OVEMBER 1, 1866.
nefarious designs. These ri approached their vic. test at Macao work and e to be found in abun
ranged from 8 to 10 dol- large number of
t
of means and out of ring beard this hastened iving to be first and fear- But who knows that, ered the barracoons, they out from thence during Lay never retum- tu their and mother and wife and them until their eyes are .with watching and,
nat
iber be dead or are still ts are
are, as it were, thrust
word. The auxiety and toil
A
never he repaid by the
of the sou;
and on
wife and the children of end After they (the coo- rced into the Devils' ships, Heaven and call upon Earth
The hearts of those who elmed with grief; and the o behold, run down with
on the Passage Boats ar- the foreigners in many tens ach of which hoists a small ound them and receive the it is known that each es
7.
send out many "crimps,'
on all sides. But the
34-01
38
are perpetrated by
18 05
cts.
only
the fare is taken enger, many poor peuple,
passage is so cheap, go to park in order to find em people ou the steamer, ob- habiliments of these per- m into the hold and after-
with them as "
The le as pigs.
e trips have all been of this this there are numbers of
12y
If I in this falsely accuse I ho donbly listed of many mon have thus been own. If all villages would gest every known
own kidnapper, over to the mandaring for ment, rain would he divert ousand times ten thousand
ly desired that all persons, with the spirit of the above, ny more copies thereof and ely circulated, and thus ob-
virtue and desert."
DNAPPING CASE. -vidence upon which public ds are defective, if tried by d its decisions therefore are apricious and injust; but icipate that any hesitation
accepting as very valid brief description given by 1. of the mechanism and the traffic incoolies, as cur in the name of the Dutch The learned counsel is re- Of the rapon the point.
nitted for trial on a charge but of kidnapping, one he ered into a contract with the mest," a contract for the emigrants to Dutch colo- ly fair to state Mr Pollard's there is not the slightest nvier this contractor; but, ays, this is a matter in of evidence must be applied s" and there will be an op- rded at the next Criminal
e Supreme Court of ascer
th of the learned counsel's
he matter." In the mean- remark. ho describes the e-
as being a "sub contractor," tract, and admits that there ie case against him. Now
in of the contractor-in-chief
," in the cases upon which
s been obtained, was indis- lished, for, (says the learned went to the house of the se
, who is a sub-contractor--- chair so precise was Mr s description], to know if Fgrauts had come in during if there were any ready to Whether the strict law of ill prevail at the criminal stion that need not be asked, magistrate was right, under ances correctly detailed by counsel for the defence, r for the contractor-in-chief estionable. There is another nection with the case, on the Chinese Dutch coolie cop justified the magistrate iu im for trial. When he was by Mr Tommachy in the house elies were (as the prosecution ned, he gave that gentleman ted in the Chinese language, following has been published rausia tion:-
of these have been engaged to Tauts for the Kwong-tang-fut Hongkong. The Emigrants pped at Hongkong under the of the local Government au Inds Consul, and to proceed to
, where they will be well
iving formerly been living in
ad Kweisbin Districts, Fee- e the truth. W. LORSCHED. ongkong, 22nd September, possible to resist the conclu- good prima facie case of com. de out against the prisoner ? have acted as he did in the Hef that he was not violating orcibly restraining the human ad-according to Mr Pollard to supply for Dutch Guian utia juris non excusal-the prima jacic complete and com- sarily followed.
He will now be able to lear
of operatious by which coolies for Dutch Guiana. The Dutch or regulating the introduction owrors" into Surinam we pres ne this emigration to Guiana, it provided in that ordinance recruitmcot must take place mmediate eontrol of the Dutch e place where the indenture it
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No. 1183. NOVEMBER 1, 1866.]
j
made." We arow our belief that Mr Bosman, the Reting Dutch consul here, would not approve of any syetem under which conlies are obtained by crimp-procu- ration. Such a system is as foreign to his instructions, as it must be painful to him personally but we are quite sure that on Tuesday, from his temporary seat on the magistrate's beach, he saw enough to raise a suspicion in his mind that the warrants issued to Chivese "bearers had not been osed in conformity with Dutch requirements; and that the recruitment of coolie labourers for Dutch service had not been of that purely voluntary character which alone renders the coolie traffic tolerable. It is needless that ne should indicate what Mr Bosun's duty is, as we feel pretty con- fident that he will prevent the Dutch flag from being sullied by the actions of heart
less crimps.
We cannot conclude without a remark by way of commiseration for Mr. W. Lobscheid. He was charged with being an accomplice in the alleged acts for which the contractor," the "wab-contractor," and three other Chinanten have been com- mitted for trial. The evidence failed to sustain the charge, which was dismissed, Let it be clearly understood that we quite coincide with the beach, that no case was made out; but we canunt help thinking it very strange that Mr L. permitted the use of his well-known name without raking care that it should but be employed in fur therance of improper purposes. this is, no doubt with good reason, a name possessing uch influence among the Chinese, but it is ovident from the statement he made to the bench on Tuesday that it is used by persous of whom he is ignorant, for objects of which he must disapprove. Thus, the certificate above quoted got into the hands of one of the prisoners who are committed for kidumpping. How many of those papers has be issued, and to whom?
THE CHINA MAIL.
day for the last ten weeks, from one to five persous had applied to him for permission to examine the house in question, for the
ball several times
4934
to the house with
course to have either Englishmen, French- mon, Germans, or people perfectly conver. eant with those languages, employed as manipulators, though even then (as witness purpose of recovering friends, who had our home lines) blunders are pretty sure been kidnapped and confined there. He to be frequent. The sound is to devise these complaints. Upon his first visit, he some means whereby the messageisgiven in fond 27 women confined, on the second such a shape as to reduce the chances of but two, and on last Sunday there were mistake to a minimum This we imagine nine. The third and fourth prisoners kept can only be secured by the use of printed the key to the trap, which was constantly copies, with letters ursigns instead of spaces first time he had asked for the master, and
kapt laked.
Upou going to the house the between the words. If lu cypher, so much rat
WAS master; Second the better, as it is constantly observed that
cond prisoner said, he mistakes generally arise from an incorrect another time having asked for the first prisoner went out, and reading of a word with which the mani brought second prisonor, whohe sa pulators are partially ar imperfectly ac was the master. The women confined quainted. The cypher need not be a dif- in the room were in a wretched condition, ficult one to translate, the object ofusing it He had no suspicions that there was any being not to attain greater secrecy, but to thing wrong, but thought the place an emi- The second gration office am all right. make its transmission su purely mechani went to the house he heard aging cal that there is no danger of the imagi- and tramping of feet, nation of the transmitting agent being brou hit into play. With respect to call graphy, more mistakes arise from this source than most people fancy-more es- pecially when a slight blunder in a word from one station becomes increased at the next, on account of sume attempt to make sense what appears 8 nonsense to an agent with, at the best, but a limited knowledge of the language! whose words he is transmitting. Few can boast that they write a hand perfectly clear to all who use the Roman character, while priut has ever been found eure and sufe. Should such of our friends as avail themselves of the Kiachta route follow our suggestion we venture to predict that a marked diminution in the number of mistakes made will become visible.
of
POLICE REPORTS. Before C. C.. SMITH, ESQ.
Saturday, 27th October.
WHOLESALE KIDNAPPING. We ask the question in a per- Dir M. S. Tonnachy, brought before the fectly fair spirit and in good faith, for it Magistrates this morning another batch of appears probable, owing to the too gene-prisoners. He stated that in passa on rous confidence of Mr Lobscheid a nature, Queen's Road, Wauchi, he noticed the up- that the worst of crimps may use his per windows of house No. 300 were barri- woodun burs. Be en. When (said Mr Lubecheid in
Mr Touchy asked that the ease might be romanded to allow him to place in the witness stand, the sergeant in charge of No. 3 Station, who could prove that there Wits &
a tisturbance at the house this morn ing, when it was attacked by outsiders at- the resone of their friends con- tempting fiued within.
Mr. Pollard, Well, falso imprisonment That's the thin end of the wedge.
Witness was cross-examined by Mr. Pol
lard as to the promises that were held out to her to induce her to come to Hrmgkong, they were to the effect that she should be married, and have chow chow.
Mr Pollard remarked that a paper whics had been put in by the Registrar General, taken from the house, acrely contained an intimation that no one who came there need stop there unless he liked. If the prosecu tion chose to put in such a paper as that, it ought to bo reach
Mr Tonnochy.What bas the paper to do with the case, when the people could not read it?
Mr Pollard.I have no doubt that the prosecution thought it would tell against the prisoners, or it would not have best
put in
228
Mr Pollard. merely mean this: that and kept without license. Nowishing to bo hard on them, as they did not seem to there is not the slightest evidence to com know that license was required, be war- vict him of the charge against him, and if red them and left. The two prisoners he can give good bail to answer any charge The sixth were yesterday brought to his office for not that may be preferred against him, I think having complied with the direction, and it is useless to commit him. having
refused to take out a license. The prisoner no jury, would convict. I do not honses were away from the road out of day that there is a prima facie case against No doubt it is a very grave sight, and in a very unsafe place for so the others.
must send the many coolies to be nongregated. The trat charge, and your prisoner was master of one of the houses with twenty three coolies, and the second prisonor, master of one with fifty four.
The coolio mastors said they paid $0 jar month rent for the houses, and charged. five cash per head por night for lodgers.
His worship told prisoners that he should detain them until the licenses were procured, That at this time they were up censed coolie house, who had better take only as a warning to the keepers of ant warning, as next time they would suffer.
Mr Smith. I can understand his object, in putting it into nurt
Mr Pollard I cannot understand it, The Acting Superintendent of Police unless it is to prove the perfect innocence place three prisoners in the chuck charge of the prisoners,
i with being suspicions characters. On at
the 27th acting upon information ed a row of new benses, in for Home road, a little bend the Sailors Honie. the house had clearly been used as a bar
case to the jury,ors third, fourth
and fifth prisoners were deposed to by wil- nusses as having been there when they were confued, if they were confined.
ed in
Mr Tounsely. The house was barrica
nauuer as I never saw before. in such an Mr Fullard. Oh, the houses in Gough street, when Howqua brought his 45 wives down, were barricaded, but not so much ́as dah was crowded with women-(a laugh). that O'Brien could not see that the veran- As to the cognizance of the alleged impri sonment, Langdon and O'Brien had both been at his house, and if the state of the people there had ut induced in their minds the idea that there was anything wrong, why should it with other people, with the
Mr. Smith.These prisoners are taken from the Adjutant General he visit prisoners, who only took part in aproceed.
up for a breach of sec 18 of the Registra tion Ordinance.
Mr. Pollard
replied that the prisoners could not be properly apprehended for such offenec, they must be annimoved.
Mr. Smith.I am perfectly satisfied with General.
His Worship said this was one of the most outrageous cases ever brought before the him. Case was rumanded until Monday.
p
Monday, 29th October,
The Chinamon charged on Saturday were again placed in the dock this afternoon." Mr Pollard, instructed by Mr Caldwell, ap- peared for the defouce,
au
Koon adopted by the Register Ger
to
Witness
racuori.
of which they knew nothing His Worship replied. Just su; but that is a point for the jury.
The latteen love was fitted up
The woman was then discharged, the with 20 small sleeping apartments; on the other prisoners being committed for trial
pier
toor were several large rooms, and at the Supreme Court; the two first, that is the alleged contractor for the engage- one large strong room with strong walls and grated windows, evidently fitted up ment of coulies, and the sub-contractor, He being each allowed bail in $500, and the for the confinement of prisoners. food up stairs two swords and two shields. other prisoners in $100 each, The three prisoners at the bar were alan- found in the house, aut seemed to have change of it.
The first prisoner explained his being in the house, by saying he went to have a look at the house. Second prisoner said, he had one in to look for the third
souer, and third prisoner said, he wanted a drink of water, and went in to get it.
This Worship required each of thein to find sureties of fifty dollars for their good babaviour for the next three months.
Soy, married wo mau deposed, that her husband had been sick for a long time; that she had met a man in the country who said she had better go to Hongkong, where she would
would got employment, at $4 month. She came with the man the saine evening; the man took her to the house where she was found. He told her to ait Mr Smith.-For whom do you appear,
down a bit, while he went to look for the Mr Pollard?
She waited inan who would employ her. Pollard. I appear for everybody Mr Mr Suith. Do you appear for Mr Lobs soine time, and a mau belonging to the
house asked her to have a meal cheid
was directed to see if she could identity the man in the Court. She could not. she had fished supper, the man who fed hur said the man who brought her dowu would come to breakfast. Next morning the uan not coming, she said "I Will Be i prore again brought up on remand. out and look for the man," but the man of the house said, "The man will be here," She afterwards asked again, and the man said the other would be there in the after cho could not say whether the
Mr Pollard. That case is not yet before the Court. I should not like the cases to be entered on together, because one is a
not
noon.
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After
TRIP OF THE SALSETTE. The Peninsular and Orisutal. Steam-ship Sunette went out of harbour on the 27th on a trial trip-round the Island of Lantao, in order to test her new hoilers. A put- merous company, including His Excel- leney the Governor and Aide-de-Camp, official and mercantile gentlemen, &c., &c.,
sune sixty altogether
had umber, been invited to witness the trial by Mr Dalziel the courteous acting Superintendent at this
Mr Thes. Green,
resident chief En-
in
ror the company, and Mr John Oli
خودم
The prisoners charged with kidnapping! Pollant, Q. C. appeared for the defence. MrTounochy, Registrar General, prosecuted. When the prisoners were placed in the dock, also on board to watch the results attained. the feruale, described as "strom of the
ver, Inspector of Machinery, B.N., were
The Sulsette is
certificates as freely as the most bonest caded with a trap-door closed, which in Ordinance bce against the Registraman over caine or not, because she could house whence they were taken. pointed! Tons, built in 1858 by Mossrs Todd and Mac-
never get downstairs the door being lock-out that the wives of Nos. 1. 2, and 3; gregor, of Glanes; her leugth is 293,
agent.
tered and found a
Way
her.
shxú
facturers of the
qucation of fact, the other is constructive. * W¥ Tust wish to conceal that I am anxious to have them separare, because it may be
have that the prisoners in one case may
tu be examined in the other. In the interest of justices the counsel continued that it would the case should be fully investigated.
perew vessel of 1491 be useless to say that the prisoners had convoitied an offence
who are also the manu- by making use of a place as
ed. No money was ever
were in the body of the court, and given enigration lodge for intending in the house, she saw suggested, they should be app a sort of
appréhended.
foot between perpendiculars; breadth 38 nigrants. No doubt they had done so in ated and being called upon to lend my souers, (five men and one wolpan) ignorance of the fact that a passage broker's ; no European coine there. She cried every suggestion was not slopted. Mr Ton feat; and depth of hold 26 feet. Ber en-
not, aufficient.
are a pair of direct acting inverted cy They were no
day, because she was detained in the house, nochy then called for some women and ber husband had nothing to sat, Wit had been forind in the house where the lindars, of 400 om urse power; doubt guilty of the offence of kooping a
ness being directed to review the pri
emigrants had been confood, and que length of stroke is 86 inches and the diame- house foremigrants without having a license.
was placed in the witness box. Mr Smith: Do you refer to all the prisoners, walked along the front of the dock,
Dr. identified the first prisoner as and
Murray, colonial surger, deposedter of the cylinder, 7 feet. She carries four boilers, with sixteen furnaces in all, the for- examined certain women in the soners
mer pressed to carry 20 lbs. of steam. On aol and identified the one now before the her trial trip in England she made 11.9 gol an bench; she was deaf, dumb, and blind. kucts at the measured mile. and she had been communicated with only by pressure on the hand; it was a most ro markable case.
In the bis paper read to the bench) the Bri- upou knocking was opened to him. tish West India Emigration was initi- he found twenty-five women and
children seated I on the floor, and the six
influence, (being then Inspector of the Government Schools of this island), I ask ed i. E. The Goverude whether he had may objection to my assisting and to any ashing a notice to the Chinese assuring then that in British Colonies they would
roolit
chy
knees and
that
license was not,
Mr Pollard: I refer to the householder.
-
Me Deane said one was a list of women
had
been bought.
4
The
the one who gave a man ir egzat he had a
a paper.
In cross examination she said, she had asked to be allowed to go out. Meals were it though the window of the room; when she wished to go down from the rom, he was told "Don t you go dearn some could not say foreigners will beat you."
The window looked out
who said that.
an European would come and beat her. If the man had who brought her came back, she was willing to go to work in Hongkong, was frightened to go to any other place or country.
She
who
Mr Pollard: What has this to do with the charge of false imprisonment?
Mr Tomnochy--It is one of the cases I unfit persous as emigrants.
Mr Follard. It would be much better to keep the cases separate.
about amongst them. He asked prisoners what they were doing, and they said the barracoon. They place was an omigration પાં said they had a license to keep it, and first prisoner produced a written paper, par porting to be a permit from M: S. Tunna He has been guilty of a formal offence
to keep suct
a house. Mr Toninachy der the 18th Sect. of the Registration Ur- be free agents. H. E. had not only to ob-handed the paper to
Court saying that dinance, and is liable to a flue of $50. the jection, but was pleased to see the scheme such paper had never been issued from
Sergeant Langlou was then recalled and succeeding shelly, but that was in re-
his office, and would not authorise the deposed.--Last Saturday about & o'clock ference to British colonies, which cannot keeping of a barracion. The women all he went to No. 100. Queen's Road West; be served by crimps; though even then he looked very miserable, and many of them in that house found the papers now produ- was slightly in error, for a coolie does not were in tears. When he told them that they ced; they were down stairs in the accque into a street. She was told if she cried out, shall proceed on for taking i become a free agent" in a British colo- should be released, they fell apou their ant's office, (papers produced),
неездей very grateful; upon being Mr Pollard inquired what was the na ny antil ho has fullled his agreement."
the wome
wonce
said they had beature of the papers. The notice" ir Lobscheid has issued tone tliey had lived in the coun liable to abuse from which it would be try above Cauten, and had been told that if that
they would
go to that place they would exempted under the regulations for coolie be paid one dollar cheli, and that hus- emigration to British colonies. Lis motive bands would be found for them. in issuing it is no doubt a highly philan expressed themselves as quite willing
pear before the Court and pont out of p appear thropic one, and of course he has no sele ruter and keepers of the house. Mr
21. sepers of interest in promoting emigration to the Taminchy charged the second prisoner as Dutch or any other colony, beyoud that of
he had a paper in his hand, and and be dues not, directly or indirect appeared to be taking notes. He stated at ly, wilfully connive at a system which the time that ho was employed by Messrs
Firat prisoner! reproduces in Chitra some of the worst Bourjau, Hubener & Co.
prrors of western slavery. Fablic opinion he charged with being master of the house. is altogether powerless to extirpate the The other three men he had good reason curse, for while it is terrible to sensitive to believe had boeu engaged to go as ser- to be sufficient. He did not see why the terpa Smith said the witness could not and generous minds, it is disregarded by grants, and were employed at the house inperintendent of Pulico should officiate
for the Dutch Government seems to be
he
bench. from the
Mr Pollard complained that the prosent- tion seemed to be necessarily interfered They with
The complaint was by the Registrar General; he objected to the superintendent Police and Mr Tonnolly acting together Mr Tounoch wish to ask if I can torney General is not here, but if Mr Pol- lard objects interfering, I shall ask for a read.
care for the welfare of Chinese labourers. the house. At the time he was have a voice in the prosecution. The At
one, be be English, Dutch, French, or Ger- man, can legally keep such an establish- ment without a special license from the Registrar General, who has never yet is-
vants in the sup that should take the
emi-
Mr Pollard said he did not object to the Registrar-General appearing as prosecu tor, on the understanding that that was
11 also.
Baid
aaid all the papers, on which the name of Bourjau, Hubener & Co. appeared, would be fully translated.
Mr. Pollard, remarked that would then be seen which were admissable.
The witness was cross-examined by Mr.
Mr Pollard. How did she know about going to any other country!
Witness replied she heard the women in the house were talking about it. She heard. the women crying because they had been kidnapped.
Mr Pollard. Is she kept in confinement now! She is not allowed to go out now?
Witness replied something, and Mr Ton- uachy said it was to the effect that the Registrar General had charge of her,
Pollard complained that Mr Touna- chy was surping the functions of the in
E
to eat.
Another female vas, however, producci by Mr. Tonnochy. Dr. Murray deposed she was very deffeient; very nearly ap proaching, be should say, a case of dementia. Mr Tonnochy anid he had another wo
man:
Mr Pollard.-How did you test hor? - Dr. Murray said he had put his hand up before her eyes; she had winced a little, and he was satisfied of her partial blind-
the
The result of the trial was most satim factory.
With full pressure of steam
(20lbs.) in all four boilers, she attained a speed of 14 knots or 21, knots more than ut - her trial in England. The engines were unking 68 revolutions per minute, the vacu amo
indi- amguage atanding at 25 inches, and the it that the
the engines were exert ator shewing
of 1450 kurses. As her bominal ing a power of 1951. horse power is only 100, this is an unusual- is a thres bladed fan 15 ft. 6 in. in diameter ly gratifying result. The screw propellor
all-
the
ar-
with a 27 foot pitol. The experiments 25 to steering shewed that the Salsette swered her helm well I and quickly.
The weather during the trip was all that ine perfectly being could be desired, the water smooth and
tempering gentle bitcue te of the
somewhat hot sun. The rays of rangements o
nents on board here excellent, a hrst rate tiffin (or to be fashionable, a dejeuner" Bir Follard objected to this mode of pro la fourchstle) having been provided under the cedure. If it was intend to in the direction of Mr. Charles Bristow, the
the Super- cases of false imprisonment let them be printendent Parser of the could have exceeded
by the
1689.
y
No-
dis.
ceeded with. The charges under the Buy the Captain, Surat,
ir
at the Ho-fai-koon, and not be too late.
Mr Pollard said he had admitted already that these papers shall be interpreted and teal; and he wanted to know now what chage he had to meet.
Mr Toumochy said he did not know that these papers would be admitted.
His Worship remarked that none of the papers had anything to do with the case.
Mr Pollard. No; these papers do not
Paper was ever issued from his office? widow, woman, deposed, I am a some of the prisoners he told the second show that these people intended to infringe for the deck tho guests amiged themselves
His Worship concurred.
in a variety ways, People who
would
gration Aut could be made the subject of a new proceeding.
the officers
in their respective depart. understand the question as put by the His Worship concurred. A paper was
here read to the effect that Bourjau, liuente. At 1.30 p.3., the guests sat down Mr. Smith said the more formal niode learned counsel.
to tiffiu.
fu. Somewhat to their disappointment, those whose hardened depravity must re-taking care of the women and children in
Coss being pressed by the learned bener & Co were in want of female and His Excellency the Governor and Public opinion must be the absence of the master. Sixth prisoner of proceeding would be to put all questions quires restraint
male labourers for Dutch settlements, that Superintendent left the table a much strengthened by the infliction of legal the woman, was charged as being matroni though him, and the case procceded.
bic iramediately 8 would be paid in advance to emigrants on its now (a laugh), Mr Touchy it
place
conclusion, thus depriving those pre- to the establishment.
Sargount Langdon continued. He hand-betul replied that she was in
Sung a Qu, from Tanisui: on 17th of this who would be wall treated, and that arj sout of the intended pleasure of proposing penalties, and we hope Mr Tounachy will
month a man nameil Chong a Choi went to body wished to go, they must apply speedily the toasts which were natural to the occasion. persevere in the course on which he has he would be able to prove that there had ed the papers to the Superintendent. He
her house and took her away by force. She entered until he makes barracoons for been great disturbance at the house, the als produced some placards which were
determined to evince bis appreciation of the One gentleman present, however, being women crying and calling out that they exhibited on the shutters. Chinese emigrante under any flag an had been kidnapped. He produced sopic In reply to Mr. Follard His Worship was brought to Sakewan down the Ly-ee- moun pass, and taken to Wanchi to the
hospitality she
shewn got mpon his
lega and possibility this island of langkong. As papers with written Chinese characters on
She identified
being greeted with vociferous applause bad suming, however, as we are at present theur, which he had pulled from the
house where she was found The papers were not
all the prisoners as having been in the
some difficulty in making himself heard, the speech the words “Gentlemen" "toast" bound to, that Mosers Bourjan, Hubener door of the house.
Money was house, except the woman.
લ & Co. and Mr Lobeehteid, are quite inno-red.
"Superintendant" speech" and "sareech, given to her with which to buy something First prisoner was questioned and an
were all that were audible and he deserves She did not remain in the house cent of any unlawful practices in connec
swered in Chinese, which not being trans-
credit for his success in keeping the cabin
his lega
for tion with the coolie traffic, by what right late cannot be reported, but his Worship Pollard, but without affecting his testimony. willingly. No Enropeans came to the home.
so long a period. After has a barneoon existed of which, if Mr said to bin in answer, How can you say The next witness called was
Eaw Cheng a Choi talking with Ho Lau, a Pollard's statement be correct, they must that, when Mr Tomachy says that no such
anything, for they ask people to come if in No
from Macao. On 21st of this month prisoner that she was sick with fever. bave had imminediate cognizance?
Mr. Tonnochy hore put a paper into they like, and fell them they will be well not be suspected of even playing marbles Messrs Bourjau, Habener & Co. had a woman at Macao whom I did not know
treated. Court, to Hongkong to get
when childton, perferined surprising gyn- no right to give permission for the keeping asked me to come to
Mr. Pollard objected, unless the pri married (a laugh), I came with her to Hong of such a house."
soners could be connected with it.
mastic feats, and portly gentlemen ignored A middle aged China woman was played kong; stie took me to the house where I
Mr. Tomoely. It was found in the
their own weight and took part in the most active amusements. Altugether a very jolly" day was spent by all, and men of woman from some place above Canton door, which was not looked, but a man or any of their agents, any such document. She was induced by an old woman to go stond on it. A woman told me, "A man second prisoner is master.
Mr. Pollard Then it will be put in as
pleasure to their work after a few hours of This is a matter which ought to be clear- to Canton, by the representation that come up by and by and sea you."
complete holiday. Many more would have ed up, and we hope Me fonnady will at that place she could get a husband. not see the woman in Court. I do not against him only, and only so far!
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His Worship then directed it to be read. mitting anything affecting the guilt or inne-been present had not the expected arrival know the sixth prisoner, a woman. take the steps necessary to satisfy the leThe wording after arriving in that place, she
Mr Pollard. She is charged with being it purported to be (so far as we under-cence of the prisoners, it might be assumed of the French tail detained them.
had been à Sun, gitimate curiosity of the public and he was placed on the steamer and arrived in
Before heading for Hongkong, on her re- imperative demands of public justice. Hongkong three days ago, being told that the matron.
witnose, whose husband was dead, and who tained against her will. Witness contiuned. They kept me in she was to be married here. Upon arriving
was poor and not able to support herself, low that the prisoners had been
guilty of
neavres with the object of adjusting her was locked up in the house in question, the house and gave me something to eat.
sold herself for $19 to Cheong-a-choi and any offence. This was a mattor in which the
On reaching the buoy three and not allowed to go out. the this morn-There were some other people, women, in
cheers were given for His Excellency, who Did not see any males in the others. The paper bore a "mark," which law of evidence must be applied with strict-passes.
that
ness. ing
Therefore if His Worship made up immediately proposed three more for Mr witness identified as hers. She put We learn by the home papers that cua- Saw the man who brought her down, the houBC. but he was
was not in the dock. All the pri- establishment, they were all women; a stant complaints are being made at home somers were in the bonse, and told her that woman got our chowchow for us, not the mark to it in a honse in this colony. She his mind to send the case to a jury; be (the | Dalziel, which it is needless to say were most was forced to do so by Acheng and other learned counsel) should not now call any heartily given. Thre more for the Com- a ship to take her to of the slovenly way in which telegrams they were awaiting via hiachts are forwarded from Shanghai. soute place she could not remember. She
men. The second, third, fourth and fifth witness for the defence.
His Worship said that leaving his juris pay concluded one of the most pleasant told them" Blo
prisoners were present. She did not know would not go in the ship;.
what the paper was about when she sigu-diction entirely out of the question, he excursions Hongkong has enjoyed for Complaints at this end of the line seem to
ed it.
thought it was a case for a jury. The be equally frequent, and in face of the she had seen sixth prisoner often about the room and it seemed her duty to keep it in
He only thing he had a doubt about was the announcement that a regular weekly serowler. They had given enough to her ext
sixth prisoner, the woman A fat old China woman was next placed vice is in contemplation, it becomes worth
She had been invinced to while to enquire into the reasons which, in the box. despite the grand triumphs of telegraphic come to Hongkong, by being told that she ait, practically nullify all the hoped for was to have employment in the homes of an correct telegram is worse by far than no
su d to Messrs Bourjau, Halener & Co., in the stand. She said she was a married was found! and put up stairs, though a trap bonse of which it. has been prove the intond to send he did; it certainty business doubtless returned with increased
TELEGRAPH BLUNDERS."
I can-
woman who brought me from Macao; have never seen any of the prisoners before. came to prove a charge; when ale said she
advantages to be derived from it. Au inaugan. She had with her a pretty little thing more than this,
KLIKU
Mr Pollard asked if His Worship would deal with the cases before hitt, or did
them to a jury? His Worship was case for a jury.
Mr Pollard thought so tou. Without a
+le-
stood the interpreter) "presents" by which that the woman, Chumut it did not fol- turn the Sabette was put though a few ma-
Mr Tonnochy asked for a retuand. had more evidence to produce and he in tended to proceed against the prisoners for breach of the immigration orders, in taking in persons suffering from mental
a
and physical disease.
Mr Pollard said, there was me thing about the first prisoner, that he was not shown to have Gown in the house, except when
he
Mr Tounocby the
some time..
The official assay of the new dollar was recautly held at Canton on the 24th October, in presence of Mr. Mayers, H. M. Vice-Consul in charge, aut two Chi- neke officials. The result of the assay wa
Mr Pollard asked that bail might be The first prisoner (said the learned counsel)
is the contractor for the supply of the that the dollar was admitted as equal to the allowed.
Mr Smith said, he should certainly people. The second prisoner is the tenant standard of purity claimed for it, viz: 9/10 and be it who has com or 900 per 1000; and as such it will be ad-
Pollard rejoined that no amount refuse bait for the 1st and 2nd prisoners. of the och of the Registration ordin-mitted in payment of Custom's duties.
sioned rendered it unsafe to grant the
After some lisenssien, His Worship col- sented to admit the first and second pri- souers to bail in sans of $1000 each.
Mr Pollard remarked that the witness
had never seau any of the prisoners before, there was an end of the case, eo far as sho was concerned.
Witness continued.—I thought I could go away from the honse if I liked.
Mr Pollard urged there must be some said to be fifteen years old, but Mr Smith repfied the Court was dealing telegram at all, and Mr Grant's line will did not look over ten. The daughter was with, people who were notoriously stupid,
employment. She and the case must be fully investigated. receive but a small portion of support also recognised all the prisoners as being Mr. from either the China or the home public connected with the house. They had told of stupidity would justify as usfounded The excitement which this case had ocea
in a charge. until it becomes certain that the telegrun ber that she must go to a foreign land in.
She had been locked up in
Witness continted-I did ask to go away.application. the house received will be a perfect transcript of that | skip. sent. The causes of the blunders com- eleven days, sometimes fed sparingly, some-I said I wished to go, but I could not go
An English times well. Money had never been paid her. begance the door was shut. mitted are uut far to seck.
Mr. Pullard. Why did she not apott is Witness-A female stood on the top and telegram, for instance, has to pass through She had never seen any but Chiness in the
There were some other prevented the the hands of aume twenty five agents, of house, and did not know which of prisoners
Me Tachy said he had twenty thres women there. I did not see them going whom according to a late report scarcely one half understand that language. The other witnessus, but one of them had gone into or out of the house.
H nakes that the crazy girl be female prisoner before. some applies to these sent in French or mad.
Mr. Tonnochy remarked on the difficulty German, though with less force, a familiarity examined, and she was brought in She with Freuch being a sine qua non for the was a small footed girl, about sixteen years of getting direct answers from such a
witness. age, and evidently from the country. of age, post of agent. There are but two ways She Tooked about the Court
great deal
Mr. Pollard. It shows how wrong it is of partially or entirely avoiding blanders; but was
to bring charges of slave dealing on such perfocily quiet. So evident was a third, that of telegraphing back the mes- it that she was out of her mind, that after evidence. sage sent, being practically useless when a two or three questions, which she could not Mr. Smith. They are not charged with period of twenty days is occupied in trans-be made to comprehend, she was sent out. slave dealing, they are charged with false mitting it only one way. The first is off
Sergeant Abatine testified, that every imprisonment.
Mr
master:
Fuever saw the
Triestiny, 30th October. :
COOLIE HOUSES:
Hing-a-Surat Chm-New both resident at Wanchi, were complained against by M. S. Tomachy, Esq. for keeping unlicenced cooly houses in violation of ordinance 6, 1863.
Mr Tomschy had heard that there was, another barracoon at Wanchi, filed with women and children, to be sent. off, as emi grants. Mr Tonnachy had found many houses, crowded with 30, 40, and 50 ocolies each,
∙mitted a ance but the first prisoner has entered
1 into a contract with the Dutch Govent
The Fronch steainer brings advices from went to supply emigrants under certain. regulations, and under examination by the Japan to the 16th inst. Stotsbashi is con
irmed as Tycoon. Dutch consul and the harbour master.
The war continues He in his turu sablots bis contract. He but Chosia's troops have been twice routed. went to the house of the second print leave by an early mail, with the view of er, An embassy from Statsbashi to Russia is
who is a sub-contractur he went
bis chair, to know if any more emigrants arranging the Saghalien dhenies. had come during the previous week, and if eyle brought into harbour the there were any ready to be shipped; he and
Lock
of
The
the Crew lost on July 3, in the Gulf of
Brig
of the schooner
Dutch
the Duodecima,
cause when there are any ready to be shipro totally lost Van Diemon's
pod notice a be given to the Harbou master But wlier he went to the house bas Mr Tonnathy Impned to be there. So straits only three Japanese saved. The locking up part of the business. far, he could not know anything of the American whaling
hed
on Bherine Focific was winch. crew saved Fasi- His Worship.That will be a point for yama has been ascented by a party, under
Admiral Bell, U. S. Navy the jury,