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25, Quickstep, for Newchwang
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PASSENGERS. ARKIVED.
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The British steamer Rajanatlianular re- ports: Left Bangkok Bar on Sept. 17th, Anchored here on the 24th at 10 p.m. Laft the Dutch steamer Jaza at Bingkok. The weather throughout.
The American schooner Corean reports: Vartable winds and squally weather with thunder and lightning.
The German barque Bertha reporte: First few days had variable winds, then NE. winds to Breaker Point, after passing which on the 21st had variable winds to arrival
The British stesiner Penedo reports: Left at Bangkok Bar 8. 8. Jara. From Bar to Cape Varela had variable winds and fine weather. Od Varela, aqualis and heavy rain, thence to off the Port light N.E. wind and calms and fine weather. Of the Port thick weather and heavy rain. On the 24th inst, spoke the German barque Q.B.W. H., in Lat. 20, N., Long. 114.15 E. The American 3-masted schooner Annie S. Hall reporta; Moderate to light N.E. winds; last 48 hours heavy ralus and squally weather with frequent shift of wind."-
The British buque Large reports: Variable winds until near Swatow, when a havy breeze sprung up from the SW. veering gradually round to the N. With heavy rains and sultry weather:
The German steamer Cassandra reporta: N.E. winds and fine weather throughout the passage.
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No. 4142-SEPTEMBER 25, 1877.
more powerful build and greater musou larity." The Chief Justice, to whom Mr Hennessy had forwarded a copy of Dr Ayres' opinion, writes in reply:
I am surprised to find that Dr Ayres
Ar the rate cases are being committed for trial by the Police Magistrates, the Criminal Calendar next month will be a very full There were three more committed
acting in this way under Instructions from to-day. We believe their Worships are
one.
An Inquest was held this afternoon on the body of a Chinaman named Chow Atal, who was seen to fall down anditesly on the P. and died shortly afterwards. The medical &O. wharf. He complained of headache, 3 p.m.-Meeting of Bhareholders of the considers that "in all floggings of Chinese
by the oat they suffer, besides the external evidence proved that he died from natural injury of the skit, more or less from con causes. The Jury, composed of Moure H geation of the lungs," I cannot, and I do Taylor, E. H. Oxley, and E. Herbst, not, believe that every Chiusman who has been flagged has suffered from congestion returned a verdict to that effect. of the langs, Such expressions, being un guardedly general, destroy, I submit, the value of the opinion. is morally Goods per Braemar Castle undelivered impossible that two Colonial Surgeons, both
after this date subject to rent,
humane and medically skilful, could have falled to have noticed such a result If it had FRIDAY, September 28:-
been universal as Dr Ayres states it to be Noon,-General Weekly Sale by Mesaration by the single case of Wong-a-Kwat, Dr Ayres austains his univenal propol Lane, Crawford & Co. Goods per Venetia, &o. undelivered after has no phthisical history, there sartainly His Excellency the Governor. However flogged in the years 1867 and 1874. If he this date subject to rent,
cannot be evidence that the disease is not this may be, it is, wo prosume, always open hereditary in him, and the "personal phyto the Attorney General to send back to the gives no indication of such a predisposition, Magistrates any case that may in his opinion dique" of many a conenmplive patient Isubmit that what in "admitted by officers" be summarily disposed of, of the Gaol is not equivalent to evidence. The argument of Dr Ayres as to this case seems to be pod how therefore propter hoc. THE Band of the 28th Regiment will per one Chiusman seems to me fufiolent to
The comparison of two Europeans with form fa the Public Gardens, the following auetain such a universal proportion as that programme to-morrow evening, commencing MONDAY, October 1;---
put forth by Dr Ayres,
At 9 p.m.- 3p.m.--Occidental & Oriental 8, 8. Co.'s because I know that in high surgical circles I say this with great respect for Dr Ayres, Steamer Leaves for Yokohama and Sanla England his abilities are acknowledged. Franciso.
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SUNDAY, September 30:-
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before this date.
Dr Ayres opinion calls for sarlous con- FRIDAY, October 5 :-
doration. In reply to the Invitation for a suggestion it seems to me that the opinions Brisbane leaves for Singapore, &c., on of medical men, well acquainted for many
or about this date. SATURDAY, Úctober 6;-—--
years with the constitutions of the Chinese, should be obtained, if views on the subject of the special tendency to corrumption of
Overture,........ Fra Diavolo...........Auber. Grand March,... Le Prophete,... Meyerbeer.
tee (Voca),.. Men of Harlech,.re Reminiscences, Mozart... Godfrey, Valse, Fairy Vesions,........Coote, Grand S-lection,... Faust,.....Gaugod Carriage Song,.....Rusian....... Arr, Hurst.
Bangkok,
4 p.m.-Sale of Houses, at the Upper Chinese is to be taken into consideration in
Station Street.
any legislation as to flogging.
Our correspondent writes:--Busliniena Is THURSDAY, October 11:---
Mr Justice Snowden, who was also brisker now than it has been for many Foon-English Mail leaves for Porta requested to offer suggestions upon Dr years, and will continue so up to the 24th,
of Call and Europe.
Ayres remarka, thinks that fogging when the embargo goes into effect. The should be administered on the breech
THE
香港大藥房
a
and not on the back, until, at least, paddy boats are pouring in from up roun further investigations have been made try, each proprietor anxious to realiza bo- HONGKONG DISPENSARY, in the matter. But whatever may be fore the re-nation commences. As the fatal-
Established A.D. 1841.
the opinions of the two Judges as to day draws near the eagerness to sell pro- flogging on the back, both agree with duces the natural effect of competition, and Dr Ayres as to the importance of retain the price is steadily falling day by day. ing flogging as a punishment. It is The bullion in the country in merantile matter of little moment, so far as the objects of flogging is concerned, whether hands is entirely exhausted, and arivain or on the breech, but by all means retain expected. I hear, incidentally, that one the punishment be inflicted on the back from Singapore and Hongkong Impallently fogging as a punishment. The opinions firm (Borneo Co. Limited) paid out la par- of the Chief Justice, Mr Juloe Snow- den and the Colonial Surgeon as to the phases of paddy, over Two hundred thou polley of flogging are unquestionably the sand Floals in one week, but I fancy this is most valuable that can be obtained in exaggerated. This is only one out of the the Colony, and we draw special atten- three great rice mills, the other two (Mark- tion to the fact that each one of these wald & Co. and the American Mills) having Authorities has separately, and without been equal if not larger buyers. Besides invitation, expressed himself, either on these there are some half-dozen smaller this occasion or previously, strongly in
A. S. WATSON & C... FAMILY & DISPENSING CHEMISTS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS, IMPORTERS
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Water, Lemonade, Tonic Waters Gingerade, Potass Water, Sarsaparilla Water, and other Aerated Waters.
The Manufactory is under direct and continuus European Supervision. Hongkong, June 1, 1876,
Fia Brindis, or to Slugapore, mayThe publication of this fecus commenedical effects of fogging Chinsmen on
to
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call
Hongkong, September 24, 1877.
Shipping Intelligence. The following is corrected from the Intent London and Colonial Papers :-
VESSELS TO ARRIVE.
AT HONKONG.
When left. Name. From July
10, Agamemnon (s.), Liverpool 7, City of Limerick (5), London 10, Niagara,
Caxhaven 11, Horse,
Liverpool 13, Jessie Jamieson, Cardiff 14, Abernyte, 18, Carl Ritter,
Liverpool 35, Globe,
Cardif Deal 30, Ferdinandi, Cardiff
4
2, Anahíasa (s.), 10, Papa, 11, North Star, 11, E. P. Bouverie, 14 Regalus, 14 Moas Glen, 15, Cashmere,
Deat London New York Cuxhaven Glasgow
Idverpool Cardiff Cardiff Penarth Cardiff Penarth Liverpool
May
2, Goodell, 19, Norman Court, 30, Wylo,
PAT SHANGHAI,
New York Gravesend London
Jum
4, Bermann,
9, Birohvalo,
B Navesink,
14, Adolph,,
80, Hopewell,
8, Leander, 11, Golden Stato, 17, Belle Morso,
on
Titania,
7, Egeris (f.), 10, Mikado,
London Hamburg London
AT ANOT.
Bwansea Cardif Swansea
Per NINGPO, at 3.30 p.m. Tomorrow,
the 26th inst.
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Per NAMOA, at 8.30a.m., on Thursday, the 27th inst, instead of as previous Iy notified.
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FRIDAY,
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lk Umbrella, Tooth Brusher, Fen- knives, Fadlooks, Dressing Combs, Table Kalves, Lampe, Bevelvors, Coloured Flannel.
20 cases Oregon Cider. 20 bags White Beans.
And,
Bu "Gaelio just arrived. 40 bozen California Apples TERMS OF SALE-Cash before delivery in Mexican Dollate, wolghed at 7.1.7. The Lot or Lots, with all faults and errors of description, at purchaser's rink on the fall of the hammer.
Hongkong September 18, 1877, 1975
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remarke
I venture to add a history of the law which introduced flogging as a penalty into this Colony by sentence of the Supreme Court,
For several years, public opinion was power of flogging in cases of felentes accom calling for giving to the Supreme Court the panied by personal violence.
recently attributed the decline of the Siamese capital, some by Blameze and some favour of flogging, Mr Justice Snowden concerns, some worked by Europeans with discipline in the mercantile marine to by Chinese, who absorb no small amount the impression of shipmasters that they down without seemingly the slightest rea of grain. Rates of freight bob ng and could not use the last on board ship son for et her movement, beyond the fancies an impression, he added, which some of the charterer, or rumors of a sensational times led to the use of such desperate charactor, which spring into existene on weapons as belaying pins. In replying the arrival of every steamer. Thus the to the note of Dr Ayres as to the phy- Flintshire loaded the bulk of her cargo at five cents (95) per paul, fr Hongkong, while the Rajannatianuhar but a few days the back, the Chief Justice seized the after gets 221 (both outside the bar.) The opportunity for making the following day after the latter settlement the Jasa oloses at 17 for Hongkong, while the Tintern Abbey and the Kjöthan on the same day are settled at 40 and 423 for Singapore--a much shorter voyage. By what rules the machinery of the rice market and rice freights is run would pazio a As the actual position of His Excellency
the celebration in ample form of the King's Philadelphia lawyer to determine.
Great preparations are being made for the Governor in regard to the abolition of flogging mems to be imperfectly un-
Chief Justice Adams, and I, then birthday. His Majesty was born on the derstood, a few remarks on the subject Attorney General, opposed its introduction. at of September, but the festivities com Remarks may be of value. In the first place it We had both left owing to ill health in mense on the 19th and culminate on the May, 1866. Judge Ball then became actual night of the nativity. Great prepara- may be fairly assumed from the tenor of Acting Chief Justice and Sir Juilt Panice. tions are being made both by natives and His Excellency's speech, and the referfote, Acting Attorney General, Mr Morcer foreigners for the illuminations, and fire. ences to his total abolition of flogging in being Acting Governor; and on the 2nd Works, which are the strong suits with the Bahamas and Labuan, that ultimate of June, Ordinance No. 12 of 1865 was those primitive people. One enterprising ly Mr Hennessy does not intend to have introduced, and on the 14th of June, 1665, and all the Chinese workers in tin and glass firm has ordered eleven thousand lanterns, a single lash or blow applied here, either it was pa sed. to the backs of prisoners or their breech. Justice, I found that the Ordinance had This firm are however extensive Govern Returning in October, 1866, as Chief are working double tides to finish in time, Although, then, His Excellency did not been very generally acted on with universalment contractors, and the expenditure may, absolutely assert in his speech that he satisfaction. My personal views merged in perhaps, be looked upon somewhat in the intends to put an entire stop ultimately my duties sa Judge, and from that time to light of the consulence money, acknowledged to flogging of every description, yet there the present I have, exercising the discret intervala by the Chancellor of the Ex- is little doubt, at least in our mind, that then given to me, enforced the penalty as chequer. E. the Foreign Minister, who this is his intention, and that this is the organ of the Law, but never except in was for some years in Paris and there laid really the question the public have to cases in which I felt that the prisoner was upon his barbario foundation a patty bath heavy stratum of civilization, has sent out consider. In the face of the report of past reform, irrecoverably bad.
12 seems to bare been the universal cards for a grand ball on the 21st. Elia Dr Ayres few people here will be pre opinion that arimes of violones coming band is a good one, his tap very fair, and pared to advocate, without further inves- before the Supreme Court, have decreased he himself one of the Joiliest and most tigation, the fogging of Chinamen on in number. A sense of personal security gentlemanly of Asiatica; so I opine that his the back with a cat, but it is not a ne- has grown up in the community which prior magnificent palace will be crowded on that Cessary element in the severity of flog. to 1865 did not exist.
I am bound to state, that although I gings, either that they should be inflicted I have ever considered the punishment on the back, or that a cat should be the brutal, and brutalising, unfit for a large instrument used. His Excellency applies high grade civilized community, practical to the Colonial Surgeon for his opinion results have brought me, most willingly, we ontleed away by a Singapore Portu- as to the physical results of digging Chi to the conviction, that for a country where guese, who keeps a low groggery, near naman an the back with a est, and Dr the criminal alssies are far less humanized,
the Borneo Company's Rice Mill, which Ayres expresses his opinion that it is logging is practically useful, especially in one of the nuisances of Bangkok. Tals anch a Colony as this, imbedded so it were fellow known as Portugie Joe, had conesal hurtful to their health. In the same re-in an Empire where Draconian laws prevail, ed the deserters in an old Wat or templa port, however, Dr Ayres adds: "In India and orimes, subjecting here to flogging, are some four miles out of town, and fed them dogging is always performed on the punished by the most horrible tortures and up to what he considered the fair value of breech, with a four foot rattan as thick by death.
their kit. They were arrested finally, and as a man's forefinger. I have never,
the story they told was möh a straight one, We must confess we can understand that complaint was made to Mr Margnen in eight years' experience, seen any nether the bumanity nor the policy that Pereira, the Portuguese Coment General. worse effects than the injury done to the would abolish fogging. The deterring The evidence was damnstory to the accused, In his last annual report Dr effect of the lask on the commission of testimony which was conclusive, but for Even a witness produced by himself gave Ayres also observes "It seems to me crime is almost unquestioned, and to some unsccountable reason the fellow was pity that a fogging act is not in forde whisper of inhumanity in dogging a man once more set at liberty to ply his trade, here the same as in India. I think leas who, to facilitate his preying upon the and deal out liquor of even longer range harm is done to the prisoner by a good community, has been guilty of brutal than the famous forty-od article. caning than by starvation for 7, 14, or violence to others, or a man who has Our veteran Harbor Master, Capt. John 21 days, as the case may be, an rics and long since determined upon a career of Bush, has just launched from he Dock, water, a punishment which in many crime, seems to ts but the burlesqueing pretty little steamer, built of plate from, cases it is impossible to carry out of humanity. The inhumanity rather for the King's younger brother, Frinos think a caning would be more effectual lies in calling upon those who are the vessels for the future tee of the Siamese I fancy most of the in presenting the return of prisoners to sufferers from crime the community in Government, as well as for private pariles, gual, anyhow it would make a consider general to maintain these brutal scoun- will hereafter be built here, and furt able reduction in their numbers if such dreis in prison for three fourths of their employment in thele construction to the an act applied to petty thefts, etc."
Dr Ayres appears to think that Euro- peans may be flogged on the bad with a cat without injurious results, for in his reply to My Hennessy he taken the trouble to add: "I have seen, since I We are informed by the Agents (Mesars have been in medical charge of the Geol,
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est
Batlandshire.
Glenfinlas Berarty,
Parses,
Balling Voarcia,
Agnes Mulr. Felix Mendelssohn, Johann Smidt, Herkaway.
Falcon. At Clupeol. Gistician (n.) Doucallen (4) Clerger
skin,"
lives.
LOVAL AND GENERAL.
two Europeans, a soldier and a mallor, Jardine, Matheson & Co.) that the S. & Aagged by the cut, but neither sugared Ginen left Bingapore for this port this [(a this way, probably owing to their morning.
occasion by the cream of our foreign re sidents and the cleanest and most present. able of the native and Eurasian element
of her men by desertion last week. They The American barque Dirigo lost sven
Thoon Kramom.
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