The City of Peking, with the American mail of the 29th ult. rived on Saturday, The follow is from the San Francisco "Examine London, 26th May.
Yesterday's mail briny of a remarkable and pathetic oration, delivered by President Kriiger at the funeral of General Joubert, which no English paper has yet published. President Kriiger frequently broke down during the delivery. He suid "Brothers, Sisters, Buryhers and Friends: Only a few words can T say to you, for the spirit is willing but the flesh is, weak. We have lost our brother, our friend, our Commandant-General. T have lost my right hand, not of yesterday, but my right hand since we were be gether, many long years ago, To: alone seem to have been spared of tive old people of this cherished land, of men who fived and strogyled ther for one country. He has gone 10 Heaven, whilst fighting for liberty, which God has told us to defend; for freedom, for which he and I have struggled together so many years, and so often, to tain.
"Brothers, what shall I say to you in this our greatest day of sorrow, in this hour of National glotan "The struggle, now being maint for the principle of justice and rig hteousness, which our Lord has taught us is the broad road to Heaven and blessedness. It is our sacred duty to keep on that path if we desire a happy ending of our dear dead brother, who his gone on that road to his eternal life.
What can I say of his personality It is only a few short weeks ago that Isaw him at the fighting front, humbly and nobly taking his share of privations and the rough work of the campaign, like the poorest burgher. A true Chris'ian example to his people.
"Let me tell you the days are dark. We are suffering reverses on account of wickeding rampant in our land. No suees will come, no blessings be given to our great cause, unless you remove the bad elements from amongst us, and then you may look forward to a crowning reward of righteousness and noble demeanour. Let the world rage round us and enemies decry us, the Lord will sand by us against the ruthless hand of the foe, and at the moment when he deems it right for interfer rence p ace will come once more.
The petition of the plaintiff showed 1.—The plaintiff isa Chinese subject carry. ing on business ax a building contractor at Shanghai in the Empire of China.
2—The defendant is a British subject residing at No, 14, Canton Roa, Shanghai aforesaid,.—The defendant employed the plaintiff as contractor to employ, supply and furnish the necessary Inbour for completing certain houses the property of A. M. A. Evans, partially erected upon Lot. 553 situated in Seward Road, Shanghai aforesaid, and to supply and carry out the brick work, carpenter's work and plastering necessary to complete such houses at the respective prices or cost set out ina memorandum of contract in writing signed by the defendant and bearm; date the Snd day of May, 1899 (to which said memorandum of contract. in writing the plaintiff craves leave to refer at the trial of this suit), 4.—The said materials have been supplied and the said work has been duly carried out by labourers employed, supplied, and furnished by the plaintitl, and the said' houses were completed on or about the Istday of December, 1899, and have been taken possession of by the said A. M. A. Evans, 5.—Dnring the course of the said work "extras" were from time to time ordered by the defendant to be made, done, and supplied by the plaintiff under the supervision of the feels and were approved by the de. fendant.
6.—Tiere is now due and owing to the plaintiff by the defendant for work and labour done, and materials, labour, and extras supplied in accordance with the said memo-random of contract and the said orders Blesded in, paragraph, 5, hereof, the sam of Us. 1,924.82, Shanghai sycee, particulars eof are hereunto annexed.
The plaintiff has demon of the said sum of Tls. 1,9: defendant has refused and neglected and still refuses and neglects to pay the same.
Phe plaintiff therefore prays 1.—That the defendant may be decreed to pay to the plaintiff such sum or sums of Imoney as may be found due to the plaintitt from the defendant on the heating of this suit.
2.—That the defendant may be ordered to pay to the plaintiff his costs of suit.
—That the phintiff may have such further or other relief as the nature of the ease may require.
The answer of the defendant showed 1.—Defendant admits paragraph 1 of the petition.
Defendant admits paragraph 2 of the petition.
3.—Defendant admits paragraph 3 of the petition, and also asks leave of the Court to refer for all purposes to the contract therein mentioned.
4—Defendant denies paragraph 4 of the petition in so far it is intended to mean'that the plaintiff has fully performed his part in the contract. referred to in paragraph 3, according to the eerms thereat; defendant
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