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“...SUPREME COURT & CONSULAR
And Law Reporter for the Supreme & Provincial Courts of China & Japan
Vol. Ill
SHANGHAI, SATURDAY, 14th MARCH, 1868.
No. 63
CONTENTS.
Leaping Articles. Page.
Mildew in Cotton Goods from China Clay.. .. 107
Cases in II. B. M.’s Supreme Court.
Summary Cases,........................... 108
Police Cases,............................ 108
China Fire Insurance : Directors’ Report, .. Ill
N 0 TIFI0 A TIONS
H. B M. Supreme Court.
HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY’S SUPREME
COURT FOR CHINA AND JAPAN.
NOTICE.—It is hereby notified that the sittings of
the Court for hearing ordinary civil cases, dur-
ing the month of March next will be held on Fridays,
the 6th, 13th, 26th, xad.21th days of that month respect-
ively, and for Motions, Applications, &c. on Mondays,
the 2nd, 2th, 16th, 23rd and 36th proximo.
Prussian Consulate General.
BEK ANNTM ACHUNG.
DA nach offiziellenNachrichten in Japan der Krieg
Zwischen Seiner Majestat deni Mikado und deni
Taikuhn ausgebrochen ist, und die Beobachtung...”
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“...March i^th 1868.
SUPREME COURT & CONSULAR GAZETTE.
107
It is requested that only such communications as relate to
Editorial matters be addressed to the Editor, and that they
be sent not later than Friday.
Advertisements will be received till 10 a.m. on Saturday
No communications canbe noticed unless (accompanied by
the name of thewriter._________________________~
Supreme ®o«rf anir Consular fcdte
Shanghai, March 14th, 18G8.
A remark which was made by one of the
jurymen in the course of the trial of Mody v.
Gregson in the Exchequer Court, of which we
shall give the official report .in due course, is
worthy of notice as illustrating the low notions
of trading morality too frequently entertained
among men engaged in business. The case
having already been alluded to in several of the
local prints, it is needless for us to do more
than state its nature in broad terms. It was a
claim instituted by the plaintiffs, Mody & Co.,
merchants, against defendants, Gregson Co.,
for damage' resulting from...”
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“...108
SUPREME COURT & CONSULAR GAZETTE.
March 14ZA 1868.
nesty will not pay in the long run, and that
practices such as adulterating goods cannot be
resorted to without the risk of losing, first their
reputation, and afterwards their trade.
We have been requested to notice that the despatch
which was sent by the Consuls of England and United
States at Hankow to the Vice Roy of Hupeh, &c.,
was drafted by Mr, Medhurst, H. B. M. Consul. It
was then submitted to Dr. Salter, U. S. Consul, for
his approval, the extracts which we published being,
as stated, from the despatch forwarded by that gentle-
man, with a copy of which we were favoured.
H. B. M. SUPREME COURT, SUMMARY CASES.
March 2nd, 1868.
Municipal Council v. Lane, Crawford & Co.
In this case Plaintiffs claimed Tls. 56.24 for House
Tax and Lighting Rate. The Defendants refused pay-
ment upon the grounds, first that of the house in ques-
tion (No. 28 Riangse Road) the lower portion only is
used occasionally as Auction Room by Defendants...”
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“...March Uth 1868.
SUPREME COURT & CONSULAR GAZETTE.
109
very serious inconvenience. It was quite for the in-
terests of the bank to accept only a portion of their
claim in the meantime, and this I did not doubt would
be the case. Of course I could not anticipate the re-
turn of the firm’s drafts from Shanghai, which was the
immediate cause of the stoppage.
It has been suggested also, that it would have been
more satisfactory to some of the creditors, if I had
read, at the last meeting, extracts from my last letters
to Mr. Gordon having reference to the questions which
were then put to me.
I am exceedingly sorry, your Honor, that it should
be necessary to read any of my letters to Mr. Gordon.
But, I find it incumbent upon me to do so, not only
for the reason already mentioned, but because of the
unfavorable impression created, from Mr. Gordon
having allowed me to be included in the condemnation
of this Court in September last, when he knew I was
undeserving of it, and when a very little e...”
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“...110
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March 14ZA 1868.
of supplying bad provisions was brought against Cap-
tain Morton of the Sarah March by some of the crew,
and Mr. Forrest, H. B. M. Vice Consul, and Mr. Tapp,
11. B. M. Shipping Clerk, were ordered to go on board
and investigate the matter. Their report entirely ex-
onerates the Captain from the accusation, which ap-
pears to have been trumped up by some of the men,
who wished to get their discharge. The Shanghai
Steam Navigation Company have resumed their tri-
weekly trips to Hankow and the ports. On the 11th
instant, a large wave or “bore ” came up the River,
through Wills’ Bridge and up the Soocliow Creek, cap-
sizing one Chinese boat, from which five Chinamen
were drowned, and doing considerable damage among
the small craft moored in the creek. Mr. George F.
Seward, Consul General for the United States, ar-
rived in Shanghai by the Suwonada, this day.
As we go to press, we are informed of the arrival of
the str. Dragon from Tientsin...”
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“...March \4tli 1SG8.
SUPREME COURT & CONSULAR GAZETTE.
Ill
COMMERCIAL.
Shanghai, Friday Evening, March 1868.
Imports :—Our market for Grey and White Shirt-
ngs is in a state of great prostration pending the next
tews from Tientsin, and prices are almost nominal as
ar as foreigners are concerned, but some resales have
teen made by Chinamen at Tls. 2.15 for 8| lbs. T’
loths and Drills maintain their value well, the pur-
liases being made chiefly for the Szechuen market.
Ve have no new feature to report in other goods.
Tea.—Black. Since our last issue, the amount of
usiness transacted in Black Tea has not been large,
or has anything striking happened in connexion with
tie article. A steady and quiet demand has existed
fc oui' former prices, some few purchases, indeed,
tiow an advance on what might have brought sellers
o book ten days back. The week’s business amounts
o 1,300 chests at prices ranging from Tls. 18 to 23j.
Green.—A small demand has existed for shipment
0 America, for which country...”
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“...112
SUPREME COURT & CONSULAR GAZETTE.
March lAth 1868.
Suspense Account, 31st December, 1867.
Dr.
Taels.
To Premia in course of collection........... 629.50
,, Commission 10 per cent on Re-insurance
not collected............................... 44.24
,, Interest on Fixed Deposits not yet col-
lected.................................. 12,938.45
,, Balance............................... 71,515.34
Taels.... 85,127.34
Cr.
Taels.
By Re-insurance Premium not yet paid...... 16.67
,, Shalaries not yet paid................ 39.28
,, Charges ,, ,, .................. 89.S4
,, Losses and Claims not yet paid, Hankow 70.00
,, „ ,, ,, ,, Hongkong 83,979.24
,, Proceeds of one Share sold, but not hand-
ed over............................... 532.50
,, Dividends not yet paid................ 400.00
Taels..... 85,127.53
Examined by us and fund correct,
Signed : G. H. Wheeler, )
,, J. B. Robertson, )
Auditors.
The following are the Gross amount Premia collected in
Shanghai, and, at the various Agencies, since...”
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“...SUPREME COURT & CONSULAR GAZETTE.
Monthly Periodical.
“NOTES AND QUERIES ON CHINA AND JAPAN.’
Edited by N. B. Dennys.
Price $6 per annum,
IN Issuing a Monthly Periodical devoted to Eastern
subjects, on the plan of that which, under a similar
title has proved so popular during 'a long series of years
in Great Britain and America, the publishers have been
encouraged by the already large and constantly increasing
interest felt in all parts of the civilized woild with re-
lation to China, Japan, and the adjacent Countries. With
Peking and Yedo open to travellers and officials, with the
whole Empire of China accessible to explorers, and the
barriers hitherto so jealously maintained in Japan be-
coming daily weakened, numbers of new facts and much
curious information is being accumulated in the note-
books of individuals, who are glad to preserve in typo
many little particulars, for embodying which in a form
accessible to the public, no means now exist. All notes and
inquiries received are carefully...”
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