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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY DECEMBER 18 1909

murder and said that case was identical to the prasast action,"as the plaintiff was a flon. Counsel stated that iba teras

had

no personality; it was merely an abstraction. Dealing with another of his paints, Counsel stat-

ACTION FOR LIBEL AGAINST THE ed that even supposing that the plaintiff could

"SHEUNG PO”

BERIOUS ALLEGATIONS BỶ THE BASIL

• MISSION."

13th inst.

DR. 1. C. THOMSON'S RETIRE

MENTA

PRESENTATION BY HONGKONG COLLEGE

A fall meeting of the Senate of the Hongkong: College of Medicine was held at the Council Chamber on the afternoon of the 10th inst, on the occasion of the presentation of a silver plate to Dr. J.G. Thomson, the secretary, on his rei tirement, iter twenty-one years' service, to the home country. Sir Henry May, the rector of

sed there was

CONSECRATION OF THE BISHOP HOARE, MEMO.

PARIAL CHAPEL.

· REAR-ADMIRAL GRACEY.

these gave way to denso volumes of blasisk smoke, which found its way into the syas and, throats of the firemen and considerably hamper ed them. As the day wore on the effects of the many tons of water that had been poured into the smouldering main became more apparent,

burolog to the early hours of this morning, and the smoke fost much of its debuity, bat it is not anticipated that the Bre, which was still On will be.

completely

·Before the Acting Chief Justice and a special xion In Basel Mr. Souter, stated in his avi- || the. Gollege, was astiates and students of kind help of meny friends in England and in ARer inspecting the gaård, the Admiral aud | Som the godown. By this means it was cle

dence that t advances

the people | large attendance of

House!

outfepiblesion of an article in the Sheung Itainly not. The plaintiff li dot quiitled to capacities and through many vicissitudas for many difealties which have arisen, the opium question was the subject of the more that the ubat ff, caused an illegal operation to Dacross the plaintiff had accepted an apology took up the appointment of Medical Superin: | ballding was sufficiently advanced to allow of

at

'LANDING THIS MORNING; Shortly after 10.je last Tuesday morning a bring so action in relation to its proparty, the

Ningpo, December 6th, guard of honour composed of one company of hospital at Ho Yuen was not the property of

sympathy of many friends this Chapel was consfore I am, the D.S. Ragship's pinnace left lo brilliant suorbide, and with the help and The" Buffs" was drawn up at Blake Pier to res the President in Hongkong."

caive the American Admiral do landing. A little His Lordship-It is the property of the Cor

be remembered that it was proposed to balld's the West Virginia and made for Blake Pier. On secrated

en Baturday fast, December 4. It will poration.

Sir Henry-It is not the property of the

Chapel for the ues of the students of the 3.M.8.lauding a salute was-fired at the Kowloon As 1000 as it became safe to do

two, iugulabed for a day or Corporation. It is the property of the Mis

Blahop Hoane, its founder and first principal at the pier by: Capt. P., M. Taylor, A.D.O. Corps of colles was set to work to convey the Training College in

in Ningpo, la mamory of

Signal Station. The Admiral was received The hope has now been realized through the were made by

to the Governor, and the Amarican Consul wet cotton to a safe spot somos fifty yarda at hun aug that they accounted for operations the excis W. Clark, Dean, made the Chius, and the English Bitbop in Ohe party proceeded in chairs to Government that the loss will be reduced, and although lete performed upon patients.

king, the Right Rer. Blahop Matony, His Lordship-Bappens the Mission was a presentation on behalf of the Senate, licko,

'a very slow process, it la considered to bar performes.

the branch of the Batel Mission, would it be entitlates and students. He said Gentlemen,

opening ceremony. The

quickest and surest way of quelling the outbreak. stone was laid by the Bishop respect of its property?

How the Are originated we meet this" evening to do honour to

THE OPIUM QUESTION, tlad to sue

Lin the maoccupied one who bas served our College to various

in torrents of rain on June 14 last, and

house is pot kapwn, but it is supposed that the work is not yet fully completed, owing to Full reports of the Straits Settlement Dinter, cold, and lighted a fire, which get beyond cas

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a beggars had sought refugn there from the bo less a period than twenty-one years. In

chiefly which was held on November 16, show that the trol, and set Bra to the wooden dttings, How the January, 1889, „De. Joha Christopher Thomson

consequence of the lamented desth architect, Mr. B. H. Tarrant. However, the Important speeches, Sir Frank Swettenham, in this case, too, a theory in advanced. It is be godowo became affected le size mystations bat tendent of the Alice Memorial Hospital, and

G.C.M.O., who presided, said inter alia that there once threw himself with his accustomed ardour the opportunity belag taken of the Diocesan was reason to fear that the prosperity of British house flow towards the godown, found an en- loved that sparks from the front the unoccupied psi. At 2.30 p.m.

the College staff met Bishop were shrinking, the opium farm had been abol bales of raw cotton. As is well-known cotton is the College of Medicine which had been

Molony, supported by the Venerable the Arch ished and a new and costly system had bespa material that generally smoulders for a long Appointment was a Lecturer on Pathology of his diocese, English and Chinese, at the door intended ultimately to suppress the consump would account for the faterval between the and with the clinical material at bis disposal of the Chapel and

period before bursting Jato Bame, and this students, whose names you will find recorded Moute then opened the door and the proces in the Hospital be taught those earliest building to the services of conto dedicate thation of oplum. The Chairman proceeded:

of God, Archdeacon

two outbreaks. All this, of course, is merely 1 should have preferred to omit all reference craft. From 1891 until 1900 ha lectured on the to its utmost capacity with visitors and stud the revenue, and we, who hitherto have re-

to the opium question, but that course is imposition," but the godowa, which contalan three storeys, in 's modern structure. It has Materia Medica and Therapeutics and for the, past nine years has specialized in the wholly hinesa, consisted of the reading of

auts. The consecration service, which was garded the Colony's continued prosperity as a originally a one-storeyed building occupied by sealad by iron shutters. The godown E bases of tropical climater, while of late he hk Palm XXIV and prayer by the Bishop. After the place of the opium revenue when the cot twelve months agolt was anlarged and complete

practical certainty, saturally ask what will take also taught clinical medicine la the wards of

the China Merchants S. N. Co., but about 100 succended Dr. Ro Kai as Secretary, and stone" was sung and then the Bishop, con Isked.

ducted by the principal, and accompanied by

brought up to date. The building is of brick has held that office until the present time, and

the Archdeacon, proceeded to the Lectere,

with an ironroof, and it is hard to see how sparks that the College in' now an unquestionad 100.

could have found their way among the con- Reading Desk and Holy Table in order, case you may justly attribute, in no small mea.

tents in any other manner than that suggested, sate, to his indomitable perseverance, his offering appropriate prayer in each place.

Indeed, for

The congregation then knelt, and the Bl

The building was Insured with the London and Lancashire Fire Insurance Co., Lda shop offered some of you, who know Hongkong a

a prayer, in which the whole not as it was, to realize the difficulties

The godown was used chiefly for the which

age of raw cotton, which after being pressed

stor Service. Archdeacon Moale and the Rav, Y. have been encountered and overcome, but K. Wong next delivered addresses, the Arch-

was shipped by the owners. The value of the looking back, as I can do, over rather more

deacon in English and Obiness and Mr. Wong

contents is estimated at about half a million than two-thirds of the period of Dr. Thomson's

in Chinese, chiefly in memory of the late

and the damage done le assessed approxi willing service, I can see not a few of the shadows by the roadside-times the same the words of Scriptura. "They glorified God to Bishop and impressing the example of his life; of us were disheartened and felt that our

me" and "For My sake and the Gaspsi's" labour was in vain, and when nothing but

were taken as the texts of the two ad-

Jury, in the Supreme Coun this morolog the President in Hongkong of the Basil Erangchical Missionary society brought #n action for libel against the Hangkoug" Sheung Po" Company Limited, of 13. Connaught Road Central, and any editor, rinter and

Six Houry-I was going to submit cer- pubisher of the SArung to. The action, arose Fan the 14th December list which alleged ue, He is debarred from bringing the action

as far as he was concerned from the defendants: pregnant woman, for be performid dam which plaintiffs el simed damage is the sum of under an Agreement that it was going to be published by the defendants, which had been $10,00

Mr.. W. Slade fitstructed by Mr. F. B. Dég duly performed. The evidence was that Mr. lata the work of organization and teaching la/Syond meeting in Ningpo to dedicate the Cha Malaya bad baan chocked, as trade and revenue trance under the eaves, and lodged among the con (nt Messrs. Denn, Looter and Deacon) Brummell had a conversation with the editor, appeared for the plaintiffs und Sir Henry Bei who explained how the article came to be founded but iwo years previously. His Arst deacon A, E. Maule and more than thirty clergy.introduced, which would yield less and wax kaler, KC, instructed by Mr. Otto Kong Siog, published and published an apology. was for the defendants,"

The flowing were the jury-Mesir, M.Sion of the apology) could only mitigate the

His Lordship said that that fact (the laser -Northcuto (foreman), A" Biblapton, W. A. Dowley, A. Bryer, A. J. David, H. P. White offence but it would not debar the plaintiff from on our rolls, the principles and practice of our slon entered the Chapel, which was soon filled possible, for the opium farms.contributed ball fireproof doors and barred windows which are:

bringing the action. He would direct the jury and A. G. Gordon

aat. Slade ju opening the case, stated that

on the question of damages.

Sir Henry said he would not pross the point. the Basil Evangelical Missionary Society.

Continuing, Counsel stated that the plaintiff carried on Misionary work among the Hakkas.

had admitted in his evidence that the words: They had invasicon stations in all, among

face of it, he did bot refer to a particular perapa and that particular person was Mr. Brummell. Assuming that the Corporation could soo, the words did not refer to the Corporation.

At this point, His Lordship referred to a

"all lawyers were (bievas."

Mr. Slade stated that that was not so.

which there was one at ila Yusn, in the Kwang. Complained of did not refer to him. On the ❘ the Tung Wah Hospital, la 1891 Dr. Thom- prayar the hymn," Christ. Is in our corner sumption of the drug bas bean absolutely abolly re-modelled for Messrs, Mackenzia & Co., and ̈

tung provi ce, where they were last year about to build a bospital. At the time of the publica tion of the article, the hospital was in process of!

f being built. Everything went on smoothly and the hospital was promised large subscrip

tions and met the wishes of the neighbours, / certain statement which was on record that pluck and energy. It is not akst is but building was consecrated for uses of Divina

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THE POLICY OF THE GOVERNMENT. The tacit challenge to reassure colonists given by the Chairman was accepted by Colonel Seele, who said

ia

bad to take measures to make up the deficit. 1.toky at about three lacs of taals. The coa-

Ance.

Fortunately, the machinery used la pressing the cotton was situated at another godown, which will reduce considerably the inconveni ence caused by the fire.

-7 bis happy state of affairs was put a rude stop

Sir HaoryIt is a very cruda ilustration but to by the appearanes of the article in question. The defence, challenged their translation but it a very apt

(Laughter) Counsel then proceeded to prove that if a that was to far as comparatively few words were concerned and he would prove that person wrote that all lawyers were thievos, he their

translation was correct, The defendants could not be sued by a particular lawyer for stated in their pleadings that there was no in- libel unless it could be proved that the words tention of via fider about the article but that referred to that particular lawyer. Hesabuitted they merely published the article as an item of that the President in Hongkong of the Basel Dow, The story from which the words used. Mission was merely a corporate body for the his cheery optimism has 'carried us onward to dresses. The congregation then joined lo purpose of holding proparty for the Basel success. To the students' Dr. Thomion has the hyms. "Who are those la bright array" In the articlo were takob was the story of the

Mission at Switzerland. The President in

bean as a father, chiding, encouraging, guiding and all kneeling, the Bishop commemorated mox execrated of the Emperon who over sat Go the throne of Chips. The article imputed Hongkong was President only in Hongkong and I am convinced that there is not one and an abominable crime sad it would be understood and not in China. The President in Hongkong | among them who dons not feel acutely the 100% | the familiar nud comprehensive wards of the the honoured and beloved founder la by everybody as being an abominable crime, could not bring an action for libel in Africa and he is sustaining on the departure of their de The prosident of the Society was naturally if he could not bring an action in Africa he voted teacher. To the licenilates be has been Communion Service. The Bishop then gave very Inghtened when he saw the article. He could not bring an acilon in Hongkong and indeed a guide, philosopher and friend-to him the blessing and the clergy and congregation feared that the massacre of Linchow would be therefore he was not politied to bring an action they have been able to take their troubles with left the Chapel, confident that the prayer which de massacre of. Li article in ite for the purpose of protecting the Society's certain confidence that copay their sc that from those who worship dally in this House had been offered will receive an Adawer, and Te epacted, nature as those which were published over and worldly interests. He submitted that the power help would always be forthcoming their suc

of God there will never be wanting a succession: over again with a view to inciting the haired of and authority of the President in Hong- cesses have been his successes and their wel-

of men who receive the divine call to glorify the people and driving the masses to revola kong were tion. At the time that the operation was per-suming that the plaintiff could bring Senate be bas been a comrade, just and irne: God as St, Paul did, and on Bishop Hoare did, hear all that Japan deos. Well, war, we know | Inspector Mellows, the Pootang Magistratë,

limited to Hongkong. As fare as his own. And to the members of the

with the candour born of a real friendship and service of Christ in the Gospel. formed, the woman's husband was present, as well as the doctor's wife And some Chinese as- soal action, because the charge was of a na- | of a vital interest in our collegiate wollare the ceremony, and a photograph was taken.

Ten and refreshments were partaken of after Truly may we say that sistants. The usual anesthetic had been admin-

The style of the building ju a free treatment -Istated but it was found impossible to save the

of late Gothic, and the fabric is of dressed. woman's life and shortly afterwards, she died of violent puerperal fever. The husband, who was

The Ningpo stone with brick and rough cast. blind, was allowed to pass his hand over the

roof is of Chinese dasiga surmounted by small ball flèche. There is a small chancel with stalls for twelve masters. The building

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an action, he was not entitled to bring the pre- tore which could not be committed by a cor poration. There was nothing in the Ordin ance which authorised the Basel Mission at Ho Yuen to trade or do business of any kind It was merely authorised to bold property. It

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His life was gentle, and the elements So mix'd in bim that nature might stand up And say to all the world This was a road," Dr. Thomson, on behalf of the members of the our students here assembled, it is my privilege Mr. Slade in replying dealt with the status to ask you to accept this piece of plate in tokes: In the habit of operating pregnant women with that the peper was a longkong paper and al-hava sendered to our College, and at the same nives for the purpose of making unlawfat use though the injury was done in Hongkong, it time to assure you that you carry with you the of the patient's organs. Subsequently, the de. Covered a wider area. The action could not heartfelt wishes of every one of un'that you may ascription on the latter roads as follows.

dead body of his wife in order to convince film was col authorised to hold land outside Hong: | Sonate, of the licentiates of our College, and of and a nave capable of wasting "150 students, people vary successful in hard arbitrament of

that his wife did not die under the knife and in kong. order to guard against the common saying pre-

valenf-in-China-that:foreign-medical-mes-were-.of.the.plaintiff as_a_corpurato-body.........He said-of-our-appreciation of the valuablə nazvices-you-To the vestry in memory of Mr. B. H. Terran,

by the article in question by the publication of a laudatory article, which, however, although It was an act creditable to themselves, proved fátila in removing the effect of the article. In conclusion, Counsel told the jury that it was for them to decide what punishment should be imposed on the defendants.

The defendante in their pleadings sought to Justify the publication of the article and dealed

that the words contained the meaning or sigal

fication alleged by the pizintiffs,

Witnesses wero theo caited and after the tiffin adjournment, the foreman asked what the amount was of the anunal subscriptions for the hospital from Chiness at the time of the publication of the article and is the current year.

Mr Slade replied that with regard to the particular hospital, there was a dead loss of $4,00

The cross-examination of the witness was then continued.

...

The foreman (T Dr. Fortisch)-As a con- sequence of the publication of the article, was there any not or indications of a riot ?

Sir Henry is apt suggested.

Mr. Blade (To witness) Was there a crowd outside the hospital ?—No.

The forem n-Did any of your subscribers definitely refuse to pay their subscriptions on

account of the article ? -Yes,

plaintiff,

His Lordship-Why not the doctors 7

Mr. Slade--Let me explain. Because the doctors, who have devoted their life's work to the Mission, do not care to bring forward a claim for compensation for personal lofury in flicted on them. The injury was inflicted on

the Missloo, whose servants they are.

His Lordship at this point acnounced that he suming that the plaintiff's right of action did not propors to withdraw the case and as was not held 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.

Counsel having concurred, Mr. Stade briefly addressed the fury and after Sir Heary bad made his address on behalf of the defendants, the jury awarded the plaintiffs gonoral dam- ages in the sum of $1,000. His Lordship re. | served his decision on the point of law raised by the defence as to whether the plaintifs poi-

ossad the right of netlon.

PLEASURE TRIPS TO MACAO,

NEW BIKAMER PLACED ON THE RUN,

Steamship Company, another steamer, the Through the enterprise of the Sto. Yap On Lea, bas been added to the weekly ser

In memory of Bishop Hoare The English and there are braises in Chinese and English

The "save" must be regarded as a good one, for "B" godown which is separated from the burat building by a twenty-five passage, ra- mained intact, and the small godown lately

and the house in which the fire srst broke out, und by the Vacuum Oil Co., which is situated about the midway between the burnt godown was also unaffected.

The River Police, ander the supervision of the employees of the International Cotton Mill and the many residents who ably assisted the ̧ firamen, must be thanked for the assistance that they gave to the firemen in the trying cir cumstances.

Well, thos, apart from a cenain anxiety as to the loss in trade itself, your distinguished Chair- mun touched upon a los lo revenue. I bave beard a rumour that there has been a similar los

n revenge even in this country, and that we have The loss in the ravenus of our Eastern depaòdes- cies has been caused, as in every country of the tants were the property of many owners, but it

lackaning of trade world without exception, by a momentary is believed that each lot was covered by tashr been caused by the Opium policy to which you It has also, zo doubt, referred, Sir Frank ...There is no desire on the part of His Majesty's Government, or anyone in this country in a responsible position, to impose upon people in our Eastern depend encies a morality oftheir own conception which costs them sothing, which will only flatter thels own consciences, That is a thing of the

countries, if we can, for the good of the inhabis past. There is no such desire. We only wish to see facts as they are, and to administar tais. brought loto close touch with Japan. We Our closest ally is Japan. We are

in the case of Japan that they regard the abuse of the apium babit as so serious that they impose the severast, wo should call them savage, penalties upon any Japanasa not only who uses the drug, but who is found in posses- capacity, probably the greatest in the East, tusy sion of the drug. They are a people of great

are a people of great self-restralut, they are a war, and one cannot suppose that all Japan's

RECOVERY OF NATIONÁL RIGHTS, IN CHINA, in lighted by electricity. There is in.bs a brass-wise statesmen without exception would take this course unless there were something in the

·STATEMENT BY A JAPANESE OFFICIAL: view. This was what impressed His Majesty's Government, and when he found that the states.

In an interview with the Tokyo correspon. men of China were of the same míad and wish.

dent of the Azhi, Mr. Akatsuka, a' Secretary ed to check an abuse, not only His Majesty's from a tour of inspection in South Chica, re- in the Foreign Office, who has just returned Government but, I would beg you to observe, Sir marks that objection may be taken from

mas of all parties-Mr.Alfred Lyttelton, Me: Balfour, the Irish party. Sir Thomas, the political and diplomatic point of view to the Labour-men of all shades of opinion said, agitation of the Chinese for the recovery of "Well, at least we cannot lag behlad ;_wa

national rights, but the good enter of the must not check what wise man in the East interior of China must be admitted. In the agitation on various undertakings to the belleve to be a good move all we can do

first place faint-stock companies have been to try and direct it into wins channels," And to check the abuse of a habit which undoubtedly This trait makes it very difficult to form Joint

faut coming into existence. In their mature the Island here to say that we know that in trying Chinese are generally laclined to distrust others. caused racial degeneration in some quarters stock company, but when the people are stirred of the globe, not only that we shall have up by the idea of recovering national rights, with us, but we have got already with us all subscribers to the capital of such a company the best thought of the men on the spot who can be easily obtained. The formation of disce wish to see by gradual means and with the tric light, telephone, and waterworks companies least possible disturbance the elimination of what may be a gross abuse. I put it no Such companies are mostly semi Governmant Is booming in South China at the present time, biglier than that. I say that we cannot care

concerns. When inviting subscriptions to the an evil all in a moment, I do not for a shares the promoters attract capitalist by pro moment suggest that you should imposes self-mising that if the dividend does not exceed 6. denying ordinance which should induce Sit or 7 per cost, por aunom, the Government will Frank Sweltenham and me to retire to some not receive a dividend on its share. Partner lonely mour to drink water and eat vegetables, ship companies engaged in four-milling, cot but do say that we shall carry as the tor-spiaping and silk realing are rapidly in opinion of everyone here in trying on will creasing in number. The goods turned out by

laes to prevent the expansion of the abuse of

these companies are invariably labelled a a babit which may cause grave injury to the

couragement of Native Industry" This indie inhabitants of a country over which the King cates that the aspiration for the recovery of holds sway.

national rights is at work under promotion of such companies. The action of the Government in refraining from imposing all likin and other duen excapt a tax of 5 per cent, an goods produced by machinery in China go

gout a long way towards encouraging the lodustries referred to. This privilege is also extended to the manufactured in foreigd. settlements in China, The Japanese might prove very successful, concludes Mr. Akatsuka, if they proceeded to Cblas and started, manufactoring bosinant Japan Chronicle,

be spared to family and friends in the dear Home-land, (Applause.)

The plate was a beautiful piece of massive silver for a tos kray, and was of English design and make.

The following inscription was engraved on it, Presented to Johu Christopher Thomson the Senate, the Bcentiates and, the students a H., M.D., D.P.H., D.T.M., and H., by members of the Hongkong College of Medicies, in token very valuable services rendered by him to the of their esteem and to recognition of the College during the past twenty-one years, December 1909

in grateful memory of JOSEPH CHARLES HOARE, D. D.

Son of the Canon Edward Hoare, of Tun. beldge Wells, England. Educated at Ton. bridge School and Trinity Callego, Cambridge, memorial tablet to Habsy Maryo, in Tricity Called to missionary service, by the words an Church, Cambridge. He joined the Ningps 1876 and became the founder and first principal Mission of the Church Missionary Society lu of this College. Appointed Bishop of Victoria, Hongkong, in 1898. He with four Chiness student evangelists gave up his life in the waters of Hongkong harbour on the 18th of September 1906.

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Dr. Thomson made a long speech in reply concluding by wishing prosperity in every seco of the word, to each individually, and to all lo their collective capacity, as members of the Hongkong College of Medicine. He thanked them forthe most gaserous token ofthegoodwill they bore him and the Dean for his eloquent ex-73 pression of it in the words he had addressed him..

THE LOSS OF THE "DAINI

KISAKATA-MARO" NA

NUMBER OF THE LOST.

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An official telegram from the Dairen Civil Administrative Office to the Yamaguchi pre fectural Government gives the number of the that of the passengers as 24. crew of the Doini Kiiskata-maru as 32 ́add

The bodies of people who went down with the

Were there refusals in writing or verbal-vice on Sundays to Macao. The On realesmer still continue to be washed up on the It is not usual for them to be la waiting.

The casa was adjourned,

PLAINTIFFS AWARDED $1,000,

14th fast.

Before the Acting Chlef Justice in the Su- preme Court this morning, the case was re- umed in which the President is Hongkong of the Basel Evangelical Missionary Society yes-

terday commenced an action in which they anupat to recover from the Hoogkong "Sheung Po Company, Limited, and Heng Wa, editor, printer and publisher of the Shaung Po the som of $ro,oco as, damages for an alleged libel can- tained in a certain article appearing in the Bheung Po in December last.

Frank,

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A faithful man; able to teach others" a Tim "Ye are in our hearts to die together" a Cor. As the work is ant fally completed and accounts have not all been wattled, it is not ponsible to say that the Chapel is opened free of debt, but it is believed that very early the ascessary amount has been received. There remgin, however, several articles of furniture to be provided-such as a bell, communion vessels, an American organ, simple panelling for the wall of the East end, and vestry larni laro, besides the necessary expenses connected with the surroundings, the making of paths and turfing etc, so that the fund remains open for

time.-N-C. D. News.

BULLION.

Messis, Samuel Montagu & Co's Circular; dated London, November 18, cootaloo the following

st.77a 9d, p. oz. std. With the exception of a Gold-The price of bar gold was unchanged considerable amount reserved for India the anivals-about £650,000-were sold to the

a new boat, having been launched about thres kore at Tayonishi and Shimomure, outside Shi weeks ago, and through the courtesy of the monoseki Straits. Three of the bodies drifting Company, representatives of the local Press to the shore at Kulrunobama, says a Shimonoseki ware last Sunday given an opportunity of ace dispatch to the Asaki, attracted special attention ing what an excellent excursion trip can be on account of their well-dressed appearance. made no board the Os Les for the extremely

One of them was corpulent and proved to be under the command of a genial skipper la stesmer. He was identified by articles found moderate fare of $1.20 each way, The vessel the remains of Captain Mochi, the master of the the perena of Capt. Cameron, whose delightful on the body, which consisted of a crystal seal, a breeziucas should enhance the advantages of gold watch with a photograph, and some money travelling by the On Let

The On Lee, which was built at Kowloon Yoshimichl, of the Hakua! Yoko, a Brm in Bank of England,

Another proved to be the body of Mr. Kalimura Docks, is a vessel with a length of 185 feet, bar Fushimimachi, Osaka. Og the body Y1,230 in 36 feet beam and her draught is 8 feet 6 esah was found. The other remains were inches. She is capable of accommodating unidentided. Up to the morning of the 2nd a goodly number of well-appoloted bunks. Among them was that of The On Lad piles between Hongkong and

young guil of 14 Rongmnou on week days, while on Sundays yours, an adopted daughter of Washio lisaburo, the rasa to Macao and back, leaving the Ping been identified as those of passengers and eight an iron worker of Dairen, Seven bodies bave On what at 9 a.m. and Macas at 5 pin, and does the trip to Macao in the extremely good continues the dispatch, sometime seems to bare of the crew. From accessory circumstances, tims of 1 hours. The On Lee is well worth elapsed before the steamer want down after the patraange of excursionists to the Poriu tranding, The young girl whose body was gnoin settlement.

washed up carried a saving back pair-book, a watch, and other valuable articles, as well as documents tied to her body, all being wrapped in a handkerchief A passenger, Oyine Enkel, chi by name, whore body also came ashore, hed on his person a pams-card which showed that he was a passenger, not a member of the craw, -Japan Chronicle,

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FIRE AT SHANGHAI.

GODOWN COMPLETELY DESTROYED.

At about one o'clock yesterday morning, re ports the N. C.. D. News of 11th lust., a fire broke out in an unoccupied house at Pootung, The Rames had obtained a strong hold when the native brigade arrived, but the firemen, with the assistance of a number of River Police and fare long the outbreak was subdued. The building was seriously damaged. cative constables, quickly got to work, and be

Mr. M. W. Slade, instacted by Mr. F. 1.126g passengers and, considering bor sizb, has tostant 37 bodies were washed on shore. £1,635,000tisfactory as it is, dass "not re-engineer in charga ʻql the godowe, mada . Kedaoris and the Municipal Councily concern

Deacon (of Mesam, Deacon, Looker and Dea can) appeated for the plaintiffs and Sir Henry Berkeley, E.C, instructed by Mr. Oto Koog Blog, was for the defendants.

The following were the jury-Messrs. M. B. (foreman), A. Babington, W. A. Northecte (forein, J. David, H. P. White and Dowley, A. G. 4o doo

abmitted that the plaintiffs had Sir Henry Alsclosed a case. In asking. his Lordship to Ipays the case to the jury, Counsel submitted that under the powern of Sections 174 and 175 of the Code of Civil Procedure, his Lordship abould duminus the case there and then, it was his Lordship's duty to withdraw the cass and dismiss the action, because the pielatif, the President in Hongkong of the Bisal Masjon. ary Society, Mr. Broomall, bad not proved that any libat had been published of addrooms carning him.

Mr. Slade The plaintiff is it, not him,^- Sir Haury-Che plaintiff is a person. No jibul kas bien proved against a corporation.

Proceeding with his argument, Sir Henry stated that the libel, if proved wax against two persons D, Forisch and Mr...Souter. The Charge, wipe which amounted to murder, The lost fel charge amounted to mal. practies in performance of their duties There were first poista which ha was goig to

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through the roof of Mesurs. Mackenile & Op.'s After the firemen had left the scope, faces were seen at about four o'clock shooting

SCHOOL FOR CHINES8; godown which is situated about a han ESTABLISHMENT IN SHANGHAI, dred yards from the building which had bean on Bro. Mr. Kenneth Campbell, the The Goal correspondence between Me

were altogether inadequate, and the fervices of Municipal Garsile of this weak, says the Shang the discovery, and gave the alarm. The ing the establishment of A Fublic School, for brigade turned out again, but their appliances Chinese in Sinza district, was published in the the Customs and Municipal fire fleats were al Timer. It is interesting, to note that sought. The floats arrived at the wharf at proposal has not only met with the

the about Eve o clock within a few minutes of each proval of the Commitee of the Fable bor, and long lines of hose were run out. As Schoot for Ohiness, but that "it" has also soon as steam was up water was pumped on to been andorsed by the Mocicipal Council. the burning mass of raw cotton which was It is proposed to erect a buliding from the con

raised the official rate to 5 per cent, bas at The effect desired by the Bank, when it length been produced, and during the week the indux reached the substantial total of

This tolal

derable sums of gold direct to South America, Present the sole relief to the market; for, in adition, New York has been shipping cossi

The small amount of bille offered by the India Council will doubtless fead to the ship- mant of sovereigns to Indias in fact, it is more than likely that some will go this week.

Silver. On the whois, notwithstanding a drop of 4, on the rgth alace partially recovered, the market has bean steady in character, stored in the godown, at the rate of 1,500 gallons tribution of Ti1, 25,000 made by Mir, Kadooris China continues to wall at any improvement per minuts. Notwithstanding (als heavy volume on land to be purchased from Municipa in price, hat will not allow the opportunity to of water, the flames continued to shoot upwards. foods, The Justification, forbear Fondicio re-purchasing a fair proft, This Soon the roof fell in will a thud, and the flames ment of a second school in the present proud.

likely to contiene until ross higher, and myriads of sparks flew into the ed condition of the Public School for the Chinese Now Year, about which aime India air. The firemen continusdio pour water overth on Eigles Road. This school can accommodate will be in possession of the proceeds of an unbigh walls and through the broken windows, about, 400. paplle, but has applications from usually bountiful harvest, a certale proportios but so appreciable diminuilon of the blare was many more than this number Situated at of which will probably be invested in elfver. apparent. At about six o'clock the wall on the such a distance from Bioss, the present school.

Last week's steadiness was aspialed by Connorthern side fell outwards with finadtal purchases.|||

resounding can draw but low pupils from that district, crash, and the blatus was filled with dames. There can be but litle doubt that the pro in the brief space of six weeks, the amount Fortunately, no one was within the danger posed Radooria School will be filled from of silver held by the Imperial Bank of Ger- soun when the wall fell. Shortly afterwards the day of opening, as therill, strandys kn many has declined 41,152,130.

"chool: la Sinus Carported: bya Mes for A it is considered probable:

a few seconds, fall out with loud crash, demand is on the facrease

that the upcountry

and active member of the fra brigade and ads The extension of public: aducaciosiom which has more then too pupils enrolle The large shipment of about 483,000 last raced to infety in the nick of time. Portions Chinase to the Settlement must command

Bron pakah that of Fembay,: where the silver will be in section on the northern side war buiging dans of taxat. It was explicitly stated, when the proportion supplied before the Public Works Committee His Lordship said it would be better if after closer touch with the Eastern markata,2, gerously, and as it looked as if were going present. Public School was projected, that

Lataly Chian, has bean, boylog in Bombay, to Irability, or faxelbility, blons system or another, Another gantieman who was called asked to

At say moment. men wate told of was but the beginning of a system of ficapola - They did not, how ever, think that the vicinity be excused owing to pressure of business. approximate the in India, to the o of it. The front wall was cracked in an alarming tory to notice that the Council lis

Londents quotation A manner, and smacke was pouring through the carry out the work began Mayani wa shipment of 15,000 bye been made from crevicesThe aftamoon was all advanced Mr. Kadoorie's ganardes of wil

before the fames, ware la part subdeed, and ↑ the genuine appreciation

At a meeting of the Public Works Com mittee, bald on the and inst., the Chairman. Hon. Director of Public Works) stated that he had been asked to "obtain the opinion of the Public Works Commities on the point whether the extension of the Peak Tramway to Quaea's Road on tres:140 along Garden Road in a desir. able improvement in the public interest 1, The Members were puanimously in favour of the extension butler same considerable discos sion, they decided that the question of treaties about with no plac before them. They stated particular, juror was intimately connected with that the least objectionable forms of trailer, one of the partners in the defendant company

SPECIAL JURORS EXEMPTED. AT THE SUPREME COURT THIS MORNING,

Igth lost, At the Supreme Court this morning, when cortala Chinese gentleman's name was called is connection with an action for libel, Counsel

the north-eastern corner cracked and, swaying

SEWA RASh what o CNES EZ 300piries ( forta, palucīša Zeformed the Crow that the ▼ soindia rapotis a daily of take of too bars, and he warning given was noticed, for

a foreignf" Bich Mr Dowld In the Head;

If there were no better menar of Carrying the and that region was not entitled to mit In tram line, should be adopted, but that an regards that case this art

the form the lips should take from the pallah Sir Henry (for the def

had never

bisborate abortd). The libel did not refer to to the Queen, Road, farther detalls should be i buard of it before de weak, exercises, little 'direct ́Influence, being of the wall cominusd to, fall at Intervais, and to an enlightened public opinion: I

The plaintiffs therefore, there was no personal

right of action; in kim or 81. There was no i be asked to express' an (opinion" as to the das. i what had been wald the juror should not servonoide sich durchauss hava a natural tendency to to prevent any one from getting too close to 1 for Whinase in the Settlement, and it is satisia

right of action in the corporation sa ■ corpăta: Hitzl ja respect of lia property. Sis Bánry pro- beaded to Cleanthorities to stuport of bis con- to the Cathedral should pravasta Katansion bei Lordship-Are you ik only one in your fention and referred to a canu whare it had bows of this line by tresties or any other form of olice)--At present, the detai bold: shit" ** corporation could mos commit | supports that might be decided uponya Birla Hu Lordshipany on are asco