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THE HONG KONG

IMPERIAL RESCRIPTS.

·EMPEROR'S MESSAGE TO THE NATION.

The following Imperial Rescript was limted simultaneously with the oficial text of the

Cik We have always deemed it essential

THE

RDAY NOVEMBER

(CTED)

Dar

sorrender up to the time of death or: delivery- | Treaty of Fasco 1-10 y shy all wood in the case in which 63 Chinese were chairedŝ' charged?" at the inlance" of the Public Works ment

In any cas

shall take place at Washington as soon as pos- sible.

ARTICLE XV.

and

10

have well discharged

their

Chlo ganarak Chinese Engineering and. Limited, which

to be able, voffice to presente

olicial state": "paidihu

anual falte should

the Company bad ceiving

On

as they receiv

Tractors

using coal; FERT),

reports and accounts for the efficiles and ing February 28th, zoos, will be submited; EXTRACT FROM DIRECTORS REPORT

don'

Deduct expenditura; in Europe, vis-salaries, 5 stores, da

The present Treaty shall be signed in dupli. Plied the War Fond. The whole nation as one sibuted or termibed by chance or lot or faction-That on the 5th September, 1905/exe, Debentures, interest.

cate in both the English and French languages. The texts are in absolute conformity, but in case of discrepancy in interpretation, the French text shall prevail,

膳

upon or

or to

$1,396

to them they sinc peoples coal for taid the working

KT6724 Pridentüt

PVAN FAME Balfour Brow

would' have to find out £204 308

costia tenant of thesa for bis cost for the work

30.0 machines and

So for

7,086

17,484

58,129

For 30,00 Coy.c there docks for coal

doing it now,

Mr. Ellie The wernment:

Mr. Balfour Browne said that,

would see that people who storedo

ther

would get the equivalent back,

djusted

profits on the general undertaking; Recording to Mr. Halsey's table, he assumed, wars on tha average of ove

STORT

DAAN ARTICLE "XUES The Governments of Japan and Russia shall present to each ather, as soon as possible after the delivery of prisoners has been completed, statement of the direct expenditures respective, ly incarred by them for the cars; add, mainton.

was "delivered this mornin ance of prisoners from the dale of capture of

The following is the text of the judgment

F. A. Hareland in the carnain which, dalivered by. Mr. F. A. Hareland this morning: Wong Fung, of No, go, Wellington Street, was Russia engages to repay to Japan, A# 1000'AS' possibleintier the exchange of the statements international relations and made it: Our consemble des Parking, with using mortar of avanture and for

‚with" gambling by batting on, the, reiulia; on

epartment; on the prosecution by Mr. T L above provided, the difference between the ac tant aim to, maintain, pence in the i 111 amount so expended by japan and the actreme East, assuring the security of One Em

Crown Solicitor was building purposen?: Mr. P Wi

PW Goldning, of amount similarly disbursed by Russia. pire manifesting Our Imperial

for the prosecution, Mr. FAW. Gold Maser: Bratton, Hati, and Goldring, appeared Friday, 7th Octobit, 1903, when the Un present policy ARTICLE XIV.

Ar with Russia last fings of Maseres Bratton's Holand Goldrup for the defendant. The defendant is charged which could not havated in | for the second defendant, and"Hòn. Dr.+HQ] ROM në gaz that be, on the Ah. E The not-result, of the: year's transactions, thùm notalßg for coali

His Womblo sald! presoni. Tranty shall be ratified by their happily We came to

| year; Majesties the Emperor of Japan and the Em. The protection of Our Realm. Ever. ince the Kal, fastructed by Mr. Otto Kong Sing, for the

day of Septem the. pazer of all the Russias Such matification shall commencement of kostifties, the officers and rest of the defendants.

anung ber, 1908 did nuglect to comply. with

ne little delay as possible and in

Health and Building shows a ihe His Worship ald The ist, and and

Public worked stre-

and quirements of

hows a balance to the credit of profit and, loss Ordinanca raquiring! Aansture of the Treaty, by announced to thed have achieved a Inciing, seccess, while Our fully keeping a common gaming house! x1 ́ No. i materiaftringing him to make use of proper: |account off £155,553, made:up as follows had tradem not later than fifty days from the date of the men of Our. Army and Navy have wor

thenuously in

in Our de

r-defence at home and abroad, defendants were charged before me with unlaw.

*ing the construction of

of building Not proft, after provide Imperial Governments of Japan and Russinent

competent authorities of the Government and 39, Gough Street, and the remainder of the works at No. 16, Der Voeux Road Centraling for all charges ta

Imperial respectively through the French Minister in the

the Ordinance is av 100 of Section defendants with playing in a

fallows: Diel

gaming Every common

China) Tokio and the Ambassador of the United States dulles and advanced Our work, successfully By section 2 of the Ordinance common

hoses contrary to Ordinance No: 3 of 1891. other hard and incombustible substanceward from last year... constructed of brick, slona or Add balance brought for in Saint-Petersburg and from the date of the conducting matters relating to warfare and later of such announcements this Treaty shall home and foreign affairs in accordance with the gaming house means and includes any shall be solid across its entire thickness and Gross receiple in Loa- in all its parts come into full force,

opened, kept or used for the purpose "shall be properly bonded and substantially Our place The formal exchange of the ratifications requirements of late and circumstances of a lottery or lotterick By the same put together with cement-montar or good

i observed frugality in their living and diligence in their business. They bere the d- secone a lottery" is defined is follows-lime-mortar composed of food coment, or nancial burden with patience amply sup

"Lottery includes any game, method, or devise, lime and clean sharp sand with red or yellow "whereby money or money's worth, is dis- #arth or other suitable material to the sails:

怕

"faction of the Building Authority, any manner depending upheld the great work and manifested the "! prowess and glory of Our Empire to the world.

The following facts were proved to my satis... This can only be due to the help of the Foun

"the result of any race or contert whether der of Our Imperial ancestors, but such cannot

"the same is hold, drawn, exercised or tensive building alterations were going on at No. Do, redemption be achieved without the loyal service of Our

managed within or without the Colony 16, Des Voeux Road Central, and that the defen- Directors' fees.... In witness, whereof the respective Plenipo-officials and officers and all Our subjects in The evidence for the prosecution, which was dant was the contractor making the alterations. Law costs estimated at tentiaries have signed and affixed their scals to serving the State.

proved to my satisfaction, was as follows: building inspector of the Public Works De-Leaving a pet balance of the present Treaty of Peace.

Chinese Constable No. 139 entered No. 39 partmen took a sample of the mortar which Gough Street, 1st floor, on the 8th October last was being used. This sample was taken from at 12.45 pm. He then went to a room at the the same heap of mortar which was being back of the house where he found a crowd of hoisted up and used for brick work on a wall men. In the middle of the room was a table of the said building. The said sample of mor- on which were placed two small bowls each tar was then made into two briquettes teated containing a fighting cricket. On the table and found not to be a good lime mortar. was also a small wooden tub. The constable I am satisfied on the evidence that mantar then heard someone say "Fight for a exactly similar to the mortar which was made

30 "A few weeks ago the. President, of the

calties." Another said: "I fight for yo," Twa into these two briquettes was being used United States, from humanitarian motives, others said: "Ten catties" The third defen, in the brick work of this house. amy. In conformity with the provisions of Articles

advised the Governments of the two countries,

dant was about two feet from the table on moreover, of opinion that the making of 111. and IX. of the Treaty of Peace between Japan and Russia, to open negotiations for

the west side. He was holding a plece two briquettes only in the present case 'WRI a Japan and Russia of this date, the undersigned peace... We highly esteemed the advice, and of paper, a pen, a small basket and a bundle fair fest of the quality of the mortar as a whole. Pisalpatentiaries have concluded the following accepted it, and appointed Our plenipoten of envelopes. When the people in the

the I therefore convict the defendant and order Sub room said how much they would fight him to pay a fine of $250 in default of which I To Article. III.The Imperial Govern- tiaries to conduct the negotiations,

sequently frequent conferences were haid befor, the third defendant wrote on the piece of he will be imprisoned and kept to hard ments

of Japan and Russia mutually engage

tween the plenipotentiaries of the two coun- paper at the same time asking them their labour for six months.. commence the withdrawal of their military tries, and the Russian Govemment showed ity

SUTTAMIAS. The constable saw money pass forces from the territory of Manchuria willingness to accept Our demands in regard He saw a man in the crowd count ont St. in simultaneously and immediately after the Treaty of Peace comes into operation; and

to Our object in the war and the questions twenty-cent pieces and hand them to the third within a period of eighteen months from that ential to the maintenance of peace in the defendant who put them into an envelope.

Far East, and so to conclude peace. The which had on it the character "one," date, the Armies of the two countries shall be completely withdrawn from Manchuria, exceptiaries are found to be compatible with Our

terms of peace agreed upon by Our plenipoten- same process was gone through with respect to the piher men who staked. The constable

30th vil. from the leased territory of the Linotung wishes, and We have therefore approved and

then saw the third defendant write on 4 small at the Supreme Court this morning, in Ori. Peninsula, ·

blue board"

* 130", meaning that the itakers

ginal Jurisdiction, before His Lordship Sir The forces of the two countries occupying and glory, We are pleased to see that We are

Tatified them. Having now obtained peace the wast ulde bad staked to the amount. The Franch Piggott, Chief Justice, the Sing Takegree, and Sir. Michael does not hear, the avi• HOWARD aperchase than gun.com, the front positions shall be first withdrawn.

able to respond to Our Imperial. Ancestors on The High Contracting Parties reserve to

the mms hand and to leave the great achieve themselves the, right to maintain guards to

ment to Our posterity on the other. May We protect their respective railway lines in share the honour with the multitude of our Manchuria. The number of such guards shall

maximum number, the Commanders of the

and Russian Armies shalf," by com Japanese mon accord, fix the number of such guards to be employed, as small as possible having view the actual requirements. The Commanders of the

Done at Portsmouth (New Hampshire) this fifth day of the ninth months of the thirty-eight year of Melji, corresponding to the twenty-third day of August (fifth September) one thousand pine hundred and Ave

(Signed) SERGE Wirre. (Signed) ROSEN

(Signed) IUTARO KOMURA. [L. S.

Signed) K. TAKAHIRA. [L. 8.]

SUPPLEMENTARY AGREEMENT.

additional Articles:-

the campaign, extending over twenty months, the status of Our Empire has been secured and the national Interests have been extended. We have made it Our constant and earnest aim to establish a state of things which would ensure peace, and it is entirely against Our wishes to continue warfare to the bitter 'end' and suffer the people long to remain

afficted under the sword..

|

The

£153.355

£40,000

50,000

which the directors recommend should be appropriated as follows A in placing to reserve for deprocis. tion (PAY in paying a final dividend of 1/- per - share (free of tax) we Making a dividend of 10 % for the year with the interim dividend of 21/- per share paid on aand June, And carrying forward

CHAU Tung Shang in coURT.

AN ABSENTEE BUED.

......' «

50,000 13,355

153.355

TANJONG PAGAR DOCK ARBITRATION,

The Straits Time of ant lost, says im A rumour, that fairly, took away one's breath went round just before the Arbitration Court rose for tiffin to day, to the effect that there will have to be fresh trial in London: This will be the case if the Arbitrators dis

gantleman, of Nos, 2 and 4 weak and unable to attend the trial.

ha deducted $10,479, contributory $3,000 bonus to employees consumed and bot paid for, leaving balance 291. The real amount spent on the docks and subject to renewals and replacementa of $1,099,

wharves: war. $175,000, or 5193,000 lask than what ought to have been spent to keep them in'? a condition which was essential/dGoyang

ON THE BUILDINGS they should have spent. 337,000 additionally and "op, plant, machinery, and foating/crali 5108,615, ^ That gave a stotal deduction” of $419,107, to be taken from the balance ha bad given above) 1,099,291, leaving an adjusted profit derived from the general undertaking of $670,1841 and it was: that figure he proposed to substitute for $1,553,110 With regard to the multiplier of an years proposed by the Coy no one could tell how it had been arrived at. To bis mind It was a ridiculous multiplies, In all such cases they bad to consider what was the security they had got for their income, This income of $670,000 was secured only by trade and not in the came way as with Consols, or with waterworks, which ander untutory power could not be competed "lth. Water companies were sold at

of;

paules, which varied "from": 281 years down te

| board was hung up on the west wall of the | Bank, of No. 175 Quato's Road, Central, aued ["dence. At present. Sir Michael AKRAMA20 a non-statutory.company,might go lower-** Chau Tung hongkong, and of Canton, for Before the above news; was received It was he thought it had gone as low as 16 3/7. When Seymour Road,

not

potes

not exceed fifteen per kilometre and within that subjects and enjoy the happiness of peace in east wall. Although the constable did stiff Bank by defendant on two' promissory heard in Singapore, Lord Robert Cecil In found 5 per cent, and something below. per

in

Russian forces in Manchurin Panese and

agree upon conformity with the above principles, and shall take by common accord the measures necessary to carry out the evacuation as soon as possible and in soy case not later than the period of eighteen months.

Il To Article IX.-Arsoon as possible alter the present Treaty comes into force, a Com- mission of Delimitation, composed of a

fan equal amber of members to be appointed respective ly by the two High Contracting Parties, shall on the spot mark

mark in a permanent manner the exact boundary

the

Possessions on the island of Saghalien. The Commission shall be bound, so far as topogra-

phical considerations permit, to follow the fif tieth parallel of north latitude as the boundary line and in cass any deflections from that line at any points are found to be compensation will be made by Correlatively

flections at other points. it shall also be the daty of the maid Commission to

prepare a list and description of the adjacent islands included

once more a friendly count and good the two bowls and put into the wooden tub`

common with the Powers permanently. Russia has now renewed the Treaty of Amity and is The cation restore its must neighbourliness and promote more than ever cordial relations between the two countries.

"The progress

affairs in the world never of ceases, and the administration of State affairs, domestic and foreign, does not permit of neglect even for a day. It is necessary to strengthen armaments even in time of peace, when armis are laid down, and to improve the administra. tion and education of the

after victory, people Only by this constant readiness can the national glory and the prosperity of the State be main woard themselves against vainglorious con

for all time. The people must now conduct which will beget a spirit of insolence and indolence. All Our subjects are commanded

to observe Our wishes, exert themssives in tions of the Empire, its wealth and its strength (IMPERIAL SIGN MANUAL PRIVY BEAL.] Stat

Countersigned by all, the Ministers of

their business, and so strengthen the founda-

EMPEROR'S THANKS TO THE ARMY

AND NAVY.

On 16th Oct. the following Imperial Rescript in the cession and finally the Commission shall was granted to the Army and Navy: prepare and sign maps showing the boundaries "To of the coded territory. The work of the Comer Loyal Army and Navy, Officers and mission shall be subject to the approval of

of the High Contracting Parties.

The foregoing additional Articles are to be considered as ratified with the ratification of the Treaty of Peace to which they are annexed,

Portsmouth, the 5th day, 9th month, 38th year of Meill, corresponding to the 23rd August (5th September N.6.) 1905.

THE

SERGE WITTE ROBEN.

JUTARO KOMUNA, K. TAKAHIRA.

RATIFICATION OF THE TREATY OF PRACE.

The procedure of the ratification of the Peace Treaty is described as follows:--The Japanese Government communicated information of the ratification to the United States Government through the Japanese Minister, and it was transmitted to Russia by the American Govern ment. In Russis the ratification by the Tear was communicated to the French Government through the Minister there, and

and it was trans maltted to: Japan by the French Government. In auch way written information of the ratifi. cation was

• delivered and received.. The of

"Some time ago We gave you five rules which should constitute the spirit of military men, and again, upon the conclusion of the war of 1894-5. We gave you further instructions State. Since then ten years have passed, and from consideration of the future interests of the during that time Oor Army and Navy have kept PACE

of the world and made with the progress great improvements in their afficiency. Un

but

happily, war brake out against Russia fast year, you gallantly performed your duties and working with great assiduity and harmony, elaborated the plans of operations with success and forestalled the enemy in operations at the front, thus achieving unprecedented victories on land and asa, and manifesting the military power of the Empire to the world, while loyal, ly responding to Our wishes.

"We have achieved Ourobject in the war by your loyalty and valour, and We are pleased to see that We have been enabled to fulfil Our heavenly duties to Our Imperial Ancestors on the one hand and to the mullitude of Our sub- facts on the other. Withal. We deeply grieve for those killed on the field, for those who have dled from sickness; or for those who have been maimed for life by wounds received in battle.

#Now We have concluded

peace with Rus goss into effect from the moment of sis. The high rapate Our Army and Navy mification. A question arises owing to the have obtained has largely added to your duties, difference of the time in both countries.

as the glory of the Empire has been increased, Rassia received written information from Japan and the promotion of the prosperity of the at 10 am. and Japan received it from Russia Blate also requires your fallest at 3 P.M., then the Treaty of Peace goes into are commanded to obey Our wishes, and those service. You effect at 3, p.m. at: which time the Japanese who remain in the services, as well as those Government received the ratification.

who are released from duty and return to their The Japanese Minister at Peking on Monday tome, void not fall to observe out instruc. and pay your duty to the Brats with increased assidolly."

and

room. The constable also saw some one whom he is not able to identify waits on a similar board" roo, which board was hung up on the

see any money collected from the east side am satisfied that a similar collection was mada. The two crickets were then taken latex from they commenced to fight. The fight lasted 5 or 6 minutes and the constable beard that the western side had won. He also heard

the third defendant say "Win 80 per cent." The fight was then stopped and the crickets were put back into their bowls. The third defendant then banded the man who had staked S; the amount of his stake. The winners were taken to another room where the first and recond defendant then handed to the second defendant the piece of paper on which he had written the names. The second defendant then handed tickets to the winners. Some of the winnare

the recovery of the sum of £20,000 due to plain stated in the Court that it was and is still doubt they got down to a mere trade which was like

ful whether the a

he speeches of Counsel may not be ly to be competed for in the sanic street they of $10,000 each,

Mr. H. G. Calthrop, instructed by Mr. D: V. formed the Court this morning that it is cent allowed to

Lord R CecilThat is exclusive of the Steavenson, of Messrs. Deacon, Looker and generally hoped in Singapore that the speeches Deacon, appeared for the plainif Bank, the will be given here. The Court, however, are premises. Aenean defendant, who was understood to be abient aiming for a ñnal sitting on Wednesday or Mr. Balfour Brown-Yes. Of course, if he from the Colony, being unrepresented, prost Thursday morning, et latest í and in that case | were buying Whiteley's, he would buy it on Mr. Calibrop said that the plaintiffs were there will scarcely be time for the speechor; two or three year' purchase but he would still bankers, carrying on business at No. 175 Among the exhibits, banded lo to the Arbitratave to settle with the landlord in to the Queen's Road, Central. On agih August last tion Court this morning was a water worm ii; hold value of the land. The Coy, had tried by they lent $20,001 to the defendant, for which spirit, the enemy of wharves in these parts, every means to get monopoly contrary to he gave two promissory notes for $10,000 each. several books of interesting photographs de their own protestation that their motto was to be it was agreed at the time of negotiating the scriptive (the action of the warm. A portion LIVE AND LET LIVE

that interest should I be paid at the current. of greenheart pils perforated

For the first was also Izid upon the table as the won, and they had only to some extent suzessdad; Chinesa banks,

some dosen

They first bought up 924 shares ont of41,000 but they now sak holes we ord, some of them being nearly faint purse agreement with the New Hachon the worm had drilled the Tanjong Rhu Slipway Cay they found:

Coy, they bought up land which was essential to their protection, including the litu, irfand

defendants word seated at a tabio. The third rate among rest was paidos

in

month the ed for judgment for the whole amount with in- through the terest from the 28th September.

berich suit against the defendant, instructed by Mr Mr.

Mr. Pallock, who was to appear in anoiberan

which

GOVERNMENTS CASE Balfour Krowns,

collected their, money from the first defendant. Almada e Castro, of Messis. Brulton, Hett and the Government, on the 23rd: inst:" said he opposite New Harbour on whichąthere was

paid over.

A

stable gave his evidence before me in belug

I may mention the A very clear and convincing manner. to the construction to be placed on the word "method" in the definition of the ward "Lottery" in the Ordinance, I am of opinion that the Legislature intended that this word should be taken in its widest sense. I think am pot putting too wide a construction on the said word by stating that the Legislature meant in any way or manner. I am also of opinion that the word contest in the said definition of "lottery" would also include a fight between crickets. I therefore convict the 1st, 2nd and 3rd defendants of being keeper of a common gaming house. rest of the defendants were found in the By section 7 of the Ordinance, every person house when the place was raided by the police. found in a common gaming house on the oc casion of its being entered under the Ordin ance shall be presumed until the contrary is

The

hands prior to that of the plaintiffs in the pre- vice of wilt. His clients' writ was in the bailiffs

sent action.

A lengthy argument than ensued as to this question of priority, after which Mr. Calthrop called and a partner in the plaintiff bank. On the Mun 1 Ngan who said he was manager 28th August the defendant approached witness with regard to a loan of a sum of money, and $20,000 was advanced to him at the rate of 500 interest per $1,000 per mensem, after which the daily interest was to be 35 cents per $5,000, Witness had received payment of the first month's interest, but bad not received any afterwards, nor had he been repaid the princi

claimed, together with interest due thereon Pal money which was stil dus and owing.

Lordship gave judgment for the amount

and costs.

In the second action against the same proved to be or to have been playing therein. defendant the Soy Kat Bank, of No. 169 None of the said defendants, have satisfied's Road, Central, claimed recovery of the me that they were not playing therein. defendant, for which he gave two promissory suns of Stojoco money lent by the Bank to the therefore convict, the rest of the defendants

notes of $5,000 each, Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C., of playing in a common gaming house, At this is the first case so far as I know,

Ipstructed by Mr. L. d'Almada e Castro, of except a small case from the New Territory, of Mesars, Brutton, Helt and Goldring, appeared for the plaintiff, the defendant being again a charge under the Ordinance with respect, to ericket 6ghting, I propose treating it in the unrepresented. nature of a test case and inflicting a com. Mr. l'ollock said this was a procedure by way paratively light sentence. The 1st, 2nd and 3rd of foreign attachment. The plaintiffs had ob defendants will each pay a fine of $75, to defaulttained an order of the Court enabling them to 6 weeks' imprisonment with hard labour,

'proceed in paris against the defendant. The rest of the defendants will each pay a

with hard labour..

of

had board, for repairing ships. V

Where the

their monopoly It did not exist." "He about propose very email multiplier Indeed About a year ago in a waterworks, Dale which he was anyagad he tried hard for.

opening the case for

Cecil had complained at the Coy, had not in other places which they could not buy aggerated in several particulars. Lord Robert Their Live and let live, had been forgoltas

`Still there was a large amount of competition had the advantages which they would have had under an ordinary arbitration. He (Mr. Half Government had entered into compelli four Browne) falled to see what disadvantage was obvious that rater and dividends of

Tanjong Pagar Dock would have b they were under, The Expropriation "Ordi

ed. There was also:serloug Dance was exactly the same, in respect to the other places, Colombo, Manila, Pule Act under which the London Water Companies property not being now in their hands, as the Hongkong and Labuan, There were expropriated. All the principal clauses by two other Companies in Bl were copied word for word from the London Waterworks Act of 195. What they had to do was to find out the value of this undertake ing. One way was to arrive at the annual maintainable income and capitalise that upon a fair basis. Lord Robert: Cecil esemed think there was no other possible method of was not the case, for the other ads had put in Itis evidence had proved that such valuation

structural valuation for the Frye Dock and the Tanjong Khu Slipway. He objected 10 the principis by which Tanjong Pagar was applied. He bad got 560,187 het multip

it by:18, whichq| gave $12,003,113. The ay valued on the former basis and then Frye profits of Pryo Dock for the last Even structural value. Both were figure), 16 years, gave 3507,5673. The symbo Dock and the Slipway being added at 131,711, hich, multiplied, by

LOSING CONCERNS The undertaking should be taken as a whole. in 1904 the loss on Prye Dock was $15242 and on the Slipway 825,036, and this should have been put against the profit on Tanjong Pagar,

The President asked if he was not prepared to make allowance for the future enhanced value of the Prys Dock in connecting with the

Co.

to:

umber of years mytipler, but the tribant sat upon it and gave him, only! purchase › He should have thought that Dwas not so well secured as that Water COURT 18 years was the full number that ought to pany, but, his witnesses ware going to say the 181

D.

Kalugs of the Silpway during the Aveo were 85,600, in which the Coy had an interes gave 833,315.hese brought up the total to the amount of $5,326, this multiplied. 312,623,904 As to the Coy's claim for pe spective enhancement it t

KUM ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS ? that while they made the whole?

not got 16 millions. In toda

for posed graying dock, got anything to

Yalus at ofthe President. They on which the works mis

Balfour Brown

Kwak Tung, manager of the plain:if hant Balfour Browne said haillons they made the valpa of a fine of $5, in default 14 days' imprisonment testified to the advancing of the said sum of evidence that the Railway Co. wanted it. The $10,000, and as to its being still due and owing question was what was the value of the income His Lordship gave plaintiff bank judgment which could be earned and maintained on the for the amount claimed, with interest and costs,

whole undertaking?

IT WAS DO What was Execution in both cases to slay until His earned by the Co, that, war the basle of

but what was earned and what could be k Lordship had given his decision on the point of priority raised by Mr. Pollock,

prudenti

"divided,” Hä? believe that what could be: S.M.S. KAISER FRANZ JOSEF

THE STAR FERRY COLLISION,

soth ult. The inquiry, into the death of the Chinese

recorded in these columns, resulted in ver women and child caused by the collision b the Evining Star and a simpan, se already dict of "accidental death," with the rider that while the coxswain was not guilty of criminal negligence he was guilty of some degres of

Kuntable, gzat olla

Be prudently had been divided. The Director had no terest in defranding the shareholder in 1901 1903 and 1903 of dither gains, legitimately

pot to divide up t in port from Singapore last evening, reports hilt but to put away a considerable portion: that shortly after leaving that port she ran into their gains for reserve, and typhoon weather which prevailed during the was obvious that the Coy had many limes Bish, with strong North East to East einds, existed now

charging very The vessel, however, behaved splendidly, and rates, ["it: was obvious that the trade of would never, bays allowed there

S.M.S. Kalur Frans Josef:J, which arrived reason theyed why but for some exca

Informed Prince Ching of the ratification of the tions, five up to your part as Our legs and arms, Carelmesne59) of manslaughter was therefore next four days,' the seas' running monstain dimculty

Treaty of Pasco, Prince Ching, after express. ing his congratulations, observed that the Treaty questions relating to Korea would be peacefully settled with Japan later on,

On the 7th Oct. functions were held at the War Office and the Navy Department, and the Imperial Rescript to the Army and Navy was

The Foreign Office at Peking has issued tele- graphie instructions to the Viceroys and Gov. emor-General to attend a Counell to be held on | read before all the officers and man in the Tuesday in the presence of the Emperor and capital. Dowager-Empress regarding the Treaty.,

DEATH OF BROTHER AIBERT,

LAND SALE,

'DEÈF WATER HAY

The charge withdrawn.

CRICKET MATCH,

NAVAL YARD TEAM V, CIVIL SERVICK. "A" TRAM.

goth alt

capital) the dimculty

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This match, which took place at Happy Val ley on Saturday last, was a very one-sided · Frans fotaf Lair making all speed on this trip Con

Consulting game, but a very enjoyable one (especially for to get into and out" the veterans from the Naval Yard ; whether the

River before the latter froètes divas done unless their:13 per cent)" dividiniai

becomes secured. Civil Service eleves enjoyed it was not knoED,

closed to navigation. She le"^"second-claas The Veterans, many of whom there already cruiser. The resul bullt at Triasis and played a fairly gord innings in life bon, shows launched in 197 Her displacementles pficial ed that they could also play good gameloft van in 2010 (daline T cricket, with the result that be, evergieans, juhtkopted of igi keen wat LAUGA scored a very smart victory by

With much regret the Straits Timis of 23rd Inst, announces the somewhat sudden demise of Brg, Albert of St. Joseph's Institution,

•which took place at Singaporé at ƒ o'clock on

goth ult Saturday morning: The deceased. Brother At the office of the Public Works Department died of scute rheumatism. from which he had this afternoon the letting by public auction took qufered for twenty years. He was thirty-nine place of fot of Crown, land adjoining Rorsi Yar of age. Hos French and entered Building Lot No. 44.at Deep Water Bay in fallsion as a novice when he fourteen. He the Colony of Hongkong, registered as Haral

And four sisters and one brother all of whom Building Lot No, 195, containing 113,000 For the veterans Baylar played bryops Are in religion Be had been in the East

Cant square fant, and bearing Crown rent annually to-date alghteen, years this period being spent in of Rangoon, Hongkong and Singapore. He had 18, the upset price belag 1,000 for 1 anings of or, and Ruse took

This property was knocked down to Musure. baan here four find a half, yours, & Three years Shawan, Tomes & Co. for $1,010, $30, above ago ba went home for alx months. His loss in upset price PANANAL very much,falty, and following so closely as 11: This land is we understand, to be used in an on last of Bro. Dormben, the double, af extension of the Graan-Island: Cement Come

runs,

The good polats about the ba Civil Service was lost totalaw which is sometimes associated Happy Valley, at least none of (saw Leader

sion hat quite prostrated Bro. Michael the pany's Works, of which""" Mason Shawan," EcorNaval Yard Vete

Tomes & Co, are the agenthaajtak

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