omina!"-nothing doing. At the end of March it was $53, cum dividend.

Thomas Rose said :-I am a broker. At the end of January I was instructed to sell 100 shares in this Company, but could not get any offers. I have no knowledge of any transactions.

By the formation of a British Mercantile Marine Officer's Association the members must improve their condition in every way, and with out running counter to the interests of their employers, "The above is not meant to disparage the engineers, with whom we should keep in perfect record, but rather to shew that officers are not catirely without a grievance which can be best remedied by practical application of that very wise old French proverb which says that union fait la force.

Your's truly,

A DECK OFFICER.

, Hongking, 24th May, 1895.

LATE TELEGRAMS.

PARIS, April 30th,

pany in respect, to whose shares that action bad stand that I had taken up the scrip, when it was being the meaning of the clause as to registra- enable registration to be completed, and the for complicity in the conspiracy against the

Mr. Francis, continuing, said that the Com- arisen was formed in Hongkong in the early pirt of last year, to take over as a going concern the business of H. G. Brown and Co, carried on in the Philippines and holding licenses to cut timber on large expanses of territory. The prospectus was issued, and allotments made, privately, but the Company was not registered until the 16th May, 1889. Before then this -contract was made, in the usual form of a broker's note. The share certificates, however, were not ready on due date, the 30th June, and when, on the 29th June, Mr. Gorham wrote to Mr. Medy intimating that he was ready to take delivery, the latter, in the 'course of his reply, said "Of course, as you knew When you entered into the contract, the shares were it then issued, but as you are aware they are to be issued in a few days, and I will then forward them to you Meanwhile, all benefits accruing to them will, of course, belong to you." On the 1st Joly Gorham wrote agreeing tin pursue his advantage, adding 'It might so happen that some day the position might be revised. You might have shares to hand over when it would be inconvenient for me to receive them. Then would be your chance to get even. You would sɩy-Gatham did not press'me to deliver; I will not press him to take up' After the receipt of that there were some interviews, between the parties, and an arrange- ment was made, by which Garbam practically waved his objections to the non-delivery of the scrip at the time-both parties apparently laboring under the mis pprehension as to the law, and thinking the actual shares would seed' to be handed over. On the 6th August Mody

wrote:-

Hongkong, Aug. 6th, 1889.

My dear Garbam,-Arcording to our verbal arrangements re H. G. Brown and Co., Ltd. shares, I now write to inform you that the scrips have been issued, and please note that I am carrying 100 (one hundred) of these shares on your account at $ros per sbare to be taken delivery of by you on or before 31st December, 1829, with interest at 7 per cent. per annum from this date, which I shall thank you to

confirm.

Yours truly,

H. N. Mony. Tha letter did not seem to be answered until the 28th, when Gorham replied :-

Hongkong, August 28th, 1889.

You know also that you followed me out of your office the day I called and requested me not to mention to them anything about the extension of the contract but to allow them to think I had taken up the shares. If you are under the impression that I had forgotten the terms I can easily remind you of the reasons you then gave me for not wishing it to get out that I was not taking delivery. You remember among other things you then told me, the uses to which you would put your money at that time. Therefore you were fully aware the gentlemen in question were in no wise my agents in the maiter, and that they had no authority to act for me in any way. They showed their wisdom in informing you and in not allowing you to shove off the shares on them.

I pass over your threat of unpleasantness-it is no doubt unpleasant for you that i should venture to hold you to the terms of your com- pact, and I regret that I must do so, but I believe I am not altogether solitary in the matter of unpleasantness, and I fail to recognize you as absolute dictator in the affairs of this colony.

Yours truly,

C. L. GORHAM. On the oth a lawyer's latter was sent to Gorham. The plaintiff's position in the case was this:-The Company was formed for the purpose of taking over a going cencern in Manila. One of the terms of the contract, as shewn by, the Articles. of Association, was that the concern was to be taken over as from the 1st January, 1889, and was to be registered so as to obtain legal recognition in the Philippines. It was 30 registered, on the 16th May. No question would arise as to the original contract, which was to have been completed on the 3ab June, when the plainuff contended, as a matter of fict it did terminate. For the moment Gorbam seemed inclined to repudiate his liability, and give trouble, possibly causing litigation, but no understanding was come to, for mutual convenience, by which Gorham bound himself to still take the shares, but as it was possible that he might not have the money when the scrip was issued in August. Mody was to carry them over until the end of December, it required. It would probably be unnecessary to go into the conversations at which verbal agreements were come to, as they were followed by letters detailing the agree

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no doubt that the defendant could then, if he had wished, have got out of the contract. From his point of view, of course, it was now to be regreted that he did not. But he apparently did not, for on the 6th August the parties were still in nego. ciation. The letters which then passed were the most an isfactory evidence of the understanding that prevailed. There was nothing said from then until the end of December. Two questions had arisen on the correspondence. One suggested that the shates should not be delivered until the Company had been registered in Madrid. Evidence had been given as to procedure in registration, and it had been shewn that the last act in Madrid was performed on the 25th November, through which the registra tion in Manila was completed on the 18th Jan. As a matter of fact there was nothing in the way of registration at Madrid, the only business That closed the case for the plaintiff.

done there being the attestation of several Mr. Leach, for the defence, admitted that there documents by officials. In his view of the were only tw issues before the Court-ane

case everything was done in time' in Madrid tion, and the other that of tender. To order defendant's condition thereby complied with. With respect to the question of tender, he was to fully shew the defendant's position clearly it

not at allure that such a thing was strictly was necessary to recapitulate the whole of the

necessary in a contract of that sort, There was letter of details. On the 30th June, last there was no

a present sale and purchase in August, but scrip to hand over, and a

was entitled to plaintiff was to keep the scrip until the 31st allotment was tendered he repudiate the contract altogether. He thereupon December-quite a different thing to a sale wrote the first letter, which, though it could be which was only to be completed on that date. read in two ways, was intended to be a repudia. But even if a tender had been strictly necessary tion of the contract. A day or two later, bearing he held that all the law required had been done. that it had been construed the other way be❘ Of course where time was of the essence of a went to see Mr. Mody. They had a conversation, contract there must be either an actual tender the effect of which was that he agreed that the on a waiver of the actual tender by the party contract should be continued, subject to certain entitled to it.. In this case there was no actual legal formalities being complied with, in order tender-there was a tender to Mr. Scott, but it was clear that he he no authority to act for the that the Company might be a really safe Com- pany. That indicated what was in bis mind-defendant. But during business hours that day the defendant was not in the Colony, and by that unless the Company was registered at Madrid the shares would be worthless. He

that fact he waived the performance of any did not kow exactly what was required, condition as to tender, if one existed. In his the Spanish law needed to absence delivery was impossible, and was there- fore excused. If the had wanted to carry except that be met. Mr. Mody at first refused to think of such a condition, bad Mr. Gorham was

he ought to have gone going out, when Mr. bater, who had partly for them. But it was pretty clear that he heard the conversation, interposed, and prevailed did not want them-be had unfortunately made. on Mody to agree. As Gorham then left the a bad bargain. There was no suggestion of office Mody followed and told him particularly impropriety on the part of the plaintiff, he had not to mention the fact that he was carrying the simply got the best of the bargain, and was, shares over, as he did not want the brokers to entitled to his gains. Therefore there must be know anything about it. After the 6th August judgment for the plaintiff for the amount agreed Gorham heard that it was necessary that the upon, with interest from the 30th March "until Company should be registered in Madrid, payment, and he wrote, on the 28th, imposing the' condition that that should be done. That was really the pivot on which the contract turned, Mody undoubtedly knew at the time what was legally necessary for the Company's safety, yet up to January last he did not correct Gorham's misapprehension in the letter of the previous August, and told him that registration in Madrid was pnnecessary. It was his duty to have satisfied Garham that all formalities had been duly observed, before the 30th December, but there had been no evidence adduced to show that he did.. With respect to the question of tender, noue was made on due date, except to Mr. Scott, who had no, authority to receive the shares.

His lordship time was of the essence of the contract it would be too late to tender on the 18 January, would it not?

Mr. Leach thought it would be near enough to be a good tender.

His lordship. If your client was away on the duty to go to the other party; if he wanted the shares be must fetch them.

out the contract

Mr. Leach- understand your lordship to hold that registration was effected, and that was all that was necessary. Do I also understand it was unnecessary for him to satisfy the defend- ant that it had been so effected?

His lordship-Yes; I see nothing about that What was contracted to be in the contract. done was done.

THE BONHAM STRAND FIRE.

My dear Mody,-With reference to your note the Company was common knowledge, and 31st, and returned afterwards surely it was big and Mr. Dennys appeared on behalf of the master.

of the 6th instant, mine of July ist, and our conversation since, I confirm the arrangement that, in consideration of my not repudiating the contract for the sale and purchase of the roo Brown shares, you are canying those shares for me until the 31st December, unless I should cali upon you for delivery at a sooner, date, but I was you to understand that in no case will I take delivery of these shares unless the Company shall have been duly registered in Madrid accord- ing to Spanish law.

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Yours truly,

C. L. GORHAM. To that letter there seemed to be no response, and it must be taken that Mody accepted what might be called the aincoded proposal, without allesing it at all. He (Mr. Francis) thought that the whole case rested on the Interpretation of those letters. The correspondence was re sumed about the end of December. Messrs. Lightwood and Scott, who had been the brokers in the matter, writing to Mody on the 13th to ask for instructions, Gorham was at that time in Hongkong, and did not return until late in the afternoon of the 31st. Mody did not bear of his arrival until about the 6th January last, on which day he sent the following:-

Hongkong, 6th January, 1890, My dear Gorham, Iscad you enclosed herein 100 shares of H. G. Brown & Co., Limited, which according to arrangements were to have been taken up at the end of last month, but were held over on account of your absence from the Colony; will you please send me a cheque for $10,808.10 as per memo, and oblige.

Yours truly,

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H. N. MODY,

The same day Gotham replied:-

Hongkong, January 6th, 1890. My dear Mody, return you herewith the 100 Brown shares which you enclosed me, and which I have no intention of taking up.

Yours truly,

C. L.. GORHAM. The following day Mody wrote 1—1

Hongkong. 7th January, 1890.' My dear Gorham,-Your very curt note of the 6th inst. rather takes me by surprise, as you give no reason whatever for your refusal to perform your contract of the 13th March, extended and confirmed by your letter of the 28th August last. I can only conclude that you have forgotten the whole circumstances of the case,

You were absent from the Colony on the 31st altimo, and your broker was asked to take up the shares on that date, whose reply was that he had no instructions from you.

I must now request you again to take up there abares and thereby avoid any unpleasantness

between us.

Yours truly,

C. L. GORHAM, Esq. On the 8th Gorham wrote:-

H. N. MODY,

Hongkong, January 8th, 1890, My dear Mody, to reply to your note of yesterday's date in which you demand my reasons for not taking up the ico Brown's Shares, I beg to say that I have no objection to stating some of them, although they are well known to

you.

It was clear that the only stipulation was that the Company should be regis tered at Madrid. The object and place of other circunstances which occurred about that time rendered it a matter of comment that every business carried on in the Philippines had to be Mr. Leach considered that the plaintiff should registered under the Commercial Law of Spain, have inquired at the defendant's office, and previous to which the Articles of Association learnt when was going to return. With reference had to bave something done to them in Madrid.to the question of dan ges, although no evidence Mr. Gorbam therefore specially stipulated that ha been given on the point he could shew that the Company should be registered in a dividend had been paid in November or Madrid, in order that its position should be December, which would lessen the damages, if assured. There was no serious dispute over any were awarded.

Mr. C. L. Gerbam, the defendant, was then the contract except as to the interpretation

With respect to the question called. He said-I am a clerk in the P. M. of that clause. of delivery, the plaintiff's case was that he S. S. Co.'s empley. Mr. Van Buren is also tendered them to the only persons whom be employed there. I wrote a letter to Mr. Mody knew to be acting for the defendant-Lightwood on the 30th July, and the day afterward. 1 and Scott-who had previously written asking think, I called on him, As far as I can remem. Until the 6th January, there her I said I was ready to take delivery; and he for instructions. was no intimation received that the defendantseid the scrip was not issued, nor did he know had returned from Hongkong, and therefore, as when it would be. In view of that I proposed no formal delivery was made previously, still the that we name the 31st December as the contract, and be plaintiff did everything that was necessary. But due date, under a new the plaintiff further contended that delivery was refused. I said "Good morning." He wanted me to see Mr. Chater, but I told him that he had unnecessary-the shares already belonged to Gorham, and were only being carried on for his nothing to do with it. Mr. Chater then looked The new, the supplementary up, and on learning what was the matter agreed convenienre,

to carry the shares over, as I wanted. Mr. contract fixed no date for delivery, except that the 31st December was the limit ofthe period during Mody followed me out, and asked me not to let I did not expect the which Mr. Mody bound himself to grant the anyone know about it. convenience. They were free to be delivered scrip to be issued until registration had been within a reasonable time after that, if he liked, effected. Nothing further occurred until I wrote and that was done. On the 31st December Mr. the letter of the 28th August. I did not Gorham was absent from the Colony, although pink with Mr. Mody again before leaving before he went away he knew that the period the Colony on the 4th December. I left no-one expired on the date, and on his return he made any authority to act for me. I wired Mr. Va no communication to Mr. Mody, either insisting Buren on the 28h that I was leaving Tonquin on having the shares on declining to accept next day. I did not hear from Mr. Scott until the them. It was clear that Mr. Mody did every 4th January, and saw Mr. Madyin the street about thing he could, and he now submitted that, the 3rd or 4th. He did not speak to me. I asked having fulfilled the terms of the contract Van Buren, on my return, who had called, and the Company having been duly registered found that no-one had been from Mr. Mody, I at Madrid on the 8th November-or at any inquired about the Company from the agents also, rate sufficiently registered there to enable the but could not learn whether it had been registered process to be completed at Manila on the 18th or not, January-he was entitled to recover.

The evidence of Señor Arellano, a member of the bar at Manils, taken on commission, was I then read. It set out the procedure necessary before a foreign Company could be recognised by the authorities in the Philippines.

Mr. Francis, continuing, said that the parties had agreed that the damages, if any were adjudged, should be the difference between $tos per share and the highest price between December 31st and March 30th, the date when the action was commenc d.

G. D. Scott sald:-1 am a broker, of the firm of Lightwood and Scott. The cattract in ques tion this case was made by us. I remember seeing Mr. Mdy about the 30th December respecting these shares. I knew defendant was not la the Colony, and I did not expect hint to return that day, I told Mr. Mody so, and be tendered me the shares. I refused them, having no instructions. I saw Mr. Gorbata on the 3rd January with respect to the shares, and he said that so far as our firm was concerned we had finished on the goth June last. The par value of the shares is $50. I have not done any business in them since the 6th January, and have not heard of any trap sactions. I heard them quoted at $58,

Cross-examined-I put through the original contract, and knew the 30th June not been issued. that the scrip had

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Cross-examined-I did not make it publicly known when I went to Hongkong, or send Mr. Mody any intimation of my relurn. I had not given as my reason for wanting the shares to be carried over until the end of the year that I bad not the money—I ssid It was so uncertain when the scrip was issued that I might be asked to take them up when I was not in a position to do so.

By his lordship-I did not want the shares on the 31st December. I could have got them if I

had.

J. S. van Buren, clerk in the P. M. S. S. Co.'s office, said-I received a telegram from Mr. Gorham on the 28th December, anoouncing bis departure from Tonquio. I had previously told Mr. Scott that I did not know when he was coming back. If If I had seen him afterwards I should have given him the information.

That concluded the case for the defence, Mr. Leach, in closing the defendant's case, submitted that it had been shown that no tender was made on the 31st December, or the morn lag of the rat January.

His lordship held that the plaintiff's duty of tendering was confined to the 31st. In this case that was impossible.

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A warrant for the arrest of the Duc de Luynes Republic was issued this aftern on, but news of the discovery had reached him and he had already fled across the Swiss frontier to Lausanne,

May 1st.

Numcions arrests among anarchists "and Rovalists have been effected among the former being Louise Michel, who was taken into custody last night. M. Constans, Minister ofthe Interior. has resolved to expel from France five thousand foreigners who are prominent among the anarchists.

LONDON, MAY 1st.

Mr. Norris, M.P., has given notice of his intention tri call the attention of the House of Commons to the destitute condition of several of the survivors of Balaclava and the Indian Mutiny.

On Mr. Norris riving notice, Mr. Stanhope, Secretary of State of War, admitted that these well, deserved help. men, who had undoubtedly served their country

The labour demonstrations all over the Continent passed off peacefully to-day.

Great crowds paraded in Paris, but no attempti at a disturbance was made.

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At Vienns, Brussels, Liege, and Amsterday, labourers held demonstrations, but all were quite orderly.

The German labourers, made no public mani- festation.

In London the demonstration was of trifling proportions,

BOMBAY, May 1st.

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drew lunatics were seen roasting alive. Many reja, ed to quit their cells, and had to be forcibly removed by the firemen,

BOMBAY, May 6th.

It is explained that the 'order issued by the Volksraad, of the Orange Free State, excluding Indians from the country is dne to the jealousy of Eu oge in merchants. The Boers, it is added, would like to keep the Indian traders in the country because they sell cheaper than Europeans.

CALCUTTA, May 6ib. Another charge has been made to-day against Elina, H. Solomon, who is in custody on a charge of obtaining an advance of eleven lakhs from the Bank of Bengal by means of forgery, It is exactly similar to the other. The Hong- kong and Shanghai Bank applied for a warrant, and in support of the application it was stated that an advance of 31 lakhs had been made on 350 chests of opium in April. The passes were forgeries.

LONDON, May 6îb.

Captain Casati, the Italian officer who was with Emin Pasha in the interior, and who was expected to join the Italian East-African Com- pany, now in course of formation, under the presidency of Signor Fillonardi, formerly Italian Consal at Zanzibar, has declined to join his countrymen, and has decided to take service with the German Expedition.

May 7th. i Cuntain Canali has publicly denied that he has intention of taking service with the German expedition in East Africa.

NEW YORK. May 7th. The Lunatic Asylum at Montreal has been devrayed by fire, great loss of life being the reguli, Forte of the Inmates were either hurned

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in death or killed by the falling debris: total damages are assessed at a million of dollars.

Systematic frauds to the extent often million dollars annually have been discovered to have hean committed for a period of venre in the Customs Department of the Argentine Republic.

ZANZIBAR. May 7th,

Major' Wisemann, necupied. Kilwa on the 4th instant after bombarding the town. The natives were, helpless anil evacuated the place withnt, resistance. British subjects are uninjured, and remain under the protection of Major Wiesmann,

WASHINGTO“, Mar 7th.

The Republican Silver Committee of the Senne have decided to report at an early date on the Cancun Bill recently reported from the Finnne Committee with certain amendments, ane of which removes the provision reported in the Bill for cancelling notes issued for the pur- chase of hullion and instructs the Treasury to resiste notes, provided the amount outstanding never exceeds the amount paid for ballion deposited.

LONDON, May 7th, In the race for the Chester Cup,, the following was the result-

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: May 8th. The sintement that Cantain Casati is about to PARIS, May 2nd.in the German Colonial service is unfounded, Two thousand laborers, on strike at Turoni Gorst, replying to a question, said he could not In the House of Commons this evening. Sir J. and Roubaix, attacked the factories at which hieve that Lord Reay's speech on leaving they had been formerly employed and assaulted

Bombay had been correctly reported. Lord the hands taken on in their places. The troops Reay, he said, had never tendered his resigna. were called out, and the rioters dispersed.

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Calcutta, May 2nd.

A telegram, dated Paris. 30th April, sent by the Central News Agency, savs that a Royalist conspiracy, the object of which was to declare the Comte de Paris King of France, has been discovered. The declaration was to have heen made on the 1st of May, when the great labour demonstration was to be held. Many anarchists and malcontents in the army had joined the con- At the Magistracy this morning Mr. Wode spiracy. Preparations for a coup had been house continued the inquiry into the circum-made on a large scale. Large quantities of ex- stance attending the fire in Bonham Strand plosives had been procured by the conspirators but these have been seized by the police. The West, which occurred on the and instant. Mr. Bowles, of Messrs. Wotton and Deacon, appeared Government is taking prompt steps for the on behalf of the Lubeck Insurance Company, the maintenance of order, and the garrison of Paris General Fire Insurance Company, and the North is being strongly reinforced. German Insurance Company. Mr. 11s Wyson appeared on behalf of the manager of the shop, -The manager of the shop, re-called, said that on the night of the fire there was $40,000 worth of goods in the place, on the first and second floors. The goods largely consisted of hemp and scented wood which was worth under ten.

Elias H. Salomon was brought before the thousand dollars. There were also beads on the ground floor of considerable value. Each set of police-court to-day charged with forgery and the beads was in a cocoa-nut shell. There was utterance of a forged document regarding certain also a lot of hemp. The scented wood was sold chests of opium on which he had obtained an at the rate of three and four times its weight in advance of eleven talchs from the Bank of sliver. He was insured for $41,000: $10,000 with Bengal. Bail was refused and the prisoner re Messrs. Schelbass & Co., $15,000 with Messrs.manded. Realer, Brockelmann & Co., and $16,000 with Messrs. Melchera & Co. The policies were saved from the fire. They were taken out in March and April of the year. Last year he was insured for $26,000, and the year before for $10,000.

Mr. Bowles stated that the $rocco policy of the Lubeck Company wastaken out by a different shop altogether, and transferred over to the witness on the 79'h February of this year. The $15,000 police was transferred in a similar way.

Albert Kremer, assistant clerk to Messrs. Renter Brockelmann and Company, stated that his firm were general agents for the General Life and Fine Insurance Company. On the 25th February this year his firm transferred a policy for 154 and 156 Wing-lok Street to the master of 68 Bonbarn Strand,

LONDON, M 3rd. Riots arising out of the labour demonstration are reported as having occurred yesterday at Barcelona. Free fighis were numerous, and affairs assumed such a critical aspect, after a white that the town was declared in a state of slege.

May 4th.

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Later details of the riots at Barcelona s'ate that the mob wrecked the fram-cars, and did a

great amount of destruction before the troups, three regiments of which were called out, arrived, The strikers first fired on the military with revolvers, to which the koldiery replied with their fire-arms, wounding many.

Portugal has agreed to submit the Delagoa Bay dispute to arbitration.

Telegramis from Dehomes state that the French fleet has bombarded and destroyed the town of Whydah.

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Lord George Hamilton, replying to a question, said the construction of a dock at Bombay from Imperial funds had been postponed for the pre- sent owing to the extra demands on the Ex- chequer.

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PARIS, 8th May. The strikes at Roubaix are going to end, and there are signs of their ending at Tourcoin.

ZANZIBAR, 8th May. The statement that. Bwanaheri has submitted to Major Wissmann is unfounded.

NEW YORK, May 8th. The Poothouse Lunatic Asylum near Norwick,,! New York, has been burned down. Thirteen inmates perished in the flanics, eleven of them being idiots.

WASHINGTON, May 8th.

The debate in Senite on the Silver Bllt has

heen postponed until next week. The Silver party are hoping that the dispute between the Senate and the Republican cancus will be arranged. The Senators will make n further endeavour to arrange with the caneus and the House of Representativer until they themselves are agreed. Senators Weer and Täler have given notice that they will offår nubstitutes for the pending Bill

CONSTANTINOPLE, May 9th. Advices from Syria 'state that serious conflicts

Christians at Lebanon. The Governor has asked

P. C. Macaulay stated that he had seen the goods which were removed to Messrs. Rester Brockel nan's godowns. They were taken from the back part of the shop and consisted of hemp, leather, cow hiden, deer skins, Chinese cakes, betel nuts and casks of Chinese dyes.

His Worship :-There is nothing to show how in Hyde Park when enormous crowds, probably I have taken place between. Druses and Maronite

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dire has originated, so the inquiry is now Mr. Bowles requested that the books be handed to the Insurance companies, but his Worship. disallowed this, in deference to objections raised by Mr. Deany.

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not necessarily ndonje the opinions expressed by, in

Corresponómia in this column),

'A HINT FROM THE BRIDGE; TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG TELKORAPH SIR,Kindly allow me space in your valuable columns to give my profession, generally, a few bints; firstly as regards the late rise in engi. neers' and deck officers' pay on the China coast; and secondly, respecting the formation of ant Officers' Union.

Engineers, as everybody knows, get twice the pay of deck officers Why this should be, nobody knows. It is not because they have the most work to do or the most anxiety-far from it, indeed. Then why should what is a very striking anomaly be allowed to exist. Simply because the engineers are amalgamated in an Association formed for their mutual benefit, and for the maintenance of the proper dignity of their profession Their success should encour age officers of ships to form a similar association, having Hongkong as its centre with branches all over the Far East; and ultimately take steps for the federation of all kindred (British) associations,

Who have the greatest responsibility upon their shoulders, while a steamer is under, way, the officers or engineers? The captain and officers most sasuredly, wh

A meeting of labourers was held this afternoon

the largest on record, carried resolutions in

favour of the eight hours movement. The proceedings were of an enthusiastic but orderly

character.

May 5th.

In the House of Commons this evening Mr. W. H. Smith informed Mr. Bradlaugh that Government was perfectly prepared for the dix. cussion of the Crawford case in the House of Commons, but must decline to grant any special | facitilles for such a discussion,

for help and troops have been dispatched thither,

LONDON, May 10th. Advices from Dahomey states that an exchange of prisoners has been effected between the French and Dahomians.

Sir Joseph Weston, Gladstonian Liberal, bas" been elected for Bristol, replacing Mr. Handal Cossham, the deceased member, by a majority of 2,800, defeating Mr. Inskip, the Liberal

In reply to a member in the House of Com- Unionist candidate. mons this afternoon Sir John Gorst announced A movement is on font to erect a mémorial to the intention of the India Office to recommend | Lord Strathnaim, and the Lord Mayor has been the Government of India to adopt the decisions | asked to open a fund for the purpose, of the Berlin Labour Conference in contemplated legislation in regard to the factories.

BERLIN, MAY 6th.

The Emperor William, opening the German | Reichstag to-day, urged the necesity for passing further laws for the protection of the workmen, care for whom, he maintained, provided their strongest support in opposing the overthrow of existing order.

His Majesty also announced that a Bill dealing with the Army would be introduced before the Reichstag in October

The German Reichstag was opened yesterday by the Emperor William, who, in his speech from the throne, declared that his efforts were unceasingly directed to the continued mains tenance of peace and that he had succeeded in strengthing the confidence of the Powers by that policy. He will cultivate existing defensive alilances and friendly relations with all foreigo powers. Any displacement ofthebalance of power will be said to endanger the equilibrium forming. the basis of the peace policy of Germany.

The Emperor alluded to the tesolution passed by the Berlin Labour Conference, and expressed his perfect solicitude for the interest of workmen. He pointed out the urgency which existed for the amelioration of the conditions of labour, in regard to which the Powers were concerting measures of relief,

The proposed increase of the Army, which begins on the 1st October, was, the Emperor said, In consequence of the action of neighbouring

WASHINGTON, May 10th.

The Republican caucus of the Senate has abandoned the bullion redemption clause in the Silver Bill. It is understood, that this will con- siderably facilitate an agreement being arrived at.

ST. PETERSBURO, May 10th, The influenta epidemic has reappewed in acute form at Warsaw, and in addition to attacking the inhabitants is attacking the horses too.

CONSTANTINOPLE, May 10th. The Minister of Justice har been dismissed from his post..

May. 11th. The dismissal of Djendet Pacha, Minister of Justice, is due to his action in the Moussa Bey

LONDON, May 12th. Mr. Ballantine has been appointed American Consul at Bombay.

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The Queen to-day unveils an equestrian stateo of the Prince Consort at Windsor, the Jubiles Gift of the women and childen of the Uulted Kingdom. The King of the Belgians and all the members of the English Royal Family will be present.

Mr. Leach continued that the letters, read by the light of what passed' at the personal inter views, shewed that the condition on which the contract was renewed in June was the completion I did not hear of any offer by Mr. of the process of registering the Company. The In the first place our contract, expired on the Mody of a letter of allotment, but to the best of defendant meant that, by saying Madrid; ho Let us take an instance. When a vessel at 30th June, and on that day I demanded the my belief the contract was carried on by arranger could not mean that only a part of the registra, sea loses her propeller, breaks a shaft, or tier shares which you could not hand over. *: went. Os the 7th of August, Mr. Mody told tion need be completed. His conduct in making steering gear gets out of order, then the engineers. can take a rest, and the whole responsibility Then I wrote you on July 1st a note in which ma that an arrangement bad arrived at. He inquiries from the agents shewed that he was

and danger in bringing' the ship to port rests I intended to convey the fact that I did not in- led me to believe that the contract was being desirous of taking up the shares,

His lordship, before giving judgment Inquired solely upon the captain and officers, and even tead to hold you answerable for your failure to carried over, My interest censed on the pay.

ment of my brokerage. I do not remember what measure of damages had been decided when arrived in port the officers trials ate deliver and that you might consider the transec. tion finished. A day or two after I learned writing to Mr. Gorbaro, on the 6th of August, upon,

not over, for they speedily find themselves Ficatly to my surprise that you and your partner and receiving the letter endorsed shewing that Mr. Francis, after conferring with Mr. Leach, the stand answering the questions of quick had not only misconstrued my note but had had nothing further to do it. I have some said that the original contract price was $ragon, witted lawyers who will, if possible; show that. shown it to others as proof that I intended to recollection of it now." I wrole xaking when the ] and allowing the highest rate since' January, as the whole blame rests upon thein' for any mishap Among the Bills announced the Military Bll, two years, it affords me great pleasure to testify

that may have occurred. This is particularly extend the contract until such time now shares would be taken up, and the endorsement fixed by Mr. Young, & balance of 85x28 was in cases of coffiston or grounding to Itt -convenient for you to deliver. Then aid that the only contract between Mody and claimed.

called at your office to explain personally that I Gorham expired the 30th June. On the 30th His lordship said that he really had no doubt andenlable that the responsibility attaching to had no intention of carrying the contract further, December asked Mr.Van Buren-Mr. Gorban's about the case. There was an agreement the deck officers is of a real and serious nature, and, as you are aware, through the persus colleague when the liter was returning from entered into on the 30th March, 1889, for the: This being so why should not their pay be at slons of your partner I agreed to allow you to Halphong, and he told me he would be back delivery of the shares on the 30th fune. On least equal to that of engineers. In the name extend the time until the 31st Dady but it was 1 next day, 3 saw Mr. Mody frequently every 1 that date the serip was not ready, and there was of all that is fair and right's put the question/"

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A lunatic asylum near this city, containing 3,300 famates, has been burned down, and it feared thai 100 have parished in the flames.

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