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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY FEBRUARY 7 1011.

avo-leon- fortantto i këeping;

the plague outside our bonud-¦ aries. You as nutter of fact, the Colony has been saved from a visitation of the scourge more &by good luck than good guid-

Finger For it was not until

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HONGKONG DAY BY DAY,

II. M. S. Bramble loft Shanghai on the 2nd inst.

A miasquerale bill will be held the "Telegraph" find brought at the Bulle View Skating Rink under the notice of the medical on the Hith February: authorities" the "arrival: here of a

OUR

TRAINING NOTES.

CONTEMPORARIES. A FEW SPLENDU) GALLOPS.

· China" Mail,

Happy Valley, Feb. 7. The large crowd that met at the Grand Stand in the small THE BARMAID QUESTION hours of this morning was reward

We thinks that the public will od with the spectacle of

a fow" iuostly disugice with, the Mogi-splendid gallops notably intl stratos vary wide reading of the part of the Dorby candidatos.

SUPREME COURT.

'IN APPELLATE - JURISDICTION.

tion compensate the owner. That was the view taken by Lindley Section 44 only dealt with casos of persons using, other people's In the appeal ease, Ng Tok money without consent. The Tong Wong Cheong Chp, b-hypothetical cases quoted did not fore the full Court, yesterday, como under Section 14.

Needham),, for the respondentment this morning, said that lo | Mr. Potior" (instructed by Mr. Mr. Pottor, continuing his argu- said that that was really an could only argue on an abstract

Esteanier: from, an infected Nor The Eigglish Mail of the 7th meaning of the word barmaid The course was a very fast one appeal on the question of facts, point sined the facts of the ease Fiernort without quarantine (January was delivered in London whon ho makes it to include all indeed, it was déseribed usa "dly and his lourned friend for some had not boch taken into con-

exemption-although alfendy slie. had been refused ́entrance' 10.

Tsingtan unless she underwout quarantine conditions of harbour age-that practical measures were adopted here. After the warn angmoto had begin squnded by the Telegraph, there was a lustily sumudined mosting of the 4Ex- ocative Council, with the result |that Chefon," Chinwängtao and Tsingtag were declared to be infected ports. From the cable WHISKY at us this morning by our

Tientsin correspondent, it appears, that the epidemic is becoming vory much worse. At Harbin, he says, the coalitions are "be yond description," and Russian firemen are engaged in Cremating

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The Philippine Assembly is rejected an amendment to its bill appropriating P100,000 for the Taal sufferers,

Dr. Stafford, of the Grovt. Civil Hospital at Manila, is returning again, to that port on the Tean dosday.

wonion" engaged in any capacitying" one to me by one who sponks at all within the limits of a. bar-san uliority on meing mattors, room. Would-ho ilon banish The paucity of jockeys this set. from the place the licensee, sup-son is being felt, and I am afraid Iosing that, as in one of the cases that for the subscription griffin a woman? That is the logical short for the large number of on Friday, the license-holder was races there will be many riders deduction to be derived from his mounts available from the fifty- definition surely and yet how one stables entoring for the raves absurd. While another doubt this year. is raised when we considor in this respect the roal status of the

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reasons unknown had not touched on the facts.

Some discussion ensucil, and his Lordship held that the appeal was on a point of law, for the to go back to the Court below, facts of the ease they would have

sideration. by the Court below. Thero was no question, however, that there was ao ansiver to the claim of the exentor that he was entitled to an account. Thero was nothing before the Court but wanted to clear his position.money in the business, Counsel Mr. Pottor said that he only the death of a partner leaving

His gaso was that the partnersltip contenlod that the judgment death of the deceased. There was circumstances of the case, but if had been reconstructed after the given absolutoly met with all the

no law needed to support the thore wore no facts before the judgment of the Court below. Court as alloged, then Section 44 The judgmont was supported by did not arise at all. If they took the fact that thero has been an express reconstruction of the it that there were no facts. boforo partnership. This fact could not the Court, then there was nothing 3.20, the last quarter being. be disputed, and such boing, the to argue. His contantion was 31.1-2. Tús feat raised-Coronation Rose in public law at all. Not only had one of cases in which the firm had used caso there was no question of that Section 44 only dealt with estination and his cliances for the the partners did, but no account money belonging to a decensed Derby aro no longer minimised. had yet been taken of the busi-partner, without the consent of his This gallop goes to establish theness, though the partnership had representativo, olthor implied or

reconstituted. truth of my foreword last week beon

expressed. The position adopted that there was no knowing what thought the Court had also taken by the oxecutor was that he loft the loses might be capable of into consideration the lotter from money in the firmand did nothing, accomplishing under judicious Messrs. Deau, which he had The person entitled to the money training and skilful jockeyship, put in, in evidence. The case allowed others to use it. It was a caso of wrongful use-wrongful Mr. Slado contended that noin the sense that no consent had was fought on the facts..

in

have just noted, was the magni-

The feature of the morning,

Allficent performance by Mr. Buxey's we wish to urge on the prosent representative, Coronation Rose, uugasion is that in view of the with Mr. C. R. Burkill in this Antong the passengers in the present wording of the Ordinance saddle. Ho Wils sent Zafiro from Manila were neting the Hongkong police would be the whole Derby distance, which

comfortably director of the baroin of naviga-woll advised to stay their hand he covered tion, J. S. Rois and his bride. and refrain from instituting any furlier proscentions until the Licensing Ordianned shall be so revised as to clearly define what barid is and what kind of persons will be allowed to be -J. H. McKinney, an empreemployed on fivonsod premisos, of the Philippine buren of

Thess. Prometheus, of the the dead bodies of victims "ble Fund Line, arrived from Jurudrist at a time." Yesterday, Singapore rosterity, and sails

-for-Shanghai-to-day

too, there were more than 900 hundred deaths at Alükolen. H is with alarm, also, that we note the spread of the plague in the Tientsin district and that it has navigation, shed binnsell in the made its appearance in no less head with a revolver on the 3rd. than twenty-three new centres in

borhood," Chofu and.

that

Ale. Barnes has bocu rouan-

Daily Press,

PLACUE IN THE NORTH.

No news from the out of the

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Counsel

daily deathrroll. How on earth Fof. General Affairs of the Remay be, regariled as good news Currying Derby honers are now facts, had been proved in. tao boen given.. But it did not

also contribute to the mended as Chief Conninissifier plugue epidemic in the North Coronation Iteso's prospects of

públiiam Party in New York,

decidedly rosy. bo. assumed that

At Joust it

may the conditions now prevailing are Passengers arriving on the ao worso then they have been Langsing this morning at 9 a.m.,The procautions taken to check closed. St. John B. Walker, the ravages of this fell disease

Court bolow,

affect the lender at alt He was Another pony whose chances of

Mr. Potter regretted that his entitled to his money and to winning the classic event are not friend had perverted the incidents compansation. The oxocator said by any means extinguished is Mr. of the case. Counsel relied on that he land received no interest Durgor's Just in Time, Whetho ovidence taken and he had at all. The case was now simply James B. Shonkding, Sgt. C. Lineare of a very thorough order inther ho will justify his appellation quoted it at great length in his one of returning the money: und tho towas where Japanese exer- at the winning post to-morrow speech in the Court below. Hoying compensation. Counsel denberger and N. £. Kellogg

The Blue Funnel steiner Steise jurisdiction, and so also inweek, remains to be seen. But quoted no law in his address ex- then went into the question, of the towns along the Russian line in the pony Mr. Kadéorie hus acept on the point. of estoppel, the Statute of Limitations. Tho likely winner qul, Mr. Chinming There was another point of law deceased. died in Singapore in

Hongkong lus excaped, so far passoth understanding, forsten- ers from the infected ports have heen omning info-one Harbour regularly of late without any quarantino restrictions being is A. S. WATSON & ; and it is unaccepted opinion of the medical fraternity that a community that is subject to bubonic plaguė epidemies, such as we have expérienced in fat Hingkong in past yours, is equal ly susceptible to epidemic puenmonic plague, such “as is A Chinesa committed suicide raging in Manduria and spread-dast night in the kitchen of Ng, ing gradually South Shold it go, Wing On Street, by hanging invade our Colony, the plane trimsif to a beam. He-wis only would find a very prolific bread-21 years of age. ing ground. In Hongkong we

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have already suffered so terribly The appointment of Martin from this scourge of the Fast]Egan, managing editor of the that no presentive measures Manila Times", and Associated however exacting and no expen- Press correspondent in Manila, as

of railway. The measures taken in Hongkong in the worst years at our bubonic plague epidemics were rigorous, but in some of the Manchurian towns they are more drastic still.

Surth China Morning Post.

MATTERS EDUCATIONAL.

From the north to the south of the Empire, from the east to the west, the people are crying for education, and as we read, the

us that what most. is wanted is specialisation along lines of scientific industry. Throughout

daily basis for red free of the sunditure however lieavy will be secretary v President Taft, maywriting of the future, it seems to

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considored by the entire popula-be expected in a few days. Mr. tion as excesive so long as the Egan is now in the United additional co per quarter in chuzi ust dread disease be kept away, from States.

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The object of this paper is capablish currect information, in serve the truth and print the nows without fear or favour.

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with his mount. His 1.1-2 miles to-day was done in 3.27, last half mile 1.22, last quarter 31.

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Tarf (Gegg), 1.1-4 miles, 2.55, last quarter 34.

Domu ono mile, 2.19; last quarter 33.

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Important evidence was hoard during the afternoon sitting of the Court, which then adjourned" until to-morrow.

is not one to neglect opportunities which absolutely disposed of the October, 1890. This case was case, and that was the Statute of not brought on until January, Limitations. There weio ad- 1008, so that in yours had mitted facts on both sides. and elapsed. Prima facié, the Statute ́ ́ Just in Fun was given the reins one of the admitted facts was barred such an action. Section øyer 1.1-2 milos which he covered that there had been no pagament 45 of the Partnership Ordin

of interest made by the plaintiff unco made the amount duo by in 3.22.1-2; but his last quarter to the defendant. Counsel then the surviving partners a debt. in 32.1-2 did not commend him dealt with his friend's construc-The amount due in this case is to public favour..

tion of Section 44 of the Ordinance thorofore a debt, which was cap The likelihood of Aurora Rose and submitted that the cunos Statute as any, other debt. So able of being barred by tho innking the pace for is stable quoted by him since the now long as the partners enjoyed the companion in the raco for the roading of the law by the House property there was no application Derby is hardly to be realised of Lords in 1800 would not assist of the statute, but as soon as a with his poor showing of 3.26 for the Court very much. The cases partior died the statute began to 1.1-2 miles, last quarter 32. ..... in question had not been decided operate. Counsel thon quoted authorities at groat longth in Willow Tree" (Vida) galloped solely on the principle that the support of his contention. the Empire there is a lack of a splendid quarter in 27.2-5. This sharing of profits rendered a man

ä A large gloring listened to medical men, of mining, and pace at once stamps him as being a partner, but on the particular be the only local paper whichas inferosting lecture on electrical engineers, of surveyors in the pink of condition. fac-s of each cuso. In some published unvarnished truths Queenship Mr. P. Carrie and grehitetis, and of them with SUBSCRIPTION GRIFFINS,

tuses ile Lords decided that the about the incidence of plague in the YMCAs last night my professional attainments.

The times "clocked" this morn parties were not partus, and the North, Our Tientsin erresentarer illustrated, his re-There is no hick of clerical labour;ing were as follows:-

MANILA & HONGKONG/ in others that they wore according ponient is one of the best kugun barks with lanter slides of an so certainly it is not in this direc-

to the facts of the case; and in

VICE-GOVERNOR OF Journalists in the Far East, and attractive character. Amest on- tion that educational onergy re-

one particular case that the pasty PHILIPPINES ENTERTAINED, is telegraphic messages any booyable evening was spent,

quires to be pushed. Accordingly,

BY SIR F. LUGARD. taken as being, absolutely accur

question was really a dormant The sons of the land of the

we suggest that educational een-

partner, and had tried to shutile

Vice-Governor Gilbert of the ate. There have been plague

tres in the colony should movo look in Hongkong will Jioid:thair"

out of that position. In short, with the times, and best assist Hongkong Telegraph epidemies before in Ching-hoth

the cases quoted had only been who arrived from Manila on thic Philippines, with Mrs. Gilbert, in the North and in Canton that dinner on March 1 (St. the people of the Empire, by

decided

on their particulars.s. Prinz Sigismund this morn Have been burchilly kept guarded David's Day) at the Hongkong meeting sono specilie educa- Iloxgnoza, TuRsDaY, FEB. 7, 1911. from giside knowledge bing made for the function, which Hotel. Preparations are: ho-

How

merits. Now it land been decided ing, were the guests of His tional need. For this reason for our, part are see no reason

that the mere receipt of profits did Excellency the overnor and not make a man a partner. Whit Lady Lugard at tiffin to-day at

· Goverminent House PLAGUE IN THE NORTH.Why the plain facts shot by Promisos to be a most successful are of opinion, that the

he gathered from his friend's one. Mr. Owen linghes will be, original character of the pro- suppressed. On the contrary

Mr. Frank Carpenter, Ex-- posed university might be modi- president this your,

argument was that the Court ecutive Secretary for the Philip From the telegrains that have that the bast world inter-

fied in such a way that its first

would find that those people had pines,' was also among the guests been appearing from day to day fests are to be served by making If any proof wore nooded to college should be devoted to

shared-profits and on that finding of the Governor in our columus, it will have boon tlie the real state of things, testify for the popularity which dieine. Afterwards, if the

the Court would have to do seen that the incident of plague and behoves Hongkong in part the Bijon Cinematograph, under position of education should re-

cide that there was partnership, in the North his mod voryinlar to be kept in touch with the ablo management of 3quire it, ofler colleges could be

and, therefore, they could not grave, aspects. The Chinese trud of events-anent the Robert Stephonsus, has attained, uddel, but in row of the needs

Bucover the money as a loan. Government as a rulo are totally plague opidouie that is stendily it will be found in the fact that of the moment, it would be better

Counsel took it that his friend's

Thore in a story told of the ro wanting in the direction of, tak paking its way southwards. We last Saturday night over 200 that the Hongkong university ing suppressive measures who were glad to see, that the Eseduple had to be refused admis- should become either moro nor

main contention was that the ply made by Vice-Governor Gil- bert to a teacher who applied for more sharing of profits was not an extension of leave, says the plague or any other contagious entire Connet acted at once sion owing to a packed house. less than a thoroughly modern disease becomes ophidic, but it when attention was called to Do Sunday night also, a large and up-to-date medical college.

enough to make 'n man a partner. "Manila Timos." "What are you is a sign of the times that on this the danger, and we trust that number of patrous had perforce Que advantage in favour of such

It was significant that the cases toaching?" asked Mr. Gilbert, Roman history," was the an quoted by his friend in support occasion they have shown signs, the incumires abendly, taken by to return home. Mr. Stephenson change is that there is already

swor Then," said Mr. Gilbert of activity by stopping the sor- the Sanitary Department will is nightly appearing inaaber our midst medical school,

of that contention, with regards with a smilo, "stop away as long AT THE CEMENT SHOW. vice of trains from the sea-prove effective in kooping the called "Gold, gold,, gold!" in which in its limited way does no

to sharing of profits, could not as you like." The anpedoto is board to Poking. That this will Black Douth away from our Co-which he render a striking in- littlo good. With the funds now eight different purposes for which

A modol form sly wingseventy-be found in Lindley. The reason clear common-sense which lus valuable as indicating the crystal prevent the peat from infading lony

porsbuation of a,misor. Miss at the disposal of the University comont may be used. in farm was simply because those cases given high value to his work as the Capital wo ournestly trust,

Vers. Formape is also a souren of scheme this school would become buildings, repidonces, poultry, and land nothing to do with Sention secrotary of public instruction, but it behoves the Chinese autho-

delight in a dainty little hao midles of the proposed cattle barns, dairies; unil rond 44, which had reference only to and which, added ton personality trated sang, While Miss Ruby change, and there would the ways, is shown at the comont paper of dealing with other the most attractive, has mado Crystal does not fail to achieve nothing to prevent it from: he-exhibit isa piece of concrete taken poople's money. A person tomorrow will speed him on his

Tuhow, in New York. Another

| bin troops of friends who to popularity with the sweet voice coming the leading centre of its from a Roman bridge fifteen trading must hand the money ho holiday trip. Bon voyage, Mr.

hundred years old,

was wrongly using, and in addi. and Mrs. Gilbert!

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rities to go a great deal farther |~ Mrs. A. P. Wildor, wife of the în instituting measure leiated American Comal-Ceneral, arriv- to stop the progress of the dreaded in Shanghai on the 2nd by disease. So far, we in Hongkong the P. M. S, Mongolia,

which she undoubtedly possessos, ( kind in the Far East,

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last quarter 329

Artesian, 1.1-2 miles, 3.45; quarter 34.

Perhaps (Gegg), 1.1-4 miles, 2,58.2-5; last quarter 35.

Auchendolly, one mile, 2.14,2-5; Jack Spraggon, one milo, 2.15; last quarter 32.1-5.

Trevena, 1.1-4 miles, 2.50; last quarter 32.

Blowing Chiof, ono mile, 2.20; last quarter 35,

OLD PONIES. Highland King (Gegg), 3.4 mile, 37, 111, 1112-16.

Just in Sport, 1.1-2 miles, 3.42; Inst quartor 30.

Belgian Chief. ono 2.11.1-2last quartor 29.1-2. 2.16; last quarter 32.2-5.

Groyback (Gegg), one mile,

DIDING-ROY,

milo,

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Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert nra on their way to Europo, and loave to: morrow by the

N.D.L. 9.5 Dorflinger.

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