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Intimations.-

THE HONGKONG TEI

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tug Club Lusitano was illuminated on Sunday night in bonnur of the birthday of the Klag of Portugal,

S. WATSON & CO., A SMOKING_Concert will be held at the St. George's Club on Saturday, November the 281b, this being the first concert of the season. At excellent programme is being arranged.

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ESTABLISHED 'A.D, 1841.

CHEMISTS & DRUGGISTS,

Buc.

DR. Sven Hedio, arrived in Tokio on 12th inst, He will leave for Kiota on the 24th inst. A number of complimentary dinners and lun- chcops has been arranged in his honour in

official and scientific circles,

PRESIDENT Roosevelt has sent to the Chiocso Government through the Americas Minister

Trade Marks.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT-OF

ORDINANCE

OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE SNA

DA

UESDAY NOVEMBER 17, 1908.

(IRS FARM CONFIDE

INCREASE OF CAPITAL

The Secretary read the police convening the meeting and introduced the resolutions, which are as follows:

(THE PAPALJUBILES,

CELEBRATIONS IN HONGKONG.

FIKAM SERVICE

TRUCK-COOLIE:

Ap extraordinary general meeting of the

The celebrations in Hongkong in connection. At the Folice Court this morning shore company was held at the Company with the Papa) Jubilee were contioned yester coolie was fined $45 with the alternative of out Ofice at No. 2, Lower Albert Road, this after day. In the morning there was a Pontifical month's Imprisonment for causing an obstrac noon, for the purpose of considering, and, if Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Con- tion to the tramway service extending ovet thought it, passing two resolutions. Those ception attended by the dignitaries (of the nine minutes The following correspondence was read at present were Mr. E. H. Hinds (chaleman), Dr Church and a large number of the congrega the monthly mesting of the Commities of the W. Noble (director), Mosars, J. M. Ertion bath foreign and Chinese. Chamber of Commerce on 12th ins-Machado, E. Chapman, Kwok Siu Hing and

Colonial Secretary's Office, Chan Tong Hongkong, 9th October, 1908. Sir--I am dimcted to state for the informa tion of your Committee that His Excellency the Governer has under consideration, the 1. That the Capital of the Company be question of amending the law of this Colop increased by the sum of $112,500 divided into relating to the registration of trade marks (Ord, 15,000 shares of $1.10 each and that the No. 6 of 1898), and that is this connection Directors be authorized to allot such shares lotter has been received from the China Arora among the existing shareholders sociation requesting that assurance may be according to the number of shares in respect trade marks under the proposed Convention betwear Great Britain, and Japan for the mut- ual protection of their trade marks in Chios and Korea will extend a marks registered in Hongkong..

The defendent was in charge of the troc in the evening 7 Dewn was sung at the control, and the coolles eventually ran off and

which was so heavily loaded as to be out

Cathedral followed by the Benediction of the left the track on the tram rails. - Blessed Sacrament. A sermon was delivered by The magistrate, Mr. J. H. Kamp Impressed Bishop Pozzoni deallag principally with a bio- upon the defendant the serious nature of the graphical sketch of His Holiness Pope Pius X. || offence and polated out that it was his duty and concluding, with an exposition of the doc--to see that the quinber of coplies was emple trine of succession to St. Pator. Every avail- for the lead. able seat in the large sacred edifice was filled no seco nadation was taxed to the, utmost Besides the members of the various ecclesias tical orders represented in Hongkong there were

The Tramway Company bashseo chulod a considerable amount of inconvenience recently on account of obstructions of }his kind and it has toss necessary to bring forward several may be brought to realise their responsibilitimu In regard to the use of the streets for convey. ance of merchandise,

APPOINTMENT TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE i Peking a telegram in which he expresses given that the protection, afforded 'to British | of which they may, on the 27th day of Octobers also present members of the Consular Corps prosecutions in the hope that truck coolies/

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in which occurred through a collision with 2. After careful examination of this subject M.S. Flows, the Bankiye Daily News leires His Excellency concludes that it is clearly not hat the hull is insured with the Usian Insur possible for the British Government so extend Lace Co. of Canton for Tis. 100,com and the protection in Japan, China and Korea to marke cargo for $19,000 with the Mannheimer Veri-registered in Hongkong or in other Colonies, cherungs Gesellschaft.

unless the Imperial Government itself con trols such registration, ie, unless the marks INSPECTOR Withers summoned a stall bolder are registered in the United Kingdom. Tung Wing) of the Central Market in the Dherwise a, matk might be. registered in Police Coast, this morning, for being in posses.Hongkong either by a British or Non- sion of a scale, which did not come up to the British firm, which was the exact facalmite TABLETS,andard weight. The deficiency, it was alleged, of a mark registered in the United Kingdom; amounted to about three per cent. The defend- and in that case, the Imperial Governmedi would be pledged to extend protection to o got, who entered a plea of ignorance, way

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The American Minister in Peking has ap- proached the Waiwupu with reference to the cutablishment ni a bank to be run conjointly by ¡Americans and Chinese. HE Yuan Shih-kal ́and other members of the Waiwupu are greatly in favour of the proposal and a memorial will shortly be submitted to the Throne to vauction the proposal of the American Minister.

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3. On the other hand, it has beep'represented to His Excellency that the majority of British merchants in Hongkong deprecate the expense aud delay which would be involved by prior registration in the United Kingdom; that, as their marks are not used in the United King- dom, registration there is of no use to them; and that all they desire to obtain by registra tion in Hongkong is the local protection, of thair trade-murks.

Two months hard labour was the sentence imposed on a marine hawker, in the Police Court, to-day, for stealing five pounds of brass | filtlogs from the Naval Yard, yesterday. 'Aċ- cused. Chan Wan, was also accused of 'trea-

4. As His Excellency realizes that in decid prising in the compound of the Wellington Barracks. This charge, which was preferreding this matter the interests of the local British merchants are entitled to his chief considera- against him by Sergeant Major Wills, Rinn, I am to request a definite expression of

was withdrawn,

Owing to the importance of the Canton-HAD kow Railway and the delay that has occurred in the constraction of the same. H.E. Chang Chih-tung, in his cupacity of Director General of the line, will hold a meeting with be Minis- ty of Posts and Communications to devise ways and means for the speedy completion of that railway. The conference was to last two days, beginning on 12th inst.

8. WATSON & 009 interest will be heard by Mr. J.-R. Wood, in

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ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS

AND

KOWLOON DISPENSARY, Hongkong, 23rd October, 1958.

A CASE which should turn out to be of some

the Police Court, át néon' to-morrow. · The complainant is Detective Sergeant Appicion and the defendant My A. M. Thornhill, man. ager of the Royal Engineer's Canteen. The charge is selling by retail intoxicating liquor without a licence. Mr. Otto Koog Sing has [33 been retained for the defence.

1908, be registered, in the proportion of three and the AD.-C. on behalf of H. E the

now shares for each complate lot of five shares

held by them on that date, and that any of such now shares remaining.over after auch allotment shall be dealt with by the Directors in their discretion."

2. That the, Articles of Association of the

Governor...

At the conclusion of the service, a reception "was held at the Mission House, Gleonály, by Bishop Pozzoal, and was attended by the Con sular Corps and the A.D.C, to the Governor. Company be altered by deleting paragraph a Cathedral was brilliantly and appropriately ill- In the evening the southern facade of the of Article IX and by substituting therefor the following paragraph --

uminated in bandar of the occasion. A huge Papai- crest made of coloured electric bulbs was hoist. The Register, or Registers, of Chareed upon the side of the tower facing the barbour, holders and the Register of Transfers may St. Peter's Keys surmounted by a mitre which be closed for such period or periods and glittered in the darkness of the night formed at such time or times as the Directors may the most prominent feature of the illuminations, think fit but the period or periods of such Reneath the crest a life-size transparency closure shall not exceed in the whole 30 showing the picture of the Pontiff in the act of 'days in any one year."

blessing his flack was shown to good advantage. The Chairman proposed the first resolutions Four Chinese characters picked out ia red which was seconded by Mr. Machado.

completed the illuminated device. Carried unanimously,

tion.

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The grounds of the Cathedral were also effeçte The Chairman proposed the second resolusively illuminated with thousands of Japanese lanterns. Effigies of the Pope in transparency surmounted the main porch and at the Garden entrance to the grounds.

Mr. Chapman, seconded.

Carried unanimously.

The Chairman intimated that the resolutions would be submitted for confirmation, as special resolutions, to a second extraord.n_ry general. meeting to be held a fortnight hence. He thanked the gentlemen for their attendance.

That was all the business.

BIKE AT WHAMPOA,

WIRELESS Telegramit staTION GUTTED

[From Our Own Correspondant.]

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Canton, 16th November, Shortly after seven o'clock in the evening of the 14th instant a fire broke out in the Wireless opinion from your Committee as to whether Telegraph. Station at Whampoa through British merchants in this Colony desise some unknown cause. The flames continued by registering their marks in Hongkong to burn for fally two hours until 9 p.m, and merely to secure local protection of whether casta lurid light visible a great distance around. they desire to secure protection in Chisa, The whole of the station premises was Korea and Japan as well, and I am, to add gutted and two of the operators are said to that in the latter case His Excellency is of have been burst to death, At the time, the opinion that prior registration-in-the-United wind was blowing very hard, so the confiagra Kingdom will be indispensable as a condition-tion spread over a large area, and destroyed precedent to registration in Hongkong.m some twenty buts of the boat people in the

neighbourhood. -- (Sgd.), F. H. May,„.. Colonial SecretĄTY." The Secretary,

Hongkong Chamber of Commerce.

&c.,

. Reply to Government >---`.

Chamber of Commerce, Hoogkong, 23rd October, 1908.

THE PEAK TRAGEDY.

As usual St. Joseph's College was seen to the best advantage especially when viewed from the barbour. A mammoth cross in red lights surmounted the enormous pile of building on the southern ride, the main elevation also displaying the pretty device of a brilliant star in red. The Robinson Road entrance to the College was decorated with the Papal flag, and the British and Portuguese national colours, | Over the flight of steps leading down from the gateway was an avenue of light formed by arches of lighted Chinese, and Japanese lan- teras The foliage around the College building belped very materially to enhance the effective news of the pretty display which was greatly ad- mirad.

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Inspector Robertson of No. 7 Police Station conducted the case and Mr. Gray ganeral manager of the Tramways," on behalf of the company,

A WIDOW'S TROUBLES

BROTHER-IN-LAW SUED. FOR ALLEGED, ASSAULT.

Another piece of domestic lined was washed.

in the Police Court, this forenoon, when Mrs, Chow Lai YuDg, a widow, residing at 3, Arbuthnot Road, prosecuted her late husband's brother-Fung Shun Sam--for assaulting her la her own room on the 6th instant,

Mr. J. H. Gardiner, of Messrs, Bratton and Hell, sppeared for the prosecution. Mr. E. Je Grist, of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, was for the defence.

The alleged facts, of the care were outlined for the prosecution, at the conclusion of which' Mr. Griat said that the case was one of those domestic quarrels for which the parties were very ill-advised to bring the matter into Court.

The complainant stated that she was' the widow of the late compradore of the Inter national Banking Corporation. She had lived with him for fouriern years. The defendant was her husband's elder brother. After the death of her husband defendant went to live in complainant's house with her children. Pre- viously she had no trouble with the defendsüf; but dering the past two months heŝalwiyi! scolded her. The trouble did not arise between witpess and defendant's concubine." On the afternoon of the 15th ́instant :when she was asleep defendant entered her room and pro-

RIGS, AND THEIR TREATMENT. ceeded to throw the furniture about. H

INTERESTING discussion at the

POLICE COURT.

called for her portmanican and...when thi had produced it be scattered her clothing' about the room, saying that nothing in the,

starve if i left the house, continued the com room belonged to her, and ordered her to leave the house. "I told him that I would.. plainant. He replied that it bad nothing to do with him. He again ordered me to leave nudim when I asked to be given my things he struck me twice on the face with his far,” The blows, caused witness to fail.

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Magistrate's Court this morning were treated to Those who were present in the Second Police very interesting, or shall we say " instructive," discorsion on the quenion of "Pigs, and how they abouli be treated." The point the magis trafe (Mr. Wood) was called upon to decide was WHO STRUCK THE, LAST BLOW? whether it could be considered an act of grote The trial of the thres men-two chair coolies cruelly ta seits a pig by its ears in order to get and a washerman-for the murder of a shop. it from a junk to the shore. Of course, this keeper named Ka Tung at the Peak on Octo. resulted in a discussion, during which the ho pol 1-1 don't know.

matter was brought down to a fine point-to the intense amusement of the spectators.

A bolmio was charged by Lance-sergeant Blackman with causing needless and avoidable suffering to a boatload of pigs at Kennedy

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ber aznd last, was resumed, before Mr. J. R. Sir-1 have to acknowledge the receipt of Wood (second palica magistrate) ibis after your letter of the 9th October (No, 2697/1958) | noo. Blating for the foformation of my Committee ihat:| Police Sergeant McKay, of Mount Gough Po His Excellency the Governor has under consilice Station, and Detective Sergeant Terrest again 1. STEALING a box containing clothing worth $5 deration the question of amending, the law of conducted the case forthe prosecution while Mr. Town on Sunday. It was stated that the de All contentions - intended for publicstion in from one of the crew of the Canton steamer this Colony relating to the Fegistration of trade. R. D. Atkiosoa, of Messrs. Deacon, Looke, fendant and his fokis disregarded the proper i

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obald be accompanied by the Writer's Name and Addres....

Paul Brust an early hour this morning, was the charge against a coalie, Ho Muk, in the Police Court, to-day. He was employed on board a cargo-boat before his arrest. When

Mr. Grist (cions-examining)—The defendanty was the executor of his late brother's will, wâs'

You know that your husband's first wife is' living in Canton at the present time When I married bim.1 never saw any 'other wife,

took him?--Yes.,

Was there any marriage ceremony when you

Aby marriage pipole?—No. They are with” my mother.

·As a matter of fact you were taken out of a

On-the-6th-November the defendant-was-

way of landing the animais-that, is to say, in mikk, sad inviting an expression as to whe and Deacon acted for the defence. ther British merchants in the Colony desire, by registering their marks in Hongkong mere named Lai So. He said he lived at 7. Bridges threw into the water, a drop of some four feet, about to go to Canton I don't know,

The next witness to be called was a coolie crates-and were, sean by the sergeant seizing brothel?-No,

the pigs by the ears; the animals were then ip to secure local protection, or whether they Street. He said that between 11.30, and 12

Onliary basins commantatiope should hakema! the Paul Beau arrived at her wharf defendput desire to secure protection in Chiba, Korea and fo'clock on the day in question he went to the while another fuki drove them' up the heach

to The Manager. The Editor will not undertake to be responsible. for any repeted Mis.. sow to return any Contribation.

BIRTHS.

On November 11, 1908, at Shangbai, the Wife of J, E. FARRELL, QÍ a son,

On November 12, 1908, to Mr. and Mrs. H., MEYER, A SON,

DEATH,

HORACE E. WADMAN, Aged .48 years. Funeral will pass the. Monument at 5 pm. 10-morrow, 18th-November, 1908. · [998

The Hongkong Celegraph

boarded her and appropriated the box.. Ke | was leaving when the larceny was discovered. A sentence of fountṣep days' gaol was passed,

Japan as well; in which case His Excellency Peak to meet a cladamas pamed Lai Fok with a bamboo polo.. is of opinion that prior registration in the Unit He waited for a while at the tram, atation ed Kingdom will be indispensable as a condi tion precedent to registration, in Hongkong. + In paragraph 2 you state that His Excellency The thinks it is not possible for the British Govern police gying aloft attracted the attentionment to extend protection in China, Korea and of Sergeant Edwards, on duty in the police Japan, to marks registered in Hongkong, or in Dess arrived in time to see one of the combat- pinnace, who boarded the vessel, and the chief

The magistrate asked the sergeant if, in, his and not meeting him be started out for a opinion, he thought it was cruelty to get hold walk in the directions of the Peak Church, of pig by the car. The reply was in the by way of the upper road. When he got near

tinued, "when a pig is in pain?”

"How would you tell,” the magistrate con-

THE steames Franz Ferdinand arrived in part yesterday afternoon, from Singapore,

the church he saw six or seven men fighting

on the lower road with bamboo poles. Wit

other Colonies, unless the Imperial Government | ants fall, while his assailants ran aw y, Quest-

dozen stowaways, who were found bidden shoot

affirmative.

"When it is squeating," came the answer. #But a pig will squest even if you teach it

Didn't Ka, tell you that and asked for the bag? No. He scolded me.

As a matter of 'fact didn't you push him away. when he was stooping to pick up the bag ? *** No.

flave you any marks where he struck you on the face?-No, |

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You live with the defendant, don't you?-- When my busband died he came to my house. You live under his roof? He feeds you,

officer, Mr. Gellerich, handed over to himself controls such legislation, i.e., unless jobed as to how far away from the church with a stick, isn't that so?" his Worship anked doesn't be 7-Yes, the bunkers during the passage. The defend. the marks are registered'in the United King the fight took place, witness said about eight The sergeant had to confess that that was:And be clothed you ?~~-Yo, when' my husbandTM"

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nuts were charged before Mr. J H. Kemp, ibis morning, with obtaining passages to Hong kong without the permission of the master, and cach stowaway was sentenced to a fortnight in

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, November 17, 1908. gaul..

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ching! He did not see the beginning of the If this view of the matter. be accopied the fight. alternativer with regard to which an opinion is

The Court-When you saw the men running invited bave inevitably to be faced, but I am away what did you do?—i corned- back. to paint out that there is another view in that Why? Because 1-saw a man had been registration does not confer a right Rights killed.

A DELEGATION of cattle men had a conference are conferred by usage, Registration is with the Governor-Geperal this mording, says |Copty-one-of-a-number-of-safeguards-to-station. the Manila Times, of inth inst, to lodge a such rights. If the latter view is correct complaint against any castle being received at there appears to be no good reason why the this port from Hongkong. They were notified that the Bureau of Agriculture had already changed the rule allowing three shipments of diseased cattle to enter the port, and that when

any diseased cattle whatever were brought to

Manila from any port, the shipment would have to be killed or returned to the port of shipment, as the imparters took advantage of the chance to collect all the diseased cattle possible and bring them in on the first three shipments.

British Government should not protect marks registered in Hongkong, but not in the United Kingdom, in so far so to accept that registra tien as evidence of the claim of prior usage.

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Where did you go then?-To the tram TRAMGAN OBSTRUCTION,

Did you rus or did you walk? —I didn't run, Considerable angoynace is being caused to

Here the witness was asked whether he could the travelling public almost daily by the care

recognise any of the men be saw that day. less manner in which trucks are handled along the main roads of the city. It is a well-known

The reply was in the affirmative. "Can you fact that track coolies prefer to travel on the

polat any of them out in Court? be was asked by the magistrate. The witness left the witness. „smooth surface of the Tram track for two tear

Thur‍to the event of the elsimy of a mark i stand without another: word and walked to the SOOL. It not only requires a less number of

registered by a British subject only in the space allotted to spectators. There were be- coolies to man a well-loaded truck, but the

United Kingdom conflicting with the claims of tween forty and fifty persons assembled there, progress is much faster than on the rough and

a mark registered by a British subject only in and it was visible that a number of them felt Csually torn-up roads. The result is that in the

Hongkong, it would be possible for the im very uncomfortable under the gaze of the wit majority of cases the coolies fail to bear the

perial Government to protect in Chion the mass. "I recognise nobody there," he said gong of an approaching tramcar and dir

one which could prova rights conferred by prior after a while, and, returning in the direction of organisation of the traffic follows: Of lato several.

go.

the dock, painted to the third defendant, who, convictions have been recorded against those

The effect would be to protect by local she said, was the one who struck the last blow, wily coolies, but the nuisance still continues.

Ristration; the marks of British subjects in felling the deceased. The other defendants he Yesterday afternoon a coolic, Lam Turg, was Paul was continued last night in the brightly.China, Kores and Japan, as well-so-locally, did not see at the fight, arrested for obstructing car No. 1 on the praya, illuminated grounds of the Cathedral. . If any which seems to meet the main difficulty, A, lukong: spoks to arresting the second at Kenvedy Town, Lam Tung, who was in proof is needed of ffongkong's munificence in. Under the impression that this view of defendant. Witness wat, standing on tennis charge of an ever-loaded truck, left it standing the cause of charity, it lies in the fact that the rights of prior'usage is supported by lawn in Jardine's house when he saw the man on the track ahid run away when he saw the car. precious little was left at the various stalls for the spirit of the English law upon the running up the hill. He gave chats and seized approaching. The car was delayed, for some disposal last night. Although the attendance subject, and having regard, to the nàitems delgodani, who was bleeding from the head as time until the obstruction was removed, by z. was not as farge as on Sunday evening, it was lock inconvenience of compulsory registration he entered 4 Mountain View The witness number of street coolies who wore engaged by satisfactory for a second night, and the same in the United Kingdom, my Commities would explained that both the defendant and himself the motor-man. Mr. J. Gray Scott, maunger of unstinted; patronsge was extended. The po recommend that it should not be made a wire vory exhausted long before Mountain the Tramway Company, prosecuted the truck- pular Band of the 13th, Rajpute, under, the able condition precedent to registration in Hong" View was reached. When the long chain bad sain before Mr. J. H. Kamp, in the Police Court, conductorship of. Bandmaster, Çake,, greatly keng in tha naw ordinance which Ris, Excel, come to an end he was pacting so much, that this morning, for obstructing the tramcar. Baraplivened the proceedings with pleasing siecleacy proposes to quack-1 am, &c.,

be could not speak. During the men defend Scott explained to his Worship the nuisance

Kol, the witness said, took off his trousers and throw them away. Thid was done so doubt with the intention of increasing his apsodi

THE iale of fancy articles at the Roman Catholic Cathedral grounds in connection with the good work of the Society of St. Vincent de

to which his Company is being daily sub acted crack native regiment are to be congratulated

tions of music and the officers and men of the

by inconsiderata.coolies.. A report of the case Arhus 16 Cais (and

for their help in providing this ladi

facies for the Bazaare success,

EAM. WILLIAMS,

right. A pig would squeal if it was scared.

The solicitor who was engaged for the defence cross-examined the sergeant at length and finally submitted that thecharge had not been proved. No cruelty had been shown and he asked for the defendant's discharge.. "If I were a pig," he added, to the smiles of everybody, "I would much rather be caught by the ears and thrown overboard than being landed in a crate," which | be considered was far more cruci, as in a crate the legs of the animal were usually injured in

landing. **

His Worship was oĹopinion (bat cruelty had. been shown, and fined the defendant $15.

died be asked me to lock after the

clothing and I would got $5,

The defendant bas a concubine is that so? Yes...

“And you and she are not on friendly terms?

every morning I get up I with bar "good morning." (Laughter).

The next witness, blece of the complainant, sa'd that the saw her aust twice, struck by the defendant. When her aunt fall she

up and the former sounded a police whistle,

Mr. Grist-Why did the blow the whistl -Witness—Because she was assaultedir.

· Bot the assault-had: ended ?—He dared bar- "ro" kava bim arrested, saying that 26 would only ; be fined Sro (Laughter.)

A BIRDNESTS: “FARM",

The defendant admitted that since, the death The right to collect edible birdnests on the islands hivated off the mainland on the West of his brother he had supported complaisant, Coast of the Gulf of Sism is farmed by the He had a concubine, who lived in the ma Slamcao Government, These birdsasts are house, About two months ago the troubla considered a great delicacy in China and between him and the complainant stanod, different kinds of dishes are made from them the latter having had a quarrel with his c and these dishes are at the command only cabine when he was in Canton." On the day of the rich Chinese gourmet 2 calty in question he told the complalaani thất ha weightTM 01-birdnosts-la-priced-at-about wanted the handbag as he was abo Bo ticals. The farm has just been put up to

"for" Canton. Complainant relosed tender and H. E. Phya Vachon has obfalood have the bag, saying : * llon't 7 the farms for the next year at ticals 144,000,

it. It is that sow (presumabl The rent was much higher than the last year, defendant's concubine) that, is puti bat as China is the best market for this come to this. Fearing that trouble, would modity and as the tical has gone up while defendant's stepmother pot him out the Hongkong dollar has fallen considerably room, a police whistle was then blow

decreto his bean thought a foregone come complaiănut, clasion. Stam Obervir,

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THE Coolls who broke into 9. Poltinger Strasi on Sunday afternoon and stole clothing, and other staff to the value of $15, was sentenced to six months' hard labour in the Police Court, today by Mr. J. H. Kamp

fet hirm.

(Mr Gardiner-What do you do for a living?

Defendant--1 look after my fath Do you deny, striking her fani only her out of the way, so

His Worship bound both parties sum of $ɛo mich to keep the