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Entimation.

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two doses, the second forty-five; days after the first, of from five to twenty-five, grams of dead bacilli or bacilt whose virulence, and been modified-could endure with. impunity the injection of a meal of five centigrams of fresh tuberculous matter taken from a cow, matter which would be

THE

HANKOW F.RE.

THE JURY'S VERDICT,|| -

the water with other officers. He himsell rescued about ibiny persons, all alive, for they walked away soon after getting askore.

cf a

A. S, WATSON & CO., surely infectious under ordinary conditions. (foreman), T. G. Drakeford and G. Kapp, con soon as the flankow warped to the whart the

LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

EXPERT'S EVIDENCE TAKEN. Mel. H. J. Gomperis, presiding as Coroner, and a jury, comprising of Messrs, A. Course

tioued the inquiry at the Magistracy this morn

tig, touching the deaths of those persons who were killed on the 14th instant, as a result of the fire on board the steamer Bankow

Inspector Warnock, Detective sergeants Watt and Grant, of the Central Police Station,

THE YURT-HAN KAILWAY..

FOR THE VICEROY'S QUIDANCE.

[From a Correspondent.]

sent a lengthy private despatch to H. E. Chow

With the aid of a plan of the Hankow witnes here pointed out to the jury the place where the fito varied."

Witness, continuing, said that while he

Canton, 29th October. was on the wharf seeing the ship coming

H. E. fong Sin Chun, a Cantonese member alongside he did not notice any signs

"Ai of the Board of Foreign Affairs at Peking, bas fire or any smells of kerosene. hinese passengers proceeded to go ashore, and Fu, the Viceroy dasig ate of Canton, in which many did not know there was a fire abcard owing to the rush. From the time witness gives a great deal of detailed information blew his whistle to the time he was driven off regarding the affairs of, and conditions pre- the gangway by the Ames not more than six vailing in Kwangtung Province, for H. E.'s or seven minules had elapsed. Witness information and guidance. The most import. thought that if the passen, eis had left their ant subject dealt with is the Yuet-han railway vaccinate perfectly against virulent infection and Seigeant, Davis, of the Water Police Sta. boxes on bond when the fire occurred all operations, regarding which he says that, the

would have got ff safely, but they did not, Even those who jumped overboard took their property with them.

We are now convinced that bovine bacilli destroyed by boiling for five minutes, or simply heated during the same period, will, for five months and even for a longer time to which it is not now possible to fix a limit,

We shantion, watched proceedings for the police.

KISSING THE NOOK.

through the digestive organs. publish before long a detailed account of

Dr. O. Marriott was the first witness called these experiments, as well as others in pro and he objected at first in be sworn by kiss. gress for which we have used treated bacilling the Bible, saying his objection was a sani from various sources and hovnic bacilli treated ary one. His Worship said he could not CONFECTIONERY. by iodine and by hypochlorite of lime. Our swear the doctor in any other way, and the

bible was finally resorted to.

E have just packed our New Season's WE Confectionery imported from the leading Lunden and Parisin Houses including :-

CHOCOLATINES, CHOCOLATES.

CARAMELS, PRALINES,

DANTS..

FRUIT JELLIES, NOUGAT, TUR-

| beljef, founded an experiments, now is that young calves may, be vaccinated by simple intestinal absorption of bacilli subjected to heat and that this method of vaccination is not dangers. If further experiments jus

ity the application of this methad as a preventive against bovine tuberculosis, noth ing can be urged against its application in the case of human beings. We think it will be possible to guard children against FON-ural infection by giving to them a few days after binh and again a few weeks later a very small quantity of tuber culosis bacilli of human and bovine origin subjected to heat and mixed with a little milk. KISH DELIGHT.

The only precaution absolutely necessary, and one not always easy to apply. PASCALL'S TOFFEE and MIXED would be to guard children thus vaccinated. against all tuberculous contamination for a period of at least four months. Special nurseries might be founded for new-born in- tants of tuberculous parents, where they might be protected against all tuberculosis germs until they had acquired immunity | through vaccination, We believe that these difficulties would be readily overcome in order to insure such imaiense advantages as thus gained by rendering humanity refractory to Luberculosis, contagion "- It is learnt that after Dr. Calmetty had read his communication. Dr. Roux announced that he and Dr. Viller of fort had been engaged in similar experiments and that the

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Packed 18 the darnest boxes my m simplest ty sent the taste.,'

A. S.-WATSON & CO., results obtained by then coincidol remark-

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ably with those of Dis. Calinette and Gherin. Consal Atwell remarks that while Dr. Calmette's experiments are not yet quite conclusive, the matter is one of such interest to humanity that all investigation in this 1 line should be given publicity

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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, OCT. 31, 1906.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

OWING to cable defects, telegrams from and to the Continent of Europe may suffer some delay during the next few days..

THE gan practice arranged for the roth instant, by the Major-General's staff, will take place tonight at the same time,

At the Legislative Council to be held to Inarrow, sir.

Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz, Senior Police Magistrate, will be sworn in as Attorney-Gen eral, in succession to Sir Henry Berkeley, C retired.

Mt. H. H. 3. Gompen sat for the last time to-day as police magistrate. He leaves the Magistracy to take up his new appointment as attorney-general. We wish him success in his new' office.

THERE will be a practice gaine to-morrow afternoon on the Hockey Club ground, at 5 pm Members who have not been notified, and intending members, are requested to turn up, and it is hoped that a good muster will be pre- sent at this opening game.

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rank raised to the Third Class of the Senior Grade from the Third Class of the Junior

Grads.

THE Marquardts have returned from a success ful concert, season in Manila, Per Manjudici,

the violinist, and his wife, the harpist, who will be remembered by many who heard them in Hongkong five years ago, will give a concent at the Peak Hotel on Monday next; when they will be assisted by Str. R. H. ewborn, so- prano, as Mr. Groge Grimble, at the piano. An excellent programe may be expected- from these artists.

THE WHITE PLAGUE.

is announced that Admntal Togo, Chief Any publicay that can be given to the

of the Naval Staff Board. Viscount Hayashi, statements of scientists who are engaged in | Foreign Minister, and Vice-Admitals Shibaya- strenuous endeavors to combat the dreadma and Sameshima have bad their official ful scourge of "luberculosis should be wel. cted in the interest of humanity. Were the researches of thi: two eminent physicians who have been conducting investigations with the object of rendering human beings immune from the "white plague" ud be carried a successful issue, the world at large should benefit to an extent commensurate with the dreadful ravages of the insidious diseașe, From a recent re- port from Roubaix by Consul W. P. Atwell it is now thought that Drs. Calmette and Guerin of the Pasteur Institute of Lille have Gually discovered a vaccine which will render humanity immune from the dreadful scourge of tuberculosis. On June 12 Dr. Albert Calmette-of Lille read a paper before the Academy of Sciences in which are embodied the researches which he has made in company with Dr. C. Guerin with regard to infection from tuberculosis and its remedy. The following is a translation, which we extract from an exchange, of their conclusions concerning this most important waller: "Many experiments have demonstrated that tuberculosis bacilli destroyed by heat or other agents pass through the walls of the intestines as readily as living bacilli and are found in the mesenteric ganglions and lungs, we experimented with the object of discover- ing, whether young animals-such as calves and kids that had been made to swallow

1 any sign were wanting of the approach of what we call the winter season in this Colony, it isurely to be found in an observance of the energetic manner in which coolies are every. where engaged hauling down, and packing in their swaddling clothes, the puckals, which have been so necessary and welcome for the last six months, and which, like the dormouse, will now hybernate, until the advent of the next hot season calls for their resuscitation.

A, come by name Kwok Yeung, who gave the police to understand that he lived at No. 11, Tai Wo Street, Wanchai, walked into the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company's premises, at North Paint, yesterday afternoon, annexed four dollars' worth of copper, and goi arrested. He came before Ma, F. A Hazeland, at the Police Court to-day, and was rentenced to three weeks hard labour and three hours' stocks. This makes the second attempt dur. ing the last two days of coolies trying to separate tha Company from its copper said an officer, "and it would not surprise me at all to hear that the next coolie is charged with altempting to steal one of the oil tanks 1"

NO MEDICAL AID REQUIRED.

The doctor, sworn, said he was on the spoi when the fire broke out on board the tankow. The fire you very fierce soon after, but it did apt appear to the witness that there' were any one on board as the time, althou people were being rescued from the water. Soon after he saw about twenty or thirty persons on the deck of the burning steamer Witness attended in a few persons who were rescued from the water, but they were past aid. He inquired of a police officer whether there were any persoas requiring medical assistance. The inspector replied in the negative, ndgling that those that were rescued were dead. Witness then left.

The Coroner: Would you have semained if you were wanted?

Witness: Yes, until another doctor came to take my place.

The Corauer: So from the condition of affairs you satisfied yourself that you could do no good?

Witness: No.

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INADEQUATE WATER SUPPING Arthur Lane, assistant engineer and station officer of the Fire Brigade department, was the

Dext witness called,

The Coroner: You are, an expert in tire brigade matters-That's what I was trained

10.

The Coroner: You do na other work? - No. What did you do when the fire bell rang ?- I went up to the tower to locate the fire and assist the man on the tower to ring the bell, and to inform the Central Poti Station of the matter. Then I went downstairs and turned the station out-that is ail the machines. then went to the fire.

The Coroner: Can you tell what time you got there-to the fonkow?

Witness: About 3.08an. Continuing. When I got there the ship was well alight and the hose reels had arrived. The hydrants were then pas to work. I could see there were propre in the water and tried to afsis: one or two but from the steps. By that time more frenien bad arrived. Finding the hydrants were weak, l

words "metcan ile administration" in the prospectus and articles of association, are not Chinese Constable 170, who was on duty on

seant to be read as intinnting that the Govern. the wharf while the Hankow went alongside meat has no concern with the Company's said a few minutes after her antival be read

went affairs, but merely that it is a purely mercantile people crying "fo-chak" Witness

guard and saw the fire harning. It was only enterprise, the funds being raised entirely a small fire then-coough he remarked to amongst the mercantile community of that boil a pot of tea. Witness made an attempt province. But the business of course needs the to pull down the stack of maling, but it protection of Government as though it were an worse, and commenced to burn the upper deck. Then witness blew his whistle.

official concern. It was leared that after the departure of H., Viveroy Shum frem Canton, trouble might arise between the directors of the Company and the owners of the land they wished to acquire for the enterprise. Ho there-

The Coroner: While you were near the fire did you smell any kerosene?

Witness: There was a smell of paint-the print from the sides of the ship.

FAILED TO SWITCH OFF LIGHTS.

Robert Thorburn, second engineer, s.3. f Luz, said he was on watch in the engine room on the muring of the 14th instant. Half way down the river his watch began. When the alarm of fire was given he was still in the engine room. It was about 3.15 then, Witness mediately went to turn the lights off, but failed in the attempt, owing to the smoke. He had great difficulty in leaving the engine room, and by the time he reached the deck it was time for him to get ashore, as it was dangerous to remain on board longer

A BOATMAN'S STORY.

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Ho Kan, the master of an unlicensed pas senger boat, said he was lying off the Liang Wing wharf on the morning of the 14th inst He heard cries of, kau-miang coming from on He heard the flankow and from the water. pulled up his anchor and went to help. He rescued eight persons from the water and got them ashore. He went back again, bus on this atgasion the fire un the unbow, which was shooting out from that vessel, caught his boat and it took fire and was burst to the water's edge. Waness and histhree fakes jumped over bound and swam ashore. By the fire he suffered

loss of nearly $700,

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A pan woman, the owner of a cargo host, who also had her boat byrot in rescuing people frden the water, said, altogether she and her fokis saved about thirty lives. She estimated | her loss at $1,600,"

ELECTRIC LIGHT FITTER'S EVIDENCE

The electric light fitter of the steamer ffar four was in the electric light room when the fire broke nut on board the steamer, Nothing went wrong with the steamer's lights,

aboard.

A PASSENGER'S RYIDENCE.

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seat back for inore pressure, and also dispatch the now be noticed nothing unusual ed a message to No. 2 Police Station for their Wanchai engine.

The Coroner: How long after you arrived at the scene of the fire did the engines arrive?— They were following ine all the way down,

How many hydrants did you have, it work!-Five.

Can you give the time when the Wanchai engine arrived on the scene?—I could not say. The engine had to come all the way from Wanchai, but it was there when the Governor

arrived.

Did you have a pressure of 100 pounds from the hydrants?--No, we were only getting from between 60 to 70 pounds.

When you sent for more pressure did you ret in-Yes.

Who controls, the pressure of water? - The P. W..

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Witness, continuing, said that five, or seven minutes after he arrived the whole ship was ablateforward. There was also a moderate breeze blowing at the time sufficient to clear the vessel of smoke. If witness had obtained to pounds pressure of waterprobably the forward part of the #onkow would not have. been so much dam- aged: The after pari could not be saved anyway. Witness would expect a fire on a ship to spread rapidly when the ship consisted of dry wood,

paint, canvas, etc.

Witness sad that since he

had been in the Colony, he had seen all kinds of pressure from different hydrants. At one tine he got a pressure of 180 lbs., but that depended on the motor at the power house. When a fire is iscovered, said the witness, the arm is first sent to the Central by tele phone and from there the other outdoor stations are communicated with. Witness said that, assuming, for example, the Hongkong Hotel Dok fire he did not think his maius would carry water to the top of the building. There was not sufficient water, in the Colony to meet nny big ha iding that was burning fiercely, and the fire spreadin..

sent the despach to request H.E. the Viceroy-designate to do all he could on arrival. in his new province to use his influence to keep the affairs of the Company. running smoothly, even as was the enst during H.E., Shum's Viceroyalty.

HRU-PICED LANDS.

A native of Fechili, Fung Ka Šich by name, and a great favourite of H.E. Vicemy Shum, and who was formerly at one time land purchas ing agent for the China-American Developing Company, called a day or two ago on the Namhoi Magistrate, and requested him to be, good enough to send a despatch to the secre- tary of the Yuet-han Railway, asking that gen tleman to furnish him with the details as to the number of parcels of land already purchased by the Company, where they are situated. He stated that and the prices paid for same. H.. Viceroy Shunt feared that the company was paying ridiculously high prices for the and they needed to acquire for the railway line.

It

JEALOUSY IN THE BIRI CTORATE. It is stated that the president, Chang To Chai, and the vice-president, Wong Chin Ping, are very jealous of e.ch other since they joined the directorate of this Company. It is said that Wong Chiu ing has prepared a report against hang To Chai, to present to H.E. the Viceroy designate, as soon as he wrives in Canton, is also stated that Chang To Chai has handed a letter to each of the other directors of the, Company, stating that it is necessary for him to return to his home at once to rest, as bis health is much impaired. The date for which the notice was given of such intention was the 25th inst.

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WANT INVENTORY OF STORES.

THE HONGKONG TYPHOON.

RESOURCES FOR RELIEF MEASURES"

OFFICIAL DESPATCHES,

We have been asked to pubilih the following despatches for the information of the general public:--

[Telegram from Secretary of State, london, to Governor, Hongkong, dated

14th September, 106.]

"Am 1 right in assuring that resources of Colony will be able to meet distress caused by typhoon without recourse to assistance from outside. Telegraph reply,"

[Reply from Governor, Hongkong, dated

15th September, 1926.}.. "Referring to your telegram September 24th- now anticipated that private European and Chinese subscriptions will reach $115,000.

"Government of Hongkong will vote equal

cunt. These sums will suffice for relief of survivors and for replacing native craft necessary for trace of Colony.

*o many entire families have been lost that. number to be relieved is relatively small to extent of disaster."

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Despatch from Secretary of State dated 28th September, 1905.]

Doving Street, No. 186.

28th September, 1906, - Sir, have the honour to acknowledge, the receipt of your telegram of the 25th instant, in reply to my inquiry whether the resources of the Colony would be sufficient to meet the distress caused by the recent typhoon, without recourse to help from outside My inquiry was suggested by a telegram from the Governor of Mauritius asking if Lelp was required,

I have learnt with much gratification of the large sun raised, by subscription amongst the inhabitants of Hongkong, both Europeau and Chinese, and I glasly approve the proposal to vote a similar sum of Siaspo0 from Colonial julids. The Colony has met this disaster with a prompt generosity thoroughly in accordance with its traditions.—I have, etc.,

(54), ELGIN..

....

Governor

Sir M. Nathan, K.C M.G4

&c. &c. &c.

CLAIM AGAINST A HOTEL.

PLAINTIFF SDES TOO LATE.

At the Supreme Court this morning, before his Bonour Mr.. A. G. Wise, Fuisne judge, presiding in Summary Jurisdiction, Thakur Singh, fale watchman of a local botel,

bitt

now unemployed, sued the manager of the that hostelry, for recovery of the sum of $16.50, being as to $103o the amount deducted from his wages for the months of Jul August, and September and of to $16 being the amount of wages paid by plaintiff to four Indian watchmen, for two days duty the City Hall, on defendant's behalf.

Mr. R. Gardiner, of O. D. Thomson's office, appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. A. C. mal berlaw, of Messrs. Deacon, Looker and Dea- con, represented the defendant.

shopkeeper, carrying on business in Jervois Street, deciated he was on board the steamer on the night of the fire. When he left the ship

Mr. Gardiner said that plaintiff claimed in" to call a boarding-house runner no fire had ac

all 126.50, made up as follows: In each of the curred. When he returned with the runner

months of July, August, and September, the there was a very big fire burning on band. His six friends, who came down from Cantan

defendant deducted the sum of $3.50 per month. with him, could not be seen then. It turned

Messis. Chang To Chai, president, and Wong, from the wages of the plaintiff for no reason of which plaintiff was aware. As to the $16, in out afterwards that only three were saved, the

chief engineer of the Yuet-hao Radway Co., Ld., December of last year defendant ordered the bodies of the other three being, identified by

Before witness left have issued joint instructions to the chief stare: plaintiff to engage four watchmen to remain on witness in the morgue.

keeper of that Comping, that, as so much rail-duty at the City Hall, on the 26th and 27th of way material and tools are arriving from abroad that month, and plaintiff paid each of the fost almos: daily, it is their wish that the chief nen Sz per day on defendant's behalf. Plain tiff had repeatedly asked defendant for the pay. but the latter always keeper shall supply them with a monthly ment of these zums, return, at the end of each month, showing in de tail the quantity of stores in stuck, the quantity received, and issued, during the month, and then remaining in the storehouse. This retura must' clearly show wheiber any, and if so what, stores have been lent to the Hunan, Hupel, or other branches, or whether they were all used by the Yuet-han Railway Co., Id., of Canton only, for the building of the line.

HE DEATH KOLI..

TS Adlington deposed that at 305 am, on the murning in question he was aroused by the fire bell and went down with other firemen to the steamer Hunker, which was on fire at the time. Witness later went on duly at the Turg Wah hospital. There he received, ng the rath, sixty-eight dead bodies, on the 15th eighteen dead bodies and on the 10th thirleen compies. Altogether, 111 dead bod es were recovered,

ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION FAILS

Inspector Watnack, who had charge of the pulice, supervising the work on board the Hankaw at the time of the fire, spoke ofthe time he arrive on the scene, the time the fire i brigade got to work earnestly, and the work of saving life. The inspector said that nearly all who were rescued from the water expired soon after being brought ashore, first aid having failed to restore them to life. The naines of

those who did good work in saving lile he gave as follows-Lee -Sergeant 70 Davis (in charge of police pinnace), who jumped overboard and saved a man from on top of the paddie box; P.S. 73 Daviti, who rescued many persons; PC.Part, Detective-sergeant Grant, and Mr. J. any persons, said the inspector, as Alves. sóun as they were rescued left the scene, and so the police were unable to get the exact num. ber of lives saved, but there were over ico saved. Witness had not been able up to the present to get the information if the Frank's cargo was chiefly insured.

of the

OWNERSHIP OF CARGO.

The consignors and consignees of most belooged carge of the Honkaw to. European firms, continued the witress. He examined

the ship after the fire but could find nothing that could suggest incendarism. t was the general opinion that a conlie stowaway got on lap of the stack nf mall og and commenced smoking. The mat. ting got lighted and was stinkdering until the bierze fanned it into flames. Another theory was that probably an opium lamp was knocked over on top of the stack of maiting

Near the Rong way. sevenleen charred bodies were picked up by the police. These were mostly women and childen, who were in all probability trampled upon by fifty-two women, that of nineteen men, indieen the crowd. The police recovered the bodies of children, two persons died in hospital some time later as a result of injuries received, and twe more charred bodies were recovered after the vessel was towed out to sea. That made a total of 111 killed on board and in the harbour.

--CHANG-TO-CHAI'S_SUCCISSOR.

30th October.

refused to pay.

other

In the early part of the current, month of October, finding he could not get payment of these sums plaintiff naked leave to resign and he was allowed to do so. On behalf of the plaintiff a witness was called who said he was engaged by plaintif on the 26th of December fast to remain for two days on duty, there and he was paid by the latter. There were thres

watchmen engaged at the same time. Cross-examined by Mr. Holborrow witnem said he did not know the defendant, and did not understand he was engaged by him, Plaintiff engaged him, butdid not say anything 11. E. Wu Ting Fang has had an interview

about his being engaged by bim un defendant's with H. E.Viceroy Shum in the course of which behalf, nor did he say defendant was to pay H.E. Wu asked the Viceroy to memorialize him. Witness did not know what he was the throne on his behalf, requesting that H. E. engaged for. For the defence Mr. Holborrow Wu, an account of increasing old age, might stated that in July last plaintiff broke a plato be allowed to retire from the Imperial service glass panel in one of the swing-duors of the hotel. hat glass was valued at $10.18 in which he has so long held the post of Pre-Defendant then called up plaintiff who was sident of the Board of Punishments. As soon as the shareholders of the Yuet han Railway Co, heard this and learned of the possible re tirement of H. E: Wa Ting Fang from the pub lic service, it is understood that they at once proposed to ask R. E. to accept the president ship of the company, in succession to Chang To Chai, in the event of 13. E.'s being allowed so to retire. The result is, awaited with much interest.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

A meeting of the Legislative Council will be held to-morrow (Thursday) at 2.30 p,ze, *****

BUSINESS.

1. Financial nuantes. (Nos. 84 and 85). 2. Report of the Finance Committee... (No. 14).

3. Repart of the Public Works Committee (No.2).

4. The Attorney General will move the fol inwing Resolution:-

Resolved that the resolutions regarding the running of Workmen's Cars by the Hongkong Electric Tramway Company, Limited, passed by the Legislative Council on the 21st day of June, 106, be rescinded as from today.

QUESTIONS.

The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock will ask:-1, (a) When does the Government intend to Commence work on the construction of a new Harbour of Refuge?

then asked if he broke the glass, and the Defendant latter admitted he had done so thereupon cold him he must pay for it, and plaintiff asked to be allowed to do so by instal ments, as he was a poor men. This was agreed to, and it was settled between the parties that plaintiff should have $5 mouth deducted out of his wages for three months. This was done, and at the end of ent of the said months plaintiff signed a receipt for the balance of his wages, as well as a note thereon acknowledg ing that the deductions were quite in order. His Hanou: Where are those receipts? Mr. Halborrow: (Producing three receipts). They are here, my Lord..

lie Honour: Let's see them. After examining the receipts, addressing Mr. Gardiner, his Honour asked him what he had to say in face of those receipts.

Mr. Gardiner: I did not know anything about tose receipis, my Lord; and I don't think there is anything lell for me to say now. Hs Hondur: Well, that part of your claim fils. What about the $167

Defendant stated that as regards the claim for wages for watchmen bired on bis behalf, he never instructed plaintiff to engage any watch. man on his behalf, as he did not require their services. He had no engagements at the City Hall on the dates mentioned, and to reason whatever for engaging any extra watchmen for duty there or anywhere ele. He knew abso. lutely nothing about such a claim.

Hi Honour: Well, plaintiff's own witnes admits that he does not know defendant, and was not engaged by the latter, and that de fentiant was not even mentioned. As regards the first claim, if plaintiff was dissatisfied will (b) Will the Government state the respective thie deductions, he should have refused to ac- siluations, areas, and estimated cost of concept the first month's reduced wages, or sign any receipt and then bring his action, when

signed those receipts in full for three months, mething might have been done, but having and accepted the reduced wages for that period he has no case new. There must be judgment for defendant with costs.

KIDNAPPED GIRL, ON BOARD, P.C. 69 . V. Parr, of No. 7 Police Station, said he was on the wharf at 10:30 pm. on the 13th instant, waiting for the atrical

THE CORONEL'S REMARKS. of the fantaw, She made fast to the

The Corner, addressing the jury, said that what at 7.5 sm." on the 14th instant. As

he did not see the use of inltiplying evidence. soon as she arrived witness boarded her and The police had many more witnesses to call, saw Captain Branch on business. He then

but their story was about the same asibai secured a girl on board, who was kidnapped evidence very clearly, and they had listened to taken already. Witnesses had given their from Canton. When witness was on board a it very carefully. In a case of this kind it was struction of the various new Harbours of Re Portuguese watchman ran up and said, "Fire af. Witness, the captain, and the first officer always necessary to hold an inquiry. Hege which have been suggested at different were together at the time. As soon as it was been set fire to, but there was no evidence to stated that it was the opinion that the ship had. known that a fire was on board the officers made for the scene, followed by witney, who sound.

prove that. He would ask them to give their ed his whistle. He got ashore by the forrard verdict and if they had any remarks to make he gangway and went below to see what he could do to the fire. He could not get near enough,

THE VERDICT. however, owing to the rush of Chinese

The jury returned e verdict of death by mis passen.. geri, Witness then remained on the gangway adventure, and added as a rider that they for five minutes until it got too hot to remain thought it a dangerous practice for ships to were lo the carry such on

would take them down.

nd times?

z. (a). Will the Government siste what is the area of the present Harbour of Refuge at Causeway Bay?

(b). Has the Government obtained any, and, if so, what estimates. with reference to the. dredging and deepening of the shallow portions of auch Harbour of Refuge?

ORDERS OF THE DAY,

of the An

Pension Fund Ordinance; 1900.

Water, Witnes accureda life-liss and threw to the main deck ammable cargo (unprotected) ice dinance to amend the Widows' and Orphans

thote in the water. He also threw pieces of and others in saving life should be highly com timber that were lying on the praya wall into mended, and that the two boat people, who had the tea for those in the water to cling to, but their boats destroyed through saving life, they did not avail themselves of the opportunity should be compensated. and so witness took off his cont and entered', That concluded the inquiry.

A. G. M. FLETCHER,

Clerk of Councils. N.3).-A meeting of the Finance Committes will be held immediately after the Council,

SHIPPING AND MAILS.··

MAILS DUE. Australian (Eastern) and prox. English (Malta) and prox, Ő am. German (Bülow) 7th prox. Canadian (Athenian) 14th prox.

The C. P. R. Co.'s . Tartar left Yoka. hamna p.cz, on 29th inst., for Victoria and Ven-

couver,

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