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CONTENTS.

Births, Marriages" and Deaths... Leading Artioles;——

Japanese Freight Rates Japan's Maritime Trade. Equitable Life Assurance Co. Kowloon-Canton Railway. Prince Arthur. in Hongkong

Telegrami:-

Prince Arthur at Singap re.

The Shanghai Fireman.

Macao's Fosition.

Meeting

The Kowinan Lärid and Building Co., Lỗ

Legal Intelligence :--

Tai On v. Kwongtung

Disputed Rice Bili

Claim for Coal.

Persimmons in Court

Hongkong Telegraph.

勝七十月正中二十三萬光

Expenditure Receipts

Deficit

.V. 538.

Thus the owner, owing to the decline of

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MAIL SUPPLEMENT.

(ESTABLISHED 1881.)

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1906.

EQUITABLE LIFE ASSUR- ANCH CO.

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

大拜波

三號十月二英港者

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH **.

SERVICE;

THE SHANGHAI FIREMEN AND THE PERLAK” AWARD,

MONEY SHOULD BE REFUSED.

[From Our Own Correspondent.}

Shanghai, 7th February, 2.15 P

| of fairly large size and these will have to be TELEGRAMS.

spanned, but these bridges will not be of. any special engineering difficulty, so that " there are practically no obstacles in the way if Our readers will be glad to lean that the natives in the territory are evincing the keenest interest in the construction work and there has been not the slightest trouble with them in any respect. When the Government. required to buy land along the projected route, the natives were found exceedingly amenable tir offers of purchase, and the private owners were most reasonable and, indeed, seemed Anxious to oblige the Government, which wanted the land. This is an excellent charac terstic which has not always distinguished the attitude of natives when approached by out-i siders who had some new scheme to forward. Thoy have, on the contrary, shown themselves suspicious of advances made by foreigners who had some newfangled idea to submit, and if not actively hostile would in no help them to gain their ends. In the way Territories the natives seem to have taken most kindly to the railway, and hence the work of construction can be pushed on with as much expedition as possible. The pet scheme of Sir Matthew Nathan is thus weil un the way to being a fait accompli, and it should rejoice all who have the welfare of Hongkang at heart to know that this mest desimble boon is in process of being com. pietud, ».

PRINCE ARTHUR IN HONG- KONG.

(9th February.)

'The Volunteer Fire Brigade has decided by twenty-seven veten to twenty-five that the firomen who were awarded compensation under the decision of Court in the oil steamer Perlake case, whose owners were sued by the Municipal Council for salvage; should refuse the money or resign from the Brigade.",

MACAO'S POSITION.

PORTUGAL WILLING TO SELU:

FRANCE ANXIOUS TO ACQUIRE THE COLONY."

[From Our Own Corespondent.]

Shanghai, 9th February,

2.20 p.m.

The Chinese Minister to France

these parts. Here in the South and from dificulty by the opening of new lines to Eu-"-Hon. Grover Cleveland; Justice Morgan the North reports of the freight market all rope, America, Australia, and China ports. O'Brien, and Mr. Geo. Westinghouse bear the same strain, Messrs. Wheelock But the circumstances to-day are greatly dif, dominate the director of the Society. & Co., of Shanghai, in their circular of the ferent, and it is pretty certain that ship. We cannot but feel that a more com 1st inst, state that there has been no owners will sooner or later suffer from the vincing and reassuring because well-sup- change in the northern freight market, disposal of their surplus shipping just as the ported, statement could not have been put The intervention of the Chinese New Year British suffered after the close of the Boerefore the polley-holders, and in congra lins practically led to business being at a war. What measures the shipping people tilating them on their position as such, we standstill and will be several days before the will adopt to avert or minimise the hard may also congratulate the directors on their native merchant begins in carnest. For time that seems to be in store for them policy to make no effort to have the biggest countwise trade, tonnage is still plentiful, rates is not clearly known, but it is advisable, company in the world, but to use those are yet very low and not much improvement the urges, that they should, as efforts to make it the best and safest," is expected until after ports in the North are the best remedial means, play the opened. In Japan things are no better, from disposal of surplus shipping by the the Chronicle (Kole) it is learnt that the creation of new-steamship lines as already view of a Japanese contemporary on the de- mentioned. It is gratifying, to learn, con cline of freight-rates is and reading, and cludes the ij, that the Nippon Yusen Kai

(8th February.), The question of connecting Hongkong foreigners concerned in the shipping busisha are making investigations with a view to ness will probably be interested in the views opening new lines, while the Shipowners with Canton by a railway having its terminus set forth by vernacular writers. The Union (which at present possesses 180 at Kowloon may be traced back forty or Bingle Coples. - Dally,, ten centar Workly, twenty hama, says our contemporary, is now

freight on coal between Moji and Yoko- stunners aggregating 350,000 tons) has also filty years, and the subject has cropped up a scheme under contemplation to open a every decade, for it was clear to all for-sée- raling at 6g sen per ton. Suppose a regular line to the South Sea Islands. It is ing people that if China was to be develop stemmer of 2,000 tons is able to make two to be hoped that these enterprises will beed and her immense latent resources ex- voyages and a half between the two ports in brought to a successful issue. At the same pioited-which in the southern provinces a month. The cargo carried, 5,000 tons, time the Government is urged to give to the are abundantly in evidence a system of will return Yago in freight for a month shipping people, reasonable assistance where allways radiating all over the country was So much for the receipts; now for the ex necessary.

an absolute necessity. Many have been the penditure. The voyages will occupy 13 days

Governors who have taken up this subject, qut of the month. Taking the consuniption

of the Kowloon-Canton railway as one of of coal at 17 lons in 24 hours, the total for

their pet schemes, and on one occasion, in days will be 21 tons, which at Y81a ton

1865, it was seriously proposed to join up Hongkong with Calcutta by"a" railway" | touching at Canton. But the successful ac- complishment of this important enterprise, perhaps the most vital in the commercial interests of the Colony, has been left to the present administrative head of the Executive. Since the arrival of Sir Matthew Nathan

H. R. H. Prince Arthur of Connaught, in this Colony, His Excellency has made

mid salvoes of salutes, and every manifest the 'construction of a railway between Hongkong and Canton one of his chief and ion of popular delight in welcoming alus telegraphed to the Waiwapa relative of His Majesty the King, landed in most important initiations; and on taking the with af office on the day of his landing in Hongkong to-day and was presented with stating that Portugal has expressed Hengkong asserted that it was his intention

addresses which voiced the sentiments of thier willingness to sell to either Great has been entrusted with the high and exalt Colony of Macao. cosmopolitan, community. Prince Arthur Britain or France the Portuguese Kowloon railway the first and foremost un-ed mission of investing the Emperor of dertaking completed during his administra tion. Although His Excellency has not gane about the business with a flourish of trumpets, but has laboured in private in the most vigorous and tenacious manner, later develop ments in connection with this magnum opus of Hongkong have fully justified the statement earlier, the railway would be removed from the region of practicable schemes and become an accomplished fact. Within a few months. last year two votes were brought before the Legislative Council of Hongkong to provide for the preliminary expenditure in connec- tion with the route which was to traverse, British Territory on the mainland. On the by the well-known firm 'ol Toyo Kisen on full investigation and that the matter first occasion when the Legislative Council. Kaisha. The enterprise of the T. K. K. was fully investigated is made abundantly was called upon to sanction the appropria- does not confine the operations of their manifest from the clear and concise state-ton towards the survey of the track the sum vessels to the old lines in which they ment of the financial position of the Society of $25,000, which was voted with so much were engaged before the war. The opering set forth and endorsed by the auditors, so pond grace, had actually been expides by that Company of a new steninship line to || lately as on the 30th September last, In before the sanction of the Council was South America, as the forerunner of post July of last year Mr. Merton was elected obtained for the amount to be disbursed by helm shipping enterprises; has been gen- Chairman of Directors" of the Society, the Government of the Colony. The same erally received with satisfaction. The iji but very shortly after he was appointed might be said of the second and larger Shinto observes that it would advise those President, and the chairmanship was amount of $50,000. Even before the Coun- concerned in follow the example of the Tuyo abolished. The new president, being given cil was cognisant of the fact, the route of the Kisen Kaisha, they should endeavour to plenary powers and a five hand, one of the railway had been followed by the Govern- open regular lines the South Seas and very first things he did was to employ two eminent surveyors and the whole line traced. Southern Asia. That is to say, new lines nent firms of chartered accountants of Great | During the recent holidays' a representative should be opened between Japan and Singa-Britain and New York to audit the books of the Hongkong "Telegraph was delegated por, by way of Hongkong, Luzon, Borneo, and thoroughly investigate the affairs of with the duty of traversing the New Territories Celebes, Java, and Sumatra, and also lines the Society, at the same time directing them of Hongkong in order to ascertain the pro- which should reach Singapore, Penang,.or to render complete, comprehensive and ex-- gress and the development of the works in Rangoon from Hongkong, through ports of haustive reports on (1) the Society's total connection with the railway. What was the Annas and Siam. The regular lines of steam-annual expenses, (2) the real estate invest surprise of our representative to find that in ers Trading to the South Sea Islands at presentments of the Socicly in detail as to each five different localities embankments were ober about ten, and those in Southern parcel of land, its area and value, the in process of, construction simultaneously Asia six or seven, These carry on business | income it yields, and whether it was actually | These embankments are to serve for the bed.

A Judgment Withdrawn.

Polios.

A Banker Prosecuted.

The Tai lo Tragedy.

A Shipping Case.

A False Friend.

Armed Robbery.

Correspondence:-

The Races.

A Timely Warning

Miscellaneous Articles and Roporta

Welcome Prince Arthur,

•Turf Topics.

Humphreys Estate and.Finance Co.; Ld.

The Hongkong, Cantun and Macao Steam-

boat Co., Ld.

Mr. E. 4 Bonner,

.

Lament of the China Coast,

Water Heturn. «

Wedding-Bells.

The Outrage at Canton,

The Vicemy of the Two’Kwang.

The Situation at Canton

The Lien-chau Massacıe,

Caston-la-kowi ailway.

The Mixed Court at Shanghai.

Selling the 1 hilippines

The Japanese Political Parties.

Straits Currency Reformed,

The Tanjong Pagar Deck Co., I.d.

Straits Times Annual,

Commercial:-

Yarn Markel.

Shanghai Company Dividends.

Raub Crushing. Exchange,

Opium:

Local and General:

BIRTHS.

On the 3rd of January, 1906, at Weihiwei, the wife of BENJAMIN R. MUDT of a son.

On the 24th January, at Shanghai, the wife of PRACY CRIGHTON, of a daughter.

On the 27th January, at Shanghai, the wife

of G. BUTLAND, of a son.

On the 28th January, at Shanghai, the wife of B. J. BARLOW, of a son.

On the 18th January, at Shanghai, the wife of J. COCHEANE, of a daughter.

At Shanghai, on the 2nd February, 1906, to Mr. and Mrs. N. S. LEVY, a son.

on board at Moji, is valued at Y1,768. To

(7th February.) Since the recent upheaval in American this must be added Y1.700 wares and food for crew, 170 for stores, and Yi go for sun-insurance societies, it has been the endeavour chies. This makes a total of 13,788, which, of managers and agents to assure investors compared with the freightage earned is as that the concerns they represented were Follow's

sound and safe, But probably no better Y3.788

method of reassuring people could have been 3.250 adopted than that pursued by Mr. Paul Morton, the president of the Equitable Life Assurance Society, in publishing an open letter to his constituents. There is honesty the face of it; and Mr. Motton's state ments should appeal to all who have an tion should be convincing from the fact that the writer responsible for it has not seized his per at the first blast of public comment in America animadverting upon the opera tons of the company of which he is the President, and bastily "rushed into print," with bare, uncorroborated statements and figures, hastily and therefore inaccurately got together. Taking a cali proctical view that, within the next half. decade, or even 1 dividual, and the measure of that regard issing, offikat and the surruuading coal, the pira of the necessities of the situation, he has held his peace, until he has had something worth saying, and which, to the policy holders, is worth hearing. As Mr. Morion says in the opening paragraph of his letter, he believed it was better to wait until he could give a final conclusion in regard to the financial condition, of the Society, and

freight-rate and rise of coal; has to lose 1538 a month. Taking the value of the steamer a Y100,000, af which perhaps half is bor-interest in the Society. The letter in questo make the construction of the Canton rased, interest must be paid, amounting to al least, V5oo a month, and about Y60s in suzance premium has to be paid. This cai- calation," from a Japanese standpoint, V1,638 per month on his steamer, or Y19,656.

involves the unfortunate owner in, a loss of

per annuin.

JAPAN'S MARITIME TRADE,

(6th February.).

The informal reception held by Capt. llent on board his ship, the Hongkong Mary, in Hongkong the other day, gave prominence to the resumption of stearuship communication, as

conducted

ment of Macao to the Portuguese Government [By the terms of the concession of the Settle»

in recognition of the services rendered by the Portuguese in the sixteenth century in suppres

France, the Chineso Minister für Jan with the insignia of the Garter, and ither states, has expressed her auxiety could be permitted to pass through the to acquire Maçao from Portugal: was impossible that His Royal Highness loyal and patriotic Colony of Hongkong without learning by public demonstration the intense feeling of regard in which the Throne is held by every right-thinking in evidenced by the unanimity which has characterised the reception accorded to-day, The spontaneous feeling of Hongkong was least demonstrative were the native sections to be recognised on every side, and not

of the population. It is well that'a Colony of seek to honour in befitting manner the re. the rank and standing of Hongkong should

the welcome of the people has been to R presentative of His Majesty, and although

certain extent robbed of its fuit enihusiasm

cies which had been the terror of the Chinasa nese Government declared, in the cession of Government and people in those days, the Chie the Settlement, that if Portugal ever felt inclined to give upthe island was only an Island then -they inst hand it over to Chica alone. That France has made tenisliye fors to secure a foothold on Portuguese ernail Lardouin, acting as the right-hand man to appears from the efforts of the colonial expansionist M. Doumer, Göver. nor-General of French Indo-Chins in 1900, to acquire the Hotel Boa Vista at Macao, to be converted into a sunatorium for the French

British Government. Of couras that this

with the bistory of the purchase of the Santa Casa from its owner, Captain W. E. Clarke, can

statement is an absurdity no one acquainted

by the death of King Christian of Denmark, military and naval services in the Far East, sufficient remains in the nature and character ve have seen how those attempts were frus functions to assure lis Royal High-rated, although one chronicler attributed in ble nes and, through him, His Majesty King imagination the purchase of that property by respect for the Throne, although situated brought about with money provided by the Edward that Hongkong has lost none of its the Sunja Casa da Misericordia to have been far from the light of the King's presence.. In this outpost of the Empire there are privileged to rejoice when Royalty rejoiced doubt for a moment. The Portuguese Govern many, fellow-subjects who have never been

in the breasts of those who have either with an order was received from Lisbon or to understand the real love which exists ment was about to expropriate the property

come into contact with the King and peremptorily enjoining upon the firectors of Qucen Alexandra,

or appreciated the the Sala Casa to frustrate the French scheme by providing a sum of $80,000 value of their labours, and it might be for the acquisition of the Box Vista, sum expected that there would be a certain luke- which Captain Clarks was offered by the warmness in those who honour His Majesty agents of M. Hardouin for the property. We simply for his uprightness and steadfast hardly think that Fortugal is willing at this attention to duty; But such is by no means stage to part with so valuable, an asset of the the case.

And we have seen to-day, as we Kingdom, seeing that not only docs Macao pay. kong was honoured by visits from Koyaily, has a surplus large scough to provide for the saw on three previous occasions when Hong balance over and above its expenditure, but it the cost of its administration and have a

how that loyal heritage of the general body many minor wants of the metropolis and of the people has come down to the present provides a useful source whence to draw the deficit in the maintenance of Portugal's possession in Oceania. We print the above ielegram with these reservations—E \, H.K. 7.).

› CLAIM BOR COAL,"

"PAUL BEAU" SUED.

On the 7th February, on the Hygeia, EDGAR ports consist of ection and woollen fabrics the surplus of the Society, and the manner it is destined to occupy an important part in generation. It is significant of much to note

'ARTHUR BONNER, Solicitor.

MARRIAGES.

On the 11th of January, at Kiakiang, WILLIAM WALTER RITCHIE TO SABELLA

On the 11st January, at Hankow, C. M. and Holland, and the German lines, since the relations between the Society and the nut interruption. We have mentioned that allen people that evidence of pleasure

CAMERON REID.

BENZEMAN, of Messrs Litvinoff & Co, Han- kow, to ELIZABETH TAMA SIEMSEN, the second daughter of Mr. F. H. Siemsen, 1. M. Customs, Chinkiang

DEATHS.

On the 21st January, MED, the beloved wife of C. H. PALMER, 1. M. Customs, Pagoda

'Anchorage.

On the 27th January, at hnghai, D. DAVIS, 1. M. Customs, aged 59 years.

On the 29th January, at Shanghai, Miss DORA HAIKOFF, aged 21 years.

On the 30th January, at Shanghai, FIZZ En- MUND REILLY, formerly of the Central Hotel, and late of Unzen, japan, in his sixty-fifth year.

7th inst.

with their base either at Hongkong or Singa- | above or below the value it carried in the of the line which will run from Kowloon The chief exports from these places books of the Society; the opinion of real point to the terminus of the British section pore. Include rice, ümber, sugaṛ, tobacco, cam- state experts to be obtained if, and when, it a point in Lo-fu across, the Sham-chun plor, pepper, coffee, ratini, cópra, pearls, deemed necessary; (3) the other invest river. The district of Sham-chun is one of tortoise-shell, minerals, etc., while the im ments of the Society in minutest detail; (4) | the great market centres of the Chinese, and silks, porcelain, paper,, matches, glass, ma, in which it is carried on the books supplying the goods and traffic for this ini-ow our Chinese compatriots have vied with chinery, coal, fancy goods, clc. The prin (5) full investigation of the subjects covered that line of zailway, until the Chinese sec-

each other in maintaining their reputa cipal countries engaged in the shipping irade by the report of the Investigation Commit. tion is constructed and passengers will be on for attachment to the Royal house in these parts are. Great Britain, Germany, Lee, of which Mr. Frick was chairman; (6) able to travel from Kowloon to Canton with

of Great Britain. It is a great thing that Britain has achieved in evoking in an the purchase of two British steamship com trust companies, banks, safe deposit com the construction of embankments is proceed-in receiving one of the Royal blood which panies by the Norddeutscher Lloyd same panies, and all other institutions with which ing at five separate points simultaneously,

was made manifest to-day. The appearance years ago, appear to be making much head- the company is affiliated by ownership' of and our readers will be interested to learn

of the city, if further proof were needed, In Admiralty Jurisdiction this morning, His way. Generally speaking, in the maritime considerable amounts of stock or otherwise, where those points are in process of form- times to retain the ascendancy. Germany, scheme of investigation was agreed upon ments. interested our representative. At a trade in the East, Great Britain still con Subsequently a further and more elaborate ation. At Tai-po the first of these embank-out suffice to show how strong is that Honour, Sir Francis Figgott, Chief Justice,

regard. It was that feeling which aroused

presiding; the case in which the Sam Hing firma sued the 1.8. Paul Neau forshe recovery of Japan, and Norway coming in the order am, between the accountants, such as, it was be place called Fan-ling no less than three the popular clamour for a knowledge of what the sum of $4,000 for coal supplied to that ed. In China trade the position of Japanese lieved, no insurance or other company in others were providing work for hundreds of pubfle feared that an officially appointed ments, Mr. M. W. Slade, instructed by Mr was being done to welcome the Prince. The vessel in 1904, was called on for farther argu- and German shipping is about the same, but America had ever heen subjected to, in the labourers who had been recruited locally. committee might fail to realise the import-CD, Wilkinson, of Messrs. Wilkinson and the former is almost exclusively interested rigidity of the examination its affairs were The fifth was at Sheung-shui. The labourers,

ance of the occasion or endeavour to re Grist, appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. H.E. in the trade in those parts of China which put through. That the investigation was as might be expected, are very raw recruits, strict the share of the people in the welcome Pollock, KC, instructed by Mr. M. J. D. are nearer to Japan. With regard to the exhaustive will be readily understood when but under the skilful supervision of the offi share of Japanese shipping in the coasting it is seen from the accountants' note that it cers of the Public Works Department they people took the matter largely into their

to His Royal Highness. However, the Stephens, appeared for the defendants. Mr. Slade sud that with regard to the question si trade of South and North China, our con occupied a period of five months in its doing. are gradually getting into shape, and should own hands and showed today that their way affected he decision of the Hurtowe Piri to whether the Admiralty Act of 1861, in any temporary, the Japan Chronicle, says it is And then came the note of the account shortly prove as good workers as any experi hearts are in the right place towards Prince very small and far between,, while as to that ants, reporting the completion of their enced labourers elsewhere: At several

CASO, he submitted that it did not. The deci in the South Seas and South Asia it is labours, and the eminently gratifying state places the embankments will have to beraised Arthur and his Royal uncle. Further proof sion in that case was given under a section of of 1840, which dealt with Admiralty Act almost it. There can be little question ment that they found the assets of the to a considerable height-in the, low lying of his attitude will be forthcoming during necessities, and the effect of that decision was that with the expansion of the national power Society to be even as claimed, all on hand, country in order to make ample allowance the next few days of the Royal visit. Prince and the development of commerce, Japan's and amounting to 416,166,500.10 gold, the for the periodical floods which occur in the Arthur begins in Hongkong bis official maritime trade will gradually extend in surplus over and above all and every liabi- New Territories. From what could be jud-journey to Japan. Previously he had been Hongkong, Saturday, FEBRUARY 10, 1906, wait idly for natural growth. In the opinion aftera re-valuation and re-appraisement of cer embankments is clay, and the depth of the board H.M.S. Diadem so that the final these directions, but this is not the time to lity amounting to $67,143,865.43; and this ged, the material used in the building of the travelling as an ordinary gentleman to the Far East; but in Hongkong he proceeds on

JAPANESE Freight RATES.

of the vernacular journal, the Japanese tain real estate and stock held by the com- beds in several places appears to be some people ought to strive aggressively for the pany had shown a slight reduction on the eight feet or more than the required height stage of his journey may be accomplished as exploitation of new fields of activity for the values carried in the books; but this did to which it will be raised as the track is car Sovereign, On behalf of our readers we A duly accredited representative of his (5th February.)

profitable disposal of the surplus shipping not in any way reduce the income of the led on. For first start 300 or more The great flip which the outbreak of the that has resulted by the release from Go Society, while reductions in expenses, and labourers encourages the belief that the given by all classes so heartily this forenoou passed because it had been decided under the second Act, 1861, appeared to have been Russo-Japanese war gave to freight rates was vernment service of many steamers used as other economies, more than covered the work will not be allowed to lag, and the not of long duration, and soon Far Eastern transports. During the eight years following marking down of assets. While in the past staff of coolies will be considerably in

WELCOME TO HONOKONG "",

earlier Act that, no'action de rem couidaba waters had a quantity of foreign tonnage the Japan China war of 1894-5, continues very large transactions had been entered upon creased later on as the work progresses. To

taken against a British Colonial ship. It was held in the wording of this Act that foreign ? from Europe which entered into strenuous the if the average annual increase of without any proper authority, and with but the uninitiated, the cursory observations of our Au Yang Kang, a butcher of Yaumati, sub meant strictly foreign, and not British 5 2011 at competition with the regular lines trading Japanese steamers was 70 and in tonnage meagre book entries thereof, it had been diffi representative disclosed no features of great mitted an application to the Sanitary Board so often happens in our laws; foreign means along the coast and to and from Japan 40,074, which was sufficient to meet the recult in many instances to secure any explana engineering difficulty in the building of the for permission to sell cats, dogs, snakes and, not Esglish. To remedy, that the second Act ports. It was expected that the low quirements of trade. In the last two years, tions of the same when they involved loss to the, at least over the tentory traversed by deer" for food at Temple Street, Yaumat The was paned. This did not in any way. confici provement upon the cessation of hostili- |.denly increased by 300 and 300,000 tons, limbo of the past under the new rigime. An bridge will be required is over the Sham- granting of this licenco. Ma Lau Chi Pak The construction put upon the second Act. by rates that prevailed would see an im- however, the number of steamers has rud the Society, but that was all consigned to the him. The only point where a substantial majority of the members were opposed to the with the other, but extended in operations, ties. The conclusion of peace in August During the Japan China war the number important

said that the sale of dog and cat flesh should be | the Frivy Council in the case of thatwo BlEN, departure was that on chun, where there is an expanse of water stagnant condition of the shipping-trade tonnage

brought about ne smelloration in the increased war 130, with an aggregate the change of Ownership of the toms Bo to 100 yards across. That is prac prohibited. Animals suffering from hydrophobia was that this Act for reasons therein stated or other diseases might be killed any time and | cpaferred no maritime lien at all, i povuci d of 164,000, but these were majority of the, stock, the shares were lically the terminal point of the Britinis sold. People one day may glio wonder where After quoting several authorities at length) conquent upon the plethora of tonnage in in the course of time, digested without much placed in trust, and the trustees alone section. On the way there are a few streama i chair pets have gyno,

Biri Slade concluded ble argumentuz

The Hongkong Celegraph

MAIL SUPPLEMENT, ISSUED GRATIS TO SUBSCRIBERS.

can only repeat the salutilon which was

the

merely to bring into line the decision as to the effect of the two sections of the two Acts, of 1840 and 1861, becauas shortly after the passing

of the //mrique Pere case was merely to cor of the second Act it had been decided that that section gave no maritime lien, and the effect rect an erroneous impression which had bean: acted upon. The comparative words of the two, sections of the two Acts were almost the same that the Court should have jurisdiction.