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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY JUNE 20 1010

befriend or alienate or to be befriended

or offended by our old aristocracy, nor has he as yet had the unequalled op portunities enjoyed by, an English King of making himself pleasant to grocers who

IN PROBATE JURISDICTION,

APPLICATION FOR" NEW DRAFT OF A

Á LOST WILL

represented..

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QUESTION OF TRUSTEKS.

DECISION BY THE CHIEF JUSTICE IN A

BANKRUPTCY, CASE, BANG

The Official Receiver-There are two paipts un-which have not been touched upon by your Lordship. The first is the question of ra muneration-

Mr. Alabaster Your Lordship can look at the affidavit.

- His Lordship- I have no power to do so un less on occasions when my attention is special

His Lordship-I thought I had dealt with that point..

1HB MITCHELL-LEMM CASE,

DISCUSSION OF LEGAL POINT BEFORE THE

A FULL COURT. Before the Chief Justice, Sir Francis Piggott, and Mr. Justice Hareland, Acting Paisne Judge,

was resumed in which John Lemm, architect,

THE OPIUM MONOPOLY.

ACCURACY OF THE "TELEGRAPH'S" REPORT

The accuracy of the exclusive report, ap- poaring to the Honging Telegraph of last

of the Liang Kwang Provinces, against the a protest with the acting Governor-General

Canton Opium Monopoly, was impugned in bave done quisolvon the justice of at least quot public priot this morning. Our critic might

Ing from the Hongkong Telegraph accurately when an endeavour is made to belittle the ver acity of a report which does not admit of con tradiction. We were made to state, that cou tracts were satered into yesterday for "secon hundred chests of opium, whereas in reality Not only do we stand by the absolute cor we mentionedthe figurent “two hundred chests,”

rectness of our first-hand information," but we challenge any categorical denial of the truthfulness of the report.

We are told that "as a matter of fact Mr.

Jamieson informed a certain gentleman about occurred in the position and that he was noon on Monday that pis clinnga whatever had'

still of the same mind notwithstanding what We may perhaps be permitted to enlighten the the opium merchants had said about him,

author of the lines just quoted that the protest was addressed to the Viceroy at Canton on the 5th insi, last Saturday, in spite of all that she certain gentleman had to say to the contrary that the Government of the Colony has been made acquainted with the terms of the protest; and that Hongkong merchants interested la oplum have in turn besa informed, through the | proper channels, of the Consui's protest,

EXPLORAK'S" VOYAGE,

Before the Chief Justice, Sir Francie Piggott, In the Supreme Court this momlog, the aspire to become baronets,, The first fruits at the Supreme Court in its Probate Jurisdic- | Chlof Justico, Sir Francis Figgott, delivered sitting as a Fall Court this morning, the case ovaning, in reference to, the lodgment of A. S. WATSON & CO., of King George's reign for those who longing structed by Mr. C. E. H. Bearis, of Messn. Official Receiver the other day applied to the is scoking to have certain decisions delivered

tlon this morning, Mr. D. G. Alabaster,¡lo- bla decision in the case in which the Deraty y wait to gather such concrete smiles of Wilkinson and Grist, applied for the draft of Court for an order for the return of contain Royalty as may express themselves in a sign will on behalf of Hu Ka Choy agalest Ho Lo sums of money which had been used by they the local Courts in connection with the Mit- pward in the Peerage even a baronetcy, Shi and, others in the matter of the estate of Trustees in connection with the affairs of the versed. Mr. M. W. Slade, .c, inattucted by

choll-Lemm criminal convertine casa re or such a pat-op-the-bead as a mere knight. Ho Yuk Hug, aliar Ho Shui Hi, deceased, of Ki Cheung firm, la contravention of the Mr. F. M.. Hodgien, of Mess Ewens and hood, will be found to bave sprung from that whose will pliant claims to have been ap. Bankruptcy Ordinance. Mr. A. G. M. Fiel Haraton, appeared for the appellant and Mr. Socialist's Garden of Paradise the present Lipolated sole executor. The defendants were cher, Deputy Official Receiver, appeared for C. G. Alabaster, festructed by Mr. D. V. beral Cabinet. Of course Mr. Asquith bad to

the petioners and Mr. B. Johnson, of Moss Stonvanion, of Messrs Deacon, Looker and recommend for a Peerage so solidly liberal baster said that the originst one had been lost.

In applying for a draft of the will, Mr. Ala Dennys and Howley, represented the Trustees. Deacon, appeared for the respondent. avoter and supporter of what some people Plaintiff was the sole surviving executor of de be could ant profess to be satisfied with the Act was that the law in the past became what

His Lordship in delivering his decision said

Mr. Slade said the effect of the Declaratory till appear to believe in Liberalism, as the ceased' will. He had an order giving him action of the Trustees in that case. The was decided to be in the past. Proceeding, Rt. Hon. Hlchard Knight Causton, Glad-power to appear. ar-paris. Defendants were Trustees seemed to have entirely ignored the Consol said that the result was that the law as stonian Liberals also must rejoice at the the next of kin Plaintiff would say of his own requirements of the Ordinance and bad poly it had beso decided or was supposed to have clevation of that fine cotton spinner and knowledge that the testator had made a will. done what they thought fit. He was, however, been decided had never been the law at all, National Liberal Reformer, Sir William After the death of the testator, Mr. Beavis haud satisfied that an damage had been done to the Therefore, all questions arising out of the act lienry Holland, Kt., and the baronetcy ofed him a complete draft of a will to which estate except in respect of the $.600. He must be dealt with on the bas's that they never Mr. Joseph Walton, while crowning a career he was made the executor, Ho ninde a search would, therefore, make the following 'order'axisted before. The result was that in 20 but failed to find the original will. Mr. Beavis That the second bill, although it was practically action which commenced after the Declaratory which may have been of interest to the would say from his diary that he had received approved by Mr. Wakeman, had to be returned Act, it must be considered that the law at the

coal and allied trades" may shed a lustre instructions for the drawing up of the will. on that class of members of Parliament who is Lordship-There's no document on the difference between the two taxations. He by recovered. "I te proceeded on the arrump. The Trustees would be ordered to pay any data of the first aclion was that damages could travel extensively in India, Burma, Africa file setting out what your case is..

thought, that was the lightest order he could tien that the decision in the Brat case was 1:80 America, Canada, Chína, Japan, and Persia, Mr. Alabaster-There is a document on the

make.

wrong and if them had been an appeal, the ctc." Ispecially that "etc.", may have fre. It's the plaintiff's affidavit,

decision must have been reversed, because the appealed to the mind of Mr. Winston Chur-His Lordship-Icever look at affidavits

judgment given in appeal must be the same as 2.40 chill, when the lists of persons to be recom- less with Counsel's authority,

that which would have been given if the action medded for Birthday Honours was being

bad come on at that time in the first instance, made up. The King, who is a bit of a tra

The repeal of a statute never affected a con- veller himself, could not but give a baronetcy

cluded case... to a man who had proved his interest in they called to it in the couras of a case. British Empire by succeeding in travelling" ali over it and some of its neighbours and yet remaining a follower of Mr. Lloyd George. Men who being in a public position

Mr. Alabaster What I want is a limited greatly distinguish themselves, quite in probate of a draft until the original is discover dependently of political party, are occasioned. I hope your Lordship woo's adjourn the ally remembered by Cabinet Ministers when case owing to the absence of the statement of claim. I shall proceed with the case on the submitting names to the Sovereign. Our late assumption that I have filed my statement of Per Master, King Edward, needed little help claim. Doren Bottle o the way of reminders, he was well $19.60 $1.70 touch with all his departments. In The past when a man who thought 23.60 2.05

imself distinguished clamoured for recogoi 23.60 2.05tion, or when a really good man deserved it 29.60 2.55 but was not well enough advertised by him 32.60 2.80 self or others to extract any better letters of

the alphabet, he was usually given a €.M.G.. 48.60 4.10

In most cases a man is made a "Companion | 55.60 4.70

of St. Michael and St, George" for doing something. It sometimes happens that such an honour excites, universal applause and such dignities are those Consuls who have battled with obstructive Chinese Officials and

at

t'any cost of labour and trouble defended British interests and British trade, and who have resisted with iron will any infrac tion of Treaty.

We, note that Mr.

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ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS, Hongkong, 16th June, 1910.

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The Hongkong Hetegz. W. Jamieson who is now though tardily

"HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1910.

dpfandi-camül!múthorities to'flout all that has been secured by previous Consuts, has |been granted a G.M.G.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

WHILE assisting the Semarang palice. to capture au opium smuggler, Mr. Syders, agent of a Spurab ya sugar factory, wat slabbed to

death,

THE DELIGHT OF A KING.

Who are those whom "the King deligin. cib to honour" throughout his wide domi- nions, and what have they done to earn the recognition of a Nation and the right to use A title before their names or a certain num- ber of letters of the alphabet after them? In A FISHMONGER of Shau-ki-wan was fined $300 the time of Queen Victoria these distinctions or this months' hard labour in the Police Cauri were given mainly to persons who were con- this morning for belog lo nolawful possession

of a quantiy of opium. nected with one of the great political parties. For instance, when the pident radical Mr,A MARINE store dealer was awarded three Cyril Flower blossomed into a peerage and weeks' bard labour in the Police Court this became Lord Battersea, it was evidently less morning for stealing a quantity of iron from due to an association of ideas joining the gentleman's name with Queen Victoria's

the Kowloon-Canton Railway.

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He use of coconut shells for collecting latex

ations in Ceylon These shells are carefully

Mr. Alabaster-Then I apply to your Lord. ship for leave to file a statement of claim.

His Lordsbip-1 think you must.

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His Lordship-Oh, no, I can't do that: 1

can't allow you to proceed on a blank record," When I looked for the record this morning, I found none. «

The Official Receiver said that the estate. should be handed over to the Official Receiver. He understood that the Trustean were going to wind up the business themselves and he asked that they should be allowed to do so on the condition that the money paid into the Hoag: kong Bank by them and ordered by his Lord- ship to be paid back to the firm be banded over forthwith.

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After further discussion, his Lordship made fiual order that the money should be paid

within two months,

BOUNTY-PHO JAPANESE VARN,,

COMPETITION WITH INDIAN trade,

Mr. Alabaster-Will' your Lordship adjourn

The following letter in regard to the new the case for quarter-of-an-bou: till I file ike statement efclaim? It may poshaps take-long-Japautis tariff has been addressed by Mr.

Munmelandas Rimj, Chairman of the Bom bay ladian Merchants Chamber, to the Government of Bombay':—

or,

day.

His Lordship—Oh, no, l'if give you another

Mr. Alabaster-Have I to send a copy of the Atatement of claim to all the defeadnots?

His Lardship-That's a matter of procedure. Mr. Alabaitar--Your Lordship won't raise the point that I have failed to supply the defendants with copies of the statement of claim?

His Lordship-Ob, no. The case was adjourned."

...

CANTON DAY BY DAY.

ALLEGED SEDITION MONGERY,

wwe werrripondent.]

Canton, 18th June. Chinese medicion vendors are in the habit of addressing large crowds in public places for | the purpose of inducing them to purchase their panaces. On the 26th lnstant, four of such ven- dors were arrested on the new bund by the police on alleged charges that they bid mide seditious remarks 10 automirap the testing of the people agaits: the official... The four men were also suspected of being members of a certain revolutionary society; but as there was not sufficient proof forthcoming to justify conviction they have bens detained for three days at the police station.

is

So far as the export trade of India's

A with Japan concerned, the Government of India is, per- lectly aware that the only important articles of merchandise are collon and rice, the annual average of which for the last three years comes

to 15,00,000 CW and 8,00,00,000 cwts in quantity and Rs, 8,00,00,000 and Rs. 50,00,000 in value respectively. All other items of eas ports, indigo included, asa wholly negligible, seeing that the above-named two gommodities. form four-fifths of the total exports to Japan. Aşktangian hear are the committes are of opinion that it is hardly advisable to facrease it. As to cotton my Committee respectfully beg to invite the earnest consideration of the Govern ment of India to the following facis,

Firally, Japan is enabled to compete with exporters of Indian yarn in the common

Mr. Alabaster having replled to `Mr. Stede's argument, further discussion was adjourned.

THE SAILOR KING AND THE MEROBANT SERVICE,

THE KING'S CLEMENCY

15,000 MILES IN A FISHING BOAT.

A hardy young explorer, M. Rallion du Baty, who accompanied Dr. Charcot on his previous Having learnt that as an act of clemency Antarctic expedition, has just returned from an marking the accession to the Throne of Hisadventurous voyage, to which he and his Majesty King George V. it had been decreed brother Heari devoted the whole of their umall

fortunes.

Alter a fias otiward trip as far as Rio de Janeiro they encountered a terrible cyclone, betweed that 'port and the island of Tristan d'Acunha, which was reached in twenty days from Rio. There they found a population a eighty-three souls, which they describe as half. civilised and of English origin.

that the discharge books of seɛmm which had

Two pod a half years ago they purchased a been withheld by the Board of Trade owing to

Boulogne fishing-bost, 55ft, in length, renamed failure to join their ships and to other causes are to be returned to their owners, the Im her the J. B. Charcot, and having fitted her perial Marchant Service Gulld at doce

out with the aid of some private frlands, set to made représentations the Board of sail with a crow of four other young companier Trade suggesting that a similar act of for the desert island of Ker cute south grace might be extended to the caplains end of the Indians to fin officers of the British Merchant Stericaine forty-ton firing-boat they bave suc“ under auspassion ow cosifully completed a voyage of 15,000 miles. certificates are at pamut c ing to different causes, The Guild have sow received the following communication from the Marlos Department of the Board of Trade ----

"Sir, la reply to your letter of the 24th inst. asking that the certificates of officers. which have been suspended by Courts of Inquiry, should be returned as an act of clemency on the accession of King George, I am directed by the Board of Trade to Rate that, with flis Majesty', approval, they have decided to return at once those certifickies which have been fault and to remit one third of the ori. ginal 'perind of ruspension in the case of those officers whose certificates have been suspended for offences involving personal misconduct.—1 am, Sir, your obedient serva¤',

The

(Sipped), WALTER J. HOWELL. Secretary, Imperial Merchant Service Guild, Liverpool,"

We feel sure that the concension which our

MARKET OF HỌmekong and SHANGHAI by reason of the subsidy on freight which is allowed to cotton importers by the Japanese Government sither directly or indirectly. Be-Sailor King has been pleased to grant, will be condly, by reason of the ports of Hongkong greatly appreciated by bis loyal subjects sery and bbingbat being at only a short distance Ing under the Red Borigo, from the Japanese Ports, freight on, yra bales there is certainly cheaper than freight on yarn exported from Indian ports. Moreover it is notorious that even here some bounty is allow

As the outcome of the above incident, the p.lice authorities have givez orders to prohibited by mill-owners, hawkers from selling articles altogether on the now bund.

CLAN FIGHTS.

COMPETITION-WITH INDIAN 'YARM

THE RING'S HORBES.

STATEMENT BY LORD DERBY

The greatest interest has been caused by the As a result of these two operations it is well-official statement het King George is to con known that Japan bai successfully entered into tinue a patron of the Turf and that King Ed

ward has bequeathed to him his horses. As signed all bis iperasts for the time being to King George cannot race this year bo bas e

sportsmen in England.

THE DESERT ISLAND, .... From Tristan d'Acunħa to Kerguelen took another monit's sailing: The little boat was buffeted by heavy stoms off the Cape but the desert isle was safely reached le March, 1908, KO SAM Inewsic'spontta explongg the [sland, making scientific observations, and

hunting soals.

In November the minotonous life was varied by the arrival of a Norwegian steamer, which, bosides bringing news of the outside world, left welcome supplies of tobacco, coffee, and other comforts. The only other vessel that visited- the island during their‘prolonged stay was a French sealer..

To jure fuit year the party marted' for Aus- train. They had a errible passage of forty-five day! during which one storm after another was encountered and several times all hopa was abandoned. It was only by throwing out cil that the boat was kept afloat,

Melbourne was reiched after two years' absence from civilisation. The sale of the seal oil collected sufficed to pay the small crew's wages, but for a long time all efforts to sell the ' now sadly deteriorated fishing boat proved unavaillög.

horticultural tastes, than to a sepse on the now becoming extensive on rubber plant. occurred in Tiang Shing district between the exports of yarn to Japaa ceased but the growth the Earl of Derby, one of the best-known Melbourne beforè ha mavaged to dispose of the

part of Lord Rosebery and his colleagues sorted and prepared and they apparently auswer that."one really has got to do something the purpose well.

- On the 24th instant a fight of a serious nature

people of the clan Chui and those of the clan Lau, During the fight thirty-five persone of tie Lau clas were killed and about a dezen houses were destroyed by fire. The case has now been reported to the Canton authorities.

ROBBER CHEF ARRESTED.

in the markets of China, Not only have ladian

heen greatly on the loclease, at the expense of of the exports of Japanese yarn to China has Indian exports to that country, during the last few years, as could be policed from reports of Japanese maritima trade.

-

Mail representative yesterday, explained his Lord Derby, in ao Interview with a Daily position. The statement will clear up the points of doubt which have risen in the public

mind. He said :-

for them fellows you know." When our We have received from the office of the Chin lato and still deeply mourned, King came to Mail a copy, mounted on card, of the Typhoon the Throne, a new Influence was felt in the Map of the China Sea. The map is most useful. distribution of honour, Queen Victoria especially at this time of year when typhoons had little interest in that sort of thing outside are hovering around. It is for sale at the fir yesterday on his arrival at the Ngan Chap Au succesulally have compeled with Indian yarn. I shall run them mysoit,

her own entourage, and as most of these of our contemporary at 10 cents a copy. were ladies, and all or nearly all belonged & SHOCKING tragedy is reported from. Thankra, to the old aristocracy, and did not care in Annam (Indo-China). The district officer the least whether they and their friends M. Eay by game-when delirious from fever were called earls or discounts or mar on June 17, snatched a revolver and shot bis quesses, ¡and indeed hardly ever thoughtson, a baby fifteen mouths old, dead, severely that such a thing had any true importance, rounded his wife, and then killed bimself.

A railway passenger was arrested day before

station. The ma was alleged to be a robber chier and for his appréhension a reward of $1,000 had been offered. The prisoner bes been brougtil la Ciston for trial.

·VICEROY YUAN.

My Commillee beg to point out that but for these bounties Japanese yarn could not so So far then Japan has partly crippled the India yarn trade. Under the circumstances the Government of ladia would be perfectly justified in imposing sitch a duly on all raw

the Duke of Devonshire did with the late "I have taken over the hoists precisely as King's stable when Queen Victoris died, sod

THE EXPLORER'S FANSOM, The young exploer was six months in

gold," This, he says, was his ransom, and Craft to a Nomean captain for a "handful of with a heart rather heavy at parting with the vessel that bed safely carried him over 15,020 from which he has just inded at Marseilles, miles of ocean he took the passenger steamer

He will report on bis voyage and observa tions to the Academy and the Geographical

Da seve.al occasions rumours have been cotton exported to Japan from India as may ended will have nothing to do with their rün- | hundred firms manufacturing soloty for locali

current in this city that H,B. Yoán Sho Eso would be transferred from the Viceroyally of the Two Kwang province', but so far no

and as Queen Victoria herself had no GREGORIO Finco, n Filipino, was charged 'at i definita cews has transpired as to his transfer have been very reasonably levied by the Royal colonya being used that is impossibla, 1 ] branch of a Cairo' firm was opjond in the

objection to recommendations made by such the Mogistracy this morning with obtaining by ministers as Lord Rosebery or Lord Har-means of false pretences a fer-ssos and five tington, it did not really much matter when pesos banknotes from two other. Filipinos on Liberals were elevated to the Fectage. the 27th inst. On the first charge, the defend. an1. was »warded'ana.month's hard labour, and

NEUTRALISE THE ADVANTACI which the Japanese cotton industry'now enjoys, My Committee think that such a duty might

Imperisi Government. However, it is now or the ace plance of his resignation by the Government long ago, but since the Japanese Government has now chosen to embark on a most likely that H,E,. Yuan will not, stay in policy of high protective tariffs, the very least Canton much longer. A few weeks ago, H.E. that the India Government could do is to

"Perhaps a better example in the circom father died. I leased his borset to the Earl of stances is that of my own car. When my Society-Router Durham, who ran them exactly as if they were bis own. That s what I shall do with the Facturing town. There are no six firma ADEN is fast developing into a cinque manus King's horses. His Majesty till the lease is making cigarettes for xpart and more than one my own and will run in my colors. A good to be better suited to the manufacture of ning. They will be precisely as if they were consumption. The climate of Aden is bellawed deal of nonsense has been published about the garettes Lan that of Cairo, In 1886, the first judgment, and I hope to have some of them, toy and other followed salt shall rap them according to the best of my fit, cagaged at the Ascot meeting. The whole A TERRIBLY fatality is reported from, the thing in exactly as I have told you; there is Merapi, on active volcano in East Java, which patbing la reserved serv

Is a favourite spot for tourists. On May 30, a Lord Marcus Beresford will remain menager party out out on a picoic went to the top of the

at the edge of the crater Suddenly there was, sa emption, a big stone struck her on the bɛad,, and she fell into a stream of lava A" doctor. who examined the body certified that the blow from the stone must have willed her on the spot. Insнuz turn up in all sorts of out-of-the-way places and in every conceivable variety of Londo", June 23rd. human character, Tho Meiboprae *papers : borough House the members of the Australian, longing to a steamet lately arrived from

His Majesty the King received at Mail report a lot among a sumber of Laxcare bar- Singapore and Malay States Guides Toams | Bombay. A swarthy, heavily-torbaned min for Birley,

who was apparently, the leader of the distosh The King briefly addicised them, wishing anco was lalesregaled by the presiding them success and warmly welcoming them."

magistrata. W bere ate you from Zad" Oire-zi The Officers: wore afterwards

Majoribanks might be created Lord Tweed-on the second count, he was given fourteen Yuan, sent a large quantity of his personal impose the duty suggested to countervail the of the Royal homes when at the end of the lasa mountain. One of them, a Mas Sineck, stood mouth without anybody minding much-days, Fiva, ott or similar charges of obtaining effects and properties back to his native place bounƒy which ⋅ alónë, in the opinion of the bis Majesty resumes control.

in Huban, and it is now again reported that

week, leave Canton alio to proceed to. Hunan. H.E. Yuan's wife will, in the course of next There is every reason to believe that H.E. Yuan will sooner or later relinquish, his postion from the Liang Kwang Viceroyally, probably at the expiration of his present short leave.

Committee, bas enabled Japan to give a partial blow to the ladiso cotton industry..

HONOURS 70 STRAITS

RIFLAMEN.

RECEIVID BY THE KING,

after all be was a gentleman, and of better maller sums were dismissed." Family then some of the members of the THERE is somewhere or other a typhoon. That Cabinet that recommended him for a peer-hi fagleg its wicked erratic sound between "age, Klog Edward the Seventh, however, bere and Swatow may be gathered from the himself a nobleman, apart from his mere fact that the 1. Hai-ying which was ex position's King, of as good "quality" and pected, as usual, this morning, at B o'clock, sacient descent as any of the noblest bors has not yet put in an appearance. She of Austria or Spain, had mingled with the Douglas Lapralk" bost, and therefore in haute meblerse as well as with the bourgeois, ander be able guidance of Captain Hod. of many pations. Nobody had as thoroughly der, to put in an appearance to-morrow pies, her wary and experienced comman. sound a knowledge of what each class called | morning, unless the typhoon" demon takes classes to obuia their daily supply of this staple duty can in no sense be considered an infringe. | separately, a adunan kan presented - land, your worship."What part 1 Fermoy?

CHEAP RICE DISTRIBUTION. During the last few days the four sheds where vaded by thousands of people of the poorer cheap rice is being distributed bave been in

My Chitten seriously apprehend that the yare trade might in the future be even more greatly crippled ih in bithoito if the Government of india does notat this opportune stage recom": end the Secretary of State, in the true interests of this country, to impose the countervailing daty proposed. In the opinion of my Cem mittee such a duty will bave the desired affec bounty-led Japanese cotton, lodustry. Such a of protecting the Indian yarn industry against

this way commi-dity. The proceeds 'realised from the ment of the broad principles of free trade re Lord Crews and Lord Cheylem County Cork," aka

"Society" than that true chief among mest insa, his head to CHIVE and best of English spørsmen our into King. or re-curve, or do whatever it is 'that devil-sale of cheap tice at the four sheds on the 24th He knew to a hair how much graciousness to possessed great winds suddenly do when one and 26th instant were as follows:-On 24th show to Lord Fitzanything and the exacta expects it: The as Batman, ber sister amount of patronage to dupud to a success ship, want yesterday evening to Kowloon bay ful grocer who might or might not be desert safety as the glass was falling ominously. Faibaps the Haiyang is there top, but those of ving of a baronetcy or worth a baronetcy If well handled. Our new King is handicapped have to possess our souls in patience, till us who want our letters from the Count Porta because he has not as yet had time ta lo-menew,

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TANÉVEN LÅDMIRAL Sir William May, commanding thể * The Mainy States Gulden warn subsequently. First Division of the Home F

of Commons, present in the Strugeri! Gallery of the floure' messige of congratulation

This morning, Lord Crawa held a reception: "Meiráf attached to:

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coguised by the British Government was THE Journal of the Society of Chemical ins dastry, for May 16, has a most useful, and entertaining article on the India Rabber In in honour (f the M. 5. Galder and visitersiar sion of markable donry, by Dr. Philip Behidrowitz, together, Le Colonial Office

reading before the with the discussion which followed upon lisHis Lordship aid that he hoped they would suze, the "equs]:[f;not "kurpatu: their onceuss in wlanlag!|| [SPERINAT A Barlington the Roberts Oup. of 1908 Samira d House