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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY, DECEMBER 17 1906.

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THE FUNCTION OF THE CHINESE".

INTERMEDIARY.

compensates for their depredations at night," || KUROPEAN, AND Chinese. and while our police may be depended upon to look after their control during the day- light, at night they cannot be expected to do the impossible, since the Judians' camps are scattered all over the foot-bills of Kow-

the combined efforts of all the Kowloon constabulary to patrol them. The case of highway robbery reported on Saturday makes, we believe, the seventh or eighth brought to the notice of the Police, and doubtless other cases, have occurred which have not, been reported at all; while the circumstances

At the Supreme Court this morning, his Houout the Chief Justice, presiding in Original Jurisdiction, delivered the following judgment in the case of the Halland China Trading Company versus the Tong Tại firm,

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gave to the questions. I put to him there was ↑ Having brought the plaintiff and defendant' every now and then a glint upon the dark sur. together Wing Kes was given specific in- face of his ignorance which showed me that, struction's 'tq; conclude the contract with the' though he might not be conversant with all the | defendant as written down on the contract nota influences which bear upon the sugar market, | hy the plaintiff. This term is more accurate he knew a great deal mire than he chose to | than "enter into the contract," and, as will be reveal. I'm quite certain that he knew what soon, something turns on it,” Now,"

„'in' au ordi- be was doing when he entered inin this con- dary case between two English firms, if an tract, and why he was doing it..

agent were to take a contract written out" by On the other hand, I am bound to add this his principal to the other party, and were as word of warning to the European merchants_the_result_of_conversations to alter a term of The system of compradores is so great a ́it, alleging that ̧be had authority to do ko, practical safeguard that it may have induced a which he in fact had not, the principal would feeling

of security in entering into contracts not be liable. His character of broker has which perhaps the law may hardly justify. But vanished: his employment is only to lake a' broker with instructions to conclude a contractuelled to examine in this case will arise in

A Europeno merchant sends out his Chinese the somewhat nice questions which I am com written contract from his principal to the other party for signature; that party accepts his

he makes no further inquiry, he must accept the evident excess of authority at his own risk, and if it is in fart beyond the scope of his authority the principal could not be held liable.Co., Ld., arrived at Shanghai by the within the principle now under discussion. Empress of China on the 18th inst.

Goode was in the custody of Detec

THE JUDGMENT.

with a Chinese merchant with whom negotia-

cases where, the European has no compradore

'to fall back upon, and perhaps an unexpected liability will arise. There had been another practical form of security introduced into this contract-the suitement in Chinese that the English words would alone he proof and I shall have to consider how far this can effeci, the purpose for which it was introduced.

clear before we see whether the facts come within it,

statement that he has authority to vary it :if

of the shocking, outrage and murder com- mitted upon the persons of the 3 unfortunate tions have already been proceeding, the terms Chinese youths recently in the hills at the of the contract being written in English. The back of Hung Hom, point most conclusively broker, intentionally or by mistake, it matters to anyone acquainted with the extraordinary of which, introduces fresh terms into the bestiality of Indians of this type, to the fact contract, writing them in Chinese on the back, and obtains the signature of the Chinese (Containing Soap, Perfume, Powder and that this frightful crime was the work of sonic merchant. Is this a contract binding on the

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of these malefactors, and their work only. It broker's principal? Or, putting the case more

Fnow come to the question of law in issue, must be borne in mind that, of the inha concisely.. I send out my agent with in-

as it is essential to the proper determination of bitants of Kowloon, the males are absent structions to conclude one contract, he cthis case that the principle of Inw should be during the day, and many during a part of cludes another, am I bound by it? The mere statement of the question seems to invite the. the night also, in pursuit of their affairs answer No. But there is a familiar principal upon this side of the harbour, thus leaving which might compel an affirmative answer at all times a number of unprotected women under cerinin conditions. A principal is liable and children at home. With these Indians, for the fraud of his agent, both in contract and fitted by poverty and discomfort for any in tort, when he has acted within the scope of misdemeanour, whai safeguard is there, even his authority. In a recent case I had opcasion Roger and Gallet's Fleur D'Amour, during the daylight, for these helpless ones, to deal with this proposition, and the point to Vera" Violetta and other Per-in their more outlying homes, against any which the explanation was carried for the

concerted attack of assault or robbery, is purposes of that case was this: The fact that opinion however, prevailed to maintain the foregoing principles to this new positionTfthe Piver's Trefle, Azuros and Coryonot worse, by these vagabonds? In none

The principal has not authorised the particular act of fraud is immaterial; if the act which has lopsis Perfumes.

of the cases of robbery with violence, which

been done fraudulently is within the class of have been brought to the notice of the police, icis which the agent has been authorised to has it been possible for the victims to identify. perform, then the principal is liable, other- their assailants, since to the average China-wise, not. In this respect fraud, mistake, or man cach Indian footpad looks like the next. We have, it is true, I law which

Cut Glass Bottles, Silver Mounted

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Houbigant's Ideal and Royal Per

fumes,

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CRYSTALLISED. FRUITS. Pascall's & Cadbury's Confection ery in Fancy Boxos.

WINE AND SPIRIT HAMPERS. Containing.our well known Brands of PORT, SHERRY, WHISKY, BRANDY, &c.,

enables the authorities to deport alien un- desirables, but the difficulty and ouus of

proving, hitherto, any individual or collective case of guilt in the crimes which have been received up to date, renders its applica tion impossible. The only thing which

[From Our Own Correspondent.].

Shanghai, 17th December,

10.50 a.m.

F. M. Goode, formerly souretary to the Shanghai Electric and Asbestos

tive Cruikshank of the S. M. Tolice.

Goode was arraigned at the Police Court to-day on a charge of alleged embezzlement; the trial is pro-

AMERICAN COURI IN

«CHINA)

FIRST SITTING TO-PAY.

JUDGE WILFLEY TO BE HONOURED.

[From Our Own Correspondent.}

Shanghai, 17th December, -10,50 a.m.

Hut here the language question comes io, and it is at this point that the case, assumes suh importance to the community. Wing Kee has ceased to be broker:, but his position. differs from that of the agent in the case just considered: he is something more than a mere gent employed to get a contract duly pre Udall v. Atherton, which is more often quat pared by his principal signed by the other misleading headnote in Burlston and Nor- ed wrongly thai rightly, on account of the very party; he has a new capacity, that of interpreceeding.".

ter of the terms of the contract. The language ma's reports, decides the negative proposition difficulty is known to both contracting parties, that a principal is not liable in an action for and his legal. position must be that of agent of deceit for the frand of his agent if it was beyond the plaintiff with authority to translate the the scope of his authority. This was laid terms of the contract which have been written down by the so-called dissenting judges, whose in English by his principal. Applying the non-suit; this rule for a new trial being dis- parties, I cannot doubt if Wing Kee had charged. With the greatest respect it is very erroneously interpreted those terms his prin- difficult to appreciate what the true proposition cipal would be liable. And, further, I do not is which the Chief Justice and Wylde J. really

see how the aplice in Chinese that the Eng- laid down. It seems to be better to take the lish words world alone be proof would better law as stated by Willes J. in Barwick's case, the principal's position: for here were Chinese

For the first time the American which is really the leading case on the subject, buyers ignorant of what those English terms liability, fur the fraud of his agent: and this, as sent by the principal to conclude the contract. as the foundation of the law as to the principal's were, and here was Wing Kee, a Chinaman, Court in China, in supercession of already considered in a recent case, I take to

I have no doubt whatever that the Chinese, the old system of Consular Courts,

because he has put a per. tiff's agent give them a correct translation enough to alarm those who have a businesson in the position of agent which enables him the English terms. He must be held to

The mere statement of such asibility is cipal is not fable bec nepos on The prin- title as ent to be entitled to look to the plain- opened to-day. relations with the Chinese merchants, for the case may arise every day in this Colony, to commit frauds: for any "agent may commit have been sent with that express object in though apparently it has not yet been brought any fraud, and there would be no limit to the view. "But Wing Kee did more than this. He and in honour of Judge Willey, the principal's liability; but because he has deliberately altered the terms of the contract, first U.S. District Judge in Shanghai, he has done fraudulently. Then in order to request of the defendants alleging an authority the American Association will hold a

reserve the time-hrnouled reference to Udell to do so, which he in fact did not possess dinner to-morrow.. w/therton, we may take it to be an illustra Undoubtedly, as Mr. Pollock put it, the de- fendants were negligent in so readily accepting tion of the kind of excess of awhority which will absolve the principal from. Habilly, either Wing Kee's statement that he had authority. But bringing the case into line with the chain

of it, it must fall to be decided by the general of argument I am now pursuing, in this aspect

mis-statement stond on the same footing. It is therefore clear that in the case I have put concisely, and a fortiuri, in the circumstances I have specially before me, the principal may be held liable.

before the Courts,. The mere statement of the

$15.00, $20.00 and $25.60 (The last named remains to be done, seeing that it is includes : doz. 'quarts of St. Marceaux apparently impossible to find and punish possibility shows, too, how careful the Cauris authorised him to da certain acts, which scthe terms as he had translated them, at the

1898, the Wine of the Entente Cor- dial Celebrations in Paris.)

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the authors of those outrages which have already taken place, is to take some strung precautionary", measure to

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must be in applying English principles of law to circumstances which the framers of that law

never dreamed of, and which have little or no

usually applied. In this, and, as I say, im pro- analogy with the circumstances to which it is bably a multitude of other cases of daily oc currence, there is one consideration which, so far as I am aware, has not been considered in

sue function of the Chinese intermediary? Is

be broker throughout the negotiations? or does he assume another character at any stage of them--and, if so, what is the law applicable to this state of affairs?

in tort or in contract.

In order to put the matter on the firmest pos

sible basis, I think nothing could be more

in the execution of the authority given, as

A decision under the statute of frauds was

to, this case. I am not quite clear on the

much as he undertakes for its absence in him: point; bat in view of the conclusion at which self when he aiakes the contrrct."

i have already.arrived, it is unnecessary to go into the question.

There are other incidental points which it will be as well to deal with now. The clear

In commemoration of the event.

INDOCHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

timation of the 11th inst. regarding the proposed With reference to the General Managers' in.

Co. now inform us that, subject to confirmation at a meeting to be held in London on the 27tà

cumulative dividend of 6% instead of 51% an first proposed.

SÅLVING THE " KWONGCHOW".

JUNK-MASTERS' FINED,

the fact that a free uncontrolled, life seems only to bring out and intensify the lower instincts of these Indian vagrants, let the Police, we suggest, try the reverse England-the employment of a foreign inter- lucid than Bramwille L.).'s stalement of the principle of the law as above, stated: The alteration to the articles of association of the system upon them, and shut them up in mediary at different stages of negotiations con. law in Weir v. Bell (3 Ex. D. at p. 245), which agent has exceeded his authority, and the above Company, Messrs: Jardine, Matheson & compound during the night, under such ducted in two languages, neither party under-hal adopt-"Every person who authorises principal is not liable.

standing the language of the other, and I think another to act for him in the making of any referred to-Pievin'v. Downing (1 C.P.D. 220) inst.. the proposed scheme has been approved. efficient guard that they cannot move out to (34 do murder or mischief of any kind. It

the question really turns on thit-what is the contract, undertakes for the absence of fraud-which Mr. Pollock contended was applicablerbe preference shares will, however, bear a should not be a hard task to find in the localities where these men work a site where A cantonment of matsheds could be erected within fences, ingress 10 And egress

So far as the condition of the English ver from which should be capable of being re-

In the present case the Chinese merchant statement of principle of liability for the agent'sion of the contract is concerned, that the

traud is 100 often to, ged by references to the Ordinary business calcations should be addread gulted at all hours of the day and night las repudiated the contract because the con-

sugar was to be delivered as soon as pos The dist will me ulertake to be responsible for by armed sentries specially detailed for thedition as to the term of delivery incorporated master's benefit, without which it is sometimes sible," the question, as I pointed out at the

into it by the intermediary was not fulfilled. said his liability does not arise. I do not He bases his repudiation on the principle think, after a careful study of the authorities, have just referred to that a principal is, under that this means that an actual benefit must certain circumstances, liable for the fraud of have been received by the master, which might his agent... He does sy also on another ground be negatived by showing that the contracts en- that there was a mistake, that the parties tered into on his behalf had resulted in a loss, were never ad idem," and therefore there was believe it to be no more than synonymous no contract at all. He does so, thirdly, by re-

with "on behalf of " the principal: the contract ference to the principle, also recently before the has been entered into on behalf of the princi- Court, which decides which of two innocent parpal, and therefore for his benefit. There de ties is to suffer, where damage has been caused by-ilie fraud or mistake of an intervening third party. It sometimes happens that two or more

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MARRIAGE.

On December 10, at Shanghai, LEOPOLD Charles FELLOWES, of the London Mission, Huangpi, son of the late Daniel Tomkins, of

Great Yarmouth, to MARY KATEY, daughter of the late John, Stratford, of Wormley, Herts, England!

DEATH.

a December 11, at Kashing, MARY GRIER BLAIN, eldest daughter of Rev. and Mrs. I. Mercer Blain, age six years.

duty. In Cochin China the French have an excellent way of denting with coolie-suspects. They are forced to carry small, oil lamps when out at night, and woe betide any man found out of doors without one. The law has ea short and sharp way of treating him. In dealing with vagabonds and reasonably-suspected murderers and thieves, no law can be considered too sumptuary or "blue" and the state of terrorism now existing upon the "Kowloon side well war- rants, in our opinion, our Police resorting to any severity that will serve to put an end to these repeated outrages. We understand

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seem, however, to be traces of another and distinct principle, that a master will be able for the fraudulent act of his servant, although it is outside the scope of his authority, if he has derived benefit from it; but probably only

principles of taw seem equally applicable to a fecily true; but, as I have pointed out into the extent of the benefit. given set of circumstances. This may be per.

another case, you may get the affirmative

Then there is the question of the benefit

trial, is a purely commercial one. But there was no serious evidence offered të shake that given on this head by the manager of the plaintiff firm. I am satisfied that having regard to that evidence, and the consignment having been shipped within to days of the coming of the sugar of the new crop upon the market, that condition was amply fulfilled.

Judgment must therefore be for the plaintiff, with costs.

CANTON DAY BY DAY.

KOWLOON RAILWAY.

[From Our Own Correspondent.}.

Canton, 15th December,

At the Marine Court, before Lieut. C., W. Beckwith, R.M., Marine Magistrate, R. L. Rocha, junk Inspector, charged Ho Chan, master of the unlicensed' junk 'King · Tak Trung, and Ho Tran, master of the unlicensed juok Kin Ow, with wilfully disobeying the faw- ful order of the Harbour Master by anchoring at a place other than an anchorage for janks, on the 13th inst,

Mr. R. L. Rocha said he was instructed to board two junks, which were engaged in salvage operations over the 1.4. Kwongikom, ́near the Kowloon Pier, and to order them to leave that locality and proceed to the proper junk anchorage. On the 15th inst, witness found them in the same place and asked them hy they had not gone, telling them to go at until they received orders from their employers. Ho Tsau, master of the Kin On, said he did not know that, as an unlicensed junk, he had no right to be there without permission. He received an order from the complainant to shift his junk, but was tofit by hit, employers not to do so. His employers were the firm of Kwang Yee Lung.

that they have already received instruc-answer from one or other or all, according as received by the agent. This is clear that if the will be called to discuss the situation in con. onca. They said they could not do, suything

tions to use their revolvers in case of ne cessity; but where, we ask, does protection for the policeman himself come in when deal ing with a mob of ten or more of these fierce and lawless Sikbs?

If we cannot find good and sufficient reason to deport them HONGKONG, MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1906, en mousse, then, we most emphatically say,

The Houghong Celegraph

INDIAN LAWLESSNESS.

shut them up under a surveillance so close and severe that a repetition of their out- rageous crimes will cease to be possible.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE English mail of the 17th November was delivered in London on the 15th inst.

the facts are more or less fitted to the principle; but if one principle gives a negative answer, you may feel fairly confident that the others will not give you a positive answer; or that if either of them appears to, there is a fallacy somewhere in the argument,

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fraudulent act has been done by the agent for his own purpose of benefit, the principal will not be liable. This is analogous to the caser where a coachman has borrowed his master's carriage and goes for a jaunt on his own. The mostër is not liable for damage caused by the coachman's negligence. I'do not think, how ever, this can be stretched to cover a case where the agent receives remuneration, whether in the form of commission or not, for catering into the contract on his principal's be- half-

One further point should be referred to; many of the cases deal with the fraudulent acts fpt.sons who are in the service of the princi- Pal, g., by managers of banks. The principle

A meeting of all the schools and colleges nection with the Canton-Kowloon Railway and, to send a petition of protest against the loan agreement to the authorities at Peking

The Viceroy intends to alter one of the buildings of his yamen into a foreign-styled building, for entertaining foreign visitors. The work of construction was begun yesterday,

It is reported that Chang To Chai, president of the Yuet-han Railway Company, will return to-day to Cantan from Macao and will attend to office husiness of the railway company from to-morrow. The date of the next general meet ing of the company has been fixed to take

17th instant.

place on

the

Ho Chan, master of the King "ak Tagung, nid he was employed by, the 'fim of Kwong Yee Lung to assist in raising the sa, Kwong,, chow, and bis employers told him not to take any notice of the Harbour Department to move, but to remain where he was.

On the morning of the 11th instant, His Worship said that the men were fa about 4 o'clock, some eight robbers broke portion of the harbour where they had no open the door of Fat Wing, of Fung On right to be without his permission, and so Street, Honam, and took away clothing and were trespassers, and acted with contempt by about $30 to $40 in cash. The rascals also not obeying the order to leave that spot, but. captured the young proprietor of the establish-taking tuto consideration that they were.

hindered by their employers, whom he H.E.the Viceroy will receive the Consul would deal with later, he ordered them each Generator Japan at Canton on Monday next. to pay a fine of $to or be Imprisoned for four weeks, with hard labour, and in the event of the junks remaining still where they were they ACCIDENT AT THE KOWLOON

would be fined the full penalty of Stóo each,^: DUCKS.

"HEUNGSHAN " WORKMEN PRECIPITATED INTO THE DOCK.

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

MAILS DUE. German (Saydlike) 10th inst., 6 X.IN. Indian (Arvation Apcar) 19th inst. American (Korta) zoth fast,

Before examining the case nare, closely want to say one werd on the subject of such contracts as the present. Commercial contracts between Europeans and Chinese are difficult "to conclude where neither party, knows the We revert again, in view of the fresh case

others' language sufficiently for contractual reported in our issue of Saturday night of

purposes, and a Chinese intermediary is in- evitable. But the conditions under which such highway robbery by Indians at Kowloon, to

contracts are entered into seem to me te our oft-repeated demand that something be

impose certain duties on both sides, duties to done, and done immediately, to put an end

at least attempt to understand or to safeguard is the same whether the agent's service bement and one of his employees. to the continual menace which exists to life A SAN FRANCISCO telegram received in Tokio themselves from the risks of not understanding, general or special: but these cases for the most and property in and around Kowloon, by states that the American warship Oregon and it is useless for one side to go into the box and part go off on the inquiry which is peculiar reason of the presence in the neighbourhood | Wisconsin have been ordered to join the rely on his own want of understanding. Nay to them, whether the act comes within the of a large number of parasitical Indian Asiatic Squadron and have already left for mare, this duty seems to me to apply not class of acts which the agent was authorised q

Manila.

mercly to understanding the terms and condi. perform: they do not help much in deciding vagabands who have found their way scross

tions of the contract, but also the subject such a case as the present, where the authority to the suburbs to prey upon peaceful citi- THẺ Chinese, Engineering and Mining Col's

matter of it. It is really useless for Chipamen is to do a specific act, and the fraud has arisen zens and Chinese women on the mainland. total output of the Company's three mines for who enter into contracts with Europeans to in the doing of it. The inquiry in such a case

One man was slightly injured, and several These vagabonds are for the most part Sikhs, the week ending December 1, 1900, 2mounted rely entirely on what, in the colonial vernacu. is much more narrow, and must be examined

athers, including two Europeans, were greatly and turbulent lawless parialis at that, better to 33,313,60 tons and the sales during the same, is called " my no savy. In this case this with the greatest care, by the light of the shaken up, as the result of an accident which

period.10.23,242.33 tons.

was carried to excess. A man, who has been in doctrine of Bramwill L. J. in Weir v. Bell. As to occurred in No. 2. dock on Saturday fast. and quicker at using a knife than a pick and

The 15, Rat Bera lest Singapore on igih the sugar trade for 20 years, wishes me to this I do not think it much matters whether Several persons who witnessed the accident, shovel. Their arrival here seems to date M. F. A. Hazeland, in consequence of the

we are informed, remarked it was nothing more inst, and is dus bere on sand inst. in 2 than good luck that no one was killed, Shonly The P. & O. 5. N...Gola #n.. Borneo jeft from the commencement of the emigration departure of Mr. T. Sercombe Smith from the believe that he does not know the differ- the fraud is committed against the third party

Magistracy for Colonial Secretary, sal as first.

coce between beel and cane sugar: that or the principal bimself: whichever way the before noon on Saturday, our informant gives, Singapore for this part on 15th inst, at:1 p.m. movement from India towards Vancouver. Of police magistrate in the large Court at the

he thinks cane sugar is grown in Europe. resulting action may be broug. 1, the underly- us to understand, two Chinamen, a Dock fore- The ss. Chingtu Ich For Darwin on 13th the first arrivals in Canada many were prompt.Magistracy this morning.

Mr. C. A. D. and that some sugar is extracted, to being principle must be the same.

men, and the chief engineer of the Baungshion, inst., at daylight, and may be expected here on

which was swung over 24th inst. ly sent back by the authorities at Vancouver, Melbourne presided as second magistrate in lins been told, is extracted from trees or timber.

• the The NAYAK. 13. Colombo Maru Bombay The role of Simple Simon was carried to ap simple casa :--

the stern of the Hungihan, to be dumped "on the beach" here, where the small Court.

ship's propeller, One of the Chinoen labourero xtreme point: Rod it is well that Chinese Wing Kee, the plaintiff's broker, was in held a sledge hammer and with this he was en- expected here on zoth inst their numbers have been constantly swelled

merchants should understand that the Court structed to enter into preliminary negotiations gaged in hitching up the propeller. While bang. Manila on 14th inst, at 3 pm, and may be The Imperial German Mail 9.6. Sandakan missed hi by further batches from India, who, learning

gives them credit for too much astuteness in with Chinese buyers of sugar. He establishes ing away at the proper and alruck the hanging expected here on 17th inst., 11 daylight. of the rejection of their fellows, have decided Company, was being detained by the police on their commercial dealings to believe in it. relations between such a merchant and his plank instead,” All bands on the stance of hal, on 16th lust., at 10 p.m., and is therefore

mark on one occasion Commerce between the East and West would | princ pal. ' Now, if the contract had been then thrown below into the dock, a soon come to a standstill if it were allowed to and there concluded, and Wing, Kea had about fifteen feet, Luckily there was several due to arrive at this port Wednesday morning, prevail. This merchant, however, wanted my caused it to be concluded with erroneous con- feet of water in the dock at the time, which 19th inst, at daylight, zakaj

broke their fall. The mes clambered opt [The, Imperial: German Mail 8%.. Seydilir, to believe something more: that he did not ditions included in it, I cannot doubt; that his

again, and all but one-a Chinaman-who had { carrying the German Mails with dates from Ber- understand the times and seasons of the crops, | principal would be liable, on the simple ap to be carried away in an ambulance owing to lin of the 20th Nov., left Singapors on 15th ult. and its influence on the sugar market. This plication of the rule in Weir v. Bell. But slight braises received nothing more than a at 5 am, and may be expected here on 10th was more plausible, But from the answers he those are not the facts in the present case. aayere sbaklog up,

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Tur Hongkong Telegraph on Saturday last re ported that an Indian, who said that he was watchmen employed by the Steam. Laundry not to proceed further, and have become, in suspicion of being concerned in the recent their tum, fixtures in Hongkong. We believe robbery, which took place at Tai Shek Ku, near Kowloon City, on Friday night, in which that most of these men are better than Chi- a. matshed builder was robbed by a band of nese coolies for the particular class of work Indians. This Indian was brought up for Identification on Saturday, and as the matshed apon which they are engaged, but the value builder failed to recognise bim the suspect was of their labour during the day in no wise | released from custody.

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I now come to the facie. Tako first the were on a banging plank, tightening line left Moll for this port on 15th.inet. and is

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the coolis

plank

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The P. M. S. S. 00/4 1.3. Kersa (cft: Shang

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