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Intimation,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY DECEMBER 14 1909

accurate and reasonable judgment. Now,

such pretensions on the part of a number of private individuals are not only foolish but they are imbecile, to say nothing of their being subversive of good order and good government. As for the letters which

sident of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs -well, there are always grumblers and de tractors, for it is a trait of human nature that it is always more reddy to depreciate than

N.D.L. “Prinz Ludwig."

ام

FIRE ABOARD THE GERMAN HAIL

1. CARGO OF SILK SMOULDERING.

A. §. WATSON & CO., had been received denouncing, the Pre- mail steamer Print Indesig arrived in, port

LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.:

AERATED WATER

the proceeded under her own staan. She resta

safely on a bank is the bay a commendable precaution dictated by a desire to provide for any eventuality.

"NOT UNDER CONTROL."

that she was on fire. But that sigoal was Up to 3.30 pm. the Feinz Ludwig still Rew the Aags N Mindicating

lowered at 3.30 p.m. when two black balls were hoisted. The latter signal denoted that the vessel was not under control.

RIPORTED, LEAKING,

THE BASBL MISSION SOIT,

the Mission, do not care to bring forward a claim for compensation for personal lojury in- fleted on them. The injury was inflicted on the Mission, whose servants they are.

His Lordship at this point announced that ha did not propose to withdraw the case and as- soming that the plaintiff's right of action

was not heid good, it would involve another

trial, but in view of the system of juries obtain fog in the Colony, it was not desirable to have. a second trial and he proposed to leave the case · to the jury with a reservation,

PLAINTIFFS AWARDED $2,000. Before the Acting Chief Justice in the Su- preme Court this morning, the case was re-

terday commenced su action in which they jumed in which the Fr sident in Hongkong of the Basel Evangelical Missionary Socisty yes sought to recover from the Hongkong "Sheung Po" Company, Limited, and Hung Wa, edilar, printer and publisher of the Sheung Po, the sum of Sinoco as damages for an alleged libel con- tained to a certain article appearing in the

Deacon (of Messrs. Deacon, Looker and Do

Mz. M. W. Slade, instructed by Mr. F. B

con) appeared for the plaintiffs and Sir Henry Berkeley, K.C, Instructed by Mr. Oto Kong Sing, was for the defendants..

Northcote (foreman), A. Babington, W. A..

The following were the jury :—Messis. M. Bossed the right of action, Dowley, A. Bryer, A. J. David, H. P. White and

At an early hour this morning the German

with fire on board. The "N. D., steamer was on the homeward voyage and hat last poft of departure was Shangbai. The voyage down from the northern port was wholly un- to praise. And what was the result of this weglan at 6.30 aim, and all was apparently the steamer is making very little water, pro- | Sheung Po in December last,

eventful, The Prins Ludwig was signalled from

As we go to prans a report reaches us that academic discussion at the meeting of the well when the lighthouse was passed, but assoon bably due to a slight leak. We trust that Self-Government Society held the other day as she swung round Blackhead's Paint smoke the repart may prove incorrect and the damage at Canton ? It was resolved to telegraph was discovered issuing through the ventilator.aven though inconsiderable as far as the hull to the Chinese residing in foreign countries It was then that the first indication was seen is concerned may prove to be of no moment at asking them to submit joint telegraphic of fire being smouldering in the ship's bold. all. petitions to the Imperial Government to

While the vessel was steaming against the MANUFACTURERS. urge the dismissal of H. H. Liang Tun Yen wind, it is surmised that the breeze kept from bis post," All we can say about that down the smoke, but no sooner did she idea is that the shareholders of the telegraph round the Point than there was unmis

takable evidence that some portion of the companies are not likely to object to such a

cargo had by some means or other become practical scheme which will put money in igolted. The discovery was made about 7.30 their pockets, But it is a sorry waste of aim, and without any loss of time the fi signal hard cash, and an absurd proceeding from "NM" I am on fire was top up and with start to finish. Once upon a time, there exit the Prins Ludwig steamed up to the Geiman isted in Hongkong, and perhaps it still exists, mail budy. CHAM-a society known as the Parliamentary De

SPECIALITIES;

DRY GINGER ALE

LIME FRUIT

PAGNE.

ORANGE CHAMPAGNE.

STONE GINGER BEER

PALATABLE

AND

REFRESHING.

Watson's

FRUIT SYRUPS

mixed with aerated or plain water make excellent refreshing beverages.

Guaranteed to be made from the

pure juice of sound ripe fruit.

THE FIRE LOCATED.

boat at once proceeded to locate the seat of the The energetic officers and crew of the mail fire which they traced to the No. 3 hold in which is stowed cargo to the extent of some fourteen hundred tons, three hundred tons of that quantity being raw silk; the rest of the cargo is made up of some sort of seed in bags, old iron and miscellaneous merchandise. This batch extends right underneath the saloon, hence the difficulty experienced by the fire brigade and the paval contingent who are assisting in extinguishing the fire,

FIREFLOAT TO THE RESCUE.

THE DAMAGE,

Owing to the valuable nature of the smoul. dering carga-raw silk from Japan and Shang- bai➡it is just possible that the underwriters may have to meet a largish bill from damage by fire and water. Already reports are current as to the approximate amount of damage, but as they are purely guess work we do pra care to hazard their mention until complete surveys fix the exact extent of the damage

THE PASSENGERS

A. G. Cordor..

Sir Henry submitted that he plaintiffs had discloned no case. leave the case to the jury, Counsel submitted In asking his Lordship to

of the Code of Civil Procedure, his Lordship that under the powers of Sections 174 and 175

should dismiss the case there and then. It was his Lordship's duty to withdraw the cane and dismiss the action, because the plaiulid, the aty Society, Mr. Brummell, had not proved President in. Hongkong of the Basol Mission that any libol bad been published of and con-

on board appeared to be quite at mass, Many were seen Jenning over the rails while watching operations in extinguishing the fire. the firemen were combatting the tenacioun oat- break. The steamer will probably be dry-cerning bin. docked for survey for classification.

THE LOSS OF THE DAINI KISAKATA-MARU,"

NUMBER OF THE LOST.

Counsel having copcurred, Mr. Stade briedy addressed the jury and after Bir Heory bad the jury awarded, the plaintifs general dame made his address on beball of the,defendants, ages in the sum of $1,000. His Lordship re-, served his decision on the polat of law raised by the defence as to whether the plaintifia pos-

PLEASURE ?RIPS TO MACKI, NEW STEAMER FLACED ON THE RUN.

Steamship Company, another steamer, the Though the enterprise of the Sze Yap

vice on Sundays to Macao, The On Love is On Lea, has been added to the weekly sar-

weeks ago, and through the courtesy of the a paw boat, having been launched about throe Company, representatives of the local Presy ing what an excellent excursion trip can be. were last Sunday given an opportunity of nee» made on board the On Lee for the extremely moderate fare of St.ao each way; The vasınl is under the command of a gonial skipper in the person of Capt. Cameron, whose delightful breesiness should enhance the advantages of . travelling by the Os Lec. ·

bating Club, if we remember aright, at whose meetings members boldly set out to solve the financial, commercial and social questions of the Colony in a single night. It did not affect the matter that such financial problems

Mr. Slade :-The plaintiff is it, not him. Sir Boery-The plaintiff is a person. No as those of subsidiary coinage, excessive

libel has been proved against & corporation, miclage of silver, and methods of raising

-Proceeding with his argoment, Sir. Henry fresh revenue were taxing the deepest thought

stated that, the libel if proved was against two The On Lee, which was built at Kowloon of the Colony's most talented advisers,

persons-Dr. Fortisch and Mr. Souter. The Docks, in a vessel with a length of 185 feet, has who had to confess that they could not

charge was ons which amounted to murder, 36 feet beam and her draught is 8 feet, 6 in many cases arrive at a solution which

An official telegram from the Dairen CivilThe least barmful charge amounted to mal-inches. would not adversely affect the general

Administrative Office to the Yamaguchi prepractice is the performance of their dulier. 1,065 passengers and, considering her size, bas She is capable of accommodating As soon as the water police became apprised fectural Government gives the number of the interests of the community. Our amsteur of the outbreak on board the German mail, the crew of the Dains Kisakata maru o 39 and elaborate shortly. The libel did not refer to The On Lea plies between Hongkong and There were four points which he was going to a goodly number of well-appointed banks, politicians brushed aside difficulties as

Central Station was at once communicated that of the passengers as 24.

the plaintiff; therefore, there was no personal Kongmoos on 'week days, while on Sundays housewife sweeps away cobwebs and with. The information was passed on to

The bodies of people who went down with the right of action in him of it. There was toho rubs to Macao and back, leaving the Plag settled everything to their own entire satis. the Fire Brigade Station, Without loss of steamer still continue to be washed up on the right of action is the corporation as a corpora. faction in a couple of hours. Of course, it time the men turned out under Daputy Super-shore at Toyonishi and Shimomura, outside Shi- tion in respect of its property. Sir Henry pro must have been all very amusing to the board the Prins Ludwig on board the Colonial totheshoreat Kutsunohama,sayas Shimonoseki 'ention and referred to a case where it had been monoseki Straits. Thice of the bodies drifting ceeded to cite authorities to support of his con- visitors and pleasant for the speakers to hear Government frefloat, which drew alongside the dispatch to the Asadi, attracted special attention their resonant voices thundering out splen- mailer about & a.m. Almost simultaneously the

held that a corporation could not commit on account of thair well-dressed appearance,

murder and said that case was identical to the did periods about matters in regard to which Admiralty's Cherub steamed to the assistance of they had formed definite and irrefragible the Prins Lulwig. She too, had her contin- the remains of Captain Mochi, the mster of the tion, Counsel, stated that the term "it" had

One of them was corpulent and proved to be present action, as the plaintiff was a corpora opitious, but best of all, it harmed nobody.geot of firefighters from the Naval Yard.

steamer. He was identified by atticies found

na personality; it was merely an abstraction.- It humoured the young generation and the

on the body, which consisted of a crystal seal, a

Dealing with another of his points, Counsel stat Government could afford to smile at the

Another proved to be the body of Mr. Kajimura gold watch with a photograph, and some money.

Ied that even supposing that the plaintiff could earnestness of the prators. But in the case

Yoshimichi, of the Hakuai Yoko, & firm is of the Self-Government Society of Canton,

Fasbimimachi, Osaka. On the body Y1,230 in although it cannot claim a higher statue than that occupied by the debating society

unidentified. Up to the morning of the 2nd cash was found. The other remains, were here, real mischief may be caused os

instant 37 bodies were washed on shore. account of its active meddlesomeness in

Among them, was that of a young girl of 14. matters which they cannot possibly.compre.

-years, an adopted daughter of Washio Jisaburo, hend. That they could do much good in a

an iron worker of Daireo. Seven bodies have

intendent P. P. J. Wodehouse and bustened to

LLOYD'S SURVEYOR SUMMONED. surveyer for the German concern for what As might have been expected Capt. Douglas, is the quivalent of Lloyd's in Engand, was summoned by the local agents of the N. D. L., He, on behalf of the German registry, proceeded on board and conducted Investigations alio on behalf of the oder waters. Mr. Joba Lambert, Lloyd's surveyor

in Hongkong, was also one of the first arrivals oo board the Prine Ludwig," and it is rasson- able to conclude that, Mr. Lambert will also

A. S WATSON & CO., small way by leading public opinion in the have to draw up a report for submission to the

LIMITED,

HONGKONG and KOWLOON,

Hongkong, 15th July, 1917

BIRTH,

direction-and-keeping-the-Government"in" "ship's agents, touch with the people we do not doubt for an intact, but, as it is, their capacity for evil

1

been identified as those of passengers and eight

bring an action in relation to its property, the hospital at Ho Yuen was not the property of 'he President in Hongkong.

poration.

His Lordship-It is the property of the Cor

On wharf at 9am. and Macao at 5 p.m. and does the trip to Macao in the extremely good the patronage of excursionists, to the Porta time of 1 hours. The On Lea is well worth

guero settlement.

CANTON DAY BY DAY,

- PONIES FOR THE ARMY. [From Our Own Correspondent,]

Canton, 13th December,..

- A large consignment of ponies, about shun dred in all, arrived here the other day by the- China Merchants' Steam Navigation Co.'s steamer. These pooles were bought at Kalgan by the Canton Military Department for the now.

Sir Henry-t is not the property of the Corporation. It is the property of the Mily trained provincial troeps.

SWATOW-CANTON RAILWAY.

sios in Basel. Mr. Souter stated in his evi- dence that advances were made by the people The local authorities propose to build a at home and that they accounted for operations railway to connect Swatow and Canton. En

Ringer-in-chief Wa Chin Tong and two others. Arrived here a few days ago and will soon start to survey the proposed road..

performed upon patiezis,

"His Lordship-Suppose the Mission was a Branch of the Basel Mission, would it be enti- red to sas in respect of its property?

_of_the_crew Exam accessory circumstances, continues the dispatch, sometime seems to hava elapsed before the stormer went down after simanding. The young girl whose body was washed up carried a saving bank pass-book,tainly not. The plaintiff is not entitled to Sir Henry-I was going to submit cor- watch, and other valuable articles, as well as documents tied to her body, all being wrapped because the plaintiff had accepted an apology sue. It is debarred from bringing the action

chi by name, whose body also came ashore, had under so agreement that it was going to be in a handkerchief. A passenger, Oyape Sukei.

as far as he was concerned from the defendants on his person a neme-card which showed that published by the defendants, which had been he was a passenger, not a member of the crew. duly performed. The evidence- was that Mr. Brummell bad a convertation with the editor. who explained how the article came to be published and published an apology.

FIREFLOATS AT WORK. The Colonial Government firefloat took up is infinitely greater as the tendency appears a position at the for'ard end of the bridge 18 to be more pronounced in the latter direcion the starboard side. With businesslike Lion. So far as we can make out the only promptitude the brigade and the naval con. On December 7, 1909, at Shanghai, the wife ciety at its recent meeting was that dealing The hatchway was opened and about twenty legitimate subject touched upon by the So-ligent stared their powerful pumpa sgoing.

with the salt monopoly of Kwangtung. If

at play pouring down the members stuck to such subjects they ng bold At the time of our representa-Japan Chronicle.

great volumes of water into the smoulder- would prove of invaluable, assistance to the live's visit to the ship, there were pro state but when they dive into abstruse ques bably no less than twenty boies at play-about lions of diplomatic concern they are likely a deza three-inch and 7 or 8 41- and 5-inch. to become a danger to the peace of the pro

Owing to the nature of the cargo the fire is a

of J. T. Ford, of a daughter,

MARRIAGE.

On December 7, 1909, at Shanghai, Keobrih, son of Stephen Watson, of Hrkashead, to Kate Alice, daughter of the late Wiliam Siker and Mrs. Saker.nf Southsea, Hants.

streams were soon

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,

A meeting of the Legislative Council will be

Mr Slade stated that that was not so. His Lordship said that that fact (the inser

Yuan received the American Conant-General 'CONSULAR VISIT. Al 10 o'clock. this morning H.E. Viceroy

at Capton:

the Self-Government Society, have been fixed FORTHCOMING SPORTS. The sports to be held under the auspices of to take place at the East Parade Ground for two days on the igth and 16th days this moon (the 7th and 8th proximo). Programmes have been drawn up for distribution, The officiala appear to greatly favour the sports.

PRISON.

Soon after assuming chargs of office as acting

The Hongkang Celegraph vince as well as a public nuisance. There is mouldering ore giving cut absolutely no fames held on Thuraday at 2.30 pm. The following tion of the apology) could only mitigate the Kwasgchow Prefect. Yon Kah Cai made an

CANZON SKLE-GOVERNMENT

SUCIAT),

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

commission as cot, sends us a neat little pocket MR. A. M. Essabboy, general merchant and calendar for 1910.

By all appearances the last meeting of the Self-Government Society in Canton was of a very peaceable character and the members behaved themselves with that decorum and gravity which is expected of a body or ganised, without any authority whatever, to discuss matters of national or civic import.. If the officials of the Self-Government So-BARON Mumm von Schwartzeustein, German ciety would abide by that attitude it is posmbassador to Tikio, who has been on fur. sible that in the future they might come to laugh in Europe, has returned to Japan. be recognised as a valuable source of un- official opinion which could be draws upon by the Provincial Government in times of dificulty not necessarily involving international questions. As a matter of

MR J. O. P. Bland arrived in Shanghai on

Fioancial Minutes. (Nos 57 and 8.)

flence but it would not debar the plaintiff from inspection of both the Namboi sod, Fau Ya bringing the action. He would direct the Jury | prisons. He is satisfied to and¡these prizoni in

good order.

Report of the Finance Committee. (No. 2000 the question of damages. Resolution under Section 2 of the Liquors Ordinance Amendment Ordinance No. 30 of 1909,

Third reading of the. Bill cotitled An Ordin. ance to amend the Stamp Ordinance, 1901.

•

Sir Henry said he would not press the point. Continuing, Counsel stated that the plaintiff kad admitted in his evidence that the words complained of did not refer to him. On the face of it, bo did cot refer to a particular person Third reading of the Bill entitled An Ordin- and that particular person was Mr. Brummell, Race to amend the Squatters Ordinance, 1890. Assuming that the Corporation could sue, the

Third reading of the Bill entitled An Ordin-words did not refer to the Corporation, ance to amend the Liquor Licences Ordinance, certain statement which was on record that At this print, His Lordship referred to a 1898, and the Liquor Licences Extension Or- dinance, 1908, and to repost the Liquor Licen. "all lawyers were thieves."- ces Amendment Ordinance, 19ɔz,

Second reading of the Bill entitled As Or- dinance to amend the' Code of Civil Proce dure.*

al

Sir Henry-It is a very crude iilastration but it is very apt (Laughter).

L

The WEATHER. The following report is from Mr. F. G. Figg, Director of the Hongkong Observatory ¿mi

fallen rapidly over N.B. Japan owing to a de- On the 14th at 12.05 p.-The barometer bas pression which is moving Eastwards over Hoke

kaido.

S.W. Japan and the Loochoos, while it la în- The barometer bas rises considerably over

clined fall over China.

The high pressure area remains over the Yangtze valley, and pressure is relatively low.. over the S. part of the Chion Sen.

Strong N.E, winds may be expected in the Formosa Channel, and monsoon gales over the N. part of the China Sea.

in every enlightened community a place for a

are the orders of the day- position where the fire originated among the Hongkong, Tuesday, DECEMBER 14, 1909 telligent opinion on current affairs, and theed, the firemen decided to flood the hold and in body of citizens qualified to express an in-hundreds of bales of silk could not be discover. sooner the Self-Government Society recog-this task they experienced difficoly also. nises that fact and limits its operations ac-

When a few bundred tons of water had been cordingly the better will it be for the mem- pumped into the bold, it was seen that the ship hers themselves and for Canton,

began to take a dangerous list to starboard, and 'she original plan of absolutely flooding the bold had to be temporarily stopped. Then the pumps had to be set jato operation to discharge the water and so the ship righted again.

VIREMEN'S DIFFICULTIES. The firemen's difficulties were

further augmented by dense volumes of smoke which were ejected at times, positivaly blinding for a moment or two the men whose task at sub- dung the fire appeared to be a Herculean

Counsel then proceeded to prove that if a one. The members of the local Police Force

person wrote that all lawyers were thieves, he capped without the provision of fire-helmets, dinapce to amend the Tramway Ordinance, referred to that particular lawyer. He submitted as well as the Naval coatingent were handi-

could Second reading of the Bill entitled 'An Or

not be sued by a particular lawyer for libel unless it could be proved that the words a want which to-day's experience will probably 1901.* demonstrate to Government the necessity of

that the President in Bongkong of the Baselt making good without delay. Those who

Mission was merely a corporate body for the

cranimous in their opinion that the local have watched operations on board are

purpose of holding property for the Base! Mission at Switzerland The President in service and were doing everything that it was

Hongkong was President only in Hongkong

possible for them to do. As illustrating the

and not in Chios. The President in Hongkong, admirable equipment on board the German Sying the Chinese flag arrived in Manila since could not bring an action in Hoogkong and could not bring an action for libel in Africa and On the 10th instant, the first commercial vessel if he could not bring an action in Africa he

3--South coast of China between Hongkong and Lamocks, same as No, i. mail steamers, it may bs meatlosed that Gre the American régime of the islands, and created therefore he was not entitled to bring an action

4~South coast of China between Hongkong belmets were served out to members of the quite a stir along the waterfront. The Tainan, for the perpote of protecting the Society's and Hainan, same a No. z. ship's crow, "With these attached to air in command of Captain Jalinses, with the worldly interests. He submitted that the power THE South Manchuria Railway Co,'a statement pipes they descended into the lower held dragon flag flying, passed Corregidor early and and authority of the. President in Hong of accounts for the first, balf of the present carrying with them two streams of six-inchanchored in the inner harbour before nine kong were. hose which they played on the burning cargo of. o'clock in the forenoon. This steamer brought suming that the plaintiff could bring marvellous prosperity of the corporation and limited to Hongkong. As fincal year ended September so indicates the valuable slik. Apparently the firs had eaten to Manila a fall cargo of rice consigued to Ong an action, he was not entitled to bring the pre-shows an increase of forty per cant in the gross its way into the farthest baie beyond reach of Coping, the full amount being 30,000 picats, sent action, because the charge was of a 21 receipts and of fifty per cent in the mining firemen's unrelaxing efforts there appeared to the pouring volume of water, for inspite of the which was brought at a, charier price of 23 ture which could not be committed by a correceipts on those for the corresponding term be so seosible diminution in the density of the occupied in the trip over from the French port. ante-which-antherited-the-Basel-Mission at during the said term reached Y. 5,830,000,

cente per picul, from Saigon. Five days were poration. There was nothing in the Ordis of the preceding year. The railway caringn smoke by the tifa tour,

Ho Yoen to trade or do busimene of any kind.

Tursday from Peking and, with Mrs. Bland, will remain ibere for several weeks (with a posible interval for an up-country trip) until their departure for England,

fact we hold that it is pure impertinence on THE M. C. D. Neun is informed that Mr. M. I.

} C. CLEMENTI,

Clerk of Councils

* Will not be proceeded with at this meeting, N.B.A meeting of the Finance Committee

the part of a self-constituted society of pro-Collaca, who is thirts-three years of age, was brigade to a man were tendering very efficient will be held immediately after the Council.

gressives, we will call them, to seek to inter the oldest competitor in the recent walking fere in the foreign affairs of the Imperial competition at Shangbai; and will, therefore, Government. Such conduct is only calculated take the prize given to the oldest competitor to lead to imitation on the part of all concern finishing within the time limit. ed, and to handicap the diplomatic doings of THE Korean Press raises various objections to the Chinese Government. If the society were the sagested am lgamation of Japan and to confine its exertions solely to the material Korea; and the matter arouses the derision of Improvement of the Provinces of Kwang. the Tapanese papers at Secul. The Korean tung and Kwangsi it would have quite Cabinet b decided to shelve the memoria: enough to do, without embrolling and handi. dealing with the proposed amalgamation. capping the Frovincial Government in H.E, the Governor, accompanied by Capt. P. outside squabbles, What, for instance, M. Taylor. A.D.c, and Sir Henry. May, does the average Cantonese member, nc Colonial Secretary, this afternoon inspected matter-how-travelled and experienced-in-di-members of the local Police Force in the plomatic ways, know

Polica compound. The men were under the po command of Capt. Badeley and there were also

about conditions in Manchuria at the present time? To those who have been studying the subject it would seem as if no two opinions which can be reconciled are yet forthcoming.. And yet the Self-Government Society of Canton in Its egotism and unblushing assurance would adopt the role of Imperial Censor and Anounce the action of an official, although they can have no reasons, for that action hafen them by which they would form an

4 PRELIMINARY REPORT.

10 am. to-day, o.oo inches. Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending

FORECAST, 1-Hongkong and Neighbourhood, N.E- winds, strong; fine.

a gate.

2.-Formosa Channel, N.E. winds, strong to

A WASHINGTON despatch of December 20'te was marely authorised to hold property. It Is will be remembered that some months ago - Wodehouse, Deputy Superintendents. The suit of the fire up to the time of the foranoon bound from Iloilo to Delaware Breakwater with ▷ event Capt. F. W. Lyons and Mr. P. F. J. that no serious damage is anticipated as a ro- ports the foundering of the bark Johanna kong.

From a preliminary report it was gathered says: A cablegram from Santo Domingo rewas not authorised to hold land outside Hoog. the ther Viceroy in Kwanglung memorialized the Throne on the subject of abolishing here. various units comprising the Force were put observation, but those anticipations may have a cargo of sugar. The captain' alone was of the plaintiff as a corporate body. He said that probibillon was authorized. Orders to Mr. Slade la replying dealt with the status ditary-slavery in bigh families with the result through various forms of drill, including firing to be modified in the light of later information saved. The Jokes was a four-masted bark that the paper was a Hongkong paper and al- that effect were issued for the guidance of si exercises and the hindling of arms, and at the derived on board this afternoon. conclusion of the inspection the Governor

of 1,66a not tons, of the Standard Oil Company's though the injury was done in Hongkong, it the provincial governments, but those, ordere Excellency then inspected the Police buildings, anchoragein the Company's busy and remained Atlantic coast, The vessel was in command of plaiotif, ́praised ibo smart appearance of the men, His

fisst, built in 1891, which sailed from Iloilo onewered a wider area. The action could not have been ignored in some cases. The Minis As stated above the'? r.ne'Emdwig look up April 26 with a full cargo of sugar for the be brought by any other body except the and shortly afterwards-left the beadquarters.mcored to it throughout the forenoon. About Captals Nickersos, and her cargo of 2,600 His Lordship Why not the doctors? We understand that this is the first monqal to two o'clock, however, it was decided to toun of sugar was supplied by W. F. Steranion spection of the Force by H.E. the Goveract, lake the steamer round so Yanmail Bay whither and Gompany, Lid

IN YAUMATI BAY,

try of the Interior has, therefore, once more taken up the matter and given circular instruc tions to all the Viceroys and Governors, askin Mr. Blade Let me explain. Because hethem to give the necessary directions, to skele octors, who hara, devoted their life's work to cubordlustes in the mait