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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1893.

fact, were but the splenetic utterances of Individuals swayed by prejudice and Ignorance, and by men too who were conceal their particularly careful to

| Identity when engaged in these underhand

Rev. Thugg (On board a Douglas constar.) Do you like missionaries, my dear young lady ? | Miss L. Terris-I don't know, Sir, I never had UDE,

other matters involving a considerable amount of money. It might be found conrealent to refer to the Registrar fat sa fnquiry as to the circumstances of each matter in disnate. Prac sically that was all there was to decide.

His lordship understood there might ariso a

and cowardly attacks; but at the same from New York, left Singapore for Hangkong WE learn that Mr. D. E. Brown, general agent accept only a part of the sound cases which preliminary question as to whether the Court

time it must be admitted that there is room for considerable improvement in WATER-The Water used is sbaletely the methods adopted by the existing W

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We are informed by the agents (Messrs. Dodwell, Carill & Co.) that the "Mogul liner Macdu this evening.

Invited.

A LOT of outside correspondence respecting the fate Sir James Russell is unavoidably held over, and we are afraid that most of it is of too plain spoken a character even for the columns of the Telegraph. However, we shall see later on

She-How many times bara you been in love before you met me?

He Once

She-And why didn't you marry her? He-She was married aiready.

Tax Paclic Mail Co.'s mail steamer City of Rio de Janeire, which left Yokohama for this part on the sgth August, is now a trials overdue, and has probably met with bad weather in of near the Formosa Channel. She will doubtless be here at daylight to-morrow, THE French gunbeat Alowatts, with three millions of france on board" boedis forced by La belle Francs from the White Elephant under the name of ledemnity-left Bangkok for Saigon on the evening of August 15th. The Alowatts was replaced by the gunboat Lion.

THE Bangkok Tramway Company announce a dividend for the past half-year at the rate of 74 per cent, their actual profit amounting to g per cent, on the pald-up capital. ALUMINIUM, according to a prominent geologist, is found combined with 195 other metals. It is The Commission is to consist of practical found in every known country on the globe and men, and it is presumed the members constitutes the larger part of the earth's crust, forming it will be drawn mainly from the A REGULAR meeting of St. Jaba's Lodge, No. 618, Mercandle Marine; men possessing a S.C, will be held in Freemasons' Hall, Zetland sound knowledge asto what meteorological Street, on Tuesday, the 12th lestant, at 8.30 for data is of practical value to them in their precisely. Visiting brethren are cordially profession as seamen. Strange as it may seem, the stumbling-block in the utilization of the undoubtedly valuable Information that comes dally to the Observatory, is the lack of a system by means of which this information might be speedily. the and comprehensively placed In possession of the public; and this fact, perhaps, reflects more than any other, on the Intelligence and practical capabilities of the Director, for it is upon his shoulders that the blame must VEGETABLE AND FLOWER SEEDS. fairly be placed. In all important British commercial contros throughout the world SEASON 1893-94-

the meteorological data collected at the various Observatories is published in chart form in the Press and, of course, these are paid for as advertisements and are not left for publication to the generosity of newspaper proprietors, as is the case This course has many in Hongkong, advantages, the chief of which are accuracy and prompt publicity, and until a the similar scheme is adopted here practical use of the meteorological obser- vations taken throughout the Far East will not be of any great value to seafaring men, nor to anybody else. We have said that the responsibility for the present somewhat haphazard method adopted in publishing there observations rests on the Director, and we say so advisedly, for it would have been a very simple matter for Professor DoBERCE.. to have introduced another systern without having waited for public opinion to ripen into the stage that it has now reached, and the outcome of which is the appointment of Sold in Time containing 10lbs, each the Commission in question. And that such

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AT the Harbour Office to-day, before Capt. Rumsey, three able seamen named Daniel Sweeney, Thomas Fox, and James O'Neill were sent to giol for a fortnight each for refosing duty on board the British ship Creedmoor, Capt. W. R. Kennedy, yesterday morning..

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Shh-It's called the mantled man's every evenlar, but the ticklog goes on a load delight, my boy. The bands stop at so o'clock as ever. See?"

M. McLEAVY BROWN, Iste Commissioner of the Chinese Imperial Customs at Kowloon, will leave for Shanghai to-tourow by the Empress of India, en route to Cores, where his many yaara' diplomatic experience is expected to remove some rather serious troubles which have

Klardom. lately arisen to disturb the affairs of the Hermit

We read that an attempt was made by certain adles during the recent hot weather to discard gloves at the opera in London. Since the Duke of Edinburgh appeared ungloved after his return from his voyage in the Golated, the wearing of gloves at the opera by men has been optional, but the Prince of Wales has steadily adhered to the old style and the female "anti-glorists" have had to yield. Just fancy!

of the Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s Royal | Steamship Line at this port, intends taking trip to Vancouver by the Empress of India, leaving here at noon to-morrow, Mir, Brown's health, we regret to hear, has not been quite sa Isfactory of late; but his mission to Vancouver is of a special character. Ha goes in the role of Young Lochinvar, and may good luck go with him?

An aeronaut who calls himself Professor Laurence advertiser that he would make a balloon ascent in

Bangkok an Aurost 26th, which annonce- ment, malgrd the French scare, caused quite a sensation in the city. We allow our youthful contemporary, the Stam Observer, to conclude the thrilling yam -

to recover

had jurisdiction. The

Mr. Francia-Mr. Sia A Sin remained in has done nothing but what an articled clerk should do.

The balloon ascent and parachute defcens alleged trade castam. It appears that salling the office as a regular articled eleık only, and which "Professor" Laurence arranged to give last evening came off as expected. About Give o'clock several thousand spectators assembled on the New Rand near the British Dispensary,

Ladies and Gentlemen,-I'm very sorry to disappola! you, but I can't go up. My min su looks after the balloon as a 'oliday, and the balloon won't inflate. I shall go up the first fiae day after this, and give a free show,

The money at the gate was not returned.

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SUPREME COURT.

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. (Before Chief Justice Pielding Clarke.) September 5th,

Hisfordship: Can an articled clerkparticipate in the profits?

Mr. Francis: That is not quite how the question stands; can he receive a salary which would vary in that way?

His lordship!--Well, I do not think he could. If he does, then the business is to that extent carried on for his benefit; and be le an ungoait- fied person. I think that would be highly objectionable!

Mr. Francis, after further addressing the Court for some time, called the plaintiff, who gave evidence in accordance with" the statements of counsel.

His lordship proceeded to question the witness, after cautioning him that he need not reply if he was afraid of any statement being injurious to himself,

In this original memorandum of agreement, prior to the actual commencement of the partner. ship, I see that after $600 a month have been deducted as salaries, one fourth part of the net rofit is to be your share; how was that 7- Ya Sul Wan was a clerk with Mr. Ewens at that time, in November, 1888, and the proposal is draws $300 a month each as salary, the act profils must be divided cqually among Mr. of Mr. Ewens then was that after he and I had

Ewens, myself, Yu Sul Wan and Sin Tak Fan

I think I remember something about Ya'ni Do you know when that was?- do not Wen leaving the Colony ?-1 remember he did. knows I was not here at the time, but I think it

was in 1889.

Well, what I want to know is whether Yi Sul Wan left before the signing of the articles of partnership, or after? It must have been before, that is to say, between the date of this memoran dam and the articles-Well, no; an arrange- ment was made that Yu Sul Was was to stay in the office as clerk to the Green Island

Cement Co., from the 311 December, 1888, and should no longer do legal werk at all.

And was if in consequence of his devoting himself to cement instead of law that the terms of the articles were altered from what this

Mande-Why are stupid Germana lika rainy Taylor. The ship arrived in June, 1891, when 10,000 CHICs, part of the cargo, were offered to the defendants, but refuted by them, on the Berlin Bio-Give it up. days?

Mande-Because we prefer to have them ground that by the custom of the put then prevalling with regard to contracts for the sale clear off!

and purchase of kerosene oil, they were bound (He remained nevertheless.)

In the proportion which the amount of

Mr. Francis proceeded 'in detail, tems which their purchase bore to the whole cargo.

on account of matters now claimed by defendant plaintiffs not agreeing to the defendants taking bad been paid out of the partnership moneys, the proportionate part only, the 10,000 CLESS

the difference between Eat There were at first two Chinese clerks, but ane were sold, and this action is now brought his own and not pertaining to the firm. the defendants objected that lo any event the in the office; he was not a regular pay, but they fetched and the contract price. At the trial had left, and the other, Mr. Sia A Sin, was stil plaintiffs could not sue except in the name of had a share in the profits. Before entering Into Hewett & Co., as the last named firm had, in the partnership, Mr. Reece took care to stipulate confi ming the "benght note," described them that the Chinere should not be parners, with selves as sellers. This does not, in my opinion, him, and so the arrangement with Mr. Sin A preclude the plaintiffs from showing that Hewett Sia was merely a convenient form to fir his pay. Hle lordshi—Then, is there not a quesilon & Co. were only agents, though the plaintiff's right of action would be ihnited by any equity or whether any unquallied person has been allowed Hewett & Co. There being, however, be no equity to come before the Court. no such defence, the only question is as to the right of vet-off which defendants might have in the firm? Because, in that case, there would

Vessels laden with kerosene oll never arrive considerable quantity of withent a very

damages, or solled and discoloured cases, which, though not differing from sound cases in the quality or quantity of all they contaio, are less stable and therefore less valuable. and a few hundreds paid to enter the enclosure.

As a general rule the whole carga in a At 5.30 the balloon was about balf-inflated, and getting "po forrader." At 5-40 an empty box ship is sold to arrive, and it therefore commonly about a foot high was brought, and the "Pro-happened that there were not sufficient sound fessor" made his ascent thereon. He crated as

cases, to fulf! all the contracts. The practice then arose of dividing out the sound cases to the follows:-

purchasers in proportion to the amount of their

Mr. Franel-Mr. Reece had the assuranc purchases. In some cases a clause was inserted la the contract that "damages" should be of Mr. Ewens that it was with the full knowledg deducted, but oftea, as in the present case, there and consent of the judges, including the Chief was no such stipulation. The evidence tends to Justice; and he had consulted the Alterney. show that in all cases bayers, unless they General, and be found it was admissible. expressly stipulated for complete delivery, His lordships-I could not be bound by that, acquiesced in the division pro rata. The ques-aven if I had been a party to it, which I was not. tion, which seems to be raised in this case for But we will go into the whole of that matter in the first time, is whether the importer can bring due course. It is of considerable importance. In unsold cargo, in order to force upon a buyer who has not bargained for complete delivery, the full amount of sound cases mentioned in the contract. The defendants contend that, by a well understood and recognised custom in the trade, a buyer purchased not the absolute number of cases mentioned in the contract, but the pro- THE COSTS IN THE “TITAKTO:" CASE; Jadgment was given to-day in the question of portionate part of sound cases which that costs in the Tefarior case, as to which argu- number represented. The plaintifs contend ments were heard on the 25th ultimo, as reported that there was no trade custom, but merely a in these columns at the time. Mr. J. J. Francis, practice dictated by general convenience, and Q.C., fastructed by Mr. E C. Ellis (Mr. V. H. that there was a custom, it merely annexed to Deacon's office), was for the owners of the the contract a condition that if the seller had not sufficient sound cases for complete delivery Tetarios, who made application for costs of the suit to be paid out of the revenue of the Colony; the buyer should accept his proportionate share General), Instructed by Mr. G. C. C. Master in hand. I think that a custom, such as (acting Crown Solicitor) represented the Crown, suggested by the plaintiffs, would, if proved, be and the Hon. W. M. Goodman (Allomey of the sound cases which the seller might have His lordably sald-Section 80 of the Chinese unreasonable and therefore invalid in law. If Emigration Ordinance of 1889 empowers the number of sound cases which the buyer that could be forced to accept depended upon what the Governor, after being satisfied there are reasonable grounds for suspecting the seller had in hand at the time fixed for that a ship has been or is being equipped con- delivery, he would be at the seller's mercy. His under which the Crown proceeded), to issus his but by the subsequent dealings of the seller. I trary to the provisions of sec. 74 (the section rights would be ascertained not by bis contract, sec. 93, if there is not reasonable and probable for the seller's advantage and within his power cause for the seizure and detention, the Court to cancel subsequent sales in order to have sufli warrant for its seizure and detention. Under he purchased at a high rate it might very well be

the high rate. If he purchased at a low rate has power to declare that the owner is to be cleat sound cases to deliver the full amount at it would be to the seller's advantage by indemnified by payment of the costs and damages in respect of the seizure and detention, and under sec, 92 the costs of the ligation as disposing of the rest to see that he got no distinguished from the damages and costs of more than his strictly proportionate part of the seizure and detention are left in the discretion of sound cases, and must be remembered that the buyer need know no more of transactions the Court. It is argued on behalf of the owner that the existence of reasonable and probable other than his own than the seller chooses to cause for selture and detention bas no bearing inform him about. It was suggested that the upon the costs of ensuing litigation, and that a buyer would always get the benefit of a successful party should not be deprived of his market, as he could he liked accept damaged costs unless some misconduct in the Higation in lien of sound cases. The plaintiffs' witresses were not by any means clear that he itself can be impu'ed either to him for whom he is reponsible. I do not think that would hare such a sight, but even if he the buyer might be is borne aut by the authorities respecting had, the lojastice to ordinary civil claims for debts or damages. In moderated but would not be removed. He would be subject to the fail loss of a falling Harneit v. Viu, LR. 6 Ex. D., 307, it was laid down that in exercising his discretion market while he could only get the full benefit of deibg market by taking something of less value to deprive a successful party of costs under

than that which he bad contracted for. The the English practice the Judge is not con

custom in the senso suggested by the defendant has been directly proved by rellable witnesses or inbber, but of the pouch of a pellean. The party in the course of the Higation, but may THE best tobacco bags are made, not of leather fined to the consideration of the conduct of the monstrous membrane which Ells out the lower consider his conduct previous to and conduclog and I think the general acceptance of buyers of bill of the pelleen is soft and this, af very fine to the action. If this principle is to be applied pro rata division can only be accounted for bayers, whether few or many, get equal treatment texture, eastly toned, and when dressed makes to private litigation undertaken for private ands, by its general recognition. Sacha custom is, in beautiful article of leather, possessing the cannot see that it is the less applicable to my opinion, strictly fair and reasonable. All the quality of being as impervious to water a India/proceedings of a penal nature authorized by a

av regarda delivery, and the portion of an indivi dual buyer cannot be prejediced by any sub rabber. Tobacco kept in it will never become public statule. I think also that fa a proceeding dry, but retains its sweetness and aroma sven of the nature the conduct of those in or about

tis foll

the ship for whom the owner is responsible is sequent action of the seller. Whether all the longer than when preserved in t

material to the same extent as the conduct of cargo be sold or not, and at what price other

ales are effected, are matters of indifference Cross-examined by Mr. Leach :-I have some the eher or his agent. Had it been established

to the buyer. His rights are fixed by the knowledge of conveyancing, and I drafted by these proceedings that the offence of

contract he bays a certain proportionate the agreement of partnership myself,

Several clauren was the first I End" dose. part of whatever acond cases arrive. The unlawfully equipping had been committed,

number of cases mentioned in the contract were afterwards struck out, Including one about but without the complicity of either the

cannot from the galore of things be an the leasehold. 1 first ascertained that the hinese clerks had an interest in the business owners or of the officers of the vessel, it would I think have been very doubtful whether

exact index to the actual quartily be wil the Ordinance could have been so construed as to expose the vessel to forfeiture or a burden of receive, but it shows the share which he is both by a letter which reached me at Marseilles, on a fine. Forfeltare of property without misconduct emitled to get and bound to accept. I therefore my way out. I have objected several times to decide in favour of the custom is set up by the the defendant doing business on his own on the part of the owner of those entrusted by

accoont, is matters such as should belong to the him with the care of it would be contrary to defendant. The plaintiff further submits as s A LONDON phrenologist has just been sampling natural justice and the general spirit of the Eng, polat of law that such a custom cannot be relied partnership; but the books were so kept that I the bumps of Paderewski, the eminent planist. Hish Law, although perhaps some examples of upon in derogation of the express contract to could not get information on which to base Paderewski la latensely romantic By Pro-ach a result might for special reasons arise purchase a certain quantity of oil, but in my definite complaints, and Mr. Eweas has always vessel on the ground thorities as Smith v. Wilson 3 B and A.D.728, but my letters have not tended to create a lessor Beale, the man of science, but thers are under revenus statutes.

Do you not recollect one letter which you lise his leve until earth and heaven would seem that neither he nor the officers employed by him where by the custom of the country 1,000 rabbits quarrel. to meet the one wilderness of flowers, the had been parties to any conduct leading to the were taken to mean 1,200 and Brown v. Byrne other a fleecy mase of seven-hued clouds This seisure, he would have been fully entitled to his E. and B. 702, where by the custom of the port wrote and for which you afterwards had to apolo seems very nice of Paderewski, and it is a good costs whether there was reasonable cause for the freight at five-eighths of a penny was taken to glse?-No. 1 did not apologise or withdraw

The letter la, which you withdrew what you - deal to find out from one busp; but on the seisure or not; but in the course which the case mean five-eighths less certain discount any letter. Certainly not l

hand said was addressed to Mrs Ewens-Ce other hand the great musician is destinats of has taken, the question of the complicity of the Judgment for defendant with costs.

in furnish

tainly not 1 profound and steady feeling in the direction of various people interested in the vessel

And that was the reason why Mr. Ewens love." Our conviction is that it is impossible ing the huting the presence of which on board

Jasph Frederick Reece sued Creasy Ewens for Or Inance for the seizure and detention was not accounts of the property and profits of the firm refused to go to your house at your request 7- accurately to measure the bumps of the great was in my opinion, a justification under the Pole till he has had his hair col

submitted to the jury, and, so far as it is material of Ewens and Reece, solicitors, new dissolved. No.

His lordship:-Ob, well, don't let us go leto THE Yankee's antipathy to work, according to to the question of costs, I am therefore to my Mr. J. J. Francis, QC, and Mr. H, E. Pollock, A writer in Scribner, has never yet been regret, driven to act upon my own conclusions Instructed by Mr. H. L. Dennys, were for the matters which are not material to the case!

Mr. Leach protested that he would not have Page touched on any such mattere if they had not been adequately appreciated. He is in a state of As to the agents, there is no doubt Mr. Hopplas plaintiff, and Mr. A. J. Leach, instructed by Mr.

Mr. Francia, in opening the case, He feuls that he was born to sit on the fence and supplied, and indeed in negotiating for the China Sea, there are indications of another is whittle in the sunshine, and he is against every charter party he expressly stipulated that nothing action arose out of the partnenbip formerly part of the correspondence should be referred apparent necessity that would compel ban to of the tort should be done. As to other existing between the plaintiff and the defendant, to, to threw the blame for the quarrel on the forego the serene pleacares of a purely conter people, I think it is clear that there was as solicitors in Hongkong. Mr. Ewens had defendant, and not the other side equally,

deliberato fntention on the part of those acting been carrying on the basiness by himself for Mr. Francis I am perfectly willing to pst the plative: existence. He recoglo one has or in the interests of the charterers to break considerable member of Teary and Mr. Reece had whole of the correspondence before the Court;

urk has got to be done. No

-Me, Leach You always nye ! came to Hongkong for more vivid realization of that, But the what both they and Mr. Hopplas belleved to be been in Japan in 1887 in 1888, after some corre perfectly confident of the result.

the

of getting the law, and i cannet conclude that the numer spendence, Mr. Reece

and at the end Government has decided to appoint with

and extensive fittings and furniture which is months tentatively

1st. January a view to investigating the executive

and do them, po much were found could have been brought on board year articles of paricership were drawn working of the Hongkong Observatory. should, if properly constituted, lead

as to contrive some way of accomplishing ends without the collusion of the ship's officers partnership went on doing that is to get rich enough to hire lahor to the seisure and detention and rendered the to valuable and beneficial results,

Accordingly, the Yankesa does try to get rich, subsequent enquiry necessary and I think that not only to the shipping Interests which

Magde-How do you like Captain Smith ? and does not try in vale. It is not that he loves this is a reason why the costs of the owners, of Mabel-He runs everything on board his meney so much, and desires to possess it, as and incidental to the enquiry, should fall on the form so large a factor in the welfare

that he loves labor so little. But to get rich is ship rather thas on the Crown, I therefore,

an indirect

The | make no order as to costs. Only An

of beating the tyrant! The Way Maade-Every thing? and prosperity of this Colony, but to the

Mabei-Yes, well-so far, as was concerned! Yankee would raiber abolish work than elude community as a whole. The Commission has

If he can get it done without humas

Judgment was given in the action; of Mok been granted directly at the instance of the Chamber of Commerce, and for oncett MR. McSTLEY, the editor of the leading news Intervention at all, he likes that best, and if may fairly be said that the autocrats whe paper in the Bahamas, who was cast into prison | be 'cannot wholly eliminate kuman intèrven- Tung Shang, trading as Yal Cheng, agafast | was the first question to be decided in this action.;

net answer, he found fault profits which contempt of Court by Chick-Justice Yelverton tion, he wants to reduce It to its lowest résible | Malcampo & Co, trading as the Sui Ki Chan hon. Mr. Reece 'contended' wers- partnership: 19hen 2-After I had willten him a letter govern that “Bugust institution; and the last year, and whose care attracted suck ganarak | Limit. When he gets matters: fixed so that the for $2,291 10.000 GRAM of kerosens; as per: matters and so subject to the division of :

attention, has lately been given a Government work is done with very linia latermeddling he is delivery of public are thoroughly in accord. Com apponiment in that Colony. It will be ramen-willing to sit by and supervise the processo He contract Mr. J.J. Francis, QC, Instructed by but Mr. Ewens claimed that they were his own Shortly befors p... bis lordship adjourned plaints have been made from time to time bared that when Me: Mossley was imprisoned will pail a leves and turn, a cock now and then Mr. C. Ewen, was for the plaintiff, and Mr. 2.petrate affairs and had nothing to do with the firm the Court motil 10.30 am. to-morrow, adding

mass meeting of the ckisans of Hamad was held without much complaint, if so be that he can Robles, Instructed by Mr. H. L Dennys, was Therefore the second part of the sell was the 1 stond advise you to apply yourself," Mr. Legend question whether the accounts of the firm ought Francisif it has falcen you by serprise to that His lordship said :--The evidence shows that or ought not to include these matters the How point which I mentioned, about the salaries of for years past regarding the unsatisfactory manner in which the Observatory or rather to protest against the action of the Chief-Tanion, ruminate and whittle. le name in a sysonyms for the delasdants,

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HOMOLONG, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1893,

THE OBSERVATORY,

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A SPECIAL

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TELEGRAMS.

FRANCE AND SIAM.

LONDON, September 4th. Lord Dufferin is in Paris, and M. Le Myre de Vilers, French Envoy to the Court of Bangkok, has given Siam three months to consider the new treaty, which, it is statéð, virtually overrides ail existing commercial treaties with other countries. There is reason to believe that Great Britain and France are agreed regarding the proposed buffer state, and also as to what con- stitutes the integrity and independence of Siam.

THE FRENCH ELECTIONS.

At the second ballots MM. Cleracea and Floquet were defeated, and M. Goblet was elected.

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THE RECENT CYCLONE IN AMERICA,

Folly a thousand persons are reported to have perished in the recent cyclone which passed over

the Southern States of America.

THE STRIKE. IN WALES. The strike of Welsh miners is collapsing.

THE KAISER. AND THE PEACE OF EUROPE. The Emperor William, speaking at Mets, tone of Germany's military power, which is destined to preserve the peace of Europe, and which he is firmly resolved to maintain.

Tir band of the rat Shropshire Light Infantry will play the following programme at the Officers' Mesa, Murray Barracks, this evening, com- mencing at 8 o'clock >--

Over Dichter und Bauer.app.

The Holy City Scotch Fantala,The Job Valst..........Basury's Draghters Selection.......Ex Mascotto

The First Kiss".

Gr Excali Andran Schabert

THE Eastern and Australian Co's steamship Menmuir, Capt. Hugh Craig, let at daylight this morning for Sydney and Melbourne, vis Macao (where a valuable cargo of optom was waiting shipment) and usual ports of call Mius Conley the sensational barmaid who has given the only "Cholly and the other baldheads of the Hongkong Club so much sly diversion in the way of table talk during the past fortolght, was amongst the Mexmulr's passengers.

to those

So that you and Mr. Ewens and Sin Tak Fan. to tandem die M. Veen each took one third of the net profits, after the 3600 had been withdrawn ?-Yes

Then I presume that, as this altered your pos!! tion, you had some conversation with Mr. Ewens about it -Yes, probably no doubt I had.

So that, before the articles of partnership were algaed, you knew that it was part of the arrange ment that Sia Tak Fan was to get one third share of the profitt, after the $600 had been withdrawn 7-Yes.

What was the peculiar value of Sin ?—I have But you know he was to have a share. ~[ always failed to see that, my lord (Laughter.)

thing more than a clerk. stipulated, before entering into the partnership, that so far as i was concerned he should be no-

Do you mean that so far as Mr. Ewenu was concerned he was something more ?-Well, I did not know what arrangement there was between them,

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Witness went on to state thit sinem was dissolved, he had retire, in deticipation of Mr. Reece taking steps constantly seen the defendant's clerk rusk to compel his to retire under gas of the cood out and intercept clients coming to the tions of the contract. On the disolution of plaintiff's office. Conid not state a specifie parmership, by mutual agreement, Mr. Reece cate. Did not know whether they were defen claimed the entire business and geodwill, leace-dant's old clients, before the partnership, or not. hold office premises, and farattere, brok, and Mr. Ewens had not found fault with witness fittings. Mr. Ewens dented that these belonged during the partnerabip. to the partnership at all, urging that the contract Mr. Ewens never complained of your conduct only applied to profits and not to property. That at all? No, never 1

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