intimations.
Ste. Mathilde, 1 French Slater and P shildren; for Marsoilles, Japanese Studenta.
THE CHONA NAIL.
for themselves, priestly interference in Waist Band, Bag, (generally slung on the State matters is received with less and back of a Savage), 2 Aprons, Cloth, Rattan less tolerance, and the day is not far Hat, Bundle of Tobacco, and a collection together. That such interference is not
[No. 4398-August 4, 1877.
A JUSPICIOUS CASE,
Les A Chi, a farmer, was again brought up to answer the charge of having in his possession a couple of daggers, and a dagger trousers, ribbon bandages
KWONG HING CHEUNG & Co.,
Have always on hand for Sale every Ed. Centre, Dr. Stout, Mr Robi, Caregy, Reverend Bishop. Burdon; The Rev. E distant when it will have to cease of Birds and Animals, from Formosa, by fan, also a pair o
description of COAL at Mederato Prices.
Mr AHYON has been appointed Manager, and all Ordere addressed to him at 57, Praya, or to Mr FAT JACK, at 30, Ling Lung Street, will receive immediate atton
Hongkong, March 19, 1877.
tion.
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To-day's Advertisements,
FOR SHANGHAI,
The Steamship
PERNAMBUCO," HYDE, Master, will be de spatched for the above Port on TUESDAY, the 7th Instant, at Noon.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
SIEMSSEN & Co. Hongkong, August 4, 1877. au7 FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE,
Per City of Peking, for Yokohama, Mr and Steerage; for San Francisco, Mr G. W. Baffey, Capt. Barker, and 186 Chinese; for Liverpool, Capt. Davies, and 1 Steorage; for Dromen, Mr W. Krohn.
For Freew, for Shanghai, Berd, 9. R. Brown, D.D., and 40 Chiness.
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. RELIGIOUS SERVICES →
ST. JOHN'S CATERDRAL, The Right
Darys, Acting Colonial Chaplain. At 11 am., Morning Prayer, &.
Military Service-Rey, J.Henderson, Boting. Military Chaplain. At 8 a.m., Morning Pryor, &o,
UNION CACHO-Minister, Bev. James
good for a country is alearly enough St. J. H. Edwards, Esq, evidenced by the fact that the most pro-
sperous, powerful and happy countries in Ar inquest was held this afternoon (4th) the world at the present moment are at the Old Governmont Civil Hospital on those in which it least exists.
Take
for a lady's feet and other things. He came from Canton and was arrested by P. C. Campbell in consequence of his bohaving in
a
suspicious manner. The case was romnad- obtained, although it had been asoartained ed from time to time, but no duo could be.
Per Ocean, for Sydney, Mr and Mrs Lamont. Morning Service, at 11 am. for instance, England, Germany, and the body of Kwok Ang, a Chinese male of that a robbery had taken place in Canton,"
Bailey, Miss Mayland, and Mr Wolff, Per Sully, for Bangkok, 18 Chineze. Per Yottung, for Hoihow, 100 Chinete. Per Esmeralda, for Manila, 3 Europeans, and 20 Chinese.
Per Nelson, for Swatow, 204 Chinese.
TO DEPART,
Per Chocola, for Nowchwang, 4 Euro- peans.
SHIPPING REPORTS. The British steamer Norna reports: Fine weather throughout,
The British steamer Japan reports: Left Calcutta on the 19th July, Sand Honda 20th; arrived at Penang on the 25th, left Penang 28th; arrived at Singa- THE Steamship Japan, Captain H. DE pore on the 28th, left Singapore 29th Ships, having arrived from the above after leaving Singapore experienced me Ports, Consignees of Cargo by her are re-derate, S. W. monsoon and fine weather quested to send in their Bills of Lading to throughout. the Undersigned for countersignature, and to take immediato delivery of their Goods. Cargo Impeding her discharge will be at once landed and stored at Consignees' risk and expense.
DAVID'SASSOON, SONS & Co.,
Agents. Hongkong, August 4, 1877. aull
DENTAL NOTICE.
R. STOUT begs to inform his Patrons
ABSENT from BoyGKONG until further notice.
Dand the Public that he will be
Hongkong, August 4, 1877.
U. 8. MAIL LINE.
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP
COMPANY.
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THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING AT YOKOHAMA, and San Franc1800,
THE U. 8. Mall Steamer CHINA will be despatched for San Francisco, vin Yokohama, on MONDAY, the 20th August, 1877, at $ P.M., taking Passengers, and Freight, for Japan, the United States, and Hirrope.
Through Pattenger Tickets and Blis of Lading are looed for transportation to Yokohama and other Japan Ports, to San Francisco, to ports in Mexico, Central and South America, and to Now York and Enzopo VIA OVERLAND RAILWAYS.
A Steamer of the Mitan Bishi 8. 8. Com pany will leave Shanghal, via the Inland Sea Porta, about same date, and make close connection at Yokohama
At New York, Passengers have selection of various lines of Steamers to England, France and Germany,
Freight will be received on board until 4 p.m., 19th August. Parcel Packages will be received at the office until 5 p.m. same day; all Paroel Packages should be marked to address in full; value of same is recuired.
Casular Invoices to accompany Overland Cargo should be sent to the Company's Offices in Sealed Envelopes, addressed to the Collector of Customs at San Francisco.
For security's sake, Shippers of Overland Cargo are requested to endorse on the Envelops the Marks and Nos. of Packages Shipped, to correspond with those in their Bill of Lading,
For further information as to Passage. and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 9, Praya Central,
RUSSELL & Co, Agenta. Hongkong, August 4, 1877. au20
SHIPPING.
ARRIVALS. Aug. 4, Albay, Spanish steamer, 426, J. Lopez, Amoy Aug. 2, General.-W. H.
RAT,
Aug. 1, Norna, British steamer, 606, Walker, Swatow Aug. 3, General.-Kwok ACHEONG.
Aug. 4, Japan, British steamer, 1865, HL de Smidt, Calcutta July 19, Penang 26, and Singapore 29, 1,236 chests Opium, 2,607 baler Cotton, 2,599 baga Saltpotre, and 10,600 pkgs. Sundries.-DAVID SAB- BOON, SONS & Co.
Aug. 4, Carl, German brig, from Wham роз
Aug. 4, Patrochus, British stoamor, 1660, Wm. Courtmay, Shanghai July 28th, vis Foochow, Tes and General,-BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE...
DEPARTURES.
Aug. 4, Sully, for Bangkok.
4. Peihe, for Marseilles, &c.
San Francisco.
4, City of Peking, for Yokohama and
4. Fuyew, for Shanghal
4, Yottung, for Hoihow.
4, Ocean, for Bydney and Melbourne.
4 Goliah, for Newchwang,
4, Esmeralda, for Manila,
4, Nelson, tor Swatow,
CLEARED Hailoong, for Swałow, &c. Starlight, for Bangkok. Bertha, for Guam,
F. H. Drews, for Guam, Formosa, for San Francisco. Chocola, for Newchwang.
PASSENGERS, ARRIVED.
Per Japan, from Calcutta, &o., Mr and Mrs C. Apcar and child, Mrs Chapman and child, Meeers E. Howe, M. Moses, R. N. Cooper, B. Fallarjes, Ezekiel, M. Sopher, M. Joaquim, and 210 Chinese.
Per Norna, for Swatow, Mr T. 3. Thomas, and 160 Chinese.
Por Patrocius, from Shanghai: for Hong- kong, Menare Geo. Danbar, J. Campion, J. Hauts, and 15 Chinese; for Singapore, Capt. J. Barday,
Per Albay, from Amoy, 17 Chinese,
DEPARTED.
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Per Peiho, for Salgon, Slater Marie Alphonse, Mr Géraud and child, and 5 Chinese; for Singapore, 2 Chinese; for Marseilles, Messrs Danne, Anderson, Sun- dyrin, Henry Russell, Michael Yves, and Rodriguez and brother.-From Shanghai: for Saigon, Messra Honard Louls, and Lerout Jean Baptiste; for Singapore, Alles d'Almeida, and Mr C. T. Wilkinson; for Marseilles, Mr and Mrs Rodlonno, Mrand Mrs J. Paterson, From Yokohama i for Saigon, 6 French sailors; for Singapore, Messrs A. Decharnet, J. Elder, Mrs Mere
The British atoamar Patroclus reports: Light variable winds and fine weather Passed S. 8. throughout the passage. MacGregor and Wienfalloch in Companiy bound South, and S. S. Swatow off White Dogs bound South.
CARGO.
Per Peiho, mailed 4th August, 1877—! For Continent, 304 bales Silk, 68 bales Waste Silk, 13 bales Cocoons, 3 cases Bliks,
154 chests, 3,572 half-chests and 1,366
boxes Tos, and 757 pkgs. Sundries. Foz London, 403 balan Silk, 14 canes Silks, 45 chests, 1,734 hali-chesta and 16,449 boxes Tes, 1 case Treasure ($28,800), and 533 pkgs. Sundries.
POST OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS.
MAILS will close --- For STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. —
Per PATROULUS, at 0.30 p.m. on
Monday, the 6th inst.
For SAIGON.—
Per GOLDEN HORN, at 8.80 p.m., on
Monday, the 6th Inst
For SHANGHAL-- "
Afternoon, P.M.
ST. PETER'S SEAMEN'S CHURCH-Rev. J. Henderson, Service at 6 r. every Sunday. All seats free. Morning Prayer and Communion on the First Sunday in each month at 11a.m.
America
23 years of age, who was found drowned but the defendant was supposed not to be at Wanchi. It appeared that the deceased connected with it. Fined £10 of three months' hard labour for unlawful posses¬ was subject to fits and had accidentally sion,
fallen overboard. The father of the deceased
SUPREME COURT.
IN ORIMINAL SESSIONS
JOHN SMALE,)
We observe that a decision has been recently given in the Mixed Court at Shanghai in regard to complaints made gave evidence of identification &c., and ST. STEPHEN'S MISSION CHURCH-Rev. by foreigners of the nuisance caused by the Police of finding the body in the water. A. B. Hutchinson, and Rev. Lo Sam Chinese theatres. The complainants The jurors, Messrs 0. F. Caldwell, J. P. (Before His Lordship the Chlef Justice, Sir... Yuen. (All Services in Chinese,) Morn- were Dr Johnston and the Reverends Pereira and F. A. dos Remedios, returned ing PrayerLitany, Anto-Communion, Mesers Muirhead and Barrett, who stated a verdict of accidental death, in accordance and Sermon, at li a.. Bible Class, at 3 that the theatres created a nuisance every F.M. Preaching, at 6.30 P. M. Holy Com-night, sometimes until the small hours with the above fasts.
of the morning, by the beating of gongs munion, Ist Sunday in Chinese month. the German language, by Pastor E. Klitzke, every Sunday, at half-past ten A.M., in the Chapel of the Berlin Foundling House, West Point.
BERLIN FOUNDLING HOUSE-Service in
Shipping Daylight.--Adria leaves for 'gapore, &c. Daylight.-Hailoong leaves for Coast
Forte.
THE
HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
Established 4.D. 1841,
香港大藥
A. 5. WATSON & Co.,
FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS,
• WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEUGGISTS, IMPORTERS
OF
DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES, Nursery Requi. RIVER, TOILET REQUISITES, ENGLISH, AMERICAN, AND FRANCH PATENT MEDICINES. MANUFACTURERS
OF
For PERNAMBUCO, at 1180 m., on Soda Water, Lemonade, Tonle Water,
Tuesday, the 7th Lost, BANGKOK.—
For
Per DANUBE, at 5 p.m., on Thursday,
the 9th inst.
MAILS BY THE ENGLISH PACKET.--- The English Contract Packet MIRZA-
PORE will be despatched with the Malia for Europe, ¿st, on SATURDAY. the 11th August.
The following will be the hours of closing
the Malla, &c. 2---
Friday, 10th Inst
5 P.M., Money Order Office oloses, 6 r., Post Office elones except the NIGHT
Box, which remains open all night. Saturday, 11th Inst
7 AM Post Office opens for sale of Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Posting of all correspondence. 10 A.M., Post Office closes except for Late Lettern. Registry of Letters cernes. (10.15 A.M., Letters may be posted with
to
LATE FAE of 18 cents extra Postage till
11 AM, when the Post Office CLOSER
entirely.
Gingerade, Potaas Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aerated Waters.
The Mamfactory is under direct and continuous Buropean Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1876,
and the making of various noises, utterly Tan usual fortnightly Entertainment will destructive of sleep; and that people be given at the Temperance Hall on Mon- living in the neighbourhood were from day evening next, commencing at -past 8; want of sleep predisposed to sickness if admission being free as hitherto. The pro- well, and if unwell prevented from
Covering. The Court, in its judgment, Bramme.ls as follows took the following facts into considera- tick-
1.Tho. Settlements were set apart for Europeans and Americans; no Chinese are allowed to reside thereon, except with the
Teotai,
special permission of the. Consul and the
2.-That clause 40 of the Municipal Be- gulations, which have been drawn up for the public benefit of all who reside in the Settlements, practically enaots that what is a nuisance according to common law in England shall be considered a nuisance in the foreign Settlements.
1-Planoforte Solo, Fantasia "Lucretia
Borgio." 2-Reading, "The achievements of Dr.
Perkins."
August 4, 1877,
MANSLAUGHTER.
Regina v. Amico Giacomo and another, The prisoners Amico Giacomo and Joseph
Paohor, convicted of manslaughter in col ing the death of one Manoel Rae, a Uhilian, were brought up to-day for sentence.
Me Franola, instructed by Mr H. L. Deanys, appeared for the prisoners.
His Lordship asked if any affidavita had been filed.
8-Song, "Where are the friends of my
youth," 4-Duet, Fiolin and Piano, Potpourri,
Lucia di Lammermuir."? 5-Reading 6-Hom Solo, "The Soldier, tired" (Dr. drunk from drinking Chinese kamchuj
Arne). 7-Song.
8-Song, with Banjo, "Smiling Tom."
-Song, in character, The Baby show."
Mr Francis replied that there were none, and proceeded to address the Court on behalf of the prisoners in mitigation of punishment. He said he did not think he could urge anything beyond what had appeared in evidence before his Lordship. He then submitted that the men were
wbloh would have the effect of driving people mad, and that probably they got Into a row which led to the deceased being killed; this was all the more probable from the evidence of Dr Wharry who had asid It was possible, from the presence of a mark 3.-It would seem clear to the Court that ail the Chinese who obtain permission to We extract the following from a private on the deceased's knuckles, that he had reside in the Settlements, do so under the letter from Amoy anant Dr. Douglas de-struck out towards one of the men or both of them, and this would naturally understanding that they are amenable to all mise: It will be remembered that there have the effect of exasperating them. the Municipal regulations in force on the have been three cases of death from Cholera. Mr Francis would also ask the Court to Settlement, Rule 40 included.
4.-In England licensed theatres are not among the Europeans in this part, two take into consideration the temperament of the men, as usual with natives of in themselves considered a nuisance; they marines of H.M.8. Hornet and a mate be-Southern Europe. They were very easily are bound, however, to okose before mid- night.
3-As to the Tan-kwai and Hop-ming, they are licensed theatres, but they have acted in a manner the Court considers con-
trary to law; and, further, contrary to a previous injunction of the Court.
longing to a mercantile vessel. Now we have another death to chronicle, that of Dr. Douglas. The poor gentleman diod within He few hours after the first attack. seemed to have been quite prepared to meet The Court also referred to a case his fate, as he thanked his physician when decided before it in August last as a he was informed of his dangerous state and presedent in which it was laid down that said he would first of all send a telegram to a Chinese Club must close its doors at 12 his family at home, which he did, saying he o'clock. In conclusion the Court said
The publication of this issue commenced the two theatres in question would be was dying. Afterwards he arranged all his at 7.45 p.m..
THE CHINA MAIL.
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, August 4, 1877.
The first telegram we publish to-day savours very much of a joke. An enquiry whether a special vote was required by the British Government to enable it to despatch three thousand troops, or may three troop-ships, to the Mediterranean could only emanate from some member of Parliament who was inclined to be faceti-
permitted to continue open until 12 o'clock at night, but not after that hour, If in future the theatres made any noise after that hour, the managers would be summoned and the theatres closed.
Nothing was said as to the kind and the amount of the noise that might be made,
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. [SUPPLIED TO THE “OHIYA_MAIL.”] (Fia Southern Route.)
LONDON, 1st August, 1877.
In the House of Commons, la reply to a question, the Chancellor of the Exchequer stated that do special vote for the despatch
papers with admirable quietness, and having done so breathed his last, leaving many to deplore his death, for he was much boloved and esteemed by both the natives and Euro- pans in the place. He is said to have been
his calling in this port." the most hard-working and assiduous man of
Police Intelligence. (Before James Russell, Kaq.) 4th August, 1877.
THE CONSPIRACT CASE.
provoked into a passion, and the blow which, the deceased might have struck out would have the effect of kindling their anger. If this had been a civil case, the learned counsel would have taken another course, but in a criminal case, the verdict of the Jury was not to be questioned. If it had been a civil case, he would have probably applied for a new trial on the ground that the verdiet against the 2nd prisoner was against the weight of evidence.
His Lordship said he could not hear that,
could only hear in mitigation of punishment he could not go into probabilities. He and could not allow the verdict to be ques tioned.
Mr Francia continued his address in mitigation, repeatlag the grounds on which he asked for extenuation of punishment, and urging that allowance should be given The prisoners were then asked why men. tence should not be passed on them, Hia to the want of education in the man.
Lordship sald this was not necessary, as thele counsel had spoken for them, but in uis instance he dowed it because the prisoners did not speak the English language and did not know what their counsel had said on their behalf. They must not, however, say anything against the verdiot; they could be only heard in extenuation
The 1st prisoner, through the Interpreta
Chun Sze Kai, a Chinese graduate and Ching Ting Sam, the master of the Wing Wo Yuen Hong, surrendered to their bail tion of Capt. D. Moss, then mid that he to-day before the Magistrate to answer the could tall his Lordship who the murderer charge of conspiring to defraud one Shum was, and if he was only brought to this Bay so before because he was told not to He had been advised accuse any one, not to say anything by some Fathers, and he did not say anything.
our intentions before the prorogation of required, and that it was needless to explain silk.
Parliament.
There is nothing important from the seat
*
LONDON, 2nd August, 1877.
for the prosecution, and
The Crown Solicitor, Mr Sharp, appeared
Mr Hayllar, Q. C., instructed by Mr Dennys, appeared for the defence,
His Lordship said he was advised quite rightly.
[11.30 AM, Letters (but Letters only, ous or who was anxious to "pump" the addressed to the United Kingdom Government as to its policy in the East. Via Brindisi, or to Singapore, may If the second telegram is true, however, of the troops to the Mediterranten was Tak Kwong of the value of a quantity of Court, he could point him out, He did not tobe posted on board the Packet with
Late Fee of 48 cents extra postage, Car, that will require all his "Chris it must indicate a rather sorry joke for the till 11.50 A.M., when the Mail tas finally tian fortitude" to bear. It seems to us
olosed.
that the high authorities who are respon- Hongkong, August 1, 1877.
aull sible for bringing about the slaughter of
sight thousand of their countrymen, and ❘ of war. MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACZBT.
the grievous bodily injury of three times The French Contract Packet DJEMNA that number on a single day must occa
will be despatched from Hongkong sionally require a very large amount of on SATURDAY, the 18th Instant, with Mails to and through the "Christian fortitude" to preserve their United Kingdom and Europe, vid appetite and a proper frame of mind. Marseilles; to Salgon, Singapore, Plevna is situated to the south-west of Batavia, Galle, Pondicherry, Madras, Nikopolis, about half way between the Calcutta, Bombay, Aden, Suez, and Danubeard the Balkan mountains. There Alexandria.
is a high road running from it right across the Russian lines of communica tions, and should the Turks be able to hold their own and traverse the road from end to end the Russians in the neigh bourhood of the Balkans would be in an exceedingly awkward predicament.
The
following will be the hours of closing
the Mstis, dzo, Friday, 17th Inst
5 P,M., Money Order Office closes. Post Office closes except the Niour Box, which remains open all night. Saturday, 18th Inst.
§.
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4
It
GREAT RUSSIAN DEFEAT.
It appeared that the witnesses enbpoenaed
The prisoner continued to say that he to attend did not put in an appearance.
Lee A-yum, Chinese Usher at the Police was innocent and so was the other man. Court, was called to prove the service of the But for the sake of the blood of the victim, sabpenas on Abum Tak-kwong, Sew Tez- he would like to say who it was that did it. kong, Choang Chui Ting, and Chow Ting by He had begged to see the Italian Consul in leaving them at their usual place of abode. order to tell him what he knew of the mat He had ohlled their names this morning, ter, but he could not get at him. but they did not appear. He had left the writs at the address described therein, No. 77 Benham Strand West; he was told that the men were not in the shop, and that The Austro-Hungarian Government has they were not in the Colony. decided on a partial mobilization.
After desperate fighting at Plevns, the Russian troops have been completely defeated, with a loss of 8,000 killed and 24,000 wounded.
7
LOUAL AND GENERAL
His Lordship interrupted, and said he was under the jurisdiction of this Court and not of the Consul, and asked him if he had anything more to say.
The prisoner said he had not
The 2nd prisoner then said that he could not have anything to say because he had not seen anything, nor had he heard any. thing.
AM Pont Office opens for sale of is quite possible that the battle was THE Peshawar, with the outward Maila plained of arose during the proceedings in Blightest doubt that the least orlins which
Stamps, Registry of Letters, and Posting of all correspondence.
10 AM, Registry of Letters ceases, 11 A., Post Office closes except for Late
Letters.
participated in by Turkish troops advano- ing from both Widdin and Shumla, the Russians being thus taken between two forces approaching from opposite direc
(11.10 A., Letters (but Letters only) tions. If 32,000 Russians have been killed |A LONDON telegram dated June 28th says whose duty it was to take tognizance of it, ship belleved, but without provocation, in-
may be posted on payment of a and wounded, each side must have placed to Late Fee of 18 cents extra postage, in the field nearly a hundred thousand that Charles Bradlaugh and Mrs Annie appear, he could not proosed with the case
until
(11.80 A., when the Post Office CLONES
entirely. Hongkong, August 4, 1877.
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General Memoranda. TUESDAY, August 7:
Noon.Pernambuco leaves for Shanghai. WEDNESDAY, August 8|—
Transfer Books of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company, Limited, closed from this date to 22nd Instant, Included,
FRIDAY, August 10 :---
men,
Ir the statement is true that the ap- pointment of Mr J. A. Barretto. as Portuguese Consul in Hongkong is due to the influence brought to bear by the "Roman Court" upon the Portuguese Ambassador in London, the circumstance
and
The Magistrate said he could inflict a fine and issue a warrant for the arrest of the witnesses. He should like to know what Mr Sharp intended doing in the matter.
In passing sentence on the prisoners the Mr Sharp said that this prosecution was directed by the Court, but the offence com- Chief Justica said that he had, not the the Sammary Court of a private nature, and they could have been convicted of was expected to leave Singapore for this port partook more of the nature of a private manslaughter, and his Lordship would have prosecution, and if the witnesses were not had no reason whatever for disatisfaction if this afternoon.
coming forward to assist the administration the Jury had found them guilty of murder; of Justice, it was not the fault of those That they were intoxicated his Lord. those most interested in it did not toxication was no extenuation according to English law. His Lordship had thought It his duty to point out to the Jury in the dictates of his conscience, all the paints strongest possible way, compatible with the which they might call their set man- slaughter or murder, and the Jury discri minating these points in a way which his Lordship must rospect, gave the prisoners the benefit of the doubt between murder San Shun Hop, the master of boat No. and manslaughter, and found them guilty 426, was charged by P.C. 35, Somerville; of the latter crime only. A striking out for taking a boatful of runners to the with a fist by a man who was running against steamer Argyll, as she entered the harbour them was the only theory set up for reduc yesterday. The defendant hooked the boating the crime to manslaughter, but that on to the rall while the steamer was in striking out of the fist would not of itself mation. This obstrusted the navigation of reduce murder to manslaughter. However, the steamer; there were about 100 pas. the Jury had taken this point into con Sunrisy sengers on board the steamer. The defendant alderation and returned a verdict of man
slaughter. had been fined before for a similar offence, Fined $4 or 7 days' imprisonment.
Besant, tried for publlabing a pamphlet for want of evidence, and he had no evidence alleged to be immoral, have been condemned to submit, but would leave the matter in the
bands of the Court. to six months' imprisonment, to pay a fine of £200 each, and to enter into an engege- ment to behave well for two yBBIS.
RETURN of Visitors to the City Hall Library
is one highly discreditable not only to and Museum for the week ending Ag the Ambassador in question but also to 1st, 1877;~~ the Portuguese Government for permit
Chinese, 302
European,
27th,
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, wednesday, Aug. 1st, 44
Totala, Grand total, 1,600.
25 28th,
18 29th, 30th, 28 31st,
41
117
04:
234-
214
287 342
1,386
Mr Hayllar applied for the defendants discharge.
They were accordingly discharged.
OBSTRUCTION.
STEALING FROM A BOY.
ting its officials and operations to become Thursday, July 26th, 39
Mr Friday, subservient to priestly influence, Noon.-General Weakly Sale by Moara Romano has served his Government here Saturday,
Lane, Crawford & Co.
for sixteen years as Vice-Consul, and that SATURDAY, Angust 11:~
he should be deprived of the superior Noon-English Mail leaves for Ports appointment because, ilke most of his
of Call and Europe.
countrymen and every member of the British, American, and. German, com- MONDAY, August 18:-"
Bowen leaves for Sydney, do, on or munity in Hongkong, he held opinions
about this date.
upon certain questions which were not calculated to exactly favour the ends and Later of Articles presented or isnt to the aims of Roman Catholic priests, seems to us to smack so strongly of those dark City Hall Museum from a July 18th to 3rd ages when the popish inquisition alaugh. August, 1877-Snake, by L St. L. Mag tered helpless people by the thousands, niso, Esq.; Snakes do, by F. College and Europe was filled from end to end Erg; 2 Lavorian Water-Newts, from Lim- some one else. Four months hard labour. with priestly intrigue and violence, that show, by J. J. Francis, Esq.; 5 Sucking we almost begin to enquire whether we Fishies, de, by C pt. Hansen; Lizard and
THURSDAY, August 16:
3p.m.-acting of Shareholder of the
Hongkong and Shanghat Banking Cor poration at Olty Hall. Monday, August, 20:—
3
p.m.--American Mail leaves for Yoko hams and San Frandsen. TUESDAY, August 21-
3 p.m.--Meetings of Shareholders of the Chips Traders Insurance Co., Limited, at the Head Office, Hongkong, WEDNESDAY, August 22
3.p... Meeting of Shareholders of the Hongkong and. Whampoa Dock Or, Limited, at Club Chambers,
One of the worst characteristics
of a transaction of this kind was the use of au unlawful weapon. The use of an in- strument Hike a stick to repel a blow would be very different to the use of a knife which Leong Ayow, a hawker, was charged with would naturally be attended with fatal re stealing 8 10-sent pieces and 220 cash from aula. The evidence of the dentor was that a boy 10 years of age. The youngster was the weapon used must be a dos ble-edged in- sent out with a dollar to change, and on the strument, and the wound on the neck way, the defendant anatohed the money showed also that the instrument must hare from him. The prisoner admitted that he a bandle. This was one of the worst dues took the money, as he was in want of funds of manslaughter that had come before this to return to Canton. He threw the money Court, and his Lordably had looked up the on the ground, and it was picked up by precadents to see the kind of punishment
AN OED HAND. -
Chung Asing, described as a cook, was
are breathing the free air of a British Coleoptera, 0., by H. L. Dennys, Esq.; charged by Ho A Chak, a musician living at Oslony, or uselessly droning away exist
usually awarded, and he had stanok upon a case which took place in 1889, where one of the ablest Judges of this Colony, case not worse than this, inflicted a punishe Sir Julian Pauncefoto, had in that case, a
ence and energies within the heavy wall Stake, by J. Hy mby, Esq.; Portrait of Id Cheung Hing Lane, with having gone into meat of 18 years' ponal servitude. The of the Vatican. It is satisfactory to Hurg Chang, (The Prime Minister of his house at 10 o'clock last night and stolen variety which every oses of manslaughter therefrom some clothing. The prisoner took rendered It difficult to bring upon the knew that as the world becomes more Chine), lent by Lan Ayow, aq. 3.Jackets, was identified as having been dve times in mind what punishment should be inflicted.
Is it varied from one day's imprisoimans sulightened and men commence to thick (made of any monkey hair and wool), 1. Onol before, Bix months hard labour,