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BIRTH.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JULY 22, 1890.
At Solborne, Hongkew, on the 16th instant, the wife of ALCERNOV M, A. EVANS, of a son.
DEATH.
At Woolwich, Kent, England, JAS. EDWARDS, last Examiner, I.M. Customș, in his 53rd year.
The Hongkong Telegraph
HOVARONA TUUSDAY, JULY 27, 1870,
LOCAL AND GENERAL."
THE Firebrand has reached Shanghai.
THE British squadron; which had assembled at Yokohama, sailed from that part for the north last Tuesday.
THE Glenlyon, which arrived at Shanghai last Friday, rescued twelve sailors from a dismasted junk, on her way up from Hongkong.
MESSRS. Butterfield & Swire inform us that the Ocean Steamship Co.'s steamer Palinurus, from Liverpool, left Singapore for this port yesterday afternoon, and is due on the 27th inst.
THE Japanese Official Gazette says:-Mr. Suzuk, our Consul at Hongkong, was relieved of his duties on the sth inst.
AN English solicitor, Mr. Gray Hill, was recently kidnapped by some Arabs in Palestine. It will | not be la accordance with the traditions of the legal profession if Hill does not come out all right when the costs of this little business are taxed.
SUPREME COURT.
IN CHAMBERS.
(Befori Mr. Fielding Clarke, Acting Chief Justice).
Mr. Fraser-Smith explained that some of the things, such as the letter book, belonged to Mr.
Webber.
His lordship-You were going to commence criminal proceedings as Webber's attomey
Mr. Fraser-Smith-Yes, there are $400 which be is alleged to have stack 10.
Mr. Mossop-Has there been any settling of accounts between you and Mr. Webber ?
Winess-We struck a balance at the end of 1888 not since.
Mr. Mossop-He has often acted as your solicitor in suits ?- He did so several times.
When did you last pay him costs?—I think I only lost, two or three cases, and won the others, and of course he got his costs. There never was any settlement as between solicitor and client.
Did you get a loan, from him in February
lant?
Not that I am aware of. There was a loan on some shares in July last year.
JUDICIAL INVESTIGATION.
Do you remember his pressing you for repay. His lordship beld an investigation at the ment, as the money belonged to a client -It instance of Chan Km Chu, into the ownership was $1,00, which I borrowed last year, on the of some property belonging to J, F. Webber, security of sixty Fenwick shares. His client lent late a solicitor in this colony, now in the posses-it to me for a few days. He certainly had no sion of Mr. R. Fraser-Smith.Mr. Mossop trouble in getting it back-it was never even represented the petitioner, and Mr. Fraser-Smith demanded. appeared in person, Before the investigation was begun
Nos. 22 & 24, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL BRIBERY and corruption again! Colonel Fox Smith had had an order served on bim prohibiting
Hongkong, 30th June, 1890.
WINES AND SPIRITS.
BY APPOINTMENT.
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bas just "cumshawed" the yamen-runners of the Viceroy of Canton $12.ore and received ar return present the appointment of Commandant of Kowloon city and frontier, vice Colonel Lum Tang, whose term of office expires very shortly, Does the gallant colonel chuck away $11,000 for nothing? Hardly.
Do you remember his getting into some trouble a short time ago about a client's money-some $1,200 7
Witness explained in detail that Webber received an arder to receive £350 from Messrs. Gilman & Co., wired from London to a gentle man who had gone to Borneo, and could not get it cashed, as by some mistake it had been sent to the Chartered Bank instead of to Gilman's.
The money was urgently needed; it had to be paid into Court, and as Mr. Webber was ill în bed, he (witness) gave a cheque for $1,200 Shortly afterwards, the gentleman, a Mr. Leon, returned from Borneo, and the Bank paid the draft. He only lent the money on this occasion as it was to be a very serious matter, Webber
not afford to go any further.
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Gauld, Ross and McCracken. Carried unani- mously.
Inspector Swapston then proposed, and Mr. Stanton seconded, that Messra. Duggan and Melver be appointed secretaries of the Society. Carried unanimously.
which the Counc!! arrived, together with a copy' of the resolutionsds-passed, to the Secretary of State. I have not yet received a reply from him, but when I do so I trust there will be no objection to my laying on this table'n copy of the despatch I wrote, so that Honourable mem- The Chairman then announced that His Excel-bers may see the views l'expressed, lency the Officer Administering the Government had been pleased to intimate his approval of the undertaking.
The proceedings then terminated.
FESTERDAY'S LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL
The following portion of the proceedings at yesterday's Legislative Council was omitted
from last night's issue:--
THE MERCHANDISE MARKS ACT.
This Bill was read a third time and passed. THE WATER WORKS BILL. This Bill was read a third time and passed.
THE ADJOURNMENT: His Excellency read the following speech Honourable Gentlemen-Defore we adjourn to indulge in a short recess from our legislative duties it may be of interest of have brought be fore you a short retrospect of the work we bave accomplished during the last few months and to can inform you, of the be informed, in so far as position of the Colony at the present time.
It was with regret that we learnt from Sir
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William Des Voeux towards the beginning of this year, that ill-health compelled him to leave us for a while, but we trust that when be returns in December next he will do so with renewed vigour, so that he may be enabled to take in the future the same active interest in the welfare of this Colday as he has taken in the past.
A few months ago we welcomed in our midst
Sovereign, and we have the gratification of feeling that their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Connaught were well pleased with, the brief visit they paid to this the most Eastern point of Her Majesty's Colonial empire,
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I may add, concerning certain rumours that have been lately afloat, that no intimation has been made to me in regard, to the organization of any Chinese troops in this Colony, nor have I any reason to believe that there is any founda- tion for the reports to which I have alluded.
There is no Department, Gentlemen, which the people in this Colony naturally take a deeper interest in, nor which is of greater importance, .... than that of the Public Works
I consequently requested the Surveyor-Gen- eral to prepare, so that I might lay the same. before you,,
Memorandum of such public works as had been proceeded with this year, or were in course of construction. This he has done, and the report has been submitted to you. T It is gratifying to fid that the work connected with the Gap Rock Lighthouse is proceeding so satisfactorily, also that a real commencement has been mad in the work of the long talked of Central Market and in that of the Lunatic Asylum for Chinese. A new. Pier bus been opened at Kowloon Point and orders have been given that the District School, for which pro vision was made in the Estimates for this year, should be proceeded with as soon as possible. A site at Kennedytown has been selected for a new slaughter-house and depôt for pigs and sheep. | It has been decided to commence, without
further delay, the erection of new Police Stations at Aberdeen and Quarry Bay. The additions to Government Houses are being rapidly gone on with, while plans are nearly completed for a new house, offices, &c. for the Superintendent of the Botanical and Afforestation Department. The Council is aware that during the course of last year an agreement was entered into for lighting
that in a short time hence we shall see this work completed. It may hereafter be found possible to extend this system of lighting to another and more lofty-party of this Island which is daily becoming more popular and more populated.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LD THE Band of the Argyll and Sutherland High. suit of Chan Kin Chú, relating to books and already owed him far too much, and he could son and a daughter-in-law of our gracious the City of Victoria with electric light and I trust
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SHANGHAI papers report that a typhoon broke over the Settlement on Friday last, doing some damage afloat and tearing up lamps, etc., ashore. The previous day Messrs. Butterfield & Swire beard from Gutzlaff that their steamer the Wenchow was anchored, and in distress, off Taichow Island, ber shaft having been broken during the typhoon. The Kwanglee reported having experienced a typhoon lasting fourteen hours, off Wenchow. The officers' cabins
were torn off, rallings and ironwork smashed,
and several boats lost.
MR. Wodehouse held 'an enquiry at the Magis tracy this morning into the circumstances FrBot attending the death of a Chineman who fell down the hold and broke his leg,,while unload- ing the German steamship Kiel in this barbour $1.10
on the 16th of March last; and whose decease occurred at the Tung Wah Hospital, where he 1.25 had been lodged ever since the accident, on the 13th inst. After hearing the evidence of a doctor 1.50 of the Hospital, Inspector Cradock, and the chief officer of the steamship Kis, his Worship found that death resulted from injuries received from an accidental fracture of the leg.
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Mr. Hastings, on behalf of the plaintiff in a uit, applied for an order to compel Mr. Fraser Smith to give up some papers relating to the care, which had been taken possession of by him along with the rest of Mr. Webber's property. Delivery had been bithertorefused, as Mr. Fraser bim from parting with any of the property,
His lordship pointed out that the order did not include documents of that kind.
Mr. Fraser-Smith therefore offered to give them up.
Mr. Fraser-Sraith was then sworn. He said -I had a prohibitory order served on me in the furniture belonging to Mr. J. F. Webber, which had been removed to my premises on the 22nd The order was served on me on the 24th June, June. I claim the goods, as stated in my affidavits. From time to time I advanced money to Mr. Webber, between January 1889 and June 18go, The total amount was $5.751, and be repaid me $2,220. On the 16th May 1859, asI was doing some business with Chinese, and was pretty well in funds, he came and said he was in difficulties and wanted $1,050. He owed me a good deal, and 1 hesitated to lend more without security, and he said he would give a lien on his law- books and furniture. 1 lent him the money on that security, for one year, and produce his receipt. Here is the counterfoil, which was found in his drawer by Mr. Redyk since.
His lordship Is there any dispute about the bona fide nature of the advance?
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Mr. Mossop -Oh no. Witness continued-Between 8 and 9 o'clock on the morning of the 22nd June Mr. Webber called at my house, and said he had got into serioas difficulties which would necessitate his leaving the colony at once, and that he hoped I would not stop him, as he would aver his office furniture and books to me in part payment of his account, and bis father would pay the difference as soon as be knew the facts. I tiled to persuade him to stop, as he might possibly get out of the difficulties, but he said it was quite impossible. He tiffiaed at my house and afterwards took me to bis office and handed over the books and furniture, which were removed at once by his servants and mine, as he determined to leave the Colony that night.
Mr. Mossop-Before I cross-examine I woul submit that Mr. Fraser-Smith has not established any claim at ali.
His lordship declined to hear arguments at that stage.
Mr. Fraser-Smith, cross-examined-When the first document. was entered into in May 1989 I accepted the receipt as valid. I knew it was not a good bill of sale. I had not the goo's in pledge because I never had posses sion. I looked upon the matter as a receipt for money lent to a friend of several years' standing. I never enforced it when the year was up
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owed me $3,500 more than that, and when the year was up he could not pay it. The matter was therefore left over-I trusted to his honor to repay it. At the interview of the 22nd June he recognised that he owed me a large amount, and offered his property in part payment.
Mr. Mossop--The fact that he owed you money gave you no right to his goods unless you
had taken out a writ 7
Witness-I claimed the goods under a verbal contract made on the 22nd June, as all I could get. He assigned me the things. We had no legal argument about whether it abrogated the
receipt or not,
His lordship-A receipt is not security-it`is merely-evidence.
Witness-Then I had no security. Mr. Webber had spoken to me many a time about 0.75 A NAUGHTY old tailor who perched himself on
the roof of his house a couple of nights ago, and handing over the property to me if he left the from that point of vantage "pelted" brick-bats colony. He did not specifically band it over under the receipt. He gave me all the books Into the parlour of No. 7, Ezra Lane, one of
and furniture, but after. 1 had gone, and whilst which hit pretty Miss Wong Lum on the chest, was" docked "before Mr. Robinson at the Police my servants were in charge, another creditor. came and took some. I am suing for the return 0.75 Court this morning and charged by Detective of these goods which include the letter-book Inspector Quincey with wantonly discharging and some Chinese furniture, which he said missiles into the sald house, and thereby endan- 1.00 gering life and property. In defence nid thirteen-belonged to him, Amongst the property banded over was a safe, Wong Po Chun, the creditor and-ix said that he bove the bricks at the young
in question, bad the key, and promised to send 1.10 lady." because she pointed a broom handle at
him." The magistrate ordered him to contribute it, but did not. Webber's former clerk, Mr. Van Eps, who had been dismissed some weeks before, Bro to the coffers of a bloated monarchy, or go got the other key and the office diary, on which 0.75 to gaol for one calendar month,
hè said he had a lica. An action has been instituted against him for their return. I am the plaintiff, as the proprietor of the goods.
1.00 THE Peking correspondent of the Shanghai Mercury writes under date 9th July An 1.10 Imperial Decree was issued yesterday to the
Board of Defence and Board of Revenne | 1,00 in connection with the fand to be provided by the eighteen provinces for building rail-
Mr. Mossop-I put in the writ, by which Mr. Webber, late of Victoria, in plaintiff, by his attorney R. Fraser-Smith.
Witness-The diary and letter-book were Mr. Webber's, and I must appear in the dual capacity
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the same purpose bas also been sanctioned. The representatives of almost all the Treaty Powers here have been busy tendering advica and, directly or indirectly, profess to assist the Imperial Government with referencs to the big State loan of Tie. 30,000,000, since the edict to the Board of Revenue was issued; but it remains to be seen who will be successful,
not owning all the things, but I might overcome that by taking out two writs,
His lordship-Then the plaintiff at present is Mr. Webber.
His lordship-I suppose there is no inventory as to the value of the books?
Witness-No; I should say that $500 or $600 would be the outside value of books and desks. The books are of no value to anybody but a lawyer..
His lordship-The question is whether you virtually took the books under this receipt or not. The law of this Colony defines what A bill of sale, is, and if this receipt comes within
that definition, and certain form- alities were not complied with, this receipt in absolutely void, and your possession of this property would, so far as this document is concerned, be unjustified. It is difficult to decide, in the face of your evidence.. You say that he gave you this receipt as a sort of lien on the properly. A bill of sale gives a lien, and the question is-was this a bill of sale or a receipt? More than a year afterwards, when he is going away, be hands you over his books and furniture in part payment of what be owed you. I do not see why the stringent Englies law respecting bills of sale should be in force here, but in point of fact it is even more stringent here than in England.
Witness-I have sworn that I did not regard it as a bill of sale. but simply as a receipt for money leat. If I had I should have had it registered, and of course as the money was not paid on due date it would have had to be renewed.
Mr. Mossop submitted that if the goods were handed over on a verbal agreement the act would sill be illegal, as that would be altering the written agreement,
His lordship-I cannot follow your argument, However, if I consider that this is an unregis tered bill of sale, and that possession was taken under it, I cannot believe that it was entirely excluded from consideration. But I had better take a little time to consider it.
Mr. Fraser-Smith-If these things belonged to Mr. Webber and there was no execution granted against him, I submit that he had a right to band them over to me in part payment of his debt.
His lordship-Yes, if it had not been for the existence of this receipt it would have been legitimate. There are two creditors claiming there things, and the matter must be settled strictly according to the law. If you took possession on the strength of this document the goods must go to the other creditor; if it was merely on a verbal agreement, without reference at all to the receipt, your claim would be good. I can quite understand that there was no express agreement come to-Webber said "I am going away, here are the books-1 give them to you." Mr. Fraser-Smith-Should not I have a lien on the books and furniture to the extent of the other debt, when they were once handed over to me and in my possession?
His lordship thought it might be and again it might not, and that he might simply be in the position of an ordinary creditor. He eventually decided to reserve judgment, remarking that be would like to think carefully over the matter, but that his present opinion was that the receipt on which the decision rested was an irregular bill of sale.
THE LAST OF BRANDT.
Mr. Fraser-Smith asked permission to refer to the case of Brandt 2. Fraser-Smith, in which the plaintiff claimed $10,000 for alleged libel. His lordship had ordered early in June that, if proceedings were not taken within a month the
Mr. Mossop thought it had been dismissed by action should be dismissed with costs, default.
The suit was ordered to be dismissed with costs against Brandt.
Mr. Frater-Smith asked for leave to apply to the Registrar to repay him the money that had | been paid for a special jury,
Mr. Mossop did not object, and his lordship save the required leave.
ST. JOHN'S AMBULANCE..
SOCIETY.
A preliminary meeting of the Hongkong Police branch of the above Society was held at the Central Police Station at noon to-day, under the presidency of Major General Gordon. There was a good attendance.
The number of Ordinances which we have passed during the present session has not been very great and I was in hopes that we might have been able to deal with several other matters, more or less ripe for our consideration.
We have, however, enacted some laws of im- portance. I may refer to "The Magistrates Ordinance"-a very lengthy measure; "The Waterworks Ordinance" "The Vaccination Ordinance;" An "Ordinance relating to the Falsification of Accounts" besides other of less sig'ificance.
There are several matters which I trust will engage our attention when we meet again-such as a new law on Bankruptcy, the modification of our Emigration laws, the amendment of our laws concerning Opium, &c.
Instructions have lately been given to carry out some of the recommendations made by those gentlemen who were appointed to enquire into the working of the Observatory, and when the Estimates for next year are submitted to you proposals will be made for some addition to the staff of that Department. I am far from wish- ing to suggest increased expenditure, but if such an institution as an Observatory is to be of any real good it must be efficiently raaintained or it would be sounder, economy to do away with it -altogether.
Much good work has of late been done, under the supervision of Mr. Chadwick, in connection with our drainage and waterworks. It is to be hoped that these important undertaings, on which much money has been, and has still to be, expended, will prove satisfactory to the com munity.
But the cracking of Ordinances is not the only work we have got through. We have adopted a
There is nothing more necessary than from new Code of Standing Rules and Orders for the regulation of our proceedings, more in accordime to time to ascertain the financial condition dance with the procedure we now follow and of a country, and I will inform you, gentlemen, more in conformity with the Royal Instructions in so far as I can, what the financial condition
of this Colony was on the goth of June last. under which this Council is constituted,
The balance of assets in band on 1st January, 1890, was $505.109, and the revenue at the end of June was $1,073,079, making a total at end of $1,578,188.
The expenditure in the Colony up to the end of June was $720,658. The actual expenditure in England up to end of May and that estimated for June amounted to $254,619. To this must be added a sum of $64,127 far premia on Land Sales, making a total (party estimated) expenditure for the first six months of the year, of $1,009,404 and shewing a probable balance of assets on 30th June of $568,784.
The Finance Committee have had under their consideration many matters of importance, to carry out which it was necessary to apply for public moneys. It will always be my endeavour to consult this Council previous to undertaking measures which involve that cost which it f necessary for this Council to sanction. I do not besitate to say that there are few Colonies in which Members of the Legislature are prepared to vote moneys so readily as here for what they consider essential in the public Interest, But the more the Members of a Legislative body put trust in the proposals made for public expendi ture, the less they regard with suspicion sugges Within the last twelve months, gentlemen, tions made in this direction, the more careful there have been many changes among the Mem bers of this Council. Most of these have for should a Government be in bringing such pro- posals before them and the more anxious should it tunately been caused through the necessity of But there be to see that the money is legitimately expended making temporary arrangements." towards the purpose for which it was asked.
have been a few of a permanent nature. In addition to such questions as have actually In October last death prematurely and unex been submitted to you, many matters have occu-pectedly deprived this Colony of the services of pled my attention.
I am very desirous that the many Chinese who must necessarily die during the course of the year in this colony should be buried else where than in the limited area we possess. I feel confident that if burials continue to take place as they do now the time will come when we shall have cause to regret it. I have been in communication with Her Majesty's Consul at Canton on the subject and although the Chinese Authorities are not prepared to meet the sugges tions I made, I have not abandoned hopes of being able to carry out in some way what ventura to think would tend towards the sanitary i condition of this Island, while I believe it would be more in harmony with the feelings and wishes of the Chinese themselves.
Another matter of almost equal importance which has attracted my notice is the system of squatting which has long existed here and in regard to which several recommendations were made in the report of the Land Commission which was appointed to enquire into this and other kindred questions in the year 1886. I am about to appoint a Commission to deal with this particular subject, and although there are no doubt many difficult and complicated points involved in it, I trust that those who have ex- pressed their readiness to serve on the Commis- sion will be able to surmount them,
the late Colonial Secretary, Mr. Stewart. I had not the advantage of personal acquaintance with this officer, but no one could be long in this island without hearing how much he was respected and of the great good he rendered to his country, more especially in the all-important cause of education. Another who was but a short time since among us, we shall see no more. I refer to Mr. Lister, our late Postmaster-General and Colonial Treasurer, who during a quarter of a century begrudged neither time nor labour in the performance of his duties and whose reluctance to take rest when rest was needed may have gone far to basten his end.
I am happy to say that among the unofficial Members only one change has occurred during the time I have alluded to. I refer to Mr. Wong Shing, whose period of service expired during the present year, and desired, by reason of advancing age and the necessity of attending to business elsewhere, to be relieved of further duty at this Beard. I recommended for Her Majesty a approval as his successor Dr. He Kal, of whom we have already seen sufficient to know the deep concern he takes in the work brought before us and to feel how efficiently he will strive for the
welfare of those interests he is there to represent:
I have endeavoured, gentlemen, to lay before you such information as I considered might interest you at the present moment. It will not I am desirous, gentlemen, of seeing the pro- | be very long before we meet again, when we fession of brokers in this Colony placed on a shall take up as it were the threads of the work better footing than it stands to-day, but I would we are quitting for a while to-day, tha much prefer that any stops in this direction In conclusion, let me thank you for the should come from the members of that body consideration you have shown me since I have themselves rather than be taken by the Govern- | been presiding over this Council, let me wish ment: I may state that on one or two occasions you a pleasant recess, and let me express the I have received deputations with whom I have hope that we may all join once more in working, discussed the question and who have mentioned | with Increased strength, for the beneft of a to me proposals worthy of careful consideration. | Colony to which many have been indebted for I trust that at the end of this year, if not before, good fortune in the past and to which we may be circumstance will allow those who I belleve are indebted for success and happiness in the future. anxious to move in the matter to follow up these (Applause.) proposals. If, however, such is not the case it will become necesssary for the Government to seriously consider whether it should not take the initiative,
The Council will now adjourn until Monday, 6th October,
THE HONGKONG POLICE APPOINTMENTS.
The Secretary of State, gentlemen, has drawn my attention to the absence of any vote in the The Chairman said that he was glad to hear of estimates for this year for the erection of a new the large number of members of the Force who gaol, and it cannot be doubted that the present
The following despatches on the above subject had signified their willingness to attend lectures prison accommodation is insufficient for the given under the auspices of the Society, society numbers confined. The question of constructing were submitted to the Legislative Council yester- which had a very large field of useful labour a new gael is one that has been mooted for
some years past and a site has been selected day afternoon :-- before It. It afforded him infinite pleasure to announce that Dr, Cantlie had thoroughly and reserved for such a building. But, bearing in mind the many important works now on hand approved of the scheme and had promised to lecture on Mondays and Thursdays for a period and the considerable expenditure that will he of five weeks, after which It was expected that focurr:d thereon, I am not disposed to com- those who had attended the lectures-regularly--mence a new prison, the coilmated cost of which would be able to pass a qualifying examination, is between $100,000 and $500,000, if such can Speaking for himself it gave him (the Chairman) be avoided. But recognizing, as I do, the strong great pleasure to accept the presidency of the necessity of further prison accommodation I bave Society, and he hoped that many more members lately been considering a scheme by which I would send in their names to those who would trust this may be obtained without having be appolated as Hon. Secretaries. Dr. Cantlie recourse to a new and costly construction. had suggested that as there were over forty members the rule of kindred societies should be followed here, by forming clauses of 25 members in each division,
→ DOWNING STREET,
8th February, 189 Sir, have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No. 380 of the 19th of December, and to convey to you my approval of your suggestion that the adjutancy of the Police Force should be abolished, and the appointment of Assistant Superintendent of Police revived in its place, Mr. Horspool being appointed to the latter post on two years' probation with a salary of $220 per mensem,
Mr. Mossop put in a letter written to Wang on the azad June, in which witness sald My ser. vant has fast Informed me that you have forcibly taken away from Mr. Webber's office, this evening, certain articles of furnitures. I give notice that We have not gone every closely Into the merits unless you return them before eleven o'clock of the case Cooper v. The Grain Filand Cement to-morrow I shall swear an information against Company, tried in the Summary Jurisdiction you for theft. If you have any claim against Mr. Court yesterday before Mr. Acting Justice Wise, Webber you have your legal remedy. The but on perusing the evidence as reported in the action which you have taken is a crime for which public press we confess to being quite at a loss to you can be severely punished." It was signed discover on what grounds, his Honour found for R. Fraser-Smith, attorney for J. F. Webber." the defendant Company, Mr. J. D. Hutchison, In a later letter he wrote to Messrs. Dennys and who discharged the plaintiff, may be a directos. Mossop, Wong's solicitors, and taxed Wong with of the Company, although even that is a point having misappropriated $400, taken out of Court, open to question, but he certainly had no power, In a third letter Mr. Fraser-Smith stated that, and Mr. C. Ewens has no authority to delegateas Webber's attorney, be was instructed to take such power as appears to have been exercised action to recover the $400, and inviting Wong by Mr. Hutchison. We shall deal with this to fight the matter out in the Police Court. He case editorially, and meanwhile we would like continued have already wired to Mr. to know what Mr. Acting Justice Who would Webber, who is at present in Canton, and shall
Some time since we were called upon by the 2. You will no doubt consult Captain say and do if he were called upon to work no doubt receive full instructions this afternoon. twelve hours every day, Sundays included, Mr. Mossop-Have you may explanations to
Imperial Government to increase our Military Dempster's convenience as far as possible in contribution from £20,000 to £40,000 a year on fixlog the date when these changes should come and all night if required, for four pounds offer
the understanding that our garrison would be into effect, and it appears to me that thres Mr. Fraser-Smith-The letters speak for them sterling per week. Besides there was not
Inspector Swanston than stated that he had increased. This Council, on the ground that it months' notice should be given to him of the sufficient evidence to prove that the contract selves, was rescinded by mutual agreement. We would His lordship-Were the articles that Wong received the names of 57 who wished to be mom begrudged not the expenditure of money for an termination of his employment under the Colonial The Hongkong Telegraph has the largest circulation of any not make these remarks if we did not known that removed part of the property transferred to you?bers of the Society. He proposed, and Mr. Ryan efficient defence of the Colony, voted, without Government, kate
seconded, that the Committee be composed of opposition, the amount anked for, while stating, ong-You do not state whether or not it English newspaper published in the Far East, and is therefore the
there will be no appeal in the case, the unfor- Mr. Fraser-Smith-They were incinded. bet mandikum for Advertisers, Terma can be learnt on appications.
His lordship Then why do you address him Inspectors Mathieson, Swanston, Perry and what it expected as a return for the additional proposed to fill up the post of Chief Inspector. at The Honglang Telegraph's number as the Telephone Contraltunate plafatiff having been left penniless ten
Stantons Sergeans Butlin, and Constables Smith, i cost involved, I forwarded the conclusions at i present held by Mr. Horpool; if so, the change Is Webber's attorney ? Buckange is No, tr
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