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Fnimation.

A. S. WATSON

LIMITED.

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ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

WATSON'S

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VERY OLD. LIQUEUR SCOTCH

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY JUNE 0 1010

companies, and monopolies in various kinds

WHISKY setons to have

Opium Monopoly.

CANTON TRADE" PARALYSED

|| HEAVY SLUMP IN LO AL MARKET.

ego, now

'BANKRUPTCY COURT

The Backrop'cy Court at this morning, the Chill Justice, Sir Francis Piggott, presiding. GUNA BARDING HOUSE: THAT FAILED:

Re W. H. Emberley

His Lordship-I have no jurisdiction as regards that. What is debtor's position?

Mr. Hinds-He's the manager of a shop. The Official Receiver (Mr. Fletcher) at this petition had mentioned a sum of $2,500 in point informed the Court that debtor in hit

to him. It was possible that the life-insurance policy also did not belong to him and that it was probably mortgaged on a greater sc.la,

prestotation of any creditor rescind former proceedings.

His Lordship quite agree with you, but I doo' see how an order can be rescinded, when "once a dividend bus been paid.

The Offcial Receiver-Iva qaile possiblo The matter is to be heard in Chambers.

ADSCONDING DEBTORS,

Ho, Kam Sur

POR KUBBAR INVESTORS

A: UBS EUL ABC.

We bave received from the publishers a copy ofibe newly issued "A.B.C. 1dbber Planting Companies in Malayaa publication whi is bound to prove of very great value to rubber, M. S. Patry and E. M. Muraour, the former of Investors. It has been compiled by Messe.

whom has had many years experience

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Mr. Grist sald ha appeared for the petitioner. An interim Receiving Order had alieady been made. Debtor had already suspended pay- meat. The debis amounted to $620.87 and the rubber planter in the Federated Malay States, assets was a tailor's shop in Queen's Road of The object aimed at by the authors has been the value of altogether about Si2,500 The to give at a glance all the detalls required by tinbilities amounted to $10,500,00

intending investors.CUMU

The Official Receiver said that the aviats were; considerably more than the labrities The other debtors had absconded. It was a tick on their part to get rid of certain parinos and start business on a reduced capital The shop was at present held by a bailiff

His Lordship-I don't think I can grant on order when the asters sta above the liabilities: Mr. Grist contended that the question of atuets and liablitles had no bearing o. the prosent cas, There were innumerable cases where to shillings in the pound were ultimately paid in London. When au nct of bankruptcy was committed, a person had no other remedy not very well sue. The debars had ab conded. but to go to the Bankruptcy, nurt. He could

· His Lordship-1 don't think I can grant the

Asispointed out in the A.B.C. it does not. help the invertor much to know the exact posl. tion of any given Company unless he is able to Batisly himself that it is better than others. Owing to the increasing number of companies the task of comparison can only be accom pliched by wading through endless pros pactuses. Simplification bar bear" Bought therefore by giving only the essential details of each Company ou

UNIFORM LINES

As nearly as may be. First of all the nominal capital is given issued capital comes next ;all (he classes of shares are clearly shown with nptions and time stipulations. Then follow the

financial year and annual report (wherever

A Blend of the Finest Pure Malt his ardent desire to wipe out the disgrace drop. They bought six hundred chests from respect of some furniture which did not bolong. If you like 1 will gråst the application on the possible)," list of directors, secretaries and.

Whiskies distilled in Scotland

or"

GENUINE AGE AND

His Lordsbip-Why was that done?- "Mr. Hindu-The furniture was included in a

application of a mere suspension of payment ground that the other debtors absconded."

Mr. Grist-I don't think your Lordship will be establishing a precedent: Nine cases out of ten which come into this Court are brought forward on that ground.

bill of site. The necessary amendment has with the exception of onde now been made..

of gaming. Trouble has almost always been the result. The Amoy lottery company came to hopeless grief, and its promoters had to flee the country and hide abroad." Irregularities and abures without number in

Me: Hinds, who appeared in behalf of debier, connection with these monopolles have con. 'BRITISH MERCHANTS' PROTEST INEFFECTIVE. said that was a debtor's parition. Ai tha ina:] stantly excited the public indignation and

sliting of the Bankruptcy Court," debtor "wis questioned by the CMial Receiver regarding distracted those entrusted with the duty of Our respondent in Censon informs us safeguarding the public peace. The dim that, on the 7th inst, the opium macopoly be bis affair, from which it appeared that bis wie culties of abolishing licensed gambling algas to be put in force. The monopoly, as was his partner in the business of the "Waver together are manifold, but we need only previously reported, was granted by the Peony boarding house at No. 43. Rob'oson Road, He asked for ac adjournment la srder to,en mention two of them. The Government is vincial Government to Kwong Wing YURD, * in desperate straits for money to carry on the prominent firm of raw opium dealers, of whom ble him to join debtor's wife with him and Leung Chiu-tang holds official raak. Seves that had now been done. The aricis amount administration and without the funds derived and a hail dollars per ball of foreign caw opium td 10.$725 and the debts to 16,400. The assets from the gambling, monopolies some other must be paid to this firm by every purchaser consisted of a life insurance policy and a salary dicans must be devised for raising money, or of imported raw opium to the two Kwang Proof Sige a month, from which debtor was will the already loadequately and inefficiently vinces. This increases the taxation on everyg to contribute $ja a mogib for the benefit fulfilled task of Government will. become chert by $300. Native dealers, who were buy. of his creditors.

His Lordsbip-That would take two years'] more hopeless than ever. Again, if this vice- ing freely from this market a week

dare hardly buy-at all. Every purchaser of

Mr. Hinds-Ten years, your Lordship: Of be not controlled and regulated to some ex the raw drug, no matter from whom he pur-course, debtor might be able to improve his tent by State direction, and total abolition chases it, must have a permit from the Kwong prospects lo, which case he will so donbrin be aimed at, it is necessary to provide addi-Wing Yuan. This monopoly enables that crease his monthly contribuloos. tional police and expensive cumbersome firm to charge exactly what they please machinery which will probably fail to pre-fur imported opium. Two months ago this vent illicit gambling even of a kind more menopoly was to have been in force, but, pernicious than the old ope. Viceroy Yaani has beep delayed till now. The delay with the Self-Government Society is at least believed the monopoly bad been allowed to

ave been in cordial agrecaicat inlinidened the native dealers to buy, as the

Hongkong during last Friday and Saturday, of gaming concessions under his jurisdiction, the 2nd and 3rd instant, at increasing prices, The Provincial Deliberative Assembly also. During these last two months the price bad are practically unanimous in this matter, fallen by $1,000 a chest, but last Saturday it rose The Viceroy had hopes of getting increased to $1,035, and more new orders were coming in revenue from salt and other sources, but Without warning the monopoly war sprung on- difficulties swarmed round him, and threathe dealers and badame "operative from the tened to overwhelm.his efforts. That, he 7th instant. Of course, this has completely Was insufficiently supported in Peking demoralized the market, and the dealers con

nou take delivery of what they have contracted. would appear from his threat to resign to bay. They bought at a contain price, say office if his recommendations, were at $2,035. Now they are called upon to pay an adopted by the Imperial Government. He additional $300 per chest to Kwong Wing would therefore seem to be in deadly earu Yaepfor a so-called "licence” to sell opium est and to be prepared, to sacrifice himself again to anybody, or to prepare it. The result *and his own personal interests in attaining is simply that no foreiga aplum can be import- what he is convinced is for the good of the ed to the two Kwang from Hoogkong except

ludicrous, the trade is paralysed.

The Government of India sold all this opium to the dealers. There are 4,000 Chests of it in NOT "RUDNAY STONE."

Hongkong, and counting the total here and in Boxing seems always to have been prac-India there are 15,000 chests of Bengal opium inquired to be vested in the new Manager, stock of an assessed value (i over ibros million, Messrs. Deacon, Looker and Deacon applied for tised by virile nations. The Greeks and Romans practised it. The Roman cestus sterling. All this stock must remain unclear.etters of administration. The widow at the differed widely from our English boxing-

ed for a ccosiderable period of time or if time was staying in the country but at the glove, and a blow on the side of the head promptly sold must be sacrificed at a great request of the solicitors appeared in the A. S. WATSON & CO., from it must have been something to re-

loss. Is either case the next auctions Colony. The Official Administrator said that of opium in Calcutta will be very considers member. When the Roman youth ceased ably affected, and the ludisu revenge will UMITED,

to be athletes and became voluptuaries suffer acutely. Not only will iko lodian content to be mere spectators of con

revenue be penalized by this violation of teats in physical prowess, the sceptre freaty, but the importers, and therefore the passed from hands that had become too trade of Hongkong, for it simply means the weak to be doubled into fists. Barbarians Bravest damage to this business. The insurance companies bere will feel the difference, and Danubico foregis exercised the the shipping firms will experience loss of power but not the moderation of Augus-freight, bankers too will lose. And who will lus. The English, a virile and conquering be the better for it? Nobody, least of all 'any race naturally combative, yet careful and body in Hongkong, which would be losing the even scrupulous about human life, and turu over of about eighty-four million dollars a ayerse from bloodshed, have for ages loved year were the opium trade to cease aftogether. to settle with fists those disputes which in

FINE MELLOW

"FLAVOUR.

Robert Porter & Co.'s BULL

BRAND

His Lordship -I's quita Foss bla, Mr. Flatcher.

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The Official Receiver-I've no objection. Of course, I shall apply to the Court to rescind the Receiving Order in the event of non. Payment.

The application was granted,

A QUESTION OF COSTS,. Be Chan Luen; **

Mr. Steavenson said that was an appli- oation regarding costs. The bankrupt was

DOG Liang-Kwang Provinces and tife millions of at the monopolist's price, and as, that is before his death the manager of the China

GUINNESS' STOUT

In PINTS and SPLITS.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, ard June, 1910,

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human beings committed to his rule. Vincus,

The Boughong Getsgraph from

*HÖNGKONG, THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1910,

THE PICARDI“S'",

SELF-DENY.

ING ORDINANCES

When

often ended in blade-drawing. dueling began to go out of fashion among the gilded youth, a passion for the "noble art of self-defence" by the scientific use of the fists came into vogue, and a young gentleman of fashion who could not "put up his dukes" was re- garded as a milksop. Nowadays ordinary young Englishmen rarely have occasion to use their fists in anger after they are four teen or fifteen years old, but most of them can give a good account of themselves, with

We must remindour readersibal the addition, at tax levied by this sudden enforcement of an

His Lordship haven't come across one. The application was granted,

ASSETS.CONSIST 07 CINEMATOGRAPH APPARATUS.

Re. Wong Fang. Shek. Otto Kong Sing: The debit amounted to $9,810.91 and the assets were $5,140, crosisting Mr. F.X Almeda said bo appen ed for Mr.

ofaset of cinematograph apparatosin the Saloo

·Ciasmatograph, furaítura la the Sulon Cin. emistograph and a debt of about $700 duo from the Hongkong Government. A sum of $1,000 bad also been deposited as 'security for the. compradore.

The Official Receiver-The application should not be granted unless substantial assets can be shown, in a small case like this iho order for Navigation Company and as such manager costs should be made on Sammity Court scale. certain property belonglog to the Company's all a Mr. Fletcher on the Almada—I have no doubtмr. Otto Kong was vested in his namo.. As the properly war

question of costs,

the party was so grossly insolvent, no pra ceedings in bankruptcy should be allowed, He now asked for costs "prior to the bank ruptcy.

His Lordship-The only power I have dui side bankruptcy proceedings. la-Uuder what section are you making the application?

Mr. Stravenson-Under Section 59. Your Lordship has discretion in the matter.

His Lordship What discretion bavot?" Mr. Steventon-Under Section 59. The Official Receiver-I'm not inclined to oppose the application,

His Lordship--Üb?

The Official Receiver-If the application had been made before it would have been granted:

His Lordship-Whore is the widow ?. down from the country to sign the petition and Mr. Steavenson-I don't know. She came

then went away. -

His Lordship -You know her came? Mr. Steavenson-I know bar name. An order was made by the Court that the felters of administration should be 'altered in the widow's name.

TEN P. R CENT, PER MONTH, Po. C. Gomes.

The appl cation was granted, costs to bs ag., reed upon between the parties,

· TRE/ONLY - ASSETS A JURKEN SHIP. 2 Retke You Fat Company,

sume

Mr. Riods said that was an application to withdraw debtors petition in' bankruptcy. A deed had been entered into between the various partners in the Company and all the creditors to whom wore due really large

of money by the mortgagee of the Yes Fat Company. All the credors were agreed that they will not sue the Company uõlil after six months from the raising of the ship. It was agreed that debtors. should withdraw their petition. The terms of the agreement were that payment would be mide in full as soon, as the ship will have been raised.

The application was gradied,"

IRVICES WHICH DISAPPEARED. Re. Lani Cher og.

offices, locality of estate, planted areas, planting programmes for 1910 and reserve lands, and capitalisation por acre,"

The main interest of the book lies, however, to the tables of comparison-in undertaking which the writers admit to be a very bold sas, - involving as it doss the calculation of produc- tion, profits and dividends for the next savan yoaks and such complex factors as the price of

cant flotations, many Companies buving taken rubber and productions from Brazil The seven years' basis is taken in the light" "of re-

ovor estates where titulo is planted, and aisa because a soyon years' purchase is generally adopted in the valuation of estates.

The book is handy in size, its contents are alphabetically arranged, and there is much useful information embodied in the general introduction.

[The A,B,C, to Rubber Planting Companies in Malaya, their possible production, profits and dividends for esven years. By M, S. Parry, Director Kuala Lumpur Rubber Companys Societe Financiere des Qaaptchence, etc., and E. M. Muriour. Two shillings nat, London? Frade. C. Mathieson and Bons, 16, Copthall Avenue, E. C. Kelly and Walsh, Ld, Hosg Kong.]

THE "SHÚI ON" GASB;

FURTHER EVIDEN

Balore Mr. Justice Hazeland, Acting Pairos Judge, in the Summary Court this morning, the case was resumed in which Wong: Fu Ng, compradore; sought to recover from Capt, A. A. Johnson, Master of the Shwi On, the sum of $1,000 as damages for alleged assault and falus The Official Receiver stated that debtor bad imprisonment Mr. Eldon Potter, loxfracted already been ordered by the Court to produce by Mr. Davidson, appeared for the plaintiff and two life policies, which debtor failed to de: AC | Mr. O, G. Alabaster, instructed by Mi. W. E. transpired that debtor bad obtained $ 0.00 of the last sitting of the Bankruptcy Court i L. Shenton, was for the defendant. Szo:0 worth of goods which ha skipped to America and made contradictory statements | land. amination on that point. as to invoices, He would take up debtor's ak

The Officiel Receiver-Where are the in- voices ?

Debtor-A copy of the involcas was kept hy my foki. I thought they were safe but the foll went to the country

Where are the bills of lading ?-You did not ask me that before..

I'm asking you now.

They were locked up in the drawer, were ibey not?,

against by British merchants, and that only last year the Chamber of Commerce of Hong kong 'succeeded though the kind offices of the British Consul-General in Canton in getting it suppressed. As long ago as 1902 this same gallery was stopped at the instance of the Coozul-General, supported by H. B., M. Mine the Chinese have succeeded in what is no less ister in Peking. It is duly now, at last, that that a repudiation of their Trosty obligations. This is a tax levied on raw opium im. ported into Chius, and for the Chinese to call it a "prepared opium licence" will not

flis wages were $1,a day and when not on duly to pay foreign opium in order to boil in inte prepared opium he must go to Kwong did not receive any pay. About three years For this permit he has to pay at the rate of 574 Wing Yuen for a " permit" to buy, 280, he was ill for a considerable period and won'd be able to produce them when for every ball of raw opiums he wants.. This is cdiculated as follows. It is laid down that overy tacl weight of prepared opium must be

This was a debtor's position. Debtor stated he was a ticket-puncher on the Star Forty which

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The defendant was re-called to the witness-

Mr, Potter-Themen who camato the bridge were not frit-class passengers?

Defendant No.

meat leader Stanley, was the next witness. He Cipt. G. Willoughby, Master of the Gayara-

stated that on the day in question the plaint was vary rowdy. From what he could make out of him, he was inviting the Captain on to the wharf to have a fight Ho kopt waving his banda about and used abutivo and threatening language towards the Captain. Every time as Indian policeman asked (thp"

or without gloves. And for that reason per- alter the fact. When the pative dealer wishes / Position he occupied for the last twelve years foki went to the country, the place was seized plaintiff to go with him to the Police Station

whatever. He was obliged to borrow money was absent on duty, thus receiving no wages

to keep himself and his family, consisting of a wife and two children. At first he borrowed

I'm asking you where they were 7-The ac- Chuntant had them."

Who was the accountant?-Lam Yik. The under distrain and I never saw the invoices.

Why didn't you tell me of the invoices?-1 rbought they were quite safe "and that the foki returned from the country,

Did you employ romittances to reply de penits 2-1 was forced to da 11.

The success, or want of success, of all Gercer races like the Celtic or Latin too illegal monopoly has been vigviously pròlested There is no chance of a dividend being paid. official attempts to put down gambling in China, or for the matter of that in any coun. try, depend not only on the sincerity and ability of the executive, but on that clusivo but very real force, public, opin- ion. Open and shameicas gaming is now so ' repulsive to the collective good taste of moral sepse (they are often much the same thing) of civilized communities that it is generally prohibited by the laws, which are usually so framed as to make evasion very difficult.. In the United Kingdom gambling in publie places is of course forbidden, but the con- troversy as to what is a "place within the haps we all enjoy seeing a fine glove fight meaning of the Act" will be long remem.. between brave menon fair terms. We dislike bered--and we are not heard that their the brutalities of the prize fight bare-fisted, bookies are prevented from carrying on the and can confidently brave any sacer which business at the great English race-courses, might be directed at us on the score of soft They cannot, however, even enter a bet in a ness, The ordinary cultivated young Bri note book in the street or in a tavern. Lot-tisher of George V,'s time would be able to made to pay 30 Cools for "licenco," To $315 but with interest and renewals of promis. | due over $15,000. teries are severely forbidden in Great Britain stand up to any ordinary hawbuck of George got this money, it is reckoned that so much and the law is enforced with the utmost strict. 1V.'s days. If we like less bluggiucss raw opium will produce so much weight of ness. "Missing word" competitions have with our fights than our ancestors did, we prepared opis when boiled. According been condemned is illegal under the Lottery are just as keen as they were on having every-sheleleite is that reckonings every ball of Act, and the most ingenions of enterprising thing fair and square and above board, We

It is just as if the Government of England "weeklies" find it hard to disguise lotteries wisli our American friends to understand were to declare that raw collop may not be under the garb of competitions requiring skill; that in the criticism which we are bound taxed, but cloth may, and that ose bale of Although gambling does undoubtedly take to express of certain aspects of the "ring" cotton being calculated to produce when place on our rice-courses, there can can their Continent, we are in no way woven say 100 yards of cloth, and

The casting a slur on their great Nation. But tax on cloth being one shilling per yard, the truth is that a certain class of un. therefore every bite of cotton most pay 100 desirables in America have-ruined the ring. billige tax. And then let the Government The yellow section of the trans-oceanic merely the cinth it is made into is taxed, and desy that coitop, is taxed, and assert that press, too eager to pander to any popular that therefore the consumer of cloth pays the taste however depraved, have identified tax; not the cotton importer! This is what the themselves with this class.

Witness the situation really amounts to. It is outrageous

raw opium should produce $7. N

112 Java Bods, ander dute May 21, says that plantation robber is a very rare article in the Batavia market, notwithstanding the fancy

prices offered for it.

He borrowed chiefly from Indian watchmes, sory notes, the sum now amounted to $300, with regard to Jagar Singh, he borrowed from him $50 and handed a promissory note for $70. He also borrowed two amounts of S107 each and gave promissory notes for St5o; The rate of interest charged was ten per cent, per month. His Lordship-Ton parceat, per month! The Official Receiver-it's one of those cases where they fall in the bands of indian watch men. They usually charge more than that. Ten percent. is rather reasonabla (Laughter). The public examination was closed and debtor adjudged bankrupt.

A FICTITIOUS NAME. Re Lam Pak Ling.

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should rescind the petition in that matter, fr, The Official Receiver, said that the Court Heit appeared for the petitioning creditor. The

"

So many remillafces were sent you that you had only 5,800 good debts?—There were still

Why didn's you mention it in your statement

•

of Affira-1 did not.. I expected to recover the $3,00

You had no cash la hand ? –No. Knowing you could receive only

"

he asked him who he was

Mr. Potter-Do you understand Chicote? Witnear-A little.

Mr. Poller-You understand Chinese suffici cally to know that the plaintiff was using abusive language towards the defendant?

Witness-Yat. !-

wrongfully arrested?-No.

Will It surprise you to hear that plaintiff was

Do you think if a European was arrested by saludian policeman he ought to

obsinds worth tree by $3,000 quietly to the Police Station ? Yes.

Take your own case. Supposing you were

was expecting the other debts to turn up.

You just said that they were bad - Had the nested by an Indian, constable, would sou people not forced me to pay if deposits. 1 | proceed through the streets without a murmui?” would have had enough to go on with,

Yes. How? I had enough,

The Official Receiver st · point informed bis Lordship that be was in passession of last year's books. The other books had disappear ed. A fire occurred at a shop in Connaught Road West. The joke of the debtor ran out of the shop with the books and evidently got so excited thatthey never returned with thom again (Laughter),

You would? You

Mr. Weatherboad, Chief Officer of the sa, Shiu On, gave corroborative evidence.

Further evidence was called and the case adjourned.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

was at No. 4 and the fire broke out at No. 1..

(Ta deb'or)Where did the fire occur?-I

floor and paderneath did not run away? The been declared free from infection.

Are you aware that, the people on the next

THE Executive Council Rdvise that Swatow his flames came through the back of the house on the second floor.

closed and I don't know whether they took They did not run away?—The doors were the books out of the house or pel.

How did your fokis get out of the house? Through the roof,

hard labour and faur hours' slöcke at Two natives were each awarded 3

Magistracy to-day for steallag four palat from a storO;

no doubt whatever of the perfect sincerity of the Government and people of Great Britain in endeavouring put down public gaming, and to misimise as far as possible its injurious effech upon the body politic. The fact that belling on race horses still continues to such an enormous extent should make us careful and wary of truly, sickening columns of that press on the ly hard on importers, and a gross violation of proceedings were Improper from the.com condeming other countries that on the over advertised prize-fight between a negro Treaty, surface appear leukuccessful than ourselves boxer called Johnson and a white American in eliminating hom the national life called Jeffreys. This negro appears, from the evils of play for money. Several of interviews which are constantly being the Continental Governments run State published in the newspaper, not only to lotteries, and even permit private Com. talk too much, but in a tona different

pay for it, and Municipalities, from that of another black fighter of past ONE hundred mambers of this, French Chamber paules, who the privilege of conducting prize drawings days, viz, that stony-headed smiler, Peter of Deputies, fifty French Senator, and one for vast sums of money. Much may be said. Jackson, who whether interviewing news undred and twenty-eight) members of the in favour of at once regulating men's passion paper men, or in private life, was most edhe Dums, urging it to preserve, the Con- Italian Chamber of Deputies have memorials for gambling and enching the State by thus modest and unassuming in speech and manitation of Finlandar isiger „making, loiterleu i Government monopoly, ner... We remember him with regret when

and then entered into the ledger? Yes people. The British think that there in so, much we read the bragging of his unworthy THE Danish Dation bas subscribed for a gold "The account was doly paid over and it "Among, “Chiuose," accountants", than word

successor. As for the bluff and brag and wreath to be placed upon the late King Edwardy was found that the petitioner had no entries have been copied?--I know nothing length barb

#chow is generally used to indicate that the A sYTHON measuring, well mord to be said raglost, it" that there is, as far as we know, noja single lottery conducted blusier of the white man Jeffreys and his coffin. The wreath represents beech and oak longer any interest in the Hop Kee firms about an accountant'a baninen char by any State or Government, however press adherents, we are almost driven by it to on which is engraved the King's name, together partnership with his brother. There was only Yes

rents, we are almost

leaves, and is attached to a large golden eblajd, Debtor was a wealthy man and did business in You know enough of Oblasse business?— mis ed for money, under the British Empire wish the nigger might beat bim after all-if with the English and Danish Royal arms. The oqudabt, of which petitioner iried to avoid pay: The Chinese Authorities have been tempted they ever do fight, and if they fight fair, or combined weight of the wreath and shield is ment from the beginning), Haipolated o by poverty to grant soncessions to gambling are allowed to fight fair

his Lordshing that the Dout mis

fost in transitK STEN ENEMY

What happened to the books?—They got

You live on the 3rd flɔ017 —Yes.

mencement. The matter would take some time to go into and he asked his Lordship to fix a day to take the case. Mr. Patter would re- present the petitioning creditor. Tas originalap- plication was made some years ago hot for soms resion or other the proceedings were dropped. ther, who alleged a Betitious name, the other The petition was presented by potitioner's 'bro..

party in the meantime keeping himself in hid.] cún. ing. The dabis amounted to Sisions The taken between the date of the application and Court at the time ordered an account to be ve the date of the granting of the application,

I'm laformad you can't get to the root? You

aty to Bosola and Metsgovine has began THE visit of Emperor Francis Joseph of Austrias...

great success. The population hearthly welcom His Majesty everywhere, appreciating his

What are these two books?-One is a cashed book and the mher it's ledger Last year's Yamagu

The entries are first made in the cash book

* No entries can be made lato the' ledger,un

Papa

„Jono from the carh-book Pusztást is so, 79

manner of bidding defiance to saifons faliguss. for the purpose of acquainting"