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BIRTHS,

The

E. B. DOWLIY, of a son.

wife of CHARLES VON BOSK, of a son.

Shower panton), on the sth instant, the

DEATH.

At Shanghal, on the 31st August, JEANETTE MARY, the beloved infant daughter of William and Elisabeth Martinson of the IM C.

The Honghong Telegraph.

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MAIL SUPPLEMENT.

DMONJWY

Hongkong Telegrapy.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1891

SIX DOLSLAR FEP QUARTER

every confidenes in the ability of his Ministers, THE Japan Mail reports that the wreck of the and it is only after consuler ble experience that I was reluctantly compelled to alter that opinion.

A SIAMESE DICTIONARY

and, thirdly, because had the Siamese borrowed the money, it would in all probability have been very injudiciously expended. The second plan. seemed impossible owing to want of a proper fore, appeared the beat, the safest for Slam, and Yes, I have, I am, I think, the oaly foreigner certainly the cheapest way especially as coma bere who is versed in Sanselt, and that cossions could be granted in proportion to the knowledge bus nided me in mastering local interests of each nation.

get the language. My Siamese-English dictionary Those, briefly, were my Ideas for the pro-is now in the Press and will soon be published ressive development of Siam, and, I found, at 41 per volume. It should prove sadful in before very long, to my regret that that advice. many ways. I hope it will My predecessor, whilst not altogether hostile to progress they were champion of progress His death, some years was net acted on, and it appeared to me, that, Mr. Alabaster, was a great. Siamese scholar and developing the country, as it were, at the wrong ago, was the greatest blow the progressive end. They were, in fact, starting elaborate development of Slam aver received. projects for railways, having at the same time no thought for proper accesss to the various termini,

SIAM'S FUTURE. Granted the Government carefully volds

Hable for manslaughter? Supposing Mr. Leung said that four or five blows were At Swatow, on Saturday, the 29th of August, BOMANIEI, like the plaintiff, had been in a struck. In any case the assault was quite 1891, the wife of JAMES FITHERSTONHAUGH, public vehicle with outside' coofles, would clear, and there was nothing technical Chinese Maritime:Customs, of a son.

At Newchwang, on the 1st lnstant, the wife or he still have been responsible for any act about it-It was a practical assault from system of collecting revenue.,.. The third, thereet -You hava studied Siamese, have you not ?.

The every point of view, and to inflict a fine of of carelessness on their part? question at issue as to the responsibility of five cents was simply burlesquing. Justice: employers in cases of this nature is so But the worst phase of the business was Important that It might even be worth fining the Chinese 85, with the option while, whilst fully recognising the uncer-] of "dolng" fourteen days hard labour, tainity of such a proceeding, to appeal associated with the criminal classes who against the Acting Puisne judge's decision, crowd Victoria Gaol to overflowing. Was and it is rather to be regretted that this severe practice in accordance with defendant failed to avail himself of the Mr. A. G. Wiss's published professions privilege of having the case originally regarding gaol reform? We think not, tried by a jury. Meanwhile it would but our present mission is to inquire how seem to be the duty of the authorities to this sentence, after Mr. Pixr's five cents Insist on the shalls of all 'richshas being fine, was justified. In what way did HONGKONG, WIDNESDAY, SÍPTEMBER 9, 1891. guarded so as to prevent the possibility LEUNG CHAN Har disobey a lawful order? such accidents, and also to take active What was that lawful order? Was LEUNG A HARD CASE.

steps to remove the disgraceful inefficiency CHAN Hot the servant of Mr. Pixx, and if of the regulation of ricksha traffic in the so, in what capacity? There is certainly crowded centres of the city.

no evidence to show that Mr. Pixe had authority to order LEUNG to do anything whatever; but there is evidence in the contrary direction.

LEUNG CHAN Hot described himself as a store-keeper in the Tar question is a pertinent one, and we challenged it must be accepted as accurate, Bank, and as that description was not even have no hesitation in saying that it has Is it a store keeper's lawful duly to act as frequently, alas! too frequently, to be house-boy and to provide drinks and answered in the affirmative. Justice in manufacture sandwiches for three young this colony is not even-handed; it is gentlemen at half-past one (or even at doubtful whether it ever has been, but of 12.30) in the morning, after having gone late public confidence in the inviolability through his ordinary, labours of the day and integrity of our law courts has been Was it his duty to attend to severely shattered-and

these Grand old SOCRATES, the philosopher who not, and for so saying was assaulted,

wonder. gentlemen at all? He said It first taught the world that the proper and then adjudged guilty of impudence study of mankind is man, the midwife and impertinence and fined

95 although he would appear, to have spoken nothing but the absolute truth, called at one o'clock in the morning, after for hawking vegetables without a license, a hard day's work, to try a blind woman

THE case of Turner v. BONANŢER, tried in the Summary Court on the and Inst, before Mr. J. ActorD, Acting Pulane Judge, fsome of more than ordinary public interest, as the decision arrived at would appear to

piace no reasonable limit on the respon sibility of employers for the laches of their Irresponsible servants. The plaintiffs policeman in the Naval Dockyard, the defendant a well-known and highly ra pected sharebroker, and on the sth of June last the latter's private ricksha, ran Into a public vehicle of the same descrip tion, in which the plaintiff was seated nearly opposite the Supreme Court-house. According to the evidence. Mr. BOKANII's 'ricksha was being propelled down D'Agullar Street, and in turning the

corner into Queen's Read it collided with the plaintiff's hired vehicle,. the shafts striking the plaintiff, breaking four of his. rihs and bruising him more or less severely. Plaintiff, in consequence of the accident, was confined la the Naval

IS JUSTICE "COCR-EYED" IN

HONGKONG"}

of men's thoughts"-

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"Who, firmly good is a corrupled state, Against the rage of tyrants single stood Invincible"

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wisdom that what is in conformity with fald it down in words pregnant with practical

was

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Formoes, let Shanghai for Tientsin the other day His Excellency Shao Yalien, Governor of in the an route for Peking to have audience with the Emperor.

an instance take the Paknam railway complications with foreign powers, studies the believe I am correct le stating that not a tingle tric Interests of the people, and crants reason in the wet season is to be found withis 121 orable concessions to foreign capitalists to develo road along which any sort of vehicle could' of Pakuam. How, then, is the railway to be a H.M.'s dominions, then there is, indeed, a brillart At present all the produce of Paknam comes future in store for the Land of the White to Bangkok in cargo-boats through the cañinls

Elephant, and up the Menam siver, for the sloiple Tealbh In my opinion it is very injudicious to build that there are no mesas of transport overland. expensive railways before there exist adequate? means of transport for merchandise to and from course, that in America the "iron horse" was the stations on the lines. I am fully aware of run through wild, unsettled districts, but in that golficent country the settlers make roads for by the railway that brought them there. The their own convenience and export their produce Siamese, on the contrary, are not pioneers of agriculture in any sense of the word and they are accustomed to use canals, rivers and creeks as highways. There are undoubtedly many vast agsettled districts in Siam which the iron-road alone can aid in populating, but to run a raliway through such country without simultaneously: constructing ronds as feeders for the lines would be, in my humble opinion, the height of folly to say the least. of it. Bot. even supposing the railways are built and roads constructed as cle along those routes? Stam is, it must be the immediate vicinity of the numerous rivers borne in mind, a sparsely populated country and the people can obtain a living, such as it is, in

indulging in the patriotic pastime of developing back districts. Under these circumstances i sm opinion of that concessions to planting, and, other compantes should be granted with a view to

companies would have to import labour and

Takachiko Maru, which is now lying in deep water, has been sold for 4,000 yrs. The price sounds large, but it must be remembered that times the money, and there is no apparent the ship's boffers alone are worth probably five reason why they should not be saved,

CHAN CHLUNG ■ promising young priest (as

having stolen a bundle of sin imma straying evidence adduced to show by whom the accused had been ordsiped), was charged-not with soul's back, but a bundle of cloth valued at $20... The clerle, like all of his order, tried to slip off to Canton but was collared on board the Hankow,'

and.

He's in the saylam now

With bis hand upon his classic brow, Writing vernes for bis tomb," Speculating on his doom→→ for six weeks to come,

Tušgij! Shimpo wys that during the violent gale on the toth Inst, a forelon ships wan driven Kochi Prefecture. The police, observing the ashore in Kan-no wa Bay, in the Akl district of catastrophe, sent boats to the assistance of the

able to make head against the wind and waves.

vésnél, but only one heat seems to have beèa

W learn from the North that the U.5. men-of-war Alliance and Palos have been was the craft of a fisherman named Okuro ordered to Shanghal, presumably in consequence. Kamaso, and it succeeded in rescuing two of the of the rioting that has taken place at Ichrag. veggeľ3⁄41⁄2 crew. The latter, however, being unable to sneak any Japanese, could convey Hutie WHILST engaged in painting the roof of the Information shout the unfortunate ship. She Agra Bank at Shanghal on the and lost a Chinete workman fell and was killed, but in of 1,950 tons burden, and it is said that her crew appears to have been an American sailing vessal· accordance with ancient custom, no one would consisted of 17 persons. remove his body until it had been viewed by accompanied by his wife. Only two seem to The captain. WAS deceased's relatives. This was done on there survived out of the whole eighteen. The following day when the Chabrian held an aquest store of the weasel's cargo is not known, bat danbtless all details will son be furnished as "proper" the body was removed to Pootung where the deceased bad lived.

How would Mr. A. G. Wrsz like to be feeders therefor, where are the people: that will at the scene of the accident, and all belag the surviving sailors have been sent to Kabc,

Hospital for forty-one days, and he sued / justice should also boin conformity with the or a one-legged man for an alleged assault and canals that drain the provinces without ACCORING to the Japan Mail the teamer

for $1000 as damages for injuries sustained. caused, as alleged in the statement of claim, by the negligence of defendant or

his servants.

Suruga Mars must have been very near destruc tion during the typhoon of the 16th ult. Labouring Among the mountainous sess produced by the gile, the steamer shipped so much water. that lay at the mercy of the sea. Had she not been a

CAPTAIN MANNIKO of the Nova Scotian barque

Sabine Gondry, together with the first and second officers of the same craft were summoned before Mr. A. G. Wise on the 8th instant by different members of the crew upon charges of

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laws; and we are acquainted with no morlern on a Sikh policeman? His Worship would Philosopher or law-maker who has more speak his mind freely no doubt, and then accurately defined what ought to be, if it ignore what, where ✡ Chinese was is not the substantial basis of all laws concerned, he has held to be a lawful There cannot be the slightest doubt but affecting the government of civilised order. If Mr. Pi Ez had ordered LEUNG the settlement of back-country districts for such her fires were extinguished, and for six hours she assanit. Mr. Wotton appeared for the defen- that hoth plaintiff and defendant are peoples. But we sadly fear that in Hong-1 CHAN Hor to clean his boots, or to employés would, la the crurse of time, populate thoroughly staunch vessel, her fate must have dants, who admitted assault in two cases. entitled to public sympathy. It was kong at least, where striking examples are act as substitute for one of his chair waste lands and so furnish-railways with means been sealed. It does not appear, þowever, that evidence showed that all but three of the crew

of almost daily occurrence, that public coolies would that have been a lawful of subsistence. Siam is, furthermore, a poor fustics is not only cock-eyed" and lame, order to a person whose special duties but is st times positively blind.

would seem to be to look after the stores, The latest case is in itself happily one etc., of the Bank mess? If one of the of very minor Importance-so paltry, in compositars of this journal were requested fact, that did it not afford us a noteworthy to take a turn; at the printing machine, Illustration of our contention, we should would that be a lawful order? We equally hard on defendant that he should by unnoticed. Of course we refer to is evidently of the opinion that any order the amusing but instructive little comedy given to a Chinese-servant must necessarily he held tegally llable in relatively heavy rehearsed at the Police Court on Saturday be a lawful order. It may be owing to damages for an unfortunate confreemover 5th inst.) before Mr. A. G. WISE, in the obliquity of our vision, but we really which he could not possibly have had any which LEUNG CHAR-HOI, a store-keeper are quite unable to follow his Worship in large scale, is premature. I might add, too, that personal control, and which; If evidence

certainly hard lines on the plaintiff that hy no fault of his own and through no apparent contributory negligence, he should have suffered so severe a shock consequences us to fty-one days confine ment in Hospital; and it was, in`a sense,

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clerk in that eminent philosopher's stone establishment, played leading roles. Here are the alleged facts;

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Leang Chan Hoi dep:sed that at 1.30 o'clock home to the Bank and called for a drink, and as on the morning of the 3rd inst., Mr. Pike came no "boy" answered the call, he personally supplied the desired liquid reheshment. Mr. Pike then ordered some sandwiches, but as there was no bicad available, they could not be applied. On being informed of this, the lie direct was given by Mr. Pike, who then pro him in the face four or five times, kicking him, ceeded to assault the Chinese se vant, hitting and then calcbing hold of his grew and chasing him downstairs. They halb tumbled down the stairs together.

Mr. Pike's story was that at 12.30 am, on the the Bank and called for a drink, which was duly cerning in question he and two others went into brought and be then ordered sandwiches, which were put forthcoming. After waiting ten minutes he went out and found Leung sitting down, and asked why he hadn't brought the sandwiches, to which Leung replied that it was not his plgin," that it was the houseboy's work, Mr. Pike then ordered him to call some "boy" toe bay as he had his wine book to make up. to make the sandwiches, and he said be was Mr. Pike then slapped him twice on the face, Leung defended himself with his feet, but was worsted in the encounter and chased downstairs. Leung said that Mr. Pike was to gentleman because he used the word "damn

country as regards the cash in the hands of the masses, though in resources, vast natural resources, she is immensely rich, The Siamese, even at the chief centres of trade, are poor, as, a class and capital is chiefly to be found in the hands of Chinese and other aliens, and in the coffers of a few princes and nobles. These facts, amongst other reasons which need no mention at this juncture, for the justification for averring that at the present time the constraction of rallways, on a

arrived in

during the terrible ordeal she sprang a leak or stained any serious damage, and when the form had absted something of its fury, her fires were re-lit and she steamed on her way. How is it that be the ranks of the Govern ment servants of this colony there should beiso many Shylocks? The trade of money. fending at exorbitant rates of Interest is Bot solely confined to overseers in certain departments, but it even extends to the police force. A Sikh constable was charged before Mr. Wise this morning with having assaulted for some years past but few canals have been dne Wong Hi Wo, who described himself as a

another for the foreigner, The decision part of those whose interest (although they fail 4 recognised ssurer and that failing to get his on the face of it is absurd, and if to perceive, it) it is to carefully comerve the round of flesh from the complainant, he had LEUNO CHAN Hop has any friends who waterways of this country. Hundreds of thonsaulted him and knocked some of his teeth object to his being recorded in the books and of dollars should, in fact, be laid out in out. Mr. Wise Infi'cted a fine of $53, or ten days criminal," they ought to appeal without which could but have resulted in bringing capital of the Magistracy as "a convicted

deepening and cleansing the canal

Umprisonment. Needless to say the money was Then as to concessions: I drafted a scheme paid. delay. Even had LEUNG been the house into the country, in which I laid stress on the WHEN the Kiongiung, which boy whose duty it was to wait on members point that the terms must be reasonable. Instead Shanghai on the 4th Instant, left Tchang on the of the Bank mess, we gravely doubt of doing that, zumber of most commendable 30th ulto, all was quiet at that part, and there whether any Court would hold, unless and respectable people, who would, I verily was no suspicion of any attempt at a riot, She under very special circumstances, that to bellave, have improved the country greatly, have paired the Paghua and Kingwo, on Sunday could be fairly construed into a lawful ce cost any reason whatever being. News opines that the fact mentioned by its provide drinks and sandwiches at 1.30 a.m, been refused concessions and that, too, miradi, afternoon, both bound up. The N. C. Daily order." It is very rarely indeed that Mr. undignified proceedings must be apparent to any was no warning of any trouble" is very vouchsafed to the applicants. The folly of auch Ichang correspondent in bis telegram, that there Wise is caught tripping in his magisterial one who bas fatelligently followed the fortunes significant. It seems to imply that though there decisions, but in this case we are bound to of Siam in recent years. that he has erred both in law and in contrary to my advice, given several mining submit on the arguments we have adduced Mining Concessions? The Government has

concessions to some very undesirable personin: Applicants for concessions caght, ofcourse, to be treated as persons who are willing to do some real good for the country, whilst improving their own financial position's should receive due considera tion and, as such, be given a fuel reply within reasonable time. But, instead of that, some

on some Minister, who, as often as not, ultimately even much more, constantly dancing attendance applicants have waited here for six months and

refuses to grant the concession and declines to assign any reason for such decision,

commonsense.

SIAMESE AFFAIRS.

(FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.) What with Lord Laming'on's proposal in the of the Treaty Towers for the territorial integrity House of Lords respecting a collective guarantee of Siam, and Lord Salisbury's expression of opinion-in reply thereto-to the effect that he

seamen drawing full pay, and that the officers were "green-horns" who had shipped as able. were seriously hampered by their ignorance. It biking ship.In three cave- assault was: admitted under provocation, and fines of one, two and iwo: dollars, respectively were inflicted. The most serious aspect of the business, However, is that the three defendants.. ате also charged with having caused the death of a sailor named William Fell on the

29th July last, while on the high seas. Thir he has been remanded, ball being allowed in

personal sureties of $100 each.

MEEST, Wheelock and Co. writing from

no change to report in their freight market since their last issue. Tonnage to London has not been

in excess of requirements, whilst for New York

the steamship Macduf had no difficulty la alling her allotted space; ten-buying for the latter port during the early part of the fortnight under review was on scale, but owing to the very unfavourable a large advices that have litely come to hand opera Hors have almost entirely ceas:d for the time being. Rates remain, steady at quotations." Coastwise-There is no improvement ta note in this direction and we hear of no enquiries for. tonnage. From Nagasaki to Shanghal- A rather better, feeling exists and enquiries for tonnage have been made resulting in the settlement of two craft manoted below, For London via unual ports of call and Sun Canal ¡—The berth is amply supplied with ton Ter Kokumin «Shimbun laments in strong

nage, the O. 5. S. Co. Tas tails to-morrow; terms the utterly degraded condition of the

and the steamship Mayine and steamship

their ranks are constantly divided are primarily C. S. M. S. N. Co steamship Kesmuss now dissensions, quarrels, and disputes by which 9th and 11th Instant, respectively Haddbist priests in Japan. The deplorable Glenfallock are circulated for despatch

due to the moral depravity of the priests them due from Japan will follow 16th idem. selves. But these troubles may, in our contem-

might be an alleged local cause for the outbreak, day, the date being carefully kept a secret! bat it was a premeditated attack fixed for a certain

It is uputnal in China for a secret to be so well kept as this evidently was. The stolen chlid may very well bave been taken to the convent by one of the plotters,

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shers, as in the Seadishu, the occupant of that having a cure, But in all cases, the mange position is elected by all the få-skoku or priests ment of financial affairs is not conducted la tilefactory masner, The Buddhist priests are sirithe Maiz, recommended to adopt the system of government now obtaining among Christian only men of pulty, learning, and ability, churches, and to appoint to positions of trust

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means anything at all, was a pure accident. employed in the Hongkong and Shangha! what is, it is nothing else, a practical | cut, and the old canals are, for the most part, doctor. In the course of evidence. It came out The defendant, it was admitted, had Bank's premises, and Mr. H. B. PIKE, A Illustration of one law for the Chinese' and choked owing to regrettable neglect on the that this worthy "guardian of the pesco" was Shanghal under date 4th inst, say, that there is exhibited considerable solcitude for the "Injured man, and out of good feeling and In order to avoid trouble and litigation had actually offered compensation. He could not have done more, and notwithstanding the result of the trial we cannot but think that it was under the circumstances injudicious to bring such a case into court. Mr. E. J. ACKROYD is such a careful and painstaking judge that it with the utmost reluctance we venture to Impugn his dedsion on this occasion; but we are really bound to say that we fail to find the slightest, justication for his lordship's decision that negligence had been clearly. proved. What was the negligence and where did it come in? Has the Acting Pulsne Judge ever been propelled down D'Aguilar Street, or any other similar incline, in a 'ricksha† not he should try the experiment, when he will find that instead of rushing down the street at reckless speed the coolls Invariably do their utmost to put on the brake. And in this instance defendant sisted, and his stalement was not controverted by any evidence deserving serious consideration, that the coolles were proceeding at an ordinary pace and that the accident

did not believe the autonomy of Siamheit noted, that will lead to the ruin of fruity systems of vovernment, prevailing among Afghan is loading and will be dispatched early The worst point, and phase of affairs, porary's opinion, be to some extent the result of For New York of Stex Canal The steamship happened after turning the corner Inta

kerlously threatened; her independence was a Siam is to be found in the fact that the various arcts. In some sects, as in the Shis. Queen's Road. It is true that another It will be observed that the two state matter of great importance to England and, be permission is sometimes given to foreigners, the position of High Priest is hereditary i in

next week; the stormship' Zensor is the boat witness, a police constable who was in a ments vary considerably in matters of hoped, it was not less so to France; added to to go into the interior to prospect. The fotelguer

unchanged, vis 401. per ten of 40 cable feet, named to follow on the berth. Rates of freight Pricksha in front of plaintiffs at the time detail, although on the material point as the glowing reports of the Mekong Valley After months of hard foll be locater a mine and

progresses slowly with her loading, the market goes up-country and carrier on costly operations of the occurrence, swore that defendant's' | to the alleged assault, they substantially

Fia" the Cape The Chori S., Wiy vehicle came down the hill at a very fast agree. Launa CHAN Hot charged Mr. region as expressed by French explorers in the makes a man of the country showing the spot

for general cargo in any quanlity not being. pace; but cosaldering that this expert Fixx with assaulting him, the latter column of Tonquin papers, and the denial of where the finds situated. The tip of

yet opened the American ship Zwaan bai estimated the rate of speed at about 14 retallated by a prosecution for refusal of the same in the Bangkok Times, things political course, together with an ap-llcation, goes in to

been put on the berth" and her rate is 151, miles an hour, and when it is remembered duty, and the Magistrate. found Mr. Pix bave been somewhat exciting here of late, for the Government. The latter take a supy of the

per ton as against 15r. for C. S. Whitney, that no manllying, not even the once guilty of what he called "a technical irrespective of the pending frontier questions dat in suspense and expense for months, turn

whale ibing and then, after keeping the app

Departure for London, vía veciál ports of call and Burs Canal The steamship Tracer vis famous long-distance runner DEERFOOT offence" and imposed a fine of flus cents; there is a great problem for Slam to solve round and absolutely refuse a concession, and when thoroughly trained and with every his Worship likewise found Luxo guilty namely, that of finance-how, in fine, to finance at times, are not courteous enough to tender any

Foochow sand August, the steamibip Glengl thing in his favor, has ever yet covered ia of refusing to obey a lawful order and her projected railways and develop the resources explanation. This modus operandi has already THE other day a paragraph appeared in our Prometheus via Foochow ath Idem. Departure via Fonchow #24th idems the steamship. miles tuside the hour, we venture to think fined him five dollars, with the alternative of this favoured land. Apropos of finance, it led to complaisis on the ground that fi constitutes cluzana, pood-naturedly satirising scion of the for New York, via usund Dir efcall and Surt that his evidence was utterly valueless, and of 14 days' imprisonment with hard labouring resignation of Mr. Edward Blair Michell, which sets forth that foreigners can open mines a conspicuous object in the public streets by August. Departure for Tacoma Br. ship Cem. will interest many to bear that the recent astound a violation of the mining clause in the treaties, massa dords who had foolishly made himself Canal-The steamship Macdufvis Amoy soth wącannot imagine what defendant's lawyer. Now, we venture to think that the the legal adviser to the Siam se Government, wherever they please, in Sism. I'm entirely, sying his chair coolies in what Hamlet, had durion 10th August, and Br. ship Sowdam 1st inet. could have been thinking about to allow glaring Injustice of the Magistrate's is largely due to the fact that the Government opposed to such fagrant breeches of treaty and he been alive now, would have described as such nonsense to pass unchallenged. A decision, even assuming that it had a has not acted upon his advice in respect think the policy of the Government, in this "the trappings and the suits of woc. Our Naupouus 17th August, Quotations are s

Departure for San Francisco firniëls ship couple of Chinese coolles, propelling sound legal basis, speaks for itself, and to the progressive development of Siam. respect, is suled. But my objections are not ubiquitous reporter, whose eagle glance first Shanghai to Landon, P. & O. 5. M. Co-35 per 'ricksha with a man of ordinary weight as must directly appeal to the most casual had the pleasure of an interview with Mr. based solely upon the breach of the treaty, Far "spotted this absurd outrage on good taste,

ton for tea and general cargo through to New paisenger, might probably for short observer; but we deny that it is justifiable Michell who, in reply to numerous questions, from its deprecate such a course on the Innocently enough suggested that the individual York: 358. off for fez and general cargo journey and on a level road attain a speed legally, That a great many Chinese wind other the fond wing information, grounds, also, that it tends to retard the develop in question might be Hungarian magnate, Shangust to London, O. 9. S. Ca 335. per for

which is both interesting and instructive, of seven miles per hour, but to talk of them servants are very often offensively Insolant

ment of the whole country. It is also most And that's where the trouble commenced. By for tea and general cargo through to New York SIAMESE FINANCIAL ATTAIRS, - dashing along at the steamboat rate of 14 will scarcely be denied, but on the other

dangerous for Stam to treat the subjects of any the number of visits, we have received from 3er, od, for sex and general I arrived here, said Mr. Michell, in 1886 great nation in the way indicated, for, as you Hungarian noblemen of all grades-well, they Landon, Glen Une 257. per tos, for tea and CATEG. Shaoghal to miles from the junction of D'Aguilar and band K should not be forgotten that direct fr m London in the capacity of legal know, there is always the rhk of their saldthey were, anyhow-repodiating any connec general cargo 'through to New York 351, ad, fo Wellington Streets to the Hongkong Club Europeans, especially that class who were adviser to his Slamere Majesty's Government Government taiding their part and protesting in tion with the elegantly branded coolles," one tea and general cargo. Shanghil to London, Is a simple absurdity. Besides. If this their own personal attendants before That is to say, to advise any of the Ministers of no uncertain waYSON BEI TO SAY LOAN Is forced to believe that quite a crowd of ancient: Ben line 25e, per ton for tea and general cargo witness was just in front of plainda coming to the Far East, are extremely Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and give show that the general conduct of the Governa, somewhere in its colony, and we are seriously cargor Shanghai to London, C. 3. M. S. N. Co. State Departments, but chiefly to admise the Enough; added Mir. Michell, has been said to end historic Magyare most be stowed away through to New York 357 of. for its and general ricksha when the colllion occurred, he exacting in their requirements Mr Wise him the full benefit of my knowledge of interment has been so little in accord with my dewas thinking of officially, addressing the Austro 457, per ton for tes and general cargo through must have the wonderful facility of being justified his lob-sided decision on the national law. When you talk of foreign affairs and so little has been submitted for my opinion, Hungarian conssl on the subject. Yet, wafers to New York 338, od, for tea and general cargo, able to see round comers, and that ground that Luxo's Impertinence and here it is misleading, for, as adviser, I had to deal that I did not find itincumbent on me to bear the fox, there is really no ordinance in Hongkong Nagasakd to Shanghal, 3.25 for falling vessels, perhaps explains the optical delusion of impudence had provoked the assault. Is an chiefly with questions arising from disputes and discredit a taching to one holding the position af to mespot chair-coolies being rigged-out to $1.00 and $1.Yo for teamers per ton of coal sett 14 miles an hour Met

assault the proper remedy for an employer contracts made with foreign realdeste in Slam The law on the subject would seem to when a servant forgets himself and is and with agreements with those who have, from legal adviser to Government which acts in quit the tastes of their employers, and no parti Chefoe to Amoy, 1 cents per al mon

such a manner and app deng

Calar reason exists, so long as the limits of Newchwang to Amoy 17 cents per plat be clear enough. It was, we opine, Impertinent? We can't find any such time to time, temporarily resided ise. Upon my Badessary to prove negligence on the part provision In the Ordinances of Hongkong, development of the country which set forth neglected owing to any desire on the part of a shopid pet away their vassals fa: the Negusal to Shanghai Brag, per fon net, is lay.

1 don't think the development, of, Blam decency and good taste we recognized, by nominal, Bettlements during tho fortights arrival in Bangkok I drew up a scheme for the

Persons with an ariisic, perceptions of the beans British banque Stakelen, 567 tons, registes, of his coolies to make defendant legally Andweareunable to agree with his Worship three ways in which the primary steps in that to do dược ZEE KING. THe wen responsible. If such evidence was putin. It that in this case the Chinese was either all-important policy should be taken and He fi most intelligent, well-intentioned porties of a crase for the unique, the shetley register Nagar to Shanghai thay per Con, plasterque garb of medial imesonly, the dayz British barge' Cape Cily, 193 tons does not appear in the published reports of Impudent or impertinent. Probably eight stBy means of a large forego loan. man. lf, had were able to find means of or the peculiar must be prepared to encounter 13 lay days American this Zaton, 1339 tonk the trial; however, the Judge decided other out of every ten foreigners would have god by the use al the revenues plibe 8:air carrying out bis own wishes the position of satirical criticism Bat chair.coolies couple register, Shanghai w New- wise, and awarded plainul 8350, and costs, acted exactly as Mr. Faxx did, but that dy granting concessions to foreigncia. Blam would soon be mani amylable" and, in tubusly dreaded in mostalog, apparently for the prizate tenor Estiah bang te kry

Hongkong Assuming that plaintiff had sustained fatal would not justify the assault. And what because it would gire, to one or more forein hit Minders, many of whom are unable bit of an eyewole in the nubile streets, and to Arsenal 31:60 pol ton-

I deemed the first method tpadylable: firstly, every respect. But he has to pousal with purpose of advertising their employer's woes, register and to Shangtal S1.25 per Look Injurias, would defendant, who had about does the Magistrais mean by a "technical"?-| As much to do with causing the accident assault Mir Piss admitted that hondly, because it was is entijl premadess and their Bayered web11a: Justice to hi M. Jasty: 1 to be in pocitate And thst is mil ye have to | registar State of Maine, marim

powers the right of filesyention or dictation and unwillings in @ carry out the wishes to strongly sheres the hired mutes at a fonora), 316 post in Nassoræ British as the man in the mess, have been held slapped the boy!" Iwlow on the" fago"},"agents" "Ices and all kinda di semostenlose )) mues add that im soming to Blam ) did so with,, Kay on the punjent,.

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