THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JULY 11, 1896.
'n judgment sa the town which portalls them. architect. Referring Brat to the Consulting JAPAN TIDAL WAVE RELIEF FUND. The Government does what it can, but with all | Committee, I do not think that after the actual
Ils efforts it cannot sweeten the native town, nes can it induce more cleanly living To a stranger it is surprising, not that plague prevails from time to time, but that it should ever be absent from a town which exists ander the conditions prevailing in Hongkong. The living room of an ordinary Chinese house makes a European shudder and torn nick, so utterly devold is it of what we regard as absolutely necessary to mere existence. A mission to introduce the doctites of cleanliness and the principles of sanitation Into China would be of far more service, one would thlak, than any amount of missionary effort directed towards the inculcation of other woldism.
Regarding the jinsikisha problem, which we le Kobe have always with us, it is interesting to find that the traveller is not pestered la Hongkong as la Kobe simply because the police are not alert to their duty, but he has to lace the same Extortion, and, just as in Japan, the coolle appears the more dissatisfied the more he is overpald. But there the resemblance ends, for, however we may denounce the Japanese jinrik! sba-man for some of his charactealstics, there can be no question of his strength and endurance The Chinese puller, on the other hand, fe a Wear Individual who expects his fare to walk as FOOD as the road takes the least upward inclination, and who in going down hill proceedsas cautiously as II he were trending on eggs. The jintiklabs, too, are wretched, shabby-dlity-looking vehicles, painted a billous green, and almost destitute of springs, so that the wretched bone-shakers would be unbearable anywhere except in Hongkong, where the excellent reads somewhat minimise the shaking.
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active business ofthe Company should havecome to an end, we should, during the continuance of the present lesse, require the maststation of a Consulting Commitice, and it intention, therefore, at the next annual meeting, to propose not to re-elect a Consulting Committee. In making these remarks, I wish to express my full appreciation of the services of the present Committee, which, on
occasions, and more particularly during the recent negotiations with the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharfand Godown Company have been of
f the greatest vaide to the General Managers and the Company generally." The General Managers' remuneration, sa per Articles, is fixed at $1,10 for office expenter and conducting generally the business of the Company and 5 per cent. commision on all focome. Their work, however, when this legsels entered opon, will be greatly reduced and on behalf of the General Managers I agree that during the term of the lease our remuneration should be- reduced to $500 in fall, ost of which amount my firm would pay whatever may become due to auditors and architects. This would leave net $7,800, to the shareholders, payable on the jeth June and 31st December, and sufficient to pay for the next ten yeaza a half-yearly dividend of $1.50 per abare, belog at the rate of 8 per cent, per manum. You might say, of course, that this rate,
though better than the average dividend pald daring the existence of this Company, still is no better than we pald last year and bad, as we thought, every reason to expect la fature, However, it is one thing to expect something and another to have it guaranteed by such a substantial concern as the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company. We are now no more subject to the flucidations of trade, but enjoy a fixed and regular Income, which will be paid to us hall-yearly in the same manner as though it was interest dos on debentures. In fact, our shares will for the next ten years resemble a kind of debentore, the only difference being that after expiry of the ten years shareholders will not get back hard cash, but will be reinstated into the posses. sion of two big properties carerlag nearly two acres, the one of which having about azo feet marine frontage and as much or Queen's Road, and the other a frontage of above gee leet alto. gather on two smaller scads. What the value of shene properties will be in ten years time it would be tatile to guess. I malatain, however, that this question is indissolubly wound up with the future prosperity of this colony, and he must take a gloomy view of the latter indeed whe does not think that the value of our properties
Mr. Jackson begs tọ acknowledge with thanks he following donations to the above Fund --- Subscriptions already acknowledged......$1,080
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Linstead and Dari FIA M. S. Sassoon & Co................................................
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or from his secondes, nos from Sir Donald Smith, is impossible to estimate. The solution of the
who moved an amendment, what was the exaci nature of the proposals they pubef013 us; but question, How are we to draw closer to aav so far as I can understand them (and our fiends Calonies and Dependencies commerally and milically:? is, I'venture to thinte nella be from Canada will corect as it I am wing). It is found in adopting an arrangement of the nature Pored that we should agree to differential of Zollverein-not by this county petting on duties to be levied against the foreigner. I appare ones rois the shackles of protectionist1lley, no member of this Congress would refuse to vote but by the Colories accepting some system for resolution which affirmed the desirability of which is not incompatible with that e:dom of a closer political and commercial union between trade which bas so greatly benefited and con- the mother country and her colonies and Finnes to benefit the mother country, and which, dependencies, but where we are likely to dlang.ee Tam persasde 1, it followed by the Colonies would. is as to the methels by which ible is to being them the same great gain' that it bas sccomplished. At the last Congress Sir Charla brought to us Tupper supported proposals not very different from these now put forward by our friends from The subject of a Customs Union between Great Canada, but, so we all know, they were rejled Beltsin and the Colonies, on the lines Isid daws by a large majority, and I doubt if the present in Mr. Chamberlain's speech on the 9th June, proposals will find a different response. We are was further discussed on the roth by the Congress 35 possible of a nature of a Zollvereis, based up sa
asked to promote an arrangement "as nearly as of the Chambers of Commence of the Empire. The Cabadian delegaten modlied thele resola- the principles of the freent exchange of com- tian la some extent, but even in its new form it modities within the Empire consistent with the was subjected to a great deal of criticism. In Tariff requirements of each Government," the course of the discussion Sir G. W. des. The reasons given in support of this policy, Voenx (formerly Governor of Hongkong) said apart, of course, from the main asexmption that | the chief object they should have la viöw was It will directly lead to a clover union between | the prevention of disintegration, and Mr. the mother country and her colonies and de- Chamberlain's speech was a grast advance pendencies, are that we have resources in mea in the direction in which they all wished to RD. and materials and arable land to supply every (Cheers.) A commercial union was impossible requirement of this country," and that other without some such preferential proposals as Mr. nations make their trade legislation subserva | Chambariain suggested were adopted in regard
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THIRD CONGRESS OF THE CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE.
LONDON, June 17th. The Congress of Chambers of Commerce of the Empire began its third meeting on the 9th Inst. at Grocers' Hall, City. There was a large attendance of delegates.
Mr. Chamberlain, as honorary President, took the chair, and in opening the proceedings said he rejoiced in every fresh indication of the essential anity of the Empire, and of that community of Interest no which they founded their hopes of malataining and strengthening the relations between the mother country and has colonics and dependencies. The very assembling of that congress was evidence that the distance which separated the different parts of the
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*** Empire was no longer communication and personal intercourse. Att referring to the list of proposals to be brought before them as all tending in the direction of closer union, he said the suggestions for securing commercial union dwarfed all others In Impor- tance. The establishment of such unlen would be the decisive step towards a real federation of
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Canadian (Embrist of Fapan) 13th lust, Indian and Stralis (5mftang) x4th ingt. American (Coptic) 19th lust, Tacoma (Olympia) 19th inst. Australian (Menmuté) zzed last, American (City of Rio de Janeiro) 14th insti American (Garlic) 30th lost.
THE Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s steamer Empress of Indis left Yokohama for Van- couver yesterday afternoon...
Knight of St. John left Singapore for this port The Nippon Yusen Kaisha's 'chartered steamer Testerday morning, and là dạc here on the 15th
We are Informed by the Agents (Messrs. Gibb, Livingston & Co.) that the E. & A. S. S. Co's steamer Mimsifr, Com Australia, left Port Darwin for this part, vis Timor, yesterday.
THE Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s steamship Empress of Japan arrived at Shanghai at x a.m. to-day, and les again at at am, for this port, and la expected to arrive here (weather permit
to com, meat, wool, and sugar. The fattiallesing) at 5 pm, on Monday,
sama. Now I would paint out at the outset the most come from the colonies and not from the Incompatibility of the "freest exchange of com mother country-At the close of the discassion modities" with the imposition of duties, and the | the Chairman, in order to secura unanimity, sub- erection of custom-houses where some now exist.mitted a resolution of his own. This declared There can be no free exchange of commodities that "the establishment of cinser commercial under such conditions, Canada does not pro- relations between the Unlted Klagdom and the pose to abandon her present fiscal policy, which | colonies and dependencies demands prompt and in in a high degree protective—but only to admit | careful consideration,” and the Government wers British goods at a lower duty than that charged asked to summen an Imperial conference if the to the foreigner. She asks the mother country colonies desired it. The original resolution and to admit her goods duty free, but she confesses amendment were then withdrawn, and the herself to be quite unable to admit British ge
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proposal, and to speak of this as the fr. 911 exchange of commodities" is an abuse of ist guage. The statement that other nations frama their trade legislation to subserve thele local in- terests no nae would dispute, but I wou'd ask France or Germany or Holland or Spata are ab example or a warning? Holland, which at ane time carried out to its fallest extent the policy now adrecated, has in there later year, found it necessary to greatly modify her system; But Lake France and her dealings with her posses sions in Tongking and Cochin-Chius. Here you have an object leases of the greatest value.
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Chairman's resolution was carried unanimously. A further resolution, which was also carried
unanimously, saked for the establishment of a Consultative Imperial Connell, as a first step towarda Imperial Federation,"
At a dianer to the delegates in the evening Mr. Chamberlain proposed the toast of "Commerce and the Empire." He said that if he were to ask bimself whether this Empire would follow the empires of antiqully and perish, or whether it would sink into a condition of mediocrity or abscurity, the answer would not depend so much upon what was said or done by the population of these small islands as upon the evenisal deter. nination of that Greater Britain which formed, in
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protest, and always appears to be endeavourin will be considerably mora ten years hence than the Emplic. There were, he thought, saly thren France has put on heavy differential duties souce at any rate, the largest portion of the HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RITURII,
it is now, I may add, that an increase in value lines of progress which could be suggested to | against the foreigner, with the result that she | Empire, and upon the arrangements made to Talchow ................................ la Kowloon
of say $1 per square foot would be equal to £30 for each share of this Company. This is all that occurs to me, but before puiting the resolu on to the meeting I shall be glad to answer any questions.
One constantly hears it said among foreigners in Japan that the Chinese make better servants than the Japanese. In Hongkong, on the other bund, it is the impression, apparently, that the auperiority house servants lies with the Japanese. Probably there le not much difference; there is no doubt Just a great difficulty in securing trustworthy servants in the one place as in the other, or as there is in Europe and America. I noticed, for example, in passing through the gardens one day in Hongkong, Chinese servant lying on the ground, with a chit by his side addressed to a Miss Somebody, and be leally contemplating the panters-by, while his master or mistress may have been anxiously expecting an answer. The Chinese servant certainly does not exhibit the smiling acqule scence when an order is given him which so noticeable in the Japanese servant, whether it be assumed or not. He seems to obey each Instruction under a sort of sulky
to secure some advantage. Even in the maiter of servants I think our fellow-exiles in China cannot claim any advántagn over ugin.Japan.
Where they certainly have an advantage, however or at least where those of Hongkong have an advantage-is. In living amidst a much larger Europera population, bleh Indaces brisker lie and more animation socially. There are more public functions, more concerts, public and private; more intellectual strife and discus slon. There is the garrison and lis fine band, which, by the way, might be expected to perform in the beautiful Botanical Gardens in the coal of the evening, but I was surprised to read on the Kat of regulations prominently displayed at each
evenings of summer, just the time when life begins to get bearable in Hongkong. This la grandmotherly government with a vengeance, and it' is surprising the people of Hongkong put op with it. Perhaps there is not much love for nature in Hongkong, or it may be that the moring that motion. quitoes awxem 10 much in the Gardens at night that it has been found necessary to lock
There the gates to keep them in other amusements for the Hongkongites, The big oils, which I understand have never yet paid a dividend, are open for the seception of the billard devotee, their lofty halls and pankake affording a refreshing refuge from the stifling beat outside. And there are the Clubs with their curlous distinctions between the wholesaler and the retaller (the definition of wholesaler in Hongkong being much the same sa in Kobe-ose who sclfe a whole bottle of whisky as against one who tells it in drinks). And there li the literary group of enthusiasts who descilbe themselves as the Odd Volumes, and afford entertainment both to filands and enemies,
The Chairman (continuing):-There being so questions, I beg to propose that Marine Lot No. 28 and the Company's interest in the Wanchal Pier and Inland Lots Nos. 438, 439 440 44%, 442, 613, 6:4 and 61t be leased to the Hacg- kong and Kowloon Whari and Godown Company, Limited, for ten years from the 1st July, instant, subject to exlating mortgages, at the yearly rental of $8,300, to be paid hall-yearly upon the terms Managers, or upon such other terms as the General Managers may approve of, and that the General Managers de cause the necessary -lesse to be executed accordingly.
bring us all in clover union. The advantages of such a union were now universally appreciated. Wa desired that when our sons went to distant lands, the lands to which they went should be British, and that they should cherish our ammira- Hans for the greatness of our race. He was to abandon the heritage which belonged to us convinced that the colonies were not prepared
all The unity of the Empire was recommended by sentiment, but not less by misterial interest. and the daise should be made permanent and secure by basing it on material interests. He assured the reprezentatives of the colonies of the affection, pride, and confidence with which tha
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gate that the Gardens were closed at 7.30 in the described to this meeting by the Generat fore. If they were to make any progress ut / Sle, if this` Congress wanis exampler, we need great mother country regarded her distant 21rd June-Benvenue, Bombay, Glantrain,
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But somehow Hongkong does not Impress the foreign resident of Japan as a desirable place in which to pitch one's tent. One meets, as elsewere in the foreign settlements of the Eart, a number of excellent and delightful people, whose hospitality seems boundless. But over all there is the Chinese spectre, with what seems to a European the degradation of human iffe to the level of the brate without the brute's freedoms It is from the Chinese, of course, that the European merchant in Hongkong derives his profits, but this fact does not conduce to love of the Chinese, nor does it make Hongkong a better or more agreeable place in which to live.
An extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders in the above named Company was held at the office of the General Agants, No. 5. Queen's Road Central, at noon to-day, Mr. H.
Mr. Rogge :—I have much pleasure in second-
Carried unanimously,
The Chairman :-Gentlemen, that is wil the business of this meeting. I need only add that Is soon as possible we will make out the accounts for the past hall year and declare an interim dividend. This, however, may take some time, as we have some repairs to effect, and it may be six or eight weeks. I thank you for your attendence,
GAMBLING EXTRAORDINARY.
Thi "Look-out Man" in a recent fate of Fairplay" calls attention to a novel style of gambling as follows :----
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come across lately is connected with the name The most amusing shipping gamble Thave of Mt. Evan Thomas, of Cardiff, and is referred to in a contemporary, Mr. Thomas, according to my authority, proposes to introduce something Uke the toptice business into shipping. A steamer is to be provided at a cost of £29.000, and the money is to be found by subscribers of 100 asch. No dividends are to be paid, even supposing any to be earned; hat the money that paid, back" to certain shareholders to be determined by ballot. For instance, to use the Ullastration
put forward, supposing that the steamer on her first voyage nets £1,800- wild supposition perhaps in these days-300 of this THE WANCHAI WAREHOUSE AND to be reserved for the purpose of working the STORAGE COMPANY, LIMITED. vessel, and $1,500 is to be paid back to filtern shareholders daly balloted for. The effect would be to reduce the number of shareholders to 275. The process is to be continand, and everything that the steamer makes over and above her expenses is to be used in paying off an many | shareholdera ma the funds will permit at
The idea is that in time a third, then a half, Mesure H. Stolterloht, P, Sachse (Consulting will have been paid off. The gamble will bare finished for them ; they will have got their money Committee) C. Heermann, O. Von der Hyde, F.
back, which is more than happens to most Henderson, H. Elmer, C. Schroeter, C.Rogge, gamblers, and that is all. The steamer then, Kwok Ah Lam and W. Rudeloff (Secretary), for what she may be worth, will remain the The notice calling the meeting having been property of the surviving subscribe Even- -read by the Secretary,
inally, by the process of elimination, sha The Chairmas sald-Gentlemen, you have will be vested in the · Izst venerable had an opportunity during the past week of survivor, who, to his 100, will find him sscertaining the terms of the proposed lease, self at the end of a given period the sola possessor of what was once fine sea-going but before wa vote on it, I minil 'atmin in what manner it will affect the future position steamer. As to how many years in the present of this Company. In the fint place, for the state of the shipping trade it would require for a next ten yasis to come, we withdraw from active £20,000 cargo-steamer to warn enough Lo pay business entirely, the whol of our storage business for her cost Mr. Evan Thomas is silent." My and all the buildings passing over for the time impression is that looking at matters as they being the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and re-and it is to be feared they are caly Godown Company, who, no doubt, can make a contlase-by the time the last antiquated sub good thing out of it by working our business inscriber had obtained the steamer she would conjunction with their own. On the other about fall to plecss in his hands, og rather in expenses is coas any dock in which she might happen to be hand, they have to Pay all the nection with the godowns, that is to say, Crown lying and rutting. rest and taxes, all insuranen promila and re-
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has throttled the trade of the colony. Possibly secomplish this great about There was, hould some of you, who have heard a great deal of first place, the proposal that the colonies should French progress in the Far East, and of the abandon their own ñical systems and adopt the doctrines of free trade. He did not deny that Empire of Indo-China, will be astonish to learn that the whole, trade, of their Esstern that might possibly be the best solution, but It
Empire in 1893 was a litle over saves millicas was open to the fatal objection that the colonies would not adopt it. The second idea was that and the bulk of the remaining five-stubs with sterling, of which only one-sixth was with France, we should abandon our system in favour of that
our own colonies of Hangkang and Singapore, of the colonies, and that in return for a DESAI discrimination on their part in favour of Bilish This beggarly result was the whole forelga trade trade we should impose duties both an food and ants, and there is no question bot that it is dus
of the countries with fourteen millions of inhabit
raw material. In his opinion there was not the
in a large min sure to the system of governing lightest chance this country would adopt so
a colony on a radically unsound fical basis. | one-sided an arrangement, They must, there- all, seck a third course, the germs of which he them ourselves. I have the honour to represent not take thems from other nations, we can farafsh found in a resolation to be submitted by the
The Congress continued its sittings yesterday Toronto Board of Trade for the creation of a colony whose prosperity is based and flou. sher
at Grocers' Hall, City. A resolution was agreed British Zollvereto, establishing practically frcammodities, not with this country only, but commercial law of the whole British Empire on the principle of the freest exchange of all ite
to declaring it to be highly expedient that the trade throughout the Empire, but which - would
with the world. The colony of the Straits should now be embodied la a code, and that leave the contracting partley free to make their
Settlements has attracted to its free ports a tende own arrangements with regard to foreign goods,
of over thirty millions sterling par annum. I representative commission for the drafting of
Government be memorialised to appolat | except that Great Britain should consent to
told the last Congress, and I repeat li now for replace moderate duties on certain articles
such a code. It was also agreed that the laws which are of large production in the colonies your informasion, that we have no custom-houses, relating to bills of exchange should be made no import and export duties, and that we are uniform in the British Empire, and that the law That was the principle of the German Zell. tooth a null opposed to say policy which of copyright should be uniform throughout the verein, and he did not doubt that If it were adopted it would be the strongest bond of union woulch fict our gailze frezdom, or impose up Empire. A resolution in favour of the Imme- us custom duties, preferential or otherwise. Do date laying of a telegraph cable between for the Biliish race throughout the world. It
not suppose that this active and important com Australia and Canada was moved by Mr. 1. X. was a proposal that might commend itself ever to an orthodox free trader, for it would extend Interests-the very reverse is the case-it wa
mercial community is fadifferent to Imp.lal Perrault (Montreal) and, with a slight amends the principles of free trade permanently to more than 300,000,000 of the human reco.
the first of the Crown Colonies to cheer ally ment suggested by Sir Mackenzie Howell, was Bla
The Gloucester City, Capt. Bell, left the Deck manimously carried. Mr. W. Adamson (Singa- undertake the building of foris for the protectos pere) was amongst there who spoke la support
Company's wharf on personal conviction was'that if a proposal' of
Thunday, having of its position as one of our Imperis foreign of the realios. Resolutions were anbe completed her repaire, and le now taking in this kind came from the colonies It would not
coaling stations, and it contributes to the Impo Tal Government seventeen and a half per cents of its quently adopted on the subjects of inter-Imperial her cargo of rice for Mesirs. Windsor & Co. The cost of repairs, demurrage charges, &c., wenn total revenua for miliary services, If we then postal and telegraphic commisnications, interesatisfactorily settled yesterday in the British national arbitration, and conelllation and arbl-Consular Court by Mesars. Low Bang Seng, the tration in labour disputes..
be met with a blank refusal by the people of this country.
THE TORONTO RESOLUTION DISCUSSED, in our great dependency of India with its 250 Mr. E. B. Osler (Toronta Board of Tride) millions of inhabitants, and try to imagine what moved a resolution as follows Whereas, in sort of an arrangement is possible on the basla view of recent events and the attitude of other of a Zollwersin, wa are laced with almost insup is- uations towards Great Britain, and of the fact able 'difficulder. The foreign trade of that that there exists within the British Empire recountry, or rather aggregate of countries, is sources la men and materials and arable land almost flo millions sterling, and, as you very for its every requirement; whereas, while the well know, it has always shown itself extremely trade legislation of the nations is framed to sensitive to any fiscal changes which were not observe their local interest, all British trade and dictated by a single regard to its own fateitis other legislation should aim to secure within To assume, therefore, that the Colonies generally, the Empire union of interest of federal and India in particular, are willing to follow character, and the policy of each British com Canada fo the proposals that are laid before manity should be designed to retula within the us today, le an 'asqumption entirely unwar- Empire subjects whose labour would otherwise | ranted by anything known to us. But if you wheress Canada had got all the Colonies and India in live, to foreign lands; go
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closer what about the mother country and the enormous trade she represents? Take the relations, with the mother country and other colonies, by building a highway across. Brillah | fizures and consider them...the foreign trade America, by creating steamship connection by, of this country amounts to yoo millions starijeg, tween Vancouver, Hongkong, New Zealand, and or thereabouts. There is no business man hera Australia, by offering a large subsidy for a fart who double that to change our fiscal system Atlantic steamship service, as well as by her would cause the utmost confusion and die established precedent of confederation, making organisation of this gigantic trade; and, when for British unity; and whereas closer commercial we reflect that Canada and Newfoundland, the relations between the mother country, her cole Cape, Australis, and New Zealand
and represent only nies, and dependencies will be hastened by 80 millions (exclusive of bullion) of this 700 further subsidising fast steamship services, and millions, we shall see reason in pause before we
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Hongkong, 28th April, 1898. Excellency that I personally made the annual St.-I have the honour to acquaint your. Inspection of the Hongkong Flald Battery and Maxim Gun Volunteer Corps for 1896 on the 9th instant, and have to report :—
1.--The turn out of the men was satisfactory their pope, guns, Maxime, arms, and equipment are well kept up and appear to be in servicesbia condition.
n-The officers and men know their deli' sufficiently well for practical purposes, and from personal observation at tactical exercises and had dring, I know that the Field Battery skoots
usually makes good practice.
COLLITION CASES.
BANGKOK, June 37th, The Inchaung was reported yesterday evening as outside the bar. There will most probably be a big claim for damages, caused by collision, filed at once agalert her.
agents for the owners of the Ban Seng Guan, who were represented at the settlement by MP, W. A. G. Tiliska.
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BANGKOK, June 18th, Mr. W. A. G. Tillake, acting as solicitor. for Phya Smad Boranuraki, filað apetitiom yesterday in the Vice Admiralty Division of HB.M. Consular Court claiming £2,500 against the steamship fuckduns as damages for an alleged collision with the plaintiff's lowcha Calf
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.
SUPREME COURT.
IN SUMMARY JURIDICTION. -- (Before His Honour Mr. Sercombe Smith, Acting Putons Judge.) July 17th,
FIXTURES.
The following cases have been fixed for the respective dates
Monday, July 15th,
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tion with the different portions of the Empire, sees it stated, on bouill of Canade, that they thus making such routes for commerce, farticles for the production of which the Colonies food only ask us to put differential duties on a few supply, and munitions of war the fastest and most secara from attack, it is resolved that in the have great facilities. But these few articles are opinion of this Congress the advantages to be with the exception of wool and timber, all articles obtained by a closer union between the vaz'ous of food. What we are asked to do is to tax the portions of the British Empire are so great as to food of the people of these falande, and that, astify
an arrangement as nearly as possible of think you will admit, is very large order. 1 the nature of a Zollverein, based upon the pra- may be true, as la affirmed in the preamble of ciple of the present exchange of commodifies the Resolution before us, that there exists within the Empire, consistent with the tarif within the Brisks Empire resources in men and requirements incident to the maintenance of the materials and arable land for its every require. local government of each kingdom, domialos, ment.” That may be be true, but, sa segerda province, or colony, now forming part of the the Colonies, when will they be available ? Not British family of nations."
In this generation. A mere statement of our present postion
such as whent, total heported food lupuloses of thlaofane com, four, meat, &c., bat excluding articles which do not come into conspetition with ribatta barnly 6 per cent, Australia and New pet own agricultural produce, Canada con Zealand 5 per cent,
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belts gives a serviceable appearance to the Corps, |- K---The adoption of khaki clothing and brown
gans instead of employing coolie draught shows That the members prefer drawing, the good spirit, but I consider it would be wise to accustom Chinames to drag and carry the guns over the rugged hill sides, and. I apprave of the Commandant's Intention to use coolle draught more frequently in future in operations at a distance from headquarters.
of the Corpsa.
Tuesday, July 14th. 1003-Leung Un v. Fuk Hing Lung .....$ 400.00
Wednesday, July 15th, 1008-Bahadar Singh v. Chan Lok King
*sud znother...
$ 300,00 Dog Ming Shano, Ng Fu Hak
and another02549-46
$40.00 Thursday, July 15th.' 947-Shun Lang Li v. Wong Cho and
another..............................$ 69a....
5--I think perhaps that the number of drills for efficient Valunteer? might be somewhat reduced in accordance with the home Volunteer Mr. W.-H. Holland, spesking for the Has
Inability to digest food will find a most marvellous your Excellency later on, cheater Chamber al Commerce, said that, much
Regulations; but on this point I shall address CHILDREN starving to death on sccount of that as they desired closer union with the colonies,
6-Major Pemberton speaks blahly of the food and remedy, in Scott's Emulsion of Pare they could not support the resolution. He saked,
satistance rendered him by the officers, their Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphiline. Vary required in discriminate against americas
laterent they have taken in the drills, competing testimonials have posscribed Scotl efforts at recruiting members, and the great palatable and sadly digretada. Read the follows
And Egyptian cotton in favour of East As an instance of a new system of gambling Tedian? They had so much machinery that | foreigner Abow xxiv. Ladia al per cent, and the tions; den., ni tanding materially to the efficiency | Emulsion' in cases of children sufering from
per cent. Do you think that sales, they being bound to redeliver the baldings Introduced into shipowning the matter hence the colonies could not possibly seen to 21 willing to see the reimposition of cases on food, ideation the enrolment of old members to the
wasting and mal-antrition and can report most the working classes This country would be pales, they ass time in the suns good e mai worthy of note; but the particular trends and what they wanted was access das von If you could perrende om manufacturers Volunteer Reserva, sebject to no diminution Hospital Any Chemist can supply in Sole
-I recommend to your Excellancy's con CSS INCES
favourably of its good afect y it has been in mech
most rundlly, H.-W. PERKINS, don which they are now to. Further, they have draw is that the managers who would have not only to pay the interest due on the mortgages, | charge of the vessel, und who have not been è possible. Mr. M'Arthur also spoke against the that this would not affect wagus and the cost of being made in the present strength of eficient Agents for Hongkong and the Rozpire
many of the great markets of the world
MR.C.S Medical Superintendent, Bateigs. but have also, in case the mortgages should be backward in coming forward in obtaining sub- scheme on behalf of the Liverpool Chamber production? Finally, I would point out the members, whoes numbers are already too small. Cains - Wales C, Hongkong. called in, to find the money for leak scriptions for sumers on the ordinary condly Commerce. Mr. Hibbert, of Blackburn, said he enormous risk we run of retaliation by foreign 8The Corps has not appreciably increased fox to make sure that no money whatever need attract, and that to catch fresh fish fresh impression that the Lancashire representatives duties. I do not dwell on the fact that the mustar at the Annual Inspection parade was poor, mortgages. Everything has thus been provided tions, have found that the old balts no longer would set illece the delegates to go away with the centres if we charge that with differential in strength during the past year, and their be spent by this Company during the term of the baits must be employed. It must, I think, were all against the proposal, as Blackbum was treacles with Germany and Belgium at present but I have prest faith in the loyal spirit of the Icase, and consequently that no further call will be a very young gudgson ladaad 'who | fex it.
block the way, Thay can be denounced if wa British residents of Hongkong, and feel sure that be made on shareholders, and still wa hawa the would- tumble to this Vale acherse. Bach
are ready to face any difficulites that may if the colony were to require their services ibay guarantee of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf one might · pachaps say, “I have been,
thesatrom arias. But I do not think anyone would rally to the Volunteers in great numbers. who has observed the general tendency at the and Godown Co, that on the explay: of the and am, in many mamon, Vor yours I tan years' lesen we get our property back in just
9-I enclose the Commandant's report and present day, in America for instance, can hold as good a condition as it is now. And now as to a simmer, not yet the chason of ons. Und I have latened with great Interest to the | the opinion that if wa pui & daty on Antwrican desire to add that Major Pemberton's real in his the income of this Company during thess tan this aregement I skall get no diedanday in lucible speech of the hoseable gentleman who wheat, com, and most, the American Fizple with and long experieson of Volunten av sanded largely to the sidelency of the Corps-
have got no dlyidends, and certainly I do not gat |
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AFRICH BY THE SINGAPORE DELEGATE,
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'Mr. W. A. Adamson (Delegats Singapore Chamber, Straits Sutilezaenta) said
Masonic.
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of $3,500, payable to ne half-yearly. Om ad this in my prevent inppstments. On the other hand browght the debate from the region of vasaralkies wake wa ko maka ia toci báy, li hevoiynet usandow have to be paid only remunerations to General | I zsay att ́s stonmar, and only think what thai into: practical Hams. I did moc father Managers, Consulting Commkursy Anchors, andi: wowa renkt tog mark
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