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THE VICEROY OF THE TWO

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19th ult) Salu, Wife firea: nised "One" Chan K{i to`ra-

Balore the Chief Justice, Bir Francis Piggly and rabid violence of the half mature audents and wholly literate de momias bad and received by the defendant for this morning Mr. G. G. Alabastar, ik- (estecky's mi cover the 11am of $13.094 10,1 baing smoult of the Supreme Court in its Probate Jamaic man who so many-cra-kde of the pus of the platoul and coward Shopted by: C. B. H. Barvings of Meisn.

by Terier, thoughout Musarry The Chinone Calandand to an own 1:04Mt. Elden Potter, Wilkinson (and Grins, applied, for the draft of a adimiters and, imamón of thera mitkab fostructed by me. Dison, From Mr. RA. Hard-on Debat Eof Ho Ka Choyágaibat Ho Lo ple have a far found their support:from.nning's office, appeared for the plaintiff and Mr.

Sal and others.In the matte liide state oform anarchists of Russly have done. In China the log, of Messrs, Goldring, Barlow and Morrell, who will plami claims to bag boot Vag more respectable and reputable class than the O. G. Alabasto, jest ucted by Mr. 2 W Gold OYO Hing, aller He Shui Hi, deceased, real Reform.(b/coming from the serious peace was for the defendant painted sela sxecutor. The defenders were loving, traders and farmers who have hitherto Mr. Fatter atated that the claim was for unt pecuted syst

will remain bete till Sofda') tesisted change became they, dreaded ditor S13,000, money had and received. The defense per fe draft of the will, Mr. Als will then depart for the North lots are hope der. The many bonded demon does not op dant admitted receiving the money but a Plastiff was the Tole surviving executor ol de age with her usual serenity, IS

that the original one had been lost. without interruption to prosecure her anal way. pear in their eyes way better adster than the the deep as it confpted of more than twenty Cantor Will He bad an order riving Elm an error of beating thu made Dooble faland five-clawed dragon. What is to be guarded leasmuch as it consisted of twenty power to apptat tripfi. Defendabier weis into Davis Island, at the place nest Beralow supported by the half-educated reading class in Alabaster said this onder the Companies kauwlods of that the tailator bad made Milk Haiyang bar ser best at all friend of Dav led by the agitators and the murderous amar- chista, who hide concealed in the spreading Ordinance, 1861, no compiny or association of After the death of the testator, Mr. Beavis hand Jones, for from far had patbing iv do, with webs of the secret societies. And the symptoms, partnership consisting of more tano 20 persons him a completa drift of a will in which Auld Herole arall. When inquisitive, en which should put us on our guard are not the should be formed after the passing of that was made the executor. He made a search men rang up the counicons and every self-magnifying vapourlage of a few self-styled Ordinance for the acquisition of gain unless

but falled to find the original will Me. Beavis obliga Captain of the Holyong, this moming, reformers, but the disquieting unetizers and registered as a banking partoerbip.com would say from his diary that he had received to ask him "Where the Auld clones wall division among the great trading guilds and Mr. Porter The firm was a stent in 1899 astrociless for the drawing up of the willDevil's hand new.Swate Pho could onl the uncertainty and general malafis mong but now & m was subsiquently created, fir Lordship There's no document on the answer "Scratch me to to apo the bankers BANAN

Mr. Alabaster That bara't been definitely Ale letting out what your cERE THOOTINE SACHA pleaded

Mr Alabaster There is a document or the OLD ICRATCH Proceeding, Mr. Alabaster said there were it's the plaintif's affidavit had to share in the place where the Haryan ksaps of authorities that if any organization Lordship I never lack at affidavits us bad to wait until the typhoon Hillowid het to:

less with Counsel's authority look at her cargo and take in more, and the consisted of more than 20 members,

could

proceed on her way." She has now to Mr. & labaster-Your Lordship сал

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Heaven which avery posts Tennyson, has pred me the promise of fruitfulness, and the cool means of and -all-purity and cleanlinesd.. 8o, many people The conglomeration of sparate peoples more here have had to offer the bitter uncertainty or less artificially divided into Eighteen Proof arestricted water supply those who vinces and more or less seminally governed have never been without water, cannot by a Junta of Manchu Piaces la Paklog, imagine what acute discomfort this entails with the aid of a number of wasthy Chinese so many have know what it is to have to of the mandarin class (whatever that may choose between a bath and dinner, that -bu); lu going through a proceer the full meat?" we are glad in record the good news afforded on log of which can hatrealed by ve few oven he courtesy of the water on kority that for (of thom who hava mada, talaga. Ultra, their sign

aree months certainly, web dygin. Hongkong ||lida-long--study. From time to tinte:"events

accar which point to something like a cobaranthis daily bath or without water ready to hand will have to endure the misery of going without Ides controlling all the warring forces al work for every other necessary of decent existence Rathe

greatest puzzle which has ser perplexed The erratic tap #bich sends a tichoon gidd Alan,world.». Màn, arion; who seem. to: have in:

ly cartering from South East to Wert and, le them that mysterious somsiking, the #jë ne sais

coat to that, from any point of the compass to type of latenie vitality, and spiritual force any other, can not prevent the huge cloud masses which change the fate of multitudes of men.

which are driven together through charges of "They' plas," "and the mars things change the atmospheriť pressure from condensing as they} | ɛagainst is:ais « mcbreak of the Crimiinklyclasses, mumbers. Tis druk was bu” the defence to the six of Lido Plastiff would any of his own where she and fougother skips took lefagusThe indore they reinain the sume Plus ca otnnge pass over such thirsty bighlands as the plussidest la même chun” Why? The men, rock of Unngkoog. In three days the Tai-lam sanded ótalba, at the time, the chiefs and reservoir Has been half filed, and that of Pak leaders who_wara, dastived, to "set one desp fu-lam, we are sincerely glad to say, is over mark upon the face of time," But they, "like fowloge The kindders of the Waied Authorily snow, upon the deserts" dosly face, ligbling a enables us to give by actital figures 15.79 little hour or two, are gine Viceroy Shum inches of rainfall are marked at Taitam, of the Provinces of Kwasplung and Kwangs, and 15.to st. Por-fu-lam. This means thit deputed by the Tartar Princes to rule vay, we have 383,526,000 gallons of water to thirty-seven millions of Chinesa living, in an' day as compared with 244,742,000 fast ara of say one handred and seventy even

year. We haya felt great sympathy for thousand squire miles, was without any doubt share who have. bien endurlo be really aalable and energetic, man." - Hy'is bow in

painful scarcity of the last weeks. The bis sativa province passimistically sulking in poor, usual, suffer most. to a fourstory the,, idiomass, of bitter, disppointment. His house he wonder is that anybody remains al ve successor, a clever and orlightcond official, has it takes at least half an hour for the taps to fill! fared little better. The ambitions of a protege in the lowest story, the ground floor. Then a of the once redoubted, and surely redoubtable similar length of time, or even longer, for ika Yusb Shib-kai, are said to have obtained home upper flors, must mean that insufficient water gratidcation in Shanghai, whence His Excelf- or nose at all, is obtained by the unhappy adcy Yuan Shu-hsia managed to emerge with dwellers above. During two bours a day, at least tundiminished wealth, and a reputation and only during those two hours, and, we bighly enhanced by a knack of resisting foraigo Municipalities and Consular, Authorities with fear sometimer not always during even those two hours, people in Jongkoog, many a success similar, to that of the stond fox szopie, especially the panr, have enjoy. amongst the offspring of the dragon's teeth; ed the flow of water from the mains. He succeeded in Shantungne Governor of that- New there can be no possible reason for restile difficult Province, in carslag the approval of Sir tion. There is water enough for three months James Steward-Lockhart, the Commissioner at The Water Authority is not to be blamed for Wei-hal-wei, and even appears to have avoided beleg cautious and evan pacarious in this friction with the iron-banded Frussins wandoling out of scaat water. Hat-ba two things now hold_Kiaschow - against the world. His record in Shantung was very promising. His be demurred to, let us say the comfortable noted. "The rich man, or if the word "rich" Excellency, however, has failed in enriching man," he who has two coats and every blog ble country's Bistory or its coffees during his handsome ahout him," has not been put to occupancy of the uneasy Viceroyalty of the any grave, to any real suffering, io this matter twa Kwang Provinces. His personal success of the tostriction to two hours only per day of or failure may perhaps to sormised from the the water supply. Bat those who do not live at estimate he gives of bis own health, which he, the Pesk, those who know the real meaning of } Pany, Limited...". Withers produced the original receiva brders for nut-oil of väsinus ports, to de: wx Mr. Alabaster-Haval 10 send a copy of the ward na tar S, Joseph's Caflega bas

PROPERTY FORECLOSED.

MORTGAGE CLAIM BY THE CHINA PRO- VIDINT LOAN AND MORTGAGE' CO.

17th_olt,

Before the Chief Justice, Sir Francis Piggott, in the Supreme Court this mording, Mr. Bidon Potter moved on behalf of the China Provident Loan and Mongage Company, Limited, that Woo Chi Cheung, at ond time a trader in Wellington Street, be ordered to pay to the plajotifi the sum of $40,000 and slonost due and that an account be taken of what was due and that the mortgage be enforced. Defendant was not present in the Court-room

Mr. Potter staind that the action: way for an account to be taken of this principal and interest the morigige be enforced by foreclosure or sale due in respect of a certain mortgage and that

Mr. H. R. Hancock stated that he was a member of the firm of Kesars. Shewan Tomes and Company, who were general minagers for the China Prevident Loan and Mortgage Com mongage made between him and the defondant. 7o buy to for Those who could afford it

Sturm und Diang, have bad toga The sum of $40,000 was due under that mort actually had to pay so much as fifty cents age by the delendant to the plaintiffi, day in coolie hire and purchase money for

judgment was entered for the plastiffs with sheer fair water-and not so very fair at that Co

like other wise Oriental, alleges as e-good cause for his retiring from a chirga which has proved overburdensome. I may be impated to thir Viceroy nus fauft that he has not succeeded In suppressing gambling among thirty-seven million odd loveterate gamblers. We wish to declare our admiration of his courage is even attempting the cleansing of such a sink. Le did, we recorded it at the time, threaten to relise if he were not supported is his efforts to es tablish an honestly derived revenue apart from profte accruing from sucks public offence as gambling. He bas literally executed his threated, and how deeply thankful thousands will be And his disgusted disillusion is only a reflection

to bave a constant -instead of að'intermitteöt of that of the man who preceded him and who'

water supply Truly they will be able with also tried and failed to suppress the insolentifult hearts to tack that Giver. "who caused and almost Satanic corruption of the govern the waters to flow out of the rock fir them, he mental system of 161s impolent portion of the clave the sack also, and the waters gushed vast Chlaste Nation. Thalhe might have done better may be assumed by those of us who are always sure of everything, and especially surá that if I had been in his place I should have soon done să and ad” ........ But Chinesa

... But othara not so bloatedly rich as ́to be able to effird fty cents a day (as well as paylog water-ratus), for the one absolute Decasury of life, bad to go day' and ill-clail nod pirhaps. 1-fed or dangerously fed. For cooking pots need cleaning,

What

be too long, for

A state of affairs this wholeïdme rain has end-

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CLAIM FOR MATTING.

AN ARTICLE WHICH DID NOT MATCH THE COLOUR OF A ROOM

28th, ult. Before Mr. Justice Hireland, Acting Puisne Judge, in the summary Court this maning, S. Greenfeld, rattas and matting dealer, of Fed. der's Stresi, sued Miss Clara Blanche, of No. 4 Gage Street, to recover the sum of $16,40, beio the amount of the purchase price for some maiting bought by the defendant and of which the latter failed to take delivery. Mr Crowther Smith, of Messrs. d'Almada and Smith, appeared for the plaintiff and MT. S: Dixon, from Mr. R.A. Harding's cffice, wàs for the defendant.

Mr. Smithiated that, the claim was for a branch of contact for the sale of some matting to the defendant. The plaintiff wont last month to defendant's store and, after looking at sonte matting, said she would buy some later on. Afortnight after, at defendant's request, plain- tiff seat down his boy to the defendust's house with various samples of matting, from which the defendant selected a certain kind, and was measured by the boy, Next morning the defendant refused to pay for the article.

Plaintiff stated that when be found that de-

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forward witnesses as the people: from whom he took money were not auxions, to assist bit in any way (Laughler),

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less 30 Occasions when my attention is special

His Lordship-I

ly called to it in the course of a case... Mr. Alabaster--Then I apply to your Lord. We have heard that nations have their laws His Lordship I think you must.

ship for leave to file a statement of claim. and merchants have thole regulations The Mr. Alabaster What I want is a limited national laws being carried ant, the Govern- mental affairs will be well managed. The probate of a draft until the quigiant is discover commercial regulations belog, observed comed. I hope your Lordship won't adjours the merce will accordingly become proper claim. I shall proceed with the case on the caro owing to the absence of the war meat of Frm of all this has always been the case în the commercial community. We would sub-umption that I have flied my statement of mit that the object of our setting up business. Hi Lordship-Oh, no, I can't do that. I be no coarse for the production of wealth, how can't you to proceed on blank record could we pu see the grand made of iction Whis looked for the record this morning, taken by Tuen Mak? + If, we possess ability in found none

Mr Alabaster--Will your Lordship adjourn speculation, a large business as that of To Chu, can be expected. Therefore, we assemble care ca: for: quanter-of-an-hour bit. Gile she stafoment of claim? It may perhaps take long intimate friends and subscribe to other a capital to set up faintly a business in Hongkong

See under the style of the Terg Shang-Wing to

- His Lordship-Ob, no, I'll give you another Californinu business and also to receive orders for goods. of various counties. It is execily

In this Qolody is to seek priits. Should there

the curce of wealth this expected that up the source wealth." It that we, partners now owablishing this barlnesk in advance will be glorious afterwards, Wekava to and all our might and intelligence to parans (bo skiiful and we are, to carry on the business in harmony and not to excite any displeasure. Among us. We have also to put forth our energy to foster a large business under agree. abie and harmoniaus termi, Loss and profit shall be equally borne and enjoyed respectively. le safety or danger, sorrow or jy our original intention will be unchangeable from beginning to end and we should not give it up ball way. Then it may be hoped that the business sat up. is a foreign port will receive wealth from various states and the foundation laid in a Chinese place will attract profits from all conn- tries. Henceforth thousands of taste of silver will be accumulated and farumerable valuables will flow in. This will be the great lack of the various partners. This is the preface made.

of the conditions under which the business Here followed a comprehensive translation was so be conducted with a list of the various partners, the total amount of the share capital being $21,690.

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ing to the Chinese ideas there were 33 panners Coolioning, Mr. "Alabaster: asid that accord bot be would show that there were even more then 33

His Lordship-But we have to go only be yond twenty?

Mr. Alabaster-Yes, my Lord, but I-am put

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chow by next Tuesday Typhoons only wait on that, on which Tima and Ride!:

As a result of the heavy raidfall of the past MONDAY NINETEEN LANDSLIFS. few days ibero have bled numerous landslips on the Hill roads. This morning bolawar than pingieen slips were counted only mad In the City itself the landslider as far between Stanley and Victoris, flo reported decor on the boundaries of the New ing coribus der wes on Biced Ju above Caine Hoad on the way to Park Road. In the afternede a number of earth coolies were engaged, removing the debris which was partly blocking the road., Theo her Isndslip is above the gally pullab be the southern boundary of the New Garden in Robinton Road. The damage. in this cast also is not hfgreat, coʻsequence. In marked contrast will an asphalt surfaced section of Rebinson Roldhibat perllón - west-

Gardens.There were slipy, neither

Matement of claim to all the defendants Pie bad all the surface material washed away Mr. Alabaster Your Lord bip won't raise the chair coolies to negotiate with the didntegrate Hi Lordship That's a matter of procedura and the road is rendered a rough one for the point that I have failed to supply the defendantind concreta metalling, scattered:about," with copies of the statement of claim

The Botanic Gardeny havd not suffered any His Lordship Ok, 20.

damage. „The case was adjonimedate

A RECEIVER'S ABHAIRS,

ACTION AGAINST FORMER PARTHER IN (A FIRM.

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DAMAGE AT SUPREME COURT LIBRARY, 50 severely have the recent typhron rains, proved to be io Hicpgkong that many buildings both public and private-bave effered to some extent. One of the stuctures that su tainad great damage was, the old Supreme Court whole weather-defying abilities, or

The rain, sofortun,tely, came into the Chart rather the lack of them, show the need for the

freely, engilog not only inconvenience but immediate opening of the new judicial ballding.

considerabis damage.

Before Mr. Justice Hazeland, Acting Poisse Judge, in the Summary Court this morning, H. Selb, Receiver and Manager of the A Da! firm, word To K, à former partner in the firm, to recover the sum of $290.64, being for amounts

The Court-houses themselves did ast austain overdrawn by the defendant and one month's sisp did iba privato, nfl'e, and book collec notice for leaving the firm's employment with tion of the Hop, Astordry Gaporal, Mr. Rees

a great deal of injury, but the Library did, aks

aut giving notice. Mr. B. Johnson, of Messrs. Davies. The damage to the Library reptes Desnyt and Bowley, appeared for the plaist.cats some Sos only, but although it not vary Hastings, represented the defendant.nam and Mr. C. Wilkon, of Messro, Hastings and

a spacial defence to his friend, M

Mr. Wilson said that ba bad given notice of

Mr. Johnson and the notice was not given been given, whereas they received the notice in time. At least 74-hours notice sould have only yesterday afternoon

Mr. Wilson asid bis friend's action was irregular in joining the name of Mr. Selb with catlon, the A Dał firm without making a formal appli

tog it forward in case the number in cut downMr. Johnson said he understood that the had been received from Mr. Harding, by

Proceeding; Mr. Alabaster said that a list Coun had already given him leave to join, haj that the colour of the matting did not matchMesur Goldring, Barlow and Marrell, the

His Lordskip said that Mr. Johnson should the colour of the room, whereupon plaintiff most remarkable feature of the list belog that adjourned, costs being ordered to be paid by make a formal application and the case was old bar the bo-was not responsible for the the number of panindra was exactly 20. The the plainD(TËİ, colour of the room,

bames of the partbors were also ant in the same: order as appeared on the pleadings. Two man wain evidently masquerading as ons.

The No. boy of plaintiff's shop spoke to taking the matting to the defendant's house.

Defendent stated that when the plaintiff's boy brought the malog to her house in the morning, she told him the did not approve of and he said he would take it back and bring it and fürber it was not of the required size another kind within the hour to make up the deficiency. On the second occasion, he came in the afternoon and brought back the same material and in auswer to the witost taid that bis master was not in the shop and ls did hot know what particular matting, she wished to have. Witress told him that the ab.ence of the master from the shop had nothing to do, with her, **

the box and would say that at the end of 1991, Mr. Potter said that puthers wonid go lato a sew partnership was started. The actual more than 20. Although that was no answer pumber of prrions who had shares was not to the point railed by his Lordship as to who ther names were persons yet it was quite clear that not only did the defendant have the Sigoon but that he had gone into the box, and actually pufored himself. His evidence ar a witness would be absolutely discredited: by his experience in that Court. §7)

His Lordship said be would have to decide'.

A FUKI'S TROUBLES:

SUED RY A MONEY-LENDER.

Befire Mr. Justice Hizsland, Acting Puisne

1st Inst Judge, in the Summary Court this morning, Oyager Singh, a Sikh watchman, sued Weng Kem to recover the sum of 5-9, amount dur under a promissory notes the gransplan

His Lardship-De you admit the debil Defendant only got Sto HiLordship-The signature is yours? DefendaYes. N

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Defendant-The money westlaken in con

Lordship-Have you got the receipt? nection with a former felt and the receipt wat given to him,

THE COMING DANGER,- We have noticed that China has been named officials are sit beddos dous" by Peklag.. the Land of promise unfulfilled." We might sed all that that word means, It would call the Middla Kingdom the "Land of Sar. our readers' patience prises" without "taking into consideration any to describe in detail to "extended com other data than those which have entitled this plication of a Chinese Viceroy's problem. unhappy country to be described as one in Too many difficulties are placed in bis way for which hopes however, apparently justified are bim ever to solve it. Wore than the extor doomed to disappointment. The consideration ilonato greed of the ghool of Poking, are the of the sime set of circonstances leave upon a harples of bis own family. An elderly official thoughtful mind the same imprastion of incon with a taste for variety lo concubines often quence and the dread of that "conségures incurs blame for deeds the responsibility for consiguenas" which the womb of Time dich should pat rast no his grizzled and mayat any moment bring forth. When, in 1990 shavan forehead, but on those hule bundles of many keen observers refused to believe that the painted and coiffured mitchief who are his failing barometer, of Law and Order in North Personal Interest in life, his comfort, and his Chinn portended anything more than merelyfendant refused to pay for the matting, he went curse, bis delight and his discontent. For they incal disturbances, there were others who appret the defendant's house, where he bald an Intrigue, with his secretates and clerks, and beaded, and rightly apprshooded, a situation interview with another woman, who told him rich barvasis of manay 'profil'combine with the

as momentous for China as the Tai Ping so deep dambation of the pblic as the offipring bellion. We write as long ago as 18pg that of the unboly alliance of power with private all Europeans in China were "itting on the profligacy. A Viceroy's own relations are co, top of a volcano," and that "an eruption would ble best friends from the point of view of those come of a surprislog kind.". Now we have BOED who love boosity le public ofsiri. Before the same phenomena repeat themselves, and now a man's own son has beto his beas. Some threats of a repaition of disorder and of the Viceroys leave everything but requires minute outbreak of war is the Chiness Empire have attention to detail and actual personal physical constantly been heard during the past ten labour to secretaries and zipbawe, or sons and the like. They are tarely the most successful symptoms of the growing evil, and it is this years. We have feared only one of the worst Vicarays; even when their intentions are quite which do concerns us. When the great guilds good. The lostitution of its tax ra fareign of merchants and of traders amargibe Chinese opitim was an outrage against Treaty sight, how sizes o' neasiness and mainal distrust, but we like to think that no old man like when many of the chief men reire from their Viceroy Yuan really moszt well when ka at- tampled to permit the alle genemen mba

position of leaders of these influential corpori, alicos, and, man "especially, when Chinese formed the opium monopolylotear up a Trosty banks azbibit, not the sarried phalanx of con- made with the British Empire. He must have certed acting which spells pesce, order, an bad some purely benevolent idea, such as prosperity among the sons of Hau throughout assisting the British Government in ruiningate the Empire, but on the contrary, the dii. In answer to his Lordship, witness said she. revenues of a great part of India and dislocal unico and A ghtiness which are now in would have accepted the malting if plaintiff's ing trade with a view to giving pleasure to evidence, it is time to remember the lessons boy bad srturned within the promised period, persons who profess a desire to ab lisb att vice of the past, and take such precautiona sa and stafalbers from this best of all possible

His Lordship held there had been no coptrict worlds. Viceroy Yasa' conloved his predeces takes, and the commission of even greater

one may avold the repe.ition of past mis and entered judgment for'sha defendant with says policy with regard to the Hongk og'

errors than those which may be attributed to University. He plainly declared that the Can- insuficient knowledge,' d the hipleanpass ton University.which he wouldiko token estab. lshed is only mesulio be astroffipreparatory" issuing, edicts and publishing decrees without of inexperience. The complets utelessness of fer par University here. He safer seams to taking, any active ad vi ible steps to enforce have been formally end of mace, prepeores them bu been well seen during the last few enemy of the Foreigner, cipialty of us in Beisin Hongkong. Lif secretaries a'e, of

yours in all these announcements by the course, some of them old, ki op1hers are not

Chinese Government which deal with fiance. The truly awful condition of credit now

29th ult exceptionally distinguished, Mr Wu wit a prevailing from Share to Canton, and the

Before the Chief Justice, Sir Francis Piggott, man of pausiaiability bathe did not, thickfi topus his services at the disposal pf.tt. 2o. Yun disorganization of the banking system awing and Mr. Juttire Hazeland, Acting Paine Judge, Siphilip Mr. Wol Uno, table, and gealle notes in circulation, are the most serious of the was resumed in which John Lemm, architect.“ po doubt partly to the number of unconvertible situng as a Full Court this, morning, the care madseren manji, getting old. A new Viceroy symptoms of the diseased state of thebody pali-ic, is sosking to have certain decisions delivered "It coming) and we most confidently, predict The control of the Central Government has been by the local Osuns in connection with the Mit that the future will produce a state of all its asserted on paper in so erratic and self contra chelf-Lemm criminal conversation, case re. which will be the result off past of which no dictory fabios that it is just as well that it yersed. Mr. M. W. Slads, KC, instructed by ong knows much, of an activity the nature of ended when it began in "sound and fary Mr. P. M. Hodgson, of Messrs Ewens and which na ong can at premmo ascertalo, caused signifying nothing... The, announcement that Harston, appeared for "the appellant and Mr. by forces and by mas of whom nose of us know the Imperial Mint his actually strack sample C. G. Alabaster, instructed by Mr. D. VILICA anything in yde der

coins of the new currency, would be of more Stenvedsoo; of Messis' Deacon, Looker and Mr. Pofter-Leave to amind is purely an practical in'erests were we to hear that the Deacon, appeared for the respondnota of grice on your Lordship's part. It's in' MARGTHE FLOODS OF THE bianch Mints in the Ponvinces тего

Mr. Slade ssid the effect of the Declaratory your Lordship's power to do so. Paveling on "Sharks' Mare" for short distances? DMARDWATER-GATES,"

being reipped, and that something; more Act was that the law in the past became what was being done towards exisblishing was decided to be in the past, Procending, alform currency than stamping off a few Counsel said that the result was that the law a Wales@(xat/July)K?

sample coins. Even in that the Chinese it bad been decided or was supposed to have The Warrior King wasing in posms which Authorities, as mus, proyed that they never been decided bad never been the law at all. initory dress, from Habits to Greek Irum can do any one thing thoroughly and well. Therefore, all questions arising out of the acting the point. It's most important and PNRA MA Gresk to Lentin, and in our was Bugline They would not even complete so small jab muit be dealt with on the basis that they never Mr. Potter I'm not for a moment Lying to most expressive of every wint and erats safe as that, but, left it ur Galshed, for, they only existed before. The result was that in an evids it. Leave to amand was auggested by feddg of man, cried out in the "barren and dry coined same, not all, of the deneminions of action pica commenced affor the Declaratory indli, whore ku wathini'way Chir bobes were the pew colpage. The deep and bitter irrita. Act, I must be considered that the law at the fid wo hearth, him heart, was smittention of the people of the valinus Province which date of the first action was that damages could.

kelss, When, however, being caused by the hopeless mudding with be recovered. It'he proceeded no the swamp

pads from above, and the rayonne, and the paidral discoolcot cauted tien that the decision in the first cute was

rakoz walls, ware: by sfiora honest enough un doubt on the past wrong and if there had been an appeal, the H, M. COMMERCIAL ATTACHE (graped, was made of genuine patriots to destroy the gimbling and decision most hard bean raversed, because the ibe hills from epiam vice, and the consequent bewildering, Judgmens giran in appeal must be the same as swich the troglain Provincial as well as Imperial finance, that which would have been given if the action The Joyal" 'is being expressed in a way, which cannot but had come on at that time in the first, fostaa.co alcake to awaken our interest, if not alarm, We: should' The repent si à statute River/

Kot have felt dimmibed at anch ordinary signa claded case c ongkang inie, of wavolalloneryzadivity, asa dynamite akiwa" "Mr Alabiiter hav

COLLE,

THE MITCHELLLEMM CASE,

DISCUSSION OF LEGAL POINT BEFORE THE

FULL COURT

If there were 100 partarre in the

Mr. Pofter said he would prova that even blu client was entitled to the money. He would show that his client did not come within the mischief of the Companies Ordin ance. If there had been a contract, then be agreed they could not sue, owing to the courier. baing tainted by the company's ilegality, but there had been a contract. The defendant ad milled having taken the money. He put $13,000 into his own pocket med disappeared. The cars tion, therefore, arase: Does the property of any Hagal Bre, illegal because of the fact that the membership' consists of more than zo perions, tip at the mercy of anybody without the firm having any 'sofrers: whatever? Counsel sube mitted that shit was not as and proceeded.co cite sulkeritian is support of bis contention

His Lordship.I'm so: satitfed with the case. leave to amoed, pe

Mr. Foster-Thon 1 ask your Lordship for

Mr Alabaster I object,

His Lordship-1 can't do that, Mr. Potter, Mr. Fotter Your Lordship' must take into consideration the charecter of the man.

His Lordship That has nothing to do with.

Hit Lordship-Bat I can't malet the defood. at in costs unnecessarily

Mr. Potter-At the same time your Lordship must not assist the defendant resi

His Lordship-We musto't stop, from.arga-

here Pay

His Lordship-'Why didn'c you being him

There was no answer from the defendant. Plaiquff was recalled into the witness-box. His Lordship-Is it true that defendant only gar S.? SAP VOAST

Plain fo

His Lordship made an order for mantbly la stalments of 35 each, the Brit infitment to be paid on the ist of August,

non

CUKRASPONDENCHÄUS

(Wa danos pecessarily soilorne the opinions expressed by Correspondents in this column.):

THE RICKSHA STRIKE

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "Hasokong Trimozark," StWhy Worry over the ticksbazarike? nience some businesspeople have to put up with. There is compensation for the little incontar Is not the quiet prevailing in the commercial quartor of the City with the trouble of travel-, The priser condition may be monotonous if decidedly welcome. After all, Hvariety: is the premanently continued, bat as a change it is cream of life.Youri, etc): CAME

CHANGE Hongkong, agih Junp, 1910,

made an alternative and was wholly evolvadi RajaH Brooke of 5 itaw by men

After funhos-argin

journed

Commercial Attaché in WP. Ker, who inft furlough, will be no

should the pr

cause ruld Rohde with pepPN thatɛas you ougiv his own risk

figh

ox, until latelyaHAMM Courts.

sericus it shows what might possibly occur in invaluable archives of the Court ibe case of destructiva rains penstrating. In tha

TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION

INTERRUPTED

Yesterday we reported the soterrapilon of telegraphic címmunication; with Waglani connec ion with Peak Signal Station and th Lighthouse. This morning.news comes of the":

its cable communication with the Harbour Oravitory at Kowloon being bioken off. Gap Rock Lighthouse maintejneruoltamirad

There ared bees for hic anxiety cancers ing the suficiency of the water supply thin year. After last night's exceptionally, heavy downpour, we wore feduced to acertafa from the officials of the Public Works Depart ment the condition of the reservoirs on the Island Mr. Jackman, executiva engineer

for which was applied. The Jatatistics la charge of the waterworksćne atual "waES

were made up to this morning, and are, as prompt in obliging with the official figures

follow upon a false

Reservoirs,

THE WATER SUPPLY,

Teitam paspi 149.99

·Bre-wash 743124, 199944 Wong.oelichung

Pokialam

intermedinta

Total

392,526,030

ar against 244,712,000 this time fast year,) over, on the ruthority of Mr. Jackmin, wa b it that okfulam rest is now cvadow Taliam is sīrendy half full and the copio streams now flowing from the catchment aresa

should considerably augment the quastity in

We have ascertained t

THE COLONY'S CONSUM afwyer is at the sale of thirty. per week) when there IN which is reduced to twooly eight million when the istei resorted, to lo; the Rider Miin that with an availab'aživisiblete stopirudi 382,526,oco gallons," the filànd can be main.“ lained on a constant supply for. clavan weský without any further rainfall, or cover thros monsts if reduced to start comment is the Rider Mair districtjend

A THREE DAYS KAINFALL