THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1897.
NEW BALMORAL GOLD MINING
COMPANY, LTD.
A meeting of the Legislative Council was held General Mansgert, hava kindly furnished us Menn John D. Hamphreys and San, the this afternoon. His Excellency the Governor, with the following report hom the Mining Mans Sir William Roblason, G.C.M,G., presided, and | ger received by the Gutkriz yor'erday 1-- there were also present-Hon. J. H. Stewart
Mount Macdonald,
20th August, 1897, Lockhart (Colonial Secretary), Mé. W. Chatham
Queen Affe-The contractors expect to com (Director of Public Works), How. F. Hplete their 100 feet of sinking the main shaff in May, C.M.G. (Captain Superintendent of about 3 weeks from date. There is nothing fresh Police), Hon. T. S. Smith (Colonial Treasure»), to report here this wack. Colonel Hludals, R.E. (Acting Commandant), ecial members; the Hon. C.P. Chater, C,M,G«, Hov. J. J. Bail-Leving, Hou, T, H. Whitehead, Hon. E. R, Belillos, C.M.G., Hon. Dr, Ho Kal, Hon. Wel A Yuk, anofficial members.
MINUTES.
The minutes of the last meeting were read. and confirmed.
KOWLOON WHAKS TRAMWAY DHL. The Hon. J. J. Bell-Irving moved, the fret reeding of a Bill entitled "An Ordinance to sutbortie The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf And Godown Company, I imited, to lay and rgain. | izin tramways on certals Public Roads at Kew. loon, in the Colony'of Hargkong, and to confer upon the said Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, certain other rights, powers and privileges.”
The motion was agreed to.
SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES.
The Colonial Treasurer, moved the second reading of the Bill entitled “ An Ordinance to authorise the appropriation of a supplementary | sum of thres hundred and forty-one thousand and twenty-five dollies and thirty-seven cistu tó defray the charges ofthe year 1895. Ha gare a detalled statement of the actual and nominal expenditure for 1890, also of the revenue, estimated and sclunk, fox that year. The mil. Itary contribution and the Praya Reclamation Works were also treated at length.
On the motion of the Colonial Treasurer seconded by the Colonial Secretrry theo blil was read a second time and referred to the Finance Committee..
DISEASED MILK BILL.
The Attorney-General moved the second read. Ing of the Bill snitted "An Ordinance to prevent the spread of infections disenge stising from the consumption of contaminated or un wholesome milk." He pointed out that many daisten had been in the babit of adulterating their milk and the object of the bill was to check this and also the handling of milk by diseased persons, and the use of diseased animals. The bi would have a whölziomu effect and was the same as that in force in England. The second reading was agreed to.
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The bill was taken through committee with I amendment; read a third time and paused, FIRE BRIGADE BILL..
The Attorney-General asked that the second reading of the Bill entitled "An Ordinance to further amend The Hongkong Fire Brigada Ordinance, 1368 be allowed to stand over for The proteat, The object of the bill was in avabla the Superintendent to ir fl'et Boas not exceeding $10 or lo confine men to the station for periods not exceeding 7 days for breaches of dis cipline, and those who would not agree to these penalties were to be dismissed. It was not considered conducive to disciplise to bring men before the Magistrate,
It was agreed to let the bill stand over."
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Balmoral Mine-We are still driving the tun. nel on C.L. 6 and satisfactory progress is being made with it. The islbators on G.L. 5 have stopped work where they obtained the crurbing from but expect to start spila shortly on another portion of the fursa.
OLIVERS FREEHOLD MINES, ITD. Me:sm. J. D. Humphreys and Sox have for- warded to us the following reports received by the Guthrie yesterday :—-
Mount Macdonald,
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doctare disagreelog, I believe, and until they' make up their minds what they want and how they want it, nothing can be done. The Address stili Lles 44 waiting for signatures" and I fear will sever be sent to Her Majesty after all No doubt the sudden death of our loyal enthusiasm is dus in an overweening modesty, and the feeling that Tlentila le too failgnificant a spat lo merit Im- Detial recogelilen. It is eliber that or the heat.
etc."you know the style of thing, In regi loyal affection "we are recond to none,
WEST RIVER TRADE~~~es
REGULATIONS.
Paragraph 3 of Section I of the West River Trade Regulations log foreign verreis holding National or Cotonlal Registers, published in our last issue, should read as follows ;-
3.—All steamers specially reported by the Consul to the Canton, Samshat er Wachow Cuvioms sa having deposited their National or Colonial Registers at the Consulate, wil be furnished with « Sprelal River Certificate valid for six months This certificate will be c cepted by the Customs at Canton, Simshal (Kongkqr), and Wochnw In lieu of Consular Report, and will also be recoenised se an authn. rastion to trade at the Four Places of Call. No vessels except, steamers provided with Special River Certificate will be allowed to land ne abip passengers or goods at the Places of Call. (See however Rulo 3 in Section II below.)
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The wh-le of the West River Trade Regali tions will be published in the mall issue of the Telegraph on the 15th lnstant,
| THE ENGINEERS' STRIKE.
20th August, 150. Buriko Mine-Main shaft: woare ́sinking on the face of the reef, bat have not yet broken into 17, 4a awing to lin being very solid, it is necessary to uncover a few fest of it first, which will be done lo a few days. There is a nice dig, that is, a velc of soft Bream between the country rock and the reef. This as you are aware is of great advantage when driving along or sloping the reef out, and judging from the surround- Inge there in every season is expect that when we break into t we will find a saltd, well-defined and large reel of a payable character, 41 the 200 fl. level work in caufined continues the same as in last week's report. A to driving North and South on the reef which 154 150 ft. level we are also still driving North
SINGAPORE, August 6th. and South on the reef. In the North end it is
The Englacers' strike may now be said to be 2 ft in width, and 4 ft in the South with good practically at an end. Nine engineers arrived from Calcutta by the steamship Zwaina yeu- gold showing In both places. We have 4 men stoping above this level, jo ft. above the drive, lerday, but we are informed that an arrangement The reef is over a t, and dating the week has been coms to with the Engineers Associa has been showing nice gold. The air and mal-in bewhich the Association are to send back lock shaft is down 100ft. ; the reef 1 ft. wide such as do not wish to remain here. It was showing goed gold. Every part of the mine is understood that an attempt was to be made to In first-class order.
replace Mr. Nicholson, the chief, and Mr. Tavlor, the second engineer, on board the S. S. S. Co's. steamer Malacca, but the Association were determined to stand by their members, and this morning they blocked three of Messrs. Wes Bin's boats, the Teresa, Batavier and the Mc- Alister. We undrestend'that this point has also been conceded, and' that all the ship leaving to-day are signing an engineers at the increased rates of pay.—-Free Frist.
Battery-The erection of the small engine for driving the pans has been completed with 13 exception of a few smail-connections with will be completed in a day or two. We have made some alterations to the battery shed, enlarging 1. The old battery is completely done. To keep it going longer would be to work st loss. A clean-up as mul will take place to-morrow (Saturday) and on Monday
will start the work of pulling out the old battery with the foundation logs, and getting In the foundation for the new battery. The work complete will be posted on with all speed' Owing to not being able to get more stone through at the battery had to shorten handa at the mine on the 14th inst, If beleg pot off temporally; and possibly we may have to shorten again before the battery fa completed as we have cvar 100 tons of stons at grass and everything ready below to break an immesse quantity.
Dam Site-A vite for a new dans has been selected aldway between the present dim and the Northern boundary of the Freehold. Quali. ties have been worked out, plans drawn, and tenders called for fi constraction, There will be opened to-morrow and the work carried out st once, so as to be ready for the string ralox.
news from THE NORTH
(From our Special Correspondent.)
Tientsin, 'September 4ib. tened at the time to be serious, beace my The beef trouble is all over. It thrua
telegram. But thanks to reompt and strong "Consular representation" the abaazions restric tion was withdrawo as farms it aff·cted foreigners at least, I believe it is still apposed to rule in reference to beef corromption 'by antives, but of this I am not certain, rather fancy the City dis-Magistrate feels a few inches smaller than he did, if a Chinaman can over be said to feel small Izck both for
FINANCE COMMITTEE. The Supplementary Estimates were then cursed in Finance Commitice, the Hor, Colonial Secretary mealdlog,
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On the item "Panstans $15,054 71," the Hon. T. H. Whitehead siked were they on the same scale bere vu la other colonies. He thought they seemed larger bore than elsewhere.
The Colonial Secretary said they were the same here as in Ceylon and the Susits,
Item agreed to
On the flem "Governor and Legislature, $223.19" the Hon. Mr. Whitehead asked what were the circumstances attending the cost of the tuschson to be given to Li Hung-chang
The Colonisi Secretary said it was understood that H. E. would lund here. If the hon. member would give notice he would look up the
matter.
The item was agreed tò,”
Now I am golog
THE SILVER question.
STANOUAL, September 7th, By the Bilgle, which anived here yesterday from San Francisco, Senators F. R. Pettigrew (South Dakats), Frank J. Cannon (Utah), and Fred. T. Dabais ([debe), were passengers from Yokohams. They left Vancouver for the Far East on August and and are specially devlog themselves to a study of the effect of the decline of allver upon modern 'ladastries in China and Japin. The Senators were interviewed by a representative of the Mercury and Senator Pettigrow was asked—
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"Why have you been despatched on your
"We have not been de patched, but have come of our own accord to seek Information for
RATES OF EXCHANGE.
The Minister of Floance has notsfied that the rates of exchange of foreign money for Japanese gold colo, adopted at the Imperial Costores of Tepan, fer. calculating the original vales of Iraported goods subject to ad valorem duty, will from the 1st October next to the 31st December
You (gold)
be #1 follows,
Great Britain-pound sterllug... 763 Valted States-dollar a 3:006 Germany-mark HÜLLTELLERIT 0.478 France, Belgium and Swleyland—
crowa
азят
Daly-live
0387 Denmark, Sweden and Norway-
****** 0538 Netherlands-gulder.................. a806 Spain-peleta....................................... 0387
Tarkay-plastrů....................................
0.088 Austro-Hungary-crown Doy British India-spec.
0629 Fussia-roabla Chlor-Shanghal tael 315 -Tientsin tazl.398 Mexico-dollar Manila dollar.
........ 3.043
1,100
NEWS BY THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL.
The Eastern and Australian Co.'s steamship Guthrie, Capt. H. Creiz, from Sydacy and ports, arrived in harbour yesterday morning For the subjolaed telegramas we are Indebted to sur Colonial exchanges:---
LONDON, August 17th. The American wheat crop is estimated at
700.000 bushels above the field of sgő, which way 450,000,000 bushels.
Bligh' is ravaging the moista ceps la" the (-conn·les of Limerick and Clare, Ireland,
The Belgian expedition to Graham's Land, in the Antarctic regions, under the command of Lent, Gerlache, left Belgium yesterday.
The steamer Belgien, conveying the members of the expedition, was saluted by Datch and United States men-of-war as she sailed down the River Scheldt
The captain of the seiler Afkan shota plecon between North Cape, the northern extremly of Norway, and the Seven Islands, of the entrance to the White Sea bearing a message from Andies, the Swedish meronati, stating "that he had parsed 82 degrees of north latitude, and was making good speed northwards. The mesinge was signed "And-ee," but the date was illegible.
J. Halllage, of Sydney, bas deleated Maitia, a promisect Scotch swimmer, at Glasgow, by 15 yards in exce of 100 yards. His time was i monte 5 seconds.
LONDON, August 18th. The fire which broke out on board the Orient steamer Orova la the Red Sea was discovered on the 8th Instant,
The cargo is partially dimiged, but the vessel is uninjured,
The Orova has left Colombo for Australia; Severs French capitalists have ade arrange mants to asrablish shipbuildin vard on the River Neva, upon which St. Petersburg is
battleships afloat.
The toreda destroyer, Thrasher sad the crulier Phaston came into collliton in the English Channel. The Thrasher was badly Admiralty, bas ordered a court-martial to be fojured, and several lives were lost. The
held on the commanding and navigating officers of both vessels.
BRISBANE, August 19th The paymester of H.M.S. Lie verd (Australian Squadron) is reported to have been arrested an a charge of missppropriating funds in his cars.
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.
SUPREME COURT.
IN APPELLATE JURISDICTION.
(Before their Lordships Str 7. W. Corring- ton, Ki. C.M.G, Chlef Justice, and Mfr. A. G. Wise, Putine Fuder).
S.ptember 13th.
KOWLOON QUARRY TRE’PASS CASE,
In the unl: Chan A Tang 9. Yeung Sam, beard on the 6 b. plein líf recovered $100 demiges for t espass with costs from defendant, to connec. tion with the working of the Kowloon Quaistes, leased to plaintiff by the Government. De fendant now appealed against the judgment,
NOTANDA
CALENDAR
SKFTIMBER.
Metaorological means dased on ten years'
"observations fə 1893, Barometer .................. Thermomcies BAKIT?
Humidity Rainfall
79.818
80.1 -77
TO-DAY. WEATHER PEPORT.
Ou dala ni u datant
10 m,
Baremeter 29.90
Thermometer......................
81
Humidity....TARIVS
53
Rainfall ETIQUET
0 19
TO-DAY.
29.83
Monday, th September, 1897. Chinese-17 of 8th moon of 23rd year et
Kwone-sil
Sels
Jewish-18th Elul, 6657, Mohammedan-15th Rabid ZI., 1815,
San-R..................................... 5kr. 47 metai. Bår. Șuin, High water-Morning ......................TOkr. 30min. Afternoon.2017. Simin. Low water-Morning $4r. Insin
Afternoon
****** 4hr. 14min. ANNIVERSARIES. 1806-Chari's James Fox died. 1873-The Grand Dake Alexis of Russia,visited
Hongkong. $896-Convention signed at Cheloo by Sl
Thomas Wade and LI Hung-chang.
into | 1883 - Battle of Tél-el-Kahir.
Mr. f. J. Francle, QC. (instructed by Mr. Lookes) appeared for that appellant. Hè ml) the nice of mailen was made under the provisions of the Summary Court Ordlance and the appeal was from the judgmen! dell $300 from detendent for infringement of his vered in salt 8c9 of 1807, Plaintiff claimed (olaintiff's) privileges and exclusive right to quarry granito at Baftish K wloon under a con. tract made between the Governor and plaintiff Plaintiff also claimed the costs of the salt. In the evidence in the Court below it was admitted that plaintiff hid bern a party to a coniPECI with His Excellency, dated September 261b, 1896 Counsel then called attention to the fact that, as far as the agreement was concerned, there were no words by which the Governor could confer any right of exclusive privilege na the contractor Chan A Tong. It was a unile- | teral contrect vo far the framework was con. cerned, and all the silpulations from 1 to 14 were on behalf of the contractor.
The Pulsne Judge: There is a stipulation in Article on behalf of the Covernment,
Mr. Francis sold that was only a resoryition. The agreement was signed by the Director of Public Works and by Chan A Tong. So far as the recital was concerned it simply appeared that Chan A Tong bed an agreement or lesse ler the granting of something to him He had the right persumably from the Governor to take out what. ever granite be required, but only over certain specified areas marked on the plan. It was mero-recital that he contracted for 12 months to quarry ever a certain area with the stipula tion that he should not open new quarries without permission, not quarry outside the arca, make no sub-contract, and be answerable for damage to water courtes and for the conduct of his workmen, and Counsel rend the clauses of the agreement and went an is Illastrate the case. a man had an estate and leased it to another no which to plant, say, tobacco, and they bed entered into sa under taking that the landlord himself would not plant
our own des and to better quality av to speak limited,~capable-of-constracting-the-trgasi tobacco.there for allow older tenants to do so,
act on the sliver question. You see there are unmistakable algos of a great and permanent development of the. States on the Pacific Coast and also thore Staten adjoining, and the United States is the nearest weatern country to Chios; and there has been, is and will Be a relation ship between the Far East and the Far West which must make their laterets more or less identical. On the one band we have a steadily incressing territory devoted to manufacturing, on the other a vast producing area. Hence the peculiar positions in which these eastern and western lands are placed, quite apart from geo- grap foal considerallons,
here and I suppose went into the sliver question You stayed some time in Japan on your way
there
"Yes,"
"What was your opintas of the effect of the gold standard in Jamis ?1
"We were expecially interested in the working of the gold standard to that country, and for thli reason : We were able to appreciate the working of the gold standard, contrasting it with the former paratively recent. We were able to see what currency, the abandonment of which is com Japan had been under the silver regime and how she managed wi b the gold standard.
imtinaar feeling prevails among iba crew ef H.M.S. Royal Sävereign, belonging to the Channel Squadron, owing to the stoppage of leave. All the punishmint cells are full of palsucrs.
Lo DÒN, ADRUM 19 bị
J. Corbelt, the ex-champlon_pelzz-fighter of the world, has se'lsed from the ring
Ata iwimming contest at Dundee yesterday 1. Hellings, of Shiney, defeated Miller, Petrie, and Edwards, three of the fastest swimmers of the Scottish midland counties, in a race of 100 yards. Ho last hea! Edwards by a touch, the Ume belog 64 seconds.
The Emperor Willam of Germany, bai telegraphed to Klog Humbert of Italy stating that he is no friend of duelling, though, he adds, be must vindicate military honour to the Jast, drop of his biced.
BRISBANK, August aged. Sir Charles Lilley, late Chist- Justice of Queensland, is dead.
TOWNSVILLE, Angust 241h, Typhoid fever is very prevalentia! Townsville, Fourteen cases were admitted to, the Hospital yesterday.
LONDON, August 2çik,
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the lesice's only action would be galostibeland- ford for a branch of the privilege. The owner had granted the lessen the estate for a consider alion and it person planted tobacca on the raald without the landlord's permisston he might be treated as a trespasser and the land- lord's remedy would be against Alm only, As between the two tenants there were no rights whatever. The only right given the contractor In the present CARD Ander thle #greement WIE la clance perhaps, to the words "sole privilege" in the recital, by which practically the Governor gave the contractor the sole privilege of quarrying for stone on Crown land, while reserving the use of other quarries, to be used only for Public Works. Chin à Tong had bis right, if any, against the Governor for misfeasance. On the lacts of the casa there was no dispute. Plal with was undoub- tedly the Quarry Farmer at Kowloon Stone had been taken by defendant bet It was from the areas over which no special privilegen were given by the contract. Monopoly was absolutely forbidden by common law and by the statute, and the proceedtage of the Governor were wholly ansuthorized by any Odlance - Act of Parliament, The Government was not dealing with public lands but with land vested to the Crown. In the Court delivered in favour below judgment way
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TO-MORROW. Turday, 14th September, 1897. Chinese-1813 of "8th, moon of Bird your of
trong ra. Jewish-17th Fluh, 8887. Mohammedan—181k Radta 13, 1816,
San-Ri
Set:
Chr. Smin High water-Horning .............11kr. 5min. Afternoon 10kr. 44mla. Law water-Morning $ăr. Stmín..
Afternoon
*** $kr. 35ml. ANNIVERSARIES. 1761—A scouting vessel of the British feet under Admiral Cornish tack soundings In MADIIN BAY.
1841-Duke of Wellington died. 1864-The Hongkong Volunteers called out on
· account of riots.
1874-Public meeting vs the Customs Blockade
of Hongkong. 1881 - Brick tea munafactory at Hsi Ching
destroyed by fire.
1896—Tornado at Tientsin ; 23 persons drowned,
SHARE MARKET.
LATEST QUOTATIONS. Hongkong & Shangbal Bank, 173 per cent, prem.; Unions, $150; China Tradera, $79 Canton Insurances, $125; Indo-Chloas, 4x China Sugars, $143; Rabs. $171'; Oliven, 87b; Investment Co., $76; Electrics, $10,60 |- Roper, $170.
SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.
MAILE DUE: Australian (Yamashiro Maru)'19th fust.. Indian (Arratoen Abčar) 18th fast, English (Miraaßors) 18th last. -American (Pers) and fäst,
German (Preueren) azıd inst. French (Caladonfan) 28th fast. American (Coptic) sst prox. English (Thames) sih prox. Canadian (Emprati of China) 6th prox. Gorman (Sachsen) 21st prox.
THE P. & O. steamer Brindisi jeft Singaporn for this port on the rath insh, at 6 am,
THE "Rickmers” Line steamship Helene Rich- mer, lelt Singapore for this port yesterday, and may be expected here on or about the 18th inst. THE Canadian Pacific Railway Co's steamer Empress of India walled from Yokohama four Vancouver, BC, on Friday afternoon, the roth isit.
We are informed by the Agents of the Austrian Lloyd's S.N. Co., that the Company's steamer Gala lait Singapore for this port on the ante- noon of the sith iont
THE P. & O. Co. steamship Mirxapors with -- the outward English mails, lefs Singapore ler this port at 10.8m, to-day, and is expected here
on the 18th Inst, at about 6 1,04,
about anything. It was' himself and the Community that he was such a minor official, Had the proclamation been issued higher up the scale it might have given furnished an incentive to posh forward the more trouble to suppress. The incident has
foreign butchery, now that Mr. Dalton, the operations are going on space. propiletor, has returned f om Japan, and building
do not dare to call it nows, az I am unable to to tell you some rumours. I
been trying to do so for a week past, First, the vertly it either here or in Peking, though I have Belgian loan is said to be off after all, and Shong reported stripped of all honours and distinctions.
It is barely two weeks now since the Belgian "What opialan did you form of the contrast 2 rallway loan was concluded with Sheng Troul "In our optalen the adeptlen by Japan of the as a private speculation with Imperial sanctiod, gold standard at orca became China's opportu and now, we are informed that the whole thing alty. The adoption of the gold standard by Ja- has been rescinded by Imperial decree, and pan must ataaredly check or retard her indus having had anything to do with it. If rumour that. This, to emphaalce what I said before, everyone pitched into hot water all round for trial development. There seems no doubt about is correct, Sheng has not only had permission gives China an opportunity which bas never yet to constract the line as indely snatched away been from him again as it was selectantly granted; selze her chance and develop her modera offered to her. Sha should 'now
but has in addition been robbed of buttons, Industries, reel her own silk, spin her feathers and all his other decorations, and any cotton, prepare her own ics by modern methods pretentions to railway sathority which be pre- throughout. The adoption of a gold standard viously enjoyed. We may even prepare by Japan has been one of the best things
·Overalyén, so current histolans
whisper, to hear that Imperial support has been
that ever happened for China, if she goly realisey
[t. Thà ball is at bay feet--ili she The Hon. Mr. Whilehead moved that the
withdrawn from Shong's banking operations, have courage enough to kick It? The Indstiries Items Military Expenditure, $83,913-45," be certals, but in the general sum total of the rapidly by silver, after
Of this, however, I cannot pretend to be at all of Japan were built up with phenomenal
ss any other employer, That would be simply a broach that could be dealt with crimi struck out: He was elili of the eve opinion above rumeure there is, I believe, a considerable had closed and India
the India mints
nally as in any other case. There was no da that it was out of proportion to the revenus of alement of truck. Last evening information was valus on the rupee,
placed a ficlitious
Imposed on ibis contractor so far as the public I cannot see, there Biton Macan, who was charged with the
Ward concerned. Fe the Colony, and acted most fajarealy to the brought me to the effect that the Belgian bank, fore, judging from the example furnished responsibility of the recent disastrous & a t
was simply entitled Colony's welfare. It was higher than that which had contracted th loan with Sheng has by Japan, why Chirs cannot do as Japan the Charity Bazaar al Paris, has been faed 500 government ground.
to the right of profit et prendre over
He had no rights a required from any other Crown Colony. made burst, but this requires verification.
The Hon, C. P. Chater unid fi was hopeless
has done, and build up her industries in the Ha cs, and two of bis employees, who were. against private individuals and owed an duties for than to do much more. ́. They had done Platt, on behalf of the Hooley man, have gone | resources; with far more sapidity for the matter | ballding, were 'sentenced to skatt (terms of im- | contract de was only responsible to the Crown. Frije ......
The other loan people, Mears. Frosso! & same way, and, judging from her exhaustlers working the kinematograph which set fire to the to private individuals. For any breach of his
of that than Japan,
When the liem Police, $1,94t.yt," was pro posed the Hon, Mr. Whitebead asked whather the evidence saken by the Capt. Supt..and the Crown Solleitor, against Inspector Stanton and the other dismissed officers had been submitted to the Attorney-General before action was taken, and bad the Governor sanctioned the dismissal of Stanton and the others with the advice of the Executiva).
The Colonial Secretary said this bad notblog to do with the Item mod antice should be giren of the question..
The Hon, Mr. Whilehead thought he gals in accordance with Parliamentary practice
The item was greed to, makamkaran
what they could and protested to the Secretary South again and from all I hear they are both of State. To show they did not give it willingly wiser and sadder men. The two principal He would second the amendment, m
Russian "look seo" mun, ya gallant Colonel and
The Attorney-Gessial wild, flet, parsing the Ordinance would be aboard for them to say they would not vote the su
Hor. Dr. Ho Kal. Hupported the amendment which was carried by an official majority of one 11
Hon, Mr. Whitch and repeated his question as to why no hide were obtained for the Taiping, shan properly
"What are your future movements" ? "
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Farcy Cavil has won the quarter-mile sait water champlonthip of England,
India has mobilized thirty-two thousand roldiers on the North West fronter.
padman ------ ADILÁIDE, August 14th, – Addtion, a well-known land agent, the Chair man of the State Bank, and a woman were severely stabbled in Addison's affice on Turs day. The woman's recAvery is consi ered doubital Her husband, the perpetrator, bas been arrested.
BRISBANE, August agtb,, The Government by transferred to other financial instiigilons £400,000 of the amount hitherto deposited a corrent account with the Queensland National Tank.
Loнrow, August 26:1,
prlionment.
MELBOURNE, A¤gást zólk,
THE Agents (Mexers. D. Sassoon, Sons & Co.) inform us that the Company's steamer Ary toon Apcar, from Calcutta, lett Singapore for
of pisintiff. Counsel then dealt with the matter THE P. & O, steamer Ancona is dat here from of ferry and market tights and franchise general-as direct as Sunday 19th inst. The 2.9. ir, saying that they had an analogy to this cast, Shanghai trans Japan, via Shanghai, is dam.
here about Thursday, This was a mere licence at the very most, The tights as regards markes and ferries were public rights. There was a duty imposed on the owner cla ferry to keep it to proper order for public use and the same with's market, and fallure to do so made those responsible in this port on the afternoon of the 11th inste
be diclable under common law. It could not Enid that there was any possibilty of ladicitogTHE O. & 0. S. $. the Kowloon Quarry, In reply to the Palena malls, etc, which left hance August 14 la fam. Sin Francisco vía Amoy, Shanghal, Nagasaki, keep order the contractor could be punished the Judge, counsel said that li there was a fatiare to
Kobe, Inland Sea, Yokobama and Honočnía, arrived at her destination on the rath fast.
steamer Gasfic with
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He could call on the Crows for any loss he suff fered by the making of a fresh lease or by allow ing other people to do what should not be dose. The question of damages for trespass was alinded to and counsel went on to say that beca damages could be claimed under certain condi tloss It did not follow that the lessee bad any claims against the defendant in the Court below. There were nadullas made locumbent by any law on defendant as sgainst Chin A Tong, There could be no damages unless there was wrong and Formosa and no wrong unless there was a breach of right Ang or duty. Defendant owed Chan A Tong no It was practically a contract of the nitro monopoly. An agreement that professed to give monopoly to say one wit llegal Auraming it to be legal as between the Crows and
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"We are expecting to go to Peking thence The unemployed of Melbourne bere decided ye brave baren, have also gone South about the into the Interior, vallez also Canton and Hong, so minick in procession with this wives to same time. I believe they also chanced to be kong in the near future, Nomically, we are timed Parliament House, with a view to imp essing
Feking simultaneously with the Syndicate's to leave here, about the rat prox., but we and zot
apon the Legislatore the necessity of commen- coincidints in which Russia (not unfrequently have first claim upon our time, and, wo.ca. representative, which one of those fanny bound down to dates. Our investigations will clog extensive relief works.
The bicycle race for the fifty miles fond figares.!
and, will take whatever time is necessary to championship of Victoria was won by W. J. wolced of late in connection with the local post to examine the stand which China has sasumed
Some rather severo criticisms have been gather the informatien for which ws camb, te, Middleton.
Langland's Foundry, the oldest buitness of office. Customs hours are observed here, to to The Attorney-General said the property had 4, and no stamps are procurable either before of
In the Indartefal and agricultural world and the the kind in Victoria, has been closed owing to been greatly improved, having been property after thase houry, which is a grast inconvenience pursue our lavestigallons in order to arrive at
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her monetary conditions. We shall daancial considerations. drateco, goed te gara good das to many. There is some truth fon in the com
LONDON, August ayik. bigher in valus than before. Many people plaist of raisdelivered letters, as I for one often
a conclusion as long as it may be necessary,
The steamer Rangoties, bound from Londan wanted the land much too cheaply mad he did receive the letters of two or three firms at my and accessible order how far these monetary
and endeavour to discover and arrange in due to Hobart has been towed fato Teneriffe, with not see why the Government should be asked private house, but whether the evil is due to the conditions have exercised their influence over
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and B. Itama had been passed; the Council resumed, and lead ent of Hongkong's book in the matter how ranks of United States politicians, and are
The Senators are, men standing high in the the Continent. Committees have been formed trespassed on the quarsles marked
in Paris and other cities with a view of prevent- If plaintiff had a grant of any lecorporeal bore. Legemeen
and there was direct | Chikff.......................................... Hons. Whitehead and Chatur agala spoke an
deed prominent outsida polliical bounds. They sze ing any further rise in the price of wheat,
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A alece of Senor Clearos, the insurgent Interference former saying that tidal members should and 7 km with equestrians of both sexas, and
The question of mana have had time to consider kefe parition and ke 232s galore, Tek and coffee are served hot on allver representatives. moved that the third reading of the Xstimates.¦ the course; which is of course a great set off
they do noi class themselves as Democrats or years, has been sentenced to imprisonment for poly bad not been raised in the Court below bat HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNS. ille, to be kept in the fortress at Cents, on a plaintiff's solicitor claimed as for a monopoly. City of Rid mummy-la-Kowloon Dock. to taken at next meetleg,
Senator Pettigrew in a successful railway charge of being concerned to the Cuban Counsel suggested that he be granted to Palle seeinst the loss of that morning scosse, I be contractor, and has represented South Dakota rebellion. The incident has caused Intense calling on the other side to show came why thro 0517 | LETS BOUN rather good times are reckoned on for 12 years. Secator Cannon was sometime indignation throughout Amsdes, and many of leave should not be grmoled and the matter Compania de Filipinas »
A lalat dicks of Jabfles sentiment revives at
pressman and the son of a Mormon bishop, but the lending American women are petitioning the might then be dispored of without any formal Verona mokosinnir
Clar he does not claim his political illumination from Queen-Regent of Spala for the girl's releas appeal. The whole case could then be argued on the announcement that the Jubilee Sporis Latter-day sevolations. Sen stor Duboles is a Now diamond-bearing country is reported to: ile melts. It was a simple matter, the iscis not HMS. Undaunteils mandala med at length mandy. This is more than graduate of Yale University and trekked West, have been discovered at Winburg, in the Orange belag in dispute, and it would be most con. Dugsic lke plang for the Jubilee hospital are, lhau;n, where he embarkedfha cálilo ranching enterprise Free State,
pok the lant al the architect: wizo la Idaho, and was an autoessful in business as la The King of Benin kar made asi
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