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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY JUNE 10 1909.

tively squelched the timid questioner ali though it may not have convinced him that there was not a Haw somewhero. The real truth is that not one in a thousand of the residents of the Colony ever sees this precious publication which is up A. S. WATSON & CO., posed to be edited by the Colonial Secretary himself. Those who do sub

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more listlessness than is seen in the junior clerk who opens the ledger to begin his day's work. All' that the Gaseffe is good for nowadays is as a handy reference work of official appointments and a medium for the notification of landsales. And this is the sheet which has been acclaimed as the principal publication in the Colony. If the Chief Jus tice is right it is simply a dumping ground for waste products to which any junior officer may freely contribute his quota. For the Chief Justice said: "The Gaseide was generally in charge of the Assistant Colonial Secretary or sometimes of a chief clerk and it simply made anything which a junior officer chose to put into the notice prima fucie evidence." Not only that but it was

possible the trade of the Colony and retain as much money as possible in the Colony, No doubt the agents would have bad to remit the greater part of the purchase price they received from the Government to London but there would certainly have been something left over for investment in local business and for the use of those employed by the firm in question, even if it were only the coolies on gaged in cartage work. The curious thing is that no statement was offered as to the reason why the local agency should be. Ignored in favour of the notoriously expensive Crown Ageots. For 20 years, Mr. Hooper said, it bad been the custom of the Department to obtain locally the disinfectants required and be added: "I think it must be patent to any one that to suddenly throw them over-leaving on their hands a large stock of a disinfectant, which for years the medical authorities had deemed to be of sufficient germicidal efficiency to meet the requirements in this Colony-is not a moral business transaction. I may say that if these facts are brought to the notice of His Excellency the

THEpub ic telephone seams to hara some attraction now for the thief. Some timu last box,pear the Fire Brigade Station, and annexed sight a member of the fraternity entered the the receiver. There is no question that the rogue attempted to get inside the cash-box, but he failed. The police are looking for the re- calver who will receive the stolen receiver.

· LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

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Sum of Five Hundred and twelve thousand two bundred Dollers, and thirty-four Cente, to de- fray the Charges of the Year 1908.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded. The Bill was rend a third time and passed.. THE PROPOSED NEW’FEAK TRAMWAY.

held in the Council Chamber this afternoon. A meeting of the Legislative Council was Present His Excellency the Governor, Sir Frederick Lugard, K.C.M.. Colonel Darling, Hon. Mr. F. H. May, C.M.G, (Colonial Secretary), The last item on the Orders of the Day was Hon. Sir Henry Berkeley (Attorney-General), an item to the effect that the Attorney General Hoo, Mr. A. M. Thomson (Colonial Treasuret), † would move that the Council go into committen POLICEMAN A. K. Taylor chaiged a coolle in Hon. Mr. P: N. H. Jones, (Director of Public on the Bill entitled An Ordinance for authorize the Police Court, this morning, for returning Works), Hon. Mr. F. J. Badelay, (Captaining the constraction of a tramway within the from banishment before the expiration of five Superintendent of Police), Hon. Mr. A. W. Colony of Hongkong. years. The accused, Ip tu, alias Chung Lin, Brewin (Registrar General), Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, who was found guilty, was deported in Decem-M.B., C.M.G. Hop. Mr. E. A Howett, Hon. Mr. ber last, after serving a long term in prison. Wei Yok, C.M.C., Hoo, Mr. W. J. Gresson, He returned to the Colony some days ago, bat Hon. Mr. B. Osborne, Hon. Mr. Murray was only recognised yesterday. A sentence of Stewart, and Mr. O. Clementi (Clerk of six months hard labour and six hours' stacks Councils). MINUTES. was passed.

The Altomey-General (Sir Henry Baskéloy]

said: This is really a private Bill introduced by a private member who is no longer a mamber of this Council. The question is whether we shall go on with it or not?

Mr. Gressen: 1 bag to move that the, further consideration of this Bill be postponed until the **The minutes-of-the-last meeting were read interests of the people who will be concerned by the construction of the line have bad time të be considered.

NEW MEMBER.

Hoo. Mt. Murray Stewart took his seal on the Council on his election as representative of the Justices of the Pance, vice Mr. H. E. Pollock, x,c., absent or leave.

CHINESE revolutionists in Burma have recently and confirmed: been purchasing arms, and have sent two of their followers, Chen Ching-hua and Chot Tsai, to Hongkong to gain information with a view to raising the standard of rebellion in the Kwangtung province. Ches in a cashiered Magistrate who some years ago was sentenced to death for having butchered several thous and men to the pretence of their being

aucceeded in making his escape-sud joining the revolutionaries.-N. C. 'D. News.

PAPER.

The Colonial Secretary laid on the table the report of the Registrar of the Supreme Court

actually averred by the Chief Justice that the Governor he will take steps to prevent its recurrebels, in order to court reward, and afterwards for 1909,

Qazette was liable to make mistakes. That is a monstrous indictment, for it assumes

that the officials of the Colonial Secretary's BUBONIC PLAGUE! Department are by no means infallible, which, as everybody knows, is a preposterous We can only console the suggestion, aggrieved officials by remarking that it is on

It has been proved by repeated experiments that "WATSON'S HYGIENOL" is the most potent agent for the destruction of fleas,

especially rat fleas. '

It has now been proved that Plagas is conveyed to human beings by means of fleas from rats which have died of this disease.

All sirk of infection can be avoided by washing the floors, etc., or sprinkling where

record that even Homer nodded, or as we

-rence." He also wanted to know at whose justi gation thechango in question was made and the

reason forsuch change-vary vital and important. points. Yet, in the end; he seems to have for gotten all about these questions and tamely allowed himself to be led astray by the innocent remark of the President that the matter would he represented to the Governor.

FINANCE.

The Colonial Secretary laid on the table the

FINANCIAL MINUTES.

THE death is announced from Langford, Somer report of the Finance Committee (No, 5) set, of Captain Augustus Joha, Burniston, 76 years of age. He was the second asaster of the gunboat Banierer, which was in action with pirates in the Canton River in December, 1857, and po Lieutenant D. Pim, who was in com

Mr. Stewart seconded, Agreed.

ADJOURNMENT. The Council adjourned till Thursday, the 17th inst..

FINANCE COMMITTEE. A meeting of the Finance Committee was bold immediately after the meeting of Council, the Colonial Secretary presiding. It was agreed to recommend that the following votes be adopted by the Council:-

TYPHOON DAMAGE,

The Colonial Secretary laid on the table A sum of three thousand seven hundred Financial Minutes Nos. 21 to 25. It was | dollars in aid of the vote, Public Works Rą- agreed that they be referred to the Finasce corrent, Miscellaneous, typhoon and rainstorm

Committee.

PUBLIC SERVICE.

The Attorney General moved the first read-

mand, being wounded, Captain Burniston took his place. The Binturer took part in the bam. bardment of the Peibe Forts in May, 188, Ining of the Bill entitled Au Ordinance to trans 1859, whilst again attacking the Peibo Forts, for to certain officers of the Public Service he was severely wounded in both legs, and in certain duties at present performed by other valided bome. He held the China medal with officers. the Canton clasp.

And so we are no nearer the bottom of the mystery than before. If Mr. Hooper bad pressed his points some light might have been thrown on this reprehensible habit of which the Government seems enamoured. of dealing through the Crown Agents in preference to giving a lifting hand to local merchants. Two foreign woman, members of the under Another matter which cropped up at the meet-world, Mary Levin, of 3, Chui Loong Street, ing was that with reference to the exhumation and Paulina Grunberg, 29 Wellington Street, of bodies for reinterment in Chion, and once

were summoned to attend the 'Police Court,

punished for disobeying a basishment warrant. Ip Match last theystwo women, together with number of others, were ordered to leave the Colony within a certain period. The women in question filed to obey the order, and the result was that action was taken against them. The accused did not put in au appearance when their names were called, and as it is be- lieved that they had sipce taken their departure, the summonses were withdrawn.

The Colonial Secretary seconded. - Agreed,

The purpose of this measure is to transter from the departments of the Governor, the Colonial Secretary and the Registrar General certain dutise in connection with licensing and

formed by the Police and Sanitary Depart menis.

the fleas are likely to be with a dilute solution upon the official office-boy who is, we pre again the question of the right of Chinese to today, to show cause why they should not be registration which are more-appropriately per-

required for this purpose.

HYGIENOL IS A POWERFUL

DISINFECTANT AND,,

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Price per Pint

ister the remains of their relatives in the Colonial Cemetery, towards the upkeep of which they pay their full share, was brought up.. We confess that we are somewhat surprised to find that Mr. Hooper believes the civil servants have such a feeling of repugnabce to Chinese that not only do 'they find them

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should say, erred on occasion, so that if the Departmental staff of the C. S. O. do fall into unconscious blunder now, and then they may rest cootcut that they are in good company, In the instance to which the Chief Justice referred it was admitted that the mistake was unintentional "because it was diametrically opposed to the facts" so that the blame of having sullied the pages of the official document must be cast

of "WATSON'S HYGIENOL"A tea sume, entitled to be considered one of the spoonful to a pint of water, or a teacupful to junior officers referred to by his Lordship. "three gallons, makes a solution of the strength. The question as to the reliability of the Gaels and character of its official standing arose over a case in which the Governor of Hoogkong was the nominal plaintiff. It was sough to get the Gazette accepted as evidence. but the Chief Justice would have pone of it. "The Evidence Ordinance of theColony con-objectionable in life but they refuse to be asso- tained a curious provision which he could cinted with them in death. Fancy the borror

The trial of the man Ho Kau, coxswain of the not pass over without criticising most adverse of the civil servant when at the last trump he

sterm-launch Yan Woo, for the manslaughter ly. By section a6 (3) of Ordinance, a of found himself lined up between two Chinamenala boy named Chan Chan, who met bis death 1889 it was provide that in civil proceed. No wonder that the Registrar-General object in a collision, which occurred in Yau-ma-ti Bay on the morning of the 23rd ulto,, between the ings "all proclamations, etc., and othered to be placed in that galley. "Why do you official communications of the Government speak for me?" he asked. Me, Hooper Be-launch and a shrimping boat, was resumed at the Magistracy, this afternoon, before Mr. J. A. S. WATSON & CO. appearing in the Curerament Guzelle may be cause I think you have feelings which most of

H. Kemp. Inspector Langley, of the Water proved by the production of such Caselle-us-are-credlied-with,"--And-to-bis-honour-the "Palice Station, conducted the prosecution. Mr. -and-shall be prima:faci prool olany factofa-Registrar-General answered. “I hope lamos P. W. Goldring_appeared_for_the_defendant. public uature which they were intended to

while Mr. G.W.C. Bailey watched proceedings notify. The provision ought to be at oncere.

on behalf of the mother of the deceased. The pealed. It was impossible in this way to make

evidence beard to-day corroborated that told [18 any document which was of a public nature and

by other witnesses, which has already been which was put into the Gazette prima facie

pablished in these columas, laspector Langley evidence-of-the truth of the contents; that

spoke to examining the damaged junk of the was, shift the burden of proof-on to the

beach at Yau-ma-ti, and be had it photograph. other side, compelling him to prove the

ed. The hearing was agaid adjourned, untruth." And so the evidence of the Gazette was rejected and its status impugned. That is a fine state of affairs, and newspaper men the world over will sympathise with the Editor of the Gazette in his unfortunate po sition, while the contributors will doubtless henceforth find their historic effusions sub- jected to the vigorous and violent exercise of the blue pencil.

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SANITARY QUESTIONS,

credited with such feelings." Let us hope that with respect to Mr. Hooper's suggestion the civil servants as a whole do not hold those feelings of aversion to the Chinese in life as they are supposed to do when their bones are rotting, otherwise much of the ill success which has attended the efforts of the Sanitary Board in dealing with the Chinese on questions of sani. (ation may thereby be adequately and fully explained.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A RICKġka coolje was fined ing in the Palica Court, this mpraing, for refusing to accept.hire whes discugaged. Sapper J. Grey, R.E., was

the prosecutor,

THE committee of the Vie Francaise and the Soc'été Asiatique' gave a lunch on 18th alt. in honour of Dr. Stein in order to celebrate the brilliant results of the explorer's recent expedi- tion in Chinese Turkestan,

STEALING a chain belonging to the steamer Glencak yesterday, was the charge preferred against Chan Kwan, a coolic, at the Magistracy, to-day. He pleaded guilty, and received sen

tence of six weeks' hard labour.

CHAN PAN, A new arrival from the interior, was charged this morning, is the Police Court, with pocket cutting. In Des Voeux Road last night Chas ripped a shop coalie's pocket and stole a parse containing 88 cents. He was seized before he had time to run. On being found guilty he was sentenced to six weeks' hard

labour and six hours' stocks.,

Hongkong, Thursday, JUNE 10, 1909,

In connection with the purchase of 3,500 "THE GOVERnment gazeTTE"

gallons of Jeyes Fluid for the use of the It is instructive and amusing to learn on Sanitary Department, it seems to us that there the authority of the Chief Justice that the is a mystery which still remains to be fathom- greatly over-rated Government Gazette, which ed. The matter arose over certain questions in official circles is regarded as a sort of pul by Mr. Shelton Hooper at the last meeting second edition of the Gospel, in really no- of the Sanitary Board. in answer to these thing better than a common print. For questions it was admitted that last year long it has been the custom of the ordinary the dendoriser to the quantity, slated, was outsider to accept the fact that because a bought through the Crown Agents at a statement appeared in the Gareffe, it was therefore surrounded with a halo of sanctity. in excess of the price for which it could cost of somet sing like sixpence per gallon

and all orthodox believers would have shud-

have been obtained locally, thereby involving dered in dismay had any iconoclast of lesser rank than the Chief Justice made bold to

an extra expenditure of about 66. We ..lay violent hands on this charter of need not recall the fact that these are the official privilege. As a matter of fact days of retrenchment and rigid economy, and the Government itself is the first to blame it is therefore all the more perplexing that the for having reduced public respect for the services of the Crown Agents should have been official organ, because in their determination invoked when for 20 years the Government has that expenses must be reduced it was de followed the excellent course of dealing direct clared that certain items of information which with the local representatives of the lever firm. had formerly found`s place within the covers One question was designed to discover, in of this notable publication should no longer.what-re-p'ci the joyes' Fluid indented by appear.. Once the Government began to the Government through the Crown Agents trim and whittle the contents of the Gozelte | differed from that obtained locally and the an- confidence in what remained was cry swerwistKat:—"The Jeyes' fluid intended from tain to be shaken. Not even the Gov the Crown Agents had a guaranteed carbolic AT the annual dinner of the Association of English County Bankers and the Central As emment can eliminate here and improve acid co-efficiency of over, so for bacilu pestis.sociation of Baukers on sath olt, an important there in an attempt to 'altune the voice That obtained locally was not so guaranteed speech on the Budget was made by the Earl of of the oracle without raising grave Bus

and bacteriological tests showed that it bad Crewe, who in discussing the question whetbar picious as to the authenticity of the organ. not such a high carbolic scil co-efficient. the proposals in the Budget would cause cap Yet that is what was done in the beginning Bat that is really no answer at all, because if of the present financial year, so that the Gastle has now become an emasculated the Crown Agents in London could obtain specimen of the printer's art. We can well did with a co-efficiency of over 20 for bacilus remember many occasions on which the pestis, surely the local agents were in no equal. Colonial Secretary has triumphantly replied by favourable position to meet the wants of the

MORE PUBLICITY NEEDED.

TSANG KING'S APPLICATION TO RESCIND, Application was made before Six Francis Piggott (Chief Justice) this forenoon, in the Bankruptcy Jurisdiction Court, by Mr. A Holborow, of Messrs. Deacon, Looker and Deacon, on behalf of Tecg King, the well- known contractor, for, permission to rescind the Receiving Order recently granted him.

The Chief Justice inquired on what ground the rescission was applied for. "

Mr. Holborow stated that all the creditors had coniented to the Order being rescinded.

The Chief Justica-All ?

Mr. Holborow said that there were only two

PATENTS ORDINANCE, The Attorney General moved the first read.

the Patents Ordinance 1893.. ing of a Bill: entitled Ad Ordinance to amend

The Colonial Secretary seconded. Bill was read a first time. The objects and reasons of the Bill, among others, are:-

Under the English Act

(4.) The Board of Trade if satisfied that the

reasonable requirements of the public. with respect to a patented invention have not been complied with may refer the matter to the Court, who may grant a compulsory licence or revoke the patent-section 25.

(A) The Comptroller.may revoko`patopis

~ou certain gropads-section-a6,

damages.

VOLUNTEER RESERVE ASSOCIATION. A sum of five hundred dollars in aid of the

vote, Military Expenditure, Volunteers, Other Charges, grant to the Hongkong Volunteer. Reserve Association for salary of, secretary · during 1968,

HOSPITALS

A sum of six hundred and fifty dollars in mid of the vole, Medical Departmenti, B.-Hös pitals and Asylums, other charges, for the fol lowing items:-

Civil Hospital, incidental expenses Victoria Hospital for Women and Chlidren, medicines and surgical appliances,

350

Total, .................5650 HONORARIUM TÓ CROWN BOLICITOR.

A sum of five hundred dollars in aid of the vote, Miscellaneous Services, fee to Crown Bell. citor for compilation of existing regulations and Orders in Council.

ALBANY FILTER BEDS.

A sum of nineteen thousand mine hundred. and seventeen dollars in aid of the vote, Public Works,, Extraordinary, water works, Albany Filter beds, reconstruction and extension.

This was all the business.

DROWNED IN THE HARBOUR.

'Chinese woman loses HER LIFE -

—-IN-COLLISION————

A serious collision occurred in the barbour last evening, as the result of which a woman is

that she was drowned.

(6) Patents worked outvide the-United-

Kingdom may be revoked-section 17. In Hongkong all revocations, except in the rare cases in which the registered owner may reported missing, although there is no doubt desire to have bis own Letters Patent revoked, should be the subject af petition to the Court.

As Hongkong is not a large place there seems no necessity to empower the Court to grant compulsory licences, nor is such necessity likely to arise

--At-abous seven o'clock last evening the ferry-- launch Kam Shux while on her usual enn from i Hongkong to Yau mali struck a passenger juok amidships and capsized her. There were a oumber of persons on board the junk and they were all thrown into the water.

Patents may be revoked in England for vari-

Everything WAS done to rescue the dus causes none of which, it is possible, would hold good in this Colony, and it would therefore people, but the rescuers were unsuccess. woman, eighteen be manifestly unfair to Levoke patents solely on ful in the case of a the ground that they have been revoked_in_years of age, who, it is believed;-saak soon aftor the junk turned over. Exactly how the England

callision occurred and who was at fault, whether the junk or the launch people, will be

The new sub-section gives the Court power to revoke a patent on proof being gives that circumstances exist in this Colony in regard to an invention similar to those which led to the revocation of a patent in England

Section 8. Proposed sections 13 and 13. 1f an invention is used and published without the protection of bettors Patent, whether with of without the consent of the inventor, the inven- tor loses his right to claim Letters Patent.

It happens from time to time-there was a

creditors who did not give their consent. They case recently-that a man brings an invention

determined later,

· The launch coxswaio, Las Tai, was-priusted by order of Inspector Langley, of the Water Police, after the collision. This morning, he was charged before' Mr. F. A. Harcland, at the Magistracy with failing to observe the rule of the road for the prevention of collisions at sen. The defendant entered a ples of not guilty, and the case was adjourned,

we only owed about $300 each, but they could ready for sale in the Hongkong market and up. A CONTRACTOR'S DIFFICULTIES. not be found to get their consent. It was be-plies for Letters Patent bere. Owing to some in. lieved that they had closed up their business formality the matter has to beseferred to England

and left the Colony. The debtor's estate was u tirgo one; and Mr. Moutage Ede would look after, it.

The Chief Justice said that, all the business bad been arranged amicably all the way: through.

The Official Receiver,-As application of this sort, my Lord, should be given the greatest publicity in order to give other creditors the time to come in.

AT. a Coroner's inquiry, which was held at the

The Chlef Justice-But the time has expired. Mr. Holborow observed that notices had Magistracy, yesterday afternoon, touching the death of a four-year-old boat girl named Lobees inserted in the papers and the creditors Kam Tai, "the" jury returned a verdict of

rosified. "Manslaughter against same person or persons unknown." Tha girl was alseep' with her. parent on board a fishing Junk early on the moralog of May 16, in Shau-ki-wan bay, when

The Official Receiver reiterated that great publicity should be given..

The Official Receiver It may happeglības the creditors might not appear.

a launch, still unknown, collided with the boat, Mr. Holborow sieled that debtor was one of overturning it, and drowning the girl. The the best known men in the Colony. Apan launch, which carried no lights, did not stop ļo render assistance.

italin any large quantity to go to foreign coun trios, reminded his hearers that half of the❘ holdings, outside these islands was held in India and the Colonies. With regard to the Crown Colonies, in 1906, Dongkong raised 1,100,000, at 21 per cent; in 1907 the Straits Settlementsraised £5,000,000 st 4 per cent,cop-

from, that, if all the property was given to a trustee, and if any more creditors came in debtor could be put in bankruptcy again.

The Chief Justice-The Official Receiver says there might be mare,

Mr. Bolborow-There are no more. The Chief Justice-What object would there belog in publishing the notice?

Mr. Holborow-No object could be gained by it.

The Chief Justice-But the Official Receiver wants the matter given more publicity, and I think he is right.

Mr. HolborowThat has been done. It was finally agreed that the matter should to questions regarding the "notification of Government. At a time when trade, is de vertible bonds, running five years; and in 1907 be advertised in one English and one Chinese public matters by stating with an air of pressed in the Colony, although we treat that Bouthern, Nigeria raised £3,000,000 at 4 per. aowapaper for fifteen days, and the application finality that notice had appeared. To the depression is rapidly passing away, it is surely cent, for the purposes of development. Thoes would be granted if up further objection, was Government Gazette. Buch no answer effece the duty of the Government to assist as far as | loans were held in this country,

made.

for further documents, and the omper can in the meantime put his goods in the market only at his own risk.

These sections are founded on section 4 of the English Act with modifications sendered necessary by the local ċircumstances.

Section 12 allows provisional protection in a case, cy, when the papers are pot in order,

*Section 13 extends provisional protection to un inventor who makes an invention in the Colony and is exposed to the risk of having bis lavention discovered and copied, and so of losing his rights, during the period. necessary for him to apply for and abiain Letters Patent in England and thereafter la Hongkong. -

PREPARED OPIUM,.

EXTRAORDINARY STATEMENTS MADE IN EXAMINATION,

A building contractor, who had bad many contracts with the Taikoo Docks, anch" as building slipways and cutting down hills, and Whose business had gradually fallon, made some extraordinary statements in the Bank “rupicy Court, this fórenoon, when he came up to be publicly examined by the Official Receiver, Mr. Wakeman.......

The debtor, Wong Yes, told the Court (bat he had been a building contractor. He bad a contract with the Taikoo Docks, starting in 1901. He had no partoars in his business, When ha got this contract his capital was about $1,000-his own money. Besides the

The Attomey-General moved the first read-Taikoo Docka.contract he had no other busi- ing of a Bill entitled An Ordionoce to amend mess. The Prepared Opium Ordinance 1891. The Colonial Secretary seconded. Agreed.

The purpose of the measure is to carry into affect the instructions of she Secretary of State: for the Colonies with regard to the restrictions to be placed, from the date of the expiry of the lease of the existing Farm, apzo the consump- tion of opiam in the Colony,

Opium divans are abolished (section so), the selling of prepared opiam to women sed child. ron is prohibited (section 5), and restrictions are placed upon the exportation of prepared opium from the Colony (sections 3 and 7). Ex tended powers are also given to the Govern ment to superviss the conduct of the Farm (sactions 11 and′15), 10,

* SUPPLY DILL.

The Colonial Secretary moved the third read ing of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to au thorise the Appropriation of a Supplementary

Mr. Waksman-How much profit did, you make out of the Talkoo contraçı?-Between $20,000 and $30,000:

Did you buy a shop in Qaqen's Road?--Yes. What did you pay for it?—$18,500, And what has become of that property? Sold by public auction.

By you ?-No. By the mortgages, And did you get anything from him?—No, I had to pay him $800 extra for hit expanses,

Have you bad any contrasts lately?—No. The debtor, conționing, said that latterly hid business' was bad. He lost over $1,200 in building a slipway and over $3,000, in cutting away a bill: Ha borrowed some $10,000 on which he lived. Debtor, had made an offer 10- his creditors, who advised him in withdenw from bankruptcy and contiane his business as heretofore, His creditors had consented t receive $15 on avery $100 per annum

This closed the examination,