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works. It was found, however, to be simply a mark of respect purposely fired at Mr A. André, on the occasion of his depar ture in the steamer Belgic,
THE CHINA MAIL.
ting his purse and the last one was rubbing | enough of Italian to interpret to the 1st prisoner, that the man's life was in his his face with peppers.
hands, and that he would be responsible for it of anything went wrong...
No. 624, was called. Nothing new way elicited from him.
Wong Yang Kwel, Sergeant Interpreter of No. 7 Police Station, stated that from the information he received from the complainant he went with him to an upper room of a shop No. 210 Queen's Load Wa beg to acknowledge recolpt of a work Went. He found the 1st and 2nd prisoners entitled "Record of the Buddhist King. lying on opium beds smoking opium. He doms," being a translation from the Chinese took them into custody. When he was should not faterfere with. If Mr Pereira to the Interpretation. His examination Louisville Commercial. Thus far the one-
returning to the Station he met the 3rd and by Mr Herbert A. Giles of Her Majesty's 4th prisoner, who interfered with him, Consular Service. The author describes saying "You have no staff, nor have you the work as "a narrative of one of the warrant, and why do you arreat the preted to the prisoners in the same way as charged on auspicious of being concerned not without a hope that the ornithological
honze 7" Witness said had better come and make a Upon which report to the Inspector." the 4th prisoner gave him a kick in the stomach, and the 3rd prisoner gave him some blows on the side; an Indian Consta- ble saw this and took the 3rd prisoner into custody, when the prisoners were taken to the Station. P. O. 161 was sent out and arrested the 4th prisoner,
mast extraordinary journeys ever under- taken and brought to a successful issue, A Buddhist priest, named Fa Hsion, travels from China through India to Ceylon, on to Sumatra and back to Chins by sea; his object being to obtain copies of the Sacred Books of Buddhism for the further en.. lightenment of his fellow countrymen at home," We notice that Mr Giles, in the Introduction, refers to a translation of the nazia work by the Rer. S. Beal, Chaplain to B. M.'s Fleet,-who, we believe, has just been appointed Professor of Chinese to the London University,-stating that the re- verend gentleman corrected some of the mistakes, grammatical and otherwise, which disfigured a translation by Remusat of this work, but managed to introduce in the pro- cess a considerable number of his own. The publishers of the work are Meters Kelly and Walth of Shanghai, and Trübner and Co. of London.
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THE N. C. D. New says it is understood that the negotiations for a loan which the Obiness have been so long carrying on, have culminated in a lown of Tla. 5,000,000 from the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, at 10 per cent. interest. This, we believe, is at last definitely settled, and covers the loan of two-and-a-half millions previously spoken. of. That is to say, live millions, and not Boven-and-a-half millions, is the total amount they have borrowed.
SHANGHAI. (News.)
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The prisoners were then told that if they chose, they could make a statement on The Coroner asid Mr Pereira had no oath, but they must remember that what right to say anything of the sort to any over they said, would be taken down and body except to the Coroner himself. Some might be used as evidence against them. people spoke a language more classically The let prisoner then put himself for than others, but it was a thing Mr Perairs ward to make a statement," but he objected had been present, the Coroner would have was therefore postponed. told him so,
Mr MacBain's evidence was then inter a
had been previously, done.
The Coroner said he had been looking into the law books on the point of examin- ing persons in custody on auspicion, and he had found there was quite a diversity of opinion regarding the admission of auch statements before the Coroner under oath as evidence against the men. But from a book he had in his hand, it was laid down that it could be so used at the trial of the prisoners, and he, the Coroner, had refer red to the books in the Attorney-General'e Office, and he found it had been the prac tise to admit atatements on oath given before the Coroner as evidence against the men scoused. The Coroner would there. fore give the opportunity to the prisoners now in oustody to say anything they liked, but they were not bound to say anything, unless they chose.
P. C. 222, was then cailed and said that on the night of 10th June last. the complainant came to the Station and reported that he had been robued. He saw that the complainant's face was covered with blood; his eyes, nose and mouth had pepper rubbed into them. By directions of the inspector he went with the complainant to the place where he was robbed. He made enquiries and was told that a man called “Lame Achan" knew. something of the matter. He went to Lame Achan's house, and there saw the second witness Chan Ayan. She told him about two men-that one had a mark on his face, and that the other had projecting teeth. The witness then took both to the Station, After further evidence the case was then further remanded till to-morrow, the 20th instant, for the evidence of Lame Chan. 8rd and 4th prisoners were admitted to bail in $25 each.
SUPREME COURT, IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. (Before Ris Lordship the Chief Justice Sir JOHN SMALE.).
A NOVEL INDICATOR. The farmers of Kentucky profess to be able to foretell the state of the weather by means of an instrument of Nature's owa contrivance. They take the breast-bone of translucent") a young goose (which and, having carefully counted its aloud- like markings, proceed to cackle forth their predictions through the medium of the year-old goose's breast-bone has only Bugseeded in prognosticating changes in the weather, but the discoverers of the test are sugary may In time be made useful both in the Senate and the Church. According to the latest despatches from "ole Ken- tacky," a party of investigators were very Solon among gesso, in the confident engaged in questioning the breastbone of a expectation of receiving therefrom-n state- ment of the exact hour, day, and year when Mr. Beecher's detractors shall be no more. It is unnecessary to remark that a one- year-old goose-bane has been forwarded from Kentucky to the high-priest of Crown- court, London.
REPLY TO THE RUSSIAN OIR- CULAR.
The following deapatot from the Earl of Derby to Lord A. Loftus, containing the reply of Her Majesty's Government to the Russian Circular, was communicated to the May 5- Imperial Chancery at St. Petersburg on
carrying 763 guns, and manned by 18,040. seamen and soldiers. The details are a follow:--
Bix armoured frigates, viz.......... The Ma'sudio (Fortunate).
Asdr-i-Tau (Sign' of Grace).. Azeezia
Mahmudia Named after members Arkania of the reigning family. Osmania
These six vessels onrry altogether 82 guns and 2,329 men.
Ton armoured corvettes- The Fath--Buland (Victory).
Italia (Glorious).
Mukaddam-i-Khair (Good Beginning). Najm-i-Shefket (Star of Mercy). Asdr--Shefket (bign of Mercy), A'm-t-Allah (Divine Aid). Mur-i-Zafar (Victorious), Hift-ul-Rahman (Divine Protection). Lutf--Galil (Divine Kindness), These ten corvettes have 44 guns, and and another vessel unnamed. their erows are 1,240 men.
Two monitors, the Hasbar (Lion) and Saift (Sword), mounting between them 10 guns and manned by 90 sailors.
Five armoured gunboats, vis. The Fath-ul-Islam (Victory of Islam).
Somendria
Benger-delem Named after places in Skodra
European Turkey, Podgoritza
These are all sister ships, each carrying two guns and 45 men."
are the
The unarmoured flest consists, first of four Foreign Office, May 1, 1877. vossals of the line, mounting 154 guns, and My Lord,I forwarded to your Excel-manned by 2,604 soldiers and seamen. They
Selima (Salvation), fency in my despatch of the 24th ult. &
I'tikad (Faith). copy of Frisce Gortschakoff's circular de- spatch of the 7-19th ult, announcing that the Emperor of Russia had given orders to his armies to cross the frontiers of Turkey.
The Sad prisoner was then examined: I am a native of Austria. I know I am in the murder of Manoel Rae. I thorough ly understand the position I am now is, and it is at my own wish that I am now a witness. I came here in the J. U. Peters. We went to Beltrso's boarding Three of us got our dischargo on the 15th instant. honds. I do not remember having seen the deceased at all on the 14th. About 8 p.m. I, Bent, Achiney and Giacomo went out to have a drink in a house. The deceased was at the door of the house before we went in. This was the China woman Poon Awing's house Four of us went up to a room; the deceased was still down below. They deceased afterwards caine up and joined n. Beat called for a bottle and gave us a drink all round. The deceased also had a drink. We had three bottles altogether. It was a white liquor kept in vinegar bottles, Acbiney had the concertins and The brothel girls were again recalled to was playing with it. Bent asked the de- exactly understand the word, it being settle the point of the closing of the house coased to pay for the liquor, but I did not Frederick Bent, a seaman boarding at spoken in Spanish, Deceased said he had on the 14th, but nothing resulted from it Beltra's, was called I know the de- no money to pay, and Giesomo paid one ceased; I had been a good friend of his shilling. The mistress of the house gave On the night of the 14th I was in the 10 cents back in exchange. The price for company of the deceased, as also Constan- one pint bottle was 4 cents each, it was tine Acbiney, and the 1st and 2nd prisoners, for a quart bottle that Giacomo paid a shill We went to a friend's and had some gin. ing. We then all left for the boarding house; We drank the gin in that China woman's this was 10 or past10. I went inside for a house (the woman produced in Court), I necessary purpose and left the others was tight, and did not know how much gia in the street in front of the house. Daniel I drank. Achiney, the two prisoners and Roberts saw me there. When I came out myself then went to the Boarding House every one of them was gone. I looked into (Beltrao's). This was 10 o'olcok, I was their banks and found no one there. I
The Protocol to which Her Majesty's told. We left Rae, the deceased, at tue saw. Holmes lying on a bench inside the corner, by bimself. He was drunk. When house. I then went to see a woman Government, at the instance of that of
a brothel whom I had promised Russia, recently became parties required with 165 guns and 1,634 men. After these I went in, Achiney and myself tumbled into in our bucks. I did not recollect anything to see. The four men whom I left in the from the Sultan no fresh guarantees for we have lo vessels for the protection of the elee. I was too tight. Achiney and the pristreat had my consentina. The last I saw the reform of his administration. With a coast, called the soners were sober. I am sure we went into of it was in the possession of Achiney, I view of enabling Russia the better to left the boarding house at about 10.80 abstain from isolated action, it aftrmed the p.m., and went straight to the brothel ex-interest taken in common by the Powers in cept the loss of about five minutes, another the condition of the Christian populations woman having called me. She belonged to of Turkey. It went on to declare that the another house. I got to the fret girl's Powers would watch carefully the manner sach
The case was proceeding when we went Government were carried into effect; and house at to 11 p.m. certainly not later. In which the promises of the Ottoman that should their hopes once more be dis Aohiney was called I was a shipmate to press.
appointed, they reserved to themselves the of the prisoners. I was in company of the I, the
right to consider in common the means deceased before he was stabbed.
which they raight deem best fitted to secure the well-being of the Christian populations and the interests of the general peace.
the house together. I did not know what became of the two prisoners--whether they went out or not again after we had gone
in.
I was drunk before I want out, Mr Linstead, the Italian Uonsul, again sared to watch the interests of the set
10th June, 1877. Rajah Singh v. Abdool Khan, $42.-The plaintiff is a Police Constable No. 574, and the defendant a watchman to Mr Chater, The claim was on a promissory note for $42, and it appeared that interest was charged at the rate of about 14 per cent. per month, or 168 per cent, per annum. The debt was admitted, the defendant only. asking for time. His Lordship gave jade ment for the plaintiff, and ordered pay ments to be made in $1 instalments each The Cutly Bark took 1,341,121 lbs. of month, thus extending the period of pay-prisoners and the last witness went to have a drink together. When we went home, tes and the Stad Amsterdam 2,011,496 lbs.ment to over three years and a half,
we met the deceased there. I was drunk The Hankowe sailed from Woonung on
The ship Albert Victor amived yesterday (June 12th) having left London on the 14th of December last. She has therefore been about 180 days on the passage, and for some time paat fears have been entertained that she had been wrecked,
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prisoner.
Saturday evening, having left bankow on Melchers & Co. v. Leong Afat, $874.16. Thursday. She has a cargo of 3,069 tone-Mr Brereton appeared for the plaintiff.ff to sleep, and I did not know whether the of to-the largest, we believe, on record. This was a case of a writ of foreign attach There is now (June 11th) only one ocean ment, as the defendant was out of the steamer at Hankow, the Cairnumuir.
Colony; but as substituted service of the The Cairnsmuir, from Hankow, called summons had not been made on the de- from Woosung yesterday (June 13th). The fendant, the bearing was adjourned until Galley of Lorne left here the afternoon for the time when the writ of foreign attach- Bankow, and she is to be followed by the ment was returned, Gordon Castle. The Glengyle will load tes here fur London, when she has discharged her import cargu,.
Police Intelligence, (Before C. May, Esq) June 19, 1877.
FIGHTING,
Mak Alin and Chun Ayu were charged with fighting in the street at Taipingshan; the second defendant had several cuts on
Choy Akoon v. Augusta Curtis, $62.26. -The plaintif is a tailor, and the claim was for the value of some female, dresses which the defendant had ordered, and for work and labour done. The defendant paid $11.03 into Court and disputed the rest on the ground that the drasses were not fit for her use, so that she had to return them. She gave the plaintiff a piece of grass-cloth to make into clothes, and it was spoiled. She bought the cloth at Sun Shing's, and it cost her $13.50.
The plaintiff formally proved his case, bis face and arms. The 1st defendant said when the defendant was put into the box he bought some roast duck from the 2nd She described the dresses as an utter defendant and found it short weight. Hernin," as she could not wear them at all. took it back to the defendant to change for she had gone to Shanghai before the dresses a larger piece. This was refused him and were finished and they were sent up to her, they had a quarrel. The Let defendant but she had to return them to Hongkong. pashed him and he fell, hurting himself. A female lodger in the same house with her, The 2nd defendant stated that the 1st named C. Irwin, proved the rejection of defendant had struck him with a basin. the clothes, He was discharged, and the first fined $1.
MENDICANCY.
Wm Clackson, a seaman unemployed, was charged with begging food from the soldiers at the Barracks. The defendant said he came here in the American barque Elizabeth, about a month back. He ostue ashore, met with some men he knew before and got too much drink, so that the vessel left without him. He was destitute, now. 14 days' hard labour.
GBSTRUCTION,
Kwok Tai Li, a cargo-boatman, was charged with obstructing the navigation of the steamer Esmeralda by hooking on to her before she was fastened to her moorings The defendant said his boat was engaged by a foreigner to pat cargo on board the steiner, and he was told to go alongside quickly. Fined 50 cents,
LARCENY.
His Lordship, after attempting unaue cessfully to arrive at the merits of the case, suggested that the parties to come to terms. It would be a very difficult task for him to go into a question of this kind, the value and proper make, or otherwise of a lady's dresses. He would have to refer it to some one and it would take a long time to settle
The defendant said it was very easy to decide.
His Lordship said that was only the de- fendant's own view of it, but he could not decide it so easily,
The defendant observed that any lady could decide it very easily, and suggested, that it to be referred to a lady.
His Lordship aid the plaintiff might object that a lady was likely to favour the
defendant,
The defendant remarked that a China. man's word should not be taken against
that of a lady,
Flis Lordship bald he would adjourn the case for settlement, say a fortnight this Chan Ayow, a hawker, was sent to four day,
The Defendant: We don't want to dome months' hard labour for stealing a jacket from a Chinese doctor at Canton Bazaar, here again, We wish it settled to-day,
The Chief Justice: I can't help that, I The prisoner had been convicted before of
san't decide it. You had better come to a similar offence.
an arrangement.
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UNLAWFUL POSSESSION.
Toang Ayu, a coolie, was Aned $5 for having in his possession: two baskets of bricks stolen from come houres in course of building behind the Novelty Iron Works. They were the property of Wohang
LAROSNY.
Chow Aling, & barber, was again brought up to answer the charge of stealing a gold watch and chain from the person of one Lisac Abraham at the auction room of Messrs Jana, Crawford & Co. The prisoner said he plaked them up near s lamp post at Prays Central, and he was looking out for the owner when apprebended by Con stable, but it appeared he had offered to bell them to a friend before. 4 months' hard labour..
HIGHWAY ROBBERY,
that night, I went into my bunk and went prisoners went out after we came in or not. we all had gin in that woman Foon Awang's house. I was sober before I went into her house. The prisoners had their coats on; I am sure of this. Bent paid for the drinks. They had the same costs on as they have now. The concertina formerly belonged to me, but it passed into the 2nd prisoner's possession. We had it with us when we went to the China woman'a house. I played it there.
Her Majesty's Government have received this communication with deep regret. They cannot accept the statements and conclu sions with which Prince Goratobakoff bas. accompanied it, as justifying the resolution thus taken.
Khuda-inukar (Praise of God). Mudbir-i-Sarúr (Giver of Joy), Next come seven screw frigates, viz., the
Sinope, Adrianople. Muzarra (Vixon). Muzaffar Conqueror). Lebanon,
Ezmir. Broussa,
Iekenderia (Alexandria). Zuhhab Murid (Disciple). Utárid (Moroury), Beyrout Zeid-ul-Bar,
of which carries eight guns and 84 men. The Intiha (Obedience).
Zafir-i-Darya (Sea King). Muzhda-rasan (Good News), Zahir (Helper), 232 men altogether. The Surat,
with
Suda.
Bayana, Boor. Urhan
amounting altogether to 193 men.. mounting two guns apiece, and with crews
THE RELATIONS BETWEEN FRANCE AND GERMANY. (National Zeitung-Berlin.)
To these déclarations of the intentions of Peychologists will take note of the very the Powers the consent of the Porte was the different way in which the cartainty of a not asked or required. The Porte, no doubt, Russo-Turkish war has been received by has thought it-unfortunately, in Germany and France. The calm philosophy opinion of Her Majesty's Government-to with which our countrymen regard the approtast against the expressions in question prosching storm in the East contrasts as implying an encroachment on the Sultan's strangely with the versatile attitude of our sovereignty and tudependence. But while French neighbours. While in Germany so doing, and while declaring that they hardly any change in the political temper cannot consider the Frotocol as having any ature is noticeable, in France everything is binding character on Turkey, the Turkish thought to be possible, and a general Government have again affirmed their in European conflagation is feared in short, tention of carrying into execution the part of the feet. the French Imagine themselves already in reforms already promised.
presence of another German invasion.
The 2nd prisoner, when asked if he had any question to put to the witness, said no one und spoken the truth, and if he were Now, however free we may be from any allowed the change, he would tell the truth.desire to plek & quarrel with France, we Low Sal Nam, compradore to Mr Mao- are not inclined to understimate the value Bain, was examined:On the night of the of a popular feeling, which manifests itself 14th, a little after 11.30 o'clock, three so strongly. It was only the other day that foreigners were making a Boise in front of Herr von Benniggeen, in the midst of the my master's house. I saw them from the applause of the whole Belobstag, affirmed window. I could not see distinctly their the absolutely pacific sentiments of the features, One had a concertina. Two of German nation and its Government; and them had dark jackets on. One man walked yet our neighbours persist in taking a most ahead and be had a rousical instrument. gloomy view of the European prospect. I cannot say whether the three men had We will not call to mind the year 1870, hats on or not. It was 2 or 3 minutes after when we in Germany smiled at the idea Mr MacBain bad goue in that I saw them.attributed to the French Government. I did not notice their faces.
Poon Awing, the China-woman, was again called, but she threw no additional When the prisoners light on the case. came to bor house, the let had his jacket under his arm; the second also had his on Gew Azoong, a washerman, was recalled and briefly examined.
of
The remainder of the fleet is made up of: five schooners with 12 guns and 155 men, four sloops with 16 guns and 188 men, ten tenders with 42 guns and 1,250 men, and 31 transporte with 56 guns and 3,191 men, and a combined tonnage of 26,893 tons. The two imperial yachts, the Partav-Piyala and the Suraiya (Pleiades), are counted as a
Quotations.
HoxAKONG, June 19, 1877. OFIUM.-New Patna, cash....$665
Besides these, there are five ironclads and Her Majesty's overament cannot there-four wooden vessels in course of building. fore admit, as is contended by Prince One of the former, the Hamida, is nearly (ortschakoff, that the answer of the Forte ready; the other four, whose names are the removed all hope of deference on its part Hamdudia, the Nusratia, the Pak-i-Sharif, to the wishes and advice of Europe, and all and the Burj-i-Sherif, have lately been The Danube flotilla is separate from the security for the application of the suggested begun. reforms. Nor are they of opinion that the terms of the Note necessarily precluded the sea-going fleet. It has lately been increased possibility of the conclusion of peace with by the five armoured gunboats belonging to Montenegro, or of the arrangement of the latter. The effective strength of the mutual disarmament. Her Majesty's Go Danube ilotilla consists at present of twenty vernment still believe that, with patience monitors, all, of course, armoured. They
before the fighting began. and moderation on both sides, these objects were moving between Rustchak and Selina might not improbably have been attained.
Prince GortBobakoff, however, aserte that of making the Saint-Gothard the all opening is now closed for attempts at Hohenzollern Spanish question a pretext conciliation; that the Emperor has resolved for war. To day the situation is changed. to undertake the task of obtaining by coer- We believe we are sufficiently assured cion that which the unanimous efforts of all against an attack on the part of our the Powers have failed to obtain from the neighbours. Francs holds her destiny in Porte by persuasion; and he expresses His her own hands, and it she does not dream Imperial Majesty's conviction that this step of resuming the struggle against us, certain is in accordance with the sentiments and ly nothing in the world will induos Ger- the interests of Europe.
It cannot be expected that Her Majesty's many to undertake a terrible war against a neighbour that remains at peace. In the Government should agree in this view. present state of things Germany has no in. They have not concealed their feeling that terest in making even the most propitious the presence of large Russian forces on the war, and in the relations of one people with frontiers of Turkey, menacing its safety, another there is no safer guarantee than rendering disarmament impossible, and ez. interest. However, if France is a pray to elting a feeling of apprehension and fans- bellicone fears, the cause is no doubt to be ticism among the Musselman population, found in her evil conscience; she fears that constituted a material obstacle to internal Germany nourishes the same thoughts as pacification and reform, herself. We know how to distinguish believe that the entrance of those armies between the offiolal polloy of France and on Turkish soil will alleviate the dimoulty, the general policy of the people. The or improve the condition of the Christian instinctive conviction of a whole nation, population throughout the Sultan's domi that at a given moment a certain event nions, must take place, is not, It is true, s palpable
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Inspector Lindsay was called:About 12 at night on the 14th, I was called to the Charge Room. I went there and saw the body of Manoel Rae in an ambulance; it was dressed in a lightish grey jacket, light grey trousers and a light grey shirt. I saw the wound on the left breast, also one on the right side of the neck. I then went to the plane where the body was found and there saw marke of blood, Inspector Horspool mado the plan produced. I traced the blood about twenty yards up to Aberdeen Street made every search for an instrument, but found nothing. Mr Pereira, living at No. 4, Gough Street, called me and gave me
But the course on which the Russian to make enquiries at once of the Indian element, but it is none the less of consider Government has entered involves graver some information. I sent Sergeant Toomey Constables at No. 5 Station, but he came able importance. Throughout the national and more serious considerations. It is in back and said they knew nothing About life of France, from the primary school contravention of the stipulation of the 2 a.m. I knocked at the door of Beltrao's, upwards, in the Parliament and Press, in Treaty of Paris of March 30, 1856, by which Bombay, demand Rupees, ... 232
Shanghal, demand, and Holmes opened the door. I asked him the pulpit and the army, there is the firm Russia and the other signatary Powers Calcutta, who was la charge of the hotise, and if all belief that the war of 1870 has not settled engaged each on its own part to respect his men were present. He looked into the the reckoning between France and Ger the independence and the territorial in- banks and said two men were absent, viz., many. The esttlement in adjourned for the tegrity of the Ottoman Empire, in the Bar lives, 17, dwta. B., Mancel Rae and John Harvey.. The 1st moment, but the idea of accomplishing it Conferences of London of 1871, at the close Gold Leaf, The Defendant: 1 can't be here in a prisoner was lying asleep in his bunk.some day is ever present in the French of which the above stipulation with others
to know what was the matter, I next belief that the Russo-Turkish conflict may tentisty, la common with those of the other Australian Sovereigns, ... fortnight; I am going away next week. When he awokt, he seemed very anxious mind, and nobody can deny it. Hence the was again confirmed, the Russian Plenipo- English Sovereigns,
made enquiries in all the brothels, sad in lead to the mid settlement. There is a Powers, sigued a declaration affirming it to brothel No. 8 I found the concertina in talk of a probable Russian alliance, and be an essential principle of the law of Court. This was about 4 am. I found it speculation is rife as to the future. The nations that no Power oan liberate itself in the front room, ocoupled by Leong Sing religious question also confirms the gloomy from the engagements of a treaty, nor Hongkong Bank, 37 prem. After investigation, he reported in Yow. She told me that it belonged to slow that prevails in France. It is true, modify the stipulations thereof, unless with Union Ins. Society of Canton, $780
Chinese Insurance Co., $230 favour of the plaintif for $17.50, inclusive Portuguese, and that the owner would come France is not Ultramontane, but in no the consent of the contracting partles by
I asked her where country is the Ultramontane party more means of an amicable arrangement." of the amount paid into Court, the l. for it in the morning.
In taking action against Turkey on his Yangtze Ins. Amociation. Tia, 700 made clothes and the piece of grass cloth the pana lived, but she did not know. He solidly organised, and they evidently reckon to be kept by the plaintif
next went to the boarding house in Tank on European compilations to attain their own part, and having recoures to arms H.K Fire Ins. Co., $560 Judgment to this effect was given, with Lane (Beltrac's). I suspected the 1st de sada. However, notwithstanding all these without further consultation with his allies, China Fire las Co., $150 coats.
fendant because of the name he gave to me disquieting symptoms, we see absolutely the Emperor of Rumia has separated him resembling that of a Portuguese lady. The nothing dangerous in the present state of self from the European sondert bitherto 2nd prisoner was the lat prisoner's compa the relations between France and Germany. maintained, and has at the same time nion, and as he spoke French, and from provided, of course, that the French Go departed from the rule to which he himself the description the Portuguese lady gave varnment shows itself resolved to persevere has solemnly recorded his consent. me, I thought he was a Frenshman, in the path of prudence and moderation It is impossible to foresee the conse- Chinese Imperial Loan, £103 took both into custody. I searched the which has, so far, marked its official polisy, quences of such an act. Her Majesty's bunke. Beame making the search, and and which will guarantee tranquillity to Government would willingly have refrained he took the revolver produced from under Europe throughout the Rose Turkish from making any observations in regard to (Taken at Metırı Falconer & Co.'s Freizes, the mattress. He also took out some car struggle. Then the panto in France will it but, ae Princo Gortachakoff seems to tridges 1 took it from him. He said subside, and the French Issen to judge acsame in a declaration addressed to all the "Nothing, nothing, I gave it back to their neighbours better. bim, wishing to see what he would do. He
want to go to Shanghal.
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His Lordship? You know you can be stopped and made to remain here,
Finally the case was referred to Mr Sangster for report.
of
THE STRANGE CASE OF MURDER, The adjourned inquest on the body Manori Has, Chillan, was resumed this afternoon (19th) by the Coroner.
Mr George MacBain was recalled. He The remand case in which one Chanaaid that since he had given evidence, be Aibin and three others were charged, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd with wounding the com.had seen the body of the deceased. He plainant, Chan Aham, a shroff, and robbing could not identify it, but perhaps the him of one silver wateb, one $5 nole, two clothes were like what the man had on $1 notes and 84 in silver, on the night of the 18th instant, and the 4th prisoner with when he saw the three men, resinting and assaulting the Police in the
to day,
Me Medina, who had been interpreting execution of their duty, came on again for the last two ecossions, said now that be The complainant was re-called and fur- did not wish to have anything to do with ther examined He said there untist have the case, from the remarks he had heard been three men because he felt are hands on hip. Two of them were holding regarding bis interpretation. Mr Pereita ble person, walls the two others were out. | had paid to him that he did not harm
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went to the store-room. The door of the
that of the other Powers, they feel bound to state in a manner equally formal and public store was open this was about 8.x.1. He locked the tavoiter and cartridges into the Tez Paris correspondent of the Morning that the decision of the Russian Government TaasMOMETERO AM. I box. The prisoners were taken into otetody Post telegraphe4I can state tipun the is not one which can have their concurrence about past 11 am, on the 18th instant. most reliable authority that the Govatus or approval,aal am, 60. I esmixed their blothes, Eut there was ment of the Khedive, in concert with the nothing suspicious about them. I searched Sablicas Porte, have determined to dose them and in cath I found a knife in the the Buez Canal & Rassist ships of war, 1st #as a Ballor's knife, and in the fad s leaving the passage entirely free to Russian commerce, excepting only sostesband of pen-knife.
Mohamed Lydežia, Bergeant of Police, | war"
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