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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY APRIL 8, 1909

lency understood very well. For instance, there | Colarly gratifying to those who like myself are were some prople in every part of the globe | firm bellavais in the vitality of British cotor who bad contain peculiar idear of their own | price la China to remark that the Corporation's which in the "ebience of a more suitablu | representative here to-day is a member of one tarm were called "prejudices.” Prejudices were }^of the oldest British firms in China. (Applante) common to all sorts and conditions of people | Gootlemen, we all who have the interests of And His Excellency was afraid the Chinete, China-and South Chionio particular at beart, too, had their prejudices. There was yet an confidently hope that, in a few years time, other difficulty in the matter of railway con- there will bi through railway communication struction in Chion-difficulties peculiar to lock between Hongkong, Canton, Haskow and Pe. tion, as for instance ancestral worship which king-the Grand Trunk Line of China. Both was a deep rooted custom am ng the Chinese. you and I may one day be a traveller by the Theis and others were difficulties which the Great Northern Express from Hongkong to foreign engineer and his staff had to contend Peking, and, as we come in sight of the Five- with. His Excellency desired to express his storeyed Pogodi and our train runs whistling "appreciation of the fact that the engineers and into the station on whose foundations we are staff had shown a great deal of sympathy with now standing, wa shall with pride explain to the people, which bad greatly & Iped them to our fellow-travellers the ceremony on April 7. their work. His Excellency had no doubt that 199, when Vicarey Chang laid the foundation during the two years construction work would stone of the railway buildings and that we were be going on, the same sympathy, would be, ifere to see.him do it | Gentlemen, I ask you to shown to this people with the resulting harmony, drink "Success to the Cbloese section of the Harmony menat suċċess. - (Applause)

Caftoo-Kowloon Railway and long lifa to its Builders." (Loud applause.) .

"' CHINESE APPRECIATION OF BRITISH ·

ENGINEERS,

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from

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dially with such a courteous gentleman as H. E. Wei Hán (Applause.) I can only add, Gentle

that our foreign and Chinese staff aliko are giving much loyal help and that our en deavour will be to complete the work before us in such a manger that it shall be a to British engineers and in keeping with the importance of the undertaking, Gentlemen, thank you for the kind manner in which you received the toast. (Loud Applause.)

PARTNER OR MANAGER

↑ PUBLIC, EXAMINATION OF DIRECTOR OF CONTRACTOR'S FIRMA

To-day's Advertisements.

THE TRADE MARKS ORDINANG

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF STRADE MARKA

The mounging partner of a firm of contracts. "dis, which got into difficultias some time ago, made some very Interesting statements in the Bankruptcy Jurisdiction Court, this afternoon, when he was publicly examined foto bis and. the firm's affairs by the Official Receiver Mr.NOTICE is hereby given that KWONG G. H. Wakeman Juan padang

NEE WING & CO, carrying on kong, and elsewhere as Flour Merchants, business at Victoria, in the Colony of Hong have, on the oth day of March, 1909, applied for the Registration in Hongkong in this Register of Trade Marks, of the following Trade Mark

sided, and Messrs. Crowther Smith, Leo. The Chief Justice (Sir Francis Piggott) pre d'Almada o Castro and J. H. Gardiner, watched proceedings on behalf of the interest of a sum

debtor firm, 19, Gage Suset-firm of con- - Ng Tein Sangi the managing partner in the tractors-stated that there were thres other partners. The subscribed capital of the firm amounted te, $1,250, and were divided as on der Witness had $1,000 shares, Hang Sing Tong bad $1,000, and the other, Wing On Tong, made up the balance

The representation of two pieces of Sponge dosting on water amongst some, waLET planta, Above which, 18 príoted the Word Laverina" and the Chinese, characteretii"* reading Va Young" mainlog: two bodies, or sub- stances of the same nature but different. in formation or colour, and below which are" written the Chinese character

黄裕榮" ronding Kwong You Wing.

being the equivalent in Chiness of

The Official Receivst-When was the bual- started?-About the middle of March, 1907. A man named Cheung Taung promised to advance $1,000-and-become-a-partner, but in the name of KWONG YEE WING &

Mr. Mee Cheong, photographer, of Hangkang,ness took several fine photographs of the official groups and of the laying of the comer stone.

and launches and returned to Shamess.

SHIPMASTER'S DIFFICULTIES.

JUDGMENT IN "TAK HİNG” COLLISION CASE

An important judgment to the shipping.com, mucity was delivered by Mr. Justice Gompertz, in the Supreme Court, this Torenoon; in the action brought by the owners of the steamer Tak Ding in which they sought to recover damages from the owners of a night-soil boat with which the Tak Hing came lato collision. The claim was to recover a certain sum of money for the delay of the steamer and for divers' fees,

CO

Kwong Yes Wing & Co. NARAZ

who claim to be the proprialdra thereof.

is ho a partner cow He says he is. But you called him à partner ?—Yes, Why-He is not a partner. I called him so following goods—Y GRAN because he bought goods for un

The Tande Mark is intended to be used by the Applicants, fonhwab, in respect of the

Why did he claim to be a partner?-Becaùon be had charge of the business,

'ritfunny that he should claim to be a partner in a bankrupt firm?-He had charge of the whole "sbow."

Do you know that this man has made un affidavit stating that he is a partöer?-50 ha is, But haven't you denied all along that he was

BARAMELOUR, I Class 431

SA Facsimile of the Trade Mark can be soon at the Office of the Colonial Secretary of Hong. kong, and also at the office of the Undersigned,

Dated the 7th day of April, 1909.

.325]

JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER, Solicitors for the Applicants,

8,.Des Voeux Road Central,

Hongkong.

sad with the neighbouring Cantos-Hack line, it will form an important link in that projected and already partially com altrunkilass, stretching with batone Paking in the Nonh to Canton in the South and thencetatke Colony of Hongkong. (Applause) Your Excellencies and Gentlemen, I have just said that there is no need to dwell upon the re cogulsed advantages of improved commonica: I tions throughout the wide extent of that Great

Empire within whose coofices we stand. But I be absence of Senhor Costa de Moraes though there is perhaps no such need I can-Portuguese Consul in Canton, and Doyen of not refralu from contemplating the benefits the Consular Body, Mr. Leo, Bergholz, U. S which would-which will rise therefrom. Consul General, briefly proposed a toast to the Arising therefrom it is easy to foresee a new prosperity of E E. Tantai Wel Han and Eo era in the history of the Chinese people. Evgineer-in-Chief Grove.ber of creditors. railway will act as a conductor of new life, as The toast was enthusiastically pledged, and a means of stimulating into increased activity aitable replies having been made by the two old forms of civilizations. For 20, 10-I know gentlemen, the proceedings were brought to a not how many on each side of each new close, thus concluding a most interesting and track new wants will be created, now needs navel histerical ceremony that will remain in fall, new hopes stoned, fresh aspirations alir delible in the chronicles of the history of South red Internal intercourse and inter-provincial China which is so shortly to be linked by rail. commerce will increase, a common spoken way connection with the most important port PROSPERITY TO THE CHINESE, SECTION."

language will to lime prevail, famine will be of Hongkong, Mr. Consul General Fox:-Your Excellen.

banished from the land and the bonds of cles and Gentismer,-t, have been honoured ..with an invitation to propose one of the toasis

H.E. Tantai Wel Ho, managing director nationality will be strenghthened, perhaps on this nuspicious occasion and that toast is of the Canton Kowloon Railway, Chinese even a usiform currency may be established "Success to the Chloess section of the Can. Imperial Section, téplied, to... Consul. These are some of the results which flow from The party re-embarked in their house-boats he did not torn up. AANGAN ton-Kowloon i ailway." I suppose there are General Fox' address in the following terms the progress of railway enterprise in China, not many people in Cinten or Hongkang, even

Your Excellencies and Gentlemen, It is than which in my opioion there is no more among those present here today, who, if asked with the greatest pleasure but I rise to return truly beneficent enterprise. (Loud applauss), In an examination paper, "Tell us all you know thacks to the ab'e toast of Mr. Fox, the worthy **ENGINEERING FEATURES OF THE LINE about the Canton Kowloon Railway," would be Cunasi-General for Great Britain, on behalf of Mr. F., Grove, engincer-in-chief, who, on "able to "obiala” many marks for their' reply, the Chinesesection ofthe Canton-Kowloon Rail-rising, was received with loud applauso, said —— Most of us have "known for some time past way, and I willeet take up much of your time Your Excellencies, Gentlemen-I tise with that there is such a railway under construction, in doing so. Twenty years ago there were much pleasure to join in the respouses to Mr but we have had but a vague idea of exactly only the knowing few among the Chlocie who Fox's kind toast, more especially as represent where it starts and where it ends and what it appreciated the value of railways. Times bavo ing the foreign staff of our railway. Allow me looks like. Ponibly we have valoly tried to greatly changed since. Now people know it is a to thank you for the kind manner in which the discover from the Peak in Hongkong the small very, gond thing to have railways. Twenty toast was received and to expresi dur sincere speck in the mountains opposite which wearetold years ago we could not make people in Appreciation of the good wishes and of the lithe entrance to the big tunnel on the Kownon terest themselves in railways. Now we complimentary remarks made. The construc. Railway, and coming up to Canton by steamers cannot stop them taking perhaps a little tional, staff on railway works are, sometimes, 1

la giving his decision against the owners we hava hid poloted nut to us a group of red-

too inch interest in railway questions. Hence am afraid, apt to become so much engrossed in of the Tak Hing, His Lordship aids- raefed godowns which indicated the Canton very naturally arises the cry "China for the details of work and the attendant worries With the concurrence of the parties -terminus of the line. But today the curtain the Chinese." It does not mean unconditional which are, under any conditions, present in have considered the evidence in this case has been lifted; we have been allowed a peep exclusion of foreigners, I do not blame the some form or another, that the larger issues of with the valuable, assistance of the As bebiad the scenes, and it is our privilege to people for it, and I am sure you do not. When the enterprise with which we are connected aresistant Harbour Master, Lieut. Beckwith, the petitioning creditor to bring about thesa CLUB GROUND (kindly placed at the disc behold a railway in the making. It has always foreign capital is.endered to Chinese for the somewhat obscured from our view. Such an R.N. The facts as given in the evidence are, seemed in me that, among all the great works construction of railways, it is tendered with the occasion as the present is not only encourag taking them as shortly as possible, as follows of man, a railway is the most wonderful. Be

best latention in the world. (Applause) When ing, but acts, as our Medical Officer would say,A320 am on December 4, 1958, the plain- cause given p'ana aud material there is no terms are arranged that are lair and square, like an excellent tonic. To-day we have tiffs' company's steamship Tok Hing was pro -great difficulty about erecting a great building; the Chinese are only top glad to accept heen, doubly fortunate, first in the gracieos 'ceeding through in the Southern Channel an and that amas ng instrument of destruction a foreign capital. They are as enger 30 have presence of H.E the Viceroy and other the way to her wharf. Outside and before com modero battleship-can be put together ence the as istance of Experienced foreigs en high officials connected with the Governmencing to back into the wharf the captain saw her measurements are determined with com.gineers as are in appreciating their meat of the province, and, secondly inthe defendanis' boat lying some twenty feet parative case and small tisk-pf failure. Now worth At present we have very few experienced the kind attendance of H.E., Sir Frederick from the side of the plaintiff company's privatė aujo¬c can make rails and rolling stock and railway engineers of nur We look Lugerd and representatives from the British, wharf. The night soil boat we hailed by the tocomotives, but this ability to create, minik forward with confidence in that certain succèss

section. (Applaud,) (Allow ma la, express, Tak the without effect and the Tak Bing out and construct a railroad is given, to few. of Sir Frederick's flengkung University Scheme Gentlemen, on behalf of the staff, our then came backing into the wharf and picked When one takes into consideration the count which will render, or great help in the wear pleasure and gratification, not forgetting to up, as she did so, the anchor rope of the night. dess obstaties that hüman ingenuity is called future and at some time I hope my Whampoa acknowledee the compliment paid us by the sail boat with her starboard propeller. This pon to overcome before we ordinary folk con Engineering School will try its best to get the presence of the Consular body and so many te entailed an expendiditura da divers to clear the bac tried frem oce contigent to another at ex-seme good result. (Applause.) I shall leave presentative geullemes, and especially I would pmpelior and a delay cossed which resulted prea speed reclining at our ease in a saloon car,

Mr. Grove, the Engineer-in-Chief, my collea: add our sense of indebtedness to the Viceroy in loss of passengers: I think our Admiration and our gratitude must guo, to deal with the technical part of the toast. for a kindly laying the foundation stone of the

The plaintiff's case in that as the night-soil. go out to the men who make this possible. He, as you will find, is able to give a very good Canion Station Building. (Applauso,) In | boat was lying so as to obstruct the wharf and Now in some countries a railway engineer's account of himself and the important project responding to the toast proposed by the Consul. thereby committing an offence under section 3. -chief difficulties are the physical ob tacles by which he is carrying through. I desire here General for Great Britain, it may not be,(3) of the Merchant's Shipping Ordinance, 1906, "has to overcome, the rivers to be bridged, the to say that I have the greatest confidence in perhaps, out of place for me to give a brief defendants most be liable for the conurquences mountains la be pierced, etc., but in others bis professional abilities and judgment, and account of the progress to date. First, as to the and they claim to recover damages for the de- such as China, to thesa Nindrances are added have beep frequently struck with his economi- definite alignment of the railway-this was teation of the vessel and the divers' fees. Now the problem of running a liqe of thilway through cal arrangements in regard to matter of con- undertaken in theautuma of 1907 and practical. it is a familiar principle of law that though the * densely populared and widely cultivated struction." (Applause.) I also take this apporty completed by May of 1958, Construction defendiot may have been in fault yet the plain. country, I think the man who cau successfully tuoity to thank the British and Chinese Cor ather & line of railway through the province poration for ite assistance they have rendered of Kwangtung is worthy to rank with an ambas jomady lespects; in providing our gond nador or cabinet minister, for he must have all foreign staff from England and in getting our the qualities which are possessed by those good material from suitable and economical distinguished personager. One of our hosts markets. (Applause.). to-day fa-1 may almost say has accomplished this 'feat-and 1 ask you to join with me in

Wo

OWN,

a

partner?--Yes, but his name is in the share book as having one share, but bis, money was never forthcoming.

RECREATION CLUB.

'ATHLETIO MEETINGS

Has the firm ever made any profit? —No, ^^*; When you were manager did you borrow anyHE COMMITTEE of the VICTORIA money from a man named Ng Ching Wa?-pleasure of the Company of the Ladies of 1 RECREATION CLUB request the Yes, St,cao,

Hoogkong on SATURDAY, the roth ́April, at - Was there any collusion between you and:17PM, on the HONGKONG FOOTBALL.

posal of the Committee) at the Happy Valley.

Admission to the Ground, Stand and Enclo sure (Gentlemen) $1.00|05|Kuji

proceedingst-No.

Wasn't it fact that you were about to abscond from the Colony during the proceed- ings? No..

What was the reason for the failure of the

fitm-We hada's enough money to pay the

creditors,-

Members of the Hongkong Football Club on presenting Membership Ticket-Free,

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No persons other than Ufficials and Competi tors allowed within the Course”...,

By kind permission of Lt. Colonel Prior and He had no property, no share in any pro- Officers, 13th Rajputs, the Band of the Regis penty, sad ha did not know whether bis pariment will play daring the afternoon.

FRANK LAMMERT, 2018 had any property.

Hop. Secretary, V.R.C. Hongkong, Sih April, 1009.

A representative of Messrs. R. Comey and Company cross-examined the witness, who denied that he had $1,000 in the Yued Q-firm. When the firm purchased the articles from Comey and Company" witness was out of tha Colony and did not know whether the firrg was. solvent or påt...........

Well, it is a fanny thing that when you got the goods from us, you filed your pauition in

Dpicy?—No, we did not.

What was the ranson you zooaked away the firm's books in the night-time?—I don't know, I wasn't in charge of them,

The examination was adjourned sine die,

SUE'S TAILOR FOR PRICE OF BILK.

....

Ladies' costumes when they have to be dis cussed before a judge are always of some is

rest, especially when it comes to the "fatest fashion"

To the Supreme Court, this forenoon, Mr. Jus»

The tailor stated in his evidence that about two months ago defendant gave him several yards of silk (about fifteen) with which to make ber a dress. When the dress was finished defendant made some complaint. She said that the dress was too tight about the waist, too large elsewhere, and that the blouse was not

the style she wanted. Plaintiff had the dress altered but still it did not come up to defcodani. taster an

Mr. Justice Gompertz-What was the colour of the dress.

Plaistiff-Brown.

Ho

OUSES. Apply

TO LET

AUSTIN AVEŅUR.

́E. M. RAYMOND,

cfɔ Messro, R. S. Kadoorie & Co., St. George's Building.. Hongkong, 8th April, 1909.

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FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG'AND

CALCUTTA

"HE Steamship.

"ARPATOON APCAR)

1330

the above Ports, on SATURDAY, the roth Captain A. Stewart, will be despatched for " instant, at 1 P.M., instead of as previously advenised med

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DAVID SASSOON & CO, LIMITED, Agent

1324 Hongkong, 8th April, gng.

NAVIGAZIONE GENERALE ITALIANA, (Florio and Enbattina United Companies).. STEAM FOR BOMBAY VIA SINGAPORE

'AND PENANG, AS

.:

Having connection : with Company's· Mail

· Steamers, toj Port Said, MESSINA, NAPLES, LEGHORN and GENOA,⠀⠀ alio VENICE) and TRIESTE, "all" MEDITER-- RANEAN, ADRIATIC, LEVANTINE- and SOUTH AMERICAN, PORTS op 10 CALLAO. (Taking Cargo at through Rates to PERSIAN GULF and Bagbad, also BarOBLONA, VALENZA, ALICANTE, ALMERIA...; and': MALAOS)

THE SIomjND

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ISCHIA,

-Captain-Felsito, will be despatched as abota:

on WEDNESDAY, the 14th inst; at Noon.

For further Particulars regarding Freight and Passage, apply to be ligh

CARLOWITZ & Co.,

may be said to have generally commenced frennnot recover if the diager was one which LADY'S COSTUME IN QUESTION. from July 1gator say.10 months ago,

ago,might have been avoided by the exercise of though small portions of land were purordinary diligence, chased and made over before that date.

I have to inquire (1) Whether when the At the present time land has been purchased captain saw the night-snil boat close to the wharf, for about sixty miles, and earthwork and a state of things existed from which be should AN OPTIMISTIC FORECAST. bridework are proceeding satisfactorily have inferred that it would be risky to come - Mr. C. H. Ross, of Messrs, Jardino, Matheson throughout this length. As to the works in alongside: (2):If there was a risk' on which be offering him our sincere congratulations to bis Co., Ld., of Hongkong, representing the British progress which you have aeco to-day, Gentle was bound to ran was there any other course tice Gompertx presiding, a woman named Lottie

Access Illude to His Excellency Wei Han and Chinese Curporation, said:-Your Ex men, I feel I most apologise that you should open to him at the time which, a prudent man (Loud applause) Now it is the custom to cel'encies, Mr. Wei Hap, and Gentlemen,in ive gone so far to see so little. With good old have adopted? The answers I bave Kingsbury was the defendant-in-an-action commemorate the deeds of great soldiers and. rising to respond to the toast proposed by Mr. Fortuna attending us, however, a few months with the help of Hi Beckwith arrived, at are aS

brought by Yau Les, a lady's" tallor, of 13, alors by monuments of stone and branze, on Conr. 1-General Fox, I am impressed with the will see a great difference pad rail laying should fellows To the first question: To the circum. D'aguilar Street, to recover the sum of $10.75 canvas and the writer page. But we do so historic interent of the occasion. It marks a commence in the autumn. There is every stances it was not a prudent course for a vessel for the making of a dress. A cross-action was thing to honour the man who surple and win step in the progress of railway development in prespect of our being able to open a length of of the beam-of-the-Taking To Come into also heard against the tailor for $18.35, being the_klubbain yel bloodless battles-which-must-South Chins, Railway development is China's thirty miles to traffic within 11 months from wharf on the side of whith a junk was anchors the price of a piece of silk which he was alleged be fought in the making of a great railway in greatest need. There is no necessity for dele date, and I see no reason at present to departed within twenty feet. With a flood tide and to have spoilt, China. If we did, surely we should some dayling upon the economic gains and political from the terms of my estimate, which are that we as east wind the funk was probably lying away. The panties appeared in pemon.” see every here and there along the line tablets advantages of improved methods of communi- can run trains for through traffic with the British from her anchor and ever if she hid benn #nd, mopaments commemoralieg, way, the cation and transportation. These are now section on or before July 1st, 1gr. (Applause.). moved out of the way by those on board the capture of a village by the railway forces under fully recognised by all the leading sistesmen'in I should now like to say how much we ap-Tak. Bing would be very likely to fast the General Wei Han after a stubborn contest of Chios, Nevantbeteis,aby event which serves to preciate the kind remarks made on behalf of moorings with the propeller. The answer to the polat of the dollar the repulse mark the spread of the idea is notewonby ILE.the Viceroy by his Secretary when the second question in that the risk was not sustained by General Grove at the bands and iù a sénte, as I bave said, bistoric. speaking in response to Sir Frederick, Lugard's one forced upon the captain in the sense that of the clun of Wa, gloriously retrieved Gentlemen, the Canton-Kowloon Railway tookable speech. We thoroughly understand the be was bound to take it. Even if he did not care to go to the other side of the wharf, which by that strategic flink movement which routed a long ling to get under way. When difficulties of the Land Department and we do was discogaged, it would have been easy for the adjacent clan of Lebog for the six weeks' first came to China, this profected; line formed sympathise with the Chinese landowners and him to drap his anchor outside until the was siege that terminated in the surrender of Wu a favourite topic ol.conversation, and many others in their rights of property, especially clear. No doubt steamers coming in have a Li's potato patch, Nor do we commemorate people then thought its construction would when connected with their cemeteries, Our Rood deaf of trouble with these, especially at in song or story the man who plan and build the shorty be undertaken: Things, however, move wonder-is-thal, having-in-mind-special night railroad men such as our host, the Engineer- bat slowly in the Far East, and though the difficulties of the country, so great progress in-chief, who is speading the best years of bis Preliminary Agreement was signed in 1898, should bave been made in land purchase, life helping to cover the face of the globe with this did not materialies until 19:7, when the It bas frequently been stated that we have so this network of railroads which is one of the Finst Agreement gas concluded-an agree difficulties to contend with on the Chinese sec. most potent factors in the cause of peace and ment, Gentlemen, negotiated by one of themost lion. Well, we have no tunnels, and a

great the welfare of all nations. Almost a race apart | paʼriatic and far-sasing officials in Chics(sed a deal of our line is, easy going.. The country are railway "enginesis, little known to ordinary Cantonese), H.E. Tang Shao-y} (Applause), we'pass through for nearly fifty miles is some-adfs folk, Taciturn men, except on occasions when. In acquiting land for a line of railway, passing" what of a terra' incognita, i çan promise the

MAILS DUB they raise the voice in song, man often strange. | through densely populated districts, such as eventual railway traveller that he will find in ly altered, who come and go in motor launches those on the prefected route between Canton many places andsteresting line, both from "an'

Indian (Catherine: Aßcar) gibʻinit suddenly and withput dotice, accustomed to hard Samcbuo, it is but natural that difficulties. engineering point of view and also from tha,

French (Tonkin) sath inst dwell'in houseboals and matsheds, neverthe-ar ́se. As in the early days of railway construc- picturesque, The Crossing of the East River

Indian (Namsang) igth inst. less always moving on. Men of fow words tiña in England, so in this neighbourhood, valley is no small undertaking. In a length of

Canadian (Empress of China) tól font,' who, when they do speak, do so in A whein many owners of land and houses fail to eight miles we have total girder, opening of

Indian (K'umiang) 22nd init, lauguigo often quito unintelligible to their fel appreciate the necessity for the compulsory some 3,000 feet and during bigbest food times The 'x's Kalfone loli Manila on 6th inst, and lows, whose conversation turns on cofferdams, acquistion of their lands and housor, or realise the country becomes a boge lake with &-depth is due here on gth fast, fotode d fishplates, dogspikes and calssons. Men, Jo the eventual benefits to be derived from the of water averaging so feat or more. The total Tha as Singan left Haiphong on 6th short, whose one object in life is to do the work proximity of a railway to their towns and vill. length of our line, as shown on the plan, is a and is dus here on roth instantan

dress came home it was soiled, and would not landed and stored at their risk into the hazardons they have undertakes speadily and well. And ages. In this connection the difficulties against little over 89 miles, making with the British

Thess. Sungbang will leave Boilo on 13th it. The tailor told me I wanted the dress kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Com

and/or extra hazardous Godowas of the Hong. that Mr. Grove and his staff will succeed in which Mr. Wel Hau bas to contend are section a length between the Canton and Kow-last, and is das here on 17th lost,

made small, but I did not. I can't wear pany, Limited, at Kowloon, and Wor Faint this object I have no manner of doubt at all, great. I can assure him, however, that his tact. loon terminals of 11a miles, considerably less and is dus hærs on 26th instal

The se. Talysen left: Sydney on 3rd into the dress. -1- have, tried to let another lady | Godowns, whence delivery may be obtained, zic (Applause). Their names may be forgotten by fal bandling of these matters has been watched than was anticipated at the time of the reconsthan Nanchang (pit Nowchwang on 7th have it bar, neither would it at her. bh

She got up No Claims will be admitted alter the Goods. those who come after, but their work will with the greatest interest, and though the slow maissance survey some years ago. In concied ins; and in dus here on 14ID IDat

very nonoyed with the tailor, and struck him hardlive to 100 2001

ing undelivered after the 14th of Apr dura-Bi|| monumentum quaris ciroumpios acquisition of land in regrettable, involving using this brief survey of our work, I may The 21, Nichon left. Tientsin on 3rd lost, but that was settled at the Police Court. She be subject to rent. A And, grutlemen, se land cannot be acquired U does delay in the construction, I have but say that the toast to which I have the honour vis Walhal wel dad Swalow, and is das here had 6fered him 57, but this he would not and a railway built without the expenditure of Hitle doubt that le the end, with His Excellency of responding and the speecher mide to-day, on 'last

secapt. Let him pay her the $48, and the large sums of monry, no musi not forget the the Viceroy's kind anistance, all'opposition will make us feel that much is expected"

The Imperial German Mailas. Prinzess Alice

would give him the costume, which was nó which left Bere on 19th ult, at noon, arrived 01- -part played by the British and Chinese Corba overcome and the shortest and most direct, should jika kure lo stato that 18

Ganok resterday at 7 Cm.)

good to ber.. poratipo in be.eitsblishment of this railway, of routes secured; (Applause.) Gentleman, manner in which H. E. Wal Ha This Corporation has sho faith in the the ceremony of today it convincing proof that jag Director, conducts the Adr fatars of the Ca

this railway is now within, measurable, dis partment in mol cing the

tance of completion, and to Mr Wall Mr. the greatest plas

Grove, and the entire staff❤both Ch

by ad-

should

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led him to believe that the obstruction might I expected the captain's past experience had be removed before his vessel reached it. Under the circumstances Lowever, the plaintiff cannot succeed, and I must give judgment for defend aoth with costs..

SHIPPING AND MAILS

Asked by the Court as to whether the dress was in the building, defendant replied that li was at her home...

Hongkong, 8th April, 190g

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN,

-IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL-LINE"

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

Louie Kingsbury, who appeared to be some-, what over twenty-five years of age, was attired in a sky blue dress and a straw cut-down bat with brown trimmings. She stepped jauntily into the witness box and told her story. ata rather quick rats. She denied everything the tallor had spid. She stated with much emphasis that about two months ago she gave the mis piece of slik with which to make her dress. She told “BULOW*** plaintiff not to spoil the alik--if so he would having arrived, Consigness of Cargo arm hereby have to pay for the silk. "The tallor said informed that their Goods, with the exception InstaSure," the fair one went on, but when the of Opium, Treasure and Valuables, are being i

SN Co.'s s cutta, for this port via the Straits on dib Inst}}}} | uolji 'and may bo'expected here on zand jest.

THE Basip.

All broken, chand, and damaged Goods to be left in the Godowass examined on the 14th of Api

1. they will not

ver have

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